https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/7e533ca73d986c0768450de40056311b.pdf 96078bf9db7e2cbf02268df3f7bc439d PDF Text Text ����Letter Reference: 1845_Mar07_J.Richardson-Greene Date of Letter: March 7, 1845 From: John Richardson To: Rev. David Greene Content Summary: A letter from John Richardson, a student at Lahainaluna Seminary to Rev. David Greene of Boston, Mass. informing him of his studies, the schedule at Lahainaluna and the books he has read. Annotated by his teacher, J.S. Emerson. Typescript: [Page 1 of 4] 2 1/2 Seminary Lahainaluna, Sandwich Islands, March 7, 1845 My dear friends. We have heard you are our dear friends, and are helping this Seminary. I desire to tell you of our dear teacher, Mr. John S. Emerson, and William P. Alexander, who teach here now; also of my books that I learn at this school. They teach us ^to obey the word of God. They teach us other wise books, five days in a week. One of them meets with us every mor^ning,and prays to God with us, except the mor^ning of Saturday, and one of them meets with us every night to pray to God, and read a Chap^ter of his word. Here are our works in the day. From the hour ^of 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 in the moring, we meet ^to pray, and ^then eat breakfast; �from 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 we work; from 8 to the 3 hour at evening, some hours are for school and some for study; from 3 to 5 we work; ^at 6 1/2 at night we meet to pray; from 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 ^is singing school; 9 1/2 is our sleeping time. These are my books that I learn. I have studies go geography of the Bible, Bible History, Bible Chronology, Church History, Moral Philo^sophy, Natural Theology, The Existence of the Soul, Analysis and Punctuation, Structure of my own language, The use of the Globes, Arethmetick, Algebra, [Page 2 of 4] Navigation, Surveying, Geometry, and Linear Drawing, And I have studied in this school the English Language more than two years, one hour daily ^in the following books, English Gram^mar, New Testament, and a little book for beginners. I have been ^in this school four years. When, I leave this school, then, I will go among the people of these Islands, and teach them as I can, because, I love them; for they ^are living in a foolish way, and I know at this time the happiness and pleasantness of wisdom. Therefore, I may go and teach the foolish people to be happy. I am your friend, John Richardson Dear Bro. George, The writer of this is a �half breed, but has known nothing of English till writing a little more than two years. He is hopefully pious & a very good scholar, & promising youth of 18 years. He is now commencing the study of Theology - The corrections in blue ink are made by myself - & some assistance was rendered him in forming a few sentences. Your Bro JS Emerson [Page 3 of 4] Letter from a Hawaiian boy And/ The following letter is from a pupil in the Seminary at Lahainaluna. He is a promising youth of eighteen, hopefull pious, & a very good scholar. He has already commenced the study of Theology [Page 4 of 4] Rev. David Greene Mission House, Boston Mass. U. States, John Richardson Mission Luny. S.I. 7 Mar. 1845 Recd Sept 13 Acknd in S.L. Oct 29 Notes: 1. Lahainaluna Seminary - Lahainaluna Seminary was established in 1831 by the aliʻi working with the missionaries to train teachers and to promote the importance of education and literacy for their people. 2. John S. Emerson - John S. Emerson arrived in Hawaiʻi with the 5th company of Missionaries on May 17, 1832 on the Averick from Boston. 3. William P. Alexander - William P. Alexander arrived in Hawaiʻi with the 5th company of Missionaries on May 17, 1832 on the Averick from Boston. 4. John Richardson - John Richardson was an 18 year old student at Lahainaluna Seminary. �5. Bro. George - Bro. George is unknown. 6. Rev. David Greene - Rev. David Greene is an unknown missionary in Boston, MA. � 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 Richardson, John - Ali`i Letters - 1845.03.07 - to Greene, David Description An account of the resource A letter from John Richardson, a student at Lahainaluna Seminary to Rev. David Greene of Boston, Mass. informing him of his studies, the schedule at Lahainaluna and the books he has read. Annotated by his teacher, J.S. Emerson. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions Pacific Islands Missions Records, 1819-1960 (ABC 19.1-19.7). Houghton Library, Harvard University. Used by permission of Wider Church Ministries Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library at the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richardson, John Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Puakea Nogelmeier Translated by Awaiaulu Foundation Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource If you would like permission to publish or reproduce this material, please send your requests to archives@missionhouses.org Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1845-03-07