https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/9a397c5a2dbe9ab3795480a7c6c37bd0.pdf 769850ee1037413bdd7ffd7caeead809 PDF Text Text LEVI VOLUME 10 Volume X • July 25, 1828-September 19, 1828 Minutes. Lahaina No. 10. Lahaina July 25th, 1828. Friday. On arising this morning discovered the king's vessel in the roads she had arrived during the night from Oahu with the King and his suit having sailed the day after the Ainoa sailed.Hoapili kane & Hoapili wahine called upon us this morning while we were at breakfast. They stopped till after prayers and then left to wait upon the King who was about coming on shore.Saturday 26th. The Pupuka sailed about noon for Hilo I wrote to Mr. Goodrich and Mr. Richards sent the pit saw which had been reed. from Hilo.In the afternoon I walked with Mr. Richards to view the Scite of the meeting house which the chiefs contemplate building. It is a pleasant place some distance in the rear of the present house of worship. The walls are to be of stone, but the dimensions of the building & the manner in which it is to be finished have • • not yet been decided on.- In our way home we stopped to view the foundation of a new house which Malo is erecting. The walls are to be carried up with stone to the height of about 10 feet & the upper part wattled after the fashion of the Soc. Isis. Sabbath July 27 1828. Attended native service both in the morning & afternoon. The Sermons were faithful & discriminating. In the morning from the words "The fool hath said in his heart there is no God.{"}- and in the afternoon from the words "Though hand join in hand the wicked shall not be . h ed" unpums .Had English service at the house of Mr. Richards. There were four foreigners present Mr. Andrews preached from the words As Moses lifted up the serpant in the wilderness &c.Tuesday July 29th. By invitation of Mr. & Mrs. Richards Boki & his wife took tea with the families.The object in giving him the invitation was to get him to the house in order to a conversation respecting the Percival affair.- When the subject was mentioned to him he proposed deferring what he might have to say about it till tomorrow when he would come up with some other persons who were accquaited with • the proceedings of Lt. Percival during his visit at Oahu.- The Gov. & his wife made themselves very agreeable & seemed well pleased with the visit.Wednesday 30th. Late in the forenoon Boki came to the house accompanied by Kaniua. Malo had been 1 �LEVI VOLUME 10 sent for previously by Mr. Richards.- Paper, pen & ink was placed before the Gov. and he was requested to write down what he knew of the proceedings of Lt. PercivaL He directed Malo to take the pen and to • put down what he should dictate. We were very desirous that he should be full and explicit; but he seemed desirous not to say anything which in his view would be very much to the disadvantage of the American Lt. The following is a translation of what was written. "The chief of the man of war said to me the very strict tabu is not good. Do you go slow lest going quick you tumble do-wn. Do like other lands. In America some women are tabu and some are not:- in England some women are tabu and some are not. The women that regard God they are tabu, the women that regard not God are not tabu. Let them alone leave them to their own thoughts; for you have taught them sufficiently; but they do not listen to what they say. If the foreigners from the vessels give them money or cloth let them take it (or they will take it) Let them not say we are tabu: neither let the chiefs go after the prostitutes on board the ships that is a very shameful thing with our chiefs. This is all that I myself correctly heard. But there is another thin.g Kahuhu told me. The Chief of the • man of war said thus to me. "The men of my vessel are going up to pull down Mr. Bingham's house let them hear (or let them look out). It was told me twice and twice I told Kaahumanu and Mr. Bingham. Here is another thing that I heard directly from his own mouth. "Mr. Bingham is not good in his tabuing riding on the Sabbath and racing for money on other days. Signed "Boki" Witness David Malo Kaniua) Boki having given in the above testimony and signed the writing was about to leave; but Mr. R. requested him to stop a little longer as he had something else to communicate. He then produced a copy of • the letter signed by his name which has been published so widely in Eng. and America.- and stated to him that this letter was attributed to him. Mr. R. read it to him in English & asked if he understood it- He said no & asked what is it. Mr. R. then read a translation of it and asked if it was his. He answered nol it is not 2 �LEVI VOLUME 10 mine. He was asked if he had not written to England- he said he had sent his love to Lord Byron & Mrs. Boki had joined with him in expression of kind regards to her friends in England. A part of the letter he • said was something like what he had communicated, but he had never said those things about the missionaries about Mr. Bingham or the laws.- It was suggested that the English consul might have written the letter. He said no He did no write it, and requested a copy that he might make inquiries. Mr. R. then requested him to testify in writing at the bottom of the paper containg. the translation that the production was not his. He wrote as follows. "Aole nau i palapala keia mea Signed Boki. We wished him to add something to show that he had not given his sanction to anything of the kind: but he declined saying that what he had written was equivalent to such a denial and that the writing was a forgery or a falsehood.The Governor exhibited no signs of displeasure at the inquiries made, but on the contrary showed himself kind & friendly and was perfectly free and communicative.A company of the Chiefs took tea at Mr. Richards by invitation. The king & his sister Hoapili kane & Hoapili wahine Liliha, Keliiahonui and Kekauonohe were the native guests. Mr. & Mrs. Andrews were also • present.- In the evening the natives who are organized into a singing school came in by permission of Mr. Richards & spent an hour in singing Hawaiian hymns. The evening was spent very agreeably. Thursday July 31st. The Ainoa sailed this day for Molokai, Boki stops to go with the King on board the Kamehameha which is to sail tomorrow.- This afternoon a small schooner came to anchor in the roadswhich I supposed to be a vessel from Oahu, but just as we were about to go to the house of Mr. Andrews to take tea to which we had been invited we were surprised by the coming in of Mr. Thompson, a gentleman connected with the Marshall & Wildes concern who had been absent for some months to the Coast of California. He arrived in the little schooner in 22 days 6 hours from Mazatlan. We were gratified to learn that he had Am. papers on board dated as late as the the 28th of April and that quietness & prosperity were still the happy circumstances of our favored land. He took tea with the families and obliging sent off to his vessel to have the papers sent on shore for our perusaL About 8 o'ck in the eveng he left & went on board to get under way to proceed to Oahu. By him we sent letters to our brethren & sisters at Honolulu.- • Friday August 1st 1828. About noon today the Kamehameha got under way & sailed for Molokai where she is to stop till after the Sabbath and is afterwards to proceed to Honolulu. Saturday August 2nd. 1828. Two young men called upon Mr. Richards this evening to tell him a certain 3 �LEVI VOLUME 10 thing.- They said two men belonging to the Princess train recently went to the king privately to persuade him to go and sleep with his sister.- The King refusing they urged him very strongly buth~ repelled the • assault upon his integrity. Saying if he should consent he should be criminal in the eyes of every one- E hewa au ina missiary a pau loa, a me na Hi a me ka pono a pau loa.- ,The men said to him "No matter for that do you go and sleep with your sister."- He continued to refuse to hearken to them, and they continuing to urge him, he got up & left them and went and seated himself by the side of Boki. After that they did not renew their request. Sabbath August 3rd. 1828. Mr. Richards preached a very solemn, interesting & faithful discourse from the words Say ye to the Righteous that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings, Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for the reward of his hands shall be given him."Mr. Green preached in English to the families, no strangers being present, from the words For I am in a straight betwixt two &c.Just before native service in the afternoon Mr. R. was called upon to visit a woman taken suddenly very dangerously ill with a singular affection.- He found her insensible and almost like a person dead. He opened a vein and administered some medicine. In the evening a messenger arrived saying that she had • revived a little and between 9 & 10 another came for opening medicine and saying she had so revived as to be able to speak. Monday August 4th 1828. Finished posting my books today so as to get a trial balance. The monthly concert for the natives was well attended Mr. R. read a portion of scripture and made some remarks. In the evening the families met at the house of Mr. Richards where we observed the concert for prayer and enj oyed a delightful season.Tuesday Augt. 5. The Pupuka arrived from Hilo and brought letters from Mr. Goodrich. He states that Mrs. G. is quite ill and feels it desirable that the Dr. should make a visit to Hilo if he should be favored with an opportunity and could conveniently go.Wednesday 6th. The Pupuka sailed this afternoon for Oahu wrote to Mr. Bingham Dr. Judd & Mr. Shepard. • Thursday August 7th. Walked with Mr. Richards about three miles into the interior directly back of Lahaina. Our path most of the way followed along by a small mountain stream rapidly running towards the cultivated part of Lahaina through a channel cut for the purpose of directing its course thither.- It is by 4 �LEVI VOLUME 10 water thus conducted from the mountains that the whole of Lahaina is irrigated.The Pakii sailed for Hawaii- We had been informed that she was destined for Kailua & I prepared • letters for the brethren, but we learned afterward that she was bound to Waipio. When we sent the letters to Hoapili he engaged to send a man across the island to bear our letters to Kailua. Sabbath August 10th. The native services were solemn & interesting & the people listened in a pleasing manner to the messages of the GospeL The Sermon in the morning was from Rev. VIr. 13. 14- concerning the employments & bliss of heaven.- In the afternoon from Luke II. 14 "On earth peace." The blessings & benefits of the GospeL Mr. Andrews preached a very interesting & useful sermon from 1 Thess. V.22. "Abstain from all '1" appearance 0 f eVl. Monday 11 th. Mr. Richards had made arrangements to set out to make a tour around this island, but owing to the indisposition ofMI. Andrews who was to accompany him the commencement of the journey was delayed.The young princess having been a little indisposed, the journey would have been delayed a short time, one day at least, on her account had not MI. Andrews been ilL• Tuesday August 12th. 1828. Mr. Andrews continues ill, so much so as to be confined to his bed.Walked with MI. Richards to the spot designed for the scite of the new meeting house distant about half a mile from Mr. Richards house.- Mr. Richards had been sent for by Hoapili to go & mark out the ground for the foundation as it is his design immediately to commence the work of laying the walls.- On our arrival at the spot we found that Hoapili had not come. a messenger was despatched and in the course of half an hour he arrived with a number of his people. Mr. Richards began then to mark out the ground.The lines were run 105 feet long for the length of the foundation & 51 for the breadth.- and it is designed that the house within the walls shall be 100 feet long & 46 broad. The plan for finishing the building is [not?] yet fully determined upon; but it is the design to frame the roof and if possible to have it boarded & shingled.- MI. Richards attention was also called to a house erecting for Mr. Andrews on the mission premises. It is ia native house & the work is superintended by Auwae.- It stands a few rods to the t Westward of 10I. R. 's permanent house on a piece of land recently granted by Kaahumanu. I • Wednesday Augt. 13th. MI. Richards was called upon this morning to go and view the foundation for the meeting house. The people having been called out to remove the dirt for placing the stones had commenced their work & Hoapili was fearful that the ground was not sufficiently firm, it being soil formed 5 ._.1._ �LEVI VOLUME 10 from the sea loose & uncompact and in some places trembling under the force of a heavy blow. We walked together to the place and found a large company of natives busily employed some in • digging- some in scraping away the dirt thrown out of the trench to be filled up with stones for the foundation & some in carrying stones & some bearing buckets of water.- All appeared life & businessand the jabbering of the natives was almost stunding. We found the earth more firm that we had feared we should find it and we concluded that with a deep & wide foundation the building would stand firm.Sabbath August 17th. 1828.- The religious exercises of the day were conduct with as much solemnity & interest as usuaL- The English service at the house was conducted by Mr. Green. The natives called in the evening in considerable numbers to salute Mr. Richards who expects to set out tomorrow morning to make a tour of the island. Monday 18th.- After breakfast and morning prayers Mr. Richards set out to make the tour of this island. He is accompanied by Mr. Andrews & Mr. Green. They all went on board a double canoe which is to go entirely round the island to carry their baggage. Nahienaena set out about the same time in a whale boat to make the tour. She took an opposite course it being her intention to Cross the island- and the brethren to keep along the coast, till they all meet at Wailuku & then to proceed on in company. • Tuesday August 19th. 1828. Reed. letters from Oahu by Pupuka. From the difft. communications learn that- a whaling ship is in port bound to Am.- that the Packet which sailed four weeks ago for Hawaii had not arrived- that the brigs Kamehameha & Ainoa had just sailed for Manilla & that Manuia went in one of them instead of Boki who was expected to go, but was stopped by Kaahumanu; and learned that Mills has been appointed to take the command of the fort during Manuias absence & that he is about to be married to Polly Holmes.- Mr. Clark had moved into the new house the floors having been laid, and the cellar of Mr. Bingham's bed room finished which is 13 1/2 feet by 17 & is to be a store cellar for the depository.Wednesday Augt. 20 1828. Hoapili arrived from Lanai.- Attended with Taua the afternoon lecture. I read the hymns directed the singing & offered the first prayer.- Taua addressed the people from 14 Chap. John 6 verse. "Jesus said unto him "I am the way and the truth & the life."Mrs. Andrews & Mrs. Green dined & took tea at our table. • A ship is in sight this evening standing in between Kahoolawe & Lanai. I think it is the Tartar from Hawaii.Thursday 21st. The Ship in sight last night has come to anchor it proves to be the Tartar from 6 �LEVI VOLUME 10 Kailua.- After breakfast- I walked down to the beach in hopes of falling in with Mr. French or Capt. Bancroft who had come on shore. • They were not at the landing and I walked along the beach as far as to the Meeting house, in front of which I observed a company of natives- not finding Mr. E there nor any of the cruefs I walked towards home stopping at the house of Harry and also at the house of Hoapili on my way.- On arriving at home, I was gratified to find Mr. French & Capt. Bancroft in the house. Mr. E had delivered to Mrs. B. the letters for herself & Mr. Richards. We were affected to learn from the letters as well as from Mr. B. that the illness of Mrs. E. has increased to an alarming degree, and that very great anxiety is felt on her account. Letters have been forwarded to Oahu by the packet and an urgent request made for Dr. Judd to go up immediately. Mr. E mentioned his having detained the Schooner to make several trips to collect Sandal wood; and he stated also that the Sch. had lost one of her anchors in getting under way at a place near Kawaihae.- A mumuku had commenced blowing & the crew were heaving up to get under way.- The wind struck them, and the anchor broke.- The loss will amount to 50 or 60 dollars and must therefore be sustained by us. As Mr. E stated that the Tartar will sail at evening we set ourselves to work at our pens to have something in • readiness to send to our friends at Oahu.I was sorry that circumstances did not allow me to make arrangements to return by this opportunity.I shall be expected by the brethren and sisters at Hono1ulu- The present will be a good opportunity to send my account of expenses to America, but as as a letter for Mr. Evarts respecting our wants & the business of my department which I have commenced is not completed I thought it best not to send it. Evening- I had closed a package for oahu, & was about to send Kuhea off with it to the Ship, when I was told that Mr. French had concluded not to sail tonight. Friday Augt. 22nd. I have been rewriting a letter to Mr. Evarts which I wrote yesterday to send to Oahu by the Tartar.Mr. R & Cap. Bancroft have been employed in weighing sandal wood in front of the house which stands near the landing- I walked dovvn and called upon them and with permission from Mrs. Richards invited them to tea.- They gave something of an equivocal answer but without refusing to accept the invitation.- preparations were made at the house to entertain them at our table; but they did not come. • We waited till nearly dark and then our own company set down to tea.I sent my native with our packages of letters to deliver to Mr. E- during the evening I closed another letter for amer. for my friend Danl. Noies; but as Mr. E had gone off and I knew of no way of 7 �LEVI VOLUME 10 communicating with the vessel except by sending off a canoe I went with Kuhea to the house of Hoapili and requested him to send off a canoe which he readily consented to do.• Saturday Augt 23 1828.- By the Pulahulale, Gov. Adams' Schooner communications have been recd. from Kaawaloa. By a letter from Mr. Ely to Mr. R. the notice respecting the very feeble state of Mrs. E. health is confirmed.- Mr. E. 's ovvn health is feeble- They were on the hill and Mrs. R. was with them. Mr. R. was still absent on a visit to Hilo.- Mention is made of the reception to the church of a number of persons N aihe, Kinoiki & two or three others.Sabbath August 24th. 1828. Taua & Batimia called this morning just before the hour for the ring of the second bell. Taua came to make inquiries respecting a passage of scripture which had chosen as a theme for his address: it was the 3 Chap. of James 14 verse "Both a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water & bitter?" I endeavored to explain the passage, and told the use I would make of it.- At the usual hour for meeting I went with Mrs. Andrews. The house was about as full as usuaL- I opened the meeting by reading the 32 hymn & directing the singing. Batimia prayed after which I sung the 5th hymn sided by the native choir. Singing being over Taua arose mentioned his text, and made remarks continuing his speech for the space of half an hour and said many good things, when I had had got through I closed the meeting • with prayer I returned to the house and the families assembled to hear a sermon read. At 4 o'ck the bell was rung for afternoon worship, the people assembled in as large numbers as usual. I made the first prayer and Taua spoke about half an hour to the people having chosen for his text the words "It cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem"- He was not able to speak to the edification of his hearers by adhering to his text- by departing from it he made some profitable remarks & exhortations. In the evening I wrote letters to Mr. Richards & Mr. Green the ladies also wrote. A double canoe is to set out in the morning to meet them. We send the letters & Mrs. R. sends some bread and a few articles for their comfort.Tuesday 26th. The Pupuka sailed to attend upon the young princess. It is thought she will go to Kahoolawe before completing the tour and her return to Lahaina. Wednesday 27th. Mrs. Green is so much indisposed that Mrs. Richards has been almost brought to the determination to send for Mr. R. and the brethren. She requested me to call upon Hoapili & inquire • whether it may be expected that their return will be hastened by despatching a canoe to meet them.- I walked to the house of Hoapili, but I did not find him there, was informed that the people had been called out to perform some work for the new meeting house.- I went in quest of him after arriving at the Scite of 8 �LEVI VOLUME 10 the new meeting house where was a concourse of people busily employed in bringing sand for mortar I discovered Hoapili with his attendants at a distance- walking towards the beach. I directed my steps • towards him and reached the beach just after his arrival there- It was at the beach that the natives obtained the sand which they were carrying to the meeting house. I passed a string of Men, women and children all employed brig sand each with a small c.alabash, or two individuals bearing between them a large one suspended on a pole. I inquired of Hoapili when the brethren might be expected to retum- he said he could not tell- perhaps they will be back this week perhaps they will stay till after the Sabbath I asked him if it would not be well to send a canoe- he said perhaps it will- and then asked "Who is sick?{"} I told him that Mrs. G. was nawalewale. He said he could not send a canoe till night as the men were all fatigued with labor.The Wednesday lecture was as fully attended as usual- Kaua made a long address having chosen for his text the 9th verse of the 19 chap. Luke. "And Jesus said unto him This day is salvation come to this house forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.{"} He kept the congregation till after sundown: but he said many good things and such, as if picked out of the rubbish of a redundant style and explication of things without point, were calculated to do much good.- • Just about sun down a whaling ship came to anchor in the roads.- After tea & just after Mrs. R. & Mrs. G. had concluded not to despatch a canoe for the brethren, Mrs. G. being more comfortable, - a native came in with a package of letters from our friends about whom we had just been speaking. We opened them with eagerness and read them with great interest. I had a pleasant note from R. and one also from Mr. Green. Each of the ladies received long letters from their husbands giving some account of their journey and their privations. They spake of having ascended the mountains and of having derived much satisfaction from the beauty, sublimity and grandeur of various scenery that had been presented before them at different times during their tour.Thursday Augt. 28th, 1828. I walked to the beach this morning in hopes of falling in with the Captain of the whaling Ship which came to anchor last night. The boat was at the landing & on inquiring of the man who had the charge of the boat I learned that the ship was the Lima, Capt. Andrews twelve months and a half from Nantucket with 650 bbls of oiL- The Capt had gone to the house of Hoapili & thither I • directed my steps and there I found him after making some inquiries respecting his voyage, the vessels he had fallen in with & his destination I left giving him an invitation to call when convenient at the mission house which he promised to do. 9 �LEVI VOLUME 10 Capt. Andrews called in the course of the afternoon & stopped to tea. He appears to be a well disposed man and gave me an invitation to visit his ship. He was one of the officers of the ship Lion which was cast • away in the year 1822 on Fannings island. He came at that time to Oahu with the Captain & crew & resided at Honolulu about 4 months. Friday Augt. 29th. This afternoon the brethren quite unexpectedly returned from their tour which they have accomplished around this island having been absent 11 days and 8 hours.- They returned accompanied by Nahienaena in the large double canoe which Hoapili despatched last Monday to meet the party.- The br. were considerably fatigued and Mr. Andrews quite lame: his lameness was occasioned by punctures of the skin made by the kuku the sharp pointed seed of the pili which had lodged in his stockings by travelling through the grass.- N ahienaena, Kakauonohe & Keliiahonui called in the evening & spent a short season.Sabbath Augt. 31st. There has nothing occurred today worthy of particular notice- Mr. Richards preached as usual twice in the native language; the congregation was as numerous & as attentive as usuaL Mr. Green preached in English at the house of Mr. Richards from Mark 6~ 12. "And they went out and • preached that men should repent."Besides the mission family a few seamen from the Lima attended the service.Monday Sept. 1st 1828. This day has been to me one of great interest & importance. The prayer meeting of the natives was attended at an early hour, and on the return of Mr. Richards from the native service the brethren & sisters, who had assembled at the house of Mr. Richards, united in the Concert of prayer. This being closed, we all sat down to tea.- Very soon after tea, the chiefs, who had been invited to be present in the evening, came in viz. Hoapili kane, Hoapiliwahine, Nahienaena, Kekauonohe, Keliiahonui, Taua, Malo, Kaliamoku Kamailohe.- These were the invited gusts, a few others intrudedthese together with the brethren & sisters of the station. Mr. & Mrs .Richards, Mr. & Mrs. Andrews, Mr. & Mrs. Green sat down together in the front room to witness the ceremony performed by which myself & Miss Maria Patten were to be introduced into the new & interesting relation, of husband & wife. Mr. Andrews performed the ceremony: The service was commenced with a prayer, after which a short address • was made to the parties respecting the nature & design of the marriage contract and then the covenant was entered into-- and at the close of that part of the service a prayer was offered by Mr. Green & the ceremony closed by singing a hymn. 10 �LEVI VOLUME 10 After congratulations cake & wine were handed round & native hymn sung "E ala kuu uhane neil) and e the native company separated. Wednesday September 3rd, 1828. Having attended the afternoon lecture conducted by Mr. Richards at the meeting house Mr. Richards, Mr. Green & myself went to the house of Harry one of the members of the church who is dangerously sick. He appears to be affected with jaundice the skin of his body is quite yellow & the white part of the eye considerably tinged. When first attacked he was greatly distressed for breath but was considerably relieved after having been bled- he breathed with difficulty this afternoon.- Should Harry not live his death would be a great loss, it would be severely felt by the chiefs- He his resided sometime in America & has some acquaintance with the English language and knows more of the manners & customs of foreigners that most of his countrymen and possessing a good deal of intelligence, of integrity & prudence he is very valuable as an adviser and counselor in matters relating to foreigners.- He has set his countrymen a good example of industry & perseverance, having built by his own exertions a two story stone house in which he resides. Took tea at the house of Mr. Andrews & spent the evening at the house of Mr. Green. e- Friday September 5th. Took tea at the house of Mr. & Mrs. Green & spent part of the evening there.Sabbath 7th. On returning from the native service stopped with Mr. & Mrs. Richards at the house of Harry. He appears to be very little or no better. The Sch. New York arrived from Oahu and brought quite a package of letters. The state of the families has not admitted of the doctors yet complying with the request of Mr. Ely to visit Kaawaloa. He hopes however to be allowed to leave Honolulu in the course of a week.Monday 8th. Mr. Richards commenced this day to review the ms. tracts from Genesis by Mr. Bishop sent up from Oahu. He sets down with Messrs. Andrews & Green & they all critically look over the Hebrew & compare the text with the translation. The brethren seem to be very much interested in the work Malo is invited to be present to correct the native language & to decide upon the proper use of words.Tuesday 9th. Finished making out the statement of schools. Wednesday September 10th- After breakfast walked with Mr. Richards to the scite for the new • meeting house. Hoapili & other chiefs were there, making preparations for commencing the laying of the stones.- While we were there the first stone was laid by Hoapili assisted by the masons and strange as it may seem a bottle of rum was held by one of the workmen in one hand and a wine glass filled with rum in 11 �LEVI VOLUME 10 the other; & as soon as the stone was placed the master work man poured out the rum in the glass upon the stone as the finishing touch to the ceremony of laying, & then filling the glass again drank it off to the • success of the undertaking. Afterwards the glass was passed round to the rest of the workmen who quaffed the precious liquor as though it had the quality to preserve life and confer happiness.- A most disgusting act surely at the laying of the comer stone of a building which is designed to be a house for the worship of God & for the publishing of these truths which inculcate temperance purity & the love of God. After the exercises of the afternoon were closed Mr. Richards & I called upon Harry. Quite a number of persons were in the house and among them the young princess. He lay insensible.- His respiration was difficult & his pulse very bad. His wife stated that he had lain much in this state since the morning & had eaten nothing. Mr. Richards thought it possible that the stupor was the effect of laudanum given him last night but said if this was not the case he had not long to live. Thursday Sept. 11 th.- A messenger came to Mr. Richards last night from the house of Harry stating that a change had taken place & that he was probably near his end.- This morning we were informed that he died soon after the return of the messenger from the house of Mr. Richards.- One of the members • of the church made a prayer on the occasion. Saturday Sep. 13th. 1828. This morning funeral services over the remains of Harry were conducted. The coffin was conveyed into the yard of Hoapili and placed upon a settee & chairs under the shade of a kou tree. The relatives friends & acquaintances were seated round under the branching trees. Messrs. Richards, Andrews, Green & myself attended. Mr. Richards having been sent for, as soon as all things were ready, to conduct the service.- The exercises were commenced by singing the translation of the Dying Christian. Mr. R. then preached from the words "Be ye followers of them who thro faith & patience inherit the promises"- Mter the sermon a prayer was offered. It was under the shade the same trees that religious worship was first conducted in Lahaina and it was here that the funeral services on the interment of Keopuolani were performed. As soon as the exercises were closed the coffin was carried back to the house as a vault is to be dug there and there the remains are to be deposited.The Kamehameha arrived from Oahu. She is on her way to Manilla and merely stopped to take in salt. • Sabbath Sep. 14, 1828. In the morning Mr. R. preached from 2 Cor. V. 10. f'}For we must all stand before the judgement seat of Christ", and in the afternoon from 1 Peter IV~ 7. ttBe ye therefore sober & watch unto prayer"12 �LEVI VOLUME 10 Mr. Green preached in English from the words "It is the Spirit that quickeneth." Monday Sep. 15th 1828. This forenoon Mr. R. was sent for to go to the new meeting house to direct • respecting the setting of the doors the foundation having been raised two courses.- While he was there the workmen spake to Hoapili to send for a bottle of rum for their use in consequence of laying the first stone of the body of the building- Mr. Richards perceiving that the workmen were designing to lay the stone in rum- spoke to Hoapili respecting the impropriety of such an act & recommended that it should be laid with prayer to God which was consequently done. Tuesday Sep. 16th. This day an examination of schools took place. Mr. Andrews, Mr. Green & myself assisted. It was a day of fatigue the last class examined was the one to which the princess belongs The class before that was the one with which Hoapili & his wife are connected.As the time would not admit of the examination of the whole number of Schools the examination will be continued tomorrow. Wednesday Sept. 17 1828. The examination of the Schools had been continued this day between two and three o'ck P.M. it closed. The number of scholars in Lahainaponoi w a s i - - - - - - - - - - - - • ------------------1318 in three other districts adjoining exd. at the same time,----------1l06 Total exd. in the two d a y s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2424 There are in the other districts of the island according to Mr. R.'s account kept during his tour as follow,Kahakuloa, 204 Waihee, 513 Wailuku, 575 Waikapu, 205 Hamakuapoko, Haalimaile, (Boki's birth place) 44 ---.M 1622 • Makawao 94 605 Hamakualoa, 13 �LEVI VOLUME 10 K o o l a u ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .501 H a n a ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -959 • 410 Kipahulu) K a u p o ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -688 K a h i k i n u i ) . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -233 H o n u a u l a ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -596 K u l a ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -290 5998 Scholars accounted for but not present)----------~1.l1:1 9766 Schools on Lanai) s c h l s ; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' t485 There were on Molokai two years ago 1000 scholars there is now probably double that number. Since Mr. R.)s tour Mr. R. has given out 1343 spelling books to establish schools of children.At the recent examination at Lahaina nei there were 280 children none over 12 and some as young as 3 years- 3/4 of the whole number under 8 years of age. • About 4 o'ck this afternoon the Packet made her appearance between Kahoolawe & Lanai just after sun down she came to anchor and about dark the boat came ashore Mr. R. & I went down to the beach we met the Captain- Mr. Becket who handed me down a package of letters and informed that he was from Hawaii- that he had carried on Dr. Judd) who was accompanied by Mrs. Judd & Miss Ward & Sophia Bingham. On opening the package I found a letter from Dr. Judd, one from Mr. Bishop & one from Mr. Thurston. The Dr. stated that he left Oahu on Tuesday Sept. 9 and arrived at Kaawaloa on Saturday Sept. 13- Mrs. Clark he added in a poscript was confined on Sabbath night 7th inst. and that her child was not living.He is desirous that the schooner should be sent back to Kaawaloa to bring him down as soon as possible. Mr. Bishop states in his letter that the prospect in regard to Mr. & Mrs. Ely is that they must immediately seek a colder climate. They contemplate returning to Oahu with Dr. & Mrs. Judd.Thursday Sep. 18th. Walked out with Maria this afternoon to call upon the chiefs not expecting • another opportunity to visit them as we are proposing to return tomorrow in the Packet to Oahu. We found the young princess at the house of Hapili. After paying our respects to her we walked into the yard where Hoapili wahine had an awning spread to call upon her.- From Hoapili's place we walked to 14 �LEVI VOLUME 10 the new meeting house. The workmen have made considerable progress in laying up the stones. There are laid up three or four courses on the sides above the courses of the foundation and the doors are put up on • the two sides three on a side. There are to be two doors in each of the ends & three windows one each side 6 windows i.e. two between each door. Friday Septr. 19th. I have been employed this morning in preparing to go down to Oahu. Took down & bundled up Maria's bedstead, & arranged some of her baggage. Mr. Green proposed that the three families should dine at Mr. Richards'. He provided a fine pig which was very nicely baked. A long table was spread, handsomely furnished. We sat down and participated of the good things provided & felt very happey in the social entertainment. At about 5 o'ck our baggage was sent to the beach, and after taking tea with Mr. & Mrs. Richards we took our leave of Mrs. Richards- we were accompanied to the beach by Mr. Richards & his little son William, Mr. & Mrs. Andrews, Mr. & Mrs. Green & little Huldah Ruggles. The boat was in waiting. Just as we reached the beach Hoapili wahine came down drawn in a cart. She expressed much love for her Oahu friends. We were in haste to get off before dark- we gave our friends an affectionate farewell & then got into the boat. • End of Volume Ten. • 15 � 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 Chamberlain (Levi) Family Journals 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 Chamberlain, Levi - Journal - Volume 0010 - 1828.07.25 - 1828.09.19 Description An account of the resource Typescript Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1828.07.25 - 1828.09.19 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library at the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives