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T H E M IN U T E S
OF T H E
GENERAL MEETING
OF T H E
SAND W IC H ISLA N D S MISSION,
H ELD AT HONOLULU,
A P R IL
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M AY, 1849. .
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The meeting commenced on Monday, April 9th, and
continued till Monday, May 7th. Present,
H ilo,
R ev. T i t u s C o a n ,
“ D. B. L y m a n ,
“ J. D . P a r i s ,
“ J. F. P o g u e ,
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E. W h ittle sey ,
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D T. C o n d e ,
Kau,
Kealakeakua,
Kailua,
Kohala,
H ana,
W ailuku,
Mr. E . B a i l e y ,
R ev. W . P . A l e x a n d e r ,
Lahainaluna,
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A. T h u rston ,
E. Bond,
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C. B A n d rew s,
D . B a ldw in,
H. R. H itc h c o c k ,
S. G. D w i g h t ,
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L. S m i t h ,
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E. W . C la rk ,
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Haicuii.
v M aui
Lahaina,
Kaluaaha,
Mr. S. N . C a s t l e ,
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A . S. C ooke,
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H . D i MOND,
E . O. H a l l ,
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“ E. H . R o g e r s ,
R ev. A . B i s h o p ,
“ J S E m erson,
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P . J. G it l ic k ,
f< B. W . P a r k e r ,
“ D. D ole,
M r. W . H
R
ic e ,
Honolulu,
Oahu.
Ewa,
W aialua,
u
Kaneohe,
Punahou,
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Koloa,
J W. S m i t h , M. D .,
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Rev. G B R o w e l l ,
Waimea,
}• Kauai.
W aioli,
<c E. J o h n s o n ,
Mr. A . W i l c o x ,
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C . E . W e t m o r e , M. D ., 12th Reinforcement.
Organization.
R ev. D . T. C o n d e , w a s chosen Moderator.
Mr. A. S. C o o k e , Scribe, and
R e v . S. G . D w i g h t , Assistant Scribe.
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Reception of the 12th Reinforcement,
It having pleased th e G reat head o f the church to send to our aid a
12th reinforcem ent, consisting o f C h a r l e s H. W e t m o r e , M. D , and
his wife L u c y S. T . W e t m o r e ,
R eso lved , T h at with gratitude to Alm ighty God we cordially w el
come this brother and sister to the fraternal love and Christian affec
tion o f this Mission, and invite them to ta k e p a rt w ith us in the work o f
th e Lord at these Islands.
L ist of Overtures.
1.
2.
3.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Religious Exercises.
Com m ittee to write the G eneral L e tte r.
M inutes o f G eneral M eeting.
Correspondence.
R eports o f S tations and Standing Com m ittees.
L ocation.
Appropriation o f Funds.
Dr. A nderson’s G eneral L e tte r o f July 19,1848.
Sem inary at L ahainaluna.
Fem ale Sem inary at W ailuku.
Boarding School a t Hilo.
Punahou School.
Assignm ents.
Division o f Mission Herds.
Medical D ep artm ent.
Standing C om m ittees.
1.
Messrs.
2.
Messrs.
3.
Committee on Religious Exercises.
C l a r k and
L.
S m it h .
Committee to write the General L etter.
P a r k e r , B a l d w in
and
Bond.
Committee to prepare Minutes of General Meeting.
M e ssrs. D w i g h t , R i c e , P o g u e , W h it t l e s e y a n d W il c o x .
5.
Reports of Stations.
and P u n a —T he mysterious dealings o f Divine Providence with
this people during the pnst year, though in some o f 1heir aspects si ill
d a r k , a r e not devoid o f light, even to our w eak vision. T he angel o f
th e Lord has passed through the land with his drawn sw ord, and the n a
tion has been decim ated. W e have seen the affecting ppcctpcln o f a
whole people prostrated at once by pestilence, like a forest before a
mighty tem p est. Onr ears have heard the startling^ death-w ajl coming
up from every ham let o f the land, while the angei o f vengeance w'as de
stroying in all our coasts.
Tem poral Im provem ents.—fn regard to these, there is lit fie *o be said*
T h e hand o f God was so heavy upon the people that they bow ed be*
neath it by thousands without pow er to raise them selves. C onsequent
ly their secular aflliu's have received a shock, from which they cannot
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soon recover. T h ey are in a less prosperous sta te than before the com
m encem ent o f the epidem ics.
Schools.—T h e schools in this field have been in operation most of the
tim e during the y ear, but with reduced num bers, and with less vigor than
usual. T h ey were prosperous at the com m encem ent o f the missionary
y e a r, but the sickness and the flooding rains alm ost annihilated them for
several m onths T h ey are now revived with a good degree o f promise*
C o ntributions.—T h e people have contributed from their poverty, and
and in the midst o f their sorrow s, $>*6*26.12 in cash, arid other articles for
th e support o f their pastor., &c. W hen reduced to cash value the sum
is $541. Besides, four rough stone meeting houses, and one in the an
cient style have been built at out stations, by the voluntary efforts o f the
ch u rch . O ther m eeting houses in the Held have been repaired, new
seats, plain pulpits, m ats, &c , have been introduced. All the labor, &c.
expended on these houses o f worship m ay be estim ated at 1,200 dollars.
Som ething has also been done for the poor.
R o m a n ism .—Rom anism has m ade no progress during the year. On
th e co n trary , it is the impression o f the p astor, th a t its influence has
declined.
Census.—P resent population about 9,000; the num ber o f deaths for
th e y ear 1848, 934; birtlrs, 173, and the larger part o f these survived
th eir birth but. a little while. D ecrease o f population in the field since
1846 is about 1,100.
S ta te o f the Chur-ch.—T h e pastor says, ‘On the w hole, we think the
tru th is gaining ground, that the gospel is taking root in the hearts o f the
p eo p le, and th a t a more solid, enlightened and enduring piety is pre
vailing in the church
H ilo B o a rd in g S chooi o f Rev. D . 13, L ym an.—Like m ost m em bers
•of the Mission, tl*e teachers o f this school have found the last y ear to be
r>ne calling for a more than usu il variety o f care and labor. Soon afler
the close o f the last G eneral M eeting tli-eir valuable and only native
assistant went into a decline. He died eaily in Novem ber, leaving good
reason to hope that the loss-©fthe school was his gain. T h e scholars, as
well as the children o f the teach er’s fam ily, all had the measles and the
hooping cough during the year. T he last o f D ecem ber one boy died
f.oin an atta c k o f paralysis £o f ir as health h as allowed attention has
been given to the usual studies, reading, srnging, writing, com position,
G eography, Arithm etic, A lgebra, N atural T heology, &e. O f the 52
boys m embers o f the school, at the date o f the last report, 12 have been
dismissed at different tim es, m ost-of whom are now teachers. A new
class o f 23 was received in Septem ber. O ne has died. T he present
num ber o f pupils is^62. In June last the school received from the gov
ernm ent a ch arter o f incorporation, with a grant -of 40 acres o f land.
T h e expenses o f the school for the last 11 m onths have exceeded the
avails o f the scholars’ ordinary labor by about $25'K 13y ex tra v o lu n ta
ry labor the pupils o f this school have raised about $40 in aid of the A.
B. C. F !YI. T h e re has been no case the last year requiring e*tra disci
pline. Just one h a lf o f the scholars are church members.
K a u .—D uring ths p ast y ear both the pasto r o f this church, and his
associates were under the necessity, in the Providence o f God, o f being
absent for a season from the people o f their charge. During this ab
sence th ey were visited w ith sickness, and passed through seasons of
anxious solicitude. B ut the Lord was gracious, and they were restored
to their station in safety , with good h ealth and spirits.
S ta te -of R elig io n .—'The -sweet influences o f Divine grace have pene
tra te d th e mists and darkness, aird m any h earts have heem clneered^
i§uic!ve«ed and refreshed. O h returning hom e fhoan the la s t G eneral
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M eeting the pastor Found a good degree o f interest am ong a part o f the
people. Christiana were aw ake and prayerful, and there appeared more
th an usual thoughtfulness and seriousness among the inquirers. A num
ber o f these, it is hoped, have been renewed by the Holy Spirit. G od’s
providential dealings with this church and people have not been in vain.
B enevolence.—T h e people o f this field are poor; they have, how ever,
contributed at m onthly concerts, since last Ju n e , $50 in cash; in oth er
articles not less than $120. T hey have also contributed 25 or 80 dollars
for plastering the walls o f the m eeting house, besides taking from the
ship, and carrying the most o f Mr. K inney’s furniiure> & c ., from the
sea shore to the station; the distance o f 7 or 8 miles.
Sabbath S ch o o ls.—For several m onths these were either suspended,
or but thinly attended. P arents, teachers and children were all pros
tra te , with few exceptions, a t the sam e tim e. As tf;e people began to
recover, how ever, the Sabbath schools were revived, and the interest
and signs o f returning life, both in teachers and pupils, adults and chil
dren were very cheering.
Common Sch o o ls.—T h e whole num ber o f P rotestant schools in this
district ir 13, wiih S97 children. Tiie^e have suffered much for th e w ant
of*a good school superintendent, nnd from the fact that the pastor has
b«en necessarily absent from the field so much o f his time for the last 2
or 6 years. A nother cause of injury to the schools has been the dishon
esty o f the tax gatherer.
C iv iliza tio n .—T h is is only com parative, and but. few understand whnt
is rifnnt. by H aw aiian civilization. T he people aie far from being a
highly civilized people. T h ey are rough, unpolished blocks from a m is
erable quarrv. And yet they have quite a sm attering-of the civilr/ed
varnish o f hypocrisy, duplicity, &c
In the opinion o f the p asto r,
fem ale idleness is the great hindrance to civilization, and the prolific
Sxirce o f more evils to this nation, and to the cause o f truth and right
eousness th an all o ther evils put together.
K e a l a k e a k u a and K e a l i a .—T he circum stances under which the
missionary year w as commenced at this station were in m any lespecls
peculiar. A new relation — a f amilv of his o wn to provide for — a new
field of lnbor in m any respects differen* from the one he left — i strange
people with whom it was n ecessa y to becom e acquainted before he
could expect to do them much good, and no fellow-laborer with w hom
he might tak e counsel in times o f perplexity and doubt. In the midst o f
those novel circum stances they have not been without the tokens of His
favor, who has said, ‘ I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. ’
S ta te o f R e lig io n .—It cannot be said that there has been a n y th in g
like a revival in this field during the past year T h e congregations upon
the S ab b ath A. m have been for the most part rcsrectab le ; those on
the p . m , and o n week days, have bepn sm aller. Meetings on the S ab
bath have been sustained in seven villages.
Sabbath School —Almost all the pupils who attend d^y school m eet
to g eth er on S abbath a . m . T here is not, however, th at solem nity and
feeling am ong th e scholars which is desirable.
Common Schools.—T hese are prosperous. T h ey num ber 27, taught
by 27 teachers. T h e w ages o f the teachers ranges from 7 to 20 cents per
day . T h e present, debt of the schools is $ 173.84.
C ontributions.—T hese have been very sm all, though the people have
contributed som ething every m onth. T w enty dollars have been given
tow ards rebuilding the m eeting house at W aim ea, K auai. A t t a tched
m eeting bouse has been built, and sam e preparations have befe made
tow ards buikiiug a perm anent house o f worship at one o t the out tta -
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tions: besides these, v a r i o u s a r t i c l e s h a v e b e e n c o n t r i b u t e d w h i c h h a v e
not yet been turned into cash.
R o m a n ism .—The Catholics are active, and in some places have influ
en ce; though they do not seem to be making m any proselytes. No
m em ber o f our church in regular standing has gone over to them. T hey
have 4 schools with 4 teachers; their wages ranging from 4 to 9 cei.ts.
Census —T h e num ber o f persons reported in this field in Ja n u ary ,
1849, w as 3,484; the death s, 28o; births, 32.
K a i l u a —T h e labors o f this station have been performed a s usual
with the exception o f three S abbaths in Ja n u ary , when the influenza pre
vailed, during which time the public services o f the S abbath were p er
formed by the deacons o f the church.
S ta te o f the Church.—T h e state o f religious interest in the church has
been rath er low the past year. T here have been no additions on exam
ination. T h e hand o f the Lord has been lifted up, but the people have
iso! seen it. In the midst of the ravages and reign o f d eath, a sti.pidily
has been manifested truly appalling.
Common Schools.—T fu se are on the whole in a prosperous stale.
T h e interest which parents, teachers and prpils feel in them , appears to
be increasing. T h e dent due to the teachers is nearly paid up. T hese
schools num ber 17, with 27 teachers, and £82 pupils.
R o ma n ism —It is not known that the R om anists are increasing in this
region. T h ey have six schools, and six teachers, and 127 pupils.
C o n trib u tio n s—T he people have contributed friS during the year for
th e support o f their pastor.
W a i m f a —T he y ear to which this report relates, contains several
ite m so f a peculiar character. T h e year itself has been peculiarly short,
both ends having been cut off by General Meeting T he passage of
the pastor and family from Honolulu to K aw aihae was peculiarly pleas
ant T h eir detention afier anchorage at Kawaifiae was peculiarly long,
and in some respects: peculiarly provoking. T he year has been peculiar
for th e’frus' r :?ion of plans It has also been a year peculiar for 1lie judg
m ents o f God, and lastly it has been a year peculiarly distinguished for
G o d ’s mercies.
Common Schools.—T hese " ere in successful operation till the epidem"
ics appeared. A fter th at they were ;>11 broken up to give teachers and
pupils an opportunity to le.iin som ething o f the nature o f m easles and
hooping cough. T ak en as a w hole, the schools do not seem to he as
premising as they once were. T h e teachers are losing their energy, and
hence their schools do not em brace so m any blight and premising pupils
:»s at some former period.*. T h e whole number o f P rotestant schools is
21 with 29 teachers, and 853 pupils.
Sabbath Schools —T h ey exist oil over the field, embracing both chil
dren and adults. But they a re not s o v e ll attended as they would be,
liad they better qualified teachers and superinte ndents.
The Chnrch.es.—The«e h av e been peculiarly free from offences th at
called for discipline. T h e pastor has not been called to exercise the
p iinful d tv o f excom m unication in a single instance, and the num ber
suspended is com paratively sm all, not averaging throe in a hundred ,As
soon as G od’s avenging hand seemed to he rem oved, the pastor com
m enced a tmir through his field T h e Lord had gone before him with
his S p irit, and accom panied him in all his labors. Im penitent sinners
trem bled, hardened souls, made Ten-fold harder by resistance through
successive revivals, melted and subm itted. A postates who had tor
years presented theii brazen fronts, and bid defiance to a ll the w eapons
�u sed to reclaim them ; who laughed to scorn the good people o f God,
and prided them selves on their successful obstinacy, came out o f their
•fortified holds—threw aw ay their former weapons o f defence, exclaim ing,
Mt is o f no use ! we have fought against God long eno u g h .” It was a
wonderful tim e—- tinwj o f G od’s power. O f the professed converts o f
this and previous revivals 96 have been received to the church, and m any
put over for further trial.
B en evo len ce,- T h e churches have done som ething in th e line o f be
nevolence. T h e contributions for 1848 am ount to $357,88, which is
$194 less than it was for 1847; o f this $74.75 was cash; the rem ainder
consists in d o lh , shirts, pants, co.its. goats, kulo, k ap a, &c. T he pas
to r rem arks, ‘Ail my efforts to lead the churches to a course of system
atic benevolence have thus far failed.*
Tem perance.—T he cause o f tem perance was never m ore flourishing.
Intoxicating liquors find no quarters in the field.
C iviliza tio n —Civilization is on the march. T h e late festivals showed
progress; more tables, b etter furnished, more order and quietness.
A no ther characteristic of civilization is the greatly improved state o f the
roads in some parts o f the fidd. Horses, cattle, sheep and goats ase
■multiplying and filling the land.
P o p ery.—'The soil o f this part o f Hawaii does not seem to be very well
fitted for the growth o f popery. 'The priests, however, keep on digging
and planting and w atering, and trying to m ake it productive. T here
are in tnis field two popish schools with 37 pupils.
K o h a l a —Both with tl*e missionary and the people o f this field, the
y e a r 1848 has been em phatically a year o f blessing and chastisings.
T h e ingredients o f jo y and sorrow have each entered, in unusually lar^e
proportion, into the com bination o f Providences which form the history
o f the period now under review*
Church.—T h ere has been nothing peculiarly deserving o f rem ark in
th e spirit u al condition o f this church the past year. No special influen
ces of the Holy Spirit h ive been experienced. A few indeed, and but a
fe v, have been received to the church on profession, but they were cases
o f long standing in the list of inquirers.
C o n trib u tio n s—T hese for m issionary purposes have am ounted to
,^20{); about one h alf in cash. A larger sum would have been raised had
no t the sickness p revented.
Sabbath Schools.—O u rS ib b a th school has been large and interesting.
N early 490 scholars have attended, notw ithstanding the unusual num ber
o f rainy and inclem ent Sabbaths.
Common Sch o o ls,—During the past, nine m onths o f the y ear, the
schools gave evidence o f steady advance. Seven new school houses of
slone with mud m ortar have been erected, besides considerable repairs
upon several otlvers Tlio pupils hnve far more generally be-jn supplied
with books th e past y ear th ;>n before. ‘T his is,1,the pastor rem arks,
‘‘the seventh year o f my own little school, it has been continued as
nsu il until O ctober. T h e school has been sustained only with the utm ost
difficulty. T h e num ber o f pupils connected with the school during the
y ear ha«been 27; nine o f these entered the Hi^h School in Hilo in S ep
tem ber last; 3 were dismissed on account o f sickrress, and 5 for general
1 >ck o f prom ise. T h e remaining 10 are still with me. T he annual ex
pense o f the school, independent o f teacher w ages, is about $175, cash.’
P o p ery.—T here has been little if any increase rn the num ber o f papis»s during the p ast year. T here are certainly no more papists in the
tie! 1, than there were three or fo'?r years since. T hey have two scfo®ok
in o p eratio n , em bracing about €0 o r 70 pupils.
�H a n a , M a u i.— "So new things have occurred here. T h ere was some
curiosity m anifested to see the new pastor; and the m eetings, till the
sickness prevented, were well attended.
B enevolence.—T h e contributions during the past y ear am ount to
about $55. T his has been applied to the paym ent o f the debt on the
church edifice T h e people do not manifest a spirit o f cordial benevo
lence if we m ay judge by their willingness to labor tor the com pletion
of the L o rd ’s house.
Schools.—T h ese during the past year have been quite feeble, on a c
count o f the teach ers’ not getting their pay. Several new school houses
are needed, and will soon be built. T here are now 2 8 P rotestant schools,
16 C atholic schools, 953 P ro testan t scholars, 464 Catholic scholars. A
select school has recently been com m enced at the sta tio n , under the care
of the School S uperintendent. It contains about 30 scholars.
YV a t l . u k u , —T h e new pastor entered upon his duties at this station
in Septem ber, and soon after the pestilence entered the field. It e n te r
ed his dw elling, and a precious child has been removed by death from
his em brace. T hese Providences arrested all his plans for several
m onths, and they have left efiects which tim e will not remove Since
these events the general health o f the people has improved, though
m any are stiil suffering from extrem e debility.
Schools.—T h ere are 24 schools, and 24 teachers in the field. T h e
num ber o f scholars 837. T h ey have been in operation, except during
th e sickness, all the y e a r. T h ere has been but one public exam ination.
R e lig io n .—T h e p astor has not yet had opportunity to become ac
quainted p e r s o n a l l y w i t h the C h r i s t i a n walk o f his people. M any a p
p ear w ell, and some are em inently pious. No cases o f discipline have
occurred during the last seven m onths. 68 received into the church.
B enevolence.—T h e contributions have been less than in previous
y e a rs, in consequence o f the sickness. For the support of their pastor
th ey have contributed from 5 to 35 dollars a m onth.
Female S em in a ry.—T h e Sem inary has shared with the people in the
general distresses th a t have visited the Islands; 5 pupils have died, one
a girl o f much prom ise, and a professor o f religion. It was ent irely sus
pended during the time o f the sickness, and the time o f the teachers oc
cupied in visiting the sick, doctoring and nursing them . One pupil has
been added to the church, and there has been some seriousness at tim es.
At the com m encem ent o f the y ear the num ber o f pupils was 43; left dur
ing the y ear, 35; died, 5; num ber o f church m em bers, 8. T h e building
proposed last yenr has been put up T h e store room is als<> going up.
T h e School is deeply in debt. T h e School has received as donations
from various quarters, $120.50.
L a h a i i v a .—T h e sta te o f the church has not been very different from
former y ears, though a few who never before m ade any prehensions t o
seriousness now ap p ear to be aw ake in religion. Never before, since
the formation o f the church, have so few cases o f discipline occurred as
during the past year. N one have been excom m unicated, three or four
h iv e been suspended for different offences, and a large proportion o f
those, previously suspended, have been restored to the church. In con
sequence of the sickness there has been a hissifude o f soul and debility
o f body among th e people, but not, it is hoped, a diminution of piety in
the church.
R om anism .—T here have been tw o papist priests at L ahaina. T h ey
are perfectly quiet. T h ey genernlly keep on their own premises. T h e
priests act as if they do not expect to m ake conquests. T hey have ser*
vices on the S abbath.
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Benevolence,—T he church has raised $500 for the w ork on their own
church edifice.
C iviliza tio n .—Some im provem ent has been m ade in houses, lands, &c.
but more houses have fallen down than have been built up, and m any
fences have been leveled to the ground.
Schools.—'There are 1*2 schools in L ahaina, and 9 or 10 in the ou*
stations. All were suspended about 3 m onths, on account o f sickness*
but they have been resumed, and bid fair to prosper as in form er tim es.
T h ree school houses have been prostrated by the rains, and have not
been rebuilt. T h ere is no school debt. T h e labor tax under the pres
en t law will be sufficient for their support. T h e schools have been
visited by the pastor and school superintendent. T here has been no
public exam ination. $200 worth o f books have been sold.
L ahainaluna S em inary.—T h e Sem inary has not passed unscathed
through the fires o f affliction th a t have been kindled upon this people.
T h e epidemics have visited the School and have greatly affected it.
Sickness in the family o f Mr. Alexander, for many m onths prevented his
doing m uch, and ihrew much labor on his untried associate T h e stud
ies have been much broken up and in consequence o f this and the call to
General M eeting, the teachers did not consider it expedient to hold an
exam ination.
T h e num ber o f scholars has averaged 64, one died O ct. 6th, four re
turned home on account o f ill h ealth , o f these, one has since died. T w o
have been expelled for im m orality. T en have gone forth we hope to do
gGod and be a blessing.
T h e studies o f the Theological class have been D idactic T heology;
com position and delivery o f Serm ons; Q u ad ratic Equations, and review
o f A lgebra.
Middle clnss, G eom etry; T rigonom etry; Moral Philoso
phy ; Q u ad ratic Equations, and Algebra.
Junior class, A lgebra; G e
o m etry ; Bible H istory, and Penm anship. One afternoon each week has
been devoted to a rhetorical and oratorical exercise by all the classes.
All have been taught vocal music, and have m ade proficiency therein.
No new class has yet been called in this year.
T he expenses o f the institution have been reduced as much as possi
ble, and thereby som ething has been saved. $129 had been expended on
the upper w ater course, when it w as suspended* Very little food has
been purchased for the school.
K a a n a p a l i has received a new pastor appointed by the H aw aiian
Association. Several things tend to pull down this parish. T h eir pas
tor resides 8 or 10 miles from them . T h ey have never had a resident
missionary family to send its hallow ed influence am ong them , and th e
herds of cattle from L ahaina range over and injure m aterially their
firm s. T h ere are fwe congregations, num bering tw o and three hundred
respectively. During the year K ahakuloa was added to this field. T h e
sicknesses have been in this field, and it has lost one ninth o f its popu
lation.
R e lig io n —T h e attendance on public worship is increasing. No ad
missions by profession this y ear, though there are some inquirers. N um
ber o f church members 230. Several suspended church m em bers have
been restore!. T h e church is united, and the num ber o f cases of disci
pline diminishing. T he people are buying books, and in this show a
■commendable progress
M o l o k a i . —A ievival comm enced previous to the last General M eet
ing, and continued to p r e v a i l on the whole Island for several m onths.
T h is revival was different from former ones, in the fact that many seem
ed to be more anxious for the salvation o f others. Individuals went from
�place to place holding m eetings, and were very successful; being accom
panied ap p aren tly by the influence o f the Holy Spirit. Very few- cases
o f discipline have occurred; no excom munications. T h e attendance on
public worship, before and since the sickness, has been very good.
M any have been hopefully converted.
Sabbath S c h o o ls.—T hese were in a flourishing sta te till the sickness
suspended them four m onths. T h e last two months they have again be
come prosperous, though som ew hat thinned by death and rem aining
disease. T h e native superintendent is a very capable man. T h e D aily
Food is com m itted to mem ory by all the children who can read.
B enevolent E ffo r ts .—T h e contributions have greatly increased, those
at the m onthly concert have averaged $132.50 a month. A goodly por
tion of this has been contributed by the school children. T h e people
have contributed an enlarged am ount for the support o f their m issiona
ries. For the building o f churches and the support o f the poor, they
have also given o f their substance*
Schools and E d u c a tio n —Till the tim e o f the pestilence they were
flourishing. W hen th a t cam e on they were suspended til i the beginning of
February. T h ere has been but one exam ination. T he debt to the teachers
a t the end o f the y ear, w as betw een three and four hundred dollars.
T his has been paid, and it is hoped th a t funds will be sufficient to p re
vent indebtedness again.
T h e m o rtality through th e w hole y e a r has been large, and during the
prevalence o f sickness was very great. T h e tolling bell was heard
n u n y tim es every day to tell th at another and another had passed aw ay.
W ho le num ber o f d eaths 453; whole num ber by the epidemics 371.
H o n o l u l u . —F ir st Church. Mr. C lark entered upon his labors in
this parish, Sept. 1,1848. H e reports having been assisted at the sta
tion by various individuals. At W ailu p e, one o f the outposts, a native
assistant has been em ployed. M anoa, another outpost, has been under
the charge o f Mr. Rice. M r, L. Andrews also has held a m eeting once
a w eek in Nuuanu valley.
K aili, an invaluable, talen ted and zealous native preacher, who had
just entered upon his labors at W aikiki, fell a prey to the prevailing e p
idemics in October last. His loss is deeply felt by the p asto r, and by
all who knew his w orth.
S ta te o f the Church.— More th an one tenth o f the m embers o f this
church have died the past y ear, am ong whom were som e o f the most
active and influential men. 280 have been received to church privileges,
m ost o f whom had long been regarded as hopefully pious. T here have
been but few exclusions from th e church. T h ere has been no general
revival o f religion in this parish this y e a r; still there was a good degree
o f religious interest manifest am ong the people during the early part of
the y ear, and until they w ere prostrated by sickness in October.
B enevolent E ffo r ts —T h e sum o f $273.19 has been contributed for the
support o f preaching, $43.19 o f which have been paid to native assist
ants. M onthly concert contributions $64.98.
Second C hurch.—T h e interesting sta te o f things reported as existing
in this field at the last G eneral M eeting, continued through the sum m er,
till th e communion season in O ctober, when more than a hundred were
received to th e church, on profession o f their faith in Christ. Im m edi
ately after this season, alm ost the whole population were stricken down
by pestilence, which carried off 120 m embers o f this church. T h e sick
ness was so general and so severe, th a t all plans w ere, for the time being,
frustrated .
It nas pleased the F ath er o f m ercies again to afflict the mission family
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at this station, by removing from their em brace a beloved child, thus
rending their hearts with sore personal bereavem ent , and thereby quali
fying them to sym pathise more fully with their afflicted people.
Schools.—At the fall exam ination there were 14 schools, 14 teachers,
and 500 scholars. T h e schools suffered much interruption from the epi
demics—they have, however, been revived since the sickness passed off,
but as y et have had no exam ination. One large stone school honse is
now in process o f building, and three or four more are contem plated
this year.
T h ere were reported 793 deaths, and 132 births, w ithin the limits o f
this parish in 1848. T h e whole population o f the parish is 5,980, includ
ing all classes; 50 church m embers have died since the first of Ja n u ary ,
1849, and probably an equal proportion o f those out o f the church.
C ontributions.—About $‘950 have been contributed by the people, and
$450 m ore, m ostly by foreign residents, for the purpose o f purchasing
m aterials to shingle the roof o f the m eeting house; $800 or $900 more
will be needed to com plete the work. M onthly concert contributions
$25.
R o ya l School.—-This school has suffered in common w ith the w hole
nation by the epidem ics, which have visited the Islands during the y ear
under review , but the angel o f death has not been perm itted to lay his
icy hand upon any one conuected w ith it. It is hoped th a t the experi
ence acquired, and the good feelings engendered in the efforts o f the
scholars to prom ote each o th er’s comfort while sick, and also for the
comfort o f m any o f their people, will be o f more lasting benefit to them
th an all the book knowledge they could have acquired during th a t peri
od of time.
T w o o f the older m embers o f the School, viz. L ot and A lexander, (in
accordance with the wishes o f the Privy Council) left the School in
F ebruary to engage in the active duties o f life, and they now reside in
the family o f Mr. Bates. One o f them is engaged in the office o f Mr.
B ates, and the other in th at of Judge Lee.
T h e studies have been B ailey’s Algebra, Bullion’s English G ram m ar,
T hom pson’s Legendre (G eom etry,) E m erson’s A rithm etic, P a rt 3d,
P a rle y ’s Second Book o f H istory, S m ith’s English G ram m ar, O lm sted’s
Rudim ents o f N atural Philosophy and A stronom y, P a rle y ’s T hird B ook
o f H istory, hm erson’s A rithm etic, P a rt 2d, M itchell’s G eography and
A tlas, W eb ster’s Spelling B ook, review o f W orcester’s T hird Heading
B ook, etc., etc.
T h e expenses o f the School the past y ear have been $3,005. E ach
parent or guardian pays annually $200 for each scholar, and the balance
o f the expenses is defrayed by G overnm ent.
Punahou S chool.—T his school has suffered in comm on with all other
schools on th e Islands from sickness, causing a suspension in its opera
tions, consequently only 23 w eeks o f school are reported the past y ear.
In teim tim e there have been five daily recitations in G reek and L atin ,
one in A stronom y or K eith on th e G lobes, three in G eography, one in
English G ram m ar, during the last term , besides A rithm etic, R eading,
Spelling, etc., etc. N um ber o f pupils less than 30.
T h e condition o f the School is as prosperous as parents and teachers
could reasonably expect. N ever w as there a school more easy to be
governed. Never have 30 scholars attended school for so long a tim e,
with g reater harm ony; and it m ay well be doubted, considering th a t the
school has been together only 23 weeks during the y ear, w hether a
school can be found, th a t has m ade more decided im provem ent. In
writing and declam ation the advance has been most m arked.
E w a and W a i a n a e .—U p to th e m onth o f O c t o b e r religious m eet
ings were well attended, still there w as perceptible a gradual decline o f
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religious interest, to gether with an increased worldliness am ong the p ro
fessed people of God. At this time the epidemics commenced their
ravages am ong this people. In eleven m onths 160 members o f the
churches a t Ew a and W aianae deceased. Since tho sickness, more re
ligious ap ath y has been apparent than before.
B enevolent E ffo r ts .—T h e W aianae church have supported their na
tive preacher, who has continued faithful and useful. In addition to
this, the people o f W aian ae have contributed the past year $150 for the
purpose o f purchasing a bell. Ew a contributions are for the chapel
$100; for the support of their pastor $145, besides nearly $400 more are
subscribed for th e sam e object.
W a i a l u a . - During the early part o f the y ear there was a good de
gree o f readiness to atten d to religious instruction. Congregations on
th e S abbath were full and attentive. M eetings o f two or three days
continuance were held at the request o f ihe people in various parts o f
thefield. T hese m eetings were well attended; and were instrum ental
in bringing out to public worship quite a num ber o f people, who had
been stupid and unconcerned It is hoped th at on the minds o f som e,
divine truth has been set home w ith saving power. It was a time when
th e word of the Lord seem ed to take effect. It was not like w ater spilt
on the ground, but like good seed planted in a prepared spil T his pleas
ant sta te o f things continued with increasing interest till early in O ctober,
when a sudden check was put by pestilence to efforts in preaching the
gospel, and to m any hearers a final period for hearing it. T here are
some precious fruits w-hich we trust will endure as the result of this sea
son o f refreshing from on high. Q uite a num ber o f backsliders were re
claim ed, church m em bers, before stupid, have been revived, and dead
sinners q uickened; 151 have been received to church privileges, and 47
restored to church fellowship.
K ekela still labors at. K ahuku writh fidelity and success. His influence
over the people is good, and they appear to love and respect him. N aiap aak ai labors a t H auula, and other places in the vicinity, and is doing
well.
B enevolent E ffo r ts .—T h e church at H auula have contributed the past
y e a r in cash $141.87, m ainly for the erection o f a house o f worship.
The people o f K ahuku have raised $48.17 tow ards K ekela’s support.
T h e church in W aialu a have contributed $4j1.93 to defray the expense
o f furnishing the m eeting house with seaxs.
P o p e ry .—This evil has not apparently increased the past y ear. T heir
schools are tw o less th an they were one y ear since.
G eneral Im provem ents.—Some o f the people are getting possession of
c a ttle , y okes, chains, 4*e., are in considerable use. Good stone walls
are springing up in m any places; tim ber is now drawn from the woods
by oxen, which but a little tim e since was draw n by m en; produce is
carried to m ark et in boats owned by natives, instead o f being carried
overland on the necks o f m en, as formerly.
Schools.—T h ere are nine schools in W aialua district, and 325 pupils.
T hese schools have been in a good degree prosperous, and it is believed
are accom plishing much for the benefit o f the rising race. Although the
pupils do not advance in know ledge as rapidly as could be desired, still
th a t they do advance th ere can be no doubt. T h e Bible and New' T e s
tam en t are freely used in th e schools as reading books.
T h e school houses, with th e exception o f.th e one at the sta tio n , are
hardly worth the nam e; this has good substantial walls and roof, but
neither doors, floor, or seats, properly speaking. In the district o f Koolau there arc 16 schools with 387 pupils.
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K a n e o h b .— D aring
the early part o f the y ear unusual interest was
m anifest on th e subject o f religion. M eetings on the S abbath and on
w eek days were full and interesting, S a b b tth Schools, Bible Classes,
m eetings for conversation and prayer were filled with a tte n th e and a p
p arently interested listeners. Many o f th e church m em bers seemed to
be revived anew and some were active in visiting fi ©in house to house,
holding m eetings with a few individuals in places rem ote from the s ta
tion. T his interest continued through the sum m er, and until the people
were all prostrated bv sickness in October. In O ctober commenced a
season o f sickness, suffering and death am ong ihe natives which nearly
sus'pended m issionary vvork for three or four m onths. Since January the
congregation has been increasing; still at all the m eetings the num ber in
attendance is lest* than it was previous to the sickness.
B enevolent E ffo r ts .—Abo'it $400 have been contributed tow ards
building and com pleting m eeting houses; $»205 o f this sum were contrib
uted in cash, which has been expended in furnishing the meeting house
at the station with a ffoor and seats.
C iv iliz a tio n —Some are disposed to seek after im provem ents in their
habits, and to surround them selves with the conveniences o f civilized life
A few are trying to get better houses, and to furnish them after the m an
ner o f civilized families Most o f their produce is now carried to m arket
in boats, or by horses, m ules, &c. Still the e are m any difficulties in th e
way o f any very rapid im provem ent in these things.
Schools.—-The schools in this district have never been in so flourishing
a state as they w ere during the first part o f the year Books have been
m ore called for than ev er before. T hose most in dem and have been the
whole Bible, New T estam en t, H ym n Books and Lyre. Singing has
been a popular and profitable departm ent in some of the com. schools.
P opery —It is not thought th a t any progress has been m ade by the
K om anis's the past year, ^he priests w ere active during the prevailing
sickness, not however in adm inistering healing medicine, or com forts for
the body, but in proselyting the sick and dying to their faith, and m per
forming extrem e unction. Bui few, how ever, if an y , yielded to their
entreaties.
P o p u la tio n .—T h e whole population o f the district is 2813. In 1832
the population w>as 4987. T h e whole num ber o f deaths in the district in
1848 was 368; the num ber o f births for the sam e period 51.
W a i m e a , K a u a i.—During the early part o f the y ear, religious m eet
ings on the S ab b ath, and other days, w ere more fully attended than at
any form er period, since the present pastor commenced his labors at the
station. Large num bers, from various parts o f the field, sought frequent
opportunities for religious conversation with their pasto r. But subse
q u en tly , sickness in his family m ade it necessary for him to he absent
tw o or th ree m onths. At the expiration o f th at tim e, an epidemic a p
peared am ong the people, which well nigh broke up the m eetings, and
interrupted his plans and efforts And though for a m onth or two past
the interest and attendance on religious meetings have been increasing,
yet. thev are far less than they were before. Still there has been less
known defection in the church than in several previous years.
B enevolence Owing to th e long absence o f the pastor, and the epiidemics w hich followed, little has been done preparatory to the erection
o f the meeting house at th e s ta fion. T here being no chiefs m the church
to set forward the w ork, the enterprise has stood still much o f the tim e.
Yet som ething has been done; a few hundred stones cut and a little
tim ber hew n. F orty dollars in m oney have also been contributed. It
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should be rem em bered th at the people are few, and far from a m arket,
and possess tew m eans ot raising m oney.
Common Schools —T h ese, excepting the interruptions by the sick
ness, have been as flourishing as usual.
P o p ery.—T his, it is thought, has made no progress the last year. T h e
popish schools are three in num ber, as formerly, two o f them are on the
island o f N iihau, and in all o f them the pupils are few.
K o i . o a .—W ith the church and people at this station, the past year
has been a season o f adversity. rl h e ie have been no revivals, very few
conversions, and verjr little o f th at earnest striving t-' enter in at the
strait g a te , which is necessary to secure the salvation o f the soul. T he
congregations are sm all; and few, it is feared, mourn over the desola
tions o f Zion. Sickness and death in the family o f the resident mission
ary physician* as well as among the people, have prevented him from
devoting much time to direct labor for their spirirual welfare. T he pub
lic services on the S abbath have been conducted partly by himself, and
partly by a native. T h ere have been only two cases o f discipline the
past year.
Benevolence —T h e amount o f contributiops to benevolent objects has
no t been g reater than in som e former years
At the m onthly concert
sixty doji irs were collected, m ostly in cash; also ten dollars towards
rethatching the church.
W a t o l i —T h e pastor reports the scenes o f the past y ear a s mingled
with prosperity and adversity, w’ith joy and sorrow. Trie mission fami
lie s have been visited with sickness, and into th at o f the pastor, death
has entered and laid his icy hand upon a beloved child. T he native
population too have experienced the sam e a f f l i c t i v e visitation T h e
diseases which have prevailed extensively through the Islands have
proved fatal to very m any, and the direct labors o f the pastor in the
public preaching o f the .gospel have been greatly curtailed. A ttention
to their medical w ants, pointing the dying to the Lam b o f God. and
performing funeral services, have constituted a large portion o f the
k bors.
Sta te o f R e lig io n —On returning from the last General Meeting o f
the Mission, the meeting# were ‘found to he well attended, and such they
continued up to the tim e o f the beginning o f the sickness which was
e »rly in N ovem ber T h e consequence was a great reduction in the size
o f the congregations, a* well as apparent stupidity in the concerns o f re
ligion. T h e congregations are n o w , however, approxim ating to their
former size, and th e religious interest is som ew hat on the increase.
B enevolence.—More h as been done the paet year by the church and
:people in the cause o f benevolence, than in any one y ear Kince the sta
tion was tak en . M onthly concert contributions am ount to $43 in cash;
$115 in cash have been contributed, $80 o f which are given to aid the
W aim ea people in erecting their house o f worship,, $15 to aid in the
support o f the native preacher at K oloa, and the balance for repairs ori
th e YY'aioli house o f worship. An effort is making to raise funds for
Bhingling the roof o f the church; about $200 have been subscribed.
Schools.— T hese have been well sustained, and the debt due the teach
ers cancelled.
P o p ery.—T h is .it is believed, has m ade no progress the past year.
W ithin the last two or three months an occasional meeting has been
he^d about two miles from the station, at the house o f a foreign papist.
Som e have attended from jootjvgs o f curiosity, but none, jt is presum ed,
h av e join ed them .
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W a io li S elect School.—T his has b ie n continued as in former years*
and with as encouraging results; the number o f pupils 48. T h e studies
pursued, W ritten and M ental Arithmetic, Civil and Sacred G eography,
Church H istory, N atural and Moral Philosophy, G eom etry and Algebra.
Also, Reading, Penm anship, Composition and D eclam ation. A class o f
13 have just graduated. Assistance has been rendered by a graduate o f
th e Sem inary, and paid from Governm ent funds. 'T h re e afternoons
w eekly are devoted to w ork, and the pupils receive the avails in cloth.
T h e school was suspended a m onth on account o f the prevailing epidem
ics. No deaths have occurred the past year.
(F o r Statistics of C hurches, see page 17.)
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535
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A ccou nt o f p rin tin g fro m M m tw ry 1 , 1848, to January 1, 1849.
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pp. cop. t. pp.
H aw aiian M essenger, six numbers in W o k form,, 8 48 4,( 00 192,009
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tw elve numlbers news for , 4 48 4,000 192.000
'C atechism , (Ui no ke A kua,) first edition
16 32 5,000 160,000
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second edition,
16 48 li),000 480,000
H aw aiian L y re, (L ira H aw aii,) com pleted,
8 24 12,000 288,000
A rithm etic, (H elunaau,) part first,
24 48 15,000 720,000
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part second,
24 90 10,000 900,000
5C)0 62,909
12 124
400 25,600
) 3 64
M inutes of Genera] M eetin g
G raen il L etters,
Jo h s, in H aw aiian and English,
12 32
12 42
12
60
60
1,9?0
2 520
48,000
£00 61,020 8072,040
E xpenses. P iid w orkm en and few inc’dentnIs,
308 re;ims o f p a p e r, at #3 per ream ,
In k , 100 1‘bs. at 88 cts per lb .,
Repairing ibe roof,
A vails, &c., Received for job w ork,
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for books reporter.!,
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s -me fe e in g been charged in
y e a rs p a s t,
$856.25
924.00
88 00
154.44
£-2,0‘;2 69
.£311 50
762.35
781 25
4 1 855 10
K in d er's R ep o rt fr o m Januar'y l, 184?, to J a n u a ry 1, 1849.
bound distributed, on hand.
8.000
Octavo Bibles,
200
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1,000
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H y m n sw irh notes,
Him eni Ka^nalii,
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600
80#
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£,500
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L ira H aw aii,
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10,000
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H o p e no k.i H elunaau,
4'O;0
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Memoir o f Burtimeus,
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150
350
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�6.
Location.
T h e locating cosrrrtMflee recommended th at Dr. W etm ore be located
at iiilo ,a s phys>*;ji*u lor H aw aii, and this recom m endation was iippiov•ed by the Mission.
7.
Appropriation of Funds.
T h e com m ittee on the appropriation otifunds, reported as fo flows,
Baldw in, D ., to cancel debt incurred in completing repairs o f
house last y ear. $ 650 00
Bishop, A., repairs last y ear $125, present year $100, 225 00
Bond, E ., shingling and additions the present year,
S50.00
. C ham berlain, L ., shingling house, present y ear,
800.00
Conde, D T , repairs .in g en eral, and building native house
th e present ye ir,
.....................................*
100.00
C o an . T ., covering h»use-,expense in part, the present y e a r,
100 00
Dim ond, H ., for building p.mtry and iiw .repairs,
<io.
200.00
D w ight, S G ., for repairs on bouse,
do.
40 00
Em erson, J.. S , for i«epairs,
oo.
50 00
Fem ale Sem inary , recovering a part ©Ttl*£ {building, d®.
100 00
H itchcock, H. R , shingling and repaiis,
do.
.i>50,00
Ives, M ., extra ex p en se‘incurred in consequence of illness the
past ye;.r,
63.00
Johnson, E ., for shingling, addition and repairs,^present year,
500.$0
L y m an , I) B , for expense incurred in buildings past years
$560, for repairs present year $40,
600 00
iV g u e , J . F.,
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.......................................75.00
P unahou, B. S , special grant for school house $1000., ordin
ary expenses ^.500, .
............................1,500 00
Sm ith, J. W , for repairs last y e a r £-23, to com plete repairs
the present ye«i;, $77.,
100.00
•Smith, L ., for addition last yean,
- - - - - - 118.f 0
T h u rsto n , A ., for cp tinting and repairs this y ear, 150 00
W etm o re, C. H ., for repairs this y e a r , - - - - 50 00
W h itn ey , M rs,, for repairs on co-ok room nnd p antry, 60 00
W h itlle se y , E ,, te shingle, the Conde: house, 200 00
W ilco x , A ., for repairs ©n b®use at Waioli-,
SOI).00
^6,3«1 00
^Contingent F und, fo m e e t’frxpenses ©f Medical D epartm ent,
$700'; G eneral iVleel in g. $700; D epository, $300,
do. expenses ro f returning‘families to D.>S., and incidentals,
1,700 00
-2,406.00
$10,281.00
8.
D r. Anderson's Letter of July 19, 1848,
T h e com m ittee to whom was referred the <oi.sideration o fD r. Ander^ o irs letter o f July 19th, read a long report, o f which the following is a
I n ie f abstract.
Never pei'haps ha ve w e, as a M ission,‘been called upon to •examine
.Tubject’Svnrore deeply affecting-our work,-our relations and our interests
?as }ieadsT>fifamilies, and as ambassador* o f the Lord Jesus, than those
?pre?eRfed in this com m unication of theTJoaid.
Passing by the facts stak 'd by the Sub-Com m ittee, and^their^eductrons
from those facts, we come at'o n ce to their resolutions and suggestions.
1.
W h d e we appreciate and "horror the kind and fraternal feeling in fbe
’Committee., winch s y m p a th ie s with the solitary,
at tlte s;wi>e tw»«e
*deom the ipnofposa^-enibraaed in tlie first four .ne9ahitieiis<Gif the (fctcttait-
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t'ial Com m ittee as inexpedient, inasmuch as g reater difficulties and less
unity would be the result o f such a division.
2. W e concur in the sentim ents o f the fifth resolution, and we shall
th ro w no obstacles in the way of those, who may wish to becom e H a
waiian subjects.
3. W e also concur in the propositions expressed in the sixth resolution*
4
W e approve also the suggestions contained in the seventh resolu
tio n ; and we will endeavor to carry them into •effect as fast and as far
as may be prudent and-safe.
5.
W e recom mend th a t, for the present, the D epository be conducted
as heretofore.
b. W e recommend that the Prudential Com m ittee accede to Mr Dim ond's proposals concerning his widbdrawment from tire lioard,
7. VVe recommend th at Mr. Rogers continue to superintend the print
ing office, until arrangem ent is m ade with the Prudential Com m ittee for
th e disposal o f the office and appurtenances to him.
8. W e approve o f the proposition contained in the«eighth resolufrota.
9. As the brethren, whose cases are mentioned in the ninth resolution,
liiv e signified their willingness to rem ain at their posts for the present,
we approve their decision, and recommend that the permission granted
them by the Board to return to the United S tates, be extended to future
y ears
10. W e would not have the Board nor our patrons at home place
m uch reli rnce upon the abiiitv r*f live H aw aiians lo support their pas
to rs; for they are a poor people., and they have just been decim ated and
disheartened by pestilence.
11. Our hearts respond prom ptly to the iw tes o f encouragem ent, of
cau tio n and o f exhortation, as sexpressed in the letter; and we feel th at
in the new relations and new trials, into which we are about to be
b ro u g h t, we shall need large m easures -of fait'h., and an entire consecra
tio n , which shall suffer ns to know noticing am ong this people but Christ
and liim crucified.
9.
Seminary <af Lahainahma.
V o ted, T® m ake over this Sem inary to the G overnm ent; it being un
d erstood that it is to be conducted on the sam e principles as heretofore.
10 .
Female
at JVailvku.
T h e com m ittee appointed to tak e into consideration the subject o f
winking certain modifications in this {Seminary, recom m ended,
1. T h a t Mr. B ailey open a ciay-sHr^ol for t*h©sc children, w hether na
tiv e or foreign, whose parents, guardians or patrons will pay a reasonable
sum for tuition.
2. T h a t s o ’long as the teachers wish it, they receive their support from
the Bpard, and pay into its treasury t he avails o f tuition, herds, lands, 4*c^
3. T h a t Miss O-rden, if agreeable to her wishes, tak e under her guar
d ian sh ip a num ber o f misses for doinestic training.
12
Puvahvu Sclwol.
Tire com m ittee on P unahou School recom m ended,
A. T h at a com m ittee he appointed to confer w ith the G overnm ent
F-egpcctfng the grant © fa tract oif liu d to endow ilue School in p art.
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2. T h at measures be.taken for fencing a part o f the land recently seceeured, so soon as it can advantageously lie done3. T h a t the teachers be charged two dollars per week each, for board,
and receive the same salaries as the families at Honolulu.
4. T h a t an appropriation be m ade for reroofing the buildings on the
Eastern wing
5. T h a t the appropriating com m ittee be requested to appropriate
$1000 for the erection o f a school house.
6 T h a t the herd at Punahou belong to the school.
7. T h a t th e School be open to scholars out o f the Mission, who desire
to study the languages, or higher branches, with the unanimous consent
o f the trustees, provided there is no school in Honolulu at which they
can pursue these studies, and provided that their admission does not ren
der an increase e f classes necessary.
8. T h at there be seven trustees, including the teachers, o f whom tw o
at least, shall be from those who have children boarding at P unahou;
and th at a m ajority of the votes cast be necessary to a choice.
13. Assignments.
T h e cem m ittee on Assignments recom m ended,
1. T h at all unfulfilled assignm ents o f last year be continued.
2. T h a t Mr. G reen revise the Church History.
3. T h at Mr. Green write a T ract on the Sabbath.
4. T h a t Mr. Bond furnish articles for R eading and D eclam ation, to be
printed in the Elele.
- 5. T h a t Mr. L .Sm ith prepare th e ‘Daily F ood,’ with questions and ref
erences, for 1851.
6. T h a t Mr. Gulick edit a collection o f T em perance H ym ns, to be
published in the form o f a T ract.
S
T h at Mr. Conde prepare a Sermon for the opening o f the next G en
eral M eetiug, and th at Mr. Bond be his substitute.
14.
Division of Herds.
T h e com m ittee recom m ended,
1.
T h a t the working oxen remain connected with the departm ents to
which they now belong, and th at the rest of the Honolulu and W aialua
herd be so divided as to allow each missionary and wife four cows with
their calves if not w eaned, and four bullocks; and each child one cow
with her calf if not w eaned, and one bullock.
"2. T h at each missionary be allowed to select his cows from those
which bear his private m ark, and in case of a deficiency, that the num
ber he made up from the excess in the herd, after others shall have se
lected their portions.
T his division will give to
cotvsm calves, bullocks, total.
H>
8
8
C astle and fam ily,
22
11
11
C lark
do.
18
9
9
C ham berlain do.
16
8
8
C ooke
do.
22
11
11
Dimond
do.
16
8
8
H all
do.
16
8
8
R ogers
do.
10
5
5
Sm ith L ., do.
22
11
11
Em erson do.
20
10
10
sGuBck
do.
89
89
178
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3 T h at Mr. L. Smith be allowed two cows extra, on account o f the
inequality ot the division to his fam ily, and his necessities.
4. T h a t after these selections shall have been m ade, the members o f
the Mission at Punahou be allowed to select 1wo creatures eacn for their
own use, to be held as other missionaries hold their herds.
5. T h at the rem nant o f the Honolulu and W aialua herd be granted to
Punahou School, to aid in carrying out th e designs o f tne Mission in r e '
jspect to it.
ti T h at each missionary m ake arrangem ent for the future care o f his
ow n herd.
7.
'That at. all other stations where there are herds, if,on apportioning
to each family in accordance with th e above rule, there be an excess,
that excess bo ■disposed of, and the avails put to the credit o f the A. B.
C. F M.. provided the division m eet the wishes o f the missionaries resi
dent. at the sta tio n .
15.
M edical Department.
T h e com m ittee recom m end,
1. T h at the Physicians o f the Mission m ake a reasonnble charge for
m edical services and medicines, both am ong foreigners and s ich natives
us are able to pay.
2. T h at Mr. Rogers have the care o f the D ispensary a t Honolulu as
heretofore.
16.
Standing Committees,
P rin tin g C o m m ittee— Messrs. C astle, C ham berlain, C lark, C ooke,
D ole, L S m ith , aiad Rogers*
T rustees o f Lahainaluna Sem in a ry.—Messrs. Alexander, Andrews,
Baldw in, B ailey, Conde, D w ight, H itchcock, and W h ittlesey .
T ru stees o f Hilo B o a rd in g School. —Messrs. C oan, Bond, L yons,
P aris, Pogire, Kinney and W etm ore.
Trustees o f P unahou S c h o o l.—Messrs. A lexander, D ole, C astle,
d a r k , E nerson, Rice and Gulick.
Committee to make appropriations f o r 1850, to prepare sta tistic s, etc.
—Messrs. C astle, C ham berlain, C lark, Cooke and L. Sm ith.
Miscellaneous.
1. V oted, T o invite all P rotestant Clergym en and ex-m issionaries,
who m ay be on the H a n d , to attend onr meetings.
2
T he request o f Mr. Ives to return to the XL S. with his fam ily, on
account o f kwpaired Ivealth, was granted, and D r.S m ith was appointed
to write t« the Board concerning their return.
3. V yted. T h at we cordially approve o f Mr. C. B. A ndrew s’ visiting
the United Stat*** f i r i n g the year, should it ap p ear to him to be his
duty to return thilher.
4 T he secular u£»Rt8 were appointed a com m ittee to dispose oT the
C hapin house and p re m is e s , for the benefit o f the Mission.
5 T he Mission authorized the secular agents to dispose o f the herd
left by Mr. Forbes at L ahaina, for the benefit o f Punahou School.
6 Mr. Cooke having relinquished his post as teacher o f the Yonng
Chiefs’ School, was invited to fill the place in the Depository vacated by
IVtr H all, who has left the Mission to become editor o f the Polynesian.
7.
Voted, T h at we assist the G overnm ent during the first week o f
January m taking the census o f th e H aw aiian people.
�8. T h e L o rd 's Supper was adm inistered S abbath afternoon, April 22,
and five children o f the missionaries united with the Mission C hurch.
R eso lved , T h at it be the duty o f each member of the Mission, in p re
paring his annual report, to prepare also an ab stract o f the sam e tor the
Minutes of the G eneral M eeting.
4
H A W A IIA N A S S O C IA T IO N , M ay 8 , 1849.
S ta tistic s o f the H aw aiian Churches.
T h e following report was adopted as th e form for making out the sta
tistics for the churches.
Received past year on exam ination.
W hole num ber received on exam ination.
W hole num ber received from other churches.
W hole, num ber dismissed to other churches*
Deceased the past year.
Church mem bers excluded, deceased past y e a r.
W hole num ber deceased in good standing.
Excluded th e past year.
W hole num ber rem aining excluded.
Now7 in r e g u l a r standing.
Children baptized past year.
W hole num ber baptized.
M arriages past year.
Population o f the field.
Proportion who attend public worship.
Voted> T h a t all unfulfilled assignments of last year be continued.
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