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Books ulous and supernatural are impossible, sending him forth. and Magazines, for Review and Exchanges, and he also knows that the Lord is reigning implies the in Bishop, whatever be "Rev. S. HonoE. should addressed is and due time give complete suc, will in lulu. H. I." interposition Business letters should be addressed T. O. cannot be his- cess. That Lord is patient; he hastes incredible, and Thrum, Honolulu, H. I." necessarily Entered at the Post Office at Honolulu as second class torical. It must be a myth, and is to be not. He awaits the slow processes ol matter. _ im S. E. BISHOP - - - - .- Editor. of Christianity Certain Grest Revival in Tokyo Old Memories of Hawaii Hawaiian Board's Appeal House Warming v W. CA. Henry Waterhouse lienor for (I w oolcy Hon. John Two Eminent Citizens Gone Victory The Strange Woman Legislature Adjourned aad Disaster Doubtful Evidence cirami Jail Delivery Record ofEvents Hi iHis, Marriages Mild Deaths The. New Kalllunknpili Ministers M ork Among the Gilbert Islanders ill Hawaii. Peace With (Tod Christ ihe Power of God Qood Traits of Chinese in Hawaii— Telegiam Brutally Interpreted lir Shut Jordan's Work Successful Brickyard in pish.... hlectric Road to Tantalus Pearl Harbor Activity Coolnessof Hawaii Page US 11* -lit* 118 118 118 118 118 118 119 ll'l US' 119 -••• H9 ISO 121 121 Wi !jj rH 1S " rH HI Hi UJj !■ Victory of Christianity Certain. Lately in The Independent, where one would not expect to meet it. a contributor was permitted to speak of the Christian Revelation and Religion as something now past believing, in the present light of Modern Science and Modem Criticism. There is no doubt thai such unbelief is now extremely widespread among cultivated people, and even among many members ot churches, who regard Christianity as only one somewhat beneficent stage in the mental evolution of mankind. They regard other religions, such as Buddhism, as having equal authority, that is, none at all. Of course, such minds regard as chimerical any expectation that Christianity can ever convert the whole of mankind to its belief. They regard the aims and hopes of Christian Missionaries as vain. They arc unbelievers. Jesus ot Nazareth, to their minds, was a wise and benevolent teacher who was slain by bigots, and died like other men. but among whose disciples, unfounded myths grew up. Such arc the results fancied to be attained by leading schools of Biblical criticism, especially prevalent in Germany, hut of late years much in vogue in England and America. There is space only miraculous Bible God's therefore discarded. Therefore the transcendent miracle of the ages, the bodily Resurrection from the dead of our Lord Jesus Christ was impossible and untrue. Intelligent science necessarily denies and discards it. And with that alleged hut incredible fact, all Christianity, as an authoritative Revelation and Religion, disappears. Christianity may be useful and beneficent, but it is an exploded superstition. It never can conquer the world. It suffices to say, in passing, that physical science has no voice in such a question as this, which is wholly beyond its province. Neither Physiology nor Biology nor any other Ology can indicate whether God can 01 cannot raise a man from the dead. The arguments of the critics to the contrary are wholly metaphysical, and totally inconclusive. The present writer has to say, only for himself, that the fact that Jesus rose from His tomb on the third day, bodily and alive, and that he subsequently ascended bodily to heaven, is a fact to his mind more absolutely certain than any other fart in history. I hclicve it, for one thing, on the enthusiastic testimony of the Apostle Paul, who wrote 80 fervidly of it in Philippiaus 3:10-14, and in so many other passages. No one can doubt the certainty of Paul, nor that he was a thoroughly competent witness. And he was only one of many witnesses of Christ's resurrection, who gave all their lives, and all their inspired force 10 making that fact known for the conversion and salvation of men. I know that fact to he true, witii an absolute certainty that is not exceeded 111 respect to any other fact in the range of my knowledge. This certainty grows in part out of a long continued range of inward spiritual experience conforming thereto. Now, since the Lord Jesus Christ did actually rise from the tomb— since he did bodily ascend to Heaven, then He is stilKreigning thcic, Me is still persistently and patiently supervising and promoting His avowed design or conquering the world of mankind to Himself. The Christian missionary goes forth to evolution, lie has planted the seed, and he waters it. Rut he waits for it to grow. As says Isaiah (4-2:4) "lie shall not fail, not be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth ; and the isles shall wait for his law." Yes, all the earth shall own him Lord. India. Africa, China, Arabia, and Persia, every continent. And the Isles too shall submit to His law, Hawaii and Japan, Luzon and Mindanao, Borneo ami Sumatra, and Madagascar. "lie shall reign from pule to pole, With illimitable sway." Lord rose from the dead; he reigns; he is with his servants "to the end of the world." We are assured, and know no doubts. The star of promise leads us on. ( )ur Great Revival in Tokyo. Through the kindness of Rev. 0. 11. Gulick, we have received a most interest- ing pamphlet, containing "Incidents of the Revival Meetings in Tokyo, Japan, in connection with the Twentieth Century special Union Evangelistic Move incut of the Japan Evangelical Alliance, May and June,'lOOl." In Toyko, 51 churches united in this movement, including 6 Episcopalian, 16 Presbyterian, 10 Methodist, 2 Congregational and o liaptist. There was great concord and co-operation of the Evangelical Churches of the various denominations. Thus was proved to the world their real unity in Christ, and the Spectacle presented to the people of Japan of a great body of Christians at work for one common purpose. This pamphlet records a large number of remarkable cases of conversion, which took place among all chassis, under a manifest special power of tiie Holy Spirit. The whole number of converts and "Seekers" who had been actually enrolled as the fruits of this special work is given as 5,207. Seventy-four Pastors and Evangelist! labored in the work, including twelve Foreign Missionaries. The number of other special workers is given as 360. It is hoped and believed that this Re- �116 THE FRIEND. vival work may extend widely In many sections of the Empire. The Missionaries are filled with faith and zeal; the pastors are greatly quickened; and we know that the Holy Spirit is ready to lend I lis needed aid. Old Memories of Hawaii. By S. E. Bishop. (Concluded.) Among the interesting incidents of the three and a half years of my boyhood spent at Ewa, was a series of visits from a large party of Methodist missionaries on their way to labor among the Oregon Indians. They had come around Cape I lorn as far as Honolulu, and were dci.-lined here seeking passage to the Columbia and Willamette rivers. This may have been in 1838. Many of them s>journed with us at Waiawa for more or less time. Two quite pretty and lively young ladies are remembered, who were on their way to marry missionaries already on the ground. There was also a maturer and most agreeable lady, Miss Pitman, who was to marry a leading missionary in ( Iregon, A Dr. White, I think. was at the head of the party. I believe that several of these good people helped to make important early history in Oregon. I think that none of the Oregon mis sionaries of the American Board came out by this route, nor were their names familiar. An exploring pioneer, the Rev Samuel Parker, spent some time among us, on his way home, and is well remeni bered. The name of their station, Walla Walla, was familiar. At that time Hawaii had some commercial intercourse with the Columbia River, or "IxconinKw.i." as our natives called it. Some "spruce" lumber was imported thence. My first taste of an apple was one from ( h-egon in 1839. My father was enthusiastic in once more tasting the familiar fruit of his boyhood after 17 years. I did not relish it. Landing in Newport, R. 1., in May 1840, from a six months' voyage in a whaler around the Horn, I eagerly invested three cents in four russet apples. After biting into two of them, I threw the whole over a fence But I had been for several weeks luxuriating upon luscious oranges bought in Pernambuco for 25 cents a hundred. However, I failed to appreciate the finest apples, peaches, or plums until after the long sharp cold of winter. I longed for sugarcane, bananas, and melons. By February apples began to taste good. To my own mind the most exciting event of that Ewa period was the arrival in May 1837, of the "Mary Frazier," with a great reinforcement of new missionaries. There was a company of thirty-four persons, including five ordained men, nine teachers, one physician, and one secular agent, with their wives, besides two single ladies. Five of those families, Bailey, Castle, Cooke, Johnson and Wilcox, became permanently identified with these Islands. The ottiers had all left in less than twenty years, except Miss Lucia Smith, who became the second wife of Rev. Lorenzo Lyons. The venerable Edward liailey. who was the youngest man of the company, is their sole survivor, at the age of eighty-seven. Such a large and strong accession to our already most successful but lllUCl overworked mission, was a cause of the great- est gratification and excitement. The assignment of these new people to their various stations much prolonged '.he work- of the General Meeting of 1837. < if the live onlained men, none proved to be of more than average ability, except the Rev. Thomas baton, M. !>., who had great natural force of mind and character, lie was a product of the great Revival and Anti-Slavery movements of those days, and had himself set tree hiinhcrited slaves. Dr. Lafon was r.u enthusiast in anti-slavery matters. [it found much fault with our old missio saries for not paying fixed wages to their oliuas, or servants, lie denounced it as a form of slavery. My parents felt that to be unreasonable, as our servants were envied by all the common people for thttr advantageous and coveted positions. The zealous Doctor's expostulations so pre vailed, however, that from that time on. the missionaries paid their servants ii ed wages. It is probable that Dr. Lafon > zeal for freedom nitty have somewhat contributed to hasten the emancipation of the Hawaiian makaainanas rrom seri dom, and their endowment with their kuleana allotments in fee simple a few years later. Dr. Lafon returned to America in four or five years, afterwards becoming enii nent as a very benevolent medical prae titioner. Among the fruits of his stren nous influence lure was the strong opposition which he enlisted among our missionaries against the compromising attitude of the American Board tow aids what the Abolitionists denounced as the "hellish sin of slavery." In the course of a few years this led to the withdrawal from their connection with the Hoard, of the Revs. Reuben Tinker, and J. S. Green, and of Dr. Lafon himself, all 0 them among our best missionaries. They felt unable longer to receive pecuniar) support from a Hoard so implicated with the sin of slavery. Only Mr. Green found means to maintain himself in the field; the other two good men left the Islands. [August, 1901. The consciences of the rest of the missionaries failed to be awakened upon the subject enough to make them abandon their work. I here pass on to record what I can recall of the greatest event of those days, and one that did more than any Other Ii give permanent shape to the subsequent history of Hawaii. That was the intense and pervading Religions AwakenTo ente ing of the years IS3B and very deeply into the tremendous tide of feeling which enveloped and uplifted the whole nation for many montOS, was not possible at my age of eleven, with m* '39. nearly entire ignorance of the native language. There was a great multiplication of religious meetings, attended by < Hir great enormous congregations. chinch on the bill would hold I,o:>0 pc 1 pie, with 400 more standing in the encircling verandahs. It finally became necessary to cover the north side of the church yard with a lanai, which wou d seat 0,000 pei I]ile. On several occasions this space was well tilled, the preacher Standing near the church door, so as to be heard by those sitting inside of the church. ( hie Sunday morning, before tlie removal to out-doors, an impression stll vivid was made on my mind by a strange intensity of tone, and exaltation ol feeling in my father in his pulpit. Ordinarily he had no forcible eloquence, h usual manner being rather mild and coliquial. < )n this occasion, he was eni rely carried out of himself, an 1 sp ke 111 an impassioned strain of intense fey >r, finally calling out in a strange thrilling one to the crowd of sensual Sinners he fore him, "U'oki! ti' Id" (Stop! stop!) I have always felt that he was for the t me 1 veritable prophet, uplifted above his human capacity by a supernatural inspiration. I have many times afterwards witnessed such a Divine afflatus taking possession of preachers in times of Revival, when the Hoi) Spirit was present in great power. At similar times it lias Seen my own experience to be in the same way uplifted quite out of my usually inefficient deliver}', and to be swept forward upon a Divine tide which seized upon hearer.- and preacher alike. The supernatural and divine character of the phenomenon is matter of personal con\ iction and certainty. During those marvellous months, that strange and wonderful mental and spiritual Uplift prevailed the whole Hawaiian nation to its remotest extremities. Every missionary experienced it in his own field and his own spirit. The revival spread like a lire from island to island, c ivelopii g the whole people. It was a ventab.c national Pentecost, in which hundreds and thousands every week were converted - �Vol. 59, No. 117 THE FRIEND. 8.1 manifestations of Peter managed it. if not by sprinkling, must be guessed at, subject to reasonable limitations of propriety. It would seem as if the method of applying the water <•{ baptism must allow of much latitude. It had always been the practice of the missionaries in Hawaii to enforce a probation of six months upon candidates for membership in the Church, before their admission by the rite of Baptism. ness of heart," which was mere juvenile During that probation, they were known incapacity. Four years later in Roches as "pOe llooikaika," or strivers. Usually ter. I became intensely wrought upon many of them would fail to stand fast through the six months without lapsing under the preaching of Finney. A very notable incident of tlwse days into the prevailing sin of unchastity. ("hiring this Awakening my father. like was my father's administration of bap- most of his brethren, did not deviate from tism to four hundred converts on one old rule as to probation. I believe the ordinance the occupySabbath morning, that Mr. Coan and Mr. Lyons baptized ing two hours' time, K.ich person retheir converts very promptly, and experat name, ceived a Christian baptismal in much falling ienced tended by the application of water to the Idle records show awaythoseconsequence. two ardent that forehead. Then- had been a thorough preliminary organization of the 400 peo- souls baptized as many converts as .all the a ple into groups of ten or twelve each. rest of the missionaries together. For bach group was in charge of a lima, who whole generation those two churches ol precedence among held a list of their names in the order in Hilo and Waimea held which, they sat. These forty group- oc the Hawaiian churches in strength and cupied a. large space in the great lanai. activity. From the time of his entrance in 1535 The pastor moved among them with an upon the a missionary labor in Hawaii, Titus font, deacon carrying attendant sponge being in the minister's hand roan had shown exceptional spiritual ferWhen he approached a group, they knelt vor, combined with a rarely winning lie would anywhere have down before him. Taking the prepared manner. or revivalist of unproved evangelist succession, an list, he named them in applying the wet Sponge to the forehead of usual force. When he first arrived at each person when named, thus: "John i [onolulu in 1835, he held meetings with Zcbcdcc. Martha, Timothy, Dorcas, ccc. us children of the older missionaries. into the which are recalled as very moving anil I baptize you till (oukoueachapau) convert had winning. We youngsters used to hang name. &c." Generally selected, a I'.ible name for himself, the Upon Mr. Coan's words, and formed a r correcting any injudicious choice, lee-) personal attachment to the new missuch as [scariot, or llerodias, or Beelze- sionary. Three of the older ones made public profession of religion in 1X36, in bub. I later became aware how The ordinance was deeply impressive, consequence, old Calvinistic theology had die rugged from and was witnessed by 6,000 people deWaianac and Ewa. In his parish of served to impedeto my natural aspiritual free childdiscourage and velopment, Hilo, the Rev. Titus Can used mucl taking hold upon the lovely and graless ceremony in administering baptism like cious Divine Power. Put the fault lay to over 5,00 persons in one year, and i in the strenuous and ungracious home service, lb' sprinkh lat a single and not in Mr. Coan's attracteaching, each group with a brush as a whole tive invitations. name-. without calling off their individual It might have been impossible to read I think that the older pioneers of our the whole 1,200 by any other method Mission had but limited experience, if I low the twelve ap istles and then help mh of the intense Revival activity which ers baptized three thousand disciples on so roused ami multiplied the American the day of Pentecost we ate not toll churches between 1X25 and iS)S. Those Utcr witnessing thai two hours' sprink levoted and faithful fathers, however, 11; g f four hundred, 1 I hope my Baptist 'aid die;i foundations. In their second brethren will exercise chanty toward! lecadc there came to them, bringing some incredulity mi my part about the 'resh spiritual fire from the great Finney three thousand Jews having been im- ■evivals, such men as Lorenzo Lyons, lon Dibble. Reuben Tinker, Lowell mersed in one day. To have immersed his four hundred, would probably haw smith and Titus Coan, men who aboundexceeded any of my father's fairly go d ed in the divine afflatus, and spoke organizing capacity, without some sac- traight to the hearts of the already list rilicc of decorum, such as making them ming heathen. Thus, from diligent early dive off a bank, a score at a time. 1 low seed-sowing, and later divine watering, to Christ, with intense feeling. In my father's great congregations, such emotional excitement was not attended by any outcries or noisy expression, but there was much weeping, as I recollect it. As I recall those days, 1 dp not seem to nave participated in the popular excitement, except as a much interested childish spectator. My mother seemed much troubled about my "hard- ' . burst forth the great Awakening of Hawaii, which revolutionized the life and thought of the old sluggish, sensual, childish heathen race, and lifted them all, people and chiefs, up to a new and exalted plane of hope and purpose. It was this spiritual revolution of the llawaiians, which made not only possible, but inevitable, the immediately following political evolution, in which the serfs were freed and endowed with lands, just laws were enacted, Royal power limited by a liberal Constitution, and Representative Government established. All this was accomplished by the cordial cooperation of Monarch and Chiefs, within less than ten years after the great Revival. That was the turning point in Hawaiian history. Having been effectually Christianized by their great Pentecost, and imbued with pervading .and reverent moral sentiment, the Hawaiian, spontaneously proceeded to seek organization tinder civilized law and order. The great religious Awakening of 1838-9 was tlius the de- cisive shaping of Hawaiian political life. It rendered Hawaii thenceforward the bright center of Christian Civilization in the Mid-Pacific. That Civilization had a vitality and strength that surmounted the efforts of later degraded inonarchs to resuscitate the old heathen idolatry and despotism. In closing these reminiscences of my days of childhood, mention needs to be made of the remarkable concentration of spiritual force which I witnessed in the "< ieneral Meetings," which were held yearly in Honolulu, to which all the Mission families gathered. Their daily sessions were held during from four to six weeks of each year in the old school house which still stands in the rear of Kawaiahao Church. Often some forty or more of the missionaries besides their wives were present, as well as many of the older children. As a boy I was often present in those meetings, with deep interest in many of the discussions. Much business wag transacted relating to the multifarious work and business of the Mission. New missionaries were to be cited, and older ones transferred. Expenditures upon schools, printing, dwellings, etc., were decided on. Assignments »f work were made in translating, revisng, and writing books. Annual reports to the American Board were agreed up>n, including advice upon changes of polcy and management. While serious differences of opinion vould arise, and warmth of discussion occasionally appear, I think it never grew to bitterness. There always prevailed a spirit not only of forbearance and harmony, but of Very warm fraternal affection. Such is my recollection of what I heard and saw. The general impression • �118 !Augst, 190T. THE FRIEND. continues very deep upon my memory, of Perhaps your name is on the church a lofty and profound Spiritual enthusiasm list. (If it is, nothing more need be saitl which pervaded all the conference and —you are committed in His Name to counsellings of this noble band. They such a cause as ours)—but if not, this ware ardent believers in the conversion appeal can be stated—states itself—on of the heathen to Christ. They felt a purely business grounds. The cause of great courage in witnessing the wonder- civilization—the comfort of these Islands ful work going on in their churches. They as a residence for ourselves and children had a very fervent faith in a coming tri- —depends on Christian work. Get your children interested. A good umph of the Gospel in all heathen lands. The business of their Lord and His Gos- habit is as strong as a bad one, and the pel stood supreme in all their thoughts. habit of systematic giving is none too In the expectation of His victory they common; people don't readily acquire it were hopeful, joyful, ardent and fervent when they are middle-aged. Link a child's interests to missions and tlicre is That old school house witnessed many some hope for them and for him, too. rare hours and days of most consecrated and blessed conference, which deeply Y. W. C. A. House Warming. stirred even our childish minds and spirits. Memory has doubtless retained chiefThe new home of the Young Woman's ly what was best and highest. It is re- ( hristian Association was a busy place membered as a living realization of the on the afternoon of the 17th ult. with some 500 guests. The rooms are in the hymn: "To each the soul of each how dear; upper story of the Boston Building. Mrs. What tender love, what holy fear! Brown received, assisted by Mrs. H. Their ardent prayers together rise, Waterhouse and Mrs. A. B. Wood. Like mingling flames in sacrifice.'' Noon lunches will be served daily to In November, 1830, at the age of near- the women workers of the city. ly thirteen, 1 left this scene of high missionary activity, to embark on the whaler Honor for Henry Waterhouse. "William Lee." for a voyage of six months to the United States, where I reMr. Henry Waterhouse of Honolulu mained twelve years, taking College and attended the Jubilee Convention of the Seminary courses, and returning again Young Men's Christian Association in around the Cape to Honolulu with my Boston. It was held from June nth to wife after more than thirteen years' ab- 18th, and was attended by delegates from sence. We hope to celebrate our golden all parts of the world, but especially from wedding ten months hence. England. Sir George Williams, the (The End.) founder of the Society fifty years ago, in spirit. Hawaiian Board's Appeal. Theodore Richards, treasurer of the Hawaiian Hoard, has jus: sent out cards to people in Honolulu interested in the most worthy work of that society. The card is an appeal for money to carry on what the society has mapped out and spaces that are to be marked by those favorably disposed are marked all the way from fifty cents to $20. Of course, this does not restrict anyone to the last amount named. These interesting statistics, bearing directly on the work of the Hawaiian Roard, are printed on the card: There are 67,486 Japanese on the Islands. Most of these are working for us. There are 29,834 Hawaiians, besides part Hawaiians, who will always deserve much credit at our hands. There are 28,926 Chinese, by registration who have done much to make Hawaii what it is commercially, as have also the 17,000 Portuguese (and over) win have come to stay. Accompanying the card is the following: was present. Mr. Henry Waterhouse was chosen Vice President. He himself explains it very modestly as follows: "I afterwards found out that the people in the States, having heard of the kindly treatment that has been given to the soldier boys while passing through here, both coming and going to Manila, had determined as a compliment to the people of the Islands to elect one of their delegates to the position. The compliment was not a personal one, you sec, but was intended as a tribute to the Christian kindness of the people of the Hawaiian Islands." Mr. Waterhouse has for some years been the Vice President of the Hawaiian Hoard of Missions, which expends $36,-000 per annum. Hon. John G. Woolley. Honolulu has enjoyed an interesting visit from Hon. J. G. Woolley, who was i year ago the candidate of the National Prohibition Party in the United States and received some 200,000 votes for President. On the afternoon of the 14th nit. Mr. Woolley addressed a large audience in Central Union Church, whose attention he held by profitable instruction and abundant wit and humor. His theme was "The Ditties of Citizenship." ( >ur own belief is that prohibition of the sale of intoxicants can be effectually enforced only by communities of limited extent, where a decided majority exists in favor of such prohibition. We favor Local Prohibition. National Prohibition by U. S. law, seems to us chimerical, and harmful, because it will leave the traffic practically unrestricted. Cnless the local communities will unite to prohibit, it is better to have "High License," as in Hawaii. We strongly favor the Local Prohibition movement inaugurated here by Dr. Chapman. Auxiliary also to Temperance Reform is the Murphy movement, now in active operation here. We see little hope for good in any schemes of a National Prohibition I'any. Still, it must benefit us to think more about our duties and opportunities of service as citizens. Two Eminent Citizens Gone. The past month has witnessed the passing away of two of Honolulu's most prominent citizens, both by the sudden stroke of apoplexy. Mr. Paul Neumann had long been a leading legal practitioner, formerly in active public and political life in California. He had been deservedly trusted as a legal adviser by Kalakaua and Liliuokalani, to whom his counsels are known to have tended towards moderation. Mr. William C. Wilder had long been the able and successful head of Wilder & Co., and a leading business man of this city. He was for some years President of the Senate under the Republic of Hawaii. Poth these men are greatly missed and lamented. The Strange Woman. Lately calling here on their way to Japan was a noted siren of rank, with a fool in her clutches. Whereat the Hawaiian Star, after citing a list of baleful historical beauties, moralizes forcibly as follows: "It is a list of extraordinary beauty, of brilliant talent, of exquisite taste in dress according to the age in which each lived. But it is a list of dead men's bones, murder, poison, ruin, suicide and all kinds of horrors. It is a list of false ideals and ruined hopes. Curious that what seems a God-given gift should prove so fatal, should be but the apples of Sodom, the �Vol. 59, Dead Sea fruit, so fair to the eye. and but dust and ashes in the mouth. "Let all of us who have good, pure honies, and who may be bothered about the "res angusla domi," the means of carrying it on. thank God that it is pure and good, .and that even poverty can give true happiness which wealth and vice cannot." The wise man said "Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death." Legislature Adjourned. The First Territorial Legislature finally closed its labors on the 29th July, after passing an Appropriation Bill which has become a law. The amount appropriated for the expenditures of two years from July Ist is $3,523,530.52. We append the opinions, as to the character and conduct of this Legislature, of the ablest and most experienced member of each House, as reported by the Hawaiian Star: 119 THE FRIEND. No. 8.1 lative work. I noticed this most in committees. They appeared to be afraid of us and tried to go it alone. Naturally they wound up in all sorts of trouble. Finally they began to realize that we knew what were were about and were proceeding on the correct lines. But then the session was about over. The failure was due to the inexperience of the Home Rulers .and their distrust of the men who could and would have helped them out." The sum of the matter is that the very ignorant and incompetent native major- of voters, animated by hostility to the whites, elected a set of incapable and inexperienced legislators, who wasted about one hundred actual working days, mostly in fruitless haranguing, and disputing. The fault is in Congress which extended the franchise to persons ignorant of any language except the Hawaiian. ity Sad Disaster. Many of our Christian and missionary people lately took much satisfaction in meeting Mrs. Zahriski and daughter of I'latbush and Brooklyn, N. V., who were Hearing home from a two years* lour around the globe. Now the tidings come that on July 6th. these two ladies while visiting the Yellowstone Park, both fell into one of the boiling mud pots. They were submerged nearly to their waists, and so injured that recovery seemed impossible. One's sorrow and horror at such disaster and suffering becomes deep when one has met and felt esteem for the sufferers. Mrs. Zabriski's son, a physician, who had been escort on the long tour, separated from her in San Francisco, as if feeling that all perils of the journey were Representative A. G. M. Robertson says:"I admit that the Legislature accomplished very little, hut when the Home Rulers attempt to lay the blame for it ~11 our side they are nor doing the square thing. The cause of failure was first, the lack of leadership among the Home Rulers; and, second, the presence in the Legislature of men without legislative experience or ability. While the Legislature was a failure, I think that the country got about as much out of it as it might have expected. Very little can be expected of a judge who knows no law; very little of a department head who ballad no experience in the business of his particular fine. The same may be applied to the Legislature. The people put in a past. lot of men there without any experience and without the ability to carry them Doubtful Evidence. much better acquainted with Chinese as witnesses than he is with sailors. We personally had some acquaintance with sailor-men forty years ago, and believe that they are now more largely of the lower classes of Europeans, thaj, they were then. We are certain that their testimony against officers is to be received with much distrust. Judge Estee will do well to exercise the same caution in dealing with such witnesses as with Chinese, or he will needlessly distress well-meaning ship-masters and officers and hamper commerce injuriously. The sailor is sadly in need of greater protection, both on land and at sea. Bat his own reckless character renders his protection difficult. Courts need great sagacity in dealing with him. Grand Jail Delivery. Judge Gear of the First Circuit Court, has delivered a decision, which, if carried out. sets free 24 of the worst criminals in Oahu Prison. Four are for the crime of rape, and five for murder in the first and second degrees. The reason for their release is a technical one, that they were convicted under the old Hawaiian law, by a majority of nine or more of the jury, and not by the entire jury, which is contrary to the L T S, Constitution. That Constitution, Judge Gear claims, went into effect with the Newlands' Resolution in 1898, by which Hawaii was annexed. The Supreme Court of Hawaii had held that such effect did not take place until the Territory was organized by the (hganic Act of 1900. (iear now interprets the recent "insular" decisions of the l\ S. Supreme Court as reversing that of the Hawaiian Court. Perhaps the latter court may take fresh action on the subject. Meantime we laymen are hardly entitled to any opinion, how ever sorry we may be to have such a . gang of murderers and burglars set at through. ()ur new Federal Judge Fstee, is, no large. "As for the House, I wish to deny emphatically that the Republicans obstruct- doubt, a sound jurist, and one who deed any sensible measure of the Home sires to execute justice. Yet much indigRecord of Events. Rulers. On the other band T, personally, nation has been expressed against Judge and every other member of the part) Estee and his Prosecuting Attorney July ist.—Dr. H. C. Sloggett succeeds gave them the benefit of our experience. Baird, for their ignominious discharge Dr. C. B. Cooper as President of the This was particularly true of the first. weeks of the regular session when we e:i deavored in every possible way to keep the Home Rulers on an even keel and to work with them. They themselves were at sixes and sevens all the time on account of a lack of leadership and were floundering around all the time from a pure lack of common horse sense." Senator Baldwin says: "Twenty-one regular bills and two appropriation bills were signed, and they cost nearly $100,-000. If that is not failure, I don't know what failure is. The trouble was the inexperience of the Home Rulers in legis- of a jury on account of their acquittal of Captain Sodergren on a charge of abuse of sailors, in the face of much testimony of sailors against him. The jury included several w-ell-known and highly esteemed citizens. They simply did not believe that the sailors were trying to tell the truth. These gentlemen undoubtedly knew a great deal more about sailors than did the Judge or his Attorney. ( )n the other hand, in the cases of Chinese claiming to have been born here. Judge Estee exhibits a remarkable distrust of Chinese testimony. He is very likely justified in this, He is probably Hoard of Health.— Mission schr. Carrie and Annie sails for Micronesia with her several passengers and needed supplies. —A bicycle collission on Fmma street results in the death of one rider, a Japanese. The reckless scorcher was arrested and subsequently charged with man- slaughter. 2nd.—Sudden death of Paul Neumann, the prominent lawyer and "genial friend of everybody," from paralysis of the brain; aged sixty-two years. The Court adjourned out of respect and offices closed at noon, and the funeral service at 4 p. m., held at the Masonic Temple, was �[August, 1901. TEE FRIEND. 120 largely attended.—The Hopper h me stead is to be Rescue Home for VYome I, Under charge of the Salvation Army. 3rd--The Attorney-General enters a nol. pros, in the case of Editor Smith on an indictment for perjury.— I'M Pol- litz, the visiting San Francisco broker, is investigating the field, having a local refinery scheme in view to utilize the entire product of the islands. 4th. —"The day we celebrate" was not observed with Honolulu's usual patriotism, the old timers stepping aside to give the boasting new comers a chance to show how it should be done —and they dii! nothing. The principal event of the day was the boat races at Pearl harbor, in which the Healanis won against the Myrtl s in both the senior and junior 5tS. ;th. —I'ar Association ami Court pay t 1 the memory of the late Paul umann and pass resolutions to be •• - spread oti the Court records 6th.—Word received of serious fire in the cane of the > .kala and Kukaiau plantations, which started on evening 01 the 3rd mat., destroying me 295 acres; the result of carelessness of a native. 7th. Fire discovered at 5 a. m. on bark C. D. Bryant, at the Irmgard wharf. The Fire Department and the tug Fearless responded to tin- alarm and by strenuous effort had it under control In- 10 a m. Much cargo damaged. During the excitement of discovery several of the ere left the vessel, taking their effects with them, refusing to render any ;■ ance whatever. Subfour of them were placed tinier arrest cha with refusing duty.—Murder of a Japanese reported from Kui. Hawaii, Bth. — Internal revenue officials report having registered 28,926 Chinese throughout the islands, of which 13,576 are in Honolulu, with 3,007 more on ( >ahu outside this city.— Summei Scho >1 < — - > - at the fort street edifice, with a I] attendance of teacher-pupils. loth.—Chamber of Commerce joins with the Merchant-' Ass clarion to test the constitutionality of the income tax. sworn return.- for which must be filed by the etrd. of the month. —Am, bark St. James, coal laden, reaches port dismasted 1f all her light spars. Ilth.—Another pali accident ; the force of wind at the gap tearing a buggy from uih.— Unexpected arrival of the Sier- hut the ship had to be abandoned some ra from San Francisco.—Sad news re- three miles below the pomt —An emceived of th-' death, in New York, ol ployee of the Electric Light Company Mrs. Saml. Parker.— Funeral services of gets a 2.000 volt shock from a wire by the late \Y. «'. Wilder front the family accidentally connecting the circuit, seresidence. \ large gathering or citizens verely burning the hand and being paid their last tribute of respect; inter- knocked senseless, but fortunately for a ment in the Xiiuanu Cemetery, short time only. i rth.--"Fair and luau at the drill shed I 2~th.—E. F. Hornet, a jeweler, is refor the benefit of the new Catholic*chapel, ported missing.—A fifteen year old St. Augustine's, at Waikiki, is largely at- daughter of Mr. (livens, alone for a short tended and results in the net sum of time, is found dead in her room from a 5i.704. — I'aia plantation has another cane pistol shot evidently fired by herself, tire, of 40 acres. whether accidental or otherwise is not tub.—Residence of G. Cordes, at Ka- i known. Itlii. totally destroyed by fire, with all its] 28th.— Rapid Transit Company make contents.—Mcßryde investigation party its first trial run of a car for a few blocks return with glowing accounts of the very satisfactorily. plantation's condition and prospects, 29th. The Legislature completes its 15th.—The legislature at hist gets supplementary labor on the Unpaid Bills igti the appropriation bills, though Appropriation and adjourns, at last. imp rtant omissions will require a 30th.—Reception of welcome at the houie of Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Whitney in supplementary act. (■nit.—Condemnation suits are entered honor of their son, W. L. Whitney (reby the L". S. Government for Pearl Har- cently returned ) and his bride. bor properties for suitable land for it.-| 31st. —Transport Thomas arrives with naval station, —A busy steamer day.— 1 an army of some 500 teachers, en route i )r. David Starr Jordan departs for San for Manila. Several more educators join Francisco, having made a shorter stay. the ship at ibis port.—Last day of inthan was expected.—Carnegie is appealed come t ix returns make a rush day at the to in behalf of the public library of this. Assessor's office.—Trial trip ot Rapid Transit cars to Punahou gives satisfaccity. 17th.—A Chinese taro planter, in Ma-J tion to officials and a large party of innoa, is found, brutally murdered.—The vited gUCsts. \\ . C. A. have a "house warming" in BIRTHS. their new found "happy home" in the MrNM hi I. In ihis .-in June .11). 1901. I" the wife of n building, '. \\ M.-Nio.il. ii -..ii At Saitlehu, Kail, .Inly 8. 1901. to the wife 21 st. — Dr. G. C. Adams of the First LINCOLN i.i I. 1/ L nc -In, ii -mil nil,, Park, California, July MT, ROhINsON 1901, rregatit nal Church of San Francisco,] i<itbe \iii<- In aon. oi \nbi.-\ R ildns in idly, Moolo: this In .iiilv 128. 1901, to thewifeof v exchanging with Rev. \Y. M. Kincaid, I M lore, ii -I Miichter. .Inly hed morning and evening at Cen- HARRY In tlii- elti. l' 3, li'Ol. to the wife of W I' B irry, a .1 .u tral Union to large gatherings.—Col.' li RBY In this city, July N, l"oi to the « lie ol li French of the Salvation Army occupied A. .1. Ii irby, i to i. die pulpit at the M. E. Church. —The reMARRIAGES. mntCK In On- City, .lull" 9. I'.Klt. ,it V.'. M. C. A.convention, at Boston, sI.I.MONSHi. residence of An Wood*, Nuuanu avenue, Rev. I.li u5,,,, ~ in, ■: -, ti 11tr. Harry wax well Sk-niuiis vas reported on by Mr. H. vVaterhouseJ 0. i" Mi*« Laura laje Burdtck. of Sturifis, Mich I.Hooko Walalua, Oahu, July 4lh, Mi>f its vice-presidents, at the regular Ada M 1.1:1:1/ (Jerti In Mr I ruins May Hronfca. en ice of the Association. siol T-Mc IN'I 'VIII-: In il.i- city, July 7» 1901 by Kev-. W. s It:,',-. Alidn-w Heott, ~, 1,,,, ~, (-,,.■ ~, \| Bs 22nd.—Tin- hire Claims Commission Isabella A Million- Honolulu. At i\ Andrews' Cathedral, tliis already have demands filed amounting to HANNA-CIARK city, .lul> lit, bj the Bl Rev Blahnp Willi., Mr. in- N llanna to Mi— Alice < lurk iver $2,000,000, E\V t'ROSH- In thii r iv. .1 1 v ;t ".mi. b) the Rev. 11..1 II II Parker, T Le*lie dc Cew to Mlaa Annie ('rots 23rd. —The transport Grant and the Kr'Nl WELL mill' \i Hi,. |(. m„n Catholic Cathe./ M "ii arrive together from San dral, by th,- lit Rev. Rlah<ip ol PamH>ol a, I. X Krntwell to Mi»« Anna K■l- 1■ cisco; Minister Conger is returning M eiiv ciiii-; i |;l I-i h, ihla r iv. Jul) _|, ISOI, by W 11 B i-.-, hiivi.l B. M -i.i nachie in Milatter tinRev b) the -hip to his post at Peking. lorem p Frl is KLACKOTAI) At the r, si.l.-n.Mr .1 \ ,|i, 24th. — Important nal estate sale of A'■ in tlii- iv, July -'1. 1901, by the Key. \v. M. M.,—i, VVidemann Estate properties, most or .liilins W. A-cli to Mis.- A E. Blackatad. which was bought by several of the heirs DEATH. city, July 11. linn. Oharlotta X a good figures, though under expccta-j BLAKE In thli Blake, ot n.-itrv wife of Koioa, Kauai Bister ..f 'i- His. .1 11.. B M iii'i.i I-: H.Boyd,Mm I ieorge Robertson, X Mrs. Mnssraaii and 25th. Deputy Sheriff ('hillingw ortii smith- In tliis. .- tv, Jul)is 29,n lKatelalll. ill. Edna Wall, Infant I-'. c Smith. captures two illicit stills at Kali hi, and daughter hi Mr. andMn MiOMILI.AN lii Oakland, June 24. iwi Margaret, irn ~ts five persons implicated in the but-i wife oi Hugh Macmlllan, formerly oi Honolulu, a natlveol England, aged SI and' month* — . the horse and harness and dashing ii against the cliff.—The Hamakua lire is raging in the forest, doing a vast amoum of damage owing to their dry summer. A party of brokers and capitalists leave for a visit to the Mcßryde estate. Fuji- mess. hara, the Japanese under sentence for 26th.—Wireless telegraph reports the murder, breaks jail at Hilo.—Death of Am. bark Empire <<n lire at Mahukona, Hon. W. C. Wilder from a stroke of apo- Hawaii, with cargo of coal from Mewplexy experienced on the 9th inst. I cattle. Stmr. Kinatt tried to render aid, — — .' , • • ' years . XXI' ANN In tin- city. July I. UOl.ol paralyalaof ln- brain, Paul Neumann, aged 82 ye.irnj n nativ iI'rus-in. smith Found drowned July i. iii l. near Kilu-i, Maul, .In- Smith, h team luua oi Wailuku plantation hi;..l VJ year*. Wii.iiKK ai his residence this city, July nth, of apoplexy, Win. C. Wilder, agadSt years. �Vol. 59, No. 121 8.1 HAWFU AN HONOLULU, BOARD. H. I. This page is devoted to the interests of the Hawaiian Hoard of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the Hoard, is responsible for its con- tents. Rev. O. P. EMERSON - - Editor. Mr. Theodore Richards, the Treasurer of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association and its board, has issued a striking card by which he Is trying to make better connection between the work of the Board and those who ought to give to it. The people to be helped are 67,486 Japanese. 29,834 I lawaiiaus, 28,926 Chinese and 17,01x1 Portuguese and some other importations not mentioned. The workers to be supported—you know some of them; and the givers—do you n a know some of them also? With the card Mr. Richards issues an appeal based on church relations, business grounds and on the training of the children in systematic giving. Oh "Ibisiness Grounds" he writes, "The cause of civilization—the comfort of tliese islands ami a resilience for ourselves and children depend on Christian work." Rev. E. S. Timoteo. late minister of Kaumakapili church, has resigned bis pastorate to take up evangelistic work under the direction of the Hawaiian Hoard. le was appointed to the position at the meeting of the Hawaiian F.vangelieal Association held in Hilo, an appointment which he has received in the past for several successive years. Till now it has not been thought best for him to give himself entirely up to this work. But bis services in the past, though fragmentary, have been so helpful that now there seems to be a warrant for its continuance I His first work was done in Pahala, where, in addition to his other duties, he tenderly cared for about forty Gilbert Islanders. For three years since his recovery he has been caring for the colony at Puiinoa, Lahaina, where there is a church building set apart specially for their use. This structure wtien allotted to them was in great need of repair, later it became untenable. Lutera then set to work to raise money for the necessary outlay of rebuilding. About $100 were collected, additional lumber was bought and be and his people took down the old structure and put up a new one in its place. Much credit it due to this little company of Christians for what they have done. During Mr. Lutera's illness, when he was considered insane, bis title the the 21st of S unday, July, On church at Waianae held its quarterly S to the order of the ministry was taken S. exhibition. It was a pleasure to find from him, but it is our opinion that the a full house and participate m such a time has fully come when it should be reharmonious service. Under the wise stored. Our other mission to this people is leadership of Key. Mr. Kaaia the troubles in the church seem to have been healed. located in this city, quite a colony of These Sunday School exhibitions are them are living on the sea-wall on the being ably conducted by Mr. Moses Xa- east side of the barhor, where they have kuina, the general S. S. superintendent built a rude structure for purposes of of this part of the island. In his work he worship. Charles Isaiah, a Samoan, a is greatly assisted by Mrs. Xakuina, his resident of this city and married to a Gilbert Islander, has for some time been a energetic and efficient wife. leader among them. Last November he Lutera, pastor of the Gilbert Islanders was commissioned by us to be our misliving at Lahaina, writes that they are sionary to them. He is a capable man preparing to dedicate their new chapel on and has done good work. He reports a the 28th (July). The work of construc- congregation of seventy, about four-sevtion, painting, etc., was done mainly by enths of whom arc women and girls. Lutera himself aided by his parishioners. They attend Kawaiahao Church Sunday The story of this faithful worker among mornings and in the afternoon they have the Gilbertese on these islands is told be- their own service, with Isaiah as leader. low. Week-day services are also held. were advised to unite in a call to both candidates, Lono to be the senior pastor and Poepoe the junior. This they easily consented to do, and a committee was appointed to extend the calls and to arrange for salaries. The church seems united and pleased and the future is hopeful. Lono is at present the minister of the Kekaha church in North Kona, Hawaii. He is easily one of the wisest and most eloquent Of the native pastors. He was for years a missionary to the Gilbert islanders and was much beloved by them, returning home on account of ill health. Mr. PoepOe, but lately a student in the \\ I'. M. 1., is a growing man. Kau, Twenty-three of this company of ChrisWork Among the Gilbert Islanders in tians are members of Kawaiahao Church and are regular attendants at its meetHawaii. throughout the entire year. He goes into the work of his choice There are two settlements of Gilbert with peculiar qualifications for it; a vet- Islanders in the Territory which are eran, not a novice. specially provided for by this Hoard, with It is probable that his work will begin pastoral care by those speaking their own in the district of Koliala. language; one is located at Lahaina on the island of Maui, and the other is iii Kaumakapili Minster. this city. The New Pastor Lutera, who has spiritual ings. Eight children have been baptized and the Sunday school numbers about 50. This community, though living in poverty, is industrious. The chief industry is hat-braiding. Out of their small earnings they have made generous contributions to Kawaiahao church and to their brethren in Lahaina for the church building newly raised there, and have also contributed to this Hoard. Our missionary to them should be liberally supported and encouraged in his good work. For many years this people has had the affectionate supervision and care of Dr. and Mrs. Bingham, who now, in their impaired health, cannot do what they have done in the past. Last Sunday, July jXth. Kaumakapili charge of the colony at Lahaina, is a man of large experience with this people. During several years of residence in the Gilbert Islands as a missionary, he acquired a fluent use of their language and Board. had his sympathies thoroughly enlisted The venerable Waiamau. a former by them. In 1891, on account of the minister of the church, was asked to pre- failure of his wife's health, he returned to side and two names were proposed for Hawaii, and ever since, with the excepthe consideration of the church, those of tion of a temporary pastorate at NapooAtuona, (Id. of Hiwaoa, Marquesas) Key. \Y. X. Lono and Mr. 11. Poepoe. A poo, Kona, Hawaii, and a short period of The 27th May, 1901. ballot being taken it was found that Lono nervous trouble and mental aberration, Dkar Emerson Mr. : was elected, he having 26 votes and Poe- following his wife's death, he has been a poe 24. The church members, so evenly faithful worker for the Gilbert Islanders Greetings to you. I write to lei you divided and favoring separate candidates, resident here. church took .action in calling two ministers to take the place of Key. Mr. Timoteo, who has resigned to become an evangelist under the direction of the �THE FRIEND. 122 Ilapuku. Because of his indisposition he has asked me to do this. ft is some little time since we have hcaifl from you but we trust you have not forgotten us. baffrer is afflicted with an influenza, from which many of the people of the island are suffering. He is an old man and is ready for the call of Cod at the time of His own choosing. He is being treated by a French physician. As yit niy bather's general health does not seem to be broken. We trust it is Im! a temporary feebleness from which he may recover. has kept up his work wonderfully :1I; reaching out in his visits quite a itance over the island (Iliwaoa). I will close with sending you the greet ,r s of my father and mother and husnd, John Kekela-- indeed we all unite sending you our loving greetings, from nere, daughter of Key. /. Ilapuku. IH».e - develop the race but to recreate it. It is hardly correct to say that he put a fresh force at its centre unless it is understood that He Himself is the force. And the result has been that today multitude! have a more exulting faith in His Personality, in His Presence, in His power; than ever Xapoleon's legions had in his. For the whole Church Tor nineteen hundred years bears witness that through Him we have access in one Spirit to the Father. By His incarnation, by the triumph of His perfect righteousness over the power of evil, by His Resurrection and His Ascension, He created a new order into which we may to [August, 1901. many lands that were but tule marshes from time immemorial have by them been reclaimed and made productive. As native labor gradually died out Chinese were brought in to take its place, and probably it is largely owing to them that the Islands occupy the position in the sugar world that they do. "We meet tbeni in till walks in life. sometimes at the top of the ladder and again as the \ ilest-of the vile. They are Christian clergymen, teachers, doctors, merchants, sugar barons, goldsmiths, artisans of every description, gardeners, hucksters, fishermen, laborers, and with the exception of lawyers 1 think they run the gamut of all professions or trades. We have seen one of them carry off the. prize for the best essay in English, we have seen them lead in athletic sports, and we know of their success as merchants and importers. If it were not for the vile habits of gambling and opium smoking, acquired by the lower orders prior to i oiiiing to the Islands, and for which they ale frequently punished, tiicv would be deemed the most law-abiding people amongst our polyglot population, There is an innate respect for maintaining their commercial good name found amongst the Chinese that has never been attrib- order which exists independent of our will. Entering into that order we have an immediate, personal, and direct knowledge of the Divine object of faith; entering that order we receive the beginnings of that communion which will endure through the eternal ages of tiie life of Christ in Cod. We obtain a direct Later intelligence received on the 31st vision of the glory of Christ, we know announces the death of the venerable the exceeding greatness of the Divine power which raised up Christ from the issionary I lapuku. dead. We find Christ directly in the pages of the Gospel as the Church will Peace With God. find Him to the end of time, for the Church receives the things of the Spirit glassy sea of green, of ( mil while outsiders count them fool uted to any other race. with (iod's noontide keen, ishiuss. do deny this is to call the long "No people understand better the motre be for sin a screen? story of God's grace a dream, and to con- to 'that in unity is strength' and the thou.'.sence none can flee ; test the incontestable sign."—W. Robert- sand and one small companies which have rom God to < iod must be. been formed amongst them for carrying son Xicoll. re with God must I on every possible enterprise, legal or ilattests the fact. A people who ini strife or harmony ; legal, Good Traits of Chinese in Hawaii. re my changeless past dividually endeavor to get their moneys me from out the vast ; worth will not give way to dissipation. It Mr. J, W. Girvin writes in the /'. C. is t first and Thou art last! rarely an inebriated Chinaman is seen. Advertiser of July 6, of the many excel"Their charities are as broad as their low before thy face. lent qualities of the Chinese residing in •lightness I had place, these Islands. We quote with hearty ap- peregrinations and these extend to every valley on the Islands. There are several c past unscreened from Thee, proval, the following paragraphs: om whom 1 cannot lice, the "The natives took kindly to Chin- eleemosynary societies among them to ese, who appeared to learn the Hawaiian whose attention any particular case of uld peace abide with me! distress is brought and these invariably language with great facility. They made look om Thee in heart estranged, mto the matter and the party is in many husbands anil fathers and good nstant 1 unchanged either assisted to return to China or bis instances had large families. Being great wants relieved. The penal i heaven, Thou, God, dost know lovers of children, immediate especially boys, they heaven were deepest woe, laws contract of the late Hawaiian govdenied themselves much in order to send are variant so. ernment were seldom called into action their children home to China to be eduthe refusal of Chinese to fulfill through cated, and to supjxjrt the grandparents.' God, Thy likeness give, to labor, their and invariably agreements It was the rule to send the children home, if Thee let me live; (iod, for sin atone, and where an exception occurs it is prob- when such was the case it was found that the laborer was being imposed upon by ably accounted for in the extreme pov- some love awake my own: one having .a little brief authority, throne. of erty Face Thy great white the individual. Today there are through or some misunderstanding. Emhundreds of Hawaiian born Chinese livlabor ployers <>f invariably speak of the ing in China. Christ The Power of God. "It is generally admitted thai the Isl- Chinese as the best and most desirable class of labor, who once having knowingdid not come so much to give ands are much indebted to the Chinese, ly entered into an agreement carried t to through of life as life itself. le who their industrious habits give y have out to 1 the letter." > be Himself the new Center for redeemed land that for years had fallen It is especially noticeable that Chinese rent tax JCtions of humanity, the Founda- into disuse and made it and pror its faith, the Conqueror of its ducing property. As the natives dimin- fathers arc apt to raise large families of children, where most of a Hawaiian ty, the Opener of the'"eternal ished in numbers and taro lands dried up children would die from impropHe was the Resurrection and the for lack of use the Chinese leased them father's care, or lack of care. er it the mere teacher. I Ie came not and turned rhem into rice patches. Also ! R;t enter, tin * * * �Telegram Brutally Interpreted. The notorious Russo-Chincsc horror ai lilagovestchensk in Manchuria is thus "General Gribgki, it will be remembered, was in charge of lilagovestchensk in August, [900, when that city was attacked by Chinese bandits from Aigun who from the opposite side of the Amur tired on the Russian city. The presence in their midst of a large body of peaceable Chinese was regarded by the Russians as a grave peril, and instructions were asked from St. Petersburg. "The now historic telegram "Fling Chinese across Amur" was wired from St. Petersburg, and. during the temporary absence of ( icneral dribski. the message w.as literally interpreted by the Chief of Police, whose bloodthirsty Cossacks men, women and children, to the number ol nearly s,<x>o. and literally flung them into the water, none of the Chinese cseap- To "fling into the Amur, certainly did not literal!) interpret "fling across,' which evidently meant "forcibly and siul denly to transport across." Dr. Starr Jordan's Work in Fish. Dr. Jordan reports as follows: "During the time the bish Commission has been here it has captured 235 kinds of fish. Color notes have been made of twenty of these, so far. <>f the different fish we have caught, seventx are new to science. Thirty-five of these were found in the waters of Honolulu and twenty of Hilo. Something like fifteen were found to be eeimnion to both places." Dr. but the fish Jordan has gone home, work. Import commission continues its ant publications may be expected to follow, beautified with colored plates ol many of our variegated fish. Successful Brickyard. The brickyard in operation for a year past over two miles up Xuuanu Road, below the Emma Place, seems to be a complete success, the bricks sustaining the heaviest testing pressures. The output is becoming very large. The local deposit of brick-clay covers many acres to frreat depth. The coarse hut kindU features of the aged Mary Mahiai, pictured in the AdThere appears to be a definite plan to vertiser, with her great slnx-k of white extend the Electric Road now running hair, remind one of old days at Kailua. two and a half miles up Padfk Heights. to Tantalus. This scheme is in cooperaA fine three story brick block is tion with the Government and the Bishop planned for the north corner of Fort and Estate who own valuable lands back of Beretania streets, with 125 feet frontage I'auoa Valley, suitable for cool moun- on Beretania and 11 on Fort. There will tain residences. These lands at a height be seven stores below and thirty-six of i ,2txj feet or more, can be reached by rooms on each of the upper floors, suitextending the present track along the able for offices or for lodgers. western precipices of I'auoa, and around The daily consumption of soda water the high Upper lands of the valley, tor an additional distance of three and a half in Honolulu is estimated at 25,000 butmiles. It is a delightful prospect, that tles, or $1,250 a day. Several people sometime next year we niay be able so make money in the business, and injure easily and cheaply to slip up into those no one liv it. cool mountain recesses. Hood for Deskv! The Rapid Transit Co. have made a few short trial trips with their new ears Pearl Harbor Activity. with entire success, as reported. They The Cnitcd States has instituted suits expect to begin regular trips in a fewagainst several large estates and corpor- days over the four miles from Punahou ations, for the condemnation of lands at to Wyllie Street. It is learned thai more than one year's Pearl Harbor, which are required for the uses of the intended Naval Station. Near- delay in their plans was caused by a serly 800 acres are called for. till of it lying ious defect in their franchise which bad adjacent to the Last Loch. The govern- to he remedied, while kept secret. ment occupation of these lands is apparently soon to begin. It is also under QAIIU RAILWAY & LAND CO. stood that operations are near at hand upon the dredging ou( of the Bar, and opening the Harbor entrance. Perhaps we shall next year begin to see large ocean steamers entering Pearl Harbor. Thais* Kin BsTfUX HONOLULC, PEARL CITY, EWA Coolness of Hawaii. WAIANAE PLANTATIONS AND While men struck down by heat were dying by hundreds daily in New York TAKE AN OUTING SATURDAYS. and Chicago, Honolulu has experienced no marked increase of summer heat. OtiriI Trains Will leave at !»:15 _. m.. and 1:4.1 P.M. climate is tempered by a cool ocean cur- arriving iv Honolulu nt :t:ll i>. m. and B4fl p.m. rent, while the Atlantic States arc reap-! HOUND TRIP TICKETS: ing the oven-like heat of a deforested Ist Ct,ass 2np (Y ass country laid bare to a burning sun. I [ere TearlOitr $ 75 $50 Ewa Plantation 1 00 70 0O are nearly unknown. Electric Road to Tantalus. explained : gathered the Chinese together, 123 THE FRIEND. Vol. 59, No. 81 . .... ', Wainnae 1 50 1 25 Importers of Live Stock LIVERY and BOARDING STABLE MANUFACTURERS and DEALERS IN HARNESS WAGON MANUFACTURING and REPAIRING .MODERN BLACK SMITHING and HORSE-SHOEING DEALERS IN HAY, GRAIN and FEED HORSES, MULES. COWS. CHICKENS and VEHICLES Oahu Sugar Co. has just launched a huge scow or pontoon 90 by 45 feel, ll has four railway tracks, to carry 24 cane cars. It is designed to convey Hie sugar cane grown on Ford's island in Tear! harbor across one mile of lagoon to the W. H. RICE, President. tracks of the Oahu Mill. A good tug will be needed to tow the pontoon. _ . a HONOLULU STOCK-YARDS CO. LIMITED. W. S. WITHERS. Mauayn �THE FRIEND. 124 Q t General Mercantile COMMISSION AGENTS. Queen St.. M<>- ... ('. M. Cooke PACIFIC (Incorporated under the laws of the llawallaa Uepuhllc.) 27'ni Issue. W, Y. Allen HARDWARE CO., Ltd. Fort St.. Minitiliilii HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, ( ROCKERY, GLASSWARE, CUTLERY AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE. PLANTATION SUPPLIES, SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Ordinary and trim Deposits will ho received Is an Illustrative Numlier Beplute with Valuable in accordance with rules Historic Information pertaining to Hawaii U)d IntercHt allowed and conditions ns printed in i'asfl Hooks. Copies fur Sandy lleference. of terms and conditions upon which Deposits will lie received may be had upon application, or Carefully revised Statistical and 'ciikuh Tables, mailed to those detllißg same. Specially prepared Articles on Timely Topics, relating to the Progress and Development of IRON WORKS CO. Hie Islands. Kesearch and Current History concisely dealt with. MANI'FACTt'IiKKS OK One of the Most Interesting Numbers yet MACERATION TWO-ROLL MILLS, Published. Alike Valuable for Home anil Foreign Headers. with Patent Automatic Feed Nothing excels the Hawaiian Annual in the Double anil Triple F.ffpcts. Vacuum Pans and amount ami variety of Baliable Information Cleaning Pans, Steam and Water Pipes, lirass pertaining to these Islands. ami Iron Fittings of all Descriptions, Etc. • • • Honolulu, H. I. Queen Street I'lUI'K 71 CENTO, M AILED ABKOADFOBMCKKTO ' HONOLULU • Lubricating Oils, Art Goods PJcturp Framing a Specialty MEAT CO. METROPOLITAN G. WALLER, MANAGER. 4* THOS. G. THRUM, Publisher Honolulu, H. 1. J. SHIPPING AND FAMILY BUTCHERS AND NAVY CONTRACTORS. Purveyors to Ooeanic Steamship Co., ami the IMPOBTEKS AM) DEALERS DRUGGISTS HARDWARE and Dealers in Photographic Supplies Honolulu. H. I. IN , Fori Street, Honolulu SUGAR FACTORS COMMISSION AGENTS. for the Oceanic Co. MAY CO., Ltd. (mil ltetuil GROCERS, Retail Departments: AND Gekejlax Mekchandise, gEAVER LUNCH Steamship PROVISION MERCHANTS, TEA AND COFFEE DEALERS. .. Honolulu, H. 1. Agents for T ~luiln_W) SHIP CHANDLERY, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, SUGAR FACTORS. \\ G. IRWIN 4 CO., lIKNRV Limited. Wholesale mid lietail CASTLE & COOKE, Ltd., . ----- Agents ]£ # O. 11ALL & SON, Pacific Mail Steamship Co. No. 81, King Street Honolulu. H. I. JJOLLISTER DRUG CO., 8400,000.00 Chas. M. Cooke, President; J. B. Atherton. VlceI'resliient; C. 11. Cooke, Cashier; K. <*. Atherlun, Secretary. Henry Waterhouse, Tom May, 1". W. Macfarlane, B, D. Tenney, J. A. McCandless. Kxchange drawn on Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Hank, In San Francisco and New York, aiid their correspondents Ihrouß-hont the world. Attend to General Hanking Business. Safe Deposit Boxes rented hy month or year. PraaMssri PIIfKCTOKS: Oi-u It. Carter 11. \\ ult-i-lniiiM*- .... OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: • ilu, H.I. M„nu_eiSncrfitary mill rrnaHiirei- CAPITAL HAWAIIAN ANNUAL 1.1.5T OF OFKCKKS: «'. M.C.ikr ifporice/I. KuherUun X Kaxnn liiahop ]JANK OP HAWAII, Ltd., THE 11REVER&CO, Lts., ROOM, 11. J. NOLTE, I'liniiuKiiiu TEMPERANCE COFFEE HOUSE. Fort Street, Honolulu, 11. 1. Corner of Fort anil King Streete. Wavetiey Block, Bethel Street. Wholesale and Telephones: Shipping Departments: liet liel Street. Fort St., 22 and <l_ Bethel St., 24 and 949 Wbolnaale ,-mil Shipping Dcpts. iWfl SPRECKELS & CO., The Ewa Plantation Co., Beat Quality ot Cigarettes, Tobacco, Smokers' The Wsinlua Agricultural Co., Ltd., Articles, etc., always on band. BANKERS. The Kohala Sugar Co The Waimea Sugar Mill Co., on the principal parte of the Exchange Draw KoiiKitT Lnwaas i..l. i.owkkv The Koloa Agricultural Co., C.M Cooae world, and transact a general Banking The Fulton Iron Works, St. lxmis, Mo., litiHiness T_EWERS & COOKE, The Htandar 1 Oil Co., Hawaiian Islands. Iliirmliilii, Dkau.ks iv Geo. F. Blake Steam Pumps, Weston's Centrifugals. LUMBER & BUILDING MATERIAL. The New England MutualLife Ins Co. of Boston G. THRUM, M Fort St. /Etna Fire Insurance Cx>. of Hartford, Conn. Yard: BetweenOffice: King, Fort and Merchant Sts. Alliance Assurance Co., of London. Importing and Manufacturing QLAUS -- TIIOS HAWAIIAN TRUST AND PORTER EURNITURE CO., Ihi'outkiis of INVESTMENT COMPANY, Ltd. FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERY H. I. Organised for express purpose ot acting- as HONOLULU, TRUSTEES, TORS, GUARDIANS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRARECEIVERS AND BEDDING. Corner of Hotel nnd Bethel Sts. Wickerware, Antique Oak Furniture, Cornice Poles, Window Shaded and Wall Brackets Ijow Prices Satisfaction Guaranteed STATIONER. ROOKSELLER, NEWSDEALER, And ruhlislier of the "Hawaiian Almanac and Annual." Dealer in Fine Stationery, Books, and Fancy Ooods. Toy FORT tat.. 'Near Hotel •_) HONOLULU. � 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 (1901) 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 - 1901.08 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1901.08