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Smith....................... ...... .................................. .1863 �Station 1st Report May 1858 Statistics of the Church Whole No. R e cd on profession 2466 Whole No. r e c d on Certificate 782 Past year on profession 116 Past year on certificate 32 Total past y ear 148 Whole No. dismissed 450 Dismissed past:year 13 Total deceased 1389 Deceased past year 26 Excluded past year 11 Now in regu l a r Standing 815 Total 758 children Baptized baptized the past year Marriages 39 past year 21 Benevolence Support of Pastor Repairs on the Improvements Contributed towards $ 6 6 3 . 8 7 -1/2 Station Meeting house, & its enclosure on out Station m e e t i n g houses for foreign mission, p urchasing including 100,00 $76 a Boat for the Brethren Marquesas 450,00 at the 308,25 Total $ 1 2 2 2 , 1 2 -1/2 �1858 2/ (K a u m a k a p i l i ) 2. Health. The health ing the y e a r the past. We Suffered of the was The Sickness was inhabitants reduced to Say, to a mere fraction the f ever, which first of Jan. for Several 3d. of Asthma years Revival er meetings, months ship Islands have ion on the the by about 19/20 But I am happy fatal; at that time. attacked with an int e r m i t t a n t low. been & less less others Our cong r e g a t i o n & reduced me q uite the 1838, Season frequent violent, than last year, we were were favoured with unusually engaged in pray to house. of the great revival 9, a re Scenes at & 40. in October, we received 116 to the fellow­ church. like a revival # K u i h e la n i , our bellman Kapohaku I was dur­ about the middle Sabbaths. proved from house in the years nothing Kapalama for Several & our church members my audience: on/the Sabbath at Island for two weeks. & happily reminded communion of the during & in visiting forcibly At our this all good past. v i v a l of religion, these pretty & ingathering in 18 5 7 . For Several We were have been g e n e r a l ,p r ostrating if any, /58 held me 3 weeks, My attacks very has in common with visited Simulta n e o u s l y that very few cases, About & family however Infl u e n z a , an Epidemic which of last July. We of my s e l f have both & his wife 1 6 th Kaumakapili upon the church I Sincerely wish us at the present is very attentive & Sexton recently Sailed of March. Church among & ch.luna died This that every & Kahuwahine Star Mission. has thus church though preached. a ch. Luna of the Gospel. for the M a r quesas is the 4th couple who on a foreign & congregation to the word in the faith on the Morning time; And the far been have Miss- gone from reflex influance very Salutary. had a m i s s i o n a r y in the field, or �1858 3/(Kaumakapili ) a candidate preparing to go. Schools. We have 5 native expected, considering to the English has been Smith three was appear as well a number common terms good which of the as could Schools Since have applied who have could this last year. last general improvement. not be received, there -- of pupils & joined the go Mrs. meeting Her number graduated be brightest S c h o l a r s (S u p e r i n t e n d a n t ) K a h u kula thinks in the have made Many & t has Royal because the full . Our Sabbath School the boys who Bethel The from 40 to 50 -- Several School. School Schools. kept School the children ranged that quite a (illegible) has Schools, are Sabbath from their & Bible learning School. they & their the Morning Star have been lesson raised raised only 76$ c o n nected in that School $19 towards towards to the Missions K a w a i h a o ( !) raised a little more paid for the interesting. Many of also w i t h the has been different us. children parents have been English, Their lesson with Our native class paying the Morning for at the Marquesas. then we Star -- a Boat to Send The children did -- & the two But by at congregations Boat. Mormonism There are 6 foreign One of them told me that time. Books. Small (All he; He was He had Manual Mormon in n a t i v e ). or teachers on the 26 of April, then in his which Priests acting bundle as that they were Islands. all on O a h u at C a l p o r t e u r (! ), p e d l i n g ( !) Mormon a Mormon Bible, he Said had been written I asked now on the him w h e t h e r the Book of Mormon, by one of the by Peter or Paul? but by a Mr Pratt of Brigham Young's Apostles. Said & a 12 Apostles. Neither, Said I, are there �1858 4/(Kaumakapi1i) more than 12 apostles, its apostles. There Last fall, three times, long me asking it, into an epistolary to have made, that any of my congregation have Popery. I think that Popery Honolulu the professed to among the natives, house leave of worship, report is founded Hula. The more for hula regularity, the Schools hula drums have joined has been kept up in Nuuanu & zeal, have had their than good to draw which They I am not aware the past year. among the them; but mor e native in have It is r e p o r t e d their presen t but w h e t h e r meeting. but (with The good Subjects, valley the year any of the vacations; had any day of rest, the past, district I am not aware the exception to be is more legitimate tendency is to evil & only evil, for usefulness than here, that derived by the I can divine. with Schools; of the w h e t h e r of a pecuniary, character, votaries but talk of demolishing or moral its in of no on my hands, during Cathedral; or- He then w r o t e me a Protestants. a physical qualifies two as r e c o r d e d him no reply. have joined a large has I know not. promptness, or any of its wrote me conceive converts; them to the Church obviously wish i n g not gained ground Papists & of building Since our last general Government, has them & return in fact, I could & I made A few perhaps that the Smith, I had wor k about 2,000 Every apostles. I declined. But importance, in all, past year. But of questions, controversy. of far more its to preach Mormonism, & therefore a variety Said he; of John to my congregation. result from I considered Yes, is no church w i t h o u t begging permission letter, profess are there? one of them by the name the N. Testament, that would then the Sabbath) , Hawaiian a literary For its & it e m p h a t i c a l l y d i s ­ or for happiness hereafter. �1858 5/ ( Kaumakapil i ) Progress. It is very expensive the poor people Again, make get the means multitudes a Short Several the while -- & in many living or an aunt. But when I often wonder, cases but how it comes perpetual to build houses; buted more comfortable during the last able their friends conclude they return; an 12 months all uncle any peopl e p o o r ; & for benev o l e n t to do much as objects; they do. e m b a r a s s m e n t s , Some few are & my ch. & to Stop or daughter, to make how they do. before d o So little that they are & I often w o n d e r to See a Son is enough But n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g these good as they it is years our people to pass Islands, or Sister, kind of living not why as well they get here on a brother, This in Honolulu of living come from the other visit. months living & congregation have for b e n e v o l e n t objects, able contri­ than they did the y e a r before. (Paragraph Personal extent crossed out) labours. of my ability. I have p r e a c h e d & Bible Lunas class; every It has ye a r as Miss. I have a regular Saturday e x c e ption The past yea r for me to visit on account of my extra -- writ i n g no Small & attended t h u r s day(! ) meeting off the Morning letters, for the of three Sabbaths & recording the Annual benefit of the portion has to the in January, to the Sabbath School & a meeting with my ch. among this afternoon. Fitting writ i n g ferances(!) commanded the not been p racticable Society. & journals With in S e a s o n & out of Season; twice on the Sabbath, I did last, ionaries, laboured been labours Star twice them Report, of my time as Sec. of the a yea r with churches extracts -- all H. Miss­ in a book for future printing Hawaiian the peo p l e re- from letters these have & Strength. one of expe r i m e n t in M i s s i o n a r y work, here �1858 6/(Kaumakapi1i ) in the Pacific, the H. Miss. Special both Society, Committee apparent by the A.B.C.F.M.; Success & of the Special have taken has been hold with fully equal the Board of Directors Committee. The good faith, love to our most tions. But for reasons best known Boston, w i t h o u t waiting to hear of Success last Oct. Miss. that they could not operate work, Morning (Sentences next was, u n expected & Startling arrival of another gave capt. the. Special Capt. return to await the new here, the Special & Send decided of th -- thank us H. for rum­ their Miss, Brown, for two One of t h e s e Sudden in Dr. Andersons the M. Star Committee Star & committed & unexpected to the Special along By the good opportunity. d i scharged (permission to the Marquesas But before entirely transfers they had r e c e i v e d from Capt. harbour power) to -- but on her they had time or ill to hear the M . Star i n t o the hands reports is explained, Mission, Committee, unfavo urable at Rio lie in this Moore, is of Capt. for three years. u nder/an envelop(!) We had heard of the Capt. from Boston. Captain, & perhaps Committee from the West, & the Packet must letter to the M icronesian first Prudential Committee w e re/managing well taken out of their hands, C apt. Mo ore they in Committee." from the of the Morning Seek a n o t h e r John W. news to be her commander, The next mail whether "Special Committee transfered & our expecta­ Directors their mistake & immediately to the & zeal, or otherwise, the & crossed out) cease the them; Star & all, that on the return would till to Serve Directors Sanguine Prudential through S o c i e t y ---So they a c k n o wledged our w illingness The to the of for which & also of the of the he has them to read 1st Mate, J e n i r o ( !) , & of a letter Moore; by a clause, Sent, & pass whom or two which unwill i n g n e s s of the �7/(Kaumakapi1i ) under writers under the 1858 to renew the command of Capt. little, when we read of Some good people that to have the minds fortune to make Boston, he This work But all named in Boston were that (illegible) Capt. is painfully of Gentlemen the acquaintance dismissed key from the of Capt. & another man I think will explain Board of Directors the the names of the officers, M. Society, Prudential from for Cor. Committee were theirs; & ladies, Moore for very that the minds who previous had to the M i s ­ to his to take the leaving command they organized. Marquesas painfully the C o m m i t t e e . (viz) the Charter that we in just one week had appointed act through dispatch from the &c -- that our j u d g e m e n t Now to Back out honorably, except that we of the Board of Directors impressed & that they could not to hear of our acts, Star to the transfer of the M i s s i o n a r y On reading i n other words; Secretary, of Directors the wrong this Board they m u s t the M o r n i n g day of her arrival from Boston. Why the Morning Special Messrs Committee Castle Star has rectors, So & Clark perhaps in the Special therefore been to the Sole the explanitory ( !) clause. have pass not a Suitable man to the Special H. here letter, is a p pointed right p l a c e . " not want reports She was impressed b e f o r e the S a i l ­ Moore was is in the man w hile Star. Same diffed(!) these general "the wrong man the vessel vessel. Therefore of the M. Moore. in the above ing of the Morning Star, command Insurance Seriously My So Suddently care of Capt. can Solve; fear is, Committee, but Brown, the is a p r o b l e m which in the Board I am the o ffensive of the Special from I have not as y e t that as & d e l i b erately come r e s i g n , my a p p o i n t m e n t as one transfered to the of D i ­ disciple; conclusion, Committee, Seen & to I to decline �1858 8/(Kaumakapi1i ) being As a candidate the strongs these for reelection. Prudential judgement, Islands, the Special Committee have qualifications I would Committee confidence &c to do business r e s p e c tfully for the year unbounded nominate in Br Arms for them here him as my S u c c e s s o r at in to come. Respectfully S u b m i t t e d L. (Written on the back of the last page, sideways): Smith Honolulu Station May 1858 2d Report �Smith Honolulu Station Soon after our last general must Suspend m y labours bour entirely. neighbors, I resolved Accordingly Major, Capt. John on the for rather a trip from care my church very m a t e r i a l l y Mr. David who m Some vited me N. during long, all the Hawley, to make I visited of Spending their annual present were From Sacramento, where City. me I took ex c e e d i n g l y comfortable while were doing number but little had just cares of my c o n s e quently my health there I needed family, & i m p roved house, when in the Br. in San there kindly in­ I had the p l e a s u r e & family The M e t h o d i s t very with in that city. country. Corwin Francisco, at San Episcopal Jose. brethren were at that time. I attended Several One A bout 80 of their pu b l i c meet interesting. I Spent a week with They were Fanny We arrived Rest was wha t are acquainted, C o n f e r a n c e (!) very la­ of my on board of the passage. Merchant at his of their number were present. ings, which to I Francisco. I left the behind; one Sabbath with holding & cease of my family & Some I embarked toil. about considerably in Sacramento that voyage. it my home Sabbath to me down but very p l e a s a n t . a Hardware of the brethren obvious California. & incessant & congregation it was to San 1st day of September = 22 days freedom 1859 or else break 9th of August, Paty, Our passage was meeting, therefore to take on the Report_____May for a time; By the advice 2 Church glad rail Some road & Stage 12 or 15 natives to See me, I was with to Coloma them. in the mining gone off over the & did all of these their business. More Some dry Season than 30 miles, Creek, Islands. in their p ower It was hills, & Irish to make & they half of their to wor k with �2/Honolulu foreigners, where On hearing Spend the there was a plenty of water. of my arrival, Several lot of t r a c t s , all of which The native miners They Spend The honest of them came over to See me, & Sabbath. I carried with me a few Bibles, it. 1859 2d c h u r ch (K a u m a k a p i l i ) for food in that & kind neighbours. at tempt to they were very live pretty well, their money foreigners Testaments, but they Speak And w h e n e v e r call a meeting & take Sides with A.M. I preached to quite children; & the natives di scourse to them; being present, this about very the exercise was as fast as highly legs come get along, & immediately men at 10 , w omen I interp r e t e d the heads interesting rich. they On the Sabbath, of foreigners, quite & a of them as foreigners the natives. a congregation Liras, are not getting any Black crowd them out of their claims, Books, glad to receive. and clothing vicinity, Hymn & of the to the w hite faces. In the being afternoon present, Feeble as tions, back I preache d & interpreted I was, it was to the natives, the a real in the wilderness, heads of the & Some discourse treat to be able who appeared 20 f oreigners So to them. to address glad congrega­ to hear the w o r d preached. After Grass the Sabbath, Valley, of natives; bad that the books & Nevada I took passage city. but they were There I expected & went to Auburn, to have met So far off in the mountains, I could not go to them..One & tracts which in a Stage I had left, of the men & carried came another & the road So & Saw me, to them, & took t o g ather with my aloha. From Nevada "Rough & Ready" City -- I took Stage for Marys v i l l e- -- passed "Tom Buctoo" (! ) & other large mining lot through towns. �3 / Honolulu 2d church At Marys ville, 1859 (K a u m a k a p i l i ) I took the Boat to Sacramento, & thence on to San Francisco. I visited ors -- the young & called on Rev. On the 5th Associ a t i o n bodies college J. D. at Oakland, Strong of October the Synod of California met My health was much climate, So many of the benefited California, City of San e m b r a c e i n g ( !) about 20 clergymen. coming a c q u a i n t e d with & the Francisco, General the I was highly favored Clergymen of California. by v o y a g e i n g (!), & Rest from my Miss i o n a r y of the p r o f e s s ­ & family. of Alta in the Saw Several cares journeying, & labours two in b e ­ change for the S h o r t of period of 3 1/4 months. The California climate operated like a bracing tonic my phsical system & I received upon^a youthful Spring & vigor, which was proof positive, that if I could have prolonged my visit Some renewed my health I have was nia; & on my return, For Several meetings!, years (one the I ought past, district to tained. Mornings; very to remark quite district, They were & they Pastoral Labours pastoral labour this year as than quite three months formerly. during my visit to I Califor­ I had done, & rest. my people day meetings) church were have I resolved not to over work myself as tired, ing the past year, held. as much a little more but to Stop when I might & Strength a g a i n . not performed absent 10 or 12 months have in which few of those however, active, the Some always taken a part. t h u r s d a y ( !) meetings, have visiting favoured with conducted I have that & the meetings held a great many p r o t r a c t e d during my absence, from house the to house, afternoon to preach meetings for been Lunas & from on the Sabbath were well one Dur­ Sus­ them Sabbath themselves. of �4/Honolulu Kekela 2d church & Nuuhiva Since my return church; Since have been from the At our communion on hand in January, there has have five for Several district native Years one Quite past in Honolulu, ing, have admired & its Smith I refer has to Mr. taught three couragement & Success. Two classes have Mr. Morris During left, as well been made in Some examinations as & ex­ & died a few weeks has but few, prevailed ago, the y e a r c o m p aratively Speak­ & the different Armstrongs terms Her number & entered taught in Report. School of 10 weeks of pupils the branches Royal each, with has averaged School, her usual from under the 40 en­ to 50 tuition of Beckwith. her last term, & She has three or four months ain. doing it. number of Scholars, Schools, Sickened though English Mrs. interest by the auditors. a disease which Suburbs, been has & one or two of the School intermittent fever; died with have an i mprovement of our best teachers, the For the religious to the Schools Schools, which been very much with these past. houses; have Keomaka, received & congregation. of the School hibitions 23 persons were been no Special Native We & a s s isted me o c c a s i o n a l l y Coast. Season that time in the church 1859 (K a u m a k a p i l i ) She was Sus p e n d e d teaching afflicted with for the She may begin present. again, a bad cold, & Sore A fter a vacation though it is S o m e w h a t throat of uncert­ �5/Hon o l u l u 2d church 1859 (K a u m a k a p i l i ) Mormonism! The Mormon not aware Priests, I think, that that Sect meet in the bounds have all any where left the now, Islands; & I am for public w o r ship, with­ of my parish. Hula! The Hula has our petition agai n s t The been to the Prince, & if I have of opinion have Spent considerable been properly between I understand Lot, to be posted relic It would t o the counsellors, & w here wha t tenacity they can of all good citizens time there in discussing has of h e athenism been a wide Subject; d i f f e r a n c e ( !) is hereafter be a ma t t e r of Some Palace yard, c o n v e niently where & how be c o n ­ Satisfaction benefit Shew to foreign Should pass to his Majesty the Special to heathenism; abominati ons the on the Subject. could have they hold on the old heathen up, two Houses that this confined & their times; all the to Honolulu. it was & the protestations notwithstanding it. Legislature fined kept up in Honolulu another year, to me, & Prince of it at all visitors, unwilling they with are that away. Popery! For Some time past the Catholic effort to proselyte my whole have gone from house on the Sabbath, to Meeting; have is no Salvation of the church to house, the Streets assured have been making & c o n g r egation they have Stoped & enquired Catholic the church; & that he will all Lunas mistaken; no one has They & others they were that Peter allow a des p e r a t e to Popery. of them where them that they were out of the kingdom of heaven, Priests if in going that there the to enter keys there, �6/Hon o l u l u who does 2d church not join The y e a r Setting forth test a n t i s m breathe forth as church they have been Romish printing doctrines them, I presume, They the difficulty can t o g a t h e r ( !) in an unmarried ible w o r s h i p e r s , weeks ago, And to Stone than issued all, forward arrival to this that State, in the minds Papis t s , male & be more & live of course, that thereby all & accept- to the w ord two or three doubts on that up. they Sent their tract distributors of God. & female, holy agreeably of the And & p r e sented one I have heard to the to each person they did the Same as doors they en at the church. The Lord only know what will I do not apprehend, be overcome by them, however, be the At our last general result & led away from the meeting It is not y e t ready of their p r e s e n t that our intelligent, Ai me. pam p h l e t s for the looked their pamphlet on c e l i b a c y , Some on the Sabbath, house to pass, those who marry be cleared crown of my church tered the how it comes p r e s u m e i n g (!) Subject w o u l d & Luther, these of the natives that might exist qu erying they Calvin in printing u ndoubtedly natives, of God; pamphlets day of triumph. Anticipating herd up P r o ­ rest of us. the minds reinforcement. These Spirit against object with to prepare & holding & hypocracy. the was & c irculating pamphlets, & traditions, & all large their &c &c. Bishop time, of their Catholic a most an a t h a m a t i z i n g Green, grand at this time the the as a System of falsehood A rmstrong, One past, 1859 (K a u m a k a p i l i ) the Ai oka truth it is people will in Jesus. La 0 ka La for for the press. as praying efforts The 1860, Subjects was are a s s igned all to arranged �7 /Honolulu 2d church & con s i d e r a b l e Shall be able ember. Series But, thought has been expended upon them, to get it ready for the printer, Should of tracts or it maybe 1859 (Kaumakapil i ) the brethren against prepared prefer Romanism, to use the Ai & I presume b y the first the funds I of S e p t ­ in p r i n t i n g o ka la can stop w h e r e a it is ; for 1 8 6 1 . Statistics W h o l e N o . o n profession " 2489 on certificate 810 Past y e a r on profession 23 Past y e a r on certificate 28 Total past yea r 51 Whole N o . dismissed 452 D i s m i s s e d t h e p a s t year Total 2 deceased 1413 Deceased the past year 24 Excluded the past year 9 Now in r e g u l a r standing Total children Baptized Marriages 832 baptized 768 the past year " " 10 " 15 C ontributions Supp o r t of Pastor $800,00 F o r e i g n Missions Home Missions houses &c. - repairs 285,00 on our own meeting 200,00 Total =$1285,00 (Unsigned) (L. Smith) �L. Smith Honolulu 2d Church Station Report May 1860 We have nothing very remarkable to report at this time. As a family we have enjoyed our usual health & Strength during the year; for which I trust we feel thankful. The past year, like many of its predecessors, has been one of trial. Indeed, those of us, who-live here in Honolulu, are always surrounded with divers tempta­ tions; especially in the fall & Shipping Seasons, when the circus, theatre, grog & beer Shops, & houses of ill fame are the order of the day, & hence we need to be constantly on the watch tower* lest we be overcome of evil. Hula. The hula drums have but Seldom been heard the past year. They cannot af­ ford to pay a tax of $10 pr. day to government, for this heathen recreation; & my impressionsis that they Seldom meet, unless Some foreigner comes along, who will pay the license, in order to be entertained per(!) an hour with the old Hawaiian hula. Popery. The Popish Priests have been unwearied in their efforts during the year to undermine the truth as recorded in the Bible. Their attacks upon Protestant ministers, & Missionaries have been bold, impudent, & disgraceful. liars, deceivers, usurpers, & blind leaders of the blind. They call us They have issued tracts monthly, & distributed them gratuitously among my people; but they have been So full of wormwood & gall; have contained So many palpable falsehoods & inconsisten­ cies* that they have persuaded very few, if any, that the Roman Catholic religion is better than the Protestant. It is amuseing(!) to See how hard they labour to put down the Bible, & yet cite text after text from this very Book to prove the truth of their own doctrines. �1860 2/Honolulu 2d Church (Kaumakapili) The fact also that they withhold from the people, what they call the true Bible, is enough to convince all candid persons, that they are not to be believed or trusted, as honest Christian men. The articles published in the "Hoku Loa" exposing the errors of Romanism, together with Several Tracts, which have been issued by our Tract Society during the year, have done much good among the reading & thinking people on this Island. Loss of dwelling house! Among the trials to which we, as a family, have been call­ ed the past year, is the loss of/our dwelling house in town by fire. On the 28th of July last, at half past 3 o clock in the morning, a fire broke out at the top of the cook room, & before the fire companies could get water to put out the flames, the fire communicated with the main building & consumed the whole of it. The house was occupyed(!) at the time by Mrs. Von Pfister, at a rent of $30 per month, The rent of that house, had been, for Several years, no inconsiderable part our of Support, Carpenters & masons with whom I consulted at the time, told m e , that another house equal to that could not be built Short of $3,000. There was no insurance on the house, & of courses it was a total loss. About the Same time, the Superintendant of government Schools rolled over his wheel, & required all the native children in Honolulu, who were learning the Eng­ lish language, to go to the Royal School for instruction. Smiths native School of 40 Scholars, from This took away Mrs. which we received a part of our Support for Several years. Again, Some of our best & most reliable church members, who have always been ready to every good word & work, have become So old & infirm & poor that they give one half less towards Support of Pastor than formerly. Again, there are Scores in the church, who do nothing towards the Support of the gospel, either at Home or abroad. Hence it is that our means of Support, as well as contributions for bene­ volent objects have diminshed about one half during the last 12 months. �3/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) 1860 The Nominal Salary for the Support of Pastor at Kaumakapili $1,000 a year. But our annual expenses for the last 5 years including repairs, has been nearer two thousand than one. In 1855, my people contributed for Support of pastor $920- 1000$ minus - $ 80 In 1856 " " " 750 " " 244 In 1857 " " " 634 " " 366 In 1858 " " " 664 " " 336 In 1859 " " " 570 " " 430 When we ceased applying to the Board for a part of our Support in 1855, we did not expect that our people would give us a full Support. But we hoped that the avails of property in our possession, which we had received from the Board, together with our personal efforts in School keeping & the like, would enable us to get along, without further aid from the American churches. It is by no means pleasant to apprehend, that before another annual meeting, we may be involved in debt to the amount of 4 , or 5 hundred dollars. On the other hand, it is very unpleasant to feel obliged to apply again to the A. Board for assistance, while they are So heavily burdened with an accumulating debt on their hands. If the New Advisory Committee will give us Some good & wholesome advice under these embarrassing circumstances, we Shall feel very much obliged to them. State of the Church; labours of the Pastor, &c. We have had no previous revival of religion, & great ingathering of Souls into the church at Kaumakapili the past year. But we have been busy in our Masters work, & have endeavored to do good as we have had opportunity. We have preached twice on the Sabbath, besides attending to the Sabbath School & Bible Class. The Pastor has attended a regular weekly meeting Thursday mornings, a meeting with the church lunas every Saturday P.M.; monthly concerts, marriages, �4/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) 1860 funerals, visiting the Sick &c &c. For Several months past, there has been an unusual interest in Spiritual things on the Koolau Side of this Island; our people have heard the Sound of the Still Small voice as it came up over the pali, & Several have been over, & attended Some of the prayer meetings, & have been Spiritually refreshed; returned again with zeal, to Stir up their brethren, Saying, "let us repent, & do work, meet for repentance, for the Lord is at hand." After consultation with my church lunas, we decided to visit the people throught (!) our parish by districts; hold one day meetings in each district, & thus try to prepare our minds to entertain the heavenly visitor. We proposed to commence our visiting, meetings, &c in the district of Moanalua. On Tuesday the Lunas & others, go two & two, from house to house, & visit every family in the district, & talk & pray with the people, about their personal Sal­ vation. And on Thursday of the Same week, assemble the people at the School house, & Spend the day in religious exercises. Tuesday & Thursday. The following week do the Same at Kalihi both on The next week Do. Do. at Kapalama. The 4th week hold Said meetings in Nuuanu valley, & the 5th week invite all the districts to come in & help visit our half of the town of Honolulu on Tuesday; & on Thursday & Friday hold a protracted meeting of 2 days in the meeting house. This work has all been done, & the encouragement has been So great, that the church members are going over the ground the 2d time without the cooperation of their pastor, who is now engaged in the business of general meeting. On Monday & Tuesday, the 7th & 8th inst I conversed with about 50 persons; Some of whom were obviously quite Serious, & Said that they were resolved to re­ nounce their Sins, take up the cross & follow Christ. In this visiting from house to house, quite a number of church members from other churches, on the neighbouring Islands, have been found, who had hid their �5/Honoluitu 2d church (Kaumakapili) 1860 light under beds & bushels but who have now come forward & wish to unite us in the work of Saving Souls. The demand for Testatments & hymn books has very much increased of late. In Short, we hope the Spirit of the Lord is in the Church & Congregation, & we pray that he may not be grieved to depart & leave us to perish in our Sins, because of our unbelief. Schools. There are 5 native district Schools within the bounds of my parish, averaging about 40 Scholars each. The School houses are good framed buildings, furnished with Seats, benches & black boards. The teachers are competent & faith­ ful, & the Schools are in a prosperous State. Sabbath School. Schools have been Our Sabbath School numbers 170, & the Bible Class 50. unusually interesting for a few months past. These The "Ui" is the book used by the children, & is well adapted to fortify their minds against Popery. The adults are reading by course in Matthew — 7 verses per week. I frequently take the 7 verses as the theme of my forenoon discourse; this adds much interest to the Bible Class. "Ai ofka La"! Agreeably to the wishes expressed in general meeting last year, I revised one of the old "Ai o ka L a 's" & Sent it on to N. York to the agents of the Tract Society, requesting them to print us an Edition of 10,000 & forward them to us by the first good opportunity. I understand that brethren Clark & Alexander read the proof Sheets last fall, They ought therefore to have been here long ere this, But as no advices have come to hand concerning them, our apprehension now is, that they must have been consumed by the fire in the Tract house last fall. The Ai o ka La for 1861 was also assigned to me to prepare & forward to be published by the Tract Society. It is now nearly ready for the press. The title �6/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) 1860 of the book is, "Mooolelo no Kristo." (!) (ie) the "Advent, Life, miracles, para­ bles & death of Christ." Immediately after the close of this general meeting, I will revise & forwarded(!) it on to N. York, unless the brethren Shall request me to Stop & do nothing further about it. I do not know however, who will be there to read the proof Sheets. Freshets.We have had two or three freshets in Nuuanu this Spring, which have carried away two bridges, and discommoded the people there very much. On the night of the 2d of March, the water rose So high, that it broke down the Stone arched bridge near the residance(!) of A.B. Bates Esqr & also cut off the water pipes which carry the water into town. The bridge near Mrs. Johnstone's was also car­ ried off at the Same time. A temporary wooden bridge, Strong enough for horses & carriages, was immediate­ ly erected on the Nuuanu Street, the water pipe repaired; & the Road Supervisor was collecting materials at his leisure to put up another permanent bridge next Summer. But on Sabbath morning, the 29th of April, another Sudden & astonishing fresh­ et occured, the highest & most powerful that has been known here for a long time. I think that a large water Spout must have broken upon the hills near the pari; for without the least warning, the water came rushing down as it it had just burst from a large pond or lake & Swept every thing in its course. Just as I was about to mount my horse, at 9 o clock, to go to church, news came that the Bridge was gone, & the water So high that it was impracticable to cross the Stream. I looked over to the Stream which passes down near Mrs. Johnstones, & that too was rushing, foaming, & roaring frightfully. get to town that day. lic worship. I at once concluded that I could not The people in town who assembled, conducted their own pub­ �7/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) 1860 Contributions Support of Pastor $570,87-1/2 To assist Br. Lyons in ch. building 25,00 To assist Br. Parkers people 31,25 To assist the people of Hana 20,00 For Sexton & Ch. repairs 30,00 Foreign Missions 125,37-1/2 Total = Statistics of the Church Whole No. Recd. on profession " " " " certificate Past year on profession " " " certificate $802,50 Hon 2d 2484 866 None 56 Total past year 56 Whole No. dismissed 468 Dismissed past year 16 Total deceased 1440 Deceased past year 27 Excluded past year 22 Now in regular Standing 823 Total children baptized 774 Baptized past year 6 Marriages " 61 " (Written on the bottom of the last page, sideways); Honolulu 2d Church Station Report May 1,860 Respectfully Submitted L Smith �Honolulu 2d Church May 1860 The past year like many of its predecessors, has been one of trial. Indeed, those of us who live here in Honolulu, are always Surrounded with divers temptations especially in the fall & Shipping Seasons, when the circus,theatre, grog & beer shop & houses of ill fame are the order of the day: & hence we need to be the watch tower, lest we Popery. constantly on be overcome of evil. The priests have been unwearied in their efforts to proselyte our people to the Romish faith. Their attacks upon the protestant ministers have been bold, im­ pudent & disgraceful. They call us liars, deceivers, usurpers, the blind. & blind leaders of It is amusing to See how hard they labour to persuade the natives, that the Bible is not true; & yet cite text after text from this very Book to prove their own doctrines. The articles published monthly in the "Hoku" exposing the error of Romanism, to­ gether with several tracts which have been issued by our Tract Society during the year, have done much good among the people of Oahu. Loss of dwelling house. On the morning of the 28th of July/59 at half past 3 o' clock, a fire broke out at the top of the cook room, which Soon communicated with the main building, & consumed the whole house. that another house as good as that, and dollars. Church. Carpenters & masons informed me could not be built for less than three thous­ There was no insurance on the house & of course it was a total loss. There have been no additions to the church, on profession, the past year. BUt there are Some hopeful indications of late, that the Spirit of God is in the midst of us, convincing of sin, & c. way to Zion. Some 50 persons profess to be in giving the The demand fer (sic) Testaments & Hymn Books has very much increased of late. Schools . each. There are five native schools in the parish, averaging 40 Scholars The teachers are competent & faithful & the Schools prosperous. Sabbath Schools. Bible Class. There are 170 children in the Sabbath School, & 50 adults in the These Schools have been unusually interesting for several months past. �Smith, Honolulu Station report, 1860 2 The Ui is the book used by the children, & is well adapted to fortify their minds against Popery. Ai O ka La for 1861. This is nearly ready for the press; the title of which is, "Mooolelo no Kristo," Freshets. There have been two freshets this Spring in Nuuanu Valley, which have carried off two bridges, & discommoded the people there very much. The first was on the night of the 2d of March; & the Second was Sabbath morning, the 29th of April. The Streams were So high that it was impracticable to cross them to church that day. Contributions of the people in cash the past year $802.50 to go �Honolulu 2d Church Station Report May 1861 The mission family located at this Station, have occasion for gratitude to God, for the good degree of health & Strength with which they have been favoured Since our last annual meeting. The precious revival of religion with which they & their people have been blessed, has vary considerably increased the pastors la­ bours, & Sometimes it Seemed that he would Sink under them. But by the grace of God he has been enabled to preach, exhort labour, much as in the great revival Season Some 20 years ago. The church lunas have rendered much efficient aid in conducting religious meetings. Both Mrs. Smith & myself however, have been reminded that we are frail mortal creatures. Mrs. Smith has been Strongly threatened with a return of her old com­ plaint, which confined her to her couch for Several years. She is convalescent again now, though Still quite feeble. Some four weeks ago, a large & very painful carbuncle Started up on my back, just below the left Shoulder blade & for Several days threatened the dissolution of Soul & body, which had dwelt together in harmonious union for more than half a century. My flesh & Strength were clamerous(!) for Secession. But believing that prompt & energetic measures were necessary to arrest the belligerents, & re­ store peace & health, I called in the aid of a Skilful(!) physician, & confered with old & experienced nurses, & in about ten days the Seceding movements were ar­ rested, & the loud & clamerous voices of the fire eaters for an underground con­ federacy were hushed, & pledges for the continued union of Soul & body have been renewed, & the prospects for another Short/campaign are flattering; though the Federal Union, & the Mortal constitution of Soul & body have been much impaired, & are less to be relied upon than in former years. Pastoral Labours In addition to two regular Sermons on the Sabbath, & attending to a Sabbath School �1861 2/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) & Bible Class at noon as formerly Br Clark & myself have held alternate, union, Sabbath evening Meetings; (ie) My people go & attend his meeting at Kawaiahao one Sabbath evening; & the next Sab. eve. his people come to our meeting at Kau­ makapili When the weather has been good, my house has been full to overflowing. Many of the Papists & Mormons have attended these union eve. meetings; & the atten­ tion of a goodly number of them has been arrested; & they have become regular atten­ dants with us on the Sabbath, & also on week days, & Some 25, or 30 of them I trust have become hopefully converted. Pule hoomau. My people have held what they call a pule hoomau, every thursday(!), the year round. These meetings are held alternately at five different places; (viz) at Moanalua, Kalihi, Kapalama, Nuuanu, & at Kaumakapili. The practice has been, for the Lunas to visit the district on Tuesday, & talk & prays with every family & thus prepare the way for the meeting on Thursday. I have usually preached a Sermon, or expounded Some portion of Scripture at 10 A.M. in all these meetings; & after a Short intermission, they would reassemble & hold a prayer & conference meeting among themselves. These meetings were very interesting last fall & winter, but of late, they have become Some what formal, & less interesting, though well attended. Tour of Oahu In September last, I made a tour of this Island, in company with ten native lunas, there being a representative of one or more from every church on Oahu. were two weeks in making the tour. We The object in taking So many men with me, was to visit as much as practicable from house to house among the Papists & others, who would not come out to public meetings. The native brethren were very zealous, & improved every opportunity in going from house to house, & I am happy to State that the Spirit & blessing of God Seemed to accompany our efforts all around the Island. Backsliders & impenitent Sinners arose & confessed their Sins, at every �3/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) Station. 1861 Indeed, this has been a year for Backsliders, & wanderers/to come out from their hiding places, confess their Sins, & express a wish to return to the fellowship of the church. One man, who apostalized from the protestant faith, went & joined the Mormons Some two years ago, became a priest of that order, made & baptized 200 converts, was arrested in his career last January; came before us & confessed his wicked & hypocritical conduct, & begged to be restored. I told him that if he was truly penitent, he would use every lawful effort to undiceive(!) his morman disciples, & persuade them to come to our meetings where they would hear the gospel faithfully preached. I am happy to s a y that thus far, he has been very zealously Success­ ful in persuading that class & also other impenitent Sinners to come to our meetings. Three or 4 Pake!s have attended our meetings, & been apparently quite interest­ ed; though,from private conversation with them, it is obvious that they are la= mantably(!) ignorant of the true God, & the way of life through Jesus Christ. Concert week of Prayer As requested by the Evangelical Christendom, & other Christians in Europe, we observed the 2d week in Jan./61 as a week of prayer & praise to Almighty God, & the Holy Spirit was obviously with us, to revive, quicken & lead Sinners to re­ pentance. Our meetings were two hours long daly(!), from 11 till 1. allowed to Speak or pray over 5 minutes at a time. No one was The church members became So interested in these meetings, that they resolved to continue them every eve­ ning for a while; & they have continued them even to the present time. Church Meetings. I hold a meeting regularly with my church Lunas, every Satur­ day P.M.; at which time I enquire whether any brother or Sister have wandered? Who are dangerously ill? & who have died? At this meeting we attend to cases of �4/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) 1861 ch. discipline; talk with backsliders, & Sometimes I read & expound portions of Scripture. Popery. The papists have no Sympathy with revivals of religion, & the out pouring of the Holy Spirit upon the hearts of men, convincing them of Sin, or righteous­ ness, & of a judgement to come. ingathering into that church. A revival Season therefore is not the time for Their time for making converts is when protestants are Stupid, indifferent, & worldly minded. During the year past, the protestants in this city have been So watchful, prayerful , & zealous in going from house to house, that I think we have gained at least 4 to their one. The Priests however have continued to issue their monthly paper, full of Jesuistical hate towards protestants, & of palpable falsehoods, perversion of Scripture texts, & for the most part, harping upon one & the Same Subject; that the Papal Church is the only true church; & that all others who differ from them in Sentiment, or practice are thieves & robbers. led astray by I do not think that any honest enquirer after truth will be their papers. They have Said & done a great deal the year past, to draw me & my people into a News paper controversy with them. Several Spirited articles have been Sent to me by native protestants for the "Hoku Loa", but I have Suppressed them all. I would as Soon Stop & debate with the yelping ours that bark & Snap at us as we pass along the Streets, at to enter upon a controversory(!) with them. They do not recognize our Bible as the word of God, nor our ministers as the ministers of the gospel of Christ; nor our churches as the churches of Christ. use therefore to enter a News paper controversy with them? Of what possible The Lord Suffers them to live in the midst of us, & I trust he has Some good end to accomplish by it. Hula. The Revival has had a powerful effect, for the time being, in breaking up this relic of heathenism. Nearly all the ringleaders, both men & women, have been �5/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) hopefully converted. 1861 Last fall, in the midst of our revival, His Magesty(!) the King; & prince Lot, proposed to have a Hula, as usual, at Moanalua, on one Sat evening. But they were greatly Surprised to See what a change had come over their Servants, but especially their favorite/dancers. Several of the Papists were on hand, ready to Serve them. But Kaakau, the Kings favorite dancer, who had united with the church, under a Solemn pledge that She would have nothing further to do with the Hula, had purposly(!) absented her­ self that day, in order to escape the Snare. The King Sent for her three or four times during the evening, but She was not at home. About 11 o clock, presuming the Hula was over, Kaakau went home & went to bed. But it was not long, ere another messenger came & found her. She resisted him for Some time; but was fi­ nally told that her time had come, if She did not go. self & went into the presence of his Magesty. So She arose, dressed her­ She expressed her wish to be ex­ cused from dancing, for She had forsaken her Sins, & united with the church. The King told her there was no Sin in dancing, if She did not violate the 7th command ent(! ) & by his Stern, commanding voice, he persuaded her to Stand up & make a few of her polite & graceful turns in his Royal presence; he then dismissed the assembly & returnd(!) to Honolulu. I have not heard that either the King, or Prince Lot have Since attempted to get up a Hula at Moanalua or elsewhere. Church Building. One of the effects of our revival upon the people is to engage in building Meeting houses at out Stations. Hitherto they have used the government School houses, but it is difficult often times to be accommodated in those houses, without interfering with the Schools. The people at Moanalua, Kalihi, & in Nuu­ anu valley have each resolved to build themselves a house of religious worship, & they have begun in good earnest to collect funds for that purpose. "Ai o ka La.” The ai o ka la which was assigned me for 1862, has been ready Several �6/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) 1861 months for the press. We expected that the A. Tract Society would furnish us funds to print it. Br Castle wrote to the agent of that Society in N. York last February; but as yet, they have made us no reply. The presumption is that like the A. Board, & other benevolent Institutions, that Society is embarrassed for want of funds, in consequence of the Secession movements, & civil war now in the States. I am not aware that we have any funds in the printing department that can be appropriated for that purpose. I see no prospect therefore that the Ai O ka La will be printed this year, unless we request the Hawaiian Bible & Tract Society to do it for us, with a pledge to refund the money to the Society, either by the Sale of the Books, or by direct contributions. Hoku Loa. As one of the executive committee for publishing the Hoku Loa, the past year, it may be well for me to make a few remarks on that Subject. The following vote was passed by this association one year ago. ''Voted, that in the view of this association, a religious News Paper Should be Sustained in the Hawaiian language." I favoured this vote; & my impression is that the Hoku Loa has been worth far more to my people than it has cost them. They have taken about 260 copies & paid for them! Br Parker has been the principal Editor & I have been the proof reader. I have furnished Some Missionary intelligence, & written Some brief articles about the revival on Oahu. Besides this it has devolved on me to collect funds to pay Mr. Whitney; Quarterly Bills. Soon after this association adjourned last year, one of the Committee Said to me, "How about the Hoku Loa? Where are you gding to get funds to print it? must have funds to purchase the paper, pay the printer &c. You I will See Mr. Whitney, Said he, & See on what terms he will print three or four thousand copies monthly, �7/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) 1861 & forward them to the brethren through the mail. But I will not be responsible for a Single dollar of money." My reply was, "I have confidence in my Missionary Brethren, that whatever number they Shall order, they will be responsible for. ier for one year." And I will act as financ­ So I wrote immediately to each brother asking him, how many copies of Hoku Loa, Buke II he would order, & be responsible for the pay? Some of the brethren Seemed to understand, that the Hoku Loa has no funds to begin with, & of course none to fall back upon; & if Sustained at all, it must be by Subscription. Accordingly, they Sent on their order for the paper, with provision to call on Castle & Cooke for the pay. If all the brethren had done the Same, it would have been a great relief to the financial department. I most Sincerely hope that we Shall continue the Hoku Loa another year. I am willing to labour with the Editor, in furnishing matter, reading proof Sheets, & distibuting the paper. among my own people. And I will be responsible for all that I may distribute If the other brethren will do the Same, we Shall have no difficulty in Sustaining the Paper another year. Contributions in cash Support of Pastor $ 830,50 Sexton, lighting the church — church repairs &c Repairs on Kapalama church 60.00 46.00 Towards building a church at Kalihi 278.00 Towards building a ch. at Moanalua 210.00 To assist in repairing the ch. at Hana 21.25 To assist in building a ch. at Kipahulu 10.00 To " " 22.25 To " " repairs on the ch. at Hauula " a ch. at Makua, Waianae 10.00 Foreign Missions 180.00 Total $1668,00 �8/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) 1861 Statistics Whole No. on profession " " " certificate Past year on profession " " " certificate 2724 915 240 49 Restored past year 108 Total past year 397 Whole No. dismissed 479 Dismissed past year 11 Total deceased 1468 Deceased past year 28 Excluded past year 5 Now in regular Standing 1186 Total children baptized 804 Baptized past year 30 Marriages past year 48 (Unsigned) (L. Smith) �Honolulu 2d Church Smith . L The Mission family located at this station have occasion for gratitude to God for a good degree of health & Strength w i t h which they have been favored Since our last annual meeting. The precious revival of religion with which they and their people have been blessed, has very considerably increased the labours of the pastor, & at times he has felt that he Should Sink under them. But by the grace of God he has been en- abled to preach, exhort & labour, much as in the great revival Season Some 20 years ago. Several of the leading church members have rendered very efficient aid in conducting religious meetings. Thursday meetings. Besides our regular meetings on the Sabbath for preach­ ing, bible class & Sabbath Schools, my people have held a week day meeting every Thursday the year round. These meetings have been held alternately at five different places; (viz) Moanalua, Kalihi, Kapalama and Kaumakapili. Tour of Oahu. panied by In September last I made a tour of this Island, accom­ ten native lunas, one or more from each church on Oahu. They were very zealous, and improved every opportunity in visiting from house to house, & urging the people to come out to the public meetings.; accompany our efforts all around the Island. & the blessing of God seemed to Backsliders & impenitent Sinners arose and confessed their Sins at every Station. Concert week of pray er. We observed the 2d week in January, as a week of prayer and praise to Almighty God; and the Holy Spirit was obviously with us to revive, quicken and lead Sinners to repentance. The church members became so in­ terested in those meetings, that they have continued them every evening since, even to the present time. Popery. The Priests have had no sympathy with our revival of religion. They have continued to issue their monthly paper, full of Jesuitical hate towards Protestants, often asserting the most palpable falsehoods, & for the most part harping upon one and the Same Subject, (viz) that the Papal church is the only true church, and that all who may differ from them in Sentiment or practice, are theives �Smith, For the minutes [1861] Honolulu 2 and robbers ! They have said much to draw me & my people into the News Paper con­ troversy with them. But they do not recognize our Bible as the word of God, nor our ministers as ministers of Christ; nor our churches as the churches of Christ. Of what possible use therefore to enter a News Paper controversy with them? Some 25 or 30 of their people have been hopefully converted during the past year, and have united with our church. Hula. ing The revival has had a powerful effect, for the time being, in break­ up this relic of heathenism. Nearly all the ringleaders, both men & women, have been hopefully converted, & united with Schools. the church. Our common Schools, our Sabbath Schools, and a large Bible dlass have been very interesting the year past. Ai O ka La. This little book, which was assigned me for 1862 has been ready several months, for the press. A letter has been sent to the A Tract Society in N. York asking a grant of a thousand dollars to print it. But as they make us no reply, the presumption is that they are embarrassed for want of funds. Hoku Loa. The following vote was passed by this association one year ago. "voted, that in the view of this association a religious News Paper Should be in the Hawaiian language." I favored this vote. & paid for them. Sustained My people have taken 260 copies And my impression is, that this paper has been worth far more to them than it has cost. Some of the brethren understood distinctly, that the Hoku Loa had no funds to begin with, & of course had none to fall back Sustained at all it must be Sustained by Subscription. upon, and if Accordingly, they Sent on their request for the paper, with an order on Castle & Cooke for the pay. If all the brethren had done the Same, it would have been a great relief to the financial department. Contributions in Cash For Support of pastor For the Hawaiian Miss. Society To other benevolent objects $830.50 180.00 657.50 Total $1668.00 �Smith, Honolulu [1861] for the minutes Statistics Whole No . on profession " " " Certificate - Past year on profession " " " 2724 914 240 certificate 49 Restored past year 108 Total past year 397 Whole No. dismissed - 479 Dismissed past year - 11 Tot&l Deceased ---- 1468 Deceased past year ---- 28 Excluded past year ----- 5 Now in regular standing 1186 Total children baptised Baptised past year ---Marriages past year --- 804 30 48 �May 1862 Honolulu 2d, Station Report The Revival of 1860 & 61 has not continued till the present time; though the good effects of that refreshing Season are Still obvious among us. A daily evening prayer meeting was established by our church lunas, at the close of the week of prayer in January 1861, which has been continued unto the present time. The alternate union Sabbath evening meetings, commenced by Br Clark & Myself in the fall of 1860 have been kept up till the present time. (But not feeling able to preach three times on the Sabbath, My Sabbath afternoon meetings are conducted by the lunas, when I am expected to preach in the evening.) One reason why I wish to continue our Sabbath evening meetings, is the fact, that quite a number of people in Honolulu come out to our meetings in the evening, who/do not attend during the day. Politics. My church & congregation have interested themselves more this year in politics, than every before. The first week in January, they exhibited far more zeal than knowledge, in the Election of their Representatives. Instead of uniting & concentrating their votes on four worthy candidates; they run for a great number & were entirely defeated. Whereas the Papists, who are trained to have no mind of their own; but to think just as their priest thinks; & to do just what he commands them to do, were united in their candidates, & carried the election. I trust the Protestants in Honolulu have learned a lesson, which will make them wiser in future. Since the opening of the Legislature on the 2d inst., they have Sent in Sev­ eral petitions to the house of Representatives, praying that Some of the laws en­ acted in 1859 & 60 may be repealed, firmly believing that they are a Shame & curse to the nation; & praying also that no law be enacted, allowing either foreigners �2/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) 1862 or natives to make Rum on these Islands. Schools. Our common Schools are five in number. Two of the teachers have been dismissed during the year, for immoral conduct; & their places Supplied by better men. Our Schools have held on their way as well as could be expected, consider­ ing the age, infirmaties, & character of the nominal president of the Board of Education. Our Sabbath School, & Bible class have been teresting the year past. o well attended, & unusually in­ The Ui is the book used in the Sabbath School & the Ai ka L a in the Bible class. I would remark here, that the Papists are petitioning the Legislature to re­ model the School Laws -- asking that a Roman Catholic be one of the Board of Education; that the boys & girls be taught in different Schools, the School money be divided, &c &c — — Let us, Brethren, be exhorted to pray much these days for the two houses of the Legislature, that they do all they can, with the embarrassed State of their treasury, to Support & encourage our Schools & Institutions of learning; & that they by no means yield to the petitions & wishes of the Man of Sin. Popery. Unwearied efforts are constantly made by the Priests, to proselyte the members of my congregation to popery. much upon us the past year. own antidote with itself. But I am not aware that they have gained Their News Paper = the "Hae Kiritiano," carries its I certainly was never So disgusted with any paper, which professes to advocate Christianity, as I am with that. Its grand effort is to point out the faults of Protestants, their News Papers, their ministers, their acts of benevolence &c &c. But in vain do we look to them for any thing as a Substitute, which is at all satisfactory to us. They find fault with our Bible, but they do not present us �3/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) with a better one. 1862 They Say nothing about the way of life, by repentance(!) for Sin & faith in our Lord Jesus Christ; I find no chapters, or paragraphs, or exhort­ ations, in their Paper on industry; honesty, temperance, chastity, observing the Sabbath, nothing Said about Revivals of Religion, or the influances(!) of the Holy Spirit in leading men to repentance; & no items of domestic or foreign News. Sure I am that their Paper, is poorly calculated to draw away the disciples of Christ from the faith of the gospel. Still it is true that occasionally a man or a woman, goes out from us, & joins the Papists; Simply because they were not of us; for had they been of us, they no doubt would have continued with us. Mortality. We have not been Visited this year with a Sweeping epidemic; though there have been a good many deaths; far more I apprehend than births. We have buried 43 church members, but have baptized only 9 children during the year. -The influenza, accompanied by an intermittant(!) fever, is very prevalent at the present time; it has proved fatal in quite a number of cases among the natives. Abatement of Moral evils. His Majesty in his late address before the Legislature used the following lang­ uage --"It is gratifying to find by the Report of the Chief Justice, that in the Summary of Offences(!), there has been a decided diminution. This especially ap­ pears to be the case in Some locality, of that class of offenses which are of a demoralizing nature."He then proceeds to mention the instrumentality which have brought about the reformation. But in my humble estimation, the one which Stands at the head of the list, he has omited(!) to mention, (viz) the great falling of of(!) whale Ships. If the grand Source of practical licentiousness is removed, no marvel, if the Streams of iniquity begin to dry up. �4/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) 1862 Ecclesiastical Association For Several years there has been a clerical association on Oahu, embraceing(!) both foreign & native pastors, who have met twice a year. These meetings have been very interesting to us foreign pastors; but as they have been conducted in the English language, with the exception of the Essays read by the native breth­ ren, the meetings of course were not very interesting to them. Soon after our last general meeting, Several of us resolved that we must have an Ecclesiastical organization, to be conducted in the Hawaiian language. Accordingly, a Notice was published in the Hae Hawaii, & the Hoku Loa, in­ viting each pastor of a Hawaiian church, with five native delegates, to meet at Hauula on the 10th of S e p t for the purpose of organizing an Ecclesiastical associ­ ation for mutual improvement. The meeting was well attended, & was organized by appointing Br. Emerson chair­ man, & S. Kahoohalahala Scribe. A Constitution was draughted, discussed & adopted; & the Association is called “He Ahahui o na Ekalesia maoli ma Oahu." The persons belonging to this are the pastors of the native churches on Oahu, together with clergymen who understand the native language; & 5 delegates from each of the Native churches, to be elected from time to time. The Object of this association is the Spiritual welfare of the churches rep­ resented; to exhort & encourage each other in acts of benevolence, & to instruct Hawaiian pastors & deacons how to conduct the affairs of the church of Christ. The meetings of this Association are to be held twice a year, (viz) In Feb­ ruary & September. The first meeting continued three days, & was highly interesting to all the Native brethren; & closed with the observance of the Lords Supper. The Second meeting was held in the 2d church of Honolulu at Kaumakapili, from the 11th to the 13th of February. �5/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) It was opened by a Sermon from Br. Emerson — 1862 text — 2 Timothy, 2:3 "Thou therefore, endure hardness as a good Soldier of Jesus Christ." During the meeting , Essays were read on Subjects previously assigned, & the pastors gave a brief account of their churches & Schools. One of the Subjects presented by the committee of Overtures was, "The pro­ priety of appointing a native treasurer of the funds contributed for foreign Missions. This overture was presented & warmly discussed by Some of the native brethren. They Said they had received letters from the native Missionaries, complaining that Some of the articles Sent them by our Secular agents, were of no Service to them; (for instance) the Shoes Sent are So Small they cannot wear them; & Some­ times the Salmon is tainted & they cannot eat it. The argument for appointing a native treasurer was; — that a native in pur­ chasing Shoes would know what Shoes will fit; & he would also know the differance (i) between good & poor Salmon. But, after explaining to them the modus operandi of our Secular agents in puting(!) up the orders of the Missionaries; & that Salmon Sometimes Springs a leak on the passage, & having lost its pickle, it Soon becomes tainted & unfit to eat; &c &c — the Overturns was disposed of by appointing a Committee of four to confer with the Secular agents, at the time of puting up the annual Supplies; (viz) Messrs Clark Naone of Kawaiahao; & Messrs Smith & Solomona of Kaumakapili. As we kept open doors, quite a number of church members & others attended our meetings; and listened with deep interest to the Essays read, & the discussion of the various Subjects brought before the meeting. Out of meeting the remark was often made, this is Something entirely New to us; it is like a family School, where parents are are(!) teaching their children. The Committee on assignments brought forward Some 14 or 15 different Subjects, which were given out to the pastors & delegates, to be prepared, & read before the �6/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) 1862 association at its next meetings to be held at Kaneohe next September. On the third day of this meeting, the exercises closed by the observance of the Lords Supper. I think Such meetings are calculated to do good to all who attend; & that the church and people where the meetings are held, will feel amply regarded for their trouble & hospitality in entertaining the members of the association. Hoku Loa. At the meeting of this association last year, I expressed a willing­ ness to assist Dr Parker in editing the Hoku Loa during its 3d year, providing the brethren would be responsible for the pay of the Papers they Should order. But for Some reason or other, Br. Parker has left me to Serve as Sole Editor. Br. Lyons has kindly furnished a hymn for each of the 12 numbers. win wrote an article for Several papers about the American war. Br. Bald­ Two or three of our Ecclesiastical Associations have furnished the minutes of their meetings for this paper. But the Brethren Natives formerly wrote considerable for this paper; but Since the Kuokoa & pakipika have been printed, they have Sent their communications to those papers. There is only one number more to be printed to complete the IIld volume of the Hoku Loa. The question now arrises,(!) Shall we publish the Hoku Loa another year? Have the two papers just alluded to, become So popular & useful to the people, that there is no necessity for continuing our Missionary & religious News Paper? I do not know that the Board of Directors of either of those Papers, will be will­ ing to print our Missionary letters, & communications from Marquesas, & Micro­ nesia; for they Resolved, at the commencement, that they would be indipendant(!), & not publish, or advocate the cause of any religious Sect or denomination. It will be a very great loss to our churches, & the cause of foreign miss­ ions, if all the letters from the Missionaries, & the doings of the Directors are �7/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) 1862 to be Suppressed, & filed away in the archives of the Hawaiian Miss, Society. It has been Suggested that as a Substitute for the Hoku Loa, the Hawaiian Bible & Tract Society be requested to print a Small Missionary pamphlet, Some two or three times a year; or as often as we may have important Missionary intelli­ gence to communicate. I am inclined to favor this idea, prodding the Directors of that Society will give their approbation. very(!) few tracts have been printed by that Society the year past; not for want of funds, but for want of Suitable tracts to print. The Edition of the Hoku Loa this year is 3 ,000; the cost of which is $45 per month or $540 for the year. Some of the brethren have paid for their papers in full — Some in part; & Some nothing at all as yet. There is now about $150;00 due for that paper. Statistics Whole No. on profession On certificate Past year on profession " " " certificate Total past year 2765 961 41 47 88 Whole No. dismissed 494 Dismissed past year 15 Total deceased 1511 Deceased past year 43 Excluded past year 20 Now in regular Standing 1196 Total children baptized 813 Baptized past year Marriages past year 9 42 �8/Honolulu 2d church (Kaumakapili) 1862 Contributions Support of Pastor $ 700,00 Foreign Missions 100,00 To aid in building meeting houses in our own, & in other fields at these Islands 500,00 For Sexton, highting(!) the church, & repairs on the church &c Total = ______80,50 $1380,50 (Unsigned) (L. Smith) �Station Report May 1863 The health of the mission family at Honolulu 2d Station, has been about as usual the past year. Old age however is obviously corning over the pastor; this appears in the di­ minution of his general Strength; in the imperfection of his eye Sight, & in an increased difficulty of hearing. — — in age & infirmities Still he has not advanced quite far enough to adopt the language of Solomon in the 12th chapter of Ecclesiastes, & Say that he takes ho further Satisfaction in the affairs of this life. During our great revival in 1838-9&40 it was my privilege to conduct three public meetings on the Sabbath, besides Superintending a large Sabbath School; a daily morning prayer meeting, & a daily afternoon conference meeting, besides talking personally with enquirers till 9 o clock almost every evening. But this was more than 20 years ago. Now, I can by no means perform Such an amount of labour. Indeed, it is not necessary that I should; for we have quite a number of Lunas, & other church members who assist meetings, & who are often times very edifying & instructive to their audiances(! ). During the past year, unless favored with aid by a brother from Some other Station, I have preached twice on the Sabbath, besides Superintending the Sabbath School & Bible class. At Moanalua, Kalihi, Kapalama, & Maemae, religious meetings are held every Sabbath P.M. conducted by Some of our Lunas; this accounts for the differance(!) between our forenoon & afternoon congregations at the Station. Some Sabbaths I go out to these district meetings myself, & leave the meeting in the church with the Lunas. A daily eveing prayer meeting has been kept up at the Station ever Since the concert week of prayer in Jan. 1861. Last year & year before, the average attendance �2/(Kaumakapili) 1863 ranged from 150 to 300. But in this time of general Stupidity, it varies from 50 to 150. Daily morning meetings are held at the 4 District meeting houses above alluded to. I hold a meeting every Saturday P.M. with my church Lunas, at which time I make enquiries after the church members; whether any have died during the week/or have fallen into Sin? or have taken French leave & gone off to join any of the other Sects? We also attend to cases of church discipline; & when not otherwise employ­ ed, I expound Some portion of Scripture. Last fall & winter there was considerable Sickness among the people, & So few attended our regular Thursday meetings, that we Suspended them for a time. But we have recently revived them again, with the hope that we Shall have health, Strength & Zeal to continue them as heretofore. Schools. We have 5 district Schools, embracing about 230 Scholars. Each School School (!) has a good framed School house; the teachers have done well the past year, & the children have made commendable progress in their Studies. - The Papists have one School of 32 Scholars at Moanalua; & 2 in Honolulu, number­ ing children (!). The Reformed Catholics have two Schools, but I do not know the number of their pupils. Sabbath School. Our Sabbath School averages from 120 to 150, & is doing as well as could be expected, considering the want of Suitable Sabbath School Books. I have an adult Bible class of about 40. The Ai O ka La, which was printed by the A. Tract Society in 1860 has Served us for 2 years. parents & children, are now trsing the "Ui". But our entire School, both The Ui treats upon Several very im­ portant practical Subjects, Some of which ought to be thoroughly expounded to the �3 / (Kaumakapili) 1863 people just at this time, when forms & cermonies are So much talked of in this community. I therefore Select the more important Subjects, & make them the found­ ation of my remarks Sabbath Mornings; & then go into the Bible class & Sabbath School & explain the Subjects all over to them again. The Ui will answer our purpose for the present, but we deeply feel the need of a Sabbath School book, better adapted to the children & youth, than any we have ever yet had. Revival, ingathering &c . We have had no revival of religion the year past; no outpouring of the Spirit; no inquirers Monday mornings to talk about the interests of their Souls; & no in­ gathering into the church of young convents. On the other hand, we have had no great defection in the church; no combination & out burst of Sin, Such as a revival of the Hula, or of Rum drinking, gambling, returning again to idolatry & the like. Our Lunas, & a goodly number of the church members have been regular in their attendance upon the means of grace; but a majority of the church have apparently been Stupid & indifferent to the great interests of their Souls, & the Souls of others; We greatly need a refreshing from the presence of the Lord. Famine. For Some time past, there has been a great Scarcity of food for natives in Honolulu, In times of plenty it is Said that 50 cents will feed a native for a week, & $2 will pay for his board a month. On Some of the plantations, foreigners employ native labourers for $6 per month & board them; or for $8 per month & they board themselves. But of late. Several natives have told me that 50 cents will not purchase one Satisfactory meal for themselves & family. Where people live from hand to mouth, �4/(Kaumakapili) 1863 as most of this people do in Honolulu, times of Scarcity come very hard upon them. And hence a great falling off in their benevolent contributions. Those who live in districts where Sugar, wheat, Rice & Cotton are cultivated may be far better able to contribute for benevolent objects, than those who live in Honolulu, where few Ships now touch for Supplies, compared with years gone by. Improvements. But notwithstanding the poverty of the Mass — it is obvious that Some who live in & around Honolulu are in comfortable circumstances. New framed buildings multiply among them yearly; their yards are enclosed with fences, plant­ ed with trees, vegitables(!) & flowers, & every thing exhibits quite a civilized appearance. Dress, Manners &c. The church going people generally dress well; Some few perhaps may be rather extravigant(!) in dress. Others, I presume, do not attend church at all, for the want of Suitable clothing. Some children excuse themselves from attending the Sabbath School for want of clothes Suitable for the occasion. I think however that there are very few parents or children, who cannot command Suitable clothing to attend public worship on the Sabbath, if they have a desire So to do. Many of our people are very respectable & polite in their deportment, whether in the house of God, or on their farms or in the work Shop, or in the Streets; as most foreign visitors do testify. Decrease of Population. I called the other day upon Mr Low, at the Office of Public Instruction, to as­ certain what is the comparative differance(!) of Births & deaths throught(!) the Islands, as reported to him by the government agents. And according to his re­ �5/ (Kaumakapil i) 1863 cords, in the year 1862, there were about two deaths to one birth, throughout the Islands. In Some districts a little more, & in Some a fraction less. In the District of Honolulu, which extends from Moanalua & Maunalua, the number of deaths in 1862, were 608; while the Births were only 344 a fraction less than 2 deaths to 1 birth. In the 2d church of Honolulu, there have been over 50 deaths the year past, while the number of children who have been baptized during that period, is less than 20. The decrease of the natives is truly alarming! Papists. We have been less annoyed by the French Papists this year than formerly; & probably for two reasons. First; we have had no Religious Newspaper for them to oppose & ridicule in their "Hai Kiritiano." & Secondly; they have been Zealous­ ly engaged in a Newspaper controversy with the "English Reformed Catholics." Very few if any of our church members have gone over to the Papists the past year. Occasionally one, who does not wish to aid in Supporting the Institutions of the Gospel, will "Secede" "repudiate" his debts & obligations to the church, & go off to the Papists. English Reformed Catholics This Sect have come & established themselves at Honolulu, Since our last general meeting. Having heard that they were comeing(!), we most Sincerely hoped that they would cooperate with us in carrying forward the work of civilization & christianity, which has been in progress, here for the last 40 years. But to our astonishment they ignore what has been done by the protestant Mission; & even decline meeting with us in a monthly concert of prayer for the heathen. They have organized a church, embraceing(!) Several persons, who formerly pro­ fessed to be Episcopalians; & they have gathered in Some* who never before pro­ �6/ (Kaumakapili) fessed to be pious. 1863 The King & Queen, & Several foreigners, who heretofore, but Seldom, if ever, attended public worship, are among their first ripe, gathered, confirmed fruits. Bishop Staly(Staley) & Staff, profess to have far more Sympathy with the Pa­ pists than with us; though I Should judge from their Newspaper Correspondence, that the Papists have no more charity for them, than they have for us. Their code of morals is quite different from that of the protestant Missionaries, who have So long preoccupyed(!) this field. They teach both by precept & example, that the christian religion does not cur­ tail their earthy pleasures & amusements. They give & attend balls; engage in theatrical amusements; ride out for pleasure on the Sabbath; attend dinner part­ ies on the Sabbath, &c &c. With these avowed Sentiments & practices, they have made vigerous(!) & perserving efforts to proselyte Some of the best families in the Kaumakapili church, but So far as I know, with little or no Success. The Bishop has organized the ladies of that church into a Society, with the ostensible object of Staying the tide of depopulation. Paying no regard to previous church organizations & labours among this people, they consider the entire city of Honolulu & its Suburbs as their Missionary field. In committees of two or three* they visit from house to house, enquiring of the people, who of them profess to be Christians* & who do not? have been baptized, & who have not? families? Who of their children What the prospects are of an increase in their And whether they are not willing to go at once & join the "Reformed Catholic Church?" But it is obvious that one very Special object of the ladies Society is, to be on hand, like the "Egyptian midw ives," not to kill the male children, but to Save all, both male & female, & to help nurse them for a time; & by all means, per­ suade the parents to carry them to the Cathedral for baptism. �7/ (Kaumakapili) 1863 But with all their disinterested benevolence, zeal, & pains taking(!); Several of their new born, adopted infants, have already gone to their graves!! It is not yet obvious, that the rising generation in this city are hereafter to live, a move, & have their being, in accordance with the dictates of this dog­ matical Sect. In the providence of God, they have been permited(!) to come & establish them­ selves among us; but whether for the best good of this people or not, time will Show. James Says, "Blessed is the man, who endureth temptation, for when he is tried, he Shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him." Native Assistant. It may be well for me to mention in my Report, that I feel the need of Some assistance in the work that devolves upon me at this Station. have before remarked, old age & infirmaties are coming upon me. As I Much of my time a Strength is occupyed in general, miscellaneous work; trustee meetings; meetings of the Advisory Committee; meetings of the Board of Missionary Directors; Corres­ pondence with our foreign Missionaries; & with Missionary candidates; & in looking after the Supplies of the Missionaries, whenever the Morning Star is about to leave for the Marquesas & Micronisian(!) Missions &c &c. It has been Suggested to me that I take a licentiate for a year, & teach him theology; & let him assist me in conference & prayer meetings, & preach a part of the time on the Sabbath. I like the Suggestion, & perhaps I may do So, pro­ viding arrangements can be made for his Support; & it shall not interfere with the new organization, which may take place among us at this general meeting. Census of the church During the month of April, I took considerable pains to ascertain the number of �8 / (Kaumakapili) 1863 church members now living, connected with the 2d Honolulu church; & also their whereabouts. This people have no certain dwelling place; they are given to change; & some of them change their residance(!) So often, that they are ashamed to call on their pastors for letters of dismission & recommendation to other churches. Some go expecting to return again in a few days or weeks; but by the importunity of friends, they prolong their visit to months & years. And hence the difficulty of keeping church records Strictly accurate. I have no hesitation in Stating the number, who have been received to the 2d church in Honolulu, on profession of their faith in Christ; So also of those who have been received by letter from other churches; I know how many have taken let­ ters of dismission & recommendation to other churches. But my record of deaths may be quite too Small. Of those who have gone to California, to Columbia River, or have Shiped(!) on whalers, or merchantmen, or who emigrate to other Islands without letters; Some Six months, a year or 5 years afterward we may hear that they are dead. In calling the church Roll at this time, more than 100 are missing or lost. We can now account for only 1,006; & of this number. 128 are off on other Is­ lands, or living in other parishes without letters of dismission; leaving only 878 at home. And about 1/4th of this number are either aged, blind, Sick & poor; or Stupid, indifferent, & inefficient helpers. So that 650 is as many as we can rely upon for any material aid in the Support of the Institutions of the gospel. Cash Contributions Support of pastor Foreign missions To assist in rebuilding Lahainaluaa $ 630.00 305.50 85.122 / 1 �9/(Kaumakapil i) 1863 For the Kiholo Meeting house, Hawaii 30.00 For Services of Sexton 30,00 Repairs on the church at the Station 104.00 Total =$11184.62-1/2 Statistics of the Church Whole No. received on profession " " " " 2765 certificate 980 Past year on profession " " " 1863 None certificate 19 Total past year 19 Whole No. dismissed 508 Dismissed the past year 14 Total deceased 1562 Deceased the past year 51 Excluded 15 Now connected with the Church 1006 Total No. of children baptized 830 Baptized the past year 17 Marriages " 29 " " (Unsigned) (L. Smith) (Written on the last page, sideways): 1863 June Report of Smith's church or Kaumakapili Honolulu � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Oahu 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 - Oahu - Honolulu - 1858-1863 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863