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EX TRA CTS
FROM
T HE M IN UTES
OF THE
GENERAL MEETING
OF THE
SANDWICH ISLANDS MISSION,
HELD AT HONOLULU,
MAY AND JUNE, 1840.
��MIIIJTES.
A General Meeting of the Sandwich Islands Mission
was convened in the School House at Honolulu, at 9, a . m .,
on Monday, May 18, 1840, and continued by adjournments
until June 2. Members present,
Rev. D a v i d B. L y m a n ,
Hilo,
“ T itus C o a n,
“
Mr. A b n e r W i l c o x ,
“
Hawaii.
Rev. A s a t h u r s t o n ,
Kailua,
S e t h L . A n d r e w s , M. D . “
Rev. I s a a c B l i s s ,
Kohala,
Rev. D. T. C o n d e ,
Hana,
“ R i c h a r d A r m s t r o n g , Wailuku,
“ J. S. G r e e n ,
Lahainaluna, >Maui
L o rr in A n d r e w s ,
E. W. C l a r k ,
a
S heldon D ib ble,
Mr. E d w a r d B a i l e y ,
Molokai.
Rev. H . R. H i t c h c o c k , Kaluaaha,
Honolulu,
Rev. H i r a m B i n g h a m ,
“ L ow ell S m it h ,
G. P. J u d d , M. D.,
Mr. S a m u e l N. C a s t l e ,
“
“
“
A . S. C ooke,
H orton 0 . K n a p p ,
H enry D im o n d ,
B . W. P a r k e r ,
A r tem as B ish o p,
J . S. E m e r s o n ,
E d w in L ocke,
P . J. G u l i c k ,
E d w ard J ohnson,
Kaneohe,
Ewa,
Waialua,
a
Mr.
Koloa,
Rev
Kauai.
W aioli,
Mr.
Organization of the Meeting .
Rev J . S. E m e r s o n was chosen Moderator.
“ E. W . C l a r k was chosen Scribe.
S. L. A n d r e w s , M D. assistant Scribe.
Rev.
“
�STANDING COM M ITTEES.
[18 10.
List of Overtures.
1. Communications from the Board.
c2. Reports of Standing Committees.
3. Mission Seminary.
4. Reports of Stations.
5. Salaries, or means of support.
6. Return of Mr. Thurston and family.
7. The education of the children of missionaries,
8. Common Schools.
9. Appropriation of funds.
10. Correspondence.
11. Assignments.
*
12. Future reinforcements.
13. Next General Meeting.
14. Location.
15. Bible and Tract Societies.
16. Distribution of the books from the Board,
1. Communications from the Board.
These consisted of a general letter from the Correspond
ing Secretary to the~ Mission, and Instructions to the Rev.
Mr. Dibble, and were read to the meeting.
2. Standing Committees.
Printing Department at Honolulu.
The various works comprised in the following schedule
were printed at Honolulu, during the past eleven months:
Hawaiian.
mo . pp. copies. Total pp,
Hnneni H o o l e a , .................................... 24 184 10,000 1,840,000
Scripture Lessons, with cuts, (bound)
12 84 2,000 168,000
Scripture Lessons, with cuts, (separate) 12 2 35,600
71,200
Ai o ka La, (Daily Food)
24 48 12,000 576,000
Hoike Uhane, (Child’s Book on the Soul) 18 66 10,000 660,000
Helu Kamalii, (Child’s Arithmetic)
24 48 10,000 480,000
Reprint of 7 signatures of the Bible,
12 84 150
12,600
Letter to the Churches, . . . .
12 24 1,000
24,000
Kumu Kanawai, (Laws, &c.) 1, 2, 3, ed. 12 24 7,600 182.000
Ike Mua, (4th edition) . . . .
12 48 10,000 480^00
Kukala a ke ’Lii, (Proclamation) .
12 2 600
1,200
Quarantine L a w s , .................................... 12 8 500
4,000
Na Kuikahi, (Treaties) . . . .
3,200
12 8 400
Small jobs, circulars, bills, etc.
10 700
7,000
640 100,550 4,500,600
�1840.]
PRINTING.
English.
Hawaiian Spectator, Vol. II, .
Hawaiian Spectator, Vol. 111,2 sig.
Covers for the Spectator, Vol. II, .
Contents for the Spectator, Vol. II,
Index for the Spectator, Vol. 11,
Hawaiian Collection of Church Music,
Covers for the Music,
Title page, &c. for the Music,
Geographical Questions, .
Minutes of the Delegate Meeting, 1838,
Minutes of the General Meeting, 1839,
Names of members of the Mat. Asso.,
Love to the House of God, (a Tract,)
Capt. Laplace’s Manifesto,
General Letter of the Board, 1838, .
Visit of the L’ Artemise, by S. N. Castle
Juvenile Primer,
. . . .
General Letter of the Board, 18S9, .
Small jobs, handbills, cards, &c., .
Total pp.
2i3 1,000 213,000
16 1,000 16,000
2 2,01)0 4.000
2 2,000 4.000
. 8 1,000 8.000
148 200 29,600
1 200
200
4 200
800
32 200 6.400
32
60 1.920
36
60 2,160
4 250 1,000
8 250 2,000
8 100
800
32
60 1.920
64 600 38,400
16 400 6.400
8
60
480
46 4,080 75,200
680 13,720
Total Hawaiian,
640 100,550 4
Total English,
680 13,720! 412,280
1,320|114,270 4,921,880
. The following works have been printed for the American Tract Society, which are included in the above estimate.
mo. pp. copies. Total pp.
Bible Lessons, with cuts, (bound) .
12 84 2,000 168,000
Bible Lessons, with cuts, (separate)
12 2 35,600 71,200
Daily Food, for 1840,
24 48 12,000 576,000
Child’s Book on the Soul, part first,
18 66 10,000 660,000
200 59,600 1,475,200
For the American Bible Society.
mo. pp. copies. Tot. pp.
Reprint of 7 signatures of the Bible, I 12 j 84 ‘| 150 |‘ "~!,6u0
12,6*
Expenses of printing from May 1,1839, to April 1, 1840, are as follows:
367 reams o f Medium paper, at $3,50, . . . $1,284,50
75 lbs. ink, at 78 c e n t s , ..............................................
58 50
Paid w o r k m e n ,...............................................................
942,60
Contingent e x p e n s e s ,..............................................]
62*22
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
16
12
12
8
12
12
12
8
16
12
Receipts.
*****
Received for job w o r k , ............................................. $ 635 29
Books sold, and otherwise accounted for by the families, 1266,96
S I,902,25
Paper on hand.
Received by Alciope, 1.200 reams.
Received by Fama,
896 reams.
In Office,
24 reams.
Total, 2,120 r6ams.
�6
BIN D ER Y .
[1840.
N ote.— The amount of printing during the period of the report has
been less than usual, owing to the absence of Mr. Hall, the printer.
Bindery.
The work performed in the Bindery is as follows:
6,000
Old Testament, Vol. II.
2/200
New Testament,
890
Bibles in one volume entire,
12,000
Ai o ka la, 1840,
2,000
Scripture History Tracts,
10,000
Hoike Uhane
5.000
Himeni Hoolea,
400
Hymns with tunes,
5.000
Helu Kamalii,
10.000
Church Covenant,
500
Scripture Geography,
2,000
Circular to the Churchss,
7,600
Laws of the King,
50
Vocabulary,
Hawaiian Spectator, Vol.II.Nos. 3 & 4, 2,000
English books, (jobs,) of various sizes, 278
65,918
Expenses
$97 1 18
Wages of workmen,
187 25
Paste board,
690 00
Leather,
Col’d paper, twine, thread, etc. 183 10
Incidental expenses,
95 46
2 J2 6 99
Printing Department, Lahainaluna .
During the year the following works have been printed.
mo. PP- cop. r
12 48 2,000 96.000
Hulikanaka, (Moral Philosophy) 4 sig.
500 18.000
Kuhikuhi, (Fish and Abbott’s Cat. No. 2) 12 S6
8 80 400 32.000
Kalaiaina, (Political Economy) 10 sig.
14.000
1,000
]4
4
Questions on Geography,
8 82 £00 9,600
Sermon, (English) . . • . . •
16 82 200 6,400
Latin Lessons, (Latin and English)
100
100
Shipping List, . . . . •
242 4,500 176,100
�1840.]
REPORTS OF STATIONS.
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Expenses.
Composition and press work, . $79,00
Folding, binding, &c., . . . 86,00
Paper, 16 reams, at £3,60, . . 57,60
Ink, . . . . . . .
2,00
Skins, thread, &c. , . . . .
12,00
I n c id e n ta ls,.................................... 10,00
-------$196,60
On hand 68 reams of paper. 100 lbs. of paste board. 25 lbs. ink.
3. Mission Seminary.
A Committee of three, consisting of Messrs. Armstrong,
Judd and Emerson, was chosen on this subject, and the
following report was adopted:
1. That in our judgment the best interests of the Sem
inary require that some changes be made.
2. That the printing and binding for the Seminary be
performed at Honolulu, so far as it can be done consis
tently with the best interests of the school.
3. That Mr. Rogers be requested to return to the print
ing establishment at Honolulu, and that Mr. Andrews be
requested to take the general superintendence of the office
at Lahainaiuna.
4. That Mr. Bailey be employed at some other station
more especially demanding his services.
5. That no more buildings be erected the ensuing year,
except grass houses, which may be necessary to accommo
date a new class.
6. That the office of Principal be dispensed with, and
the professors in the Seminary share equally in the labors
and responsibility of its government.
7. That only such native youth as are hopefully pious,
or are decidedly moral, and will give a pledge that when
they leare the school, in all ordinary cases, they will en
gage in such employments as shall be advised by the mem
ber of the mission through whom they entered fhe school,
or if otherwise they will refund the amount of $20 for each
year of their continuance in the school, shall be entitled to
the privileges of the school gratuitously. Other youth of
the requisite qualifications, who wish to enjoy the advanta
ges of the school without giving the pledge, can do so by
paying the sum of $20 a year and performing their share
of the labor in the school.
�8
REPORTS OF STATIONS.
[1840.
8. That a list of such books as are necessary for the use
of the school be furnished by the professors for the com
mittee on Assignments, that such books may be prepared
for the press as soon as possible.
4. Reports of Stations.
The following facts are derived from the Reports of
Stations.
Churches.—The present number of native churches in
the islands is 19, one at Nawiliwili, on Kauai, having been
organized during the year, under the pastoral care of Dr.
Lafon.
The whole number admitted to the churches from the
beginning, as appears from the statistical table, is 21,379.
The number admitted on examination, during the year,
is 4,179.
�1840]
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�10
CONTRIBUTIONS.
[1840.
Protracted Meetings.
Protracted meetings have been held at several stations,
and it is believed with good results.
Meeting houses and School houses.
Waialua .— Some incipient measures have been taken
towards the erection of a stone meeting house at this sta
tion.
Honolulu, 2nd Cong.— A new adobie meeting house,
which was in progress at our last General Meeting, has
been completed, and it was dedicated on the 29th of Au
gust.
TVailuku. — A meeting house is in progress at the sta
tion, and it is hoped will be completed in the course of the
summer.
One at Haiku has been completed.
Kealalcekua.— Much labor has been expended on a new
meeting house, which is not yet completed. Several new
school houses have been built.
Hilo .— Six new meeting houses, of sufficient capacity to
accommodate from 1,000 to 2,000 each, have been built
by the people of Hilo and Puna. Besides these 15 or 20
houses have been built for the accommodation of schools
and meetings. This latter class of houses will contain
from 200 to 1,000 people each.
Contributions.
Hilo .— The contributions of the people to benevolent ob
jects, in labor,fuel, food, arrow-root, kapa,&c. if valued ac
cording to the ordinary price of such articles, would prob
ably amount to $500, a large share of which has been de
voted to the support of Mrs. Coan’s Boarding School for
girls. Some has been devoted to the Boarding School for
boys, some to teachers and other benevolent objects.
In addition to the above a plantation of sugar cane, the
product of monthly concert labor, has recently been man
ufactured, producing in all about 5,400 lbs. of sugar and
400 gallons of molasses. The profits of this plantation are
appropriated to the Boarding School for Boys.
�11
CONTRIBUTIONS.
1840.]
TVaimea, Hawaii.— The report of this station shows the
sum of 1,600 dollars contributed in kapa, mats, salt, meet
ing houses and school houses, kalo patches, 8tc. This aid
to public objects is valued according to what it is supposed
it would be worth, if it had been rendered at a fair compen
sation.
Kealakekua .— Contributions at monthly concert are re
gularly made, which have amounted during the year to 200
dollars, nominally; in wood, money, kapa, &c.; the avails
of which have usually been divided among the schools for
the support of teachers.
JVailulcu.— The people, besides performing a great
amount of labor in building two meeting houses — one at
the station not quite finished, and one at Haiku — have
contributed about $200 in valuable property to the same
object.
Honolulu.— The people belonging to the 2nd church
and congaegation have contributed in labor, timber and
cash, to the amount of $150, for a bridge built the present
year in the neighborhood of the meeting house. Some of
the residents in the village contributed the planks and
spikes, and paid the carpenter’s bill for covering it.
The people of W aikiki contributed $5 20 towards the
supporf of the teacher in that place.
Kaneohe.— Contributed for benevolent objects, 100 00
Also for a bell,
120 00
E-tv a .— The church have raised about $J5 for the sup
port of schools, and about $100 towards paying for a bell.
TVaialua.— The people have contributed 150 dollars for
the support of native teachers, and 50 dollars towards the
purchase of a bell.
Koloa .— The avails of monthly concert labor and other
contributions of the church amount to about 250 dollars,
which have been appropriated to purchasing a bell, paying
teachers, &c.
»
TVaimea, Kauai .— Two schools are supported by the
people at the expense of $60; which is about the whole
amount of their yearly contribution to benevolent objects.
�12
MISSION SEMINARY.
[1840.
* Waioli.— Contributions have been made at monthly con
cert to aid in supporting teachers, and the various articles
contributed are estimated at about $50.
Besides the above the people have paid a debt of $100
for a station school house, and contributed $100 more to
wards the erection of a new meeting house.
Mission Seminary.
During part of the year all the labors of the institution
devolved upon one teacher, the rest of the year two teach
ers were occupied in its duties, aided by Mr. Bailey, prin
cipally in the secular department.
The studies have been Writing, Punctuation, Linear
Drawing, Hawaiian Grammar, Rudiments of English, Sa
cred Music, Geography and Sacred Geography, all except
the last superficially gone over; Heiu Naau, Helu Kakau,
Introduction to Algebra, Introduction to Astronomy and
Geometry, Trigonometry, Mensuration of heights and dis
tances, Navigation and Surveying, and a few lessons in
Botany.
The number of scholars at the commencement of the
year was fifty-six. During the year six for various rea
sons left, leaving fifty belonging to the school at the close
of the last term. A new class is proposed for the coming
year. The present number of teachers is three. •
Female Seminary.
The year was commenced with fifty pupils, of these five
died at the Seminary, and ten or twelve left either on ac
count of sickness or through fear arising from the preval
ence of disease; but they have returned or their places
been more than supplied by others, so that the present
number connected with the Seminary is fifty-four, of whom
eighteen are hopefully pious.
Reading, W riting, Mental and Written Arithmetic, have
been taught; also Geography, sacred and civil, Sacred
Chronology and Sacred and Hawaiian History. Singing
also ^las been taught. In these several branches the pro
gress. of the pupils has been quite respectable; though
greater proficiency would have been made had it not been
for the prevalence of sickness.
�1840.]
SCHOOL F OR T H E YOUNG C H I E F S .
13
School for the Children of the Chiefs.
Soon after the close of last general meeting Mr. and
Mrs. Cooke entered upon the duties of their appoint
ment, to which they have been devoted during the year;
the average attendance has been six scholars.
A commodious building has been erected by the govern
ment for the school and the accommodation of the teachers
and their scholars. In their report the teachers say, “ On
the 11th of April we moved into the house, and during a
vacation of about four weeks the chiefs furnished the rooms
for their children by procuring bed steads and beds, bureaus
and tables, and matting the rooms with fine native mats.
The house on the outside is 76 feet square, with a court
in the center 36 feet square. The building contains sev
enteen rooms of various dimensions including cook room,
dining room, sleeping rooms, school room 16 feet by 22
and rooms for domestics. All this has been done at an
expense of about $1500, exclusive of about $500 worth of
work, which has been done on paahao days.
Most of the $1,500 has passed through our hands, and
about two hundred of it has been paid to natives for plaster
ing, digging well, painting &c. During the year the chiefs
did nothing towards our support; but since the children have
come into our family they have furnished the table with
most of the eatables and some furniture.
The six children of the chiefs, who first came to the
school were four boys and two girls. The eldest of these
was about ten and the youngest about four years of age.
One of them, Alexander the kings adopted son, could
read a little in English books; and one, Moses, could
spell out words of one syllable. Four of them did not know
the alphabet: as for writing they knew nothing about it.
Five can now write a legible hand. We commenced,
purposing to teach them the English language, and through
that the sciences. Four of these six have attended almost
daily. Two, the kings son and a mate of his, in a few
weeks after the commencement of the school, went to
Maui, but others have taken their places. During the
year the children have been under our influence but about
three hours per day, and five days in a week. However,
they have made some progress, which encourages us in
2
�14
SCHOOL F OR T H E YOUNG C H I E F S .
[1840.
our new, very difficult, and responsible task. They have
not been so difficult to manage as we anticipated, submit
ting to the rules of school without a great deal of opposi
tion.
After a vacation of nearly four weeks, from April 8th to
May 4th, the children, seven in number, came into our
family; and a separation, to which we had looked forward
with dread, took place between these seven children and
their almost numberless servants. The first week was
one of frequent crying on the part of the children, and of
wailing on the part of the servants; but God, as we had
already begun to believe, had undertaken the work, and
he has overturned, and will, as we humbly hope, continue
to overturn, until this mass of pollution and worse than
death, which has so long surrounded, by day and by night,
the temporal and eternal interests of these children, shall
be rolled away. The second week the children became
more reconciled to their new home, and are now happy in
school and at play, and apparently in the restraints already
beginning to surround them.
On the 18th. of May the former number of seven was
increased to eleven by the arrival of the kings son and two
smaller children with him from Maui, and Kamamalu a
little girl of 18 months old, daughter of Kinau. John Ii
and his wife were added to the family as kahu, and the
only ones for all the children. In a few days another
scholar is expected to enter, which will make our number
twelve, and will be as many as we can possibly manage
considering it is to be a family school, and not a boarding
school only.5’-----Hilo Boarding Schooljor Boys ,
The buildings in contemplation for this institution are
nearly completed. The present number of scholars is 55.
Thirty of these were received during the year, most of
them in October. Among those who have been longest in
school an increasing desire for knowledge is manifest.
About 20 hold themselves candidates for admission to the
Seminary the present year.
Hilo Boarding School for Girls .
The Boarding School for girls under the direction of Mrs.
�1840.]
COMMON SCHOOLS.
15
Coan, has been greatly prospered through the year.
Health and happiness have pervaded the school. None of
the children have died and none have been dangerously ill.
The pupils still appear affectionate, amiable and docile.
The government of the school is easy, and the improve
ment of the little girls in knowledge and manners is very
gratifying. Besides the regular studies of the school much
effort has been made to instruct the girls in various branch
es of useful industry.
The number of scholars is twenty-two, fourteen of whom
are professors of religion, and the school is supported by
the voluntary contributions of the church.
Boarding School at TVaialua.
This is designed to be a self-supporting institution. Its
present members consist of nine boys and one girl. Two
hours of each day are devoted to instruction in school,
and four of each week day to labor in the field, under
the personal direction of the teacher. The plan is to en
large the school to twice its present number as soon as
means will admit.
Common Schools.
Hilo.— There have been during the past year four ex
aminations of schools in Ililo and Puna. At the first
there were examined 1068 children and 2130 adults. At
every subsequent, examination the number was not so large.
The adult members of the schools are nearly all readers,
and of the children two-fifths, not including those who sim
ply join syllables by spelling them. Throughout this di
vision there is a great destitution of competent teachers.
TVaimea, Hawaii.—
Number of schools.
30
Examinations,
26
Readers,
2397
W riters,
1141
Arithmetic,
1036
Geography,
412
�16
COMMON SCHOOLS.
[1840.
Koliala .— Schools have been poorly sustained. One
tour of examination has been made, during which all the
schools were examined; 415 children were present, of
whom 459 were readers. Adults present 1506, of whom
3095 were readers.
A school of girls at the station has been kept up most of
the year, the average number of scholars is about twentyfive.
Kealakekua.— There are in this field 24 schools and up
wards of 800 scholars.
A station school is sustained, containing from 70 to 100
scholars: the lirst class are making good progress in geography.
Kailua .— The report of schools for this station shows
the number of cildren’s schools to be twelve, with an aver
age attendance of 443 scholars, of whom 252 are readers;
adult scholars20—318 readers. A school for young females
has been taught at the station; the number of scholars fiftyfour.
lian a .— The schools connected with this station are 23
in all, the average number of scholars not ascertained.
The missionary has held a meeting expressly for the teach
ers and scholars on every other Monday, in the station
meeting house, with good effect. A class of girls has also
peen taught at the station.
Wailuku .— The children’s schools connected with this sta
tion are thirty; the average number of scholars in attend
ance is 1,000, of whom 750 are able to read.
Lahaina .— School committees have been appointed in all
the districts, whose business was to awaken interest among
parents and scholars, to collect contributions for the teach
ers and attend to such other matters as the prosperity of
the schools required. Eleven schools have existed through
the year, not including those of Kaanapali. Some have
had to struggle for existence, and several have done well,
considering how little patronage they have had from the
government.
Honolulu, 1st. — There were present 240 children at the
examination in April. Five schools, besides two at the
station of select scholars, one of males the other of females.
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SALARIES.
17
T he average number of scholars in the schools at the sta
tion, including those of the select schools, is 98.
Honolulu, c2 nd congregation.— The station school in this
division has been kept up during the year, the average
number of scholars being about 100 daily — the girls are
taught in the morning and the boys in the afternoon.
Other schools have been sustained in connection with
this division of the field.
The whole number of children present at the examina
tion in April was 87, ditto of adults 2 3 6 — M aking in all
423.
Kaneohe.— O f children’s schools in this district thers*
are ten. There has been no report of numbers; they are
in a languishing state from want of suitable teachers and
means of support.
E w a .— There has during the last year been only one
district school, and one station school. The last has been
kept up by the missionary and his wife.
W aialua.— The number of children’s schools in this dis
trict is eleven, registering 523 scholars and an average at
tendance of 275— 250 of whom are readers.
Koloa.— During a part of the year two schools were in
operation; but the chiefs, feeling their need of the services
of the teachers for officers under government, withdrew
them from their employment, and the schools were broken
UP*W aioli.— T he examination in January exhibited the
schools to be six in number, scholars enrolled 216 — aver
age attendance 153 — readers 132 — writers 60.
W aimea, K au ai.— The whole number of schools for
children in this district is 25 — scholars enrolled 564; aver
age attendance^ 14; readers 304; writers J03.
N awiliw ili.— Schools have been got up in many places
since the establishment of this station. N o numbers are
given in the report.
5. Salaries or means of Support.
T he committee to whom was referred the subject of sala
ries and means of support, presented the following report,
which was adopted:—
2*
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That they are still decidedly in favor of the change from
the common stock to the salary system, but the principle
upon which the salaries should be regulated is attended
with difficulties. Two methods have suggested themselves
to the committee.
The first method is, that a full support be allowed, and
that every member be required to keep an accurate account
of avails of services, herds, presents from natives, presents
from friends at home sent to us as missionaries, 8lc ., and
that these be included in our salary so far as they avail for
the support of our families.
The second method suggested is, that the salary be re
gulated as near as may be according to the circumstances
of every individual, taking into view the means of support
derived from the sources above mentioned in fixing the
amount of salary.
There are advantages and disadvantages attending both
these methods. The committee, therefore, recommend,
1. That every brother be allowed to decide for himself
which method he will prefer.
2. That the following items be added to the estimate of
necessary expenses for a missionary and his wife presented
at the last General M eeting; viz:
Soap,
- - 7 00
Oil,
............................................10 00
Hard ware, stoves, &c.,
- 10 00
Household furniture,
- 15 00
Horses, harness, saddle, &c.,
- 15 00
Books and stationery,
20 00
W ear and repair of time pieces,
3 00
Hospitality and charity,
20 00
100 00
Estimate of last year,
- 450 00
550 00
3. That the brethren present at this meeting decide
which method they prefer, and that the salaries for the pre
sent year be fixed accordingly; and that it be left with the
secular agents and the brethren concerned to fix upon the
salaries of those members of the mission not present at this
meeting.
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SALARIES
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R ETU R N OF MR. THURSTON,
1840.]
4. The committee recommend that the secular agents
send home yearly for a supply of such goods as are needed
in the mission, and that those goods be furnished to the
mission at cost and charges.
5. The committee recommend that the contents of boxes
of donations to the mission be disposed of like other goods
received from the Board, and that the avails be at the dis
posal of the mission, at the close of the year.
The meeting decided, according to the recommendation
in the 3rd article, that the allowance for each missionary
and his wife for the present year be $450, not including
presents, See
6. Return of Mr. Thurston and family.
This subject was referred to a committee of three, upon
which the following report was adopted.
The committee appointed to confer with Mr. Thurston
and family, in reference to their return to the United States
beg leave to report:
That having had several interviews with Mr. and Mrs.
Thurston, and having conversed freely on the subject, they
ascertain that it is still their firm conviction that their chil
dren ought to visit the United States; but, that in consid
eration of the very urgent need, at this time especially, f( r
pastoral labor at Kailua, they are willing to make the fol
lowing arrangement; that Mr. Thurston remain at his
post at Kailua, and that Mrs. Thurston, if suitable protec
tion can be found, return with the children to the U. S.
The committee, moreover, are informed that it is the
decided opinion of Doct. Judd and other physicians, that
the health of Mr. and Mrs. Bingham, especially of the lat
ter, demands a visit to the United States, and that after
mature and prayerful deliberation they are inclined to be
lieve it their duty to undertake the voyage.
The committee therefore recommend that Mr. Bingham
embrace the first favorable opportunity of going on a visit
with his family, to the United States, provided any arrange
ment can be made for a temporary supply of his church
and people, and that Mrs. Thurston and children embark
under his protection.
That should Mr. Bingham fail of going, or should it be
impracticable for him, in case of going, to take more than
�20
[1840.
his own family under his protection, that, then it be left to
Mr. Thurston either to return with his family to the United
States, or to send them under such other protection as
Providence shall offer.
7. The Education of the Children of Missionaries.
On this subject the f o llo w in g report was adopted.
1 That it is expedient to establish a boarding school at
Punahou, for the benefit of the children of the mission;
and that the work of building be commenced as soon as
the services of a teacher can be engaged.
2 That a sum not exceeding' $1000 be expended from
the funds of the mission; the same to be added to such do
nations and private subscriptions as may be obtained, for
the purpose of erecting suitable buildings for the use of the
school.
3 That Mr. Tinker be invited to take charge of the school.
4 That a committee of three be appointed whose duty
it shall be to carry the foregoing resolutions into effect as
soon as practicable.
5 That in case a competent teacher cannot be obtained
here, the Board be earnestly requested to procure, and
send out such an one as soon as practicable.
Chose as the committee recommended in the above re
port, Messrs. Judd, Smith and Castle.
8. Common Schools.
A committee of three, consisting of Messrs. Armstrong,
Dibble and Andrews, was appointed to confer with the king
and chiefs on the subject of education.
Messrs. Dibble, Judd and Clark were chosen a commit
tee to draw up an appeal in behalf of the cause of educa
tion at the islands, to be presented to foreigners and others.
Voted, That 50 dollars be appropriated to each station
for common schools.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
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A PPRO PRIA TIO N OF FUNDS.
9. Appropriation offunds.
The following is the report of the committee on this sub
ject:
Missionaries.
Alexander,
Andrews, L.
Andrews, S. L.
Armstrong,
Bailey,
Baldwin,
Bingham,
Bishop,
Bliss,
Castle,
Chamberlain,
Clark,
C oin,
Conde,
Cooke,
Dibble,
Dimond,
Emerson,
Forbes,
Green,
Gulick,
Hall,
Hitchcock,
Ives,
Johnson,
Judd,
Locke,
L yim n,
Lyons,
Mrs. Me. Donald,
Munn,
Parker,
Rogers,
Thurston,
Wilcox,
Brown,
Knapp,
Ogden,
Smith L.
Smith,
W hitney,
2 2
4
5
■2 |2 1
1
11
3 '2
5
2 i
2
4
1 ■2
i2 1
3
1
1
1
1
3 2
5
2 2
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
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3
1
2 '2
2
7
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2
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1
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2
2
5
2
3
3
3
3
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2
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2
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3
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2
2
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< I!
120 j450
ISO 450
20 |450
140 450
40 450
100 450
140 450
450
20 450
20 450
140 450
120 450
40 450
40 450
20 450
40 '450
40 450
120 1450
SO 450
80 450
240 450
40 450
80 450
20 450
40 450
140 450
(JO 450
60 450
60 450
40 150
40 450
80 450
20 450
280 450
40 450
175
450
175
450
175
450
570
(ioO
470
590
490
550
590
450
470
470
590
5/0
490
490
470
490
490
570
530
530
(>90
490
580
470
490
590
510
510
510
1!)0
490
5o0
470
730
490
175
450
175
450
175
450
20,065
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A PPR O PR IA T IO N OF FU N DS.
[1840.
Amount required for family support,
- 20,065 00
Mr. Hitchcock, for repairs,
.
56 00
“ Parker,
“
50 00
“ L. Andrews, "
25 00
“ Bishop,
“
. . .
100 00
“ Armstrong, “
60 00
“ Emerson,
“
past year,
50 00
“ Clark,
“
“
50 00
“ Wilcox, for painting and repairs
75 00
“ Dimond, repairs past year and repainting the present, 50 00
“ Johnson,
“
“
30 00
“ Castle, extraordinary traveling expenses on account of
the health of Mrs. C., and repairs the past year, 56 00
“ Rogers, extraordinary expenses on account of Mrs. R ., 20 00
“ Knapp, for expenses incurred for the mission,
82 00
“ Smith, for repairs,
20 00
“ Ives, building cook house, 60 00
“ Forbes, to meet expenses already incurred and complete
his house,
170 00
“ Conde,
do,
do.
300 00
Miss Brown,
do.
do.
100 00
#“
do.
build a workhouse, 50 00
Mr Dibble, for repairs,
100 00
“ Lyons,
building and repairs,
200 00
“ Locke, to cancel the debt incurred the past year, 1,000 00
“ Bailey, for building,
1,000 00
“ Bingham and Hall, recovering and repainting mission
house,
200 00
“ Judd, for repairs,
50 00
“ Baldwin, conveyance of goods and purchase of canoe, 250 00
1,000 00
General Meeting,
2,000 00
Printing Department,
381 00
Contingent Fund,
1,500 00
Mission Seminary,
1,400 00
Female Seminary,
750 00
Boarding School, Hilo,
600 00
Medical Departm ent,
850 00
Common Schools,
800 00
Depository,
Reserved in the hands of the Treasure in Boston for
support of returned missionaries and children, 1,500 00
35,000 00
Voted, That it be at the discretion of the secular agents
to build George Sandwich a house at the expense of the
mission.
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CO RRESPONDENCE.
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V oted, T hat M r. Cham berlain be allowed to draw from
the funds of the mission to m eet his extra expenses for the
past year.
R esolved, T hat individuals who are authorized to draw
from the contingent fund for traveling or other expenses,
shall in their drafts be limited to such an amount as shall
m eet those expenses, after deducting a sum equal to their
ordinary expenses at their stations during the same period,
clothing being excepted, and that the secular agents be
governed by this principle in the distribution of said funds.
10. Correspondence.
T he committee on correspondence recommend that the
following letters be written during the coming year, viz.
T hat the unfulfilled appointments of the last year be
continued.
T o Colleges and Theological Sem inaries. Columbia
Theo. Sem. M r. Dibble. A ndover Theo. Sem. M r. Bingham. A uburn Theo. Sem. M r. Smith. B angor Theo.
Sem. M r. G reen. M ission Institute, M issouri, M r. Alex
ander. H am ilton College, M r. Dibble. D artm outh Col.
M r. C lark. Burlington Col. M r. Em erson. Bowdoin
Col. M r. Bishop. W illiam ’s Col. M r. H itchcock. Jef
ferson Col. M r. Forbes. Am herst Col. Mr. Coan. M iddlebury Col. (Philadelphian Soc.) M r. C lark. M arion
Col. D oct. Lafon.
M issions. C hina M ission, M r. Lym an. Serampore
do. M r. Coan. Burm ah do. M r. W hitney. Ceylon do.
M r. Arm strong. M adura do. Mr. Baldwin. M ahratta
do. M r. T hurston. South Sea do. M r. T inker. M ar
quesas do. M r. Parker. Oregon do. Doct. Judd. Oregon
M ethodist do. M r. Smith. Syrian do. Mr. Green.
Societies. Am. Bible Society, M r. Bingham. Am.
T ract Soc. M r. Bingham . A m Tem p. U n., M r. Baldwin.
Individuals. M r. Spaulding, M r. Chamberlain. M r.
R uggles, M r. Thurston. D oct. A lcott, Doct. Andrews.
11. Assignm ents.
T he Com m ittee on Assignm ents report the following:
T h at of the previous assignm ents the following only be
continued.
�[1840.
1 A work on Moral Philosophy, by Mr. Armstrong.
2 A work on Hygiene,by Dr. Judd.
3 That a Daily Food be prepared with the simple text,
by Mr.. Smith.
4 That a new and corrected edition of the Bible in oc
tavo, be undertaken the present year, and the work be su
perintended by Messrs. Bingham and Bishop.
5 A Church Member’s Guide, by Mr. Baldwin.
6 A Bible Dictionary, after the form of Dwight or Alex
ander, by Mr. Emerson.
7 A Concordance of the Bible, by Mr. Andrews.
8 A Memoir of Kaahuinanu, by Mr. Bingham.
9 Periodical for schools, semi-monthly, by Mr. Andrews.
10 A Doctrinal Catechism, on the plan of the Shorter
Catechism, by Mr. Forbes.
11 A Church History, enlarged and improved, by Mr.
Green.
12 Peter Parley’s Universal History, by Mr. Green.
13 Translation of a Tract on Romanism, by Mr. Bishop.
14 School Teacher’s Manual, by Mr. Parker.
15 Domestic Economy, by Dr. Judd.
16 A work on Physiology, by Dr. Andrews.
17 Natural Philosophy, by Mr. Clark.
18 Geometry, by Mr. Alexander, (Euclid or some other.)
19 That a volume cf practical sermons in Hawaiian, be
prepared by Messrs. Coan, Conde, Dibble, Hitchcock,
Lafon, Lyman, Lyons, Smith, Thurston, Whitney, Tinker,
and that Mr. Smith receive the manuscripts, arrange them,
and carry them through the press.
Voted, That Mr. Armstrong revise the Tract on Po
pery, and print it in his own name.
12. Future Reinforcements.
The Committee on the subject of a new reinforcement
would respectfully report, that in looking over the w7hole
field they perceive that there are several places where the
destitution of the people calls loudly for some one to break
to them the bread of life. Some are destitute of any one
to preach to them the gospel, while others have no suitable
teachers to gather their children and youth into school, and
instruct them in the art of reading, &c. They are there
fore peculiarly exposed to the insidious wilds of the ad24
FUTURE REINFORCEMENTS.
�1840.]
LOCATION.
versary, that is now coming in like a flood. H ence all
proper efforts should be made as soon as possible to furnish
them with the privileges and means of grace, which their
circum stances require. T he Committee therefore submit
the following resolutions.
1. T hat the mission, in their G eneral L etter, make an
earnest appeal to the B oard for a new reinforcement to aid
in carrying forward the cause of C hrist in these islands.
2. T hat in order to m eet the present urgent demand for
laborers in several places in the islands, said reinforce
m ent should consist of the following missionaries and as
sistant m issionaries; viz. one m issionary and teacher for
K ailua, one m issionary and teacher for Kohala, one phy
sician or teacher for H ana, one teacher for W ailuku; also,
two physicians for the islands of H aw aii and M olokai, to
be located by the mission when they shall arrive, and a
teacher and wife for missionaries children, to be located
at Punahou.
3. T hat the Committee appointed to prepare the G eneral
L etter, be instructed to present to the Board the peculiar
claims o f the places referred to, in the above resolution, for
the m issionaries and assistant missionaries recommended in
this report.
13. N ext General Meeting.
Voted, T hat when this m eeting adjourn, it adjourn to
m eet at H onolulu, on the second W ednesday of M ay, 1841.
14. Location.
A report on this subject was adopted, but subsequent
arrangem ents prevented the changes contemplated in it
from being carried into effect.
V oted, T o refer the location of the expected physician,
and the physician on H aw aii, to a committee of five, one
to be chosen from H awaii, one from Lahainaluna, and three
promiscuously. C hose M essrs. Thurston, C lark, Judd,
L ym an and A rm strong.
T he committee appointed to take m easures tQ supply
M r. B ingham ’s place, during his absence, provided he
conclude to return to the U nited States, proposed that M r.
A rm strong remove to H onolulu for that purpose, and that
Mr. Bailey, instead of removing to K ohala to maintain that
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STANDING COMMITTEES.
[1840.
station aione, be requested to reside for the present at
Wailuku to assist Mr. Green.
Mr. Bliss consented to return to Kohala, to sustain alone
for the present the labors of that station.
15. Bible and Tract Societies.
Voted, That the treasurer of the mission be requested
to make nut a fair account current between the mission
and the American Bible and Tract Societies.
16. Distribution of Books from the Board.
Voted, That the books recently received from the Board,
be sold at auction to the members of the mission, to the
highest bidder, excepting those books already in the Li
brary of the Maternal Association.
Voted, That a committee of three be appointed to dis
tribute the Bibles and Testaments sent out by the A. B. S.
for the families of the mission. This committee were
Messrs. Andrews, Clark and Dibble.
D tij of Fasting and Prayer.
Wednesday, June 27, vvas observed as a day of fasting
and prayer, by appointment of the meeting.
Standing Committees.
Trustees for Mission and Female Seminary: chose
Messrs Andrews Armstrong, Clark, Dibble, Green,
Hitchcock and Richard*.
M E O Hil i was added to the Printing Committee for
the Mission Press at Honolulu.
�A PPE N D IX .
Honolulu, July 28, 1840.
At a meeting of the Printing Committee of the Sandwich Islands Mission convened at the house of Mr. Cham
berlain:
1. Resolved, That the printing of the new edition of the
Bible, 8vo., recommended by the mission, be commenced
forthwith, and prosecuted with as much despatch as the
circumstances of the department will admit.
2. Resolved, That the remainnig sheets of the former
edition of the Bible now on hand, be bound as fast as pos
sible, in a neat and compact form, and sent to the different
stations for a speedy distribution at a reduced price.
3. Resolved, That while the cost of each Bible is at
least two dollars, we recommend that in their distribution
they be disposed of either by sale or gift according to the
ability of the applicant.
4. Resolved, That we will regard the grant of $10,000
from the Philadelphia Bible Society to be already exhaust
ed on two editions of the New Testament already printed,
and that the balance of funds for printing the sacred
scriptures now on hand, be considered as belonging to the
grants of the American Bible Society to be applied to a
new edition of the Bible.
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