https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/d6cc59dbb95151f9d4f6592e41b954b0.pdf 0286800fde1b31dfae63482215a7ad66 PDF Text Text WAILUKU STATION REPORTS CONTENTS Unsigned (Armstrong)................................... 1840 J o n a t h a n Green...................................... . .184 1 J o n a t h a n Green ............ .................. .. 1 84 2 Ephriam Clark................. ........ ................. 184 4 Unsigned (Clark)........... .......................... .1846 Unsigned (Clark) . ................... ........... ...... 1846 Ephraim Clark........ ...... .............. ..............1847 Unsigned (Clark)............... .................. l84 6-l84 8 ( 2 yr s .) Daniel Conde..... . .................................... 184 9 Edward Bailey .................................. .. 1850-1851 ( 2 yr.) Edward Bailey.... .......... .......................... 1852 Daniel Conde............ ...... ....................... 1852 Unsigned (Conde)..................... ....... ......... .1853 (see note at end for date) Edward Bailey....... ................. ...... ....... .. 1854 Unsigned (Conde)............... ........... ............ 1855 Daniel Conde............ ...Abstract of Report........ 1855 W. P. Alexander......... .......... ................... 1 7 5 8 W . P. Alexander................................... . . . . 1 8 5 8 John Pogue........................Statistics.......... 1859 'Unsigned. .............................. l861 John P o gue ............................ ................. 18 6 0 Unsigned (W. P. Alexander)............................ l86l Unsigned (W . P. Alexander) .......... ....... ......... 1862 W. P . Alexander ............ ............ ...............1862 Unsigned (W . P. Alexander)................. .......... 1863 �REPORT OF WAI LUKU STATION [1840] Labours among the people. I have been enabled to pre ach during the year without any inter­ ruption whatever. For this privilege, let me here express my grati­ tude to Him whom I serve in the Gospel of his Son. On the Sabbath I have usually preached three times, or performed labour equivolent to that. The Sabbath afternoon exercise is frequently, I may say usually conversational, or rather catechetical but is quite as ex­ hausting and more protracted than a sermon or lecture. Our lecture on Wednesday has been kept up as usual & pretty well attended. I have preached a good deal, tho. not very regularly at our 3 outstations and there the routine of exercises are about the same as when at Wailuku. During the year I have held 3 church meetings every week; one on Wed. before lecture; one on sat. at 4 o'clock P.M. and one on the Sabbath. This is more than I ever attempted to do for the church in any previous [year] . But less than this considering the number of members in the church & their lack of knowledge, I did not feel willing to attempt. What can a church of 700 natives, even supposing it to possess an ordinary amount of piety, - a church collected from a people so characteristically unstable, so destitute of education & moral discipline, so prone to evil, & so ready to relapse into the pit of heathenism whence they have just been rescued, but the constant pressure of divine truth, under the sacred influence of God's Holy Spirit? In these church meetings my chief aim has been, to indoctri­ nate those present. They were therefore conducted much in the form of schools, lessons having been given out each week to prepare for the following Besides these I have during the last half of the year held 2 �Wailuku - 1840 2. select religious schools during each week, one for the more intelli­ gent young men in the church, held on Wednesdays & Saturday mornings. Subjects of study the Old Tes. history and the Proverbs of Solomon. In the latter, the natives take an unusual degree of interest. The other is for young females chiefly ch. members. They have recently commenced on the Kuhi-Kuhi, or Fisk & Abbots questions. This class contains about 40. We have also a Bible class for the poe Koho, as they are called, [poe: company of people; koho: to choose generally; select without regard to number] This is held on Sabbath morning previous to the 11 o'clock service. The Sab. school for children at Wailuku continues to be well at­ tended & interesting. from 500; The avarage ( !) number of children is not far sometimes it amounts to 600. In no part of my labours do. I feel a more animating interest than in this school of children. Here lies the hope of Zion's (?) future prosperity in our parish & the Saviour has afforded us good encouragement, that our labour for these children shall not be in vain. Some of the largest of them afford comfortable evidence that they have chosen the good part which shall not be taken from them, while the majority of them are increas­ ing In a knowledge of divine truth. At our 3 principal outstations there are also, Sab. schools for children which are well attended & Interesting. In all the Sab. schools within our limits, there are at a rough estimate 1500 or 1600 children. But we shall speak of these more properly under the head of Common schools for children These schools are in much the same state as when reported a year ago. That is, childrens schools have been kept up pretty regularly �Wailuku 5. 1840 in all the districts, although most of them are of such a character as scarcely to promise any good. The teachers generally are not competent either to instruct or to govern children & most parents are very indifferent as to the education of their children. The introduction of the new code of laws have made some disturbance in our schools, by calling away the graduates of the Seminary to be luna paahao’s [luna: overseer; paahao: system of work under the Haw'n Government in which the common people worked out their taxes] . The crisis however seems to be past & the schools go on as usual. One [or] two things may here be mentioned as having a life giving effect upon our schools - 1st On a certain day, all the parents who could be induced to attend a public meeting on the subject of schools, were convened; Several speeches were made to them by native orators, the most prominent of whom was the well known & indefatigable blind preacher Bartimeus. Several simple laws touching the subject of schools were submited ( !), publicly & freely discussed for several hours, & then passed by vote. By this arrangement a school committee- was choesen ( !) for each large district, whose duty it is to assist in collecting the children, to visit & converse with parents, punish children or parents who violated the law, which themselves had enacted & take an active part in all that concerns the childrens school. This committee is chosen from our most active & benevolent men & serves without compensation. 2. Another measure attended with good effect regular quarterly examinations. In these we have endevoured ( !) to be thorough, generally occupying 3 days with the schools in our immediate parish, & closing with as full a meeting as we could collect of parents & children & the subject of schools pressed upon their attention, not only by myself, but by native speakers. 3. Another �4. Wailuku - 1840 means of keeping up an interest in our schools, have been school feasts. We have had these annually at the close of the examination, and no part of the school system is more popular than this. Notice having been given out previously, the parents & children prepare their own food, & after the school exercises, addresses &c, all sit down on the grass together [and partake xx] of their rude repast. While on the subject of schools it may be well here to state the result of a consultation with the King & some of the chiefs at Lahaina, in reference to the schools generally on Sat. the 2d of the present month - Messrs Andrews, Clark, Richards, & myself were present. The subject had been discussed in some degree by the chiefs previously, & some few laws had been written down by Bro. Richards, with a view to their being revised & adopted when the council of the nation should convene. The King entered into the subject, therefore, with interest & expressed a willingness to make provision by law, for the common schools of the nation, I cannot but hope that the government will take hold of this subject with a strong hand & do something ef­ ficiently for the general diffusion of knowledge in the islands. Report of Schools at Wailuku [This is a printed form filled in.] May, 184 . [At top is written :] Wailuku [Makawao] station includes also Kahikinui, Honuaula, Kula, Haliimaile, Makauao, Ham. loa, Ham. Poko. Examination & when No. of Apr. 1, 1840 chil. in No. of No. of Av. no. No. No. in No. in the whole schools teach- atten- read- mental writter field ers dance ers arith. arith 2000 30 45 1000 750 700 50 No. of chil. enrolled 1600 ____ ___________ ______ t A [ ____ __ ____ _______________ _ bottom written:] The above statistics are the best I can make from my data, but they are not accurate, & it is extremely difficult to procure accurate returns from the schools. �5. Wailuku - 1840 Church organized, on the Pres, plan [in pencil] The statistics of the Wailuku church are as follows Whole number recd to ch. on examination _________ 691 22 Whole number on certificate Recd the past year on examination 192 Recd on certificate 9 Whole number recd the past year 207 Whole number dismissed to other churches 5 Dismissed the past year 4 Whole number deceased 18 Deceased the past year 10 Suspended the past year 12 Remain suspended 9 Whole number excommunicated 3 Excommunicated the past year 2 Remain excommunicated 3 Whole number in regular standing 681 Whole number of children baptised 226 70 Bapd the past year 190 Marriages the past year Average congregation 1600 The general state of the church may be in some degree judged of from the above table. The tendency has been to stupidity & that is the root of all evil, Satan gains an easy victory over the soul that is dozing or fast asleep, while the wakeful are enabled to resist him at every point. For general objects of benevolence our church have attempted but �Wailuku - 1840 6. little during the past year, their entire efforts of this kind having been directed to finishing two stone meeting houses. For this object they raised about $200, besides an immense amount of work - One meeting house (that at Haiku) is completed - The one at Wailuku, I hope, will be during the summer. The cane concern The planters on their part have done well. A fine crop of cane has been grown, but how much either the King or the planters will be benefited. ( !) by it, remains to be known. The whole concern has been badly managed on the part of the King or rather his agents. Contrary to the advise ( !) of both myself & Mr. Richards a chinaman has been employed at an immense disadvantage to the King to manufacture the cane into sugar; But the chinaman has as yet but very little preparation made for his work & will not grind a stock of cane for months to come, while the cane is rotting on the ground. The mistake in the whole bus­ iness was leaving any condition to be fulfiled ( !) by the King; who does not seem to be much of a business man, especially at particular times, and moreover his numerous councillors are too much like himself. In regard to the works assigned me by the Mission, I cannot report much progress. The letter to Princeton Semy . has not been written, in consequence of my having mislaid the letter received from t h e n c e , & did not find it until within a few weeks since. The tract on Romanism has been written & sent to press, but not yet distributed that I know of. A little more than 100 pages of the moral Philosophy has been prepared & some 80 pages printed at Lahainaluna. I might have accomplished much more in the way of writing but for want of a convenient study, which I have never enjoyed until lately �Wailuku - 1840 7. Secular labours & cares have made sad havoc of my time & strength during the year. attention; The workmen on the meeting houses needed constant The provision of the materials also cost no small trouble, but the greatest effort of all was to keep the church in the spirit of the work. During the late winter season, there has been much sickness in our region & some days I could do little else but administer to the wants of the suffering The last item of labour I shall mention, is the instruction of my own children & this I do not so much for the purpose of telling you what I have been doing, as of bringing the subject again distinctly before all our minds. My plan has been to devote the time from 10 till 12 o'clock, five days in the week to my 3 oldest children. Gould this plan be carried out, something considerable might be effected but the misfortune has been that about half the days in the year the school was either broken up entirely or broken in upon sadly, by other cares & labours. The children are therefore very inadequately instructed & are suffering in consequence. But my case is not a singular one. So far as I know, it is very similar to that of all my brethren on Maui who have children of a suit­ able age to learn to read. the same condition. Many children on other islands may be in It has therefore become a question with me, whether some of our brethren should not at once . set apart for this work of instructing our children. [Unsigned; in Armstrong's writing] �Station Report Wailuku. Maui for the year ending May 1841. Changes at the station. In July, soon after general meeting of last year, the station suffered greatly in the removal of Mr. Armstrong, pastor the pster, to Honolulu, to assist in the labors of that important post, during the absence of Mr. Bingham to the United States. About the same time Mr. Bailey arrived at Wailuku to assist the acting pastor either in the parish or Seminary as might be deemed expedient. After free con­ sultation both Mr. Bailey and the pastor [thought] it best that there should be no change during the year in the superintending and instruct­ ing of the School - that Mr. Green’s relation to the institution should continue, and in addition that he should perform so far as able, the duties of pastor and teacher to the church, and congregation - that Mr. Bailey should occupy the house of Mr. Armstrong, should teach the sta­ tion school, superintend the schools throughout our field, and answer the calls of the people for medical aid. A report of his labors will be presented. Result of these changes, Health &c Assent to the arrangement made by the Committee for the supply of the pulpit at Honolulu was yielded by the brethren at Wailuku on the ground that the good of the cause demanded the sacrifice of private feeling. Though Satan has many emissaries and devoted servants at Wailuku, yet he may not has ( !) as many strong holds as at Honolulu. There seemed to be no possibility of supplying Mr. Bingham's post without weakening some out station, a na manao ia, he pono loa he limaikailea ma ka hoeuli, ia manawa pilikia i pakele ai ka moku i ka nalu, a i hooholo pono ia; no laila, na haawiia mai o Limaikaika e hona hohoolua. �2. Wailuku - 1841 That the station at Wailuku would suffer from this arrangement there could be no doubt. The station school and the schools generally have doubtless received more attention than they would have done had Mr. Armstrong remained, and Mr. Bailey returned to Kohala. They have been conducted with efficiency, and are in a prosperous state. The loss which has been sustained by the changes are connected with pastoral labors. Had other things been equal, it was impossible for me as the successor of Mr. Armstrong, to enter at once into all his plans of labor. Besides my attention being divided and bestowed upon two distinct objects I have been unable to perform many labors which the interests of the people obviously demand. Scarcely have I been able to visit the sick and the dying, though unless at a distance, I have always endeav­ oured to do so. To make any thing like pastoral visits, has been out of my power, nor have I deemed it expedient on account of my connexion with the Seminary to admit the people to my house unless on business of great importance. The health of the members of the station with the exception of Mrs. Green, has been almost uniformly good, for which we desire to record our tribute of praise to God. Mrs. Green has been laid asside ( !) most of the year from direct labors among the people, and has done but little for the pupils of the Seminary. Public labors. These by the blessing of God have been uninterrupted, and to an amount nearly as greatas formerly. terrupted by ill health. No Sabbath’s labors have been in­ Morning, noon and evening the people have had �Wailuku - 1841 3. opportunity to listen to the messages of God. So also on Wednesday of each week, and at funerals of which there have been many during the year Two lectures each week have been preached as formerly, at Waikapu. The season of monthly concert for the conversion of the world, for seminaries & schools, and for the enslaved have been observed. had no regular protracted meeting during the year. We have The week previous to our quarterly communion however, public labors have been considerably multiplied. Two Bible classes have been conducted on the Sabbath. One by Mr. Bailey with the professedly enquiring part of the congregation at 9 O.C. [O 'clock] the other by the pastor with the church soon after the close of the 11 O.C. service. Sabbath schools have been uniformly conducted, and with considerable efficiency. A large number of children house have assembled at the ----- of God on sabbath morning, at Wailuku, and 7 have been taught the word of God, and the ui no ka olelo a he Akua [questions concerning the promises of God] - a little tract of more value than all the volumes produced by the united, boasted wisdom of Egypt, Greece and Rome. At the close of the school, the children of the sabbath school have united with the pupils of the Seminary in a short exercise of singing and prayer, and have either been questioned from the catechism, or listened to a short exhortation. the sabbath school for children is very large, At Haiku also Mr. Bailey and the pastor have spent some six sabbaths at that out station, and have always been delighted at the number of the children whom we have ad­ dressed. I think no station on the islands affords so many facilities for instructing children as Wailuku. Would that a children's minister were located in our field ! A theological class which Mr. Armstrong assisted to instruct the last year, has received some attention. During a part of the year, �Wailuku 1841 4. they received instruction twice a week. I have been through the gospels with them after the manner of Newcombs Harmony. spared to return to Wailuku, to resume this labor. I hope, if From this class, several have gone out occasionally to destitute places to communicate the knowledge which they have gained from studying the Bible. In this way, some five or six of our out stations have been visited, and the people, in a measure instructed. Bartimea has received a temporary license and is now laboring with much fidelity among the destitute at a considerable distance from the station. I designed that he should have when been fully licensed, perhaps ordained, but have seen no time ------ it could well be done. Translations - Assignments &c The church history which at the last general meeting, was assigned me for revision, I have thoroughly revised, greatly enlarged, and near­ ly completed. An edition of 3,000 has been put to press at Lahainaluna. Fourteen sheets are in type, and If we are spared, it will be carried through the press as soon as possible after general meeting. probably make a book of some 250 pages. It will Peter Parley’s Universal history was commenced with the design of translating it speedily, but on con­ sulting Mr. Dibble who had used it somewhat in the Seminary, I laid it asside ( !). It is too puirile in our opinion. A better work may be selected, and assigned to some one for translation. The part of our foreign correspondence which was assigned me has been written. I have also addressed letters to some of the colleges and Theological Semi­ naries of the United States, also individuals, clerical and lay breth­ ren, on the amazingly important subject of the conversion of the world to Christ. - a part of our work second to no other, but one which, I fear, we are greatly neglecting. I would affectionately remind my brethren that we shall not be blood guiltless if we neglect to warn the �5. Wailuku - 1841 ministry and the churches of the United States of the criminality of refusing to obey the ascending commandxxxx of the Lord Jesus Christ and thus leaving unnumbered millions to perish. Statistics for the past year. Received to the Church 179 7 On Examination By letter Dismissed to sister Chh. Died Excommunicated Suspended Children baptised Marriages Attendance on the Sabbath 6 26 12 16 120 128 1500 State of the Congregation The attendance on the sabbath is much as it was the past year. Our house is well filled, sometimes to overflowing at mid day. usual, a much smaller congregation at sunrising, and evening. As The fail­ ure of the roof of our new meeting house, keeps us still in straitened circumstances. season. We hope to see the house completed in the course of the The Savior has hitherto saved us from the emissaries of Satan in the garb of a popish priest. Of late I hear that some native is making an effort to teach popery not far from us, but I think he has not much encouragement. and attentive. ledge. Our congregation has the reputation of being orderly I feel an assurance that the people are growing in know­ May the truth make them all free. More strength has been expended upon the church than upon all the people besides. Though I have been unable to visit the members of the church at their own houses excepting in seasons of affliction, yet I have spent much time with all of them who could meet me in the house of God, and all have been required to meet me there at least once a week. �Wailuku - 1841 There I have exhorted, warned, and encouraged the members of Christ's family. More than half my discourses have been directed to professed christians. We have a stated meeting of the church on Saturday evening. A part of the year we have had a special meeting on Wednesday afternoon previous to the public lecture, to study the word of God. I have also uniformly addressed the church at the close of my bible class on the Sabbath. On these occasions I have endeavored to use great plainness of speech; and I have sometimes felt that if persuasion and entreaty could avail, it should succeed in causing these professed disciples of Christ to glorify His adoreable ( !) name and to labor to build up His cause. The result of these labors with the church have been exceedingly various. A small number afford me great satisfaction. the seed seems to have fallen on good ground. glory of God. In their case They bear fruit to the They adorn their profession, are prayerful, humble, and in a good degree consciencious (!), seem disposed to do good, and they are training, I cannot doubt, for the kingdom of glory. I greatly rejoice in them, and find nothing more honorable and pleasant than aiding them as I am able in growing in grace. Of many others I have hope that they may be christians. True the evidence which they give (is rather negative) of their adoption into the family of the redeemer than positive. in doubt of them. I cannot but say that I stand The Savior may see his own blessed image stamped upon their souls, though faintly delineated the germ of endless life. He may see in their bosoms They are children and make slow progress in knowledge though constantly instructed. Still this may be consistent with genuine piety, though I should hardly dare to encourage such to hope, and should certainly refuse to admit those of this standing to church privileges, so prone are they to cherish a hope on the slightest evidence. There appears to have been some - perhaps many, of this �Wailuku - 1841 7. character and standing in the churches planted and watered by the hand of Paul. He had hope that some of his Hebrew brethren were christians, though they had need to be taught what were the first principles of the oracles of God, and were such as had need of milk, not strong meat. So it may be of some of these negative kind of Christians in the church at Wailuku and indeed in all our churches. God grant that many of whom we now stand in doubt, may be found stars in our crown of rejoicing in the day of Christ Jesus. Of others, and alas, not a few! I can form no other judgment than that they have a name that they live while they are dead. They do manage most of them and these are the individuals who of all others most severely try me to retain their standing in the church, but they ex­ hibit no evidence of being living, fruitful members of the living Vine. I know of no class in the community who seem to be in so fearful cir­ cumstances as these. When I look upon them, as in the house of God, or in the prayer meeting, I sometimes watch, with an aching heart, their vacant expression of countenance, and see how powerless the thunders of Sinai, or the melting accents of Calvary fall upon their leaden ears. I often think of the fearful language of our Lord, made perhaps to a similar class of men - "How can ye escape the damnation of hell?" Oh the fearful responsibilities of pastors everywhere - but especially at these islands. Yes, I cannot help thinking, a more solemn post than the most cautious among us has conceived it to be. Language is too injury poor to express the xxxxxxxx: which we may inflict upon the churches and upon individuals themselves, by admitting to the fold of Christ those who are unrenewed in the temper of their minds. And as we claim no knowledge of the character of our fellow men any farther than it is developed by their daily conduct, may we have patience to wait till �Wailuku - 1841 fruits of holiness shall abound to the glory of God. Of the 179 individuals admitted to the church at Wailuku, during the year, I remark, that they belong to different parts of our wide field from Kahlkinui to Hamakualoa. Nearly all profess to be the fruits of the late revival - have attended protracted meetings at Wailuku, or Haiku, or Honuaula. Many of them had conversed, and some of them re­ peatedly with Mr. Armstrong, and it is said of them that they have long appeared well. Though I carefully examined them as to the grounds of their hope in Christ, and evidence of adoption into His family, yet to my mind it is, I confess, a circumstance of considerable weight that for two and three years and long after the peculiar excitement which we have all witnessed had ceased, these individuals appear so well. Still they may appear no better than those who were admitted during the season of excitement. I shall watch the result, if spared, with deep interest. As pastor of the church at Wailuku during the past year, I can truly say, that as on the one hand, my richest enjoyments have had their source in the apparent humble piety of some of my native brethren, so on the other hand my deepest anguish has arisen from the unchristian, and shameful conduct of others. I have been particularly affected with the evidence which has been accumulating through the year, of the torpid state of conscience in the bosom of some members of the church, What can be done to teach conscience to do her office to speak authoritively so as to deter from approaching the ordinances of the Lord those who live in the habitual Indulgence of known and gross sin? (!) I am distressed also when I witness the death like indiference of christian parents in relation to their baptized children. Nothing can exceed the indiference manifested by most, and the few who can be aroused to some sense of its importance seem unable to make anything �9. Wailuku - 1841 like vigorous efforts. ing. I see nothing in the churches more deeply alarm­ To this cause I attribute in a great measure the fact that so far as I have heard, nearly all the children who have united with the churches, with the exception of most perhaps in our boarding schools , are falling into sin. They have never been trained to submit their wills to any being, and they seem determined to do as they will, though that will may directly oppose the will of their Creator and Judge. Hence the apparent ease with which they can break their covenant obligations, and rush headlong into sin the moment their inclinations are crossed. Some affecting examples of this have recently fallen under my eye, which I may mention in another connexion. What will become of speedily the nation unless there can be a change ---------(---) effected in re­ lation to domestic education? Can nothing be done to break up forever the old system of educating children by allowing them to follow the bent of their own inclination? Cannot there be adopted a better system of training their offspring? Mortality among the people I have not kept a record of the births and deaths which have occured ( !) at our station during the year. So far as my obligation goes, I should judge that the deaths have considerably exceeded the births. Thus also throughout our field. children. I have baptized 179 adults and 120 This includes not only nearly all the children of the 179 adults who have been admitted this year, also several adopted children, but the children also o f former members of the church throughout the field born this year. Another fact. There have been admitted to the church at Wailuku since the station was taken 870 individuals of all ages from the child to the very aged but the majority [of] persons in the prime of life. The number of baptized children from the first is �Wailuku - 1841 10. 366, considerably less than half as many children as adults. I hope, if spared, to ascertain more definitely the state of people in respect to the waning population. There has been no special sickness among the people in the vicinity of Wailuku the past year, but that they are wasting away, I have no doubt. Since the last meeting of the mission something more has been done to test the value of the experiment making at Wailuku in the cultivation of cane and the manufacturing of sugar. While Mr. Armstrong was with us, some 50 acres of cane were planted by the people on shares, besides a considerable quantity by orders of the king. This crop is now manu­ factured, and I allude to it in this report only as it has a bearing on the cause of Christ and the interests of the people at Wailuku. The advantages which may be supposed to accrue to the people from this source are the following. 1. Recognition of private rights. 2 Formation and increase of industrious habits. 3, Multiplication of the means of living, and as a consequence - of the means of doing good. all these respects something has been gained. In Though the king greatly failed in the punctual fulfilment of)his engagement with the people, yet the simple fact that he made an engagement with them shows that there has been a gain to the people. It is a kind of entering wedge which will ultimately lay open to them sources of high enjoyment. The formation and increase of industrious habits is another great advantage. Much labor in preparing the ground, planting, watering, and weeding cane, building, making roads, cutting wood, teaming &c has been performed during the year — too much of it alas - by criminals in paying their fines - still a good deal has been done honestly. the means of living has been another benefit. Multiplication of The acre men as they are called, have most of them done very well for themselves. Some have �11 Wailuku - 1841 . obtained 40 and even 50 dollars in trade, for their share of the profits, and I think that they will average $25. per acre. In all these respects there has been a gain to the people, and all these might be made to subserve the cause of Christ. On the other hand there have been many evils connected with the manufacturing establishment some necessarily so connected perhaps others - others owing to the fact that the business has most unhappily fallen into improper hands. four years. The Chinamen have the establishment for They have no Christian principle to restrain and guide them, and their influence cannot but be regarded as unfavorable to good morals. They are nearly inaccessible to the influence of the gospel having but a smattering of native, and less of the English language. The only one in whom we had any confidence, and who seemed to be a kind of chief among them recently committed suicide. They have gathered around them the refuse of society - much iniquity is practised in and about the establishment, and I have many fears that the evil will in­ crease. (General Improvement (and Future Prospects. In a field so extensive as the one which we are called to occupy and among a people so ignorant, and struggling with so many disabilities it is not easy to mark the progress of improvement during a single year. To look back several years, and compare the circumstances of the people now with their circumstances at that time, the change is striking I think there is a gradual, though slow, change going on - that there has been an improvement this year in the habits of some portion of the people. Not a few are becoming industrious, and seem ready to engage in any plans which promise to make them more comfortable. Still, there are many things painfully discouraging, especially in relation to the �12. Wailuku - 1841 female part of the community. They often assign as a reason for in­ dulging their indolent habits, that they have nothing to do. Some of them would probably labor, had they sufficient encouragement, but in multitudes of cases, their laziness, and love of sin is at the bottom. To mention the case of several young women - members of the church in whose welfare we have all taken much interest. have lived with Mr. Armstrong. labor. Two or more of them Mr. and Mrs. Bailey encouraged them to He employed them to teach the small children in school, and gave them regular wages. They were also encouraged to work at Mr. Bailey’s during their leisure hours. He built a loom for weaving mat­ ting, which works well, and having procured materials for matting, he employed them at this business. But they became sick of this business; one of them left her labor and school, and was found among the boys breaking cane for the mill. She needed more excitement than she found in the quiet yard of Mr. Bailey. She has since requested permission to be connected in marriage with a thoughtless impenitent boy, which being withheld, she has broken her covenant, and is suspended from the church. Another of whom we had still more hope, has for a similar reason abandoned the cause of Christ and is now in the hands of the luna kanawai [judge or magistrate] . I shall not [be] greatly surprised if they all come to a similar end. In regard to the prospects of the people, little can be said. In some respects they seem encouraging. We are at present favored with as good native help in schools, perhaps, as any of the brethren, and we hope ere long, to have comfortable houses for schools. We are building a ( !) adoby school house, and as soon as the meeting house Is finished, we design to convert the old one into school rooms. shall do in this department of labor. What we can, we So also in other departments �13 Wailuku - 1841 which promise to elevate the people in the all our hope is in God. of existence. But The gospel of Christ, I am more and more con­ vinced, is the grand instrument of elevating and saving the people. This instrument of the renovation of a perishing world, plied in faith with humble reliance on God, will save the soul, while it will lay ample foundation for the civilization of the most degraded. May we be enabled to honor God by a diligent use of the means which His wisdom has devised, while we rely with a child-like simplicity upon the pro­ mised aid of the Holy Spirit. J. S. Green Acting Pastor Whole no. admit on Exam. On certificate Past year on Examination certificate Whole no past year Whole dismissed Past year Whole deceased Past year Suspend past year Remain Suspended Excommunicated past year Whole in regular standing Whole baptised children Do past year Marriages past year Average attendant on the Sabbath 870 [no figure given] 179 7 186 28 6 44 26 16. 9 12 777 366 120 128 1500 �Station Report, Wailuku, Maui For the Year ending May 1842. Health. The hand of God has been upon the families of this station for good during the past year. Till January, all of us enjoyed our usual health, excepting the youngest child of Mr. Bailey. But scarce­ ly had Mr. Baldwin, who was send for on account of the sudden illness of this child, reached Wailuku, ere the disease was rebuked. Since January, the health of the acting pastor has been less firm than usual. For several sabbaths he was laid aside from his accustomed labors, and an absence from the station of about two weeks was submitted to in the hope of receiving permanent benefit. By the mercy of God he is now nearly recovered though less vigorous than before the attack. Mrs. Green has been, as usual, a great sufferer during much of the year. She is now as comfortable as could be expected. On the whole, we have much occasion to speak of the loving kindness and faithfulness of our Covenant keeping God. Labors. The labors of the station have been prosecuted with as much regularity and efficiency as the health of the members of the station has admitted. Schools. To speak of them in order we begin with Of the Female Seminary I need not speak, as Mr. Bailey will make a report of the State and prospects of this institution. I feel it a privilege, however, to say, that with the course which Mr. Bailey has pursued in reference to the Seminary, I am much gratified. All that could be done, so far as I can see, has been done to secure the object for founding such an institution; and as great improvement in the several branches of instruction communicated has been made as could have been expected. inary is unabated. I scarcely need say that my interest in this Sem­ I trust the mission will not cease to supplicate the blessing of God on its behalf, while they do all in their power to carry it forward. I earnestly request that my connexion as principal �Wailuku - 1842 2. of the Seminary may be dissolved by vote of the mission, and that Mr. Bailey may be confirmed in this office to which he was appointed tem­ porarily by the Trustees near the close of the last missionary year. Of common schools, I think I may say that they have been, on the whole, prosperous. I mean, prosperous for Hawaiian children’s schools. That any improvement has been made is to my mind more astonishing than that the improvement has not been more rapid. The qualifications of teachers and the little interest many of them take in the improvement of the children - the state of their school houses - the destitution of books and apparatus for teaching, the ungoverned habits of children and the deadly apathy of 9/10 of the parents, all all present an as­ pect of extreme discouragement. Yet something has been accomplished, all these discourageing ( !) circumstances to the contrary notwithstand ing. During the year there have been three public examinations of schools, besides a partial one conducted by David Malo for his own satisfaction as the Kahu of Schools on Maui. youth and children present was 1600. The average number of This is a considerably less number than the one reported by Mr. Bailey the last year. 2114, and 750 readers. He reported Prom inquiry and observation, I doubt whether there are now as many children, of a suitable age to attend school, in this field. There may be 2000 who might, and who do occasionally, attend school. The cause of this decrease may be found in the decrease of population by death, and removal to other places. A considerable number of youth have entered the marriage state, and, of course, have ceased to attend school. Statistics of schools in our field Houses Schools Teachers 30 39 60 �Wailuku - 1842 Scholars Examined Readers, Good Begin to read Alphabet Writers Arithmetic Geography 2000 1600 738 191 687 350 500 345 One thing unfavorable to the prosperity of schools in our field is the character of a considerable portion of the country. Kahikinui, Honuaula and Kula are greatly subject to distressing drought a consider­ able portion of the year, and parents and children wander here and there for a precarious subsistence. Schools, at such times, are nearly sus­ pended, and what little had been gained by the labors of half the year, is found to have been dissipated on their return. But nothing so re­ tards the progress of improvement as the increasing confusion and mis­ chief of the children during hours of school. The teachers seem wholly unable to maintain discipline, and they are well nigh discouraged. I have petitioned the chiefs and council of the nation to take this matter into consideration, and if possible, devise some method to put the schools into a b&tter state in this respect. To keep our number of teachers good, and to bring forward better qualified ones, a station school has been taught during the year by an industrious and well qualified graduate of the mission Seminary. He has had about 25 pupils, some of whom are quite forward. The pastor has had a class of adults pursuing studies preparatory to the work of evangelists. Of late they have been studying the Hull kanaka and the Moo-olelo Ekalisia. The class is making pleasing progress in these studies, and in the study of the Bible. Adults have also been encouraged to attend exhibitions, and read a verse each in the word of God. This several hundreds have done and in this way an interest is kept up among that class who can no longer be expected to attend schools �Wailuku ~ 1842 excepting on the Sabbath. Labors of the Sabbath. These have been continued as usual. Sabbath Schools on the morning of the Lord's day are well attended not only at Wailuku, but at 6 or 7 out stations. Bible classes have been conducted with efficiency and have been instrumental of good. The gospel has been preached at the station regularly, and occasionally at Hamakua and Honuaula. There has been no protracted meeting chiefly because of the unfinished state of our meeting house. Several of the class who are pursuing a course preparatory to taking a license have gone out occasionally; and as they were able, have communicated instruction to their benighted and dying brethren. Bartimea, the partially blind man, well known to most of the brethren as an able, and devoted and popular Christian labour(er), after a full and thorough examination in presence of the whole chh, and with their cordial approbation, has been licensed to preach the gospel, and will now go out and labor in this capacity where his services may be most needed. He seems full of the Holy Ghost, and speaks with power. May many men of this stamp be raised up to perpetuate religious institu­ tions at these islands. The pastor has made one tour round the island, preaching as he went from village to village. examining schools. So also on his tours for In these several ways, at home and abroad, much good seed has been sown, which by the blessing of God may produce fruit to life everlasting. The congregation on the Sabbath has not been quite so large as in former years, though there has not been any great falling off. In November last, one of our people who had been to Honolulu, and while there had been baptised by the Romanists, began to make a noise in the neighborhood of the station. He began to have meetings in his own house, and drew away some 20 or 30. I believe these meetings are continued, though there is no noise made about him or his meetings. Our good �Wailuku - 1842 5. brother Bartemea has preached the gospel faithfully to him, and I have had one interview with him. The congregations on the Sabbath have been attentive - sometimes peculiarly solemn. Sixty two individuals from the world have been added to the church, and seventy two children baptized. duals have been excluded, and eight suspended. Nine indivi­ Fifteen members have died. Since the last general meeting the people have taken down the roof of the meeting house, and with the assistance of Mr. Bailey, they have put on a good one. This was a heavy job, and considerable dis­ couragement was doubtless felt. But they are much gratified with their new roof, and they are now about to take hold and finish their house. Eighty nine marriages have been celebrated during the year. The people are still decreasing in the vicinity of Wailuku. The appointment made me by the Committee of Correspondence at the last general meeting, has been fulfilled; and the works assigned me for translation have been completed and printed. There has been an unusual demand for books during the year. I have given away a large number of testaments, and several entire Bibles, and there is still a loud call. I could not in conscience withhold the New Testament from the children and youth who were destitute, and who came to me earnestly requesting it, though they had nothing to pay for it. Our people are forming a bible society. Some 50 dollars have been subscribed. The work on the meeting house has taken so much of the time and strength of the people in the immediate vicinity of the station, that little has been done for benevolent objects the past year. has been contributed to the Seminary in fish and kapa. Something �Wailuku - 1842 6. On the whole, we who occupy the station at Wailuku feel that we have much occasion for gratitude to God for His goodness to us & to the people. Many of the members of the chh are brethren beloved in Christ Jesus, bear His image and glorify His name. We hope they will be our crown of rejoicing in the great day of account. cause us much concern. Others are a grief, and But on a review of the labors & trials of the year, a feeling of gratitude predominates, and we call upon our breth­ ren to bless God on our behalf while they beseech Him to build up His kingdom more gloriously by our humble instrumentality. Statistics of Wailuku Station. Whole No. ad. to the Chh. on Examination On certificate Past year on Examination Past year on Certificate Whole No. Past year Whole No. dismissed to other chhs Dismissed the past year Whole No disceased ( !) Disceased past year Suspended past year Remain suspended Excommunicated the past year Whole No. Excommunicated Whole in regular standing Baptized past year Marriages past year Whole No of baptised children Average congregation on the Sabbath 932 [no figure given] 62 6 68 34 6 59 15 8 7 9 [no figure given] 823 72 89 438 1200 Respectfully submitted J.S. Green �Report of Wailuku Station May 1844 The last Report of this Station was presented to the Gen. Meeting by Mr. Green, whose connection with Wailuku Station ceased the early part of the year 1843. I removed to Wailuku with my family, agree­ able to the vote of Gen. Meeting, June 14, 1843. I had, for some time before, partially supplied the pulpit on the sabbath. The field of Wailuku embraces the teritory ( !) between Waihee on West Maui & Kahikinui on East Maui inclusive. The districts of Hama- kua & Kula formerly connected with this station are now under the care of Mr. Green. 180 members of the Wailuku church belonging to these two districts were formed into a separate church by their former pastor, Mr. Green, before my removal to Wailuku. creased to about 400. The same church has now in­ In addition to the Female Seminary, Mr. Bailey consented to take charge of the dispensary for the S [t] ation. The charge of the church & common schools devolved on me. 1. Pastoral labors. N o material change was made in the pastoral labors of the S [t] ation. The labors of the sabbath consist of a sermon at sun rise in the morning, & at 10 1/2 oclock A.M. & at 3 1/2 oclock P.M., & a Bible class at 1 oclock. Mr. Bailey takes charge of the children’s sabbath school of the station. In addition to these labors of the sabbath, 4 meetings are attended regularly during the week, 2 at the station, & 2 in neigh­ boring villages. Also 2 Monthly concerts every month. At the restoration of the Government, a thanksgiving was observed in a strictly religious manner. A good impression was evidently made, & considerable interest excited on the subject of religion. Some of our best men observed, that it was like a pule hoomau. [continuing prayer or worship] There has been a good degree of interest on the subject of re­ �Wailuku - 1844 2. ligion during most of the year. Some hundreds, who regard themselves as the poe koho [chosen people] , have been conversed with in private. 90 have been admitted to the church & 41 stand propounded. There has ( !) cut been several cases of discipline, but none have been entirely xxxx off. Some attempt was made for a time in our part of the island, to revive a form of idolartry ( !) under the pretended sanction of the king. One member was suspended from the church for joining in the delusion. A company of Romanists have also been making strenuous efforts to aid the cause of the Pope. I hear of none, except the ignorant & the vicious, who have been led into the snare. Our last communion sabbath was ob­ served by them as a day of public feasting. A thatched house of worship, which they had erected with much labor, was burned down soon after com­ pleted. It was said to have taken fire from the burning of a small building near, which took fire from ahi buka [ahi baka: fire tobacco] . Of the truth of this, I have not positive proof. It is certain, how­ ever, that smoking was universal in those who lived about the house, & who worshiped ( !) in it. I have made three visits to Honuaula, the out station recently occupied by the lamented Bartimeus, & administered the sacriment ( !) each time to that part of the Wailuku church. On the second week in Jany. we held a protracted meeting at the station, commending on Wednesday & closing with the Lord's supper on the sabbath. People were present from all parts of the field. meetings were full & the audience attentive. days during the meeting. The Mr. Green assisted two A good impression was made, & we hope, some wanderers reclaimed & some souls converted. A few who sustain important civil offices, some of them excluded church members, are seeking to regain their standing, & give some evidence of repentance. �Wailuku - 1844 We have been called to part during the year with some of our most useful church members. Bartimeus, whose praise is in all the churches, was called to his rest in September. A brief memoir of his life in English by Mr. Green is now in the press at Lahainaluna. A few months after his death, Poehe, one of the most useful sisters of the church, who held an important station in the female Seminary, was called to leave her charge. She died a peaceful death. And in February, Hawaii, an aged man, but a most active & useful officer of the church, was suddenly removed by death. He was greatly beloved by his different pastors, & by all who knew him. The contributions of the church & people for benevolent objects, mainly for the meeting house/ in Hana have amounted to $112.14. does not include late contributions for support of pastor. This This has been nearly all cash. Early in April, a church meeting was held without any suggestion from me, & resolutions adopted, drawn up by a member of the church, of which the following is a translation: ’’Wailuku Maui April 8, 1844 Resolutions adopted by the church included in the terratory ( !) from Waihee to Kahikinui. 1. That we decline the support received by Mr. Clark from the Missionary Society of America, & that this church of Wailuku unite together to supply all his wants in this thing & that thing, which he needs for his support. 2. That his support from America be sent to those places, where the name of the Saviour has not been known. 3. That collectors be appointed in different parts of the dis­ trict, whose duty it shall be to take charge of the property contri- �Wailuku - 1844 4. buted by the church. 4. That certain persons be appointed to stir up the people to this work, & that the collections be made 4 times a year. 5. That the contributions at the monthly concert & contributions for other definite objects be kept distinct from what is contributed for the support of the pastor. 6. That the names of all, who assent to these propositions be attached to this engagement, entered into by this church, & that it be the duty of the collectors to take down the names. 7. In this manner, shall each one give, each according to his ability, some $1.00, some 50 cts, some 25 cts, some 121/2 & some 6 cents, according as each one receive from the highest to the lowest, so shall he give. 8. To carry out these resolutions is the great thing, for it it [is] an important work, & a work by which both our country & ourselves will be benefitted.” These resolutions were discussed at a full meeting of the church at considerable length, & unanimously adopted, collectors chosen &c. I encouraged them to go on. I cannot but hope a beginning will be made towards supporting their own pastor. It is time some experiments were made. More than $50. have been raised. The effort of the people of Hamakua & Kula to support their pastor is very encouraging thus far, & promises to be successful. I believe the effort will do the people good, both in a temporal & spiritual point of view. It will be attended with considerable labor & perplexity on the part of pastors. But does not the good of the cause demand the labor & sacrifice on our part? �Wailuku - 1844 5. Statistics of the church. Whole number admitted to the church on examination 1,170 On certificate 55. Past year on examination 90. certificate 12. Whole number past year 102. other churches 254. Whole no. dismissed to Dismissed the past year 30. Deceased past year 17. Suspended past year 9. Excommunicated past year none. main excommunicated unknown. Past year on Whole no. deceased 86. Remain suspended 6. Whole no. excommunicated unknown. Re­ Whole No. in regular standing 885. Whole No. of children baptised 652. Baptised the past year 186. of children deceased unknown. Deceased past year unknown. Marriages past year 109. Whole no. Avarage ( !) number of congregation on the sabbath 1200. The church at Makawao under the pastoral care of Mr. Green con­ tains about 400 members, 180 of which were formerly connected with the church at Wailuku. Schools . The number of schools connected with the station is 25. been in pretty constant operation during the year. They have There has been 2 examinations. Some advance has been made in the number of scholars & the in/efficiency of schools since last year. But there is yet much want­ ing to make the schools what they ought to be. There is a deficiency in maps, stationary & some kinds of school books; & some of the teach­ ers are wanting in qualification & energy. But there is, I think, an increasing interest in schools. The labor of examining schools - attending to the wants of the teachers, - supplying schools with books, - keeping account of avails &c &c, is a heavy call upon the time & patience of the pastor. A few scholars have been sent to the Seminary, & a few more have been sent to �Wailuku - 1844 Mr. Rice's school at Hana. In the month of March, a convention of teachers assembled at Wai­ luku from all parts of the island. Nearly 100 teachers were present. The object of the convention was to consult together respecting the hemahema [need] of schools, the pilikia [troubles] of teachers &c &c. The convention continued in cession ( !) 4 days & was conducted with the strictest order & propriety. An association of teachers for Maui & the adjacent islands of Molokai & Lanai was formed to meet once a year. A memorial to Government was drawn up, & various other matters in re­ lation to schools were discussed. Mr. Bailey or myself was present most of the time, & aided by our remarks & suggestions. Statistics of schools. Number of schools & teachers 25. Readers 492. Writers 45. Whole number of scholars 808. Geography 110. Mental Arithmetic 270. Written Arithmetic 45. The above report does not, of course, include that part of the Wailuku field now under the charge of Mr. Green. Respectfully submitted E.W. Clark �Report of Station - May 1846 [Wailuku] There has been no sudden, or very marked change in the state of things in my field since our last Gen. Meeting. has evidently been on the advance. The cause of religion The same means have been employed as in former years to carry forward the work & with equal success. The meetings on the sabbath have been well attended. consisted of three meetings besides the ai o ka la. also attended a Sabbath school. These have Mr. Bailey has Besides the Sabbath, a meeting has been attended regularly 4 days in the week & sometimes 5, besides church fasts & meetings with church lunas. ferent places. These meetings have been in dif­ I have visited 3 times a year the out post at Honuaula & administered the Lord's supper to the church in that part of the field. Kaili a graduate of the Seminary & a very capable man has been employed as a regular helper at this out post. a year as compensation. He now receives $50. I have 8 or 10 other lunas who have charge of separate districts, & who render important aid in various ways. A protracted meeting of several days was held in January. results were very happy. The Several back sliders, persons of much influence came forward & made public confession, & have since appeared well. seemed also to be the commencement of a revival. It A large number of hoomolokas [hoomaloka: unbeliever], papists & others have since that time professed to turn to the pono [right] , & have come to me to con­ verse upon the concerns of the soul. I have conversed individually with more than 200, & could have conversed with many more if time could have been devoted to it. A more than usual interest is still manifested in different parts of the field. The movements of the papists seem to have become almost extinct within the boundaries of my field. The leading man among them recently �2. Wailuku - 1846 died, & I hear of no catholic meetings. their professed adherance ( !) to popery. Many have openly renounced But should special efforts he made by the foreign priests an interest would doubtless be again excited. The party have never had very many adherents on the island of Maui. During the year closing May 1844, 92 persons were admitted to the church on profession 25 by letter. 18 suspended - 11 Restored 7 dis­ missed to other churches - 11 deaths - Making an increase of 70 to the church. 67 children baptised. During the year ending at the present time 121 admitted on profession - 21 by letter - 40 restored - 32 suspended - 17 dismissed to other churches - 10 deaths. members. Making an increase of the church of 123 55 stand propounded for admission. 125 children baptised. At the time of our last Gen. Meeting efforts had just been com­ menced to raise a support for the pastor. The amount raised for this object up to Jany 1845 about 9 months was 275 dollars, mostly in money. This was credited to the Board. The following year 1845 more systematic efforts were made to raise a definite sum $450. the support allowed to a missionary & his wife. This sum was raised & acknowledged to the agent at the close of the year. Upwards of $50. besides was raised by monthly concert contribu­ tions for other objects. These sums were contributed almost entirely by church members, & with very little paipai-ing [arousing] on my part. Collections continue to be made both for support of pastor & other objects. past year. About $40. in cash has been received for Bibles the �Wailuku - 1846 3. Statistics of church Whole number on profession 1383 Whole number on Certificate 81. Two past years on examination 213. Certificate 26. Whole n o. two past years 239 Whole number dismissed to other churches 277 years 23 Whole No. deceased 107 past years 50 Restored 51 no. children baptised 844 186. Two past Two past years 21. Set aside two Whole no. in regular standing 1078 Two past years 192 Whole Marriages 2 past years Average congregation 8 or xxxxxxxx 1,000. [Unsigned; but handwriting & style of E.W. Clark] �Report of Wailuku Station May 1846 The cause of religion has evidently been on the advance in my field since our last Gen. Meeting. Much the same means have been employ­ ed to carry forward the work as in former years, & with similar success. More attention, however, has been given to the systematic study of the Bible, & apparently with very good effects. At the request of some of our more intelligent church members, part of the meetings on the Sab­ bath have been devoted to catehetical ( !) lectures on the Old Testament. The meetings on the sabbath have been well attended. ted of three meetings, besides the ai o ka la. attended a Sabbath School. These have consis­ Mr. Bailey has also Besides the meetings on the Sabbath, 4 meetings have been regularly attended during the week & sometimes 5 in different places, In addition to occasional meetings with church lunas, & meetings with inquirers. I have visited three times a year the out post at Honuaula & ad­ ministered the Lord's Supper to the church in this part of the field. Haili a graduate of the Seminary, & a very good man has been employed as a regular helper at this outpost. Wailuku church as compensation. regular license to preach. He now receives $50. a year from the It is desirable he should have a more Other parts of the field are placed under the watch of different church lunas, who render important aid in various ways. A protracted meeting of several days was held in Jany. results were apparently very happy. The Several back-sliders, persons of much influence, came forward & made public confessions, & have since appeared well. It seemed to be the commencement of a revival. A large number of hoomolokas [hoomalokas?: unbelievers] , papist & others, who were regarded as paakiki [obstinate; unyielding] have professed to turn to the pono [the right], & have come to me to converse & make �Wailuku - 1846 2. known their determination to serve the Lord. external change. They exhibit at least an I have conversed individually with more than 200. A more than usual interest is still manifested in different parts of the field. The movements of the papists seem to have become almost extinct in my field. The leading man among them recently died, & I have heard of no meetings of late. ence to popery. Many have openly renounced their professed adher­ The number of professed papists has never been very great on the island of Maui. During the year closing April 1845, 92 persons were admitted to the church on profession & 5 by letter. 18 set aside for misconduct - 11 previously set aside restored 7 dismissed to other churches - 11 deaths. Making an increase of the church over dismissions &c of 70 members. 67 children baptised. During the year ending April 1846, 121 have been admitted to the church on profession - 21 by letter - 40 restored to fellowship - 32 set aside - 17 dismissed to other churches - 10 deaths. increase of the church on the whole of 123. of 193. Increase for the two years 55 now stand propounded for admission. the past year. Making an 125 children baptised The two past years 192. At the time of our last Gen. Meeting, efforts had just been com­ menced to raise a support for the pastor. The amount raised for this object up to Jany 1845, about 9 months, was $275. mostly in money. This was acknowledged to the agents & credited to the Board. The following year commencing Jany 1845, more systematic efforts were made to raise a definite sum. $450. was fixed upon as being the support allowed to a missionary & his wife not including children. This sum was raised & acknowledged to the Agents at the close of the year. Upwards of $50. besides was raised by monthly concert contribution; �3. Wailuku - 1846 for other objects. These sums were contributed entirely by church members, & with very little paipai-ing [arousing; putting in mind] on my part. Bibles. About $40. in cash has been received the past year for Collections continue to be made for support of pastor & other objects. Statistics of the church. Whole number on profession 1383. past years on examination 213. past years 239. Do. on certificate 81. On certificate 26. Two Whole number two Whole number dismissed to other churches 277. to other churches two past years 23. ceased two past years 21. Whole number deceased 107. Dismissed De­ Set aside from church two past years 50. Restored to fellowship two past years 51. Whole number in regular standing 1078. children baptised 844. Whole number of Baptised two past years 192. Marriages two past years 186 couple Average congregation 600 to 1000. Schools. Schools have been under the care of Government agents. attended two or three examinations a year. I have As in former years, the attendance has been irregular, & no very rapid advance has been made. The teachers have received compensation in part from government funds & in part from the parents. The compensation, however, has been small & not well paid in all cases. The labor of supplying schools with books, maps, stationary &c, & collecting pay for them has been no small one. Statistics in part Teachers 15. of writers 144. Number of scholars 633. No. in Geography 13 0. No. in written Arithmetic 39. No. of readers 346. No Arithmetic No. in mental 235. �4. Wailuku - 1846 The districts of Honuaula & Kahikinui are not included in the above This would make the whole number about half as many more. Unsigned; but the handwriting and style of E.W. Clark] �Wailuku Aug. 10, 1847. Dear Bro. Chamberlain, I herewith send you the Statistics of the church & schools at this station for the past year. have the ability to make them. They are as full as I I have no means of ascertaining cor­ rectly the number of persons set aside from the church before I came to Wailuku. I have, therefore, only put down the number set aside the past year. The records are imperfect with regard to the excommunicated & restored; & it is difficult to keep them correct. & restored several times, or more than once. Some are set aside And It is not easy to make a distinction between suspension & excommunication. All who are set aside remain out of the church until they give signs of repentance & amendment. They are then restored. I have/had but one form since I have been here. Some are set aside for more serious offences than others, but all are restored on repen­ tance & reformation. I have set aside 21 & restored 10 the past year. Our churches are some of them so large & extend over so large a terratory ( !), it is difficult to keep all the statistics correct. I think the deaths in this field must be more than have been reported to me. We are all as usual at this station - have had a pleasant visit [Chamberlain] from Martha Ann & J a m e s , & should be happy to see their parents here. ^ How is your health these days? I should be happy to hear from you when you are able to write. Mrs. C. joins in love to all Yours affecly E.W. Clark �Wailuku - 1847 - Letter to L. Chamberlain Church Statistics [Copied from Printed Form enclosed in letter] Year ending May 1, 1847 Wailuku Whole no. on examination On certificate Past two years on examination Past 2 years on certificate Whole no. past 2 years Whole no. dismissed to other churches Dismissed last 2 years Whole No. deceased Died last two years Suspended last two years Remain suspended Whole no. in regular standing Whole number of baptised children Baptised last 2 years Marriages last 2 years Average congregation on the Sabbath 1526 100 124 19 143 298 21 120 13 21 11 1176 936 92 60 800 Statistics of Schools connected with Wailuku Station [Copied from separate sheet enclosed in letter] No. of schools No. of teachers Whole no. of scholars Readers Writers Arithmetic Geography Letters & Spelling 27 27 878 411 163 367 256 467 [E.W. Clark] �Report of Wailuku Station from May 1846 to May 1848 The usual labors of the station have been continued without ma­ terial interruption from sickness or other causes. My own labors, as here tofore, have consisted in preaching & catechetical instruction, three or four times on the Sabbath, three times on week days, school once a week, occasional prayer meetings, funerals, marriages, church discipline, assisting in superintending schools, selling school books, writing occasionally for the Elele, writing letters &c &c. The out- station at Honuaula has been visited three times a year, & the Lord's supper administered. An additional service in English has been recent ly added to the labors of the sabbath, at the request of a few foreign ers, who wished to attend an English service with their children. Its continuance will depend on time, health & other circumstances. Mrs. 0. has attended a female meeting once a week. A sabbath school has also been conducted by Mr. Bailey. Two protracted meetings have been held, since our last Gen. Meet­ ing at the commencement of each year. The results have been favorable though there has been no special revival in my field during the past two years. Attendance on public worship has varied with the weather & other circumstances, though there has been no special falling off from past years. The admissions to the church the last two years have been less, & the deaths & removals greater than the two previous years The cases of discipline about as in former years. advance in religious knowledge. There is a gradual A few appear to be growing Christians & afford their pastor much help by their example & prayers. Much at­ tention has been given to the systematic study of the Bible. Kaili, who was laboring at Honuaula at the time of our last Gen. �Wailuku - 1848 2. Meeting, has been licensed to preach the Gospel, & continues to labor at that out-post with acceptance & usefulness. One person, Daniela Ii, has also been licensed in Mr. Green’s field according to the rules of our association. An interesting temperance celebration was held in July last. Between 500 & 600 children pledged themselves to total abstinence from all that intoxicates. Property, industry & civilization are increasing. About 15 carts are owned by natives in my field, with two or three yoke of cattle to each. Respectable clothing is becoming universal. houses is small. sils &c. Improvement in There is more improvement in furniture, cooking uten­ Many of the people own cattle & horses. But the people are yet, as a general thing, indolent & improvident. The stimulus of a fee simple title to land, & other incouragements ( !) are greatly need­ ed to arouse them to continued industry. We have in our field a few native carpenters, & one or two blacksmiths & shoe makers, who apply themselves with commendable diligence to their occupations. Contributions. Contributions for religious & benevolent objects for the two last years have increased about $225.00 over the contributions of the two previous years. The following is the amount contributed the two past years: For the support of Preaching Monthly Concert contribution For reroofing Meeting house Total $337.61 47.29 618.28 $1003.18 Of the above sum contributed for the support of preaching, $200. have been forwarded to the Deposatory ( !), & $103.73 have been paid to Kaili, the native preacher at Honuaula - leaving on hand $33.38. �3. Wailuku - 1848 Of the Monthly concert contribution $22.75 have been given to the New Caledonia Mission - leaving on hand $24.54. The contribution for the meeting house has not yet been expended, but is now on interest in the Government treasury. A much larger sum has been subscribed but not yet paid in. The above contributions have all been in cash except a trifling amount in articles for family use. A small amount of labor has been performed on Meeting Houses &c not included in the above. Statistics of church. 2 last May 1848 years May 1847 Whole number on examination Whole number on certificate On examination On certificate Whole number Whole number dismissed to other churches Dismissed Whole No. deceased Died Suspended Remain suspended Excommunicated Whole number excommunicated Remain excommunicated Whole No. in regular standing Whole no. of baptised children Baptised Marriages Average congregation on the Sabbath 1507 100 124 19 143 298 21 120 13 21 11 [No figure] " ii " " 1176 936 92 60 800 1518 1518 114 114 11 135 14 33 25 168 310 310 12 33 154 154 34 47 19 40 11 22. [No figur e] " " ii ii 1134 962 26 52 800 1134 962 118 112 800 The whole number of exclusions since I took charge of the church June 1843, five years ago, is 102. ing the excess of exclusions 14. The whole number restored is 88, leav­ Part of those restored, however, were excluded before I took charge of the church. It will be seen by the above statistics, that the number of deaths in the church the last year exceeds by 8 the number of children baptised. This is a pretty sure indication that the people are diminishing. fact seems to be indicated also by the diminution in the number of This �Wailuku -1848 4. marriages from year to year. Schools. The state of schools is much the same as in former years. teachers, however, are now regularly paid. The Old debts are also all paid off, & there is a small fund on hand, which the Kahukula [one having charge of schools] is employing in building & repairing school houses. Some attempt has been made to introduce manual labor, but it is attended with difficulties. An English school has been taught at Wailuku the past year by a foreigner by the name of Page. white children. He has about 30 scholars, mostly half He is paid mainly by foreigners, & receives a salary of $500. or more. A well qualified, pious teacher would receive good encouragement, & have a very important field of usefulness. Several are anxious to get such a teacher. Statistics of schools July 1847 No. of Schools 27 No. of teachers 27 Whole No. of scholars 878 Readers 411 Writers 163 Arithmetic 367 Geography 256 Letters & spelling 467 The Roman Catholic Schools contain about 100 scholars. [Unnsigned, but handwriting of E.W. Clark]. �Report of Wailuku Station for 1848 to April 1849 It will be recollected that at our last Gen. Meeting in May /48 my location was changed by a vote of the Mission from Hana to Wailuku. Said change was not effected, however, till the first of September following, when the house designed for our use was first vacated by our predecessor - Sickness and so forth having prevented the removal of his family to Honolulu whither his location had also been changed by the same meeting. I have therefore occupied my present field of labor only seven months. But during this period, short as it is, the allotments of Providence to us as a family and to the people of our charge have been peculiar and deeply affecting. can never be effaced from our minds. Their rem[em]brance Every recurrence to the sa/d & mournful events causes our hearts to bend afresh. On the morning of the 17th of December death entered our little but till then unbroken circle - and snatched from our embrace youngest our beloved child. By her peculiar loveliness - being endowed naturly ( !) with a very gentle and affectionate disposition she had entwined her self ( !) in the fondest affections of the whole family - Every member thereof experienced real pleasure and constantly sought every opportunity to contribute to her happiness. Her untimely removal has proved a sad affliction to us all - not to be appriciated ( !) fully by any except those those ( !) who have been called in the providence of God to taste or same bitter cup. concerned. The Lord has done It however for the good of all We would therefore submit with christian resignation to his rightious ( !) dispositions - praying that this and all other reverses allotted us here below may work out for us a far more ex­ ceeding and eternal weight of Glory in the world to come. In common with the inhabitants of other parts of the Islands �2. Wailuku - 1849 the native population of our field have also suffered much. les, hooping ( The meas- ) cough & Influenza have prevailed extensively and ! proved fatal, as elsewhere, in very many instances. Large numbers from all classes have been suddenly called from time into eternity most of them perhaps unprepared for the dread ordeal throught ( !) which they have passed. improved state of health. The present aspect of things indicate an It is manifest however that a great many are suffering from extreme debility resulting from the sicknesses through which they have passed. Among this class deaths continue to rather occur at/short intervals. It may not be extravagant to anticipate that there will be as many deaths in our field during the current year as there have been during the past even if no new diseases are intro­ duced into the Islands. We cannot refrain from thinking that future prospects xxxxxxx with regard to our people are dark and portentous. The people most of them at least - seem to have but little resolution left to shake off & resist disease or to better their condition even where health and a good degree of strength are enjoyed. Very many will never rally again and resume their various occupations with the energy & perseverance whh they formerly exhibited. The dreadful mortality and sufferings of the past six months have induced a feeling of despondency which they will not be able to surmount. Poor afflicted people! It is sad to witness so many things - many of which are beyond human control - that seem to threaten their speedy extinction. Their present condition and future prospects should awaken as they no doubt do - our deepest sympathy and to arouse us to make every effort in our power [to] promote their Spiritual & Eternal welfare. By the late census it appears that there is a population in my field at the present time of 4113 souls. And that there have been 402 deaths & but 67 births. �3. Wailuku - 1849 There are some/schools including all the districts of our field & Schollars. About schools are able to read. of the schollars ( !) connected with these All these schools have been in operation during the year with the exception of a few months when sickness was most prevalent. There has been but one public examination of the schools during the past year. This was attended by the Minister of public instruction from who m we have had two interesting and profitable visits since we removed to our new field of labor. The concert of prayer for the teachers and their respective schools have been observed on the second monday of every months ( !) weather rendered it impracticable. except when sickness and bad It has been our practice to secure the attendance of as many of the teachers & schollars at these meetings as possible. On commencing my labors among the people prospects were very flattering. Our meetings not only on the Sabbath but on other days devoted to religious exercises were fully attended. This encouraging state of things continued nearly two months when the diseases which have prevailed so generally in the Island began to rage with great violence, laying the people prostrate and spreading a dark cloud over all our former cheering prospects. The result was that some of our meetings were suspended and those which were continued were very poorly attended. As sickness abated and health returned our congrega­ tions began to increase in size and interest - Still there is not yet so good an attendance as formerly. I can say but little with regard to the members of the chh as I am, as yet, but partially acquainted with their daily walk by personal observation. Still the most of those with whom I have met oftenest appear to be consistent christians - some eminently pious. We have �4. Wailuku - 1849 had occasion to excind hut four during the 7 months which have elapsed. There are doubtless others who ought to have been disposed of in a similar way but their crimes have not been detected, at least, by their Pastor. I have visited far & near and from house to house in all the dis­ tricts except Kahikinui. Have held many neighborhood meetings, conver­ sed personally with hundreds both chh members and others about the concerns of their souls. I have preached usually twice on the Sab­ bath once at the Station & once at some one of the out posts, besides conducting an exercise in the Ai o ka la immediately after the fore­ noon meeting. During the week I have attended some 4 or 5 meetings usually in different parts of the field. prayer has been uniformly observed. The monthly concert for So was the publick fast appointed by Mr. Green in reference to the prevailing sickness. The contrabutions ( !) of the chh during the time under review have not be[en] so great as in some former years. to sickness. This has been owing While they enjoyed health the chh contributed for the Support of their Pastor from 5 to 34 dollars per month. sickness commenced they have contributed but little. Since the It is hoped that they will do better in future if prospered with health. Both before and after the their ( !) sickness the people performed a great deal of labor on the public roads. Much remains to be done however befor ( !) the roads are what they should be. Bro Bailey has had the entire charge of the Sabbath school. He has also preached almost every Sabbath Afternoon at the Station it being my practice to hold a meeting at some one of the out posts at that time. Mrs. C. has held a religious meeting with the females of the church and others every week except when prevented by ill health �5. Wailuku - 1849 in the family. Miss Ogden occasionally supplying her place at such times. It is due to the church and people in our field to say that they have been very kind and attentive to their Pastor and his family since he commenced M s labors among them. Statistics Whole No. on pro. of faith in Christ 1573 By certificate 122 By examination past year 55 By certificate 8 Whole number dismissed to other chhs 319 " past year 9 Whole N. deceased 212 " past year 58 Restored past year 50 Whole No. excommunicated [no figure given] " past year 18 Remain excommunicated [no figure given] Whole No. in regular standing 1262 " " Children baptised 979 " " past year 17 Marriages past year 73 Contrabutions ( !) To repair meeting house $144.87 Monthly donations (Sup. of Pastor) 65.00 Marriage fees __ 9.25 Total 219.12 Population Deaths in 1848 Births " 4113 402 67 D.T. Conde �E. Baileys' Report for 1850 & 51 Health. [Wailuku] Since the last General Meeting we have had considerable sick­ ness in our family, but through the kindness of our Heavenly Father we have all been preserved. A life of confinement and care seems to have been the cause of our ill health. Repair of house. I have been prevented by various causes, among which ill health and want of carpenters are principal, from making the re­ pairs on my house for which I requested an appropriation of 1000 dollars at the last meeting. Of the 1000 dollars granted 915 have already been expended for materials, leaving 85 dollars with which to do the work. This I hope to have accomplished soon after my return. Purchase of Seminary land, and transfer of Seminary buildings . As the land formerly occupied by the Female Seminary reverted to Govt. by the terms of the grant, when the Boarding School was dismissed I purchased a fee simple title to that and also to my house lot and appurtenances. It will be recollected that at the last General Meeting a commit­ tee was chosen to correspond with the Prudential Committee in relation to the transfer of the Seminary buildings and apparatus to me. That committee wrote making the proposal and giving their reasons why such a transfer should be made. The reply of the Prudential Committee you have all seen in their printed letter. They were not ready to make such transfer without more light, and indeed to judge from their state­ ment they were truly in the dark on the Subject. I replied giving them my reason for not accompanying the proposal with a request for a release, viz, that before committing myself I wished to know what means I was to have for carrying on my school as my case was somewhat singular, not being provided for by the 7th Resolution in their proposal. �Wailuku - 1851 2. I could not pay rent for the School buildings and apparatus the whole benefit of which to me would be merely a school room, and that, as the buildings were in such close proximity to our dwellings we might be able to avoid the annoyances to which we would be subject were the buildings at the disposal of others than ourselves. As the buildings would be of no pecuniary value to me, and judging from past experience would be a heavy bill of cost I proposed to the Committee to retain the ownership of them themselves, merely giving me the use of a school room. Their answer you have seen passing buildings, apparatus and all into my hands with the provisions specified. see they will be merely a bill of cost to me, So far as I now the only benefit being exemption from annoyance, and the use of a school room, should I be able to resume my school. In the course of the above correspondence I requested a release from the Board, which was granted. School. In accordance with the vote of last General meeting we dis­ missed the Female Seminary on our return, and so soon as a building could be got ready I commenced an English School. This was on the 26th of June 1849. The school consisted of about half natives, and half mixed races. I had intended to have four terms of eleven weeks each in the year but owing to interruptions from sickness the year was not completed till July 50, 1850. The number of pupils averaged a little more than 40. The tuition for the first year was 18 dollars for each pupil. After the first year it was raised to 24 dollars for each pupil. There was in general a readiness to pay tuition - only one man having refused to pay his subscription. I had expected the school would fall away, and that few would be likely to hold out after the novelty �Wailuku - 1851 3. of the thing had passed away. But I found myself in the main mistaken, as very few left for that reason, and when I was obliged to relinquish the School by ill health its prospects were never fairer. On the 21st of Aug. 1850 I commenced again and continued till Sept. 19 when I was taken sick and was not able to resume school again till Jan. 1, 1850. But this proved too soon and continued but four weeks when I was again prostrated. As the doctors all concur in advising me not to reenter my school room at present, I have not ventured to do so as yet, but hope by active employment eventually to regain sufficient vigor to recommence my school. These interruptions following ill success in attempts to sustain an English School formerly have greatly disheartened the par­ ents. There is however a school now in operation which I should think bids fair to be well attended. The main branch taught in the School was the English language; and as subsidiary to it I taught some geography and arithmetic, writing &c . Reading, pronouncing, spelling, translating, forming sentences & writing were the main business of the school. There was some progress made but it was rather constant than rapid, and would require sev­ eral years of close application to make the pupils master of the language. Several months are sometimes requisite to enable them even to distinguish all the English sounds and a long practice is necessary to enable them to form the organs to pronounce them. Their previous habits also, being formed by lack of discipline render/ their progress much slower than it otherwise would be. The only element in their character which would ensure success are an intense desire to acquire �Wailuku - 1851 4. the language resulting from their thorough conviction of the benefit of such acquisition. The discipline of the school is decidedly difficult. Both teacher and pupils wish as far as possible to dispense with the native language so that moral suasion cannot be brought to bear as as ( !) much as is desirable on the pupils. The corrupt moral character, and almost total lack of restraint with which many enter the school render a great part of the efforts made to benefit them useless, and add vastly to the labour of the teach­ er while they detract materially from his success. Inertness of mind is another great obstacle in the way. On the whole whoever would teach Hawaiians the English language must lay in a large stock of patience, and if he would be successful a long supply of enthusiasm. Respectfully Submitted E. Bailey �[Wailuku Report - Bailey, 1852] The state of my health has prevented me from resuming my school the present year. My family have also been afflicted with severe sickness. Mrs. Bailey's health has been far from firm. There being no other labour of a strictly missionary, and at the same time active character in which I could engage in the field in which I am located I have been engaged principally during the year now past in repairing my house - performing a part of the labour myself, in Superintending work on the roads, and the building of a bridge across h e Wailuku Stream, and in surveying and causing to be surveyed native t kuleanas in this and the adjacent fields. In this latter work I ex­ pect to be employed for the balance of the present year. At the same time I have continued to perform whatever missionary work came in my way as usual. Few day[s] pass when I am at home in which I am not called to administer medicine. I have had charge of the Sabbath-School, which I hope has not been entirely without profit. A contribution is taken up monthly in this School to be applied to whatever objects of benevolence the donors wish it applied. In the last three months a little more than ten dollars have been raised which is to be applied to the exploration of Micronesia. Want of the Ni or question book has been one great obstacle in my way in this department. I have also on all occasions when the privilege has been extended to me been ready to speak to the people on God's behalf as heretofore. Should I find at the end of the year that my health would be likely to allow it I shall hope to resume my old employment of teach­ ing . I am permitted also to do something for the native schools in the �Wailuku - 1852 2. district, the condition of which may be learned from the Report of the Minister of Public Instruction. The School houses being in a very bad condition, and the funds insufficient to repair them properly I have pointed the people to the law making provision for such deficiency and they have gone about to build up the School houses again and have also in some cases assumed in part the pay of the teachers till the govern­ ment funds Shall again accumulate. I am sorry to say that the deficiency of funds has arisen in the first place from a generous distribution by the former Treasurer among his friends, and 2 d, from an over liberal spirit in the present Kahu kula and trustees - giving pay to the teachers without any regard to the state of the Supply. I hope however that no school will be wholly suspended in consequence. A School for teachers is much needed at Wailuku, and will no doubt be established so soon as there is a prospect that it can be sustained. Although I have not been able personally to teach an English school I am glad to be able to report so much success in providing substitutes. As my associate has reported Dr. Rae of Geological noto­ riety has been practicing on the stony intellects of some 20 to 40 pupils till within a month or two. I cannot say much for his success. Mrs. Gower has taught an English school one term composed of our own children with those in the care of Miss Ogden, and two half casts, (!) This school may be continued for a time. Mrs. Gower being an excellent lady, long practised in the art of teaching her school could not fail to be exceeding[ l y ] useful. It is however desired to continue it as it has been somewhat select. I said I had been employed in repairing my house. The appropria- �3. Wailuku - 1852 tion formerly made for that object was all applied I think before last Gen. Meet. and I think I stated that I had no means of paying my work­ men. know. But I went to work and of course got deeply in debt as our agents I hope however to pay it off in due season without asking help from the funds of the Board. As it is difficult to subsist comfortably without the means of living I have without any conscientious scruples allowed those who employed me to feed and clothe myself and family while I continue in their employ. E. Bailey May , 1852 �[Wailuku] Report May — - 1852 Another year of my missionary labors among a once barbarous and idolatrous but now humane and Christianized people, is terminated and numbered with which have preceeded. That part of its history which I am expected to report on this occasion may be presented in the fol­ lowing order. Health. Our family - it is true has not enjoyed uninterrupted health - every member thereof having been more or less indisposed at times yet no protracted or alarming sickness has existed in our dwelling any part of the past year. Notwithstanding therefore we consider ourselves as having been highly favoured of Providence, And for it would be truly greatfull ( !). It is probable that we enjoy more vigor in our present location than we used to at Hana. With regard to my people neither general health nor prevailing sickness has existed long at a time. nation of both. There has been a frequent alter& Disordered Stomache (!) colds attended with cough and violent head ache have been the most comon ( !) indispositions. I judge that deaths have not been frequent for a population like ours but the exact percentage I am unable to state. They have occured (!) among all classes, but chiefly among the aged. Of infants there do not seem to be many. General appearances indicate that our population like that of the Islands generally, is gradually diminishing. An actual calculation if made would doubtless corroberate ( !) this opin­ ion. As far as medicines and medical attendance are necessary for the healing of sickness and disease our people are as well favoured as those of any other section. There are two regular Physicians of whom the indisposed can obtain assistance. And if they are unable or un­ willing to render the compensation required they can obtain gratuitous �Wailuku - 1852 2. help from their foreign Teachers. But what is most needed to augment thier ( !) numbers and prolong thier ( !) existence is a higher mate of life and uninterrupted health. esti­ This would accomplish more for these purposes than any amount of medical prescriptions, A people that regard life and death - sickness and health with a stoic indiference ( !) so caracteristic ( !) of the Hawaiians, can hardly fail of becoming extinct in a short time. Thence the importance of hastening the progress of religion and civilization among all classes. The tendency of these influences is not only to prevent pernicious indul­ gences but also to make life agreeable, besides increasing a sense of duty to use all suitable means to render it long and healthy. Physical improvement. Something has been accomplished in this line by the people or rather by government thro’ the people. An exellent (! ) Bridge has been recently constructed over the Wailuku river at an ex­ pense exceeding 1000 $ exclusive, I presume of the native labor of erecting the Stone Butments ( !). has been greatly improved. The road also in both direction ( !) The inhabitants of Waiehu & Waihee in the north west part of my field can now visit Wailuku, Kalepolepo, Kahului Makawao, and Kula, with oxcarts and beasts of burden with ease. This must be advantageous to them, as in most of these places they can find a ready market for thier "Pai ai" [a bundle of pounded taro done up in ti leaves] which is produced in large quantities. A good deal of labour and expense have also been bestowed on the road leading to Lahaina, but subsequent rains, it is said have nearly or quite nulified ( !) the improvements made in that locality. The repairs of our meeting house progress slowly although begun more than a year since much remains to be done. The work has been retarded for the want of materials and on account of dilatoriness in the workmen. The roof and nearly all the floor are completed, �Wailuku - 1852 3. together with some 12 or 14 pews. The workmanship is good. We hope that ere long we shall have our house of worship repaired and entirely finished. There is probably enough subscribed to defray all expenses but as money is scarce, payments at present are "few and far between". The Meeting houses of Waihee and Honuaula have also been repaired and thatched anew, the past year. That of the latter place, however was recently demolished by a powerfull ( !) wind shortly after the Sabbath congregation had closed their exercises & retired ------- from within its walls. A very timely escape. They are now devising means to erect a more permanent and substantial building. A Planter has offered to put up a house for $500$ on condition that he be allowed to select their Preacher - being rather jealous of the person now acting in that capacity & against whom he does not hesitate to circu­ late bitter things. But I doubt whether he is the man to secure thier assent to any such proposition, however favorable of view. They have a heavy job before them. It will cost them much effort and sacrifise ( !) to complete it. They must have help from some quarter, for they are poor in this world's goods and few in number. Their Wailuku friends will doubtless Contribute liberally for the object. Altho' something has been effected by our people the past year in the way of internal improvement there remains very much to be done in order to remedy the defects every where existing. The general appear­ ance of Wailuku and vicinity is slovenly and by no means does justice to the degree of wealth and intelligence which the inhabitants are known to possess. buildings. Most of the dwelling houses are thacthed ( !) Some in a very leaky condition — What adobie houses there are, present a dilapidated appearance and realy ( !) furnish no more �Wailuku - 1852 4. comfortable residence than the former. But one very considerable blemish which never fails to attract the attention of both resident and stranger consists in numerous remains of mud walls scattered about the neighborhood and in the country. Nothing is more calculated to give the impression right or rong ( !) that advancement has ceased and that decay and ruin have begun thier ( !) work. What a waste of time and physical strength have these sphemoral structures occasioned. How much better if the operators had been permitted to lounge in idle­ ness or required to produce works which would have been a real benefit and a lasting ornament to the place. There is one consoling thought in regard to these mememtoes of by gone folly which is that they can not last for ages in thier present state. Even if the hand of man disdains to remove them the rains of heaven will ere long do it. The dimunution ( !) effected in this way is very perceptible since we came to dwell among them. A few more years and the destruction will be complete. If by that time the existing houses shall have been replaced by permanent structures and the cultivated lands secured from the Intrusion and depredation of animals, now enjoying unrestrained liberty - by dur­ able fences, Wailuku will be considered a desirable place of residence and perhaps now it will compare in this respect with most others on the Islands to good advantage. Very little has been done in the way of building and repairing schoolhouses the past year. from actual decay. Some of these buildings have fallen down Others from the efect ( !) of strong winds. there are many in a very open and leaky condition. While Inclement and precarious wether ( !) which has prevailed a great deal during the year is probably the reason why more has not ben ( !) accomplished in this �Wailuku - 1852 department. 5. When the dry season returned the Officers on whom the business devolves will doubtless remedy these deficiencies. Intemperance. In the Winter and spring of /51 Some foreigners at Kalepolepo and vicinity were in the practice of given ( !) or selling to natives Alchoholic ( !) drinks in which both the givers and receivers occasionly ( !) and perhaps habitually indulged to intoxication. For some time drunkenness, as far as Hawaiians were concerned, was confined to nonprofessors. temptation. Afterwards members of the ch'h yeilded ( !) to the Whereby they disgraced themselves and brought great repro[a] ch upon the cause which they professedly espoused at the time of thier uniting with the people of God. The same vice broke out at Kahului likewise but at a somewhat later date. Natives often obtain intoxicating beverage and sometimes they were found drunk conducting (!) in a most shamefully manner. Several chh members were of the number. Finaly (!) the authorities interposed and the plague was stayed in a measure. Very recently it has begun to show itself again. some seen intoxicated especially foreigners. Occasionly ( !) The use of ardent spirits as a drink is an indiscribable ( !) evil And were it to prevail among the native population the consequences would be awfull ( !) !. Error Labourers in the Lords vinyard always expect to meet with more wherever or less obstacles of this kind xxxxxxx they prosecute thier work. It is an old and often tried practice of the enemy to sow tares in the fields already furnished with the good seed. For some time he has been trying by means of Popery to harden the irreligious against the truth and to over turn the faith of Christians. But finding that he is not likely to accomplish all his designs by this means, he is now trying the adaptation of Mormonism to his purpose. �6. Wailuku - 1852 It may be that he will not find this latter expedient any more successful! ( !) than the former. Romanism is on the decline. many children have returned to protestant schools. Very And the adults connected with that sect are either sinking into a profound sleep or returning to our meetings - some have recently joined the class of In­ quirers. Its pulse beats feebly and its existence is scarcely per­ ceptible, But Mormonism for the time being is more prosperous. One year ago it had no existence in our regeon ( !) as a society. Its propagators had not obtained a single follower to my knowledge. At present they may have somewhat less than a hundred within the bounds of our field. But those who embrace the error do not appear bigoted. They manifest less sincerity in thier profession than the generallity ( !) of Catholics. Thier organization appears to be very imperfect. The members are scattering destitute of mutual Sympathy & hence without any tie to constitute them a whole. Many after being baptized are as indiferent ( !) and isolated as before. Some appostatize almost as soon as they have been recieved ( !) . Such to a general observer seem to be some of thier characteristics. Whether as a religious sect it is destined to have much sway or even a permanent existence among the Hawaiians is quite doubtful. As yet they have no house of worship nor has there to my knowledge been the least incipient step taken towards the erection of one. Scripture and experience teach that devine ( !) influence and larg[e] expenditures of money aside from persevereing ( !) labor are necessary f o r the conversion of this people to the truth and thier establishment in the practice thereof. How then can a system of error like Mormonism prosper among these Hawaiians unassisted by either of the above co­ operations? �Wailuku - 1852 Schools 7. There are 25 common schools & 699 schollars ( !) of the pro- testant order. 7 schools and 161 schollars of the Catholic order in our feild ( !). All the protestant schools are supplied with teachers some one and others 2 apeice ( !) according to the number of pupils; and they have all been in operation during the past year. I am not aware that any System of manual labor has been connected with either of them. The usual portion of both fore & after noon being devoted to mental acquisition. Several public examinations have been held. On these occasions the improvement of the schollars in their respective studies is not - it must be acknowledged - perceptible to a spectator ( !) nor to the official Superintendant if we may judge from the character of his address at such times. Their proficiency however may be as great as ought to be expected considering the disadvantages under which they rise from infancy. They are not brought up to habits of order self respect and obedience to superiors at home. Hence their atten­ dance at school as far as the acquisition of useful knowledge is con­ cerned must be little else than a n ominal affair. It may be owing to this that there is perhaps no country where so little benefit present & prospective accrues from the same amount of money devoted to common schools as in this. Still it might be hazzardous ( !) to other great and important interests to dispense with these institutions although the good which they produce is mostly negative. But while we hear­ tily wish thier continuence ( !) we cannot but desire, that they might be so improved and conducted as to prepare the rising generation to become intelligent and prosperous subjects of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Dr. Rae's English school for natives and half castes, alluded to in my last years report, has been disbanded after being in operation a part of the past year. �8. Wailuku - 1852 It was not for the want of patronage that the Dr. relinquished the school (altho it was never conducted with sufficient tact and energy to make it profitable to the supporters) but on account of its inter­ fering with his medical practice to which he gave the preference there is now no English school in Wailuku for the many children and (!) youth of that region both native and half cast^whose parents are de- sirious ( !) that they should acquire the English language. Would that some one could recommence this Institution and carry it on with the ability and perseverance which its importance demands. There is per­ haps no station in the Islands possessing better facillities ( !) of all kinds for such a school than that at Wailuku. Not to improve them cannot be otherwise than a great loss. Aside from the benifit ( !) accruing to the children and youth of the school it would have an important bearing on the community arround (! ) in awakening and perpetuating a proper degree of attention to the education of the rising generation generally. Labors I have endeavoured to labor assiduously for the wellfare ( !) of the chh, and people residing within my field although with less apparent success than could be wished considering the great numbers who heed not the warnings and threatnings ( !) of the gospel including all of every class that entirely neglect the great salvation, compared with those who afford comfortable evidences of having become new crea­ tures in christ, the past year my mind instructively recalls the lamentation of the Prophet "Who hath believed our report and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed" Still I hope the great day of final accounts will show that I have not labored in vain nor spent my strength for naught. I have usually had 3 and more recently 4 religious exer­ cises on the Sabbath. Two for preaching - one for explaining the weekly lesson in the Ai O Ka La, and one for teaching a class of adults �9. Wailuku - 1852 in the Bible. These two exercises are held during the interval of devine worship which with us is three hours and a half in length. They are designed for all who wish to attend. Besides these Sabbath duties it has been my common practice to attend from 3 to 4 religious meetings during each week in different parts of my field. To these may be added the stated observance of the monthly concert of prayer for the conversion of the world. This latter exercise is held not only by those of us near the station meeting house but also by those in the vicinity of the several preaching stations. At all the school examinations except those of Honuaula I have been present and assisted as oppertunity ( !) offered. The furn ishing of native Books to children and adults and of medicines to the sick has also recieved due attention. business is often arduous and consumes much time. This latter Still the Pastor's usefulness is promoted by attending to these matters himself otherwise it would be important to transfer them to other hands. State of religion &c For some months previous to the commencement of the past Missionary year the discovery of Gold in California and the great demand for Hawaiian produce made a deep impression on our people. They became thoroughly imbued with the spirit of speculation. Some left for the gold regions to make a fortune in diging ( !) for the precious metal. But most of them men and women old and young left for Kula to cultivate Potatoes. time. There they spent most of thier The means of grace were neglected - personal piety declined and worldliness took full possession of the soul. Although in the mean time Church members and others contributed liberally of thier money for various benevolent purposes. Still the oppertunity then existing for acquiring property with great rapidity seemed to anihilate the �10 . Wailuku - 1852 soul of religion. But when the demand for these vegitables ( !) subsi­ ded as it did sudenly (!) leaving many in debt and with nothing to pay thier creditors, There was a favorable reaction in regard to thier religious state. They returned home resumed thier seats in the house of God and began again to attend to the wants of the soul. Since that religion has occupied a more prominent place in thier thoughts and among thier daily avocations. where ever held. Meetings have been pretty well attended In Waihee there has been unusual interest most of the year - perhaps it might be said that the people of that District have for months been enjoying a precious revival. become pious. Many profess to have Backsliders and excommunicated chh members not a few have confessed thier guilt & resolved to recommence the service of Christ. There are some in all parts of the feild (! they shall do to be saved. ) inquiring what May these tokens for good prove to be the genuine effects of the Spirits presence reproving of sin of righteous­ ness and of judgement. Soon after the commencement of the past year we were under the necesity ( !) of excluding a large number from the privileges of the -church for drunkenness &c other immoralities. But it is a pleasing thought that some of these have already returned & been restored together with others of long standing. A number have also been received on profession for the first time. Those added to the chh somewhat exceed the number excluded. a small [increase? ] Contributions. There has therefore been the past year. We never designedly use any means calculated to excite pride Ambition or fear in order to obtain the greatest possible amount from the people for benevolent objects - but we afford them every facility to act in regard to these matters according to the Saviors ["] let thy injunction. When thou doest alms xx not xxxx left hand know what �Wailuku - 11. 1852 thy right hand doeth". A little set apart for the Lords service with the spirit here inculcated may and doubtless will accomplish more last­ ing good than a large amount contributed to avoid censure or court human applause. Our custom is simply this. It may not be the best but as it is not offered as a thing to be coppied ( !) it will do no injury to mention it. On the Sabbath before communion and especially on fast day preparatory to the observance of that holy ordinance the church and people are informed that a collection will be taken up immediately after the supper is concluded and that Plates will be passed arround for the purpose. They are also reminded of thier duty to be benevolent from the example of Christ who became poor that they might be made rich - of the privilege likewise from his own saying that it is mor e blessed to give than to receive and of their obligations from the fact that the Gospel and its kindred institutions have all been brought here and sustained among them to thier everlasting benefit, solely at the expense of the American chhs. They are therefore re­ quested to come to the Lords table prepared to give to his cause with a willing mind according as God may have prospered them in thier basket and store. The donations of the past Missionary year amount in all to $467.08. All but 150$ of this sum was given for my support. But as donors were influenced by the consideration that I had written for my release and as the committee declined granting my re­ quest I advised the chh to devote It to thier Meeting house which they readily did as they were then considerably in debt for Lumber &c. Our people have been quite destitute of money the past year. There being no market for their produce they have not been [able] to obtain much. This accounts for their contributions being less than those of the preceeding year when money was plenty and easily obtained. �Wai luku - 1852 12 . Cencus ( !)_ of the Church. On the arival ( !) of the last General letter I proceeded to acertain ( !) the actual church members in my field from Waihee to Honuaula inclusive as requested by the Prudential Com. The plan for accomplishing the object was adopted. The result I presume is very nearly correct although it falls considerably short of the estimate diduced ( !) from the old baisis ( !). It is as follows Members in regular standing 705 Remain excommunicated 73 From other fields 16 Whole No in regular standing according to the old basis Difference 916 Recd on profession past year 64 211 " by letter from other chhs Excluded past year Restored 2 40 " " 7 Dismissed " " 1 Deaths in chh 13 Chil baptized past year 22 Marraiges ( !) 87 " " D. T. Conde �Wailuku - The Pastor has studiously devoted himself to Missionary labors among the people of his charge. He has preached twice on the Sabbath besides instructing a large Bible class during the inter­ mission. He has lectured usually in the afternoon of three days every week and observed the monthly concert on the first Monday of the month. He has also taught a small English School five days in a week from 9 AM to 1 P.M in whh the studies pursued have been latin Ancient His­ tory Arithmetic - Geography - Grammar &c&c. The attendance of the people on the preached Word and other re­ ligious exercises has been usually good Except at one or two out posts of whh there are five in different parts of the field. no Special revival. There has been Some, it is hoped, however, have devoted themselves to the Lord the past year Seventy four of whom have united with the church. The people have d to Several as follows [Hawaiian Missionary] For the H. M. Society 95.25. contrib[ u t e ] For Support of Pastor 187.49. For repairing Meeting house 182.69 And for assistant Preacher at distant outpost 40.71 - In all 506.14. One new Meeting house has also been erected and two others commenced. All of a per­ manent character. Owing to an unusual amount of Stormy weather during the winter & Spring months there has been much sickness in the shape of Influenza and coughfs ( !). Both the Pastors family and his people have suffered considerably from these causes. Statistics Whole No on profession " " by Certificate Past year by Examination " " " Certificate Whole No past year " " D ismissed to other chh Dismissed past year Whole No Deceased past year 990 19 74 3 77 Unknown 9 �2. Whole Wo. in regular Standing Children baptised past year Marriages past year 758 23 122 [Unsigned] " [See "Extracts from the Minutes of the General Meetings, p. 10. This indicates it is for the year 1853, by Mr. Conde] �E. Baileys Report to the brethren of the Sandwich Islands Missionary Association written in May 30, 1854 Dear Brethren Through the kindness of our Heavenly Father I am permitted to report that the life, health & prosperity of myself and family are all continued to this present time. True my own health has not been of a kind to permit me to follow my chosen avocation of Teacher, nor has that of my wife been of that vigorous kind as to enable her to perform active missionary labour, but we have been exempt from distress­ ing sickness. I would also record with thankfulness that tho' laid aside from my former occupation I am yet enabled to spend so nearly my whole time in efforts for the welfare of Hawaii nei in things both temporal and spiritual. Of the former class are my labours to settle land claims for which I receive of the Land Commission my principal means of support, and which occupies a large share of my time. Also my efforts in the healing art, which, though somewhat em­ pirical nevertheless cost some time & trouble. I devoted one solid month to the business of vaccination, not to speak of weeks and days besides in getting it fairly a going ( !) and finishing up with those who kept aloof till the fear of small pox brought them to their senses - or rather perhaps drove them out of them. Of the latter class are my labours in Sabbath School which I have always attended while at home, and which has been quite inter­ esting. It is composed of the scholars of the day schools who are expected to commit during the week 7 verses in Proverbs to recite �Wailuku - 1854 in concert on the Sabbath. 2. Each school recites by itself & the teachers are expected to attend also, as those who habitually stay away are considered immoral and unfit for their business. Those schools are uniformly found to appear best at examinations who give the best attendance and are best prepared at Sabbath Schools. I have also preached the gospel wherever I have gone, and when­ ever I have had an opportunity. Another field in which I have labored and which has had many of my thoughts as well as prayers is the day schools of which I am Kahu [person in charge] in a part of the district & Treasurer for the whole. I cannot report so well of them as I wish - the school houses are poor and unfurnished - the teachers are not all of them so talented or so well educated, or so upright as I wish - the parents do not help their children always in the right direction, but I think I may say good is done, and the children are much better with the schools than without them. But they still need the foster care of the mission or they go down. Mormonism has given some trouble, and Popery some. They have both stretched things beyond their measure somewhat and have felt and are feeling something of the recoil. In the first place the Mormons applied to the Minister of Pub. Inst. for an appriation ( !) as the papists had, but did not get it. Then they pretended to keep up a Kula hanai [kula: school; hanai: nourished by them] - which has passed away - and they are quiet. The three Catholic Schools have been reduced to one for lack of pupils, and a desperate attempt is making to sustain the remain­ ing one by over zealous makua hanais [foster fathers] endeavoring to claim children to whom they had no legal right. Respectfully Submitted E. Bailey �Report of Wailuku Station May 1855 Although it is generally known by the brethren, still it may not be improper to allude to the fact first of all, that Mrs. Conde the partner of my joys and sorrows during almost 19 years of mission­ ary life, is no more. On the evening of the 30th of March the Master, whom she had served with sincere affection, for some 25 years, called her away from this world of sin and suffering to one of pur­ ity and eternal felicity and where the wicked cease from troubling & the weary be at rest. The patience & resignation with whh she endured her last sickness - the love and attachment whh she mani­ fested for the Savior as the one altogether love and as her only hope of salvation - the joy she expressed in the prospect of soon beholding his face in peace and the sweet words of consolation and advice, she addressed to her Husband & children, at different times, and especially on the eve of her departure, impress our minds with the goodness of God and the happifying effect of the gospel, while they authorize the comforting belief that her exit - although a great loss to those immediately concerned is great gain to her. Having entered God's kingdom on high, we would not call her back if we could, for there she sweetly rests from all her labors and sorrows. The Husband is bereaved of an excellent companion & the children of an affectionate & careful Mother. But we believe that God can and will make the affliction a great and lasting benefit to our souls. He gave & he hath taken away and blessed be his name. As a family he has begun to gather us to himself. [again ?] he has visited us on this errand. will be taken next is only known to him. Once and gain Whh of the survivors It is my daily prayer that, through his abundant grace in Jesus Christ, each and all may be �Wailuku - 1855 ready for the great change. And it is my privilege to state that about two months before their Mother's death, my two Daughters, Susan & Paulina, after a season of great anxiety for their salva­ tion, took their places at the feet of Jesus choosing that good part whh shall not be taken from them. My son Saml also still cher­ ishes the hope whh he first began to indulge during the last revival in Punahou School. Often did they all unite in social prayer around the sick bed of their now departed mother. The soothing & comfortas well as hers ing effect of these exercises on their minds/was very considerable. I feel therefore that my afflictions are mingled with many mercies. Labors . During the greater part of the past year my labors among the people have been similar to those of preceding years. I have preached regularly at the Station on sabbath forenoon and in the afternoon at the Outposts. The usual meetings on week days have also been sustained Altho for several months I was not able to attend them in person on account of sickness in the family. Besides my labors at home I have had the pleasure of visiting twice my old people on East Maui. quest. Both times at their earnest re­ In July they wrote a letter, urging me to come to their aid. While I was considering whether it would be expedient to comply with their request, a committee came and renewed the invitation. fore went. I there­ On reaching the southern border of the field I commenced preaching in their school houses to great numbers until I arrived at the Station Meeting house. 4 days continuance. There I tarried and held a meeting of Great many attended. It was a solemn assembly. The word of God fell with power upon the heart and conscience. members were revived. Chh Many who had been set aside came back, pro­ fessing repentance and a goodly number were hopefully converted. A few months after the above meeting the people of Kipahulu, sent a deputation, inviting me to visit them. Before I could get �Wailuku - 1855 ready to go, they wrote urging me to come as soon as possible that the people were hungry for the bread of life among them I found it even so. days - 4 exercises each day. ent. Oh arriving The meeting there, was continued 4 The Spirit of God was evidently pres­ A more solemn - interesting meeting I never attended. About January I was invited by the people of East Maui to make them a third visit. But Mrs. Conde being sick at that time I did not go - nor have I been there since. But favorable news have reached us from time to time from that region - They anticipate the arrival of their new Teac(h)ers among them with great pleasure. According to my own observation and that of our chh Lunas, both the Catholics and Mormons have diminished the past year. Each of the two Sects have but one place of worship In our field. olics have but one School And the Mormons none at all. The Cath­ Many of the latter class have migrated to Ranai [Lanai], where, as you have al­ ready heard, they are trying to form a community purely their own. Our chh & people have not been blessed with anything that might be called a revival the past year ceived on profession. And but very few have been re­ But a greater degree of harmony has prevailed than in the year previous. Kaauwai, however, made an attempt to induce the people of Waihee to leave the Wailuku church and form themselves into an Indepen[d]ant ( !) one, with himself as their Teacher. Assuring them that I had consented to the arrangement, Many were led astray. But on learning that I was not in favor of any such decision - that they had been deceived - they all came back except 3 leaders, who were subsequently dropped from our Communion for disorderly conduct. Since that there has been no disturbance. On the contrary the chh generally walk together in peace and brotherly �Wailuku - 1855 love as far as I am able to judge. have been well attended. All our Sabbath meetings especially, The week, day meetings not so well. But the chh members generally are deficient in regard to contributing for the support of their Pastor and for the common objects of benevolence. Daring the year 1854 they have contributed as follows 346.71 69.75 For Support of Pastor For foreign Missions For Meeting House in Honuaula Whole N o on profession Whole No by letter Past year by examination Past year by letter Whole No. past year Whole No Dismissed Dismissed past year Whole number deceased Died past year Suspended past year Remain Suspended Excom. past year Whole No excom. Remain Excom. Whole No irregular standig Whole No of chil. baptized Baptized past year Marriages past year 250.00 655.46 1660 58 2 60 7 12 29 6 1255 14 30 [Unsigned] [On back:] Wailuku 1855 Conde Rep. [in pencil] paha [perhaps] �Abstract of Report 1854 Wailuku. [1855] The Pastor is bereaved of an excellent companion and his children of an affectionate and careful mother. is her everlasting gain. But their loss After serving her Lord & Master some 25 years - 19 of them in the Missionary cause - with ardent devotion, she departed this life on the 30th of March with a full assurance of being forever with the Saviour. Some two months before her death and after a season of deep anxiety for their souls, two daughters one 13 the other 15 years of age took their places at the feet of Jesus - choosing that good part which shall not be taken from them. An older brother also, still cherishes the hope whh he first indulged in the late revival in Punahou school. With affliction the Lord has mingled much mercy. Besides his ordinary labors - Ministerial and pastoral - among his own people the Pastor has, during the past year, held a protracted meeting of 4 days continuance in two different places in his old field of labor, on East Maui. results. Both meetings were attended with happy The Spirit of God was present. Back sliders were reclaimed and a large number of the impenitent were hopefully converted. The chh there are waiting the arrival of their New Teacher among them with high anticipations. In the opinion of the Pastor corroborated by that of the chh officers generally, Catholicism and Mormonism in his field have His declined considerably the past year. xxxxx people have not been blessed with a revival but a greater degree of harmony has existed than in the year previous. have been well attended. The Sabbath day meetings generally, Not so the week day meetings. �Wailuku - Abstract 1855 The contributions of the chh & people for the[year] 1854 are as follows For Support of Pastor For foreign Missions For Meeting house & assistant Preacher in Honuaula Mr. Conde No. 7 $346.71 69.75 250.00 - $666.46 �Annual Report of W.P. Alexander to the Ev a n g e l ical Association - May 1857 I spent eight months in the cool retreat of Ulupalakua and found the climate and active employment very famorable to the health of all my family. On the sabbaths I preached alternately at Keawakapu, Keokea, Kanaio and Auwahi, besides holding an English meeting at my houses attended by all the foreigners in the neighborhood. I hope the seed sown, has not been sown in vain. In the month of Nov. the church of Wailuku sent me a call to become their pastor, & having obtained a release from my engagement to superintend the Torbert Plantation for three years, I accepted the call & commenced my labors there on Thanksgiving day, which was the 25 of Dec. During the last week of Jan. we held a protracted meeting, in which I was assisted by Messrs Armstrong, Pogue, Andrews, Kaukau & W.O. Baldwin, During this meeting I was installed as pastor of the church. The church which had been in a stupid and distracted state seemed to be revived, some backsliders returned with penitence & we were encouraged to hope for a shower of blessing upon the people. These hopes have not been fully realized. The people continue to come out in larger numbers to meeting on the sabbath, but very few attend our weekly meetings. life. There is a great want of spiritual A great majority of the members of the church care very little for any of the ordinances of God's house, and evidently have only a name to live while they are dead. During the few months that I have been with them, I have been more deeply impressed than ever with the truth that Paul may plant & Apollos water but God only can give the increase. I found a strong feeling of hostility in a large portion of the �Wailuku - 1857 church, to some of the ruling Elders, and at my suggestion, they all resigned and a new election was made & harmony restored. That portion of the Wailuku parish which comprises Honuaula & Kahikinui has been organized into a district church and I hope ere long they will have a pastor living among them to break unto them the bread of life. I shall continue to exercise the pastoral over them until they are thus supplied. The remainder of the parish from Kamaalaea to Waihee is so accessable ( !) that I am able to visit every part of it weekly. On the sabbath I preach twice at the station & once a week on week days at Waihee, Waiehu, Waikapu & Kamaalaea - We also have union meetings for the whole congregation on Wednesdays & Saturdays at the station. The people do not turn out well to meetings on week­ days, their worldly cares absorb their attention. I think if they valued the gospel aright, they could so arrange their business as to be able to attend. Soon after my arrival among the people, it became evident that we needed more seats in the meeting house & they have made contribu­ tions for this purpose & that inconvenience will soon be remedied. The people have contributed liberally for the Kingdom of God considering their poverty since I became their pastor. Their con­ tributions during the past 4 or 5 months has been as follows $ C for erecting pews in station meeting house 198.00 for building meetinghouse at Honuaula 236.00 33.00 for Foreign Missions Shares in the Morning Star 5.50 Support of pastor 290.00 Support of Teacher at Honuaula 50.00 to procure house for him 23.50 Making in all $ 836.00 The people though very poor, have resources & might be com­ fortable with a little effort. They have excellent soil & their �Wailuku - 1857 3. kuleanas ought to abound with the valuable products of the country, whereas they are so overrun by cattle & horses that they can culti­ vate nothing which these animals will eat. They are beginning to awake to the importance of making fences and I hope they will soon be able to turn their fertile lands, now lying waste, to good account again. Mormonism is dying out. Those who were its earnest leaders for­ merly seem to have lost all their interest in it & I have met with none who seem ready to plead its cause. Popery possesses more vitality & seems pretty firmly rooted in part of the field & it will probably maintain the struggle till Great Babylon is overthrown. I have attended one examination of the schools & feel much en­ couraged with the interest taken in the cause of education. But I need not enter into specifications as Bro Bailey will report this department to you. I will close this report by giving a table of the usual church statistics. And I would remark that I cannot find quite two thirds of those reported in good standing in former years. I have had the Lunas write down the names of all now living in the several districts. They say that many have removed to other parts of the islands where they are living as men of the world, having abandoned their pro­ fession as christians. I will therefore take these lists reported by the lunas as the basis of my report of statistics. �Wailuku - 1857 Statistics of church of_________ _____________ Wailuku Recd past year on profession " 1 [ no figure] certificate 4 Total past year Honuaula 300 4 301 Dismissed past year 302, 2 Excluded past year 8 2 Whole no. in regular standing 664 Children Bapd past year 23 Married past year 13 Contributions Wailuku for Pastors Support Foreign Missions 300 14 $ C 290.00 Honuaula 33.00 Morning Star 5.50 Church erection 198.00 Other objects $ C 236.00 73.50 Total [not given] [Unsigned] [On back:] Report of W.P. Alexander from Wailuku Church 1857 �Station Report - Wailuku May 1858 On returning home from our general Meeting last June, I found the ancient heathenish hula, which had met such favor in the metro­ polis, had been revived at Wailuku during my absence & some of the church members had joined in its carousals. Although these persons were possessed of rank & influence, yet being lifeless branches, they had long injured the vitality of the church, & the opportunity of lopping them off was not neglected. Indeed, I have often found it necessary throughout the year to use the pruning hook. There is so little spiritual life among the people, that they fall an easy prey before every form of temptation. The sin, emphatically called the sin of the land, has swallowed up the most of those who have wandered. Intemperance stands next on the list of destroyers. We have a clan of drunkards who glory in their achievements & make their boast of the church members whom they have induced to drink with them. Sometimes they get their liquor from Lahaina, sometimes they get cologne or brandied peaches from merchants nearer home, sometimes they resort to fermented potatoes & ti or to their ancient drug, the awa. This last article is extensively cultivated by authority of the state. among the young. Gambling too is on the increase, especially Many spend whole nights of feverish excitement under the fascination of cards. Five of our church members have been seduced by its charms & wandered from us. As is common in other countries, gambling fraternizes with other vices and drags them in its train. In order that I might get acquainted with my people & know who are church members & how they are living, I divided the whole church into thirty classes & appointed a class leader for each class, whose duty it is to see & converse with every individual in his class once �Wailuku - 1858 2. a month & report to the pastor. By the assistance of these helpers I have had a complete catalogue made out of all the church members known in the field, and am gradually becoming acquainted with them. There is a great deal of indifference to religion on the part of many professors of religion. We have, however, some praying men and women, who hear with joy of the wonderful work of grace in pro­ gress among the American churches & who are pleading with God that the same cloud of blessings may be extended & pour down a shower on the Hawaiian churches. Our religious meetings on the sabbath are better attended than they were last year, but still only a few can be induced to lay aside their business & attend regularly on week days. We have made some progress in improving our houses of worship, during the year. We have added a board floor to the stone meeting house of Waihee, & also doors & windows, so that it is now a com­ fortable house of worship. It is there that I usually preach on sabbath afternoon to a congregation varying from 100 to 300 persons. We have also erected 40 additional pews in our station meetinghouse, so that our whole congregation are now comfortably seated. During the past year, they have contributed in cash for various objects, as follows, Viz for meetinghouses 328.00 " Church Bell 100.00 " Pastor's salary 500.00 " Foreign Missions 58.00 $ 986.00 My associate, Mr. Bailey embarked for the U.S the latter part of January to recruit his health & see his aged parents once more, & also meet his sister from the Zulu Mission now in the U.S. Since �3. Wailuku - 1858 that time the care of the schools have devolved on me. They are in a flourishing condition; but to accomplish all that we ought to expect from them, we must have better teachers. What the teachers lack is not so much knowledge, as tact & disposition to do their best. We want men who love their work whose hearts are in it, men ( !) who will get the affections of their pupils, & arrouse them to activity. In the month of August we were visited by a severe epidemic, which seized upon the whole population, almost without exception & which in many cases proved fatal. Such visitations, however, do not seem to arrouse the people atall ( !) to attend to religion. I have visited the church of Honuaula three times during the year & administered the ordinances. of piety among them. They walk orderly & have some warmth They are struggling to finish their stone meetinghouse at Keawakapu & they have almost got the roof completed. They are much attached to Nueku, a licensed preacher who is laboring among them & would be glad to have him ordained as their pastor. I think he gives promise of becoming a very valuable helper in our work. The next mail from Maui will probably bring me Nueku's report which I had hoped to embody in this. I cannot now tell how much the people have contributed towards his support & for foreign missions & for their meeting house. These items together with the church statistics for Honuaula I will add when they come to hand. In the month of September I visited Molokai in accordance with the vote of this association & administered the church ordinances. The church then appeared to be i n a vigorous healthy state, having a bench of able Lunas, who seemed well united in the Master's work. I rejoice that there is now a prospect, that one of our sons is soon expected to join us in our work & become their pastor, to go �Wailuku - 1858 in & out before them & break unto them the bread of life. On the 12th inst I met with a clerical council at Lahainaluna, when we examined & licensed four young men to preach the gospel, who I trust will become burning & shining lights in Polynesia. Church Statistics of Wailuku church for the year 1858 - made out Dec. 1858. Received during the year on certificate " " Profession Total past year Dismissed past year Deceased " Excluded ” 8 3 11 3 [no figure] 18 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Restored Now in regular standing Children Baptized p a s t year Marriages " 4 [no figure] 7 39 Contributions for 1858 Support of pastor Foreign Missions Meeting H ouse at Wailuku " " W a i h ee " " Waikapu Bell at Waikapu to Meeting house at Koloa, Kauai " Lahaina Total [Unsigned] [On b ack:] Statistics of church at Wailuku Rev. W.P. Alexander 455.00 53.00 241.00 107.25 355.25 100.00 31.00 15.00 1357.50 �Wailuku May 1858. Statistics of the Wailuku Church Received the past year on profession " " 5 certificate 6 Dismissed past year to other churches 5 Deceased " 36 Restored " 1 Excluded the past year 47 Now in regular standing 575 Children Baptized past year 12 Marriages 41 " Contributions past year Pator's salary Foreign Missions Meeting Houses Church Bell $500.00 58.00 528.00 100.00 986. 00 Statistics of the Honuaula Church Received the past year on Profession " " 1 Certificate 0 Dismissed the past year 1 Excluded 2 " Now in regular standing 242 6 Children Baptized past year Contributions the past year Salary of native preacher Erecting meetinghouse Total contributions $134.62 246.00 $380.62 �Report of the Church at Wailuku for 1859-60. The great part of the field included in this church is a Moral wilderness - A dark cloud hangs over the church. For more than a year the people have not had a Pastor to watch over, & guide them. When the Pastor left for the States he committed the affairs of the Church to my hands with the understanding that I would not be able to do much for the people. vacation of the Seminary At the Commencement of the long in 1859, I removed my family to Wailuku & occupied the Parsonage, labouring for the people some six or seven weeks. Since that I have gone over, when my duties at the Seminary would permit, to preach, & ad­ minister the communion. Mr. Aholo, the assistant Teacher of the Seminary, has occupied the pulpit frequently, with profit we hope to the people - He is very popular among the people of Wailuku, & deservedly so - He preaches well digested sermons - And sermons which are appreciated by the people. The rest of the preaching has been done by graduates from the Seminary living in that field. Among whom were Manasa - Kuamoana, who/is an Elder in the Church, & Mikalemi Mr. Bailey has also preached, but not often - The Pulpit has also been supplied one Sabbath each by Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baldwin of Lahaina & Mr. Cooke of Hono­ lulu. Mrs. Bailey has kept up a weekly meeting among the femails[!], which has done good. There is one bright spot in the field, are awake. The Meetings are full, & interesting. Waikapu. The People there During the year they have received a bell from the States which sends forth its merry voice to call the people to the house of God morning by morning. On the Sabbath afternoon, & at other times. The Romanists have a strong hold in this field. the Sabbath is quite as large if not/larger than ours. church. thing. Their congregation on The Mormons also have a They keep up service every Sabbath, tho very few attend as a general It is sad to know that a great majority of the people living in the field do not attend the house of God on the Sabbath day, nor at other times. The afternoon service at the Station is very small - A mere handfull. day meetings, so far as I can learn, are very poorly attended. The week It is a cause of grief to behold the change which has taken place in this field during the 15 years past. Islands. Fifteen years ago Wailuku was one of the bright spots on the Its church was prosperous. How different now. It almost seems as if the majority of the people were given/up to a reprobate mind to work out their own distinction[!]. The Pastor on his return will find his hands full, & more than full of work - May the Lord bless his labours among them, the waters to break out in the Wilderness, & & again cause Streams in the desert - May the parched ground be come a pool & the thirsty land springs of water, that the de- �Wailuku 1859-60 2. sert may rejoice and blossom as the rose. During the absence of the Pastor the communion oft h e Lords Supper has been ad­ ministered five times, to other churches. 14 persons have been suspended - 4 have been dismissed 10 children have been baptized[!]. $176.93 have been con­ tributed for the Pastor. Kahale, one of the Elders of the church reports having recv'd $110.42 for the following objects - For the church $72.87 1/2. ringing bell $13. For Fatuhiwa $10. Expenses of Lord Supper $4 :12 [?] For For foreign lands $10.42. The Schools in the district are in a prosperous State. The Kahukula is an ef­ ficient. man - Has the Confidence of the Teachers, & pupils under him, 4[ ? ] is doing a good work. Respectfully Submitted John F. Pogue [Written on other side]: Report of Wailuku Rev. J.F. Pogue 1860 �Wailuku May 21st 1859 Moderator of the H. Evan. Asso. The following are the statistics the church at Wailuku for 1858 left by Bro. Alexander. Re cv ’d during the year on Profession " " " " by Certificate Dismissed " " " Deceased " " " Excluded " " Restored " " Now in regular standing Children Baptized past year Marriages " " Contributions for support of Pastor past year " Foreign Missions ” Meeting house at Wailuku " " " Waihee " " " Waikapu " for Bell at Waikapu " Meeting house at Koloa " " " " Lahaina Total Contributions A true Copy John F. Pogue 3 9 12 [no figure] 18 4 [no figure] 7 39 $455.00 53.00 241.00 107.25 355.25 100.00 31.00 15.00 $ 1,357.50 �Abstract of the (1861 /) Wailuku Station Report___________ ____ The past year has been period of unusual interest at Wailuku. About the close of Oct. it became manifest that the Spirit of God was moving on the hearts of the people. Both the church & congregation have been quickened in seeking after God. Backsliders have been re­ claimed, hypocrites alarmed & led to repentance & many who had acquired a notorious celebrity from wickedness have turned to the Lord. The good work is still going on. Still many stand aloof from all religion & press on madly the road to death There are nine district schools in the parish, all flourishing comprising 400 scholars - One of these is a popish school having 37 pupils, less than a tenth of the whole Wailuku possesses rich natural resources, yet the people & [are] too poor to develope them, & in the midst of means of wealth, they live in poverty Notwithstanding their deep poverty they give very liberally for the erection of houses of public worship & for the support and spread of the gospel - Besides a large amount of labor performed, they have contributed in cash since the first of June 1860 $1,366.00 for the above objects. Church statistics Received past year on profession " " certificate Total past year Dismissed past year Deceased " Restored ” Excluded " Now in regular standing Children Baptized past year Marriages past year 39 8 47 3 24 30 23 531 6 21 [Unsigned] �(Wailuku Station - 1860) An abstract of the Station at Wailuku The Pastor of the Church has been absent from his people more than a year - J.F. Pogue has been the acting Pastor - low state feasts - The Church is in a The ways of Zion mourn because few come up to her solemn There is one bright spot in the field - Waikapu - ings there are well attended a strong hold in the Field - The People are awake - The Meet­ Romanism has There [are] also some Mormons - The people have contributed for different objects the sum of $287.35 The Schools in the District are prosperous John F. Pogue �Station Report of Wailuku Maul May 1861. After being absent from my people for eighteen months, I reached Wailuku on the 5th of June last. people: I was very cordially received by the stolid Many, however, manifested a --------, stupid indifference. I resumed my labors , deeply impressed with the low state of piety among the people, feeling that God only, who raised up the dry bones in the valley of vision could quicken us again. At our communion season in July, a month after my return, we excluded 16 persons from the fellow­ ship of the church, for various offences, such as entire neglect of religion, adultery, having joined the Papists or Mormons: the majority of the church seemed to be sunk in a slumbering stupidty; yet there were a few who mourned over the desolations of Zion & prayed earnestly for a revival. About the close of Oct we were cheered with evidence that an unseen power was moving on the hearts of the people. The morning prayer meetings, which had been greatly neglected, were attended by increased numbers and there was an evident increase In the numbers, who attended all our regular meetings for worship. Backsliders would rise spontan­ eously in our meetings for prayer and conference & confessing their wanderings, ask an interest in the prayers of God’s people. Some of the most careless, wild & profligate were seized with conviction of sin & concern for their soul's salvation. It is worthy of remark, that a large proportion of these were the children of godly parents, who seemed to have broken away from all restraints & sold themselves to work iniquity; bat "The mercy of the L ord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him & his righteousness to children's children." He is faithful to his covenant. �Wailuku 1861 Christians began to pray as I had not before heard them, at Wailuku. Many fair professors of religion, who had been living in sin known only to God, were constrained to come forward & confess their wicked­ ness & beg the prayers of their brethren. The brethren of the church & the awakened were drawn together, and together they sought the Lord. They met together for prayer & exortation three times a day for weeks in succession & they would sometimes protract the afternoon meeting till 8 or 9 o'clock at night, and indeed, for a while, they continued all n ight in prayer & mutual exhortations. Fearing evil would spring up in the night meetings I advised their discontinuance. Young converts, of their own accord, diligently sought out their former companions in wickedness & labored to bring them to Christ. The brethren went in companies of 2, 3, 4 or 5 and visited every house, without distinction, whether of professed Christians, papists or mor­ mons or of whatever character, would converse & pray with them, read the scriptures to them & urge them to attend the meetings for public worship. Multitudes have thus been brought under the influence of the gospel, who live far up the valleys & ravines among the birds and wild goats of the mountains, who were quite inaccessable ( !) to the pastor. A wonderful change has come over the whole community. We no longer hear the whistle & other sounds, by night, with which the votaries of pleasure were wont to call each other. reign, the fear of God rests on the inhabitants. Order & quiet Some of the most distinguished leaders of the licentious, who were notorious as dis­ turbers of the peace whenever they were found are now clothed & in their right minds, sitting at the feet of Jesus. The first indications of the awakening appeared at Waih.ee, where there had hitherto appeared less spiritual life, than in any other section of my field. I do not know of any special measures having �Wailuku 1861 3. preceded the awakening, & I can ascribe it only to the sovereign grace of God. The influence soon extended all over ray field, and during the past six months, dawn prayer meetings at 8 or 10 different places have been kept up every morning by joyful assemblies, who are glad to hear each other say "Let us go into the house of the Lord." The inhabi­ tants of one hamlet have gone to another saying "Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord & to seek the Lord of hosts," to which they have cheerfully responded "I will go also." Many, I fear, like Lot's wife, have been awakened to flee, who have not been converted;- many have been moved by sympathy, seeing others seeking the Lord, while in fact they have had no real concern for sal­ vation. Yet I bless God for his mercy & for his wonderful works among us. The increase of religious interest among my people has naturally led to a large increase of my labors among them - I have been favored with more vigorous health than in former years, so that I have rarely failed to fill an appointment. I attend the dawn prayer meetings when I can; sabbath morning at 8 o'clock attend Children's Sabbath school at the station; at 1/2 past ten preach to the great congregation, after which a goodly number wait to recite the Ai o ka la, which is often more profitable than the sermon. In the afternoon I go out to an outpost at Waihee or Waiehu, at which time the people meet in Apanas at 8 or 10 different places, the meetings are conducted by the Elders or persons invited by them. All who are interested in studying the Bible in my field are invited to attend a Bible Class at the Station on Wednesday & a lecture on Saturday. The remaining days of the week, are occupied in visiting the various districts, where the people meet me to receive instruction �4. Wailuku 1861 & where I have spent much time in personal conversation with enquirers I trust a large number have indeed turned to the Lord. At the begin­ ning of the year, I urged the people to undertake the work of reading the whole Bible through annually. I think a large number are now engaged in this work, & I hope it will become a permanent institution among us. The pious women have been as active as the men, in their efforts to rouse the careless & lead souls to Christ. Mrs. Alexander has ac­ complished a good deal in visiting from house to house, She has also attended the female poalima [Friday] prayer meeting at the Station & at out posts. The work still continues. The people hear the word gladly & it is a pleasant work to preach to them. Satan, however, still holds his sway over very many. The period of awakening has been marked by increased zeal among the mormons and papists & there are many others who are still things. carnal & mind earthly The marriage covenant is often violated. There are many married persons whose partners are yet living, who have separated & taken manuahi [free; adulterous] partners, contrary to the laws of God and man. Many when sick resort to the doctors of Baal, who ad­ minister their drugs with incantations to the ancient idols of the land. An excellent essay on this subject was read before our Presby­ tery last April, which I hope the Hawaiian Tract Society will publish & scatter among the people. S. M. Kamakau, once a teacher in the Seminary of L a h a i aluna, was n cut off from our church, three years ago for perjury. His talents & position gave him great influence over the people of Waihee, the dis­ trict where he lived. This influence, in the good providence of God, is now effectually broken. He joined the Papists & gave us much an­ �Wailuku 1861 5. noyance by his efforts to get possession of our Meetinghouse at Wai­ hee. This has broken the spell by which he held the people & they now view him as a public enemy. He, who said to the sea, "hitherto shalt thou come but no further & here shall thy proud waves be stayed" is able to abase those that walk in pride. The experience, we have had in reference to the meetinghouse of Waihee, has led us to apply for a church charter, that we may be able to hold our church property with more security. Our schools are in a flourishing state. 400 pupils. We have 9 containing They all learn to read & write & get a good deal of knowledge of arithmetic & geography & nearly all learn to sing. By aid of the teachers, I get a large part of the pupils into my sabbath school & I esteem this part of my labors very important & hope they will not be bestowed in vain. A great desideratum with us is some means of giving profitable employment to all the people. resources. We live in the midst of great natural We have hundreds of acres of very fertile soil, that might be easily irrigated by our perennial streams that burst forth from our mountain glens; yet we produce almost nothing except kalo. We might produce & export a thousand tons of sugar annually, from land that now yields nothing scarcely but indigo oi [sharp] & other noxious weeds, and our rivers would furnish all the power needed to give motion to the machinery. But the people are too poor to erect machinery & they must wait till the prospect of gain attracts capitalists to their aid. The deep poverty of the people has abounded to the riches of their liberality, for in regard to many, to their power, I bear record, yea and beyond their power, they willingly contribute for the work of the Lord. I am unable to estimate a great part of their liberality in labor to build & complete our various houses of worship. The �Wailuku 1861 amount contributed in cash during the year has been as follows, for Church erection & repairs Pastor's Salary Sexton Foreign Missions $778.00 $500.00 36.00 52.00 1366.00 By mutual consent, a meeting of the pastors & ministers of Maui & Molokai was held at Lahaina, on the 7th of Aug. last. After free conference on the state of the churches under our care, and the im­ portance of adopting efficient measures to raise up & qualify laborers to supply the destitute portions of our field & carry on the work when our labors are finished, we were unanimously of opinion, that though we had hitherto managed our ecclesiastical affairs harmoneously ( !), without much system, yet that permanent peace & purity can not be secured for our churches without order, and that no order can be main­ tained without authority, laws & a set of officers to execute them. The only question as to what form of ecclesiastical organization we should adopt, was between Congregationalism and Presbyterianism, and we were unanimously of opinion, that for a people partially enlight­ ened, like the Hawaiians, Presbyterianism is decidedly the best form of government. We therefore organized the Presbytery of Maui & Molo­ kai, and resolved to take the Plan of government and book of discipline of the Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A. as our guide, until we have time to digest & adopt a system of our own. Thus, I trust, we have consummated a bond of union to preserve order and symmetry in the house of God, which will e[n]able us to to ( !) concentrate our efforts to supply the destitute in our field & which will will ( !) afford a school for training young men for the work of the ministry. But I need not enlarge on this part of my re­ port, as our stated Clerk will rehearse to you the measures we have taken for raising up a native ministry. �Wailuku 1861 In the month of Oct. bro. Forbes and I made the tour of East Maui preaching to the destitute of Kahikinui, Kaupo, Kipahulu, Hana & Koolau. We located Menase, a licensed preacher, at Mokulau in Kaupo, where he is laboring with great acceptance. We also have Kaono a licentiate laboring in Koolau; the central point at the Hana Station is still without a preacher. after his own heart. The Lord raise up & send them a pastor We administered the Lord's Supper and attended to matters of Church discipline in Kaupo, Hana & Koolau. Our Presby­ tery has directed that distinct churches be organized at Kaupo & Koo­ lau. We found a good deal of religious interest among the people at Hana & Koolau. Church Statistics 39 8 47 3 24 30 23 531 6 21 Received past year on profession " certificate " Total past year Dismissed past year Deceased past year Restored past year Excluded past year Now in regular standing Children baptized past year Marriages [Unsigned] [W.P. Alexander] �Abstract of Wailuku Station Report May 1862 -- The past year has been very healthy, no fatal disease or epidemic has prevailed. Many children have had the measles & mumps, but all recovered; yet the deaths have been 83 and only 66 births, which shows that the nation is wasting away. There has been a great scarcity of money, no market for poi & beef. Great efforts are being made to produce a more certain ex­ port, for this purpose many are planting rice & sugar cane. The congregation are disposed to engage the support of one Hawaiian Missionary to a pagan land. D. Kapali a ruling elder of the church was ordained in March, by the presbytery of Maui & Molokai as an evangelist to Micronesia. The presbytery now has eight candidates for the ministry under its care & there will probably be yearly additions to this number. Thus the way is preparing to go forth & possess the vast fields of paganism spread out on this ocean. No special revival of religion during the year, yet there are many pulsations of life in the church; the leaven of the gospel is grad­ ually pervading the whole mass. A Mr. Gibson, a new apostle of Mormonism has been laboring to rally that division of the enemy's post, but his efforts will prove abortive. Common schools are improving, the teachers are better & the pupils make more proficiency than ever before. �Abs. Wailuku 1862 Contributions $ C 361.00 Pastors Salary Foreign Missions 86.00 Church Repairs " 245.00 Clock 22.00 Sexton 30.00 Monument for Dr. Armstrong)1 0 5 . 2 by the school children ) — $ 756.50 Church Statistics 54 Recd, on profession the past year certificate Whole number received Dismissed " 8 " 62 " 2 19 Deceased Excluded 8 Restored 4 Now in regular standing 568 Children baptised the past year 17 Marriages 20 " [Unsigned] [W. P . Al exander] �Station Report, Wailuku Maui, May 1862. The fields have been fruitful & the herds have yielded increase & yet the people of Wailuku, who are both pastoral & agricultural, have complained more of pecuniary destitution than ever before. Although their two staple products kalo & beef have yielded abundantly, the mar­ ket has failed them. Hitherto they found a ready market for these in the great sugar plantations of Makawao & the irish potatoe fields of Kula, a continued draught for three successive years has greatly crippled the former & the latter have been almost abandoned, because whaleships ceased to come & purchase their crops. This has left the people without the means to pay their taxes or accomplish any thing that required money. Necessity has been laid upon them to produce something to exchange for which they could find a market & I doubt not the embarrassment they now suffer will lead to a much more prosper­ ous condition. Some have commenced the culture of rice & others of sugar cane & there is a general disposition to enclose their lands with sub­ stantial fences. We have two small sugar mills now in the field & another with superior machinery is being erected, some capitalists are making arrangements to erect a fourth. We also have two flour mills, whose machinery is carried by water power, for manufacturing the wheat of East Maui, one of which is being greatly enlarged and improved. All these things tend to increase the motives for active industry. May we not expect the people will become more thrifty - more virtuous & more godly? Perhaps increased industry may turn the tide of depopulation & the nation again recover strength & become an abiding monument of the power of the gospel to purify & save. �2 There have been in my field 66 births & 83 deaths since our General meeting last year, and when we remember that the past year has been unusually healthy, we cannot fail to see indications that the nation is wasting away. Foreigners, however, are steadily increasing, they have almost doubled with us during the past year. The attention of my people has been turned to the great work of evangelizing the world more than usual during the past year. We were favored with a visit from Dr. Gulick of Micronesia and afterwards from Kapohaku of the Marquesas Islands. The graphic descriptions these breathren presented of heathenism & the missionary efforts in those regions made a powerful impression upon the people. Oh that these impressions could be fixed like photographic pictures, but they are too much like pictures on a mirror, that disappear when the object painted is removed. Our monthly concert for prayer for the spread of the gospel has been kept up though generally it is thinly attended A very interesting meeting of the presbytery of Maui & Molokai was held at Wailuku in the month of March, when D. Kapali, one of our ruling Elders, and who for four years had been a teacher of one of the district schools, was ordained as an evangist ( !) to carry the gospel to Micronesia. Kapali is much beloved by the people. Some of them were so impressed by the exercises of the day that that ( !) they spent most of the succeeding night in prayer & I think a new link has been formed between the hearts of the people and the work of missions. They have been discussing the question, whether they shall not under­ take to support one missionary in the foreign field, & I hope they will do it. They had their hearts set on selecting Kapali for their mission­ ary but the Secretary of the Hawaiian Missionary Society selected �Wailuku - 1862 3. him for the Sabbath School of Mr. Lacy's Church at San Francisco. I hope this good example will be followed by many others in that highly favored land. We are in the midst of the pagan tribes of the Pacific, we have many pious young men who are anxious to carry the gospel to these tribes, they are already masters of one of the Polynesian dia­ lects which makes the acquisition of kindred dialects an easy work, they are accustomed to the food, climate & manners of the inhabitants, but our churches are not able to send the number that are ready to go & that ought to go. May we not hope that while we raise up & train the men, our continental neighbors will furnish the means. There are now eight candidates for the ministry under the care of the presbytery of Maui & Molokai & there will probably be yearly additions to this number, but we have not fields for them to labor in here. Is not the Master beckoning us onward to possess the vast fields that are lying waste? tidings I am sorry I cannot report cheering - - - - . of the work of the Lord in converting souls. There are still many who profess to have turned to the Lord, who are not church members, but who wish to be. It is hard to discriminate. The love of many seems to have waxed cold. people are impulsive. At one time religion is the chief concern, and then anon it is almost forgotten. off of religious zeal. Our There has been a great falling Our meetings on the sabbath are still well attended, this is also true sometimes on week days, yet our meetings on week days are often thinly attended. This arises however, in some degree, from increased diligence in secular labors. In July 45 persons who had been previously propounded were received to the fellowship of the church & since then we have received eight others. I know of only one defection among the large number received to the church last year. Some of them give very cheering evidence that they have indeed �4. Wailuku - 1862 been born again. My labors during the year have been very similar to that of former years. Sabbath morning at 9 o'clock, I attend a sabbath school of children, then preach at the station, after which I have a Bible Class of adults, and in the afternoon I preach at an out station at which time meetings for exhortation and prayer are held at five other places in my field: these meetings are conducted by the elders of the church or young men who are in a course of training for the ministry. On Wednesdays & saturdays I have delivered a course of lectures on the parables & miracles of our Lord, & am now taking the gospel of Matthew in course in one of these meetings & the Book of Daniel in the other. On thursday afternoon I preach at an outstation. The meeting for prayer at dawn is kept up at seven different places in my field. much good. I attend these meetings occasionally & I think they do Sometimes they are crowded & sometimes very few attend. Mrs. Alexander has meetings with the women on frydays ( !) in different parts of the field. At these meetings, in addition to the religious exercises they have manufactured several handsome bedquilts to aid the cause of missions. There has been a convocation of Mormons, from Hawaii to Kauai, held at Wailuku during the year. A Mr. Gibson, a new apostle from Great Salt Lake, called them together & raised several hundred dollars by selling, not indulgences, but commissions as officers of various ranks among the Latter Day Saints. I have no means of knowing what are the real aims of Gibson, but suppose they have been connected with the expectation that the great southern rebellion in the U.S.A. would prove successful & I shall expect he will disappear from among us, when all hope of the rebels are �Wailuku - 1862 extinguished. 5. He is now conducting the Mormon interests on Lanai. The Mormon excitement which he roused at Wailuku has passed away & Mormonism itself seems to he dying out. The common schools in my field are improving. We have an abler set of teachers than ever before, for which we are indebted to the Seminary at Lahainaluna. The children very generally make proficiency in reading, writing, arithmetic, geography & singing. D uring the past year they have committed to memory the Shorter Catechism & recited it to me at the Sabbath School. The past year has been the most quiet & orderly that I have witnessed at Wailuku. There have been no special outbreaks of iniquity, resulting I hope from the fact that the leaven of the gospel is more & more per­ vading the mass of the people In regard to the revision of the Bible for a new Edition. Pentateuch is the portion assigned to Bro Baldwin & myself. The We are each going over it seperately ( !) & intend to arrange the notes of our corrections when we get through in readiness to lay it before the whole Committee. This we hope to have ready during the present year. Contributions Church Statistics R e c 'd on prof. past year " certificate " Whole no. recd " Dismissed " Deceased " Excluded " Restored " Now in regular standing Children Baptized past year Marriages " 54 8 62 2 19 8 4 568 17 20 Pastor's Salary Foreign Missions Church Repairs " Clock Sexton $ C 361.00 86.00 245.00 2 2 .0 0 30.00 $ 744.00 Which is $622.00 less than last year Respectfully submitted W.P. Alexander �June 1863 Wailuku Station Report The Wailuku church was organized in Aug. 1832 by the Rev. J.S. Green who continued to be their pastor till July 1, 1836, when Rev. R. Armstrong became their pastor, in which relation he continued till 1843, when Rev. E.W. Clark was appointed as his successor by the Hawaiian Association & he commenced his labors as pastor June 18, 1843, which he continued to perform till Aug. 1848 - In Oct. 1848 Rev. D.T. Conde, by appointment of the Hawaiian Association became pastor in which relation he continued till Oct. 1856 Nov. 15, 1856 the present pastor accepted a unanimous call of the church to become their pastor & was regularly installed Jan. 21, 1857. On the 19th of April 1857 the church at Honuaula was organized distinct church. It had hitherto constituted a into a/part of the Wailuku church & when organized it consisted of 298 members who were for this purpose dismissed from the church of Wailuku, and Oct. 14, 1860 S.W. Nueku was ordained by the Presbytery of Maui & Molokai as assistant Pastor of the Ch of Honuaula. The whole number of persons who have been received into the church of Wailuku from the beginning on examination is 1957 the whole number on certificate " 106 of deaths 860 " dismissed to other churches 509 " who remain excluded 164 " Now in good standing males females 282) 248) 530 About one half of all that have been received into the church during the 31 years since it was organized have died; of the 60 who were received during the first five years only four remain in the district, & 40 have died. Of the 164 who remain excluded, 25 have become papists, & 16 are Mormons. �Wailuku 1863 2. The past year has been apparently a period, of health, no alarming sickness has swept over the land & yet while the number of births in Wailuku district has been 45, there have "been 97 deaths, more than double the number of births. There Is however an alarming disorder extending among us, I refer to the Mai Pake [leprosy] ; the number affected with this loathsome disease has more than doubled during the past year. We have reason to believe the disease is contagious & efficient measures ought to be taken to isolate it, Sc if possible expel it from the country. The agricultural interests of Wailuku have received a great impetus during the past year. Hitherto kalo has been the great staple indeed our district has produced almost nothing else, while more than 2000 acres of fertile land, that may be irrigated by the four perennial streams that rush down through the Mtn gorges, have lain waste. The fence builder now is at work & the plowman - Hundreds of acres are being prepared for sugar cane & there is a prospect that the export from the district will hereafter be counted by several thousands of tons of sugar. The facility with which the people can acquire property has been greatly increased & many of them will doubtless become wealthy. foreign element is also rapidly increasing among us. The A very respect­ able congregation can now be collected to worship God in the Eng. language & it is expected that Rev. C .B . Andrews, who has made arrange­ ments to move into the district will preach to this congregation. Prosperity in temporal good things has always been dangerous to a people’s spiritual interests; the aspiration of the venerable Apostle was judicious "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest pros­ per & be in health, even as thy soul prospereth” 3 John 2. To have �Wailuku 1863 3. the soul's prosperity of the people keep pace with their material accumulations will require increasing vigilance & labor on the part of their pastors. We must see to it that they consecrate themselves & their all to the Lord & that their benevolent instincts are not extinguished by increasing selfishness. During the past year the peo­ ple of Wailuku have been stirred to active benevolent effort on two occasions, first when they heard the wail from Lahainaluna that the much loved Seminary was consumed with fire, their liberality showed how deeply they were moved. Again when they heard the Directors of the Hawaiian Board of Missions had resolved to recommend that the Marquesas Mission be recalled from the lack of means to carry on the work, they came nobly to their help us". "The poor we always have with We shall never lack suitable channels in which their benevolent e[n]terprise may flow, let us be on the alert to train & guide them aright in this matter. Although we have not enjoyed a revival of religion during the past year, yet the religious interest of the people has not declined. Our meetings on the sabbath continue to be well attended, but the great increase of agriculture has diminished the assemblies at our week day meetings. I think the church is growing in knowledge & strength. Our schools were never as prosperous as now & there is no part of my work that I enjoy more than laboring in the children's sabbath school. Mormonism is on the decline [,] Popery in statu quo, & the new religion, the Reformed Catholic finds no favor among us, except among a few Englishmen who live among us. The contributions during the past year have been as follows �Wailuku 1863 4 For the cause of Missions Pastor's Salary Reroofing the Pastor's house Church repairs Lahainaluna Seminary $353.00 300.00 219.12 1/2 45.25 249.18 3/4 Total $1166.56 1/4 Church Statistics Whole number received on Profession " " Past year on 1957 Certificate 106 Profession 00 8 Certificate 8 Total past year Whole No Dismissed 509 7 Dismissed past year Total Deceased 860 Deceased past year 17 Excluded past year 4 Now in regular standing 530 Total children Baptized 1153 Baptized past year Marriages 4 " 23 [Unsigned; W.P. Alexander] [lnsert on small piece of paper:] The Committee for revising the translation of the Bible, assigned the Pentateuch to me. through with Genesis and a part of Exodus - I have gone � 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 - Maui 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 - Maui - Wailuku - 1840-1863 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1840, 1841, 1842, 1844, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863,