https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/085dbf0c9a079abc81d4765e9a2a0ec2.pdf 534e62ea405e7700b276a8135f026936 PDF Text Text TABLE OF CONTENTS Reports of Koloa, Kauai (Statistics) (No Meeting 1845) P.J. Gulick P.J. Gulick P.J. Gulick . . P.J. Gulick Tho. Lafon . . P.J. Gulick Tho. Lafon P.J. Gulick . . Tho. Lafon . . P.J. Gulick P.J. Gulick Wm . P . Alexander . F 1835 1836 1837 1838 1838 1839 1839 1840 1840 1841 1842 1843 Pogue J.W, Smith John P. Pogue . J.W, Smith J.W. Smith . . 1846 1847 1848 1849 (No Meeting 1850) (Abstract) (Statistics) (Excerpt) J.W. Smith J.W. Smith J.W. Smith S. Kahookui J.W. Smith J.W. Smith J.W. Smith J.W. J.W. J.W. J.W. J.W. Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith J.W. Smith D. Dole D. Dole . . . . . ..... ..... ..... . . ... . J.W. Smith D. Dole J.W. Smith J.W. Smith D.Dole E. Helekunihi E. Helekunihi * Reports written in Hawaiian, translated by Rev. H.P. ms. in file of Hawaiian Church records. add 1/88 - Lihue Station Report, 1841 (Lafton, unsigned)Kalaialamea Report, 1842 - Lafon 1851 1852 1853 1853 1854 1855 1855 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1863 1863 1863 1866 1866 1867 1868 1868-68 2 reports 1870 1871 �COPY REPORT OF KOLOA - MAY 31st, 1835. Owing to Providential hindrances we were unable to occupy our Station till the last of Dec . 1834. Since that period there have usually been two public services on the Sabbath; t h o ’ much of the time owing to want of health, but one sermon. - Con.'n 100 to 500. We have had also a daily prayer meeting, formerly held in the evening, latterly at daylight in the morning. But we are not able to report any special interest in r e ­ ligion. In consequence of the pressure of public work, which frequently called the people from their homes, our schools have been more interrupted during the past, than for several years previous. We have seen no evidence of a diminution of interest in schools, except what would naturally occur, from their partial suspension thro' the above named cause; but owing to a deficiency in the qualifications of the native teachers, there is great reason to fear this will ere long be the case. The eagerness to obtain books, appears to Most of the readers in our district have obtained either for labor or native produce; and about all daily food, for which they have usually made some 100 copies of Kumu H. sold. be unabated. Samuels, of them, the compensation. We have to lament some outbreakings of old corruptions in our neighborhood. Some 30 or 40 persons have been found guilty of gambling, after the manner of former times; & per­ haps half that no. of making or drinking intoxicating liquor. The rulers however, seem determined to surpress these vicious practices. (The individuals convicted of these offences have been sentenced, & set to work as criminals.) In March & April a school was kept for the native teachers [3 giv.(?) N o .] 5 mornings in a week; in which they attended to reading & arithmetic. Mrs. G. had in the same period, a school of about 30 children whose progress was very encourag­ ing. Both of our schools however were interrupted by a visit­ ation of Providence which laid our dwelling in ashes on the 11 of April. But we have much cause of gratitude to our h eavenly father for the preservation of most of our goods, our health & our lives on that trying occasion; & likewise for dis­ posing our neighbors, as far as they were able to repair our loss. We would also gratefully acknowledge the goodness of God manifested in a considerable improvement in the year past �-2COPY - Report of Koloa - May 31st, 1835. of my own state of health. With M r . Whitney's assistance a church was organized at our Station, May 3rd, consisting of 12 persons formerly me m ­ bers of the church at Waimea. There are also a number in our vicinity not united with the church whom we believe to be child­ ren of God. Bat we have cause to lament the low state of religious feeling manifested by these & likewise by the church members. According to our last examination of schools we have 758 readers - shewing a decrease of nearly 100, 19 schools with 2 teachers each - of these probably 30 or 40 have a c ­ quired the art of reading during within the last y e a r . 33 couple married. A native meeting house about 60 feet by 20 has been erected since we occupied the station. Many private b uildings dwellings have also been erected. [UNSIGNED] [Handwriting apparently Mr. Gulick's ] �COPY SCHEDULE STATION, OF SCHOOLS AID TUITION - - - -------------- Koloa. MISSIONARY TEACHER - ------- -------- -- - - Total number of scholars taught by the Missionary P.J. Gulick 70 M en ........... 40 Women . . . . . Children . . . . 30 Attend to Reading, Writing, Geography and Arithmetic - - — - - - - - No. of Weeks continuance of the School, N o . of Days in the Week 40 - - - - 9 - 5 No. of hours instruction per day 2 (1-1/2) Average number of Sabbath Scholars - - - - Average number of Bible class Scholars - - - No. of Native Teachers, 38 Scholars under them, 19 Adult Scholars, Children, - - — - - — Largest N o . of Readers at any public amination ex­ Sabbath School scholars under native instructors, STATION REPORT - KOLOA, June, 1835 . 758 �COPY Value of books sold at KOLOA, and appropriated to the support of the Station, and otherwise applied during the year ending May 31, 1835. $ eta. Provisions . . ............................. 16 Buildings ................................. 10 Building M a t e r i a l s , ...................... .. 10 labor, (a consideralbe a m 't,yielding no profit this year)........... .. . . Fences, ............... . . . . . . . . . . 8 Fuel, ............. .......... ................. 5 Miscellaneous, . . . . . . . . . ......... 35 Cash, Water, . . . . . . . . . Transportation of g o o d s , ........... 3 Transferred to other stations, (120 Samuels) Total, -m- - - $ The above is referred to the following accounts:American Board, . ........... $ American Bible Society, ... American Tract Society, . . cts. 6 $ Avails of land, herds, &c .............. 5 Presents from chiefs and people, . . . 30 Presents from foreigners at the islands, Presents from all other sources, . . . 10 Total, . . $ cts. Native Buildings �COPY REPOR T OF KOLOA STATION - June 1836. The missionary stationed at Koloa, would gratefully acknowledge the goodness of God, in preserving (almost without interruption) to his family & himself, that measure of health with which the year was commenced. But deems it proper to add, that such has been his constant debility, that not half, perhaps not a third, of the ordinary active labors of a mission­ ary have been accomplished, & nothing at preparing matters for the press. N or can he encourage the expectation, that wit h ­ out great improvement in health, he shall be able in future to render any assistance in the last mentioned employment. A comfortable dwelling house having been erected the year past, it is hoped, more time & strength may henceforth be devoted to preaching, pastoral labors & school teaching. The labors of the year past are soon told: They consist of 95 short sermons, (15 of them at Wailua, an out-station) regular attention to the daily morning prayer meeting, & monthly con­ cert. Of the 80 sermons at Koloa, 30 were brief expositions of the verses of Scripture for the week preceding. Baptized - - - Married - - - - 14 children 48 couples. Few & f eeble as have b een our efforts is Mast. Taught School, about one yr. at intervals, 1 hour per day; 5 days i n a week. Instruction was given in reading & mental arithmetic. Few & feeble as have been our efforts in our M a s t e r ’s vineyard, we are cheered by the belief that the blessing of the L ord has attended them; & that they will redound in some humble measure to to h is eternal praise. On our return from the last Ge n ’l meeting, it was a p ­ parent there was such an interest in divine things that as we had not before witnessed at this station. The house of God which had previously been thinly occupied, was now crowd­ ed, & attention to preeching seemed much more fixed & solemn than hitherto. In the latter part of July, with the aid of Alexander, a protracted meeting was held three days And altho' the cong ’n was not large, probably 6 or 7 & we had no special evidence of the divine presence the attention was good, & we trust some of the seed fell on good ground & will yield fruit. bro. at Waialua. hundred, with us, then sown The refreshing in our district continued about 4 mos. �-2COPY - Report of Koloa station - June 1836. daring wh i c h we believe 30 or more souls were born again; while the religious impressions of many others were deepened. Some children seemed to be partially awakened, b ut none have given evidence of conversion. Additions to the Church: By letter 4; By examina­ tion 45. Making the whole N o. of communicants 6 1 . Which is the whole N o. r e c'd. 3 only of those added to the Chur ch the year past are suppossed to have been converted w i t h ­ in that period. Excommunicated & Suspended Deaths - - - N one. N one. Altho' our church members are not such burning & shin­ ing lights, as we should rejoice to see, still, with a few ex­ ceptions, they afford pleasing evidence of regeneration, & some of them, of growth in gra ce. Schools: Debility, & other causes have prevented that attention to the Station & native schools which is urgent­ ly required. Connected with our Station, there are 23 native schools, & nearly double that N o. of teachers. Within the year we have had three g e n ’l examinations. Agreeable to the last, which was held the first of May, we have 889 readers. A l t h o ' our standard is not lower than what has been customary on Kauai; Some of them scarcely deserve the name. There are also several hundreds reported by native teachers as learners connected with their schools, t h o ' not able to read. The schools are not probably attended more than 3 weeks previous to each examination. The N o . of readers now reported, is 131 more than we last year reported. This excess is probably chiefly obtained by immigration from neighboring districts, & not by the acces­ sion of readers who had recently acquired the art. Probably as many have died as have been acquired in this w a y . I would here beg leave to remark, that it seems alto gether improbable, that I shall be able, with my feeble health, & the care of the congregation, to do anything of importance in the way of teaching; & consequently a skillfull, & devoted school teacher is very much needed for our district. We also greatly need a missionary for the east end of the island. Waialua or its vicinity, where he would have easy access to about 2000 souls now perishing for lack of knowledge. As yet we can see no falling off in the desire of our people to obtain books. The share assigned to us goes quickly into their hands; & of some kinds double the amount would scarcely meet the demand. But unless the qualifications of our teachers can be raised, or more efficient ones obtained, it is improbable that this state of �-3COPY June 1836. Report of Koloa Station things will continue very long. Agreeable to a register of births & deaths kept by the native teachers during Feb., March & April of the current year, there were in that period 25 births & 28 deaths. This indica­ tes a more gradual decrease of population, than similar investi­ gations at a former period. STATISTICAL TABLE Additions to the church the year past: By letter - 4; by examination - 4 5 ; Communicants Excommunicated & Suspended Children baptised - - - Marriages Whole N o. of Readers - - - Whole Total No. 49 61 N one 14 48 889 Places for stated preaching - 2; including Koloa. Average congregation at the Station on Sabbath: Morning 800 Afternoon 400 - 600 (?) Houses for domestics House for Missionary Bathing do. - - 3 . value - - - - 1. 1. $40.00 Carpenter’s work on the above - $150. D o. 1 p c. u n b ’d cotton Native work on d o . 3 p ’s " Do. " - - - 3 Boxes Soap Ax. files &c. from depository - 10 probably Materials & labor (Avails of books) 16 6 .25 Mason work 128*75 Herd of Cattle Horses $ Cost of Native Schools Nothing Avails of books - - - - - -- -- Total Presents from Natives: Fish --Thatching dwelling house - - - - Avails of land (UN SIGNED) [Apparently Mr. Gulick’s writing] 200.00 50. — $248.70 $ 5... 1 0 .— �REPORT OF KOLOA - 1837. The missionary stationed at Koloa, would gratefully acknowledge the goodness of God, in preserving his family & himself, in safety thro' another year. Although he has been made to feel, that we are d urt; & to contemplate the frailty of that t i e , by which all our earthly blessings are held; by seeing three of his children at once languishing under a painful disease, whose progress he knew not how to arrest, & by constant debility in his own person, & occasionally entire; prostration; still he has abundant cause to r e cord the lov i n g kindness of the Lord, in fulfilling the great & pre c i o u s promises, which are given for the consolation of his people. A l t h o ' in times of sickness, we have deeply felt the our need, of the presence & aid of some one skilled in the healing art, perhaps we could not have had better directions or more efficient aid, than we had from both the brethren on our i sland; whose kind offices we would thankfully acknowledge. The improvement in the eyes of our 3rd son (the state of which, had been several years a subject of deep anxiety,) claims also a tribute of praise & thanksgiving to the Giver of every good gift. But with regard to missionary labors, we have very little to report. Throughout the year, my debility has been such, that the public ministrations have always been brief, & usually wanting that vigor, which seems requisite, to warrant the hope of much success. Public worship however, with a very slight interruption, has been maintained at our Station, twice on the Sabbath, during the year. Part of the year, the afternoon service was chiefly expositions of the daily food, & exhortations founded on the same. The remainder of the year it was partly preaching, & partly questioning on the morn­ ing sermon. A short lecture on Wednesday afternoon, has also been recently commenced. This with attention to the monthly concert; & an occasional sermon at Wailua, amounting to about once in mo., constitute the sum of our public labors, the year past. And small as it is, it may perhaps have cost as great exertions, as have been made by brethren, who have been, "In labors more abundant." The state of my health having been for several years substantially the same, it may be deemed questionable, whether I ought to continue to occupy a post demanding all the time, & energy of a vigorous & efficient missionary. This question has occurred to our minds; & the consider­ ations which induced us hitherto, to decide in the affirmative, are, the paucity of; missionaries, & consequently, the proba­ bility that should we withdraw under existing circumstances, �COPY - Report of Koloa - 1837. either our Station, or some other equally important, would thereby be left entirely destitute of religious instruction; a condition more hopeless, as w e suppose, than that of those who n ow enjoy our feeble services. With a view to the improvement of my health, a visit of a few months among our brethren in the Oregon territory, h a s been recommended, by on e of the physicians of the Mission. Should such a measure be deemed expedient, & Providence open the way, the experiment would cheerfully be tried. SCHOOLS : Th o ' considerably interrupted in our di s ­ trict the year past, the people having been called out to col­ lect timber & c. for our meeting-house now in progress, there has been a considerable addition to the N o. of readers within the year. At our examination in December (which owing to the interruption just named was the last) 1057 readers were report­ ed. I was unable to attend the examination in that part of the district connected with our out-station. But it was con­ ducted by some of our more intelligent church members, and I have reason to suppose the report would not have varied ma ­ terially had I been present. I am happy to say, the three graduates from the Sem. at Lahaina , who are now teachers in my district, & to receive $20.00 each, for 10 mos. $2.00 per m o . each for their services, are useful men; & promise to be increasingly so. Two of them who are churchmembers, appear to walk worthy of their vocation; & to exert a good influence on those around them. They have had under their care 259 children. Of these 183 are readers; & included in the N o . above mentioned; & I believe a majority of them, have acquired the art within the last y e a r . A con­ siderable No. are also studying geography & arithmetic, & some, t h o ' with very few facilities, are learning to w r i t e . The schools are taught twice a day. 2 hours at each session. I regret to say, that owing partly to an unusual scarcity of food, & partly but more to national habits, the attendance of the pupils at school, has been quite irregular. Few & feeble as our labors have been, we are cheered by the hope persuasion that the blessing of the Lord has attend­ ed them. A l t h o ' our congregation has been small, & moat of those who have assembled, have been hearers of the only, & not doers of the Word; & some of the church members have occasioned us a painful anxiety by their unchristian conduct still, throughout the year, there have been a No . who appeared to desire the sin­ cere milk of the word, & to receive the truth in the love of it. Within the last few mos. several appear to have been awakened; & some 8 or 1 0 , we trust have been born again. One of these, is a member of (domestic in) our own family. STATISTICS: The year past 10 persons have been ad- �-3COPY - Report of Koloa - 1837. mitted to the Church on examination, & 3 by letter. One of the latter was under suspension at the time of transfer, 2 others have been suspended; & one formerly suspended restored. 2 have died in the Faith & 7 stand propounded for oh, membership. Whole No. admitted to the church 72. Total now in good standing, 67 Suspended - - - - - - - 3 Marriages - - - - - - - Children baptized the year past - - - - - - - Total ch 'n baptized - Average No. of congregation Sab. morn - 800 " afternoon 400 1200 Paid for School teaching - - - - Cooking house - - - - - Dwelling " for domestics - BOOKS ON $48.00 100.00 20.00 HAND Heluk a nialii - - - - - Kumumuai (?) - - - - - - Kumuhoike (?) - - - - - Geography - - - - - - - - H imeni -- - - -- -- Helii ___________(?)----Huliano - - - - - - Acohalu( ?) - - - - - - - - 400 250 162 200 88 200 70 70 (UNSIGNE D ) (Apparently Mr.G ulick 's handwriting) �C O P Y A l t h o ’ daring the year past death has repeatedly seemed near the Mission families at Koloa; & the clay taber­ nacle of more than one of as, appeared to be tottering to its fall, still we are permitted to sing of divine mercies. Our doby meeting-house which was in progress at oar last meeting, was finished in N ov. It is a substantial build­ ing, 100 feet by 45, plastered inside & out, having glass wind­ ows, in the ends & north side, & lattice on the South. We feel a pleasure in stating, that the whole labor was performed, & the expense bore , without the least aid from other islands. & with but little comparatively, (would that I could say none) from the neighboring congregations. Mr. Hooper contributed $20.00 - Mr. Peck, $10.00, A Mr, Dedmund a w e e k ’s labor in carpenter’s work. The house was dedicated to God on the 23 of N ov. B r . Whitney preached the dedication sermon. By his aid, & that of br. Alexander, religious services were con­ tinued during four succeeding days. And th o ’ we had no strik­ ing indications of the divine presence, the house was filled with attentive hearers many of whom w h o s e m i n d s seemed to manifest an increasing interest in the exercises till the close of the meeting. And a N o. who have since become hopefully pious, date their convictions from that period, & consider those exercises as the cause of their awakening. From thence t ill the present (May 14) we have reason to believe, the good Spirit has been operating (tho’ most of the time in a more gradual way) on the people of our charge. During Feb. & March, however, h i s operations were most visible. A nd a t on e An out-station, Wahiawa, where Dr. L afon preaches weekly, where also a pious school teacher exerts a happy influence, the work has been most extensive. gener al M r . Gulick th o ' at all times feeble & frequently extremely so, has,with few exceptions, preached every Sabbath morn, & expounded the daily food in the afternoon. Has also, since early in Feb., held a morning prayer meeting, at which the Scriptures are read, & accompanied with expositions & ex­ hortation. This exercise has been attended probably on an average by about 500. In addition to the preceding & an oc­ casional sermon at Wailua & a considerable amount of conversa­ tion with individuals & attention to the monthly concert make up the sum (a small one indeed) of his missionary labors the year past. And alt h o ’ performed in much weekness & sinfulness, there is cheering evidence they have not been in vain in the L ord. Within the year 40 11 4 2 2 have been admitted to church fellowship on profession. by letter Total - - - - 51 have been restored suspended died in the faith �-2C O P Y - M r . Gulick’s Report - 1838. 22 children baptized 31 recently propounded. Whole No. r e c 'd at this Station - 133. 2 dismissed to another church; 2 suspended. standing 125 . Children baptized the year past Whole N o. of children baptized Marriages celebrated - - - - - 4 deceased; N o. now in good 22 37 38 $ 60.00 (about half paid in native books), have been expended for school teaching. Three teachers from Lahainaluna, have been employed. Two of these, were stationed at 16 & 20 miles from us, & from want of health to superintend them, have not been visited so often as was desired, & as was necessary to excite both teachers & pupils to diligence. Still they have been far in advance of the best schools former­ ly kept in those neighborhoods. The one had rising a h u n ­ dred pupils; the other more than 60. The third was under the Superintendance of Dr. Lafon, who will report relative to it. In those above referred to, reading, mental arithmetic, & geography have been attended to. In the adult schools in our district, there were, ac ­ cording to the last examination 874 readers. In the children’s 183 readers. Total 1057. Since, thro’ the establishment & operations of the silk & sugar plantations, in ou r vicin­ ity, clothing has become attainable, the comparative value of books is diminished as also the desire for them. The bound volumes of S . Scripture are however still eagerly sought for; t h o ' probably in many cases, more from a desire to possess such a treasure, than to become acquainted with its precious contents. (UNSIGNED) Mr. Gulick Report 1838. �Koloa May 14 th, 1838. Much of the time of the subscriber since our last G e n ’l Meeting has been spent in visiting the different stations & Islands, and in unavoidable detentions in passing from place to place. June, July and August were spent on Maui, princi­ pally at Wailuku. By any one who could have been useful, much might have been done in this interesting field. For want of the language, little, besides some attention to the afflicted, was attempted. The case having terminated which I was called to attend there, we sought a passage for Honolulu, on the way to our place of location, which we did not obtain until the last of Sept. Meanwhile, we visited the Station at Molokai, on a c ­ count of the sick at that place. Further detention at H o n o ­ lulu prevented our arrival at our Station until the 13th of Oct'r. Our first labors here were in School and with the sick. Mrs. Lafon assisted in school two weeks, but from in­ disposition was unable to continue her labors longer. The school at this time numbered about 100 scholars with but two native teachers, both of moderate worth. With our assistance it was continued until the first of December. A trip to Waioli occupied six weeks, so that we did not get to our Sta­ tion again until the 12th of January. The school, during our absence, was increased to 160 scholars. We did what we could to organize and teach them. The boys 92 in number were r e ­ quired to attend two sessions daily of two hours each. The girls 74 in N o. met to be instructed once every day. M rs. Lafon with such native female help as could be obtained commenced instructing them; but was compelled to abandon it again after two weeks trial. I met with with the boys twice every day for a considerable time, desiring to instruct one class sufficiently to make better assistants than c'd b e obtained otherwise. We have suffered throughout for want of native as ­ sistants. The one high school teacher who conducted the school until recently, has abandoned it to its fate. And other urgent business occupies so much of my time that I can­ not even visit the school it every day regularly now. I have endeavored to dispense the word of truth at my different residences in the English language until recently. Since March I have I hav e preached occasionally in the native language. (Signed) Rev. S. Whitney. REPOR T & c . Dr. Lafon. 1838. THO. LAFON . �Report of Koloa (Kauai) May 1839 In reviewing another year we find abundant cause for gra­ titude, & also for humiliation; gratitude for mercies recd & self absement for duties neglected, or imperfectly performed. Tho in the midst of a people dying rapidly, our family has been preserved; & at least our ordinary measure of health en­ joyed; my own somewhat improved. This last mend fact may be attributed to the skill of my associate, the partial release from missy labor which his aid has afforded me, & the unusual amount of corporal exercise, which in various ways I have taken the year past. Still when I attempt any work which requires mental exertion, I am constrained to acknowledge, that my strength is weakness. I have however, usually preached once on the sabbath, & occasionally w ednesday afternoon, besides attending the mo. concert; & the latter part of the year, a meeting with church members on Saty. evening. Within the year, 39 (?) have been recd to the church 13 eismissed to join other churches. 6 suspended, 3 of whom have been subsequently restored 9 excommunicated 6 have died in the faith. Now in good standing 144. Suspended 3. Average audience Sab. m o r n . about 800, afternoon 400 24 marriages have been celebrated. Schools. In our district these have languished. Schools for adults can hardly be said to exist; _ those for children are poorly sustained. This is in a measure chargeable to the utter indifference of the man highest in office in our region, to the improvement of the lower laboring class of the people; but far more to the system of gov't under which he acts, & seems disposed to enforce in its utmost rigor; & which during its continuance precludes all hope of any great improvement of the m a s s , even of the rising generation. The man next in authority to the govr & who was vertually ( !) govr in our district, although' till recently a church member, refused to do anything for the support of a teacher at our sta­ tion school, altho his own son w as a member. He however, had the generosity to offer to feed as many stout boys as w e could collect into the school from adjacent villages. But as he had also the frankness to acknowledge that his intention was, when they had attended school long enough to take them into his train & keep them, this scheme failed. Had it succeeded our children's schools would doubtles ( !) ere this have been extinct. We have had 3 children's schools in operation. One at the station under the superintendance of Dr. Lafon ( !) two at out stations taught by graduates from Lahainaluna. These teachers have appeared to make commendable efforts to advance their scholars, but have obtained a very inadequate �Koloa 1839 2 support from the parents of their pupils, & the church members in their vicinity. In the people of our charge, we have seen the past year such exhibitions of wikedness ( !), with such dullness in the per­ ception, & tardiness in the performance of that which is good, as at times almost constrained us to exclaim in the language of inspiration "They are wise to do evil; but to do good they have no knowledge."#(Note as bottom of page inserted here): #Still in our deliberate judgment, there is ground to hope, that those who are now members of the ch. at Koloa are, wit h very few exceptions, "such as shall be saved." And when we compare their external condition with what it was when we first took up our abode among them; we think there is a marked improvement in some important points. The more prominent of these are, their estimate of time, & their attention to decency in personal appearance. I should judge that in the estimation of those more immediately under our influence, the value of time is enhanced at least 100 per cent. And the improvement in personal appearance, of most of our church members, & a considerable part of the congregation is in like proportion. Numbers also have made, & others are making, laudable exertions, to erect comfortable habitations. Justice however, requires me to state & I have unfeigned pleasure in so doing, that this desirable change, is by no means exclusively, perhaps only in a minor degree, attributable to re­ ligious instruction; tho' we have not failed earnestly to incul­ cate diligence in business, & to endeavor to convince our hearers that idleness is the prolific parent of vice & of wretchedness temporal & eternal. The change to which we refer, is doubtles ( !), in no small degree, owing to the operation of the sugar & silk plantations in our vicinity. Before the commencement of those enterprises, it was most emphatically true here, 'There was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast.' Hence time was esteemed of no value, & squandered accordingly, by most of our neighbors. Altho it is still, greatly undervalued, the change is certainly not inconsi­ derable. And were the proprietors of those plantations permitted to pursue their plans without obstruction, on a scale commensurable with their wishes, & the natives without restraint, be allowed to engage in their employment I feell ( !) fully persuaded, that at no distant period, the fields of Koloa would be crowned with a rich & abundant harvest, the inhabitants be clad in decent & comfortable garments, lodged in commodious houses, fed on whole­ some food, & merit the name of an industrious people. But circumscribed as they are by the smallness of their farms, & cramped by a system of government which holdes ( !) the mass of the people in abject servitude, & prevents them f rom engaging in profitable employment, except casually we still deem these enterprises no small blessing to our neighborhood; & therefore we most cordially bid their conductors & all others who will pursue �Koloa a similar course, 1839 3 ' God speed'. And most earnestly do we wish, that every village in the kingdom was favored by the residence of gentlemen of intelligence enterprise & correct morals, who should be allowed without re ­ striction to employ the inhabitants in various kinds of profitable labor, & who would thereby essentially, promote their temporal interests, while at the same time they would allow of nothing that would debase their morals or in any way retard their im­ provement . For in our humble opinion, until men have some reasonable inducement to industry, something ___________ _ (?), more than labouring unrewarded for the benefit of others, no amount of religious instruction, however wisely & faithfully administered, can make them industrious; nor without industry, raise them high in the scale of either intelligence or v i r t u e . ---- I may add that most of our church & some others of the congre gation contribute monthly either in labor or otherwise for the promotion of the Redeemer's cause (.) Funds thus raised are a p ­ propriated to support of schools erecting school house &c. [Mr. Gulick ?] �C O P Y TABLE OF STATISTICS W HICH SHOULD H AVE ACCOMPANIED THE REPOR T OF KOLOA STATION, FOR JUNE 1839. Whole N o. of Communicants admitted from the organiza­ tion of the Church - - - - - - - - - By Letter from other Churches Removed to other Churches - - - - - - - - - - - - D i ed ----------------- ---------- ----- ------ -----Suspended Excommunicated N ow in Good Standing - - - - - - - Children Baptized - - - - - - - 37 R ec ’d to the Church by examination - 130 Average of Congregation - - - - 600 (COPIED) [The above table of statistics was copied from] [letter written by P.J. Gulick, and marked] [as received at Honolulu, July 7, 1839.] [Said letter was written to Levi Chamberlain dated June 9, 1839. In file of (Gulick letters] 158 28 12 8 6 9 123 �Report &c Of Thomas Lafon stationed at Koloa Kauai for the year ending May 1839. The year which has just closed has been marked by many blessings and kind deliverances from impending dangers. - While our afflictions have been many, our. mercies have surpassed them for out of them all has the Lord delivered us. Mrs. Lafon and bro. Gulick who have suffered most by sickness, find themselves at the close of the year possessed of as much strength as at the begin­ ning. And while it is the happiness of him, to whom has been committed, in some degree, the trust of looking after the health of all the stations of this Island, to state that none of our number has been lost by death, we are permitted to count an in­ crease of ___________ fillegiblej making our whole number 29. In addition to the above cases of sickness the disease of bro. Whitney's eyes may be mentioned, which though for a time It was threatening, it is to be hoped, Is permanently relieved. While upon this department of labor, the case of the natives deserves more than a passing notice. To endeavor to better the condition of the suffering by healing them when sick, is a duty enjoined by humanity, and commanded by the Savior. But in carry­ ing that duty into execution, it would be mockery in most in­ s t a n c e s and cruelty in many to proceed without any regard to the situation and circumstances of the afflicted and the Causes of their Complaints. As this Is obvious even upon a Cursory view, so will a nearer view make manifest what some of those circum­ stances are in the case of the native population, and convince us also that good intentions alone in prescribing for them will afford no safeguard against even very mischievous results. Tar­ tar Emetic is an invaluable remedy in inflammatory affections. But If after a patient has been placed under its influence for some hours, he prostrate himself upon the damp ground the injury he is likely to receive is of a less doubtful character than the good which would have been done him under the most favorable circumstances. The preparations of Mercury are extensively used in the practice of physic, and especially in warm climates. But in the administration of what would amount to about an ordinary dose in my own practice, by a little indiscretion of the patient, he was not able to speak for a month. Diseases are divided Into acute and chronic. It is certain that when laboring with diseases of the first class, in most cases patients are not in a situation to travel profitably, or even to be carried to a physician. In the latter, though the difficulty in travelling is not so great, yet there is another which scarcely less effectually deprives them of the benefit of enlightened practice. It is that Chronic diseases, in addition to the regimen which is necessary in all cases, require that a remedy be made Chronic in order to b e adapted to it. In many cases therefore, from the failure of the one or the other or both of these requisitions little can be accomplished. There is not only a possibility, and some danger of doing mischief in the practice of physic, but we are liable to be led astray In regard �Koloa, Kauai 1839 - 2 to the good or harm that results from our practice. The cases relieved by our remedies or in spite of them, are apt to be published to us, while the grave often covers in impenetrable silence, the misfortunes and miseries of those who die, the m i s ­ doings of the physician, and the Ignorant management of friends. Still, it is not pretended that there are not many diseases, that may be relieved, and even cured upon the plan that we are compelled to practice Physic among the native population. Nor is It designed to discourage those from administering to their necessities, who, not having made medicine a regular study, still must be allowed to understand with some degree of correctness the general principles of most of the common deseases. The object of this presentation of the subject is to enquire whether, of the time given to the alleviation of the bodily sufferings of the natives, most of it had not better be devoted (?) to the investigation and removal of the Causes that produce their diseases, rather than to the direct application of medicines after they are contracted? Merely to dispense medicines, even where they are adapted, with considerable correctness to diseases before us, would be to narrow down our labors to a very incon­ siderable object. Should small pox make its appearance among us and no better view of duty to be taken than merely to battle with the symptoms as they appear among the sick, we have no good reason to doubt that in a very few mo the nation w d be destroyed. But with our knowledge of that disease, we could easily enjoin regulations, which if adopted would save the great body of the people & not materially lessen the prospects of the few who first took the infection. All diseases, do not, like small pox de­ pend upon a specific contagion, but all have causes, and if it would be folly to neglect all attention to the former in attempt­ ing to arrest its progress, it could not be wisdom to pursue that Course in regard to the latter. Should he, who has a given portion of time to devote to relieving the maladies of this nation, Consume it all in ministering to their diseases after they have broken out upon them, he would not unaptly represent the man who to save a precious fluid in a shattered Cask, Should busy himself in sticking straws into the cracks to the neglect of all effort to transfer his prize to a sounder vessel. It may not be unprofitable to state in very general terms some of the more Common diseases and the causes producing them. In infancy children are _____ [illegible] in consequence of the poverty, ignorance and want of solicitude on the part of their parents. Itch, & diseases of the bowels on acct. of improper diet &c are therefore common among them. Through the periods of adolescence and until past the meridian of life, latent Inflammatory diseases varying in character accordg to the tissue attacked I believe will be found, to constitute the principal part of all their serious affections. Active in­ flammations are sometimes seen but they certainly are not common and for the obvious reason of the equableness of the climate. �Koloa, Kauai - 1839 - 3 The causes of these Complaints which exhibit themselves in the form of Asthmas Phthisic, coughs Pneumonia - Palsy - Rheumatism Diarrhoea, ulcers upon the skin &c &c are plainly attributable to their exposed and wretched manner of living, and as such easily remediable by removing the Causes, and scarcely ever in any other way. This is more specially the case with diseases of the Chest, of which when the character of the climate is considered, there is certainly a great number. Exposure to rain without any protection, and especially in exhausted con­ ditions of the system, and lying upon damp ground are prolific sources of inflammatory diseases, which for the most part is of the under active character here, for the reason above given. These diseases which are Asthma - Pneumonia, Palsy Rheumatism &c according to the tissue which inflammation may attack, Consti­ tute the principal (?) outlet to human life among the natives in the periods referred to. While dropsies the legitimate se­ quela of these inflamations carry off many who travel on to old age. Some prominent cause ought to be expected to exist to account for such a prevalence of lung complaints in a climate so favor­ able to human life, and especially to the function of the Lungs. The physician, in his daily Intercourse with the people, is often called upon to investigate and prescribe for the forming and confirmed states of disease of these organs. But every observer has witnessed the frequency of a sort of wheezing in the respiration (,) the commonness of Coughs and the great quan­ tities of mucus thrown up from the air passages of the natives. It is not perhaps so generally known however, that these unnatu­ ral states of the lungs invariably indicate a degree of irrita­ tion, excitement or congestion, which never continue long without running into inflammation. Both the precursory symptons, and this latent inflammation may exist a considerable time before there is a very serious Interruption to the general health. When, that event does arrive Cures would not be very common among those who could be nursed in a hospital and treated regu­ larly. Much less can it be expected here. In the Philadelphia alms-house, few diseases are regarded as more fatal than latent inflammation of the Lungs, when it is diffused over their whole substance, of those organs. My attention was directed to this subject upon my first arrival at the Islands, upon going into the morning meeting, and witnessing the strange amount of cough­ ing, and the great quantities of mucous which were expectorated. It is so upon every Island I have visited, and though greater at some times than others, never ceases, showing that it is not dependent upon an epidemick ( !) condition of the atmosphere. The cause of the great number of lung complaints, and of palsies it is believed will be found, to a considerable extent, in the practice of the people lying down so near to the damp ground, which being a rapid conductor, robs the vital organs of their necessary animal heat, and frequently when the native is entire­ ly unconscious of it. Possibly it may not be generally known that during the passive hours of sleep the susceptibilities of the system are greatly increased to all morbific impressions. On this account a house whlch/admits the rain but rejects the �Koloa, Kauai 1839 - 4 sun-beams is often worse than nothing to the inmates who lie upon or very near the ground. The exposure of the naked body to damp winds and rains speci­ ally when the energies of the System are reduced by hunger, f a ­ tigue or undue indulgences contributes to produce the Same results Statisticks ( !) are certainly wanting upon this subject, which cries aloud for attention, and it is believed that the requisite time for Collecting them, Cannot be better employed. The calls for medicine are numberous; but from the indefinite­ ness of the description of diseases, from the prevailing poverty and ignorance among the people - it may be apprehended that many short prescriptions have not been Carried out as they should have been done and we are detered ( !) from venturing upon long ones. Still upon the whole, as many of their diseases are simple, I hope some good has been done by my practice. Preaching has been the Second labor in point of extent in which I have been engaged during the past year. I have preached twice on the Sabbath at Koloa, and have endeavored to keep up weekly meetings with some degree of regularity at Niumalu, with occasional visits to Hana-maulu [ ,] Wailua and Kapaa which have been improved in the Same way. For a considerable time I had weekly meetings (on the Sabbath,) at Wahiawaa, bro: Tinker as­ sisting in the Service, at Koloa. Schools I have established the common system of Sabbath School in­ struction wherever I have had regular preaching, using for the most part "The Hawina Hamalii(") for a text book. In the after­ noon at Koloa for adults, in the morning for children recently, and at out stations for all classes, as many as cd be gathered together. I proposed to teach a reading school for adults one hour in the week, which fell through for want of learners after a few meetings. For this I substituted a prayer meeting has been held regularly one evening in the week at my house, & which has been better attended. The day school at Koloa had 175 pupils at the commencement of the year, but Scarcely numbered 20 at its termination. This has been owing partly to the fact that the high-school teacher gave up the school and partly to the fact that the law compelling parents to send their Children to school was not rigorously en­ forced during the progress and at the close of the year as it had been at the Commencement. The time that I have been able myself to spend in school has been too small and subject to too many interruptions to enable me to accomplish much in that department of labor. I can however add my willing testimony to the fact that the native children discover as much aptitude for learning as do any other children with whom I have been acquainted. And it is my firm belief that �Koloa, Kauai - 1839 - 5 if those who are capable of conducting them, had the use of suitable land, and could get children to attend, that they might make their services unspeakably more valuable to this nation by Conducting manual labor boarding schools, than they possibly can upon the Common school system. Children meed to be taught how to labor and habits of industry, the value of time, and the necessity and benefits of arrangement - of which it w d require an apt scholar indeed to acquire any idea by being with a master 4 hours only per day. And as to moral and religious impressions which they may possibly receive, the probability of their being matured must be immensely greater when they are under proper restraint and sep­ arated from vicious company, than it would be where they spend 20 out (of) 24 hours in the haunts of vice and in the most aban­ doned company. My intercourse with the people has left the impression that they are less anxious to be instructed than I had supposed. I fear that much of the seeming attention which is given to re ­ ligious instruction is based upon the desire to get into the church. In my schools which have been instituted with a view of learning something of them as well as teaching them, I have not found such exertion to learn as I cd wish. Still, I am happy to state that some desire and corresponding progress has been manifested. 8 Marriages during the year. [The following was written at the end but crossed out:] From a school of 175 pupils at the beginning of the year a mere fraction in numbers and the name of a school only remains, owing partly to the f a c t that the high school teacher gave up the school and partly to the relaxation of the laws which had compelled parents to send their children from distant lands. Marriages during the year have been 8. [ On back] Dr. Lafon's R eport for 1839 �Table of Statistics connected w i t h the Report of Koloa Station. W hole number of communicants admitted f r o m the organisation ( !) of the Church, By letter f r o m other Churches, — Removed to other C h u r c h e s , -- Died, - - - - - - - - - - Suspended, - - - - - - Excommunicated, - - - - - N o w in good standing, Children baptized, R e c d to the chh. on examination Average congregation, (1839) 158 28 12 6 9 123 37 130 600 8 �C O P Y REPORT OF KOLOA [1840] In reviewing the year past, the writer has great cause for gratitude to God for His multiplied p er mercies to himself & family. Th o ’ repeatedly visited by disease & in some instances of an alarming nature our lives have all been spared, & on the whole our usual measure of health enjoyed. But as for several years past, so during the last, our measure of health & strength have been so small, that our di ­ rect labors for the wellfare of those to whom we were sent seem scarcely worth recounting; were it not a duty we owe to each other, & also to our patrons. --By the aid of brs. Tinker & Lafon, we have had two sermons regularly on the Sabbath, (one of wh. delivered by the myself) a lecture on Wednesday afternoon, (in wh. I ’m frequently aided by the brethren above named) a meeting S a t ’y evening for ch. members; conducted by the pastor, for the exposition of Scripture & the solving of such questions as they may wish to propose; a pray­ er meeting Sabbath-morn, & the monthly concert, for wh. we meet in the morn, & also at 4 P.M. There is also a sabbath school, superintended by D r . Lafon & the elders of the ch. Schools: At the beginning of the year we had two schools under the instruction of graduates from Lahainaluna. And tho' not in all respects what we could wish, these teach­ ers appeared to be accomplishing a considerable amount of good. But the Chiefs wishing to have them in their employ­ ment made such proposals to them as induced them to relin­ quish the Schools. Since which we have been unable to pro­ cure the services of any one competent to teach. Consequent­ ly w e have no schools. N o special attention to religion has been enjoyed by us the year past. But the means of Grace, especially the public ministrations on the Sabbath, have usually been well attended & apparently blessed to some. The avails of monthly concert, labor & other contri­ butions of the church, amount to about $250.00 This is appropriated to purchasing a bell, finishing school-house, & . c paying teacher, &c. Within the year 15 have been r e c ’d to the church on ex­ amination; 19 by letter from other churches. 3 who had pre­ viously been suspended have been excommunicated, & one res­ tored. 6 have died in the Faith. One child has been bap­ tized. Dismissed to join other c h ’s - 42. P.J.Gulick [over] �COPY Report of Koloa [1840] STATISTICAL TABLE Whole N o. rec 'd to the Ch. from the time of its organization - - - - - - - - - - 202 By letter from other C h ’s - - - On examination - - - - - - - - - 42 160 = 202 Dismissed to join other ch's - - Excommunicated - - - - - - - - Died - - - - - - - - - - - - - Suspended - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 49 12 14 1 N o. N ow in Good Standing Whole N o. of C h 'n baptized - - - = 76 - - 126 - - - - - - - - - 75 During Past Year Marriages 30 R e c ’d to Ch. on examination 15 D o. 19 " " by letter - - - - - - - - - Dismissed to Join other Ch's Died -------------------- -- Excommunicated 42 - - - - - - 6 - - - 3 Restored Chil’d Average 1 B a p t i z e d -- - ------ -- - - - ----- 1 Congregation 700 KOLOA, May 14, 1840 (Signed) P . J. GULICK �[Koloa & Nawiliwili] Report, of Tho Lafon for the year ending May 12th 1840 The transactions of the past year, in my sphere of labor, deemed worthy of record are the following. 1. Department of health, practice of physic & c . There have been some cases of violent sickness and many of indisposition in that division of the Mission located upon Kauai, during the year. But the Lord has graciously preserved us all. Through his blessing perhaps the usual degree of health may be reported. Among the natives nothing new has been observed during the year in this department of labor. With the assistance of the brethren at the different stations a very considerable number has been vaccinated. But from the difficulty of getting them to be punctual as to the time of attendance, where they live at a dis­ tance, many have not been vaccinated, and from the same circum­ stance there is reason to fear that the disease will prove spur­ ious in some cases, because of the matter having been used, when too new or too old. In accordance with a resolution of the mission made at their last general meeting requiring facts to be collected touching the diseases of the natives, their causes &c, some cases have been noted illustrative of these subjects. The histories of some of these cases, though imperfectly known, are full of interest and instruction; and though they cannot here be given in detail, it may be remarked that they are almost without exception essentially chronic in their character, and while the original cau s e may be somewhat obscure, abuses in diet, exposure, and the want of comforts for the enfeebled system, through the whole progress of every case, sufficiently account for the perpetuation and fatal termination of most of their maladies. 2. Preaching. In this department my labors have been 1 st at the Station, generally preaching once on the Sabbath w i t h such occasional week day services as the Pastor was unable to attend. 2ndly At Kalaialamea, ten miles from Koloa preaching has been kept up once a week during the year. Occasionally I have had meetings at Kapaa, but the health of Mrs. Lafon has been such that the distant parts of this field have not been visited as much as I should otherwise have felt it a duty to do. According to a vote of the Hawaiian Association passed May the 13th 1839. the ministers upon Kauai proceeded to form themselves into a Presbytery on the 25th of December last, which presbytery ordered that a Church be established at Nawiliwili and that I take the oversight of it. A church was accordingly formed at that place of 26 members from the churches of Koloa and Waioli. The extent and destitution of the field around sd church induced me to make a temporary residence there of a few weeks, which could not con­ veniently be protracted to a great[ er]length of time on account of want of accommodation for a family and the ill health of Mrs. Lafon. A protracted meeting of six days closed our stay there, which was tolerably well attended by the people, and it is hoped �[Koloa & Nawiliwili] Tho. Lafon - 1840 - 2 by the Spirit of the Lord also. More seriousness has been mani­ fested since the meeting and better attention to the word as it is statedly preached there. Additions have continued to be made to the church since its organization as reference to the statistical table below will show. Weekly meetings are continued there which since the organization of the church are on the Sabbath, which cannot well be more frequently now, on account of the distance and the variety of engagements which keep me at Koloa. Schools. Little has been done during the year at Koloa or indeed in the district in the way of schools. When the causes which had operated so powerfully to depress them were in a very small degree overcome, so as to raise a small fund and engage the services of teachers, the appointment of all the teachers in the district to better offices, put it beyond our power to secure the services of any man of tolerable qualifications. No day school has existed at Koloa for several months. A permanent school house is under progress and we hope will ere long be completed and used for the purpose for which it is designed. In the field recently appropriated to me schools have been got up in many places in the hope that the children might be advanced so far as to read intelligibly, until something better can be done for them. Sabbath school instruction in the ai o ka la, Hawina Kamalii &c. has been kept up during the year at Koloa and at Nawiliwili. Church at Nawiliwili. -Whole N° recd on examination [no figure] No on certificate 52 [no figurej R ecd past year on examination 52 Recd on certificate Whole N o. recd past year 52 [no figure] N o. dismissed to other churches " " Dismissed past year " " Whole N o. deceased " " Deceased past year " " Suspended past year " " Remain Suspended " " Whole N o. excommunicated " " Excommunicated past year " " Remain excommunicated Whole N o. in regular standing 52 [no figure] N o of children baptized " " Baptized past year Whole N° of baptized children deceased "" Deceased past year Marriages past year 17 Average congregation 300 �COPY REPORT OF K OLOA, May 1841 The M i s s ’y stationed at Koloa, has for the year just closed, nothing peculiar to report, at least as respects his own labors. T h r o ’ divine goodness he h a s been enabled to perform, perhaps, a little more than the average a m ’t of h i s m i s s ’y work, for several years past. From June 1st 'till Oct., we frequently had B r . Tinker’s assistance, in preaching on the Sab. & sometimes Br. Lafon’s; & the latter occasionally throughout the year; t h o ’ seldom since Oct. With this aid we have kept up two public religious services on the Sab. during the year. The monthly concert has also been regularly maintained; & a meet­ ing on Sat'y afternoon, in which the Scriptures are expounded in a familiar manner, & questions propounded by the auditors are answered. In consequence of many of our people being engaged, either as hired laborers or otherwise in agriculture cane growconsequently finding it inconvenient to attend the Wednes­ day lecture, that exercise was suspended in the Fall; & since that period, a morning prayer meeting has been held; wh. h o w ­ ever has not been fully attended. Early in Aug. aided by the B r ’n Alex'r, Lafon & Tinker, we held a four days meeting. The only striking result of this meeting was the discovery; & (in a majority of cases I believe) by voluntary confession, of the gu i lt criminality of 27 ch. members in violating their covenant vows in various ways; most of them by using tobac o. We are gratified in being able to say, that with a few exceptions they have since appeared to give evidence of peni­ tence, But the state of religious feeling in our parish, is, in general, far from wh at we could wish. SCHOOLS In Oct. we finished an adoby school-house; & were happy in being able to procure a teacher, a native of our is­ land, who had been educated at Lahaina-luna. He commenced with about 40 scholars; & the Bo. gradually increased to 90 & upwards; the latter part of the time he had an assistant. The teacher seems to like his employment, & to be better qualified for it, than any we had hitherto had. The children have made commendable progress in acquiring knowledge & seem in a good degree attached to their teacher. In Nov., another school to the support of wh. we have contributed, was commenced on the plantation of Messrs. Ladd & Co., taught also by a graduate from Lahaina L. The school contains 25 pupils; & they have advanced faster in their studies than those in any other school we have noticed, wh. �-2 COPY - Report of Koloa, May 1841. was probably owing to the few smallness of their N o. which secured to each a larger a m ’t of instruction as much as to the skill of the teacher. About the same period, a third was commenced in our vicinity, with 27 scholars; by the voluntary efforts of a man wh o had been awhile in the Sem. at L ahaina. This was our position previous to the operation of the new laws; 3 schools & about 140 pupils. When the existing School laws went in force, they gave a pw erful & very salutary impulse to the cause of education, far surpassing anything it had before felt. Since Jan. 1, 3 School houses & 3 teacher' s houses have been built; & 3 teachers hired; one of them having p r e ­ viously labored gratuitously. We have now 4 schools under the care of 5 teachers, 3 of them professors of religion. Two of the teachers are employed in the Station school, & the school on the farm of Messrs. Ladd & Co. is now suspended. More than 90 children who had not previously attended school have also been gathered in. At the examination in April there were present 205 children. The whole N o. on the teacher’s lists is 226. Those who attended the examination with very few exceptions gave pleasing evidence of mental improvement. How in Station school 111. A class of 25 children under the instruction of one of the native teachers, has made a very commendable begin­ ning, in the study of music. Schoolhouses are now so loca­ ted in the various parts of our parish, that every child of suitable a g e & not decrepid can easily attend. The No. of such, who do not attend is not probably large; & we hope ere long there will be none. For N o. of readers (?) &c., see Statistical table. In this connection I esteem it a pleasure to say, that from July 20, to April 9, with the exception of the re ­ cesses deemed necessary, we have for the first time, enjoyed the high privilege of a School for our own children; a favor which owing to the diligence & success of Sister Smith, we shall henceforth prize even more highly than we were wont to do which was by no means low. O n e of br. Alexander’s children attended nearly the whole term of school, & 2 more than half of it. The progress of all the pupils, in their studies, & their fondness of school, afford the most satisfactory evidence of the tact, skill, & industry of their teacher. At the commencement of Sister S's school, I anticipated much satisfaction in visiting all my parishioners in their own houses, & laboring with them in private for their Spiritual welfare. But ere the season a r r ’d in which I could consistent ly engage in this work, my wife was reduced very low by sick­ ness, from w h i c h she had not fully recovered, when the school was closed. Hence the time I had hoped to spend in this w ay. was unavoidably occupied in domestic cares. Owing to the changes in our neighborhood monthly con- �-3COPY - Report of Koloa, May 1841. tributions, & work of & similar nature hv e been relinquished, & an annual subscription substituted in lieu of these. The a m ’t subscribed is $168.50. This is however, chiefly in Koloa paper. And it is not probable the whole will be col­ lected. The avails of cane cultivated by the church mem 's last year but ground this is about $50. dol l ’s. Probably the whole of the church funds will be required to meet the cost of a bell, engaged of Ladd & Co . & daily expected, & its erection. The year past $260.39 have been paid for materi­ als for school house, work on the same , & teachers’ hire. STATISTICAL TABLE Whole N o. R e c ’d to the Church, from its organization - By letter from other C h ’s Removed to other Stations Died in the Faith Suspended Excommunicated Excom’d & Restored again Whole N o. Children Baptized During the past y e a r : R e c ’d on examination 5 by Letter - - - 5 Removed to other churches - - - - 3 Suspended - -29 Of Suspended & Restored again 25 Excommunicated 4 Previously communicated & Restored 3 Deceased 2 216 49 52 16 41 19 5 88 N ow in Go od Standing - - - - - 129 Children Baptized - - - - - - - 11 Marriages - - - - - - - - - 37 Average Congregation 700 SCHOOLS 4 N ow in Operation - - — Teachers - - - - - — - - 5 - - -226 Children (pupils) Readers - - - - - 93 Read with Fluency - - 50 : 50 : Writers, probably - - In Arithmetic - - - -51 : Several companies of adults meet twice a w k e to read S. Script. - - - Sabbath School Teachers (6 ) 5 Whole N o. of Children - 141 In Scripture lessons - - 41 Book on the Soul - - - 21 The Remainder 79 In Spelling lessons & A. B C . Sabbath School for ad­ ults, about - - - - 50 �-4- COPY - Report of Koloa, May STATISTICAL TABLE 1841 C orrected from the Within. Whole N o. r e c ’d to C h ’h on examination - - - - — Whole No. " on Certificate - -- — R e c ’d the past year on Examination - - - — Rec'd ” ” Certificate Whole No. r ec'd the past year - - - Whole No. dismissed to other churches - - - - Dismissed the Past Year - - - - - - -- - - Whole N o . Deceased Deceased the past year Suspended the past year - Remain Suspended Whole No. Excommunicated - -- - -- - - - - - — - — Excommunicated the past year - - - - _ — Remain Excommunicated - --- — Whole No. in Regular Standing — — — Whole No. of Children Baptized - - -- - — — Children Baptized the past year -----Whole No. of Baptized children Deceased (probably) Children " Deceased the past year - - - - - Marriages the past year Average Congregation 700 [u n s i g n e d ] Koloa, Mr. Gulick's 1 8 4 Report. 1 — — — — — — — - 167 49 5 5 10 52 3 16 2 29 4 19 4 14 129 88 11 10 3 37 �[On back: Report of the Station at Lihue, 184 1.] [Lafon ] Statistical Table [ruled off and written other way of paper] Whole N° recd to the Ch: on Examination Whole N° on Certificate Rec.- past y r on Examination Recd on Certificate Whole N° recd the past year Whole N° dismissed to other Churches Dismissed the past year Whole N° deceased Deceased the past year Suspended the past year Remain Suspended Whole N o Excommunicated. Excommunicated the past year Remain Excommunicated Whole N° in regular standing Whole N° of Children Baptized Baptized the past year Whole N° o f baptized Children decd Deceased the past year Marriages the past year Average Congregation 1 59 1 11 12 1 1 [no figure] " " 2 2 2 57 8 [no figure] " " 15 500 Schools throughout this district have been revived under the late law. But in consequence of some opposition to its opera­ tion, and the inefficiency of the Lunas of the Schools, there is not a regular and universal attendance of the Children. There are Six Schools in the district embracing 281 Children 138 of whom are readers . A few in some of the Schools are be­ ginning the study of arithmetic & Geography. �Report &c for Kalaialamea Kauai for the year ending 1842 The addition of another year to the days of the years of our probation and labor on Hawaii calls for thanksgiving and gratitude to the author of all good. Owing to causes which do not require to b e stated, the labors for the benefit of the people in this field, have not been as extensive, regular and efficient as those enjoyed in most other places. Reference to the a c c o m panying statistics, will show the state of the Church and Schools. Those of the former may be relied upon as correct in most respects, (as far as the blanks are filled) but perhaps not so in all, as they are made out entirely from memory. The Ch: consists, almost wholly, of members dismissed from other Churches. And my experience with them has (? ) ______________ [last two words scratched out, written over and illegible] many fears that in a great many, perhaps in a majority of cases, they have been received to the Church without that qualifica­ tion of heart which we all esteem as essentially requisite. The ruinous consequences, both to the individuals recd and to the Church of such a Course, have induced me to hesitate much about taking to the Communion table those, whose knowledge of the terms of discipleship is very imperfect, and whose professions cannot safely be relied on. Schools In addition to the statistics furnished of schools I would remark that while the youthful are the class upon whom effort can be most hopefully expended, the Common School system accom­ plishes almost nothing towards a reformation of character. Books have been in better demand this year than in any pre­ vious one since the establishment of this station. About five months since, the Catholicks ( !) commenced opera­ tions upon the Island of Kauai. There are two Priests whose operations will doubtless be more specially spoken of by others. Neither of them is located in my field, but recently they have established several native teachers at Hanamauulu, who hold meetings and make proselytes for them. They have succeeded in getting away twelve children from the School at Kalaialamea. The congregation on the sabbath has diminished of late, and the Catholic influence it is believed has contributed to produce that result. A still more pernicious influence, apparently, has been exercised over this field during the past year, by one of the Chiefs from the Island (Kehekile) and his retinue. Towards the latter end of September I was assisted in a protracted meeting by Brothers Whitney & Alexander. It was tolerably well attended good attention was given, and we hoped some permanent good was done. But the repeated drunken carousals of that Chief and his dependents, about, and subsequent to that period, seemed to obliterate every trace of seriousness that had been made, besides �Kalaialamea Kauai 1842 - 2. involving several of the resident natives in the whirlpool of dissipation. On the 30th of March last, my dwelling house, with all its contents at Kalaialamea, was consumed by fire, at 11 o 'clk in the morning. I t was the work of an incendiary, no doubt, t h o ' nothing has yet occurred to fix suspicion on any one in parti­ cular. The whole loss is about $200. Of this sum about $50 was the property of the Board, consisting of books - medicines shop furniture & crockery which had been deposited there for the benefit of the people of that region, and our own convenience during our seasons of temporary sojourn there. The health of some of the mission families has suffered some­ what more than usual during the past year. That of Mrs. Whitney has been very delicate during the whole year, and several times she has been reduced quite low. It can hardly be necessary to intimate to the mission the necessity of making the earliest and best provision in their power for the prospective medical wants of the families of Kauai. Church Statistics Whole N° recd to the chh: on examination 2 Whole N° on Certificate 65 Recd the past year on examination 1 Recd on certificate (unknown) Whole N° recd the past year (u.) [unknown ] Whole N° dismissed to other Chhs 6 Dismissed the past year 5 Whole N° deceased 1 Deceased the past year 1 Suspended the past year [ no figure] Remain suspended " Whole N° excommunicated 11 Excommunicated the past year 9 Remain excommunicated 11 Whole No in regular standing 50 Whole no of children baptized U [unknown] Baptized the past year U " Whole N° of baptized chn deceased U " Deceased the past year [no figure] Marriages the past year 12 Average Congregation 200 School Statistics Schools 5 Teachers 7 Scholars 185 Readers 123 Writers 28 Arithmetic 64 Geography 8 May 1st 1842 Th o s : Lafon �REPORT OF KOLOA May 1842. The year past h as been one of deep, & in some respects painful interest to the writer. It is known to most of you that in order to have the benefit of school for our children, which we could not have at our Island, it w a s decided that my wife should remain here, with our children, & I should return to attend to the duties of our Station. A l t h o ' under existing circumstances, we d o n ’t regret this arrangement; yet it has been the source of no little ca r e & anxiety to us both. This may be in a measure the natural tendency of our plan; yet this tendency has been greatly augmented by circumstances which could neither be foreseen nor guarded against. My wife who from protracted debility, was barely able, at the beginning of the year, slightly to superintend her do­ mestic concerns, has been repeatedly, & for considerable periods confined to her couch, & reduced almost to entire helplessness. But through Divine goodness, her life has been preserved & her health is about the same a s at the beginning of the yr. About the 1st of Jan. a severe cold accompanied with a paroxym of the complaint under which I have labored more than 10 years, reduced me greatly, & suspended my mission­ ary labors, nearly a month. With the exceptions occasioned by two visits to my family, & the sickness just referred to, I have held weekly at the Station, two services on the Sabbath, one on Wednesday P.M. & one on S a t ’y P .M . ; beside one & occas­ ionally two, weekly at the more distant villages in our parish. In connection with preaching at the villages, I have usually visited more or less from house to house. But the wetness of the season, & the sickness just alluded to (which left my system exceedingly sensitive to dampness) prevented my pursuing these labors to the extent of my wishes. In these visits, my own heart has frequently been r e ­ freshed by the evidence thus obtained of the Spi r i t ’s operation both on professors of religion & non-professors. And alt h o ’ neither clas s have been so permanently or so extensively, under H i s gracious influence, as is desirable, yet I can't doubt but that I have been permitted the year past, to see His work to a cheering extent on both. Throughout the year a very pleas­ ing & sometimes, a solemn, attention has been paid to preach­ ing, on the Sabbath; & probably for an equal period, the audi­ ence was never larger. During the early part of the year, there was special attention to religion. And I have reason to hope, numbers were truly converted. Within the year 57 have been received to the church on examination; & 5 by letter; 8 have been restored to church fellowship; & 7 suspended. 2 have been excommunicated & 2 have died in the Faith. �COPY - Report of Koloa -May 1842 . SCHOOLS In the former part of the year these were in a pros­ perous condition. Never more so. V ery few children of suitable age b ut were in school And the teachers tho' not all that we could wish were on the whole much better qualified than we had hitherto been able to obtain. But in D e c . the Pope's agents came into our field; & by presents, promises of presents, & pretending to teach English, drew away a number of children after them. Their hope of learn­ ing English, & the prospect of a pair of trowsers, or a slip, were quite an enticing bait. The No. thus enticed, as report­ ed by our teacher amounts to 57. The more remote schools, where there is least intelligence have suffered most. But as some have already returned, we indulge the hope, that when the novelty is past, & they find that they neither learn English, nor receive as many presents as they had been promised, of wh. some already complain, many others may forsake them. But they will doubtless deceive & ruin some, perhaps many. They have also, by feigned words, & other wicked arts, gathered a considerable No. of adult followers in our vicinity, t h o ' not exclusively from our field & in no case from among the professed disciples of Christ. But with very few exceptions, these were persons not accustomed to attend our ministrations; & consequently did not appear to effect our audience on the Sabbath, & perhaps had not the papists come among us, they might have perished by other means. It is however gratifying to know, that some 12 or 15 who adults have forsaken them & profess to be disgusted with their system. But to return to the schools. A most serious obstacle to their progress, is, the inadequate provision, for the support of teachers. The Superintendent would allow only form $1 2 . to 50 per ann. (?), and this in native produce, wh. is estimated at nearly double its value in specie. Now, in a district where an enterprising native, could acquire nearly twice the highest som e , specified, by agriculture, or job work, we can't expect that those who are qualified to teach, should be willing to spend their time, & labor faithfully, for such a compensation. According­ ly those best fitted for their office would have relinquished the business had I not engaged to pay them a considerable ad­ ditional sum. On this account I have paid $100. — in goods. Indeed the pittance they r e c 'd from Gov't was not only so in­ adequate to the wants of their families, but was collected with so much tardiness that had it been their only resource their families must have suffered. Contributions of the Church. The funds raised the year past, amount to $70.-- specie; & $80.— Koloa currency. This with $20.— of last year's funds, make $90.-- in Specie & $80.— in currency, in hand, to pay for a bell wh. has been ordered. This sum wd. have been considerably increased had the cane of our ch . members been ground as was anticipated. �COPY - Report of Koloa - May 1842. Beside the above, $10.— have been contributed for the poor of the Church & congregation, & distributed among the same. In this way some have been clothed, & subsequently, & consequently b r o ’t under the means of Grace, who had not previ­ ously attended to religious instruction. Whole a m ’t contri­ buted $90., Specie & $90.00 currency. There were by the last Census, about 260 children in our district of an age suitable to attend school. 226 have attended school a part of the y e a r . The last examination w h . I attended, 199 were present. At an examination held since I left 166 only were present. 6 had previously been sent to Br. J ’s school at Waioli, wh. w d . make 172, There were 104 readers, 82 writers, 13 have studied geography, 40 in child’s arithmetic, 42 in mental arithmetic. We have a Sabbath school, of rising 80 scholars, un­ der the care of the elders (?); one of whom is our principal school teacher. The elders have also kept up through the year, a morning prayer meeting wh. I have attended when con­ venient. (G uli c k ) STATISTICAL TABLE - KOLOA M 2 4 8 1 y a Whole No. r e c ’d to C h ’h on Examination - - - Whole N o . " " " " Certificate ------R e c ’d the past year on Examination - - - - - - Rec ’d " " " " Certificate- - - - - - - Whole No. r e c ’d the past year - - - - - - - - Whole No . -Dismissed to other churches - - - - - Dismissed the past year Whole N o . Deceased - - - - - - - - - - - - - Deceased - Past Year - - - - - - - - - - - - - Suspended " " - - - - - — Remain suspended Whole No. Excommunicated - - - - - - - - - - Excommunicated - Past Year Remain Excommunicated- - - - - - - - - - - — Whole N o. - N ow in Regular standing - - - - - Whole No. Children Baptized - - - - - - - - - Baptized the Past Year - - - - - - - - - - - Whole No . of Baptized children, deceased (probably) Baptized C h ’n, deceased Past Year - - - - - - Marriages - Past Year ----- -------- --- ---- -Average Congregation - - - - - - - - - - - - (P. J. Gulick Report - 1842) 224 54 57 5 62 53 1 18 2 7 4 21 2 14 191 125 37 12 16 700 �C O P Y Koloa, June 3, /43 Dear br. Chamberlain, I have just been looking over the Church record here & send you the enclosed Statistics to fill the blank in Gen'l letter. We got here safely, I go on to Waioli on Monday. Smith is here, his work at Waioli not f i n i s h e d ? love to all. In haste Yours, (Signed) STATISTICS OF KOLOA CHURCH - W. P. ALEXANDER. JUNE 1843. Whole N o. rec'd on Ex. - - - - - 224 " " " " Cert. - - - 55 R e c ’d - Past Year on Ex. - - - 00 " " " " C ertif. - 1 Whole N o., Dismissed to other C h ’s 58 Dismissed - Past Year - - - - 5 Whole N o . - Deceased 20 Suspended - Past Year - - - - - - 10 Excommunicated Past Year - - 2 Whole N o. Excom’d ----- 23 Remain Exc o m ’d - - 16 Whole N o. in Reg. Stand. - - - - - 170 (?) Whole N o. of C h ’n Baptized - - - - 127 Baptized - Past Year - - - - - 2 Average Addressed: Congregation 300 Mr. L. Chamberlain, Honolulu, Oahu. (Wm. P. Alexander’s Supplement to Report 1843.) 70 (?) Dr. �A report of the station of Koloa - [1846] . In presenting my first report to this body, I would call to mind with gratitude the goodness of God in permitting me to labour among this poor people. 21 months ago I entered upon my duties at Koloa; these have been to me months of not a little anxiety, & yet they have not been without their joys. We may truly say goodness & mercy hath followed us all these months. During this time we at this station, in common with those at the other stations upon this Is. as well as all the brethren of the Mission, have been called to mourn for one whom we loved & respected as a Father in this great, & good work. But his & our Father loved h i m more than we could & hence has promoted him to higher, & nobler employments. What may seem to be our loss is his gain; we would therefore bow to his will, and praise Him even in our affliction. T h e following is a statistical report of the church at this station - Viz Whole no admitted on examination 241 " " " on certificate 73 " " " the two past years 25 Admitted on examination " " " " on certificate Whole no. dismissed to other churches Dismissed the two past yrs Whole no deceased 10 15 66 2 31 Died the two past yr's 9 Suspended " 4 " " Remain suspended 6 Excommunicated the two past yr's 4 Whole no. ex. 27 �Koloa 1846 185 14 5 18 Whole no. in regular standing " " Children baptized Children baptized the two past yr's 87 Marriages the two past yr's In comparing this report with the last from this station, it will he seen that this church has neither increased, nor diminished the two years past, so far as no. are concerned the power of the church is the same. The above report does not include 18 members of the church who live at Lihue, & who have heretofore been considered a separate church. The Congregation on the Sabbath will average 350. noon it is much less. tended. In the after­ The meeting during the week are not well a t ­ This may be accounted for in some measure from the fact that many of the men are engaged in working for foreigners, & cannot leave their work to attend meeting. During most of the time included in this report meeting have been held every week at Lihue - Wailua & Mahaulepuu these meetings upon the whole have been well attended. We have had no evidence of the special influences of the Spirit among us during the time repor­ ted, nor is there at present any thing of peculiar intrest ( !) among the people. A few of the members of the church appear to be fighting the good fight of faith, but the greater part of them are w orldly minded lukewarm - & asleep. The Lord knoeth ( !) them that are His. So far as we know the Romanists have not made much progress in this field during the two years past. The Priest who is stationed here appears to be somewhat discouraged; he has been heard to say that the natives have almost wearied out his patience. If reports are true his congregation upon the sabbath is very small. The schools of this district are as prosperous as could be �Koloa 3. 1846 expected, with Teachers no better qualified for their duties than these. At the examination in Jan. 1846 there were 14 schools - 17 Teachers & 370 Scholars. The number of schools & Teachers have been increased since that time, but the no. of Scholars are about the same. In regard to the population of this district we can say nothing definite. We suppose there may be 2000 persons in it. The great difficulty among the greater part of the people here, as we conceive, is not that they have not heard of the way of sal­ vation but their indisposition to obey what they hear. We fear many of them will be found at the last day among those who were hear­ ers only of the word deceiving their own souls. However we commend them to Him who can give to them the understanding heart, & the apply­ ing conscience , as well as the hearing ear. Report - Koloa (Unsigned; marked on back "Mr. Pogue,/May 1846") �C O P Y J. W. SMITH’ S REPORT As my associate has made a report of the State of the Church and people at our Station, my report will he very brief. During the two years which have elapsed since our last meeting, I have spent most of the time at Koloa; though in the prosecution of my professional duties and in the pur­ suit of health. I have frequently visited other Stations. Though my health has been far from being good I have been enabled to attend to the medical wants of the Station, to keep an oversight to some extent, of the schools, and to make myself useful in various ways among the people. N othing of peculiar interest has occured in my de­ partment of labor. Daily application has been made, as at other Stations, for medicine & medical advice, which in some instances seems to be appreciated; though in not a few instan­ ces the applicant for medicine seems to feel that he is doing the missionary a favor. In some few instances natives have of their own a ccord paid a small sum for medicine. In consequence of impaired health, I was induced last N ov. to try the effects of a short cruise in a whaleship. I was generously offered a gratuitous passage by Capt. Slate of the Ship NIAN TIE of Sag-Harbor, and was at sea about a month; After which I landed at Hilo where I remained 5 or 6 weeks having arrived there in season to be useful in a medical cap­ acity to the families at that Station. I returned to Kauai, after an absence of nearly 3 months and am happy to report that by the mercy and blessing of God my health has much im­ proved. On the whole I have not accomplished so much since the last Gen. Meet, for the welfare of the people as I could have wished and as I expected. Much of my time has been con­ sumed on little matters such as getting a dose of medicine for this man, and a book for that, a sheet of paper for one a pen for another, and so on. Things useful & necessary perhaps to the people but not calculated to add interest to a report to this meeting. I will only add in regard to schools in our field, that though they are far from what we could desire them to be, they are probably less hemahema (defective) than at some other Stations. $28. 56 dollars have been r e c ’ d during the last two years for books. (Signed) (Dr. Smith's Report - May 1846) J. W. SMITH �THE REPORT OF THE CHURCH AT KOLOA FOR 1846-47. By the good hand of our God upon us we have again met to review the labors of the past, & to devise means for future operations among the people for whose benefit we dwell upon these islands. During the time included in this r e ­ port, the Church at Koloa have not been without its trials, nor in the midst of these have we been forsaken by Isr a e l ’s God He who never slumbers ha s been with us by day, & by night; in times of danger, & sickness; in health & prosperity We would acknowledge his hand in all his dealings with us, And praise Him for his loving kindness, & long forbearance. Sickness has entered many of the families in this field, & nearly all who where connected with these families were cal­ led to drink of the bitter cup While some have been re moved from these Earthly scenes, & we hope are now where sick­ ness, & pain are f elt no more . The flood has come upon us, and carried some of us to the very gates of death, through which we were permitted, to gaze, but not to enter We could say with a Prophet of old "The Waters compassed us about even to the Soul; the de bth closed us round about, the weeds were wrapped about our heads, the billows, & w a v e s passed over us, but He who said "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, & through the rivers they shall not overflow thee has abundantly fulfill­ ed his promise, & we were delivered On account of injuries received at this time I was laid aside about 2 months from my labors, during which time I received the kind attentions & sym­ pathy of D r . & Mrs. Smith - To them under God I owe my life I cannot repay them, but they will not be unrewarded We very much feared that this freshet would have been the occasion of another evil V i z . A famine among the people, as many of their taro lands with the food planted in them were swept away, b ut in this respect the Lord has been much better to us than our fears - And the people have not suffered for want of food We have not been blessed with a revival of religion in this field, a l t h o ’ we have not been without seasons when we hoped & believed the Spirit was operating upon many minds - Our meetings at the Station have been attended about as they had been in previous years There has been no dimunition, & per­ haps no increase At out Stations the Meetings have been better attended than formerly. During the past year we have admitted to the Church eleven persons on profession of their faith in Christ - Eight have been received by letter from other Churches and nine are now propounded, who may be r e ­ ceived at our next Commission Season — One has been suspended �- 2- C O P Y Report of the Church at Koloa for 1846-47; Con t' d . & five who had before been suspended have been restored, four have been dismissed to other Churches, and ten have died; being 1/20 part of our whole number All of this people are poor, very poor. Some of them have however contributed out of their deep poverty to the treasury of the Lord We have collected at the Mon. Con. for prayer $60. in Cash 50 d o l l . have been contributed to the Church at Waimea towards rebuilding their house of Worship At out stations the people have rebuilt one thatched meeting house, & erected two houses as r esting places for their Pastor when among them In this place it may be well to mention that the Pastor of this church has received a donation of $119. from the foreign residents of Koloa , _ $30. from other friends toward replacing his library which was destroyed by the freshet of 1847 The Papists have been doing very little in this field the past two years Their Schools have been re ­ duced from 3 to 1, And that much smaller than it was two years since, numbering according to the last report 20 pupils Their Congregations upon the Sabbath are reported as being very small. We hear that the Priest at Koloa is making prepara­ tions to leave us, & go to another part of the island We know of none who have been in the habit of meeting with us who have left, & gone to them, but a few have left them & now meet with us There are many things in this field which are dis­ couraging - Often we are greaved to see the waywardness of those in regard to whom we hoped better things There are those however connected with this Church who know what it is by faith to call God, their father. Their walk & conversation are con­ sistent with the profession which they have made before the world, and we hope they are growing in grace There are others who are a cause of grief, & sorrow They have a name to live, but we fear they are dead By them the cause of X is dishonored Our hope for them is, that the H .Spirit may ap­ ply the truth which they hear to their hearts, & their hypocrisy be exposed. (Signed) JOSH F. POGUE STATISTICS OF T H E CHURCH AT KOLOA, FROM JUNE 1st 1847 to May 1st 1848 Whole N o. admitted to Church :Whole No. past year 4 on examination - - - - 261:Whole N o . died - - - - - - 45 " N o. admitted " :Died past year - - - - 10 by letter 95 : Suspended the past year - 1 Past year by e x . ----- — 11: Remain Suspended 5 """ letter - - 8: Whole N o. Excommunicated - - - 28 Whole N o. Past year - - - 19: Whole N o . in regular standing 200 Whole N o. Dismissed to : other Ch. 78 : �C O P Y OF COPY J. W. SMITH’S To Gen . Meeting REPORT May 1848. During the 2 years which have intervened since our last Meeting my labors have not differed in any important par­ ticular from those of previous years. Blessed with a good degree of health, I have been able to administer to the medical wants of the people around us, to keep an oversight of the schools of our district, and to visit the other stations on the island as my services were required. tion came 21st long N o extraordinary events have taken place at our sta­ during these two years, except a tremendous freshet which upon us in the month of March 1847. The night of the of that month was a terrific night - a night which will be remembered by the inhabitants of Koloa. Early in the evening the rain commenced falling in torrents accompanied with fearful thunder & lightning which con­ tinued all night. In a few hours the small stream which flows past the Mission premises & which most of the year is a mere rivulet, began to swell & soon became a torrent deep and rapid, overflowing its banks & sweeping i t ’s way to the ocean. Between the hours of 3 & 4 O ’clock in the morning it burst into the dwelling of our associate, R ev. Mr.Pogue & drove him from it; and on his way to our house he was carried down by the current, the distance of half a mile, over Rocks, indigo bushes, taro patches & c. He finally lodged on a pile of stones where covered with bruises & nearly naked he sat in the rain till the dawn of morning showed him an old unoccupied gr a ss hut near, to which he crept & where he was soon found by the natives. Bro. Pogue was severely injured. It is a wonder he was not killed. The L ord had still work for him to do. On enter­ ing Br. P ’s house that morning it presented a sad spectacle. Doors were split - partitions started from their places - floors broken down - Books - clothes - furniture &c. with a cart load of mud & rubbish from the stream, were mingled together in a manner which may be imagined more easily than described. A native man belonging to the premises had saved himself by climbing a "hau" tree, & quietly sitting there in the rain till morning. Some of the natives in the neighborhood escaped from their houses by swim­ ming & in some instances with their children on their backs, so suddenly did the flood burst in upon them. But in the midst of all this there was mingled much mercy. Bro.Pogue although for some days we trembled for him gradually recovered & in about a month was able to resume his labors. The pastor was spared to the church & people. N o native �-2C O P Y J.W.SMITH’S REPORT TO GEN .MEETIN G, MAY 1848. Continued. lives were lost though some had narrow escapes. It was a mercy also that we with our little children did not occupy that ill fated hous e. We had left it only a few months previous. H a d we been there - considering the darkness, suddenness of the torrent & the depth of the water around the house, it is highly probably that some of the children if neither of their parents, would have perished. - Soon after the flood an epidemic followed & there were many deaths among the people. The form of disease was Bilious Pleurisy & it assumed a more virulent character than any dis­ ease I had before seen among the H awaii a n people. I regret that I have not been able to keep an accurate record of all my patients, their diseases & the results of medi­ cal treatment. Such a record would furnish many interesting & valuable hints. But such has been the multiplicity of cares on my hands & such the character of the patients that I have not found it practicable to keep any such record. I did however during the year 1847 keep an account of all the deaths & births that came to my knowledge in the district. Deaths 88 - Births 2 4 . The official report of the tax-gatherer differs widely from this; it is as follows; Deaths, 155 - - - Births, 36 I reason for believing that neither of these reports is correct, but that the t r u t h lies between the tw o . Taking the average therefore, we have 121 deaths and 30 births, which I think is not far from being the correct number. - The population of the district according to the r e ­ cent census is about 2900, so that there was 1 death to every 24 persons or about 4 per cent, of the w h o l e ; and it is also 4 deaths to 1 birth. How if these data are correct, and if this rate of births and deaths should continue, the period is not very re ­ mote when the district will be destitute of inhabitants. At this rate in the year 1860 the population will be about 1700 and in 1875 about 900 and in 1900 or 52 years he n ce only 300. But we hope "better things than this, though we thus speak.” We do not believe that our field is soon to be depopu­ lated. Many of the causes which now concur to produce this decrease of population are, in my humble opinion capable of �Continued. being removed; and I cannot but indulge the hope that as civil­ ization & Christianity advance among the Hawaii a n people, the decrease of population will cease, and that there will remain here a people monuments of the power of the Gospel down to the remotest generation. - - SCHOOLS. In our district there are 14 Protestant schools & one Catholic, making 15 in all. These schools are taught by 19 teachers. Of these teachers 9 educated at the Select school at Waioli, now under the care of Bro. Wilcox. Two have been connected for a lon­ ger or shorter period with the Seminary at Lahainaluna. One was educated in the school of our lamented Bro, Knapp - one reports himself from the boarding school at H i l o . Four re ­ ceived their education in the common schools. In these schools are 527 children of whom about 300 can read. The statistics of the schools are appended to this re­ port. N early all the children in the district of suitable age attend the schools more or less regularly. The teachers have not been well paid, and a large amount is due them from the Government. According to the r e ­ port of the Kahukula made on the 1st of January 1848 there w a s then due to the teachers about $700. - - This is in part owing to the number of natve s engaged by the year in the service of foreigners and who are thereby exempt from the poalua tax. Instructions have however been recently r e c ’d from the Department of Public Instruction which will henceforth in a measure relieve this difficulty. - With regard to the condition of these schools, the branches taught - progress made & c. they probably do not differ materially from other Hawaian schools. A school of girls numbering from 15 to 20 has been taught at the Station during the last winter by M r s .Smith. N eedle work has been the principal branch taught - though singing & religious instruction has not been entirely neglected. About 120 copies of the Elele, have been taken taken this year nearly all of which have been paid f o r . There was received during the year 1847 - about $15. for the Elele or near­ ly double the amount of any former year, also about 41 dollars for books a sum also nearly double that received in any former year. There is but one Catholic school now in our district; �J.W. SM I T H ’S REPORT TO GEN . MEETIN G, M A Y 18 4 8 . Continued. formerly there were three. That which still continues to exist is at Koloa, under the immediate care of the priest & numbers 20 pupils. - - We have also a sabbath school of about 100 children at the Station. We use the Aiokala and persue the plan of instruction adopted in most of the sabbath schools on the islands. We hope that our Sabbath School is doing some good to the rising generation. But if we compare it with the well furnished Sabbath school of N ew England, with its valuable library - its intelligent Teachers - its question books - maps &c. our Koloa school is certainly a rude affair. - We need other books for our sabbath schools. Aiokala and H imeni Kamelii are not sufficient - - The We need a series of good question Books or a good Catechism adapted to Hawaian children; And we shall in my op­ inion never see our Hawaian schools rise & assume tho high character which they ought to attain till some such books are prepared for them. I hope this meeting will not adjourn un­ till something liberal has been devised for our Sabbath Schools. (Signed) May 10th 1848. J. W . SMITH, Koloa, Kaui. STATISTICS Off SCHOOLS IN K OLOA DISTRICT ACCORDIN G TO THE REPORT OF THE KAHUKULA MADE IN APRIL 1848. N o. of Schools " Teachers " Boys " Girls " Absent Total Unable to read Readers Childs Arith Mental " Colburn's sequel Geography Writers The Catholic school has 15 19 272 171 84 527 126 299 73 164 87 193 129 20 is Catholic. " " scholars. �C O P Y R E P O R T OF THE STATION OF KOLOA ISLAND OF KAUAI TO GENERAL M EETING 1 8 4 9. With the church and people of this Station the past year has been a season of adversity. We have had no revivals, very few conversions - and very little of that earnest striving to "enter in at the strait gate" which is necessary to secure the Salvation of the soul. There has been an unusual amount of sickness amongst us and many deaths - Of those who were a year ago probations for eternity and the objects of the mis­ sionaries prayers & solicitude one twentieth are now dead, and most of them, it is feared, died in their sins. Every succeed­ ing month we feel more and more deeply that whatever we design to do for this people must be done quickly But not only has the destroying angel been abroad the past year Among the people, our own domestic circle has also been invaded, and one of our own dear little ones taken from us and consigned to the cold & silent grave. But no - we do not think of that dear child as in the grave - we love to think of her as a happy little Spirit before the throne - among the Redeemed, where she will be trained & perfected in everything that can adorn & beautify the Soul under the immediate care of our Heavenly Father. We mourn over that state of our hearts which rendered such a trial needful; and we would mourn and be ashamed that we have profited no more by this afflictive dis­ pensation. But how can we mourn that our child has escaped the snares & polutions of this wicked world - that the young & tender plant has been transfered from this "waste, howling wilderness" to the Paradise of God. An other child - our youngest - was very ill for many weeks and apparently on the very verge of the grave but the Lord kindly spared him. Owing to the great amount of sickness in my own family and among the natives the past year I have not been able to devote much time to direct labor for the spiritual welfare of the people. Mr. Pogue having been removed to Hawaii the Church at Koloa has been virtually without a pastor. The Hawaiian association in­ deed voted last year that M r .Rowell be requested to act as Pastor of the church at Koloa, but he lives 15 miles distant has a 1/12 according to the recent Census. �-2C O P Y R E P O R T Of The Station of Koloa 1 8 4 9 - Island of Kauai to General Meeting Continued. large field of labor of his own and cannot reasonably be expect­ ed to do much for the people at Koloa. The Public services on the Sabbath have been conducted in part by a native whose name is Kahookui and in part by myself. As a preacher Kahookui has done about as well, it is believed, as most of the native preachers. We pay him for his services $60. per annum. When the King and Chiefs were here last summer they were much pleased with his preaching and made him a donation of $85. Cash, which they raised by subscription among themselves. We had some fears lest this unexpected wealth should make hi m dissy, but we have not observed any particularly bad effects f r o m it. Kahookui has never r e c ’d any liscence to preach other than a verbal license. Some of his discourses are very good consider­ ing the limited advantages he has had, and the people have a degree of R espect for him as a preacher of the Gospel. We have sometimes, it is true, had our fears lest after all he should prove in the end to be no better than some others who once prom­ ised as fair as he, but hitherto he has done better than our expectations. Mr. R owell spent about two months with us last summer administered the Sacrament of the L o r d ’s Supper - & admitted to the Church 8 persons who had been propounded byMr. Pogue and 5 other persons by letter from other Churches. These are all the persons admitted to the Church & this the only time the Sacra­ ment was administered the past yea r . There is at present I regret to say a great want of interest as to Spiritual things among our people. The congregations are small and few, it is feared, mourn over the desolations of Zion. We need a pastor to reside among us to go in and out before us & break unto us the bread of life. There is no one at present at Koloa to perform the marriage ceremony except Mr. Walsh the Roman Catholic Priest and to him Church members & others wishing to enter the married State go to be married rather than go 15 miles to Waimea. Alt h o ’ the past has been a year of discouragements there have been a few things of an opposite character - There has been but 2 cases of discipline - and the amount of contribu­ tions to benevolent objects has been greater than in any former y ear - At the monthly concert $60. were collect & mostly in towards rethatching the Church April 6, 1849. (Signed) J. W . SMITH also $10. �C O P Y R E P O R T Of The Station of Koloa 1 8 4 9 - Island of Kauai Continued. STATISTICS OF to General Meeting (By J.W .Smith) CHU R CH AT KOLOA 1849. Admitted on Examina'n past year Whole N o. on Examination - - - - - - - - - - Dismissed past year - - - - - - - - - - - - - Whole N o. dismissed Deceased past year - - - - - - - - - - - - — - Whole N o. deceased — Excluded past year Whole N o. Remaining Ex c l ’d - - - - - - - - In regular Standing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Children Baptized past year - - - - - - - - - - Whole N o . Baptized Marriages past Year - - - - - - - - - - — - - Average Congregation - - - - - - -- — Admitted by Letter past Year - - - - - - - - - - - - STATISTIC Of SCHOOLS 8 269 1 79 11 56 0 201 3 160 5 &c. N o. of Schools 15 Whole N o. of Children attending School - - - - - - 460 D e crease of Children attending School in one year - 40 The Teachers were all paid in full for 1848 = $637.3 7 Paid same year towards old debt - - - - - 362.93 Whole A m ’t paid by G o v ’mt for Schools dur­ ing the year 1848 - - - - - - - Roman Catholic School has 20 pupils $1000.30 - - N o. of deaths in the district during the month of N ov. & Dec. 1848 - - - - - - - - - - - Whole N o. deaths in the field during the Year ac­ cording to recent Census - - - - - - - - - Births for 1848 According to recent Census Population of the district according to the Recent Census - - - - - - - 116 259 - - - - 68 2660 In (?) N o. of Teachers the same - - 15 This i s the the NNo. o. th at came to my knowledge probably other s There were 1847 �(J.W. Smith) Report of Koloa Station for the year ending April 1st 1851. Statistics. Rec'd on examination past year Whole No. on examination - - - - - From other chhs. past year - - - Whole no. from other chhs. - - - - Dismissed past year - - - - - - - - Whole no. dismissed - - - - - - - - Deceased past year - - - - - - - - Whole No. deceased - - - - - - - - Excluded past year - - - - - - - - Restored past year # Remain excluded - ------- - - - In regular standing - - - - - - Children baptized past year - - - - Whole no. children baptized - - - Marriages past year. - - - - - 10 299 6. [no figure] 0. 86. 8 75 2 2 [No figure] 222 0 161 [no figure] # Not the same persons who were excluded this year. The history of Missionary labor in this field for the past year may be summed up in a few words. Religious services have been held regularly on the Sabbath at three several places in the district; viz. at Koloa, at Lihue & at Wailua. At the two last mentioned places meetings have also been held regularly on Thurs­ days, & at Koloa on Wednesdays & Saturdays. Meetings have also been held more or less regularly in most of the villages in the district. Sabbath Schools and Bible Classes have also been sus­ tained at Koloa and at the two principal out stations. The meet­ ings have, in the main, been well attended; and, though some have heard as though they heard not, yet man y , it is believed, have been attentive listeners to the preaching of the gospel. About the first of Nov. last we held a protracted meeting at Koloa wh. seemed to be followed by the Divine blessing. There was a good attendance of church members and others. Indeed I have not known since I came to the island a more general turn out of the people. The meetings were solemn and impressive and nearly all who attended professed to be penitent & expressed �Koloa 1851 - 2. their determination to serve the Lord. Me had meetings every day from Wednesday till the following Monday when we closed by ob­ serving the monthly concert for Prayer. The preaching, during this series of Meetings, was done by Bro Rowell - Kahookui - and Palaineka a promising young man from br. Johnson's field. Prom the time of this protracted meeting, I have, when not prevented by sickness or other causes, held meetings every week, and some­ times several times in the week, for personal conversation & instruction with those who professed to be seeking the salvation of their souls. These meetings have been numerously attended, and have furnished me with an opportunity of becoming better ac­ quainted with each individual, and of give ( !) them "line upon line and precept upon precept." I trust they have been useful meetings. But ten persons have been admitted into the church the past year on the confession of their faith: thirty, however, stand propounded and probably most of them will be received at our next communion. There has been considerable increase the past year in the Amount of contributions to benevolent objects. During the year 1850 the sum of $192.88 was collected at the monthly Concert, which is more than double the amount collected any former year. Of this sum $100. has been given to the church at Waimea to aid in re­ building their meeting house. Sixty Dolls. was given to Kahookui our native preacher, $14.75 was expended in rethatching our own meeting house. The balance remains unappropriated. The Church & people have also contributed $250 towards my salary, making in all the sum of $442.88. This is certainly a considerable sum for a small Hawaiian Church. It should be ob­ served that the amount mentioned as collected at the monthly Concert was collected in the year 1850, and does not extend to the time of making this Report. That for my salary was partly collected in 1850 & partly in the first quarter of the current year. - I will also add that no special effort has been made to induce the people to contribute. They have indeed been told, that it was every man's duty to give something for the support of the gospel, to give cheerfully - & to give as God hath prospered him. As to my salary, I explained to one of the officers of the church my relation to the American B oard - and told h im that if the church would raise annually $250. towards my support, that with what I should probably receive from foreigners for medical services & from other sources it would be sufficient to justify me in making the experiment of ceasing to draw my support from the Board. This Elder proposed the matter to the churchmembers ( !) who all seemed to enter into it cheerfully and the specified sum was soon raised. It remains to be seen whether they will continue to raise this sum year after year. Kahookui, whose name has been mentioned in a former Report �Koloa 1851 - 3. as well as this, continues to do well as a native preacher & I consider him a useful helper. He is at present a member of the legislative body now in session. On the whole, though there is much worldliness among the people & it is to be feared much hypocrisy, both in the church & out of it, still there is much encouragement to labor. The people come out to the meetings and seem disposed to hear the truth, the Scriptures are in their houses & are read. I have sold for cash during the last 6 months more than 60 bibles besides testa­ ments. The word of God is among the people and He hath said, "my word shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please. and it shall prosper in the thing whereunto I sent it." The schools In the district have been kept up with about the same degree of interest as in former years. I am sorry however to add that the number of scholars is rapidly decreasing. In 1848 there were 527 children in the schools; but by the Report of the Superintendents made in March last there are now but 379 making a decrease of 148 or 28 per cent, in three years. The explanation is found in the fact that there are but few births, and of the few children born, a large majority die the first year. As an illustration, there were in the district of Wailua & Kapaa 20 births in the year 1850 - but at the end of the year 6 only out of the 20 were living & 14 were dead. The question is often asked can nothing be done to arrest this rapid decrease of population? Is there no Remedy? I would rather ask, can this people be made a virtuous people? Can they be taught successfully to obey the laws of their physical being? When this becomes their character, & this their practice, then a new era will dawn upon the Hawaiian people - a new race will arise - a race with robust constitutions - the land will be full of people & we shall hear no more lamentations over a decreasing population. J. W. Smith Koloa, Kauai May 12th 1851. �Report of Koloa Station for year ending April 1st 1852 Statistics Rec'd on Examtn past year 61 Whole no. on examination 360 Prom other Churches past year 13 Whole no. from other Churches 139 2 Dismissed,past year Whole no. dismissed to other chs . 51 2 Deceased past year 129 Whole no. deceased Excluded past year 1 Whole no. Excluded 28 1 Restored past year Suspended from Comn past year 4 10 Remain suspended Whole no. in regular standing 273 Whole no. of members whose place of residence Is known 283 Lost or place of Residence not known 8 Children, babtized ( !) past year 9 170 Whole no. Children baptized [no figure] Marriages, past year, Explanations over leaf These statistics need some explanation, as it will be seen that they differ in some Respects from the Report of last year. Since Mr. Pogue left the station it has been my practice to make out the statistics each year from the Report of the pre­ ceding year; but in accordance with a suggestion in Doct. Ander­ son's letter of Dec. 3, 1851 I have recently taken a new census and made out a new register of our church members. By this new census I found that the old report was correct as to the number of admissions, but there had been many deaths which had never been entered on the book. Seventy five, were Reported last year as the whole number of deaths; it appears now that the whole no. of deaths is 129: while only two are reported as having occurred the past year. The ch. members, it seems, have been remiss in reporting the no. of deaths. There is also a discrepancy in the No. of dismissions. Seventy five were report[ed] last year as the whole no. dismissed and only 51. this year. The explanation is this — that when a separate Church was formed for Doct. Lafon at Nawiliwili, it consisted of members of Koloa Church who lived in that vicinity and they were ma[r] ked on our records as dismissed to the Lihue ch.. But when Doct. L. left, the church cease[ d ] to exist, and the members, without any formal act, I believe, were considered as returning to their former standing in the bk. at Koloa. They �Koloa 1852 - 2. had been marked dismissed, they were rec’d back without letters, and in my new register I have considered them as original members. Eight persons are put down as lost, but it is not improbable, that some of them, if not all, may yet be found. The whole no. remaining cut off from the Church is reported to be 28. Of this no. 11 have died & 5 have left the district, & 12 only of the 28 remain with us. Some have been cut off, and, after some time, having given evidence of Repentance, have been restored again to ch. fellow­ ship. These are not included in the 28 above mentioned. The past year has not been distinguished for any special re­ ligious awakening among our people - nothing that could be called a revival; nor has it been a year of Remarkable stupidity in re­ gard to spiritual things. Sixty one persona have been rec'd into the church on confession during the year. Of these 30 were men­ tioned in my last report as having been propounded. The remaining 31 are, so to speak, a gleaning of former harvests. The Contributions at the Month. Concert amounted to $179. which is something less than the amount contributed last year. The contribution towards my support for 1851 was report[ed] last year. That for the current year is In process of being taken and Is not yet completed. Kahookui has continued to act as my assistant or rather my fellow laborer - and has acquited himself as well as in former years. My medical services have b een better appreciated by the natives than in former years if a willingness to pay is a proof of appreciation. I have rec'd from them, the past year $22.00 for medicines & services. This 4 times the Amount rec'd from that source in any former year. With regard to ourselves I have to report, that while the past year has been to us a year of unnumbered blessings, it has also been to us a year of domestic affliction. Death has again invaded our dwelling and we have been called to mourn the loss of one of the loveliest of children. Our youngest child died of dysentery, April 12. aged a little more than one year. "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord" [.] Another little one, in Oct. last rec'd an injury to his ancle joint. It was thought at first to be but a slight injury, inflammation however set in, the whole joint became involved & finally suppuration took place. To the little patient there has been days and nights of suffering, to the parents care and anx­ iety. For more than 4 months it has been a part of every day(')s business to dress & bandage that foot. Nor is this work yet done; but there is some improvement and we hope he will ultimately re­ gain the use of the limb. �Koloa 1852 3. Another child, still, was prostrated with Dysentery and for a few days our fears were intensely excited for the result. But the Lord spared her & she is restored to health, We would fain hope, that in the language of the Psalmist "it is good for us that we have been afflicted", and that these trials are a part of the "all things which it is promised, shall work together for our good. J. W. Smith Koloa May 10, 1852. �Report of Koloa Station for the year ending April 1. 1853 Statistics Rec'd on Examination past year Whole No. on Exam. Prom other Churches past year Whole No. from other Chhs Dismissed past year Whole No. dismissed Diceased ( !) past year Whole no. deceased Excluded past year Whole no Excluded Suspended past year Remained suspended Whole no. in regular standing Children baptized past year Whole no. Children baptized Marriages past year 22 382 6 145 2 53 8 137 0 28 0 7 291 13 183 14 For no. of children in the schools consult the Report of the Minister of the interior. Contributions, past year, For Kahookui's salary " Waimea Meeting House " Micronesian Mission " Meeting House at Lihue " My Salary in part 80.00 50.00 36.00 120.00 250.00 $536.00 �Report of Koloa Station for the year ending April 1, 1853 Statisti s s c 22 Rec'd on Examination past year Whole No. on Exam. Prom other Churches past year Whole No. from other Chhs Dismissed past year Whole No. dismissed Deceased past year Whole no. deceased Excluded past year Whole no Excluded Suspended past year Remained suspended Whole no. in regular standing Children baptized past year Whole no. Children baptized Marriages past year 382 6 145 2 53 8 137 0 28 0 7 291 13 183 14 For No. of Children in the Schools consult the Report of the Minister of the Interior. Contributions, past year, For " " " " Kahookui's salary Waimea Meeting House Micronesian Mission Meeting House at Lihue My Salary in part 80.00 50.00 36.00 120.00 250.00 $ 536.00 The state of the Church and people of this district, during the past year furnished little material for extended remarks. It cannot indeed be said that all things continue as they were in former years. Changes, though almost imperceptibly, are without doubt taking place. Nothing in society is absolutely stationary; all are making progress in one direction or another. - The path of the wicked diverges from God & the longer they pursue it, the farther are they from Him & the less the hope of their return. The way of the righteous is like the morning light which shineth brighter & brighter unto the perfect day. In one respect we have all made progress alike; 12 months nearer the end. we are all The servants of God have 12 months the �Koloa 1853 2. le s s to labor here below & are 12 months nearer their eternal home. The votaries of sin have 12 months the less in which to prepare for the judgment. lated guilt. Twleve months more have they added to their accumu­ We have all made some progress. Yet to the casual observer no great changes have taken place amongst us the past year. Few stirring events have occurred worthy to be entered on the history of our church. Among the few events of the past year worthy of record I would mention the visit of the brethren bound to Micronesia. They were with us from Friday till Monday and the Intervening Sabbath was provi­ dentially our communion Sabbath. An unusually large number of Church Members were present at the station & it was a day of deep interest. An impression was made on the minds of our people in favor of foreign missions which will not soon be effaced or forgotten. The visit of the Caroline is an era to which our people will look back in after years. For several months during the summer there was more than usual attention to the subject of Religion amongst our people. Our meetings were very fully ( !) and there were many enquiring what they should do to be saved. We would fain home ( !) some were lead ( !) to trust in the Savior to the salvation of of ( !) their souls. And although this special interest did not long continue, still, we feel that we have much to encourage us in our labors. The people generally appear friendly, the meetings on the Sabbath are well at­ tended and the church members in general seem disposed to take hold of the work. And although during the year we have often had reason to mourn over our worldliness and tho' the mass of the people have not been moved as we could have desired, still few cases have occured ( !) �Koloa 1853 3. V demanding the discipline of the church & no member has been cut off during the year. The people have felt the past year more than any former year the want of a pastor - an ordained minister, to reside among them. Bro Rowell, owing to protracted illness in his family and to the circum­ stance that he is engaged in the herculean task of building a meeting House, has not been able to spend a single Sabb. with us during the year. Bro Johnson was with us on Sabbath and the Communion was ad­ ministered once during the year. Kahookui, our native preacher has acquited ( !) himself quite as well as in former years. I consider him a valuable assistance. As to myself -, my labors have been as in former years, divided between the duties of a Physician, and the more direct efforts for the spiritual welfare of the people. With regard to contributions for benevolent purposes, we have advanced a little; the total amount contributed during the year being $536. which exceeds that of any former year. This sum was contri- buted in cash, besides which a considerable amount of labor has been performed in repairing the church at the Station and in collecting materials for a meeting H ouse at Lihue. Popery does not appear to have made any progress in this dis­ trict the past year. In reviewing our field of labor, I must not omit to call your attention to the Chinese who have recently been imported among us. There are in this district about 70 Chinamen or Coolies - who are about equally divided between the two principal plantations. There are also 6 or 7 of the old, or Canton chinamen in the district. The coolies, so far as any principles of Religion are concerned are as truly heathen as their brethren in the Celestial Empire. They have �Koloa 4. 1853 their idolatrous feast and their heathen worship. In point of morals, they will, I think, rank with the lowest class of Hawaiians. They are as thievish, as licentious as the worst natives & far more quar­ relsome. Serious fights among themselves are common & in several instances dangerous wounds have been inflicted. One, is in prison for house burning. Now it becomes a question of very serious import. the influence of these men upon the native population? W hat is to be And how will the Coolies themselves be effected by their residence here? The proprietors of the Koloa Plantation think they can see great improvement in their Coolies & that they are rapidly becoming civi­ lized. Most of them readily learn the native language and some of them may usually be seen in the church on the Sabbath. One thing at least is clear - our duty to pray for them ! and while we remem­ ber in our prayers the heathen in other lands, let us also remember the heathen at our own doors, that the Lord may shine into their dark hearts & lead them to look to the "Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world". J . W . Smith Koloa , May 2, 1853 �Report of Koloa Station for the year ending April 1. 1853 (Koloa 1853) The state of the Church and people of this district, during the past year furnished little material for extended remarks. It cannot indeed be said that all things continue as they were in former years. Changes, though almost imperceptibly, are without doubt taking place. Nothing in society is absolutely stationary; all are making progress in one direction or another. - The path of the wicked diverges from God & the longer they pursue it, the farther are they from Him & the less the hope of their return. The way of the righteous Is like the morning light which shineth brighter & brighter unto the perfect day. In one respect we have all made progress alike; - we are all 12 months nearer the end. The servants of God have 12 months the less to labor here below & are 12 months nearer their eternal home. The votaries of sin have 12 months the less in which to prepare for the judgment[ .] Twelve months more have they added to their accumulated guilt. We have all made some progress. Yet to the casual observer no great changes have taken place amongst us the past year. Pew stirring events have occurred worthy to be entered on the history of our church. Among the few events of the past year worthy of record I would mention the visit of the brethren bound to Micronesia. They were with us from Friday till Monday and the intervening Sabbath was providentially our communion Sabbath. An unusually large number of Church Members were present at the station & it was a day of deep interest. An impression was made on the minds of our people in favor of foreign missions which will not soon be effaced or forgotten. The visit of the Caroline is an era to which our people will look back in after years. For several months during the summer there was more than usual attention to the subject of Religion amongst our people. Our meetings were very fully [attended] and there were many en­ quiring what they should do to be saved. We would fain home ( !) [hope?J some were lead ( !) to trust in the Savior to the salva­ tion of of ( !) their Souls. And although this special interest did not long continue, still, we feel that we have much to encourage us in our labors. The people generally appear friendly, the meetings on the Sabbath are well attended and the church members in general seem dis­ posed to take hold of the work. And although during the year we have often had reason to mourn over our worldliness and tho' the mass of the people have not been moved as we could have desired, still few cases have occured ( !) demanding the discipline of the church & no member has been cut off during the year. The people have felt the past year more than any former year the want of a pastor - an ordained minister, to reside among them. �Koloa 1853 3 Bro Rowell, owing to protracted illness in his family and to the circumstance that he is engaged in the Herculean task of building a meeting House, has not been able to spend a single Sabb. with us during the year. Bro Johnson was with us on Sabbath and the Communion was administered once during the year. Kahookui, our native preacher has acquited himself quite as well as in former years. I consider him a valuable assistance. ( !) As to myself - my labors have been as in former years, divided between the duties of a Physician, and the more direct efforts for the spiritual welfare of the people. W ith regard to contributions for benevolent purposes, we have advanced a little; the total amount contributed during the year being $536. which exceeds that of any former year. This sum was contributed in cash, besides which a considerable amount of labor has been performed in Repairing the church at the Station and in collecting materials for a meeting House at Lihue, Popery does not appear to have made any progress in this district the past year. In reviewing our field of labor, I must not omit to call your attention to the Chinese who have recently been imported among us. There are in this district about 70 Chinamen or B o d i e s - who are about equally divided between the two principal plantations. There are also 6 or 7 of the old, or Canton Chinamen in the dis­ trict. The coolies, so far as any principles of Religion are concerned are as truly heathen as their brethren in the Celestial Empire. They have their idolatrous feast and their heathen wor­ ship. In point of morals, they will, I think, rank with the lowest class of Hawaiians. They are as thievish, as licentious as the worst natives & far more quarrelsome. Serious fights among themselves are common & in several instances dangerous wounds have been inflicted. One, is in prison for house burning. Now it becomes a question of very serious import. What is to be the influence of these men upon the native population? And how will the Coolies themselves be effected by their residence here? The proprietors of the Koloa Plantation think they can see great improvement in their Coolies & that they are rapidly be­ coming civilized. Most of them readily learn the native language and some of them may usually be seen in the church on the Sabbath. One thing at least is clear - our duty to pray for them; and while we remember in our prayers the heathen in other lands, let us also remember the heathen at our own doors, that the Lord may shine into their dark hearts & lead them to look to the "Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world". J W Smith Koloa. May 2, 1853 �Koloa May 12 1853 To the servants of the Lord, the Holy God. Greetings: Herewith I report to your assembly that the number of marriages I have performed from April 1852 to Mar. 1853 was fourteen couples. Secondly, preaching the word of the Lord in our districts from Wahiawa to Kapaa. This work of the Lord was agreeable in our hands. But our trouble was in the Lord's Supper in that we had no authority to conduct it. The deacons reported that trouble in their document. As to the pastorless churches, it is well, in my opinion, for the minister to visit every place. So Mr. Coan of Hilo should come to Kauai for some month, likewise other ministers. I ask you to have printed some books to aid in studying the Bible, in every place, but I have not the name. Dr. Smith can tell you the name of the book I want. All this is my thought. S. Kahookui [On back:] Report of Kahookui from Koloa Kauai Read by Mr. Alexander May 21/53 [Written in Hawaiian; translated by Henry P. Judd] �Report of Koloa Station for year ending April 31 ( ?), 1854 Statistics Whole no. rec'd on examination Certificate N° rec'd past year by Examination _______________ Certificate Whole No. rec'd past year Whole no. dismissed to other ch's ________________ past year Suspended past year Remain suspended _________ Excommunicated past year Whole no excommunicated Remain Excom. Whole no. now in regular standing Children baptized past year Whole no. baptized ________ 402 158 20 13 33 55 2 5 6 5. 34 17 304 6 189 Contributions For Waimea Meeting House " Lihue Meeting House " Support of Missionary " Monthly Concert collection $115.00 131.00 250.00 184.53 $680.53 The Monthly Concert Collection was exp ended as follows For ” " " the Salary of Native preacher Opunui at Strongs Is. Lihue Meeting Repairs of Meeting House Koloa 100.00 8.00 20.75 55.78 $184.53 Census Protestants Catholics Mormons Total population Coolies in the District Canton Chinamen White Foreigners 2286 377 148 2842 85 5 61 In 1847, 2895 -- �Koloa 1854 2. The Church at Koloa was organized in May 1835 and is now 19 years old. It consisted originally of 12 members, 5 of whom still remain and are now in good & regular standing In the Church. For 7 years after the organization of the Church Rev. P.J Gulick was pastor, aided a part of the time by Doct Lafon. I arrived at Koloa in 1842 & found the station without a resident Missionary. In 1844 Bro. Pogue arrived at the islands and was stationed at Koloa and was pastor of the ch. 3 years. In 1847 he was removed to Hawaii and since that time, a period of 7 years we have remained alone at the station. During this period Brother Rowell has been the nominal Pastor, has administered the ordinances - has aided us by his counsel & has preached for us occasionaly. Bro. Johnson has also in time of need lent us a helping hand. But the pastoral care and watch have devolved upon myself & native assistant Samuela Kahookui. Our labors for the past year - the period for which this report is especially designed, have not differed essential[ly] from those of former years. Our meetings are well attended on the Sabb. and there have been constantly some persons inquiring the way o:g life. We have received into the ch. during the past year 20 persons on profession of their [faith] and 30 more stand pro­ pounded, most or all of whom will probably be admitted at our next communion. The Meeting House at Lihue, which was mentioned in last year's report as in process of building, is not yet completed, but is in such a state of forwardness that we hold weekly meet­ ings in it. In the erection of this building we have rec'd essential aid from Hon. E. P. Bond circuit Judge of Kauai. He has not only made us a liberal donation from his own purse, but has interested himself much & successfully too, in collecting funds from foreign residents, and has besides this superin­ tended almost entirely the work on the building. It is proper also in this connection to report Bro & Sister Rice as located in this part of our field, not exactly in the capacity of missionaries & not in connection with the A.B.; but we recognize in them the missionary spirit and believe them ready to do good to all men as oppty. shall offer. Bro Rice holds meetings every Sabbath in the new Meeting House and Mrs. R. has a weekly prayer meeting with the native females. They also have a meeting every Sabbath in their own house for foreigners. We doubt not they will prove efficient helpers in that part of our field. Kahookui has continued to labor with us as in former years. I am sorry to add that he has nearly lost his eyesight. On a visit to Niihau last Aug. for the purpose of aiding in vaccinating the people of that island he was taken with a severe attack of ophthalmia which confined him to his house for months and nearly destroyed his eyesight. He has at last resumed his labors but is nearly blind & unable to read. �Koloa 1854 3. Through a merciful Providence the Small Pox, which produced such frightful ravages on Oahu, passed over us very lightly. There were but 5 cases in our district only one of which proved fatal. Other diseases however have been among us and 12 church mem­ bers have died during the year. Among the number was Debora Kapule whose name it is presumed is familiar to most of the members of the Mission. She was, it will be remembered, when the missionaries first arrived at the islands, the favorite wife of the veteran Chief Kaumualii who was called by foreigners "King of Kauai". Possess­ ing more than ordinary energy of character she had acquired such an ascendency of the old chief, that he left [h]is affairs very much to her management and she was for a time virtually the Chief Ruler of the island. She was early interested in Christian­ ity and was one of the Company of 8 persons who first made a public profession of the Christian religion at the islands. That Company consisted of Kaahumanu, Kalaimoku, Kealiiahonui, Debora[,] Kaiu [,] Namahana & 2 others whose names are not familiar to me All these have died Debora being the last. After the death of Kaumualii Debora continued to live at Waimea, and gave, it was thought [ ,] good evidence of her piety. Afterwards she removed to Wailua & being remote from the Station she of course received less of the care & watch of her pastor and she backslid, was ac­ cused of immorality & cut off from the church. She remained in this state several years but was finally restored, and continued to give evidence of piety, as we believe, till her death which occurred at Waimea last August - she was aged about 65 years. Debora was a [ "was" should be crossed out, too] had much influence among her people - she was a faithful friend of the Missionaries - she was a lover of the bible - she was benevolent. She has gone, we trust, to join the Company of the Redeemed. -Simultaneous with the Small Pox, the Mormons came in upon us, and went through the field, besetting both foreigners and natives & creating quite a sensation for some time. Of course there were not wanting persons to run after them. The census taken in Dec. gives 148 Mormons in the field. The no. I think has not increase[d ] since that time. The converts to Mormonism are almost exclusively of the "baser sort" & several of them are now in prison for offenses committed against the laws of the land. -The number of Catholics in the field is 377. - Popery does not appear to be on the increase. The no. of protestants is 2286 & total population 2842. The population in 1847 was 2895. -Our schools have all been kept up as usual - There is an earn­ est desire on the part of parents to have their children taught the English language and many would pay liberally could a suit­ able teacher be found. — The State of public morals amongst us, is yet far from being �Koloa 1854 4. what it ought to he - far from what we yet hope to see. There have been several cases of housebreaking & Robbery during the year. At one time there was much horse racing but this vice has been, for the time, effectually checked. The Sabbath is externally observed - Still we mourn at the number amongst us, who still remain indifferent to the claims of the gospel and regardless of the interest of their souls. We do not however despond - rather, from the history of the past we would take courage & go on to plant & water, trusting in God to give the increase. [.] J W Smith Koloa May 1, 1854 �Report of Koloa Station for year ending April 30th 1855 Whole " Rec'd " Whole Whole no. rec'd on profession " " on Certificate past year on examination " on Certificate no. rec'd past year no. dismissed to other ch's dismissed past year Whole no. deceased Died past year Suspended, past year Remain suspended Excommunicated past year Whole no. Excommunicated Remained excommunicated Whole no. in regular standing Whole no. children baptized baptized past year 437 189 35 22 57 59 4 154 5 3 9 2 36 17 352 201 12 Contributions For " " " Support of Pastor Native preacher Building Meeting Houses Foreign Missions 250.00 100.00 150.00 45.00 $574.00 The history of my labors for the past year possesses little that is extraordinary or of peculiar interest. We have been favored with health except a few weeks, when I was confined to the house with a severe attack of ophthalmia. It has been a year of health to my family and to our people, and I have been enabled to perform my usual amount of missionary labor. It is know[n ] , probably to all the members of this association, that a council of ministerial brethren met at Koloa last July and that I was regularly inducted into the Ministerial Office and in­ stalled Pastor of the Church at Koloa. It was with much hesita­ tion that I assumed the responsibilities which this step involved: but the experience of three quarters of a year has on the whole strengthened my convictions that the step was a wise one and that the interest of church were promoted by it. Since my report of last year Morman ( !) influence amongst us has decidedly declined. Many of its deluded votaries have returned to our meetings; others continue in the slough of vice and lust in which they have long wallowed. Popery, so far as I know, has not made any converts from amongst us the past year. — �Koloa 1855 2. The Coolies, and other Chinese, residing in this district and to whom allusion was made in my last report, have none of them embraced the Christian Religion [ .] Kahookui, our native preacher though nearly blind, continues to be a useful man. I find it more difficult, perhaps, than formerly, to induce him to visit the out stations, but have not discovered in him any diminution of spirituality of mind or of zeal for the cause. Bro Rice and his family it is known to you all reside in one part of our field. He usually holds one meeting every Sabbath at the Lihue Meeting House for natives; and another at his own house for foreign residents. I cannot refrain from adding that it is a source of much comfort & joy to us to have such a family in our field, and such a fellow laborer as bro. R - on whom I can always rely for counsel, aid, and sympathy. The amount contributed for benevolent purposes by our church & people the last year amounted to $574.00 which is about $100, less than the sum given the previous year. But no special effort was made the last year to collect money for any particular object. The above mentioned sum was taken up in the ordinary course of collection. -We have had for 4 or 5 months past. 2 schools in this district for teaching native youth the English Language. In these two schools about 40 pupils who pay $5.00 each per quarter for tuition The common schools are prosperous as usual. In glancing over the field at the present time, I consider the prospect to b e on the whole encouraging. The people are more industrious than formerly - and' some of them are building better houses. Our meetings are w ell attended throughout the district, & in the vicinity of of ( !) Lihue more than usual religious in­ terest is manifest. J W Smith Koloa, Kauai May 22, 1855 �Abstract for Ch. at Koloa. (1855) The prospects of this field are considered encouraging. The people are more industrious than formerly and some are building better houses. - The past has been a year of health to the mission­ ary family & to the people generally and the usual amount of missionary labor has been performed. Amongst the events of the year worthy of notice should be mentioned the Ordination of Dr. Smith & his installation over the church at Koloa in the month of July last. It was the first ordination that ever took place on the island and excited much interest among the people. — On the same occasion two Hawaiians also, were formally licenced to preach the gospel. There have been in the the ( !) Church the past year but few cases calling for discipline. - Thirty five have been received on profession of their faith & 22 by letter. — Mormanism ( !) is on the decline & Popery has made no progress There are two schools for teaching the natives the English Lan­ guage both of them doing well. The amount contributed the past year for benevolent objects if $574. — �Report of the Koloa Church. for year ending Apr. 30. 1857 Statistics Whole no. admitted on profession -- ---by Certificate Rec'd past year on profession -- ---by Certificate Whole no. rec'd past year Whole no. dismissed Dismissed past year Whole no. desceased ( !) deceased past year Excluded past year Remain excluded Whole no. in regular standing Whole no. children baptized " past year 530 226 13 16 29 67 3 192 23 11 29 428 287 13. -- Contributions - For support of Pastor $250 " Native preacher 150 " Foreign Missions 78 For support of 1 scholar at Lahaina luna 21.75 499.75 For church erections 210.00 total $709.75 Hitherto it has been the practice to report the church of Koloa as embracing all the church members from Wahiawa to Kapaa. There would, however, be no great impropriety in considering the field as divided into three parishes & three churches. -Wailua, 15 miles from Koloa is the most distant station. In this place & its vicinity are about 120 church members. They have their own church officers and their own place of whorship( !) and a congregation on the Sabbath whenever I have been present of 200 or 300 people. Could a suitable native pastor be found to come & reside here, it might be desirable to make this a separate & independent church. In such a case, Kealia, an adjoining dis­ trict from Bro Johnson's field, should be included in the new parish, and that would increase the number of members to 150 per­ haps more than that no. — The people of this region are not wealthy but could easily give $100 a year for the support of a pastor and the Hawaiian Miss. Society would perhaps do something to aid the infant church. Bro Johnson & myself as elder brothers would stand, the one on the right hand & the other on the left of the new pastor to aid, councel & sustain him in his labors. Can you send us a suitable man for this post? The church members who worship at Lihue number about 130 and �Koloa 1857 2. have, like the people of Wailua, their own church officers & their own place of worship. But the need of a separate pastor is less because Bro Rice has his residence among them; and though he is chiefly accupied during the week with the plantation yet he is usually able to hold one meeting every Sabbath with the natives & he is always ready to council ( !) & advise with them in all their difficulties both spiritual & temporal. The church at Koloa exclusive of the 2 out stations numbers 190 members. The congregation on the Sabbath is estimated from 300 to 400. -- Our adobie meeting house erected in 1837 is becoming somewhat delapided ( !) [dilapidated?] and the people have commenced collecting materials for a new church edifice. — The state of religion throughout the field for the past year has not differed very materially from that of former years. While we have been called to mourn over the worldliness & stupidity of some - and a few have forsaken us altogether, yet the mass of ch. members have stood fast on the Lord(')s side. Contributions for purposes of benevolence have not diminished and there have con­ stantly been a few inquiring what they should do to be saved. Dear Brethren Professional engagements prevent my being with you in your Annual meeting. I hope to hear, in due time, that you have had the presence of the Great Shepherd & Bishop of souls in your meetings & that you return to your respective fields with fresh zeal & renewed consecration to the glorious cause for which we labor — Very truly Yours J W Smith Koloa - Kauai May 1857 �Church at Koloa Statistics for year ending April 30th 1858 Whole no. admitted on profession on Certificate Past year on profession -------on Certificate Whole no. past year Whole no dismissed to other chhs Dismissed past year Whole no. Deceased Died past year Excluded past year Remain excluded Whole n o . in regular Standing Whole no. Children baptized Baptized past year Marriages 569 246 39 20 59 73 6 212 20 4 33 458 303 16 [no figure] Contributions for benevolent purposes in 1857 For support of pastor " " of Kahookui " Foreign Missions to HawaiianM.A, " building Meeting House at Koloa Total $257.00 150.00 63.00 27.00 $497.00 Koloa. The usual amount of pastoral labor has been performed in this field the past year. While we have not been without our dis­ couragements, yet we trust our labor has not been in vain. But few cases requiring church discipline; 39 have been rec'd on pro­ fession of their faith. The amount contributed in cash for bene­ volent purposes is less than in some former years, but a consider­ able amount of labor has been given in getting timbers from the mountains for a new meeting house. Our people also furnished some supplies for the Morning Star & sent 3 boxes of clothing to the brethren at Margesas [M a r q u e s a s ? ] . Among the events of the past year is to be noticed the pros­ tration of the Meeting House at Koloa by a gale of wind in Feb. last. It was an adobie building erected under the superintendence of Mr. Gulick something over 20 years ago - It had a thatched roof, which our people never could make water proof - and the walls had begun to crumble - W eary of thatching & rethatching our people resolved more than a year ago that they would have a new house. But we hoped to build at our leisure - It was supposed that the old building with some patching would hold out 2 or 3 years longer, and give us time to collect money [,] materials &c and enable us to build without embarrassment. - But the gale came - and the old house was laid in ruins - So build we must . - It is proposed to have a framed building - to be covered with boards & shingles and at least one third smaller than the old one. -- We have already collected a good proportion of the timber from the mountains. We �Koloa 1858 2. We have collected several hundred dollars in money . We have written to several churches soliciting aid & we propose to write to others - We have ploughed up 20 acres of land preparetory ( !) to raising a field of cane - A prortion ( !) of the female members of the congregation have formed themselves into a Ladies Sewing Society & meet weekly for sewing, & the avails of their labor being another tributary to the building fund. We hope some 2 or 3 years hence by the blessing of God to be able to report a new and comfortable church edifice at Koloa. It ought to be added that the people in the vicinity of Lihue are raising money to put on a shingle Roof on the meeting house at that place - The meeting house at Wailua as well as that at Kapaa were both prostrated in the gale of Feb. - so that building meeting houses is the order of the day throughout this field. Rev. Samuela Kahookui continues to be my assistant. Though blind he continues to [be] very useful in his way. He has had some severe domestic afflictions [&] trials the past year. Bro Rice still resides at Lihue and though mainly engaged with the business of the plantation his influence for good among the people is very great. The schools in this district have been continued the past year . with about the same interest and success as in former years. We are however painfully impressed with the fact that the n o . of children is constantly decreasing. - The school at Koloa which 15 years ago numbered over 100 pupils, now numbers about 4 0 — Amongst the events of the year worthy of record I ought not to omit to mention the visit of the "Morning Star" at Koloa in August last. It produced a sensation among our people - Their hands were open to give and their hearts were stirred up to pray — We hail such visits with joy - and hope the "Morning Star" will long continue to make us at least one visit every year. — J. W. Smith �Report of the Koloa Church May 2d 1859 Statistics Whole no. on profession " " on Certificate Past year on profession on Certificate Whole no. admitted past year Whole no. Dismissed Dismissed past year Deceased " " Total, Deceased, Excluded past year Remain Excluded Now in regular standing Total no. Children Baptized Baptized past year Marriages 570 261 1 15 16 81 8 24 236 4 440 305 2 Contributions from May 1st 1858 to May 1st 1859 -To To " " ” " Foreign Missions Kahookui Pastor Meeting House Lihue ” Wailua " Koloa [On back] Report from Koloa, Kauai 1859 Dr. J. W. Smith - $150.00 150.00 208.00 484.00 60.00 276.00 $1328.00 �Report of the Koloa Church May 1st 1860 Statistics Whole no. rec'd on profession " " Certificate Past year on profession " " Certificate Total rec'd past year Total dismissed Dismissed past year Total Deceased Deceased past year Excluded past year Remain Excluded Now in regular standing Total of children Baptized Baptized past year Marriages --- - Contributions fro ( !) Past year, Jan 1st 1859 to Jan. 1st 1860 For " " " Foreign Mission Pastor[']s Salary Native assistant Meeting House in cash 609 270 30 9 39 81 0 256 20 2 [no figure] 470 314 9 -- from 110.00 247.00 57.00 342.00 $756.00 Much labor in the cane field and about the Church not estimated. The past year has been, to the church of Koloa, a year of toil and self denial, and of prosperity. We have been success­ ful in building a house of worship, sufficiently large, substantial [,] commodious, and suitable to the place & the people. It is not yet completed according to the original design; we have no seats except such as the natives have provided for them­ selves; the gallery is yet to be built and much other inside work remains to be done. Still the house is so far completed that we have dedicated it to the service of God; and we occupy it with much comfort, and, we trust, with gratitude of heart to the Author of All good and to the many liberal friends who aided �Koloa 1860 — 2. us in the undertaking. The house, thus far, has cost about $3,700 of which $400 re­ mains a debt yet to be paid. Our field of cane, on which we spent many days of hard labor, did not prove so profitable as we had expected. The season was unfavorable and we had hardly half an avarage ( !) crop. We realized from it $72. - we had hoped for twice that sum. Nevertheless we consider our church building enterprize (!) as successful and would praise God & take courage. --But it is not only in regard to the house that the past has been a prosperous year: We have had evidence of the presence of God's Holy Spirit among the people. Almost immediately after the dedication of the new house the congregation began to in ­ crease in numbers and in seriousness, and, soon there were a considerable number inquiring what they should do to be saved. The meetings for Inquiry were well attended and, daily, persons were calling to converse with the pastor in regard to their spiritual interest. And what was a new thing with us a large proportion of those thus interested were young people. Six mon ths has past ( !) along, the inquiry meetings are still well attend[ed] ; but how many have been truly renewed in the spirit & temper of their minds It is impossible to say - "The Lord knoweth them that are his." What I have thus far said pertains to Koloa; but there has also been a good state of feeling during the year at Lihue. The meetings there most of the year have been crowded and the house has been found too small and the people have been talking of enlarging it. — The Wailua district, or that part of my field farthest from Koloa, has not been so encouraging the past year as the rest of my field. — In the latter part of 1858 foreseeing that I should be unusually occupied the coming year in building the new church I placed at Wailua, the best man in my field, as I supposed. That man was Samuela Kahookui whose name is somewhat familiar to your association. He Is a licenced preacher, and though nearly blind has had much experience in church affairs and I had confidence that he would do well. He removed his family to Wailua and I gave him ample authority, to preach, to examin[e] candidates, to call to account delinquents, & in fine, to perform all the duties of pastor excepting only that he was to report to me all his official acts for my approval - I was to visit him occasion[al]ly to counsel & advise and to administer the Com­ munion. The arrangement was acceptable to the people and they also engaged to pay Kahookui a salary of $100 per year and to build him a house to live in. There are about 120 church mem­ bers in this district. — The results of this arrangement dis­ appointed me. Every thing went retrograde the whole year. There was a falling off in the attendance at the meetings the house for Kahookui was not built - a small part only of �Koloa 1860 - 3. his salary was paid, the people seemed cold & distant when I visited them; and at last requested that Kahookui return to Koloa and that the old order of things be restored. I consider Kahookui's labors at Wailua a failure - & what was the cause? — I answer, chiefly his want of skill & judgment. He expected too much from the people - They began to collect materials for his house - but he disputed with them as to the size of the building - He wished a large & expensive house. they were discouraged and did nothing. — In a certain district where he held meetings he called upon the members to confess their sins publicly & insisted upon it - a few did so - the many were disgusted & at the next meeting only two persons were present, and the meeting died out. He lived unhapily with his wife and finally it became the unanimous opinion of all parties that it was best for him to return to Koloa. I have been somewhat particular in the details of this case because Doct Anderson & the Prudential Committee have given such prominence to the subject of a native ministry that every fact bearing on the subject ought to be made public. Kahookui is a good man, — I have known him 18 years, He has been to me a valuable assistant, But he has a Hawaiian character and I fear a church placed entirely under his control would soon run down. There is one other subject which I wish to mention in this report and to which I would call the attention of this association That is the large number of married persons who have separated. I have the names of 85 # couple of this class of persons living in my field. These are exclusive of divorced persons. Unnumbered evils grow out of this state of things & no people can be long pros­ perous where the marriage tie is loosely regarded. The pastor would vails everywhere on in this respect. — Association whether inquire whether this state of things pre­ the islands or whether his field is peculiar And it may be worthy of inquiry by the H. E. A there is any remedy for the evil. J W Smith Pastor of the Koloa Church Koloa May 14th 1860 #In some case[s] one of the parties belongs to the church but in no insta[n]ce both parties. — �Report of Koloa Station for year ending April 30th 1861 Statistics Whole no. rec'd on Profession " " Certificate Rec'd past year on Profession " " Certificate Total rec'd past year 711 282 102 12 114 * Total no. Dismissed " past year Total no. Deceased Deceased past year Excluded past year Remain excluded Now in regular Standing Total no. Children Baptized Baptized past year Marriages 86 5 283 27 3 -531 340 26 No. of Schools 13, Of children in school Total population of the District 310 2936 Benevolent Contributions for the year about $500.00 Report The past year has been distinguished for the increased number of admissions to the Church, for the amount of pastoral labor performed, for health & peace & plenty in the community gener­ ally. -- Over a hundred persons have been received into the church the past year on profession of their faith chiefly the fruits of the revival of 1860. Of this number about 20 were young people that is to say under 30 years of age. The number of admissions exceeds that of any previous year. Before admission they were subjected to repeated examinations by the Pastor and church lunas, and all stood a probation varying from 3 to 6 months. Still it is hardly necessary to say to those acquainted with Hawaiian character that it will not be extraordinary if some, nay, if many of this number should prove eventually to have only a "name to live", while they are yet dead in trespasses & sins. And, yet with every abatement, the pastor has great con­ fidence that many of them are true deciples ( !), that they have "entered by the door" - and that they will hold on their way, perhaps with much halting and stumbling, but will at last reach �Koloa 1861 2. the "Celestial City” . By the recent census there appears to have been a slight increase in the population of this district during the last 7 years. This is, without doubt, owing, chiefly, to the existance ( !) here of the two sugar plantations, which draw hither laborers from all parts of Kauai & from the other islands. Still, if the number of children in the schools is a just cri­ terion we must continue to hold an opinion unfavorable to the increase of the native population. In 1851 the whole number of children in the schools was 379 - now it is 310, being a decrease of 69 in ten years or an average of about 7 per annum. As to public morals, civilization and improvements, there Is doubtless and ( !) advance from year to year, but the progress is very slow. A murder was committed a few months since in a remote corner of this field, and several persons severlly ( !) stabbed. The perpetrator however, was not a Hawaiian, but a stranger here; it is said from one of the South Sea islands. He was about 16 or 18 years old, & could speak but a few words of either English or Hawaiian - He appeared to be a specimen of the untamed sa­ vage & ended his career by strangling himself in prison. In July last an association was organized at Koloa under the name of the "Ecclesiastical Association of Kauai." It is composed of the Protestant Clergymen resident on the Island and of such other persons as may from time to time be chosen members by the Association. The object of this Society, as stated in their constitution, is, to " exercise a supervision and control of the Protestant Churches on Kauai, to counsel them in affairs of difficulty, in the calling and dismissal of Pastors, and in all other matters when their spiritual interest are con­ cerned." - The association will hold two stated meetings in a year, and lay delegates are to be sent, one from each church, who will take part in the exercises of the meetings and report to their respective churches. - The following is a list of the present members. Rev Messr Dole, Rowell, Johnson & Smith, Messr Rice & Wilcox; also Samuela Kahookui & D Nuun iva, licensed preachers. I regret that I cannot meet with you and take part in your deliberations but It does not seem expedient for me to leave home at this time. And now praying the God of all grace to bless your meeting I remain Dear Brethren Very truly Yours J W Smith Koloa May 13, 1861 --- �Report of the Koloa Church year ending May 1863. The district of Koloa as a Missionary field extends along the Southeast and the eastern shore of Kauai a distance of 25 miles The inhabitants number about 2800 or something more than one third of the entire population of the island. The field is divided into three apanas, or divisions - first is Koloa on the south west where the Pastor resides - the is Lihue ten miles from Koloa - and 5 miles further on, is the district of Wailua the smallest, & least populous of the three. Perhaps it is proper to say that we have 3 churches, for each of these divisions has its own meeting house - its own church lunas, and church govornment ( !) and discipline is administered in each independently of the other. The State of Religion throughout the field is low -- far from what the Pastor desires, and very far from the high standard set forth in the Gospel - The Pastor would greatly rejoice to see his church like a well cultivated field in which were no tares, no noxious weeds neither briars or thorns, and where an abundant harvest promised to gladen ( !) the heart of the husbandman. But such is not the state of the church of Koloa. There are tares, there, amongst the wheat, there are some who have "a name to live while they are dead" — If necessary to mention the parti­ cular obstacles to the spread of the Gospel in my field I would say -- the depravity of the human hea[r] t - "deceitful above all things and desperately wicked". — the prevalence of old heathen notions so hard to be eradicated from the native mind - the want of family government - the low estimate of the marriage voews concubinage, & the decrease of the population — These are the real difficulties in the way, & I might cite many facts & fill many pages in illustration of this dark side of the picture; but these are evils which in a greater or less degree exist every where & are well know[n] to every pastor. - There is a brighter side to the picture & I shall take more pleasure in reporting some things that encourage the pastor to go forward cheerfully in his work. 1st There are in the church of Koloa a few faithful tried men on whom I can always rely - some of these have been in the church 20 or more years, & have never fallen [ .] They are al­ ways at their post and ready for every good work. Sometime ago one of these was prostrated with dangerous illness and as & his friends all supposed was about to die. As I called on him, one afternoon I found a company of his friends sitting around him w eeping while he was giving them, as he & they supposed his dying charge. "Lament not for me", said he, "when I am dead it is better to go and be with Christ than to live in this world. Twenty three years ago the Lord manifested himself to me - he has never forsaken me, he is with me still." - He did not die - �Koloa 1863 2. our prayers were answered & he still lives; but think I have never seen a clearer case of faith & trust in the Savior manifested in a dying bed. — Now this small company of faithful men & women are a great encouragement & comfort to the pastor - When evil minded men slander us and say that our work is a failure - that the church members are all hypocrites - my mind turns to these men & I say here are living witness[es] for the cause of Christ. - The number of this positive character is small - but there are many others of wh om I have good hope though they are less reliable. Another cause o f encouragement is the willingness of the people to hear the gospel. - I do not remember ever to have spoken to a native on the subject of his souls salvation who did not give me a respectful hearing. Whether nominally a morman ( !)or papist old native Kahuna or ignorant Kuaaina [person from the back woods] , all if kindly approached will listen for the time at least to the great subject of the souls salvation. Perhaps they would do the same to a Morman ( !) or a Roman Catholic - Still it is favorable that the people are accessible - I never return from a pastoral visit among [them] without feeling that [it] pays well - such labor is not in vain. After all the great encouragement lies in the Divine promise ”Lo. I am with you always" — ["] My word shall accomplish that where unto it is sent" - "All that the Father hath given me shall come unto me" . The ordinary routine of pastoral labor has been performed the past year much as in former years & I need n o t narrate particulars We feel very much the want of more religious & useful Reading for our people & especially do we need some good books for the Sabb. School - with only the new Testament and Teachers but poorly quali­ fied how can a Sabbath School be made permanently prosperous - It may be that it is a great error on the part of our Mission that we have been no more attentive to the instruction of the children and that we have so few - I had almost said - no books for the Sabb. School. We have at Koloa a Family Boarding School for native girls. It was commenced in April 1862 & consequently has been in existance more than a year. We have 12 pupils whose ages range from 5 years to 14. They are boarded - kept from bad associates - are instructed in the rudiments of geography, arithmetic &c - and in domestic duties. The design is to give them as far as possible a good domestic training to fit them to become good wives and mothers. The English Language is the language of the School because 1st The parents greatly desire It - and would not, probably, other­ wise pay to have their children kept in the School. 2nd Because young children easily learn the English Language & when once acquired we can readily provide them with suitable books, which we fear they will never have in the Hawaiian Language. 3 Because it is the common sentiment of the patrons of the �Koloa 1863 - 3. school, natives and foreigners & especially of the officers of the Government that it is desirable that they should be taught English. The terms are $50 per annum or $1. per week & for this sum the pupil is boarded & provided with books - The parents are expected to provide for the washing. The Hawaiian Government at the last session of the legislature appropriated $700. for the school for the next two years. One hundred of this was understood to be to aid in furnishing the house, & the balance for the Salary of the Teacher & assistants. - The parents have come under no pledge to keep their children in the school for any definite number of years, nor on the other hand, have we bound ourselves to continue the school. Still there is an understand­ ing that the children shall be continued in the school for sever­ al years or untill ( !) they can be better provided for. We con­ sider the school as an experiment - and can only say that so far it is prosperous and we are encouraged to go forward with it. -The Eccl. Association of Kauai met at Koloa in April last. There were present all the pastors of the protestent ( !) Churches on the island and 5 delegates from each of the three native churches(.) The Ass.n was in session two days - a sermon was preached - essays on various subjects were read - & many inter­ esting topics discussed. We had a pleasant & profitable meeting & adjourned to meet again in August next at Waioli J. W. Smith Koloa Kauai June 5, 1863 �Statistics of the Koloa Church, June 1 st 1863 d on Profession W hole n o . rec' " " Certificate on Profession year past Rec'd " " Certificate ii Total no. dismissed Dismissed past year Total no. deceased Deceased past year Excluded past year (oki loa ia) Remain excluded 758 312 2 22 90 3 324 19 4 [no figur e] 505 In regular Standing Total no. Children baptized Baptized past year No. of Marriages 379 15 [no figur e] Monthly concert collections Salary of Pastor, in part, " of Pohaku about 181.00 200.00 90.00 $ 471.00 Koloa Lihue Wailua Under Censure 25 18 7 50 absent. 9 9 8 26. in regular Standing - Total 215 249 186 213 104 119 505 581 21 suspended for Moekolohe [adultery] 14- for forsaking the Sanctuary & its ordinances 4 for Heathenish practices - the lua - &c [sacrificial pit ?] 4 " Bear ( !) Drinking 4 " for selling & drinking Awa 2 " for conniving at Moekolohe 1 " Stealing. 1 " gone to the Mormons. total Lunas, Koloa 11 - Lihue 7 - Wailua 5. 23 - �Statistics Koloa 1863 5 Excommunicated, all for Moekolohe pupils No. of common schools is 13 1 English School for Natives 1 1 Girls Boarding School 1 14 schools Puna Total population about 2800 1 Roman Catholic House of Worship & 1 Morman (! . ) [Outside sheet] : 1863 June Report Koloa Station of' Kauai XXX (!) 20 12 XXX (!) 2. �4t h Mr. Dole's Report, read May 4 th 1863. [Koloa - Lihue] One year ago there was mourning on Kauai. Mr. Rice the faith­ ful missionary, the father & friend of the Hawaiians, the upright magistrate, the tried & trusted friend, the loving & revered husband & father, a pillar of the Foreign Church of Kauai, had finished his course, & many were weeping because they should see his face no more. The plantation of which he w as superin­ tendent, the church of which he was deacon, the natives who had flocked to him as to a father in all their troubles, the foreign community, who trusted in his sound judgment & disinterested friendship, & his family who almost adored him, had suffered a loss which they felt might never be made up. Evil things had doubtless been spoken of him; but those evil things were either false, or the result of misapprehension. Having taken a long sea voyage with him, - a most excellent opportunity to gain an insight into character, — having been intimately associated with him ten years at Punahou, & after an acquaintance of twenty years, I can sincerely say that I have never known a person whose character was so beautifully symmet­ rical, — so perfect. Of a sound & discriminating judgment on all matters with which he had to do, he had become self-reliant; Sc yet he never obtruded his opinions on others. He was one of the most modest men that ever lived. He frankly gave advice, when requested; but if his advice was unheeded, he found no fault. If his opinions were called in question, he was ever ready to give the reasons which had satisfied him of their cor­ rectness; but he never made any effort to gain over others to his way of thinking. With capacities for mercantile business, which, if put into requisition, would have numbered him with merchant princes, he yet showed that his great object was not to accumulate, not to do good by means of accumulating. He came to these islands to do good, & he sought to accomplish this object by a blameless & holy life, & by letting his light shine. If pure & undefiled religion consists in visiting the fatherless & widow[s] in their affliction, then was Brother Rice truly religious. But he was at the furthest remove from thinking of meriting heaven. The sentiment of the great apostle was his, "By grace I am what I am;" & all his anticipations of heaven were connected with the great sacrifice of the Lamb of God [.] Jesus was indeed the foundation & the crown of his hope. On him, the Rock of ages, his soul reposed with unshaken confidence, during all his wasting & wearisome sickness. This faith gave him the victory over the world; it rendered him more than a conqueror over death & the grave. But Brother Rice has gone, & a sad void is left; — not soon to be filled. a void In Sept. 1860, the foreign church of Kauai was organized. This church numbered nine members. Of this church Brother Rice �Koloa - Lihue Dole 1863 - 2 was deacon. He went to his heavenly home May 27th 1862. About six months later Mr. Blumlein, another brother beloved, went also to his rest. In January of the present year Mr. & Mrs. Hardy left Kauai for a sojourn of some years in California. Thus have the two pillars of the church, Brothers Rice & Hardy, been re­ moved, & we shall long feel the loss of their counsel, their cooperation, & their prayers. But the foundation remaineth sure. Besides these losses, two other members of our church have removed from the Island. On the other hand five have been added to the church by profession, & one, by letter; and these additions make good the original number of members. The Lord has been good unto us; & we trust that this is a vine of his own planting, & that he will cause it to grow, & flourish, & bring forth fruit to his own glory. Though my field of labor among the foreign residents of Koloa & Lihue is a contracted one, yet I have no doubt of Its importance. A wicked foreigner, will do much to counteract the missionary's efforts & influence: & foreigners who cast off fear, & neglect prayer & the reading of the bible, & who are in places where there are no religious services in their own own ( !) language, as a general thing, exert an increasingly demoralizing influence. Hence the great importance of furnishing this class of our fellow men with the means of grace; — of opening to them places of worship, where they may hear the gospel preached in their own language, & where they may be frequently reminded that it is appointed to men once to die; & after death, the judgment. In this way, a restraint is thrown upon their passions & lusts, & if they are not converted, they are certainly less wicked, & their influence over the natives is less harmful. My labors the past year have been essentially the same as in former years, - preaching on alternate sabbaths at Koloa & Lihue, & teaching 35 weeks. I have been endeavoring to sow the good seed; & I have had some evidence, - not so much as I could wish, - that my efforts have not been altogether in vain. The good seed will not be lost. God will cause it to germinate & grow. Perhaps he will bestow a sheaf or two upon the unworthy sower. [On back]: 1863 June Report of Rev. D. Dole �Annual Report Read June 4, 1863 (copied) [Essentially this is the same as the report/with the heading "Mr. Dole's Report, read May 4th, 1863". The following, however, is not incorporated into the one copied .] There is a change going on in the population of these islands. The proportion of those speaking the English language is increasing, while the native race is passing away. More of the Hawaiians than heretofore are getting hold of the English; & this increased acquaintance with the English seems destined to go on until the Eng. becomes the spoken language, just as Spanish is the language of Chile, & Portugese ( !), of Brazil. Were those speaking the Hawaiian language a nation of millions, the change going on would be much less rapid, & the encouragement to create a Hawaiian literature would be much greater. To adapt our effort to the wants of the population, present & prospective, is the part of wisdom. Those speaking the Hawaiian only, need a litera­ ture & they ought to have one; but we shd not be justified in expending as much labor & money on this literature as if there were millions of readers. While we must have regard for the want of the Hawaiians in this direction, those speaking, & those learn ing the English must, by no means, be neglected. �C O P Y REPORT OF THE KOLOA CHURCH June 1st 1866. The great event of the year in this field has been the formation of a new church at Lihue. On the 25th Feb. 1866 a Committee from the Ecclesiastical Association at Lihue - an d about 200 Ch . members belonging to the Koloa Church, but liv­ ing at Lihue at its vicinity, were duly organized into a new & independent c h u r c h . W aiamau, a licentiate of the Associa­ tion, who had been laboring some six or eight months in this field, was then ordained to the Gospel Ministry & installed pastor over the Church th us organized. All this was done in harmony and with the cordial concurrence of all parties concerned. Waiamau will doubtless report the success of his labors, and the state of his church for the three months which have elapsed since its formation. There have been received into the Koloa Church during the past year ten persons on profession of their faith, and three by letter. For this we rejoice; and we consider it a token for good, an evidence that the Lord has not entirely forsaken us. But the State of religion amongst us is not en­ couraging. Indeed it has been a year of backsliding and worldliness. The Churc h is passing through a severe trial not of persecution as we read of it, in Turkey, not of war, or famine, or pestilence. But a tide of worldliness is setting in upon us. Native labor is in deman t - money can be made now - and an increase of wealth begets a desire for honor & pleasures. Moreover some have imbibed the notion that the religion of the Missionaries is too strict and puritanical they like better a system of religion that deals gently with their sins. - that allows the native hula - that is not op­ posed to moderate drinking nor to visiting on the Sabbath & such like indulgences. What we need is a thorough revival of religion. When the Holy Spirit shall come in his power and convince men "of sin & righteousness & judgment” then there will be an end of all this caviling, & they will see, and feel too, that Gods law is exceeding broad, and that it is "holy, just & good". We have an interesting Sabbath School at Koloa. From attend the School regularly and at no time since I came to Koloa has there been so much encouragement in the Sabbath School as during the past year. - 70 to 10 children Our family Boarding School for girls continues flour­ ishing. During the past year we have erected an additional building for the better accommodation of the children, and now (* of Kauai, met at the meeting house) �-2- C O P Y REPORT OF THE KOLOA CHURCH June 1st 1866. we have 25 pupils. The Ecclesiastical Association of Kauai has had two meetings the past year - One at Waioli in Aug., last; and one at Koloa in Feb. of the present year. We have revised our Constitution & made some alterations for the more efficient accomplishment of the objects of the Association. At the meeting at Koloa the Association elected three Delegates to attend the Annual meeting of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association at Honolulu in June. The Delegates are Naumu of Hanapepe; D. Kealah ula at Koloa, and J. W . Kahele of Hanalei. (Signed) J . W . SMITH Pastor Koloa, June 1, 1866 Kupahu goes goes up as substitute for could not leave his School. (Signed) J. W . S. Kealahula who �Report of Rev. Daniel Dole - Koloa 1866 It is expected of a report read before this meeting, that it be interesting. In order that it be interesting, there must be interesting materials, from which, to draw, & out of which to construct the frame work of a report. If the writer is conscientious, he will endeavor to make his report truthful. As in nature, lights & shades are blended, & as in his year's experience joys & sorrows, encouragements & discouragements, zeal & languor have either been mingled together, or have succeeded each other, so will he form & shade his report. To shut his ey es to what is dark & discouraging, & exaggerate what is hopeful & cheering, will deceive those who are ignorant of the state of his parish, & cause those, who are acquainted with it, to doubt his judgment, or veracity. T o shade the picture too darkly to see nothing but gathering clouds & coming destruction; to be able to derive encouragement & hope from no quarter, gives the impression that the writer is a hypocondriac As I lack material for an interesting report, I will try to be brief, neither penning what is imaginary, nor magnifying trifles. During the past year I have preached every Sabbath with but one exception, & although my audience has been small, as many have come out to hear me, as could be reasonably expected; & in regard to the attention they have given to the word preached, I have no occasion to find fault. In preaching I have tried to be faithful, & I have reason to believe that the presentation of so much truth has not been in vain; but I cannot report conversions. For a revival I labor & pray; & for a revival I hope. A few weeks ago I heard that a foreigner living at Koloa was sick. I went to see him. His parents were R oman Catholics; & his preferences were with the Catholics. Some time ago he obtained a D o u a i (sic Douay) Bible of the priest, having paid, him $4 for it. During his sickness, he commenced reading it in earnest. The priest called to see him, & proposed sending some books; but as he had the bible & prayer-book, he declined the priest's offer. The priest told him, it wd (sic would) do him no more good to read the bible than a newspaper, as he cd (sic could) not understand it. But this did not accord with his experience. He thought that he �page 2 Report of Rev. Daniel Dole - Koloa 1866 cd (sic could) understand, much off the bible; especially the words off the Savior; & he was quite sure that his bible reading was doing him good. Thus he lost confidence in the priests. He h as never been to confession; & he says that he never shall go. He considers himself a Christian; & some off his ideas & feelings seem like those of one who has been born again. He needs instruction. He says that when he recovers & gets some decent clothes, he shall attend meeting. He has 3 bright little children, one off them is in Miss Knapp's school. The foreign element at Hanalei & vicinity is rapidly increasing, & it seems important that the gospel be preached to them regularly at an early day. Br. Johnson has, for some months, had a sabbath exercise for their bene­ fit; but Br. Johnson has as much as he has strenght (sic strength) for among the natives, & there is danger that he may go beyond his powers of endurance. The field off labor among foreigners is a very important one, & if it is not cultivated & the good seed sowed, these is danger that taros will be cast in abundantly During the past year, I have spent 4 or 5 sabbaths there, & the attendance & attention were both good. The present year, I hope to be there more— a few months ago, Mr Kavanagh (?) commenced a school at Hanalei, & he has prospered beyond our expectations. His school now numbers about 20, mostly half whites, with 3 or 4 Chinese children. Mr. K. has a s. school, & the most of his pupils attend. His is untiring in his efforts to advance them in their studies; but it is evident that their spiritual good lies nearer his heart. His influence on the foreigners will be great; & it wd (sic would) not be strange if his school shd (sic should) raise up one or two missionaries for the Chinese empire. �1867 Annual Report of the Church of Koloa, Kauai, June 1, 1867 The church parish of Koloa was a large one formerly from Wahiawa in the west as far as Kapaa on the east - 25 miles in length. In the year 1866 the district of Lihue was separated and a separate church was founded there and before this the district of Wailua\was united with Lihue, so that the district of Koloa was greatly reduced in size. Wahiawa is the boundary on the west and Mahaulepu the boundary on the east and ten miles is probably the length if measured on the sea-coast. The population of Hawaiians is 938 and of foreigners 40, of part-Hawaiians 59, of Chinese 57 - a total population of 1094. In this district are 6 government schools, 1 girls' boarding school and a school for foreign children - the school of Rev. D. Dole. The total number of pupils in these schools is 123. Total number of church members - 150. The Sunday church attendance is between 160 and 175 and in the evening meeting the attendance Is less. In a survey of this parish, the Sunday School is the thing that greatly encourages the pastor. There are 80 or more regular attendants and the total number of teachers, adults and pupils coming regularly to our Sunday School is 120 or more. We rejoice in our Sunday School and ask the great Shepherd of Israel to pour his powerful Spirit on this field and make these pupils to become followers of Him. �1867 The week-day meetings have decreased greatly. 2 The men are absorbed in work, some are in camps and the majority are unbelievers. But the Thursday and Saturday meetings are not entirely dead a few people attend regularly but not many. Furthermore, on account of the pastor's frequent visits to Waimea and also because of the multiplicity of his tasks, the -mem­ bers chose Kealahula as assistant pastor. His salary Is the money to support the teacher which the members give freely. The status of the Hawaiians in this district is satisfactory for some but the majority are Indifferent and indulge in physical sports. Drunkenness and adultery are the chief sins among us. jury in the courts of law is another great sin among us. stop these egregious faults? Per­ What will Not the power of man nor the law of the Kingdom for these things are weak. The only thing that will put an end to the great sins among us is the Holy Spirit of God. Therefore the pastor and members of the Koloa church ask that you pray for us. The Girls Boarding School. The good character of this school continues. pupils. There are 27 They are cared for, instructed, protected and some of them seek for eternal salvation for their souls. Another thing. The Evangelical Association of Kauai. Six churches are united in this Association - the churches of Waioli, Koolau, Lihue, Koloa, Waimea and the church of Niihau. There were two meetings this past year. At the last meeting �Koloa 1867 3. three delegates were elected to attend the Aha Paeaina in the month of June - as follows, Kealahula, Kanakahelela and Kahananui. We have hopes that our Association will he the means of ad­ vancing the work of the Lord and govern the churches on Kauai and Niihau. J.W. Smith [Written in Hawaiian; translated by Henry P. Judd] �[Dole's Report - Koloa, 1867] There is not much from which to write an interesting annual report in the work & experience of a country parson at the Ha­ waiian Islands,yet, interesting or not, a report must be forth­ coming. Our work, it is said, is among a Christian people: but can that be a Christian people, when a girl, who remained virtuous till 16 or 17 years of age, is pointed out as a " rara avisin terris, nigrogne simiblima cygno," (Jm. 6:164.) & virtuous boys are still rarer? In saying this, I do not include the families of foreigners, nor boys & girls in boarding schools. Can that be called a Christian people, when one fourth of those who are called to testify in the courts, do not hesitate to swear falsely? Is that a Christian people of whom a venerable mis­ sionary, now no more, declared, them"? "There is no faithfulness in Is that a Christian people, when the family institution, in a great majority of cases, is unknown? according to our ideas, such a nation is not a Christian people, still if we call the English, when four fifths of the men live in a state of concubinage before marriage, a Christian people, we may be justified in applying the same term to the Hawaiians. Among such a people, the ministry of reconciliation is a work full of discouragements. and so also is the work among foreigners at these islands. Among these are all classes, - the virtuous & the immoral; the \ learned & the ignorant; - believers & infidels. Tak ing into account the number of foreigners at Koloa, the attendance on my preaching has been good, & the most seem to be interested in the word preached. I have endeavored to �Koloa - 1867 2. preach the gospel in the spirit of the gospel, not sparing the sins of my hearers. One of my parishioners, & quite regular in his attendance in the sancturary, has gone to his last account, during the year. He was an Englishman, of more than three score years, had been much at sea, came to these islands about 30 years ago. He had many good qualities, but was addicted to hard drinking. For many months before his death he seems to have reformed, in this respect; & he often expressed the desire, to live during the rest of his days, a life of penitence. He said that he trusted in the Savior, & he seemed to feel the import of the words. I have some hope that he died in the faith, but my confidence is not strong that his last end was that of the righteous. Another of the residents of Kauai, also more than 60 years of age, was, a few months ago brought to the gates of death. As he looked into the future, he was filled with horror; & he prayed earnestly to be restored to health, & made strong prom­ ises of living a different life. The Lord raised him up, & he has since been living at Waimea. Whether he is mindful of the promises he made in his extremity, & is faithful in performing his vows, I do not know, as I hear conflicting reports about the man. He wd be a miracle of grace, should he live hence­ forth a life of faith. In the stilness of the early Sabbath morning, apr. 7th Mrs. Maria Isenberg passed away from earth, leaving husband, mother, & sister overwhelmed with sorrow. not old enough to comprehend their loss. Her children are Five years before �Koloa - 1867 3. lacking 20 days, her sainted father had soared to the world of light; & when the messenger came for his first b o rn, his happy spirit might have been present to welcome her into the spirit w orld, & to guide her blissful flight to the throne of God. With a well cultivated & well furnished mind & a heart which was the abode of kind feelings & Christian charities, she well fitted to perform the duties of daughter, s i s t e r ,wife, mother, & friend. With correct ideas of the great object of life, she was devoted to her family, employing herself in her weakness to the last day in ministries of love; & all the while endeavoring to adorn the doctrine of God her Savior in all things. (Titus 2:10.) Her departure has made a sad vacancy, not soon to be filled, in her family, in the neighborhood, in the little foreign church of Kauai, & in the whole circle of her acquain­ tance. The weekly prayer meeting, sustained by our two families, has often been attended by several foreigners. Our school has been in operation during the year, & eight of our pupils have boarded with us. [Unsigned: Mr. Dole's Report] Koloa, June 5,1867 �[Mr.Dole's report 1867 or 1868] "When ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, we are unprofitable [E waiwai ole aku ai] servants,” said the Savior on a certain occasion to his disciples. Luke 17:10, & this feeling of unprofitableness comes over me & causes me to exclaim, "My leanness, my leanness!" (Isa.24:16) I have been praying for a revival, & looking for a revival. The people come to meeting some of them often a quarter, or half an hour before the appointed time. They give good attention to the word preached; but I do not hear them asking, "What shall we do to be saved?" I do not hear them telling what the Lord has done for their souls. I have the satisfaction of knowing that God’s word comes, week by week, in con­ tact with a number of minds; & God has declared that his word shall accomplish that which he pleases. (Isa.55:11?) The good seed, I trust, will erelong This is a consolation. , spring up, & bring forth fruit. Within the year three of the foreign residents of Kauai have passed away. One of them will be missed in this meeting; for he was generally present, & interested in all the Reports & discussions that had a bearing on the cause of Christ; & the welfare of mankind. But we of Kauai miss him much more; for we are a feeble folk; & the love of many is waxed cold, & erroneous doctrines are welcomed, & iniquity abounds. We need all the strength, & perfect union of all who love the Lord Jesus: but our hope is not in man. We look to the Lord to set up a standard against the in-coming iniquity, & to baptize his servants with the Holy Spirit, & to inspire them with seal, & gird them with strength. Then will they go forth & prophecy to the dry bones, with the expectation of a great moral resurrection �2. Mr. Dole's Report - 1867 or 1868 Br Johnson left us for a short season, as we supposed; but our heavenly Father willed that we should see him no more in the flesh, yet he may still feel a greater & purer interest in all that pertains to the salvation of the Hawaiians. He may be present in our meetings, rejoicing over every good plan, & every hopeful indication of in­ creasing interest in the things of God. One of the foreigners who has passed away within the year was a Swis s, & he had been employed several years on the Koloa Plantation. He was regarded as faithful to his employers; but he was not faithful to himself. He manufactured a slow poison, which he called beer, & that was doubtless the cause of his death. He could not properly be called a drunkard; but was a hard drinker, & of that class that do not live out half their days. The other was an American from the state of Maine; a hard working & enterprising man; but fond of revelr y & strong drink. He was warn ed by failing health of his end, & admonished to put his house in order & prepare for another world. He made his will, & appointed his executors; but there is no evidence that he made his peace with God. He told a friend, a day or two before he died that he was praying the most of the time & then he would curse his native attendant for his awkwardness. Praying & cursing mingl ed! salt water & fresh? bitter? Can a fountain both yield or send forth from the same place sweet water & (Jas.3:11 & 12) Thus he departed under forty years of age, another warning to those who are inclined to rioting & drunkenness, to chambering & wantonness." (Rom. 13:13.) [Unsigned : Mr.Dole's Report] �Report of Koloa Church lay 27, 1868 There has been no great strange work in the district of Ko­ loa in the past year, nor has the work been changed. This year's work has been like that of former years. The services on Sundays and week-days have been kept up; the ordinances of the church have been observed and we have strength­ ened the Sunday School. The word of God has been proclaimed in the church and in the villages, but not many have been converted. The majority are like the word of the prophet, "Their heart is sluggish, their ears are deaf and their eyes are closed." Sunday School. t The Sunday School is held every Sunday. The majority of the children in this district attend Sunday School, a total of 100 or more. We are hopeful about this school and we wait for the Holy Spirit to descend and the hearts of the children to be born again. We are circulating the "Alaula" among them; 60 copies are given out every month. The church pastor. Great and varied are his activities. Regulating the government schools. Guardian of the church. Medical treatment for the sick. Visiting in other districts and consulting with the younger pastors, even tho’ he is an old man and his physical strength is not as of old. Therefore in the month of March he stated his idea to the deacons and asked them to release him and look for a new pastor �Koloa 1868 2. for the church of Koloa, and for the church to support him. The members are considering this matter hut have come to no decision - when a new pastor is certain, then they will decide. The Girls' Boarding School. The school was started six months ago. The number of pupils is 30 if you count them all from the beginning. One has died; six pupils returned to their parents; two were married and live with their foreign husbands. There are 21 in school at this time. One joined the church last year, and the teachers hope for more, but it is our great desire that God will pour dorm his Spirit on this school and that he will make them all disciples of Jesus Christ. Government schools. There are five schools in the Koloa district - one R.C. and 4 Protestant. The four teachers of these schools are members of the Koloa church. There are 100 or more pupils. The status of these schools is excellent like the schools in the time of Armstrong, perhaps even better. (Abraham [Fornander] the Superintendent comes every year and meets with us and discusses agreeably with us the things that benefit the schools.) N o school in this district has been given up for lack of funds The church Association. It is well for the pastor of the church of Koloa to report briefly concerning the Association of Kauai, because he is the permanent Scribe for the Association and who shall report for this Association if not the Scribe? We have had three meetings in the �Koloa 1868 3 past year - two half-year meetings and one special meeting. We have all probably heard that God took a member of this Association. On Sept. 1, 1867, Rev. E. Ioane died aboard the "Morning Star" and his bones lie interred on the island of Ebon in the Micronesian group. God has created a great gap in our Association. Ioane was a pioneer missionary, ready in discussion and in energizing together with us in everything of importance to the church of Jesus Christ. We live with deep regret for the companion that has gone. "Blessed are the dead if they die in the Lord." J.W. Smith Church pastor [Written in Hawaiian; translated by Henry P. Judd] �|[Koloa, Kauai 1869 - 1870] The Report of the Church of Koloa for the year 1869 from June to May 31, A.D. 1870. Here we are in the happy year, the year of Jubilee, fifty years from the t i m e of arrival of the missionaries. Associates, I shall not declare to you, that the Jubilee has arrived in the heart of the truly religious in the church of Koloa and not in the hearts of unbelievers just like it came upon the truly religious and the people on the day of Pentecost, but some deeds have been done and seen through the truly reli­ gious and other persons in the covenant of blessing. (1) The arousing of the members. This is probably a happy year; the majority of the members has been awakened and have worked with activities suitable for them. Observing Sunday and going to the house of God - they were wide-awake to go to church on the Sundays in this year. (2) The church is peaceful. The church has had no distur­ bance or foolish talking; no persons cut off; and not many sus­ pended, except perhaps the persons not seen. It is for God to see and to cleanse those persons. (3) They have cheerfully supported the pastor this past year They have assisted the poor people have given money for that object and erected a house. They have made offerings for the new monthly benevolence and other objects. There are other fruit harvested outside. The work of the pastor, - preaching on Sunday mornings and evenings, by some members chosen by him and Rev. J.W. Smith �(Koloa, Kauai 1869-1870) 2 has agreed to preach, if he is not feeble. Three days a week are devoted to the outside meetings by the pastor in the districts. He conducts these meetings if there are no hindrances. Meetings of elders. They are held every month and at other times as they wish to meet. Their purpose is to consider all the things that concern the church. 2. The arousing of the balance of the people to seek spirit­ uality. Many persons have awakened, associated with the pastor and deacons there have been brought into the church persons whose good fruit has been seen. It has been explained, some have rejoiced and some have been enriched to grow and produce prodi­ giously. If this is to become a true Jubilee here in Hawaii, then there shall be awakening and many sleeping in the graves of unbelief and laziness shall sigh. There are 37 subscribers to the "Kuokoa" from January on, and 50 to the "Alaula" from March. Last year there were 31 to the "Kuokoa" and 37 to the "Alaula" . Sunday School. The Sunday School is held regularly between the morning worship and the evening, divided into classes; the total number of pupils being between 100 and 200. For two thirds of the year the former publications were used - Bible lessons, childrens' catechisms, New Testament. For the last two months or so the old lessons were given, in­ struction by the pastor on Thursdays. �( Koloa, Kauai 1869 - 1870 ) Chinese - many Chinese laborers are in Koloa and they do not attend church, but some have come in the last months. Some of these Chinese have consented to he taught, but because there is no house where they can have school, that activity ceased. The "Alaula" has increased this year over last year. E. Helekunihi Pastor of the Koloa Church [Written in Hawaiian and translated by Henry P. Judd] �[Koloa, Kauai 1870-1871] The Field Report of the Church of Koloa, Kauai, from June 1, 1870 to May 31, 1871. The pariah continues under the times and seasons for all works under heaven reported by Him, the excellence of wisdom. The worker has labored in the past year, has cleared the weeds, fertilized and irrigated and the field is green, has fruited and mature fruit was harvested last year. The truly spiritual have done deeds showing themselves for God by the fruits developed. The members are peaceful and there has not been much difficulty of the members, a thing which makes the worker happy. Some persons who had stayed out of the church because of en­ tanglement have returned. The unbelievers have awakened, have been repentant and seek the pure milk of the spirit. But like the permanent character of everything on the earth - joy and sadness, so also the worker has had these two lessons. We have not been much visited by the Holy Spirit, nor has he left those who associated constantly with him. He helped them or else they would be indifferent and back-sliders. The worker has been paid the salary which they voted, on the first of every quarter. They did not owe one cent at the end of the quarter or on the last day of the year. If in this manner all the Hawaiian Evangelical churches should support the pastors, then they would not bewail their troubles. Epidemic of fever. The fever began at the end of October 1870 and continued its strength until Feb. 1871 and seems to have cooled off at this time. It is thought that this fever has come from some swamp in �Koloa 1870-1871 2. Koloa, that is Pelena; there the big trees were controlled by Palil a, the expert of the olden time and have lain in the water as though for many years, located for many acres. At the time of the heavy rains of Oct. and Nov. 1870, it was full and flowed into the town. Here is an explanation, by the stream and adjoining places this sickness was first started, from October to January. In Koloa itself there were 40 cases and 6 deaths, one of them of the school of Dr. Smith. This illness is of long duration - 5, 6 or 7 weeks, but not of sudden death; they survive if cared for properly. I baptized some person made manifest in bis home, because of his inability to come, due to illness. Church Statistics. There is a discrepancy in the church statistical report. In the counting of the members in the district at the present time there are 183; this is more than the number in 1870. Here is the discrepancy noticed in the reports of the past years. The total number of persons joining the church on confes­ sion of faith and by letter from the beginning is 1180. Total of deaths, dismissals and suspensions was 897 - balance from 1180 leaves 283 - a discrepancy of 100 in the number of members at the present time. That discrepancy remains. E. Helekunihi [Written in Hawaiian; translated by Henry P. Judd] � 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 Mission Station Reports - Kauai (and Niihau) 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/. 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