https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/322a2d17f287a7d88735c7e82e86bae6.pdf 1a13b94694619213f63f4bf368e95505 PDF Text Text �• 2 THE FRIEND A Cent Apiece—l2o for $1.00 inches Famous pictures for Sunday School uses made by BROWN of Beverly Mass. HAWAIIAN BOARD 400 Boston Building Bend to COLLEGE ROOMS HILLS, The magnificent residence tract of the Oahu College. THE FRIEND 1p ISHOP & COMPANY, Is published the first week of each month in Honolulu, T. H., at the Hawaiian Board Hook Rooms, 400-402 Boston Building. The cheapest and most desirable lots offered for sale on the easiest terms: one-third cash, one-third in one year, one-third in two years. Interest at 6 per cent. For information as to building require- ments, etc., apply to TRUSTEES OF OAHU COLLEGE, 404 - P. O. Box 489. 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Blake Steam Pumps, Weston's Centrifugals, New England Mutual Life Ins. Co., Boston, Aetna Fire Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn., Alliance Assurance Co., of London. �The Friend HONOLULU, T. H., APRIL, 1904 VOL. LXI TREASURER'S STATEMENT. — March 25, 1904. Assets Subscriptions uncollected Interest uncollected Rental due Cash .. $ 565.00 336.00 9470 $ Liabilities— Bills payable Overdraft at bank 130.50 1,326.20 $ 9,750.00 1,564.09 t ii,314.09 $ 9,987.89 Balance of indebtedness Balance of indebtedness last $ 9,405.04 month Excess over last month $ 582.85 Some little improvement, isn't it ? There is another rift in the cloud in that next vJeek begins a new quarter and a fresh start on our income. You will be pleased to know that we had some gratifying returns from our WAR NOTES, There are many "counties still to be heard from." Maybe you are "the lat e counties leegiuse is for Here asttimatin A New Departure. fort tell in binding all good people togeth- aggressive righteousness regardless The Friend makes no apology for its er for in fact a true if not enlargement this month or for centering of caste distinctions, of lineal descendant the missionary faits interest largely upon one Island in the Territory. It is in keeping with the modern principle of intensity. It is further a corollary of the meeting held recently in Hilo. If the white Christians of the Territory have eyes to see and wills to act, that occasion will serve as the beginning of a new era in the progress of the Kingdom in Hawaii nei. We have heard much from white people anent the race prejudice cherished by Hawaiians, though singularly enough never a word from latter. The meeting in Hilo showed not a hint of such a sentiment. It would be strange if some day the whites should wake up to find the reality a case of the yellow of the jaundiced eye. "Treat the Hawaiian as brother and ten to one he will do the same by you," was the message of the Hilo Association. Somehow the history of these Islands seems at times to tell the same story. Note for example how the entirely frank and open action of our Governor is hailed by the dominant race here. Governor Carter meets the legislators squarely and they pledge to do honestly in extra session. He treats with them honorably on this basis —the only possible course in the present desperate emergency. Instead of condemning him why not spend every energy in the endeavor to call out the nobler emotions of our legislators ? Expect them to do their duty, to come to the relief of our teachers, now unable to cash their hard-earned salaries, to respond to the dictate of patriotism. Whatever may be the plain teaching of wisdom in the realm of politics, in religious effort there can be but one course. We who call ourselves Christians must treat one another as brothers. It is decidedly encouraging to know that our Hawaian fellow-disciples will go more than half way in the endeavor to actualize the brotherhood all of us profess. ALoss. We regret to chronicle the approach- ing departure of Rev. Edward B. Turner of Kohala. The story of his work is Hawaii. No. 4 thers. We cannot afford to lose such men without making their places good. Kohala has our sympathy in its loss. We heartily wish Mr. and Mrs. Turner the success which their noble work in this Territory bespeaks. Hard Hit. Hawaii is receiving blow upon blow. In another column Mr. Whitney summarizes the financial reverses of the month. Severer than any or all of these is the loss in the realm of ideals occasioned by the departure this week of Principal and Mrs. Charles Bartlett Dyke of the Kamehameha Schools. It will be some time before the community will know — if it ever do — what these two rare spirits have accomplished by their quiet, wise policy in their management of the leading institution of this Territory. For although today the Kamehameha Schools exist ostensibly for members of one race, that race has become so closely connected with many others that a commingling of strains quite unique gives much more breadth to the constituency that at first thought appears. In time doubtless this sole remnant of narrowness of sphere will cease to obtain. We are not sure that its present retention is not fraught with immense promise to the future of these Islands. This Territory is as unequivically committed to the world policy of race commingling as the Southern states are to superficial race exclusiveness. Superficial because where such exclusiveness exists nominally in law, illicit intercourse will destroy the reality. Hawaii's course is better and never as long as Kamehameha stands can the mixed portion of the population here be defrauded by a caste-loving section of its right to the best and most man-making education. Mr. and Mrs. Dyke came here at a critical time in the history of this instituticm. In their case husband and wife are one. Where one acts the other is involved. Both represent the highest product of American education. Each is a type of the twentieth century Christian, catholic in sympathy, intolerant of shams, absolutely devoted to found in another column. Mr. Turner is the sort of man these Islands need, one who sees no color line, knows no race prejudice and is bound to make every ef- truth, the bondservant of the' Lord Jesus �4 THE FRIEND. Christ. They have labored so unostentatiously that only the inner frientls of the Schools know what a revolution they have wrought. That history it is not for us to tell. Suffice it to say that the boys and girls of Kamehameha have gained a fresh conception of the freedom, power and beauty of the cultured Christian life from their contact with these noble teachers. Previous to their coming they had been preceded by a series of able leaders. Yet it can be said without the slightest disparagement to the fine records made by these predecessors to whom Kamehameha will ever owe so much, that in financial management, in discipline, in teaching efficiency, in moral power and in Christian influence a new era was inaugurated by Principal and Mrs. Dyke. The saddest part of the present separation is that just when the labors of these years are about to flower and bear fruit the originating genius is called away. The Trustees have been wise in refusing to accept Mr. Dyke's resignation and in granting him leave of absence. We trust that his health may soon be restored and Hawaii be again privileged to number these devoted public servants among her history-making children. FIRST TEST OF THE NEW POLICY What would the Hawaii Association do with the suggestion loopen wide its do >rs to men of all races in the effort to build up a strong, closely co-ordinated, aggressive organization of Christian churches in this Territory knowing no caste lines of color and no separating barriers of race ? That was the question uppermost in the minds of the delegation that went from Honolulu to Hilo on March 10. The reply given was absolutely unequivocal. The native Hawaiian churches through their pastors and duly chosen delegates have declared with splendid enthusiasm and without a single dissenting voice, "Close ranks and charge for the enemy in the fight to win and keep these Islands for Christ." The story of this historic meeting is as simple as it is inspiring. I. The Atmosphere. Hi'o attended to the physical side of this important feature nobly. Scarcely a drop of rain fell the entire eight days anil tho' it was Kona weather the air boasted far more ozone than Honolulu knows under these southerly conditions. Meantime the spiritual atmosphere was ideal. The tone of the meetine was set at the first session where the half hour of devotional exercises refused to be governed by the clock. "Realize our Brotherhood," "Forward for Christ'under the inspiration of the Ilolv Spirit," were the two watchwords given by that session to the Association. The second day Rev. Mr. Shield's notable paper struck the key strong and full, From first to last it was a feast of brothers. Languages flew thick and fast, hearts were blazing with enthusiasm and faces told the story even before the nimble-minded interpreters had time to speak it out intelligibly. Rev. Mr. Desha was in his element, now-moving the Hawaiian heart with his rare eloquence, anon putting the pith of some countryman's speech into telling Anglo-Saxon. Rev. (). H. Gulick tossed his three balls, Hawaiian, Japanese, English, with all the skill of a Far-eastern juggler. Thoughts were sent speeding back and forth from the battledores of five languages until it seemed as though the poor shuttlecocks must lose all their feathers—which indeed they sometimes did to the amusement of the entire assembly. Japanese, Chinese and Portuguese had their innings as well as their white and darker comrades, luaii and joyous social festivities succeeded debate and report, while through all sounded the anthem of the Master, "All ye are brethren." 2. The constitutional question. Hawaiians love the give ami take of parliamentary discussion. Their Christian leaders were well trained by the fathers in the secrets of orderly business procedure. Each Island Association has grown up with its usages and body of governing laws. The new policy proposed to ask all four of these organizations in the interest of simplicity and to facilitate the union of all nationalities to adopt a flexible and uniform body of rules. Would Hawaii lead off in ibis movement was the crux of the entire situation. The answer was characteristic of this gentle, high-spirited race. Oahu's constitution was submitted as a basis for discussion. In a beautiful spirit of disinterested devotion to the cause of progress the Association took up rule after rule, pruned it of all unessentials and turned out a simple, usable constitution upon which all sensible Christians of free church sympathies can heartily unite. Furthermore in order to still all possible future controversies an English interpretation was adoptetl with not a dissident voice. It was an ideal result reached in an ideal way. Tt is to be hoped that Oahu. Kauai and Maui will second with enual cordiality this generous action of Hawaii. t, ' Our Theological West Point. Whence arc the future leaders for our churches to come? With the closure of the Pacific Theological Seminary this nnpstiop assumes a new importance. At resnonse was sent to the Hilo a Poard. Rev. Mr. Shields in an able address condensed the argument of the Usnciation admi'-phlv. H' c noint* were in substance as follow*: These T«'ands "-•11st train their o\v" Japanese. Chinese. Portiigrtese and: Hawaiian Christian workers. Those of the two former races should not be drawn from Asia because of the great needs there. Trained Portuguese and Hawaiians can be gotten from nowhere else. If the Territory is to have a Theological Seminary locate it in Hilo and at the Boys' Boarding School. First, because that is a successful institution with the required cspit dc corps and the industrial features so much demanded by the conditions prevailing in these Islands. Second, the theological department will react on the school and impress upon the lxns the claims of the ministry. Third, the passage from the school to the seminary will suffer no such break in associations and surroundings as oftentimes results in the reversal of determination to prepare for a life of Christian service. Fourth, Hilo and its vicinity offer large opportunity for practical work to students of theology. Fifth, inasmuch as Rev. Messrs. Desha, Hill. Shields, Da Silva.Yajima and Mo stand ready to assist in teaching, only one instructor need be added to make the movement a success. The Association votetl unanimously to request the Board to open a Theological Department in connection with Hilo Boarding School. 4. Attitude toward the two parent Hoards. When the financial condition of the Hawaiian Board was explained to the Association the response was most touching. With one voice the delegates pledged themselves to go back to the Churches with the message "Let us stand by the Boartl with greater generosity than ever." One leading pastor whose church has given him but $67 the past six months for support and for whom the Association was about to ask from the Board an annual grant of $75 refused for a moment to allow this action to he taken. He had known days without sugar, without tea. without coffee, everi without bread in his home. He had turned his hand to painting, carpentry, work in the fields,anything to ekeout a meager subsistence for his family of seven, but he would take not a cent from the old Board in its distressed condition. Another grey haired pastor whose fields lie far apart had been seen by Mr. Timoteo plodding through Hamakua mud with trousers rolled up to his knees, too poor to ride yet glad to continue faithful to his work. Requests for aid were pared down to the lowest figure in a noble spirit of determination to ask as little as possible out of loyalty to the Board in its time of distress. Then when the claims of Christ's last command to "disciple all nations" were presented the members rose once more to the occasion and in a spirit of love to the American Board for all it had done for Hawaii voted enthusiastically to endeavor to secure a contribution to the treasury of that society from each church at least once every six months. �THE FRIEND These gifts for foreign missions will go through the Hawaiian Board. 5. Licenses and Rallies. In the first time in this Territory men of Asia were licensed by men of Hawaii to preach the Gospel. One Hawaiian, two Chinese and three Japanese evangelists by name Messrs. Mo, U. Sokabe, Inoue, Washivama and Kawelo were carefully examined and approved by the Association. Rev. E. G. Da Silva, Pastor of the Hilo Portuguese Church was chosen a permanent member. Last but not least, Sunday and the week evenings were utilized to the full for a series of rallies in Foreign, Haiti, Japanese, Chinese and Portuguese Churches and Salvation Army Hall. Overflowing audiences listened to all sorts of good things presented kalaidoscopicallv in the various tongues. The membership of the Chinese Church sadly depleted by removals was doubled by the addition of five new members, while at Honomu seven baptisms cheered the hearts of the courageous company of Christians in that Gosj)el stronghold. All told, for picturesqueness, for solid achievement, for spiritual power and prophetic promise the spring meeting of Hawaii Congregational Association in 1904, deserves to be held in grateful memory. We are glad to present the photograph of its members taken on the steps of Haili Church. D. S. CHRISTIAN CO-OPERATION Address delivered by Rev. Curtis E. pastor of Hilo Foreign Church, before the Congregational Association of Hawaii at Hilo, March 12, 1904: On account of my meager knowledge of the conditions existing here I must of necessity speak generally, and from theory, rather than to point out our local excellencies and defects. Coming from the more strongly centralized work of the States, I have here felt a certain degree of isolation. Indeed, it has sometimes seemed to me that, ecclesiastically, we are in very much the case of Israel, "when there was no king and every man did that which was right in his own eyes." I sometimes fear that we are thus losing the momentum that assists in the movement of larger bodies. This age, beyond all others, has appreciated the strength of union, cooperation, combination. It has taken hold of the industrial world in a way that is almost alarming. Perhaps in some cases it has worked hardship, but certainly it has achieved brilliant results. Co-operation has revolutionized the transporation system of the world. Fifty or even twenty years ago a long journey was a task. Today you can from almost any village buy a ticket Shields, around the world. We may see the same thing illustrated in the operation of the plantations here on the island, where the interest of one is the interest of all. Now there is a place, and a very positive place, for such co-operative organization in the Christian church. The signs of the times are promising. The last few years have shown great progress in this way upon the mission fields of the world. And here we might expect it. If Christianity does not face heathendom with a united front, how can she expect successfully to face it at all ? We are seeing such union work out with great encouragement in Japan, India, Mexcio. The denominations are working with most hearty co-operation and amity in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. There is also a positive movement toward the union of denominations, holding similar views, throughout the States. Two or three such combinations are taking definite form at the present time, and the emphasis today upon cvangelicism is drawing all the evangelical churches into closer bonds of sympathy. I think we may safely prophesy that the period of denominational disintegration has passed. Reconstruction and co-operation is the spirit of the hour. There are ample reasons for such united or cooperative action in our Christian work. In the first place there is one and only one Great Head of the Church. We are not one of Paul and another of Apollos. Jesus Christ himself is "the head of the body of the church." As members of that body of which He is the Head, we ought to expect nothing else than the most hearty co-operation for the welfare of the whole. In the second place the efficiency of the church depends upon such concerted actions. We have both a destructive and a constructive work before us. Destructively we are to break down the kingdom of darkness. And evil forces understand perfectly the power of union and co-operation. Pilate and Herod buried their enmity and were made friends together by their mutual paricipation in the condemnation of their differJesus Christ. Whatever end, we may exor of method ences pect the forces of evil to stand together against the progress of righteousness. And random shots will never carry their position for Jesus Christ. We must have concerted movement and loyal support along the whole line. The civil war in the States was carried on without definite plan, and without definite results, until Grant came into chief command. He united the army in purpose and plan of campaign. From the Atlantic to the Mississippi all moved 5 with a co-operative harmony which steadily worked out his desired results. Such a co-operative plan we need in the campaign of the church. —"If two of you shall agree on earth, as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them." But the church has a constructive work before her. Looked at from the Godward side it is to hasten the coming of His kingdom on earth. From the manward view point it is the Salvation of Souls. We are in this line to edify believers and to build them up in the faith; to lead them from a diet of milk to strong meat. And there is a mighty incentive in the touch with our fellowman. It is necessary to receive and dispense Christian sympathy and encouragement. No matter how glowing the coal you take from the heap in the furnace, if you leave it in isolation it soon grows cold and dead. We need to heap together the fuels of our Christians' faith that it may burst forth in a the flames of Christian works. And as a church —as ministers here together—we must remember that our aggressive work must also include, by the grace and blessing of God, the conversion of souls. "He that converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins." Here too we recognize the forces of united witness and united effort. The last two or three years have seen in the States, a decided revival of evangelistic effort. One most helpful feature of this effort is the assistance pastors have been rendering to each other. A neighboring pastor in the pulpit every night for a week freshens and stimulates effort. Perhaps difference and diversity of tongues makes such service as this impossible among us. But Ido believe we might move together along this line. We could arrange to impress upon our people and upon ourselves the necessity of united prayer for revival in the church,—"And prayer and pains," says lohn Eliot, "accompanied with faith in Jesus Christ, can accomplish anything." Israel marched six times about Jericho with no apparent result; but on the seventh day, after their march, the priests blew their trumpets in unison, and while the people shouted with a great shout, the wall of Jericho fell. Let us sound again in unison the blast of the trumpet in faith, believing that the walls of iniquity are tottering to their fall. With united aim and effort let us hold this island, and all the islands, for Jesus Christ. As we hear the beat of the surf on our sun-kissed shores, let it remind us of Him who �THE FRIEND said, "hitherto shalt thou come, and mother with their two children fled to the mountains, but were hunted down, and all were massacred except Obookiah, who was held as a captive by the very man who had murdered his parents. It is hard to see in what war this event could have occurred. After the suppression of Namakeha's revolt in Kau and Puna in 1796, peace and order were enthe waters cover the sea." forced throughout the island by the iron And again, lifting our head to be- hand of Kamehameha. hold yonder mountains, clad in their The historian Dibble, who had doubtmantle of snowy purity, we remember less investigated the subject, states that that as the mountains are round about "His father died a natural death; so also Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about did his mother, and nothing peculiar is His people from henceforth even for- known of either. Some of his older ever more. Let us then, in Christian brothers were slain in the battle of Nuuunison, raise throughout this island the anu." triumphant, "Halleluia, the Lord OmIn 1866 Rev. S. W. Papaula made innipotent reigneth: Let us be glad and of the old people living at Napooquiries to Rev. Him." rejoice, and give honor Opu-kaha-ia, for the Hawaiian about poo 18:6. version of his biography, which was pubOBOOKIAH AND THE CORNWALL lished in 1867. He learned that his father's name was Keau and his mother's SCHOOL. Kamohoula, and that he was born at Niabout the year 1787. He The photographs, which are reproduc- nole in Kau state that it was in Namakeha's on to goes "Friend," of this number of the ed in about ten Obookiah's grave, and of the house once rebellion, when Opukahaia was were killed. old, that his parents years Foreign Mission School occupied by the difficulty with this explanation is at Cornwall, Conn., were taken by the The that it makes Opukahaia to have been 21 distinguished late Prof. H. C. Bolton, a age when he shipped under Capt. of years scientist of Washington, D. C, who once Brintnall, five years older than his visited these islands to investigate the American and friends supposed him to be. "Barking Sands" of Mana, Kauai After a time, Obookiah was found and In the providence of God, the founding of that school and the sending of a Chris- adopted by an uncle, by the name of Patian mission to these islands, with all its hua, who was a priest of Lono at Napoofar reaching train of consequences, may poo, south of Kealakekua Bay, and comlie traced to the influence of Henry Opu- menced training his nephew for the same kaha-ia, or Obookiah, the first Hawaiian service. To this end he taught him long prayers, which he had to repeat daily beconvert. we have but meagre in- fore the idols in the heiau. Three cocoanut trees were formerly pointed out, flation in regard to his early life, rom his biography, written by Mr. which he was said to have planted in the Y. Dwight and first published in 1819, heiau. learn that he was born in Hawaii, Early in the year 1808, Obookiah and it the year 1792. According to this his friend, Hopu, from a "boy's notion," ative, when he was about ten or as he said, but led by the hand of Proye years of age, a war broke out, in vidence, shipped under Capt. Brintnal, :h the party to which his parents be- an American trader, and were joined ;ed was defeated. His father and by Kanui at Waimea, Kauai. no further, and here shall thy proud waves be staid." This will be to us a pledge that the tides of iniquity shall not overwhelm us. Then allowing our eyes to wander over the blue expanse of the mighty deep, we recall the promise of a time "when the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as Infortunatcly SCHOOL WHERE OBOOKIAH RTTTDFim After a long sealing and trading voyage, first to the Aleutian Islands, then to Canton, and then homeward around the Cape of Good Hope, they arrived in New York in 1809. Capt. Brintnal took the boys home with him to New Haven, where they attracted the Christian sympathy of Mr. E. W. Dwight and some other Vale students who gave them instruction for several months. Afterwards Obookiah was taken into the family of Rev. S. J. Mills of Torringfortl, where he labored on a farm part of the time for his board. Here "every possible attention was paid to the improvement of his mind." He spent the next two years chiefly at Andover, where the younger Mills was studying. Here he made great progress in his studies, especially in his knowledge of the Bible. The testimony of people with whom he lived was that "he appeared to be thinking of nothing but religion." Certainly his letters and his private diary would bear out this impression. In the fall of 1814, he was taken under the care of the Consociation of Litchfield County, and he was received into the church at Torringford, Conn., on the 9th of April, 1815. After this he lived for a year with Rev. Mr. Harvey of Goshen, and then with the Rev. Mr. Prentice of Canaan. Towards the end of the year 1816, he accompanied Mr. Perkins, an agent of the American Board, in a tour which was of great service to the cause of foreign missions, for it served as an object lesson of what could be done for the heathen, antl what they might become under the culture of Christian love. Obookiah's addresses were always appropriate, earnest and convincing. Notwithstanding all the attentions which he received, humility is saitl to have been a marked feature of his character. By this time several other Hawaiian youths had been taken up by Christian friends and were receiving instruction. Among them were Thomas Hopu, William Kanui and John Honolii, all of GRAVE OF OBOOKIAH. �THE FRIEND whom returned to Hawaii with the missionary pioneers in 1820. A memorial was laid liefore the Board at its annual meeting in 1816, setting forth the need of a school for the education of heathen youth, which led to the appointment of a committee to establish such a school. This committee purchased in Cornwall, Conn., two large dwelling houses, and a tract of farming land together with 80 acres of timber land, while the good people of Cornwall gave "an academy" with three rooms, and 13 acres of wood land, besides a considerable sum in money and clothing. TJie foreign Mission School was opened in May, 1817, under the care of Mr. Edwin W. Dwight, Obookiah's friend, who was succeeded a year later by Rev. Herman Daggett. Among the first ten pupils were five Hawaiians, including Obookiah, the three mentioned above, ami George Humehume, a son of Kaumualii, King of Kauai. Manual labor on the farm formed an essential part of the instruction in the school, which was thus made partly self-supporting. Besides the ten foreign youths, two young New Englanders were admitted into the school, to be educated for missionary work, viz.: Samuel Ruggles and James Ely, whose influence and example were of great service. Both of them were afterwards sent to these islands as missionaries, Samuel Ruggles in 1819 and James Ely in 1823. Obookiah's superior ability and character were recognized by his fellow students, who looked up to him as a leader, and great things were expected of him when he should return to his native land. He had made a beginning towards a grammar and vocabulary of the Hawaiian language, and had translated into it the whole of the book of Genesis. But his cherished hope was not destined to be realized. In January 1818, he had an attack of typhus fever, and in spite of the best medical attention continued to decline until he breathed his last on the night of February 17, 1818. The day before he died he had his countrymen called in, and gave them his parting counsel, in a most affectionate and pathetic strain. The closing scene of his life was peaceful and triumphant. The report of the American Board for 1820 refers to it in the following words: "The raised hopes founded under Providence, on the unquestioned piety, the distinguished talents, and the excellent character of Obookiah, terminated in his triumphant departure from these earthly scenes, before (he first year of the school had expired." As is stated in the Memorial volume of the A. B. C. F. M., "By the year 1825, a considerable number of the youths educated at the Cornwall school had been returned, where there were missions, to their native lands, and the theories of the past were corrected by experience." The three who came out with the pioneers, according to Mr. Dibble, were of some service in spite of their "ignorance, instability and waywardness," but those who accompanied the first reinforcement in 1823, (Stephen Pupuhi, Richard Kalaioula and William Kamahoula), "were a hindrance rather than a help," and soon "made shipwreck of the hopes of their friends." From the experience of missionary societies both of Great Britain and America, it finally became the settled policy of the American Board to do all its educational work in the countries where it is carrying on its missions. For such reasons the Foreign Mission School at Cornwall, Conn., was finally closed in 1827, after it had been in operation for ten years. W. D. A. "THY KINGDOM COME" IN KOHALA Truth and righteousness have ever had to struggle fiercely for supremacy. Our age and our islands are no exception to this truth. And the same conditions that characterize the Master's kingdom in other island districts, mark it in Kohala. North Kohala has the well-earned reputation of being one of the most attractive, cultured and progressive country districts in the Islands. And yet Kohala, the birthplace of Kamehameha the Great, is not today all we would like it to be. If the church of Christ would be victorious it must here wage a never-ending battle against the seductive spirit of worldiness. King Sugar is making a brave effort and all but succeeding, in crowdNot that the ing out King Christ. Christian life—in name—is altogether unpopular, but there does not seem to be that intense relish for things spiritual which is always necessary before "Thy kingdom" can come. It is far easier to fill a baseball field or a tennis court on the Sabbath than the waiting pews of our churches. In the midst of such conditions, when the things of this world are uppermost in men's minds, it is not to be wondered at that a strong spiritual apathy prevails. Yet while we think that there has been a growth in the daily Christian life among our old members, there is still great need of an active and joyous expression of faith in Jesus Christ among our people. Our deeper life is negative rather than positive. It is easier to talk crops than religion. If material improvements are any index of spiritual growth, then there ought to be a marked advance in the latter grace. During the past two or three years the Makapala Chinese and Japanese school, belonging to the Board, has been rcroofed and put in good repair ; two years ago the Chinese church and parsonage at Kaiopihi had six hundred dollars spent on new roofs and other repairs, and now we have just spent $260 on painting it within and without. This is now among the most attractive looking churches in Kohala. There has also been built and equipped an $800 kindergarten, which is doing noble work on Kohala plantation. Though now free of debt, it is sadly in need of funds for cu*"i>jnt ex penses. Here thirty-five children of every Island nationality have learned how to say "Good morning," what it is to have clean hands and faces, and to know the luxur and the necessity of a two-garmented dress. These transto their homes formed children and teach their par ifjk neatness and cleanliness. Miss Koka, the kindergarten superintendent, has done a fine work during her two years in Kohi!a.Sfle is always welcome in Japanese, Chinese, Porto Rican, Hawaiian Portugue-i. homes, and carries the comfort and cheer of the Gospel wherever ilie goes. She makes her bom.- in the Idbilergar ten within easy access of the camp people, and has been ably assisted hjrAliss Lydia Nahiwa. We Mbe Mi Atoka may see her way clear to -JJSj Vcr year. ■ The Kohala L'nioii chure'i 1 treated to two coats of pain..; r» hoi for the Japanese pastor rep lire*l. as has h also been done with the native and the native parsonage. est improvement has been hala Girls' School. Here past year $2,000 worth of re improvements have been made 1 safe to say that the Seminary was in better condition to do work than it is today. Christ's kingdom in Hawaii is one great plantation, though it is made up of many fields. His work in Kohala among the Chinese, the is fourfold Japanese, the Hawaiian and the American people. I. Chinese. —Our church at Kaiopihi is one of the oldest Chinese churches on the Islands, and in the past it has been one of the most influential. Here Mr. Kong Tet Yin ministered for nearly twenty-five years, previous to his return to China last year. Mr. U. Cho Ping is at present the pastor of the Chinese flock. He is a young man— thirty-two years old, born in Lien Chow, China. At the age of eighteen he became a Christian, and for seven years attended the mission school in Canton. He came to Hawaii in July, 1902, and spent his first six months at — �THE FRIEND Lahaina, where he taught and preached. tian work with these people of a simHe was called to the Kohala church ple but true faith, is most encouragjust one year ago. ing. The membership of our Chinese 11. Japanese. —Christianity is slowchurch is thirty-seven—the men pre- ly but surely gaining a hold upon the dominating. The congregation aver- Japanese people in Kohala. Mr. N. ages about sixty. The Chinese, of all Washiyama has for one year been paspeoples, are the most faithful to their tor of our Japanese church, and under church vows. Here is also a vigor- him there has been a steady upward ous Sabbath school, though just now growth. Mr. Washiyama obtained his there is great need for a consecrated education from the Doshisha Univerman or woman as teacher of a large sity in Kioto, Japan. Here he spent English-speaking class. seven years under the influence of JoIt is a difficult thing to reach planta- seph Neesima—three in the Gention Chinese with the gospel message. eral and four years inyears the Theological Since no new Chinese are coming to the courses. He preached twelve years in Islands, these laborers are old and firm- Japan before coming to Hawaii in 1903. ly settled in their habits and supersti- When he took the Kohala church it t'ons. Gambling, opium smoking and had a membership of only seven, and joss house worship hold them firmly in during the past three of those have their grasp. Just now there is one gone away. But year five last Sabbath young man on probation, whom U Cho Japanese men were baptized and young united Ping tells me, is learning to pray. One with the churrch on profession of faith, encouraging feature of the Chinese so that now there is a membership of work is the large number of children nine. This in of new recruits who grow up under the sheltering has been thegathering most encouraging feature walls of the church and under the nur- of the whole year's work in all of our ture and admonition of the Lord. Here churches. And it was largely brought are sixty-three children with Christian about through the influence of Miss parents. There is one pillar in this Koka, our Japanese kindergarten teachchurch, sixty years old, who has seven er, together with the quiet but steady babies, the oldest a boy of eleven. Dur- help of Mr. Washiyama. These two ing this last year I haye baptized six devoted workers have a fine night red-capped, almond-eyed little ones. school of fifteen or more young men. Our Chinese people are poor. They are Four out of the five new Christians mostly garden trucksters or day labor- were from this school. In many ways ers, and yet they believe in supporting Miss Koka has shown herself a decided their church. During this last year they force in promoting a better life for her have given $270 for different purposes people in Kohala. There are several connected with church work. young Japanese who are thinking Looking for an example these peo- other of professing Christ. Another seriously more ple early turn to others enlight- strong feature this work is the pasened, and see no harm in "taking smoka tor's day schooloffor Japanese children. the and little drink," and as a result has found a difficult Washiyama Mr. good seed has to struggle for life in field in Kohala. For a year previous stony and thorny hearts. The pastor's to his advent the church was pastorless, aim when he came to Kohala, was first, and these people, like sheep without a to make his people truly Christian. He strayed far from the fold. said, "Plenty other people got eye look shepherd, this During year the Buddhists came, see—Christian no good—must first and and conquered. Then there saw, teach him." And today there is a was no strong sentiment among the greater spirit of harmony among these few Christian Japanese against certain people than there has been for some prevalent vices of the world. They had time. The loquacious, gossipy Chinese not been taught the cost of a true protongue has in a measure been silenced. fession of the Master. They drank Before one communion recently, six with the heathen, and even setup idols. Christians buried the hatchet, shook Theirs was a weak Christianity. But Ia hands, and vowed friendship. has now been made, right The Chinese minister is something of land we beginning pray that the little trust and a Pope. No one can partake of com- leaven may leaven the whole lump. The munion without first asking him. This 1plantation Japanese are saying of our applies even to the oldest elder. If few Christians: "These are the saints this bishop has reason to believe that the camp." Then a new interest is in 1 all is not right in the would-be com- being taken by outsiders. Many are municant's heart, he must either repent seeking the good news of salvation. or go without the sacrament. Our ChiBad men are repenting and coming to also school of day nese pastor has a Church. God's arm has not been shortsixteen scholars. Here every day, for ened and faithful service will yet be two hours after the government school rewarded. closes, these little Celestials study Chi- I The Hawaiian 111. Hawaiians. nese under Christian influences. Chris- — church is our weakest one. This church, which under bather Bond had 2,000 members at one time, has now but a handful. If it were not for the fifty seminary girls, there could hardly be a morning service. Since Mr. Kekuewa's resignation, the church has been several months without a pastor. And yet there are many natives in Kohala, who could be reached with the help of a young, enthusiastic and consecrated leader. This noble church, which Father Bond built with his own hands, and which in later years has been loyally supported by his own children, ought not to be allowed to languish and die. Other men have labored, and now it is our pri\ ilege ami duty to enter into their labors and reap the harvests. IV. American, —There are two churches in the district for Englishspeaking people—the Episcopal church, St. Augustine's and the Kohala Union church. The rector of St. Augustine's, Mr. Kenton-Smith, is a strong addition to the community, both socially and morally. These two churches work together on the most friendly of terms. During the week of prayer they held union services, ami the evening of Good Friday will be obs< rved in like manner. The Kohala Union church acts as an adviser and helper for all the different phases of the Hawaiian Board's work. The Sabbath morning congregations of this church average about fifty, one-half of whom are children. For nearly two years every week a ten-minute sermon has been preached for the boys and girls. This part of the service has at least been an inspiration to the pastor. During the past year systematic beneficence has been instituted and our morning offerings have been doubled. This system, if faithfully observed, will put any church upon a sound financial basis. We have also inaugurated systematic daily Bible study. About eighteen families and individuals in the congregation are observing the daily watch hour. The "Daily Bible," a series of Bible studies, published at Clifton Springs, N. Y\, is guiding our thought and has proven itself very valuable ami helpful to our growth in spirituality. The present pastor of the Kohala Union church expects to leave the Islands for the mainland the latter part of April. After a residence of five years here, he and his wife carry with them a hearty aloha for the Island people and the Island life. As yet his successor has not been found. We trust that the new pastor's heart and head will be in the work and that he will be a strong factor in the spiritual awakening of this beloved land. E. B. T. �THE FRIEND Kona's great need is a wide-awake, earnest home missionary, to preach the gospel of Christ to our mixed population. The Episcopal service fails to attract a By Ella H. Paris. large class of half-whites, and many of other nationalities, who might be gatherAbout the year 1859, a few of the fored into a service not having a prescribed eign residents of Central Kona, realizing form of worship. the need of school and church privileges The Japanese form an increasinglyfor their growing families, decided to large and influential element in our midst. erect a building which could be used for Scores of bright, interesting children are both puqjoses. A thousand dollars was being reared in heathenism —many of subscribed, lumber ordered, and the work whom might be brought under the inpushed forward. According to my fluences of Christianity. father's journal, dated February 10th, As the Hawaiian Board has requested i860: "The foreigners have a very neat the Home Missionary Society on the house of worship, which makes quite a mainland to co-operate in the conduct show, and is an ornament to our neighof work done in the English language, borhood." A teacher was engaged, and the "Popopiia," Hawaiian church, which an English school opened in the new is under the control of the Board, will building. The late Rev. T. E. Taylor, doubtless be available for such work in who had for some time been holding ocCentral Kona. casional services at a private house, was This church, which was built by my expected to occupy the pulpit, but failing father, has koa and pews, and, health soon obliged him to leave the though small, isplatform and cencomfortable Islands; the teacher did not remain long, trally located, and would be a good rallyand the house was closed, excepting ing point for this part of Kona. when a clergyman happened to be visitKona does not need a worker for ing in Kona. On such occasions, a whom there is no room elsewhere; Kona preaching service would be held, which needs an up-to-date worker, endowed was usually well attended. with executive ability and personal mag The late Rev. Lorrin Andrews (or netism, and devoted to winning souls to Judge Andrews, as he was usually call- Christ. ed), when in Kona, on account of his health, preached in the little chapel, when KOHALA'S RETIRING PASTOR able; and, at different times, a school was Born in Corning, lowa, in a home of taught in it for a short period. But, as strong religious influence, Edward left a number of the prominent residents Kona before the building was paid for, Bates Turner received the foundation for the strong, Christian character that it was sold at auction. My father purchased and repaired it, intending to hold we find in the mature man. At the it for the English-speaking community age of thirteen he publicly confessed for religious purposes. After the Hawaiian churches were placed under the care of native pastors, my father opened a private school, and in connection with it, he and my mother, conducted a Sunday School, after which my father either preached, or read a sermon. In the year 1870, we moved to Honolulu and the house was again closed. Early in 1878, this pretty little church was accidentally burned down. Fires had been started in the dry grass, in an adjoining lot, and although my father worked heroically to save it, the building was burned to the ground. When this building was erected, the majority of the English-speaking inhabitants of Central Kona, were Americans, but most of them have either moved to other localities or been taken to the better land. The foreign residents at the present time, are nearly all English—and there is an Anglican church which they are supposed to attend and support. KONA'S FOREIGN CHURCH AND PRESENT NEEDS. 9 his Master, joining the church in his home town. Three years were spent as a student in Corning Academy ; then followed his entrance into Princeton, and his graduation in 1896. While here he determined to follow the injunction of his Saviour, "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." In preparation for this, be spent two years at Auburn Theological Seminary, New York, and later entered the Union Theological Seminary in the same city, graduating in May, 1899. His great desire was to go as a missionary to China, but the way not being clear for it then, he accepted a position in Mills Institute. As this was a school for Chinese youth, and Honolulu on the highway to China, he felt it was in line with his heart's desire, and so became one of the staff of teachers in this institution, remaining two years. As is characteristic of the man, he did not confine his work to the students of this school only, but gave willing service to any and all branches of Christian work. Becoming an active worker in a night school for Chinese at Palama, he solicited from friends between five and six hundred dollars for a chapel at this place. During his second year in Honolulu he married Miss Gertrude Norris, a playmate of his childhood, and at the close of the school year accepted a call to the pastorate of the Kohala Union church, where together they have been active workers in the life of the church and community. As a pastor he has labored faithfully, not only among his own people, but his interest has extended to the other nationalities here. To the Chinese and Japanese churches he has been "a tower of strength," officiating at their communions, baptisms, weddings and deaths. Entering into their lives in such sincerity that he has been often called upon to settle personal differences among these people. He has solicited funds when repairs were necessary on these churches, which is always a trying ordeal and which required great love for the work to be willing often to sacrifice his own feelings for the object. His interest alone has been paramount, for no remuneration has been received for this work. The establishment of the Kohala kindergarten was largely due to his efforts. His love for athletics has held him very close to the hearts of the young people in his church and community, and it is largely through his influence that match games of ball have never been played here on the Sabbath. His love for sports of all kind dates back to his college days. When in New York he won the cup in �THE FRIEND 10 an intercollegiate gymnastic contest. The Kohala Girls' School has always held a warm place in his hqart, and he has been one of the regular workers for its spiritual growth. The position as secretary of the Board of Managers he has held for the past three years. Such is the resume of his work in this community, together with numberless deeds that cannot be recorded here, but will ever be held in sacred remembrance in the hearts and lives of his people. Wherever Mr. and Mrs. Turner may make their home in the years to come, no people can have a warmer or deeper interest in them than the members ami congregation of Kohala Union church E. R. B. in Hawaii nei. Hawaii: First, the curious postponement of ilie discovery of this group, which savetl its people from the corruption and ravages of Spanish conquest and its inquisition; and second, the political consolidation of the group by Kamehameha, which removed the unpropitious conditions of internecine war and of brigandage, so that the coming enlightenment might enter unobstructed and with the shelter of orderly govattending the Christianizing of ernment. The Third, and in view of its exact timeliness fitting the auspicious moment, one of the most notable Providences in this series, was the peculiar call or summons wdiich led to the dispatch of the band of pioneer missionaries in 1819, so as to arrive at the preSPECIAL PROVIDENCES IN THE cise moment when the Hawaiian peoCHRISTIANIZATION OF ple were best prepared to receive them. HAWAII Like many greater events which have transformed human history, this By S. E. Bishop. summons to arise and preach Christ in 3. The Timely Summons and Sending Hawaii came in a most obscure and humble form. In the year 1809 two of the Missionaries. poor, dark-skinned sailor youths were We have considered two of the re- brought to New Haven by a trader, markable chain of Special Providences Captain Brintnel. One of these was New _Tapering Arm 4k aW, M A §M ■J V KW B\ ft 'M "- IL jS '$& qsl fft\ Ba. ■a E,sryttag, Play ET.rythi.g, Just Like the Original �* W /-T"MHE j&fc, WLt. Thomas Hopu, whom the present writer well remembers as a school teacher at Kailua from 1830 to 1831). The other, and more notable one, was Henry Obookiah or Opukahaia. He was found weeping on the threshold of one of Vale College buildings because there was no one to instruct him. Rev. E. W. Dwight became his teacher, and soon after the ardent Samuel J. Mills became actively interested in him, and took him to his home in Torringford, and then to Andover, where a deep interest was awakened in the youth, and where Obookiah began to develop an earnest Christian piety. The result was the establishment in Cornwall, Ct., in 1810, by the American Board, of a training school for heathen youth. This opened with twelve pupils, seven of whom were from 1 lawaii. Obookiah tlied early in 1818. after some years of devoted anxiety for the conversion of his Hawaiian brethren. Some of his recordetl words were as follows: "I hope God will sentl the Gospel to the heathen land, where the words of the Savior never yet had been. Poor people ! worship the wood and stone, 5H£ c<2jb w? <§& Wtttt g»Ut«g ffitt*M** Wt The Height of Mechanical Perfection. CASH OR INSTALLMENTS ffi 3 VICTOR is so perfect that it is often mistaken for actual talking and singing, even by persons accustomod to it. It is as soft and sweet as the voice of a woman; as full, loud, clear and strong as that of a man. The Victor renders high instrumental music solo, hand and orchestra s0 as make the listener hold his breath. GOLD MHUAL The Victor won the Gold Medal over all other talking machines at Buffalo. It was awarded by eight distinguished judges-confirmed by three more confirmed again by a final one—a unanimous verdict of superiority by twelve distinguished men. What they found out is exactly wdiat you want to know. They judged it for you. Can you imagine anything that will bring to your home, so much pleasure and entertainment to your friends and every member of your family— -*■ — *° ; -^mxZX ** ' MABTEK B VOICIc - WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICEB SSIIMYSIQIE SOTS!© QQ. SOLE AGENTS HONOLULU, H. I. �11 THE FRIEND and shark, and almost everything their O, what a wonderful god. thing it is that the hand of the Divine Providence has brought me from the heathenish darkness where the light of Divine truth never had been. My poor countrymen who are yet living in the region and shadow of death, 1 often feel for them in the night season concerning the loss of their souls. May the Lord Jesus dwell in my heart, and prepare me to go and spend the remaining part of my life with them. But not my will, () Lord, but Thy will be done." Obookiah's death lent a very touching power to his published wortls, and aroused to action the previously awakened thought of sending a mission to Hawaii. Mr. Hiram Bingham of Andover Seminary, visiting the Cornwall school, keenly felt the impulse emanating from the departed ()bookiah, and his classmate, Asa Thurston, joined him in offering themselves for that enterprise to the American Board. In company with five assistant missionaries, and the wives of the seven men, they sailed from Boston in the brig Thaddeus for Hawaii, October 23, 1819. They were to arrive at what proved to be the exact moment when they were most needed, and all was ready for them. It was solely Obookiah's intense desire for the salvation of his people, sealed by his early death, that kindled in Hiram Bingham's heart and in the hearts of his associates the purpose to evangelize Hawaii, and that brought to a focus in that direction the thoughts of the American Board and its supporters. During a few years previous, missions had been sent to the Orient, to India, and to the American Indians. But for Obookiah, Hawaii would scarcely have been considered, at least not urgently. It was the death of this humble youth that lent his words a pathos and insistence which prevailed. Through him a voice was given to be heard and felt from the inarticulate moan of a lovable but dying tribe of childlike people perishing in a very gross darkness. It became an effectual call of God to enter an open door, which later events have proved to be of high, if not supreme, importance. In 1819, men had not dreamed of the coming spiritual as well as political importance of Hawaii, as the central point of the Pacific in the forefront of Christendom, facing the great pagan empires of the Orient. It was a point to be redeemed and occupied by Gospel light and power in view of the coming impact of advancing Christendom upon the ancient Paganism. But what men recked . . * * * the Lord of the Kingdom foreknew. We may see how He provided for it. Nowhere in human history can the Divine Hand be more clearly seen than in the Call voiced by ()bookiah which sent that mission to Hawaii in that year. not, REMINISCENCE'S OF TROUBLOUS TIMES IN 1868 crashing around us. Looking seaward, an immense cloud was seen rising from the direction of the pali (precipice) in front of our house. This we supposed to be lurid smoke, but it proved to be a cloud of dust, caused by an avalanche of the pali. After recovering in a measure from our unspoken terror, anil during an interval between the severe vibrations, we ventured into the house, where a scene of confusion met our sight ; books, curios, etc.. were strewetl on the floor in the parlor, ami my father's study; milk, butter, eggs, preserves, broken glassware, etc., etc., covered the floor in pantry ami kitchen. While gazing Little did the inhabitants of peaceful Kona dream what that weird column of smoke, ascending from the summit of Mauna Loa, at early dawn of Friday, March 27th, 1868, presaged for them. It was a sight never to be forgotten; a grand and ever-changing pillar of MRS. J. W. Xl N<3 14A WALTER ST., SAN FKANCIBCO, CAL, dense smoke, several miles in height, brilliantly illumined by the glare from SHOPPING Mokuaweoweo's lake of fire. The folof liny il,», rlptlm, promptly attrndeil to at lowing notes are taken from my fa< iitiilnKiio Kateo ther's diary: Reference (bjr permlnlon) Mrs, B. F. Dillingham, less Honolulu March In "Friday, 27. than thirty minutes several smaller columns of smoke hail shot up along the slope of the great mountain (Loa) to the distance of ten or fifteen miles. We thought there was a stream of lava, but clouds soon enveloped the mountain, and nothing more was seen during the day." "During the whole night, no glare nor smoke were to be seen. All was 9 clear, and still as death.' "Saturday, 28. This a. m. at seven o'clock the earth began to quake, and continued at intervals until noon. Hacnts From twelve until one p. m. continued l shakes at intervals of from two to five National Tube Co. minutes—most of the time a constant Link-Belt Machinery Co. vibration. A 1 on e o'clock p. m. a very Krajewfki's Patent Cane Crusher severe shock. Hersey Mfg. Co.'s Sugar Granulaters "Sunday, 29. Shakes from eleven Hamilton Corliss Engines last night, until five a. m.; not so frequent or hard; from five to one p. m. Lillie Evaporators a continuous succession; some very Valvoline Oils hard, counted from sixty to seventy in Cable Addreaa: a few hours. HONIKON. A. B. C. Code (4th and oth K.lltloui) Monday, 30. Shakes light this a. m.; continuous this evening. Telkpiionk Main 440 Tuesday, 31. Shakes frequent. Wednesday, April 1. Hard shocks during the day; very hard at night. HATTKK and Thursday, April 2. Hard shakes this H KMSHKK a. m.; slight from noon until ten min- ■ 071 Rlahop Straet HONOLULU utes to four, a most terrific shock, rum- Aloi. Young Hulldlnc bling, roaring, hissing, gases escaping, Insurance Dei-ahtmknt avalanche of the pali." Many of the earthquakes were preHAWAIIAN TRUST A ceded by explosive sounds. At other times, detonations were not followed by shakes. When the dreadful, culminating shock of April 2nd occurred, it seemed as though the foundations were being removed ; the earth rocked, Telephone Main 184 trees swayed to and fro; walls fell x* \W 9iS FORT STREET prostrate; everything was creaking and * * Honolulu Iron OJorks 00s Sugar Machinery Engineers Supplies £evingston Bi» �THE FRIEND 12 on the jumbled mass another severe hills and they smoke," no tongue, no and the walls were but a few feet in shock caused us to again retreat to the pen can portray the sublimity of the height, when the terrible earthquake of yard. The two-story house, with its scene. To be appreciated it must be April, 1868, so shook the Island that the ELLA H. PARIS. alarmed trustees held a meeting and deheavy timbers and many'windows, experienced. termined that the walls should be carried creaked and rattled so constantly that it seemed too much of a nervous strain HILO'S FIRST FOREIGN CHURCH. no higher. Upon that foundation an atto remain in it, after the fearful shock tractive structure was built at a cost of By Rev. C. W. Hill of the afternoon, so my father put up $5,888.50, and dedicated free from debt. In the days when the gold fever was Then a parsonage was secured and a a rough tent, which we occupied for some days. But even when in the tent, raging in California, the whaling vessels study built at a combined cost of $1,938. we could hear the creaking and rat- of the North were wont to avoid San Cemetery grounds were bought and tling—varying from the slightest trem- Francisco, partly because provisions fenced in at a cost of $722, making a or to a prolonged convulsion, when it were dear, but chiefly because sailors total expenditure in a little more than a seemed as though everything must go would desert their ships to join the quest year of $8,548.50. Truly "those were to pieces. Our sensations during those for gold. As a result, the Hawaiian Isl- days of large plans and heroic self-sacridays and nights of terrorism are inde- ands became the whalers' rendezvous for ficing work and giving." scribable. fresh water and supplies. Hilo Bay was In 1873 the church bought a school About eleven o'clock on the night of often enlivened by large fleets, and num- lot and, aided by the Ladies' Sewing SoApril 7th, we discovered a light, far erous sailors visited its shores. ciety and funds subscribed by citizens down on the southern slope of Mauna of Hilo, built a school house for the trainHitherto the had missionary spirit Loa, in the direction of Kahuku. My concerned itself with the Hawaiian ing of children of the English-speaking father immediately exclaimed, "Now, race, but now a new problem was families. This school was conducted as there is relief;" and so it proved. presented, that of preaching the gospel a parish school until it was taken under The lava had taken a subterranean to sailors. Mr. Dibble was then living control of the government in the year course, under the great mountain, and in a long stone building of three rooms, 1889. had burst out through an old and large with thatched roof, located at the point The church has devoted its benevofissure, and flowed very rapidly toward which is now the end of Pleasant street. lence mainly to local needs. It has lent the house of a Capt. This gen- This building, with partitions removed, a hand to the establishment of helping tleman had been urged, a few days be- was converted into a Seaman | Be hel. other churches of various nationalifore, to leave that locality, but had re- It also became the meeting pis ,"e of the the furnished recruits for their ties, and plied, "God Almighty cannot drive me English-speaking people of the church work from its membership. The and Hik of this!" when the river out of But First Foreign Church." monthly collections for the benevolent liquid fire threatened to engulf his nucleus ofan"The effort was made to secure fund for the present year are by vote of In the 1857 in he fled and his family dwelling, a minister who should work "primarily the church, to be devoted to the followdarkness, carrying a sick child, the lava as a Seaman's and secondarily ing objects: Six monthly collections for Chaplain, minutes rushing down a gulch a few after they had crossed. The grave of as pastor for the foreign community." the work of the Hawaiian Evangelical a daughter, who had died some time The project failed but the work was car- Association. Three for the Pastor of previously, was so covered with lava ried on by those who were on the ground, Haili Church. Two for the Chinese . , that its location could not be indentificd, and several thousand acres of fine pasture land were rendered worthless. On the morning of April Bth, the smoke was so dense that the sun appeared like a ball of fire. The whole district was shrouded in darkness. This condition lasted during the continuance of the flow, which entered the ocean at Kailikii, about three miles north of Kalae, the southern cape of the island. The prevailing direction of the earthquake wave, during this eruption, was said to be from northeast to southwest, so that articles of furniture standing at right angles to that wave were overturned, while those in other positions might not be disturbed. During the greater part of this eruption, the air was hot and sultry, and the continual vibration of the earth caused many people to have a sensation of nausea, so that food was almost untouched. The lava and gases, having found a vent, the earthquakes became less and less frequent, and finally the island resumed its normal condition. But the memory of those trying days cannot be effaced. When ''He looketh on the earth and it trembleth, toucheth the Dibble, Green, Lyman, Coan, Dr. Wetmore. We give but leading names; Heaven has the record of the rest. The church was born of missionary endeavor. Its genius is that of local missions. Never in its history has the Foreign Church of Hilo forsaken its genius, and we mayrest confident that it never will. During the Civil War in America the Confederate ship Shenandoah went up the coast of the Pacific and assailed and destroyed the whaling fleets of the North. After that blow the industry was never pursued with its former vigor. The visits of whalers to these shores grew constantly less, and the Seaman's cause in Hilo waned. In 1867 a minister was sought to act "primarily as Pastor of the foreign community, and secondarily as Seaman's Chaplain." A religious society was formed, and, in February of the following year, "The First Foreign Church of Hilo" was recognized by an ecclesiastical Council. There were fourteen charter members, seven of whom are now living. The church resolved to erect a new building using the stones of the Bethel for its basement. The work was begun Kindergarten, Hilo, and one for the Waiakea Social Settlement. Titus Coan was the first to act as pastor, holding afternoon services after preaching on Sunday mornings to the Hawaiian people. Rev. Frank Thompson was installed in 1869, and Rev. A. O. Forbes, 1K74. Mr. Forbes resigned to accept the position of Secretary of the Hawaiian Board of Missions in 1881, and was succeeded by the Rev. E. P. Baker. Mr. Baker was a lover of Nature, and an enthusiastic student. His research among the volcanoes furnished valuable data for scientists, although he published nothing over his own name. He resigned in 1894, by reason of ill health. On leaving Hilo, he said, with a shade of regret, "The romantic days of Hilo are past." The influx of foreigners with the building of highways, telephonic and railroad lines, has marred the romance of Nature, but not that of missions. We are approaching the noontide of opportunity and responsibility. In the ministry of Rev. C. W. Hill, which followed that of Mr. Baker for four years, the present attractive church edific was erected at a cost of $13,427.44. The funds were se- �13 F THE RIEND cured through the efforts of Mr. C. C. Kennedy and Mr. J. Scott, and a fine pipe organ was installed which was largely the gift of Mr. Alexander Young. The old church building is now doing service as "The Hilo Free Library Buildine" presented for that purpose by Dr. Wetmore. The foundation stones which were of the stones of the old Bethel, still remain to support the new structure and so are thrice dedicated to the worship of God. Rev. J. A. Cruzan succeeded Mr. Hill for four years. During his ministry the membership largely increased: The Rev. Mr. Nash supplied the pulpit for about 9 months. The church then united upon the Rev. Curtis E. Shields, who seems eminently fitted for the place he has been called' to fill. He has entered heartily into fellowship with workers in the field. He has already added strength to the Christian cause in Hilo, and his influence is likely to be felt beyond the circumference of his own pastorate. Mountain View, Hawaii. Teachers. Banner C. E. Society of the Territory. C. J. DAY & CO. FINE QROCERIES OLD Kona Coff c a Specialty A SCHOOL TO BE PROUD OF. Situated in the midst of a beautiful garden at an elevation of some 120 feet, the Kohala Girls' School has for thirty Hiivc a branch store in the Young Building. Their years, been quietly but earnestly striving to meet the aims of its beloved beneHOLIDAY GOODS will scon he on exhibition. factor and founder. Rev. Klias Bond. 1033 iiisiior nam Father Bond, as he was affectionately known by his friends, came to these Isl"Where is the woman to be found ands in 1841, as a missionary under the who does not long deep down in her American Board of Foreign Missions heart to be beautiful ?" and was stationed at Kohala where, for nearly fifty years he labored indefatigThe first requirement: ably for the education and uplift of the BRUSHES-''>r the Hair, Teeth, Hawaiians. Nails and Bath. It was the original purpose of Mr. Indispensible adjuncts: Bond to establish a school for girls that should give them a higher and broader SOAPS— Healing, Soothing — the education than was available at that time fine French Soaps of Pinaud, Rogers & in the public schools, besides giving them Gullet and Pivers. a wholesome Christian home training. TOILET WATERS- The these years the school has regisDuring dainty, charming, 20th Century in more no less than eight hundred girls, tered witching than ever with the influence of many of whom are living lives of usefulthese delightful perfumes. ness as teachers in the public schools of Hawaii or as wives and mothers in their POWDER PUFFS AND BSONCEB— w ell> i ust Bee ourwin" own homes. It is interesting here to note dows. that a number of the girls in the school ■Sofa* today are the daughters of the pupils of the earlier days, and a most encouraging feature of this is that they are in most cases, girls filled with a desire to make THE BIG GROCERS, the most of their opportunities. The buildings are, for the most part, 169 King St. The Lewers & Cooke Bldg. well adapted to the needs of the school 240—2 Telephones—24o. and are at present three in number. The REMEMBER that THb Hawaiian News Co., Ltd. Lewis & Co., Ltd. Glee Chili. Main Building main building includes the dormitories, teachers' rooms, sewing room, parlors, gills' reception room, dining hall and kitchen. In another building are the three school rooms, and on still another side of the lawn court stands a neat cottage which includes the ironing room, store rooms and carriage house. Within the past year these buildings have undergone a thorough renovation which has considerably facilitated the work this year. A most urgent need in the building line just at present is a laundry and bath house. This the girls, teachers and trustees have been diligently working to secure for a long time and a small financial start has already been made, but funds are sorely needed for its completion. The dormitory system, too, is inadequate, and a new dormitory is needed in order to relieve the crowding that is necessary under the present system. Recognizing the fact that the Hawaiian girl of this day, in order to make a living must be proficient in some one thing, the Board of Managers have decided to make the Industrial department of the school a strong feature, and thorough courses in housekeeping, weaving and dressmaking will be offered to girls who will care to use these as a means of making a livelihood. A six years' preparatory course in the common English branches will be required of all girls before entering upon any one of these courses. �THE FRIEND. 14 With a force of earnest and efficient teachers, it is hoped that the girls may leave the institution well fitted to become good home-makers, capable housekeepers, dressmakers, or teachers of weaving. Industrial education demands a certain amount of outlay, and Kohala Girls' School is dependent in a large measure, upon its friends. During the past year the school was generously remembered by gifts from Honolulu merchants and by friends in other parts of the Islands, all of which have helped greatly to further the work. During the present year there has been an enrollment of 52 girls, mostly residents of this Island. Of this number, eight have been entirely or partly selfsupporting, twenty have been paying the full tuition of $50, and the rest have been receiving part tuition from scholarships. All pay at least a small portion of the tuition. The Christian Endeavor Society, still the banner society of the Islands, has g own and extended its work this year and proved its usefulness and helpfulness in many ways. It may surprise many of the friends to know that the school has been able to help itself financially this year to the extent of something over $250 through the weaving, sewing and cooking of the girls. Altogether, we have had great reason to be encouraged. O. L. B. NEWS FROM THE FRONT. By Rev. W. D. Westervelt. There is a Japanese Temperance Society which has been flourishing in Honolulu for some years. It. has about one hundred active members. It is almost impossible to know how many in the past have been members of the organization. Rev. Dr. Cuyler once said about his church in New York, "I am pastor of a flock of pigeons." "A flock of pigeons" is a good illustration of the changes among the Japanese. They gather grain in one field and then hasten on to is an alanother. The result most kaleidoscopic change of faces. There are many members of this Temperance society in other islands, and across the sea in Japan, anl some are probably in the ranks of the Japanese soldiers in China. The chief efforts of this society are directed against sake—the pre-eminent intoxicant among the Japanese. At the same time the members see the tendency among their countrymen to adopt the evil ways of the foreigner. Some Japanese firms have joined the Chribmtas Edition ranks of the wholesale liquor dealers of of THE Honolulu ; therefore this temperance society wages war against the use of American and European liquors of all kinds. There is a growing tendency on the part of our Asiatic population toward emulating "society" in the use of wine at social functions. 1903 The Japanese hold their meetings Eighty-four Pages of Illustramonthly and devote some time to a tions and Articles Pertaining thoughtful discussion of various lines to the Hawaiian Islands. of work. It has been the writer's privilege to be present at three or four of 50 Cents a Copy these gatherings during the past year. The subscription price of this The last meeting was held Monday illustrated monthly magazine evening, the 14th of March. There is $1.50 a year, which includes were nearly one hundred and fifty Japthe beautiful Christmas Number anese present, about one-fifth of them being women. The men almost invariably wore European costume. The THE women were dressed in their picturThe as Presikimonos. esque writer, P. 0. Box 789 HONOLULU, H. T. dent of the Honolulu Anti-Saloon League, had been invited to give them an address on The Lincoln Legion as an outgrowth of the Anti-Saloon League. {' I & It was an inspiration to describe to THE these eager listeners the rapid growth and immense influence of the Anti-Saloon League in the United States during the ten years of its existence. The more active enforcement of old laws, ONLY and the vast increase of new and more stringent ligislation were shown to SECTIONAL T'-l-hbLDj-l-l-T bear strong testimony to the latest and ROOKCASE " §~J*~-I most up-to-date method of advancing L--made the cause of temperance and of uniting the best elements in all political parties Grand [TX- —" " ~ in a powerful attack on the saloon as Raplda. 't ¥ an acknowledged enemy of good morals. ONLY The connection of the Lincoln Legion with this organized and practical one lllV^^^JltT^^x^^A crusade, was shown to be a necessary outgrowth of the League. The AntiSold by Saloon League tries to close the saloons by aiding the people to gain a better understanding of the laws on the COYNE rURMITURECS., L.T& statute books, thus leading to the enFORT AND HERETANIA STB. forcement of these laws and the enHONOLULU. actment of new and needed statutes. The League fights the saloon. The Lincoln Legion is a branch of the League which tries to keep people out of the saloons. The League depends the Legion depends upon the law We use only the best platinum upon the pledge. The League is trying paper and guarantee our work. to cut down the tree on which grows The Legion points Call and see samples on exhibition poisonous fruit. in studio ::::::::: out the fruit, describes it and persuades people to promise not to touch it. The basis of this persuasion is that splendid RICE dt PERKINS, pledge prepared and circulated by Pres(PHOTOGRAPHERS) ident Lincoln, one of the most comprehensive pledgee ever prepared. It Oregon Block, cor. Hotel and Union Entrance on Union. points out the injuries resulting from intoxicants, of the self-evithe use pafadige onhe pacific pARADIgE OF pACIFIC Buy the best-it's iust as cheap GunnL^B I" ;:dj|i^ — ' _^ — OUR PHOTOS DON'T FADE �THE FRIEND dent duty of checking whatever is so notoriously injurious, and the personal pledge to abstain from the ust of intoxicants. Rev. T. Okumura, one of the Congregationalist Japanese ministers in Honolulu, used a stereopticon and threw this pledge of the Lincoln Legion on the screen, explaining it thoroughly in Japanese. Then he interested the audience by giving a series of views of the war between Russia and Japan, and made the strong point that sake was a greater and more destructive enemy to Japan than Russia. It destroyed more lives and more property and actually caused the Japanese government a greater financial loss than the war. His argument was practically that government suffers in the poverty of its people. He then gave a series of pictures illustrating the suffering brought into the home life by the use of strong drink. Such evenings pay, and the Japanese are doing more such steady temperance work than any other nationality in these Islands. It would be a blessed thing for Honolulu if the churches of the city would each plan to have a rousing temperance rally at least once a year in their church edifices. 15 FIGURES THAT TALK. Acquaintance only deepens the first impressions of his strong, aggressive, honest Christian manhood. Hilo has been congratulating herself ever since he came, It has long been an axiom that inasand well she may. much as a large proportion of the proMr. Shields hails from the little town ductive property of the Island of Hawaii of Loveland in that motherland of presi- and of its industries is controlled by nondents Ohio, where he first saw the light residents, not to say by persons residing in 1873. Born and bred a Pres- on Oahu, Christian work there should byterian, he naturally found a col- receive generous support from those who lege home at Wooster University, though not living on the larger island the Mecca of so many sturdy lads derive so much profit therefrom. and lassies in whose veins the old In fact the' policy of the Board has Scotch doctrine forms the iron in solu- been consistently shaped upon this printion. There he graduated in 1895 and ciple as the following table shows. It there he continued to teach for two years. would be very unjust to conclude from There in his own class also he found the these figures however, that the gifts refuture Mrs. Shields, then Miss Helen corded as coming from Hawaii to the C. MacGregor. His next move was Board's Treasury in any way represent to the Western Theological Seminary at the benevolent work done by its people. Allegheny, Pa., and thence to Lane Semi- Take Hilo for instance, with its local nary, Cincinnati where he graduated in churches, its free library, its splendid 1890. His first charge was at Amanda, Settlement, its kindergartens Ohio, where he was ordained and install- Waiakea its Lyman School, all of which are ed by Columbus Presbytery immediate- and a constant witness to the unstinted geneof his seminary ly following the close of the future mecourse. His ministry was marked by rosity of the residents are These but a few of the ol>tropolis. steady growth in his church and by special honors conferred upon him by his jects of the bounty of Hilo people. Other fellow pastors who called upon him to districts have a like record. Bearing this serve first as Temporary Clerk next as in mind the story of how the Board for Moderator and then as Permanent Clerk, the past three years has invested in Hafinally giving him the crowning mark of waii and how its friends on that Island their confidence by electing him as Com- have helped it do so is as follows: missioner to the Geneial Assembly which For the year 1901— met last year in Los Angeles. Mr. Shields began his work last DeRECEIVED FROM ISLAND OF HAWAII. cember in Hilo and forthwith won the confidence of the townspeople. As a xywi. speaker he is quiet but forceful, giving the impression of reserve power. He is Native Churches and Indivia clear thinker and puts his thought in $ 180.70 duals form to be grasped and carried away. He Honokaa for work of Rev. C. is the farthest possible remove from the W. Hill 135.00 rainbow chaser, the raphsodist or Other English-speaking sources 24.00 the admiration exciter. He feeds, stimulates and refreshes, sending his Total donations to Board. .$ 339.70 hearers home with the longing and determination to do better and be EXPENDED FOR ISLAND OF HAWAII. better. At the recent meeting of the Congregational Association of Hawaii, Mr. Shields showed his loyalty to or Work in English $1,000.00 the new polity in connection with which " " Hawaiian 131.25 he is to labor on these Islands, and gave 1,358.00 " " Japanese evidence of his ability to lead in the 1,432.00 " " Chinese councils of the churches. His address " " Portuguese 980.00 which in condensed from appears elsewhere, and which was rendered into HaTotal expended on Hawaii.$5,401.25 waiian in the masterly fashion characteristic of Rev. S. L. Desha made a deep For the year 1902— impression upon the Association. In Mrs. Shields Hilo church is as for- RECEIVED FROM THE ISLAND OK HAWAII. tunate as in the new Pastor. Trained for leadership like her husband and bless- Native Churches and Indivi$ 390.00 duals ed with graces to correspond she is makHonokaa for work of Rev. C. of ing the charming parsonage a center W. Hill attractive power. One little daughter 275.00 completes the home and fills it with sun- Other English-speaking sources 126.00 shine, 1 . .... A NEW CHRISTIAN LEADER. His portrait heads this article. His name is Rev. Curtis E. Shields and his home is Hilo. A little above medium height, spare in frame as a hard student should be, with strong well-marked features and a quiet air of determination veiled beneath a kindly courtesy, the new Pastor of Hilo Foreign Church looks the man he is. Having nothing to conceal because of his American birthright of directness Mr. Shields soon tells himself out to every careful reader of character. . .. �THE FRIEND 16 and had the rare wisdom to recognize the man for the emergency in East HaTotal donations to Board. .$ 791.00 waii when Mr. Hill resigned the pastorate of Hilo church. He was therefore [•'or Work in English $1,625.00 secured to give his whole time to the 1,489.60 scattered communities needing pastoHawaiian magnificent Japanese 1,358.00 ral care in that district ofeight of these There are now distances. Chinese 1,072.00 Portuguese 1,850.00 centers to which he gives constant attention and several others which he for whose future developguards Total expended on 11twaii .$7,394.60 ment heand has been planning. Of some features of his work we will let him For the Year 1903— speak himself: RECEIVE]! I'ltoM THK ISLAND OF lIVWAII. "The Christian people in these localities are encouraged to hold their Indiviand Native Churches duals •$ 243.95 church membership in Hilo, as no one place seems large enough to sustain a Honokaa fur work of Rev. C. and the residents of plantation W. Hill 5000 church, communities are subject to constant Other English-speaking sources 34-00 change. Although people come and ftp, gospel privilege should remain, Total donations to Hoard...$ 327.95 the even though it may not be possible to sustain an organized church. The Hawaii. expended fou the ISLAND OF tendency of plantation life is away from godliness. This is true of all in$ 925.00 For Work in English dustries which gather men together in Hawaiian H07.50 hard toil without Sabbath privileges. 1,423.00 The blatant infidelity of a few devlops Japanese Chinese 922.00 a latent infidelity in many. But an enPortuguese 980.00 couraging feature is that the plantation managers of eastern Hawaii are as a Total expended on Hawaii.$5,057.50 rule men who favor the cause of righteousness, and laborers, with hardly It should be added that in 1901, $6ix>: an exception, welcome the pastor at in 1902, $600; and in 1903, $900, were their homes and accord to him a hearty contributed by communities under bis handshake in the field. Although the charge directly to Rev. ('. W. Hill for opportunities for stated worship are his work. These gifts did not pass limited, vet pastoral visitation counts through the Board's 'Treasury hut were for much possibly more than in comreceived and expended for work in Eng- munities where Christian privileges are lish by Mr. Hill and therefore should be more abundant." added respectively to each side of the This does not half tell the story of above columns. Not having passed this devoted servant of our Master. through the Hoard's Treasury they can- Living in Olaa. 22 miles up the volcano not technically appear on its books road, he gives the first Sunday of every though they should be included in order month to his home neighborhood. The second week is spent on the sea coast to a complete statement. above Hilo. Here the four communities of Pepeekeo, Honomu, Hakalau ONE OF OUR BEST AND and Honohina, unite to worship in the BUSIEST Hawaiian church, half a mile from Hakalau. This little meeting house, If you look at the picture on the which wasput in neat condition and furfront cover you will see who this is. nished with organ, hymn books and othHe stands way over on the extreme er accessories by Mr. Hill's parish, now left—Rev. Charles W. Hill. 'The fu- stands as one more prophecy of the ture church historian of Hawaii will coming day when the various races want to linger a bit over the story of shall worship together in these Islands. this tireless worker. So far as the Eng- The third and fourth Sundays are lish language is concerned church ex- given to Hamakua. The Lyceum in tension in this Territory is passing Honokaa serves as a gathering place through the circuit rider stage. Out- for the three communities of Paauhau, Bide of a few favored spots there arc Honokaa and Kukuihaele. As the not enough people at any one point to building has proved too small a plan is form a nucleus for an organiation suf- on foot to enlarge it. All along this ficiently large to furnish support to a coast Mr. Hill's team of steady travelpastor or work for all bis time. The ers is a familiar and welcome sight. No Hawaiian Board early perceived this, one is greeted more cordially than he. EXTENDED l'Olt THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. . ... ... .. ... .. : i By his faithfulness, his cheerful readiness to help and the simple testimony of his manly Christian life, he has both endeared himself and commended the gospel of his Master to young and old. There is little poetry in this constant moving up and down the coast, where mud and dust vie with each other as kings of the road, but no one ever heard him complain. It is a rare treat to entice him to open his experience and unfold a few of his many adventures. Meantime the wider relations of the whole Christian enterprise in the districts of Hamakua, Hilo, Puna, ()laa and Kau have been his constant study, and the Board has learned that it has no counsellor of sounder judgment or more foreseeing wisdom than D. S. this faithful missionary. THE PORTFOLIO. By Wm. L. Whitney. Political interest this month has gathered chiefly about the question of an extra session of the legislature. The reasons put forward for such a call are that our expenditure! are proving too much for our income and that no money is to be had to meet the most pressing needs of the government. It has been known for some time that the Governor was in favor of an extra session to discuss, and, if possible, relieve, the financial difficulties. So futile, however, has it seemed to most of our influential citizens to call together that body of men who have already prov- ed that their abilities lay along spending rather than saving lines that it was not thought at all probable that they would be called U]K>n to show those abilities again. However, we are to have them with us on April sixth next. Since the call was issued, the action of the Governor has been very largely discussed by all members of our society and we have not heard, outside of the scurrilous .little sheet "The Independent," a single voice raised in approval of the course pursued. It will cost the Territory from $25,000 to $40,000 for the actual expense of that body and the amount of harm it is likely to do will, we may rest assured, far outbalance any possible good it will accomplish. The Governor and Secretary have been hard at work along lines of retrenchment, and a difficult task it proves to lie. While to every casual observer it is evident that there are leaks in the government expnditure, it takes a keen, careful and patient worker to find the ways and means of stopping the same. To retrench the governmental monthly expenditure by $30,000 means some severe cutting in all departments, and much ill feel- �THE FRIEND ing among those whose political and official heads must fall. VVe do not doubt that our chief executive has the ability and the courage for the undertaking, but we sincerely wish that he might accomplish that work without the aid of his foolish advisers, the Legislature. Trouble in the Water Works Department, over which Andrew Brown has so long presided, has finally ended in the consolidation of that department with the Public Works Department. The trouble arose over a certain defalcation of a clerk by the name of Vivian Richardson, who, overcome by the passion for gambling, stole heavily from the department safe to make good his losses at the game. Whether Mr. Brown endeavored to shield the young man or through pity decided on his own responsibility to give him another chance, the theft was not reported to headquarters. The Governor, when the affair was finally run to earth, decided that the protection of the people's money demanded severe measures with anyone connected with public dishonesty, and Mr. Brown was requested to resign. In the courts the only matter of general interest has been the futile attempt to securea jury totry the murderer Jones. The entire panel, consisting of two hundred and fifty names, as provided by our new jury law, was exhausted and from the whole number twelve men could not be found who in the eyes of the law were competent to try the prisoner. Whether it is necessary to try such a man before a jury in very truth his peers seems as yet somewhat doubtful, but it has certainly been made evident that a man with intelligence enough to read the daily papers and logic enough to form an opinion is not a fit man for the jury. It is simply another proof of the inefficiency of our present system of administering justice. There is not a competent lawyer on the bench or before the bar who does not condemn the system as it exists today and who will not say that it is an instrument of injustice far oftener than of justice. But we are bound hand and foot by years of precedent, precedent which had its birth in an age when the institution was the protector of the liberties of the people, and this generation at least will pass away before the jury and its absurdities shall cease. As to the case in hand, unless the prosecution can obtain a change of venue it appears that there will be no trial, for in this small community there can scarcely be found any man more likely to be competent jurors than the panel of this term. In business circles, the outlook is far from encouraging. The commercial reports have recorded little but failures this month Institutions which we have known for many years have succumbed to the hard times and have assigned to creditors. McChesney and Sons, an old established business house has finally wound up its affairs. The Kona Sugar Company, which this month likewise suspended operations, was the cause of the failure of the house. It is the same old story of a load too heavy to be borne, of too extensive investments, of an in- flated credit and the evils which attach thereto. Hart and Company, Ltd., the largest confection, bakery and restaurant house in the city, has likewise given up the struggle and passes into the bands of its creditors. David Lawrence and Co., Ltd., the largest tobacconists of the 'Territory, have been declared bankrupt and the buisness will he closed up as soon as possible. Several other institutions have changed management in an attempt to weather the storm which does not ap- pear to abate as the months pass. The death of Henry Waterhouse, our respected, beloved and honored citizen and the reorganization of the trust com pany which bears his name, has taken from the active business life of the community a name as old, almost, as the town itself, and as well known and as highly spoken of as any in the Mainland. In the loss of Henry Waterhouse. the community lost a most valuable man and the natives a sincere friend. Few men have given their time, their energies and their wealth in all good works as he did, and we who knew him even slightly feel that we have lost a friend 17 be replaced among the sons of men. The magnificient project of Pacific Heights, the dream of Chas. Desky, has fallen. Mr. Desky sunk a large fortune in the scheme, has given to Honolulu its most beautiful suburb, has worked early and late to make the plan a success, and now must pass it over to another to reap the benefits ofhis toil. Mr. Chas. Booth, the former owner of the barren hillside which has been made thus to blossom as the rose, takes back the land still unsold in satisfaction of the mortgage given at the time of the purchase. What will become of the electric road which gives to the suburbanites their only means of transportation is as vet unsettled. It is hoped that the Rapid Transit Company wiil take unto itself this pioneer electric road of Hawaii. Captain Rodman, U. S. N., in his evidence in a certain law suit, has given us a most exact estimate of the availability of Pearl Harbor as an open port. Briefly, he states that in bis opinion, and no one is better able to judge of such matters than he, it would be safe for a sailing vessel of five hundred tons (about the size of the little tubs which ply between the ports of this island) with proper steam assistance to get into the harbor. Also that a steamer of a thousand tons might with care be led through the tortuous channel. It does not therefore appear likely that we shall lose the Korea or the Siberia from our Honolulu docks for the immediate present. not soon to The Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Interest from Various ly, as it has been received by many of the Honolulu ladies as a letter. She Sources. speaks of the coming to their hard-won A newspaper from Exeter, N. H., and interesting station of Roman Cathsent in early January, probably from olic priest and nuns, which complicates Mrs. Mary (Anderson) Street, reached their work. They follow up the same here after some evident wandering line of work where Rev. and Mrs. Delround, late in February. It contained aporte have been so successful, and a very full obituary notice of Rev. endeavor to proselyte from their flock. George E. Street, pastor emeritus of •''They encourage the heathen dances, Phillips church, Exeter, and particulars and support the natives in doing variof his most honored funeral from the ous things to disturb their meetings church building, which he had built, and draw away the attendance on Proand where he had ministered over thir- testant worship." She says: "One of ty years. He leaves two children, the nuns tried to ride a wheel in the George Howard Steet of Roxbury, beginning. She was quite a sight with Mass., and Helen Lennox, wife of her large bonnet and beads, and after Rev. William W. Ranney of Hartford. colliding a number of times with our Conn., with whom Mrs. Mary A. Street immovable cocoanut trees, she gave it up." She mentions "the great pleasure will now make her home. it was to have Mrs. Arundel and Crosa long 16th was received On Feb. by with us for a little while; it was and interesting typewritten journal so good to have an opportunity to hive of letter of Mrs. Salome Delaporte with Christian friends." a talk Nauru, Pleasant Island, Micronesia, letter from Miss Grace L. Brewer, A from which we shall not extract largeItems of �18 THE FRIEND whom many will remember as a teacher in the Kawaiahao Seminary, in the early '80s, under the princfpalship of Miss Mary E. Alexander, has been a pleasant surprise. The date was Feb. "My recent news 10th, 1904. from the Islands I get now entirely through Miss Susan Y. Hopper and Margaret (Brewer) Fowler, and as they are both residents of the States, you can imagine I am not very well posted. But 1 have not forgotten my friends in Honolulu, nor the Cousins' Society, of which I am a member." After giving a number of items from the Brewer family of Grinncll, lowa,for the H. M. C. S. Report, she adds: "I have been in Colorado for the last three years, coming out first for the sake of my health. Having regained that, for which I am very thankful, I have for a year been a governess in a private family here. I hope by next fall to go into school work as a regular teacher somewhere in this region." She enclosed a dollar, "with the wish it were more," and sends aloha and best wishes. Grace L. Brewer." From Dr. Frank A. Lyman of Madison, Wis., came a copy of the Wisconsin State Journal of February 27, 1904, containing a full account of the destruction by fire of the beautiful capitol building, which has been the pride and glory of Madison and the State. The loss was a million dollars, and there was no insurance. "The fire is believed to have been caused from a gas jet in a cloak room on the second floor, near the assembly room. The flames spread rapidly and by 10 a. m., little was left of the splendid building but the great dome, and the ruined walls, whose architectural beauty seemed enhanced when stripped of roof and wood-work. The north end alone was saved." "The big capitol fire would undoubtedly have been averted, had the water supply not failed. When the fire broke out the capitol employees prepared to use the hydrants and hose which are stationed about the building. When the nozzles were turned on, the water failed to come. The water for the capitol is supplied from the big tank at the University. It is said at the time the fire occurred, one of the engineers at the university was in the act of cleaning the boilers, and when the demand for water came the tanks were empty, and none could be supplied." The loss of Wisconsin Grand Army was the most deplorable beyond the price of money to replace. All the of the Post, and many invalurelics of battlefields. But all the of the State, that had been borne •tttleficlds, were in the rotunda and * * * * * Krds were saved by one fireman at the risk of his life. The loss which touched the hearts of young and old most deeply was the destruction of the grand old Wisconsin eagle, "Old Abe," who had been in the whole war with the Wisconsin companies. It will give every one a pleasure who has seen the picture of the Triplets in the January Friend, to hear a few words about them, from the pen of their grandmother, Mrs. Frances E. Loomis. She writes, Feb. 28, 1904: "Just before Christmas Edward" (her youngest child) "and I went to Mattoon, 111., to visit the children and grandchildren. E. had neyer seen his little nephews, and we could get holiday rates, so, contrary to my usual judgment about jaunting in winter weather, went." The result of which trip was a very severe attack of grippe, which had delayed her from answering earlier the receipt of The Friend which had reproduced the picture of the boys. Speaking of that, she says: '"We were surprised and delighted to receive The Friend, with the 'write up' about the babies and incidentally of ourselves. Edward said 'it was the chance of my life to get my picture in a paper.' How good the pictures are, too! Louise was so pleased with her copy, and said she was saving it for the boys when they grow up. And those funny little boys! 1 just wish you could see them. They are a perpetual picnic to watch. They are here and there, and everywhere ail at once. Generally very happy and contented, but of course they have their troubles at times. When I was there they did not walk except by holding on to our hands. 'Now they scamper all over the house,' their mother writes." We cannot forbear giving here a further extract from the grandmother's letter: "In Louise's kitchen she had about half of the floor carpeted, and when any of them got over on to the bare floor, she would say, 'Dead line!' and they would flop over on to the carpet again. Their sister, little Frances, enjoys brushing her brothers' hair, and one day she left the brush on the floor. Dale and Dean were sitting near each other, and Dale picked up the hair brush, which was a large one. He hit his brother Dean quite a hard hit on the head with it, and Dean cried out. Dale was evidently pleased with the result, for he hit him again. This time Dean made no sound, but leaned over, took the brush and tossed it back over his own shoulder, and waited for what he knew would happen. Dale lifted up his voice with wrath, and Dean calmly watched him. Donald was in the dining room, and at the noise he came scampering out as fast as he could creep, to see what it was all about. He looked at them a moment, and then went to the toy-basket, got each a new Christmas block, and handed one to each ; and peace and order was restored. Their mother rarely interferes with their little scraps, but lets them settle their differences as best they may." The Alameda's mail brought a copy of the Kalamazoo, Mchigan, Evening Telegraph, in which was a marked paragraph of the funeral of Mrs. B. B. Bowman. A few sentences from this we transfer: "Mrs. Bowman died Feb. 25th, 1904, at her residence, 314 West Cedar St. Her end was peaceful. She fell into slumber, and slept her life away, as her daughter, Lucy, watched at her bedside. The interment by Mr. Bowman's side in Riverside Cemetery, occurred Saturday afternoon." (To be contnned in next Issue.) RECORD OF EVENTS March ist.—Japanese arrested for shooting Waialua Plantation cattle in se- cluded gulches and selling the beef. 4th.—U. S. Marshal Hendry returns from Tokyo with S. Adachi extradited prisoner and important witness in procurer combination. 9th.—Arrest of Vivian Richardson, Clerk of Waterworks; charged with embezzlement of $2,800, covered by $3,000 bonds. Gambling the cause. —Henry Kapea, also a victim of gambling, disappears with $4,623 of Hawaiian Trust Co. —Wehard Simpson drowned while coaling S. S. Sierra. 10th.—Rapid Transit Co., for $15,000, buys Thrum homestead to extend its car barns and plant. 11 th. —Fire in Kakaako, with total destruction of Schuman Carriage Co. warehouse and contents. Loss $15,000. Insurance $12,000. —Andrew Brown removed from charge of Waterworks. 12th.—2 a. m., Chinese store burned out on Nuuanu St. —Kohala Ditch Franchise sold at auction to J. S. Low for one per cent, of gross revenue. A. C. Gehr protests. —Gambling den on Fort St. broken up, after long police delay. �19 THE FRIEND. 17th.—W. H. S. Edmunds stopped in process of monopolizing the moorings of Japanese fishing sampans —Potato famine broken by arrived of S. S. Texan on St. Patrick's day. flies. mosquitoes rooms of and Bids No smoke or unpleasant odor. More effeot 18th.—Two Porto Ricans, just out of ive than burning powder and far more eco- jail, sent hack one year, for robbing Mcnomical at Aiea. The outfit consists of brass lamp and chimney Grew villa —New Aquarium at Kapiolani and the Skeet-00. Price complete, SI. 19th. Money back if not satisfactory. Park formally opened by Rapid Transit Co. 21st.—Court fails to obtain from a BOBBON BBVO Of. panel of 250 citizens a jury to try E. M. Jones for murder. —Gov. Carter calls Special Session of for April 6, to consider finanLegislature CO., & SCHAEFER cial measures. Importers and 22(1.—C. Brewer & Co. buy from Alexander Young, 4,000 out of 7,500 shares of COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Pepeekeo Plantation. Honolulu, T. H. DIED. SKEET-GO FA. . scnundNN CfIRRIdQE V.VI.) LTD. G. IRWIN & CO., TIT Fort Street, Honolulu SUGAR FACTORS AND COMMISSION AGENTS. Agents for the Oceanic Steamship Co. IV T EW YORK DENTAL PARLORS. Plate of Teeth, $5; Gold Crowns, $5; Bridge Work, per Tooth, $5; Gold Fillings, $1; Silver Fillings, 50 cents. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Honolulu, T. H. 1057 Fort St. pITY FURNITURE STORE All kinds of FURNITURE, WINDOW SHADES, LACE CURTAINS, PORTIERES, BOWMAN.—In Kalamazoo, Mich., at age of TABLE COVERS, ETC. 75, Feb. 24, Mrs. Samantha Gilson BowCHAIRS RENTED FOR BALLS AND man, formerly in missionary service on PARTIES. Maui as Mrs, Claudins B. Andrews. Miss Tokyo, Japan, ALEXANDER.—In UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING. Emma Alexander, daughter of late Rev. TOMBSTONES AND MONUMENTS. T. T. Alexander. Residence and Night Call: Blue 3561. MOORE.—In San Francisco, Feb. 25, Isaac Telephone: Office, Main 64. Moore, aged 62, formerly a prominent arNos. 1146-1148 Fort St., Honolulu. chitect in Honolulu. Manager. : : LUCHWING.—In Honolulu, Mar. 5, Hein- H. H. WILLIAMS aa^a QWWj YOUNG BUILDING rich Luchwing, aged 25. We carry the biggest line of harness in the city; vehicles of all descriptions; rubber tires at lowest prices; full line of everything pertaining to HORSE or CA.KRIAOE. COOKE.—In Oakland, Cal., Mar. 17, ■ Mrs. Harriet Emily Cooke, widow of Joseph P. W. AHANA & CO., LTD. O Cooke, aged 62. Mar. 16, MERCHANT TAILOR. BEARWALD.—At sea, near Oahu, Blue 2431. Jacob Boarwald, late foreman Hawaiian P. O. Box 986. Street, Telephone Honolulu Kind Gazette press. CONEY.—In Honolulu, Mar. 25, William H. CLOTHES CLEANED AND REPAIRED. Coney, aged JI. \\T 7-as we Guarantee Fair Treatment MARRIED. ITOPP& COMPANY, IUDGOOD-CLEWS.—At , Hilo, Feb. of *-*- Importers and Manufacturers Claude Bidgood to Miss Carrie Clews, of FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY. San Bernardino, Cal. CHAIRS TO RENT. Honolulu, McLEAN-CROW.—At Hilo, Feb. 23, Walter No. 74 King Street S. McLean to Miss Anna Crow. ECKHART-CLAY.—At Honolulu, Mar. 1, Charles F. Eckhart to Miss Edith Morgan AUGUR, M. D., 24, rort St., opp. Lo»e BUfl- -- Tel. Main 76 THE ISLAND MEAT CO. AND KKTill. Clay. MORSE-PHILLIP—At Honolulu, Mar. Leon Morse and Miss Alexandria Phillip. | SMITH-RICHARDSON.—At Hilo, Mar. 1,; DLILntHo and Family Orders Given prompt Attention. Fresh Meatsand Produce. W. E. OnKBS, Mor Tel. Main 76 Shipping ALICE GULICK MEMORIAL FUND. I Clark farm Co.!; LIMITED Cream -:- Dairy Produce EHOS, PINEAPPLBH, VEGETABLES W. W. NKKDHAM, Manager Sales Dept. HONOLULU | j ERNEST K. KAAI, Teacher of We propose to print from time made last appeal Banjo, Mandolin, Zither, Ukulele and result of the Guitar, time the Taropatch. month for this grand work. Miss Caroline Castle reports a number of small Studio:—Love Building, Room 5. Hours:—lo to 12 a. m.; 1:30 to 4p. m. gifts already,. amounting possibly for pleads or and earnestly over, to $20 more gifts, even in very small amounts. CHAS. L. GARVIN, Larger offerings can be expected in course of time. Beretania St. Any contributions can be sent to her, Hours:— Oflics 9 to 11 a. m.; 1:30 to 3 and or left at the business room of the CasTel. Main 24. Res. Tel. p. to 8 m. Building. 7:30 tle Estate, in the Judd M. A. C. White 3891to Jersey GEORGE J. HOMOEPATHIC PRACTITIONER. Residence, 435 Beretania St.; Office, 431 Beretania St. Tel. 1851 Blue. to Miss Elvina Richardson. Smith W. H. LAKE-BENNETT.—At Hilo, Mar. 2, Capt. i Office Hours:—lo to ia a..m.. 3to 4 and 7 H. T. Lake to Miss Marion Bennett. to Bp. m. Sundays: 9:30 to 10:30 a. m. 3, DR. �20 THE FRIEND HERE IS WHAT YOU WANT. \\TILUAM. R. CASTLE, Attorney-at-Law. The Bank of Hawaii, Ltd. Incorporated Under the Laws of the Territory of Hawaii. Merchant Street, Cartwright Block. - -• • PAID-UP CAPITAL. SURPLUS, UNDIVIDED PROFIT.*, Trust Money carefully invested. ■ � ' Telephone IS7 :: B. T. EMers " :; « Charles M. Cooke President P. C. Jones Vioe-President 2nd Vice-President To induce regularity of attendance. F. W. Macfarlane Cashier for 200 names. Lasts four years with C. H. Cooke Room t increasing interest. In use on the Islands. F. C. Atherton Assistant Cashier H. Waterhouse, E. F. Bishop, E. D. Tenney, t Send to J. A. McCandless and O. H. Atherton. HAWAIIAN BOARD BOOK ROOMS, COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS DEPARTMENTS. I 400 Boston Building. T Strict Attention Given to all Branches of Co.: Latest Novelties in Bead Belts \ Hand Purse?, etc. ::'-"- I ~ ����+������������������������ """ HONOLULU O. Box 716 � |H| BABY THE EBERHART SYSTEM WALLER, METROPOLITAN G. J. Banking. MEAT CO., LTD. Manager. \ X RITE TO US J SUGAR FACTORS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. the line of handled—if AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian Commercial ft HARDWARE SPORTING GOODS SHIP CHANDLERY BICYCLES and GENERAL MERCHANDISE it is a ..BILMORN.. 30.00 35.00 Sugar Co., Haiku Sugar Co., Paia Plantation Co., Kihei Plantation Co., Hawaiian Sugar Co., Kahului R. R. Co., and Kahuku Planta tion. E. O. HALL & SON, Ltd., ALWAYS USE Honolulu. T. H. They are in use in churches and missions in this city CALL AND SEE ONE A T THE Bergstrom Music Co. BEAVER BREWER & CO., Limited, General Mercantile Commission Agents. Queen St., Honolulu, T. H. LUNCH ROOM. H. J. Nolte, Proprietor. * TEMPERANCE COFFEE PROGRESS BLOCK /-> FORT STREET -- prices on anything in $25. OO JUDD BUILDING. Shipping and Family Butchers A LEXANDER & BALDWIN, Ltd. and Navy Contractors. Purveyors to Oceanic Steamship Co. and the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. OFFICERS—H. P. Baldwin, Pres't; J. B. Honolulu, T B. Castle, ist Vice-Pres't; W. M. Alexander, ad No. 50-62 King Street Vice-Pres't; J. P. Cooke, Treas.; W. O. Smith, Secy; George R. Carter, Auditor. for catalogues and can be most easily 70,288.95 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: � m Walking Skirts 200.000.00 .. ■*■ RECEIVED:A Black Silk Raglans «600,000.00 J» HOUSE. Fort St., Honolulu, T. H. L EWERS & COOKE, Ltd., Dealers in LUMBER. BUILDING AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian Agricultural Co., Onomea Sugar Co., Honomu Sugar Co., Wailuku Sugar Co., Makee Sugar Co., Haleakala Ranch Co., Kapapala Ranch. Planters' Line Shipping Co., Charles Brewer Honolulu, T. H. k Co.'i Line of New York Packets. Agents Boston Board of Underwriters. Tel. Main 109 Agents Philadelphia Board of Underwriters. ff jM&k California Rose... CREAMIRY BUTTER Guaranteed the Best and full 16 ounces. HENRTn/!T6rCO.,LTD. 22 TELEPHONES 32 CLAUS SPRECKELS & CO., BANKERS. ji ji Draw Exchange on the principal ports of the world and transact a general banking business. Honolulu C. H. Bellina, Mgr CLUB STABL.ES FORT ST., ABOVE HOTEL LIST OF OFFICERS—CharIes M. Cooke, President; Geo. H. Robertson, Vice-President RIOS OF ALL KINDS and Manager; E. Faxon Bishop, Treasurer and GOOD HORSES Secretary; W. F. Allen, Auditor; P. C. Jones, C.H.Cooke, G. R. Carter, Directors. CAREFUL DRIVERS : PORTER : : : Hawaiian Islands. FURNITURE CO., Importers of FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERY AND BEDDING. Young Bldg., cor. Hotel & Bishop Sts. Wickerware, Antique Oak Furniture, Cornice Poles, Window Shades and Wall Bracket*. � 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 (1904) 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 - 1904.04 - Newspaper