https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/c85e442f807794089c330a5eb46be64b.pdf 260961325976229ab73eb34a18a55a41 PDF Text Text F THR RIEND 1 *Hx to &ii\*>, *Dot. 33, 910. 1. HONOLULU, CONTENTS. PACK. Bclhel Jubilee, Supplement Rambles in China, No. I A Marked Convert Mr. Alexander Balfour Death of Capt. Dillingham i 1-3 3 4 4 Ship News XXVIIIth Annual Report of H. S. Home Y. M. C A 5 6 8 Some of our readers will peruse with interest the following extract from a letter just received from the Rev. R. I). Hitchcock, D. IX, President of the Union Theological Seminary of New York City "Your Luther Sermon was preached on the nth of November, and on the 29th of November I was reading it here in 20th street. What you sayabout missions is well enough; as also what you say of the Apostle John, and the reign of love. But John is not the representative of the MissionaryPeter represents that having idea." first carried the gospel both to Jews •(Acts ii:4i) and to Gentiles (Acts x: 44-48) practical Christianity is now the great necessity of history, and above /ill in Christianity itself. Mediaeval Europe was agricultural. Its life was peasant life, only one fifteenth of the population residing in towns. Now one third reside in towns; manufacturing and commerce having developed :— " since the 14th and 15th centuries. Hence the "Social Problem" of our day, so near and urgent. Further reflection I think will satisfy you that what is now demanded is a realistic, practical, ethical Christianity—which is •distinctively, characteristically and precisely Petrine. Your Johannine formula comes from an old Mediaeval monk. I will send you a copy of our Seminary Symposiac as soon as it is published. We are 'slower' than you of the Pacific." Information is just received at Berlin that the Czar of Russia, while hunting, was thrown out of a wagon and injured in the right shoulder. Grave fears were for a time entertained, but Kaiser William has received a special telegram that the injury is not serious. JANUARY 1884 Bethel Jubii.ee Supplement.— With this number of the Friend we furnish our readers with a supplement containing the sermon preached in the Bethel on the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the chapel, in 1833. We herewith print a beauti/ul and most appropriate jubilee hymn by Mrs. B. F. Dillingham: Great God, a hymn of jubilee With joyful hearts, we raise to Thee! Thy goodness through there circling years, To us this day supreme appears. We thank Thee that this house of prayer Has been long years Thy constant care; That praise and service offered here, Have ever found Thy listening ear. Within these walls what bitter grief Has ofttimes found a sweet relief; What lessons learned of patience, trust And hopes revived ere hearts were crushed. "i>o(um. *Z RAMBLES IN CHINANO. 1. Mr. Editor :— After writing "Finis" to that long series of "Rambles," which you were so good as to publish for many and many a month, you might have thought I should never trouble you again. Indeed it is a surprise to myself, for I felt then that my travelling days were over —but as you see, I am again "on the wing." This time I shall have nothing to say about all those historic lands which have been for centuries the glory of the Teuton and AngloSaxon, nor of those classic shores which clasp the blue Mediterranean in loving embrace, whose story is ever being told to willing ears, a magical enchanting tale, which never grows old. lam afraid that to some my new theme, China and the Chinese will not be very interesting. If I shall be able to bring in any way before your readers The Honolulu Sailor's Home the mighty spiritual needs of this vast Society in account with Charles R. empire, to present a few pictures of its actual condition, to lead some into Bishop, Treasurer. 1882. fuller sympathy with the efforts being Dec. 30 By Cash $ 21 so made here, on our own islands, and in 1883. Dec. 19 By 12 mos. rent to other parts of the world for the moral 100 CO Dec. 31, '83, Corner office and spiritual uplifting of the Chinese l'ER CONTRA, PR. race, I shall feel that, indeed, I have 1882. Dec. 20 To balance due been highly privileged. Bishop k Co $21 SO OUTWARD BOUND. 1883. Dec. 19 To bill of E. DunsAs you may remember I took pascombe 58 40 sage about the first of October for Dec. 19 To bill of E. Dunscombe in that now somewhat historic 25 90 China Balance 15 70 steamer, "Madras." I am glad that I $121 50 $121 $o can write those kind friends, who were 1883. Dec. 26 By Balance $ 15 70 fearful that this was a vessel of " bad E, & O. E. omen," and would bring me no good Chas. K. Bishop. Hm.olulu, December 26, 1883. fortune, that their forebodings had no realization in fact, and that the Madras When shall we come down from our carried me as gallantly across the stilts, and be in earnest with a perishPacific as she had borne some other if ing world ? Decorum and conservatism do not rank as the most needed virtues name and never acquired a celebrity in just now.—J. IV. Alexander. the columnsof political journals. How The little child, the hoary head, With youth and manhood's firmer tread, Have here received such sacred rites As life or death for each invites. To God the Father, Spirit, Son, Be praise and highest honors won Within this sacred house, till we In heaven take up the jubilee. �2 THE FRIEND, JANUARY, 1884 LIFE ON TOT PACIFIC quickly the outline of'Oahu was lost in We have brought over with us from the haze of the tw'light, and the tossing waves multiplied between us and the Honolulu to Hong Kong nearly three shores of that dear little island. Our hundred Chinamen, three or four >vomen and a few children. These voyage was comparatively uneventful were men who had been on our islands no great storms nor wonderful pheall positions —from thatof merchants in is nomena of any kind. It a long to that of common plantation "hands/ which one takes in crossing lonely way the vast Pacific. Now and then a Some of them had resided there only great winged bird would sweep up from a few years —others, ten, fifteen or the waves and dart away into the infinite more. A very considerable number space of blue above us, telling us that told me they intended returning to somewhere not far from our track lay a Hawaii after a few months in China. wave-lashed ledge or barren islet, where The brightest, most energetic, most this airy voyager now and then praised enterprising are likely to come back. to rest. I wish we had had a little The old customs and usages of China time for a voyage of discovery. Most will soon be too rigid for them after of this world of ours has been reduced their experiences in the out-side world. to the prosaic reality of actual latitude The life in their native village will and longitnde. But our chart told us seem cramped and uninteresting. The that here and there lay near our course, young men, many of them, will get certain small reefs and shoals which are married while heft,—and I wish might not as yet fully verified, and even this be helped to bring back their wives suggestion had a certain charming with them. Nearly all spoke kindly of attractiveness. If we might only find the islands —some most warmly and their actual position and tell future heartily. The Chinese appreciate the travellers of our discoveries! We hoped free and just rule under which they especially to see a small islet called live and prosper there. I think there Weeks' Island, far out in the midst of is no part of the world to which the the Pacific, which Captain Gillett re- Chinese emigrate where they are on ports having seen in 1864 from the the whole better treated than with us. Morning Star, a low island perhaps And I am heartily glad that this is the five miles long, with white sandy beach case. Those who return to China and overgrown with bushes and shrubs. from us do not seem to me to have I find no mention of any one having acquired that bold and defiant manner landed on it. What will its first which characterizes a large number of visitor find ? Surely there is enough those coming from California and in this very mystery and uncertainty to Australia. Their contact with " outpique the curiosity of any one who, as side barbarians'' on our islands has a boy, has poured over the pages of been in the main of such a nature as Robinson Crusoe. We counted the to produce kindly feeling. Directly days hoping to see it in passing. But and indirectly they get many good a wind or current or something else hints and suggestions. I wish I might took us too far away. All we saw was say that they got only good hy coming a host of birds, whose feathers gleamed to us. But I am grateful for whatever like silver in the sunlight. Hence if help and light they do receive. Let you would know just where the us strive to make of every Chinaman mysterious island is you must ask them, returning to his native land a mesI had often in my thoughts, senger of "good news'' from us to the not us. while passing the islands of Micronesia, heathen circle to which he returns. our dear missionary friends who are Our life on the ocean brought me conbearing the "standard of the cross" to stantly in contact with this people the dwellers on these islands. How The captain of the steamer, a kind their eyes have scanned this same hearted and worthy Scotchman from mighty ocean, and looked up to the old Fifeshire, aided me in every way blue, glittering vault of heaven while to go among them, and assisted, so far their hearts have been filled with long- as lay in his power, in making the ings for home and friends, and yet voyage pleasant fpr all. The nearer never wavered in the grand purpose of you come to the Chinese using their their lives! God bless them in their own speech as a medium of communiglorious work, comfort them in their cation, the more you find them to be lonely and weary hours and give them made up very much like all the rest of the joy of victors! -he human race. Work your way — • down under a certain superficial coat- ing and you find a warm human heart there, throbbing away very much after the fashion ofyours or mine. At least this has been my experience. Many of them I knew well—a few were Christians, a number have been at our schools, and all seemed to know me as the man who "talks about Jesus" on the Sandwich Islands. We were able to have every Sabbath a preaching service, in which a number seemed to take a most kindly interest, and man) opportunities were given of distributing a good deal of religious printed matter in the form of books and papers and pamphlets. Then we had a week-day school, conducted under difficulties, for the sea was sometimes a little uncertain. But on the whole we got on very nicely. Two very pleasant lady passengers, excellent specimens of our best American culture, training, and spirit gave me most sympathetic aid. I trust that along with the rudiments of English, these Chinese boys received many helpful hints and suggestions which may bear good fruit. A quieter, more contented lot of people it would have been hard to find. Pen up as large a number of our own nationality in the same narrow quarters and I fancy we should have had an immense amount of scolding and grumbling. I wondered constantly at their patience and happiness. For they were closely packed together and far from comfortable, at least as we should estimate comfort. And yet they seemed to get on with a few inches of sleeping room, a hard pillow and daily allowance ofrice. After all are we not spoiled by having too much? The Chinese passion for gambling manifested itself soon after we left Honolulu, and I am afraid some hard earned savings of years on our islands went into the pockets of professional sharpers. But I was glad to find that a very considerable number of Chinese had nothing to do with it, and some of the best of them heartily united witkv me in protesting against it. DEATH AT SEA. On the whole we were much favored in point of health, there being verylittle sickness on board. There were only two deaths, one that of a common laborer from Oahu, and the other from Kohala. During their last days much sympathy was manifested for them by their friends. The remains �of both were buried at sea. We hear sometimes that the Chinese are unemotional and lacking in sympathy, certainly those of us, who were with them when we committed to the deep the remains of their countrymen, were called upon to view them from another point. We first buried the man from Oahu. The officers and cabin passengers stood near by, and a little beyond was a large crowd of the Chinese, with quiet, respectful mien. I offered a prayer in English and Chinese, and the body of this Chinese laborer was launched into the bosom of the great lonely Pacific, and the grey waters closed over it forever. Sometime since I came to know a pleasant Chinaman from Kohala, but consumption had begun its fatal work upon him. I saw much of him. Most nobly did he battle with the dreadful disease. Life was precious to him. He was not averse to speaking upon religious topics, and I hope some light dawned upon his mind. Feeble though the light may have been, I would fain hope that the Master felt the touch of faith laid upon the hem of his garment and that it is well with Mochin. JANUARY 1884. recently I saw a telegram from a Scottish missionary, which gave the welcome intelligence that one thousand of the natives had thrown away their idols ! From our steamer we could see a noble lighthouse, set up on the coast Its as ft friendly and warning guide. white walls and three of the adjacent buildings contrasted pleasantly with the rich green of the forests which 3 THE FRIEND, kindness, but I have already overrun my limits, and must leave this for another time. This I send you from the great city of Canton, where I have just arrived, and where I am most pleasantly made to feel "at home," with the veteran missionary Rev. Dr. Happer (of the American Presbyterian mission) and his delightful family. As I find time from my studies this winter, I hope to tell you something of this wonderful city, perhaps the most interesting in all China. Please give to all New my cordial greeting for the Year " —may it be to all who dwell on our dear islands, a bright and beautiful year, full of richest blessing ! F. W. Damon, Canton City, China, Nov. 14, 1883. crept down near to the water's edge. A white track and ft little village laybelow. Here we saw a Chinese gunboat of approved modern European build. We felt we were not far away from the " Flowery Land," as we saw the imperial flag and its fierce dragon. A MARKED CONVERT. One day and one night more and we 1 )r. (iordon also sends the following sighted the mainland of China. I account of one of the twenty persons could not but contrast our approach baptized at Kioto, June 4: to this greatest of the countries of I think Mr. Davis wrote you some " Asia, with the first glimpse I had of time ago of a man seventy-three years the Chinese coast some two years ago. old, who lives some fifteen miles away It was then a wild, stormy scene, grey on the west coast of Lake Biwa, who waves, banks of mist and bleak head- had been for years studying the Biblelands, rising coldly into view. Now a alone, and who had apparently entered warm, delicious haze, as of Indian the kingdom from the simple study of summer, softened the outline of sea God's Word. He came over to see and shore. Saturday, and hearing on Mr. Neesima We sighted Hongkong Island a few that there were to be baptisms on the hours earlier than we had anticipated, following day earnestly besought bapland ho! on Monday, October 29th, just twenty- tism for himself. A committee was We heard our cheery captain (God nine days from Honolulu. The en- appointed from our second church to bless him wherever he goes, ft kinder trance to the harbor was delightful. examine him, and it was my privilege man never "sailed the seas") one One interesting Chinese sight after an- to sit with them. After a conference morning call out to us, "Come up, all other dawned upon us. We eagerly of an hour, it seemed to be the feeling for news, of you; here is land !" and, true applied to the Chinese pilot but found there was none of special of all that we could not refuse him. enough, as the grey mist lifted we importance. The war prospects, beFirst he has written three small could see the rocky shore of an island, tween China and France, seemed a volumes ot Chinese poetry on Chrisbearing the not very musical name of little more threatening. We came to tianity, a result of his study and medioff Hongkong about 3 o'clock said " Botel Tobago," and we knew we were anchor the afternoon. The harbor was full tation. Some of these poems are in and hence not far away from Formosa, show a spiritual insight. very deep of great steamers, war vessels of all to in the neighborhood of China. To- nationalities and thousands of boats, Again he seems to have made himself wards early afternoon the mountainous etc. It seemed like getting into the known as a believer in his village, and peak of Formosa—truly named " The great world again, and I must confess, to have had prayer and ScriptureBeautiful" —rose before us. Every one I most heartily enjoyed it. Our were greatly ex- reading in his family. Among other was delighted, and the Chinese passen- Chinese passengers cited at the thought of having once things he said that many disliked gers crowded the deck in laughing, more reached their native land, and Christianity because of the cross, but happy groups. We rounded the were eager to get on shore. We were to my mind the cross is the distinctive southern point of the island before fairly besieged with scores of boats glory Christianity! of sunset. This south cape " has been filled with Chinamen, women, and Buddhism and Confucianism have children, screaming and hallooing at the cruel place for many a noble ship— top of their voices, eager to secure nothing like the cross, and so,' he said, which has gone ashore on the rocks. passengers for the shore. Small child- I make the cross very important.' Such Ihe ship-wrecked crews have found ren with still smaller brothers and cases ought to strengthen our faith." here anything but a hospitable welcome. sisters strapped on their backs were Mrs. Duncan Maclain of Edinborough All this is changed now. Formosa is a helping to row and to scream, somerecently returned a short how every one got safely on shore, but noble island, and will, some day, prove think it was a very great wonderamid answer to a man who, at a social gathI of great value. The Chinese are now so much confusion. And here I must ering, inquired what sort of husbands largely in possession of the western leave my story for a little time. I had the ladies had who spoke so bitterly coast, while the aborigines hold the hoped to tell you of the charming visit and harshly on the subject of the property of married women. Said she: mountains and eastern part. Christian which followed in Hongkong of all the ,aned sights and scenes, ofthe interest- "Ladies who have good husbands are missionaries are now doing' a good on ing and stimulating interviews with the only women who dare speak work among the fatter. Some where 'missionary friends, and of their great the subject" " — " ' " "' �4 THE FRIEND, JANUARY, 1884. CHINA. MR. ALEXANDER BALFOUR. him in New York City, conferring with Mr. Alexander Balfour was to leave the officers of the Presbyterian Board A converted Chinaman, serving as a Liverpool for New York on the Bth of of Missions, and proposing to send colporteur under Dr. Gulick, says: September, en route for San Francisco, missionaries to South America. Now At Song-nyoh, thirty H from Hangat which ]>oint he may lie supposed ere this to have arrived. It is not certain we read of him in San Francisco. Most chau, I was selling books when a that he will revisit our city, though at gladly should we have welcomed him Tartar came and asked what book I the present juncture much to lie de- to these islands. We do not forget was selling. I told him it was the sired. He is a true and warm-hearted that last year he sent hither $500 to Holy Book which teaches about God, friend of Chili, desiring its prosperity aid in the Chinese mission work. who made all things and sent his Son in the highest and best sense. To him Not does Balfour Mr. indulge only Jesus to become our Saviour. The was due the organization of the Valparaiso Bible Society twenty-two years in these large deeds of benevolence, man took ■ book, held it up to the ago, which has put into circulation but often in smaller acts of kindness. crowd, and said, These two characmore than 36,000 copies of Holy Scrip- We well remember some dozen years ters (Jesus) are what we don't want ami ture. He has made large personal ago hurrying along the busy streets of must destroy." He then took hold of outlays to support it; and larger still to set forward education among our Eng- Liverpool on a damp and foggy day, me and commenced to beat me ; but lish-speaking people. Just now he has and stoppinn to give employment to the people standing round, pulled him inaugurated measures for establishing one of the great army of little shoe- away, saying, " He is sent by the the Training College, for which good blacks, when over our shoulder a hand foreigners with these books to exhort results are hoped. It will be most was extended and a few pennies fell men to repent; they are half given and cheering should he take Valparaiso in into the On sold, because they are to do good." we half boy's turning the way in returning to Great Britain. were not a little surprised to observe The man left off beating me and said, Valparaiso Record, October Qth " till! - ' Mr. Alexander Balfour, whose home the genial face of the merchant whose "Take away that name of 'Jesus and is in Liverpool, is now on a visit to name appears at the head of this article. we don't mind your selling those this city. He is at the head of the firms Neither have we forgotten another books." I said, "This we cannot do ; Balfour, Williamson & Co., in Liverincident associated with Mr. Balfour. we must preach Jesus; 'there is none pool, of which the house of Balfour the absence of the pastor of the other name under heaven given among In is Co. this a branch. in Guthrie & city They also have branch houses in Val- church where he worshipped, in Liver- men, whereby we may be saved.' " I paraiso, Bombay, New York and Port- pool we were invited to occupy the prayed in my heart that God might forland, Oregon. He attended Bethany pulpit, with the special request to gtve him and help him believe in the He then walked name of Jesus. church one week ago, and last Sabbath, with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Balfour, of make a missionary address. 'Fhe fol- quietly away. this city, was at the Seaman's Bethel in lowing morning we received a note DistAnguhedCaptain. Merchant the morning. It is a pleasure and en- from a leading bookseller in the city, couragement to greet such a Christian that we were at liberty to select from Captain J. S. Dillingham, of the United gentleman among us. He has large his shelves," books to the value of .£lO. Statea and llra/il line Me-.-imi.-r Finance, is dead. Earrf in 1863 he was in command of tha business interests here, but while attending to business and pleasure he Among the volumes we brought away clipper ship Snow Squall, running between does not forget the seamen, the Y. M. were Dean Alford's Commentary on San Francisco, Honolulu, anil New York. C. A., the Chinese heathen among us the New Testament, which we have- While rounding toe Caps} of Good Hope the and the mission work in their behalf, found most useful in our pulpit pre- rebel privateer Tuscaloosa was sighted anil hailed, living ordered to surrender, the Snow and other Christian enterprises. Such parations. These little incidents by Squall spread sails and fled. The chase wabusiness men would help make this land what it ought to be. They are no means exhaust the number we could kept up all day, the Snow Squall finally escapexamples to our wealthy men, so many readily draw from the store house of ing under cover of night. In a siiliseipieut of whom spend their money so fool- memory and from among them one- trip the Snow Squall was wrecked, and Capishly. We noticed that when Chap- would be the generous hospitality at his tain Dillingham transferred his crew to the lain Rowell gave out his text at the country seat, "Mt. Alyn," in North brig Mandarion, which was afterward captured liy the rebel ship Florida. I [ere the Captain Bethel, Mr. Balfour found it in his own Bible, which he undoubtedly believes Wales, where many a Christian worker was a prisoner for ten days, liefore the war and loves —a contrast to many San has been refreshed; while almost every he cemmanded only merchant ships, and reFranciscans, who never read the Bible, ship from Liverpool entering the har- ceived a gold watch from the underwriters of and deny the existence of God. San bor of Honolulu has "apprentice boys," Huston lor saving the brig Nabob when disFrancisco Pacific. who have been most kindly cared for masted by a cyclone in the Southern seas. Since 1868 he has commanded Ihe merchant The name of this merchant of I.iver- at 151 Dake street, the "Apprentice Vigilant and I'lectlord of Last [xiol has become associated of late Home," originated and supported by ships he took command of theHoston. Finance. In January years with numerous objects of Chris- Mr. Balfour and the members of his il he has made three irips between Kio Jantian benevolence. We copy above a firm. The "Home" remains under eiro and New York, on Ihe last bringing the notice of this gentleman's late visit to the charge of Mr. Legge, who visited richest cargo ever brought from that port to Sari Francisco, and also a paragraph Honolulu years ago, attached to a this city.—New York Sun, Nat. 30th. [Captain Dillingham was here with his wife in the from a monthly paper edited by Dr. British man-of-war. Blue Jacket la 1867. Mrs. Dillingham was a Trumbull of Valparaiso, who has beWho is powerful ? He who can daughter of I*. li. Shillaber, the celebrated come the Luther of South America. control his passions. Who is rich ? " Mrs. Partington." The captain was a cousin, A few months since we read of Mr. He who is contented with what he has. ol Mr. It. F. Dillingham of this city.] Balfour's visit to various missions in feivish Saying. Berlin, Halle and Leipsic are to the Turkish Empire, and of his genThere is something in every man's erect memorial churches this year, in erous donation to the cause of missions heart, which, if we could know, would commemoration of Luther, that in Berat Beirout, in Syria. Next we read of make us hate him.— Goethe. lin to cost about $75,000. — — �1884. 5 THE FRIEND, JANUARY, Am *\% Howard, from San FranDio Lewis's Monthly. -Vol. i, Maripo-a, cisco. JJ 9 Alert, us s, Blasthy, from San Francisco No. 4, for November has just been re- Nettie Merrill, *eh, Brownell, from l-aliama— "" 19 19 Larsen, Am tern, l.arsen, for Port Townceived, and we can heartily commend Anniesend " 31 Am bk, Colhoun, fur Port I'ownthis publication to the public patronage. COWhitmore, send 31 from San Francisco.. "'* 23 Alameda, Am slm, The Editor ; views of life are too well F.Uinore, Jenks, AmMorse, bk, from San Francisco... " 2323 Brit ss, Webl>cr, from Sydney known to need advocacy in our col- Zealandia, F.lla, Clifford, Am bktne, from San Francisco.. *' " 34 11. Dimond, Am bktnt, Houdlett, from San umns, but we do commend this Monthly W. Francisco " 2324 Haw bk, (larrels, from Cardiff to the reading of parents, school teach- lolani, Mary Dodge, Am tern, from Humboldt 21 ers, young people and old people. DKI'AK I I RU This No., gives us a portrait of George for San Kr.-inci-.co Dec. 1 Alameda, Morse, Am s\ of for Society the T. Angall, President Australia, Brit s.s, (ihcsi, for San Francisco... ' 2 ■*«, hllllimi. for Sydney Sydney, Am with City animals; to a c*f *' 4 preventing cruelty Kal.lk.lua, Haw bk. Miller, for San Francisco " s C. L Hulbert, Am bk Davis, for New York... " 7 sketch of his life and labors. We copy- W. ti. Irwin, Am Turner, for San Francisco 10 as follows, with Dr. Lewis's remark, atMariposa, 0.5.5., Howard, fot San Francisco.. " 16 Am bk, Hubbard, for San Francisco The New York Herald " of Caiharien, tier 17 tached M.i/.iil.ui. bk, Sander, for Maratlan " 17 September 13, 1873, gives an account -Christine,Gtr hk, Wildfang, f«>r Humboldt " 18 of the sale of a number of cows and |.\ FckJMnbltfgi -^ m bkUH| i.oodman, from San Francisi 21 calves of the " Improved Short-Horn Discovery, Am bktne, I'erriman, from San Fran- " 21 cisco • Breed," at York Mills, near Utica, N. Zcalaiulia, Itrit Is, WtbbtT, Gm San Francisco.. "" 23 ('. Murray, Am bk, Berry, for San Fi-niI). for a ; $40,600 One cow sold heifer Y. ci*>co 26 calf less than seven months old sold for Henry James, Itrit bk, Lattimorc, for Portland, M O 28 $27,000 ; a cow a little over three years sold for a heifer calf less old $30,000 Passengers. thanfifteen months old sold for $ 19,000. AKKIVAI.S. calves sold for cows and fifteen December I rom San Francisco, t»cr D C Murray, $260,000. Mrs J Siinnions, Mr Bartlett, X S Smith, Capt H It makes me dizzy to try to imagine Berry and wife, Mrs M F, 'Yarick and son, Ceo A TuxA Margary, Jno Burke. what would be the result of the same bury, Far San Francisco, per Australia, December 2 T H lalho, 15 in transit. study and care devoted to the develop- C IF1.Chessman, mi South Sea, per Hazard, December 1 105 men. a better breed of men. ment of Within 33 women, 7 children. City of It Decemtwr Syi icy, San Francw:o, j>er 3 a hundred years this world would be From ( S Kynerslyand wife, Judge I. McCiillyand wife family (10), and I* l.yle the ami Mi>s child, Anderson, and J ministering spirits redeemed, l> J Ader and wifeand child, (has Pukrantz, might turn their attention to some other Ilsenbcrg, DcCoUTCCVt W Lubbcn, Mrs Altmau and daughter, G H Peakr. A S Webster, ENordhoff, \ Limborg, M B planet. Horn, A Lyons, A Costa, J M Fish, U Cochrane, A Paul, X Dickson ; 106 Chinese. From San Francisco, par Maripo-a, I >cceinl>cr o— For gratuitous distribution of the Gas ( ailisle, M II Jones, AM Mellis, H X Plate would the folwife and 3 children, Miss N I-owrey, W R Castle we and acknowledge Friend, wife and son, SC Allen and wife, Jno N kobinson, lowing donations from Miss Mclnerni y, Capt A Mclntre and KM, Miss Mary E Winter, I H Wood, Miss A Tainan, C X Bishop, Fit Mrs. Sinclair, Kauai $10 co t X Williams, Sister Vincent, Sister Mary, J Wills, A Friend, on Maui 7 50 Siinmotisoii and son, Miss Mary Horn, H A WideIO CO S. N. ( astle, Eaq Miss I. Swan. H Comwell, Miss !•' Wilson, Dr man, , : . " . o ; ■ ' j — K. Preston, Fsq IO 00 The* donations are very acceptable, and as in former years we shall continue our gratuitous distribution, costing, at least, $200 per annum. Many of these papers find their way among the laborers on the plantations, as well as among geamen and strangers. We have received a copy of The Vale Literary Magazine, which has nowentered upon its 49th vol., a most remarkable instance of longevity for a With increasing college periodical. years, its life and character are fully sustained. We rejoice to notice among its editors a nephew, Fxlward ('. Gale, of Minneapolis, son of S. C. dale, Ksq., who visited our islands two ve.irs ago. The editors are chosen from the seniors. MARINE JOURNAL. PORT OF HONOLULU, H. I. AKKIVKI). — *' BORN. SU'I HKRI.AND In this city, to the wife of J. Siitherlaiid, a daughter. HVMAN- In thisi ity, on the 13th instant, to the wifeof M. Hyman, a son. DIED. MANN -Inthiscitv, December sth, Sophie K. Mann, aged s mos. 17 days. SHAW-In Honolulu, December 12th of heart disease Edward Shaw, third son of the Lite John Shaw, aged 28 years and 10 montohs. WOODS At his residence, Puuhue, Kohala Ranch Hawaii, on Sunday the 7th instant, James Woods, ■iged 38 years. COTTF--Died, Deremlier Bth, on board steamship Mariposa, William I». Cotte, a seaman belonging -jo New York city. He has friends residing, 77< Hudson street, N.Y. city, and formerly, 132, Hudson street. TTAWAIIAN VIEWS Al ./. WILLIAMS «C Co., PHOTOGRAPHERS, to? FORT STREET. — — " « — — The lalesi ami only satisfactory views of the wonderful variety of views of volcano KILAUF.A. Also a all the other interesting places in Hawaii, including II G McGrew, F. W Brokaw, II M Alexander and son, Also the largest and COOK'S monument, etc., etc. Carrie Zihcaro. Allen Cibson, (ieo l.indsey, Frank lxsi variety of views on Maui, Kauai. Molokai, Oahu, Gowden, Charles KessU-r, B Brest, F Frou/e, (iye, and in snowing the streets, public Honolulu, ES Pralto. Frank I >a\ i-, (Anderson, Jno Neil, A ami and about private buildings and tropical scenery, etc., etc. Edward*, C W dishing, J A McMillen, Ino Davis, collection of Shells and curios of Ferns, a fine Geo W Nawaon, J W Brierly, Wm I,effler, J R Kelley, of Also the Islands and from all parts of the Pacific. ,iinl -j Chinese. pleasantly than spent in lookhour cannot be more From Jaluit, per Kaluna, I >eceml«r 17-Mr Ban, •ngAn over this 1-irt'e collection of views,curios, etc. I • Capt Laawaaa, 25 adult., 5 children. From S.in Francisco, per Elsinorc, Dcccmbe 3^ Col San Norris, (ieo Smith. C F Kirby, Jno Heaton, Chaa E Fresher, Mrs F. T Canarari and daughter, A M E L L I S, A M. Mitchmuin, A Volgaf, Otto Mitchmtun and wile, X Waener. From San Francisco, per Discovery, December It— IMOKTKK A*l> DEALER IN A Chamber, Wm Todhunter, A Arthur, J Murphy, T jasJ Fox, Mch Gram. DRY AMP FANCY GOODS, Falkinberg, lane DecernFrancisco, per A From San Iwr 21 —R Hamilton, Jno D Murphy, Wm F HalloHenley. Paul Jones, Henry ran, J Daly, From Sydney, per Zealatulia, December nr B f Henpath, Miss Bruce, II M Mclntyre, Mrs S McKea- LADIES' AND GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, gue, Mrs Wthstes and child, Mr G Pernel, Mr BandAgent for mann, Mr SotTelt. Miss Bamdet. THE "DUJAY AND MAHTFI.I." KM* (,1-OVES. From San Francisco, per Alameda, December 32 Bradley and Parmlte, wife, Dr A W S.ixe, H A A dressmaking establi.hment attached to the premise... JW H Allen, F H Rindge, F Norward, Mrs H Johnstone, 104, FORT STREET, HONOLULU. I»r J M Whitney and wife and son, W S Ray, C M Walton and wife, Bro Paul, Bro William, Bro AnMis* Bodie, M drew, Bro Alphonsus, Bro James, Dr J Bodie, Jas Cay and wife and child and servant, TO SHIP OWNERS r J W Isaacson, MM Taylor and daughter, Mr, X More, Miss More, Capt N F Bl.inck, H Grathur, Mr J McCormell, F Klapfer, Chas Ntsson, (ieo Ross, Jas Kichner, A Vernon, Miss Maiy Stafer, Mrs C Wells, P S Lowell. Jose Sdva, Jno Fvans, Geo D F B. F. DILLINGHAM & Co., Schrader, M Botana, Lewis Brown, A Johnstone, H L Blanchard, C Auld, T X McDonnell, Mr* A Dunlay, AY. 37 FORT STREET, W Blumfield, Frank Buford, Ino Calhoun, A Pinhero, R W Gramis, 0 J Gulixson, H Talbot, Jno Silva, A j Keep fine of Goods suitable for Trade. assortment Chinese. a Hooper, 4 Dec. i Ma/ard, Am bgnte, Tierney, from Jaluit Australia, Brit s.s, Chest, from Sydney *' a I). C. Murray, Am bk, Underwood, from San DEPARTED. Francisch * a For San Francisco, per Alameda,December i—W G Lena Sweaaey, Am tern, Ray, from Humboldt " 2 Irwin, Sam Parker, A M Howe,Miss F Howe, G Beel, ( ity of Sydney, Am s.s, Dearborn, from San W Mott. R R Hinds and 3 sons, T I Nolan, W J Francisco 3 C Goodwin, S D Land, Kau Ou, E Jansen, L D Yancy, Annie Larsen, Am tern, Larsen, from Port ■ 6 W McConnell, J O Parsons, Mrs E C Richardson and Gamble daughter, MissC M Corries, H Schussler, Wong Wa C. O. Whitmore, Am bk, Calhoun, from Poit .if. Blakely 6 F oy, Ah Bau, A W KUuffman, M Frsnosco ' and 3 children, A Francisco and mother, W B Reed and wife and son, R W Cranni*. JMc Cammon, J Lehman, W L Wood and wife, P Oflwn, E R Mile*, L P Dubois. For Auckland, per City of Sydney, December 4 (i H l.uce, Mr Clarke, Mr Daker, I. Sutnroerfield, I Hoffnung. X Askew, W Brodie, J M .Mcrash, Mrs A Tobin, C McDougall. For San Francisco, per Kalakaua, December B—H Rick, M Connick. For San Francisco, per Wt. Irwin, December 10 Brokaw. Jas Murray, W Fullartou, BMariposa, December 16 For San Francisco, per H P Wood, R Stirling and wife, C W Stoddard, A C I) Nichols, Craham, X F M Butler, H Dowsett, BJ Netter, A Huffhumz, Mrs Shcrwell, D Ferris, Dai Ou, Sing, S Klaer, Chin I D Pi Mar and wife, C Harris. Wong Hen, J Fustas, I P Barnes, J Hotkcn, G PanMurphy, Wong dorff, thing Wo, Tayhai, C A Doody, I Sam, J Burke, J Rolhs, B Wartman, Win I.uidhaft. D Keyes, J X Deacon, H P Olesou. For S.in Francisco, per D C Marray —Mr Smith. For San Francisco, per Zealandia, December 23 (1 Fugling, C V- Kempster. H C Filder, Miss May T R Foster and wife, Miss Mary Ward, <- W Ma-farlanc Ward, 1> 0 Adaf and wife and chdd, Knight, H Knchand servant. Mrs F P ll.lstitigs, A wald, W Carroll. J Unkind, I> I.Cobb, I I Keilly, I Oltrieu, M lohnson an* SHIPMASTERS VUiting this port during the last tan years, can testify from person experience that the undersigned keep the best assortment of goods for sale and SELL CHEAPER than any other houae in the Kingdom. Dillingham ft Co. �6 THE FRIEND, JANUARY, 1884 XXVIIITH ANNUAL REPORT OF HONOLULU SAILOR'S NOME SOCIETY. The Jubifee Anniversary of the Bethel in Honolulu has recently been observed. About twenty years after the establishment of the Bethel efforts were made for the erection of the Sailor's Home. For a generation the two have been in active operation and co-operation. They have stood side by side, and have been mutual helps to each other, while their pecuniary support has been entirely separate. Both have been essentially aided by the constant advocacy which they have derived from the FfUEMD. The Home has been under the direction of a board of trustees, chosen from among the merchants and citizens of Honolulu, the Bethel has been under the direction of the members of the Bethel Church and the chaplain, representing the American Seamen's Friend Society, and the Fkiknij was started by the < haplain, and he alone has been, for forty years, its responsible proprietor. The wisdom of this arrangement is now more than ever manifest, for they have all three been carried along, kept free from debt and from friction. Whenever funds have been required for their support, those funds havebeen forthcoming from the foreign and seafaring community. So far as lam knowing to the facts, no complaint has ever been made, that funds thus contributed have been wasted or misapplied. The combined establishment of Bethel, Home and Friend, have been carried forward, on as prudent and economical o scale as it was possible. lam bold assert there has been no waste or misapplication of funds. During the entire existence of the Sailor's Home, the trustees have annually chosen myself as chairman of the executive committee, hence I knowhow almost every dollar has been contributed and expended. I will now remark, in reference to the Home, that almost an entire change has come over the community since its incorporation in 1854. The large whaling fleet has diminished from 200 and more ships annually, to the visits of only a very few, At present but very few seamen are discharged at Honolulu. The United States Government no longer sustains a hospital, while only a sick and disabled sailor is occasionally to be found, enjoying the excellent ar- commodations of the Queen's Hospital. Under these circumstances, the question may naturally and reasonably be asked, why, then, continue to support the Home ? I answer, if no home was built, I should not advocate raising funds to built up one, but as the Homeis built and now answers a very important purpose, hence I maintain it should be sustained. Seamen havenot ceased to visit this port, and never will. Including men-of-war's men, many hundreds resort to Honolulu annually. Seamen attached to merchant vessels and steamers are coming on shore continually Many of these men visit the Home to obtain reading matter and copies of the Bible in various languages. They resort here to write letters, and \isit the Reading Room and Depository. Here they aremet by the chaplain and his faithful colporteur, Mr. Dunscombe, whose labors among seamen and others during the last eighteen years havebeen most beneficial. Both the chap lain and his colporteur visit seamen on ship-board. Not only does the Home furnish a place of shelter for seamen sent hither sity for sustaining a good reading room in this part of the city remains tlie same now as in former years, and it ought not to be given up and I am resolved it shall not be. In no way can a small outlay be mure judiciously exl-'or $200 per annum I can pended, make the reading room most attractive and useful under Mr. Dunscomhe's superintendence. In view of our present circumstances as trustees of this institution I am going to recommend, as ihairman of the executive committee, that we take the necessary steps to raise the sum of five hundred dollars to repaint the Home and make some absolutely necessary repairs. In making this recommendation I would remark that I am going lo urge upon the friends of the Bethel that they raise an equal amount to repaint and repair that edifice. 1 think it highly proper and becoming that at least $1000 or more should be immediately raised in Honolulu by the friends and supporters of the Bethel and Home as a jubilee fund. I confidently hope that something more than that amount may be raised and the balance devoted to the support of the reading room for the coming year. lam not, in conclusion, going to offer a single remark upon the usefulness of the Bethel and Home in our island and city community. To myself it is a pleasant reflection 'hat for nearly thirty years the Home has been managed by good men and good women who have labored without salary, and depended upon a most precarious means of support. The difficulties and perplexities they havemet with are well known to myself but lam one unpublished to the world. who believes that good efforts for man's physical and spiritual good are never lost, hence the labors have not been in vain of such worthy people as Mr. and Mrs. Thrum, Captain and Mrs. Oat, Mr. and Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Whiting, Mr and Mrs. Dunscombe. Times and circumstances have changed. Our shipping interests have been revolutionized, but I hold that as long as the port remains a place of resort for the shipping ot this great ocean, this or some similar establishment should be sustained for the benefit of seamen and strangers. Samtjici. C. Damon, Chairman of Ex. Com. Honolulu, Dec. 20, 1883. by the various consuls to be boarded until they can ship or be sent to California, but the Home is a place of constant resort for laborers passing through Honolulu who are attached to plantations. Here they come to lodge and deposit their chests and trunks, and they find in Mr. Dunscombe a friend. More or less of this class of plantation laborers are constantly at the Home. During the past years plantation agents have sent whole families hither until they could be forwarded to their places of destination. Hence the Sailor's Home has become what they style in England a "Stranger's Rest." The Home is a most suitableplace for keeping on hand a general supply of Bibles and other reading matter. For these "and other reasons which I might offer, this institution should be lilierally sustained. Visiting the Home almost daily for the last twenty-five years, I can conscientiously plead lor its support, and I am willing to contribute pecuniarily and do all in my power to witness its perpetuation. The Y. M. C. A. Society for many years sustained a good reading room at the Home. With the erection of their At Oat's in Merchant street will be new and beautiful building they have found almost everything in the stationery line, and among them a.good asremoved the reading room. The neces- sortment of diaries. �P P. ADAMS, AUCTION AND COMMISSION Merchant. C. M. roOKH. KnliT. fWiaa. AND CHINESE LESSONS. Published by AniaticM Price jic %'■■"< per dsaan. ENGLISH J-» liy Key. A. W. LsWSBJs. I Trad 8 "i.ty. For sale at Sailors' Home Depository. /•—>. BREWER COMPANY, a SIII/'L'ING AND COMMISSIO.\ Mifc/urit/s. Honolulu, Oahu, H. I. " A LIBRARY IN ITSELF." MARBLK WORKS, ND. 130, TORT STREET, HEAR HOTEL TOHMI, 1 ••, M\M 11. MAN I I.J>, WASIM \M> TOPS. AMI HI IN., IN I'.l.Ai. X Ot '.VIIII I M Springfield, Muss., pi n son, smith . natri7MßMB, T^REGLOAN'S —NEW- MERCHANT TAILORING Van »iil Sad the freshest and Pttrsss .>f Drags and Establishment, Cheini. als. A full Assortment ..f I'at.-i.t McdV has, the chea[nsl :in. 1linrsl of l-iilet ArtiCsM BEsd t'ortirr Fttrt amt ttotrt Stu. ran ;. Goods. I.HlltUl'lfl'H Hiirlil iiiKiirnril I'II/II 111 rri,, I cafl th-- Attention of the CitUomof Oahu and the ar., .1 c.. AY. other Islam!-, to the fact that I have - opened a IM i.l MAMI AlI IKKHS aalea, \i:.l Y. I'l IVI.KHKi* One copy pt-T MtAUEM Monthly Journal uwi, intetligi ■omc AM) IHIIKI) IV SWIH.I. (. Mid ]'\M'iN. niiiMiiti $2 oo 3 a °° 50 JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, Chartof ED. DUNSCOMBE, Manager, HONOI.I I.U, JANUAKV 1, 1875. ft COOKE, (icneral Agents of IMI'iK I KH AND IiKAI.KK IN DBALBRt W. I'KIUtIE .v Co., A (s ICESSIIKS ro C. L. RICHARDS SS 00.,) Ship Chandlers and Commission Merchants HONOLULU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. IN Merchanttlse. Agent* Ml extensive exiveriencr in connection with of the Large**! importing houses in New York Philadelphia. I can assure my customers THE BEST FITTING GARMENTS thai can he tiirin-il out uf any estalilishment in the Kastem cities. English Hunting Pantaloons! L. SMITH, other bookfcoa Kind's r..nil.ii.all"ii Specla. k-s, I ilassware. Sewing Mahim s. Picture Frames, Vases, lira. Ictls. Etc., TERMS SIKIiTI.V (ASH. CAILORS' HOME import i:kn Of AND . to style, and ihat they will not only secure the VKKY BEST MAI E RIALS, bnl will aUo obtain at my place Publishers of the Hsywssilsm tissUU BttJti Htrweuitus I'hra-t llitok; Htremitssn Gnuttssmr', And****** HaDtctitnmryi care', as Having had Marina and A also '»n hand, ureal adapteil to this t iimate. FOREIGN BOOKS AND STAtiouery, Periodicals, Etc., ttie Hawaiian Islands; the Islands. where (ienllenieii can find a clxiseti with pat annum Ponign -xuMcriberi, including poatflga Two «opwi Firat-cloaa Establishment Well-Selected Stock of Goods, Telephone No, IV7- Terms: ¥ \v. ROBERTSON ft Co., ntsu/Vsa liraiitniiir; Hermmilein 10, 11 and 12 Queen Square, W. C. "I will im-miuii wlii'ii- y.»n may a ipm-l ratting' place in In search of tliai mjti of thiiw, 1 ha\c in my time waniifrcd into .ill suit- of hotel-. KM bovd' ing Imuscs. I.tit the rattle of the cabs the pit, hod MOOed rOMabbaU tVfT COMM li'-tu.-eii tut- ami my t-t. Ihe i|iiietc-t ;vn<! m> --[ pl.u c t li.v I have as yet rdj<covercd within aaayraacnoi tnatjgfau ami sounds of London is Mr. Burr I Boonttag Hoy», 11 Qoaaa, Square. Bkwmabttry. Mien- [a a home feeling there, I s-.iiil i t.nifi'rtalilt IKM, a;i "nlerly OUnagOmml mil a quiet at night, whit Ii arc all ijtiite rafrething. i'lli" latter ipialil y •IMI from there King no tboffOUgnfaf* through the Square; but th<- otber good quaJitictol th« establish• mrm are due to theadmirable care ami attention of Mr. and Mi-.. BuiT. t ln-Ut.i." ( it, (tnluittt <fti<>ni< ie. May n, 1871. 11 QlMtfi Square, W. (_\ Loodoßs I Day or auj ■ I - in, hl'tlij Stiirr ■ >t« ANN •a S. Foai Si i.ki 1. Homoi l-lu. At this new and p..[Hilar M.ulilc W'urk ■>f ewry description RUuU ti !t r :it the knrMi powibh rat**. A MomaMota mm) 11•.■.*■ !-t mm cluumeJ aad mm. 1 tevoicd to Ti ITs from th-; other (stands promptly attended to "X mi MEKKIAM & CO., Publishers, 1 A. MR & MRS. BURR'S Soda Water, Glafer Ale and rWssnartßa that is tnftric* in puus'tjr and Jtswer '•> anything before In ihis lungdom. t)nr Eierfn SmaH pro*«s and qaieti Manufacturer of Monuments, tiWOfITSBa, . The latent edition.In the quantity of matter it contain*, la believed to ha tlie liirgcsl volume published. It is an mi wssssni and reliable racjai. LANK'S 1 \:i.i One day Of lunger at MiiiMiiis. TEACHERR and SCHOOLS. The beat praotloal English liii-Honary extant.— Quarterly nevisss, Lnmlim. It has all along leapt a Ifsadlag plm-.\ an'l the Sew Edition bring! it fairly up to date.—Lemtsm Timet, June, IM It la rtfoanlEod as the m"st iimTiil "xistitm "word-l is " ..f th.. English language, nil OVef theworloL—Sew York Tribvne,V>Bi. ;: 11,-all the MODEMS IMPROVEMENTS site for carrying on .1 first.class hotal. in iOTI ■>nk-, BOARD, Etc, IN LONDON. n.st lull imnu.isTs HAWAIIAN HOTEL, I>. USUAL RATES. llioirrttpliiriil Dictionary. 11l IfT Stnlnlii.nl in OoVt Prir.til.K tlltifc li'.'.oot) fnpicn iii Pnl In- s-Imm.ls. JL Xlii Sale 20 tn 1 of nnv other soflee, •»»»»•.««fj5j :1 j,| t,,,,,,,!(,.,1Fainlly IntelllKfnt. KKax islands. The ..nly COMPANY that isMt.s TONTINE INVESTMENT PCI.K lES. Batna practically an ENDOWMENT POLICY at the THE STANDARD. Tim W.\t*srr it has 11H.O0OWords, /** ItTj 1 litlllO Kiii;ravlii(C«, and a N<'\v Bpeoimen page* sent Honolulu, H. I. fooo,ooo 7,000,000 C O. BERGER. G. & C. COMMISSION MERCU. IXT.S. I'l.iiitation and ltiMir.m.r AaafflE, • $38,000,000 Special Ai;eiit for the Hawaiian family. sonool-maMer to the whole in-paid application. <;. IRWIN .-v Co., uni, ANNUAL REPORI Assets (Cash) Annual Income Cash Surplus Dealers in Urial. ()i lIIIRIYIOURTH Sheep, Russia and Queen EWERS ft COOKE, (Succeaaon to Laewen ft Cooke,) Fort Street, Honolulu. * UNABRIDGED. In Turkey Bindings. Store LUMBER AND BUILDING MA T ISJ 1W YORK LIFE INSURANCE Co., in BoMs-aon's ltuiMing, St., Honolulu. Kire-I'r.x.f L WEBSTER'S 7 1884 THE FRIEND, JANUARY, Punion Salt Wotka, Lraml's Boaob Lances and I'erry I'avis' Pain Killer. 'TMIOS. (~ THRUM STATIONERY AND NEWS DEPOT, The New England Life Insurance Company, I lie I'nion Marine InsuranceCompany, San Francisco No* *?g Menhant Strfct* Honolulu* H* /. The Kohala Suyar Company, Ihe Hamakua Sugar Company, Paclcagt-s of reading matter—of paper* and magazine*, The Waialua Sugar Plantation, The Wheeler *k Wilson Sewing Machine, back numbers—put up to order at reduced rates for Family parties going to sea. ft Son's Celebrated Medicine*. i»r. Javne -anil- LADIES' RIDING HABITS Matt' 1 n S/irclnltf/. CHILDRENS SUITS IN EASTERN STYLES W. TREGLOAN, Honolulu. niSHOF ft Co., BANKERS, ll.isa.n-i.r. H. 1., Draw Kxchange on the BANK OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco, and their Agents in NKW VOKK. BOSTON, PARIS, AUCKLAND, Mkssks. M. M. KOTHCHILDkSONS, I-ondon. Ihe ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION of London, and their hranches in HONGKONO, SYDNEY ani> MELBOURNE Business. And transact a general Hanking �YouACMnshgercinaHt', onolulu. " Pure religion and undented before God, the Father, is this: To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep one s self unspotted Irom the world." 8 WEEK OF prayer. The following is the programme for the Week of Prayer, January 7th to 12th, 1884: Monday, January 7th Praise and Thanksgiving. — For Ciod's special providence, Christ's marked favor, and the Holy Spirit's gracious work. Tuesday, January Bth: Humiliation and Confession. —For personal failings; for social vices, as intemperance; for the secular spirit in the Church ; for prevailing skepticism and religious indifference. Wednesday, January 9th: Prayer for Families and Instructors of Youth. —For parental fidelity in household training; for pious watch-care in schools and colleges; for spiritual influence in Christian associations of youth; and for early conversions in Sunday-schools. Thursday, January 10th: Prayer for the Church of Christ.—For a prayerful and laborious ministry; for consecration and co-operation in members ; for early devotion in educated youths ; and for the divine blessing in winning the worldly. Friday, January nth: Prayer for Nations.—For legislators, that statutes may be conformed to divine law; for rulers, that they may conscientiously administer government ; for peace and concilation between nations; and for popular integrity in the duties of citizens. Saturday, January 12 Prayer for Home and Foreign Missions. —For missionaries, that they be sustained in trials and prove efficient in labors; for heathens, Mohammedans and Israelites, that they may be won to Christ.— : : Saturday Press At the Chinese Church in Honolulu on Christmas Eve, the pupils of Miss Payson's boy's school and Miss Peirce's girl's school appeared at good advan tage. Amid many difficulties those ladies contrive to bring out the talents of the Chinese children and imbue their minds with many good ideas, as we may infer from the recitations and the songs of the little i>eople. The Republican national convention for the nomination of president and vice president will meet on the 3rd of next June at Chicago. Senator Sabin, of Minnesota, is chairman of the Re- publican national committee. OFFICERS OF THE HONOLULU Y. M. C. A. President i Hon. A. K. Judd. Vice-President C. M. Cooke. Secretary F. J. Lowrey. Treasurer i T. (J. Thrum. Directors H. Waterhouse, T. H. Davics. : : : STANDING COMMITTEES OF : THE Y. M. C. A. Entertainments \V. W. Hall, W. O. Smith, C. M. Cooke, Dr. Emerson, T. H. Davies, W. R. Castle. Emi'l.oyment: P. C Jones, B. F. Dillingham, Dr. C. T. Rodgers, N. F. Burgess, A. Kennedy. J. Reading Room T. G. Thrum, J. S. Emerson, W. Clark. Public Preaching Rev. S. C. Damon, Capt. I. Bray, P. C. Jones. Invitations \V. A. Bowen, E. A. Jones, M. Oat, J. G. Garrett. J. Shipping and Hotels : D. P. Peterson, A. X Cooke, Capt. Babcock, J. Monsariat, Webb, J. A. Dower. J. S. Visiting Sick and Destitute : Robert Lewers, C. W. Gray, J. I). Tucker. Temperance : Rev. A. O. Forlies, Dr. J. M. Whitney, J. Cassidy, W. A. Kinney, Rev. J. A. Cruzan. Chinese: F. W. Damon, J. B. Atherton, Rev. C. M. Hyde. Prison and Hospital Capt. Lees, E. C. Damon, W. L. Lowrie, I. Cassidy, George Koch, G. C. Kenyon. : : : : At the regular monthly meeting, December 20th, it was reported that about $750 would be realized from the late fair. The building committee stated that a contract had been made for the completion of the lower room left unfinished, and that when this was paid for, the committee hoped to render their final account, paying over a small balance to the credit of the society, and receive their final discharge. A special vote of thanks was passed to all who had contributed to make the fair such a success. The finance committee were of opinion that measures should be taken to appeal for such a change of the tax law as to secure exemption from the large amount ($120) paid this year. No other committees were prepared to report. The various evening classes, that have been organized, have proved popular and successful. Mr. P. C. Jones has begun his second course of lessons in book-keeping. Judge Judd has a class of twenty studying the Hawaiian language. Mr. Furneaux has just the class it was designed to secure of those wishing a knowledge of mechanical drawing which would be a help to them in their daily work. When the new room is finished and furnished, the effort ought to be made jto open other classes for evening study. There is evidently material enough for various classes if proper teachers can be secured. The new year opens with new and untried opportunities for the development of the work of the V.M.C.A. (iod's message to His people at the opening of this year is His message to Israel of old, "Ye have compassed this mountain long enough turn you northward." We are not to be content with going round and round jhe difficulties in our way without ever overNor can routine work coming them. satisfy a soul that has Cod's infinite love for its inspiratiou, and every period of time a new call to new activities. What better can we do ? What more can we do ? These are questions we need to consider with a view to higher resolves and more persistent endeavors. Whom and how many can we hope to bring to Christ this year? What effort can we make not only to save from intemperance, vice, and shame ; but to help on a better style of life, a higher type of Christian manhood ? : HAWAIIAN ALMANAC AND ANNUAL FOR 1884. For ten years this useful publication has made its regular appearance on the first of the new year. This year it comes freighted with a choice amount of valuable statistics and memoranda. Any one who wishes to keep informed respecting our island kingdom, should not fail to procure a copy, and if inclined, if possible he should procure all the former years and have them bound. A few years hence such a volume would be worth its weight in silver, if not in gold. On page 46th will be found interesting observations by the Rev. S. E. Bishop on the " Haze from Java." We befieve he was the first to publish in this part of the world the idea that the remarkable " after glow appearance" resulted from the Java eruption. We are glad to know that he is continuing his investigations upon this subject and writing for scientific journals abroad. College Catalogues.—It is always pleasant to glance over catalogues of schools, colleges and other seminaries of learning, hence we gratefully acknowledge a catalogue of Dartmouth College from Professor Hitchcock; a catalogue of Smith College, North Hampton from Miss Gale; a catalogue of Madison University from Mrs. Diell; a a catalogue of the State University of Wisconsin from Professor Holden. � 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 (1884) 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 - 1884.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884.01