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Results of the Election Liberation of Rev. K. T. DowM How Circumscribed. Kort-St. and Bethel Union Churches Lit of Noblesand Representatives Harcourt Place Seminary With Dana ft* Kilauea 'I'he Liquor Traffic with Native Races Monthly Record Marine Joiirn:il, etc Hawaiian Board—Rtportt, etc Y. M. C A.—Notes, etc 79 & 80 81 ' 81 8a 82 81 84 85 86 RESULTS OF THE ELECTION. The general election ordered for the twelfth of September duly took place, and resulted in the choice by the people of twenty-four nobles and twenty-four representatives to constitute the Legislative Assembly. There had been but little solicitude felt for good order and peaceable balloting, which were nearly a certainty. There were no indications of any moment to the contrary, and as a fact, no election had been held for years, where such order and quiet prevailed, where so little liquor was distributed, or where there was such an ab» sence of unfair means to influence votes, as a rule, throughout the towns and the country. The election resulted in the choice of the entire Reform ticket in every district, and in nearly every district by overwhelming majorities, over the antireform or heathenizing party. The only exception to this statement is a possible one in the case of Nakaleka of Molokai, who was formerly a partisan of Gibson, but who is believed to have changed his views, and was chosen in the absence of a competitor, being a popular man. The Legislature will assemble to find themselves an absolute unit on the question of supporting the great political change made by the Revolution, including the leading changes in the New Constitution. would control the choice of the twentyfour representatives. No doubt was felt that the twenty-four nobles would be chosen for Reform, since they were to be elected by men holding over $3,000 of property, or enjoying over $600 income, a majority of which class would be white men, including all skilled workers and mechanics. Hut strenuous efforts were made before the election to embitter the natives against the Reform movement and against foreigners. At the last election, a majority of the natives had voted with the heathenizing party. It was true, that this had been in consequence of the most open corruption and intimidation, and it was well-known that a very large and influential proportion of the natives felt keenly and bitterly the need of reform. Still in the new situation, with a Revolution conducted wholly by the whites, much doubt was felt how the native vote would go. It was in the highest degree desirable that they should heartily co-operate in the work of Reform. It was desirable for the moral effect upon themselves, that they should voice themselves distinctly on the right side. It was extremely important that there should be no race division upon the question, and no deep heart burnings as of a victory of whites over Hawaiians in securing the expected majority in the Assembly. It was also important that our friends abroad should have the Hawaiians' own testimony to the righteousness of our Revolution. Tiif. Hawaiian has answered nobly to the call made upon him, and has well supported the cause of Reform. There is no doubt that in as free and just and earnest an election as was ever held in any country, a large majority of the native people have recorded themselves on that side. They held the great bulk of the votes for representatives, and doing so, they elected the unbroken Reform ticket. We insist upon, and we parade this great and unanswerable fact beas the one silencing and crushing reply There had been great anxiety felt the votes of the to all the misrepresentations which have fore the election as to. which Hawaiian found currency abroad as to the characpopulation native 1887. 79 The Friend. Number io. ter and conduct of our Revolution, and which have even found some place in such papers as the Christian Union and the Illustrated Christian Weekly. Not only the whole white population as a body have supported it, but also the majority of the native people, in the face of many years of efforts to stir up jealousy and embitter them against their white friends. All honor to the Christian and civilized principle of the native Hawaiian. It may be of interest and use to our friends abroad to know something definite as to the personal standing and social position of the members of the new Legislature. A study of the list gives the following results which we believe to be substantially correct. Ofthe 24 nobles only three are of native or mixed blood, 12 American, 6 English, and 3 German. Seven ofthe Americans are sons of missionaries born here. As to occupation, the one pure native is a pastor of twenty years' service, one is a teacher, six are in commercial business, eleven in plantations or grazing, four are lawyers, and one a manufacturer. Twelve or more of these are men of large capital. Twelve of the 24 are active members of Evangelical churches, and two are German Catholics. Several of the others are members of the Anglican Church. Of the 24 Representatives, eleven are natives and three of mixed blood, seven are Americans and four English. None are Catholics; five or more of the whites, and most or all of the natives are members of Evangelical churches. Three of the Americans are sons of missionaries. Two of the natives are old pastors. Of the whites, two are in commercial, seven in grazing or plantation business, and two are lawyers, while nearly all of them enjoy large incomes. One of the natives is the leading Hawaiian Editor, several practice law more or less, and all are in property and influence leading men among Hawaiians. Such a delegation" of gentlemen as above catalogued of itself proves the general absence of corrupt or mere partizan influences in the election. It in- �spires the highest confidence in the legislation which shall be conducted by them, and in the Cabinet which they shall leave in possession of the Government at the close of their coming session. We do not expect a perfect conduct of the government hereafter. We anticipate the constant intrusion of corrupt elements. As a native friend today remarked, "Satan will sow tares among this wheat." Vigilant and earnest care to prevent this behoves every good man within and without the Legislature and the Cabinet. Even while the new assembly are a unit in support of Reform and of the Constitution, most serious divergences of opinion are sure to arise even among the most honest and public-spirited, not only upon questions of public policy, but upon moral and social reform. Parties will divide upon different lines from the past, but there will be parties. It is not in the province of The Friend to take sides in general political discussions. When a public question arises involving the moral and social well-being of the people, we hope to have light and courage to say what may usefully contribute to the public good. LIBERATION OF REV. E. T. DOANE. Our last number reported the imprisonment of Mr. Doane by the Spanish Governor of Ponape, and his deportation to Manila. Since then full letters have been received from Mr. Doane, down to July 24th, when he was at Manila, where he had been for some three weeks. "There is the best of evidence that the Governor-General is heartily ashamed of his officers on Ponape. This head ruler says I shali in a few days return to Ponape, my rights secured, that I, Bro. Logan, Dr. Pease, Brethren Rand, Walkup, we all, and all lady workers, shall be protected, and our lands secured to us. This high functionary is a liberal minded man. I am to be relanded in Ponape in a Spanish war vessel. The United States Consul, Mr. J. S. Voight, has been a true friend, has taken up the case con amort, has presented the case to the Governor in strong, plain language, speaking of the arbitrary tyrannical course of the Governor of Ponape towards me, and tells him plainly the United States Government will demand reparation for the wrong done an old man of sixty-seven, torn from his home, deported 2000 miles to another city for trial, imprisoned for three months, not once leaving the prison ship even to * October, 1887. THE FRIEND. 80 take a little row alongside. It was not headway. In places temperance ruled; till we reached Yap, June 25th, that I but when the Spanish Governor gave touched ground with my feet, having away liquor freely, then it seemed as if been imprisoned April 13th. This Con- many of the people had never heard of sul feels deeply such indignity to an abstinence. Many made their own American, especially a missionary, al- liquor, and returned to ava pounding though he does not take the highest and planting, and so that evil flowed in view of missions. I bless the Lord the upon us like a flood, threatening to clouds are breaking. But as the Consul says, we shall still find it "hot" enough in Ponape; Rome will do all she can to thwart us, crowd us, drive us out. But if we can only be allowed to stay there, we can endure the "hot," and keep things from being a total wreck. Let us share your prayers. Dear old Ponape pc is in the fiery furnace; pray that no sign of fire may pass on her." Mr. Doane has obtained through the United States Consul a partial and verbal statement of the charges sent up from Ponape against him. So far as ascertained, they were as follows: "I —Want of respect to the Governor. 2 —Advising natives, as per edict to give up all guns, for each person to keep one, not to be wholly disarmed. 3 —Giving away lands not mine. 4—Exciting natives to rebellion. 5 Interfering with the business of traders. 6—Using handcuffs with which to punish natives. 7 —Being a dangerous man." Mr. Doane states that the disrespect consisted in using the word "arbitrary" in his protest against being deprived of his land which he had held seven years, for which protest he was immediately imprisoned. The third charge relates to his giving Spain land for the new city to be built upon. The Governor had succeeded in getting some of the former donors of that land to the mission work, to deny ever having signed the deed. One of the high chiefs, however, continued steadfast in affirming the genuineness of his signature. The rest of the charges Mr. Doane denounces as absolutely unfounded, and the work mainly of a class of degraded and hostile white men, who saw an opportunity to rid themselves of a missionary who had lately reclaimed several of the leading chiefs from vice. Mr. Doane sends distressing statements of the evil that has fallen upon their work at Ponape. "You may have had report of the terrible cyclone that struck us a while ago, terribly shattering our work on Ponape. breaking up our schools, save two; deposing from the ministry, our good brother, a Malay, Narcissus; demoralizing the natives, church members who were weak, especially; taking from Christian chiefs all power to correct evil in their little realms; setting liquor to flowing; giving life to houses of ill fame; bringing the natives under the complete power ofthe Governor, working them in gangs for a week each without pay. The Spanish reached Ponape March 16, 1887. The sluice ways of liquor were opened. For years we had fought this, the making of toddy, pounding of ava, drinking of foreign liquor, and had made much — * swamp us all. So again houses of illfame arose, and were filled with inmates with astonishing rapidity. So also the breaking down of all religious rule or law in- order exercised and set in motion .by religious chiefs—common natives laughing with impunity at their chiefs young men eloping with the wives of other men, the chiefs powerless to rebuke. * I did think that when Spain came in, she would try to rule in equity, to foster, if not our Protestant form of religious life, yet the morality, obedience, temperance, chastity it had begotten. But she seems determined that all should be wiped out. Mr. Doane was well treated upon the ship. Mrs. Rand and daughter also went to Manila as passengers, immediately proceeding thence to San Francisco. Mr. Doane pleads that an able man may at once be sent to their aid at Ponape, to help continue and save the work. — HOW CIRCUMSCRIBED. How circumscribed in locality is our earthly abode! Even with all the aid of steam, one can traverse but limited regions of the earth's surface. And then we are tied down to that surface. You may climb Chimborazo with Whymper till your panting lungs fail in the thin air, or mount with Glaisher in a balloon till you become insensible in the cold ether. You have only got as far from the surface as you could walk on a level in one hour. Endlessly above and beyond you stretch away the far reaches of boundless space, cold, breathless, inaccessible. Those numberless corridors and vistas of your Father's material universe are not for you to tread in this your infancy of being. A feeble child. He has tied you safely down in this your cradle. So, too, is it forbidden you to penetrate the world beneath your feet. Only the surface is for you, possibly with extreme toil a very little below it. On the ocean, you may send your steel wire down into mystic depths, and drag up a little ooze, or even a few of its pulpy habitants. But there yourself can never dive. And on the land, men delve for silver or for coal or salt one or two thousand feet down, and if the invading water does not stay their farther burrowing, the increasing heat forbids it. No more than this mortal body can ascend into the cold Heaven above, can it either descend into the fiery Hell beneath. Here too has your Father in wisdom limited you, and bid you walk contentedly on the upper crust of Earth, even though �45, No. io.j below you, guarded by fire, may be incalculable treasures of gold and gems! One stands on Kilauea's brink, and sees the bright and fearful surges of molten glass boil up from beneath, and follows in thought the liquid column of fire, down, down, through the thick rocks, far down till they all are red with heat, still down the white fire duct till all the rocks are also white, and yet down the far depths until all is white molten fire, a sea, an ocean, a world of fire from surface to center, fire that has been gathering there and glowing from the beginning of the world. And on that fire world is our home. It is just beneath our feet. A thin rock crust of a few miles only divides from it, and that crust on which we stand rests upon, and is upheld by this molten sea. So we dwell between these two material immensities, each so close to us, the one an ocean of fire beneath, the other the cold, deadly heights above. We inhabit just this thin stratum between the two, protected from the consuming heat of the one by the thin interposing soil, blanketed from the destroying frost of the other by the equallythin layer of interposing atmosphere. What a strange home it is when we think of it, this thin spherical sheet of space which we inhabit! But it suits us well. It is enough for our present bodily needs. Nay, we too commonly count it enough for our highest aspirations. Men strive in it and rage and toil for more possession of it, as if this thin sphere were all the universe, and there was no boundless glory of Heaven beyond. Nay, our Father hath only cradled us here. He means us to outgrow this narrow cradle. He has destined us, if we will take of Him, to ineffable glories of Homes above, and boundless Realms of range and dominion, to enter upon when we shall have matured and ripened. We are very safe here between the two consuming deaths. How strange a shelter for God's human children has He made for us in this thin shell between the fire and the frost! So that we never even suspect how near to us is the horror below and the death above, and when we learn of it through study, we never need fear lest the frail crust shall haply part and drop us into the lava, or the life-holding atmosphere shall haply float away and leave us to the death nip of the upper frosts. Our Father has well eared for all that. Perils there are, but not of that sort perils from disease of body and malady of soul, but from which also we may find healing and a refuge in the everlasting arms of Divine Love. Attention is particularly invited to the letter printed in another column from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and the Bishop of London on the subject of restricting the destructive British traffic in intoxicating liquors THE FRIEND. 81 Volume among the native races in British de- tion. It is fully expected that the pendencies. We ask especial attention Union will be completely accomplished to the following sentence: by the early days of November. "There is every reason to believe that before The Rev. Dr. E. G. Beckwith has relong public opinion will demand ol the Legisla- signed the pastorate Ofthe Third Congreture that steps should be taken to remove, wholly gational Church in San Francisco, awaitor partially, the temptations which now make it so difficult for xxeak men to lead sober lives." ing the more formal call of the united membership which has now gone forWhen three men so representative of ward. He is expected to arrive here with Engliah opinion socially and morally his family on the return of the Australia, declare that there will soon be legislation October 18th, and to enter immediately to close the saloons—for that is the upon the duties of this pastorate. The meaning—we take a great hope, not new church must be deemed to enjoy only for England but for Honolulu. the peculiar aid of the the Lord's ProAnd we hopefully appeal to the many vidence in securing the guiding labors English gentlemen in Honolulu whom of a man already so beloved and trusted we highly respect as honorable men, among us, in the delicate task requiring but whose sentiments and action have so much tact and wisdom, of teaching hitherto supported the saloon, and ask these two memberships to become cordithem to earnestly and carefully weigh ally and contentedly one, and of the words of their Bishops, and consider marshalling their united energies in all if the progress of noble England in high good spiritual work for Honolulu and moral sentiment does not demand of for Hawaii. We have high anticipathem to keep well up with it while here tions for success in this from the wisin Honolulu and join with British deter- dom and force with which we have mination in wise and public-spirited already found our new pastor to be enmeasures to banish this destructive in- dowed, and we rejoice in his opportustitution. nity to contribute so essentially in We also appeal to the very able and moulding and nourishing the spiritual excellent Legislature soon to convene, life and activity of the Christians of and ask them to consider what can Hawaii nei. wisely and properly be done towards this end of removing the liquor saloon from the land. It cannot be doubted NOBLES AND REPRESENTATIVES that no other measure could contribute ELECTED TO THE FIRST LEGISLATURE so much to the increase of wealth and UNDER THE NEW CONSTITUTION. prosperity among all classes of the people—nothing else could do so much for NOBLES. their morals and their bodily health— ISLAND OF OAHU. | H. S. Townsend nothing else could secure such peace, D. H. Hitchcock security and freedom from crime. Why S. G. Wilder ISLANDS OF MAUI, MOLOnot at once, courageously, patriotically Mark P. Robinson KAI AND LANAI. James I. Dowsett, Sr. and sagaciously clear the road and de- Alexander Young Baldwin H. P. liver the country from this hampering A. Jaeger E. H. Bailey and infesting evil of public traffic inliquor? W. R. Castle John Richardson O. Smith Campbell Unquestionably these prelates are W. James Widemann Henry Waterhouse H. A. three ofthe wisest and best of English- W. E. Foster Makee P. N. men, and their counsel is worthy to be island of Hawaii. ISLANDS OF KAUAI AND carefully and honestly considered. NI1HAU. S. C Luhiau J. Wight FORT-STREET AND BETHEL UNION CHURCHES. Pending their consolidation now in progress, the two churches have continued to worship together. Since the departure of Dr. Beckwith, August 30th, the pulpit has been variously supplied. The Lord's Supper was commemorated September 24th by a very large assembly of the two churches, a time of sweet and solemn interest. Three or more meetings have been held by the united membership, in which nearly all the preliminary measures for the union have been acted upon and adopted. The articles of the constitution for the new church have been adopted, all save that determining the name, which awaits a longer process of evolution. A little delay in completing the final action is occasioned by technical difficulties relating to the conveyance of the property of the two churches to the new organiza- Geo. N. Wilcox C. Bertelmann Chas. Notley Chas. Wall REPRESENTATIVES. ISLAND OF OAHU. Honolulu. Frank Hustace J. I. Doxvsett, Jr. A. P. Kalaukoa D. L. Naone Lwa and Waianae. Kauhi Waialua and Koolauloa. Cecil Brown ... Koolaupoko. Frank Brown ISLAND OF HAWAII. Hilo. Henry Deacon Kama i Hamakua. W. A. Rinney Kohala. (. Maguire Kau. ). Kauhane North Kona. CJ. P. Kamauoha South Jsona. J. D. Paris IMAM) 1)1- MAUI. Wailuku. O. Nawahine W. H. Daniel* Makawao. E. Helekunihi Lahaina. C F. Horner Hana. J. U. Kaxvainui ISLAND OK KAUAI. Hanalei. A. S. Wilcox Lihue, Koloaand Eleele W. H. Rice Waimea and Niihau. F. Gay ISLANDS OF MOLOKAI AND LANAI. J. W. Nakaleka A. P. Paehaole �82 HARCOURT PLACE SEMINARY. A catalogue of this Institution has been received, which is of especial interest to us, because of trie name of Lucy C. Andrews as the Principal. Miss An- THE FRIEND. to Ponape. Mr. Sturgis had suffered from paralysis, and took up his final residence in Oakland two years ago. He bore the closing trials without querulousness, and with cheerful patience. The last few weeks of life were cheered by thereunion of his whole family, including the presence of his elder daughter and her husband (Rev. Mr. Crawford of the Sonora mission) and children. Another stroke fell upon him, and after a few days of speechlessness, he fell asleep. Mr. Sturgis was horn in Granville, Ohio, November 15, 1819. He graduated from Vale Divinity School in 1850, sailing for the Pacific with Messrs. Oulick and Snow in 185 1. For much of the above, we are indebted to the Pacific. drews is B. A. of Michigan University, for some years a leading teacher of Wellesley College, and well known here as the oldest daughter of the late Rev. C. B. Andrews. "Miss Freeman, the President of Wellesley College, has given material aid in planning the course of study as well as in the choice of instructors. All the seven lady instructors are from Wellesley." These are aided by three lecturers from the Faculty of Kenyon College. We infer the location of the new Seminary to be in the neighborhood of Kenyon College. which is in Gambier, Ohio, the P. E. Bishop Bedell being chairman of the This board of trustees of Kenyon. WITH DANA AT KILAUEA. new offshoot of Wellesley is thus not far distant from Oberlin College, so EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. much frequented by our Island youth. and we trust will prove worthy both of The six days spent at the crater after our arrival were of profound interits origin and of its neighbors. est. A preliminary visit to the fires was made on Saturday by the men of OBITUARY. and Mr. Merritt. Five hunthe party flit at September on Died, trd, STURGIS. home iii Oakland, California, Rev. Ai.iii-:ki A. dred feet descent by the nice horse road, Sturois, aged 6N years. through ohia and sandal-wood and treeMr. Sturgis has been somewhat inti- ferns, with the plentiful ama'u, from mately known by Honolulu Christians, which the inner crater takes its name, since he and Dr. Gulick became the Hale-ama'uma'u, house of fern thatch. pioneer missionaries to Ponape, in 1852, This is a fanciful comparison of the thirty-five years ago. There, with but small rough cones which so commonly two or three brief vacations, he labored surmount the lava ducts, to huts of Pele, black like the dry fern thatch. on till 1885, a full third of a century. For the peculiar task of one who has Do you say it is a pity to break up the thus to organize society from its very "House of everlasting fire" rendering elements —to civilize as well as to Chris- ofthe name? Sorry, but cannot help it. Thence two miles of rapid walk over tianize —Mr. Sturgis had some exceptional qualifications. To a strong con- the hummocks and cracks of black, stitution, commanding stature, and ropy lava, with its sharp glassy crusts, great endurance, were added -peculiar all these full of remarkable forms. The patience and a large-hearted kindliness spreading overflows of thirty years had which won the hearts of all who met filled up the entire crater for a depth of him. His spiritual life was marked by 150 feet. We reach the inner crater at simplicity, humility, and clear, glowing a point over the "Little Beggar," and faith. How fruitful his labors were in near "Severin's Furnace." The latter the planting of churches and the in- is now a broken cone over an empty gathering of souls is known to all who duct of great dimensions, say ten by follow the records of missions. "Bishop fifteen feet section, through which Haleof Micronesia," a title sometimes play- ama'uma'u at its period of highest fully applied by his friends, might well action, 20 months ago was wont to pour indicate both the scope of his activity steady floods of lava to fill up the floor and his commanding influence. But t 1 the northward. "Little Beggar" was the work which he took nearest to his mother cone of violent activity directly heart was the instruction an 1 training iver the point where the same duct took in Christian doctrine of those who it s exit from the broad strait connecting should become pastors and teachers in H.ileama'uma'u with the "New Lake.'' his stead. Several of these preacheis vVhen all these fell in, at the collapse of it was his privilege to station on the 1886, the flooring of the strait settled Mortlock and other islands, and to wit- lown some sixty feet, carrying "Little ness their wonderful success in convert- Beggar" down with it. Of course, all .hese were now dead, cold and empty, ing the people to Christ. Mr. Sturgis also labored long in the where such fearful ragings had been. translation of the Scriptures into the Haleama'uma'u was immediately at Ponape tongue, a work which he con- lur right. We now moved eastward tinued in Oakland, assisted by his faith- skirting its straight northern edge, where ful wife. It is but a few months sir.cc the comparatively level floor of the he had the satisfaction of seeing the main crater drops in a vertical precipice whole New Testament printed and sent of 150 feet into the great inner crater. ■ Half a mile and we turn a sharp angle, where another immense duct stretches away under the floor to the northwest to fill up that part of the crater. Now due south one-fourth mile, still along the vertical precipice, and we are immediately above a beautiful fire-pond of about; 180 by 150 feet, which we at once christen "Dana Lake." This lies in the bottom of the great canal which surrounds the central crater-cone of upheaved debris which we described in 0111 last number. A little farther south is still another fire-pond, whose spray we can occasionally see, but the enormous clouds of sulphur smoke driving over the banks a little beyond us, forbid inspection. The debris-cone is pouring out vast masses of this smoke from many points in its circuit, and the tradewind sweeps it far to the southeast to keep desolate the wastes of Eastern Kan. We will stay safely to windward of its brimstone fumes. The overflows of lava from these ponds, and many other points have flooded a width of 200 feet or more all round the debris-cone to the foot of the talus of the vertical wall, which talus leaches half way up. By descending near Little Beggar,' anil walking on the smooth lava of this canal, easy access is had to all points around or upon the cone, barring the smoke and the risk of fresh lava Hooding treacherously out from almost any point. We did not try this, but took our fill now and on three subsequent occasions in observing Dana Lake. This was in fine action. At from five to seven points chiefly on the south and west sides, a violent ebullition of the molten matter was going on. Occasionally the thin crust would break in the center of the pond, with tossing and flinging of lava. The greatest activity was mar the southwest angle where from a sort of cave a furious regurgitation was proceeding, flinging the fiery spray fifteen feet high, sometimes over upon the top of the overhang, and twenty feet out upon the crust, which, however, was kept pretty well opened here by the violent surging. It hardly need be said, that the performance was a very brilliant one, fairly terrific with its massive swash and surge, and furious bursting puffs and pantings. From the overhang depended heavy black stalactites fed by the spray. The crust was thin antl smooth, but occasionally crumpled into exquisite folds and curlings. The long walk back, meeting the rain near the pali, brought us wet and tired to our haven, where our good host took our wet clothes and shoes into his hot drying room, and we refreshed ourselves at his excellent table. Sunday was spent in our New England fashion, save a quiet stroll in the forenoon to the mighty pit of Kilauea-iki, a mile distant. In the afternoon we regaled ourselves with a delightful Bible lesson on the �Volume 45, No. 10.] Beatitudes, in which our venerable chief showed himself as full of "wisdom and spiritual understanding" as he was of scientific discernment. Several hours of Monday were em- ployed in a long tramp southeast from Haleama'uma'u, out from the south angle of Kilauea upon the gravel waste, and back along the northwest wall, Mr. Emerson acting as guide to Professor and Miss Dana. We found Dana Lake without material change in its activity. Moving half a mile westward across the black floor, Dr. Dana made some examination of the old basalt of the western wall of Kilauea. Here the fresh overflow had nearly buried the old talus. Some of the black iridescent glass crusts were of exquisite beauty. Our course now lay southward into the edge of the great smoke drift. This was slightly unpleasant, but not distressing. Less than a mile brought ns to a steep slope of eonimingled pumice and sand. The pumice was of a peculiarly soft spongy character. Here we struggled up an ascent of perhaps one hundred feet and found ourselves out upon the open country, which here was a tract of desolation. The surface was covered to a very great depth with deposits of tufa, pumice and gravel with scattering boulders. In many places the soft pumice would permit a stick to be thrust down to an indefinite distance. All these deposits were evidently the results of one or more terrible explosive eruptions of the volcano. Such an eruption occurred a century ago, when Keoua's army was destroyed by the falling sand. A heavy deposit of sand and gravel now covers the country around Kilauea for many miles in every direction. Massive banks of the same materials enclose the southern limit of the caldera. Mr. Emerson directed attention to a series of immense straight parallel fissures intersecting this tufa and sand deposit. These fissures bad a southwest direction stretching on for miles, and were mostly filled with sand, but occasionally open, with steam issuing from the depths. The fissures which we saw had opened in 1868. Mr. Emerson had visited a large recent fissure which opened last year, but was now in the smoke drift, and hardly accessible. This was steaming actively, and was probably connected with the course ol the subterranean escape of the lava at .the collapse of Halema'uma'u in that year. The numerous boulders large and small which strewed the gravel were of great variety of material and kept the Professor's hammer in active use, as indeed it was most of the time, wherever he went. His sinewy arm seemed untiring. These boulders had formed part of the matter ejected at the last great explosion. They had evidently been torn off from the sides of the great inner throat of the crater, and so furnished 83 THE FRIEND. most interesting samples of the interior of the misery and degradation of those structure of the Kilauea plateau. They who survive are painful in the extreme. And besides the grievous wrong thus on the native races, reproach has been brought on the name of Christ. The English missionary who preaches the Gospel and the English merchant who brings the fatal temptation are inevitably associated in the minds of the heathen people, and by many not only associated, but identified. It is asserted by travelers of repute that in many parts of the world the moral character of the natives gains more by the preaching of Mahomedanism than by the preaching of the Gospel, for the former tends to make them sober. The evils of intemperance in the British islands have, as you are well aware, long engaged the attention ofthe Church at home. The report of theLower House ofConvocation ofthe Province of Canterbury in 1869, and that ofthe Province of York in 1873, in each of which a large mass of evidence from every class of society was got together, had a painful effect on the public mind at the time, and they have served as trustworthy manuals on the subject ever since. The formation ofthe Church of England Temperance Society has organized and concentrated the efforts of those tivity. Churchmen who have been deeply imReturning to the hotel, Mr. Maby ad- pressed with the necessity of combating ministered a delicious sulphur-steam intemperance, and that society is daily bath, for which he has an excellent ar- growing in numbers and in influence. rangement near the great sulphur bank. Owing to this and similar endeavors made by both Churchmen and Noncon(To he continued.) formists, drunkenness has been and is still being diminished in this island. And there is every reason to believe that THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC WITH before long public opinion will demand NATIVE RACES. of the Legislature that steps should be The following letter from the Arch- taken to remove, wholly or partially, the which now make it so diffibishops of Canterbury and York and the temptations for weak men to lead sober lives. cult Bishop of London has been posted to It is not for us nor for the bishops at the Bishops of the British colonies and home to suggest to your lordship or your dependencies: clergy the best means for dealing with similar evils in our colonies and dependLambeth Palace, S.E., August, 1887. encies and iv the heathen countries in My Lord: The attention of the your own parts of the world. But we Church has been recently drawn to the have felt it our duty to bring to your nowidespread and still growing evils caus- tice the painful accounts that have ed by the introduction of intoxicating reached us, and to assure you of our liquors among the native races in the warmest and most earnest sympathy colonies and dependencies of the British with any efforts that you may see fit to Empire, and in other countries to which make to dual with the serious difficulty. British trade has access. You may have the means of influencing Part of the mischief is certainly due your Legislature; you may do much to to other traders than the British, but form public opinion; you can at least British trade, as exceeding in volume make it plain to all men that the Church that of many other countries put to- is not and never can be indifferent to gether, is mainly responsible. this great sin. In whatever you may be able to do in The mischief cannot be measured by what we witness among our own this matter you may be assured that the countrymen. The intemperance is far bishops at home are supporting your acgreater; the evils consequent on intem- tion with their earnest prayers 4, where Uncivilized co-operation is found possible, with their perance are far worse. people are weaker to resist, and are most hearty co-operation. Ed. Cantuar, utterly unable to control temptations of this kind. The accounts given of the W. Ebor, F. Londin. numbers that perish from this cause and were commonly very solid, rarely vesicular, and often packed with chrysolite. Our course now lay upward and homeward, not far from the edge of the cliffs, to the great Uwekahuna bluff, from which is an excellent overlook into Halema'uma'u and the surging Dana Lake. About half-a-mile below Uwekahuna we observed a point where a pahoehoe flow had issued from the outside of the top of the crater and run westward. This was not very recent, but as will be shown, we found three other instances of like strange phenomena, that is that lava should make its exit from the lofty outside of a crater, when its apparently natural and easy exit would be in the pit just below. Uwekahuna furnished a convenient height from which to observe the depression bttween the giant slopes of Maunaloa and the great Kilauea plateau. This was very marked; there was, however, a point where the level plateau seemed to unite with the Maunaloa slope, and it was difficult to assert that the line of depression was continued across that point. Professor Dana seemed quite satisfied that the Kilauea plateau must have been formed by overflows of lava from its own independent center of ac- - inflicted an �84 The great yacht race between the British Thistle and the American Volunteer about to come off, stirs us up in a lively manner. These two boats embody the highest conceptions yet attained by British and American builders of the elements of speed in sailers of their class. They are the consummate evolution of the thought and genius of the two nations on this subject, incited to the utmost by the keen contests of many years. The race promises to be a close one. All nations are watching it. Which ever comes off victor, will have well earned the America Cup. We, of course, wear the colors of the Volunteer, and as we are bound, believe she will beat, and that the cup will stay on this side of the Atlantic. Of one thing we are quite confident, that if either vessel serves grog to its crew, it will lose the race, and deservedly. But athletes in contest, wholly avoid the use of alcohol, whether on land or on the water. The harmfulness of alcohol is one of the useful lessons athletic work has taught us. MONTHLY RECORD OF EVENTS. Sept. ist—Reform mass meeting at Kaumakapili Church. 2nd—Last day of registration of voters for Nobles.—Arrival of S.S. Zcalandia from San Francisco, en route to the Colonies. 3rd—Audience at the Palace for presentation to the King of Rear-Admiral Kimberly and officers of U. S. S. Vandalia. 5th —Anti-reform meeting at Kaumakapili Church.—Electric light and machinery display at No. 125 Fort street—Hana Plantation, Maui, sold by auction to M. S. Grinbaum & Co., for $103,000. 7th —Arrival of the fine new barkentine S. G. Wilder, from Port Townsend. —Another step taken towards completion of the union of Fort-Street and Bethel Churches. Bth—Arrival of S. S. City of New York from San Francisco, en route for Hongkong. 10th—Reform and anti-reform meetings in several parts of the city by way of reminders to duty. 1 1 th—Arrival ofthe U.S. S. Juniata from Acapulco. 12th—Election day; grand, victory of the Reform ticket for Nobles and Representatives; everything passed off peaceably and with thorough good order at all the polls.—Harness store of W. E. Foster burglarized. 14th—Arrival of H. B. M. S. Cor inorant from Esquimault.—Concert at Y. M. C. A. Hall by Miss Jennie Tuck and others. 16th—Kauai reports "solid for reform.' 17th—First allotment of Homesteads in Nuuanu Valley by the Government, under the Homestead Act, assigned for settlers.—Maui also reported "solid for reform." Hawaii responds as nobly October, 1887. THE FRIEND. PASSENGERS. giving rousing majorities to all Reform candidates. ARRIVALS. San Francisc-, per Zcalandia, Sept 2--W S Du19th—S. S. City of Sydney arrived liois,frroni F A Nchaefer, and wile. Mis* M Stuart, Mis* A from Hongkong en route for San Fran- Movar, John Kennedy and wife, T Rush, Lewis Wi,r, Ripps. Chas Schaefer, Mrs J E Hanford, Horace cisco.— Re-organization of the Hoard of Joseph Hall, M Adelsdorfer, R Davis, J A Kennedy, T C Wills Health with Dr. N. B. Emerson as and daughter, R W McChesney, wife and son, Miss McChesney, S Hatten, P C Jones and wife, Miss Ada Jones, President. Miss H J Dnksnii, Willard S Terry, Mrs H liela, son and F M Moore, T X Walker, C Burnham, L L Van 20th—Arrival of S. S. Australia from daughter, Slyke, Miss Klla Spootier, Rol>ert Hind, Mi*s L Hopper, San Francisco; return of Hon. S. G. Mis* A Templeton, Edward Pierce, wife and daughter. Kruin San Kr..ncisco, per Lady Lampsou, Sept. 10th Wilder.—Homestead lots all taken up. Miss Rosalie MaKag.ios, From San Francisco, per Australia, Sept. 20—Mrs T R 21 st—Death of Prince Edward, reWalker and child, H C Meyers, Mrs J R Stanton andchild, cently returned from school at San R M Overdid and wife, I 0 Tewskbury and wife, J M iind family, Miss C J Hind, T R Lucas and child, Mateo, California, aged 18 years and 4 Conaii D Foster, C Tuck. C H Crawford, Dr J C (-rant, J R months. Bradely, J no Gray, Capt J A King, T May and wife, Miss Wiylit, Mi-s Ailcne Ivt-s, (, H Bi-Iy and wife. S 23rd—The Cabinet forwards a state- Mary Roth, J Dalgleish, W W Cameron and family, J F Fields, C Hanson, ment regarding the Government's posiOuda, J .Mason, F M Clark, Mrs E R Day. Mrs H Rerger, W M Giffard, Hon S G Wilder, Mrs S M tion with regard to the English loan, to Damoa and family, H k H Fdward Keliiahonui, and 22 be telegraphed from San Francisco to steerage. From the Colonic-, per Mariposa, Sept. 24—Madame the London Standard. —Arrival of H. Joran, Lulu Joran, Pauline Joran,Klisc Joran, H Habbitl, Maid, and 3 steerage. H. M. training ship Kaimiloa from Sa- Master From Sail Francisco, per Alameda. Sept 30—C Borchmoa.—Camp-fire ofthe G. W. Dc Long grevink, Mrs Thos Brown, E Caswell, Ceo Grau, F W Glade, S Hardcastle, P Herapath and wife, Robt HaLtead Post, G. A. R., at the old Armory. and wife, I1 Isenberg, F B Oat, W C Parke, the Misses Parke, Jas Rentoti and wifi■, Mm I'ralle, Allan R Kowat, 24th—Arrival of the S. S. Mariposa R Renton, Mrs E G Small, N S Sachs and wife, Mrs 1) VanHVnburgh, Miss Voi*. Holt, Miss Emma Yon Holt, from the Colonies, en route for San Jas F Wolfe, C B Wei It, Mis C A lVtterson, 2 children and Francisco, with report of the deposition Cnurse, Miss I F Spear, F Barwick and 11 steerage. of Malietoa, King of Samoa, by the OEI'ARTI'RKS. Germans, and proclamation of TaniaFor San Francisco, per Planter, SeptI—Col1—Col Sam Norris, Smith, J C Merry Fields. Mr sese as King.—Return of the Jorans. For Port Townsend, per Sarah S Rigdvay, Sept 3—H M Whitney, James Blair, Kato Jensuke,Kit a Cazasiiu Serjiro, 25th—Funeral of the late Prince Ed- Okamoto I Ruhui, Krnistine Starke anil two children, J L ward. McMillan. For San per bgtne Consuelo, Sept 7th— N 26th—Grand concert at the Y. M. C. NakainilchiFrancisco, and wife, X ExtltO. G Rohes, M M Roche, J Hall the sisters. Wendall. A. W by Joran San Francisco, per Mary Wiiikleman, Sept i6tr— 27th—Departure of the S. S. Austra- M For Schlosser, The© Jones, W Allen, W Anderson, James Goucher, S V Brownand wife. lia for San Francisco. For San Francisco, per City of Sydney, Sept 20—E wife and achildien 30th —Arrival of S. S. Alameda from Ehlers, per Mariposa, Sept 24—W S Dubois, Sun Francisco, en route for the Colonies. .) For San Francisco, S Walker, jr. Miss Khrlich, P J Deering, S Ehrlich, T C Portei and wife, J D Lane, wife and child, Mrs S W Wilcox, C Burnham, B Lillie and wife, Mrs Goodacre — MARINE JOURNAL. PORT OF HONOLULU. ARRIVALS. Sept. 2—Haw stmr Zealandia, Van OterendorD, 7 days from San Fram lICO, 7 Am bktne S G Wilder, Paul, 24 days from Port Townsend. 8 Am stmr City of New York, Searle, 7 days from San Francisco. 10—Brit bk Lady Lampson, Martson, 15*3 days from San Francisco. Am bk Ceylon, Cdlioiin, 2\ days from Port Towiiseml. days from Acapnia!. 11—U S S Juniata, l>avi>. 12—Am bk Caibariai Perkins, 15 days Jr. m San Francisco. Olive, Ross, 31 days from Baker's 11—Brit schr Gland. M S 11 B days from Cofflorant, Nicholls, 14 , F.si|iiini.uilt. of Sydney, Pride, 10 1 ) \ni City kong, — J and child, H Waterriousc, C H Wallace. Wm Fennel). M Greer, and M Adelsdorfer. Steerage—W Anderson, G R Colt, G W Coffee, Mr Verguth, wi c and child, and 78 in transit. For San Francisco, per Australia, Sept 27—C H Crawford. Mrs C P Ward, and 2 daughters J X Failey, Mr Booth and s-m, Dr Jas Brodie, wife and 2 chidren, Hon ',' R Bishop, Mrs Dr Borland and 2 children, Mrs H Gunn and child, J E Grant, W C King, Ah Wai, Miss Titcon.be, Capt Hobron and wife, the Misses Van Oterendorp, J B Atherton. Steerage—Mrs X Sutherland and child, Chung Chock, hum Ah Yin, G E Tr.ihathador, Justin Ropotsa, Mrs A Swamofl and daughter, Mrs L B \'oung, M T Donnell, A Peters, wife ami child. H Gome/, J Barras and son, M Tasomatsu and wife, J Burke, G ('.arson, J C Strow, H I) Roberta, W Decdcricks, P I.auglilin, Mrs S Cushinglinm, H K'.innicl, t CreenhVld, Voting Ho. J S Steiner, A I.aine, T Hundley, Lv Sue, Lay Him, M Gonsalves. wife UK] son. Mrs Hniiiian. W I. Pin" lark, J E Pert-ins, Wong Hoi Fun, Wong Dong, Ho Ink, Jim Carty. For Port Townwna, per St Lucie, Sept 27—Miss Minnie Kinney, Mrs Capt ErskiiM and 2 child en. MARRIAGES. BISHOP MOORE--August 18th, at I'.uffalo, N. V., by Rev. J P. Egbert, John S. Bishop, M. D. of Orange. "aw- stmr Australia, Iloinlktle, 7 days from Mass., late of Hcimlulu, lo Alice, youngest daughter of S.m Francisco. John A Momt. Esq., of Lahatnaluna, Maui. S (Caimiloa, ,2 days from PODMOREPIERCE At Fort-Street Church, HonoH H M Jackson. lulu. 6th ln«., by Rev. W. li. Ok ion, Mr. Robert Wood 'iiiiii'.i. <>f Honolulu, to Miss Florence I'ierce, late of —Am stmr Mstripoam, May.v.ir.i, days from Podmore 24 1.• gland, and Western Africa. Auckland. 28--Nor bk Vtkar, Magnenscn, 137 Brs> man. BIRTHS. 0 Am Rtmr Al.inixil. 1, Morse, 7 days fo MAC I'll. Al Kilauea, Kauai, Sept. 6th, i&St, lo the wife Fram tSCO, of Edward Mat ti.-, a ion. MOSSMAN At Makawa 1. Maui. Sept. 7111, in the wife DEPARTURES, of W. F. Mo*'-man, a daughter. Sept. 1 Am bktne Planter, Perriraao, for San Francico. DEATHS. Haw tnir Zeajandia, Van Oterendorp, fur the Colonic*.. STURGIS In Oakland, Cat, Sept. 3rd. Jt*». Albert A. \iu iik Sarmfa s Rldgeway, Sturgis, aged 68 years, a pioneer ofthe Micronesian .Misfor I' rt Town-ami. sion Am bktne Discovery, Lee, fee Port Townsend. SYLVA In lahaina, Aug. 30th, Mr. A. Sylva, aged 85 Brit bk Velocity, lor Hongkong. years. 7—Am bgtnc Con -uelt >, Cousins, for ban rrani iace, OAF At San Francisco, Sept. 13th, Mrs. Capt. J. M. B—Am stmr City of New York, Searle, for HongOat, formerly of Honolulu, aged 72 years, leaving a kong and Yokohama. family of four sons. 16—Am bktne Mary Winkleman, Blake, for San HARD In (his city, Sept. 23rd, Mrs. C. W. Hart, aged Francisco, 38 years. ao—Brit sschr Olivr, Boss, for Baker's Island. CIRDEIRO At the Queen's Hospital, this city, Sept. 20—Am stmr C iiy of Sydney, Friele, for San Fran26111, Manuel Cirdeiro, a native of St. Mitchacls, aged cisco. years. 22—Brit Lady Lampson, Martson, for San I-'rancisco TU—At the Queen's Hospital, this city, Sept. sth, Mariposa, Hayward. for Francisco Kitu, stmr a Japanese, aged 22 \ears. San 74--Am 24—Am bktne S G Wilder, Paul for San Francisco. KITSIJIRO- At the Queens Hospital, this cily, Sept. 12th, U. Kitsijiro, a Japanese, aged 30 years. Jo—Am stmr Alameda, Morse, for the Colonies. day* from Hong- . , —, ?8 �Volume 45, No. 10.] lAWAIIAI BOABB. THE FRIEND. 85 then goes to the shrine upon which the who wish to establish Sabbath Schools idol reposes and seeks the aid of the among them and thus begin this work. HONOLULU H. I. divining blocks. These two pieces of We advised them to start the work, and This page is devoted to the interests of the Hawaiian wood are thrown down until they fall, we would aid them as they might-need Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the Hoard is responsible for its contents. one with its oval and one with its flat by personal effort, etc. side to the floor, which is considered a Mrs. S. N. Castle presented an interEditor. good omen. Then the sacred jar of esting paper; Topic, "Woman A. O. Forbes, in Africa." bamboo splints, each of which is num- Mrs. S. E. Bishop and Mrs. P. C. Jones IDOL TEMPLES IN HONOLULU. bered to correspond with the temple- had returned from California and keeper's book of prayers, is shaken until brought pleasant items and greetings, Our readers we are sure will be inter- one of the splints falls to the floor. from various societies which they had ested in the following extract from the The assistant marks the number with a met during their absence. very interesting Annual Report of Mr. brush-pen. The number is handed to Mrs. Hanford had special intelligence F. W. Oamon, Superintendent of the the temple-keeper, who gives the anconcerning Mrs. Rand, whom she met Chinese Mission Work of the Hawaiian swer according to the number in his at the Woman's Board of the CongreBoard on these islands. The Report is book. paper money is lighted from gational Church, Oakland. Full particThe just out in a neat pamphlet of thirty the incense sticks on the shrine, then ulars of the ordeal through which the pages, and will be found interesting crrried outside and placed in the brick Ponape missionaries have been passing reading throughout. We quote as fol- or metal crematory, and as it burns, the were given and will be found in Mr. lows: idol receives its essence. Meantime, Doane's communications. "There are here in Honolulu three the assistant gathers together the food, Mrs. Bingham, our President, has Representative Idol Temples, with an to be taken home for a feast for the addressed many ladies' meetings in immense number of shrines in private friends.' Through the length and and awakened much interest California, homes and stores. The largest of these breadth of this land are to be found evi- in Micronesian missions. Mrs. Bingtemples is specially dedicated to the dences of heathenism. Sometimes it ham has now gone east and will attend a deity mainly wor- manifests itself in the form of a few the meeting of the American Board at God, How-Wong, shipped by the Chinese coming from lighted tapers or incense sticks, or the Springfield in October. the district of Heang Shan, the majority, lamp lit at morning before the shrine, Mrs. Coan is acting President during perhaps, of our Chinese people being or out in the open fields, where a few Mrs. Bingham's absence. from this region. This Temple is quite characters tell those who pass by to Cornelia A. Bishop, picturesquely situated on the river-bank worship the divinity 'as if there preRecording Secretary. at the foot of Beretania street. It is sent.' With many a residence in formost lavishly ornamented with gilding eign lands tends to weaken the hold of ANNUAL REPORT OF W. B. M. and most gorgeous coloring. In the old superstitions, but others cling most Noticeof this Sixteenth Report should main shrine is a carved figure of "How- tenaciously to early beliefs. Christianity Wong," on either side are figures of revealing the glorious fact of a Saviour have had place in our September issue. By the Treasurer's Report it appears two other gods, Kwan Tai and the Chi- for all who put their trust in Him, bringnese God of Medicine, to whom peti- ing hope of an eternal future of blessed- that something like $900 have been contributed to this Society and a similar tions are offered in case of sickness. ness, brightening up the darkness of Another temple, erected since the fire this life with a thousand stimulating amount expended in the proportion of about two-thirds for Foreign Missionary last year, is situated a little off King promises, what is these immortal souls work, and one-third for street and is dedicated to Kwun Yam, about us need. Are we Home work, the doing all in our the Goddess of Mercy of Buddhism. power to break the cruel hold of old and greater part of it in connection with the work of the Hawaiian Board and of the She is represented seated on the opened false superstitious beliefs? Shall we petals of the Lotus and occupies the rest while heathen shrines and temples A. B. C. F. M. Affiliated to the Woman's Board are most prominent position in the temple. are being reared in this Christian land?'" \he "Lima Kokua" or Helping Not far away is another temple dediHand cated specially to Kwan Tai, the God of Society, and that of the "Missionary War. In this temple are also idols QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE Gleaners," the former for Hawaiian W. B. M. girls and the latter for white girls, and representing Tien-How, the "Cjueen of Heaven," and the "God of Medicine." Many ofthe officers and members be- whose President's are respectively, Mrs. Kwan-Tai is more worshipped on our ing out of town, no meeting was held C. M. Hyde and Mrs. P. C. Jones. Islands by the Chinese than any other in July. The meetings of August and The efforts of these two noble Societies god. His picture in a shrine is found September were of their usual interest. of Christian youth have been remarkin many stores, on the rice plantations, The yearly donations were sent by the ably efficient, resulting in receipts of and in the houses of the Secret So- Star to native helpers in Micronesia, $240 by the former and $505 by the cieties. He was a famous general, who consisting, consisting of prints, shirts, latter. Their expenditures seem to have lived hundreds of years ago in China, paper, pencils, etc. News had been re- been about equally divided between and since his canonization has become ceived from Mrs. A. H. Smith of their Home and Foreign work. a most popular divinity. In most repre- arrival in China, having had a pleasant The Secretary's and other reports sentations he is seen attended by his voyage and warm welcome home. Miss show the meetings of the Woman's son and servant. The following account Mary Green's work among Hawaiians Board to have been often of intense of Chinese idolatory will give the reader during the past summer, has been interest, enlivened as they frequently an idea of the way in which the worship mostly on Hawaii. Her journeyings were by the presence and speech of lady in the temples, in our midst, is carried there were very interesting, but exceed- missionaries travelling to and from on: 'The worshipper procures his offer- ingly wearisome, so that since her re- China, Japan, Siam and Micronesia. As ing and the services of an assistant turn to Maui, she has been seriously ill. is well known, the Woman's Board here from the temple-keeper. This assistant Though now convalescent, we regret ot as elsewhere has grown into an institurings the large bell or beats upon the learn that it will be sometime before she tion ofgreat missionary and social power. One result of the very earnest as well drum to arouse the gods, while the wor- will be able to engage in active work practical spirit prevailing in the Woas again. kneels before the table shipper upon which he has placed his offerings of The subject of mission work among man's Board, appears in the excellent tea, wine, rice, fruit and fowl. With the Portuguese was reported by the style of the reports and addresses, which prostrations and incantations he devotes committee. They find that there are are business-like and to the point, while the essence of this food to the gods, persons connected with the churches, full of Christian inspiration and force. - - - �86 October, 1887. THE FRIEND. T. M. C. A. THEHONOLULU, H. I. This, psft i« devoted to the interests ol the Hotioli.lu Young Men's Christian Association, and the Hoard of Directors are responsible for its contents. ~ S. D. Fuller, -~ - - Editor. WORK IN AMERICA. We are in receipt of a Y. M. C. A. Year Book for 1886-7, containing reliable information gathered from the reports ofthe Associations sent to the International Committee before the close ofthe first quarter of the present year. There has been a most vigorous growth in nearly all departments of the Y. M. C. A. work during the last Association year. The following are a few of the facts learned which we give for the benefit of our members: 1,064 Associations have sent in reports; 1,176 is the full number in existence in America. 1,001 of these report an aggregate membership of 154,921. 116 Associations own buildings valued at $4,822,9.80. 53 have other real estate sufficient to make the total property in buildings and other real estate £5,611,239. 310 Associations report 410 Bibleclasses for young men only; 372 of which have a total average attendance of 5,068. 698 observed the Day of Prayer for young men in November, 1886. 158 report special work for boys. 195 report 11,628 situations secured. 623 persons are engaged as paid officers in the work, and 41 positions temporarily vacant. Reports are given from 70 railroad branches and 10 German branches; 232 College Associations reported, also 24 colored Associations and 13 Indian Associations. The reports of religious work being done by the Associations are good. These we omit, as they would have to be given in detail to do justice to the work. A wise and generous variety in methods is employed by different Associations, but with the same object in view—winning young men to the Saviour. ADVICE TO YOUNC MEN. So you have got yourself into trouble, my son? Gone a little wrong have you ? Yes; well that means, you know, that you have gone clear wrong; because there is only one kind of right and one kind of wrong; there is no mugwumpery in morals, my boy. And you've had such a hard time getting back that it's made you a little bitter and cynical, and you think all the world is rather hard and selfish, and pitiless, and especially severe on you ! Well, I wouldn't feel that way at all if I were you. I don't think I ever did feel that way, and I know more about it than you do. I've been further down on the Jericho road than you. Went down there to let my beard grow. Great town for toots, from way back. It's a bad country. Never heard of but one good woman in Jericho, and she didn't move in good society. But, my son, it isn't society's fault that you got into trouble. You knew what the Jericho road was before you went down that way. You knew there was a curse on the town. You were safe enough in Jerusalem. Why didn't you stay there ? Don't feel bitterly toward all the world because you fell among thieves and got cleaned out. It is a kind, good-natured, forgiving old world, if you give it a chance to be forgiving. True, it doesn't always look that way to a fellow in trouble, because then the fellow is apt to look at the wrong people. You found on the Jericho road, say, six or eight thieves—that is, half a dozen professional and the two amateurs who passed by on the other side—and only one Good Samaritan; and naturally it seemed to you that the leaven of good is utterly lost in that great mass of rascality and hypocrisy; but, bless you, my son, in the great, honest living world; in the world that is trying to do right, and trying to lead men to better things than Jericho excursions; in the only world that really loves and cares for just such young fellows as you; in the real world of men and women who deal with the young man all the more gently when his smarting wounds are deepest, the one Good Samaritan outweighs a regiment of these villains who beat you, and robbed you, and passed you by on the road to Jericho. Never mind the priest and the Levite, my son. They were going down to Jericho, too, you remember; that's the kind of priests they were. And one closing word my son. Unless you are smarter and stronger than the thieves down Jericho way—and I guess may be you are not; very few men are why, you keep off that road. You stay in Jerusalem, and you'll have more money and less headache.—Hob BurdeV.e. VACATION. Vacation is over and gone with the most of us, and work to be done now invites our strengthened hands and energies quickened by rest and change. My vacation of one month was spent OH Hawaii, most of it in Hilo anil vicinity. The •'dry spell" that had terrified the citizens the previous month, had ceased before I arrived, and did not reappear in any dangerous quantity during my stay. The people were exceedingly cordial and kind, many of whom I had known only by name before, I shall now treasure as personal friends and acquaintances. Of course, the trip must include a visit to the wonderful Volcano, which, being my first and at a favorable time, was thoroughly enjoyed. TOPICS FOR OCTOBER. October 2nd —"I am guilty and need Rom. 3:23-26. October gth—"Self-purification Impossible." Jer. 2:22; 13:23; Prov. 20:9. October 16th—"Salvation in Christ alone." 1 Tim. 2:5, 6; Acts 4:12. October 23rd —"Choose." Deu. 30: '5-19October 30th —"A Promise Meeting." 2 Cor. 1:20. pardon." PERSONAL. Mr. H. Waterhouse, one of the Man, aging Committee of the Hawaiian Branch, sailed for California on Saturday, September 24th, where he will meet his wife and come home on the return trip ofthe Mariposa. Mr. J. B. Atherton, Chairman of the Finance Committee, sailed for Oakland, where he will join his family and remain for a much needed vacation of two months. He expects to attend the Y. M. C. A. State Convention of California, which convenes in Woodland, October I2lh and 16th. Our prayers are with the Brethren, that they may have a rich and profitable season. He that is born but once dies twice. He that is born twice, shall never die.— Henry Varley. Better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all. He who never tries to serve God will certainly never do it. Talmage says that "the man who can and won't sing should be sent to Sing But some would say that Sing." it is the man who can't sing and will sing who should be sent to Sing Sing. Boys, why do you care so much fur what "they say"? Why do you dress and pose for the admiration of those you meet in public places or on the street ? A fellow who travels on his looks has little capital; better BB such a man that those who meet you and those who know you shall respect you. A manly bearing, a considerate care for others' feelings, a reverence for those who are older and better than you—for there are some are the marks of a man who will be admired E xclia ngc. It appears that prohibition in lowa fails to keep up the supply of penitentiary convicts, and that the contractors of prison labor at Fort Madison are much embarrassed thereby. The lowa Register says of them that "they say they are losing eight thousand dollars a year because the State cannot furnish them with the number of convicts it contracted to furnish." And to-day, out of ninetynine counties there are fifty-five which have not one prisoner in their county jails. Let the "failure of prohibition" in lowa be again proclaimed ! .— — �THE FRIEND. Manufacturerand Dealer in all kinds of Importer and Dealer in (Limited.) LAVA SPECIMENS, PLATED WARE, " K/NAU," Steamer nHAS. HAMMER, A L. SMITH, TTTTLDER'S STEAMSHIP CO., King's combination !■ testacies, Glassware, Sewing May* chin*-s, I'ioure Frames. Vasts, Brack-ts, eic, etc. Terms jai.B?yr Commander Strictly Cash. 83 Fori Street, Honolulu. LORF.NZF.N Weekly Trios for Hiloand Way Ports. EWERS T Steamer DA VIES " L/KELIKE," Steamer Office—B2 Fort St. Yard—cor. King and Merchant Sts. F. J. LuwkKV. Chas. M. Cookf " MOA'OL/7," Commander Weekly Tiips for Circuit of Molokai and Lahaina. 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Ka n a-onahi lligli.- I a .inland I-iilnia fuf handmade ShtsM ;it il ''awaii I'.xh biiirn, i&t'i. Ilor-e- t.iken ti> and lmm lb shop Woe i desired. jan8 7 yr J. \V. Mi DONALD, Propr etor. NAVY CON IRACTOK UPHOLSTERY. 'hairs TIE Family and Shipping Butcher CITY MARKET, Nuuanu Street. All orders delivered with gui k dispatch and at able rates. Vegetable fresh every morning. reasoi janB7yr to Rest m*, ELITE ICE CREAM PARI.ORS. 85 Hotel Strtel, Horiolu'u. DELICIOU. ICK CREAMS, CAKES AND JOSEPH -TINKKR. Telephone »Bq, both Companies- Co. No "4 King Slreet, * Q KIPPING ft • TTOI'I' & CO., 11.-ll irl.- bo ill. Port-St,, poiilt Podd. Sl il In. Done in the most wotliiiaii'ike m and STOVES, GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS ,I'nl Sj ver Wait*. • is janB7yr Repairing World i, PI I, r, (las Fit,, r. iv. Stove* vii.l Rang*, of all kinds, Plu I, i■' Stock an. Metals, Hon** Furnishing I'm d«, I kandelii is. L.uni's. Etc Janßyvr Kaahumann St.. Hoi ..lulu. M l M.lt! oppose Odd Fellow's Hal", llonohilu. H. I Kngraving and all kinds of Jewelry made ie> order. j.mB7>r. 1l 11 1 Jewelry repaired. in*, Wm* Feel St., TIN, COPPER AND SHEET IRON j',n67Vr . M .irif.ii'tueis and Imp rtcrsf Diamonds, Fin:; Jewelry, Watches, Stationer nil'V SHOEING SHOP, FURNISHING GOODS, HATS, ETC. A First Class Stock JOHN NOTT, Iji Ctsroer Fort and Hotel Street*, \x .mi, .In, .i.li, Waiehn, M.vi.i. Ebttkai, Brig H..7.0,1, janB/yr. aul unr. RurprMe. \\ WllN'N'l'Jx & CO., WORKS. HONOLULD STEAM PLANING MARBLE ie Fort aem Hi No, .. \V.,il,lf, tl) BlCffita, N,i. CANIiIKS. Families, Parlors, Balls and Wcdd ngs~Supt lied. LARGE ST't iCK OF STAND CURIOS. el phone: Bell 181: Mutual 338. J. H. HART, 1 uB7yr Proprieto � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1887) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1887.10 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887.10 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/4176ae168702a122ae77fa8fe8886714.pdf 5cea9449c4f6b28034b6d399988eccd9 PDF Text Text THE FRIEND. HONOLULU, 11. I, NOVEMBER, Number 1887. ii. 85 Volume 45. , JJrofccisional tuttr line .Win/iareil /',-,i/'r.,ti,iititl Cssrdi tssurttd ist this {ilurt/H ftir St.no peryear. Y. ASHFORD, VT llonuliiln, H. I. R. CASTLE, ATTORNEY AT LAW & NOTARY t 8 Post OSes, Trust man.1 «nB7yr 11. DOLE, LAWYER is i" & NOTARY PUBLIC, Kaahiimami Si., Honolulu. xit-hitim; He, T . jaur'7vr _*GREIGHTON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Kitalunii.i'iu St.. II i.tuB7yr lulu. A. 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Kaahunianu Honolulu. St, Nn. Office J President REV. W, C MERRITT I..KM UU. I 111-. This Institution is equipped as never bffo-n f<>r its work. ftshop Hall of Scieitl •• !■- ■ >ni|,.Utcil ami furnished, ami a Corner Kort and Kin« Streets, Honolulu, 11. I. Ik-panProfessor installed this uvrr Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U. Stales. thoroughly qutlified inent. AmU, 54. 1, 1885, $58, .lan. done with tin* away UIKU KKS strictly 'I he Trustees have recently ( lassi<al Course, substituting therefor a Preparatory Cor» lege Count offive yearn, which gives not only n thorough Imperial Fire Insurance' Company of London. WM. W, HALL, President and Manager, Capital, j61.468.000. L. C AIII.KS, Secretary and 'I'rc .surer. preparation in latin, i-reek ami Matin malic-, but includes alvo all the naliniial s< iences taugftl in the t'ollen*-*, together W. Auditor, with a year's study of English Language ami Literature. Commercial Union Assurance Co, Ld.,of London. aa8 F. AI.I.KN, TOM MAY and K. O WHITE, Directors. They believe this will prove an exceedingly desirable ami 7V r i apical, $ 11,51■ ~1.11. attractive i i>nrse for the young people oTtneee Islands who pan for further study abroad. In addition to the—cowastj New York Board of Underwriter!. Ihe btat ot insirin tion is provided in Vocal and InstniflMfl BREWER ft CO., (Limited) lj»nB7Vr| tal Music and in Mechanical and Freehand Draw big. The Hoarding DepartfMM bin i scetlenl condition. hounded as ,t <. hristiaa Institution, it is tin* purpose of 11RANK GERTZ, GENERAL MERCANTILE its Trwte-et t-> make its moral atmosphere and life as pun ami healthful as is its physical. BOOT AND SHOEMAKER, COMMISSION AGENTS, PUNAHOU HUCPARATOkY SCHOOL. Miss l:. v. HALL, Principal. Hoots and Shoes made to Order. Ciuecn Street, Honolulu, M. I. Is doing excellent work In preparing its pupils for Oahu ji.nS yi ] NO. 101 PORT ST, Ilonohilu. 7 l ollcye. 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Residence., Views, etc. taken to order. jan_7yr �_ The Friend. Volume 45. HONOLULU, H. 1., NOVEMBER, Thk FatkMO is published the first day of each month, at Honolulu, H. I, Subscription rate Iwo DotLAM f-R VKAH INVAHIAIiI.Y IN AHVASIi' All communications and letters COCHMCtad with the literary department of the paper, Boofcl and MaKaznies for Review and (exchanges should ba addressed "Kiev. S. r.. BlMftor, Honolulu, H. I." Husinevs letters should l>e addr-ssed "I". l>. I mki M. Honolulu, H 1. S. E. BISHOP, l.iHiuK. CONTENTS. the 11and thai Rock- the World Lite—lin*l Which was the Christian --talesman. Rev. E G. lieckwiih With Dana at Kilauca One Plaaee of Hawaiian History Monthly Record ol Events, Marine Journal, etc Hawaiian Hoard Y. M. C. A ■ ■ ■ ■ Opium PAI.E. 87 ?J80 J|9 °9 91 oa 9.1 94 THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE WORLD. (Inserted by Request ] Hlessings on the hand of Woman! Angels guard its strength and grace, In the palace, cottage, hovel, O, no matter where the place! Would that never storms assailed it; Rainbows ever gently curled; For the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rocks the world. Infancy's the tender fountain. Power may with beauty flow: Mothers first to guide the streamlets; From them souls unresting grow. Grow on for good or evd, Sunshine streamed or darkness hurled; For the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rocks the world. Woman, how divine your mission! Here upon our natal sod! Keep, O keep the young heart open Always to the breath of God! All true trophies of the ages Are from mother's I.ove impelled; For the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rocks the world. Blessings on the hand of Woman! lathers, sons and daughters cry, And the sacred song is mingled With the worship in the sky; Mingles where no tempest darkens. Rainbows evermore are curled; For the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rocks the world. OPIUM LICENSING. There appears to be the strongest probability that the coming Legislature will repeal the law to license the sale of opium in this country, and that this very pernicious traffic will again be prohibited. The Planter's Association, for one, have unanimously and emphatically demanded the repeal of the law. This body represents the capital and the industrial interests of this country. They undoubtedly also represent the average public opinion upon this question. They have been governed in this action not by moral or sentimental, but by busi- ness considerations —by the question, what is necessary for the prosperity of the industrial and business interests of the country. The rapidly increasing use of opium among the laborers incapacitates many of them for their daily work, makes them unreliable, indolent, thievish and destitute, as well as sickly and wretched in body and mind. Plantations, mills, railroads, vessels, ranches cannot be prosperously carried on with a class of workers so demoralized and suffering. No doubt the Legislature will heed this unanimous demand from the employers of labor to remove the cause of so much evil. We do not forget, and our intelligent leaders will not forget that the present opium license law was enacted against the fully expressed opinion of the people. It was enacted by a very corrupt and servile Legislature, against their own strongest convictions, in slavish compliance with the command of one man, who had in view an unlawful profit for himstamps this wicked of as an special execration, law object and will make the promptest repeal of it a cause of the greatest satisfaction to the people of this kingdom, to whom its enactment was a peculiar insult. This strong public feeling is enhanced by the colossal bribery scandal which attended the operation of the law, and which has just resulted in the death ofthe unhappy Aki, who was the victim of the great swindle. We do not doubt that ever) member of our new Legislature is in full sympathy with this general feeling of the public mind, and that they will promtly take such action as is wise and expedient. We shall all breathe with more comfort, we shall all feel a weight of shame lifted off, when these wrong things are set right. While as a business convention the Planters are supposed to be governed by business considerations, we know that very many if not all of them are sensible of the force of the moral considerations involved. And we are sure that our Legislators will strongly feel the same force. We thankfully remember that men are 1887. 87 Number ii. not always as bad-hearted as their arguments seem to imply, when they contend that the State should make the poisonous opium traffic a source of revenue, since it is impossible to suppress it. The same reasoning would make it the duty of Government to make a revenue from licensing houses of ill-fame, because it is impracticable to suppress prostitution. Gambling dens should be licensed so as to contribute a handsome revenue to the government, because it is impossible to prevent a vast amount of gambling. The answer applying to all these cases is twofold; first, it is dishonorable to government to profit by the degradation and misery of the people; secondly, the licensing of any traffic to be public and open lessens the shame of indulgence in the vice licensed, weakens the sense of criminality, and enhances the various forms of attraction tempting to the evil practice. There are, we believe, few persons professing to be governed by principles of morality who think that a government should ever license gambling, prostitution, or opium for the sake of revenue. If such persons do justify the licensing of the liquor traffic, they probably do so upon the ground that a considerable proportion of mankind continue to hold the moderate use of alcohol a good thing, and that government therefore cannot prohibit it, but can only regulate it. It is not impossible—so incredibly astray are many of the vagaries of human minds—that some persons may have really persuaded themselves that opium, in a reasonable and moderate use of it, may be a harmless and usefully agreeable narcotic, such as tea and coffee are generally considered to be, such as tobacco is called by most persons who use it. Now, we firmly believe that no use of tobacco is really beneficial, and that nearly or quite all users of the weed would be greatly benefited by abstaining from it. But we never knew any person whose reason was frequently dethroned by indulgence in it as is commonly true of opium users. We never knew one whose whole physical and mental and moral �88 THE FRIEND. he had learned to think obligatory, and not averse to theological argument, in which he was well skilled. He was not however in sympathy with the religious views of Mr. Armstrong and his missionary associates, which he regarded as somewhat extreme and bordering on fanaticism. John Ii had derived his religious views from the missionaries; had WHICH WAS THE CHRISTIAN been one of their earliest converts, and STATESMAN ? one of the most eager and thorough in In The Friend for August, we pub- his conversion of all those who came lished some discussions which took place out of the dark caverns of demon-dread in the Privy Council in May, 1849. All into the Light and Love of the Good the parties concerned have long since Shepherd. Wyllie brought to this disdeparted this life. The subject of dis- cussion, involving so muchof deep politicussion was what should be done with cal and moral consideration, the mental the Key. Richard Armstrong, then Min- and moral nurture of a Christian and ister of Public Instruction. In his ca- civilized land. li's early training and pacity of Chaplain to the Palace, he had his inherited moral instincts were those censured the King before a select portion of a heathen and a slave to despotic and of his court, for drunkenness, by which half divine prerogative. He had, howthe King was ruining himself and his ever, been afterwards born into that libpeople, and endangering his unstably- erty in Christ which makes men the founded government. Mr. Armstrong free and high-born Sons of God. had adopted this strong measure after In the history of the Council, we find repeated failures to influence the King Mr. Wyllie positively censuring Mr. by private admonition. Kauikeaouli was Armstrong. He knew nothing so likely grievously incensed, and demanded of to make the King abdicate as public rethe Privy Council the removal from office proofs. He extenuated the King's deofhis audacious monitor. bauchery; kings commonly get drunk; It was a very trying and difficult ques- he never heard of their being rebuked by tion; the discussion was very earnest; their ministers because of it. At another the King was finally induced to forgive session he observed that though many Mr. Armstrong, which he did cordially kings were irregular in their conduct, and the storm blew over. Engaged in they were God's sovereigns, for all that. this debate there were two men with In his opinion it amounted almost to whom we once had some acquaintance, high treason to speak to the Council of who appear in this discussion in very the King's indiscretions. different attitudes, although they were On the other hand we find Mr. Ii each of them in his way worthy of high standing fast and firm by the side of They were the Hon. R. C. the brave teacher. He will not consent respect. Wyllie, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and to the dismissal of Mr. Armstrong: "the Hon. John li, Associate Judge of the fault is with the King." This stand Ii Supreme Court. The one was an edu- takes in the face of the King's persistent cated and wealthy Scotchman, who had anger. Where the Scotch statesman enjoyed a diplomatic training in the bends and pays obeisance to the Divine continental courts in the old Metternich Right of Royalty, and enthrones its and Holy Alliance days. The other was Majesty as above law, and too sacred for a stalwart Hawaiian chief, one of old public reproof, the dark skinned son of Kamehameha's favorite young warriors, heathen slavishness stands up in simple an adept in the deadly grip of the Iita, manhood and asserts the majesty of and skilled in catching the hurtling Righteousness. Lifting the standard of spears, as athletic in mind as in body, truth, he confronts the King and the Hawaii's most eloquent orator, and as court, and, treason or no treason, he deprudent in counsel as he was electric clared that it is the King who is in fault. and persuasive of speech. Which of those two was the true ChrisEach of these men was in his way re- tian statesman? Which one do we ligious. Mr. Wyllie was a Presbyterian honor? of the established church of Scotland. A deeper question is, what made the He was regular in his formal devotions, strict in such religious observances as difference in the two men? How comes paramount considerations. The government that forsakes this high ground and avows itself to be governed solely by considerations of material profit, forfeits that sacred respect of men's souls, upon which it needs to depend, and will earn the contempt which it will receive. nature was wrecked by tobacco, as is truth, integrity common with opium. We never knew of one who was driven into poverty and crime by tobacco, as by opium. And then think of those acute and terrible nervous agonies which are so commonly experienced by the victims of opium, when the fatal drug is wanting, or when in the later stages it has become inadequate to stupefy. Consider also the peculiarly resistless craving which is invariably caused by opium, and which renders a moderate use of it as impossible to most persons, as a moderate use of alcohol is to a person of savage race. Do not these peculiarities of destructive derangement of body and mind, of active misery, and of resistless seductiveness, thoroughly separate in character ;i narcotic like opium from the mild narcotic tobacco, or the very gentle tea and coffee ? It may be argued that a civil governschool, nor a family home, and that it is not its province to provide for the moral elevation of the people, but for their material welfare and security. Such is the position taken by those who are always indignant at laws to repress vice, and to enforce morality, to which they apply the general term of "blue laws." But what, then, becomes of the essential fact that indulgence in vice impairs business prosperity, and that morality and business integrity cannot long walk far apart? Drunkenness, licentiousness, gambling will impoverish and destroy a state just as surely as they do the individuals of whom the state is composed. Has the state, then, no duty to suppress these destructive vices, and is it forbidden to transgress the bounds of its province by legislating against them?Deliver us from such a state and such ment is not a church, nor a liberties! "Ua mau ke ea oka aina i ka pono." "The life of the land endureth by righteousness." We stand by this true and solemn motto of our little state. We hold that all government must be based on the sanction of righteous obligation^—founded on the sacred duties which men owe to each other as brothers —to help, to protect, to guide, to support, to strengthen and nourish, to heal and restore. That government is strong, holdi the respect and regard of men, that stands upon the sacred ground of duty and obligation to God and to man, and that makes righteousness, purity, Novembr, 1887 �Volume 45, No. ll.] THE FRIEND. 89 glazed, and gave evidence of the long REV. E. G. BECKWITH. it to pass that the heathen convert rises and severe igneous action. The deep of the controverforthwith to the height It is again our privilege to welcome duct was plain which had connected sy, and lays fast hold of the simple and to Honolulu, the Rev. B. G. Beckwith, with Severin's furnace. Not so the conroyal Truth, while the educated Chris- D. D., and with him now his family. nection below with Halemaumau, which tian diplomat goes adrift in the fog and Mrs. Caroline Armstrong Beckwith re- was hidden by the masses of debris glamour of Kingship? turns among us after an absence of from the roof and sides. From this we made our way over the sunken crusts to Well, he was a diplomat, and had twenty-nine years from her native land, New Lake, now a deep amphitheatre of grown double-minded. He had been in and we rejoice to say with some acces- several acres, the bottom of which is courts, and bent before kings, and for- sion ofstrengthafterlongimpaired health. piled with tumbled masses of blocks gotten that they were only men, with We well remember the still young Arm- which scaled off from the vertical walls when the great lake of molten lava was great responsibilities for their conduct strongs and their infant flock of fifty suddenly drawn off last year. We traunder which God would judge them. years and more ago. We children of versed its area with considerable diffiThe tinsel and glitter of Royalty had those days now are grey heads, with culty. The retreating flood seemed to taught Wyllie to count kings far above grand children' in our laps. The old have retired with furipus surges, which in-tumbling sides with and apart from all common standards of thatched town has grown into brick and had splashed the glass crusts. These lay thin black his wisdom and exadobe lane judgment, and so plate glass, and that narrow everywhere over the piles of broken perience became folly, and he delivered is to-day being still farther widened into a rock, veiling them, and requiring to be himself of slavish sentiments unworthy noble Merchant street under the Interior broken through to find solid footing beof a free born Briton —unbefitting a Minister whose father'then played and neath. Much of this black enamel adChristian; and wretchedly misleading to quarrelled with us in our checked aprons. hered to the walls of the great pit. A very remarkable feature here was a systhat ignorant half heathen court and Dr. Beckwith has at once actively en- tem of deep channels which were so council. tered upon the work of his new pastor- buried in debris that we were unable to But John Ii was a Christian who lived ate. He has taken the house of Mrs. J. trace beginning or end. It seemed clear that there was connection in the light. His religious life flowed P. Cooke, recently vacated by Mr. Cru- quite with Halemaumau through the great so deep and strong, his consecration to zan. The arrangement's for completing strait on which Little Beggar had stood. Christ was so complete, that he saw the the union of the two churches, are rapid- Whether any duct had entered New truth clearly as between the right and ly progressing, and we hope in our next Lake vertically from below, we were unthe wrong and was not to be misled. issue to be able to report the work as able to determine. On the south-east side of the area lay Ii lived in a habitual atmosphere of fully accomplished. During the past stranded like a mammoth's carcass the the has for united congregation truth. He had embraced Christ with month, great black mass known as " Floating the two Sabbaths greatly enjoyed very Island," his whole soul, and his religion in turn which so long used to slugfilled and possessed his soul, and lifted able and spiritual labors of the Rev. gishly welter around in the molten sea, like a black iceberg. This seems to him clear up out of reach of low and Thomas L. Gulick of Makavvao. have been an unique phenomenon. base views. Climbing out on the south-east side, we WITH DANA AT KILAUEA. Ii was a man of earnest and habitual made our way for a quarter mile along EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. the south-east side of Halemaumau, prayer. "Vital breath" it was to him. over tracts of lava which had been He must have prayed ardently and wrestshort Tuesday was occupied in excurwhitened and deeply corroded and softlingly that morning. The trying ques- sions, some of the party with the ladies ened by sulphur vapor from the cracks. fire visiting lake, these the days tion was pressing hard. We may be during was arrested by the smoke progress Our sure that he besought the Lord for coun- especially to see the brilliant night from the pit, before we could look into spectacle. In the afternoon we all sat sel in this great difficulty. We must at the feet of our Philosopher for a con- a fire pond which exists in this part of think of him as coming to the Council versational lecture upon volcanic action the canal. A slight swashing and sighing could be distinguished. with his soul irradiated with heavenly —a rare treat of scientific schooling in After a famous lunch, including alliconverse, and high uplifted above the the presence of the mighty outpouring of the Earth's fiery internal floods. gator pears and ohelo sauce, with which mean and debased atmosphere of courts; What is that enormous force that is so the good Professor copiously fortified and so, while the other man's words fall quietly and steadily impelling this im- himself, we started across the lava eastdespised, the words of John Ii abide— mense column of molten magma from wards for a long high tongue of tufa and words of wisdom, of honor, ofrighteous- below, lifting it higher and higher year gravel half-a-mile away. On the route, our guide caused a slight solicitude by ness, words that tended to integrity and after year, until its pressure bursts away its barriers? Our Professor is sharp in descending into a large cave and disappurity and justice, and that helped to his discriminations between fact and pearing in the duct. He safely emerged, strengthen and uphold the feeble and hypothesis—what is known and what is however, some twenty rods beyond. endangered throne whose only hope and only guessed. The best lesson of all On surmounting the gravel, we found had invaded the safety was in wise and worth}' and up- was in this intimate contact with the that a broad sea of lava depression beyond it. This, our guide trained mind and method of scientific right conduct. thought by our minds, quickened by the said, had been flowing up to the night Such counsel was a true support while astounding phenomena we had been ob- of the collapse. We were deeply impressed with the copiousness of the lava the other counsel was a snare. It is serving. was one Wednesday, August 17th, of floods which had preceded the withsuch leaders and counsellors that Hadrawal of the supplies at that time. interest. Messrs. special Dana, Merritt, waii's sons most need now. Were Ii Emerson, the writer and a guide, first Very singularly, this great flooding over now alive, who can doubt that his lan- explored the interior of Little Beggar. of lava was no eruption. The true guage to his people would be the same The larger half of its dome had fallen eruption was when the lava broke itself in. The inner surfaces were heavily a subterranean exit somewhere below, that it was thirty-eight years ago? �90 and drained the lakes empty, and Halemaumau's pinnacles all fell in, and only deep black, gaping, dead abysses remained, where had Just been such terrific floods and surges of fire. This was eighteen months ago, since which the lava has been slowly and steadily rising, and resuming its domain; again no doubt to rage overwhelmingly, and again in turn to retire. Its present condition is one of medium activity, but of peculiar interest and approachableness. We found the surface of the sand and tufa on which we were to be studded with numerous angular boulders. These were all of the same very peculiar characters as those foilnd on Monday on the western upland, but were much larger. This testified that the point of ejection was nearest to the southeast side of Kilauea, which we were traversing. The same conclusion was indicated by the great extent and depth of these masses of ashes and gravel, covering several hundred acres to depths apparently of hundreds of feet. The great peninsula we were upon was composed of such material. Our course now led upwards along the southeast bank of Kilauea, to the small satellite-crater of Ke-ana-ka-koi. This name means the cavern for chipping adzes. This crater is a deep pit in the upland, of some 400 feet depth, and about 1,500 feet diameter at the top, the sides being somewhat clothed with vegetation. Fresh lava makes a black smooth floor on the bottom, no debris from the sides having fallen upon it. This lava entered the crater in 1868, and covered the cave or hole where the peculiar stone had been found as material for native adzes. One mile farther ascent of easy grade brought us to the ohia forest at the east angle of Kilauea, and the descent to the depressed plateau connecting Kilauea with its great satellite-crater Kilauen-iki or Kilauea the less. Here we encountered a very strange thing. On the side of the steep slope, about 100 feet below the high upland, and 400 feet above the floor of Kilauea, and the present bottom of Halemaumau, a horizontal fissure had opened in 1868, and emitted a tremendous gush of very glassy lava. This fissure seemed to be 350 feet long. The lava had flooded clown the pali, and spread over perhaps a dozen acres of the wooded plateau, but had not lasted long enough to fairly burn off more than half of the small ohia trees. These stood with the lava clinging for three or four feet up where the first rush had carried it. Large clots of lava hung in many of the dead limbs. A little farther east along the pali and at a lower level, could be seen another lava flow of some forty years earlier date. This had flooded the plateau and poured over its precipice into Kilauea, where its cascade is conspicuous. How does lava thus apparently violate all known laws of hydrostatics, and THE FRIEND. [Novembr, 1887* leaving the main throat of emission, hitherto been hidden by the smoke. Sevwhere exit is free, seek outlets at points eral of us pushed on to inspect them, hundreds of feet higher? It seems to be and soon came to a very fresh lava flow quite its habit to do so. Lava flows which had proceeded from the cones, and often break out on the extreme summit flowed into Halemaumau, at a point of Mauna Loa, at the very time when opposite to the lava pond which is next the bottom of the adjacent caldera of south of Dana Lake. This made the Mokuaweoweo is in active eruption. If fourth ca,se observed at Kilauea of erupwe rightly understood Rev. E. P. Baker, tion from points elevated above the main he found such an outflow of lava on the outlet. The large group of cones besummit to have occurred at the begin- yond was still too much enveloped in smoke to permit of close inspection, but ning of the eruption of January last. evidently constituted a center of conhere to notice the We must digress great service Mr. Baker is rendering by siderable activity outside of Halemauhis manifold observations of eruptive mau and on its southwest side. phenomena, especially those of Mauna Darkness rapidly came on, and we all Loa. It is important that such a man gathered upon the cliff above the beautiis on the ground, and ready to set forth ful and terrible fires, whose glories like at a minute's notice on the most arduous the stars belong to the night. All we explorations. We believe that Mr. had seen before was faint to this burning Baker is the only man who has ever splendor. There were the same surging climbed Mauna Loa on foot and alone, waves at their furnace mouths, but the as he did last January, in order to ascer- cherry-red glare was replaced by the tain the first point of eruption. It was white glow. What had been a dull gray a feat involving extraordinary strength crust aver the surface of the pond now and powers of endurance of cold and glowed darkly red; the long cracks where hunger, as well as fatigue. We had dull red fire had been seen were now the pleasure of examining Mr. Baker's keenly flaming along their length. Exfine collection of lavas at the Hilo par- tensive breadths of crust would tear away exposing the live glow as they sonage. Going northward to the edge of the were drawn to one side or another by depressed plateau we looked down along the strong currents prevailing in the lake. an immense chasm into the depths of At the sides were the same points as beWith great Kilauea-iki beyond. On the side of this fore of terrible activity. of white spouts surges, horrible was another and more plunging chasm below us copious outgush evidently of the same fire would belch forth from their caves, eruption of 1868. This had heavily dashing the glittering spray wide and floored the bottom of the chasm and also high. Huge cakes of dark crust would of Kilauea-iki, with a smooth black tilt and plunge sucking down into the pavement. Evidently this lower out- blazing vortices. Our eyes were dazzled, burst had relieved and drawn off the our thoughts entranced. We looked and action from the one we had seen above gazed, letting the keen light burn itself into vision and memory. It is the one among the trees. We now made the best of our way spot on earth where the fire-fountains home through the bush and thecold wet play copious and perpetual in human drizzle. First down the rugged talus of sight; the one outlet where the vast hidthe great vertical precipice of this lo- den throbs of earth's secret heart have cality, nearly to the floor ofKilauea, and free outpour under the air of heaven, and then up the 500 feet ascent to the wel- vyhere observers can sit in safe and quiet come comfort of the Volcano House. contemplation of the giant demon forces The Professor was quite tired. His in- of the hell-abysses. Here they rise in dustrious hammering of boulders up to endless ebullition, and sink again to their the last moment had greatly impressed depths. What glowing depths ! What our guide, who during the last ascent, a vast fire duct leading up from the deep halted by a huge rock, calling out, "nere- world of white fire over which we safely dwell ! But who can shape the thoughts is one you have not hammered !" Just at dark, our party received a that crowd upon the brain in such a pleasant addition in the persons of Mr. presence ! We had to tear ourselves away from S. D. Fuller, and the Misses Alexander and Hopper of Kawaiahao Seminary. the brilliant scene, but not until some The principal trip of the next and our most interestingand satisfactory observalast day was a farewell and evening visit tions had been verified by all the party, to the fires, which Professor and Mrs. of the existence of actuaiyfi-i/wc's at many Dana did not share, reserving their points upon the lava—pale quivering strength for the journey to Punaluu. A flames. The existence of these had been couple of fair blonde students of theology asserted, but needed full verification, from Norway were in time to join us, which was reported with great pleasure pleasant young fellows who had come to Professor Dana. The fires below only rendered the reon foot from Hilo where their Norwegian bark lay, after a year's voyaging via turn trail over the black and broken lava all the darker. Each one took a lantern, Melbourne and Seattle. Reaching our usual point over Dana the guide in advance. In long single file, Lake, attention was drawn to a cluster of each one a few paces behind his leader, lofty cones on the upper floor, which had we stepped rapidly over the cracks and �Volume 45, No. i THE FRIEND. i.j hummocks, doing our two miles and a half in fifty-five minutes. One, at least, of the men often wished that some of the ladies would call for slower marching. At the foot of the ascent horses were found for all but one of the ladies, who, however, was the first of all at the top, being young and athletic. Our expected mule train from Kau came up in good time the next morning, and by nine o'clock we had all said good bye to our hospitable host and his comfortable inn, and were pushing down the long Kau road over the barren sand and pahoehoe, having the giant slopes of Mauna Loa away on our right, and the long streaming smoke hiding everything on the left. Some fifteen very long miles brought us to mamane and ohia groves and to Lee's half-way house. After a lunch here, we traveled some two hours farther in a 'bus and in brakes to Pahala Plantation, where we were nobly dined by Mr. Foster in his charming home. Thence by tram-car eight miles more to the shore at Punaluu, where is an excellent tavern, kept by Mr. Lee, a Norwegian. Good rooms, good beds, a fair table, delicious sea air, and delightful bathing, fresh or salt, with glorious mountain scenery, and noble plantations in easy reach, make Punaluu one of the most desirable places in the islands for a rest. Early Monday morning the good steamer W. G. Hall bore us homewards, showing us the Kona landings and delivering us at our Honolulu homes in _ true, that the world is looking with intensest interest upon this problem which we are solving. Shall missionary effort for a once heathen people, after these many years, be a failure as scorners say and as too many Christian people are almost ready to admit; or is there enough of the grace of God in the hearts of this native race, to turn aside the temptations that beset them, and make them arise in the dignity of a Christian nation before the world ? Whether we wish it or not, as the result of what has been done for this country, we are indeed in a marked degree, a city set upon a hill, and be it darkness or be it light, we cannot be hid. May God enable each one of us to keep his little candle burning, that at least it may not be dark about our dwellings ! Of all the agencies which Satan ever devised to enslave the souls of men, and keep both individuals and nations from rising into light and liberty, none has ever been more potent than the love of strong drink. It blunts the conscience, it benumbs the intellect, it deadens the affections, it weakens the will, it destroys the soul and body together. It is not strange then, that when the enemy of all righteousness found that this Hawaiian nation had resolved to turn from heathenism and serve the living God, he sent his own rum and whisky and gin in here as the surest antidote to all that is good. It may be helpful to us who are trying thirty-three hours. to combat this deadly evil in our day, to trace its career from the earliest history ONE PHASE OF HAWAIIAN HISTORY. of this nation, and observe what a powerful spirit of evil it has been to the present time. Mrs. J. M. Whitney, the President of From the remotest times of which the Woman's Christian Temperance either history or legend speak, the HaUnion, has kindly contributed to our waiians used the liquor made from the It was their only intoxicating columns a copy of the following Annual awa. as now produced a Address, delivered by her at Y. M. C. drink, and then affected the drunkenness, kind of stupid A. Hall, on the evening of Thursday, skin, inflamed the eyes, and caused prethe 27th ultimo. mature decrepitude. Its effects were rather than inflaming like benumbing rescued soul is not easily A human habits spirituous liquors, and on some accounts from the thralldom of Satan. The of a life of sin are not overthrown in a less harmful. It was reserved to men the latter day. Not only is the gate strait which of our own race to introduce has been leads to eternal life, but the road is nar- poison into these Islands. It so is never "heathenism shall well that feet which at said row as well. The it can give that civilization last enter in, through the gates into the degraded but degrading." more something a struggle be with city, will weary many In the year 1802, eighteen years before before they tread the golden streets. missionaries, an And the history of a nation emerging the arrival of the first after cruisthe Margaret, ship, English into the from the night of heathenism visited light of civilization and righteousness is ing among the southern islands, officers, of the One and a this John unremitting group. as that of a conflict interesting account battle as difficult to be won as any the Turnbull wrote an Socieangels ever looked upon. The Prince of the voyage. Upon leaving the remark; this Islands, he records the field ty of Darkness is sure to contest adequate to to the last, and to bring forth all the "There is no punishment wretch who would of the which his the wickedness satanic, and agencies, human into liquors of spirituous of a import cargo resources yeild, against the advance It or Sandwich Islands. of earth the Society the kingdoms to whom all Him to respect bctantamount in every would rightfully belong. of an equal In the thickest of this fight, dear the willful administration the extent of the as poison, of stand quantity friends, we of this little kingdom dcbe the by would founded only to-day. We may not realize it, but it is evil 91 struction of the whole of the population." Who can tell what sin and suffering would have been saved, had the public sentiment of Christendom sustained this judgment! Trading vessels then in addition to the useful articles which these people demanded, such as clothing, hardware, etc., always kept a supply of rum which the natives were not slow in learning to use. In this way the taste for intoxicants was readily introduced into these and other islands. Mr Turnbull found that some convicts from Botany Hay had previously escaped to these Islands, and in return for some service rendered Kamehameha I, had been put in possesion of small tracts of land, upon which they raised sugar-cane, and from this contrived to distill a sort of liquor. By this means the king himself acquired a relish for spirits, and navigators who touched at these shores, at that early day carried on a lively trade in rum and other liquors. Mr. Turnbull relates that this taste became so excessive on the part of the king, that Young and Davis, white men residing here became anxious for their own safety during his periods ofdrunkenness and made attempts to escape from the Islands. In one of his timesof sobriety, the king demanded of them—"what could induce them to these repeated efforts to leave him, when they were treated so kindly and were daily receiving from him whatever he had to bestow." "That is true," they replied, "but our lives become endangered as often as you are inflamed with spirits. You are then no longer master of yourself." Kamehameha accepted the reproof, and promised that thenceforth he would limit himself to a moderate quantity, which promise, it is said, he kept to his death. His subjects, also acquired a taste for the poison, but during the lifetime of this despot, drunknness was always restrained. Not long before his death he tabooed all distilleries within his kingdom, not a drop was allowed to be manufactured, and breaking his law was followed by the forfeiture of the whole Even the property of the offender. king's oldest son, Liholiho, afterwards Kamehameha 11, though ardently fond of liquor, was until his accession to the throne, held in complete restraint by this powerful will. But upon the death of Kamehameha I. in 1819, all restraint was thrown aside. In a state of intoxication Kamehameha 11. broke the tabu, (which till then had been rigorously enforced), by eating dog's flesh with the women, drinking rum with the female chiefs, and smoking with them from the same pipes. Seeing that no evil effects followed at once, the people shouted "The tabu is broken ! " Messengers were sent to all parts of the kingdom, and the chiefs and common people abandoned themselves to drunkenness and all kinds of excess. ( To be continued.) — �[Novembr, 1887. THE FRIEND. 92 MONTHLY RECORD OF EVENTS. Consuelo from San Francisco. —Heavy rainfall in this city during the day. October 2d—Funeral service of the Bessie 24th—Arrival of bark Alden from Fort-St. late Mrs. J. M. Oat, Victoria, B. C, en route for Hongfrom Church, Rev. S. E. Bishop officiating. kong.—Sudden death of Charles Warren 3rd —Opening of the Boys' Kameha- Clark, a resident of these islands for meha School, under Rev. W. B. Oleson. some 37 years.—Reception to Rev. Dr. —Arrival of barkForest Queen from San E. G. Beckwith and family in the parlors Francisco. —The Hawaiian Navy be- of Fort-St. Church. comes a thing of the past. —Insubordi- —Departure of S. S. Australia nation and desertion of scholars from for25th San Francisco, taking away a numLahainaluna Seminary. ber of kamaainas. —St. Clair-Gibson 5th —H. B. M. S. Cormorant departs breach of promise case commenced. 26th—Arrival of thebarkentine Planter for the South Seas. 6th —Steam tug Pele is adjudged un- from San Francisco. -seaworthy and put out of commission.— Arrival of bark Ceylon from San Francisco.—Police Justice Dayton renders decision against Chung Lung, the opium licensee, for selling opium contrary to law; appeal noted.—Arrest of J. S. Webb on a charge of embezzlement of public funds. 7th Bark Caibarinn sails for San Francisco. —Death of T. Aki, of opium bribe fame, at Ewa. 8th—S. S. San Pablo arrives from San Francisco, en route for Japan and China. —Return of R. W. Wilcox, one of the "Hawaiian Youths " sent abroad under Moreno auspices, for education in Italy. ioth—Wedding ceremony at Kawaiahao Church of E. P. Low to Miss Elizabeth P. Napoleon, Rev. H. H. Parker officiating. nth—Brigantine Wm. G. Irwin sails for San Francisco. —J. S. Webb pleads guilty to one of the three charges of embezzlement; subsequently sentenced to one year's imprisonment. 13th—Arrival of U. S. S. Mohicttn from Callao.—Entertainment at the Y. M. C. A. Hall for the benefit of Walter Leman. 15th—Arrival of German bark Peter Goddefroy from Liverpool. 17th-19th—Annual Meeting of the Planters' Labor and Supply Company. 17th—Arrival of bark Margaret Hcald from Liverpool, and barkentine S. N. Castle from San Francisco. 18th—Arrival of bark .Birmah from Liverpool, and S. S. Australia from San Francisco. —Joran concert at the Y. M. C. A. Hall in aid of the W. C. T. U. 19th—Store of A. Kraft burglarized, and some $400 worth of jewelry, musical instruments, etc., taken. 20th—Fair of the Ladies' Portuguese Benevolent Society, at the Honolulu Rifles Armory, resulting in $2,226.75 netted to the Society. 21 st—Arrival of S. S. Zealandia from the Colonies, en route for San Francisco. 22nd—Final Testimonial Concert of the Joran Sisters, and Signor Roselli at the Music Hall.—Capt. Kaluhikai of schr. Ke Au Hou jumps overboard, off Maui, after a sailor boy, and after being over three hours in the water, both are rescued. 23rd —-.Death of Hon. J. M. Kapena, aged 45 years.—Arrival of bark Hope from Port Townsend, and brigantine - 27th —The St. Clair-Gibson case terminated at 11:30 p. m. and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff, with $10,000 damages. 28th—S. S. Mariposa arrives from San Francisco, en route for the Colonies. Death of Wm. Gulick, father ofChas. Ti Gulick, and a resident of these islands since 1853. — MARINE JOURNAL. OF PORT HONOLULU. ARRIVALS. 22 days from Port Townsend. McCullock, 20 day. from bgtne Ci Irwin, Am W San Francisco. days from San 20 Winding, bk Forest Queen, 3—Am Francisro. Frandays S S San from San Pablo, Reed, B—Am8—Am 7 cisco. Day, days S S from Callao. Mohican, 13—U 33 15—Ger bk Peter Goddefroy, Moller, 165 days from Oct. 2—Haw bk J_s A King, Berry, 17—H Liverpoo'. B M S Conquest, Oxley, from cruise around the Islands. Am bktne S N Castle, Hubbard, 15 days from San Francisco. Brit hk Margaret Heald, Williams, Liverpool. 145 days from 18—Britbk Berniah, Jones, 140 days from Liverpool. Haw S S Australia, Houdlette, 7 days from San Francisco. Haw S S Zealandia, Van Oterendorp, 18 days 21 from Sydney. 22—Haw schr Canute, Louis, 24 days from Humboldt — Kay. 23—-Am bk per and wife, Mrs C J Ludwigsen aud child, R J Lillie and wife, A C Piiaina, A C Turton, Miss L Dresslsr, Mis-* Reamer, Dr E G Beckwith and family, W A Hall, H Englebrecht, Miss G M Gilmore, Mrs E T Wood, F E Day, and wife, E Dowsett, Mrs J 1 Dowsett, II R H Prince David, H R H Prince Jonas, Mrs F R Appleton, and 5- others. From the Colonies, per Zealandia, Oct 21—Mrs G V J.ikins and infant, and 8 steerage. From San Francisco, per Coiiauelo, Oct _j—Miss Roberts and Mr Quinchard, and one steerage. From Port Townsend, per Bk Hope, Oct 23 —Miss E Ladd, Er._e._i Wodthouse. From San Francisco, per bktne Planter, Oct 26— Mr and Mrs Muller, Mr and Mrs Whitman, Charles Carter, Mr Vandoorn, R Balentine, Col Sam Norris, John Burke and Henry Hovey. From San Francisco, per S S Mariposa, Oct. 28—Jno T Arundel, H Bingham, wife and son, Miss H K. Castle, J Chalmers, W H Cornwell, Mrs A I. Cresap, S Ehrlich, Mrs Geo R Ewart, Mrs A C Farley and two children, Mrs W M Giffard, M Green, W W Hall, Mrs C G Hansman and boy, A S Hartwell, wife, family and nuise, Miss M A Howe, Geo F Holmes, R R Hinds, Miss A Mclntyre, Col G W Macfarlane, Lee Meriwether, R M Parker, AW Peirce and wife, T C Porter and wife, A R Smith, I)r C H Wetmore, H M Whitney, B Levy, J D Spreckels, and 165 in transitu. U_..*ARTT'KKS. For San Francisco, per brk Ceylon, Oct 6—G Rabbit, A 1' ur.in-.ukf, wife and two children. For San Fian.iscu, per W G Irwin, Oct 11--Mrs J D Tregloan, Miss Tregloan, Miss Bergar, Mrs I. J Mytingcr and daughter, 0 Oleson. For San Francisco, pei Zealandia, Oct 22—G P Wilder, S B Rose, Ci H Hixby and wife, Di G H Cook.-, J A Cummins, Capt A N Tripp, J G Grihble, Wm Rick.trd. Steerage —Solomon Hiram, John Weston, W G Parkburst, Thos A Smith, C X Brown, f C Marriott, M O'Ca'laghan, Jacob Ward, John E Mygran, John Patrick, Jas Sexton, O A Malmberg, Franklin I. Nliller, Olaf Saxe, Felix Amiot,Geo Leaci, John Rasmussen, Kdward Murch, Hugh M.Gunigle, E W McFadden, S Pellissier, Chas E Rugen, Chas A St..rke, Francisco Gomez, George Deacon, Shimano Bughu, Saeko, Yachico, linado, Menige, H S Overend, P I. Lord, Peier Eleasen, Louis Petersen, Peter Peterson, W Heist, John Dawson, Benj Griffiths, Chas Crogdon, James Giles. For San Francisco, per bark Forest Queen, Oct 22—A Briggs, W S Webster, Mrs W S Webster David Petty and wife, Mrs C M Walton, Johani es Jaspers, Miss Mary Lyle, Monte Bacco. For San Francisco, per Australia, Oct 2s—Capt Jackson, wife and 8 children, H. Engelbrect, Mrs H E Cooke, Dr G H Martin, Misjoran.the Misses Joran (_\), Mrs J D Dickson and two daughters, E F Wright, Signor Roselli, F S Roumage, M A Gotisalves and wife, G Alam, Le Kuen, H(. Merchant, A P Peterson, Mrs A H Emir.es and laughter, Hon P Isenlerg, Arthur Turton, W L Hopper and wife, H W Morse, E A Pierce, A J Merrill, Thos Much, Louis Howell, W A Harris. Jas Oswald, R D Taylor, Mokuilima, wifeand three children, A Sommers, wifeand three childrtn, F Millis. A Langham, Mrs J Wignail, Geo Caster, M E Lund, W E Hollissend, L Ordea stien, L Hernbeyer, H Baker, C Reuter, MV Holmes, Vox Koonet, N McDermott, Mrs O Smith, Miss E Smith, A P Pontos, H Pino and 34 others. For Samoa and the Colonies, per Mariposa, Oct 29 P Harapath and wife and 9 in steerage. • — BIRTHS. Hop., Ptnhalow, 55 days from Port BROWN —In this city, Oct. 19, to the wife of C A Brown, Townsend. a son. Am bgtne Consiielo, Cousins, 16 days, from San McLEAN—In this city, October 21st, to the wife of W H Francisco. McLean, a son. 24—Am bk Alden Bessie, O'Brien, i\% days from VOGEL— In this city, October nst, to the wife of Antone Victoria, B C. Vogel, a daughter. 26—Am bktne Planter, Perriman, 13 days from San Francisco. MARRIAGES. 28—Am S S Mariposa, Hayward, 7 days from San Fmncisco. LOW-NAPOLEON.-At Kawaiahao Church, in this thi-*city, October ioth, by the Rev. H. H. Parker, E. 30—Br schr Olive, Ross, from Baker's Island. P. Low to Miss Elizabeth P. Napoleon. WOOD-GILMORE. —At the residence of Dr. Gay, in DEPARTURES. this city, October :9th, by the Rev. C. M. Hyde, D. 2- U S S Adams, Kempff, for Samoa. D., Dr. Clifford B. Wood to Miss Genevieve M. Gilsea S for South Islands. Cormorant, —H B M 5 more, of Fairbault, Minn. 6—Am bk Ceylon, Calhoun, for San Fiancisco. bk for San Francisco. Caibarien, Perkins, —Am 7 DEATHS. B—Am S SSanPablo, Reed, for Vokoham and HongBROW ,V.—ln Honolulu, October ioth, Sarah Readf, kong. aged 36 years. Much and of Andrew Brown, wife 10—H B MS Conquest, Oxley, cruise around the deeply regretted. Inlands. Kapalama, city, October nth, Mrs. this MORRIS.—At 11—Am bgtne W G Irwin, McCulloch, for San FranGeorge Morris, a long well-known resident of Kalilii cisco. Valley. 12—Haw hk Jas A King, Berry, for San Francisco. Hospital, this city, October 14th, aa—Haw S S Zealandia, Van Ottrendorp, Tor San VOGT.—Al the Queen's years. I.e. Vogt. a native o( Germany, a_ed Francis o. SCH RAKDF.R.—Lost at sea off the River overboard Winding, bk Forest for San Francisco. Queen, Am during heavy gale, July Carl Platte, 13th, i-chraeder, a for British Columbia. 24—Norbk Vikar, se-ond mate of German bark Peter G-ddefioy, aged 24 .5 —Haw S S Australia, Houdlette, for San Francisco. years. 26—Am bk Alden Bessie, O'Brien, foi Hongkong. KIRKWOOD-In Lahaina, October 2?nd, J C Kirk29 —Am S S Mariposa, Hayward, for the Colonies. wood, a native of Tasmania, aged 57 years. KAPF.N \—ln this city, October 24th, John Makini KaPASSENGERS. in the 45th year of h is age. KLICH.—In San Francisco, Oct 18. Augusta Ehrlich, ARRIVALS. a native of Graetz, Prussia, aged 28 years. From San Francisco, per brgtne W G Irwin, Oct 2 Dr Ranktns, J J Kelly, Mr Kittiidgeand wife, MrGunther HACKFELD.—In Bremen, Oct to, Henry Hackfeld, founder of the House of H Hackfeld & Co of this city, and niece, and MissGunther. about 72 years. From San Francisco, per San Pablo, Oct 8 Robert WilGULICK.—At nis residence in Kawaiahao, this city, Oct cox, Mrs Wilcox, J Brevator. Mrs Brevator. From San Francisco, per Australia, Oct 18—J L Blais38, William Gulick, aged 85 years, a resident of these Islands since 1853. dell and wife, Mrs A Moore, W C Cottel and wife, H M Alexander, Mrs McDowell, Mrs S Spriggs, Mrs C J Fishel PETERSON.—In this city, Oct 28, William Peterson, a native of New York city, aged 71 years. and family, Surgeon H P Harvey, USN, S S Chaffer, H Waterhouse and wife. Miss L Hoog, A Marques, Lieut C AGNEW.—In this city, Oct 30, Henry Joseph, beloved S Ruhman, U S N,*H Cruiens, Mrs Hop Yune, J A Hop. sob of H J and Angie Agncw,aged as months and 7 days. — Bena. �Volume 45, No. 11.] THE FRIEND. HAWAIIAN BOABB. HONOLULU H. I. This page is devoted to the interests of the Hawaiian Hoard of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the Board i* responsible forit* contents. A. O. Forbes, -__- - Editor. FOR THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM. If one stands facing the north in the early part (9 o'clock) of any clear night at this time of the year, he will easily perceive the constellation of Ursa Major. LOOKING 93 must be our own works and deservings. Here, then, we make our chief contrast. Our own Holy Bible, our own sacred book of the East, is from beginning to end a protest against this doctrine. Good works are indeed enjoined upon us in that sacred book of the East far more strongly than in any other sacred book of the East; but they are only the outcome of a grateful heart —they are only a thank-offering, the fruits of our faith. They are never the ransom-money of the true disciples of Christ. "Put off the pride of self-righteousness," says our Holy Bible; "it is a filthy garment, unfit to cover the nakedness of your soul at that awful moment when death brings you face to face with the holy God." "Put on the garment of self-righteousness," says every other sacred book of the East. "Cling closely to it. Hold it closely to your heart of hearts. Multiply your prayers, your pious acts, your pilgrimages, your ceremonies, your external rights on all hands, for nothing else but your own meritorious acts, accumulated like capital at a bank, can save you from eternal ruin." We can understand then the hold which these .so-called sacred books of the East continue to exert on the natives of India, for the pride of self-righteousness is very dear to the human heart. It is like a tight-fitting inner garment, the first to be put on, the last to be put off. Nay, this may also account for the fact that in the present day these so-called sacred books of the East are gaining many admirers who fall into raptures over the moral precepts, which here and there glitter in them, like a few stars sparkling through the rifts of a cloudy sky on a pitch-dark night.— It will be noticed nearly overhead, though somewhat to the north-west, and The Annual Report of the Chinese is the most brilliant of all constellations of the heavens. Its prinMission Work contains the following in this section cipal stars number seven, and from their expressions: shape, as a group, originated the name Our idea would be to suggest simply of "the dipper." The two bright stars " that all those in our Island Kingdom or in the end of this constellation farthest in other parts of the world, who feel sin- from the handle, are the "pointers;" so cerely interested in the evangelization of called because they are always in a Chinese and Japanese in the Hawaiian nearly direct line from Polaris, the Islands, should join together in a North Star. Now, in imagination, draw 'Prayer Union,' for the outpouring of a line through the pointers and straight God's Spirit upon these peoples, that to Polaris, thence in the opposite direcnew laborers may be raised up, that in- tion to an equal distance, but with the creased facilities for the prosecution of line bearing slightly to the left. The the work may be provided, and that the end of this last line will be in the midst Christian Church may be more aroused of a constellation, whose five brightest to the importance of the work. It would stars are shaped like the letter W, with be.well to select some special day of the the side toward the west somewhat fallen week when all could unite in earnest out. This group of stars marks the outprayer for these objects." line of the constellation of Cassiopeia, and ought easily to be found. The three definite We are very glad to see a stars at the east side form a brightest for Union a Prayer of proposition made triangle, or letter V, and midway in the Christians for the objects mentioned, and opening and a little toward Polaris the would suggest that the plan should be average observer may see a faint star, taken up in the Hawaiian Board, and which with the three others make a the Woman's Board of Missions, to figure of diamond shape. It is to this faint star that those interested in the arrange such a union, if practicable. We "Star of Bethlehem" should direct their believe that a large number of active observations, for in this immediate Christians would enter into such union, vicinity it is expected to appear. The glad to feel that they were cooperating observer with good eyesight may favorthe important lines ably compete with professional observers in such a in the lookout for this famous star, for of evangelical work mentioned. We at its last appearance it was first seen Presbyterian ~<\'ould especially add to those the en- with the naked eye, when only an hour THE FIRST PARSEE CONVERT lightenment of the Portuguese who are previous a telescope' had been directed IN INDIA. in almost total ignorance of God's word. toward it.—Boston Journal, The Scotch Free Church Mission celThese most interesting peoples are here THE FALSE AND THE TRUE. ebrated on the Bth of December last the brought into close contact with enlightProfessor Monier Williams, of Oxford fortieth anniversary of the ordination of ened and active Christianity, which from University, delivered a fine speech at Rev. Dhanjibhai Naoroji to the ministry. the necessity of its nature, should act the annual meeting in London' of the Eight years prior to ordination he was powerfully upon them. The opportuni- British and Foreign Bible Society. baptized, and was the first of the Parsees of the to give himself to Christ. At the celety is unequalled for an effective work of Speaking of the "sacred books" the East he bration addresses were made by Narayan in false of religion systems leading them to the Lord Jesus Christ. said: Sheshadri and others. His conversion Some such work is being done. We For mysell I may claim that in the created great excitement among the need to be inspired, guided and strength- discharge of my duties for forty years I Parsees, and the courts were appealed ened to do more. The highest source devoted as much time as any man liv- to, to prevent his following the Chrisbooks. And I tians. During the half century that nearof the needed leadership and power is in ing to the study of these venture to tell this meeting what I have ly has passed, Mr. Dhanjibhai has bethe Lord himself, who waits for his peo- found to be the one key-note—the one come widely known and respected among ple here to put themselves into close al- diapason, so to speak, of all these so- the wealthierand influential non-Chrisliance with him by means of prayer. called sacred books, whether it be the tian natives. He has edited two AngloBrahmins, the Puranas of Vernacular magazines. His services as Shall we not all welcome and heartily Veda of theand Vaishnavas, the Koran a translator of the Bible have been highthe Sawas the join in a plan of stated prayer for the Mohamedans, the Zend Avesta of ly appreciated and the present Parsi of evangelization of the different classes of the Parsees, the Tripitska of the Budd- Gujaratai New Testament is spoken of immigrants, for our missions and schools hists, the King of the Chinese or the as a monument of his strong commonin Micronesia, for Christian schools here, Purana—the one diapason, the one re- sense and earnest devotion. It is said for temperance work, and for other defi- frain, that you will find through them that, "when praying or expounding the works. They all say Scriptures, he discloses a state of feeling nite forms of Christian effort among us? all, is salvation by that salvation must be purchased, must that reminds one of the time when PenWhat else can equally inspire and en- be bought with a price, and that the tecostal showers were poured down !"— courage to labor? sole price, the sole purchase money, Exchange. �94 . A. THEHONOLULU, T. M.H. €. I. This page ts devoted to the interests ot the Honolulu Young Men's Christian Association, and the Hoard of Directors are responsible for its contents. S. D. Fuller, [Novembr, 188;. THE FRIEND. .- - Editor. THE JAPANESE Y. M. C. A. We reprint the following excellent report from one of our daily papers, the Daily Bulletin, October 14, 1887. The Reading Room in Queen Emma Hall was filled with a large and interested audience of Japanese last evening. The long table had been removed, chairs arranged, walls decorated with palms and ferns and Japanese emblems, while from the rear room the bubbling of the tea urn, and the fragrance of steaming coffee, made it evident that our Japanese friends believe in physical comfort as well as moral improvement. A few of our Christian workers, interested in this new movement, were present to participate in the exercises of the evening. After prayer by Dr. Hyde and the reading of the scripture by Rev. T. L. Gulick, and the singing of one of the Gospel Hymns, Mrs. F. W. Damon playing the organ, Mr. Taro Ando, the Japanese Consul-General made theopening address, speaking first in Japanese and then in English. He proposed and answered the two questions, What is the object of the V.M.C.A.? Why should we join it ? He spoke of the prejudices against Christianity that had naturally taken deep root among the Japanese when Western adventurers landed on the Asiatic Coast, followed by priests. who sought to build up an ecclesiastical organization inimical to the maintenance of the independence of the country. But the recent labors of the missionaries to Japan had shown what the great object of Bible Christianity was, the true blessedness of men, for time and for eternity. He believed that all the Japanese present wanted to be loved and respected, but to secure such love and respect they must be good and learned. To help in securing this was the object of the Y. M. C. A., and no one could hesitate to say it was a laudable object that all ought to promote by uniting together for that purpose. Rev. Mr. K. Miyama, from the M. E. Mission in San Francisco and Mr. Nakayama, th.: Japanese Commissioner of Imigration tor these islands, also gave brief addresses in Japanese which were not interpreted. Rev. Mr. Gulick and Mr. F. W. Damon, and Dr. Hyde, spoke in warm approval of this organization of Japanese for their own benefit, morally and intellectually. Mr. J..T. Waterhouse, Jr., on behalf of the Honolulu V.M.C.A., pledged to the new organization most cordial sympathy and all possible assistance. It is not yet 25 years since this Hawaiian nation was declared to be Christianized and ceased to be one of the mission fields of ' the A. B. C. P. M. Imperfect as are our Christian institutions they seem to have made a favorable impression on the Asiatic immigration to these islands. Here at this meeting place of the Eastern and Western civilizations, we have a Chinese Y. M. C. A. and Chinese Churches. The Japanese seem to be now falling into line, and adopting of their own free-will our Christian institutions with such modifications as they find needful to make them most efficient for their own national characteristics and usages. The Japanese Y. M. C. A. Constitution, drawn up under the supervision of Mr. F. W. Damon, provides for four Standing Committees for as many departments, Religious Work, Educational, Finance, Social and Literary Entertainments. It is proposed to begin a class for Bible study next Sunday evening. The Japanese wished the (Committee to secure some Christian lady to be the teacher of the Bible class. It is strange that these Orientals should have such respect for our Christian women, and desire so strongly the personal influence of consecrated womanhood. Mrs. H. N. Coleman has kindly consented to take charge of this new and important field of Christian labor. Fortyeight signed the Constitution of this Japanese Y. M. C. A. last evening, and others will soon be added to this number. given by the Entertainment Committee on Thursday, Oct. 13th, in our Hall and was thoroughly enjoyed by a good audience. Mr. Walter Leman of San Francisco had the leading numbers on the programme and was ably assisted by some of our best local talent. Young men, whether strangers or residents of the city, you are always welcome at the Y. M. C. A. Rooms. The reading room or the social rooms are for your use, and quite a variety of parlor games can be obtained by simply asking the Janitor or the General Secretary. Make your appointments, meet your friend and pass your leisure evenings at this pleasant and convenient center. A HANDSOME GIFT. The fine crayon likeness of Rev. J. A. Cruzan, recently exhibited in the window at King Bros, has been purchased by friends, and presented to the Blue Ribbon League and the Y. M. C. A. jointly. The picture was the work of Miss Ada Nolte. It is 24 by 29 inches in size, and incased in a heavy gilt frame. It will hang in our Hall and we trust it may prove an inspiring presence to those who meet on successive Saturday evenings, in the interest of that cause for which Mr. and Mrs. Cruzan so faithfully labored while here—the cause of Temperance. SUNDAY EVENING TOPICS. Nov. 6.—Ruined by Evil Company. MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly business meeting was held in the parlors Thursday evening, Oct. 20th, the President, Mr. F. J. Lowrey, in the chair. Most of the committees reported favorably upon the work of their respective departments. Reports from the branch work at Queen Emma Hall was especially encouraging among both Hawaiians and Japanese. Four young men were received as associate members. Among other business the following motion was passed: Resolved, That the officers of this Association be authorized to prepare a memorial to the Legislature to repeal the law licensing the sale of opium, and that its importation and sale be prohibited, and that measures be passed restricting the liquor trafic. Chron 10:1-14; 12:14-16. Nov. 13.—Felix Trembled. Acts 24: 24-27; Prov. 27:1. Nov. 20.—Confessing Christ. Mat. 10:32; Rom. 10:9-1 1. Nov. 27.—All Things Made New. Rev. 21:1 8; 2 Cor. 5:17. 2 We once heard of a Baptist minister who was very fond of interpreting Bible histories and parables down to the minutest detail, and a Presbyterian neighbor professed to have been converted to his plan. "And what passage was it that opened your eyes, my brother?" queried the Baptist. "The parable of the man who went to his neighbour for bread at midnight," was the Presbyterian's reply. "Yes;" and do you expound it? "The man was an anxious sinner." "Yes." "The neighbor was a Christian." "True." The bread he desired was saving truth." "Exactly so." "The bed in which he was found was the Christian Church." "Certainly." "And the children found in bed with him teach us children's baptism and church membership." " Oh! " exclaimed the Baptist, whose ardent faith in the spiritualizing principle suddenly began to cool down, "that is carrying the process too far; you must stop before you come to that, brother." NOTES. It is with heartfelt gratitude that the editor of this page welcome Dr. Beckwith as pastor of the new church, and leader in the Christian work' of this city. Every member of the Y. M. C. A. should be thankful, that we are blessed with a man so heartily in sympathy with our special work for young men. We are but a branch of the great work he has come to conduct. Let us personally and unitedly follow his wise leadership, remembering our sufficiency is of the Susie, in her eagerness, upon seeing Master. a specially handsome butterfly, cried A very attractive entertainment was ''Oh, what a pretty flutter-by!" : �95 THE FRIEND. nHAS. HAMMER, A L. SMITH, TTTILDER'S STEAMSHIP CO., Manufacturerand Dealer in all kind- of Importerand Dealer in (Limited.) LAVA SPF;CIMENS, PLATED WARE, Steamer "KINAU," King's combination Spectacles, Glassware, Sewing Machines, Picture Frames. Vases, Brackets, etc., etc. Terms jan_7yr Commander Strictly Cash. 83 Kort Street, Honolulu. I .OK E NZ EN Weekly Trips for Hilo and Way Ports. T EWERS k COOKE, Steamer " lIKELIKE," DAVIES I Sealers in Commander Weekly Trips for Kaluihii and llitna. _ - Cam—edder Weekly Trips for Circuit of Molokai and Labaina. A LLEN Steamer "KILAUEA HOU." \tuttfjt Coals. "LEHUA" Kor Ports on llainakuu v.'oa-l. S. B, ROSE, Seirelary S. C. WILDER, Presidenl. |ijang7yr| Nuuanu LUMBERYARD Kol'.lNSo.vs WHARF. Honolulu, 11. I, (.rain t "inc-i BAKE R V, Sin-ci, of Quom ami BdinburgS streets, 79 Fort KKKI'S CONSTANTLY ON riERMANIA MARKET. M.\Nl> HARNESS OF ALL KINDS Sydney anil Mexican Saddles of all kinds; McClellan Saddles; WIiIT M AN SADDLES, Put up un the Sydney style lomething new, and rides easy. Hrushes. Saddle Hags, and furry-Combs, Whips, all oilier articles used in lite horse line, ton tit It numerous to will pay you lo mention. call and see for fel.87 yi. yourself, * T B. KERR, GEO, M. RAUPP, Proprietor, Fort Street, near corner of Hotel. 'I clephone No, r<>.. Beef, Mutton, Veal, Fresh Sausage, Pork, Etc, constantly on hand. Shipping Supplied on Short Notice. janB7yr rpnos. Importing and Manufacturing Stationer, Book-Seller, Printer, DAIRY cV STOCK WOODLAWN MILK, CREAM, COMPANY, GENTLEMEN'S Merchant Street, Honolulu. ' The Only Practical English Watchmaker. ___>_ WILLIAM TURNER, COMPANY (Limited) Importers and Dealers in iron, Cumberland Coal, and all kind, of CwriMge and Wuroii Materials. Office- No. feliB7' IRON WORKS CO., HANI I-At 1 I'KKKS <lX With Patent Automatic Feed. Double and Tripple Effects, Vacuum Pans anil Cleaning Pans, Steamand Water Pipes, 1trass aad Iron Fittings of all descriptions, etc. an87 yr HONOLULU IRON WORKS CO. 70 _ Queen St., adjoining Messrs. Hackfeld Co. jan37>r. THE POPULAR MILLINERY HOUSE. 104 MACERATION TWO-ROLL MILLS, N. febB7yr BUTTER, HEAVER SALOON, Ol- AND YOUTH'S WEAR. **7 janB7yr. TTAWAIIAN HONOLULU No Furniture Warerooms in New Fire-proof Building. Nos. in Kort Street and 66 Hotel Streets. Agency Detroit Safe Co. Feather, Hair, Hay and Eureka Mattresses and Pillows, and Spring Mattresses on hand and made 10 order. Pianos and Sewing Machines always on hand and for sale or rem. Best Violin and Guitar Strings andall kinds of Musical Instruments for sale as cheap as the chtapnt, H. J. NOME, Proprietor, llook-llindcr, F.tc. TEMPERANCE COFFEE HOUSE, And Publisher of ihe Hawaiian Almanac ainl Al el. Fort Street, Honolulu. Ilest Quality of Ci);a», Cigarettes, Tobacco, Smokers' ArDealer in Fine Stationery, Hooks. Music, Toys mayB6 ticles, etc., always on hand. and Fancy I loo.ls. .... Honolulu. Fort Street, near Hotel Street. CARRIAOE M'F'G. Call anil see him. FINE GOODS FOR Dealer in all kinds of Furniture. AND LIVE STOCK. Nil 82 King Street, Honolulu. IMI-OKTKK With Promptness aud Despatch. Both Telephone*, No. 86. juB7yr. Residence 118 Nuuanu Street. Office, Bi KiiiK .Street. <;. THRUM, _janB7vr Merchant Tailor Ready to Deli ver Freight and Bag- Importer, Manufacturer, Upholsterer and Dealer in Live Stock furnished to vessels at short noli c, and vegej-uiB7yr tables of all kinds supplied to order. Honolulu, M. I. You will always find on your arrival n E. WILLIAMS, Family and Shipping Outers carefully attended to. TIT E. FOSTER, EXPRESS (M. N. Sanders, Proprietor.) No. 6 (.hiecn Street, Fish Market, Choice Beef, Veal, Mutton, Fish. febS/yr Nautical, St*i-veyinß aiv\ Surgical Instruments of all kinds cleaned and repaired with quick despatch Madame Demorcst's Patterns. Materials for Kmbroidery and all kinds of fancy work. Orders from the other Islands janB7yr. promptly attended to. gage of Every Description TLTM. McCANDLESS, Every description of Plain and fancy Braid and Hiscuits. Island orders promptly attended to. Sewing Machines and all Attachments. I 75. jaTiB7yr. FRESH BUTTER. Street, Honolulu. Importer and Dealer in Guns, IO Island onion suliriied, and good*, delivered promptly. Honolulu. Orders for Ship Breed executed ai shuri notice. old Bread re-baked. — 7) Kort QANDERS* BAGGAGE and Chicken Feed. Telephone COFFEE ROASTED & GROUND. Street, jan3 7yr. TTNION FEED CO. Hay, MRS. ROBERT LOVE, M MRS. THOMAS LACK, Ammunition of all Kind*, Lumber, Building Materials and A Nll STE A jan_7yr. ROBINSON, Dealers in Steamer Honolulu, HI. Orders from the other Islands promptly attended to. Office 82 Fori St. Yard -cor. kin,; and Merchant Sts. IIIAS. M. ''imsl' KoItKKI 1.1-WKKs, F.J. l.ilWkl-Y. Steamer" MOKOLII," McGREGOR . Lumber and Building Material. SADDLERY $ HARNESS. Fort Street, Honolulu, H. I. S. SACHS, Proprietor. Direct Importer of MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS Ladies' and Gent's Furnishing Goods. jan87yr �96 THE FRIEND. A if. HKWKTT, mHE ROYAL HAWAIIAN HOTEL, W. S. BARTLETT, MANAGEH. - - Terms, $3 per day. STATIONER _ $75 Pl-' 1' month. MERCHANT ' ap8 7 STREET, Honolulu, 11. I. This Hotel is one of the leading architectural structure-* of Honolulu. The grounds upon which it stands comprise rioo KIM, an entire square of about four acres, fronting on Hotel * street. This large area affords ample room for a lawn and ,__l___9__ teautiful walks, which are laid out most artistically with Culler Fort and Hold Slnrels, Honolulu. H. I. a___\ ___* .. _\& flowering plants ami tropical trees. There art- twelve prct______________HI ________■£ ly cottages within' this charming enclosure, all under the HIM RK IN __B Hotel management. The Hotel and cottages afford turn- -i____v______\ ___ffl____^__Hfi!9J niodations for 200 guests. The liascment of the Hotel con-.f I __L LADIES' DRESS AND FANCY GOODS, ■"- '--'—>■■ tains the finest billiard hall in the city. |IB9<^____'_________9___S GENT'S FURNISHING ft CHINESE mi the ground floor, to the right <>f )______^a____trV__V?-^__-fl__ The _r GOODS, Etc. [__________ which are tlegantly furnished parlors. A broad |mHE way leads from the main hall to the dining-room. Thesel I room of CHINESE and JAPANESE specialdisplay A open on to broad verandas, where a magnificent BU ties h*IDM fitted up over'l'. O. Thrum's Book Store, in view of the Nuuanu mountains may be seen through /__flHß*! anpj^- _iu_iULy_ the room adjoining Dr. Whitney's Dental Office. wealth of tropical foliage that surrounds the balconies. In ap&7 8m fare dispensed is thebest the markel affords, and is first JjSf _*__________ *____*a^_______!-P? lass in all respects. Hotel and cottages are supplied with i£^Qi)*ttml&—m\\9^'&—mmmmmmmi^^ pure water from an artesi.m well on the premises. The Clerk's office is furnished with the Telephone, by which comNAVIGATION CO., munication is had with the leading business firms of the city. IK very effort has been made, and money lavishly expended under the present able management _________ _ t»*TJ " ______ I ■ |i pACIKIC TO MAKE THIS ESTABLISHMENT COASTINO AND COMMISSION AGENTS, Corner Nuuanu and <v)uc*cn Streets, Honolulu. AOr.NTS FOR THK SCHOONERS Wailele, W'aioli, Waimalu, Waiehu, Brig Hazard, Malolo, Khukai, M..11.1. and.Stmr. Surprise. janB7yr. The Model Family Hotel. A reputation it (janB7yr) pEORGE now tnjovt and DKMI justly merits. T LUCAS, CONTRACTOR I). LANE'S TT7ENNER & CO., AND BUILDER, WORKS, HONOLULU STEAM PLANING MARBLE No. 130 Fort Street, near Hotel, MILL, ESPLANADR, Manufacturer of HONOLULU," H. I. Monuments, Head Tombs, Stones, Tablets, Maihie Mantles, Marble work of every Manufacturer of allkinds of Mouldings, Brackets, Window Frames, Blinds, Sashes, Doors, and all kinds of Woodwork DESCRIPTION MADE TO ORPER AT THE j Finish. Turning, Scroll and Band Sawing. All kinds of Planing, Sawing, Morticing and Tenanting. Orders promptlowest possible rates. ly attended to, and work Guaranteed. Orders from the Monumentsand Headstones Cleaned and Reset. janB7yr other Islands solicited. Orders from the other islands Promptly attended to. janB7yr 1 LVIN H. RASEMANN, BOOK BINDER, CAMPBELL'S BLOCK, UPSTAIRS. Book Binding, Paper Ruling, and Blank Book Manufacturing in all its Branches. janB?y Good Work and Moderate Cliargts. AND' SHEET S. TREGLOAN, Tjl Corner Fort and Hotel Streets, Merchant Tailor, (.entleme'i's Etc Hand janB7>r 73 King St. (Telephone 219) Honolulu, H. I. General Machinists. A SPECIALTY OF SHIPS BLACKSMITH ING. Repairing of all kind* neatly done. jan^yr ENGELHARDT, Co'_ Bank. janB7yr. TTOI'P & CO., SHOEING SHOP, No 74 Kinc; S;ri-et, IMPORTERS ,\ MANUFACTURER- Horse-Shoeing in all its Branches, J. W. Ml DONALD, UPHOLSTERY, SHIPPING & NAVY CONTRACTOR JOSEPH TINKER, Family and Shipping Butcher, RI.NT. (II \lk-. TO THK ELITE ICE CREAM PAR- Proprietor. CM Y MARKET, Nuuanu Street. All orders delivered with quick dispatch and at reasonable rates. Vegetables fresh every morning. janB7yr Telephone _Bq, both Companies OK FURNITURE am. DoM iii the most workmanlike Dinner. Racing and trotting Shoes a specialty. Rates reasonable. Highest award and Diploma for handmade Shoes at the Hawaii Exhibition, 1884. Morses taken to and from the shop whe 1 desired. CHANDELIERS, Beaver Block, Fort Street. 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Ihe Trustees have recently done away with the strictly Classical Course, substituting therefor a Preparatory Colth rough not only tt ( aura* of Rye yean, which given on in Latin, Greek and Mathematics, bat includes al-o all the national *ciences taught In the College, together with a year's study of English Language and Literature. They believe this will prove an exceedingly desirable and attnu live coarse lor the young people of these Islands who pan for further study abroad. In addition to these courses, th* beat of instruction is provided in Vocal and Instrumental Music and in Mechanical and Freehand Drawing, th* Boarding Departmeni Utin excellent condition. Founded as a Christian Institution, it is the purpose of its Trustees to make its moral atniospher* and lie as pur* and healthful as is ils physical. • I, PUNAHOU PREPARATORY SCHOOL. Assets, lan. ber 14, 1887. PLEASANT FURNISHED ROOMS. KUKUI STREET HONOLULU, A quiet, central loMRS. J. E. C-URNKY. cality. 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I., DECEMBER, The Fkiiini* is published the first day of each month, at Honolulu, H. I. Subscription rate Two IVulahs HtK YKAK INVARIABLY IN ADVANCR. All communicaiioi.s and letters connected with the literary department ofthe paper, Hooks and M agazines tor Review and K HTrW.gT* should be addressed "Rev. S. K. ItisiMF, Honolulu, 11. I." Busmen letters should be addressed "T. 0. Thbi m, Honolulu. H. L S. E. BISHOP, CONTENTS. Introductory Remarks 1he ftssarlrir Hoard at Springfield The Central Union Church organized Opening of Kameliameha Hoys' School Temperance in Haniakua One Phase of Hawaiian History Monthly Record of Events Marine Journal, Births, Marriages and Deaths Hawaiian Hoard Y. M. C. A Friend. Editor, I'AL.K 95 95 96 96 97 9^~y9 100 100 IQI 102 We had hoped in this number to give in full the five addresses made at the services of Recognition and Installation of the Central Union Church. Lack of space forbids this, but we are glad to say that they will be incorporated in a pamphlet, shortly to be issued, containing the other related matters of interest. We feel no need of apologizing for again dividing the admirable resume of temperance history in Hawaii by Mrs. Whitney. We cannot afford to expend so much rich matter on our readers all in one banquet. It admirably helps to maintain the well-earned reputation of The Friend as a repository of Hawaiian and Pacific historical matter. THE AMERICAN BOARD AT SPRINGFIELD. The majority of our readers are probably acquainted with the painful controversy which rendered the annual meeting of the A. B. C. F. M. at Springfield, Massachusetts, a season of very trying contention, instead, as heretofore, one of happy fellowship and enthusiastic kindling of missionary purpose. We do not mean here even-to name the subject of disagreement, nor to indicate to which side we may chance to lean as to the issue before the Board. It was a new phase of the ever recurring controversies between that necessary and most serviceable party in the Church of Christ who are conservative and who earnestly withstand changes that are possibly pernicious heresies, and that other not less important party whoeagerly adopt what seems to be new and important light from God's word, but who may be too incautious in their zeal for progress. To borrow from Evolution, persistence of type and variation of form are both indispensable to desirable results. The Church can dispense with neither the Conservative nor the Progressive, although the one may some- times be too peremptory, and the other too headstrong. In the difficulty which now so painfully occupies the minds of the Congregational Churches and of the Prudential Committee, it seems clear to us, after reading much that has been said on all sides of the question, that both parties are equally in earnest to be guided by the Holy Scriptures, and -are equally loyal to the Lord Jesus Christ, and the work of his kingdom. Why so large and devout and highly cultured and able a body of Christian men have in God's Providence been permitted to get into so active a variance with one another, is not easy now to discern; but we do not doubt that like many other apparent evils this one will ultimate in great good to Christ's Church, and to the cause of the Evangelization of the world. One possible good suggests itself. No intelligent Christian is ignorant that the Evangelical churches of America have for more than a generation been almost insensibly drifting in the direction of materially discrediting the old severe doctrines of the fathers as to the future condition of sinful men, even as their sister churches in England and Europe are far gone over. Where do we now hear the old positions boldly and freely taken in our pulpits? Now it may be that the time has come when our churches are to know their own minds, and settle what they do or do not believe on these grave questions, and what their ministers shall preach, and not be silent upon { Certainly the existing contest in the Board is giving a resistless impulse to a thorough discussion of these questions, and is awakening a spirit of most earnest inquiry in a great multitude of Christian minds which have hitherto evaded taking issue upon them. Indeed, it looks as if our Evangelical churches had entered upon a period of sharp contention on these great topics, in which they will need the highest degree of brotherly love and forbearance. 1887. NUMIIKR 12. Another possible benefit has suggested itself, although we may be thought rash and even divisive and harmful to name such a thing. May not the time have come when the enlargement of the missions needs not only more money and more men, but when, also, more directing agencies are needed? Is a division of the missionary activity of the zealous and wealthy Congregational churches into direction by two Boards instead of only one a thing to be dreaded as an evil? There are said to be thousands of young students of both sexes pledging themselves to the foreign work among the heathen. It seems evident that a rapid expansion of missionary agencies is at hand, commensurate possibly with the enormous expansion of openings to reach the heathen tribes of Africa and India, and the "ungospelled" provinces of China. Perhaps more Boards arc needed to provide for all these workers. And it may be that in answering the many prayers of His people to "send forth laborers" the Lord of the harvest is now just decentralizing and pulling apart his people a little, in order to compel them to multiply agencies, and not continue to work everything through one organization, which may become cumbrous and overgrown. Division and separation is often the best thing—it is almost the law o£rgrowth and expansion. When we cover a lawn with grass, we divide the sods and set them apart. The gardener cuts his choice plants into bits in order to multiply them. Centralization is more to be feared than division and independence. We feel like saying, dear and honored American Board, and beloved Congregational churches of America, do not be afraid to divide, if you are at all out of accord —separate your agencies by all means. You of the grand old Board, go on; increase your contributions, and push your work. You who are unhappy because your noble devoted young men cannot pass the doctrinal tests imposed, send them out yourselves—it is a simple matter of business in the light of gathered experience. Prove what we are sure is true, that the new phase of doctrine has by no means "cut the nerve �[Decmbr, 1887. THE FRIEND. 96 of missions." For ourselves, there is nothing we should like better than to see a splendid young Board at once set to work and sending out its men and women into the great harvest, with a strong and liberal constituency. How emulous the two Boards would be each to do the most and best work for the Lord and King. Would not this be a grand competition that would double and treble the missionary activity of the churches! THE CENTRAL UNION CHURCH ORGANIZED. The proposed union of the Fort Street and Bethel Union Churches was carried into effect on the evening of November 13th, at services- in the Fort Street edifice, when the separate memberships of the two Churches formally entered into mutual covenant, and constituted the new organization under the name of the Central Union Church of Honolulu. The exercises were as follows:—1. Preliminary services of worship. 2. Sermon by Key. Dr. Beckwith: "The Church the Body of Christ." 3. Historical statements by the stated clerks of the two Churches. 4. Reading of the two letters dismissing the members of each Church, and of names of others uniting by letter and on profession. 5. Pronouncing in concert of the Articles of Faith and of the Covenant of the new Church by the whole membership standing. 6. The Moderator declares the Central Union Church of Honolulu to be now validly constituted by the solemn covenant of its members. 7. Prayer led by Rev. W. B. Oleson. 8. Doxology. 9. Benediction by Rev. H. Bingham. On this great occasion the house was thoroughly filled, the membership present and joining in the exercises, being probably over three hundred. These all seemed to deeply feel it to be a sacred, solemn and joyful act, when covenant with each Other and the Great Head was entered into with united voices. May we not confidently trust, that in accordance with our Lord's promise, what was at that moment bound on earth was also bound in heaven that the obligations and privileges then assumed received the Divine sanction and blessing ? On Sunday, the 20th, the new Church united in the morning in the Lord's Supper. At 2:30 P. m. a council convened, composed of pastors and delegates, as follows : Hilo Foreign Church—Rev. E. P. Baker, pastor; H. Deacon, delegate. Makawao Foreign Church—Rev. T. L. Gulick, pastor; H. P. Baldwin, delegate. Wailuku Foreign Church—Rev. A. D. Bissell, pastor; E. Bailey, delegate. Chinese Church, Honolulu Hong Shin Kee, pastor; Goo Kirn, delegate. Kaumakapili Church—Rev. J. Waiamau, pastor; P. Kaua, delegate. — — Kawaiahao Church Rev. H. H. With this the services of Recognition Parker, pastor ; P. Archer, delegate. were closed, and the services of InAlso the Rev. Messrs. C. M. Hyde, stallation were begun with a hymn. D.D., A. O. Forbes, W. C. Merritt, J. The pastor-elect then arose, and was Bicknell, H. Bingham, S. E. Bishop, solemnly inducted into his sacred office S. L. Desha, K. Meyama, and Mr. F. as Pastor of the Central Union Church by the " Prayer of Installation," appealW. Damon. The action of the Council is expressed ing to the Divine Head to witness and in the following statement, which was i sanction and bless this act of the read at the evening services ■assembled Council in placing the Lord's Result of Council convened at Honolulu to servant over this Church. To the thus examine proceedings in the organisation ofthe inducted Bishop of the Church, the Rev. Central Union Church of Honolulu, and to ex- Dr. Hyde then delivered the "Charge amine its pastor-elect, Key. B, (i. Beckwith, D.P., with a view, if deemed expedient, to unite to the Pastor" in affectionate and imin puhlic service* of recognition of the Central pressive words. Union Church, and of the installation of the The Rev. E. P. Baker followed with Rev. E. (i. Beckwith as its pasior. After a care- the "Right Hand of Fellowship," welful examination of the records of proceedings, a lively and interesting adand of the creed, covenant, constitution and coming in rules of the Church, which were regular and dress, the new Pastor to his varied satisfactory, the Council voted to recognize the [labors, and opportunities in his central Central Union Church as a regularly constituted position of influence. To the able hands Church, ant! to extend to it the fellowship ofthe ! the Moderator, Rev. T. L. Gulick, Churches it represents. The call and accepting letter of church and [lastly fell the duty of giving the " Charge pastor were also read, together with the minutes Ito the People,'" exhorting the Church to of council of dismissal convened in San Fran- 'love and trust their pastor —to work tocisco September 26, ISS7, and at Berkeley, Sepwith him ; and to remember each tember. -7. which were regular and'satis- i gether find the work which God has given |to The was pastor-elect then examined as factory. to Christian experience, doctrinal beliefs and him, whether in the consecrated use of pastoral work. The Council then, being by wealth, in the promotion of temperance, : I lof itself, voted that the examination he regarded entirely satisfactory, and that the Council unite in promoting world-evangelizing, in in public services of installation and of recogni- making a church home for seamen and tion as per printed programme. jstrangers, or in whatever the Lord may Thomas 1.. Chuck, Moderator. | lead us. Amm k 1). BISSCLL, Scribe. These profoundly interesting services Honolulu, O.thu. H. 1., Nov. 20, ISS7. The good old custom was followed of closed with hymn, and benediction by an extended inquiry into the religious |the pastor, and so the Central Union experience and doctrinal opinions of the ;Church of Honolulu finds itself fairly pastor-elect, resulting in most interest- 'inaugurated and setting forth upon its ing statements by Dr. Beckwith, who responsible and honorable calling to con was evidently well pleased at this fol- tinue the work of the two Churches which preceded it, and that in labors yet lowing of the old ways. The services of Recognition and In- more abundant ; and may God grant stallation were held in the evening by for fruitage and harvest much more the Council. The day had been line copious. after the copious rains, and a large OPENING OF KAMEHAMEHA audience attended in the House of trod BOYS' SCHOOL. upon this rare and important occasion. After the introductory exercises of The formal public exercises of this worship, the Rev. W. C. Merritt made a new and finely-equipped institution were brief address upon The Necessity for held at the school-room at 2:30 P. m. on the New Organization," taking the the 4th November. The}' were attended ground that since the departure of the by the King and all the members ofthe whaling fleet, and the diminished call royal family, and by about fifty of the for labor among seamen, and especially Trustees and other friends of the school, since the death of the late Seamen's including full representations of the Chaplain, Dr. Damon, the work of the Board ot Education, Oahu College, Katwo Churches had become similar, and waiahao Seminary, and the Legislature economy of force called them to be] now in session. merged into one. The exercises were directed by Rev. The Rev. W. B. Oleion followed with C. M. Hyde, D.D., who read an intera brief and spirited address upon "The esting statement, making especial referFuture ofthe New Organization," point- ence to the munificent bequest of proing out the lines of work and prospects j perty by the late Princess Bernice Pauof influence and success before the new ahi Bishop for the establishment of this Church. and a sister institution for girls. The Rev. J. W'aiamau, of the neighEighteen months > have elapsed since boring Hawaiian Church, gave the the Rev. Mr. Oleson was first employed "Address of Recognition" to the new to take charge of the work. Since then Church —a short and most cordial word of he has extensively observed manual labor welcome—which was interpreted by Rev. and other schools abroad, and superinJ. Bicknell; when Rev. H. H. Parker, tended a large part of the building and of Kawaiahao Church, followed with a other improvements upon the grounds, most tender and inspiring " Prayer of and, one month ago, opened the school Consecration." with its first class of boys, of whom " \ �Volume 45, No. 12.J there are now upwards, of forty. Mr. Oleson is assisted by two lady teachers recently arrived, and by Mr. Terry, who has special charge of the mechanical department. Dr. Hyde was followed by brief addresses from several other gentlemen, closing with a few pertinent remarks The company then from the King. proceeded to inspect the different buildings. First was the kitchen, with its spacious attachments, excellently vendilated, and supplied with a large range with the latest improvements. This large kitchen-building is constructed tntirelv of hewn stone. The door and window casings are of highly-finished dressed Stone, all ofthe black lava rocks which cover the extensive grounds so abundantly. It seems to be an excellent material. Mr. Oleson states that his Portuguese stone-dressers produce the blocks at a rate cheaper than brick could be supplied. Why is it not the best material for the main building, yet to be erected ? The site of the proposed main building is at the highest part of the grounds at the curve of the noble roadway, and facing the city, which is about one mile and a half distant. Next to the right and inland stands the commodious residence of the Principal, which faces the harbor. A little distance farther on the descending road now leading citywards stand two dormitory buildings ot two stories. Next comes the large dining hall, now used for school-rooms, and supplied with the latest educational furnishings ; and still beyond is a third dormitory in process of erection. These four buildings face toward the sea, standing along the inland side of the descending roadway. The three dormitories are all on the same plan,, and contain each twentyfour rooms 8 by 12 feet in dimensions, designed for occupation each byone scholar. The furniture consists of table, chair, bed and wardrobe shelves. We should have thought such accommodation very good in cur College days. There is a commodious lavatory in each of-these buildings. All are copiously supplied with wat. i '.'\ pipes from elevated tanks, into which it is raised some Co feet from an artesian well by steam power. lie ides the above are various outbuildings, including large rooms for washing and ironing clothes. All this and Other domestic work is to be performed by the scholars themselves. The grounds "are extensive, including some fifty acres. The greater part of the land is thickly sown with large, angular rocks of basaltic lava, the remains of an a-a or clinker flow, the smaller material of which has disintegrated into soil, leaving the more solid portions to cumber the surface. An immense amount of work has already been done in removing rocks along the splendid roadway, and in cutting and dressing blocks for underpinnings and other work, as well 97 THE FRIEND. as in terracing, and in the extensive and handsome stone fences around the grounds. There seems to be no immediate cause to apprehend a failure in the supply of material. Wonders have already been wrought in the improvement ot the grounds, and these promiseto become one of the most lovely of all our beautiful suburbs. A special entertainment was provided for the company til what to ourselves was an entire novelty —the hammer drill at the carpenter shop. Some fifteen lads stood at work-benches, each armed with a good hammer. Exercises were first gone through in concert, in blows upon wood by motion first of the wrist, then from the elbow, and lastly from the shoulder. Then each one in succession struck his hammer into a piece of soft redwood four times in turn. Each one's wood showed four round indentations ofa uniform and ev< n depth. Several of the visitors attempted to produce a like result, but in every case made an indentation deeper-on one side than the other. The boys had been in school only four weeks, and had every one become competent to deliver with precision and perfect economy of force any required blow with a hammer, and to that extent had become good carpenters. What was the nature of the drill or practice with saw. plane, chisel and other tools we did n. t learn, but have no doubt that it will be efficient. We need not say how wholesome an education such training is in its effects on mind and character, as well as upon hand and eye and muscle. It is evident that Mrs. Bishop's great bequest is being nobly employed, and that Hawaiian youth are to enjoy high and peculiar advantages in being qualified and furnished for useful and productive lives. That their moral and religious education will also be efficiently cared for needs no better guaranty than the character of the Trustees, and the earnest and able Christian energy ofthe Principal. We congratulate the Churches and the nation upon the opening of a school of this high character. A bright and noble prospect of usefulness is before it. as class after class shall enter, and it attains its full intended dimensions. TEMPERANCE IN HAMAKUA. Editor Friend: —In this district of Hamakua is the home of the man who publicly styled himself the "father and mother of the opium and liquor laws." He expected that on September 12th his friends would elect him to office. We all know of his great defeat. In this very district a quiet but earnest temperance work has been going on for several months. At Kukuihaele, on June 16th, Miss Green spoke in the native church, and ten or more took the blue ribbon. At same place. September 18th, Mr. Gribbles, Judge Miau, from Honokaa, R. A. Lyman, from Paauhau, and others spoke. Ten signed the pledge. October 30th, same place, a rousing meeting was held, Judge Miau, R. A. Lyman, Kaekeoahiwi, Rev. J. Goodell and others made remarks. There were earnest words and some stirring music, Miss M. A. Kirk singing very effectively several songs. Mr. R. A. Lyman did excellent work by the rapidity and ease with which he interpreted the speeches. Postmaster Homer and his good wife are active workers, Mrs. Homer being an officii of the Blue Ribbon League. As a result, thirty-five signed the pledge. Another meeting was held November 20th, and more names added. R. A. Lyman. Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Blight from Waimea, J. Goodell and others spoke. The same day Messrs. Lyman and Goodell held a meeting at Waipio, and more names were put on the roll. Similar gatherings have been held at other places in the district. The conscience of the people is being roused to the importance ot the temperance work. Foreigners and natives are taking the pledge, and the public sentiment is, "The sale of opium and liquor must be stopped." Men working on the plantations are asking that no more liquor be sold. "Prohibit it, prohibit it." In Kukuihaele the Blue Ribbon has scored a triumph. Through its influence one man. who sold liquor, has stopped its sale, and joined the Blue Ribbon. The other, and harder case to deal with, was that of a man selling without a license. But, through his own "tricks that were vain," he has just been arrested and fined. Thus Hamakua is Speed the good redeeming herself. work! It is true, here and there are a few men who want to give the license to the liquor men. They say :" It lias always been sold ; therefore it cannot be stopped, and it would be a source of revenue to the Government." The most absurd proposition is, to grant licenses in all country towns, and then when a man gets drunk fine him heavily! " Benevolem c with a vengeance," some one says. But the great defeat of the " father of the liquor law " by the people of this district, and the springing into active life ofthe temperance work, proves that Hamakua wants no license within her borders. We do not believe that any Government has a right to exist which supports itself by money gained through the degradation of its people. A good sign of the times is the increasing interest in religious matters shown by the Hawaiians. A native Y. M. C. A. exists here, and meetings are held Sabbath afternoons. We have organized a singing-class, to meet once a week—free to all who may choose to come. The Sabbath School meets regularly, and there is a fair attendance. There is always preaching when anyone can speak, although there is nonative pastor in the district. J. Goodell. �98 ONE [Decmbr, 1887. THE FRIEND. HISTORY. "3. We will not engage in distilling ardent spirits. "4. We will not treat our relatives, Among such a people as this the first acquaintances, or strangers with ardent missionaries arrived in April, 1820, less spirits. than a year from the death of the old "5. We will not give ardent spirits king. The common people were every- to workmen on account of their labor." Let it be remembered that this was where at the lowest point of degradafour years before the first National Temtion. It was no uncommon thing to find perance Convention in the United States whole villages in a state of beastly in favor of total abstinence, and intoxication. Among the few things declared nine before the great Washingyears cultivated were awa and sugar cane, movement. both for the intoxicating drinks mack tonian In 1832, the nation experienced a from them. great loss in the death of the regent The intemperate habits of the young Kaahumanu. She was succeeded by the king were an especial hindrance to misyoung prince as Kamehameha 111., and sionary success. for a time the restraints upon the manuhis Keomother, In September 1823, facture, sale and use of puolani died a Christian, after a brief ill- liquor were relaxed, favoredintoxicating by.a large ness. Her last efforts were to induce of foreigners residing here. the king to give up his intemperate class In November 1835, at a great temhabits, and for a time he seemed to meeting held in Honolulu, a reform. He gave himself very earnestly perance committee of natives was appointed, lo study, and acquired a knowledge of who drew up the following memorial, the truths of Christianity. But, as bewritten petition fore, the influence of profligate white said to be the first formal to a Hawaiian monarch: presented ever men overcame his better principles, [translation.] and all his old habits returned. Not thou, O King Kauikeaouli, the king departed for Eng" Know here he soon died, and for eight this is our mature and undisguised senhe good Kaahumanu reigned timent. We make our earnest petition it. Under her influence a better to you. Let the purchase of spirits and the retailing of spirits at the rumselling ned upon the land. and the distilling of spirits come 129 the first criminal code was houses, by the chiefs, against murder, to a total end—just these three things. bailing ardent spirits, Sabbath " We believe the kingdom would not j and gambling, declaring that be impoverished should these several is as well as natives should be things cease; for the people and the amenable to these laws. English and foreigners, too, are ensnared by these American residents had heretofore claim- evil things. ed to be independent of Hawaiian law, "Thou thyself hast seen the drunkenand therefore rebelled against these laws ness, contentions, the wounds and death and threatened violence. But a ship ofthe people and foreigners by means of war from the United States arrived of ardent spirits during th)' reign. Not ourselves alone, thy own people, just then, most opportunely bringing a letter from President John (juincy understand this evil, but certain shipAdams in which, he said " Our citizens masters know the evil of this thing, and who violate your laws, or interfere with on account of it many are bound in irons your regulations, violate at the same through the prevalence of this traffic, time their duty to their own country and both of natives and foreigners. merit censure and punishment." Taking " Wherefore, we greatly desire these encouragement from this attitude of the evils may be utterly abolished. Not foi United States Government, Kaahumanu our individual benefit only is this petiand the other chiefs persisted in en- tion set forth that this course may be forcing these laws ; and when attempts abandoned, but for your own good, O were made to evade them, such as sell- King, and that of your chiefs and ing coffee and giving away rum, they people. " We, who abominate the practices were not to be trifled with. When requested to give permission to sell to here complained of, therefore set our foreigners, though not to natives they names under this writing, to oppose the replied : "To horses, cattic and hogs wholesale traffic, the manufacture, and you may sell rum ; but to real men you the retail of spirits at these islands. Let your true consent be also subjoined must not on these shores.'' Under the administration of Kuakini to forbid these things, for thou knowest as Governor of Oahu, a native temper- it would not be adverse, but a great ance society was formed at Honolulu in safeguard to the people of this country the year 1831, having about a thousand and of other countries here in thy kingmembers, with the following remarkable dom, O King. And if thou underpledge, which might well serve as a standest this matter, make known thy will, that we may see and hear." model for us of later times. petition was at once signed by " 1. We will not drink ardent spirits sixThisthe highest chiefs on Oahu, and for pleasure. of 2. We will not deal in ardent spirits by nearly three thousand of the people, " for the sake of gain. and thousands of the people on the other PHASE OF HAWAIIAN Her, " : islands united their influence to the same object. This object was, at length, so far accomplished at least as to free the Government almost entirely from the responsibility of the traffic. About this time the following law was proclaimed—one of the earliest published laws of the kingdom "A law respecting drunkenness, established in the year of Our Lord, 1835: "1. We prohibit drunkenness. Whoever drinks spirituous liquors and becomes intoxicated and goes through the streets riotously, abusing those who may fall in his way, he is guilty by this law. He shall pay six dollars in money, or in other property of the same value, and for want thereof shall be whipped twenty-four lashes, or be condemned to labor one month, or be imprisoned one month. " 2. If the intoxicated person breaks down a fence, he shall pay one dollarfor each fathom, be the same more or less. And if the offender does not make redress according to this enactment he shall rebuild the fence which he has broken down. But if the breach in a fence or in a house be small, the fine likewise shall be small; and if the aggressor refuses to pay it he shall be imprisoned one month, and then liberated. This is the punishment for damaging a fence or a house. " 3. When the individual who damages a fence or a house pays the amount forfeited by his crime to the owner, he, the owner, shall pay to the judge one fourth of ever}' dollar which the fence breaker or the house breaker shall pay. Kamehameha 111. (Signed) Kekailuohi." (Signed) In March, 1838, the first license law was enacted, which jirohibited all selling of liquors without a license under a fine of fifty dollars for the first offense, to be increased by the addition of fifty dollars for every repetition of the offense. All houses for the sale of liquor were to be closed at ten o'clock at night, and from .Saturday night till Monday morning. Drunkenness was prohibited in the licensed houses under a heavy fine to the drinker, and the loss of his license to the seller. In 1840 the following law, prohibiting the manufacture and use of intoxicating dunks was enacted, and signed by Kamehameha 111. " In our inquiries alter the best means of promoting the interests of the kingdom, ii has appeared to us that an increase in the production of food is of great importance. Scarcity of food is, of course, a great evil to the country. " It is said that the present is a time of scarcity, and we therefore have been searching for. the cause of it. One" reason we ascertain to be the following: Articles of food, potatoes, sugar-cane, melons and other things are taken and transformed into intoxicating drinks ; the people remain in idleness wirhout labor, in consequence of their lying drunk; : : ~ �Volume 45, No. 12.J 99 THE FRIEND. holiday wherefore the land is grown over with g.irdtd a* securing to turn dealeis of marched through the streets inwere disNumerous banners evei v ;;r.ide .1 guarantee that they should attire. weeds and is impoverished. Hawaiian, some with in mottoes played occupation against be their protected in thus translated " In consequence of our desire to promote the order and welfare of the king- any laws which the Government might of which may be Water for us." only enact. assembled to reflect on " Let us conquer dom, we have " The restraints of law being thus weak- or die." " Let us not go back." " Let us the subject, and now enact this law: : by French interlerencc, it was found act like men." " Let water triumph." "1. If any man take potatoes, sugar- ened In August, 1844, the first temperance very article necessary to create a Strong public of cane, melons, or any other of food, and transform it to an intoxicating sentiment in tavor of temperance, and society among the foreign residents called the " Haformed, Honolulu was efs, and of their own ih king the in it, drink he shall be fined 1842 liquor, and waiian Total Abstinence Union," with constitution and pledge and the following officers: Gerrit P. Judd, President ; Sam'l C. Damon, Vice-President; J. R. yon Pfister, Secretary. Meetings were held every Saturday evening in the Bethel vestry. Part of the exercises consisted in reading a paper called the Hawaiian Cascade, "Timothy Teetotaler, Publisher; Isaac Coldwaterman, Editor." The influence of this society, both among the white residents and seamen pledge." Those whose memories of island life visiting this port, was believed to be extend back as far as to the year 1840, most salutary. For a time it seemed assure us that, at that time and for many as if the tide of intemperance had been years after, drunkenness was almost checked. Much was hoped from a high unknown among the natives. One might license law, which had recently been live here many years and never see a enacted by the Government, and at first the number of liquor selling places was drunken Hawaiian on the streets. true the among not diminished. In Honolulu they were But this was reduced from fifteen to nine in 1843. foreign population. When Key. S. C. Damon arrived here But in 1844 there were eleven; and in Showing that here as Seaman's Chaplain, in October, 1542, 1845, seventeen. just forty-five years ago, he was appalled and elsewhere, and then, as now, the to find the amount of intemperance ex- profits on selling liquor are so great, isting among the white residents and that no license ever assessed will prethe thousands of sailors who annually vent men from buying it and dealers visited these shores. With his charac- from selling it. In 1852, this society numbered 102 teristic promptness, he at once threw members. A series of public lectures work, and the following himself into the January, started a paper called the Tem- was inaugurated, among which was one upon perance Advocate, which name, in-a lew- by Mr. E. G. Beckwith, who spoke strictly prohibited. That the " Resolved, opinion Into this quiet scene there sailed one months, was changed to Temperance the resolution. of in the day the French ship of war L'Artemisc, Advocate and Seaman's Friend, and people of Honolulu, not done their duty and the commander, Captain La Place, this, in a year, became The Friend of this society, have of Temperance." He made certain demands upon the Govern- Temperance and Seamen, and eventually upon the subject treaty did not showed that the In as it. French The Friend we now know ment under threats of an immediate to license nubombardment of the place. The king these venerable journals we find many require this Government as were then shops they grog merous items. interesting was compelled to sign a treaty, which, the bond." in It was not doing. was the first anni" be but one Gehenna besides granting free admission to the April 26, 1843, in Let there " the when Kamehameha day of versary and and expriests, Catholic religion He moreargued, Honolulu," he said. the total aband his chiefs signed emption for all Frenchmen who might 111. require the be guilty of any crime whatsoever from stinence pledge. On the morning of over, that if this treaty did sale to license of spirGovernment the previous arrangethat without any day, trial in any of the courts ofthe kingdom virtually a forced contained the following clause : " Ar- ment, the king and chiefs celebrated the ituous liquors, it was the Government would ticle 6. French merchandise, or those event in the following manner: " When obligation, and the treaty. in violating a be justified the quantity pledge, known to be French produce, and par- the king signed committee, consistAbout this time a wine, etc,, remained in rum, of brandy, and can brandy, French wines ticularly E. O. Hall, C. R. Bishop not be prohibited and shall not pay an the cellar. After lying there untouched ing of Messrs. Mott Smith, was appointed by and bottles and for a various casks year, five cent. J. than duty higher per import to upon the laws reguad valorem." To thus open the flood- containing the poisonous mixtures were this society report sale of liquors in intoxicating for some the lating forth. After discussing gates to intemperance into the country brought gave a very full They kingdom. What shall be done the time the question which iniquity ought felt to be an ' was interesting report, in which they to disgrace the French nation before the with them ? the king said, ' Pour them and Though world, and which would bring great dis- into the sea.' To this all agreed ; the came to these conclusions: " is guarded spirits of strictly retailing seaside, the and the the casks were rolled to aster into this little kingdom just emergdifficult is exceedingly statutes, down a the it by herd steep ran violently ing from heathenism. The only excuse whole and offered was that " wines and brandies place into the sea and perished in the to carry out any law, regulating rum an as so article slippery governing of waters." constituted the principal articles In October, 1843, the annual celebra- after it is permitted to enter our midst, French produce, and the interests of tion of the native temperance society of to regulate the irregularity, to bind with that country required that every country of law this article which is lawless, and Honolulu took place, in which should be open to receive them." and This treaty was ever afterwards re- the youthful subjects of Kamehameha tending to confusion, disorder one dollar, and if he do the like again, the fine shall be two dollars, thus the fine shall be doubled for every offence even to the utmost extent. " 2. If any one makes an intoxicating liquor such as is mentioned above and give it to another to drink, he too, shall be fined according to the first section of the law. " 3. Whosoever shall drink that which another has prepared in order to produce intoxication, as mentioned above, he, too, has violated the law, and shall be fined in the same manner as he who prepared the drink." These were the halcyon days of the Hawaiian mission. Mrs. Judd says in 1S40: "The churches were crowded Thousands with willing worshippers. of children were taught in Sunday schools. The ' cold water army embraced legions of valiant champions, who musteied occasionally in holiday dress, and marched with flaunting Cold standards of ' Down with Rum ! water only !' Life and property were everywhere safe, and it was seldom that persons could be found who did not regard themselves as Christians." A heavy duty was laid upon wine, and making it in the country or importing brandy or other spirituous liquors was accord, organized a temperance society. On putting his name to the piedge, the " I am one who wish young king said to sign this pledge. I have thought of this before, and the evil of drinking rum was clear to me. I am constituted a father to the people and the kingdom, and it belongs to me to regulate all the other chiefs. I have therefore become really ashamed, and I can no longer persist in rum-drinking. This is the reason why I subscribe my name to this I ' '' ' : a �They recommended more active measures of a moral nature to fight the growing evil,of intemperance, such as circulating the pledge, especially among the children, instituting juvenile temperance societies, public addresses at least once a month, public debates, using the press, distributing temperance tracts and papers, etc. The famous Main Law was referred to as a specimen of the legal suasion recently brought to bear upon the liquor sellers in America; and they referred to the society the question, whether its provisions might not be advantageous to the necessities of the temperance reform in these islands. ( To be eon/inlied.) anarchy." MONTHLY [December, 1887. THE FRIEND. 100 RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS. November lit— Death of Hon. A. Pomander, Fourth Associate Justice ot the Supreme Court, aged of Islanders.—Chinese woman butchered in Chinatown. 24th —Thanksgiving Day duly observed. 26th- Arrival of steamer Zealandia from San Francisco, en route to the Colonies; met the heaviest weather experienced of any trip between ihe islands.- News received of the extension of the Treaty, on basis of cession of Pearl Harbor, signed by the President.— Grand LusU at the Palace. 28th Hawaiian Independence Day. Regatta sports and competitive drill of the Honolulu Rifles afforded a full day's entertainment.—Arrival of the new Hawaiian steamer Kaala for the Oahu coasting service.—Arrival of the bark C. /). Bryant, the new aspirant for the Honolulu-San Francisco trade; the wellknown packets ll'. (}. Irwin and Lady Lampion also report arrival. 30th Death of Mrs. Jane McKibbin. aged 84, a resident of Honolulu for thepast thirty-two years. — — — PASSENGERS. AKKIVAI v. I-'.inn San Francisco, K- r blttOSJ H;.nie s Bang*, Nov. 3 A 11,.tlinc. S liir.K-u. X RtyooMs. I I.mi San Francisco, per Australia. November 15 —Miss A McGowan, Mrs Mckerute aasl child, SO Hundley, W C King, George Galbraith, AG Wild)', 'Ik Fosterand wile, Mr- M C Monsarrat, I Lyots, A I. Hurt, Mrs las Kirkland, Mr- I \ Kennedy and child, MrsA M Hastings, MissKMakee, Mrs M I. kitchen and family. Miss M Hendry, Mlm ki chen, Mis s G Wilder, o I' Wilder and wile, Miss \i Hamden, A 0 I- 11,s, Mrs C N Spencer, J D Atherton and family, 11 X Oppenheinser, Mrs l< (."owes and hild, (ohn W SI aw, los Shaw, 'I S Kay, W 0 L'r.iwford, A F .> t rawford. k N Boyd, W E H Maasey, X V Massey, uk Macotnbcr, and pothers, l-'iinn the Vol,mils, per S S Al.nnula, Ni.vi niia-r irl I X Hush, wife andinfant, W II Boswo»th, George IMlrutk, 1: I i; a. J lav 1' r. I S\ urgas, end 7K in transit. San Francisi >. pet M..t> winkleman, November . , Mr. Sharman From San Francisco, per Zealandia, November 26—C R I'.ishop, } A Cummins, T Cummins, T II I'.nies, (.' I Oicring, Misi Augusta Peichman, BF Dillingham and wife, M A Gonsalves and wife, I ollili law kaon, X A Mrs W S Keyei ai -1 nurse, key M J Lea, A I. Louiason, Merck, I' \ Mohlmsmn, Mrs I- I. Lord anil v. ia, Or Willy M M Scon and three children, W M leeipleton, A I I'hatcher, I-' J Tillies, Miss Kate Wiv, t,tDll ilson ami m ife, an.l 17 steerage. From San Francisco, per WG Ir-sin. November sS— £ F Merrill, I. F Fra* r.CWI Iberhauser. Jas Steiner, From San Francisco, per (' I' Bryant, Nov .-8— F X ! atbe, W S Charlock, k Ling. 1 1 1 ■.'., 1 1,1 75 years. of the Special Session of Legislature under the New ConstituSubscribers and advertisers contion; Hon. S. G. Wilder chosen President.— Arrivals of Mount Lebanon from templating changes the coming year will Hong Kong and Htittic S. Bangs from please advise the Business Manager ol 'I'm-: FftIEND as early as convenient, as San Francisco. per notice on front page. tire, Waikiki, of at 4th—Total loss by two large native houses. —Public opening exercises of Kamehameha School. Arrival of the Edward May from Boston.—St. Clair-Gibson breach of proPORT OF HONOLULU. mise case settled for hS.ooo and costs, and appeal withdrawn. ARRIVALS. 1 Mount Lebeno *, Ne'son, 67 5th—Editor Testa of the Makctainana \ Nov. j. i'; barb Hongkong. arrested on a charge of libel; bail given Bang*, Bangs, fn n San Hattie Am 3rd—Opening MARINE JOURNAL. — ~ . — .. — 11 1 bkine S Francisco. 4—Am bark Edward May, Jchnson, 134 days front Boston. Am bark Nellie May, Austin, fn.ni Newcastle, \ > W. 8—Br. S S Belgfc, Walker, from M For San Francisco, pet Planter, Nov. 21 —Mr.-.ad Mrs Yokohama. 15—lir S S Australia, Houdlette, from San Fran- H 1 1 hitmore, Thompson, from Pugel if, Am hart C O Sound. BIRTHS. s Mora*, from the Colonies, 1 Am S Alameda, IRWIN—In Honolulu, November iBth, lethe wift of Nor bark August Bun hart!, from Nev Hon. William G, Irwin, a daughter. N S W. MORGAN—In this city, November ust, to the wife of Am bark Loloina, from Portland. |amei K. Morgan) a daughter. \n: I ktnc Mary Winkleniantj, Backus, from San for $500. 9th—Swanzy-Judd wedding ceremony at St. Andrew's Cathedral; the shipping in port being gaily decorated with bunt- ing in their honor; a graceful compliment.—'Arrival of steamer Belgic from Hong Kong, en route for San Francisco. 13th—Union ceremonies and formation of the Central Union Church of Honolulu from the late Bethel Union and Fort-Street Churches. 15th—Arrival of steamer Australia from San Francisco, with a number ot returned residents. 16th—Fifty-first birthday n\ His Majesty Kalakaua; annual regatta sports duly entered upon in spite of a gather- Frani isco. lir S S Zealandia, Van Oterendorp, from San MARRIAGES. Fi mi i-" Bra h bk Wandering Minstrel, fri m Ho \: Sr Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu, II DD Tripp, dayi from San FranSWANZY k:i.il.i, ••ttiir 1 ■ '.■ November oth, by the Rev. Alex, Mackintosh, Francis Swamry Mills Irwin, McCulloch, Judd, daughter of ol C H. 10 Wti &om Julia ig Am bgtnec [ii'l-l. all of tins t iv. ■tan ram w -. residence «>f C. W, Ashford, day* 11, from MOORF the Rust, >i HENMi'. -Ai XBiit bark Lad) Lamps y the \ v-tml v. I-.. (;. Bed a ith. D.D., San ■" rancisco. I Moo'e, of to M isMagge SpreckeUvilte, C Francis \m b<« I Bl ) Mr. M. 11 Hendry of Ran r ranc r-co. i tmw isco. lliHii,' LOVE—In tlii>. city, Noven bi r aBth, :,i the antral Union 1 hurch, by the Rev, E. I*.. li ckwith, D.D., Mr W. H. Hook, to Mi Mice Love. DEPARTURES. KEYWORTH-L1 I E—la this ciiv, No-ember lotb. at St. Andrews' Cathr.tr.,l, by the Key. Alex. Mackintosh, \m bgi ,i ■* ■ >ntuelo. C< »u*in for San I Mr. I- R. Keyworth to Mist Lavinia P, Luce. .*;r bark Peter Uodefroy, Moller, t""i Bakci's . ing storm. i.Sth—The body of Capt. VV, E. Wood found drowned in the harbor. 19th—Arrival of steamer Alameda from the Colonies and Samoa en route to San Francisco, and return of Embassador Bush. 20th—Recognition services of the Central Union Church, and Installation of Key. E. G. Beckwith, D.D., pastor. Isth-2ist—The rainfall for the past storm, 18 inches, is the largest on record for one week in this city. 22nd—Departure of steamer Australia for San Francisco, with a number . I m -n F ancisco, perbgtne Consuelo, Novembers—A Wiilis. w II I. in n 1. N'i lnoiiv, W la llmo, A N Tripp, |r.. Mr Ouim haul. For Port Townsend, per bark Hope, Novembers W Smith. Foi Baker** Island, per Ich Olive, Nov. f— J T Amodel, and ; lahorci-. For San Francisi pel S S Belgic, Nov. g Viscount la, i Tom, W II P Crrighton* S Cohen, and 1 teerage. For Hongko .-. per bark EViward May, Nov. 15 228 ( ii m-se. Fo Hongkong, j.-rll ttie S. Bangs, November ty—F and 173 < I 11 i.i-.p.SiI-. Bangs, per 1 s Alameda, Nov. 18—L C Fi 1 n Frani :AM--, rI" haynnd wife, M: s« M Fenuell, Mi-s Fanning, S S CI affee, Mi a S Spiiggs, Miss M Rhodes, Mis- Brodie, M, rriw,, her, ami 70 steerage. I. For San ran isco, pi s N Castle, November to Mrs lav iniir. c W I'r. vmi. Mis Sheldon, and 1 Portuguese. For San Francisco, per Australia, Nov. as Miami Mrs w A Parmelee at .1 aughter, C A Gibson, W A Wall, Mrs I M Il.rner. Mis- M X hirle. \ Borchgrevink aid wife, M w hitney, I" Waterhonee and apt I hi mpaon, Mrs wife, II k McC- mber, F II Austin ami wile. ('. I' Gaelic, I. M Mather, Mr- I.i neat. I.llihler, A Morris. Mrs X F W yon Fiuurti, A Johnson, II BGlifbery, Martin Stein, F Carter, W Moore, EG Kaiser, A Fraaer, Smith, T Spci.c ', X H ter-<in. | Buckley, F S \an S Me ,r and wife. H Venker, F kc* rick, J J 1 arry.J Taylor, 70 Portuguese and 1 Chin man. For Hongkong, per Mount Lebanon, Nov*mber 22—ico N ■ 5 t . <: . - Island Br 11» Hive, Ross, for Baker's Island. Fran Br 3 S Helgtc, Walker, tut San 1„■ Br hark Buruiah, Jonas, for Portland, Oregon. Am 'ark h dward May. Johnson, for Hongkong. 17- Am bktne Hat ie S Bthtigs, Bangs, for Kong >. 18— Am 9 S ilimedwj Morse, l" >r s.-n Fraiu i» bktne £ NCaatle, Hubbard, Un San Franir Am daeo, ai —Am bktne Planter, for San Fran isco. as—Br S S Australia, Houdlette, for San Pratt) 'eco, 23 —lir l>ark Margaret Heald, Williams, for Portland. Hr bark Mount Lebanon, NeUun, ior HgOskong, 24—Am hk Nellie May, Austin, for Port Townisand, ■s—Am bark Coloma, for Hongkong for the j ' < : * ' DEATHS. the resiil.Tce of Captain Brown, Beratania strata. Hone-ran, Movasabaf isi, Abr. han, Fomnndar, Fourth A -ociale Justice of the Supreme 75 yea's. i .iirl, BANGS—In s,m Fmnclaco, Octoher 25, 1887, Captain Elijah Bangs, lata master of the harkenline Hattie S. rO"V\NI>!'U—At Hangs. SWAIN— 11. Oakland, California, November sth, Captain Oliver C. Swain, aged 70 years. WOOD—In Honolulu, November 19, 1887, Captain Walter K.liuiind Wood, ageu 59 years, a native of New York. 97—Br S S Zealandia, Van I terenrlorp, McKIBBIN—In Honolulu, November jo, 1887, Jans Colonies. fur Poit McKibbin, relict of the late R. McKibbin, M D., of a£—Am bark C O Whitmore, Thompson, Belfast, Ireland, in her B.th year. Townsend. �No. 1 2.) THE FRIEND. HAWAIIAN KOAED. H. 1. We have, then, here a large and important field for missionary effort. It may be interesting for the readers of this article to take a map and see from just what part ofthe Land ofthe Rising Sun " these immigrants come to us. It will be found that Japan is divided into some thirty-eight different departments. The Japanese who are nowhere in Hawaii-nei represent many different sections of the country—some coming from as far north as Niigata, where there is a mission station of the American Hoard ; others are from Tokio and Yokohama; but the very large majority come from the South, from the two Kens, or departments, called Heroshima and Yamagnchi, on the great island of Hondo. This portion of the umpire lies along the so-called Inland Sea, whose exquisite natural beauty is the delight of both the Japanese and of travelers who are privileged to visit this Here on the most charming region. mainland and on the many picturesque islands which stud this famous sea, the quiet farming and fisher folk have lived their busy and simple life, until the prospect of larger prosperity in our part of the world led them to emigrate hither. It is almost as if a section of the rural life of Japan had been magically transported across the ocean. These people have come but very little, if at all, in contact with foreigners; up to the present time there has been but comparatively little missionary effort in their part of Japan, if I am correctly informed. Hence we have a large number of this most interesting people who are to receive their first impressions of Occidental life, customs and manners, and, most important of all, the first presentation of Christianity from us. Are we ready and willing to meet this new responsibility ? Our first visit in this trip was to Hilo and the neighborhood. Here we found the Japanese Inspector and Doctor of very great assistance. They entered most heartily into all Mr. Miyama's plans for visiting among their countrymen on the different plantations, and were eager and enthusiastic in their aid at all times. A large and successful social gathering was held at the Court House, which was decorated with Hawaiian and Japanse flags and tropical foliage and flowers from the beautiful gardens of Hilo. Each guest wore a minature Japanese flag with a fern spray. On the Sabbath an interesting service was held at the Haiti Church, where the Gospel was earnestly preached. Later, other meetings were held on different plantations. Before leaving Hilo, it was arranged that a Japanese Sabbath School should be started. Mr. J. A. Martin kindly consented to lake charge of the same, and I have been pleased to hear from him since my return to Honolulu that it has been well attended! The trustees of the Haili Church kindly loaned a school-room for the use ofthe Japanese, Volume 45, KOKOLULU Tft/I P*fa is devoted to the itttsraats of the Hawaii:. Board of Mission*, ami tin- Editor, appointed by th lto;ird is*rV".|» Hisil'le for its otnttntv A. O. Forbes, - - - Editor. AMONG THE JAPANESE ON HAWAII AND MAUI. I Frank W. Damon.! A recent visit to Hawaii and Maui, in company with the Rev. K. Myama, of the Japanese Mission in San Francisco, California, enabled me to see something of our Japanese friends on those islands, and afforded me an opportunity of prosecuting m.y work among the Chinese. As I may at some other time refer more especially to the present state of the mission work among this latter nationality, I would like to say a few words in regard to the very favorable impression which my companion made upon his countrymen in his earnest efforts to bring to them some knowledge of the religion of Jesus Christ, trusting this will be of interest to the readers of the Friend. All those who rejoice in the advance of the Redeemer's kingdom have reason to be grateful that Mr. Mivama was moved to pay our islands a visit, and to engage in evangelistic efforts here. He is Assistant Superintendent ofthe Methodist Episcopal Mission to the Japanese in California where his labors have been greatly blessed. Horn in Japan just before the new era of progress dawned upon that empire, his early years were spent amid the stirring and inspiring scenes of that most remarkable and eventful period. In his early manhood, led by that desire for knowledge, which is so striking a characteristic of his countrymen, be decided to visit the United States. Fortunately he found in the mission school of the Methodist Church in San Francisco warm and loving friends, and in time was led to accept of Christianity. With him this has been no mere intellectual concession to a superior religious system, but a whole-hearted and enthusiastic allegiance to a personal Savior whose praises he delights to sing, and whose name he counts it the highest privilege to proclaim to his countrymen. Under the guidance of that devoted and valiant friend and champion of both the Chinese and Japanese, Key. Dr. Otis Gibson, he studied theology, and in due time was admitted to the ministry. I have alluded thus in detail to the history of this friend, because in the instruction of Christian work among the Japanese on these islands, his visit among us has been of the greatest value, and he has helped to lay a foundation here on which There a great work may yet be reared. are at the present time scattered over our group some three thousand Japanese mostly engaged as laborers on our plantations. A large additional number are expected to arrive within a few days. " 101 and a large sign in English and Japanese now announces to the passer-by that there is a "Japanese Sunday School." In Kohala a week was spent, religious meetings being held nearly every evening with the Japanese on the different plantations, and on the Sabbath in the Chinese Church at Kaiopihi. As the birthday of the Emperor of Japan chanced to come during our visit in this district, an entertainment was given, to which a number of the foreign residents, with some Hawaiian friends and all the Japanese were invited. We were the guests of the Japanese Doctor and two other friends. Everything passed off in the most delightful manner. After the feast was over the Japanese present asked Mr. Mivama for a further address on the subject of religion. It was an extremely interesting scene, the attentive, earnest audience drinking in the words of the speaker and the eloquent, consecrated young apostle of the new faith, urging his countrymen to walk in this better way. Later, of their own accord, they contributed over fifty dollars towards defraying his traveling expenses while traveling over the islands. Rev. Mr. O.strom and family, with true missionary spirit, have started a Sabbath service for the Japanese. May God bless their labors. On Maui interesting visits were made among the Japanese at YVailuku, Paia, Spreckelsville, Hamakuapoko, and LaIn Wailuku a Sabbath School haina. was started under the superintendence of Rev. Mr. Bissell, and a night-school has been undertaken by Mrs. Yerrex. At Hamakuapoko the Japanese have been invited to have a share in the interesting Sabbath School of which Mrs. Hall has charge. Since his return from Maui, Mr. Miyama has been busy in Honolulu. He has now gone to Kauai for a visit of two weeks among his countrymen. Before Christmas he «x-pects to leave for San Francisco to resume his work there. His visit here has been most stimulating and helpful, and we shall have reason long to remember him and his efforts here with gratitude and love. In our already complex and polyglot missionary field, a new branch of work now presents itself—one full of most inviting possibilities and splendid promise. Let us wisely and prayerfully and enthusiastically set ourselves to meet this opportunity of advancing the interests of the Redeemer's kingdom. In long ago days Japanese junks, borne on the great ocean current of the North Pacific, drifted to our shores ; and here weary and wave-tossed exiles from that mysterious and unknown empire found help and succor. Now carried on the greater tide of God's Providence thousands of this nationality come among us. While they seek material gain and prosperity, let us be faithful in bringing to them knowledge of the Savior of the world and the riches of His love. �[Decmbr, 1887. THE FRIEND. 102 THE T. M. €. A. HONOLULU, H. I. This page is devuled to the interests ot the Honolulu Young Men's Christian Association, and tlie Hoard of Directors are responsible for it* contents. S. D. Fuller, -- - Editor. "Master, if you don't take any I shall go. Good-bye." But at the moment of his leaving the master appeared again and said that he would buy what he wanted. The hawker was, of course, confused by this offer, but endeavored to conceal his amazement, saying that he would not come down even a cent. The master said, "Oh no, I will take all you have at your own figure." The hawker was thunderstruck by this proposal, and stood a moment like a statue. Gazing calmly on his pale face, the master gently said, " My dear friend, you had better first take out the basin from your basket." This generous expression even more terrified him, and made him fall down at the feet of the master, as if he were suddenly knocked down by a fearful blow. He then begged his mercy for the crime he had just committed on account of his extreme poverty, and returned him the basin which he had concealed in the basket. Without saying anything about the theft, the master fulfilled his offer to buy all the vegetables, and besides gave the hawker the basin, with the explanation that he did not intend to give it for relieving his poverty, but for washing and cleansing his dirty mind with it. This admirable illustration never failed to show the poor fellow what he had to do with this most handsome present he had ever received. About a year after, he again appeared to this virtuous gentleman in a better condition than before, and returned him the basin with which he had improved his character as well as bis condition. One of the Sunday School Boys. A JAPANESE HAWKER. At the literary and social meeting of the Japanese Y. M. C. A.on the third Saturday of last month, one of the pleasant incidents was reading a newspaper (written, not printed), giving items of news, advertisements, correspondence, etc. One of the contributed articles in this jfapancsc Times is of such interest that its publication has been requested in these columns. In the lecture given by Mrs. Coleman at the Sunday School respecting the life of Christ, she explained that Baptism owes its origin to the washing of the body of those who attended to hear the preaching of John, and that the people of Israel were noted for giving illustrations in expressing their ideas, so that the act of washing their body was given as an illustration of cleansing their mind in order to prepare for the reception of the coming Messiah. This reminds me of an interesting story on moral improvement in Japanese, which singularly corresponds with the above illustration, and will show that Japanese are not less remarkable for the use of illustrations than the old ITEMS. Hebrews. The story runs as follows: Many years ago, there lived in Tokio Mr. R. T. Booth, the Gospel Tema poor hawker who went round a certain perance worker so well remembered by part of the city carrying a variety of many in this city, has passed on from vegetables in two baskets which were America to England, and is doing a balanced on a pole across the shoulder. grand work among our English friends. One day he went out for peddling as He who spends his younger days in usual, but unluckily he could not get a dissipation is mortgaging himself to discent, from early morning until late in ease and poverty, two inexorable credithe afternoon. He at last became huntors, who are certain to foreclose at last it usual him as was for to a gry, buy and take possession ofthe premises. meal with the money he received, and The General Secretary's Bible class he also felt anxious about his family, who were waiting his return home to for young men meets in the parlor on bring them their bread. But, to his ex- Sunday morning at 9:45. Any young treme joy, he was finally called by some man not engaged in Bible study elseone whose house he was passing. The where at that hour will receive a cordial master of the house came out at the welcome in this class. Local circumstances were such that it door and asked the price of some of his wares, but they could not agree upon was deemed unwise to present the Interthe right amount to pay. He refused to national Work of the Y. M. C. A.on buy and went into the house, shutting November 13th, and it was deferred unthe door behind him. The hawker was til Sunday evening, December 4th, when thereby greatly disappointed; and while the work will be presented by the Genthinking of what he had best do about eral Secretary, and a collection taken up the price offered, he happened to see a for the International Committee. copper basin lying on the steps such as The character of the Saturday evenwas then commonly used in Japan for ing temperance meeting, and the quality washing the hands, worth some three or of entertainment given, should ensure a four dollars. There being nobody to be well filled hall every time. The real, seen, the hawker took the basin and put honest friends of temperance need to do it into his basket, under cover of the and say more in the interest of this vegetables. He then cried out, saying, meeting. Labor personally with those known to be addicted to drink, invite them to the meeting, ask them to sign the pledge, and follow them up until they quit the drink or are beyond hope. Mr. T. H. Davies was one of ttle passengers for Honolulu by the Zealandia on November 26th. It seemed good to again see his pleasant face and hear his earnest words in our Gospel meeting in the hall last Sunday evening. He expects to remain in the city about four months. There is a noticeable absence of the blue ribbon badge so universally worn by the friends of temperance a few months ago. If it was a good thing to wear the "bit of blue" then, it is the right thing to wear it now. Surely this is no time to hide our colors or slacken our .efforts to help and encourage our weaker brother. The latest, but not least, publishing enterprise is that of the Japanese Times, from which the first article on this page is copied. It is a four-page paper, entirely written, and to be published monthly by the Japanese Y. M. C. A. The first number is a very interesting and creditable piece of literary work. OUR NEIGHBORS. The Seventh Annual State Convention ofthe Young Men's Christian Associations of California convened in Woodland, October 12th to 16th. It is said to have been the best ever held in the State (a claim made for every former one we believe). This certainly indicates progress, and should be literally true each year, as a legitimate result of enlarged work and added workers. A good list of live practical topics were discussed with spirit and profit. There were present 162 delegates, 24 ofthe number being from College Associations. In 1882 there were only two associations in California: now there are thirty-two, efeven of which aie in colleges. The sum of 53,000 was raised for state work. Mr. C. S. Mason, formerly General Secretary of this Association, was reelected State Secretary, and Mr. J. S. Voorhees was elected Associate Secretary. A generous donation to the State fund was made on behalf of the Honolulu Y. M. C. A. by Mr. J. B. Atherton of this city, who was present. TOPICS. A Gospel Praise Service is h«ld in the Y. M. C. A. Hall every Sunday evening at 6:30 o'clock ; young men and strangers are specially invited. The following are the topics for the month: December 4th —International Y. M. C. A. Work. December nth—"The Great Invitation." Rev. 21:17. December 18th—"The Sin of Neglect." Heb. 2:1-3. Deecember 25th—"The Joyful Tid,ngs." Luke 2:10. �103 THE FRIEND. Importerand Dealer in M.itiuf.icturer-and Dealer in all kind-, of LAVA SPECIMENS, PLATED WAKE, SADDLERY $ HARNESS. (Limited.) " KINAU," Steamer LORLNZI'.N Weekly Trips for H ilo and * Kin;;'* ombfoatiofl Spectacles, C-Wisswarc, Sewing Machine-., Picture Ki.Hii' s. Vases, Brackets, etc., etc. IcniiN janB7\r Coininaiidei Strictly Cash. S< Fort Street. Honolulu. War Parts. T EWERS & COOKE, Steamer " LIKELIKE," Weekly Trip! for Kahului and Hana. J.iiiB7>t. Lumber and Building Material. " KILAUEA AMI IIOU," Annnimiiio'i of all Kind Lumber, Building Materials and Coals. Steamer "LEHUA," LUMBER YARD—ROBINSON'S WHARF. Tor Ports on Hamakua Cat t. [tjantryr] Corner of BAKERY, Nuuanu Street, Quean a id Edinburgl! Street*, Telephone [stand Honolulu. notice. Ot Plain and Fancy Bread and Biscuits, FRESH BUTTER. fsbSjyr Island orders promptly au.nded to. __ -) — fort Straet, Honolulu, 11. 1. KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON MAM) DeakM With Promptness and Despatch. Office, Si Both Telephones. Kins, Street. juB7yr. Residence 118 Nuuanu Street. E. WILLIAMS, t\ Imporisr, Manufacturer, i,: Choice Beef, Veal, Mutton, Fish. pERMANIA — Ready to Deliver Freightand Baggage of Every Description Family and Shipping Oidars carefully attended to. Live Stock Furnished to vessels at notices and fegej ■ n'-'/yi table* of :ill kmds supplied to order. E. POSTER, You srill always nnd on your arrival No. 6 (Jueen Street, Fiafa Market, Evary descriptioa Yy Nautical, Scrveying and Surf teal Instruments ot" all kinds i leaned and repaired with quick deepab fa Madam Demoresta Patterns, Materials for Embroidery and all kinds of fancy work* Orders from the other Islands janB7yr. promptly an- nded to. 1 75. orders solicited, and goods delivered promptly. COFFEE ROASTED & GROUND. WM. McCANDLESS, Orders fur Shin lireail executed at short (jit! lireail n-baked. Sewing Machines and all Attachments. ANDERS' BAGGAGE EXPRESS Q O (M. N. Sanders, Proprietor.) TTNION FEED CO. Hay, Grain and Chicken Feed, ITRS. ROBERT LOVE, STEAM |l n'7>'r. Honolulu. M. 1. S. is. KOS'l'., Saensarj S. 0. WILDER, Pnsldant. Importer and Dealer in Guns, { LLEN & ROBINSON, liratcis in Steamer MARKET, I phoUterei Dealer in all kinds of Furniture. Fire-proof BaUdtng and 66 Hotel Street*. \gency I -etrotl Safe i ■>. I <..tiu-r, Hair, Hay and Eureka Mattresses and Pill »ws, and >sprin>; Mattre*»es on band ami made to order. Pianos and Sewing Machine* alwayi on :',r saltorrenL Best Violin and i>uitar Strings and all kin s of Musical Instrumenti fur nit as cheap Furqitnr* Wejeroonu in Nun Nus. in I'urt Sinn .^ apest. GEO. M. RAUPP, Proprietor, HARNESS OF ALL KINDS . 79 Fort Street, Honolulu. |an«7yr Commander McGRBOOR Weekly Trips for Circuit of Molokai and Lahain... _ 1/TRS. THOMAS LACK, Office—B2 Fort St. Yard—cor. King and Merchant Sts. Chas. M. 'Jihikf.. II UK Us, F. J. I.OWKI v. " MOA'OL//," Steamer Honolulu, H. 1. Orders from theother Islands promptly attended to. Dealers in ('oinniiiiider DAVIES HAMMER, pHAS. A E. SMITH, CO, WILDER'S STEAMSHIP janB7\r. Fort Street, near corn lofll.u-!. Telephone Ni i:■ WOODLAWN IJAIRV tV STOCK. Sydney and Mexican Saddles of all kinds; Beef, Mutton, Veal, Fresh Sausage, Pork, McClellaa Saddles; Etc., constantly Oil hand. COMPANY, \V II ITM A N SAI)I)I, E s, Shipping Supplied on Short Notice. MILK, CREAM, BUTTER, jan87yr Tut up on ihe Sydney style—something new, and tides easy. AM) LIVE STOCK. milOS. (',. THRUM. janS 7yr Whips, Curry-Combs, Brushes, Saddle Hays, and ail other article* used in the horse line, Importing aad Manufacturirta SALOON, "REAVER 'too numerous to mention. Stationer, Book-Seller, Printer, |3J It «ril| pay you to call and see for yourself. "*a 11. 1. NOI.TK, Proprlei .1. . ■ fcb*7yr, Book-Binder, Etc, And I'ulilislier _ T B. KERR, (if I lie Hawaiian Almanac an Dealer in Fine Stationery, Hooks, Music, ami Fancy Good*, Fort Street, near Hotel Street, i.in ;vr Merchant Tailor .... 1 Annual. toys Honolulu. The Only Practical English Watchmaker. WILLIAM TURNER, GENTLEMEN'S ... ws% AND YOUTH'S WEAR. No ii Merchant Street, Honolulu. feb37yr HAWAIIAN CARRIAGE COMPANY i MT'G. (Limited) Importers and Dealers in Iron, Office—No. fcl>S7 TTONOLULU IRON WORKS CO., FOR Beat HOUSE, Cumberland Coal, and all kinds of IMPOKIER OK FINE GOODS Kort Street. Honolulu. (Juality of Cigars, Qacrtfttes, Tobai 0, NnoVerV ArmisyB6 ticles, etc., always on hand. Carriage and No 82 King Street, Honolulu. Call and see him. TEMPERANCE COFFEE ,M\M'T.\irn<i:i<s W MACERATION TWO-ROLL MILLS, jan37yr. THE Materials. St., adjoining Messrs Hackfeld'& Co. 70 (Jueen ; POPULAR MILLINERY HOUSE. 104 Fo't Street, Honol'ilu, H. 1. N. S. SACHS, - - - Proprietor. With Patent Automatic Feed. Direct Importer of Double and Tripple KtTects, Vacuum Pans ami Cleaning Pans, Steam and water Pipes, Hrass and Iron Fittings of all descriptions, etc. an87 yr HONOLULU IRON WORKS CO. MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS Ladies' and Gent's Furnishing Goods. �104 THE FRIEND. \ M. mHE ROYAL HAWAIIAN HOTEL, W. ,S. BARTLETT, MANAGED. _ __ ..... Terms, $3 per day. STATIONER & NEWS DEALER MERCHANT $75 per month. _ HEWETT, STREET, Honolulu, 11. I. ;i;. 7 ,j*3 , This Hotel is one ofthe leading architectural structures of Honolulu. The grounds upon which it stands comprise KIM, an entire square of about four acres, fronting on Hotel street. This large area affords ample room for a lawn and ".aeinuw .mi iful walks, which are laid out most .irtistically with ujA Comer l'urt And Hotel Streets, Honolulu. H. I. dEEmk EmmT dowering plants and tropical trees. There are twelve i.T->«Taaaaaaaaaaaal ty cottages within this charming enclosure, all under the ?^Bmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm HFDEALER IN R* Hotel management. The Hotel and cottagesafford accom* Jj ' U I modations for 200 guests. The basement of the Hotel LADIES' DRESS AM) FANCY GOODS. tains the finest billiard hall in the 9ananW*_^9_^^^E| GENTS FURNISHING .V CHINESE -. The main entrance is on the ground Door, to the right of |BS3 .tmrnt-smwrnt *itmmmT^EEM 9/&m\\\\V^BXrk GOODS, Etc. which are elegantly furnished parlor-*. A broad pas-age- /fflfe^Hf^'^H way leads from the main hall to the dining-room. These A display room of CHIMESE and JAPANESE specialto broad veranda-, where a magnificent apartments _a tW\ \ haaoaan tilted up overT. ft. Thrum's li.'ok Store, in view ofthe Nuuanu mountains may be seen through tne JjEEWmmmmTlF' the room adjoining lir. Whitney's Dental Office. wealth 01 tropical foliage tnat surrounds the balconies. Thell BaaaWsWsaaaaaaPaaas-^y ap27 6m fare dispensed is the lust the market affords, and is first gR with VWjjfcivssaWWiSiii^aeuUß" k lass all respects. I lotel and cottages are suppliedThe Clerk's office is furnished with the Telephone, by which c mipure water from an artesian well on the premises. CO., niM'iii ation is had with the leading business linn- ofthe city. money lavishly effort has been expendedunder the present able management Lvery made, ami - ■1 pOO \\\\\\\\\Tmm\ \ *1 nrTeHli ~^mtß\^^m*\l&sTs BACIFIC NAVIGATION TO MAKE THIS COASTING ami COMMISSION AGENTS, ESTABLISHMENT The Model Family Hotel, A reputation it now enjoy band pEORGE LUCAS, Corner Nuuanuanil Queen Streets, Honolulu. AGENTS FOR THESCHOONIRS Wailele, Waioli, Haimalu, Waiehu, M.ilulo, Matla, Ehukai, Hazard, janB7>r. andSunr. Surprise. most justly merits. T 1). LA XL'S ITTENNER & CO., CONTRACTOR AMD BUILDER, WORKS, HOIVOLULU STEAM PLANING MAPvBLE No. 13" Fort Street, 11 lei. Manufacturers and Importers near MILL, ESPLANAUK, HONOLULU, H. I. Manufacturer of Head Monuments, Stones, Tombs, Tablets, Marble Mantles, Marble work of every Manufacturerofall kinds of Mouldings, Brackets,Window Frames, Blinds, Sashes, Doors, and all kinds of Woodwork DESCRIPTION MADE TO ORDER AT THE Finish. Turning, Scroll and Hand Sawing. All kinds of Planing, Sawing, Morticing and Tenanting. Orderspromptloweat poastbls rates. ly attended to, and wark Oliaiailloed Orders from the Monuments and Headstones Cleaned and Ke-set. janS7yr other Islands solicited. Orders from the other Islands Promptly attended to. janS7yr i EVIN H. RASEMANN, BOOK BINDER, CAMPBELL'S BLOCK, Ul'-S FAIRS. JOHN NOTT, If Diamonds, Fine Jewelry, Watches, Gold and Silver Ware. Fort St., opposite Odd Fellow's Hall, Honolulu, H. I Engraving and ail kinds of Jewelry made to order. t locks and Jewelry repaired. janB7yr. , T j H. SOPER, Success r to • I U. Oat.Jum&Co. and Stationer News Dealer. 25 Merchant Street, Honolulu, H. I. TIN, COPPER AND SHEET IRON Subscriptionsreceived for any Paper or Magazine pubW'urker, Plumber, Gaa Fitter, etc. Bahed. bpecial 1 wfc rs rei eived for any Books published. janb^yr. Rutins, and Blank Hook Manufacture Stoves and Ranges of all kinds, Plun bars' Stack and lag in all its IJranches. janEjy Good Work and Moderate Charges. Metals, House Furnishing Goods, Chan< pKO. ENGELHARDT, Lamps, Etc |anl ;yr Kaahumanu St., Honolulu. and I U iler in S. REG Hook Binding, Paper TT T LOAN, "P A. SCHAEI'ER & CO., r Fori and GENERAL itntltmen' ■ COMMISSION MERCHANTS ami r.i i... j.m'ryr piTY Merchant Si.. Hon lulu, 11. I. I <Vs Bank. janS/yr. Co.. No 71 King Street, Bell 11 \t Port-St, A Jirst Class Stock of Goods Always on Hardware, Agate, Iron and Tinware. Fort Street. 1 Block, Store formerly occupied by S. Nott, opposite Sprocket* ft TTOFP & SHOEING SHOP, GOODS, HATS, ETC. ;■)< i-itu I' intj i ■! Stal Horse-Shoeing in all its Branches, IMPORTERS & jatK ;yr T) MORE AND CO. 73 King St. (Telephone 210) Honolulu, H. I, General Machinists. A SPECIALTY OF SHIPS BLACKSMITHING. janS7yr H igheftt award and diploma fot handmade Shoes at the Hawaii Exhibition, i.(. Horses taken to and from the shop »he i desired. janS7yr J. W. Ml DONALD, IV ■ & NAVY CONTRACTOR JOSEPH TINKER, Family and Shipping Butcher, CITY MARKET, Nuuanu Street. All orders delivered with quick dispatch and at reasonable rates. Vegetable-, fresh every morning. Telephone 389, l>oth Companies. jan?7yr MAXL'I'ACTURERS OF FURNITURE AND t> na ii the ii i workmanlike manner. UPHOLSTERY. Racing and trotting Shoes a ipecialty. Rates res Hand Repairing of all kinds neatly done. CHANDELIERS, Lamp<. Glaasware, Crockeryware, House Furnishing 11*itel Stn et-. Merchant Tailor, ' FURNISHING STOVES, . Rent. Chairs to THE ELITE ICE CREAM , febg7 PAR- I.OKS. N Hotel Street, Honolulu. HKLICIOUS ICi: CRKAMS, CAKES AND CANDIES, Families, Parties, Hallsand Weddings'Supplied. LARGE STOCK OF STAND CURIOS. Telephone: Bell 18a; Mutual 338. j.uiB7yr HART ci STEINER, Ptoprietors. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1887) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1887.12 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887.12 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/d401cef5edbc8345f93b1cd7c40662c8.pdf e4b01e34325a65baa07a0289d0322726 PDF Text Text THE FRIEND. HONOLULU, H. 1., Volume 46. ■yiTM. R. castle, T to Post Office. LAW, Trust money cart-fully j.nB7>r M. WHITNEY, M. I)., D. D. S. DENTAL ROOMS ON FORT ST., Office in Brexver's Block, corner Hotel and Fort Slrcets. janB7)'r Entrance. Hotel Street. tJIH-EO. H. TTTM. MANAGER'S NOTICE. ATTORNEYS AT Merchant St., next invested. DAVIES & CO., Kaahumanii Street, Honolulu. NUMIIER JANUARY, 1888. G. I. IRWIN & CO., fori' stkilt, honolulu. The manager of'The Friend respectfully requests the friendly co-operation of sub- Sugar Factors x*x; Commission Agents. scribers and others to whom this publication \ -ills for the is a regular monthly visitor, to aid in exComp'y. this, the Steamship the list patrons tending of of Oceanic |sa"rryc oldest paper in the Pacific" by procuring and sending in at least one HtW name each. This is a small tiling to do, yet in the aggre- S. N. CASILK. 11. P. IASILK. J. 11. ATHF.RTON. gate it will strengthern our hands and en- nASTLE xt COOKE, able us to do more in return than has been promised for the moderate subscription rate SHIPPING AND " $2.00 per annum. Generally-Commission Agents of New subscriptions, change of address, or COMMISSION MERCHANTS, AI.KM.S KOK notice of discontinuance of subscriptions tr Lloyds, Ai.l-.NTS POI Manager British and Foreign Marine Insurance Co._ Northern Assurance Company(Kirc anil Life.) "Pioneer" Lille Packets, Liverpool lo Honolulu. Liverpool Office, No*. 41 and ,3 The Albany. MRS. jaiiB7>r ROBERT LOVE, STEAM BAKERY, Nuuanu Street, Honolulu. COFFEE ROASTED & GROUND. Orders for Ship liread executed at short notice. Old Liread re-baked. advertisements must be sent to the of The Friend, udio will give the same prompt attention. A simple return of the paper without instruction, conveys no intelligible notice whatever of the sender's intent. The Friend it devoted to the moral and religious interests of Hawaii, and is pub- The lished on the first of' every month. It will be sent post paid for one'year on receipt of * $2.00. ADVSa 1 imno Ev*ry description of Plain ami Fancy Bread and Biscuits. FRESH BUTTER. Professional cards, six month> wbOsyf One year Island orders promptly attended to. I \ — 79 Fort Street, Honolulu, 11. I. KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND — HARNESS OF ALL KINDS Sydney and Mexican Saddles of all Ixinds; McC'lellan Sn.lilies; WIIIT MA IS SAI)I) L E S, Put up on the Sydney slyle—something new, and rides easy. Whips, Curry-Coinlis, Brushes, Saddle Hags, and all other articles used in the horse line, too numerous to mention. sW It xxill pay you lo call and see for yourself. ":-S IJIHOS. G. THRUM, Importing aad J 3 oo 4°° 7 oo 3 oo JaoSyyr JJIJ. O. R. IMPO* iT.i; BUTTER, AND LIVE STOCK. ' -janB7yr . Corner Fort and rsitni Streets, Honolulu, H. I. nil ICBB* W. F. ALLEN, Audimr, TOM MAY and I'.. O. Will IL, Directors. aa87yr "i AND YOUTH'S WEAR. Book-Binder, Etc. COMPANY, IM WM. W. HALL, President anil MauaK'-r, L. C. ABLEB, Secretary and Treasurer. febB7yr And Publisher of the Hawaiian Almanac and Annual No 37 Merchant Street, Honolulu. Dealer in Fine Stationery, Books, Music, Toys and Fancy Goods. POPULAR MILLINERY • Honolulu. Fort Street, near Hotel Street, DAIRY & STOCK DBA IKM Hardware and General Merchandise, KERR Merchant Tailor Stationer, Book-Seller, Printer, - HALL & SON, (Limited) IMI ORTI RS AND FINE GOODS FOR GENTLEMEN'S n janB7yr Jayna Son's Medicines. Wilcox .t Gtbbft' Sewing Machines, Remington Sewing .Machine Co. j of the year. Manufai:lnr:i\^ WOODLAWN MILK, CREAM, D. M. WsMtOO'l Centrifugals, $ a oo inch, six months... One year % column, six months One year 150° 14 00 % coininn, six months One year 25 °° 25 00 One column, six months One year 40 00 Advertising bills will be collected djirinsj the doejiig quarter New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, The Union .Marine Insurance Company, The Union Fire. Insurance Company, The .Etna Fire Inusrance Company. The CeoTge F. Bfatke Manufacturing Company, 1t-:s ; i "IT7" E. FOSTER, llie Kohala FugM Company, The Haiku Sugar Company, The Paia Plantation Grove Ranch I'lant;itioii, I In- Papaikou Sagar Company, The Waialua Plantation, R. HaUead, The A. H. Smith .* Co. Plantation, THE BREWER GENERAL MERCANTILE COMMISSION AGENTS, Queen Street, Honolulu, H. I. HOUSE. LIST OF OKFTCKRS 104 Fort Street, Honolulu, H. I. N. S. SACHS, xV CO., (I.iMini.) Proprietor. Direct Importer of MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS Furnishing Goods. Ladies' and Gent's janB7yr 1 President and Manager Treasurer and Secretary P. C. Jones Jr Joseph O. Carter W. F. Allen Auditor uirecio*s: Hon. Chas. R. Bishop S. C. Allen. j«nB7yr H. W»terho»*e. �JJISHOP & CO., BANKERS, » Honolulu, Draws Exchange on Hawaiian I land . THE FRIEND. J HOLLISTER & CO., T. WATERHOUSE, Importer of English and American IMPORTERS, The Bank of California, San Francisco And their Agents in New York, Boston, Paris, Messrs. N. M. Rothschild «fc Sons, London, Frankfort-onthe-Main. The Commercial Hanking Co. of Sydney, London. The Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, Sydney. The Banking of New Zealand, Auckland and its Branches in Christchurch, Dunedin and Wellington The Bank of British Columbia, Portland, Oregon. The Azores and Madeira Islands. Sloi kliolm, Sweden. The Chartered Bank of London, Australia and China, Hongkong, Yokohama, Japan and MERCHANDISE. WHOLESALE x*i RETAIL BANKER S, Hawaiian Island.. Draw Exchange on the principal parts of the world, and janB7yr. tiansact a General Banking BuaweatV PACIFIC SI IXKSSIIKS Dii.i.iMiiiAM x"t Co. Samuel Num. IMPORTERS, HARDWARE, House Furnishing Goods, Silver Plated Ware, Cutlery, Chandeliers, LAMPS, LANTERNS, the best of JaoSyyT J WARE, | i ombination Spectacles, Glassware, Sewn ;. ture Frames, Vases, Brackets, etc., etc. Cash. 8j Fort j ,' Ma AM) C Steamer For Port! on Hamakua Coast. by every vessel from the I'nited California Produce received b id jan ZO., ■'.Ks Honolulu. AND IiK.AI.I-.KS IN SS & PROVISIONS, CIETS OF THE FRIEND. linds of Keed, such as One set of Thf. PtUKND in three volumes, from inclusive. A few sets from 1852, 1852 lo 1884, unlKiiind, can be procured on application to Office of THKI'-KiKMi. J U B7 PER, J. Ii Goods Received by Every Steamer. 66 Hotel Street, Honolulu, H. I. President. S. 1!. ROSE, Secretary [ijaliB7yr| FISHEL, Corner Fort and Hotel Streets, Honolulu, HAY, OATS, IIKAN, BARLEY, CORN, WHEAT, Ac Kh Commando IshsinS AND )N MERCHANTS, Com miss on Merchants, " MOKOLII," Steamer "LEHUA," >ffee Roasters and HACKFEI.Dx*.: CO., - Commander Weekly Trips for Kahului and Hana. Steamer '•'KILAUEA HOU," PROVISIONS, DEALERS, i.uiS7xr Corner (J ueen and Foit Streets, Steamer -I. IKELIKE;' Weekly 'Dips for Circuit of Molokaiand T STREET HONOLULU, Office- 82 Fori St. Yard -cor. Kinn an I Merchant Si-. Robkkt I.kwkks, c. j. Lowbbv. ij, is. M. '.'ookk. Commander Weekly Trips for Hilo and Way Ports. McGR l'.l'.Oß \V xV CO., Lumber and Building Material. " KINAU," LORF.NZEN FEED. Honolulu. Dealer*, in janB7yr (Limited.) ml Street, (Wa> s Block), janB7>r Street, Honolulu. And Steamer Every Steamer. AND EWERS & COOKE, TJ vv lUSTACE, SPECIMENS, PLATED Hardware YtnLDER'S STEAMSHIP CO., LIFORNIA PRODUCE y & ncipal Store & Warehouses. Received by Every "rom the Eastern s and Europe. Quality. laapOTtat and Dealer in Strictly PDckiery r of Fort and King Streets. A L. SMITH, LAVA I.'ATiKRS 'ROVISIONS nishes, Kerosene Oil AND AT QUEEN STREET, atari and Dealers in Paints, Paint Oil, 'Turpentine, Var- STORE Off TYRE & BROS. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, 10 A great variety of Dry Goods, Honolulu, H. I. Fort Street, Honolulu. Goods, Can be seen 19 FORT stkk.lt, TO and AT THE NO. and Aerated Waters. HARDWARE CO., of E* late arnxals. TOILET ARTICLES; /ILAUS SPRECKELS & CO., a Valuable Assortment AND janB7 yr. .... Has noxx- Drugs, Chemicals, Transact a General Banking Business. Honolulu, DEALERS IN IMPOaTI X' AND HEAL!"R l.\ GOODS. fancy goods, j millinery, :nt's Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, lioots. Shoes, etc. st styles DRESS GOODS and MILLINERY received by every Steamer, shionable Dress Making Orders faithfully attended to al the lDikg Millinkkv House ok CHAS. J. FISHEL. �HONOLULU, H. 1., Volume 46. Thk FkiKNl. is published the first day of each mouth, at Honolulu, H. I. Subscription rate Two DoLLAftS I*l-k VKAK INVAKIAIU.V IN ADVANCK. All communications and Icttan cofwectad with the Uierary department ofthe paper, Books and Magazines for Review and K«laang«s should ba addreiiea "Kiv. s. E. BISHOP, Honolulu, H. I." Busbies* letters should be addressed "T. (7. Tdkim, Honolulu. H. 1. sTe. Editor. BISHOP, CONTENTS. i \i, i (ireetfncs I lavs React i. iii.iry Efforts Book Notices Rev. J. W. Smith, M.D One Phase of Hawaiian History. I'eculiaritie-of Law Cases in Hawaii Clwraa to the Pastor Monthly Record f Events, Murine Journal, Ac Hawaiian Board Y. M. C. A Right Hand of Fellowship .-aula ' f ' 1 2 2 2 4 5 6 7 6 ~(i..ver) GREETINGS. The Friend tenders to its readers and patrons the felicitations of the New Year. May it be one of peace and hopeful endeavor, and growing righteousness in our own souls and in all the land. For ourselves, we desire to make this new and forty-sixth volume of the Friend one that shall be in keeping with its honored past, while filling worthily its province in the present time. We hope to make it readable, inspiriting, and of value for permanent record. And we desire that its voice shall always answer in clear tone to the call of duty and right. SANTA CLAUS. Dear old Grand-pa Santa Claus has just been exceedingly busy among his very numerous little friends in Honolulu. We do not believe anybody could do away with his services here if they wanted to. He came down in great force at the Central Union Sabbath School on the evening of the 23d, in all his glory of full and snowy beard, with several sleigh loads of gifts. No Bostonian doubts about his goodness and virtues have ever troubled these parts. With Phillips Brooks, we agree that we "never met a man who became a liar or a reprobate by believing in Santa Claus when a child." REACTIONARY EFFORTS. A more or less determined effort has been in progress since our last issue to replace the direction of the government hands of the King, from whom it taken away by the political revolu- Ke JANUARY, 1888. tion of last July. So far the reactionists have not ventured to appeal to force, although their native papers have virulently threatened it. It is quite well understood that any such intentions have already encountered very discouraging intimations. The attitude of the Foreign Commissioners, and the presence of one British and three American ships of war are not favorable to that kind of demonstrations, even if there were any formidable class in the community disposed to support the King's pretentions. No fact has been more patent to all classes of intelligent men than that the King's mental and moral condition had become such as thoroughly to incapacitate him for exercising any sort of direction or control in the government of the nation. We desire to speak of this compassionately, as we deeply feel, but no clearer evidence of a thorough mental and moral disarrangement is needed than the well known occurrences a year ago of the King's soliciting and receiving a bribe of 575,000, and then recklessly and cheerfully repudiating his bargain while retaining the money. And this is only one of a large variety of acts enforcing the same conclusion of incapacity and a degree of irresponsibility. A civilized, progressive, and law-abiding community were compelled to secure for themselves orderly and responsible government, doing it with a moderation and kindness towards the offending monarch which many are now tempted to feel was unwise. 1 The Friend. Nu.MIIKR I. that, however important, these measures should have met with the strenuous opposition of individuals. 'They may have been in the right, and the Friend has no issue with them. What does seem a ground of regret is, that any of the minority should have refused to let the will of the majority decide these questions, and should have invoked the interposition ofthe will of the disordered and incapacitated King. We can respect fair and honest fighting; but what are we to think of a party which will unlock Bedlam for recruits ? We congratulate the country, and we honor the Legislature for their very marked attitude of firmness and union in condemnation of these reactionary attempts. Their union has been more marked, and their majorities more overwhelming as the weeks have gone on, and the members have returned from their recess, and faltering minds have been fortified by intercourse with their constituents. While it is true that " revolutions never go backward," yet there are often disastrous reactions in the advancing tide. It is becoming more and more apparent that no such reaction is likely to prevail at this time, but that the cause of Responsible Government is to go forward uninterruptedly. It should be, and we believe will be, the earnest and confiding prayer of devout souls, that God may give prosperity and success to the cause of good government in Hawaii, and that He will over-rule all hostile influences and attempts to the clearer disclosure of the During the session ofthe Legislature, true character of evil elements, and to now of nearly two months' continuance, the uniting and encouraging of all good differences of sentiment arose on various elements in society. questions, as was to be expected, and as As intimated above, the undisguised is not undesirable. The body itself is to restor.e the King's power have appeals and sencomposed of a rarely patriotic been to a certain class of native confined sible class of men, more truly reprethe two leading ones continnewspapers, than has sentative of the whole people staunch of Reform. It is uing supporters measassembled. their All before been ures have been passed by very large evident, however, that a not inconsideramajorities. Many of these were deemed ble element among Hawaiians favor essential to the proper working of the reaction, and we wish to name some of government, and the others of imme- the considerations acting upon the diate importance to the welfare of the Hawaiian mind in this matter. A leadpeople. It is not matter of complaint ing one is the jealous apprehension that �the whites, who are the leaders in the Reform movement, will appropriate all the powers of government to themselves. Another is the glamour of Royalty, and worship of its divinity which is profoundly and inseparably entwined in Hawaiian souls, and which even bias the thoughts of cultivated white men and women born and educated here. Still another is superstitious fear of the baleful powers of Royalty to bewitch and destroy, which is the wretched heritage of Hawaiians from their heathen past. All these means of influencing the native mind with many others have been plied to the utmost during the past weeks. Yet we believe that the great body of intelligent Hawaiians feel that the Legislature is composed mainly of men in earnest sympathy with them and sensitive to their rights and claims. We trust that the outcome of all will increase and not impair the mutual confidence of the two races. We are most thankful to add, as we go to press, that the contest has happily ended by the complete surrender of the King to the demands ofthe Legislature. This good result is due to the firm and resolute course of the latter, and to their clear apprehension of the fundamental issue presented. The dignified and determined attitude of the Legislature and Cabinet, persisting to success, adds a lustre to Hawaiian history, hitherto lacking, and which proves no deterioration of nerve and fibre on these tropic shores. The great party of Responsible Government comes out of the contest stronger, more united, and greatly enlightened by the experience. We congratulate the community and the nation upon the bright and assured prospects for the public welfare with which, under God's favor, we are entering upon the New Year. May the men of Hawaii fill the year with work worthy of their noble opportunities. BOOK NOTICES. Candalaria —A heroine of the wild West: by Mrs. T. A. Owen. London : Hodder & Stoughton. pp. 244. The author will be recognized as a former highly esteemed resident of Honolulu, whose " Our Honolulu Boys" gave much satisfaction. "Candalaria" is a good Sunday school book, full of Colorado scenes and sketches, and of sweet and spiritual tone. He Buke no ke Ola Kino, no 11a Kamalii (Child's Physiology). This little school book is translated [Janury, 1888. THE FRIEND. 2 into Hawaiian by Prof. W. D. Alexander, with some changes. A chapter is added on the pernicious effects of awa, the great narcotic of Oceanica. The whole is published under the auspices of the W. C. T. Union, with the especial purpose of informing Hawaiian youth about the evil effects of intoxicants. Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for jBSB. The fourteenth issue of this compendium of island information comes freighted more than ever with valuable tables and articles for convenient reference. The compiler, Mr. T. G. Thrum, has utilized in a concise form, the important events of the past year in his retrospect, and has brought down to date, a chronological table of Hawaiian events from the Annual of 1876. Dr. Hyde's contribution on " Hawaiian Words for Sounds," Mr. E. Bailey's article on the "Flora and Fauna of the Hawaiian Islands," and the historic legend of " Umi, his birth and reign," give varied research in Hawaiian lore. The New Constitution, the Resolutions of the Mass Meeting of June 30th, with the King's reply, are of special interest to readers here and inquirers abroad. Besides are copious statistical tables and lists on, one would think, all possible subjects of political, scientific, mercantile or economic interest concerning this group. 'The fourteen numbers of Thrum's Annual constitute a species of Encyclopaedia of information about the Hawaiian Islands. REV. JAMES WILLIAM SMITH, M. D. Hardly any man has passed from among us for many years, who more completely than Dr. Smith, had earned by character, position and labors, the name of a Missionary Father. Dr. Smith was born at Stamford, Connecticut, July 8, 1810. Graduating from the New York College, he practised medicine five years until 1842, when he sailed for these Islands with his wife as a missionary physician under the A. B. C. F. M., coming with the Rowells by the well-worn route around Cape Horn. They were early stationed at Koloa, Kauai, which became their life home. As the only physician upon that island, his medical labors were Kiduous. He was, during his years of strength, subject to frequent and sudden calls to rapid rides to Hanalci forty miles in one direction, and to Waimea twelve miles in the other. Our missionary physicians in the old days had to be active horsemen, and to own good horses. Dr. Smith labored much also in spiritual things, and after some years was ordained to the missionary pastorate in the Koloa field. This special office he resigned in later years to a native successor, but continued active in spiritual labors, extending a supervisory and supporting influence more and more among the native pastors of the Kauai churches. In time Dr. Smith became the sole survivor of the missionary fathers on that island. By means of many sources of influence, chief among which was his own eminence of Christian wisdom and love, he secured a powerful ascendency among the Hawaiian pastors, who came to accept his direction and even control, to a degree unequalled in any other part of the Island mission field. One element contributing to this was the high esteem in which Dr. Smith was held by the white planters and ranch-owners, who had much power among the people. F"or the last few years, however, his failing strength and increasing sicknesses had greatly limited his ability to extend his welcome aid to the weak native churches. He wrought, however, to the last, only two weeks before his death having conducted the two Sabbath services of the day at Koloa. Dr. Smith was one of refined and benignant aspect, conveying the impression of practical wisdom, gentle firmness, and sweet and dignified devoutness, a saintly and lovely man to whom one heartily rendered the tribute of veneration as a true Missionary leather. He has passed from us in the ripeness of his years and labors, leaving his honored widow with her three sons and four daughters, and many grandchildren, to whom his will be a revered and sacred memory, while the thought of the noble stock from which they have sprung will abide with them as a guardian benison. The funeral services took place on Thursday, December ist. A discourse was preached by Rev. H. Isenberg from Revelations 2:10: "Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life." ONE PHASE OF HAWAIIAN HISTORY. (Concluded.) There was in all these years a strict tabu upon selling or giving liquor to a native Hawaiian. The first article of the law of 1850, and which continued in force till it was superseded in 1882 by our present liquor law, read as follows: " Whoever shall sell, give, purchase, or procure for, and in behalf of any native of this kingdom, or for his use, any spirituous liquor or other intoxicating drink or substance, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars; and in default of the payment of such fine, by imprisonment at hard labor for a term not exceeding two years." The Minister of the Interior was allowed to grant licenses to retail liquor, but only in Honolulu. Vox several years we hear of little temperance agitation till in July, 1859, a new society, modelled after one existing in California called the " Dashaways " was organized. The peculiarity of their pledge was that they only promised to abstain from thinking spirits, and that for a definite time. 'They pur- �Volume 46, No. !.] posed to dash a-tcay the cup, and to sustain each other in doing so; and seem to have at once dashed into a needed existence after five years of the almost unrebuked reign of intemperance here. It doubtless helped some men to reform. But after some two years, it dashed out of existence as suddenly as it came, and we hear of it no more. F'rom that time for twenty years, until the year 1881, there is no record of any organized effort to promote temperance reform in the country. Except in Honolulu, the islands were under practical prohibition. It was very difficult for the natives anywhere to obtain liquor, and there was little drunkenness among them. At the same time, except among a limited number, there was little public sentiment in favor of total abstinence. The attention ofthe community had not been aroused to the subject, and wine was much more freely used in many Christian families than it can ever be again. Meantime a great revival of temperance had taken place in the United States. The wonderful Woman's Crusade had solidified into a national organization, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and its influence was being felt among all classes and in all parts of the country. It seemed therefore, to the friends of temperance that some more aggressive step ought to be taken in this little country. At the same time, in a community so small and already supporting so many societies, it appeared unwise to endeavor to organize any general temperance association. At length a somewhat anomalous scheme was devised, but one which, for the time, served an admirable purpose and accomplished a work which has blessed the whole community. This was to have a large committee of Christian men and women interested in temperance which, while they should not hold stated meetings, should, at any time, convene at the call of the chairman. In April, 1881, an informal meeting, to consider the matter, was held in the Lyceum, which resulted in the organization known as the " Committee of Twenty-one." Prom this number various sub-committees were appointed with power to add to their number from others not included in the general committee. Dr.. C. M. Hyde was chairman ofthe committee through its whole existence. Their object was to conduct public temperance meetings, solicit signatures to the pledge, obtain statistics and other information for publication, work among the young, and endeavor to enforce more perfectly existing laws relating to the manufacture and sale of intoxicating drinks. A series of interesting public meetings was sustained for several months, supported mainly by home talent, which were very effective in arousing public interest. In August, 1881, Mr. M. L. Hallenbeck came from San FYancisco, 3 THE FRIEND. Honolulu. Drunken natives are daily seen upon our streets. The records of the police courts show their frequent arrests. This in connection with the now recently passed opium law, is debauching and destroying the native as rapidly as Satan himself could wish. liven so conservative a body as the Planters, in their recent convention, at the invitation of the committee, to in hold a series of Gospel Temperance meetings. These meetings soon developed into distinctively evangelistic services, and their blessed results are too fresh in the minds of most of us to need any rehearsal here. Not a few before me look back upon them as the means of their temporal and eternal salvation, and the whole Christian community received an impetus which has never been lost. Two years later this committee united with the Y. M. C. A. in calling Mrs. Mary Clement Leavitt to visit Honolulu in the interests of Temperance. In November, ISB4, she arrived and held a series of meetings, of which the chairman, in a farewell note, said: "We wish to express to you our great gratification and satisfaction with the style and results of the good work you have done here. The whole community has been most favorably impressed by the calm, dignified and kindly tone in which you have presented the unanswerable arguments of undeniable facts in favor of total abstinence for the individual, and legal prohibition by the Government, as the only adequate remedy for the evils arising from the use of alcoholic beverages." This Union is one of the results of her mission. Shortly after its organization the Committee of Twenty-one was, by mutual consent, disorganized and its archives passed over to the W. C. T. U. as to its natural successor." In 1882 the law—prohibitory, as affecting Hawaiians—which had practically been in force for sixty years, under which the Hawaiian nation had passed from infancy to manhood, was repealed, against the protests and petitions of thousands of our best citizens, we might almost say of all who had the real interests of the nation at heart. Let it be remembered that this law was not forced upon the natives by foreigners, nor by any foreign power, but was first devised by the chiefs under the regency of Kaahumanu and repeatedly re-enacted in different forms under many subsequent administrations. And this, too, against the continual opposition of individuals and nations whose claims to superior civilization might well be questioned. We cannot too much admire the wise firmness shown by the chiefs and people in thus persistently standing for the right. In its place the liquor law of 1882 was passed, allowing the Minister ofthe Interior to grant licenses to sell liquors to any one in Honolulu or elsewhere having a license to sell other goods. Its results are too well known. The importation of liquors has increased from 100,000 to 300,000 gallons annually. Against the wishes and protests of all the best residents, saloons have been licensed and are in full operation in nearly every town in the country. Liquor stores have more than doubled " report: " The licensing of the sale of opium, and the retail liquor shops established in several of the country districts has proved detrimental to the planting interests as well as to the general well being of the laboring people. " Agents of the so-called opium company have traveled throughout the group, visiting every plantation, village and hamlet, carrying the deadly and de- moralizing drug. "Evil only has resulted crease liquor." from the in- of establishments for selling I hope that the very apparent conclusion is evident to all, that in this country, as in greater ones, all attempts to " regulate this irregularity " to legalize this law-breaker, to license the sale of this soul-destroyer, to make respectable this traffic which Satan instituted, and which is still his pet abomination, is worse than useless. The only objection to the former law was that only the natives shared in its blessings. Let us of the fairer race also claim our share. Let us ask for ourselves and our families the same protection. Let us understand and proclaim in no uncertain manner that we of little Hawaii-nei in unison with the true patriots of all lands, demand of our law-makers no half measures, no partnership in the iniquity for our Government; but immediate, absolute, unconditional Prohibition ! Mary S. Whitney. PECULIARITIES OF LAW CASES IN HAWAII. the favor of Justice L. McCully of By we print the followCourt the Supreme ing extracts from a paper read before the Social Science Club, Nov. 28, 1887. They especially illustrate many peculiarities in the mixed social structure of this country. A new volume of Hawaiian Reports of Supreme Court decisions came out October 22, 1887. It is the fifth of our series. Vol. 1., a thin book of 310 pages, contains reports of some of the judgments and decisions of the Courts of Record for the ten years prior to 1856. The year 1846 carries us back to the beginning of civilized jurisprudence in this Kingdom. Vol. 11. reports the Supreme Court from 1857 to 1865; Vol. 111., 1866 to 1877; Vol. IV., 1878 to 1883; Vol. Y. comprises the decisions of the court in banco from July, 1883, to October, 1886, with an appendix containing sundry cases not in this period and not previously published. The com- �4 THE FRIEND. pilation has been made by William Foster, Esq., Clerk of .the Supreme Court. It bears, throughout, evidences of the systematic and librarian habit of the compiler. The whole style of the volume will bear favorable comparison with the work of Little, Brown & Co. This paper will notice in an entirely desultory way some of the indications and suggestions which this book affords of the state of society, business, and litigation in this country. Of the sixteen Crown cases in which exceptions have been taken which have brought them up from a jury or lower court before the Supreme Court, nine indicate, by their names, Chinese deFive are Hawaiian, one fendants. American, and one Norwegian, showing a country of mixed nationalities, with a large quota of Chinamen. The first indexed Chinese case arises from a lottery. It discloses an elaborate system for concealing the operations of the defendants. It indicates what we know otherwise, that the Chinaman has brought here this one of his national vices, that there are large companies working daily drawings or coincidences of tickets, in which the poorest may invest and lose their wages. The next is a case of perjury. But who is to know what perjury is committed under the impenetrable monosyllabic language, whose tones are so familiar to us, whose words so unknown? We do not in our courts undertake to question the Chinese witness if he believes in God, or in a future state of retribution. We do not swear him by any mode peculiar to his own country. We take his testimony in his own language unless he is an old resident who speaks intelligible Hawaiian, or more rarely, linglish. The court or jury must balance contradictions in testimony, and circumstances, and arrive at its conclusion not always satisfactory. I question if practically we suffer as grave consequences from our presumed perjuries as we might fear. Those consequences are for the most part confined to the Chinese. There may be those who are outside of prison through perjury, probably not many who are in prison by it. Three cases relate to opium. The inferior courts try a multitude of opium cases. One of these reported decisions of the Supreme Court gave rise to the enactment of a statute in the session of 1866 providing that Custom House ofricers may search domestic ships and freight on the wharf suspected of con- taining contraband or dutiable goods. In the case of Chuck Hoon the filial piety of this race is seen. Twenty dollars had been delivered to him to be conveyed to the donor's mother in China. He did not deliver it to the mother, and returning here, he refused to return it to the sender. It was claimed that the act of the embezzlement must have been committed in China, but the court held that he could likewise be tried here. Chinese Civil business. Chinese names appear on one or both sides of a good proportion of the civil cases reported in the book. In two bankrupt cases we find rice plantations, and a foreigner the assignee of bankrupt Chinamen. Another feature is the number of partners. In a case now pending there are thirteen partners. They call themselves a company and take a company name. These partnerships become unwieldy. They possess many of the characteristics of corporations, such as permitting partners to sell their interests, and accepting the buyer into the firm. I do not intend to make a special case against the Chinese for eminence in fraudulent bankruptcy, but it may be concluded that they have little to learn of it from others. Water rights cases. It appears that this is a country where cultivation greatly depends upon irrigation, and the rights of water depend, for the most part, on allotments made in ancient times, which are now to be fitted to the demands for the cultivation of sugar and rice, in addition to the Hawaiian taro. It appears that the three water commissioners of each district cannot award damages for the wrongful diversion of water, but they may make orders for the future, such as the removal of dams, the shutting off of ditches, etc. In one of the cases, David t». Afong, the court, for the first time in this country, has occasion to adopt the principle of law which distinguishes the rights in water flowing visibly above ground, and that which courses in subterranean and unknown channels. A. may bore a well which shall cut off or draw off the supply from his neighbor B.s well, and B. But this would be without remedy. does not apply to the case of A. making his well the receptacle of nuisances or poisons contaminating the water of B. He may take away B.s water, but he may not spoil it. This case of Davis v. Afong was one of taro vs. rice, of the old Hawaiian rights vs. Chinese industry and enterprise. Another case, between Loo Chit Sam et al and Wong Kirn, discloses the difficulty in deciding satisfactorily and exactly by the evidence offered. The contention in this case is whether or not the defendant had enlarged the boundaries of ancient taro land which would be presumed to have ancient water rights, and taken in what of old had been kula. or dry, unirrigated land, for all of which he claimed water. Two of the judges visited the premises, they being within three miles of town. After inspection the conclusion of the Court was that it could give no reason for sustaining a different decision from that made by the Commissioners. Reasons for the uncertainties of evidence were stated thus: Previous to the cultivation of rice, which may be said to have commenced since the reciprocity treaty of 1876, the area of taro culture had greatly diminished. [January, 1888. Taro patches were allowed to go dry, and even be used for grazing as if kula land. So the testimony tends to make them kula. The great demand for rice land brought the disused taro patches into requisition because water right attached to them. The enterprising Celestial pares the kuaunas or division banks to the thinnest, or cuts them away altogether. He cuts into the dry land and creates new patches. The identifying features of the place are obliterated. Again, not every taro patch had a good supply of water every year. The advancing desiccation of the country must also be considered. The Water Commissioners are also Commissioners of Rights of Way. The change from the mode of aboriginal times to civilization sometimes appears in these cases. F"ootpaths served the old Hawaiian. After roads and streets are made, there are yet house lots in the interior of blocks and patches and building sites, only accessible by a track along a kuauita. This comes to be insufficient, or is cut off. The tendency is to enlarge the footpath to a hand-cart track, then to a carriage road. In Achi v. Poni, there was no access to a lot in Honolulu but by boat per the river. The Court had to carve out a way along a stone wall and through an out-house to give the tenant access, then to a lane so narrow and crooked that a coffin could not be well carried out through it. Another kind of commission dealing with a unique and peculiar business is the Commissioner of Boundaries. These cases carry us back to the time when the surveyor had not been abroad with his compass and chain. All the lands of the kingdom were once held by lines depending on tradition, and when in 1848, and thereafter, titles were given by the King to those holding by ancient right, nothing else was possible in the majority of cases but to grant the land by its name. To this day there are tracts of land of which no survey has been made and boundaries affirmed by legal authority. An interesting case, though not coming into the Supreme Court, was that of the boundaries of the vast land of Humuula, on Hawaii, the area in dispute being nearly fifteen miles Ion;;, and from one to three miles wide. This depended on testimony as to how far up the mountain the edge of the forest extended at one time, everything having since been changed by the ranging of wild cattle. It also depended on evidence as to how far the ancient feather bird ranged, and was caught by the old lining bird-catchers, The principal witnesses in the case were so old that it was. doubted if they knew anything at all. Unsatisfactory as some of these decisions are, it is better that some decision should be made, and as time advances the evidence diminishes. (To be continued.) �Volume 46, No. I.] THE FRIEND. 5 As Pastor, the children and young of Him who has taught us to know and people of this congregation and this feel the might and majesty of self-sacricommunity will ever be the objects of ficing, as well as all-forgiving love. We My Dear Brother :—You cannot your tenderest solicitude: while to the are an island community, small and expect from me on this occasion, nor aged Annas and Simeons you will show isolated, but not necessarily small of could the Council have asked of me the promised Savior, that their closing soul, limited in range of thought. You such authoritative utterance as would eyes may rejoice in the divine salvation. come to us as a leader of recognized inbe the delivery of a general order from CHARGE TO THE PASTOR. (By Rev. C. M. Hyde, D.D., Nov. 20, 1887.) you did for the young people, tellectual ability, acuteness and accuMy special What military head-quarters. when you were a teacher here years ago, racy. Lift us up to higher planes of as when charge is a more humble one, may well encourage you to spare no thinking. Help us to sound with you on a change of sentries the corporal of effort now to reach and help the young. the ocean depths of God's love and wisthe guard passes on the countersign. Those former scholars of yours, now dom. You bring to us not the greenness Or, using an illustration more pertinent pillars in the Church and leaders in the and bitterness of immature fruitage, but to our island home, I am not appointed State, know that the Blessed Master the rich, ripe counsels of an enlarged to give you such instructions for a new will never need to say to you, "Suffer acquaintance with spiritual truth, a voyage, as a ship's captain would expect the little children to come to me." You varied experience of human life. You from the vessel's owners. You and I know what it is yourself to come to God came to us in the name of Christ. meet on this platform, as two vessels as a little child; and you will teach our Teach us to do all things "for His would meet on yonder ocean, to exname, the house, sake," to whom be all the glory of our love the children to change chronometer reckonings, and fix and the service of our Heavenly Father. salvation; here, in hearts warm with correctly the latitude and longitude, You have yourself known what it is to Christian love, strong in Christian faith; while speeding on their several ways. stand at the parting of the ways in life's there, in heavenly union with our gloriIn our life's voyagings we have met pilgrimage, and to make the solemn, fied Redeemer, and eternal communion before, both then on the same tack, irrevocable choice of the path we pro- with all His Redeemed. Amen. but I so far behind you (for you were pose to tread, what object in life to purSenior Valedictorian in Williams College sue. You will point and lead the way Friend begs to correct the asserThe when I was a FYeshman student there), the men people, way good for our young C. Advertiser as being the P. tion of the that then we could only exchange of old have trod, no whirling round of on these islands. We newspaper and soon oldest separsignals of recognition, giddy gaiety, no racing track of fast ated to take our different courses in life. living, but an ascending climb to heights claim to be entitled to the palm for Now we meet again, far from that of endeavor, and to breadth of views, newspaper longevity in Hawaii-nei, since here in this tropic isle, "farSpring-haven," that will take in holiness and heaven as this paper first issued in January, 1843, from those New England scenes, in the summit points of noblest aspiration, while the Advertiser did not appear till ideals of and life, which we formed our the satisfying achievement of a life well- July, 1855. Our aspiring young conentered on our life-work. You will pardon spent. To the poor? you will give the temporary had forgotten these facts, but the allusions, touched to if these personal hand of Christian brotherhood, will now, naturally, make the "amende warm quick by them, as our human hearts are has in it such recognition and up- honorable." touched only by life, or that which is that as no distribution of worldly wealth lift, lives, as part and parcel of our human It is not enough to stand up before a or social distinctions can proffer to these memories are. For it is life thatyou acquisi- church and make a confession of faith; ones. Whatever earth's needy are here to work out, and work upon, in tions of property any of us may hold, this is confessing Christ before the church; your work as Preacher and Pastor. show us we hold as stewards one must confess Christ before the will you You are to teach from these Sacred and you will lead us to the fullest world; and this involves antagonism to only; of that revealed Scriptures the harmony of ourselves, and our pos- the world. truth which this Council is witness that consecration sessions, for whatever use the Master He who would follow Christ must its fullness and its integrity. you hold in may call. Possessed yourself of a chas- learn to do what Christ did in the wilGod's truth is to you, as to me, somespirit, of more worth than refined thing larger and higher than liberty of tened or burnished silver, you can com- derness; put the word of God above gold itpride, above approbativeness, above amopinion—something dearer than life fort afflicted and mourner with the bition. self—holding us at the very nerve- samethe comfort wherewith you have been centres of our spiritual life. It is ChrisYet self-denial does bring coronation, of God. You will teach us to comforted tian life, Christian truth, that you are even as self-indulgence brings death. hearts fullest for in sympathy our open here to exemplify and apply; not your all for whom Christ died, of whatever The only question is will you deny the opinions, however well-reasoned, nor clime, of whatever nationality, Africans higher self and die, or the lower self and your speculations however ingenious, or Asiatics, if they be not citizens of the live? He who loses his life gains it in but the truth as it is in Jesus. They realm; and especially will you gladly the losing. who worship in the world above sing of Coleridge says:"The Bible is true co-operate in any further labor for the Jesus and His worthiness. In this world Hawaiians, to whom this is the land because it finds me." The Son of man of time, where we dwell, you will so that gave them birth, and whose soil, reached after whatever bit of manhood preach this heavenly theme that not dear as their fathers' grave, they can or womanhood nature had given or sin your preaching, but your theme, will never, rightfully, will never, willingly, had left, and on that shred of tattered call forth the joy and admiration of every allow to pass out of their possession virtue or spark of hope he threw the You seek the will abiding, hearer. strength of his love. illuminating touch ofthe Holy Spirit on and control. come to a community, in large You and Behind Christ's message was his mind, and heart tongue. your part the descendants of missionary Person; behind his cross, which was a Then you will so speak of Jesus and fathers, but now enlarging more and mystery and a reality by itself, there is His redeeming love that blinded eyes more its circle of affinities, as commer- a mingling of the life of God with the Lord; will open to the glory of our enterprise seeks in this genial clime life of men. Behind the Gospel there cial hands closed in willful refusal, or irnew fields of business activity. We are was the Incarnation. defiance, ; shall the cross clasp reverent with human foibles and frailties, human, feet now wandering in wages of sin, or so I dare not say you will never yearn We may love the church, the truth, groping in darkness down to death, shall for sympathy withheld, your motives society, men and their souls, but all these turn and hasten to Jesus, the crucified, never be misconstrued, your methods will fail us unless above them all there to find the pardon, peace and purity He never maligned. But we are followers is a real affection for the Savior himself. can bestow. only �[Janury, 1888. THE FRIEND. 6 MONTHLY RECORD OF EVENTS. December ist—Death of Rev. J. W Smith, M.D., Koloa, aged 77 years, and a resident of these Islands since 1843. 2nd —Heavy rain-storm, with thunder and lightning. 3rd—Vocal and instrumental concert at St. Louis College for the Roman Catholic Cathedral Organ Fund. 6th —Arrival of the bark Lilian from Samoa, via Jaluit, bringing part of the crews of the lost schooners General Seigcl and Mana. 7th—The new steamer Kaala indulges a small party with a delightful and satisfactory excursion trip. 9th—The first vetoed bills returned to the Legislature without Ministerial signature. Nth—Japanese steamer Wakanoura Maru arrived from Yokohama with some 1,450 immigrants. 13th The Legislature denies the power of the King to exercise the veto without the advice and consent of the Cabinet. The King refers the question to the Supreme Court. 14th—Arrival of steamer Australia from San Francisco. 15th—Ladies fair for the benefit of St. Andrew's Cathedral held, resulting in success financially and otherwise. Returns, $2,000. 16th—The Judges of the Supreme Court " tied " on the veto question referred to them.—Company D of the Honolulu Rifles gave a hop at the Armory. Steamer Mariposa arrived from the Colonies, en route for San Francisco. 19th—The King attempts to veto the Military, Police and Country Saloon Bills. They are placed "upon the usual and ordinary course to become law at the expiration of ten days after presentation* to the King." 20th—French frigate Ditquesite arrived from San FYanciscoand anchored off the port. The \V. H. Dimond and Forest same port and Queen also arrived from steamship Oceanic from Hongkong, en route to San Francisco.—Steamer Australia left for San Francisco at noon with a large passenger list again.—Legislature adjourned to the 27th. 21 st —The Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1888, issued. —The Japanese steamer returned to Yokohama, taking 216 Chinese and Japanese passengers. 23d—Mr. Godfrey Brown tendered to His Majesty his resignation from the Cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs.— Arrival of H. B. M. S. Caroline from San FYancisco. 24th —Arrival of the Alameda from San Francisco, en route for the Colonies.—Departure of the Duquesne for Tahiti.—Fourteen-oared barge race between Vandalia's and shore boys; won — — W G Irwin, McCulloch, for San Franthe latter, but owing to a foul " Dec 6 -Am bailie cisco. men, it bark will claimed by the men-o-war's Lady I.anipson, Rust, for San Francisco. 13—Br 18—Am S S Ma u.osa, Hayward, for San Francisco. be pulled over again. BO—Br S S Organic, Metcalf, for San Francisco. iCxx- 8 S Au-tralia, Houdlctte, for S.n Francisco. Christmas; special ser25th—Merry churches. 21 —Jap S S Wakanoura-Maru, for Yokohama. 22—Am hark Pacific Slope, Barnes, for Iliilish Columvices at all the bia 24 —Fr F S Duijiiesne, Hiliare, for Tahiti. 27th—The Legislature met. Hon. Am S S Alar., da, Morse, for the Colonies. vice W. R. Castle was chosen President, Am bgtne Consuelo. Cousins, for San Krancisco. Am bktne St I ltd*, Vrskine, for S.in l-'rancisco. Hon. S. G. Wilder, who left for England -Am bklne Mary Winkelnian, Blake, for San 28 Francisco. by the Australia. The King has deH 11 M S Cono,iies!, Oxley, for Panama. manded the resignation of the rest of 2) —Am S S San Pablo, Reed, for Japan and China. the Cabinet. The House resolved, by 31 —Am bark C II Bryant, Lee, for San l-'ranrisio. 31— U S S [nniala, Ilavis, for China. a vote of 31 to 5, that "the resignation of any member of the Cabinet for PASSENGEKS. reasons other than as provided in Article AKKIVAI.S. does involve of the Constitution not 41 From Samoa and Jaluit, per Lilian, Dec 6—E M Morthe resignation of the Cabinet as a body." gan, Dr Knappe, Mr Thomas, 15 Chinese,and 40 Gilbert Islanders. 28—Arrival of steamship San Pablo From San Francisco, per brclne Consuelo, Dec 9 J W I Thompson, and on* other. from San FYancisco with the Garrett Young, From Yokohama, per S S Wakanoura, Dec 11 —R W route Irwin, M Gengiro, Mrs Nakaitna. Mr. Katsuin, Mrs Yoexcursion party, en for Japan.— Isaac Hakuole, Jas Hakuole, Nicholas Ley, and More rain.—Boat race between the man- shico, steerage. 1453 From San Francisco, per S S Australia, Dec 14— TTios o-war's men and boat-boys came off in Kirchoff, Win Kennel), A P Peterson, Mrs S A Thurston, spite of the weather; decision given in J P Prescott, 8 ■ Rose and family, J M Suns, E W Baand C McLennan, Miss A McCandless, Stephen wife, favor of the Vandalia's. —Departure of nian D Ives, Rev L Beck, Mrs E Dc I.a Vergue and son, W L for Panama. and wife, W M Templetuti, S Center and wife, Rev H. B. M. S. Conquest Hopper Geo Wallace, S A Monsarrat, E M Pi*rcy, A Lowenberg, Phillips and 29th—Appointment of S. B. Dole as _j8M eithets. son, W P Toler, J H Wood, A Haas, and Fourth Associate Justice ofthe Supreme Krom the Coloaies, per S S iMartposa, Dec 16—S JackB B Watson, Dr J Moore, C H Taylor, H J Agnew, Court; Col. Jona. Austin as Minister of son, M Gille and wife, and 2 steerage. Ross, and G. Krom San Francisco, per Alameda, Dec 24—Miss M A Affairs, AuditorForeign J. Theo Cramp, Capt Hankui, R N;Col G B B General.— Legislature adjourned with- Chamberlain, Hobart, R H A; Capt T H Hobron and wife, H W Hyman, Miss Saphronia Lewis, Mrs S Lederer and 2 children, out day, subject to call of the Presi- Mansfield Lovell, George N Macondray, Mrs Rrid and a dent.—Christmas Concert at the Armo- children, Mrs V Ward and daughter, Col B F Wicks and and wife, 23 steerage. ry by the Honolulu Arion. From San Francisco, per San Pablo, Dec 27 -L C Abies. 30th—Farewe.il f>arty at the Hawaiian From San Francisco, per W S Bowne, Dec 29—Miss Hotel in honor of Captain Davis and Meahi Bruns, Miss Maii E Conner, Miss Mari V Peters. DEPARTURES. officers ofthe Juniata.—F"ire in cottage For San Francisco, per brgtne Dec 6—Miss Helen Sorof C. W. Hart, on Punchbowl street. enson. S Siebcrg and wife, E W Sherman, W Goodall, and 5 others. Good31st—Queen Kapiolani's fifty-second Eor San Francisco, per Mariposa, Dec 17—Capt man, E M Morgan, R .More, S W Wilcox, A D Wilson and of the S. S. birthday.—Departure U. wife, Rev M J Lee, Miss F Deacon, A E Hoyt, Dr Knopp, Miss S RydburjrfL Johnson, A Mason, M IraJuniata for China.—Mission Children's A C Allen, H Somerstad, E Anderson, H Fellas, B l"ellas, F It Society meet at the residence of P. C. sitr, Stratton, Mrs Gainba, Mamie Farree, D McLean. For San Francisco, per S S Au*-tralia, Dec 20—Mrs J R Jones, Esq. A " CURRENT by — PORT OF HONOLULU. AN RIVALS. Stanton and child, 1 P Cummins, W S Bartlett, Miss L Fillebrown, MrsThompsoa and dauehter, T R Walker, T F Dredge, Rev X Miyama, Mrs F Hilder and child, E Kohke, B Levy, Mrs Capt Shepard, George Butler, Mrs S Levey, Hon S G Wilder, Heydebrand Losa, C H Taylor and wife, Mons and Madame Gille, Mrs forgenson ai.d 2 children, T Morris, H Tokichi, H P Skar, wife and 3 children, H Anderson, wifeand child, P Henson and wite, O Amundson, wife and child, C Mesnickoff, E dc Punto, wife and 9 children, E H Woodwo»-th, J dc Ponto, J Quintal, wife and 2 children, A Gomes Brazas. J Peneira, wife and 3 children. J D Mello, wife and child, J Lopez, O Gomez, wife and child, M dc Kreitas, wife and mother, Ml Fernandez, wile and child, R Smith and wife, X Sikijiro, A Clegg, M G Corteiho, R J Ruleia, F Schiefer, wifeand child, George A Dunfer, C Rideo, T Wilson, R Cole, C Wheldon. For British Columbia, per bark Pacific Slope, Dec 22 Henry Read, Thomas Bennett. For San Francisco, p«r C't>nsuelo, Dec 24—B Butler, wife and three children. For San Francisco, per bark Mary Winkclman, Dec 28 Miss Lambert, F Yates, wife and 2 children. 3—US S Vandalia, Howisson, from a cruise. 5—H BM S Conquest, Oxley, from a cruise. Am wh bark Ocean, Wicks, from a cruise. Haw bark Lillian, Holland, from Samoa. 6—Am bark Pacific Slope, Barnes, from Newcastle, N SW 7 \j S S Juniata, Davis, from Pearl Harbor. Townsend Am bktne St Lucie, Erskine, fm Fort from Yokoti—Jap S S Wakanoura-Maiu, 13 days hania. Am bark Caibarien, Perkins, 17 days from San Francisco. Haw brie Hazard, Goodman, fremi Hil >. 1 ; li.iw S S Australia. Houdlette. 1m San Francisco. 1; Am S S M.irpisa, Hayward, from the Colonies. Am hktne I'.lla, H.ilvhi, jo (lays from Humboldt. 20—Fr F S Duquesne, Rear-Admiral HUiare, 14 days BIRTHS. from San r rami ICQ, Br S S Oceanic, Metcalfe, i\% da)s from YokoGREENE—Ia this city, Dec. 12th, to the wife of J. J. h.ima. Greene, a daughter. Am bark Forest Queen, Winding, \\% daj s from San Frain is. .1. JOIINSIONI.-At Koolau, Oahu, Dec. 10th, to the wife days from of Arthur Johnstone,a son. Dimond, bktne Swift, Am W H 13■3 San Frar.cisio. days from NewFriederick, Korff, -er bark I 51 MARRIAGES. castle, N S W. Ij—H BM S Caroline, Wiseman, 13 days from San I.KOI>KKICK-KICKAKI>-At Honolwa, Nov. 26th, by Francisco. • Rev. Isaac Goodell. Mr. H. 1. Uroderick to Miss Loui-a, 24—Am S S Alameda, Morse, from San Fraih I second daughter of W. H. Kickmd, lionokaa, Hawaii. bark Josephine. 27—Am wh ISo cards. days S S San from San Pablo, Reed, 28—Am 6J£ Francisco. days S from San Bowne, Bluhin, I \% I, Am tern W DEATHS. Francisco SMITH-At Kuloa, Kauai, Dec. i, Rev. J. W. Smith, aged MeDa, 77 years. DEPARTURES. (.LOVER—At Honolulu, Dec. 12, Mr«. D. W. Clover, a native of Tahiti, aged 51. Dec 1 HB M S Conquest, Oxley, forcrui.se around the island". COOPER—In San Francisco, December i6th, Henry CooU S S Vandalia, Howisson, for cruise around the per, beloved hus. and of Kate W. Cooper, late of Honolulu and Hamakua, a native of Birmingham, England. islands. Aged 42 years, 11 months and 9 days. 6—U S S Juniata, Davis, for Pearl Harbor. Dec — — — �Volume 46, No. i.] THE FRIEND. HAWAIIAN BOABB. HONOLULU H. I. to the interests of the Hawaiia Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by th Board is responsible for its contents. This page is devoted A. O. Forbes, -___- - Editor^ TOPICS FOR THE WEEK OF PRAYER. Jancary 1-7, 1888. Monday, Jan. 2—Thanksgiving to God. Tuesday, Jan. j —Humiliationand Confession of Sin. Wednesday, Jan. 4—Prayer forFamilies and Schools: For the blessing of the Holy Spirit on all efforts to lead the young to Christ. Thurstftiy, Jan. j Prayer for the Church of Christ: For a higher degree of spiritual life and consecration ; for a closer unity in all Christian work. Friday, Jan. 6 —Prayer for Missions For increased efficiency in all mission work ; for a special blessing upon our mission work in Micronesia and the Marquesas,, and in Hawaii-nei. Saturday, Jan. j—Prayer for Nations: F"or all in authority ; for wise and just legislation ; for pure and upright administration ; for the suppression of intemperance, and every form of vice. — : The latest news from the Morning Star is by a letter received from Rev. J. W. Kanoa of Butaritari, the most northern island of the Gilbert Group. The letter was dated September 4th and reported the Star as being then at that island on her way southward through the group. In the Weekly Bulletin of San Francisco for December 21st we find an account of the Gilbert Islands and their inhabitants which occupies a little more than two columns of that paper, and professes to be written by some person who has visited those islands. The article is well written, and the most of its statements might have conveyed a tolerably accurate idea of the state of that people twenty-five years ago. But it seems to us that at this time any intelligent writer, and especially any professed eye-witness of the present condition of things at the Gilbert Islands is inexcusable for such geographical blunders, and such glaring omissions as are found in this statement. In the first place, the writer speaks of them as "now called the 'Gilbert Islands,' formerly known as the 'Kingsmill group,' and locally as the 'Radick Chain' of Coral Atolls." He further says that "they lie between 1750 and 177" W. and Now 20 S. and 30' N. ofthe Equator." the Radick, or Radak, Chain of islands has no connection whatever with the Gilbert group. It is a part of the Marshall Island group, entirely distinct from the Gilbert Islands and situated nearly two hundred miles north of them. The 7 Neat churches and framed dwellings Marshall Islands consist of about twenty atolls, arranged in two nearly parallel may be seen on most of the islands, and lines running southeast and northwest, trading vessels from San Francisco and and lying between 6° and io° north Lat- Sydney and the Hawaiian Islands pass itude, and 1660 and 1720 East Longitude up and down through the group without from Greenwich. These two parallel apprehension of danger where thirty lines of atolls are distinguished as the years ago it was not considered safe for Radak and the Ralik chains of islands; for them to touch. All this is not to say by any means the Radak being the windward chain and the Ralik the leeward, as the northern that there are no remains of the old heathenism among that people, nor that trade winds blow. That the whole group ofthe Marshall there is not yet much room for advanceIslands is properly distinct from the Gil- ment in civilization and Christian morals. bert Islands is shown by the fact that But we do claim that those who undertheir language and national characteris- take to convey information in regard to tics are entirely different. As to the the islands of the Pacific should state Geographical position of the Gilbert the facts fairly so that correct impressIslands, they are situated between 2" ions may be given and actual history South Latitude and 30 North Latitude may not be ignored. instead of 30', and between 1720 and 177" East Longitude instead of 1750 to 1770 The number of Japanese now in these West Longitude. The Morning Star, islands is estimated at about four thouson every trip out from Honolulu to Mi- and, including those lately arrived. The cronesia, drops a day when she crosses Agent, Mr. Taro the 180th parallel of longitude, and picks Japanese Consular Ando, states it as his conviction that it up again on her return. We look in vain throughout the two about seven-tenths of them will remain long columns of the article under review permanently here. These people are for any recognition of the fact that singularly open to impressions for good, Christian missions have been established and successfully conducted in the Gil- and show a remarkable readiness to rebert Islands for thirty years past, except ceive the truths ofthe Gospel. We have the very briefest admission in the closing been much interested in the visit of Rev. sentence that " of late years they have K. Miyama, an educated Japanese become civilized to a certain extent." the Methodist Either the writer was ignorant of the preacher, connected with San Francisin the to Japanese facts, or for some reason chose to ignore Mission a the past history and present condition co, who has just returned thither after in during which, months, visit of several of those islands. Damon, he In 1857, Rev. Hiram Bingham and company with Mr. F. W.islands, meetthese the tour of has made under from the Amercommission wife, and countrymen his fellow with ican Board of Commissioners for For- ing with condition himself their acquainting and Rev. Kanoa W. Missions, eign J. himself as and wife, under commission from the and needs. He expressed Hawaiian Missionary Society, landed on very agreeably surprised at the condition he found so much the island of Apaiang of the Gilbert of things here, whichbeen led to expect group and thus began the work there. better than he had The people -at that time were ferocious, from the stories he had heard abroad. warlike, and sunk in the lowest depths He states that all the later importations of Japanese come from an agricultural ofheathen barbarism. of the missionaries were in district in southern Japan, which has The lives danger during the first few years, and hitherto been but little reached by the their privations were very great. They, missionaries, and has been comparativehowever, heroically stood at their post ly free from foreign influences. until, by slow degrees, the light of the The Hawaiian Board of Missions has Gospel gained entrance to the dark made arrangements with Mr. Miyama to colporhearts of the people. Other missiona- secure the services of a Japanese and aries were sent from time to time, and teur now in San Francisco to come here for a his countrymen labor among stations were occupied on other islands of the group. Notwithstanding many period of six months, with the prospect hindrances, and discouragements, the that hemay remain still longer if it should work has gone steadily on till now a seem desirable. We are sure all Chrisvisitor to those islands will see a large tian friends will feel a practical interest among proportion dressed in decent clothing to in this opening for doing good a greater or less degree, schools estab- this interesting class of people. While lished on most of the islands, a great on this topic we desire to call the attenthe part of the people able to read, writeand tion of any who may be interested to AssoMen's Christian Young ScripJapanese their the cipher in own language, tures of the New Testament and a part ciation which meets at Queen Emma there of the Old Testament in their hands, Hall, and also to the services held and Mrs. Mr. forenoon. Sunday each and their voices raised in hymnal meloDr. Hyde and dy to the words and sentiments of many F. W. Damon and Rev.indefatigable in of the grandest and most familiar hymns Mrs. Hyde have been in the English language, which have carrying on this work for the Japanese in our midst. been translated into their vernacular. �8 [Janury, 1888. THE FRIEND. A. THE T. M. €. I. HONOLULU, 11. This page is devoted to the interests ot the Honolulu Young Men* Christian Association, and the Board of Directors are responsible fur,its contents. S. D. Fuller, - - - Editor. tience and perseverance will yet achieve success in this important line of Christian work. Very little progress can be made in Christian development or usefulness without a love for and a knowledge of the Word of God. This comes only by study—real, earnest study. We shall be glad to welcome any young man NOTES FROM ABROAD. who is not a member of some Sunday School, in the Y. M. C. A. parlor every There is quite a boom in the building morning at 9:45 o'clock, for an business in the States. During the last Sunday informal study of the Word. been addition of two years there has an forty-seven Association buildings, makSUNDAY EVENING TOPICS. ing a total of 117, valued at $5,000,000. i —"The Secret of a Happy January The Philadelphia Association has just cleared their building of a $200,000 New Year." Ps. xxxvii : 3 7. January B—"The Good Fight of debt, and are to be congratulated upon now owning, without encumbrance, a Faith." Tim. vi: 12; Eph. vi: 10-12. January 15—"By-paths." Kings xii: building valued at $500,000. The Association at Beirut, Syria, is 26-33 ■ Jer v '6' January 22—" Seven I Wills." Ex. falling into line and raising funds for a 6-8. vi: building. January 28 —" liveryday Religion." The Y. M. C. A. of New York City has 1000 names of young men enrolled Mat. vii: 12; Gal. vi: 10; Cor. x 31. as members of their ten educational INDIA. classes. efforts are being made to Vigorous has The San Francisco Y. M. C. A. established a Branch on Mission street, have Mr. D. L. Moody visit India for He has received near Twentieth street. Mr. R. S. Boyns, evangelistic labor. from India, and several invitations for the past two years an assistant in the parent Association, has been elected friends of the work in America favor the plan. The Inter-Collegian says: "Three General Secretary of the Branch. millions of India's people now speak On Thanksgiving Day the San FYanEnglish, and the balance are learning it cisco Y. M. C. A. gave the sixth annual at the rate of a million a year. Sixty complimentary dinner to their members thousand of these three millions are who were away from home. There men." Surely this is young Christian were 122 present, representing 22 differfor the work of the Young ent States and 16 nationalities. It was a field ripe Men's Christian Association. pronounced a grand success, and the enjoyable occasion closed with a musical BRIEFS. and literary entertainment in the evening. No young man need expect to enjoy The writer has no doubt about the good the Christ-life in his heart while his aftime enjoyed, having been present at fections are wholly or largely absorbed one such dinner on a former Thanks- by the pleasure or business of this world. giving Day. Let all the active members of the Association pray and work to make the CHINESE Y. M. C. A. "Week of Prayer" the beginning of a The observance of Christmas in the genuin<' .evival. Chinese Y. M. C. A.on Saturday evenThe Saturday evening temperance ing, December 24th, was an event of meetings have been interrupted of late great interest. The time-honored Christ- by a superabundance of cold water and mas tree, brilliantly lighted and orna- the counter attractions of the holidays, mented, was in a conspicuous place. but they will be resumed next Saturday The hall was thoroughly crowded with evening. juvenile and adult Chinese, and their Every few days we see in the sad exinterested friends of other notionalities. perience of some young man or older The literary exercises consisted of a man, how vain is the effort to break variety of songs and recitations in Engfrom the drinking habit and still lish and Chinese, rendered mostly by away with dissipated companions or the pupils ofthe boys' and girls' schools, associate frequent where drink will be enplaces in the execution of which they did them- countered. Only in separation selves and their teachers great credit. drink is there hope. Only in unionfrom with Mr. Frank Damon had general super- Christ is there safety. vision, and made the little folks glad at the close by a generous distribution of "Gold," says a Georgia newspaper, "is found in thirty-six counties in this odd-looking toys, etc. State, silver in three, copper in thirteen, iron in forty-three, diamonds in twentyBIBLE STUDY. six, and whiskey in all of them; and the efforts to secure the regular at- last gets away with all the rest." While ance of a reasonable number of these Hawaiian Islands may not be so young men for Bible study on Sunday prolific in their mineral resources, yet mornings have not been as successful as the abundance and ability of whiskey we had hoped. But we trust that pa- here holds good. - ': : Kur WHO IS BAKER? Perhaps Baker is enough of a sailor to have braved the sea, and taken up his residence in Honoulu. We are inclined to think he is a member of our Association. If so, we hope that in the followlowing pen-picture which we copy from the Newark Monthly Messenger, he will recognize himself and reform—making a new start with the new year " Baker, my dear fellow, you have joined the Young Men's Christian Association —so they tell me." " Yes ; went in to help along a good thing." Well, I'm glad to hear it, but I have my misgivings about you; excuse me, but it's so. I may as well be plain. You join everything that comes along. Baker, you're a great joiner. • Your name is down on twenty different rollbooks as a member, and you ain't worth a snuffed candle to any of them. Now let me give you a bit of my opinion about active membership in Christian Associations. As that is, so are the Associations. Ten men like you serving on committees would kill the liveliest association between any two oceans. I'd rather have five stuffed giraffes to put in the rooms to draw, than ten such fellows as you. They would entice more men in a minute than you in a month. The fact is, Baker, you're too thin ; there is mighty little of you; you havn't got spunk enough to attend one regular meeting for a month ; neither do you intend to work—you join to get the entertainments almost free. When receptions are given, men of your stamp are there in great numbers. Suppose you that we can carry on our great work with men of your build ? Will men be reached and helped by the kind of effort you Christians put forth ? Never. Why, one man with push, piety and power is like a steam-engine to a child's rattlebox alongside of you." "That's rather hard on me, Mr. Secretary." "Yes; but it is as true as this, that you can't churn butter out of skimmed milk. Don't get the idea, Baker, that you are of no use at all. You are ; for even skimmed milk, thin as it is, was always used on the farm. To be sure it went to fatten pigs—but that was something, you know." "I'll get out; give me back my : " money." " Hold on now, don't boil over—this will do you good ; you can't get wagons out of deep ruts without some hard jerks over big stones in front of the wheels. Suppose you take a few facts home and think'em over; I've got them printed for some more fellows just like you." FACTS. What good am I doing the world ? Who is better for my living ? As a Christian young man, what is my influence ? Have I ever been converted ? If I were dead, would any work feel my loss ?— Yatman. �THE FRIEND. RIGHT HAND OF FELLOWSHIP. the remnant ofthe Hawaiian nation will remembering the present where you are, be saved for earth and time, even as to anticipate the future whither you go? (By Rev. Baker, Nov. 20, 1887.) E. P Mr. Baker spoke ofhimself as a neighbor from the vicinity of Dr. Beckwith's old home, and appointed to welcome his return to another of his homes. He stated the reasons why so many of those living here were glad he had come back. "We are glad," Mr. Baker said, "very glad to see you. And we welcome you first of all, to a position. If the churches ofthe Islands are to have any Bishop at all, you must certainly be that Bishop (Dr. Hyde and Mr. F'orbes being apostles rather than Bishops.) This church has no debt upon it in dollars and cents; but you whom the church has called, come here heavily mortgaged, in the influence you exert, the power given you, the sympathy you feel for others, and others feel for you, to the whole Islands, to help improve their Christianity and elevate their civilization. According to British authority, last winter's lava flow ran down its fiery way in Honolulu. We can smile at the mistake, but it is no mistake that the islands ought to be able to look to Honolulu for spiritual warmth and fire. (Yes! it is the Central Union Church.—Ed.) "Paul was a debtor to all men, and it will not be an unkind welcome I bestow on you, when I say that you in coming to these shores, will encounter a similar indebtedness. Called are also you to proclaim Christ's gospel in the utmost Not western verge of Christendom. very much farther west of you is longitude 1800 the boundary between the East and the West. From Spurgeon in longitude i° to Beckwith in longitude 1570 represents the breadth of Christendom. "You have come to a movement in the direction of Christian Unity. Such is the union of Bethel and Fort Street. Denominational peculiarities, bad things when they go off and set up for themselves, are good things when they coexist in the same body. In every church ought to be the Methodist element, or the emotionalism of Christianity wrought into a permanency by rules and methods; the Baptist element, or individual conscientiousness asserting itself in small things when they are matters of principle, as well as in large things; the Congregational element, or sanctified common sense of which no church should be bereft; the Presbyterian element, or that consecrated solidity and endurance which give to Christianity its hold-on and never-let-go power; and the Episcopal element, or beauty consrcrated to Christ, beauty of architecture, beauty of ritual, and beauty of method. As things are, you will be minister (angel if you please), ofthe Church in Honolulu, simply. "You have also come to a hope that , multitudes of the nation have been saved over to the changing west; " Look Look upon the pilgrim's rest; for Heaven and eternity. Quoted, reSee darkness lieth down with day. ferred to and cited as an illustration of And woos him into sleep away. the power of the Gospel and an arguThere's a morning and a noon, ment for missions, has long been the And the evening cometh soon." remarkable birth, almost in a day, of the Hawaiian nation, out of paganism The Christian denies himself that he into Christianity. But if the world, es- may be found in Christ; that he may pecially the non-religious portion of the" have the glory of the Crucified, that of a world, should wake some morning to patient, suffering love. learn that the much belauded birth of Bring what light you have. It may the Hawaiian nation was a birth into be but a candle or a rush. Bring it, and ruin, this would make against terrestrial with it do your best to fight back the missions. F"or the honor of God, and the good name of missions, should such darkness. Young men, you are all getting ready a catastrophe be averted. You have come to labor for the English-speaking to make something out ofthe world: are Gentiles, not the Hawaiian Jews, but you getting ready to be the light of it? your work will tell on the Hawaiian Obey the uplifting voice within you. problem. Secularism will save nobody. Mr. George W. Cable finds that he Naught but a spiritual Christianity will can do a third more literary work in save the Hawaiian race, a force, the Massachusetts than he can do in Louipower of which, on the Hawaiians, will climate equally impair siana. Does our be largely determined by the attitude of working power ? Honolulu summers the English-speaking population of the are far less hot than New Orleans, which islands towards spiritual Christianity. winter, but too short to tone up come to a personal has a " You have lastly the system. curved line representing experience. The Brave Emm Bey, in Soudan, declines your earthly pathway has come round and doubled on itself. You were here to abandon the work of civilization more than thirty years ago, and tenderly and progress " which Gordon laid upon grateful many living here now are that him. " Shall I now give up the work three decades ago, at yonder Punahou, because a waymay soon open to the coast? you led them to Christ. With them are Never ? " So Stanley can only supply you now to labor to lead others to Christ. him with ammunition, and leave him, The ominous murmur of fierce doctrinal as he formerly did Livingston. controversies borne hither on the wings To take up our cross daily is to deny of the trades can indeed be heard, and ourselves at breakfast the food which at the sound we should doubtless take has proved to disagree with our digestion; alarm; only controversy can always be it is to go to our daily irksome task with met by consecration, and triumphantly a cheerful spirit; it is to bear the burdens so met. Doing the work God would of others' carelessness, ignorance, superhave us do, are we perfectly sure to stition, and so fulfill the law of Christ; entertain the theology God would have it is to be wounded for others' transus entertain. The wall of Jerusalem gressions, and see them healed with our was built in troublous times; still it was stripes, and this day by day, when no built. Effectually did those sturdy one except our Lord knows what cross masons wield the trowel in one hand at we are bearing. the same time that they wielded the javelin in the other. And I welcome A man of strong ruling force can do a you to the task before you, despite the great and beneficent work among savages fact that you may have to fight as well by subjecting them to a rude sort of as work. Nay, speaking for Him 'who order, and making progress possible. always causeth us to triumph,' raise I Zebehr Pasha made himself a king in the shout of victory before victory has Soudan, reduced the warring cannibal been achieved, as Hannibal at Cannae tribes to subjection, got them to open did, before ever Cannae had been fought. weekly markets. Kamehameha subdued Remind I you of the greeting to be these Islands, and established peace accorded you by the great Captain in and order. Had the chiefs continued at the incidental and passing greeting war with each other, the missionary accorded you by a fellow-soldier. And work here would probably have made as this my greeting allow me to make slow progress as it has done in Ponape, symbolic by extending to you the right where thirty-five years brought the people to a point of Gospel training hand of fellowship. by Hawaiians in one-third of reached land the sun setting "And in this of (and all our suns are setting) behind the the time. The Missionary Boards wisely sinking to rest of which glorious lumi- command their missionaries to abstain nary of day are the happy isles, accord- from political action; but it does seem ing to a world-wide and well-known as if they often needed some good, muslegend, shall not- geographical position cular Christian, or even heathen, to preconvey to you the inspiration and peace cede them and give the natives a good of God, the gorgeous sunsets of this drubbing before they are ready to sit tropical island being a call to you in down and hear of the Prince of Peace. " �THE FRIEND. mHE ROYAL HAWAIIAN HOTEL, Jll • W. S. BARTLETT, MANAGER. . ..... Terms, $3 per day. This Hotelis one ofthe leading architectural structures of Honolulu. The grounds upon which it stands comprise |"i*? _ . SOI'KR, Successor to J. M. Oat, Jr., & Co. .._ _ $75 per month. Stationer _aj| *rlllja *j— ■- m and News Dealer. 25 Merchant Street, Honolulu, 11. 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Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1888) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1888.01 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1888.01 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/4d380986d96cd05faac2f5afd17d0999.pdf 7d4c43269fc770d16017dd99e36da6cd PDF Text Text THE FRIEND. HONOLULU, H. 1., FEBRUARY, 1888. Number 2. 7 Volume 46. MANAGER'S NOTICE. ATTM. R. CASTLE, YTTM. G. IRWIN & CO., fort street, honolulu. ATTORNEY AT LAW, The manager ofThe Friend respectful- Sugar Factors & Commission Agents. janB7yr invested. ly requests the friendly co-operation of subAgents for the scribers and others to whom this publication T M. WHITNEY, M. I)., D. D. S. Comp'y. 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Ail communications and letters connected with the literary department of the paper, Books and Magazines for Review and Exchanges should be addressed "Rev. S, E. promise, one after another dragged into adds another glory to the lustre of misthis deadly whirlpool of vice, rarely to sionary labors and missionary power in escape at all, without deep branding or the Pacific. It more than parallels the BtSHOI*, Honolulu, H. I." maiming for life. What can we do yet unique event in these islands forty-five ButilMM letters should be addressed "T. O. THRUM, more to save some of them ? years ago, when a noble regard for misHono'ulu. H 1. S. E. BISHOP, Editor. CONTENTS. THE PONAPE TROUBLES. Mich of our space this month is occupied with the latest intelligence from 9 _. 9 Ponape of the happy settlement of their io 11 troubles, and with the views of the 12 13 Madrid journals upon the subject. The 14 15 former good news is almost beyond oust 16 cover expectations, knowing as we do the very cruel and sanguinary character of Spanish dealings in the past, with all opposiMEN. TO REACH YOUNG HOW Much has been said in our papers of tion from the natives in their East Indian late on this question, which appeals to possessions, taking in view also the exthe deepest feelings of every parent and treme insult to the Spanish authority every Christ-like soul. Everywhere the involved in the destruction of their post young man with his ardent passions and and the slaughter of the Governor and leaping impulses, is pulled on every side his associates. It seems almost inby mighty temptations, and the way of credible that such great moderation Death has more hold upon him than the should have been exercised by Spain as way of life. In Honolulu, those tempta- to land a force of 600 soldiers, and then depart without firing a single hostile tions are often peculiarly degrading. Of all the means of reaching after and shot. Spain could well afford to be laying hold of those young men who are, thus merciful to weak and ignorant more or less, giving way to these entice- tribes, and she will be honored both for in adoptments, and of winning them to pure and her wisdom and her kindness this course. ing high living, we know of none so effectuNo doubt it may reasonably be felt that al as the individual personal friendship was strongly impelled to prudence Spain each such of good men and women. Let moderation by the powerful influence and and one tnj to gain the lasting regard We are well advised the States. of United man whose confidence of some young feet are straying. We must save men that Mr. Secretary Bayard has strongly one at a time. It is the individual work asserted the claims and rights of the American missionaries to be unmolested that tells the most. apYou cultivate grain or grass in masses. in their good work. It very clearly Madrid articles from the The choice rose or orange trees you pears, however, must dig about and prune one by one. and from Mr. Doane's own letters that The more choice and precious the plant, he and his associates have well earned the more individualizing must be the a very high respect from the Spanish work. So must precious human souls authorities, and that nothing but their receive close individual attention and high character and great personal and spiritual influence could have secured distinctive personal friendship. large are Christendom either the peaceable submission of the In every city in natives or the forbearance of the Spanof them many men, companies of young iards, who and so have saved the weak and culture, and ability, possessing the rapidly entice into their own ways of terrified, but desperate natives from was impending. vice the majority of the youth who general massacre which approach manhood year after year. How There cannot be another case on re.desperately sad and bitter to see our cord where Spain forbore to wreak so beautiful young sons, with all their strongly provoked a vengeance. This Hew to Reach Yuuv.g Men ( Ponape Affairs (,'ueen of Scots (. hurch Items Peculiarities of Law Cases in Hawaii Madrid Views of Ponape Affairs A M uch Neededand Important Work in Kohala Selections Monthly Record <f I-vents, Marine Journal, &c Hawaiian Board Y. M.C. A ReatOfU for Tempera'ice Effort- I.V.X 9 0 sionary success and the development of Christian civilization led England to pull down her flag by the hand of the good Admiral Thomas, and to restore the Hawaiian standard—an act of generosity contrary to all her previous traditions. With our honored Brother Doane, we would recognize the good hand of theLord and ascribe the praise to Him, who answers the prayers of His faithful servants, and has not left their weak and suffering flock to be slain, nor His churches in Ponape to be wasted. The tercentenary of the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1687, has lately been celebrated. Beautiful, evilju fated, the most romantic figure of the sixteenth century, she continues still to be pitied, to be admired, and to be detested. But it is impossible to ignore the more significant question at issue which overshadowed the personal antagonism of. Elizabeth and Mary. This was, whether Mary should become Queen of England —whether Rome or Protestantism should prevail in Scotland and England—whether the Bible or the Inquisition should rule in the two countries. When Mary's head fell, all the coming Liberty and Light of England and America were delivered with a great deliverance. CHURCH ITEMS. Rev. E. P. Baker has resigned the pastorate of the Hilo Foreign Church, to take effect in June. Kaumakapili Church is erecting a new and powerful organ, which is nearly all in place. Rev. James Bicknell, for some time retired from regular missionary labor, is about to engage in Evangelistic touring. Rev. J. Q. Adams, of the Westminster Presbyterian Church of San Francisco, is sojourning in Honolulu, seeking rest and recuperation. �10 THE FRIEND. The Central Union Church has been actively organizing its various lines of Christian work. The weekly collections for these objects have been liberal. The Central Union Church has adopted the practice of printing and placing in the seats a programme of all church notices instead of having them El from the pulpit, of Kela to take care of us in respect to all things as long as we live." Kela had subsequently conveyed the premises to the defendant in this suit. The plaintiff's case was that they had not received support from the grantee. The Court held that the terms of the deed made their support a matter of personal confidence in their son-in-law, and did not create a conditional estate in the consent premises. Confusion, arising from the loose cv. E. C. Oggel has accepted a call method of Hawaiian personal names, Australia, Brisbane, but has been and of holding property, has given us pelled to delay proceeding thither some cases which it would be difficult the illness of the mother of Mrs. to parallel in the Reports, say of MassaOggel in Holland, Michigan. She is chusetts or New York. The case of suffering with Bright's disease, and near Armstrong vs. Kapohaku and Pau brings out the story of two men' known by the her end. Mr. and Mrs. Oggel may pos- brief appellation of Koa. In 1861, when sibly pass through Honolulu on the Government was selling kula land to of the third week in February. natives at one dollar per acre, one Koa and received a patent for no The morning congregations at the bought acres in Kohala. The widow and sister ntral Union Church have been un- of the elder Koa (deceased) brought suit xedentedly large during the past of ejectment against the younger Koa, month. There has been a large attend- who was in possession of the land. ance of children and youth. The neces- The evidence showed that Koa the was a namesake, but no relative sity for a larger house of worship is younger of the elder, whose full name was Kabeing seriously felt. The attendance at hooholoniokuokekoa, but who was comSabbath School has risen to 375—a monly known by the brief name of Koa. overflowing the capacity of the Both of the men had planted on the land, both had removed to Honolulu, sement rooms. and in 1878 both were again living in where the elder Koa died. Kohala, ES CASES Planting had ceased on the land, there IN HAWAII. being too many horses and cattle runBY JUSTICE L. MCCULLY. ning in the neighborhood. About this (Concluded.) time Koa the younger built a house on Bills in Equity for the cancellation of the land and occupied it. He had posdeeds, on the ground that aged and session of the original patent. In 1873 ignorant Hawaiians have been deceived he raised money by a mortgage on this in executing deeds,-are numerous enough land. In 1876 he leased 100 acres for to be considered a noticeable feature in $400 per annum, and collected the rent for four years. But the jury in the our reports. In Naome and wife vs. Ah Nin, the ejectment case determined that the land plaintiffs set forth that the husband had been paid for by and patented to meaning to sell one piece of land, sold the elder Koa. The evidence was full two. He was an elderly man, and hard and circumstantial on both sides. I of healing. It appeared that both pieces think the case must have been gained were already leased to the defendant, by the stout and inflexible story of the and one of them was mortgaged. The Rev. E. Bond, who was the Government plaintiff had urged the sale and lowered agent for the sale of land in Kohala. the price. The sum agreed to was not This verdict stood. The case in the grossly inadequate. The two pieces of reports was to determine whether Mrs. land had been associated in the lease, Armstrong's—the third and only suband the lease was produced to furnish a sisting mortgage—should hold good, description of the property sold in the although proved to have been made by deed, which was written there by a syn- a man who did not own the land. The dicate of native lawyers, with all the mortgage was sustained on the ground publicity and unreserve of business done that the widow and sister of Koa, having by natives. The Court ce'd not cancel stood by and seen Koa the younger the deed. It would not do to permit a exercise the above recited acts of posvacillation of purpose as recorded in so session and ownership, must suffer from solemn an instrument as a deed. the opportunity they permitted for the Akin to the case above named are fraud. [Their easy indulgence of his those where an infirm, aged Hawaiian fraud suggests improper relations subhas made a conveyance of his estate on sisting between these women and Koa a supposed condition that he should be the younger, as is too common.—Ed.] comfortably supported the remainder of This was a notable instance of the his days by the grantee. In Kekuku vs. pitfalls in the way of a loan agent and Keliaa, the consideration of the convey- conveyancer dealing with native .titles. ance was recited as "on account of Another curious case. Certain premi- Kamer tmber PECULIARITI OFLAW [February, 1888. ses in Manoa were held by a man known for the greater part of his life as Kikipine. Many persons testified that his real name was Naihe, son of Kumoa and Lonohiwa; that, born atWaimea, Hawaii, he came as a youth to Honolulu, and acquired the name of Kikipine, or "Sixpins," by employment in a bowling-alley. On the other side a party of respecta ble witnesses testify that they knew Kikipine from his boyhood, and afterward as the owner of the premises in Manoa; that his father was Kukae (not Kumoa) and his mother Puu, (not Lonohiwa;) that he was born at Waimanalo, Oahu; that he came as a youth to Honolulu, and got his name Kikipine by setting up pins in a bowling-alley. Fortunately the court was not compelled to decide which was the owner. The foreign reader of this volume would learn that we are, unfortunately, a leper country, from the opinion of the Justices in reply to queries submitted by the Legislature. The phraseology and the form of the three questions indicate the Hawaiian origin of the proponents. The first question is: Is it a crime to be afflicted with leprosy that these people are confined at Kalawao and Kakaako 5 The two following questions are whether the laws for segregation are not in violation of the Constitution. The court answers that these laws are enacted under what is termed the Police Power of the State, termed by Dwarris the law of overruling necessity. Salus popitli suprcnia lex. If it did not exist in this Kingdom our population would be liable to be swept away by any and every contagiftus disease that might come to our shores, and no measures of quarantine or restriction could be taken against it. The legislative inquiries are interesting as showing the restiveness and suffering of the Hawaiians under the necessarily hard provisions of the law, from which they are the chief sufferers, and indicate the unfitness of a purely Hawaiian government to take care of the natives. [We learn from the President of the Board of Health that for every individual leper sent by him to Molokai, he is subject to the most heart rending appeals in their behalf from two or more of their relatives. A wife will beg to take hei children and live among the lepers with her husband. From another source we learn that lepers have recently been found with permits to go at large, issued from high quarters for $5 each.—Ed.] master and servant. Sundry cases under this caption in the index show the existence of a system not permitted in any degree by the United States, that is, importing persons under contract to serve and labor for a term of years. In Rickard vs. Conta, the question was presented of construing what was intended by a term of three years, twenty-six working days to be counted and paid for as a month. Within the three years the laborer had failed to work eichtv-nine days. The emnlover �claimed to be entitled to eighty-nine days of labor which he would pay for beyond the expiration of three calendar years. The court held that the contract covered only the three calendar years, and that the terms constituting twentysix days a month only fixed the rate of wages for the days actually worked within the three years. Custom may have familiarized us with the features of our contract service, but I think that every planter will agree that it will be a desirable state of things when the apparent necessity for importing people under contracts, and of "shipping" men already in the country in order to secure a steady and sufficient supply of labor for our industries will have passed away. In the eyes of our American neighbors we maintain a system of peonage, something not unfrequently thrown out against us, and not easily answered. [There has long been an efficient system of inspection and protection of contract laborers by the government. No serious acts of abuse or oppression can well exist. The stories of such abuse which occasionally appear in American papers are totally without foundation.—Ed.] Two cases offishing rights take us back to primitive times. The right to fish out to "chin deep" of a man wading, the right of a hoaaiua, or tenant, to fish in the waters of the great Landlord, are involved in these cases —curious and important controversies which there is not time to present here. With the mention of one anomaly of justice arising from our statute of appeaß, I will close this disconnected list of peculiarities of our life and business exhibited in the courts. In Nakanelua vs. Kailianu, the controversy was upon the owenership of a pig. The defendant had slaughtered him, and claimed that it was his own white and black hog. Two courts had found that the hog was the plaintiff's and that he was worth $25. But no cases are fought more tenaciously by Hawaiians than those involving the ownership of a pig or a horse. The genealogy .of the animal is shown by a crowd of witnesses on each side, and only the court of last resort can settle the case. In the third trial it was found by a jury very competent to discuss the merits of a hog case, that he belonged to the plaintiff, but was worth only $20. Now our lawprovides that when on appeal the previous judgment is reduced as much as one-fifth, the costs are thrown upon the party recovering only four-fifths, the appellant being justified by this reduction in his favor. So the plaintiff who recovered $20 was compelled to pay the costs of the three trials, nearly §50. But the court could not help him. Don't despise the dull children. Love and pet them. A positive dummer may be very useful in a family, and is generally more comfortable to live with than a genius. THE FRIEND. MADRID VIEWS OF PONAPE AFFAIRS. The Rev. William H. Gulick, of San Sebastian, Spain, has translated selections from the leading Madrid journals, giving information and comments upon 1 Volume 46, No. 2.] machine, as well as how to aim the rifle!" All the correspondents speak of Mr. Doane in terms of warmest praise. One writes: "Mr. Doane, the protestant pastor, was thoroughly friendly to the Spaniards, and from the day that they the subject of the late proceedings of the established themselves on the island his Spanish authorities in Ponape. We are conduct could not have been more corpermitted to print the following extracts rect, deferential and worthy in all restherefrom. Some ofthese have already- pects than it was." appeared in U. S. religious papers. All the correspondents agree that the The captain of the Spanish transport natives felt very deeply the outrage comManila reported to the Colonial Minis- mitted on their friend and spiritual father. ter regarding the island of Ponape: "They went with him to the beach, as "The American Mission established he was carried away a prisoner, and here for some thirty years, whose direc- bade him good-bye with sobs and tears. tor is Mr. Doane, has brought the They committed no violence, however, natives up to a state of civilization. The schools, more than twenty in number, furnished in the American style, bring together on Sundays almost the entire population of the island, and also on other days a very considerable pfrt of it. The missionaries exercise great influence over the natives." Of the Governor who deported Mr. Doane, it is said by one correspondent, "While in Manila Senor Posadillo (may God receive him to glory) gave proofs that he was a gentleman of excellent parts, but also that he was given to infantile manias, to ideas not in harmony with common sense, and to certain extravagances of thought that made everybody feel that he was the last one that should have been appointed to so difficult and delicate a mission." The staunch Roman Catholic and monarchical hnparcial of Madrid says bitterly: "And this governor was accompanied by a set of Capuchin friarsmost admirable clod-hoppers of the Aragon hills, entirely in their element higgling over the scant produce of their sterile fields—who, on reaching Manila, forgot their spiritual mission, even neglecting the opportunity that offered to get some notions of the language of the people to whom they were sent. This is the way—these are the means by which Spain inaugurates her government in the territory, the taking possession of which had shaken all Europe." Padre LJavanera, provincial of Capuchin friars and member of the expedition, gave out in Manila that their "mission was to deprotestantist the Ponapeans, who were ruined (perdidos) by the doctrines of the Protestant mis- sionaries." Nothing so injured the Spanish authority as the determination to do everything that the Capuchin friars demanded, "and the putting the whole power of the government at the service of that religious intolerance that has ever been so harmful in its consequences to Spain." the venerable prisoner himself and the other American missionary, Mr. Rand, urging them to do nothing." While the warship San Qucntin was bearing Mr. Doane away to Manila, matters on the island were rapidly going from bad to worse. Let the Spanish correspondents of El Dia and El influential Catholic and Resumen, monarchical papers of Madrid, tell the story—nothing in it will then be set down to Protestant malice. I (W. H. G.) combine and condense the two narratives. " The Governor, Sr. Posadillo, was pushing forward work, not only on the roads but on the Government palace, and all by forced labor. He made the people come from all parts of the island, necessitating in some cases long and fatiguing journeys. Though blows and abuse were plenty, he gave them no pay, nor even any food, although these poor Indians gather their food only from day to day, and do not have stores of provisions from which to draw in time of need. " It is said that the Governor was fond of a good table, and as cultivation is backward and rich viands are scarce, he laid all parts of the island under contribution for his supplies. And though he ordered that the natives should be paid for what they brought, the one charged with this duty, it is said, kept the money for himself. It is also said that persons of the Spanish colony, not considering sufficient the maidens that had been provided for them, did not respect either the married women nor the young girls. It is equally said that in the name of the Governor, women were demanded even from the families of the tribal kings, but that they were not given up without protest on the part of these, and of the missionary (Mr. Rand), who explained to the authorities that this was contrary to the customs that had been taught the natives. " Matters were thus on the second of July, when the natives did not come to work as usual. An interpreter was sent to inquire why. The reply was given that it was a ' feast day' of theirs. The " The governor began by ordering "that the Protestant books should be seized whenever found in the hands of the natives—natives who knew how to read and write, and how to run the sewing Governor, on hearing this, allowed him- �THE FRIEND. 12 be carried away with rage, and squad of twenty-seven soldiers, with express orders to bring the Indians by force if they would not come voluntarily. The message was given, and the chiefs replied that that was one of their most important feast days, and that if they could be excused for that day they would go to work on the following day as usual. The officer replied self to sent a that he would not return without carrying out his orders. The chiefs of Enote and Kiti answered: 'If the governor is governor, we are the kings on this island, and to-day we will not work.' Upon this the officer ordered the troops to fire. The Carolines replied with a volley from their Winchester rifles, and in a short time only one of the soldiers remained. Some say that some of the soldiers went over to the natives. It is positively known that only one returned to give the alarm to the garrison. " The Governor immediately prepared for the defense. He at once sent the women, the papers of the colony, and the treasure off to the storeship, the Dona Maria dc Molina. One of the women was the wife of the captain of the ship. No attack was made on them, though the Indians could easily have cut them off had they chosen to do so. The Capuchin padres also took flight in this boat with the women. The official place of the ship's doctor was on board, but, knowing that wounded men needed his help, he hastened ashore, and was killed with others. " The captain of the ship sent the launch ashore manned by thirteen men, with a cannon. But, to a man, that forlorn hope fell before the accurate fire of the natives, and they captured both boat and cannon. "On the fourth day of the conflict, the sth of July, at 2 o'clock in the morning, Sr. Posadillo, seeing that further resistance was useless, made the attempt to reach the ship with his few remaining men. The darkness favored, but the high tide was against them. They wer« obliged to wade in the water a considerable distance before they could reach the boat that was waiting for them, whereas, at low tide, they could have run easily down to a short distance from where the ship lay at anchor. "The Carolinos, wide awake, saw the manoeuvre, and attacked the Spaniards, who were all killed. Posadillo defended himself bravely, but fell pierced by four balls. With his blood he atoned for the faults that he may have committed. "The killed are reported as: The Governor, a naval officer, the ship's doctor, and fifteen marines; two infantry officers, two lieutenants, three sergeants, and forty soldiers—sixty-five in all." With the death of the Governor hostilities ceased. Every soul ofthe Spanish colony was crowded upon the storeship, and there she lay for days within a stone's throw of the land, unmolested by the natives. The foreigners on shore—English and American—communicated freely with the ship. The sad news is given that the captain's wife, overcome by the excitement, became a raving maniac. Mr. Doane and his companions on the San Quentin had no suspicion of the tragedy until they made the harbor, and noticed the Spanish flag was flying The second only on the storeship. officer of the San Quentin was appointed Governor ad interim. He immediately issued a call to the islanders for their help in the arrest of two or three suspected " beach combers," and particularly of a half-breed Portuguese who had acted as one of the interpreters for the Governor, and was said to be at the bottom of much of the trouble, having systematically deceived Sr. Posadillo regarding orders given in his name to file natives. He was taken to Manila. All true lovers of justice will now wait in much suspense the development of events. National pride and excited feelings will naturally call for violent measures with those poor Carolinos, who surely have been more sinned against than sinning. One voice already cries : "As regards those Indians, it is highly necessary and politic that they should be made to see with what swiftness Spain conquers and punishes those who rise up against her authority." The Liberal, one of the ablest and largest papers, liberal but frankly Roman Catholic, says: "We do not understand why the government gives such unconditional support to the reverend Capuchin friars, who are continually causing conflicts in our colonies. It cannot be said that they really extend the knowledge of the love of Christ in those distant countries unknown to the Spaniards." "To the people of Ponape, Mr. Doane is their priest, their bishop, their pastor, their great saint (santon), their all. Without him they do nothing important, nor do they resolve anything without his advice. "Besides this, the Protestants pursue a very different system of propaganda from that of the Capuchins. They win hearts by kind treatment, by true love, open and frank persuasion, convincing of what is useful and necessary for man are their chief forces. They do not appeal to the lash, but to reason; they do not persuade by force, but by sound sense; they do not stimulate by brutal punishments, but by good example; they do not threaten'tortures and torments, but they console with love and tenderness. The result is, they are loved, revered —better than revered, respected. "On the other hand, the Capuchin fathers, relying on official help, try to impose themselves by force, and what they reap is bitterness and hate. This intolerant system was pursued by the unfortunate Posadillo, urged to it by the friars, and probably advised by the " [Februay, 1888. Governor-General Terreros to follow the same—and with the results that we now lament. Wm. H. Gulick. "Avenda dc la Libertad,4o San Sebas tian, Spain, November 8, 1887." The above extracts are of much value, not as being of especial accuracy as to fact, nor sound in opinion, but as disclosing to us how the events are understood in Spain to have taken place, and what views are current in Spain as to those events. We deprecate especially a hasty judgment as to the conduct of the poor Capuchin friars, about whose intentions and operations we really know very little. Most of the true history of Ponape affairs is yet to be made known. We do know that Sr. Posadillo made ruinous work with the Protestant schools and churches, and that in some cases force was employed in converting individuals, notably a Protestant paitoi formerly a Spanish subject from Guam. A MUCH NEEDED AND IMPORTANT K IWNORK OHALA. readers of The Friend are inThe terested in every good word and work relating to the coming kingdom of Christ in these islands. They will, therefore, be glad to learn something about a much needed and important work among and for the Chinese children of the Kohala district. There are between thirty and forty families represented in the Kaiopihi Church. A large proportion of them '.ive in the vicinity of Makapala. There are about fifty children growing up in these Christian families. There are also several heathen families in the district with more or less children. Mr. Aseu, so well known to many of the readers of The Friend, has long cherished the idea of starting a dayschool for the study of the Chinese language and Chinese Christian literature among these children, and hence when the new church building was completed at Makapala he gladly united in the movement to start a day school for the Chinese in the building. A Christian young man, who had been trained in the Basle Mission at Hongkong, was found well qualified and willing to teach the school for $240 per annum, or $20 per month; his name is Shu Ten Yong. Some of the leaders in the enterprise thought that a lady teacher should be employed for the girls, and that the boys and girls should be taught separ ately in the school. Mrs. Aseu offered to teach the girls'department for $120 per annum, or $10 per month. A public meeting was accordingly called early in September last to consider and discuss this question of start ing a school; it was well attended. Rev. A. Ostrom, of the Kohala foreign church, presided. The meeting was already in possession of the knowledge that it would cost over $360 per year to run such a school as they desired. Mr. �THE FRIEND. 13 Volume 46, No. 2.] for whom he worked, to be released from SELECTIONS. Frank W. Damon, the efficient manager a certain agreement, so that he could go of the Chinese work of the Hawaiian of An ounce of mother is worth a ton South. islands, had encouraged clergy. Board in these "What do you want to go South for, them to hope for help in the enterprise; If you doubt that God is beseeching Uncle Davy- ?" which could they this was all on and you, look at the cross. "'Cos I'se called to a church down rely. As they talked over the matter dar." ask what you to are free to begun grow; their enthusiasm You perfectly together to a church ?" $130 per year was soon subscribed. will, but do not choose what you will, or " Called I be de" Yissah. I dunno wedder Accordingly, trustees were elected to you will be sorry later. aw dc vesture sextant, aw dc pasture, and collect the subscriptions, secure and There is blessed peace in looking for man; but I'se sumfin." to manage the school. These trustees nothing but our daily task and our porare Mr. Aseu, Mr. Kong Hyouk Siong, tion of Christ's cross between this day I cannot remember that either she or and Rev. A. Ostrom. Mr. Ten Yong and the appointed - time when we shall my father (Judge Lyman, of Northampand Mrs. Aseu were chosen as teachers, fall asleep in Him. ton,) ever enjoined fine manners on the and it was resolved to open the school at the same time the Government schools were opened. Accordingly, the school started on the last with nineteen 19th of September pupils—6 girls and 13 boys—and has been in operation three months. Mr. Clayton Ostrom and Sadie Ostrom, son and daughter of the pastor of the Kohala foreign church, generously offered to give instruction in English every afternoon without charge, and their offer was gladly accepted by the trustees, and thus English has been taught without increasing the expense. A public examination and exhibition was held in the Kaiopihi Church on Christmas Eve, December 24. The church was well filled, although the evening was very stormy. The exercises were almost entirely in Chinese; they consisted of prayer and an address by the preacher, Mr. Kong Yet Yin, and a catachetical exercise, conducted by a class in which one member of the class would ask a question, and the whole class would answer in concert, bringing out the history of the advent and incarnation. These exercises were interspersed with singing by the school, some of which was in English, and were concluded with an address by the pastor of the Kohala foreign church. It is the object of the trustees to make this school a Christian institution, free to all Chinese in the district, so that none may be excluded for lack of means. They have, therefore, adopted the voluntary principle for securing means for the support of the school. Christian parents acting on this principle are found to give liberally for such a cause, and their heathen neighbors are not slow to imitate their example. But there are not a sufficient number of such to make the school self-supporting. For the quarter just closed, the parents of the children paid into the treasury $33, the Hawaiian Board $30, and the Treasurer secured from friends in Kohala the remaining $27. If any of the readers of The Friend wish to lend a helping hand in this good work they can communicate with the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees, Rev. Alvin Ostrom, Kohala, "It is my sincere belief," says Sir Richard Burton, "that if the slave trade were revived, and Africa could get rid of powder and rum, Africa would be the gainer." Crantner'l pliant will, bowing under every blast of the tyrant, but always rising to its end, saved the better cause' for better days, which an inflexible Knox would have ruined. Christ is not concluded in Luther, for He was not concluded in Paul. But the main body of the waters of life will be conveyed over the world in the channel dug by the Saxon monk. The nineteenth century belief may be false, or it may be vague and shadowy and indistinct; but whatever its defects they cannot be cured by requiring either the'laity or the ministers to submit to a sixteenth century creed. Rev. James Johnson, native pastor at ■Lagos, West Africa, says:"The slave trade has been to Africa a great evil, but these evils of the rum trade are far worse. I would rather my countrymen were in slavery and being worked hard and kept away from the drink than that the drink should be let loose upon them." The alleged intolerance of the Massachusettes Colony has given rise to much sincere regret, and to no small amount of not very intelligent declamation. But things may be proper, and even requisite in an infant settlement, midway between a family and a state, which are needless, as well as unjust in a mature community. Why is it that perhaps a hundred in all hanged for witchcraft m New England weigh heavier than a hundred thousand burned in Germany for the same cause in the same century ? It is the world's testimony to the superior Christianity of New England, against which such barbarism was the weightier sin. Schleirmacher said: "Catholicism makes the relation of the believer to Christ depend upon his relation-to the church. Protestantism makes the relation of the believer to the church depend his relation to Christ." Says Dale, upon Hawaii, H. I. of Birmingham: "The direct access of the soul to God is the ultimate principle Sorrow and the saints are not married of Protestantism." so, Heaven will together; but were it A colored man applied to a gentleman mike a divorce. many young people they educated, or even talked about them. With them it was always the principle to work from within outwards, and not the reverse. They believed that if one could make a child perfectly truthful, disinterested and considerate towards all God's creatures, fine manners would be the inevitable and unconscious result. Herbert Spencer has been counted the Prince ofAgnostics. Yet, by John Fiske, his greatest disciple and expositor, we are taught solemnly to confess that "Beyond the veil of sense is the might: est, the most august, the most certain of all realities. It is the power of which man and the world are products; it is the ultimate cause from which Humanity has proceeded. It is a Being with whom in the deepest sense, the human soul owns kinship. The infinite and eternal Power that is manifested in every pulsa tion of the Universe is none other than the living God." The strange fact has long been known that the lines of fall and spring migration of birds between Africa and Europe cross the Mediterranean where it is widest. This has been explained bygeological investigations. Where these lines of bird travel occur, there were once chains of islands which long ago slowly subsided and sank beneath the sea. But where the birds crossed in old times, there they cross to-day. The memory of the birds of to-day is older than the formation of Southern Europe. Of all modern reformatory tendencies in the methods of education none is more significant than that which establishes a new method of classical study. Instead of spending the best and most impressible years of a student's life in mere grammatical drill, in the dry and empty process of learning all the possible forms and rules which grammarians have elaborated for the exhibition of their own subtlety and the pulverizing of the brains of their pupils, some modern scholars have awakened to the discovery that language is something more than grammar—the learning of which Dc Quincey calls the dry-rot of the human mind" that thought is something more than the raiment in which it is clothed, and that a youth's education consisteth not in the abundance of the rules and formulas which he possesseth.—H. M. Goodwin. — " �[Februay, 1888. THE FRIEND. 14 MONTHLY CURRENT 19—Haw brig Hazard, Holland, for Roratonga the Colonies; her passengers for this Jan 22—Am S S Maiiposa. Hayward, far the Colonies Am tern W S Howne, I'.luhm, for San Francisco port are all placed in quarantine, and brigantite W (i Irwin McCulloch, for San 24—Am mails, freight, etc., fumigated. Krancisco —Bark C. D. Newt Year's ist, brigantine Jan. 23rd —Resignation of Marshal J. L. 25—Am cisco S G Wilder, Rug?, for San FranBryant sailed for San Francisco. —In- Kaulukou. 28—Am bktne Planter, Perrinian, fi.r San Francisco ternational Postal Money Order Con31—Am bWne S N Castle, Hubbard, for San Francisco —Appointment of Hons. S. B. 24th Am tern Eva, Armstrong, for San Francisco vention between Norway and the Dole, A. S. Hartwell and His Ex. C. Netherlands and Hawaii opened. W. Ashford as a Commission to rePASSENGEKS. 2nd—New Year's holiday; Reception port upon the laws relating to the JudiAKBIVALS. at the Palace from u a.m. to p.m.— ciary. From San Francisco, per Australia, Jan to—Mrs. A I Fifth Semi-Annual Target Practice of 27th—Joint entertainment at the Y. Rabbit, Mrs I W Kohertson, H X Hitchcock and family, Mrs F Hilder, Miss A Homer, C H Atherton and wife, A the Rifle Association at their Range. M. C. A. Hall to and by the men of H. Waldstein and daughter, W R Watson, wife and maid. and local talent. Mi's Mirrlees, Com J Macdonough, Miss M A Titcomb, 3rd—Constitutionality of the Act of B. M. S. Caroline Mrs F J Cutterand family, J S Ccrn, W B Cahrane, Miss 28th Mission Children's Society- C 1 Carter and 8 others. November 26, 1887, reducing the number of Judges to three argued before meet at the residence of Rev. E. G. From the Colonies, per Zealand!:., Jan 14—F Hairison, Mrs A Webster and child, and 2 sttcrage, with 37 cabin Judges Judd, McCully and Preston and Beckwith. Attorney-General Ashford and 58 steerage in transit. submitted. petitions the Supreme Court for a writ From San Francisco, per W G Irwin, Jan 17—Rev J o mandamus to compel R. H. Baker, Adams and wire, W Goodale, F M Stump, C F Overbaugh. 4th—Chief Justice Judd renders a of From San Francisco, per Planter, Jan 19—Mrs Captain Governor of Maui, to deliver all property, Uabccck, MissH HMlebranJ. decision declaring the above Act unconhis in etc., as Governor to possession From San Francisco, per Mariposa, Jan 21— Mrs H M stitutional, Associate Justices McCully Whitney, A M Sutherland, I>r McGregor and wife, Mrs S the Sheriff'of the island. and Preston concurring. T Alexander, R More and wife, A McGregor, J PetrorT, J quarantine —The restriction on N S Williams, E M Morgan and family, S W Wilcox and 30th wife, A L Bryan and wife, J H Toler, X Kopke. Mis C S 5th—Custom House tables for the passengers per Mariposa removed, and Ripley, A Homer, C A Peacock and family, E W Toms. past quarter and also for the past yeaV a large party of them leave for the W C Dart, R N Rollins and wife. Mrs A A S Pierce and sen, G Honney, C E Blair, P Percival and wife, L Foster, published, shows a decrease in the ex- Volcano. Fowler, R X HaJstead. W S Morgan, W M Merriott, F J ports of sugar, molasses, wool and hides, Paiton, J Conway, H Weik, P BcaMO, Chans; L-.i nr<! 31st—Departure of the King for Ha- LI) Young. but an increase in rice, paddy, bananas waii per W. G. Hall. —Barkentine S. N. DEI'ARTIKR?. and tallow. For San FtanciaCO, par W H Dimond, Jan 7—W Wilier, Castle and tern Eva sail for San FranL Ni'son, L l.eyer. Mrs Ftistcorn and 2 children, F. Robin, 6th—Thomas G. Thrum appointed cisco. A Maire, J Frank and N Caster. Registrar of Conveyances. For San Francisco, fer Ceylon, Jan 10 —A G Ellis, X What a fearful swarm of cranks the Bahling, C Bchltng, Master F Bahling, Miss A Bahling, X of barkentine \V. H. Uehling, I- lidding and H Widtndorf. 7th—Departure second century of Christianity brought For San FvanciacOj par Australia, Jan —Mrs Vander" Dimottd for San Francisco. 17 and son, Miss E A Amis, Rev I- Back, Mrs Hyman, 8th—§50,000 fire at Hilo wipes out forth. Great religious activity and high burg 2 children and nurse, H W Hvnian, M Davis, S I) Ive>. exaltations are attended spiritual always Comm Macdonough, A Haas, T I.illic, M E Bailey, A X the old Pitman store. with evil mental fermentations in the Smith, Miss F Wmier, Mrs Marcham, H F (.lade and 10th—Arrival of Australia from San same Luut Elliott, S Cross, MrsT S Douglass, Miss A communities, and so huge crops family, (vara, j H Thompson, F Gertz, M Phillips, G Debueh, P Francisco. and wife, Mrs T Smith, M 1' I,ope/ of cranks are generated. It was at the C'orbett, S Clementson and family, M Loureira and wife, M Padieco and family, 1 ith—Departure of U. S. S. Mohican very period and in the same districts dc Souza and wife, Ade C sta and family, J Prchico andJ Mrs C Renter and 5 children, A ISrown, M G for Samoa. where the gloriously fruitful revivals family, Barto, F Johnson, Major Hill and family, H Week*, R S Williams, J CM Una, M Lung, Kirn Lung, T M dc Rar.lo12th—Complimentary concert to Sir attendant on Finney's preaching pre- and family, J Brensaaakey and (am. y, C W Obt-rhol-er, F William Wiseman, Bart., Captain of vailed, that the misbegotten sects of dc Costa and family, T Kruger, H Kruger, G J Freitas, \V Wagoner, T H Kennedy, J H Stewart, Ih. mas H. B. M. S. Caroline, at the Hawaii- Oneida Noyes and Joseph Smith arose. Lunday, FWG Crone, Eaton, H Twiedel, W lilont. J M Evans, I an Hotel. When spring and wave the green crops, Keylerand family, T Bohtn and family, J T White and A Wickmann wife. J Kylamler, E Y Hook, A Rinehardt, then hatch out the army worms. The and —Arrival bark Miv of British Niemann Youiftf, family, and family, J Burke, J V L 13th family, A V SarangO and family, E T Kenake, from London.—Custody of the books of Devil is forever setting up some carica- Frietasaiul M E Arien, F Eggerking, and wife, H Eggerking ami the Government Library assigned to the ture of religion to entrap unstable souls. family, F Muller and family, | Mr.ssakichi, W F Clemens, I. Wagner, M;ss J Palmyra, M Palmyra, G Holtler nnd Honolulu Library Association. wife, M W Lowell. For the Co'onies, per Martposa, Jan m—E Here, C F 14th—Arrival of Zealand:a en route S mmonis, W Farringsr, G Grant, >> Carr, E Dttval, for San Francisco. —First Diffusion PORT OF HONOLULU. t '!ii:ieMj and 57 other* 1:1 transit. For San Francisco, p* r W S Bowne, fan ?? —Hon Chas plant for sugar manufacture arrives to Wall. I, HtHebrand, Mrs Hilk brand, II Dumpfer and Col. Z. S. Spaulding for the Makee wife. Mr-, Braidwood and 6 children. Sugar Co., Kealia, Kauai. ban Francisco, per W G Irwin, \tn sa—E W Vogel, t. \\ I'-i' r, Rh Eg, -i day* from Curt H For Offenhefroer, X B Watson, J H Rankin, J 0 Shyrcx k. X «i! Australia, ndlette, 17th Departure of the Australia for Haw S S S !'or San Francia o, par Planter, Jaa il—W J Ro he7 101! m San Francisco with a large passenger X' San Francisco, per S N Castle, Jan 31—Mrs Saveri,. Brit Mm, bark i hudren, Miss H ogi A Severin, * Mr»J S M. list.—Arrival of brigantine ll'. G. Irwin 14—Haw s s Zealandia, Van Oterendurp, 17 days W Xi hson, wi c ..ml child. from Sy n*y from San Francisco. bgtne W G Irwin, McCulh eh, 1■ days if—Am fromrSai BIRTHS. I 18th—Arrival of the steamer City cf s of York, S city ng if. KUURN-In this city, Jao. 14,1 s, to the wife i New from Searle, H< Am New York, from Hong Kong, with three Kong '"< '.bum, a daughter. ler I.;—Am 1ktne Planter, Pernman, tyyi days ifom San cases of small pox on board. After Francisco MARRIAGES. 20 —Am bktna S N Castle, Hubbaru, 1= 'lays fr- ra San some correspondence with the Board Francis. 0 COTTREI L—PETERSON—In this city, Dae. of Health, the vessel proceeds on her si—Am >> s Mariposa, Hayward, I % days from San Rev. Geo. Wallace, Wm. L. Cottrell to Henrieit; by tli'Francisco T., eldt-st daughter uf Mr. and Mrs. 1. B. Petersen, voyage to San Francisco, without land;i;-Am tern Fva, Armstrong, 30 days from Eureka —, from a whaling C Disc VIVAS-MARQUES-In this city, Dec. 31, 18S7, by the 24—Am bark Josephine, ing cargo or passengers for this port. jo-Am i ktne George C Perkins, Nordberg, 32 days Hi-shop of Olba, Mr. J. M. Vivas to Maria Marque^. Concert at the from Port 'lownsend 19th—Complimentary STKGEMANN— WEBER- In this city, Jan. 17, iS£3, by the Rev. E. G. Heckwith, Victor Stegemann to Hotel to Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Watson DEPARTURES. Vuloria Weber. and Miss Mirrlees. Arrival of the Dec 31 U S S Juniata, Davis, for ChinaFianciscu WHITE—SPRING-111 this ciiy, Jan. 17, 1888, by Rev. 1—Park C D Bryan!, Lee, for San barkentine Planter from San Francisco. Jan s—Bktne Ella, Hansen, for Sin Francisco M. Sylvester, Mr. C M. White, of Kapaa, Kauai, to Miss Esther A. Spring, of Honolulu. 7—Bktne W H Dimond, Drew, for San Fran 20th—Arrival of barkentine S. A'. 10—Bark Ojlon, Calhoun,for San Francisco Day, Francisco. S for Samoa Mohican, Castle from San 11—U S —QuaranDEATHS. for San Era* oisca 14—Am ba*k Caibanen, Perkins, tine established against vessels arriving Haw S S Zealandia, Van Ottrtndorp, fee San HORN At St. Andrew's Friory, Jan. 11, 1888, of henKrrhage of the lungs, Cosy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, F. Francisco from the Coast under eighteen days. 17—Haw S S Australia, Houdletf, for San Francisco Horn, aged 16 years, 3 months. 16— Ger bark Friederich, KorfT, for San Francbco 21st—Arrival of the steamer Marithis city, Jan. 28, 1888, Wm. Turner, a 19—Am baik Forest tjueen, Winding, for San Fran- TURNER—In posa from San Francisco en route for osvtrve of England, aged about 60 years. cifco RECORD OF EVENTS. — — _ MARINE JOURNAL - — : — — - . < �THE FRIEND. HAWAIIAH BOARD. I. HONOLULU H. This page is devoted to theinterests of the Hawaiian Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the Board is responsible for its contents. A. O. Forbes, - - - Editor. LETTERS FROM PONAPE. [Fran Rev. K. T. Doane, via Mania.] Ponape, Nov. 13, 18S7. O. FoRBBS. Rev. A. Dear Brother :—I must hastily drop you a line as to ourselves, our work, our island, the great war force that is upon us. Up to my arrival from Manila, September ist, you have all the facts. On the Bth of September the steam transport returned to Manila with the sad news of the killing of the Governor Seiior Posadillo, with some twenty other Spaniards. The vessel sailed, all filled with much feeling against our people, determined to revenge the said death. On October 31st, the said vessel returned, accompanied by two other transports, all bringing some 600 troops. In the meantime, the temporary Governor, Don Juan dc la Concha, had issued his proclamation and ultimatum. The main points The two rebellious kings, as they were called, were to present themselves, humbly begging for mercy; all property looted at the emeute July ist, 2nd, 3rd, etc.; all guns then taken, all runaway soldiers then with the natives to be returned by a certain date. If not, he should open fire on the island. We worked hard day and night, going here, there, everywhere, in sunshine and drenching rains, trying to lead the people to surrender up all. The chiefs came up to time, certain property was restored, also some dozen runaway soldiers. But he could not get all; some common natives refused, some delayed; the time was up, the guns were shotted and fired. But, I am happy to say, no one was killed, no property injured. Thirty shells were fired ; there was then a cessation till the arrival of the aforesaid vessels. The natives had been warned of their coming, the large force to be brought, the utter inutility of their arms—they would be slaughtered without mercy. But they were unyielding they had once been deceived; they feared to put confidence in fhe new authorities, so they held out. But by much prayer—all the churches were asked to make this a subject of prayer —and by much visiting the chiefs, and much preaching, talking, persuading, on the day of the expiration of the ultimatum, November seventh, I think, we secured the meeting of four of the kings. That brought light; then a day of grace was added; the fifth was led to give in his allegiance. Another day of grace was given; we secured three men accused of killing the Governor. Since then some guns and all the runaway soldiers have been secured, with some were: — other things; and now peace reigns— no war, no devastating homes, shooting natives. The soldiers and officers, I hear, are not a little disappointed; they want war—we, peace. The Lord has given us our desires; to Him be all the praise ; we feel all the time like being a walking Methodist, shouting Amen! Hallelujah! Lavs Deo! I have much to make me feel the peace is permanent. Then the Governor has permitted all schools to be opened—all preaching to be carried on—all the freedom we need in our work. Ma}' it always be so. He is a kind man. I have time for this short, hast}' note. I shall write by the Yours truly, Star. E. T. Doane. Captain Garland, of the Morning Star, writes from Ponape via Manila under date of November 18th: "The missionaries thought it best for the Star to come to Ponape before doing the Marshall Island work, as perhaps she would be needed. We reached here to-day, seven days from Kusaie. We find things quiet. The troubles with the natives are settled, we hope. The new Governor is liked by all, and our hopes are beginning to rise. When I was here in August it looked rather dark for Ponape. We had a good voyage through the Gilbert Islands, and used up 71 days over it. I think this is the calmest season I have seen in Micronesia. Everything is working well thus far, and the missionaries are all in usual h%alth." Rev. T. E. Rand writes, November 18th, per U. S. S. Essex, via Yokohama: "All is settled, and the Governor promises us religious liberty and freedom to pursue our work everywhere in the Carolines. We, as a mission, shall ask for the Star to go to Yap next year." Mr. Doane writes to Dr. Hyde that the mission premises were employed as neutral ground—as a place for conference between the Spanish authorities and the natives. Out of what workshops come there any such moral forces to-day as come out of these Churches of Christ among us ? Blot these churches out of existence to-day; rrtake every pulpit dumb; silence every prayer-meeting; lock every sanctuary door; abolish every family altar; and where would you generate the forces that can stay intemperance, lewdness, superstition, anarchy, and vermicular and political corruption. Eighty-five years ago the Directors of the East India Company placed on solemn record: "The sending of Christian missionaries into our Eastern possessions is the maddest, most expensive, most unwarranted project that was ever 15 Volume 46, No. 2.] proposed by a lunatic enthusiast." A few months since, Sir Rivers Thompson, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, said: missionaries " In myjudgment,realChristian have done more and lasting good to the people of India than all other agen cies combined." It is now clear that there is no evil thing among us that the drink habit does not exaggerate, and no good thing that it does not antagonize. The saloon which fosters the drink habit is a stand ing menace to our civilization. The saloon business is itself a sort of anarchy. It does not respect laws; it cares only for money; it breaks even law of God or man that interferes with its evil gains. The one right thing to do with a rattlesnake is to kill him. The liquor men say "Prohibition does not prohibit." This means two things: First, they intend to break the law as jiuch and as often as they can. Second, that the people, after enacting prohibitory laws, neglect to enforce them. All this is not an argument against prohibition. It is an argument against a business that hates and defies law. It is the transforming power of a regnant, personal, indwelling Christ which must make the unity of the Church of Christ. "One in Christ Jesus." We have tried to make our Church one in hierarchy and priesthood ; we have tried to make it one by repressing here and exscinding there those who disagreed with central authorities, so becoming ourselves the biggest schismatics or exscinders of all. It has never succeeded. And then we have tried to hit upon a common creed ; we have thought if we could only get our creed small enough and short enough, then we could all be one in doctrine and creed; but men continue to differ. No ! The united Church of Christ cannot be wrought by a hierarchy, nor by a creed ; it is to be wrought by Life. When we begin to speak of orders and creeds, we divide; but when we come into the realm of heart-experience in Christ we are one in personal experience—one in Christ Jesus. Paul puts the order of unity thus: "One Lord, one faith, one baptism." In C. W. King's "The Gnostics and their Remains," we find set in order the ideas of the ancient Gnostics, "not with a view so much to their so-called philoso- phy as to their ancient remains. Here we see Abraxas gods, Gnostic gorgons, Isis and Horus, Agathodaemous, and Abraxaster sigils, two-tailed serpents, ass-headed typhous, grasshoppers, tortoises, and baboons, triune heads and triangles, and all the other nonsense and gibberish which the craziest brains have cut on cones and disks and scaraboids, and called them Christian art. Here is richness and wisdom for Boston Buddhists quite out-plummeting the deepest sinker of Madame Blavatsky's Mahatma theosophy. �[February, 1888. THE FRIEND. 16 T. M. C. A. THEHONOLULU, H. I. ThU page is devoted to fhe interests ot tie Hoiinlulu Vouns Men's Christian Association, and the Hoard of Directors are responsible for its contents. ~ S. D. Fuller, - - Editor. BRIEFS. The Y. M. C. A. boys were pleased to have their old friend, Mr. T. H. Davies, present to conduct their meetings for the last two months. The next meeting will be on Thursday, February 2d, at 2:30 p. m. A full attendance is required. We have gathered the nucleus for an interesting young men's Bible class. Accessions will be cordially welcomed, if from among the many young men not connected with some Sunday school, Y. M. C. A. parlor, 9:45 every Sabbath morning. Come. Through the kindness of Mr. T. H. Davies, British Vice-Consul, and the many friends who cheerfully lent their aid, a most delightful entertainment was given to the crew of H. B. M. S. Caroline en Friday evening, January 27th. The hall was well filled, admission being by ticket, to prevent a crowd. The first part of the programme was given by members and friends of the Association. The second part was by the crew of the Caroline, except the first recitation, which was admirably rendered by the Captain, Sir William Wiseman. The entertainment was a grand success closing, as usual, with a bountiful supply of ice cream and cake. The Blue Ribbon Entertainment continues to attract a goodly gathering every Saturday evening. While the number of new names added to the roll is not so large as we wish it was, yet it is encouraging to see some who having tried and fallen, have tried again and are now standing manfully by this pledge. Oh! that all who pledge to man would add the seal of personal consecration to Christ. Mr. T. H. Davies, assisted by his nephew, C. F. Jackson, have held six very interesting services, for children, in our hall on Sunday afternoons. Another will be held next Sunday at 3 p. m., conducted by Mr. Jackson. TOPICS. MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting was held on Thursday evening, January 16th, President Lowrey in the chair. The usual reports were presented showing progress in the work. The larger part of the evening was spent in hearing reports from the branch work at Queen Emma Hall, and discussing the ways and means for carrying forward the important lines of Christian ejfort already started among the Hawaiians and Japanese at that place. Needed funds were generously pledged on the spot, and support assured so long as the present good results could be realized. Since that evening some liberal contributions have been received from those not connected with our Association but who believe in the work that is being done. The treasurer, Mr. E. O. White, will be glad to receive the substantial endorsement of any others. TEMPERANCE WORK IN HAMAKUA. 11. Dec. 6th. —President Judd came from Waimea, and spoke in the church at Kukuihaele in the evening to a good audience. On the eighth of December he was at Paauhau speaking to many people. There was an abundance of ferns and flowers tastefully arranged by the natives. Thirty-two signed the pledge. A generous Christmas gift was collected for Miss Green. After the exercises a bountiful feast was provided at the residence of R. A. Lyman. Both Mr. and Mrs. Lyman are'active workers in the temperance cause. Mr. Lyman has sang many times at meetings, with Mr. Goodell. Music has been a great feature of the temperance work. Dec, nth.—Some twelve or more rode out to Kapolena Church and held a Blue Ribbon meeting. Remarks were made in English and Hawaiian, after which fourteen signed the pledge. The little organ was carried over on a horse's back and, with its aid, the singing by the League was inspiring. Dec. /<?///.-—A Blue Ribbon at Kukuihaele Church. Several signed, and a Christmas gift for Miss Green was collected. Dec. 2jth. —Found me speaking in the native church at Paauhau, assisted by Mr. Lyman, and by his organ in. the musical part of the service. Here also in the hall a greater interest is felt in church Gospel Praise Service every Sunday evening at 6:30. Good singing, brief talks, everybody welcome. The topics for the month are as follows: February 5th —Joyful Service Required. Ps. 100; Phil. 4:4. February 12th—Grinding in the Prison House. Judges 17, 15:21. February 19th—How the Christian Race may be run Successfully. Cor. 9, matters. Det. fftt.— The Blue Ribbons of this town held a meeting, and remarks were made by Judge Miau, William Horner, J. K. Kaunamano, Mr. Kaaekuahiwi and others, interspersed with music. Six signed the pledge. All then retired to a feast prepared by the members of the League. At the table, a hymn was sang, "Guide and bless us," followed 24:27. Heb. 12, 1:2. February 26th—Who are the Heroes? by prayer. The natives had tastefully Prov. 16, 32. Rev. 7, 13:17. trimmed the room with ferns and flowers, while streamers of blue ribbon depended from nearly every point. Several mottos in red, blue and green were on the walls. Thus pleasantly closed the Old Year in Kukuihaele. A Blue Ribbon and a feast was also held at Kaala January 2, 1888. Jan. r, ISBS.—The first Sabbath of the year opened with a large attendance at church, and the largest in several years. There was tenderness of feeling shown when all arose and sang "What a friend we have," &c. Then, as with bowed heads all repeated those words so solemn when reverently spoken by a Hawaiian, "E ko Hiakou Makua iloko 0 ka laui," we seemed nearer Heaven than earth. The attendance at the Y. M. C. A. was also large—the greatest since its organization. Here the reserve of men was broken, and amid tears and sobs promises were made of a better life in the coming days. The friends of Temperance were greatly cheered in December by knowing that the Blue Ribbon had conquered the "father of the liquor law." He has signed the pledge and now wears the Blue Ribbon. God grant him strength to ketp his vow. Prayers will go up that he may be truly faithful. "With our Hlue Ribbon we're marching, Singing as we onward go: In the strength of Heaven we're trusting. And will conquer every foe.'' The man who was arrestee! and lined appealed, and-his case was tried again at Waimea. There, through a combination of his friends (presumably opposed to Temperance) and influences too mysterious to be written about here, he was acquitted. This result has caused a wide-spread feeling of indignation. On January ist, for the first time in six weeks, drunkenness was seen on the street and noise heard at night. For all that, times are greatly changed for the better in this town. Men and women are seldom seen intoxicated. The Japanese and Portuguese are falling into line, and "Temperance goes marching on." We are having peaceful days, and peaceful nights, too. The religious interest is well sustained, and the natives seem to enjoy the changed state of feeling among themselves. Although Paauhau is without a pastor, there seems to be a growing interest among the church people. R. A. Lyman and wife are active workers, and are, with Mr. and Mrs. Homer at Kukaiau, strong friends of the Temperance • movement. Other meetings are to be held in the Thus the work goes on, and always to the advantage of lives and property of men. We do not want the old times back again. The better times—the "good time coming"—is already casting its mantle of blessing upon us. May the grace of God ever lead on the work of Temperance to glorious victory. Isaac Goodell. Kukuihaele, Hawaii, Jan. 10, 1888. district—one at Waipio. �THE FRIEND. REASONS FOR TEMPERANCE EFFORTS. (Extracts from Discourse of Rtv. E. G. Ueckwith, D.D., Sunday, January 8, i838.) First: Because the evil which it seeks to hinder is so gigantic. Men show what stuff they are made of by the causes which they espouse. Little souls occupy themselves with little things, and stay small for want of room to grow in. In China they grow forest-trees in flower-pots ; cedars and oaks and elms, complete in form, and venerable with age, but dwarfed to the compass of a painted potter's vase. There are men who grow just like that. They get their lives rooted into such little things, and through all their years keep pruning themselves down to this flower-pot narrowness. Now a man has no right to do that, with such chances for growth as God has given us, and such need for growth as God has put upon us. It is a guilty perversion of gifts if we do not aim at the completest possession of manhood, as God gives us a chance of manhood. It is a wicked waste of energies if we do not bless the world with the best work we can do in it. And so it is the great interests into which we ought to let our lives grow. Now this work of Temperance Reform is such an interest. It is vast; it is exigent. There is no other that transcends it, either in the imminence of the peril it seeks to avert, or in the bitterness of the woe it wants to assuage, or in the guilt of the sin it hopes to hinder, or in the reach of the ruin it is trying to stay. It is humane work; it is sacred work to be done for Christ and humanity. There is no nobler cause to work in under the whole circuit of the sun—none that will bring us into a closer sympathy with men, or into a truer fellowship with God. And I counsel you, my people— every one of you—to have some good share in it, and to have it now. This virtue of temperance will not be in disrepute always. It will be seen to be very beautiful by-and-by. The want of it will be seen to be a vice to be abhorred. That gigantic wrong will have the intelligence and the moral sense, and the consuming scorn of the people against it by-and-by. But I pray you do not wait to be swept in by this rising tide of public sentiment. Come in now, for now it needs you, as it will not need you then. Come in as men quick to discern duty, and loyal to the right when it costs something to be loyal. BOOK NOTICES. while we strive about the ways and means. So let there be no strife. It "Tributes of Hawaiiau Verse. Sedoes not matter so much about the cond Series. Published by Thomas G. way if only it will save men. Thrum, Honolulu, 1887." A graceful I think often of the sailor passenger William Hoys, at the wreck of the little collection of seventeen pieces, by steamer Atlantic among the Nova Scotia eleven different writers, and with local* rocks, how he lay down upon the rock, coloring. Hawaii's broad mountain whose top he had gained by the hardest domes and far blue seas ought to be instruggle, and seized his fellow-voyagers spiring. Here is a scarlet fancy of as the wild waves flung them up, some Stoddard's: by their upraised arms, some by their Sun in the west, he " Sorrowful garments, some by their streaming hair, Is bleeding to death in the wave, and when his chilled and tired hands Staining and tinting with crimson would no longer hold them, threw himself further over the slippery edge and caught them with his teeth, and drew them up "that perilous way to the safety above." More than a hundred men he so drew out of the wild waters, not according to any very proper and perfected plan of rescuing shipwrecked men. It was not a time to stand very stoutly upon the proprieties. It was a time to lay hold of men and lift them out in any way they could. And with two hundred thousand men dying of the drink every year, let us not wait till we are quite sure that we have got just the most perfect appliances. Let us get hold of them somehow, all of us. They are sinking too fast and too fatally. Any way that will save men. Still further, it is the country's wealth we are trying to save. The cost of this curse of the drink is a sum too vast to be comprehended. There is no other such gigantic waste of wealth. We mourn over our languishing industries, and wonder why the wheels of our toil and traffic must so long turn so slow. It is for the want of these millions upon millions of annually wasted wealth to set them agoing. There is no other cause that has half so much to do with it. How can our industries speed on swiftly when weighed down with such a vast and wasteful burden of vice and crime. That monster steamship the Great Eastern has been getting to be a very slow sailer of late. With all the power of her ponderous engines, they have scarcely been able to drive her with any decent speed. And why ? Because she is burdened and befouled with barnacles. Six inches thick they found them, all over her huge hulk below the water-line. Three hundred tons of them she has had to drag with her through the waters. Now that is what ails society. It is barnacled with vice and crime so foul and so heavy that our utmost moral force can scarcely drive it forward. We must have the barnacles off, or we shall go slowing down into a more fatal stagnation. And it is your money and mine that is being wasted. It is your burdens and mine that are being made heavier. It is your industry and mine that is being deranged and hindered. Poorer every one of us is for this wicked waste. Then let us all get hold and help fling And let us not stand too stoutly upon It is our the order of our coming. brother-men who need saving. Two hundred thousand go scourged to the grave every year by the demon of drink, off the burdens. The corals that fashion his grave." - Hawaiian • Dictionary, for use of Hawaiian-English prepared the " All English Schools, by H. R. Hitchcock. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco, 1887." This book has been wanted for a long time. Mr. Hitchcock has done his work faith- fully and well. The Board of Education, at whose expense it is published, are also to be praised. Sixteen thousand English words receive brief, compact definitions in Hawaiian. More than three thousand English synonyms further aid the Hawaiian pupil. There are several valuable tables. A full chronological table of Hawaiian history is appended. Not only to Hawaiian learners of English, but especially to those learning to speak and write Hawaiian, will this Dictionary be indis pensable. The volume is small and neat, the ideal of a handy manual. The typography is excellent. We are assured by competent authority that the errata are very few. The demand for this desirable book must be very large, both from Hawaiians and whites. We congratulate Mr. Hitchcock on his excellent New Year's present to Hawaii. Vestiges of the Molten Globe. Part 11. The Earth's Surface Features and Volcanic Phenomena. By Wm. Lowthian Green. Gazette Publishing Company, Honolulu, 1887; pp. X., 337." Mr. Green's long-promised book merits an enthusiastic welcome. As stated in our August issue, the Theory of his Part I. has found a wide adoption in Europe. A leading feature of Part 11., which will be of the deepest interest to residents of this group, is the thorough and effective discussion of Hawaiian volcanoes, about which no one can hereafter claim to be well-informed who has not studied this book, as well as the forthcoming one of Professor Dana. Mr." Green's Theory of the Cause of the Distribution of Volcanoes on the lines pointed out by Guyot is a profound and impressive one, and, we hope, will make its way as successfully as his theory of "Tetrahedral Collapse" has done. Many portions of this book are truly fascinating. We propose in our March issue to attempt some analysis of its contents, for which we lack space in the present number. " �THE FRIEND. (M. T D. LANES C. A. BUILDING, Corner of Hotel and Alakea Sts., MARBLE WORKS, HONOLULU. D. 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All communicationsand letters connected with the literary department of the paper, Books and Magazines for Review and Exchanges should he addressed "Rkv. S. K. Bishop, Honolulu, 11. I." Business letters should be addressed "T. (». Tilki M, Honolulu, H. L S. E. BISHOP, - - Editor. CONTENTS. Tlw Veto (Question Dr. Meredith on Denominationalism Expulsion of another Missionary Charge to the Central Union Church Mr. W. L. Green's Book on Volcanoes Items Monthly Record if Events, Marine Journal, &.c Hawaiian Board Y. M.C. A Selections THE VETO I'AOK 17 18 18 19 20 at 22 23 34 cmrr QUESTION. Tm: leading event of local interest for the month has been the decision given by the Supreme Court upon the question of the independent right of the King to exercise the veto power, without the " advice and consent of the "Cabinet." This right was denied by the Legislature, and several bills vetoed by the King contrary to the advice of the Cabinet, were promulgated as laws. Resistance was made to the enforcement of one such law; on appeal to the Supreme Court, four Justices united in a decision that the King's veto was a valid one, and the vetoed bill no law. Justice Dole rendered a dissenting opinion. This decision of the Court is doubtless final in the matter. It has, however, been received by the public with extreme dissatisfaction, and we think it correct to say that the weight of legal opinion in Honolulu, by a large preponderance, is adverse to that of the Bench. The positions advanced by Mr. Dole have been much applauded, and those of the majority of the Court severely criticised in private, as well as in the dailypapers. It is noticeable that the rejoinders in support of the decision have been few, and thus far feeble, being confined mainly to assertion of the finality thereof. NUMBKR 3. the Constitution which sets forth the least a matter of serious doubt. And if veto power of the King are such as to so, ought not the doubt to have by all forbid or not the applying thereto of the means gone in favor of the right of the limitation made in the 78th article Legislature and the People, and adverse which says that "Wherever by this Con- to Royal Prerogative and irresponsible stitution any act is to be done or per- legislation ? The truth seems to be formed by the King or the Sovereign it that this is just one of those open politishall, unless otherwise expressed, mean cal questions in which men must and that such act shall be done and per- will form their conclusions as their symformed by the Sovereign by and with pathies, inclinations or prejudices prethe advice and consent of the Cabinet." ponderate, just as in the notable case of Is it then "otherwise expressed" in the the disputed election of Hayes and Til48th article? Do the terms of that den when the Supreme Court of the article necessarily imply, or even dis- United States was divided upon strict tinctly indicate, "otherwise," or that party lines. For ourselves, we are quite the King is not, in vetoing bills, to act by sure that the gentlemen who arranged the advice and consent of the Cabinet? the present Constitution intended the The decision of the majority of the limitation of Article 78 to apply to the Court maintains that such "otherwise veto power, and that by the word " apexpressed" is to be found in the words prove," they meant nothing more than "if he approve of it he shall sign it, "agree," or "deem it best to sanction," and it shall thereby become a law." no private judgment being thought of. They hold that in the nature of the Such construction accords with the spirit case, to "approve" must be his private and intent of the whole Constitution personal act, and cannot possibly be which the adverse construction of the subject to consent of the Cabinet. Mr. Court tends to subvert and nullify, by Dole, on the other hand, maintains with arming the King with a weapon which, energy that "there is no more difficulty in strong and resolute hands, might be in the proposition that the King approves made to defeat the most wholesome and or disapproves by and with the advice of necessary legislation. the Cabinet than in the other proposition What of the consequences of this that he signs or refuses to sign by and decision of the Supreme Court ? As inwith the consent of the Cabinet." dicated above, there appears ground for The Judges support their view of the serious apprehension. We are unable case by subsidiary considerations which to share in the rather optimistic quite their opponents regard as special pleadview of the four Judges, who do not ing, as they consider their construction such results," as were pointed apprehend of "approval " a strained one. Mr. Dole out by counsel. Quite serious results appeals to Story's principles of broad immediately followed, in checking legisand liberal interpretation of expressions lation against Liquor, and in leaving the used in Constitutions as made for the Police subject to corrupt and incompeunderstanding of plain minds, and with tent control. constant reference to the momentous obWe do not however anticipate any jects of those Constitutions. He has ruinous consequences. We have verydone this in a manner which has given great confidence in the ability and detergreat satisfaction to the many zealous par- mination of the present Legislature, and tisans of liberal and responsible govern- much also in the average character and ment, as opposed to the personal gov- intentions of the electoral bodies who ernment of an irresponsible sovereign. will choose their successors two years The point upon which the question We think that this great difference decisively turns, all other points urged of able and honest legal minds proves being merely subsidiary to this, is, this to be an open question, and the whether the terms of the 48th article of construction given by the Judges at the " hence. The Legislature possesses a power which, vigorously handled, is quite irresistible by the Sovereign, namely, the power of the Public Purse. Before this power, the vettT prerogative of British �THE FRIEND. 18 Sovereigns has wholly withered away. We have nodoubt that such will be the result here. %The support lent by the Court may possibly serve to incite the King to further exercise of the Veto. If so, it will only be the means of creating a mischievous and useless discord between himself and the Legislature which, like the British Parliament, is now the actual if not the nominal depositary of the supreme power. In any such contest, the utter weakness of the King will be speedily exposed. We do not at all expect that he will make any attempt of ihe kind. He is tired of the hopeless contention, and we think is sure to yield to sound advisers. In any case, there is nothing of which we may all be more thoroughly assured than this, that such is the public virtue. the enlightenment, the intelligent leadership, the patriotic will, which by the Divine goodness exist and prevail in our Islands, that the cause of liberal, responsible and honest government will -;o forward and prosper, despite all adverse influences. DR.MEREDITH ON DENOMINATIONALISM. Dr. R. R. Meredith of Brooklyn began his address to the Congregational Club by saying, that the fact that churchmen of every denomination were able to find in the New Testament that their own form of church government was the Scriptural and divinely appointed one was, to him, conclusive evidence that the New Testament contained no formula of church organization, unless it were that of Episco-presby-gationism. He firmlybelieved that God had left the whole matter of church government to the sanctified common sense of men, and that that was the divinest form of church government which was best adapted to the community in which it worked. After this very liberal introduction, Dr. Meredith went on to say that different forms of church government were best adapted to work among different classes in the community, and that he believed that Christ's church, because of its denominational lines and divisions, was a grander and stronger body for carrying on the work of evangelizing the world. He believed that there were often too many denominations in frontier towns; he believed that city churches should co-operate in some of their work, but after all, he thought that uniformity and organic unity were not desirable because not natural. The high ideal of church unity was an impracticable dream. The church must adapt itself to human nature, and this it does through denominationalism. He concluded by saying that Congregationalists more than any others needed to cultivate tiently wait for time to soften prejudices the denominational spirit. and for the ever-patient Spirit of the Lord to lead us all into purer Light. In the face of the loud and frequent And our sister church in her mistaken if assertion of the wickedness of denomizeal for the Lord, exscinds us and denies nationalism, we hardly dare to declare us in Him, let us not therefore any part an approval in full of Dr. Meredith's also the schismatic spirit, and indulge position, in holding that it is better that the Church of Christ should continue to pronounce her cut off from Christ. The be divided into separate branches and dear Lord has borne with his blinded denominations. Yet we will say that and erring disciples through the Ages, this is about what we long have felt in a long and dark—and how much He still large measure to be true. It seems to has to bear from us, who think ourselves us that no one denomination can possi- so enlightened. bly represent all sides and all types of what the Spirit of Christ seeks to produce in the thoughts and the lives of believers. It is given to some to develop doctrine; to others, to search out the meaning of the Scriptures; to others to reach out more to the suffering, ignorant and poor. To some, it is given to conserve the fruits of the past; to others, to progress to newer conquests of truth for the future. The prepossessions and ineradicable prejudices of men especially need provision for their accommodation by means of varied forms of church government and ritual adapted thereto. Because I like voluntary speech best in public prayer, am I therefore to object to my neighbor's enjoyment of the liturgies and litanies which are sweet and beautiful to his spirit ? Though I enjoy order and decorousness in public worship, may not my brother be free to have a church where he may shout amen? If I demand that no priest intervene between me and my Father and Savior, am I yet to deny to my brother (whom I think mistaken) his privilege of the sacerdotal intercession and absolution? If I think that I find my Lord more as He would have me do, shall I deny that my Catholic brother is also accepted of the Lord, and shall be permitted to seek Him in the only way he has learned to follow? What seems to us the chief element of Christian Unity to be earnestly sought after, and by all means, is a cordial recognition by the different denominations of each other's valid church existence and Christian character, and a hearty and affectionate fellowship with each other in all spiritual and benevolent work for men. It is of course too much to expect this in the near future, in view of the deep and fixed prejudices existing, ass to the fundamental nature of points of doctrine and of order on which the \arious churches differ. We must pa- EXPULSION OF ANOTHER MISSIONARY. The Rev. J. Jones has been for 34 years the agent of the London Missionary Society at Mare, one of the Loyalty Islands, which are under the French Government of New Caledonia. A gunboat was sent, and Mr. Jones was taken from his desk while translating the Scriptures, and without notice or opportunity to arrange his multifarious affairs, hurried on board, and landed at the capital Noumea the next day, December 10th. He immediately proceeded to Sydney, where he filed protests and claims for losses at £2,000. It seems that the French had sometime agb located at Maro two Roman priests and one French Protestant pastor. The native Protestants refused to submit to the French pastor's jurisdiction, Mr. Jones having been officially notified that he was no longer at the head of the church at Mare). He continued, however, to labor privately, dispensing medicine, and translating the Scriptures, and doing nothing to disaffect the natives towards the French authorities. " Englishmen will hardly comprehend the spirit of bitterness and opposition to Protestant missions existing in the hearts of many Frenchmen. Connected with this animosity, there now rankle in the minds of some at Noumea, the disappointment and vexation of being deprived of the New Hebrides." We derive the above from the Australia;: Independent of Jan. 15. It is due to Frenchmen to say that their officials have dealt very kindly with our Hawaiian Protestant missionaries in the Marquesas, where there was no political complication to affect their relations. If the widow's two mites had been put on compound interest, and if she had lived to the present day she would have been a millionaire on earth. But her money has been, if we may so speak, on compound interest ever since, and she is now a millionaire in Heaven. The religions of the world have been religions of fear; but Christ says to his disciples: "Fear not; it is I." Whatsoever we beg of God, let us also work for it. �Volume 46, No. 3.] THE FRIEND. 19 Righteousness as to receive large sup- members of Evangelical Churches of plies of His light and warmth you will America as yet give absolutely nothing At the Installation of Rev. K. G. Beckwith, D.D., Hono- find yourselves very near to one another. for carrying the gospel to the heathen. lulu, November 20, 1887. This in all ages and in every clime And yet what a glorious work God is makes the real unity of the Church of doing through the few laborers who are BY REV. THOS. L. GULICK. Christ, "One God and Father of all, who sent out. If the Church were onlyand the Central Urethral Sisters of Union Church:—You have called a chos- is above all and through all and in you awake; if every Christian would only do his duty, how soon the glad tidings en servant of the Lord from an import- all." Remember that when our Fourthly: might be given to every creature. ant work in another land to lead you in Lord ascended on high, He gave to Suppose that there were only three doing the work of the Master here. one his work. Individual every responthousand Christians in the Hawaiian order that he be able may Firstly: In of is the eternal condition memIslands. If each year each Christian sibility to do this efficiently, I ask you to love bership in His Church. If every mem- would bring only one other person to You find it him. will and trust him ber of this united Church will fulfill the Christ, in five years everbody in these easy to do this. We who were his pufor which God has placed him islands would be a Christian. pils, and I see many here to-night, can mission here, man can estimate the good no Suppose that there are only twentyown happy experitell you so from our which will do for Honolulu, for these millions of true Christians in the world you ence. I have known many good, wise islands, and for the world. Your inwhich is a very low estimate. If and eminent teachers, but I never knew fluence is already felt throughout the to-day, each should each year perChristian another who succeeded in awakening the group and in other lands. Let it be felt suade only one other to become a Christlove, trust, admiration and enthusiasm more and more in aid of every good ian, in seven years the whole world for what was highest and best of a cause. would be brought to Christ. If Christwhole school, as did our beloved teacher rejoice that your Pastor has come ians would devote only one fifteenth of We as to-day to welcome whom we rejoice to a working people. Let this be still their income to foreign missions, and the first pastor of this Union Church. more characteristic of your church life, if only one in four hundred would beYou are greatly favored in having now that you are united, than it w.is come a missionary, in six years they has found one who, for many years, when you were two churches. Do not could put a copy of the Bible in their been well-known in this land, whose in- leave to a few the work which belongs own language, into the hands of every is to-day felt in every to all. fluence for good man, woman and child living! God part of this group, as well as in many(a). To some of you God has en- speed the day. utter the voice I only of distant lands. Id). Finally, brethren, let me stir trusted wealth for a short time; and He his pupils, one and all, when I recom- is entrusting yog with more every day. up your pure minds by way of rememmend him to the fullest love and con- Remember that you are but stewards. brance that you forget not the seamen and fidence of every member of this congre- Consecrate every dollar of it to the ser- the strangers who visit your port. Seek gation. Him to whom it belongs, and to constantly to bring them in ; and when vice of work to toSecondly: I charge you whom you belong, for you are bought they come do as you have been accusgether with him. He will have plans with a price, even the precious blood of tomed to,—give them your best seats. of usefulness for the church. It will be Christ. Every dollar so consecrated will Let this Church be one which knows God for you to carry out those plans. dollar not so no class nor race distinctions. a to blessing you; every be never intended that one man should do consecrated will be a curse to you. There Edmund Burke says, " The good of a half or a third of the work of a church is no reason why you should not be as de- the common people is the good of the like this. It would not be reasonable to voted and self-denying in making money commonwealth." Let this church reof to the General Division expect your for the Lord's work as if you were called cognize that fact, and seek to reach all do most of the fighting as well as the to be a missionary in Central Africa. It is classes, especially the neglected. planning. In the church, which is the your privilege and your highest obligaThere are two ways of managing a mouth represents body of Christ, if the tion to be so. The Master will call you church. One is, so as to please those the minister, who is to reveal God's to an account if you are not. You may be truth and make known His will, the very eager in making money to spread who are already members. The other is, so as to reach those who are not yet other members of the church are the Christ's kingdom, and, if that is your members. Strive, my friends, to make the hands and who ears, feet, and eyes real object, it will of itself save you from this Church a place where the daily toiler, are to hear, see and execute that will. all unchristian tricks of trade," from all the homeless and the stranger will love Thirdly: Be united; "be of one mind." extortion and oppression. A Christian to come because they here find a hearty The hands cannot do without the feet, man will not even be tempted to cheat welcome, a friendly hand and a homewithout the hands and feet nor the or be selfish while making money to like atmosphere. Give those who are eyes. You have come from different carry on missions. without, no shadow of excuse for saying lands; you have widely differing educaindividually, and or thinking that this Church is a kind of I charge you (b). tion and experience; you have belonged as a Church, to make your influence felt exclusive society, existing for the speto different churches and to various de- for the cause of temperance. You have cial pleasure and comfort of its members. nominations. This will make it more a great opportunity and responsibility. rather be an army on the battleLet difficult as well as more important for From the capital emanate influences field. itWe all see many things to critiall that have one you to show to you which bless or corrupt every district of cise in the Salvation Army, but can we Lord, one faith, one baptism of the Holy the land. I urge you to use your whole not also learn much from their devotion, Spirit. If there were no difficulties to power to make those streams of in- their courage, their eagerness to win overcome, there would be no praise; but fluence pure and elevating. I am told the most degraded, their indomitable if the world sees you conquering these that on Niihau is no drunkenness. perseverance, and their self-sacrifice in natural obstacles, it will be the more Why may it notthere be so on other islands if the Master's service? convinced of the divine power of the love intoxicants are not taken to them from Let us learn to endure hardness as that dwells in you. Draw near to your the capital? soldiers of Jesus Christ, and may good act, Master and you will, in the very (c). Let, I pray you, our risen Lord's God bless you in the great and importcome near to each other. The spokes the world, ant work which He has committed to of a wheel that are being united in the last command, to evangelize in your thoughts, de- you. hub are united to each other. The ever be uppermost planets which revolve nearest to the sun sires, prayers and activities. Be charitable before wealth makes Dr. Spear, formerly missionary to are nearest to each other. If each of thee covetous. the the Sun states that four-fifths of China, come so near to of will you CHARGE TO THE CENTRAL UNION CHURCH. " �20 THE FRIEND. MR. W. L. GREEN'S BOOK ON VOLCANOES. Vestiges of the Molten Globe, Part 11. The Earth's Surface • features and Volcanic Phenomena. By Wm. Lowthian Green, Honolulu, 1887; PP- V, 337. The first chapter of this volume is iccupied with a succint resume of the heory of the Tetrahedral Collapse of he Earth's crust, which formed the subect of Vol. I. Mr. Green is fortunate n being able to take this abridged statement in a very happy form directly from he " Traite dc Geologic" of M. dc /Apparent, a French Geologist of high authority, who has adopted and re-enbrced the very simple and beautiful lypothesis of Mr. Green, pointing out a nathematical basis for it. The second chapter shows how far he Earth's figure and surface features ndicate its history. Charles Darwin's ■bservations on the great Chilean earthuake of 1835 are brought forward as lustrative of the principle of a thin rust collapsing upon a molten nucleus, connection of this with volcanic 12 nena. rter 111. is on the Distribution of It shows in detail the grand inted out by Arnold Guyot, that Jes as well as mountain chains ist lines follow two sets of great ines or planes at right angles to ither, the one set parallel to the c, the other tangent to the Polar Guyot keenly noted the great Mr. Green is the first, we believe, i;est the probable cause, that is, li-solar tide, or tide-wave, in the interior, whose chief action have tended to establish the great lines in the directions pointed out oes. . •ot. Chapter IV., "Volcanic Matter. What is it ?" shows that volcanic matter is identical with the universal cosmical matter, as it appears in meteorites, the sun, stars and comets (an ultra-basic lava) more or less modified by water and the earth's atmosphere. The most primitive form of the interior magma, such as wells up so copiously at Mauna Loa, is substantially the same as the stony portion of meteorites, which Norman Lockyer has just proved to be the raw material of all solar systems. This raw material, however, as Mr. Green shows, has in the earth's crust undergone a long series of changes. By a system of mineral evolution, it has passed from the forms of anhydrous, unstable and basic minerals such as our Hawaiian lavas, to the hydrous, stable and silicated forms found in granite, gneiss, serpentine, etc., minerals almost unknown here. The lesson taught in this regard by Hawaiian volcanoes is, that the ultra-basic and basaltic lavas, and volcanoes, have no necessary connection with water, whilst the trachytic eruptions in continental volcanoes are necessarily due to the long continued action of internal waters transforming the lavas from basic to Among the points made by the author acidic. This doctrine of Mr. Green's is in the eleven sections of this chapter are an exceedingly important one, and is to be especially noted the following: The enormous outpours of basalt in presented in a very interesting form. We now come to the fifth, and, in our oceanic regions. view, not the least important chapter in The change shown in the basic lavas this book, which we believe to present from basic to felspathic, the longer they the true theory of the nature and causes have been exposed to the atmosphere. of volcanic action. The question must The regularity with which the fissures arise in every mind, on witnessing the and coast-lines of this group correspond enormous floods of molten matter which with three sets of parallel lines lying at have poured from the Hawaiian moun- angles of 60' to each other. This is tains, and which have built up all these illustrated on the accompanying map of mountains and islands: What is the the group, and follows up Charles Darnature of the force that pushes up these win's observations in the Galapagos, vast columns of heavy fluid from- the where he shows that the main craters earth's interior, and holds them sus- are at the intersection of fissures. pended miles above the sea-level, or Section 9 shows the distinction besends them gently, but copiously over- tween continental and oceanic islands, flowing the lands ? The agency of steam about which there has been much dishas been invoked as the solution of the pute. Subsidence in the Pacific is treated of problem, and steam is doubtless largely complicated with volcanic eruptions, es- in such a manner as to support Darwin's pecially those of the explosive class. theory of atolls, which has of late been But it seems impossible by its agency to so seriously called in question by Murray account for the slow and quiet eievation and Argyll, while vigorously championed of vast lava-columns like those in Ki- by Dana and Bonney. Mr. Green points lauea and Mauna Loa, where is next to out that the typical form of atolls, as of no explosion or effervescence, such as volcanic islands, is triangular; also that attend all forcible action of high-pressure the groups of atolls tend to be twenty steam. We saw, last August, a power- miles apart, or multiples of twenty, like ful flood of lava welling up in Kilauea the Hawaiian craters. and flowing away in a strong current, Many of the points in this section are with hardly a particle of agitation at the enlarged upon in the Appendix, which point of ingress from below. There was is by no means the least interesting porto a certainty no steam propelling that tion of the book. Of especial value is great body of fluid from its abysmal the "Tabular Statement of Hawaiian sources. Then, what did push it forth? Eruptions," which furnishes a basis for Mr. Green's answer to this question interesting deductions. The author reis, that the weight of the earth's thin gards the evidence as very strong for an crust resting upon a less dense uppef ttverage thickness of the earth's crust of layer of the molten substratum supplies twenty miles, as deduced from the the force requisite to press up that various facts brought together. He also molten matter to the surface. In other seems clearly to prove a connection and words, it is a form of hydrostatic pres- sympathy in action between the lavas in sure. If ice were heavier than water, the conduits of Kilauea and Mauna Loa. instead of lighter, the water would ooze [In support of this, the would up through every crack. This is the state the fact as reported to him by Mr. fundamental principle of all volcanic ac- Maby, of the Kilauea House, that on tion. The details of its application are the night of the eruption of Mauna Loa, abundantly set forth in the next chapter. January 16th, 1887, there was a sudden Chapter VI. will, to the majority of and entire disappearance of the fires in unscientific readers, prove the most in- Kilauea. It was as complete as it was teresting, as it is by far the longest in the previous March 6th, and caused chapter in the book. It is on"The serious concern for the business of the Hawaiian Group and Oceanic Volcanic hotel, which was relieved, however, by Islands," and contains a great body of the return of the lavas a few days later.] well classified information upon our volThe last 70 pages of the appendix are canoes, such as every well-informed largely occupied with descriptions of resident in these islands has felt the eruptive phenomena at Mauna Loa and need of access to, and such as every in- Kilauea by many different observers. telligent tourist to Kilauea must desire They constitute a choice selection of to read, in order to understand what he such descriptions and observations, illusis to see. At the same time it is of the trating the author's views, as well as highest value to the scientist, as em- enhancing the interest of the book to the bodying the results of discriminating general reader. The editor of The observation and study on the spot of the Friknd would here take the liberty of greatest volcanoes of the globe for a correcting a statement imputed to himlong part of a lifetime. Mr. Green is self on page 305, that in the eruption of the first really scientific observer who 1868, he observed the column of smoke has thus continuously resided near our arising from Mauna Loa as reaching volcanoes, although the late Titus Coan " the altitude of seven and four-fifths was an interested and accurate observer miles before fanning out." The obof high descriptive powers. ject observed was not smoke, but ague- �Volume 46, No. 3.] THE FRIEND. ous vapor in the form of a vast white cumulus with well defined summit, not fanning out at all. This cumulus was blazing with electrical discharges. At its base was visible a broad stratum of smoke, highly illuminated from below. The position of this cumulus was not on Mauna Loa, but over the point of eruption at Kahuku, thirty miles from the summit, and 150 miles from the observer. The source of this immense column of aqueous vapor is believed to have been not steam from below, but from the inrush of vapor-laden air from the ocean, drawn in by the tremendous heat of several square miles of incandescent lava surface. The lava was not shot into the air in explosive columns by any steam, but welled up from the earth in rounded fountains. Both the scientific world and the Hawaiian public are to be congratulated that so experienced and able an interpreter as Mr. W. L. Green has been found for the giant and truly typical volcanoes of Hawaii. By means of exceptional opportunities for volcanic study, by wide and deep scientific culture, and by rare philosophic insight, our author, we feel thoroughly assured, has done his adopted country the honor of contributing an important and permanent addition to the world's knowledge of the internal forces and structure of the Earth. There has been of late, since Canon Isaac Taylor's glorification of Mohammeda-'sm and its missions, quite a tendene n a certain class of people who 10 love for aggressive Christianity, hf t lise the culture which the religion <h Mohammed gives in comparison ~'ith that of Christ, at least among the ruder races. But if Mohammedanism can elevate a people it ought to have done so for the people of Arabia. But Arabia is now the most inaccessible, not to say barbarous country on the earth. It is more dangerous to travel in Arabia than in Central Africa or New Guinea. Mr. Palgrave, the chief authority on Arabia, says:—"When the Koran and Mecca shall have disappeared from Arabia, then, and then only, can we seriously expect to see the Arabs assume that place in therank of civilization from which Mohammed and his book have more than any other individual cause long held them back." And again the tests of systems, and " Results are narrowness of mind, frightful corruption, or rather extinction of morality, cruel or desolating war on the frontiers; within, endless discord in all its forms, family, social and civil; convulsive fanaticism, alternating with lethargic torpor; transient vigor, followed by long and irremediable decay. Such is the general history of Mohammedan Governments and :— races." The Tower of Babel might have been finished if the builders could have held their tongues. ITEMS. Atlanta has fixed $1,500 as the cost of a retail liquor-seller's license. Men are won, not so much by being blamed as by being encompassed with love. We cannot wish for God's kingdom in our own hearts without wishing for it in all hearts. "Browning,'' says Whittier, "is a great poet, but leaves too many gaps for me to fill in, and fatigues me." The absence of sentimentalism in the relations of Jesus to men is what makes his tenderness so exquisitely touching. Several pastors in Oswego have decided "never again to speak of their churches as thtir field, but as theirforce." All the doors that lead inward to the secret place of the Most High are doors outward —out of self, out of smallness, out of wrong. South Africa has yielded six-and-ahalf tons of diamonds, valued at two hundred million dollars. A good share of the money went for drinks. Mont Blanc lias been climbed by sixty-one women, thirty-two of whom were English. There were thirty-two excursions to the summit last year. Dr. Williamson once had a quarrel with a parishioner named Hardy. The next Sunday he preached from the text. "There is no fool like the fool-hardy." (To be found in Zorobbabel 79:87.) Ragged Social Philosopher (laying a dime on the bar). -The rich are getting richer, and the poor poorer. Wealthy Saloon-keeper (dropping the dime into the drawer).—Yes, that's so. Into the ocean of God's love that washes all guilt away, no one can go alone. He must in thought and desiie, if not actually by word or deed, take others with him. Two qualifications are needed for a successful editor. If he has anything to say, he must say it clearly, concisely and pointedly. If he has nothing to say he must be able to say it neatly, gracefully, and effectively. Said the old lady, bewildered by the freedom with which certain Liberals treated her articles of faith, " I don't care so much about predestination and free-will, and all them sort of things, but if they take away my total depravity I shall feel as though I hadn't any religion at all." "Probation—your chance of eternal life—ends, I do not know where or when. God knows. You may have lost your chance already. There is a sin which is unto death—that hath never forgiveness. A man is forever lost when God looks upon him and saysincurable. T. K. Beeeher." Be reminded that the personal spirit of the Eternal actually dwells in you. You have not to appeal with passionate outcries to God to send the Spirit— the — 21 Spirit has come as truly as Christ has come. Consider what knowledge you may have concerning God and things divine since the Spirit dwells in you; what power for Christian righteousness since the Spirit dwells in you; what passion of devotion to God since the Spirit dwells in you; what victories of faith, what hopes of glory, since the Spirit dwells in you. Unable to distinguish one tune from another, to Whittier, music is an unknown language—and yet what melodies his heart has sunt;! The poet discerns "in all familiar things the fancies underlying," and sings of the huskers and shoemakers, the barefoot boy, the telling of the bees, the pumpkin, and the commonest things of life. He absorbs the stories rife in his boyhood, of Quaker, witch and Indian, as the plant drinks the sunshine and dew. He is intensely American, and whatever touches his brother, black or white, he feels. His war poems have the stateliest rhythmic march and a rush of passion carrying all before it, for every drum-beat vibrated in his heart. "The Catholic Church," writes one of the most thoughtful orthodox men of Boston, "is to be let alone. Like the Jewish Temple after the resurrection of our Lord, it is allowed to stand for a while after its main work has been done, until the transfer can be made from it to evangelical Christianity. If the people are allowed to lose confidence in their Church before they get confidence in the Church of the future, they will go to in* fidelity and atheism. There must be a transition period between the old and the new, during which that which is to be done away nevertheless remains, and has its temporary office. The twentieth century will dispose of the Papacy, and then the crossing-over will begin. I rejoice in the responsiveness of the Papal Church in this country to the light of purer doctrine, and the general radiance of the nineteenth century." Are you gaining in steadiness? Many a Christian life, if such it can be called, is little more than a series of spasms. Wonderful purposes are formed, and wonderful courage ts felt, but there is no "holding on." Purposes dissipate; courage fails; plans are given up; and effort wholly or partially ceases. W/»at resolutions and pledges characterized the beginning of say this year. The Bible was to be read daily. Secret prayer was to be the habit of the life. Scores of blessed things were to be done. Have they been done? What ups and downs we have along the years! What crooked paths we make! How hard we find it to hold straight on! Cold conquers us. Heat conquers us. Passion conquers us. We tire, turn aside, compromise, haul down our flag, surrender. It is a wonderful thing to grow steady and unfaltering in our faith and zeal. Are we gaining on this line? �22 THE FRIEND. MONTHLY RECORD OF EVENTS. —Hop of Co. A., Honolulu Rifles, at their Armory. February ist—Seventh anniversary of 23rd—Reception and entertainment at the Daily Bulletin. —Special Jury Term the Y. M. C. A. by T. H. Davies, Esq., of Court called. to the employees of the Honolulu Iron 2nd—Barber's Point Lighthouse bids Works Co., and their families. fair to become a fact; contract for its 27~28th —Heavy thunder storm with erection awarded to Peter High, the not a little rain; 10.89 inches in fortyeight hours, as per record of Dr. McKiblowest of seven bidders. bin. their 3rd—Firemen's annual parade; 28th —Return of U. S. S. Admits from death of 35th anniversary.—Sudden Samoa. Death of Captain Geo. H. a Samuel Harrison, well known resident Luce, — resident of Honolulu for a the past and master builder. 38 —Sixth years.^ heavy southerly storm 4th throughout the group.—Total loss of 29th —Total rainfall for the month the schooner Nettie Merrill at Waimea, 13.74 inches, by Dr. McKibbin's rain Kauai; no lives lost.—.Steamer Kiiiau gauge. delayed ten hours in making port', having to put back for shelter under Coco Head. 6th Personal veto of the King upPORT OF HONOLULU. held by decision rendered this day byfour to one of the Supreme Bench. ARRIVALS. Death of Captain L. Marchant, an old Amelia, Feb a— blttue Newhall, as dayi from San Am of islands. resident the Franctsoo. His returns from Kailua. S tdergren, n tfaysfran Lady nark Majesty Lampion, 4—Haw 7th— San Fr.nx' >co. —Appointment of John H. Super as s—Am bgtne Consuelo, Cousin*, from San Francisco. Marshal of the Kingdom. B—Haw -.imr Au-.lrali.-i, Houdlette, 8 days fruni San Fl .incise). 8th—Arrival of steamer Austral in 11—Am S S Alameda, Morse, 16 days fmm Sydney. Am ba U (. O Whit more Ward, ij days from IV rt from San Francisco, with reports of Townscnd, total loss of schooner Clous Spreckels ; US 32 days from Panama. 1 Haw S-scliMali hi. Dyer. JennieWalter, Anderson, from Fanning'! and death of Gibson. W. M. and cargo, Island. lirit bark Lady Harewood, Williams, ■/> d i>> from 10th—Departure of the King again for Hongkong, Hawaii, per W. G. Hall.—Hon. C. R. 1--, Am wh bark J jhn II Ho viand, fro 11 a rruUe. 16—Ambark Col isa, II ickus, to days from San Diego. Bishop purchases the valuable library Am bklne Discovery, McNeill, 19 days from Sac and collection of Hawaiian lore of the Fraii' 17 -Am wh bark Helen Mar, from a crni>-.-. late Judge Fornander, to retain the same Am wb bark Ohio, from a cruise. in the country. Haw S S Zealandia, Van Oterendorp, 7 days from San Francisco, nth—Arrival from the Colonies of S. Am bark Saranac, Shaw, 19 days from San Fran* tir. S. Alameda, en route for San Francisco. bark II Prinuanbarg, Abrene, 76 days from 1 Getttoogk —First anniversary of the Blue Ribbon »i 1 bgtne Am J DSprackela, Friis, t6days from San League.—Second issue of Paradise of Franclw 0, the Pacific. 19—Am bark C D Bryant, Lee, 16 daysfrom San Francisco. 13th—Accession Day; non-observed I > Am wh bark Sea lire?/-;, from a cruise. Am wh bark Ligoda. Tucker, from New Bedford save by the closing of Government an 1 whaling cruise. offices, and an agreeable ladies' garden ( Am bklne Mary Winl.elman, I )ynbor<. 1 > days from San Francisco. party at the Palace grounds by Her MajAm wh bark Wanderer, WinaloW, from San Franesty the Queen. s—Am5 —Am steam whaler Belenga, from San Franciscu. bg'ne W. G. Irwin, McCulloch, 11 days from 14th—T. H. Davies, Esq., gives an -226—Am San Francisco. his residence, enjoyable garden party at 28 -U S S Adams, Kempff, i3 days from Samoa. Nuuanu Valley. —Departure of the Ausbark Ceylon, Calhoun, 14 days from San Fran* I Amcisi.o. tralia for San Francisco; large exodus of Am wh bark Stamboul, 74 days from San Fran-1 iaoo Portuguese thereby. Am wh bark Yoi_tt Phumix, from a cruis Am wh birk Northern Light, from a cruis.*. 16th—Her Majesty gave a breakfast party to T. H. Davies, Esq., and in the DEPARTURES. afternoon H. R. H. •Liliuokalani gave a Lillian, Duncan, for Hongkong. reception in his honor, at her Palama Feb I—Hawsbark Am s Alameda, Morne, for Sail Francisco. 11 Haw residence.—Honolulu Literary and Debok Lady Laanpeon, Sodergreis, for Sen Franciaco bating Society organized. 14—Haw S S Australia, H udlettr, for San Francisco. 16—Am bklne George C Perkins, Nordberg, tor San 17th—Steamer Zealandin arrives from Fra:irw o. San Francisco en route to the Colonies ; —Haw S S Zealand ia. Van Olcrendorp, for th ) ('>'■)17 -■lies. remains of the late W. M. Gibson brought 18—Hawbarb W B Godfrey, Diabai, for San Frandown for interment.—Sudden death of cisco. Am bgtne Consuelo, Cousins, for San Fraiu 1 Geo. Engelhardt.-—Fire on Fort street, H B M S Caroline, Wiseman, for a cruise. 22—Am bklne Amelia, Newhall. for San Francisco. opposite Kukui, stopped in good time. bgtne J I) Spreckels, Friis, for .San Francisco. 19th—Funeral of late Premier W. M. 25—Am Am wh bark Wanderer, Winslow, for the Arctic. Gibson ; remains temporarily interred in 27—Am bktne Discovery, McNeill, for San Francisco. aS—Am bark Colusa, Backus, for San Francisco. the Catholic Cemetery. 21 st—Her Majesty the Queen leaves PASSENGERS. per Mikahala for a two weeks tour of ARRIVALS. Kauai.—Regulations for Chinese ImmiFrom San FVancisco, per bgtne Consuelo, Feb 6—Geo Bruas and Winston. EB gration revised. From Francisco, Australia, Feb B—Mrs W P 22nd—Washirfgton's Birthday.—Af- Toler, S TSanAlexander, W per P Morrison and wife, H Heneke, Zeigler and Braver wife, L mann and wife, Di G P Anternoon reception on U. S. S. Vandalia. Rrews, as etraorc, t Cert/, M Davis, Mrs C E Hen- MARINE JOURNAL. — - . - . 'on, H Ludimport jr. Dr J F Noyes, Otto Loesche, H F (Hade. S Maniton, Lieut hlliott, W Arenfred and son, Mrs A C Brown, J V Coleman, J J Flynn, Forinan, Tain * Chen, and 23 others. From the Colonies, per S>> Alemada, Feb :i—Mr* Maclearn, Miss C Clark, Mrs John Tump*ky, Master Kettle, Miss Chapman, Mr Wani-r, wife and maid, and 151 in transit. From San Francisco, per S S Zealandia, Feb 17 -Mrs F L Clarke, Miss M A Clarke, CA (ielatte, Mrs Mary Grant, Frank Terchm inn, Dr Drachm, R Nitzschke, and g steerage. From San Francisco, per bjtne J D Spreckels, Feb i3— Mrs H S Tregloan, Miss K. Macjovan. From San Francisco, p;r bk C D Bryant, Feb ro*-X W Wallace. From H>ngko:ig, per La.ly Feb 14 -22 Chi > From per H Pii ttsanbarji, Feb 20 —17 Chinese paaMngnrs. From San Franc's >, par bgtni W (i Irwi;i, Feb 26 F Lull and W C Oveuder. From San Kranctaco, par M( Caykm, Feb.•) -Rev Tv Moore. dw pataansei - - _ l>i i- .■ ruasa !'.i Hongkoag, per I.ilia 1, Fab 1—49 Chinese and 1 European paa* Far San Francuu >, pa- Lady l*kmpaot% Fan 11 Wm Woon, C Itehrand. For S.in Francisc >, par S S Alameda. Feb 11—J S Cone, W I; Caho we, S r.i:-,h and lady, U N Macondray, M Lovell, X Davis, litu Walsh, J Dyer, X CoTwelL, J I' Waterhouie jr, R W Wili: >x and wife, ) PetroiT, M M Wal>h a:, i Mrs E C Damon, Dr Webb and wife, A L Bryan and wfft, wite. Steerage—Mrs A Robinson, I atcGurr. F Dfiembcr, L K.iliofen, Mtaa J Knoke, J Daley, J Cushlngbam. For San Francisco, per S S Australia, Feb 14—Oliver C Swain, Mrs W ]i Seal and 2 children, Miv N Brown, A Wallstina, Mis- \\"atstine, Mis; I, Louisaon, S Foster, X W Peterson and wife, I V C-ternan, H F Chide, F M Stump, C r Overbougn, Mi>s H Horndan, Capta'n X McCrnne, I* C .in I fevife, A Adieim, Sands Forman, I J Flyu 1. Steerage- .1 W Halm, A Stark, wife ami 5 children, I Ulbreeht, wife and child, D Yountr. T Herrhg, I DaUh.li, MrsE slmi.li/. J A McMiller, _| Berry, W P nartmann and 147 Portuguese. For the Colonies, par S s Zealandia, Fab 17 R N Rollins a id wife, J S Cu'.terell, and 1 steerage. For Sin Francisco, per bgtne Consue'u, Feb ift—E W Pierce, H Week, (i Dec ib nli, wife and Infant, J J Manorfo\, wife and 6 children, | Maurice and Wife, A R For San Frauci-o, p:r bk \V II Godfrey, Feb 1? I Hughes, For San Francis ;>, p3T bktns Am :!i.i Feb fa —Mr De:i- > ntvane. For Sin Fran?i«c>. par bgtne J Waasnas, D SpeckeU, Fe; > BIRTHS. • TURNER—At Kolo 1, Kviai, January yjfct, to th* wife of F. H. I urner, a 1 MEI NECKE At Waiob.nn, K:u:. Hawaii, r'ebruary 14th, to the wife of C. Maine ks, a km. ■<. MARRIAGES. /I El ILER —FEXNELL—In San Francisco, January 2(1 Richard Ziegler, of Pahila, Hawaii,and Maggie Fennell, of San Francisco. MARKHAM-DREIKR-In Honolulu, Februar) 1 th John Markham and Anna Drek-i. DEATHS. GIBSON—In San Francisco, �January 21 si, Waller Murray Gibson, lale Premier Hawaiian Island*, aged 64 years. HANKS In San Francisco, January 2>th, of pneumonia. Charlotte Elinor, only remaining cnikl of Waiter S. ami Nel ie M. Hanks, a.<ed 4 yea's, 9 months and s6 days. SMITH In Sacramento, CaJ., January iB.ht Mr-. Ma) C. Smi li, m.jiher of Julius H. Smith, of .San Fra native of New York, aged 65 years* HARRISON At Honolulu, on the evening of February 3rd, 1883, Sam m 1 Harrison, ■ native of Nottingham, tngutn I, aged 53 years. MARCHANT—At Honolulu, Februiry sth, Captain L. Merchant, a native of Nantucket, Mass., »geJ about 68 years, , kill 11 F.N— At Kealia, Kauai, February 14th, of brain fever, Marie Louise, youngest daughter of Colonel M. 1,. W. and Mrs. Julia A. Kitchen, of New York, aged years and j months. I New York papers please copy.) HILDER—At Pawaa Valley, February 16th, i3BB, the infant daughter of Mrs. F. Hilder. LUCE—In Honolulu, February 28th, Captain Goorge H. Luce, a native of Pontipool, Monmouthshire, aged 67 years, 6 months, 8 days. MEEK—In Honolulu, February Bth, Miss Eliza Meek, aged 56 years. ENGELHARDT—In Honolulu, February 17th, George Engelhardt, a native of Cassel, Germany, aged about years. WINGATE—In Kansas, January -,H. N. Wingate, a native of Scotland, and formerly of Honolulu, aged '3 years. — �Volume 46, No. 3.] HAWAIIAN BOABB. I. HONOLULU H. This page U devoted to the interests of the Hawaiian T'.oard of Mission., and the Editor, appointed by the Board is re-pomib!e for its contents. .-/. 0. Fork's, - - 23 THE FRIEND. ' - liditor. LETTER FROM NEW HEBRIDES. Df.ar Dk. Hyde:—Now that we are again settled in a home of our own, I will write you somewhat about our doings and going* since we left your hospitable roof. Our voyage to Sydney was speedy and pleasant, the weather continuing fine most all the way. Nothing of note transpired on the passage. A warm welcome awaited us in Sydney, and three weeks appeared to pass very quickly there. On the 2nd April we sailed on our mission vessel Dayspring for this group. We visited all the stations occupied by missionaries, and were pleased and cheered to hear of progress all along the line. Our annual missionary conference was held in May on the island of Ambrim. We were very sorry to find that Mr. Murray, our missionary on that island, was insane. Fever, combined with undue depression on account ofhis wife's sudden death a year ago, had proved too much for his mind. I am glad to be able to say that, since he left the island, he has almost wholly- regained his reason. However, he is lost to our mission. This season there were three new missionaries to settle besides ourselves. In order to accomplish this work, and give us all comfortable houses, a vessel was chartered in Sydney to bring down building material and goods that our Dayspring could not fetch. The Cairndliu (the chartered vessel) was appointed to settle one of the new brethren and us in the north of the group, while the Dayspring took the other two young brethren to Mollicolla. We settled Mr. Landels on Malo, or as called in the charts St. Bartholomew's Island; and, on leaving there on the 17th of June, our vessel ran ashore and became a total wreck. All our stores and effects were saved, but in a damaged condition. The vessel filled inside of ten hours after she struck, and a number of our cases were under water for a day or tw.o. After three weeks of tent-life on Malo among the savages, the Dayspring came to our rescue. One of our boats went a three days' voyage hunting her up. From Malo we came'over here some eight or nine miles and located on this south side of the large island of Espiritu Santo. We have our home on a little isle lying close to the main land, and forming a good harbor for ships. There is quite a large village on this islet, the people thereof cultivate on the mainland. It is, so far as we can yet judge, a comparatively healthy place. We have been here now about two and a half months, and like the place and people very well. It is a wholly untried field, no teacher or missionary ever having even landed here before us. The people are quite friendly. Some of them have been away with white men for three years or so, and consequently have a little knowledge of English. There are no less than four different dialects spoken on the south side of Santo. However, we hope to get along by acquiring one of them. The language of this village is spoken in ten others, and is more or less understood by many more. I have received some benefit from Dr. Codrington'a book that you were so very kind as to give me, and I hope to gather some information from it that will help me in this tongue. The language of Mota, of which he gives such a full account, is much more closely allied to this than the Aneitvumese is. We have a beautiful situation and a comfortable home. Our hope is that the Lord may use us here for His gloryin bringing in many of these degraded cannibals. Our postal advantages are not very good here. We have not heard a word from home since we saw you, but we expect our vessel back again either this month or early in the following. The French have not made their appearance in Santo yet, and we knownothing about their proceedings elsewhere, excepting that two small militaryposts are still maintained in the group— one on Efatc and one on Mollicolla. There are five or six priests in the group, but as yet they have not made their influence felt. There is said to be one stationed on the northeast of this island, but as that is 70 or 80 miles away from us, we never hear of him at all. I am, dear Dr. Hyde, yours faithfully, Joseph Annand. Tangoa, Santo, Oct. 7, 18K7. OUR JAPANESE MISSIONARY. We have recently had the pleasure of welcoming to our shores anew Christian worker who has already, with much energy and enthusiasm, entered upon his duties. This is Mr. T. Shimidzu (a licensed exhorter of the Methodist Church), who has accepted the invitation of the Hawaiian Board of Missions to labor among the Japanese residing in Honolulu and the country districts. He is connected with the Japanese Methodist Church of San Francisco, and brings most cordial letters of recommendation from both Rev. Mr. Harris, Superintendent, anjl Rev. Mr. Mujama, Assistant Superintendent of the Mission to the Japanese in that city. The interest and enthusiasm manifested by these gentlemen and the Japanese connected with their work in San Francisco in the Christianization of the Japanese on these Islands has been very marked, and we have every reason to feel most grateful to them for their earnest efforts. It is a beautiful witness to the missionary spirit of the religion of Jesus Christ. Mr. Harris writes as follows: "The Japanese Christians here have been thinking and praying over the matter for nearly two years, resulting in a deep conviction of duty, which finally took shape in raising money to send Mr. Mujama to the Islands last Autumn. After his return they organized a local missionary society for the purpose of aiding the Christianization of the Japanese on the Hawaiian Islands and on the Pacific Coast. Since Brother Mujama's return these poor students have raised over $60 to aid in the blessed work. Brother T. Shimidzu, who goes out by this steamer and the bearer of this letter is sent by this Society. One young man who works for his living, a school boy, gave ten dollars at one time for this ob- ject." Mr. Shimid/u is now about twentyfive years old. He was born in the northern part of Japan and came when quite young to reside in Tokio. Later he entered the Naval Technical College of that city as a student, and after a course of study covering some five years graduated from this institution. A long and serious illness compelled him to desist from further studies in Japan, and ultimately led to important changes in his life. He was advised to visit the United • States, and there study ship-building. About two years ago he landed in .San Francisco. Through the earnest efforts of our friend, Rev. Mr. Mujama, he was brought under the beneficial influences of the Methodist Mission and in time became an earnest and devoted Christian. He has resided in San Francisco, supporting himself by the work of his hands and engaging as opportunity offered in earnest Christian work. When the call came from our Islands, he felt moved to accept it and we feel sure he has not come in vain. Most heartily has he been welcomed by his countrymen and is rapidly winning their confidence and esteem. We would ask for him and his important work a large interest in the prayers of all Christians. The outlook for missionary effort among the Japanese is most encouraging. It is possible that Rev. and Mrs. Mujama may come to our Islands for a visit ere long. Their coming will be hailed with delight by many. May God's richest blessing rest on the work here and also abide with the dear brethren in San Francisco, who have so generously aided F. W. D. in its happy initiation. In the Pacific, in a letter from Captain Garland, we find the following items about Ponape, not before received here: "The foreigners who had so much to do with affairs are now taking a back seat. Kehoe and Tim Curry are prisoners in the hulk. Old Christian is carried off to Manila, probably never to return. Skillings is at Mokil with his family. "Miss Ingersoll is in her new house; it is where Mr. Rand's tool house used to be. The Lof the girls' school is raised." �THE FRIEND. 24 T. M. C. A. THEHONOLULU, H. I. Japanese lanterns adorned the front of the building. In short, while the Japan- TO OUR YOUNG MEN. [Communicated.) ese national politeness and patriotism An incident at Waikiki the other day Thispage is devoted to the interests of the Honolulu were marked features of the evening's Young Men's Christian Association, and the Board of entertainment, the spirit of Christian has a lesson of pointed interest for Directors are responsible for its contents. courtesy and charity was equally marked. many of our young people. A young ~ Editor. Success to both the Y. M. C. A. and to man at the beach, an expert swimmer S. D. Fuller, the Mutual Benefit Union, which now and canoeist, was enjoying a canoe ride Y. M. A. C. numbers 1,261 members, and has a wide at Waikiki. Going out to the verge of JAPANESE field of usefulness in caring in number- the breakers, beyond the still waters of WELCOME TO THE NEW LAY-WORKER. less friendly and helpful ways for the the encircling reef a big comber, coming On the third Saturday in February welfare of the 4,000 Japanese now resid- suddenly on the boat, in an unexpected direction, swamped the canoe. He was the Japanese Y. M. C. A. held its regular ing on these islands. too expert a swimmer to think at first of social and literary meeting. It was made the occasion also of welcoming THE HAWAIIAN BRANCH. any danger in the foaming waves. But Mr. T. Shimidzu, from the Methodist The first Anniversary of the Hawaiian the canoe was not his own, and he did Japanese Mission in San Francisco, who Blue Ribbon League and the election of not want to lose that. He tried to right has been invited by the Hawaiian Board Officers for the second year took place it, but the strong waves dashed it against to spend six months or more in Christian at again and again. Pruised and exQueen Emma Hall on Friday even- him, hausted, he found that he must have work among the 4,000 Japanese now in ing, February audience room The 24th. these islands. It is a new and striking was crowded full, and nearly as many- help, or be lost. Raising his hands, instance of Christian comity in missions, more were outside on the verandas and and beckoning for assistance, some nathis lending of a helper from one Chris- in the hall. The exercises were spirited tives on the shore launched their canoe tian organization to another of differing and interesting, consisting of singing, and rowed out to his rescue, succeeding ecclesiastical polity and methods. The speeches, etc. Hon. A. F. Judd was re- providentially- in bringing him and his first part of the evening was devoted to elected President and Mr. Henry Water- canoe safely to the shore. There is the usual literary exercises, an address house Vice-President, R. S. Kaopua many a young man who thinks he knows in Japanese by Dr. Iwai, and the read- Secretary and C. A. Brown Treasurer. it all, and is strong enough to look out ing of the (manuscript) newspaper, the for himself, that in his pleasure taking finds himself unexpectedly among the "Japanese Times, in English. We wish BLUE RIBBON LEAGUE. that we could reproduce in these columns The Hlue Ribbon League, which has breakers, and as unexpectedly in peril of some of the articles; but limited space come to be practically a department of his soul. He tries to save himself; but forbids the insertion of even the shorter our work, it having always met in our the soul in such circumstances, finds articles, "Our Chautauqua Circle," and hall, and its active workers all being out its weakness and helplessness. Well "A Japanese Boy's Filial Devotion." members of our Association, has passed for that soul that knows enough at such At the close of the literary exercises, M. its first mile-stone. The first anniversary time to pray for help, and will trust to the Taro Ando, the Japanese Consul-General, and election of officers for the next six Gospel and its message of mercy. Young took the chair as representing M rs. Ando, months, occurred on Saturday evening, man ! In your pleasure taking have the President of the Japanese Mutual Feb. nth, in the Y. M. C. A. hall. Re- you got among the breakers ? Are you Benefit Union, to welcome Mr. Shimidzu, ports, addresses, instrumental and vocal bruised and exhausted ? Beckon for who, in doing Christian work among his music, and a bountiful supply of ice cream help. Let it be known that you feel countrymen, will have special regard to combined to attract a large audience, yourself in peril. Trust the Gospel and any cases of sickness or privation among who went home well pleased with the its message of Saving Mercy. If not, them. Mr. Ando spoke both in Japanese evening's enjoyment and the good work you will perish in the breakers of sin ; and English, and alluding to the Bible accomplished by the League during the and angels of grace as well as loving sent by the Japanese women in San past year; and also with renewed inter- friends, will only mourn unavailingly over another lost soul. Ye who are in such Francisco to Mrs. Ando, spoke of it as est and hope in its future success. the blessed book, which would be the peril, seek salvation while it may be Gowen was re-elected Rev. HT~H. best comforter, guide, and instructor for President, Mr. P. C. Jones Vice-Pres- found! The Japanese proverb says,"The the Japanese as for other races. Ad- ident, Mr. Norman Logan Secretary, strongest swimmer is drowned." Young man, trust not to your own strength ; dresses were also made by Mr. Shimidzu, and Mr. J. Magoon Treasurer. Mr. F. W. Damon, Rev. Dr. Hyde and Owing to the absence of several of and think not, whatever the risk, you can T. H. Davies, Esq., the British Vice- our members and the conflicting engage- save yourself in any peril. Consul. Mr. Davies wished that British ments of others, there was rather a Christians might see what Christian small attendance at our last monthly RECEPTION. work was accomplishing for different meeting. President Lowrey presided. Mr. T. H. Davies, on-e of our most nations on missionary grounds; what Beside the reports presented, there was members, and the President Christian life was being developed, and some discussion of the temperance influential and how Christ's dying love was open- work, and the needs for Evangelistic of the Honolulu Iron Works, gave a grand reception to all his employees, ing human hearts everywhere to trust help. One new member elected. with their families, in our hall on ThursHim as the Divine Redeemer from sin Balance in treasury, $24.85. day, February 23rd. There was a varied and sorrow for every child of Adam. and interesting literary programme, after TOPICS. There were about twenty invited guests, but the limits of time cut short anyThe Gospel Praise Service which is which all were served with an abundance further speech-making. In behalf of the held in the Y. M. C. A. Hall'every Sun- of delicious refreshments. Such a interest by the Japanese societies, Mr. Ando invited all, day evening at 6:30 o'clock, will have kindly manifestation ofand strengthen a must create employer this month: after joining in the Y. M. C. A. hymn, the following topics during reciprocal interest on the part of the emMarch our Sins. Blest be the tie that to —Christ died for binds," etc., 4th " ployees that will not be limited simply adjourn to the Japanese Reading Room. Cor. 15:1-3. John 19:16-30. March nth—lf we Confess, He will to the hours and place of service. Ice-cream, cakes and fruits were served, and a very pleasant social time was en- Forgive. Jer. 3:12-15. 1 John 1:5-9. March 18th—Faith's Victories. Heb. Christ says to every lost sinner joyed for the next half-hour. The rooms "Come;" to every redeemed sinner, above and below were prettily decorated 11:32-40. with flowers and wreaths, and flags of March 25th—What are men making "Go." Come and be saved; go, and the Kingdom of "The Rising Sun." Light of? Matt. 22:1-5. Prov. 1:24-33. save some one else. - - �TH»E FRIEND. RULES FOR THE HUSBAND. HUSBAND, LOVE YOUR WIFE. 1. Never find fault with her before others. 2. Per contra, remember the counsel of the Good Book: Her husband shall praise her in the gates; that is, before folks. 3. Bear all her burdens for her; even then she'll bear more than you do, in spite of you. your 4. If you want her to submit to judgment, never ask her to submit to your selfishness. 5. A woman's life is made up of little things. Make her life happy by little courtesies. 6. Love is a wife's only wages. Don't scrimp in your pay. Relative Number of Christians.— The number of Christians has increased century by century until now they far outnumber the adherents of any other faith. The ordinary statistics, by which Buddhists are made to outnumberChristians, are totally misleading. The difference between Quakerism and the Church of Rome is trifling as compared with the difference between sects who are all classed together as Buddhists, but who have almost nothing in common except the name and a few merely outward and material resemblances. To call all Mohammedans Christians would be very much more reasonable than to consider as adherents of one religion all who call themselves Buddhists. As this is not all, for in China, which contains most of the adherents of Buddhism, this is only one belief among many, and the same man is often Buddhist, Taouist, Confucianist, and ancestor-worshipper all in one. Taking Christians and Mohammedans together, it is probable that there are from five to six hundred millions of people who believe in one God, Creator, and Governor of the world, who has icvealed himself in Jesus Christ, while it is extremely improbable that even a third as many are agreed on any other creed.—Church Review. Very Like an Anthem.—A sailor who had been to a cathedral, and had heard some very fine music, was descanting particularly upon an anthem which gave him much pleasure. His shipmate listened for a time, and then said : "I say, Bill, what's a hanthem?" "What!" replied Bill, "do you mean to say you don't know what a hanthem is ?" " Not me." " Well, then, I'll tell yer. If I was to tell yer, 'Ere, Bill, give me that 'andspike,' that wouldn't be a hanthem. But was Ito say, Bill, Bill, Bill, give, give, give, me, give me that. Bill,' give me, give me that hand, give me that hand, handspike, spike, spike. Bill, give, give me that, that hand, handspike, hand, handspike, spike, spike, spike. Ah-men, ah-men. Billgivemethathandspike, spike. Ah-men,' why, that would be a hanthem." ' liefs is not a faith nor a system. The SELECTIONS. Rev. Hugh Pentecost tries to blend the Sin has many tools, but a lie is the Parsee, the Papist, the Puritan, the handle which fits them all. Protestant, with the deist, the atheist, Alas! this time is never the time for the rationalist. He is a nondescript, a self-denial; it is always the next time. what-is-it, a paradox. Nature dislikes Nothing succeeds like success. What hybrids. If one does appear, we call it is hit is history What is missed, is a freak, sometimes a monster. It never : mystery. The progress of humanity is hopeless, apart from the Divine regenerating power and the liberty wherewith Christ makes free. Will the world never grow tired of its fatuous attempts to demonstrate that human selfishness by natural evolution will work out universal bliss ? The flesh is not easily subdued. The carnalized mind shrink from its own purification. It rebels against what seems destruction to its joy. Despair of no sanctity. Why should you so despair—you the children of the Eternal, who have been made partakers of the Divine nature ; the inspired men and inspired women ; you who have received the Holy Ghost, although your negligence'and unbelief may have suppressed this work in you? Christianity wherever it has gone, and nowhere more so than in India, has promoted the dignity of woman, the sanctity of marriage, and the brotherhood of man. Where it has not actually converted, it has checked and controlled ; where it has not renewed, it has refined; and where it has not sanctified, it has softened and subdued. Lord Lawrence. The only thinkers of to-day that face serenely the coming floods of popular power are those who cling to the oldfashioned ideas of God and the freedom of the human soul. To them the sight of this long sought-for open sea is one of glory and not of terror. The roar of the multitudinous waters as they break upon the crumbling institutions of the past is music and not horror to their minds. For far above the surging masses shines the Sun of Righteousness, with healing in his wings. It is the threshold truth of the Kingdom of God that spirit must conquer flesh, the selfishness of the natural man be purged away in the overpowering love of God, and the lust of the flesh be swallowed up in the vast and eternal enterprises of the Holy Ghost. Those who accept the Bible as the Word of God in its entirety embrace a system which brings no intellectual shame. Take Christ's manhood, however, and deny his deity; cull out parts of his moral code, and deny his miracles; select those passages which reveal the blessedness of the holy in heaven, and reject those which declare the misery of the lost, and there is only patchwork. Why call a man a crank, when no one can turn him ? A heterogeneous hodge-podge, made up of fag-ends and fragments of all be- — • propagates, nor will Pentecost's church. You seek to produce the Millenium by change in administration or in the structure of society. You forget that the best of constitutions would prove unworkable in hell and would be quite superfluous in heaven. You cannot liberate a kingdom of bad people by a good constitution. You may well despair of an unregenerate democracy. The Sovereignty of the People is bound up with the Sovereignty of God, with the capability of the human soul to be transformed, and the readiness of the Holy Spirit to endow it with new life. What lies in the cradle sleeping there? What life looks up out of the laughing eyes? What service waits in the tiny hands? What errands in the feeble feet? And yet to most mothers, the babe counts not as the beginning of a new infinity, but only as the object of a careless, coquettish fondling. Blessed is the mother who sees more truly what birth and maternity mean; who catches some glimpse of what the cradle contains as she rocks it; and who ponders these things in her heart. Dorchester's statistics show that in 1886 the number of communicants in Protectant churches in the United States were as follows: All Methodists, 4,601,-416; all Baptists, 3,729,745; all Presbyterians, 1,431,249; Lutherans, 930,830; Congregational, 486,879; Protestant Episcopal, 415,605 smaller bodies, 579,427: total, 12,175,151. Estimating each communicant as representing two other persons in the sairje family, we find a population of 36,000,000 attached to the Protestant churches in the United States, besides 7,200,000 of Roman Catholic population. Say not we are going to the grave." You are coming nearer and nearer to a magnificent land, and a more populous city than any that the earth knows. The gr,pat majority are on the other side of the river. You are going to Mount Zion. You are going up higher—to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the general assembly of the blessed. Ages and ages they have been assembling. It is a vast company—a heavenly gathering—a great church —a church where Christ in God is the light and the joy of life. You are marching fast in that direction ; you are day by day coming nearer to the spirits of just men made perfect; to those whose inferiorities are cleansed off; to the most powerful, the truest, the sweetest, the noblest, and the best men that the earth has known; and since you are going toward all these, what a desecration it is to say that you are going toward the grave. ; " �THE FRIEND. y M. C. T D. LANE'S A. BUILDING, MARBLE WORKS, HONOLULU. 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Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1888.03 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1888.03 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/ae46d0d862c40c4ffb91626dc73b5de2.pdf 2b8908081fff0e5b822396f5da312f0a PDF Text Text HONOLULU, H. 1., APRIL, 1888. Volume 46. "\I7"M. MANAGER'S NOTICE. R. CASTLE, ATTORNEY Kf Number 4. WM. LAW. ('.. IRWIN & CO., fort street, honolulu. The manager ofYuv. FRIEND respectfulj»nB7yr ly rct/uests the friendly co-operation of subT M. WHITNEY, M. D., I). I>. S. scribers and others to ic/iorn this publication is a regular monthly visitor, to aid in exDENTAL ROOMS Otf FORT ST., tending the list of patrons of this, "the Office in Ilrewer's Illock, corner Hotel and Fort Streets. ianB7yr Entrance, Holel Street. oldest paper in the Pacific," by procuring and sending in at least one new name each. mHEO. H. 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Thkim, ment, the aged Emperor commanded Honolulu. HI. not only the respect and confidence, but s. K. BISHOP, Editoil the almost filial veneration of the men of German)'. In these stormy years of CONTENTS. i MM political struggle and social change, his 35 I lie I toad kai-cr 25 Iffe has been an immense conservative IAncient .i»l 'or Frattd Trials Systems of Land Tenure in Polynesia a6 Religion and Morality 27 bulwark, and his departure would seem 38 Prayer ivt Unph toaopttical Prohibition in Maine 29 to open many possibilities to Ger.nanv, Month'v Record of Events, Marine Journal 30 Hawaiian Hoard 31 not all devoid of cause for gravest appreY. M. C. A 3* ,-.. caver hension. The world will anxiously watch A Tes'iinsinv to American Missionaries to see whether the young Prince, who will* probably soon succeed to the ImTHE DEAD KAISER. • perial throne, shall prove a rash KehoOn the ninth of March, closed the boam, or shall be wise in concessions to long and illustrious earthly life of advancing principles of popular and libWilliam, King of Prussia and Emperor eral government. In this view, it is of Germany. A few days lacked to him perhaps especially fortunate that Unof ninety-one years. If merely to his ser Frit*," who seems so near the grave, great age were respect due, we have to has survived his father and mounted the venerate one not only a whole genera- throne. The death of the aged Emperor tion older than any living monarch of must tend to set astir the democratic as Christendom, but if we mistake not, well as socialistic elements of Germany. of more years than any former monarch Hut even their turbulent ardor must be of Christendom has attained. The kings tempered by the tender pathos of the i and emperors, the statesmen and philos- situation, and the anguished prostration ophers of his day had all passed away. of he new Emperor; thus time will be William belonged to the times of the gained for the young William and his great Nicholas, of Metternich, of Eouis counsellors tc observe and weigh the sitPhiilipe and Robert Peel. In his youth uation, and arrange a wise policy. May was fought the battle of Jena, which God guide that grand and noble nation, prostrated Prussia at the feet of Napo- and their statesmen and rulers to the leon, the insolence of whom to yueen best results for Germany, for Humanity, Louise burned into the soul of her son. and for Liberty! He personally knew two emperors and of France, four emperors of three LIQUOR FRAUD TRIALS. Russia, and the three kings of England A FEW days ago, two popular business who preceded the lift}' years of Victoria's reign. Beginning in the throes andflames men of Honolulu, after a long prelimiof the French Revolution, his life has nary examination, were committed for gone on through Europe's eventful trial, on charges of conspiracy to defraud changes and convulsions, and all the the Government. A report of a Comenormous developments of the now al- mittee of the Legislature had showed that during the previous two years most ended nineteenth century. Kaiser there had been fraudulently withdrawn For twenty-seven years the Prussia, the throne ol and for from bond at the Custom House by was on several parties, wines and spirits on of nearly eighteen Emperor Germany, crown on his head as which duties should have been paid to placed the having the conqueror of that France to which the amount of $45,000, thereby defraudhis youth bowed in defeat. William ing the Government to that amount. was a monarch of much ofthe old-fash- It became the duty of the Government ioned absolute opinions, but not like the prosecutor to take up the matter, as has Ekucmi i, published the first day offach month, at H<tn.-lulu, 11. 1. Subscriptionr.it'' Iwo |li>ll M<s NCI Ihk • " 25 The Friend. Number 4. been done with the result so far at tamed. Personally, it is painful to us to see well-known neighbors of good social relations in serious difficulties. From what we have learned of the case, there appear to be palliating circumstances, which if the facts charged become established, may entitle the defendants to lenient dealing. We earnestly hope that such may prove to be the case. These mitigating circumstances, however, seem to grow out of the abnormally corrupt and debauched state of affairs subsisting under the late government, which made irregular and unlawful methods in dealing with the government, the easy and almost the natural way of proceeding. The evidence presented at the (preliminary examination is said to disclose much of that well known state of things, not ill-suggested in the couplet. • Oh. I .mi the of Sia'ti, I am; And for ju«ttce I don't care a yam, a yam" It in of comparatively small import ance that due punishment should be awarded to violators of law. It may often be expedient to let such escape re compense for their wrong action. Mercy and forbearance are particularly in place after severe political revulsions, although indiscriminate amnesty is an evil. An assurance that full penalty was to be exacted for all past abuses, would animate considerable numbersof men to desperate opposition to Reform. There seems reason to believe that the reactionary efforts of last December were largely owing to such apprehensions being excited. It is also certain that in any case, only a few of the offenders Some of the worst can be reached. and the highest ones will escape with no other penalty than lessened power and prestige. YVhat is chiefly important, however, in such prosecutions, is the full and precise exposure they produce of the facts as to gross abuses and frauds, such as took place under the late government, and which are among the things which the Reform movement is striving toremedy. Some of these Custom �26 THE FRIEND. [April, 1888. House frauds, moreover, are known to ANCIENT SYSTEMS OF LAND TENURE historic development of the Polynesian IN POLYNESIA. races in general, and of the Hawaiian have had particular relation to the Science lie ore the Honolulu Social AsaocialloDi branch of it in particular. There are systematic way in which Royalty cor- Read March i*, 18P8, hy Hon. W I). Alexander. good reasons for believing that the feudal rupted the elections all over the islands, system of the Hawaiians, as of other Having made the history of land titles races, was preceded by a communal sysby copious distribution of liquors, which of for in these Islands a subject study liquors were fraudulently withdrawn some time past, 1 have endeavored to tem, either before or after their migrafrom bond without payment of duties. collect information respecting the various tion, which helps to explain many of their characteristic traits and usages. We do not desire to see the present Systems,of land tenure which prevailed In treating of this subject, I find it accused parties suffer penalty, if reason- in other parts of Polynesia before their impossible to separate the consideration leave able plea for" exemption can be found. discovery by Europeans, and beg of the Polynesians to lay some of the results of my re- of the landed systems What we do hopefully expect and desire, searches before this association. The from that of their civil polity on the one is the useful establishment by unanswer- subject has a peculiar interest to US for hand, and from that of their systems of consanguinity and inheritance on the able evidence of some of the facts con- several reasons. other, wit'n both of which they are so In the first place, it unfolds an in- closely interwoven, ami I shall not atcerning the manner in which not only the of a history por- tempt to do so. honesty and purity were subverted, but teresting chapter in tion of the human race which, if corHefore taking up the several groups in which we were deprived of all legislarectly read, may yet throw light on some tive power by the entire corruption of of the knotty questions of social science. in detail, I wish to call your attention to certain facts observed in elections. We have been struggling I can here only allude to them in pas»r- in advance the different tribes with each comparing a for years under government syndicate ing. oilier. I think it is generally admitted that of gin and boodle, a peculiar addition to In the fust place, the tribes inhabiting which was being organized of heathen individual property —especially in land- the western groups appear to be in an earH comparatively modern institution. lier stage of development than the eastern wizardry, to make the subjugation of is Speaking of ancient European law, Sir Polynesians. The latter are in several voters more complete by acting upon Henry Maine says: "It is concerned respects more advanced than the former, Hawaiian superstition. Any clear and not with individuals, but with families; for the worse as well as for the better. definite light upon that evil history not with single human beings, but .Thus in language (as Mr. Hale has resuch as the coming trials may be ex- groups;" and again, "We have the marked), wckcc in the dialectsof the westreason for thinking that prop- ern groups certain grammatical forms pected to cast, must be of great public strongest erty once belonged not to individuals, which are entirely wanting in the eastservice. nor even to isolated families, but to ern, while others which are complete in composed on the patri- the former are found in the latter defec"What is the theological drift of New larger societies, model." Walker, in his "Theory tive and perverted from what appears to England? That is the conundrum.'' archal of the Common Law," p. 6, states that be their original meaning, to which we As to your conundrum, dear brother, before our Teutonic ancestors "crossed may add the dropping of some letters did you c ver know the time when the Rhine, the private property in land was and the softening of others. drift" of New England was "theological and absolutely totally unknown to them." Again we find in the west a comparanot a conundrum ? Have you forgotttvi When We go back to the dawn of civilHopkinsianism, limmonsism,Taylorism, ization tively simple mythology and spirit worin Europe, before the rise of in the east has been changed Parkism and Bushnellism ? And yet the which ship, find feudalism, the Celtic a debasing and cruel idolatry under .into Congregational Church still lives, and nations landweheld byamong tribal ownership, was never doing a grander work for the while among all the Teutonic nations we the sway of a powerful and tyrannical Master than to-day. Congregationalism find organized village communities, each priesthood. allows freedom of thought and specula- holding a small district in common called In morality the western were certaintion, while it holds to the cardinal truths a superior to the eastern Polynesians; ly Mark, and cultivating its arable land of our holy religion. It cultivates scholar- in three for they were by no means a licentious fields which —a system great ship and encourages the spirit of re- has people, and were free from the revolting left its permanent traces on the crime of infanticide, for which the latter search. It submits to no bonds of maps of Germany, and in were so notorious. bigotry, but, with a reverent spirit and a territorial many of the usages still existing clear glance, it searcheth after the deep Again, the forms of government preboth there and in lingland. The same things of God. Its search has not been in eastern Polynesia were much vailing has survived to the present centralized and better organized more in vain. The "New England conun- system time in full vigor in Russia and in other drum" has permeated the system of for purposes of oppression than those in Slavonic countries in spite of the presbranch of the Christian sure west. divinity of every of the nobility. To my surprise, I theThe Church, and, because of its influence, found its counterpart existing in the same general statement, as will they work all the more effectively, and plains of Palestine; but the village com- be seen, applies to their systems of land secure more glorious results for the munities of India furnish still more per- tenure. In the second place, as Mr. Hale sugkingdom of God. fect examples of this system of ownersome of their diversities in chargests, How long will men and women in ship, and of its gradual change into feuand institutions can be accounted acter their folly, listen to the testimony of the dalism. When, therefore, we find in for by the natural peculiarities of the blind touching questions of spiritual the isolated communities of the Pacific which they inhabit. life, and to the deaf touching questions Ocean, examples of all these different countries In New Zealand, the great extent of of spiritual hearing? If you would know forms of ownership, we are led to suswhether the Invisible can be seen, ask pect that they are deeply rooted in the the country together with the extreme Moses, who saw him by his faith, not principles of human nature, and that the scarcity of food, caused a separation of Pharaoh, whose eyes were blinded b}' process of civilization has a tendency to the inhabitants into numerous tribes, his unbelief; if you would know whether follow certain regular lines of. develop- independent of one another. the Inaudible can be heard, ask Paul ment. Among these, constant occasions of who heard him commanding in the Not only do such investigations have strife arose, which inflamed to an extranoonday splendor that struck him blind, a bearing on social science in general, but ordinary degree the naturally ferocious not Festus who takes the words of truth to us they have a peculiar interest from and cruel disposition of the race to which and soberness for learning driven mad. the light which they throw on the pre- they belong. �Volume 46, No. 4.] 27 THE FRIEND. In the Marquesas, each of the larger rise to the rank of chief, if he possessed islands has a high steep range of the requisite qualifications, viz. valor mountains running through it, from and skill in wa , and wisdom in council. which sharp and precipitous lateral Few matters of importance were ever ridges descend to the sea, thus forming undertaken except after being submitted deep valleys, walled in on every side, to public discussion. "Nothing apexcept towards the sea, by a natural for- proaching to a regal office ever existed tification. The consequence is that the among them." population is as at New Zealand, split The bulk of the land, including all up into numerous petty clan;, which are the uncultivated land and the forest, becontinually at war with each other. longed to the tribe in common. The Hence the incorrigibly bloodthirsty and boundaries of these tribal lands were treacherous character of the inhabitants. perfectly well known to the natives, and Again, on those groups nearest to the consisted of rocks, rivers, ancient footEquator we would naturally., expect to paths, etc. find an indolent pleasure-loving race, Private claims are said to have been while a cooler climate and less fertile rare, and were generally small, cultivated soil are more conducive to industry, spots, which were handed down from hardihood and foresight. These effects sire to son, and the title to which seems are exemplified in the Samoans, Tahiti- to have been based upon cultivation. ans and Marquesans on the one hand, These could not be sold without the compared with the Maories of New Zea- consent of every living member of the land and the Hawaiians on the other. family, who had been born since their The two physical causes just mentioned first cultivation. This shows that they may serve to account for the combined really belonged to the family, rather than ferocity and sensuality of the Marque- to any individual. These cultivated sans, traits in which they surpass all patches are generally grouped together, other Polynesians. one being separated from another by only NEW ZEALAND. a few stones placed as landmarks, the reof which, however, "would be 1 begin with the system of Land moval immediately attended by serious conseTenure in New Zealand, as being the The Tribal form quences." most primitive, private claims were inherited by of tenure, resembling that which once theSuch male children and kinsmen to the prevailed in Ireland. As before stated, the inhabitants are exclusion of females, and this is given as a reason why the consent of brothers divided into numerous independent was always necessary to their sister's of the northin the number clans, to 104 marriage. Even when a piece of land ern island, which are classed by them was given to a sister on her marriage, it under four general designations. The was only given conditionally, for, if she all with the begin names of these tribes it reverted to her male prefix Xga or Ngati, like the Celtic Mac had no children, The elder brother and his posrelatives. of the anthe names or 'O, followed by took terity always precedence of the cestors of the several clans. is embodied in The individuals in each cian were younger—an idea which used to relationexpress the terms very divided into two classes, viz.: Kangalanguages—for tira. or freemen, and Taurckareka, or ship in the Polynesian for brother, but slaves. These last were captives taken there is no general term different are used for elder and terms in war and their descendants, and "had younger brother and sister. no rights that their mastars were bound There were also strips of debatable to respect." The Rangatiias. however, did all the land lying between the territories occupied by neighboring tribes, and claimed fighting in war. The term Ariki, which elsewhere by both, called "kainga taittohc." Another class of lands had been taken means "chief," is here applied to an individual in a clan, who has received by in war, the conquerors having allowed a hereditary descent a peculiar sanctity, remnant of the original inhabitants to entitling him to certain ceremonial continue in occupation of them. Mr. observances, and rendering his person Thomson states that "Conquest and occupation may confer titles to land, but inviolable. Probably the best explanation of the land is never given for ever. The inditerm is that of Mr. Taylor, who states vidualization of movable property is unthat "a descendant of the elder branch known." So many complicated disputes arose of a family is a papa, (father), to all land, and so many fraudulent sales eldest child ofthe about branches, and the other main branch is an Ariki, lord to all that to foreigners took place, that the British family, and is supposed to have the Government, in the Treaty of Waitangi, spirits of all his or her ancestors em- in 1840, stipulated that no more land bodied in himself or herself, and to be should be sold by the natives to private able to converse with them at pleasure." individuals, but that it should be sold This, I think, gives the true key to the only to the Crown. The Government purchases the land use ofthe word in all the groups. But the Maori A riki did not possess in extensive "blocks" from the native any civil authority over the other mem- clans and sells it in sections to settlers, bers of the tribe. Any freeman might who receive royal patents for the same. r viz.: : Sir Charles Dilke, in his "Greater Britain," gives a graphic description of the scenes attending the purchase of the so-called " Manawatu block " of land by the Government in 1867. The negotiations for it had lasted three years, and at last the Maori and the Pakeha had agreed upon the price, viz., $125,000; but the difficult question that remained to be settled was how the money should be shared between the thrie rival tribes. One tribe had owned the land from the earliest times; another had conquered some miles of it; a third had had one of its chiefs cooked and eaten on the ground. It required the greatest tact and management to prevent a bloody war. At length a great council, or "runanga," was held, with fervid displays of barbaric eloquence and poetry. On the third day an agreement was arrived at, and the deed was signed by many hundred Maoris—both men and women. The payment of the money was celebrated the next day by a bloodcurdling war dance, executed by 400 warriors, and a grand barbecue. By this course the British Government has plainly recognized the tribal nature of the native land titles, and it has instituted a "Native Land Court" to adjudicate such claims. < To he continued, t RELIGION AND MORALITY. ByRev. Thos. L. Gulick. The kingdom of God cometh not with observation. The Pharisees demanded of Christ, when that kingdom He answered: "The ahould come. kingdom of God is in the midst of you." It had come already and they knew it not. Christ's uplifting work is done so unostentatiously that men of the world, from Judean Pharisees to modern philosophers will often doubt or deny the source of it. Lowell, an interMr. Percival esting philosophical writer, says in the Atlantic Monthly of last December: "So far as its practice, certainly, is concerned, if not its preaching, morality has no more intimate connection with religion than it has with art or politics." He then goes on seriously to prove his assertion by reference to the matter of truthfulness and honesty. Finding that the devotees of Mahometanism, Buddhism and Jesuitism, as well as many other religionists who have changed the truth of God into a lie, are far from truthful, he comes to the conclusion that religion has nothing to do with practical honesty. Searching profoundly to find the real cause of the greater honesty of our western civilization as compared with that of the orientals, he professes to find the explanation in two causes: "The one is the development of physical science; the other the extension of trade." [Atlantic Monthly, December, 1887, page 840.] It hardly seems credible that such a statement could have been made by an intelligent �28 man and published in a respectalle journal in this nineteenth century. Let us look at one or two facts in the light of this remarkable philo- literary sophical discovery. Wltcn the Hawaiian Islands were first made known to the civilized world, the natives were found to be one of the most dishonest and thievish of races. Though they were, at first, on good terms with Captain Cook's vessels, they were said to \n as thievish as monkeys, and would steal whatever they could lay hands on. What was their conduct after the religion of Christ began to take hold of them? At Kaluaaha, Molokai, and at Waialua, Oahu, where we lived many years among a purely Hawaiian population, we seldom locked our doors and we very seldom had anything stolen. According to our philosopher this marvelous change must have been owing to "the development of physical science and the extension of trade." In the winter of 1873 my wife and I rode from Hilo to the volcano of Kilauea, a distance of thirty miles, by a bridlepath through the woods and the wilderness. Many miles from any human habitation 1 lost my pocket knife in the grass. A week later a native man who had never seen me, came to Hilo inquiring who had lately been to the Learning that I had, he volcano. sought me out and give me my knil'j. I was surprised at such a scrupulous honesty, but I must confess I was not philosophical enough to think to inquire whether my new acquaintance was deeply versed in physical scien:e, o; whether he was a great trader. I was" innocent enough to take it for granted that the religion of Christ had something to do with it. When the Moravian missionaries went to the lisquimaux of Greenland they found them a remarkably thievish They were converted to people. Christianity and now are one of the most honest races known. Travelers tell us that families will leave their homes for many months and instead of fastening their houses, they leave them unlocked for the express purpose that they may be used by entire strangers whom they had never seen and never expect to see. Not only do they leave their houses open for the entertainment of strangers, but they also leave their most valuable property, their household utensils and their implements for hunting, where they can be easily found and used. This confidence, we are told, is seldom The strangers come, and abused. occupy the house as though invited guests. On their departure, if the house has been injured, if any article has been worn out or lost, if a spear or a sled has been broken, it is carefully mended, or replaced by a new one better than the old. The house and all its appointments are left as clean, and in every respect as good condition, as it was found. And so the strangers depart leaving their [April, 1888. THE FRIEND. prayers and blessing for the christian friends whose very names they may not have heard. Christianity, of course, has nothing to do with this change of character, for has not Mr. Lowell informed us that "morality has no more connection with religion than it has with art and politics?" Honesty is the result of two causes, "the development of physical science and the extension of trade." Now, in sober earnest, what more significant evidence could we have than this assertion of Mr. Lowell's, that even a philosopher sometimes funis it very difficult or very disagreeable to speak the plain truth? Is it knowledge or physical science, or acquaintance with trade, or something more important which is lacking? This attempt to steal the fruits of Christianity and attribute them to schools, to governments, to inventions, to philosophy, to science or to trade, is nothing new in skeptical literature. It is ;ts common as it is weak, and as ludicrous as it is dishonest. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit. Mr. Robert Ingersoll writes in the North American Review in reply to Dr. Field: " Let me say to you again- and let me say it and once for till that morality has nothing to do with religion." And yet this very man would probably act about as the two sailors are said to have done when they were shipwrecked on what they had known to be a cannibal island. As they were cautiously crawling along the beach, one of them suddenly jumped up and shouted: "We're all right, Jack! There's a church!" And they both walked boldly forward. There is an old book that some philosophers consider antiquated, which says,"the natural man receiveth not the the tilings ofthe spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot know them, for they are spiritually discerned." The god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. We have no need lo be surprised at the persistent " oppositions of science falsely so called." When the apostle warns men not to lie to one another, perhaps our philosopher would remind us that he was "preaching," not practicing. Mr. Harrison and some of the otherrationalistic philosophers have lately been raising the question, " is religion of any use. or can we do as well without it?" The idea is almost as grotesque as the story ofthe woman who said, "we owe avast obligation to the moon, which affords light on dark nights, whereas we are under no such debt to the sun, who always shines by day when there is always plenty of light." PRAYER NOT UNPHILOSOPHICAL. The devout, believing soul, who is experienced in the grace of God, seldom feels troubled by philosophical argu ments against prayer. It is not uninteresting, however, to see how freely and candidly the chief argument of this sort is brushed aside by Prof. Huxley him self, the eminent biologist and Agnostic. It may be remembered how several years ago Prof. Huxley challenged the Bishops to a " prayer test." " The supposition that there is any inconsistency between the acceptance of the constancy of natural order and a belief in the efficiency of prayer is the more unaccountable as it is obviously contradicted by antilogies furnished by everyday experience. The belief in the efficiency of prayerdepends upon the as sumption that there is somebody, somewhere, who is strong enough to deal with the earth and its contents as men deal with the tilings and events which they are strong enough to modify or control; and who is capable of being moved by appeals such as men make to one another. This belief does not even involve theism; for our earth is an insignificant particle ofthe solar system, while the solar system is hardly worth speaking of in relation to the All; and for anything that can be proved to the contrary, there may be beings endowed with full power over our system, yet practically as insignificant as ourselves in relation to the uniCertainly, I do not lack faith verse in the constancy of natural order. Hut I am not less convinced that if I were to ask the Bishop of Manchester to do me a kindness which lay within his power, he would do it. And I am unable to see that his action on my request involves any violation of the order of Nature. On the contrary, as I have not the honor to know the Bishop personally, my action would be based upon my faith in that 'law of Nature,' or generalization from experience, which tells me that, as a rule, the men who occupy the bishop's position are kindly and courteous. How is the case altered if my request is preferred to some imaginary superior being, or to the Most High being, who, by the supposition, is able to arrest disease, or to make the sun stand still in the heavens, just as easily as I can stop my watch, or make it indicate any hour that pleases me?" The above language of Prof. Huxley accords with a view long ago expressed in a sermon of our own, viz That even if the Supreme Being thought it unbecoming himself to modify the action of natural forces, he might not unfitly commission his powerful angels to do so. The point is this, that there is no more law in God or one Do the truth you know, and you shall violation of natural of his angels producing rain or giving a learn the .truth you need to know. : �Volume 46, No. 4.] THE FRIEND. fair wind in answer to prayer than in a human being " lending a hand " at request. How much plainer is this in the spiritual uplifting antl guidance which we ask for. The last sentences of the above quoted paragraph impressively suggest our Lord's words, "If ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven, give good gifts to them that ask him." Would that Dr. Huxley, and ever) other doubter would test the Lord's goodness by asking Tiim—would taste antl see that the Lord is gra- PROHIBITION IN MAINE. "cious." ITEMS. Rev. Dr. Beckwith is preaching a series of discourses upon the evidences ofthe Divine origin of the books of the Bible. His presentation of the subject is a very powerful one. Rev. T. Y. Moore, ofthe Presbyterian Church of Helena, Montana, has been visiting Kilauca and Ila'.eakala. Mr. Moore led the prayer of the meeting sweetly and powerfully at Central Union Church hist Wednesday evening. He soon leaves on the Planter. A very interesting reception was given at (jueen Emma Hall Saturday evening, March 24th, to Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Miyama, by their Japanese friends and others. Mr. Miyama expects to spend several months in Evangelical labor among his countrymen in these islands. Rev. T. Dwight Hunt is publishing in the Pacific a series of " Reminiscences of Pioneer Missionary Life in California." Mr. Hunt spent some years as a missionary in these Islands. On the discovery of gold he hastened to San FYancisco. He was the first Protestant minister on the ground, and labored for several years with zeal and great acceptance its Pastor of the First Congregational Church. During an absence of Father Damon, Mr. Hunt filled the editorial chair of the Friend. This was more than forty years ago. Rev. J. Q. Adams, of the Westminster Church, San Francisco, preached« in the Central Union Church on the evening of March 25th, from the text, "Thereshall be no night there"—no night of toil, of ignorance, nor of sin, well lifting our thoughts up into "heavenly places." Mr. Adams has made himself a very welcome guest among the Christian people of these islands. His impressive, but cheerful voice has often been heard in our assemblies, ministering to us of many good treasures ofthe gospel. Mr. and Mrs. Adams have sailed for San Francisco on the shipAlexander McNeil. Mr. Adams has been very successful in his quest of rest and recuperated nerves. 29 In more than three-fourths of our territory containing far more than threefourths of our population the grog-shop is practically unknown, so that an entire generation has grown up there never having seen one. In proportion to population, Maine's share of the national drink-bill would be now about thirteen million dollars, but one million will more than cover the cost of all the liquor smuggled into the state and sold in violation of law. We save annually more than twelve million dollars directly, and an equal sum indirectly as the result of prohibition, which, but for the Maine Law would be spent, lost and wasted in drink. In those .lays, Maine was said to be the poorest state in tin: Union, but now she is one of the most prosperous. Signs of unthrift and poverty were set;n everywhere in neglected, shabby houses, barns, farms, school houses, meetinghouses; but now such indications of the saloon and the drink habit are seen nowhere. John Blight said: "If the evils coming to the community from intemperance could be put aw.iv, England could not be recognized as the same country." Precisely that has happened to Maine. Some time since a stranger sat by my side in a railway car on our way to Boston. He knew me and said : I am a native of Maine. Twenty-five years ago 1 went to Minnesota, where 1 now live. lam home now in Maine for the first time, and the change is so great in everything I see, that I did not recognize it its the same. No more tumble-down houses with old hats and rags in the windows instead of glass, no more dilapidated barns and shabby cattle, no more miserable school-houses and meeting-houses. Everything now is neat and in good repair indicating industry and thrift." tftal Don. " SELECTIONS. - in makes a hole you could put your head through. They say that a man left Waxahachie last Saturday driving a yoke of oxen; that one of them died from and that while he tarried at the wayside skinning it, the blizzard came and froze the other to death. -Waxahaehie. Texas, Mirror. Frank R. Stockton writes with a stub pen. Edgar Fawcett wjtes with a lead pencil and an eraser. His best work is done with the eraser. Charles ligbert Craddock writes with the feather end of a quill. Robert Browning has a pet spider that tloes all his writing for him. Life. Hugh McMillan, inhischarming "First Forms of Vegetation," tells us that it is quite possible that there are lichens still living which were formed in the first dawn of creation, and which have withstood all the vicissitudes of ihe immensely long icons of geological time. Meek creatures, Ruskin calls them, the first mercy of the earth, veiling with hushed softness the dintless rocks; covering with tender honor the scarred disgrace of ruin, antl weaving the dark tapestries of the hills. Jesus' disciples came to him for the constitution of the church, for the organization of a hierarchy. Time the church had government marked out, its lordships appointed. " Who is greatest," they demand of him, "in the kingdom of God ? " We may easily imagine the contest. Peter claims precedence because he has first confessed Christ, and James because he is the Lord's brother, and John because he is a son of thunder, and Judas Iscaiiot because he is lord high treasurer and carries the bag. But Christ puts all these claims aside, and says in effect, In my Kingdom there is no other law of precedence and authority than this, He who serves most is chief and highest. BIRTHS. tJOETZKE Al I'apaikoti, Hilo, Hawaii, January31*1, to the wife of J. Ooetzee, a son. [San Francisco p. per* ple«M copy.] SHEPHERD In Honolulu, February 25th, to the wife of I). Slieprn.nl, a daughter. No pluck, no luck. MARRIAGES. Happiness is not perfected until it is HOWARD GOODALE—iO HiuNun, Mass., January shared. 24th, Allen S. Howard, of Townsend, and Ellen ('.. The things that you remember, are daughter of Warm (ioodale of Makmwao, Mum. the things that fixed your attention. DEATHS. New York City, February 15th, Mrs. KENDALL— In innocence of the abates The intention E. Kendall, sister of Mr. C. A Brown, aged 36 nothing of the mischief of the example. Mary yt-.iis and 1 month. SCHMIDT—Ia Honolulu, March 25th, J. W. .Schmidt, When you have learned to listen, you aged 42 year*. In Honolulu, March 4th, Rons Coleman, have already acquired the rudiments of COLEMANnaval cadet on the U. S. S. Adams, aged 21 years. education. 'l'HU(,;_At a good Palama, Honolulu, March 12th, Daniel T. True, in his eighty-third foot, a native of Boston, Mass., Our passions are like convulsions fits, and a r.-sident of Honolulufor over fifty years, HOFFMANN—In Honolulu, March 25'h, Dr. Edward which make us stronger for the time, Hoffmann, a native of Germany, agei 75 years. but leave us weaker forever after. AIIOLO- In Honolulu, March 16th, Luther Aholo, aged 55 year?. A prominent society woman of Boston ELLIS—In Lo* Angeleft, M art ti 2nd, A. G. Ellis, of Honolulu. is said to save the congregation of her formerly CAKKION —In Waimea, Hawaii, March 14th, Joseph church $10,000 a year by her example Carrion, a Spaniard, dropped dead from heart disease. JACOB—Lost overboard from ihe ship Mystic BelU, of inexpensive dressing on Sundays. Jan. iBih, Wm. Jacobs, a native of Nova .Scotia, aged 31 It is astonishing how soon the whole FLOYD- At sea, February 26th, on board bark Martha E. Floyd. conscience begins to unravel if a single Davis, of consumption, LYNCH—At ihe Oueen's Hospital, March 30th. John stitch drops. One single sin indulged Lynch, aged 3a years. of Ireland, a native �30 [April, 1888. THE FRIEND. 26th.—Comet observed at Kauai, in the eastern sky, at 4 o'clock a.m. ; date March ist —Trustees- of Library and not given. Reading Room Association appoint a 29th—American ship Mystic Bell arcommittee to arrange for a Fair in May rives 166 days from New York, after a next. severe passage.—Lighthouse at Barber's Ensign Point shows its first light. 5th —Funeral of the S. late Adams from Coleman of the U. S. 30th —Good Friday.—First meeting St. Andrew's Cathedral. of newly-organized Pacific Degree 8th —Departure of H. B. M. S. Caro- Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, I. O. O. F. line for Tahiti. —Libel suits against 31st —Total value of exports for the Editors of the Advertiser and Bulletin month from this port, $1,547,918.61. come to naught. gth—Opening of the fine new corner store in the Mclnerny Block.—Arrival of PORT OF HONOLULU. S. S. Mariposa from the Colonies en route for San Francisco. —Nine whalers off the port. AXkIVAUS. bktne Fremont, F.merson, 27 days from 10th—Chas. L. Hopkins appointed March t AmFriend y Islands. B—Br S S Lelgic, Walker, 6 days 21 nours from Deputy Marshal, vice F. Pahia, and S. Francisco. San F. Graham succeeds Mr. Hopkins as 4 -Br bk Velocity, Martin, 59 days from Houkong. Am wh bk John P West, K.OOll, from New BedMarshal's clerk. fordand cruise. Am wh bk Abraham Barker, Mitchell, from San 12th—Death of Daniel P. True, a /. Francisco. resident of Honolulu for fifty years. 5 -Am wh bk F.liza Keenan, from San Francisco and cruise. 6-Haw S S Australia, Houdlctte, 7 days from 13th—Police Justice Kalai of Kohala San Francisco. dismissed.—Whaleship Hunter arrives II It M .S Caroline, Sir William WUetnan, from offthe port with a case of small pox, subHawaii. 8— Get bk Friedrich, Korff, 18 days from San sequently removed to the Quarantine Francisco. Station. —40 more homestead lots were 9—Am S S Mariposa, Hayward, from the Colonic*. ll Am wh bk Hunter, from San Francisco and set apart at Kapaahu, Hamakua.—Decruise. 14 Am bk Sonoma, T H Griffith, 22 days from San parture of the Australia for San FranDiego. freight list. cisco with large Am steam wh O X Belvidere, Sherman, from Francisco and cruise. 16th—Arrival of S. S. Alameda from tern W S Bowne, Bluhm, 18 days from San 1: AmFrancisco. San Francisco en route for the Colonies, Am wh bk Fleetwing, GifTard, from a cruise. 16-Am S S Alameda, Mor.se, 6 1/i days from San bringing news of the death of Emperor Francisco. William, at Berlin, on the gth inst. Br bk Saraca, Watt, 138 days from Liverpool. from Luther Aholo, ex-Minister of the Interior, Am bk Martha Davis, Benson, 140 B slon. died to-day at his residence, in this" city. days bk from San Caibarien, Perkins, iB,H 17 Am Frncis, o. St. Pat—Kamehameha Day, days Pcrriman, 17th frotß San iy- Am bktne Planter. Jo Francisco. rick's Day and Jno. Cummins birthday days from K> Am hk Forest Queen, Winding, BO San Francisco. duly observed. —Hawaiian Rifle Assoday-from Port TiSbitts, ;i Am bk Atalanta, ciation meet in Target practice at their Gamble. days range, King street, with " prizes for all." 91—An ship Alexander Ml Neil, Howard, 18 from San Francisco. Holt, Jr., appointed Tax 25—U S S Vandalia, Rear%Admii al Kinilwrley, from 20th—J.forD.balance Hawaii. of the term. Collector Am bk Vib>ra II Hopkins, Blood, 24 days from Diego. San 21st—Arrival of the American ship 26—Am sch Addie C Hasseltine, Saxe, 26 days fion. Alexander McNeil, the new addition to San Francisco, en route to Marshall Islands. 28 —Am bktne S G Wilder, Paid, 18 days from San the Oceanic Company's line of San Francisco, Hr bk Willie McLaren, Laidman, So days from Francisco and Hawaiian packets.—MaNewcastle, N S \V. chinery at the Electric Works tested to29 Am bktne S N Castle, Hubbard, 18 days from Francisco. San day, with a satisfactory result. Am ship Mystic Bell, Freeman, 166 days from New York. 22nd—Memorial service in honor of Haw bk Lady Lampaun, 14 «l'vs from San the late Emperor William held at St. Franciso*. ■ Andrew's Cathedral at 11 a.m. Vf. S. DMFAXTUK&S. Luce and G. W. Macfarlane, at the prebk C O\\ hi! mure, Ward, I,r Sati FmncisCO, liminary examination on a charge of March i Am Mm SS B Igic, Wa'ker, for Hongkong. —Am wh bk Lagoda, Tucker, fortlie Antic. conspiracy, before Chief Justice Judd, 1 Am bgtne W ti It v. in, McCulloCh, for San are committed for trial.—Large haul of Francisco. Haw sch leunic Walker, Anderson, for Fasv opium from a would-be smuggler per nings lsla d. Forest Queen. I Am bk Saranac, Shaw, for San Francisc 5 —Ger bk H. Printzonberg, Ahrens, for Homjkong. —First of the lighting permanent Am wh bk Stamboul, Smith, for the Arctic. 23 6 Am wh bk Ohio, Safford, for the Arctic. streets of Honolulu with electricity—a 7 Am bktne Mary Winkleman, Lryeberg, for San brilliant success. If'rancisco. 8-H B M S Caroline, Wiseman, for Venezuela. Brit bk I,ady Harewood. Williams, for Hong24th—Meeting of the Mission Chilkong. dren's Society at the residence of Judge Am bk C D Bryant, Lee, for San Francisco. 9—Am wh bk Young Phoenix, Millard, lor the McCully.—Death of Dr. E. Hoffman, Arctic, aged 83 years, and a resident of Honoio—Am S S Mariposa, Hayward, for San Francisco. Am bktne Fremont, Emerson, for SanFrancisco. lulu for the past forty years. ii—Am wh bk J A Howland, Shockley, for the Arctic. 25th.—Brutal murder of Kok Yuk, a Am wh bk Helen Mars, Ellis, for the Arctic. Chinaman, by some party or parties unAm wh bk Eliza, Keenan, for the Arctic. US S Vandalia, Kimberley, for Hawaii. kown, at his residence in King street. S S Australia, Houdlette, for San Fran13—Haw Return ofthe Vandalia from Hilo. cisco. MONTHLY RECORD OF EVENTS. March — — • - — . bk Ceylon, Calhoun, fur San Francisco. -Am wh bk Abraham Barker, Mitchell, for the Arctic —Brit bk Velocity, Martin, for Hongkong. Am wh bk Fleetwing, i.iflard, for the Aietii. Am steam wh Belvidere, Sherman, for tlu. Arttic. ■j.'-Ain tern WS Bowue, Bluhni. for San Francisco. Ij Am wh bk John 1' West, Koon, for the Arcti« for the Arctic. Am wh bk Hunter, 26—Am I■* Caiharien, Perkins, f r. van Pi*aCMCO. bk Martha for Manilla. Davis, Benson, 27—Am Am sch Addie C Hasseltine, Saxe, for the Mai shall Islands. Am bk Sonoma, Griffith, Tor San Francisco. .'3 Am bk Forest Queen, Winding, for Sail Fian cisco Am sh Alex McNeil, Howard, for San Fran i i.i 0. 20 . 21 MARINE JOURNAL. - 15 —Am for the Colonies. 17—Am S S Alameda, Morse, 18—Am wh bk Sea Breeze, Worth, for the Arctic. 19—Ger bk Freidrich. KoriT, for San Francisco. Am wh bk Northern Light, Wing, for the Arctic. PASSENGERS. AX RIVALS. From San Francisco, per Australia, March 6 Captain A T Stmmondftj R J Cumisky, H A Parnialcc .i>u\ family, l Lillie, Captain A C Sh*rman, C I)o>chcrt, George Brown and wife, / T Moore, G W Smith, Leroy Lewis, fc, Waltner, Captain H M Gilford, X li Penntman, T TasasUffL Wm Driver, Capt F. Kelly, Mrs J S Muirhead, Dr F L Alvarey and family, Mrs W H Noon, (apt C H Richardson, J A Wood and wife, W A F.lkrker and family, F Schleasingei and wife, M Adelsdorfer, Amos Dottner, Thos Giffurd,S 1. Davis and wi*e, Mrs Wiard, W J Robinson, Nou Keung, Captain J B Tobey, is Brown, John F.gun, X A judaon, L Bellaquel and 14 other-. From Auckland, per Mariposa, Man h ■■;■ Mr and Mrs F Sinclair, Chas Gay, Miss Gay. Mrs KobinsoO, Mrs Lmdoit. From Samoa : H X Riaea and 1 steerage. From San Francisco, per bktne W b Bowue, Mrch is Miss Kiite K.lluy. From San Francisco, per S S Alameda, Manb 16*—J A Buck and wife, Mies X C Dunlap, M F Glade, wife, 5 children and nurse, 1J C Jones and wife, James Welsh, K. Miyama and wife, Miss M M Madden, Jos H Berry and wife, and 8 sleeiage. From San Francisco, per Planter, March 10 -'62 (Chinese. From San Francisco, per Forest Queen, March 20—Col Sam Norris. From San Francisco, per ship Alex Older McNeil, March 11 -W H Graenhalgh and wite. From San Franci.sco, per S G Wilder. March 28 Mis-, C Tregloan, J Tregloan, Mrs K. Suvartrcy, i* :>uverercy, I> - Davis. 1)1 .PARTI 'KKS. For San FrancUKO, per Discovery, Fehtuay afi A Wis.-. For San Francisco, C O Whit more, March 1 -Oscar Wade, Minnie Olesfen. For tanning's Island, per Jennie Walker, March 1 W C Greig. James Greig, James Bickoell, For Yokohama and Hongkong, per S S Belgic, March 2 W Irwin, Tadamichi Tache. hi, Fung Huoii, and 19a steerage pas-enters, including 17 children. Fm- Hongkong, per H Krintaanbatg, March s (8 Chinese. For San Francisco, per Mary Winkclman, Math 7—Mis E Hance and child, D Wilher, wife and 4 children, RDm fcld, wife and 5 children, Thomas Harrison and wife, G Backman. For San Francisco, per bark C D Bryant, March S Miss M A Robinson, George King, wife ami 5 children, Marchi, Miss M McChesney, R Wallace, Mine M E Conway, H Bodgers, wife and 2 children, John Annoy, Manioto Mats tiro and wife. For Hongkong, per Lady Harawood, MarchB—64 Chi- —R ' nese For San Francisco, per S S Mariposa, March io—Mrs H C Reid and 2 children, ) H Tofer, S Ehriich, Mr and Mrs Kenny Watson, Miss Mirrlee.-, Mons Bouliech and lady, Harry Yon Holt, C E Blair, George Bonney, A A S Pierce and sou, L Hunt and wife. Miss Vida, Miss AlioWoods, F F Jackson, and T H l>a\ie-. For San Francisco, per S S Australia, March 13 J H I- hk-rs, 1, Bravt-rman and wife. W Orenford and son, H G Crabbeand wife, H N Crabbeand wife, Mrs W A Bowen and child. Miss N M Lowrey, F L Stoltz and wife, Mis Capt Minard, Mr> Capt Shockler and child, Mrs I) F Bet Hon A Young, wifeand 8 chil ison, J M aasaand wif ■dren, H Beneck, S T Alexander and wife, Dr I F Noyes, W O Atwaler and wife, MIBS M Alexander, Miss Toonei and child, J Kaenan,, 1 A Bertram, Miss E A Wall, F H Hayselden, wife-, and 5 childraa, Mrs. M I ouieeon, Hon H A VYidtmann Mrs A J'urton and daughter, Tfcoi Lucas, Mrs W (. Wilfong, R R Hind, wife ami daughter, H Hart and son, Miss S V Hale, W X Rowell. Steerage—J Br> ant and wife, C I McCarthy, J M Corney, W Cunningham, G Frears, A Jenks, X W Watson, J L Gurbch, X Shoult/, H Warren, D McCarthy, A Lochman, A Robinson, Mrs j W Carterand 5 children, A A Clapton. J Bryant, W Mvi phy, W Campbell. P Hes-er, S Vasabnro, T Naka. A I. Robcts, See along and 157 Portuguese. For San Francisco, per bk Ceylon, March 15- 14 PortU, - , guese. ~ For the Colonies, per Alameda, March 17 Otto I.oesehe W H Kllerker, wife and child, ajid S Brown. For San Francisco, per W S Bowne, March te—E Hebnli sly, wife and child, Mr Farmer. For Hongkong, per Velocity, March 22 -Mr La Rue and 39 Chinese. For San Francisco, per Forest Queen, March a3—Capt Nanta. For San Francisco, per Alex McNeil, March it —Rev J Q Adams and wife, Mrs S F Graham and 3 children, MiF L Pierce. �4.J Volume 46, No. THE FRIEND. HAWAIIAN H.BOABB. HONOLULU I. This page is devoted to the interests of the Hawaiian Hoard of Missions, ami the Editor, appointed tiy the Board is responsible forits contents. A. O. Forbes, - - - Editor. The Morning Star may be considered due now at any time on her return from her annual voyage to Micronesia. Although a careful general plan of her voyage is made out every year before she starts from Honolulu, yet there is always an element of uncertainty which renders it difficult to say within a month just when she is due. This uncertainty arises from various causes, the chief of which are the length of her voyage, and the nature of the work she has to do. A merchant vessel has a definite route from port to port; a whaler has a season whose limits are quite well defined, and, in either case, the contingencies which may change or lengthen the voyage are comparatively few. But with the Morning Star the case is different. The contingencies of her voyage are so numerous, and the work she has to do is <nr such a multifarious nature that the most puzzling work of the General Secretary of the Hawaiian Board each year is to make out the general plan of the voyage and the corresponding letter of instructions to the captain. She is provisioned and fitted out for a ten months voyage, but her actual work among the mission stations in Micronesia occupies from eight to nine months; the rest ofthe time being mostly taken up in going to the field and returning. She plies back and forth among five different groups of islands in Micronesia, visiting twenty-six separate mission stations besides exploring new islands from time to time, landing supplies of various kinds for the missionaries, taking them from island to island in their tours of visitation, or for their general convocations, and carrying the scholars of the Mission Training Schools back and forth to their homes or to the schools. This is no small matter, as there are now four Training Schools and two Girl's Boarding Schools established in that broad field. Her track in this work zigzags back and forth, and frequently doubles on itself through a field of about six hundred miles broad, north and south, by about eighteen hundred miles long, east and west. In such a voyage and such a work many contingencies are apt to arise which cannot be foreseen and and which materially alter the plan and duration of the voyage; such for instance as serious illness or loss of health of some of the missionaries, or breaking out of war on some of the islands. Our last date from Capt. Garland showed that the vessel was only three weeks behind her usual time, owing to an unusual series of protracted calms, and to the trouble with the Spanish on Ponapc, which had caused her to make an extra visit to that island to.ieeifthc missionaries needed further aid. She had at that time accomplished nearly half of her work, and unless some special delay should happen during the remainder of her voyage, she would therefore be now due at this port on her reIf, however, unusual turn voyage. calms or other causes of delay should arise, she may not arrive till the latter part of April or the early part of May. 31 where a Gilbert Island teacher alone is stationed. Here an unfavorable state of things was found to exist. Tern Binoka, the somewhat celebrated King of Apemama, had shown himself decidedly hostile to Christianity, and being an absolute despot, those who stood firm against heathenish orgies and practices were in fear for their lives. Ten or more of the church members took passage on the Morning Star and fled to the island of Maiana. I'ok the past twenty-five years, evanProm 8 letter recently received via Sydney from Key. D. Kanoho, one of gelical work among the Chinese on these our Hawaiian missionaries to the Gilbert islands has been kept up under the ausIslands, we extract a few items. His pices of the Hawaiian Board of Missions. station is on the island of Marakei, and Much effort and no inconsiderable amount of money has been spent in this his letter is dated October 26, 1887. The* Morning Star reached Marakei work. During the past seven years eson the 14th of September, on her way pecially, under the efficient and laborisouthward through the Gilbert Group ous supervision of Mr. P. W. Damon, on her way to the island of Tapiteuea, aided by Rev. C. M. Hyde, I). IX, and where the General Convocation of the Rev. S. C. Damon, D. IX, until his deGilbert Island Mission was to beheld. cease, very material and cheering pro She had on board the two Hawaiian eiCSS has been made in this work. A missionaries and their wives sent from nourishing Chinese Church has been here last year, viz., Key. /.. S. K. I'aa- gathered in Honolulu and another in luhi and wife, and Rev. M. Lutera and Kohala, on the island of Hawaii, and wife. Also, Key. A. C. VValkup with two very neat and comfortable church the scholars of his Training School and buildings erected. Beside this, the gosof the Girl's Boarding School from Ku- pel has been regularly proclaimed in the saie, and Key. K. Maka and wife from Chinese language on Maui and Kauai. liutaritari. Key. Mr. Kanoho joined In Honolulu, also, a fine Y. M. C. A. them at Marakei, and the large company building has been erected by the Chinese crowded the vessel. The next day, and their Y. M. C* Association, has been Sept. 15th, the}' reached the island of doing a good work. Apaiang where they found the people in It is to be deprecated that all has been a state of war with the inhabitants of 1 thus done should be apparently ignored the neighoring island of Tarawa. In- and divisive influences encouraged, deed, this seems to be a chronic state of which tend to break down rather than affairs between the people of those two build up the work of christianization among the Chinese on our shores. islands. The missionaries on this visit went WOMAN'S BOARD OF MISSIONS. ashore and tried to put an end to the war, and to induce the TarawanB to reThe Woman's Board of Missions are turn to their own island, but with doubt- actively at work, in both the Foreign ful success. The Gilbert Island teacher and Home field. Nothing has been located here was taken on board, and, heard that has not alMicronesia, from on the 17th, the vessel arrived off the ready been made public. island of Tarawa and took on board the Miss Mary E. Green's work in the Gilbert Island teacher stationed there. Home Department is very interesting. Pursuing her way, she reached the island With her Bible Readers, many homes of Maiana on the 19th and took on board are visited every month, and an excelRev. W. N. Lono, the Hawaiian mission- lent influence exerted. They also visit ary stationed there. Leaving Maiana on the Prison, Hospital and Lunalilo Home the 20th, she headed for the islands of every month. Committees of different Apemama and Nonouti, where there are ladies visit monthly the Chinese Schools Gilbert Island teachers stationed, but Kawaiahao Seminary and the school in failed to reach them. On the 26th, she Powler's yard. arrived at Tapiteuea, where Key. S. P. The regular meetings of the Board Kaaia, a Hawaiian missionary, is sta- have been very interesting. Excellent tioned. On the 28th the sessions of papers upon various topics have been their General Convocation commenced, prepared and read each month. We and closed on the 4th of October. Dur- wish that more ladies would remember sessions, these it was decided that ing our day of meeting, and share with us of the two new Hawaiian missionaries these interesting gatherings. sent out this year, Key. Mr. Paaluhi Cornelia A. Bishop. should be stationed on Tapiteuea, and Recording Secretary. Rev. Mr. Lutera on Apaiang. The Star then returned the missionwhat we have wrought into our Only aries to their respective stations through- character during life can we take with out the group, touching at Apemama, us into the other world. �32 [April, 1888. THE FRIEND. THEHONOLULU, Y. M.H. €. A. THE EDEN CITY. POINTERS. "Pasadena is the Eden dfy of America, The young man on the lookout for a nestled under the foot-hills' of the Sierra "soft place," through a dislike for honest Madre Mountains, and is made up hard work, can find one under his hat. largely of New England men, whose The darkest hour in the history of type of morality and Christian integrity any young man is, when he sits down Editor. are S. D. Fulhr, making their influence felt. Not a to study how to get money without single drinking saloon of gambling [earning it.-Horace Greeley. Y. M. C. A. BOYS: place, or concert hall can be found in Here is a fact, but there is no fun in this fair while a substantial busicity, At the last ineeting of the Y. M. C. ness is being built up, and elegant homes it. The cost of firing one shot from a cannon of the largest size now made is A. Boys, Mr. T. H. Davies was present have been, and are at present, being sufficient to maintain a missionary and and gave them a very practical good- numerously erected." his family in China or India for bye talk, before embarking for his home The above was taken from an article morewhole than two years.- -The Young London. Davies and his the in Mr. Y. M. C. A. Messenger, of San nephew in Man. Mr. Carrol Jackson have left many last- Francisco. The writer has recently Young men are social. The)- will ing impressions for good upon young visited the southern part of the State, and old by their earnest christian words and notes a combination of facts in the seek the society of other young men. and faithful loving service. "fair city" of Southern California that The question is, what sort of society Mrs. B. lr Dillingham was elected are in striking contrast to the situation that shall be. They will spend their time somewhere where they can President, and will entertain the boys at in our own fair city of the Pacific. their next meeting with a description of Pasadena seems to be entirely want- meet each other. The vital question is some of the sights she saw during her ing in that kind of thrift and business where and under what influence? recent visit in the great English Metrop- enterprise that builds and supports A Gouverneur physician delivered a olis. The meeting will be next Thurs- saloons, gambling dens and concert short but striking temperance lecture a day afternoon at half-past two o'clock. halls ; but, in the absence of these social few days since, when in filling out a Let all the members be present, and and financial parasites, we find great death certificate the cause of death was any boys who would like to join. business prosperity and its legitimate given thus: "Chief and determining, result is seen in the erection of elegant pleuropneumonia and delirium tremens; homes for the people. But here in consecutive and contributing, whisky." BLUE RIBBON LEAGUE. Honolulu, where we are pittifully cursed Watertovtn Times. A good interest is maintained in the with saloons and gambling, and The rich young ruler presented fine Saturday evening temperarffce meetings. where a limitless range of vice is foscertificates—of his composition. Christ The attendance varies somewhat, but is tered, is it any wonder that honest busi- didn't tear them up, but what encouragingly large. The chairman of ness stagnates—that our merchants and you tradesmen do with an applicant for builders troubled, look and express a vagrancy: He gave him a bit of the entertainment committee has been greatly missed during a run over to San anxiety for the future. work to try his hand on. The gentle Let Christian integrity arise and make manly comma.ulment-keeper wrote no Francisco, and subsequent detention in itself felt here, as in Pasadena, until we more certificates. quarantine; but he is again in his place, and we expect to keep the "ball rolling" are as free from death-traps as they are, Out of the thirty-twit young men in for the encouragement of those who are and we shall not only have substantial New York City who were examined standing true, and for reaching others business prosperity, but shall become recently for the West Point cadetship, who are still tampering with the drink. the Eden city ofthe world. only nine were accepted as physically We arc very sorry to lose from our city sound. Such a note might well make SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE. several who have been kind and faithful the young men of our cities pause for a helpers in the work. Any addition to A Gospel Praise Service is held in the moment's thought. How few there are our corps of helpers will be gladly wel- Y. M. C. A. hall every Sunday evening who do not study to fashion and humor comed. at 6:30 o'clock. The members of the the appetite more than they do the laws Association and all other young men, that pertain to a healthful body. Beer, The next monthly business meeting especially strangers, are cordially in- the cigarette, too much amusement, and will be held on Thursday evening, vited to attend. Please be present the hidden vices, are making sad havoc April 19th, and it will also be the annual promptly at 6:30, as the hour to close with the physical manhood of all our meeting for the election of officers. The must be 7:15. not to interfere with towns and cities.- Chicago Inter-Ocean. President's address and the reports of church attendance. The following are And remember, my son, you have to committees will be given at the annual the topics for the month work. Whether you handle a pick or a social one week later. April 1 Victory over death. 1 Cor. pen, a wheelbarrow or a set of books, Mr. I'. C. Jones lias just started a xv:i> 26. 47 57. " digging ditches or editing a paper, ring new class in book-keeping in the Y. M. April S Obey ant! Prosper. Deu. ing an auction-bell or writing funny C. A. Rooms. The course will consist things, you must work. Don't be afraid of twelve lessons, to be given every **9 .»■ of killing yourselfwith over-work. It is 15 -"Christ Receiveth Sinful beyond your power to do that on the Monday evening at 7 o'clock; free to April Mat. men." ix:g13. members, but a charge of $2 will be sunny side of thirty. They die someApril 22 Taking Counsel of God only. times, but its because they quit work at made to any one not a member. Those Gal i:i 1 17. Sam. fcj, 6. desiring to join must apply at once. 6 l. m. and don't get home until 2 a. m. April 29—The way to Successful Life. Its the interval that kills, my son. So find out what you want to be and do, "There! the paper says that Joshua i:i 8. Prov. 111:5—10. Redwood family, out in the Yosemy son, and take off your coat and Valley, are often seen with trunks A saloon can no more be run without make a dust in the world. The busier feet in diameter. Now, don't you using up boys, than a flouring mill you are, the less deviltry you will be apt complain of the size of my trunks without wheat, or a saw-mill without to get into, the sweeter will be your The only question is, whose sleep, the brighter and happier your 1, Richard. These Redwoods aren't logs. lof a family, either. I never heard boy boys or mine? Our boys or holidays, and the better satisfied will the cut. world be with you. liurdette. I. Thi< page is devoted to the interests ot the Honolulu Young Christian Association, and the Hoard of Directors are responsible for it* contents. - - - . " : — Wife: — �THE FRIEND. A TESTIMONY TO AMERICAN MISSIONARIES. Letter from the American Minister to China, SII.II klefurj. Kvans\ illc. Indian:.. Legation of lo General United States, Peking, March 20, 1886. Dear General:—I wrote you some time since about the missionaries. Since then I have gone through some-of the missions here, and will go through all. Believe nobody when he sneers at them. The man is simply not posted on the work. With your enthusiastic religious nature, you can realize the view that the believing Christian takes of the divine side of the question. I, unfortunately more worldly, look at it as the ancient Roman would have done, who said, " I am a man, and nothing that is human is indifferent to me." I saw a quiet, cheerful woman teaching forty or more Chinese girls; she teaches in Chinese the ordinary branches of common school education. Beneath the shadow of the "forbidden city" I heard these girls sing the Psalms of David and " Home, Sweet Home." I saw a male teacher teaching forty or more boys the translation of the arithmetic used at home; these boys did examples for me at the blackboard. I saw their little Chinese dormitories, where they slept on kangs; their plain, but neat, refectory; their kitchen, with its great piles of lice. I saw their chapel; I visited the dispensaries, complete and perfect as any apothecary shop at home; then the consultation rooms, their wards for patients, coming, without money or price, to be treated by the finest medical and surgical talent in the world. Think of it! Is there a more perfect charity in the world ? The details of all the system were explained to me. There are two of these medical missionaries here who receive no pay whatever. The practice of the law is magnificent; but who can rival the devotedness of these men to humanity? I have seen missionaries go hence a hundred miles into districts where there is not a white person of any nationality, and they do it as cooly as you went into battle at Shiloh. And these men have lemarkable learning, intelligence, and courage. It is, perhaps, a fault that they court nobody, make no effort to attract attention, fight no selfish battle. I made the advances that have secured their warm and cordial personal affection. My personal magnetism, if I have any, came into play. I gave them a "Thanksgiving" dinner; I had the Missionary Society meet at the Legation, and gave them, as is usual, tea. I invited them to visit me, and discuss quesrions of interest to Americans, particularly, lately—the threatened reprisals at Canton, which called forth some energetic action on the part of the Legation and Admiral Davis. It is idle for any man to decry the missionaries or their work. I care not about statistics, about how many souls they save, and what each soul costs per annum. The Catholics alone have 1,200,000 Chinese church members. How -Tiany the Protestant denominations have I do not know. I taught school myself for more than two years in Alabama. The men or the women who put in from eight o'clock to four in teaching Chinese children, on a salary that barely enables one to live, are heroes or heroines, as truly as Grant or Sheridan, Nelson or Farragut —and all this in a country where a handful of Americans is surrounded by 300,000,000 Asiatics, liable at any moment to break out into mobs and outrages—particularly in view of the tremendous crimes committed against their race at home. I am not particularly pro-missionary; these men and women are simply American citizens to me as Minister; but, as a man, I cannot but admire and respect them. I can tell the real from the false. These men and women are honest, pious, sincere, industrious, and trained for their work by the most arduous study. Outside of any religious question, and even if Confucianism or Buddhism, are more divine than Christianity, and better for the human race which no American believes—these people are doing a great work in civilizing, educating and taking care of helpless thousands. They are the forerunners of Western methods and Western morality. They are preparing the way for whitewinged commerce and material progress, which are knocking so loudly at the gate ofthe Chinese wall. At our missionary meetings at home you may quote these sentiments as coming from me. I fancy that I hear your burning eloquence, arguing much better than I have done, a cause which, outside the religious denominations, has no advocates. I do not address myself to the churches, but as a man of the world, talking to sinners like himself. I say that it is difficult to say too much good of missionary work in China, from even the standpoint of the skeptic. Should your people send me any sum whatever, and however small, to be given to any denomination, I will faithfully see that it is transmitted. Yours very truly, (Col.) Charles Denby. — The same writer, in a letter to Dr. Ellinwood, Secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, says I have made it my business to visit every mission in the open ports of China. This inspection has satisfied me that the missionaries deserve all possible respect, encouragement and consideration. I find no fault with them Civilization except excessive zeal. owes them a vast debt. All over China they have schools, colleges, and hospitals. They are the early, and only translators, interpreters and writers of Chinese. To them we owe our die- " : tionaries, histories'and translations of Chinese works. They have scattered the Bible broadcast, and have prepared many school-books in Chinese. Commerce and civilization follow where these unselfish pioneers have blazed tRe way. Leaving all religious questions out of consideration, humanity must honor a class which, for no pay, or very inadequate pay, devotes itself to charity and philanthropy. The early Greek tragedies move on the same lines as the book of Job, but are full of fate, and end in bare endurance. Job is full of freedom, and ends in trust. What a figure is Moses ! Dwarfing all other men in the majesty of his achievements. What breadth of character; what vicissitudes in his life; how romantic—a waif on the waters of the Nile in its beginning, buried by angels at'its end. Take David—a man who covers a broader reach of qualities than any other found in all history ; a continental character, embracing in himself whole zones of morality, mountains and plains, green pastures and stagnant fens, still waters and rushing torrents, and joining all into beauty as they spread under the light of heaven. Not only at his birth did Christ sub- mit to swaddling-bands. Ever since his resurrection he has been in the world as it were in swathing-bands. He has been in his body the church, and the church has been a very infirm body; sometimes crazed with the fever of fanaticism ; sometimes drunken with the strong drink of worldliness; sometimes comatose with the stupor of spiritual lethargy. Follow Jesus. Where? To Gethsemane? Yes; and into the mount of Transfiguration. Follow him in deeds of love; follow him into the temple with the whip of cords to drive out evil from the house of God. Love, comfort the little children, and condemn the hypocrites whose deceitfulness delays the salvation of the world. Hate evil strongly enough to expose and condemn it, if you would follow the Son of the living God. The health and wealth of the highest are bound up with the lowest. Sir Robert Peel gave his daughter a superb riding habit on her eighteenth birthday, and proudly rode by her side in the park She came home, as she wore it. sickened with malignant typhus, and after a few days died. The poor seamstress who wrought the rich embroidery of that garment lived in a wretched attic, in the London slums. Her husband was dying of the worst form of typhus, and when his chill came she spread the riding habit over him. So the deadly germs were carried from the slums to the palace. Society has her own way of avenging herself. �THE FRIEND. y M. C. A. BUILDING, T Corner of Hotel and Alakea Sts., HONOLULU. S. D. FULLER, General Secretary. I). 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FISHEL. Millinery �The Friend. Volume 46. HONOLULU, H. 1., MAY, 1888. Tm Frikni) is published the first day of each month, a Honolulu, H. 1. Suhscriptio;. rate Two Dollars ItW YUArt INVAKIAIH.Y IN AOVAS'C.!. All communi .rations and Icttms connected with the literary department of the paper, llools an<l MacmStnct. for Re view and Kxchanges should he addressed "Kkv. S. E. BttHor, Honolulu, 11. I." Businc-- letters should be addressed "T. G. Thkim, Honolulu. II 1. S. E. BISHOP, - Editor. CONTENTS. A Missionary Paper. Missionary I.;fc of Rev. R. W. Logan Islands and People of Ruk Ancient Systems of Land Tenure in Polynesia Monthly Record of Kvents, Marine Journal Hawaiian Board Y. M. C A. —Annual Reports Hook Notice, Births, Deaths and Mai-napes A MISSIONARY PAPER. VAt'.K 33 }s 35 36 38 39 40 carer can no more be such work in the coming ages than can the forests of Ohio again be cleared, or the prairies of Illinois again subdued. The future will hold in special honor these founders of Christian civilization in Pagan lands. To have .sprung from a Judson or a Logan will be counted a greater honor than to trace back to a Grant or a Sherman. " On them that were in darkness bath risen a great Light; and to them that were in the region and shadow of death the Light hath shined." What* is so good as to impart good to others ? And of all the good, the light, the help, the healing that earth contains, what can we find so great, so uplifting, so rejoicing, as to make men know and love and trust to the glorious Lord Jesus Christ! To know Him is life now, and it is life eternal. Honolulu Christians have great calls made upon them for Christian work, and heavy demands on their beneficence. We are none the poorer, but richer for it. And we need and welcome such incitement and inspiration as the return of the Star brings to us. Very much of that sort is the present number of the Friend. Four extra pages are added for Y. M. C. A. annual exercises and reports. Of the rest, the greater space 1s filled with matter growing out of the return of the Mottling Star. The Friend joins in the welcome to the ship and to Capt. Garland, who has made a truly successful voyage. It is good to The Christian Missionary is of necessity have the Star come to us, full of the life- an absorbed man, engaged in his work— breath of missionary enterprise in the •devoted to bringing men to Christ, and Western Seas. One noble hero falls in saving them out of their sins. Hence he the arduous warfare at the fore-front, and cannot easily be congenial to visitors and traders among the heathen who give themhis brave widow and their soldierly son are selves to the varied pursuits of traffic and with us for a few days. And there is the be- pleasure. He must be somewhat ascetic, loved band of missionary brothers and sis- somewhat rigid in his standards of duty. ters, Doane at their head, who endured last To the others he will seem narrow and Now and then there is a rare year's night of fear and sorrow in the fanatical. man who combines with his devotion and conflict of natives and Spaniards, but now strictness such genial sweetness and joyousenjoying peace and good hope for their ness as compels rr-gard—such men are rare. future work. And then there is the Besides this, it is unhappily the fact, double band of workers at Kusaie, with that the great body of civilized visitors sojourners on heathen shores throw their two training schools for the Marshall and the off restrictions on conduct which and the Gilbert groups. To them in bind them in civilized society, and surGcd's goodness, there have been no mis- render themselves to heathen looseness haps, only the "work of faith, labor of of living. The missionary with his strict morality, and his aggressive activity in love, and patience of hope." He All this is full of inspiration to us in morals, is hatefully antagonistic. tried awakens the conscience they have Honolulu, and brings us into close con- to leave behind them. His whole life and nection with the grandeur and glory of activity is admonitory and condemning Missionary enterprise—that great and to them. It is a distressing light thrown successful undertaking of evangelizing in upon the darkness in which they have themselves. A bitter hostility the dark regions of the earth. What a ensconced is inevitable. No do'bt missionaries strange, exceptional age we are living sometimes give wa v 'hey should not in! Now, as never before, and as of ne- to bitterness and on in return. The great patience, and cessity it can never be again, is it'given Lord's servant ne to Christ's people to make Him known the spirit of love and compassion towards the erring of his own race as well to the pagan and savage majority of as others. How many such on heathen mankind. Those are indeed privileged shores have been converted to become who can go forward in their work. There steadfast, earnest helpers. ' 33 Number 5. MISSIONARY LIFE OF REV. R. W. LOGAN. The old pioneer native teacher Moses stood by the bier of h s departed leader, saying " U'e never shall get one like Mr. Logan." Captain Narrhun, the friendly trader, said: "If the Hoard want the work carried on that Mr. Logan was doing, t'ney must send four men out to do it." There is no doubt that our departed brother had grown to a great power in his large field ; that he had developed an immense capacity tor work, and that he was laboring with wonderful enthusiasm and effectiveness, and with a most thorough and happy const cration. To the unspeakable loss and detriment of that infant and prosperous work, death has cut short his labors—death undoubtedly resulting from overwork, under the pressure of imperative demands, while unsjpplied with the aid and reinforcement of new helpers for whom he had urgently asked. We take up Mr. Logan's record at the point of his actual entrance upon work among the heathen. Another hand will have depicted his earlier history and his characttr as exhibited up to that time. Mr. and Mrs. Logan reached Ponape, in company with the Rands, in the autumn of 1874. lor five years they learned their work in association with the veteran missionary Sturges. Mr. Logan occupied the station of Kenan during the absence of Mr. Doane, keeping up the work of the latter in the churches and schools and doing something in the training of teachers. Two of these earlier pupils of Mr. Logan's proved faithful missionaries at the Mortlocks, and one of them is still doing good service at home. Mr. Sturges, in the meantime, was initiating a glorious work of evangelization in the Mortlock group, where he planted his first teachers in the January preceding Mr. Logan's arrival. There his Ponape teachers had wonderful success in the conversion of these very simple and docile natives, who, unlike the Ponapeans, had been but little corrupted by traders. So rich and fruitful a field drew Mr. Logan to give himself to its cultivation. His first trip there was made in company with Mr. Sturges in November, 1577. His deepest interest and enthusiasm were kindled by what he witnessed. He saw their need of a leader. On his return to Ponape he at once sought and obtained the consent of his brethren that he should apply himself to acquiring the language of the Mortlocks, To this he gave two years' diligent study, with the aid of a man and his wife whom he had brought with him. In November, 1879, Mr. Doane returned and resumed his former charge in Kenan, and Mr. and : : �34 THE FRIEND. May, 1888. Mrs. Logan at once proceed*, d on the cago, Cleveland, Buffalo, Ann Arbor, and passages to and fro were attended with Morning Star to the Mortlocks, where in lowa and Minnesota. The first Con- severe hardship and illness. they were landed to. secure such comlort gregational Church at Buffalo assumed Up to the close of his work Mr. Logan as they might in the houses of the native his support at Ruk. Mr. Logan's influence had been able to occupy with teachers people. There, in utter isolation, they and advice were particularly effective in four out stations in the Ruk Lagoon, remained, and in much external discom securing steam power for the new Morn- namely: Kukit, on Ufa 11 Island; Kuttia, fort, devoting themselves to the willing ing Slur. on leluat I sin nd; Fala, on lutla Islet, but unstable islanders. There wa* the In 1884, ten years after their first en- and Metttu, on IVete Island. The miswork of visiting the four different lngoons, trance upon work among heathen, the Lo sion centre is at Anapatto, on Wela separated by rough channels, and of ex- g.ms again proceeded to Honolulu, to em- Island. Large islands still unoccupied horting, instructing, admonishing, guiding bark upon the Morning Star. This time for lack of teachers are I'aintk, Ulet and the infant anil ignorant churches, and of their destination was to the new field of Pitrom. About 500 converts in all had directing and stirring up the sincere but Ruk. The Honolulu churches well re- been baptized and gathered into churches. indolent native teachers from Ponape. member the deep impression made upon A training school of some thirty young During this year of incessant labor Mr. us at the time l>y Mr. Logan, both spirit men and boys was in successful operation Logan left a great and permanent impress ually and intellectually. Of tall, spare —this alone work enough for one man's upon the incipient Christian life of the fi rui, of strong, simple, earnest, gracious whole time. people, an impress deepened by his many manner, we have rarely seen a man who Besides these labors, Mr. Logan had subsequent pastoral visitations. In addi- seemid to possess so sweet, intelligent prepared several needed books in the tion to these episcopal labors, Mr. Logan, and lofty a saintlincss. Sermons preac li native language, the same as the Mortmaturing his already good knowledge of ed by him were characterized by great lock. These were an arithmetic, geograthe native tongue, performed during tbe breadth and soundness of thought and phy and reading book for the schools ; year the immense work of translating the clearness of expression, combined with a also a catechism, a life of Christ and larger part of the New Testament, most joyful enthusiasm for the Kingdom especially a hymn book of ninety-two Matthew and Mark having been already ofChrist. hymns. He also translated the books of translated by him at Ponape. Me had a Such a man, as the Genesis and Exodus. Some of these subsequent years have already been printed. Some are special facility in the acquisition of verified, was fitted, and called especially He was the forein languages. seminary now being sent to press at Honolulu for heroic for the work among the pioneer most in scholarship in Greek and Heearly use at Ruk, and some will be and clans savage warring great of the Ruk brew. Although so rapidly accomplished, printed by Mrs. Logan at the east. the work is not without scholarly pre or Hogoleu Lagoon. This cons sts of a Among the fruits of missionary labor barrier some reef miles in eighty diameti 1, csion, ;ind is satisfactorily idiomatic and has been the raising up of a serviceable acceptable to the native people. It is a which marks the bounds of a large and faithful assistant at Ruk in Mr. Worth. precious boon to the 18,000 or 20,000 ancient island, now sunken. Within this He was formerly a dissolute sailor at p <'ple who speak the Mortlock language, encircling ring of reefs and sand spits are Ponape, but became converted to God at high islands and many minor islets, Guam while including Ruk. Hall's Island and other five in solitary charge of a hulk, groups. To them it copiously opens the the surviving mountain peaks of the older where a Bible revived early teachings, and and sunken worldlet. These are inW..rd of Life. enforced missionary pleadings hitherto Fit sometime before the return of the habited by some 10,000 natives, not by scorned. Mr. Worth has been a useful nature but broken indocile, into hostile help and support, and gives promise of Star, Mr. Logan had been quite prostrated by pulmonary malady. This resulted from clans, and of dangerous repute with the much future service. Rev. I). J. Treiber the weakness caused by overwork, and by traders and whalers who have hitheito and wife joined the Logans in their work the insufficient and improper nourishment, avoided them. In 1881 Mr. Sturges ven- last August, but too late to save the wasted of such food as characterizes coral atolls, tured to locate there one Moses, a faith- strength of the worn-out apostle. Early their supplies of foreign food having be- ful teacher from Ponape, who had had in November our beloved brother began come exhausted. At last in January, 1881, several years of successful missionary ex- to succumb to fever, and on the 27th of the Star arrived, and the Logans returned perience in the Mortlock and neighboring December he passed to his rest, literally to Ponape, finding the change to the high islets. Moses had persisted, amid perils exhausted of vitality by excessive and proisland invigorating. He hoped there to nearly fatal, and in three years had tracted labors. become fully restored, and applied himself gathered from sixty to eighty converts. Mr. Logan was cheerful to the last. to translating, completing then the entire The Logans arrived at Ruk in the His chief solicitude was how to provide New Testament. He continued, however, autumn of 1884. The forty subsequent for the.great work after his death, which to be feeble. The surgeon of a man-of- months were filled with manifold and he felt to be approaching. All else, and war examined him. and peremptorily or- most effective activity. They have been this too, he was able calmly to entrust to dered him to leave Ponape as soon as pos- attended by most fruitful though incom- the Lord. To his wife he said, " When sible. In July the Logins found passage plete results. Nearly every branch of the you go home, you must tell those young in a schooner of sixty-five tons t°> New work had to be initiated. Teachers had men and women how much they are Zealand. After a passage of 79 days of to be created and trained out of the recent needed here." " How can I tell them," much hardship, occupying a sort of tent and awkward converts; houses and she replied, "to come here and bear what upon the deck, they landed in New Zea- churches were to be built, training we have borne, and to pass through what land in the early spring. In February, schools to be started from small begin- I am passing now?" "It is the Lord's 1882, they proceeded to • Honolulu, and nings, hostile and treacherous tribes to he- work," the dying man answered ; " it is shortly to Southern California, where they conciliated, new stations among them to worth all we are giving for it." waited for the Atlantic summer, traveling be found and occupied as fast as raw re- To our brother, who has gone, we beeastward in June. It was not until the cruits could be trusted to go and disciple lieve there belongs the meed of honor second year that Mr. Logan's health wis them. All this time Mr. Logan wrought among the noblest of all the many noble so restored as to justify his return. In the almost alone at his manifold tasks, save missionaries who have wrought such wonmeantime he carried through the press the faithful aid of his heroic wife, and be- ders for Christ among the islands of the the Mortlock New Testament, and a book sides these he ye .rly visited the Mortlock Pacific. Still young, with but a brief of Bible stor:e=, constituting an outline of churches, tarrying with them for weeks record, he seems to us to have proved his Uible history. and setting them in order, crowding the rank to be of the royal few like Moffat, LivDuring this sojourn, Mr. Logan became labor, as it were, of months into a few ingstone. Judson, Williams and Patteson. widely and favorably known to the days. There were ten churches in the six Our fallen hero lies buried alone in that churches, notably in New York City, Chi- separate lagoons to supervise, and the most westward of North Pacific mission �stations—the sole one of our many heroic workers in that archipelago who has actually fallen in the field. Happy indeed will be those men and women who shall stand by his grave in faith and heavenly love to take up the work which his worn hands have dropped—that most blessed work to which he had reached forward with eager expectation—of carrying on those four out stations into scores ; of multiplying those hundreds of believers into thousands; of training hundreds of bright youths and maidens into earnest and efficient Chris tian workers ; of lifting all those 20,000 islanders up into the glory of Christian civilization, and the inspiration of heavenly hope : of creating on all those sordid islets and atolls Christian society, with its peace, order, pure homes and opulence ; and to make all that social tangle and desert of the ages blossom as the rose and the lily. What a blessed task is now awaiting the happy hearts of those consecrated young men and women whom God is preparing to go thithir in the fulness of Christ's love ? Who are they ? S. E. B. THE FRIEND. 35 Volume 46, No. 5.] are afriong a most interesting people. of the hole wood is placed, then stones They are rather below the average about the size of one's fist. This American in stature. Large men are is lighted, and when the stones are very rare, and of large women we have sufficiently heated all is scooped out, seen none, owing no doubt to their in- the hole is lined with grass or leaves, activity, poor food and degradation. and the food placed within. The food Head and face are quite regular. Hair is then covered with grass or leaves, black and usually straight. Eyes black and the hot stones thrown on top. In and expressive. Forehead high, nose a short time all is well cooked. Breadflattened, nostrils almost perfectly round, fruit, taro, bananas and fish are cooked lips thick, and teeth well set. They in this way, and are very fine flavored. take good care of their teeth, but from Men do the cooking, and women catch the fact that they are the chief house- the fish and get the wood. hold tool, used alike to peel sugar-cane, The marriage ceremony is very simple. husk cocoanuts, break the backs of If a couple wish to marry, they run newly-caught fish, and masticate food, away to some deserted house. Courtthey are usually gone before old age. ship lasts from one hour to two weeks. Their arms are more than average One of the men here came to ask me to length, and fingers frightfully long and unite him in Christian marriage. When slender. The usual mode of carrying is asked who it was that he wished for on the shoulder with men, and on the wife he said, "O, I have not found her head with women. A little boy in the yet." He came back in tbe afternoon school with us, not more than ten years, r.ith his intended. Most men have one will carry two pails of water on a stick wife, some have two, and, in rare cases, resting on the shoulder. No protection three. The great trouble is plural husis used on their large Hat feet, so that bands. We have just dismissed a native the sole is rendered unusually tough. teacher whose wife is now with her sixth In their heathen state nothing is worn husband. One of the most perplexing ISLANDS AND PEOPLE OF RUK. by the men except a loin-cloth, which questions is, what to do with such D.RBYETREIBER. VJ. . looksmuch likea crash towel dyed yellow, cases. but never washed. It is wound around Children receive much care, and soon The ground gradually rises from the shore to the height of 800 to the loins, crossed before and behind, and rule the house. Very large families are 1,000 feet, densely covered with foliage, tied. A yellow paint is made from the rare, but most people have two or three. such as only a tropical climate can pro- root of a native plant. This is freely They adopt back and forth, so that a duce. The beach is lined with cocoa- used to bedaub the face, and, in case of man seldom knows his own parents. nut trees and a low bush called man- war, the whole body is thus anointed. To adopt a child is no more with them grove which is used for firewood. Salt When this is not used, the color of their than to buy a pig with you. It is indeed water does not injure either of these" skin is such that they are far less repul- a wonder that so many live. Soon after trees. OT the high islands there are sive than one might suppose. As cloth birth they are carried about utterly five, and one of these, Wola or rather is procured, they prefer the quick and naked, exposed to the direct rays of a ready way of cutting a hole in the tropical sun. Raw and stale food are Wala, was to be our home. given them, and, worst of all, they are Arthur Logan and Mr. Worth came middle to admit the head. off to greet us. We were glad to hear With women the dress is far more nursed by every woman who comes to that the health of the missionaries had tasty, being apiece of native cloth about see them. An infant left motherless been good during the year, and on com- three-fourths of a yard wide wrapped here was adopted by a teacher's wife. ing ashore we received such a welcome about the loins. This cloth is made of The Sunday following he was passed as we never before had. The boys of the fiber of banana, also of the pandanus around regularly to nurse. No responthe mission seemed no less pleased. or screw-pine. The fibres are slit very sibility is felt for children except to proFor our own part we were delighted to fine and then woven. As they are ac- vide food for them. Their houses are usually about twelve begin work under the direction of such quainted with a number of dyes, they are earnest people as Mr. and Mrs. Logan, able to produce some very pretty patterns. by sixteen feet; the sides from three Our first work was housebuilding. Because of this abreviated skirt, it does to four feet high; an ordinary roof, All the "stuff" for this mission was not take so much calico to make a the whole covered with thatch made landed in two days* The third day the woman's dress as a man's. One yard of the leaf of the ivory-nut palm. Star sailed, and the fourth work began with a hole cuf in the middle to admit Each stem has, perhaps, a hundred on the house. A short vacation is al- the head is sufficient. Their only orna- leaflets, each leaflet about two feet ways taken when the Star comes, to ments are beads worn around the neck long and three inches wide, something read letters, to arrange supplies and re- and in the ears. The burr of the ear is like a corn-leaf. This is broken across cover. During that time, all the boys first slit, and after that has been stretched a reed four or five feet long, and sewed that could be used were busy on the to the utmost, an enlargement is had by next the reed, so that the two ends meet. house. Mr. Worth and Arthur helped; cutting the slit up towards the top of In roofing, these reeds are placed one but with a little showing, the natives did the ear. This is sometimes stretched above another, much after the manner most of the heavy work. Mr. L. wished so that the slit is eight inches long. of shingles, and each reed fastened with On this rim of flesh are strung small cord to the rafters. When the lap is td help, but we would not have it. We landed August 7th, and moved rings of cocoanut shell. When this is not too great, this makes a very good into our house September 23rd. Some full, strings of beads are added, and roof for five or six years. On the outlittle painting, hanging blinds, and allowed to hang down the breasts. In side it looks much like dried corn-leaves. steps yet remained to be done. The this way two or three pounds are fre- The ends and sides are fixed much the house is on a hill perhaps 40 feet above quently suspended from one ear. same way. A small hole two feet wide by the sea, and about 20 rods from the The method of cooking food is the three feet high is left in one end to admit shore. It is high enough to get plenty same as among other Pacific islanders. the inhabitants. No windows are made, •of air, and is, we think, very healthy. A round hole two or three feet in the failure in architecture supplying Am glad to know that for healthy diameter, and twelve to twenty inches plenty of light for the dark deeds done people this is a healthy climats. We deep is scooped out. In the bottom within. A basket woven of cords con- �36 tains the valuables of the family, and a large knife, gotten of foreigners, and in rare cases an old musket, a small, triangular fish-net two by three feet, and a piece of flat coral for pounding food, are [May, 1888. THE FRIEND. the corrupt heart in the first chapter of Romans which is not undoubtedly true of this people. To their credit be it said they know nothing of intoxicants of any kind. Even ava or kava so much used elsewhere is not known here. A wicked trader, who wished to injure the work, offered the natives liquor to make them drunk, and when drunk, they were to come and do wicked things too bad to write. The whole scheme failed by the natives quickly spitting out the liquor, saying it burned their mouths. One can hardly imagine the abominable wickedness of these white traders. Some of them seem more busy in spreading evil than in trading. all the tools. A few cocoanut leaves, or in rare cases a mat, makes a bed. More frequently there is nothing but the bare ground. Mosquitoes are very bad at some seasons, and sometimes a netting is made of native cloth for protection. The house is the stopping-place not of a family, but of a portion of a clan. One man in the house is chief. His words count only as influence ; he has A number of these no authority. houses, scattered promiscuously over a Rection, form a district or clan. This district is usually limited by the natural ANCIENT SYSTEMS OF LAND TENURE IN POLYNESIA. features of the country. Each one in the clan is bound to protect his fellow. Read before the Honolulu Social Science A'-soci.itior 1 March 12, 1888, by Hon. W. D. Alexander. I have not been able to learn of one being murdered by one of his own clan. SAMOA. A system of blood revenge is the only From the proud and vindictive New law. A murder is always avenged by killing not the murderer, but some one Zealander, let us now turn to the free of his clan. Thus revenge goes on and open-hearted Samoan. The civil back and forth, till at times numbers of polity of Samoa is patriarchal and demdistricts are involved. Whole districts ocratic. Each village is an independent are or have been entirely destroyed. republic, and no class of serfs or villeins The mission ground was in the memory exists. The following account is based upon of old men thus depopulated. This accounts for so many white people the statements of Rev. G. Turner, the being killed in cold blood. All whites highest authority on this subject. were supposed to belong to the same In a village containing from 300 to clan, and innocent whites have often 500 people there will be found from ten paid for the crimes of wicked whalers to twenty titled heads of families, or and unprincipled traders. This system " Tula/ales," and one of higher rank, necessitates great caution on the part of called "Alii," or chief. The titles of a missionary in going to a new district. these heads of families are not hereditaWhen Mr. Logan cannot go I take ry but elective. By family is here some of the more earnest Christians and meant "a patriarchal group of sons, never go counter to their judgment. daughters, uncles, cousins, etc., which One of our boys, an earnest Christian, may number fifty individuals. They have always goes with me. He is the son of one large house as a rendezvous and a chief who was a great leader in war guest-house, and four or five other houses and revenge. He is well acquainted near it." with the meaning of every move. I The chiefs on the other hand, are a simply go on with my work, keeping an very select class, whose pedigrees are eye on him. Most of the districts here- traced most carefully, in the traditional about know the missionaries and their genealogies, to the ancient head of the object. As soon as this is known all clan. On the death of the village chief, it rests with the heads of families to deis well. A preparation seems in a measure to cide which member of the chief family have been made for the gospel, by a shall succeed to the title. The memmixing of clans. Of course the people bers of a family group can depose their with us are from different districts, which head, and again the heads of families could never have been when the clan can unite and depose the chief, and give system was rigid. Much of the hard his title to another member of the chief work of a teacher, and certainly a test of family, who will act more in accordance his skill lies in uniting the districts. with their view's. While the chief is What belongs to one is no other's. Mr. thus responsible to the community, he Logan has had hard work to make the is closely allied by blood and marriage Christians see that he is not alone their to many other chiefs in other villages. He enjoys many honorary titles and teacher. There are well-disposed characters privileges, and is treated with the most among them. One is a dandy, another courtly and ceremonious, though not sera cheat, and another a liar. The voca- vile ettiquette, but does not exercise arbulary for badness seems remarkably bitary power. Taxation and oppression full. Corruption needs no portrayal. are unknown. The chief of the village toIt is the same, whether on the housetop gether with the' heads of families constior in the cellar. I think thereis not one tute the legislative body of the place and of the charges which Paul brings against the court of appeal. , Again, the villages of each district form a confederacy for mutual protection. Some particular village is known as the capital of the district, and its chief has a certain primacy among the other chiefs, and is styled "Tupu." All matters affecting the interests of the confederacy are discussed in open air meetings, or "fonos," by the chiefs and heads of families. All Samoansare said to be natural orators. The land in Samoa is held by the chiefs and heads of families for the community. The land belonging to each family is well known, and the person who for the time being holds the title of head of the family can dispose of it only "by and with the advice and consent" of all the members of the family. The adjoining lagoon and the forest are considered to belong to the village community. As Mr. E. B. Taylor remarks: "Among the Samoans may still be seen in some measure practical common property. * * * Here is a people who hear with wonder that among the white men the poor can ever be hungry and houseless." I will only add that they were a comparatively chaste people, and that from ancient times great care was taken to prevent any union between near relatives —so much so that a list of what they deemed improper marriages would almost compare with the "Table of kindred and affinity" in our Bibles. Among them rank descends by the male line, so that the son of a princess by a common man would not be a noble. FIJI. We shall find a more advanced and highly organized communal system among the Fijians. This extraordinary race of savages far surpassed the Polynesians proper in keenness of intellect, and ingenuity in the arts, and had also worked out a much more elaborate and artificial system of government. Although the people had little voice in the state, yet " the utmost respect was paid to ancient divisions of landed property, to family rank, and official rights." The recent annexation of Fiji to the British Empire has led to much discussion on the Fijian system of land tenure. For the following account of it I am chiefly indebted to an able article by the Rev. Lorimer Fison in the Journal of the Anthropological Institute, which appeared in 1881, the essential points of which are here condensed. THE KORO. The Fijian name of the village community is the Koro, which is properly an organized clan, with its fortified village, surrounded by moat and bank and palisade, and its outlying lands. The individual land owners are called Taukei. The Koro is divided into quarters, each of which is called a Matangali, and is composed of the descendants of a band of brothers or Mata-veitathini, from each of whom is descended a minor division called a Yavusa, and each �Volume 46, No. 5.] yavusa is again divided into a number of Vuvale, consisting of brothers with their families, who inhabit either the same house or adjoining houses. The common origin of the clansmen is known by the fact of their having the same god, who is called the Kalou-vu or god-an- Not all the people are land-owners. polygamy. Thus, to go back to the There may be persons attached to the original band of brothers, from whom matangali, who are not full members of the various subdivisions of a clan are it. There are two classes of these, very different from each other. i. The Kaitani are fugitives from other tribes or other commoners who cestor. have become attached to a matangali, The lands of the Koro are of three but were not born, into it. In many of classes : the Fijian clans, but not all, strangers i. The Yavu or Town Lots, can become assimilated to a certain ex2. The Ngele or Arable Land, and tent by inter-marriage, but their descendants do not become full members 3. The Veikau or Forest. What Sir Henry Maine says of the till after the lapse of many generations. Teutonic Mark, may be applied word for As succession in Fiji is generally agword to the Fijian Koro, viz: 'The natic, i.e., through males, it is necescommunity inhabited the village, held sary, in order to be a full-born taukei, or the forest in common and cultivated the land-owner, that one's descent should arable land in lots appropriated to the be traced through an uninterrupted line several families.' of full-born males, born in legitimate 1. The Yavu. Each tnatangali has wedlock. its own yavu or quarter. These yavu 2. The base-born or bastards are are subdivided into smaller yavu appor- called Kaisi, and 'the resources of the tioned to the yavusa, and these again Fijian language seem to have been raninto lots smaller still, each family or sacked for terms of contempt to pour household having its own. The house- upon these unfortunate beings.'. They hold may be composed of several fami- are 'children without a father,' 'men lies, the heads of which are brothers, without souls,' etc. They have no anand is generally presided over by the cestors and no gods, and no land, and head of the eldest branch. This smaller the children of a Kaisi are Kaisi forever. yavu is the precinct, and maybe surround- As a general thing the Fijians married the of its will owners. within the Koro, but outside of the ed by a fence at The yavu adjoin one another, but you Matangali. must not build quite up to the edge of Such is the constitution of a Koro. your own yavu, nor may your neighbor are confederacies formed of kinThere build up to the boundary of his. You dred communities, and some villages and he must so arrange as to leave a were colonies or offshoots of a mother path-way between them. Extreme care, village, or koro levu (chief town). Others is taken by" the people to guard against which have been conquered in war paid encroachment here. The building of a and rendered military service to tribute, house is jealously watched by the neigh- the capital city; but this was in no sense boring owners, and quarrels frequently rent. Others still are inhabited by clans arise about boundaries. The yavu is who have been driven away from their its under the dominion of owners, and own lands by war, and are tenants at the house standing upon it is a sanctuawill on the lands of a friendly tribe. ry which not even the highest chief has No length of occupation, however, can a right to violate. The Fijian's house give them an absolute title. is his castle. No man outside of your OR TURANGA. THE CHIEFS, own kindred can enter your precinct or cross your threshold against your will. The above statement shows that the If the town is taken in war, however, lands were not "vested in the ruling vac victis. chiefs," as has been asserted. The 2. The Ngele.—Outside of the Koro is Fijians had made some steps towards the Ngele, or arable land, whose bound- the feudal system, but they were still a aries are clearly ascertained and known long way from it. The Taukei owed to all. In some places it (the arable service to their chiefs, but it was not land) is divided into family lots. In rent for the lands held by them. The other places it is not so divided, and the chief is their lord, but not their landlord. joint owners appear to use any piece He is but one of the joint tribal owners that may be convenient, provided always together with themselves. In the case that they do not go beyond the lands of his own clansmen, the service or tax belonging to their Koro. No periodical was an offering made to the head of the re-distribution of lands took place as in house—the earthly representative of the Russia or Palestine. ancestral gods from whom they claimed "3. The Veikau, or Forest. —The forest a common descent. In the case of sublands are not subdivided like the Ngele. ject villages it was tribute. In the case All the members of the Koro have the of the immigrants it was rent, but the joint right of felling timber for building rent-payers were not tenants of the and other purposes. But one com- chief alone but of the whole clan, inmunity may not trespass on the veikau cluding the chief whose lands they ocof another. cupied. THE TAUKEI, OR LAND-OWNERS. The exalted rank of the chief is due The land then is held by certain tribal to several causes, such as the system of owners who have a common descent. descent by males, primogeniture, and . 37 THE FRIEND. descended, the elder brother takes precedence of the younger, and the yavusa" of which he is ancestor takes precedence of the others. Hence the descendants of elder brothers are elder brothers forever, as in New Zealand. Again, every chief of high rank had a number of wives, but one of them came of a better family than the others, and her children consequently, were of higher rank. Thus we find numerous gradations of rank, from the "kaisi,"' men who are "not born at all," through the children of strangers, the commoners, and those who are noble on one side, till we arrive at the chiefs who are "so high-born as to be god-born, the pure blooded eldest son of the eldest up to the 'Kalou Vu' (or deified ancestor), who stands at the head of the line." But though the high chiefs are thus exalted above the commoners, land tenure remains untouched. " To conclude, the original tenure of land in Fiji was tribal, and though the tribal land is in many places subdivided among households and individuals, yet each owner holds for the tribe and not for himself alone. He cannot alienate the land from his tribe or disinherit his heirs. He may, it is true, give a piece of land as dowry with his daughter to a stranger, but it is really given not to the stranger but to the Taukei's daughter, or rather to the son who shall be born of her, and if she die childless, the land reverts to her kin. No man, according to the Fijian theory, is the absolute owner of the land. He has no more than a life interest in it. He may dispose of that interest if he pleases, but he can do no more. Nor is even the whole tribe the absolute owner. Each generation does but hold in trust for the next, and the tribe is under obligation to hand down the tribal estate undiminished forever. The land is, as it were strictly entailed, the heir being the posterity of the clan to all generations. It is impossible to cut off an entail such as this, for the heir can never be a consenting party. The above is the view held by most of the English missionaries in Fiji, but not the one adopted by the British Government, which has treated the chiefs as feudal lords, and thus greatly increased their power of oppressing their people. It reminds us of Lord Cornwallis' settlement of Lower Bengal, by which the Zemindars, who had been formerly mere tax collectors, were made feudal proprietors. ITo be continued. I . I have no fear for England; she will stand till the Day of Judgment.— William Pitt. What.l fear for England is the Day of Judgment. Burke. — �38 MONTHLY RECORD OF EVENTS. May, 1888. THE FRIEND. 26th—Nineteenth anniversary exercises of the Y. M. C. A. at their Hall.— April 3rd—Quarantine restrictions on Sixty-ninth anniversary of I. O. O. F. at vessels from San Francisco raised.— Harmony Hall. Movements of shipping somewhat 27th—Trial of G. W. Macfarlane for Honolulu welcomes several lively. with P. H. Hayselden to.deconspiracy returned kamaainas, and naval visi- fraud the of duties. DeGovernment tors. —H. B. M. S. Caroline reports fendant's own evidence establishes the having taken possession of Panning'!, fact of the distribution of "election gin" Christmas and Penrhyn Islands for the to all parts of the islands prior to the British Government. election of February, iBM6, the sametaken for the selection of 4th—Steps being settled for ai'terwauls by orders a suitable site for the erection of a new from the Palace securing remission of edifice for the Central Union Church; duties on other liquors to the amount of Committees on Finance, Site and Plans $4,749.35. H. la. the King personally appointed. appears in court, and testifies that said Gaelic, —Arrival of S. S. from 5th were supplied by bis direction China and Japan, en route for San Fran- liquors and for his use.—Hoard of Health opens cisco, with 490 Chinese and 24 Japanese its Weekly meetings to members of the for this port. at Hawaiian Hotel Press.—Reception 6th—The S. S. Zealandia, from the the American Naval officers in port. Colonies, brings another supply of dif- to 2fSth—G. W. Macfarlane convicted of fusion machinery for Col. Z. S. Spaldconspiracy in the second degree, three ing. of the jurors dissenting. Fined $200. 7th —Close and exciting match game Amateur concert at Opera House for the of base ball between the Honolulusand a benefit of theBritish Benevolent Society. nine from the Vantlalia and Adams; 30th—Total value of exports for the score, 18 to 21 in favor of our homemonth from this port, ft 1 13^2,525.92. team.—First public test of Kaumakapili new organ, in a recital which gave much — satisfaction. gth—The Australia returns to San Franciscca day earlier than usual, and takes away another large list of passengers.— Demurrers allowed in the cases of Collector-General of Customs vs. W. S. Luce, H. R. Macfarlane and G. W. Macfarlane & Co. 10th—License for the sale and use of opium cancelled and surrendered. Wedding Bells at the St. Andrews Cathedral in the marriage of Miss Bertha yon Holt to Mr. F, W. Glade, of Lihue, Kauai. 12th—Sudden death of Mrs. M. P. Robinson. 13th—Arrival of the Titos. Hell, from London via Madeira, with 401 Portuguese immigrants. 15th-—Arrival of the S. S. Mariposa from San FYancisco, having been delayed three days for the mails through railroad accidents. i6th-26th—Teacher's Institute week, Inspector-General A. T. Atkinson presiding. 18th—Arrival of the Morning Star from Micronesia, with reports of progress at nearly all the Mission stations. 21st—Arrival of Russian man-of-war Razboynik from Callao, via the Marquesas.—Hawaiian Bell Telephone Co. vote to increase their stock from $10,000 t0550,000 the net profits of the company to date showing $34,744. 23rd—Japanese training ship Tsttkuba arrives from a cruise via Tahiti; reports disturbance at Raiatea and Huahine between the French and the natives. 24th-*-25th—Trial of the conspiracy case of W. S. Luce; verdict acquittal; three jurors dissenting. 25th —Attempt at consolidation of the Bell and Mutual Telephone Companies fail; war clouds appear on the horizon in consequence. MARINE JOURNAL. Gw hit I-.■ills. hi.mil, llossc, 9- Otcrcndorp, for San Francisco. Haw S S Australia, Houdlctte, for San Fran- cisco. 10—U S S Marion, Dyer, for Yokohama. 11—Am bktne Flla, Hansen, for San Francisco. It—Haw hk J.is A King, Berry, for Port Townscnd. CoaxudOi Cousins, for San Francisco. 1 i Am bgtne5.11.1. a, Watt, for San Francisco. 14-I.ru hk Am uh hk Triton, Warren,-for the Arctic:. S Mariposa, llayw.inl, for ltit- Colonies. S 15—Am 17 -Am bktne S N Castle, Hubbard, fur San Franci-co. Haw lik 1-a-ly LaanptOO, SoUtl'ftMH, for San Frain i.' 11. 1 Kiit hk Naiuita, ('■rahni. foi San Francisco, bgtne 22— Am W G Irwin, Mil nl! » h, for S.ia Fran 157 days . 1UCOs hk Willie Mel.arren, Coaatu, for Port Town23—Brit semi. |6 Am bktM I KsCOVen McNeiL f>r San Fraiu.i in. Ib-Am l>k Mliiiiiioii. IVhcr, for Port Townserid. p Ami >-li Ivy, Lowell, foi San FnUICI PASSENGERS. AKKIVAI s. From Bremen, per bk Deotachland, April Mia Anna Dackar and Miss Anna Junker, From J'or. Glasgow par hk Natuna, April ; Henry Burltmyer and John Lade. From San Francisco, par Australia, April > -Cant C N Snaossmaker. Lieut W 0 Hennam, Miss MKhodca.Tß I.uras and family. Miss 11 Day. Mis Rodfcra, Miss N IV-lhhoin.-. Miss Mary Porter, Mis, Arm-: Porn, S C'ohn, Hon S(i Wil.hr ami aarvant, |T Water-house, Jr, Til Carsooand wife, kw E Bailey, T X Walker, W I- Smith, S llarr, W Gcratle, Miai C Conner, MriMG Pinkerton, Miss I. A Shuts, Hon HA Widemann, J W Hitter, G Paaaavaut, and sB others. From San Francisco, per bktne Etta, April i H \\m Wcrthem. From S.ui Francisco, par ship Ivy, April 4 Alvan B Perry. I-linn San Fran* isco, per bgtne Consualo, April 5 Mrs M B Brown and J Ihirk. From Hongkong & Yokohama, per S S Gaelic, April 5 488 Chinese and co Japanese Kteeraga passenger*, From Madeira, per Portuguese immigrants. From San Francisco, ARRIVALS. i- 7—Haw S S Zealandia, Van — PORT OF HONOLULU. April April hk Thomas Ball, April 13-4*7 per Mariposa, April 1 W T Lucas, Il l> Wishard, E X Alsipand wife, S E Ehrlich, X Mclnarny, J A Bertram, II Hart. J X Low, R A Low, II N Castle, Miss X Brewer, A Young, Mrs IC Harling and from Port 3 Children, Mrs Davis, W X Couldand wife, alio! 8 stcetai;e from Bre- men. Haw bk Jas A King, Berry, 26 days I aid low. From San ['rani isi o, per W !'• Co Ifrey, April 22nd Hon Ha* b S Australia, Iloudlette, 7 days from San (.has Wall, Mr Turner. Fran 1 ui'TArirntr.s. II B M S Caroline, Sir Wm Wiseman, days For San Fr.im lucp, per Plantar, April 1 -Rev T V Moore, from Farming's Island. Am bktne Ella, fill WO, i3 dajn from San Fran- Mrs Kllis. For San Francisco, ptr S G Wilder, April ■ Mrs Wacisco* Brit l>k Natumi, t'.rahn, 126 days from Fiver- ger, A Crydermann, Mr and Mrs Suverup, Mr and Mrs pool. Conner, Mr Vanwy and two Portuguese. 4 —Am sh Ivy, Lowell, 11 days from San Francisco. For Sail Francisco, per s S Zeelaadia, April 7—Sadie B Am bktne St Lucie, Erskine, 32 days from Puget Prown, C Hunneberger, Gao Ingram, J Kirk, Mrs ) Kirk, Sound. Mr Cray, and Mr and Mrs 1, T Davis s—Am S S Gaelic, Beanie. 22 days from Hongkong For San Francisco, per S S Australia, April 9 Mrs I. A via Yokohama, 12 d.i\s. Shute, M C' Pinkerton, A Dotteret, T V Moore, J A Am hgtne Consuclo. Cousins, 12S days from San Wood and wife, Wm Drives, Jas Campbell, wife, 3 childFrancis 0. and ren aarvant, Mrs M Hanaiki, Capt Cluney, A G Ca(S Am wh bk Triton, Warren, 11 months from New bell, T A Bruns, H l.uduington Jr, M P Morrison and Bedfordand cruise. wife, J T McMillan, G F Cooper, S li Winram, H X Haw S S Zealandia, Van Oler.ndorp, I.* days Hines, Capt Howison, F F Porter, Miss L Fitzimmons, from AucltLaad> Mrs Levey and 3 children, Mrs A A Hrown, Ceo S J i.i Brit bk I'hns Bell, Low, 174 days from Cardiff1 C Ashley and 2 children, Mrs Dr and 157 day.s from Madeira, 52 d iys from Hrown andWwife, Mrs \V Rodger-., Wolters, Mrs II Cooley, W H Purvis, Mrs Iquique, s .\, Mrs W M CilTard and child. Wood, MoaaarTat, Julian S S 6U from San 15 -Am Mariposa, Hayward, days Miss Flleu lorbert, W F Smith, J S Perry and wife, F Francis'.0. Green, Capt Mrs Ahlhorn child, S Cohn, M Adelsdorand days S from CalCormorant, H H M 44 Bishop Willis anil wife, Miss M A'cxander, dera Island, off the western coast of South fer, Dr I'.iilev, Maria dc Gloria, Mrs Wiard, Lord Dalrymple, A Warner Ainc ir.i wife, Miss Schlothauer. Steerage—L llerisnaailll I*' Am bk Meinmo'i, Fisher, 2S days from Port Dis- and tit/, (.has Johnson, wifa and 2 children, F Fisher, Mrs IHoogl covery, child, W Russel, H P Long, C Hluhm, II 17—Am bgtne W Q Irwin, McCttllocb, todays IVOIII \V,i;e. and ] Pink, J C McCandleas, M Andrews. 1. McKean, San Fraiicisct Sylces, X J lianieUta, J Push, C E Fraaher, Otto H .8 -Am steam bkiue Morning Star, i ~11 land, 44 days Strumpke. H Stute, Ca|>t H Yon WVtlun, M Odey. A from Kuk Kun C llurke, M Fre rh:nann, Mrs Healey, J Trim.ten, 19 Am bktne Discovery, McNeil, II days from San F Piekard, (has Roeder, 61 Portuguese, 7 Mrs J b'e, Francis, o. 21- H I R M S kaiboynik, Wulf, 15 days from tan 1liiiK-c and 1 Japantae* Toernaeud, per J A King, April 12- Mrs H H Pott For Marquesas Islands. 22 -Haw bk W B Godfrey, Dabel, 27 days from San Iterry and John H.iU:ock. Francisco, |)er bgtne Conauelo, April 13 —Miss For San Francisco. Brit bk Veritas, Johnson, 48 days from Newcas- Hattie NeeJhim, M Kscone and wife, Miss Hose Silva, A tle, N SW. F Ronda, and T J Cummings. Haw sch Jennie Walker, Anderson, 11 days from For San Francisco, pr-r bk Saiaca, April 14—A Johan Farming's Island. sen, wifeand 5 children, J M Servensen, wife and 3 child-■ { Brit bk Island City, Warner, 58 days from New- ren, A Olseu, wife and child, and Mrs T Abrahamsen and castle, NSW. 2 children. Brit bk Alice Muir, Varnell, 58 days from NewFor San Francisco, per S N Cas'.le, April 17- (has H castle. NS W> H I J M S Tsukuba, Nomura, 20 days from Ta- Atlicrton and wife, W T Rhoads, Mrs X Low and child, Love,|Mrs J M Oat and child, Mrs J A McKenzie, Mrs W hiti. bk Alice Mary, Low, 59 days from Newcas Mary llrant, Mrs Nickson, Jas F Lawrence, R Moreand 25—Brit lie, child. NSW. For San Francisco, per Natuna, April aind— (has — — - . : DEPARTURES. Knuppe. For San Francisco, per Wm G Irwin, April 22nd— H M April 3-Am bktne Planter, Perriman, for San Francisco. Alexander, Mrs Merrill and a children, Geo Courtney, W Wodehouse, C C Jansen, H Smith. bk for Port Townsend. Atlanta, Tibbetta, 4—Am For San Francisco, per Discovery, April 26—Richard s—Am bk Vilora H Hopkins, Blood, for San FranGcrke. cisco. For San Francisco, per Ivy, April 30—A B Perry, and IAm bktne S G Wilder, Paul, for San Francisco. Turpie. Ant S S Gaelic, Bearne, for San Francitco. �Volume 46, No. 5.] RQAKZr. HAWAIIAN HONOLULU 11. I. This page [l ds¥Otsd to the interests of the Hawaiian Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the Board is re-ponsible for its contents. A. O. Forbes, - - - 39 THE FRIEND. Editor. The Hawaiian Board of Missions having given leave of absence for several months to their Corresponding Secretary who has hitherto edited this page, and who finds himself obliged to go The tidings of Rev. Mr. Logan's death received here via San Francisco after the issue of the April number of Tin-: PftlßND.' After a long and severe illness of fever, he died on the 27th of December* 18S7, leaving a noble record of successful and devoted missionary labor, and lamented by all who knew him. Rev. Mr. Treiber and wife, who went out to Ruk only last year, remain alone at present to carry on the work to which Mr. Logan devoted his life. At Ponape, affairs are all quiet at present, and the missionaries are now allowed to carry on their work unmolested. In the Marshall Islands some hiflderances have been thrown in the way by the German occupation, but the work in general is still favorably progressing. In the Gilbert Islands there seems to have been some retrogression. Yet our Hawaiian missionaries hold on amid many discouragements. The Training School for this group, under Rev. A. C. Walkup, located on the island of Kusaie, sends forth every year more or less Gilbert Island teachers to help in the work. The Morning Slar will sail on her next voyage as soon as the various orders of the missionaries sent on Baal can be filled and sent out here, which will be in about two months, unless circumstances shall arise which may dcher sailing still later. was Education, Woman's Work, Medical Missions, etc. Christian Literature for Native Converts. The proper treatment of such questions as Polygamy, Slavery, Caste, etc. Comity of Missions; and the apportioning of unoccupied fields to difl'erent Societies. The choice and training of Missionaries with Reference to different spheres of labor. The nature and extent of the Control abroad in search of health, Rev. James over Missions, by Committees or liicknell has been appointed as AssistChurches at home. ant Corresponding Secretary during his It is hoped and expected that a grand absence, and also editor of this page. impulse will he given by this Conference to missionary work; that enlarged views The Morning Slur, Capt. Geo. F. of the field will he attained; that the rearrived harbor from her in our Garland, sults of broad experience will be made annual the iSth of voyage, on third available to all the societies, errors corbeen absent nine months April, having rected, and improved methods made and thirteen days. By her came Mrs. known; and that fraternal sympathy and Mary E. Logan, widow of our late laChristian comity in action will be promented missionary brother Rev. R. W. moted. In all, the churches will be preLogan, together with her son Arthur for a grand, united and effective pared and daughter Beulah. advance upon the Kingdoms of DarkThey are on their way home to the ness. United States. We are glad to see them Dr. Judson Smith is to represent the enjoying good health, and to extend to A. B. C. F. M. at this conference. The them a hearty welcome, while our tenunited prayers of the Churches throughforth them in derest sympathy goes to out the world, and especially of all missad bereavement which has to the fallen GENERAL CONFERENCE ON FOREIGN sionaries are earnestly requested in lot. their MISSIONS. behalf of the meetings of this conference The voyage of the Morning Star has a Such Conference is to be held and in been a prosperous one, though protractof those who are making preparaLondon, Exeter the beginning Hall, on tions for it. ed a month beyond what was expected when she sailed from here last July. gth and continuing to the 19th of June. A CARD TO THE PUBLIC. This detention however seems to have Between eighty and ninety missionary been necessary, owing to contingencies societies in Britain, America, Australia, To all who have in any way aided in and the Continent, have already inti- erecting a monument in Waimea, Hawhich could not be foreseen. The Captain reports an unusual amount matedtheir in tention ofsending delegates- waii, to the memory of Lorenzo Lyons, addressed. ofcalm weather, in addition to which, These societies represent all Protestant this card is The thought of this work did not orithe uncertainty of affairs at Ponape re- denominations. This is true Christian ginate with him. Having some intimasulting from the Spanish occupation, and union in its most vital and practical tion of it a few days before his death, he later, the sad bereavement of the Mission form—union in the work of saving souls, said, " I do not wish any monument. at Ruk, in the death of Mr. Logan, and in extending the Kingdom of our Let my work be my monument." He books he had made, without rendered necessary two extra trips of the Lord. Similar conferences were held in spoke of the citing any other work. with in iB6O and the greatest pro1878, Star between the islands of the Caroline But all who have known anything of group. Yet with all this detention, she fit. The object is to stimulate and en- his work since 1831, will feel how small has steamed only 49 days out of the 55 courage all evangelistic agencies, and to a portion that is, of the work he perwhich are estimated as the number for take advantage of the experience of the formed. The books it is true (especially the musical books) were for the whole which provision is made in coaling. She different societies in respect to the many and probably, no other single nation, came back in fine order, and Captain important and delicate questions arising influence (except the Bible) has reached Garland and his officers are to be con- in the work. so nearly and with such power, every famAmong the topics proposed, are the ily, and nearly every individual in theland. gratulated on the neatness and cleanliThis last fact makes such a united effort ness of every department of the vessel following : to express their appreciation of the beneSelf-Support and Self-Government in fit on her arrival here. conferred the more appropriate. Native Churches. We do not remember ever to have All who have aided in this work have Education of Native Evangelists and the hearty thanks of all the bereaved seen her return from her annual voyage Pastors. in such good condition both as to the family. Adaptation of Methods to different vessel herself and as to the engine room Me ke aloha nui a mau, and machinery. states of Barbarism oj Civilization, in Mrs. Lucia G. Lyons. . �40 MIay, 1888. THE FRIEND. THEHONOLULU, T. M.H. €. A. L This page is devoted to. the interests of the Honolulu Young Men's Christian Association, and the Board of Directors are responsible forits contents. S. D. Fuller, - - - ANNUAL MEETING. Editor. It was so cheering to us that we believe it can very appropriately find a place in our annual and final report. The committee have during the year made some special efforts toward the drawing in to our meetings Sunday evening a • greater attendance. Small handbills or dodgers were printed, and were distributed on eich Sunday morning for about two months, perhaps more, in the restaurants and other places cf public resort, these dodgers bearing a cordial invitation to be present at the meetings, the timeand place being very carefully stated. But a careful study of results did not showsufficiently well to authorize a continuation of tlrs work. In concluding our report the committee would express a belief that the life of our Association depends entirely upon our spirituality, and that our spirituality depends very largely upon our entering individually into the work of our Sunday evening services, maintaining it by our presence and voice, and therefore that we have reasonable hope and expectation for the future. The annual meeting for the election of officers was held in conjunction with the regular monthly meeting, April 19th, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: VV. W. Hall, President; J. E. Bidwell, Vice-President; R. VV. Pod more, Recording Secretary ; E. O. White, Treasurer ; T. R. Walker, Henry Waterhouse, Directors. The meeting adjourned to meet Thursday evening, April 26th, for the usual anniversary exercises. On trje above-named evening the chair was occupied by Mr. F. J. Lowrey, the retiring President, and a goodly audience were present, despite the fact of counter attractions at six different places. Respectfully submitted, The programme for the evening opened William A. Bowen, Chairman. by singing Gospel hymn No. 61, and prayer by Rev. W. C. Merritt. Then followed the reports and addresses in the REPORT OF TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE. order given below, interspersed with singThe temperance work of the past year ing, one number being a finely-rendered among foreigners cannot be claimed as Professor and Mrs. Van Slyke. duet by the work of this Association, exclusively, the meetings of the Blue RibREPORT OF COMMITTEE ON DEVOTIONALWORK. although bon League have been held in our hall and the work largely performed by some The committee have on record fifty two of the members of the Y. M. C. A. Sunday evening gospel services. At these The Hawaiian branch work, which has meetings there was an attendance total of been a most successful one, is not inabout 2,630, making an average attend- cluded in this report, but will be given ance of fifty-two, which happens to be the by the chairman cf the Queen Emma exact number of the meetings recorded for Hall Committee. the year. The largest attendance at one The Blue Ribbon League, which was time was seventy-nine. The smallest at- organized early in 1887, has been kept up tendance at any one meeting was thirty- during the past year, and as that work six. The interest manifested throughout appeared to be a successful one, it was the year has been good. Those members thought wise by your committee to supthemselves who have taken an active part port this rather than start any new organin the prayer meeting work have, we be ization and thereby weaken the efforts in lieve, found it a means of a decided the line of temperance. growth or gain in grace, and the commitWith the exception of a respite during tee feel decidedly that others of our mem- the Christmas holidays and two or three bers would have a similar experience and rainy evenings, an entertainment has been testimony if they would only try it. How given in this hall every Saturday evening ever, though the w 1 c of the committee since our last annual report in April, 1887. has not met with all the encouragement in These entertainments have consisted of the world, there is no occasion for being vocal and instrumental music, readings discouraged. Indeed, the testimony of and recitations, occupying about an hour, Mr. Theophilus H. Davies, upon his re- concluding with a practical address from turn here from England, cheered us ten to twenty minutes in length, and then greatly. He stated in one of our business an earnest appeal to men, women and meetings that from a comparative point of children to sign the pledge and don the view, considering our meetings, the at- blue ribbon. tendance, the interest manifested and all The Committee on Entertainments, of at the time before he went to England, which your chairman is the chairman also, and considering the same things upon bis appreciate the assistance of those whohave return, he could very plainly see and con- so cheerfully assisted in these entertainscientiously assure us that there had been ments during the year past. a decided increase, and that we had no The object of these entertainments has gocd reason for being discouraged. been two-fold. This testimony was drawn out by the First—To provide a pleasant and profitcharacter of one of our monthly reports. able evening, so as to draw men away from the saloons, and Saturday evening has been selected as being the best time in the week for that purpose. Second —To induce those who came in who have not already taken the pledge, to do so, and the result of the efforts made in this direction is as follows as shown by the record book kept for that purpose One hundred and eight persons have signed the pledge, besides which several others have signed whose names d ) not appear in the books, the correct number of whom is unknown. Rev. Mr. Gowen, President of the League, has been a most faiihful worker, and it is very largely owing to his labors that interest has been kept up so well this year. While these entertainments have not reached as large a number of those for whom they were intended as was hoped, yet they have been the means of doing much good, especially among strangers and sailors of the men-of-war and merchant vessels in our port, quite a number of whom have taken the blue ribbon. Your chairman met a mechanic of superior ability a little more than a year ago en one of the island steamers, who had had some disappointment and sought to drown his sorrow by drinking. An invitation was extended to him to come to the meeting ; he came, took the pledge, and only last week a letter was received from him from one of the other islands, in which he says : " I rejoice to tell you I still hold on to the blue ribbon. It has benefited me so much that I can soon buy myself a home." Many others can no doubt give similar testimony. One important benefit gained during the past year in the temperance cause is a growth of public opinion in favor of prohibition in this city, if not throughout this group. Many of the speakers who have addressed the meetings have strongly urged this point, and there is no doubt but that their words have produced a deepened feeling in its favor. It is unquestionably true that there are more people in favor of prohibition in these islands to-day than a year ago, and this is growing continually. Let us hope that the day is near at hand when public opinion will demand laws abolishing the silc and use of liquors in this land, and may all interested in the temperance work labor to that end. Respectfully submitted, P. C. Jones, Chairman. : REPORT ON HAWAIIAN WORK. To the Officers and Members of the Young Men's Christian Association of Honolulu. Gentlemen-: By your generosity a little over a year ago, the building anc premises known as Queen Emma Hall' were placed at the disposal of a specia standing committee of five to be used fo the moral and religious improvement of " �Volume 46, No. 5.] 41 THE FRIEND. Hawaiians and Japanese. A year's occu- greatly appreciated by the Hawaiians. Hyde's talks on The Life and Claims pation has demonstrated the usefulness of Miss Green is now on a prolonged tour of of Jesus Christ as the Divine Redeemer this building, and has shown that the this island, and we may expect much good from Sin." Christianity has been prelarge expenditure of money for rent and will be accomplished by her. A visitor sented as the Divine Life in the Soul of care of the premises, which is a serious going to Queen Emma Hall on a Friday Man, rather than as a system of religitax upon your resources, is receiving an evening and hearing the Japanese, under ous belief. The eager interest evinced Mrs. Hyde's leadership, singing gospel in listening to the Gospel story is an ample return. Dr. Hyde will report on the Japanese hymns in the basement room and seeing evidence of its Divine power to reach department. The necessity of -such a the large and well-dressed company of and move human hearts anywhere and building, furnishing facilities for the social Hawaiians in the rooms upstairs enthusi- everywhere. The attendance has rangand moral improvement of the Hawaiians, astically engaged in a temperance meeting ed from eighteen to fifty-three, averaghad long been felt. Now two well- will gain encouragement and hope for the ing twenty and over. Mrs. Hyde has lighted and ventilated rooms, supplied future of these races. The annual feast had a singing school every Friday evenwith books and papers, and an ante-room and procession of the Blue Ribbon League ing, with an attendance varying from for parlor games afford those disposed to will take place on the nth of June, and it thirteen to twenty-seven, and the skill use them a place where a quiet evening is expected that delegates will be sent acquired in singing Gospel Hymns is can be spent away from the temptations hither from the Leagues in the different remarkable, when it is considered that these persons never sang in their lives of the city. Many avail themselves of districts of the Kingdom. before. A reed organ, furnished by this retreat. Respectfully submitted for the com- Mrs. For several months during the year mittee. J. M. Damon, is a most important adjunct to the work. A subscription past a debating society was kept up; free A. F. Judd, Chiirman. was taken up among the attendants at instruction was afforded in vocal music these services, and enough money seand in English reading, but it has been JAPANESE DEPARTMENT cured to furnish the rooms with table, found difficult t) maintain this instruction REPORT OF THE OF WORK IN QUEEN EMMA book-case, chandelier, lamp, chairs, continuously. Religious service for EngHALL. crockery, etc. When young Aoki left, lish-speaking Hawaiians has been maintained for the past six months at three When the Japanese laborers were first April 12, 1887, for San Francisco, he o'clock on Sunday afternoons, and they brought to this country, Feb. 8, 1885, a presented nearly all his private library, have been beneficial to the rather small Sunday service was at once begun for about 200 Japanese books, which with number who attend. their benefit. With the first thousand those received from the Religious Tract On Friday evening meetings of the Mr. R. W. Irwin had brought S. Aoki, Society in Japan, constitute a library of Hawaiian Temperance Society or " Blue the nephew of the pastor of one of the very respectable size. Files of Japanese Ribbon League have been held through- churches in Japan, and made arrange- newspaper are also provided. Mr. Hiout the year, and the audience room, the ments for him to act in any capacity in beino, who has charge of the Japanese ante-room and the verandas are generally which a young divinity student might Supply Store, has from the first given well filled. During the year over 500 be helpful to his countrymen. He acted two evenings each week to teaching have joined the League by signing the as interpreter for Dr. Hyde in the ser- English to some seven or eight«of the pledge and placing their names on record* vices held every Sunday morning in the Japanese laborers. Every Sunday evenThe meetings open with singing from the upper hall of the Y. M. C. A. building. ing Mrs. Hattie Coleman teaches a most valuable Temperance Hymn Book" The Hawaiian Board opened in the re- interesting Bible Class, numbering from printed by the Woman's Christian Tem- citation room of the N. P. M. I. an fourteen to twenty-eight. perance Union, reading and exposition of evening school to teach English. For When Rev. Mr. Miyama, last.OctoScripture applicable to temperance, and six months and more Mr. H. M. Dow ber, came from San Francisco to look prayer. Then follow reading of minutes taught those who wished instruction, after the welfare of his countrymen, opand reports of two standing committees of the Hawaiian Board paying the expenses portunity was taken, with his co-operafive each, who detail their observations of the school. There were few Japanese tion, to put into execution various plans during the week past of the people as to employed in the city, however, and the which Mr. Damon had for some time had intemperance, their efforts at reclaiming attendance was too small to warrant a in mind, for a more thorough work for the the intemperate, and they introduce, amid longer continuance of the experiment. benefit of the Japanese In fact, though applause, the recruits they have been able The Sunday morning services were con- Mr. Damon is over-burdened with his to secure. The two Hawaiians who look tinued without intermission, with a vary- own specific work among the Chinese, after the crews of the Wilder Steamship ing attendance of from five to twenty- it is to his organizing and executive Company and the Interisland Steamship seven, an average of eight, in the Y. M. ability that the work for the Japanese Company's vessels are both on these com- C. A. Hall, Hotel street, until ()ueen has been so extended and successful. mittees, and their efforts have greatly Emma Hall was opened, March 12, A Sunday-school, held at 3 o'clock every lessened drunkenness among Hawaiian 1887. Then the Chautauqua Literary Sunday afternoon, was organized, with sailors. Prominent Hawaiians from the Circle, composed mainly of the Attaches Mr. J. E. Bidwell as Superintendent, outer districts, when present, willingly re- of the Japanese Consulate, meeting on and other Y. M. C. A. members as spond to calls upon them for addresses, Thursday evenings with Mr. and Mrs. teachers; Miss Nellie Judd Tenders effiand we have had many such during the F. W. Damon at their residence, was cient service as organist. It has a year, as well as many by members of your invited to occupy one of the smaller register of nearly thirty members, an Association and by strangers in the city. rooms, while the large room adjoining attendance of seventeen. A Japanese Of late the number attending the meet- was offered as a Reading-room and So- Y. M. C. A. was organized, with Conings and the interest have increased, and cial Hall for the use of the Japanese stitution and By-laws similar to the the average number of new members ad- generally. At the same time invitations Honolulu Y. M. C. A., but with modifimitted wceklf during the past month is were circulated among the Japanese res- cations to adapt it to the circumstances about twenty. Miss Green, the genial and ident in the city, to meet for a Sunday of the Japanese. Dr. Hyde was chosen efficient agent of the Woman's Christian morning religious service. There was a President, and Mr. Damon Vice-PresiTemperance Union, has a room fitted up general and hearty response, and these dent. It now numbers 64 members. in the basement, where she meets the services have been maintained with un- There are four standing committees, natives for consultation two days in the abated interest, at first in the Reading- with the oversight of different departweek. She is chairman of the standing room, but lately in the upper hall. Most ments of the work—finance, social, educommittees, and her services to the tem- valuable assistance has been rendered cational, religious. The regular busiperance cause are most valuable and are by Sinitchi Ando, in interpreting Dr. ness meeting is held on the first Satur- " " " �42 . [May, 1888J THE FRIEND. day evening ot each month, and on the third a literary and social meeting, with a manuscript newspaper, essays and recitations in Japanese and in English; and, at the close, some slight refreshments of seasonable dainties are served to the members and invited guests. The Japanese Mutual Benefit Union has been organized, under Mrs. Ando as President, for charitable relief in cases of sickness and need, and now numbers over 1,200 members, all over the islands, with its headquarters in Queen Emma Hall. More recently, a " Rising Sun Temperance Society" has been started numbering about thirty charter members. In all these enterprises Mr. Taro Ando, the Japanese Consul, has heartily cooperated as fully as he could, consistently with the impartial discharge of his official duties, seeking in over}' practicable way to advance the interests and promote the welfare of his countrymen. On Mr. Miyama's return to San Francisco, and in accordance with arrangements made, he engaged a young Japanese, Mr. T. Shimizu, a licensed M. E. preacher, to come to the Islands to do Christian work among the Japanese under the direction of a committee of the Hawaiian Board, the expense to be defrayed from the contributions of the Central Union Church. Since his arrival (February 7th) he has occupied two of the smaller rooms in Queen Emma Hall, as his living room and reception room.. These were nicely furnished and fitted for his use by gifts from Mr. H. Waterhouse and others, through Mr. Damon. The work has so far progressed and so many of the Japanese—ten or twelve —have expressed a desire for baptism that it was in contemplation to organize a Japanese church, the better to develope and strengthen Christian life and activity. But for the present that plan is held in abeyance. Rev. Mr. Miyama, on invitation of Mr. Irwin, and through his liberality in providing the necessary funds, returned March 15 to Honolulu. He brought his wife with him, and has rented a house on Nuuanu street. They are devoting themselves to the special work they came to do, meanwhile assisting heartily and ably in the various departments of work for the Japanese carried on in Queen Emma Hall. It is a work full of interest, as the Japaneseare so quick to respond to all kindly Christian effort in their behalf. It is a work full of promise, for what is done here in Honolulu will have its blessed results of good among the 4,000 Japanese now located in various districts of the islands, and among their people in Japan. It is a work that ought to engage the prayers and sympathies of the whole Christian community, eny of whom will be heartily welcomed if ever they wish to inspect or participate in the work going on for the Japanese in Queen Emma Hall. Respectfully submitted, C. M. Hyde, Chairman. TREASURER'S REPORT. GENERAL SECRETARY'S REPORT. It seems hardly possible that twelve 36 months have passed since our last annual Amount of monthly collections... 86 10 meeting, but such is the fact, and we have Amount of special collection for this evening to observe the nineteenth Int'n Committee 25 80 met Amount received from annual dues 170 00 anniversary of the Young Men's Christian Amount received from pledges 1,912 00 Association of Honolulu. This AssociaAmount received from book-keeption, planted and maintained here in this ing class 122 00 metropolis on missionary ground, in the Amount received from Readingmidst of the great Pacific, is in many reRoom box 7 70 Amount of net proceeds from Dickspects unique. Its .importance as a Chrisenson's lectures 142 15 tian institution and as one cf the forces Amount of net proceeds from I.efor good in this land cannot be determan entertainment 50 00 Amount of special contribution for mined by the geographical limits of our chairs 138 70 city or the number of its population, as Amount from rent of Hall 90 00 compared with the larger and more popuAmount from special donations... 477 50 lous cities of America. Amount of special pledges to HaLike any oilier auxiliary of the church, waiian lira in li 625 00 Amount of mem. fees from Haits full value cannot be determined when waiian llranch 44 00 considered alone, but must be regarded Amount received from Japanese Y. in its relation to the whole as one of the C. M. A 21 65 factors in the great problem of reaching Total $3,93 2 96 men with the gospel cf the Son of God. DISBUKIIMI N I H. This is especially true of our work in this ly Salary Gen. Secretary, one year. .8 1,500 00 small but important island centre, where Salary Janitor, one year 480 00 we are but one of so many organized deJ. Da Freitas, teaching Portuguese class 20 00 partments of Christian work. Honolulu Water Works, water During the past year this Association rates 38 75 has been an attractive and welcome rePeople's Ice and R. Co., for ice... 109 80 sort to a large number of strangers and Bell Tel. Co., rent of instrument.. 20 00 Post Office, rent of box, postage resident young men. Here agreeable and 800 postals 16 01 acquaintances have been made and 21 75 J. O. Wicke, blackboard, etc have been spent pleasantly leisure hours Hawaiian Carriage Manufacturing 2 00 and profitably away from the temptation Company, for lamp rods Emeluth & Co., labor on gutter 3 00 of drink and other vices. E. Ruprecht, calcimining rooms.. 50 00 We know of several young men in this Hawaiian Evangelical Association, city and some who have gone away who for hymn-books 18 75 Tuning piano 5 00 owe a conscious debt of gratitude to this Davis & Wilder, bill for ice 1 00 Association for their present standing and P. C. Advertiser, for advertising.. 2 50 success. A few other young men with H. Adams, paid for collecting dues 1 25 whom we have been privileged to counsel for on Howler, 00 repairing ceiling J. 30 J. H. Soper, bill for periodicals... 91 58 would have had less to regret to-night if Pacific Hardware Co., bill for oil 6 00 they had frequented the Association more C. E. Williams, bill for 90 chairs 138 70 and made its friends their companions inAmount for P. O. order for Interof following an opposite choice. national Convention 25 80 stead Havttiiun Gazette, one year's subWhile a very good interest has been scription and printing postals... 15 50 maintained in our religious meetings, yet 21 18 J. T. Waterhouse, bill for sundries there has been no special revival spirit, as The Friend, printing Y. M. C. A. page and extra copies 75 90 many of us have prayed for and had E. O. Hall & Son, bill for oil and hoped to see. sundries 46 go During the visit of Mr. T. H. Davies I.ewers dv; Cooke, bill for sundries. 45 04 and his nephew, who recently returned to S. D. Puller, bill for sundries 29 55 Castle & Cooke, bill for sundries.. 14 00 London, they conducted eleven interestIlewett, bill for sundries. A. M. 3 00 ing services for children in our hall and J. Nott, bfll for sundries 7 75 organized a Scripture Union, which meets C. Brewer & Co., bill for oil 70 oo one Sunday afternoon each month. Press Publishing Co., printing..., 6 25 Honolulu Water Works, water Tor about one-half the year we have rate for Emma Hall Ai 25 maintained a Sunday morning liible class J. T. Waterhouse, bill for sundries, in the parlor for transient young men and .. Batata Hall 11 35 those of our members who did not meet Lewers & Cooke, bill for sundries. Emma Hall 34 00 for Bible study elsewhere. The average Amount paid for carpentering attendance was seven. Of late the class work, Emma Hall 60 00 has been discontinued and the morning Amount paid for teaching music at Emma Hall 8 00 spent in visiting the shipping, distributing Amount paid for Janitor of Emma reading matter and inviting the men to Hall 177 00 attend the church and Association meetAmount paid for rent of Emma Hall 650 00 ings. The Pay of prayer for Associations " Amount paid for sundries for Emma Hall 22 80 was observed, the work of the InternaTiX9o6 36 tional Committee presented, and $25 colBalance to New Year's account 26 60 lected for the same. Total .$3,932 96 For lectures and some cf the more :. & 0. E. O. Treasurer. popular kinds of entertainment we are White, E. Receipts. o Balance on hand from last year.. $ 20 ... .. . .. " .. �Volume 46, No. 5.] 43 THE FRIEND. rather dependent upon our neighbors who have in any way assisted to encourage tom. I stood there and saw the sun across the water, and they have not been and further this branch of the Master's sink behind the mountains of the westvery generous with us the past year. We work, in which we have beet) especially ern side of the valley, and watched the S. D. Fuller, shadows creep across and around the have had the following occasional gather- engaged. different features so far below me. Secretary. lectures, one enterGeneral ings : Sdven benefit Again I saw the silvery light of the tainment, two receptions for the crews of American and British men-of war and two informal socials for young men. Besides these we have had the regular weekly meeting of the Blue Ribbon League, which has combined a good, practical temperance talk with a fine literary and musical programme by our best local talent, thus furnishing an attractive entertainment nearly every Saturday evening of the year. Air. P. C. Jones has continued to teach a class in book-keeping every Monday evening when not absent from the city. We have received a large number of calls for employment, but have found it possible to find situations for only a small percentage of the applicants. In a few instances relief has been given to worthy young men who were strangers and in distress. There have been eleven business meetings of the Association, with an average attendance of twenty-six. The Board of Directors have had ten meetings, with an average attendance of five. Twenty new members have been received during the year, but this number of additions is counterbalanced by the loss of old members, so we have not advanced beyond the membership of one year ago, which was 196. The Y. M. C. A. Boys have had their prosperity somewhat interrupted by changes in leadership, but they are now re-organized, with Mrs. B. F. Dillingham for President, and a renewed interest is already apparent. The reading room is supplied with forty-five periodicals. This includes all our local papers that are printed in English, some of the leiding secular and religious publications of America and England, one Portuguese and two German papers. Some of these are kindly contributed byfriends. Further additions would be thankfully received. The daily attendance upon the Reading Room has ranged from fifteen to ninety, which is large for a tropical city of this size. The branch work at Queen Emma Hall, in the interest of Hawaiian and Japanese young men, as a whole, has been very encouraging and valuable, as you have learned by the reports read. The claims of this work have met with generous financial support from some of the business men not members of our Association, but who have our thanks for their welcome aid. We are conscious that our service has been very imperfect, yet desire to acknowledge the Divine goodness and help of our Heavenly Father, in what has been accomplished. And to extend our grateful thanks to the friends with whom we have associated, for their uniform courtesy and kindness ; to the Press of the city for their friendly and helpful notices; and to all LIGHTS AND SHADOWS. Ladies and Gentlemen and Fellow- members of the Y. M. C. A.: During this past Association year it has been my privilege to look upon grander scenes in nature than ever in my life before, and by them to have been led to more of a realization of the new thoughts and feelings which arc thus inspired. Among forests of giant trees standing in their majesty and defying <*jl the elements, yet among them those which in their long existence have, after years and years of strength, been overcome by that same power which brought them into being; among mountains whose bases were clothed with verdure, and whose tops were capped with snow; among the wild flowers of hill and valley, with their bright and happy faces, and among streams differing from the laughing brook as it twines in and out among the pebbles of its bed to the rushing, roaring mountain torrent as it plunges wildly over and about every obstruction and finally leaps over the precipice before it. In the wonderful Valley of the Yo- semite it seemed to me I was in the very presence of God. The first bursting of the view of the whole valley upon one is a moment to be remembered, and the effect is varied, from the exclamation of surprise to the silence which can only express the feelings of others. For the variety and beauty of its waterfalls one must go a long way to find its equal. From the soft and beautiful sheet of water, swayed from side to side by. the wind, aitd ever changing its always pleasing aspect the well-named "Bridal Veil" —one turns to the grander rush of waters over the Yosemite or stands beside the roaring Nevada, and is unable to say which impresses him the most deeply or whether in the light music of the one or the deep organ tones of the others is the most perfect harmony. On the banks of the lovely Mirror Lake you may stand and see reflected at once in all the exactness of the originals three of the high mountain peaks about it and the rising sun as it appears over the crest, showing in the water like a huge electric light. Wonderful and enchanting as were the many scenes connected with my short visit, none could equal those obtained from the grand Glacier Point. I stood there, with a sheer descent before me of 3,500 feet, at noon, and saw the Vernal and Nevada Falls in the distance, with lovely rainbows across them. Later in the afternoon I saw them one mass of rainbow colors from top to bot- — nearly full moon, as it shone through the brisk, cold air, bathe the Yosemite Fall with its radiance until it looked like a great white specter. After a brief rest, once more I sought the Point, and now all below me was nearly dark, and where I was it was only beginning to get light. Before and beneath were the two arms of the valley; behind was Sentinel Dome, and across, ranging for about two-thirds of the whole horizon, were the peaks of the Sierra Nevadas, many of them snow-capped, the one directly in front the majestic Half Dome. And here, exercising to counteract the extremely low temperature, I watched the dawn and break of day. Very gradually the various objects assumed definite shape and new features presented themselves ; the crowing of cocks and lowing of kine came up from the valley ; more distant peaks could be discerned, and soon the sheen from the clear surface of Mirror Lake could be seen amid the dark trees which surround it. But these are only suggestions of what was to follow. The sky was cloudless, and soon one of the snow-tipped points far away glistened and gleamed as it caught the first ray of the sun and reflected it towards me; and now another and another catch it until they stand out like spires reaching toward heaven. Lingering but a short time about these elevated peaks, the rays soon reach the lesser points between, and soon it is a study to watch the various aspects of light and shadow. One moment and a point is in the shade of a more pretentious neighbor, the next, and it has caught the eye of the sun, and is in like manner shading one behind and a trifle below. Now the direction of the rays apparently change as they begin to strike into the valley and, from my position, over seven thousand feet in elevation, and half that distance above the floor of the valley, yet still in the shadow of the wonderful South Dome opposite, yet towering fifteen hundred feetabove me, I watched with exceeding interest the bars of light, and shadow as they extended from the tops of the mountains into the depths of the valley; as they shifted and changed, the light continually gaining new points until the orb of day appeared majestically over the top of the Dome, and, having surmounted the last obstacle, bathed the whole valley below with the light of another day; and having seen the changes from death to life, as it were, with a full heart I withdrew. Standing amid such scenes, one can but be impressed with the beauty of nature; but it must be a cold heart which does not turn from these to the Power which created them and rules over all. The'same harmony and com- �44 pleteness which we see and delight in, in some grand view, we may find just as complete in the smallest object about us. Not only are we impressed with those things, but with the fact of our belonging ourselves to this same creation. And while we have the joy and delight of feeling that we may intelligently walk or climb about among these scenes, yet how small and insignificant our bodies seem when compared to the magnitude of these mountain peaks, or the forces which we see beside us in these foaming waters. It seemed a beautiful illustration in nature to me, as I witnessed this dawn and break of day, of the condition of the world as it was at one time, all in darkness, and then the coming of the light of the Gospel, first faint and indistinct seeming afar off, then gradually getting nearer, illuminating a mind here and there which stood far above its neighbors, its rays caught and reflected from one to another, until the full break of that day, when this light is over all but the most secluded places, and when nearly every one may enter into and enjoy its benefits, unless he from his own choice prefer to remain in the darkness. We are supposed to be in this light. Are we reflecting it beyond and about us to those who have not yet felt its influence? Or are we absorbing all of the light which strikes us and casting a shadow over them ? Look in any direction about us, and 'do we not see these same rays of light and shadow? Amid the supposed brightness and freedom from care which many seem to think there is in the possession of large amounts of this world's goods, do we not often see the deep shadows of unhappy lives ? On the other hand, where poverty appears to be darkening the very existence, yet the light of love overcoming all! The child in its innocent play finds that not all is as he would have it, and fleeting as they may be, the shadows will occasionally darken his usually bright horizon. The man of business finds not all times alike, but that some come which try and test him severely. The shadow of death falls and for a time darkens even the happiest of homes. The mother finds much joy in watching and guiding the unfolding of the young minds about her, but some pass through the experience of finding one which does not respond to their efforts. Those who labor especially in bringing the Gospel before men for their acceptance, whether it be among those who are their peers in intelligence and learning, or among the minds yet darkened by heathenism, must find great pleasure in witnessing this light accepted by some, yet great sorrow in seeing that it reflects no answering rays from others. The bursting of the light of freedom upon a multitude of slaves was accom- THE FRIEND. panied by how many, many shadows of suffering? And even the progress of Christianity has been marked by scenes dark and terrible. Yet, while looking in whicheverway we may, and finding these shades about us, do they not only intensify the brightness; and are they not the exception, while the rule is light and love ? It seems to me that this is a beautiful world, and, in enjoying it, that we should not forget to be thankful for it, and that we should from time to time consider the relation in which we each stand to it, and feel the responsibilities which our privileges impose upon us. This is a personal matter to and for each, jet the same is true for us as an association. We -re organized for a purpose, and appear before the community in this role. Are we doing our duty, and meeting the expectations of those interested in our work ? There are shades about us, and hearts of the class for which we labor, in darkness. Is there a light shining from here which penetrates this gloom ? If we succeed in interesting any, and, through this association and its appliances, draw any from paths of idleness or vice, it is well; but forget not that our aim is not reached unless these are brought under such influence of Christian knowledge and example as shall lead them to receive the light of the Gospel of Christ, and accept the salvation which is through Him. We are engaged as an Association in a special work, and doing our small part in what is a grand whole. When we were discussing plans for this building, and whether or not it should combine a gymnasium with its other appliances, a prominent gentleman remarked, in effect, that while the members of any Christian association might be a fine lot of men intellectually and morally, it was not a class from which, or in which, you expected to see any muscular development or power. That those who were strong spiritually were weak physically. For a most emphatic refutation of such an idea, one should see the General Secretaries of the United States in conference. In attending one of these sessions, I was most strongly impressed with the idea of being in the presence of one of the most powerful set of men, physically and spiritually, that I had ever seen. Their absorbed interest in the questions before them, their capacity for accomplishing work, and their consecration was remarkable. The work of these Associations is looked upon in that country as one of great power, and productive of much and lasting good. Remembering that we are part of this union of Associations can we not, at the close of this year, make new resolutions, and determine that this next year shall be one of devoted service, and if so, memorable in the history of this Association as accomplishing the objects for which we strive. May, 1888J Shadows may at times be about us, but does not the fact of their presence show that there is a powerful light above and behind that which casts the shadow ? Let us faithfully labor to obtain and reflect what light we can, knowing that if we are faithful we shall at last come into the fullness of light which there is in the presence of Him who says,"I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light oflife." REMARKS OF NEW PRESIDENT. In undertaking the duties of this office, 1 regret that my time and energies are already taxed so heavily in other directions chat I will not be able to give to this important work the thought and care it should have, but I shall do the best I can. The success of the Y. M. C. A. work, and the amount of good that will be accomplished, will not depend on the efforts alone of the officers, or the members of the Association, but on the united efforts of all, working under the leadership of our blessed Master. The work to be done by our Association seems to increase year by year, so we should renew our exertions and not allow the interest to flag in any way. I trust that each of the Committees appointed to attend to the different departments of the work, will plan wisely and carry out their plans in a way to bring the best results in reaching the young men of Honolulu. Let us go forward with the prayer and hope that God will bless our Association in the future as He has in the past, and even more abundantly. I take pleasure in announcing the following Standing Committees, as appointed by the Board of Directors for the coming year: Devotional Work—J. B. Atherton, Cairman ; W. A. Bowei), S. E. Bishop, J. M. Whitney, E. C. Damon, T. G. Thrum, W. Terry. Temperance—P. C. Jones, Chairman ; J. E. Bidwell, H. H. Gowen, J. A. Dower. Visitation—G. P. Castle, Chairman; A. F Cooke, W. O. Atwater, R. W. Podmore, L. P. Hanson, J. C. Marchant. Welcome—Henry Hyde, Chairman ; E. A. Jones, I). Shepherd, G. A. Neth, H. Wichman. J. A. Gonsalves, Wm. Forbes, T. R. Walker, C. Crozier, J. N. Keola, Thomas Williams, D. Douglass, C. H. White. Entertainment—F. J. Lowrey, Chairman ; P. C. (ones, J. T. Waterhouse, Jr., T. May, C. M. Cooke, E. O. White, T. R. Walker. Employment—B. F. Dillingham, Chairman ; J. H. Soper, N. F. Burgess. Reading Room —Dr. C. M. Hyde. Chairman ; T. G. Thrum, E. C. Damon, Finance —C. M. Cooke, Chairman ; P. C. Jones, J. B. Atherton. Hawaiian Branch —Hon. A. F. Judd, Chairman; P. C. Jones, Dr. C. M. Hyde, H. Waterhouse, S. D. Fuller. I would request that each Committee �45 THE FRIEND. be called by the Chairman as soon as possible, to organize and plan for the work of the year. It is to be hoped that this will be done before our next regular monthly meeting, so that a report of progress can be had from each Committee. After the concluding hymn the audience were invited to remain for a social hour, and indulge in an ample supply of ice cream and cake. This met with hearty approval, and appropriately closed the exercises of the evening and the work of the year. . TOPICS. The Y. M. C. A. Gospel Service is held every Sunday evening at 6:30, and the topics for the month will be as follows: May 6—Help for every Temptation. Cor. 10:11-13. May 13—Following Christ involves Self-Denial. Mat. 16:21-26. May 20 —God's Blessing Conditional. 1 Kings, 9:1-9. May 27 —Promises to Rest on. 32:7-8. Mat. 11:28-30. 2 Chron. BOOK NOTICE. The Temperance Movement, or the Conflict between Man and Alcohol. By Hon. Henry W. Blair, U. S. Senator from New Hampshire. This work, which has just been issued by the William E. Smythe Publishing House of Boston, is pronounced by Miss Willard the "best temperance encyclq-" paedia and picture gallery we have had." The book of 550 pages, of the finest style of execution, packed full of statements and statistics of the greatest value, with fifty-seven full-page portraits of the leading temperance workers of the United States, both men and women, by such a man as Senator Blair, who has for many years stood as the representative legislator on this great question, demands a fuller notice than can be given it now. Of the twentyfive chapters thirteen are devoted to the scientific and economic aspects of the subject, comprising such subjects as "A Study of Alcohol," "Effects of Alcohol upon the Soul and Body," "Alcohol Not a Food," "Scientific Investigations," "Alcohol in Medicine," "Alcohol is Pauperism and Crime," etc. In the last-named chapter are given some facts which certain "anti-prohibitionists" in our own midst would do well to ponder. For example: The fifth annual report of the Board of State Charities for Massachusetts makes the following statement: "Overseers of the poor variously estimate the proportion of crime and pauperism attributable to the vice of intemperance, from one-third in some localities to nine-tenths in others." The Inspector of the Massachusetts State Prison in 1868 says that "About four-fifths of the number committed the crimes for which they were sentenced either directly or indirectly by the use of intoxicating drinks." Judge Noah Davis the liquor traffic the personation of all of New York says that ninety per cent, sin, and in destroying it achieves the of the criminal business of the courts is salvation of the race. The hopes and caused by the liquor traffic. Eight affections of domestic life have discovthousand of the ten thousand arrests in ered in it their great enemy, and are Baltimore in 1873 were due to the use concentrating against the destroyer of manhood, womanhood, childhood, home. of liquor. Several chapters are devoted to the Yes; all the aroused faculties of the remedies for this evil, both moral and masses of men are in action to achieve legal, and a discussion of license and independence of the tyrant of the ages, prohibition. In regard to the latter and all the attributes and powers of point, the writer reaches the inevitable Almighty God are pledged for their conclusion that, while State prohibitory success." M. S. W. legislation is desirable, it is only a partial protection, and is particularly valPeople have to pay for being stupid. uable as a nucleus of that agitation Money cannot make brains, but brains which forms public opinion, and will can make money. lead gradually up to that universal pubAn ass is none the wiser because he lic judgment which, sooner or later, will is loaded with books. amend the Constitution of the tountry Make your mind clean if you wish to so as to prohibit absolutely this baneful have a clean life. If we suffer ourselves traffic by national law. In my humble to think in vile ways, we shall become judgment," he says,"the temperance vile. reform waits on the comprehension of We want to avail ourselves of the this thought, and will practically fail pressure of theistic motives, not so much until national prohibition is adopted as for the sake of keeping the children out the plan of battle." of hell by and bye, as for the sake of The remainder of the book is devoted keeping hell out of the children now. to the historical and present aspects of We cannot prevent passing thoughts the temperance reform. A long chapter on evil things, but we need not cherish is given to a roll call of the churches, in and prolong them. "We cannot prevent which the writer takes up severally all the birds from flying over our heads, but the leading protestant denominations, we can keep them from building nests in and shows that with hardly an exception our hair." they have publicly placed themselvesupon record as in favor of total abstinence for BIRTHS. the individual and total prohibition by ERSKINE-On February 17, 1888, at Utsalady, Island the wife of Capt. J. T. Krskiiie, master T., W. to land. The remarkable County, 1the law of the of ihe barkentint St. I.ucit, a daughter. The infant will temperance agitation taking place among bear the name hsta Lucie. DAIGGfcR—In Honolulu, April Bth, to the wife of Ben. Roman Catholics is also dwelt upon at Daiggrr, a daughter. SNEYD KY.nNKRSLEY—At the Vicarage, Uttoceter, some length, giving also the Pope's letStaffordshire, March 23rd, to thewife of Clement Sne>d ter to Bishop Ireland of Minnesota, Kynnersley, Epq., a son. LOSE—At Honolulu, April 19, to thewife of H. Lose, a dated March 27th, 1887, highly com- son. mending the work of the Catholic Total MOURITZ-In Honolulu, April aBth to the wife of Dr. Abstinence Society, and urging all the Mouritz, a daughter. MARRIAGES. clergy, and especially the priests, to be SLYKE-HANFORD—At Honolulu, April sth, most zealous in driving the " plague of byVAN Key. the J. A. Beckwith. I). D., assisted by the Rev. M. Hyde, U. D.. Prof. L. ).. Van Sl>lte to Mr». J. E. intemperance from the fold of Christ, by C.Hanford. assiduous preaching and exhortation, BKUNDAGF—BUCHANAN-At the residence ofW. Buchanan, April 7, by the Key. Mr. Beckwith, Mr. N. and to. shine before all as models of ab- K. \V. Brundage to Miss Helen Y. Buchanan. please copy. stinence, and so the many calamities MS" Sacramentopapers GLADE-YON HOLI —In St. Andrew's(■'. Cathedral, with which this vice threatens both April W. Glade 10, by the Key Alex. Mackintosh, Mr. Miss Bertha Yon Hut. Church and State may, by their strenu- toMci;HKsNEV-OHADWICK-InSanFrancisco,March ous endeavors, be averted." 281 h, Mr E. K. McChesney to Miss U. F. Chadwick both San Francisco. We recommend the careful study of ofMil LER—WATSON—At Honokaa, Hamakua, Hathis work to every thoughtful man and argil, April 5, 1888, by the Rev. Mortimer silver, Charles Day d Mi ler to Harriet Alice Walson, sister in-law to Dr. woman who has any doubt of the multi- H. B. Greenfield. this city, April a6th, by Rev. H. tude and magnitude of the evils of the H-GIBB->—AHUNA—In Parker, Howard I. Gibbs to Miss Annie Ahuna. drink habit—of the power of its bondage, DOW.iE'iT-WIf>EMANN.-ln this city, April 30th, St. Andrew's Cathedral, by Rev. Alex Mackintosh, J. and the hosts arrayed in its defense—of in M. Dowsett to Miss W. Widemanr. the enemies we must fight and the warDEATHS. fare we must wage before victory shall PEDERSEN—At the Queen's Hospital, April 6th, o come —and that, as certain as any of peritonitis, Lars Peder*cn, a native of Norway, aged 25 years. these that victory will come I BKOWNELL—In Honolulu, April 10th, Captain Gideon Vinell Brownell, a native of New Bed ord, Mass, aged 44 "The intelligence which comes of in- years and 6 months. [t4f Boston, New Bedford, New York and San Francisco papers please copy. has now forced the cessant agitation Honolulu, April 12th, Sophia Louisa, issue to the front, where it stands as the wifeROBINSON—At of Hon. Mark P Robinson, and daughter of Mr. Alex. Campbell, aged 36 years and 4 months, a native of Shrews* great moral, sentimental and even in- bury, New Jersey, U. S. dustrial problem of the times. Evasion MORE—In this city, April 16, Grace, beloved wife of Robert More, a native of San Francisco, aged a6 years, a or escape from it is no longer possible. monthsand 12 days. It confronts all political parties, and LOGAN—At Ruk, December 37, Rev. R. W. Logan, a Medina, Co., Ohio, aged 44 years and 7 native of York, where they neglect or refuse to con- months. O.RDNKR-At Nordhoff, Cal., March 38, Jamas W sider, it creates new ones, and old Gardner, a native of Toledo, Ohio, aged 34 years and 7 things pass away. Religion finds in months. " �THE FRIEND. 46 y M. C. A. BUILDING, T D. LANE'S Corner of Hotel and Alakea Sts., HONOLULU! S. D. FULLER, General Secretary. 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This indicates the careful and conservative character ot the body. It is very many years since any session of former legislatures could be expected without grave apprehension of mischievous and destructive action. Such expectation was fully realized in the last legislature, notably in the Opium law, the Kahuna law, the Loan law, and the Man-of-war law. Now we have a governing body which in a high degree represents the most intelligent and prudent people of the Islands. We may expect from them only beneficent legislation, and such modifications of existing arrangements as will conserve and establish the public welfare. We wish to emphasize the fact that the present Legislature is not only an honest and patriotic one, but in a high degree, a conservative one. We use the term in its best sense as meaning aversion to rash and ill-considered changes, but not to sound and wholesome progress. It means the establishment and maintenance ofthe safeguards of society, and increased protection against corrupting and destroying agencies—not the conservation of old abuses. The constituency of the present House guarantees its sound conservatism. One half of the Assembly, the Nobles, were chosen by a select constituency of all citizens enjoying six hundred dollars of income, composed chiefly ofthe skilled artizans, and well-to-do farmers and graziers as well as tradesmen —men accustomed to prudent and practical activity. The other half representing the total citizenship, were elected by constituencies who generally voted independently, and certainly without official intimidation or royal gin to pervert their votes. As a result the half-parasite, half-demagogue class of members which predominated in late Legislatures have been mostly weeded out, and the sound, conservative, experienced men are again to the fore. Many persons who are strangers to the country, and many residing abroad who feel interest in this little nation, fall into the error of thinking of our Reform Party as the Radical one, whereas the contrary is the obvious fact. The Reform Party is soundly Conservative. It was the old Palace party which was gisyen to reckless change and wild scheming. Witness the Moreno escapade— ten million loan projects—opium factory schemes—national bank monopoly—Pacific empire visions—constant sudden changes of ministers—seven years Premiership of a broken down adventurer. This crazy management had nearly ruined the Kingdom, so that the solid conservatism of the country was compelled to seize the reigns of power which it holds, we trust firmly and permanently. We do not here feel called upon to advocate any particular measures proposed. This Assembly doubtless has important measures to consider. It has the important task, one requiring the greatest wisdom and firmness, of doing whatever is needful to consolidate and perfect constitutional and liberal government, and to render any farther attempt at a crazy autocracy impossible. In accordance with the Constitution, the Legislative Assembly is the chief depositary of power. It controls the Cabinet, the executive branch. To this body there is due the chief practical loyalty 45 NUMBKR 6. and the moral support of all good citizens. They are men—they are liable to errors of aim and errors of judgment—they need wisdom. Not doubting then to mingle our prayers with all our honest and clean political activity, let good and religious men also earnestly implore for this honored body the help and guidance of the Divine Wisdom in their arduous and important work. MISS F. G. MORLEY. The Kawaiahao Girls' School has sustained a heavy loss in the death of their very capable and very lovely music teacher, Miss F. G. Morley, who died after a brief illness May 13th. Her home was in Baraboo, Wisconsin. She was a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. No teacher was more beloved by her pupils. Under her instruction the school had made remarkable progress in" music. This was manifest at the funeral services in Kawaiahao Church, when their united voices, more than a hundred, rendered a chant and two hymns with unusual power and sweetness, a rich echo from the voice of their dear and departed teacher. The loss of Miss Morley is deeply felt by the noble sisterhood of teachers, thus broken, and by the neighbors and friends of the school, among whom she was much beloved. Do not think that I mean to teach that religion is, as Matthew Arnold says, morality imbued with emotion; that Christian experience is simply a moral life lifted up a little. Christianity is a divine life. If there be anything in the Scripture taught more plainly than another, it is that there is no true life separated from God, and no way in which man can truly live, except in contact and communion and fellowship with God. —Lyman Abbott. A Christian should not be peculiar in oddities or pharisaical pretensions, but peculiar in having a distinct likeness to his Lord. He ought to be peculiar in unselfish kindness to his neighbors; peculiar in hating wrong and opposing popular sins ; peculiarly square, truthful, honest, and conscientious in the things that are least. He should never leave his neighbors to doubt which side he is on in moral questions, and he should never be "to be had." �46 THE FRIEND. [June, 1888 He returned from army life to Ohio. Wisconsin. He was one year in this For a short time he attended school at field. While here, with returning health, The following anre extracts from a Baldwin .University, Berea, Ohio. He the old intense longing for foreign serpaper read at a memorial service, May was soon called back to York because vice sprang into renewed life and vigor. 2d, 1888, in the Central Union Church, of the illness of an uncle. This uncle He placed himself in correspondence Honolulu, by W. A. Bowen, Esq., a life- was in a low condition, and for three with Dr. Clark, and the work in Turkey long friend of the deceased missionary: years Mr. Logan was faithful in his at- was first thought of for him; but a letter Robert W. Logan was born at York, tendance upon him. It was during this from Mr. Sturges appeared in the MisMedina County, Ohio, May 4th, 1H43. time that he united with the church. It sionary Herald, making an urgent appeal His parents were from Scotland, and is not remembered exactly when he be- for help, and both Mr. and Mrs. Logan two of his four brothers were born there. came a Christian. He was always con- found a response in their hearts to it. The occupation of his parents was that scientious and earnest as a boy. Also, They communicated their thought to of farmers. The health of the family, It was at this time that his attention was Dr. Clark, who replied: "I thought the as a family, was consumptive in tenden- called most strongly to the character of Lord was calling you to Turkey, but I cy. His mother died of fever when he his life's occupation. His thoughts for see He wants you in Micronesia." I mention one incident connected with was but four, and his father died of con- a time seemed to go toward the life of a sumption when he was but seven years teacher, but finally he decided in favor Mr. Logan's life at Rio, Wisconsin, that of age. The home was not broken up, of the ministry. After he had thus de- may be of interest. One morning, as for the children kept it and cared for cided there was never again a moment's they were sitting at breakfast, Mrs. each other for two years. Mr. Logan wavering on the subject. This was one Logan glancing up and out of the winused frequently to refer to this time of of the remarkable strong points of his dow, saw that one ofthe two large grain his life, and attribute to it the practical character, that once having become clear elevators of the place was on fire. She knowledge and adaptation to affairs of as to his personal duty, it was settled called Mr. Logan's attention to it, and the household, which he seemed to pos- once and forever. After his decision for he started at once to give such assissess to an unusual degree. The helping the ministry, in the spring of 1866, he tance as he could. He worked hard at of his fourteen-year old sister to keep went to Oberlin. the fire, but without a thought that he He did not take a regular course at was doing more, or differently, than any house was an invaluable discipline to him. The only education which he had Oberlin. His studies were rather of his one else would do, and the other eleduring these years of his boyhood, was own selection, more particular attention vator, which was close to the burning that which could be obtained through being given to the one study of Greek one, was saved. His conduct at the the district schools. That it was thor- than to the others. Later he entered fire was unusually courageous and inough, however, is evidenced by the fact and took a full course in theology at spiring. He was the one, with a rope that he himself was able to pass a Oberlin, graduating with the class of tied around him, to save him in case of teacher's examination and teach a term 1872. his falling, the other end of the rope beHis marriage to Miss Mary Fenn of ing in the hands of others on the roof, of school at sixteen years of age. He was always hungry for learning, and his York, occurred May 4, 1870, the day that to creep out on the point extending behe became twenty-seven years of age. yond the gable end, and dash water upmemory was rather remarkable. At the age of seventeen he went to During his theological course he stopped on the exact point most liable to be Wisconsin, and thereremained one year, for one year and preached at Brunswick, affected by the fire. Considering the when he enlisted at the age of eighteen Ohio, where he had lived when a boy character of the extension upon which in the army, Regiment 21st Wisconsin, with his brother, after the old homestead he was creeping, its great and dizzy Company D., at the time of the war of at York had broken up. His pastorate height from the ground, the intense heat the Rebellion. He went into the army at Brunswick was during a portion of at that particular place from the fire, exactly as he went into his mission life. 1870 and 1871, and it was in this little and his own not over-great physical The same spirit of consecration and church that he was ordained. His work strength, rendered his situation a pecuobedience to duty that led him volunta- was eminently successful, ■ winning the liarly perilous one. But his calm prerily to take his life into his hands and go affection of many people, and establish- sence of mind saved himself as well as forth as a soldier in defense of his coun- ing the church on a much surer basis the building. A few days later, a neightry, afterwards led him to give up that than it had ever been before. bor, a profane man, knocked at his life as a missionary in a distant land Mr. Logan attended the national door and asked if he could, for a few among the heathen. Ofthe five Logan council that was held at Oberlin in 1871, moments, go down to the store. Mr. brothers, four enlisted and the fifth was and it was here that he became enthusi- Logan went, and there found quite a drafted. It was truly a family in which astically aroused to the greatness and number of men gathered, who, after a the cajl of duty and patriotism was grandness of his calling as never before. presentation speech, gave him a buffalo It was, perhaps, at about this time robe. strong. Mr. Logan was in the army The present was raised as a but a short time. He was in only one that his attention was called to mission special tribute from men who had had battle, at Perryville, Kentucky, where he work, and his own personal relation to nothing to do with Christianity. No was wounded in the head by a spent it. He had been a reader ofthe Mission- one, who went to church, had been ball. Immediately after this battle he ary Herald and had taken from it a sought, or even permitted to subscribe a took a severe cold and it settled on his strong desire to be engaged in foreign cent towards the purchase. It was their lungs, so that pneumonia followed, from service. He consulted good old Dr. own special tribute to the courage and which he would have died, had it not Morgan with reference to it, and the "heroism" of "the parson." Years been for the most excellent care of his doctor said: "God has given you a rather later an old Scotchman, long resident of brother Thomas, who had been detailed remarkable faculty for learning lan- Rio, testified, "Mr. Logan preached the guages," and this remark greatly en- grandest sermon to me from the roof of especially for the service. From the time of this disastrous ill- couraged him to think that his longing that elevator that I ever heard." ness in the army Mr. Logan was not might be satisfied. It seemed to him The winter following the decision for well. He had constant pain in his lungs, that very likely it was the exact place Micronesia was spent in a special preand his surgeon said that tubercles were God designed for him. But after his paration for the work. Besides attendalready forming, so that at the time of graduation from the seminary at Oberlin, ing a regular course of medical lectures his discharge, he was not expected to because of too great ill health for foreign at Cleveland, Ohio, he preached every live. Up to that time through all the service, he went first into the Home Sabbath at the old church at Brunswick, years of his boyhood he had possessed Mission Work, taking two small churches thus making the winter full of hard health of tolerably robust character. under his charge at Rio and Wyocena, work. REV. ROBERT W. LOGAN. �Volume 46, No. 6.] 47 THE FRIEND. They left the old home at York, June coat and umbrella, but the storm was of first of the same year. They were joined so driving a character, that it was simply by the Rands at Omaha, and later by impossible to keep dry. When he landthe Taylors, and Mrs. Sturges, so that ed a firt was made to dry his wet gartheir number was seven as they landed ments, but he had suffered a severe here in Honolulu. At the time of the shock to his system, which proved bespecial farewell services held here for the yond his powers of endurance. He was whole party in June, Mr. Taylor was or- prostrated with fever, and after a prodained, Mr. Logan extending to him the tracted illness of seven weeks died. The date of his death was December 27, right hand of fellowship. From this point I leave the work, its 1887. During his sickness he suffered character and scope to be considered by intensely from thirst. Arthur's letter to another. I wish, however, to repeat a me written the next day after his father's thought which I have had many times, death, was a brief and simple statement that Mr. and Mrs. Logan's work is not ofthe agony of suffering from a burning to be measured by their accomplishment fever, an unquenchable thirst, ofhis pantin Micronesia alone, but added to this ing for breath, and of his final relief that His letter expressed the deep there must be taken into the account, came. the wonderful stimulus they have given conviction that, "papa has gone to his to the life of the churches at home. reward." He had named their home at Ruk, Particularly has it had a decided influa Greek word meaning "Anapauo," ence upon the young people in the churches. I speak of this as a personal "rest." During his last days he thought observation made when at home at diff- of, and spoke about it, saying "Oh! we erent times. In special illustration, I did not think of this rest when we named will mention one incident as told by Miss it. Did we?'" On Christmas last, when we, here in Appleton ofKawaiahao Seminary. She says, "Mr. Logan was in Oberlin on the Honolulu, were all so happy over our day devoted to prayer for colleges. I re- Christmas doings, he was slowly passmember he was present at the meeting ing away, suffering from an indescribable of students held in the College Chapel. thirst and constantly asking for water, The subject was, ' the necessity of self when the words were breathed into his You ear, "they shall hunger no more, neither sacrifice in the Christian life.' thirst any more." And he said, "Yes, leader, said 'that need not think,' our you can be Christians without making oh! that will be blessed not to thirst sacrifices, and great ones. Look at our any more." In two days, on the mornbrother Logan,' turning to Mr. Logan, ing of the 27th, he breathed his last, and 'see what Christian life has meant for at five o'clock of the same day he was He can tell you that being a buried, the funeral exercises being conhim. Christian has involved a great deal of ducted by Mr. Treiber. Before coming to Honolulu, ihcMornsacrifice, has it not brother Logan?" With the calm manner of one whose it-ig Star went to Ponape and returned faith is anchored to the everlasting rock, again to Ruk. On their return Mr. and with the brightest and sunniest of Worth, a fellow worker on Ruk, told smiles, he replied, "I do not know that I Mrs. Logan that he could get the natives have ever made any very great sacrifi- to do things only as he mentioned the ces." Miss Appleton says, "that quiet name of Mr. Logan. He would ask answer meant so much to those young them, "don't you think Mr. Logan would men and women who know what his life like to have that done?" And he added, had been. Especially freighted with "that moves them every time." All meaning was it for the hundred or more hearts there were made tender by his who were already deciding what their death, as will be the case the world over life work should be." In future con- wherever Mr. and Mrs. Logan are known. firmation ofthe hold Mr. and Mrs. Logan I- close with brief testimonials as foltook upon the hearts at home, may be lows, first, from his co-laborers in the mentioned the enthusiastic undertaking field: Mr. Worth says,"I have lost the of printing, which a Cincinnati church best friend I ever had." Mrs. Dr. Pease did, of a hymn book which Mr. Logan ■ays, "I never knew a more beautiful had prepared in the Mortlock language. Christian character than Mr. Logan. Also I would mention a letter, which Mr. We have yet to see the trader, seaman, Logan received last year from Dr. Ryder, or person of any nationality, or occupawhich bears direct testimony as follows: tion, who did not speak kindly of him. "I think you would have made a useful His zeal for Christ has consumed him. minister and done excellently at home. Where will we find one to fill his place?" But I think you have done more good to Dr. Pease writes, "we feel that we and the churches at home, by your work in the work have suffered an irreparable the foreign field." loss; our best man, our most successful The main facts with reference to Mr. Missionary, our wisest adviser, the most Logan's final sickness and death are al- courageous and diligent and faithful one ready well known. He went to a dis- of us all. We are tempted to ask, 'why tant station in the lagoon, to locate a did not God take two, or three, of the teacher, and on the journey was caught rest of us and leave him?' His place in a driving rain. He had taken all the will never be filled I fear." Second, from the laborers at home: usual precautions of carrying his oil ' Dr. Strong writes, "we all revered and loved him very much; he seems to have been made for a Missionary, and to have consented with his whole soul to the divine appointment that he should go far hence to preach the gospel. I always think of him as a most devout and consecrated man, to whom God had given a great gift of wisdom as well as grace." Dr. Judson Smith, under date of March 23d, writes directly, saying: "I am sad to think how much of light and strength and wisdom and patience and love and leadership in a great work are withdrawn from Ruk and Micronesia. I know few lives that seem to me more rich in devotion, more faithful in service, more inspiring in example, more complete in the beauty and strength of the Lord, than this life which has just been closed Its fruits on earth are abundant, and its memorial is on high. It seems to me to deserve a place with those of Moffat, and Livingstone, and Patterson ; and, like these, to be a fountain of inspiration and blessing in the Kingdom of God while time shall last." to earthly scenes. ANCIENT SYSTEM OF LAND TENURE IN POLYNESIA. Read before the Honolulu S.vial Science Association, March 12. 1888, by Hon. W. 1). Alexander. TONGA. On passing from the three other western groups to Tonga, we find a remarkable and striking change in political institutions, in land tenure, in social customs. In a word, we are politically, though not geographically, in eastern Polynesia. We find no organized village communities or clans, holding lands in common, but a fully developed feudal system, and a strong centralized government. The patriarchal head of the clan has become a landlord, and the clansmen, bound to their chief by the tie of blood relationship, have become his tenants and subjects. From Rev. L. Fison we learn that the nation was divided into four main tribes, two of which were further subdivided into sub-tribes. As in the Hervey Group, and in the Society Islands, the people were divided into three classes or ranks, viz.: ist, chiefs or " Eiki;" 2nd, the middle class or gentry, 'including the '• Matahules" who are heads of villages, hereditary artisans, &c, and their relatives called "Muas," and 3d, the " Tr/ds," or serfs, comprising the mass of the common people, who had no political rights. The lowest of these were the "Bobulas" or slaves, who had been reduced to this condition by war. The highest chief by birth was called "Tui Tonga," he was considered a sacred person, directly descended from a god, and received almost divine honors, but had no political power. The actual king was styled "Tui Kanokubolu" (from the name of a district), and was �[June, 1888 THE FRIEND. 48 elected by the chiefs from the "Hau," or Hale's theory is a very probable one, surpassing anything of the kind elsethe families of the blood royal. His viz., that the ancestors of the Tongans, where seen in the Pacific Ocean. "Yet the influence of the king over power was great, but far from absolute, after a long residence in Fiji (of which and depended much* upon his personal their language and customs bear strong .the proud, despostic district chiefs was character. Tpi Tonga must marry the traces), were expelled from that group, neither strong nor permanent, and he daughter of Tui Kanokubolu, and if she and emigrated to their present seat. If could not confide in their fidelity." had a son, he would become the next so, it is likely that they found the group Mr. Fllis states further: "Although Tui Tonga. If she had a daughter, she occupied by an older Polynesian colony, the authority of the king was supreme, would rise higher than her mother in which they reduced to servitude, and re- yet he does not appear to have been rank, and become a Tamahi a kind of divided the lands on feudal principles. considered as the absolute proprietor of the land, nor do the occupants appear to goddess on earth. By a custom doubtTAHITI. less borrowed from Fiji, Tui Tonga's The ancient state of society at Tahiti have been mere tenants at will, as was the case in the Sandwich Islands." widow was strangled at his funeral, strikingly resembled that of the Hawhich was one of the peculiar honors waiians There certain districts which contime, that with some import- stitutedwere at the of the royal fampaid to the divine personage. patrimony ant differences. The Rev. W. Ellis is ily; in which they could walk on foot, Rank descended chiefly through the for reeverything the highest authority lands. The other female line. All the children of a female lating to the original condition of the as they were sacred noble are without exception chiefs. }n people of the Society and Georgian Isl- districts were regarded as belonging to their who were respective occupants, this important point the Tonga custom ands. "raatiras." agrees with that of the Eastern PolyneHe states that "the different grades of generally These lands they inherited from their sians. The morals, however, of the society were not as strongly defined Tongan were never so utterly debased there as among the Sandwich Islanders, ancestors, and bequeathed to their chilas those of the Tahitians or Hawaiians. whose government was more despotic dren. Every portion of land had its In the higher classes, at least, female than that which p-evailed in the south- owner, and even different trees in the land sometimes had different owners. virtue was guarded and held in honor, ern islands." infanticide was unknown, and the sick The three ranks at Tahiti were the The divisions of lands were accurately and the aged were not treated with "arii" or chiefs, the raatira," (N. Z. marked by natural boundaries, as a of mountains, or the course of a cruelty and neglect. rangatiras) or land-holders, and the ridge From the Rev. Thos. West we learn "manakune" or common people, who river, and frequently a carved image or "the lands were held in fief." The were tenants at will. " tii" was set up on the boundary. The removal of ancient landmarks was conlandlords held them by hereditary The lowest class included the "ten- sidered a heinous crime. but subject to the king, and they itu" servants of the chiefs, and the Each district, mataaina, was under a subdivided them their irn among slaves, who had lost their liberty high chief, who was succeeded in his "titi," nen and followers. It was on the in battle. Slavery in Tahiti, however, possessions and office by his son or chiefs that the king depended for was much milder than in either New nearest relative, confirmed by the king iry support, which they willingly Tonga. The "manahutu" and council of chiefs. In each district Zealand :red him, as the title by which they class also or included those who were des- the power of the chief was supreme, and led their possessions. of any land, and ignorant of any greater than that which the king exerThrough them also the king received a titute The fishermen and artizans formed cised over the whole. This power exgeneral tribute from the people. The art. the connecting link between this class tended to the persons and lives as well chiefs, also, in their order, claimed the and the one above it. as to the property of the people. The service or property of their tenants. The The "raatiras," country gentry and raatiras, who resembled feudal barons, lowest order was ground down and opalways formed the most num- received from the people under them not pressed by that above it. The " Tuns" farmers, only military service, but also part of could not call any thing they had their erous and the most influential class. "They were," says Ellis, "the pro- the produce of their lands and personal own. The great chiefs could seize on prietors and cultivators of the soil, and labor whenever required. Every diswhatever took their fancy. or his Besides, the king representative held their land, not from the gift of the trict brought provisions at stated intercould assess labor upon the whole com- king, but from their ancestors. The vals for the king's use, and for the mainmunity whenever he pleased. The chiefs petty raatiras frequently held from 20 tenance of his numerous retinue. No also claimed a share of all the fish taken to 100 acres, and generally had more regular system of taxation prevailed. "Whenever there was any deficiency by their tenants. The most servile than their necessities required. The of food for his followers or guests, a homage was rendered to them, as in the higher class among them possessed Society and Hawaiian Islands. On a large tracts of lands, sometimes includ- number of his servants (teuteu) went to which were the residence of some raatira and plunfather's death his property descended to ing many acres, parts of raatiras, on dered him of pigs, provisions, etc., often cultivated petty by his children. On the mother's death, her property remained with her husband condition of rendering military service sometimes leaving him entirely destiand children, not excepting her dower to the proprietor and a portion of the tute." Under such a system it was impossiland, which did not revert to her own produce." They were the most industrious class trie and formin community, ble for them to improve in industry or as the in kindred, northwestern groups ed its main dependence in war. advance in civilization. where tribal tenure prevailed. It is evident that such a people must As has already been observed, one The "hitiarii," though not numerous, great difference between Eastern and was the most influential class in the have had a very imperfect conception of Western Polynesia is the despotic power state. At the head of it was the "arii- individual property. The question naturally arises, whether possessed by the chiefs in the former rahi," or king. This office was hereditary and was not confined to the male the irregular tribute paid to the king, islands, including Tonga. The matabules and muas of Tonga sex. "Whenever a matrimonial con- and the-forced labor on public works reevidently correspond to the rangatiras nection took place between one of the quired of the people, should be regarded "huiarii and a person of an inferior order, as rent or not. of New Zealand. In other words, did the King of Tahiti think it that the most probable the offspring of such a union was alI "tribes mentioned by Mr. Fison include most invariably destroyed." hold the allodium of the land ? I think When the young king came of age, not. It iscertian, at least, that he could only the two upper classes. The degraded position of the Tuas he was solemnly inaugurated with the not remove any land owner, if there had may be accounted for by conquest. Mr. most imposing religious ceremonies, been no failure of service on his part. " I , * �Volume 46, No. 6.] THE FRIEND. In J. A. Moerenhout's Voyages aux to mind the infamous practices of the lies dv Grand-Ocean, I find the follow- Areoi Society, their neglect of the remaining children, their frequent wars ing passage on this subject: and human sacrifices, we cannot wonder Les terres et biens que possedaient lcs barons " et les nobles inferieurs n'etaient pas considered that the population was decreasing becomme benefices, octroyed per le prince, et ne fore the arrival of Europeans. lvi revenaient ni en cas dc desherence ni pendant la minorite dc leurs titulaires; et il ne pouvait sous aucun pretexte les confisquer pour les ajouter a ses domaines. " Ces proprietes etaient considerees comme privaes et inviolables, quoiqtt une grande partie dc leur prodttit fut toujours reclamee ou enlevee arbitrairement pour l'Arii, dont les revenue n' etaient pas fixes, et consistaient en cc quil receva it dc ses sujets ou parvenait ii leur soustraire." THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. The ancestors ofthe Hawaiian people must have emigrated from Tahiti, as is shown by their close proximity to the Tahitians in language, religion and political institutions. The chief point of difference between them was the absence in these islands of the middle as The above may be translated folclass of land-owners, the raatiras, which lows : we find in the southern groups. Here "The land and property which the barons and the great mass of the people were mere lesser nobles possessed, were not considered as fiefs (benefices) granted by the prince, and did tenants at will, liable to be disposessed not revert to him, either in case of failure of heirs at any time, and even to be stripped of or during the minority of their owners; and he their personal property at the will of could not under any pretext confiscate them in their chiefs. order to add them to his domains. These estates After the conquest of the group by were considered as private and inviolable, alI, the process of "feudala their was Kamehameha produce always part of though large demanded or arbitrarily taken away for the Arii. zation," as it has been called, was comwhose revenues were not fixed, and consisted in plete. All the lands in the group were what he received from his subjects or could plunconsidered as the property of the der them of." and were held of him in fief by King, The mountain and forest appear to chiefs, who sub-let them to an the high have been free to all, but not so the of chiefs, by whom they inferior order laws were enacted fisheries. In 1826 subdivided again and again, down were in Huahine, fixing definitely for the first to the miserable serfs, who cultivated of be paid by the amount tax to time the soil. The consent of the King was each class of the community, and also for any transfers of real estate, necessary the proportion of the fish to be taken to and all estates reverted to him formerly or governor. be given to the king of their occupants. No on the death As long ago as 1862, the French held more than a life interest in the Governor of Tahiti published a decree, one council held in ordering that a cadastral survey and land. In a national at which Lord 6, 1825, Honolulu June registration of all the lands in the island Byron, Commander of the Blonde, was made, but it has been should be not yet present, Kalanimoku spoke as follows: carried into execution. "He especially referred to the inconTahiti the civil of In comparing polity with that of other islands, it is evident veniences arising from the reversion of that the raatira are identical with the lands to the King on the death of their rangatira of New Zealand (Hawaiian occupants, a custom which it had been lanakila), but far inferior to that proud, the object of Kamehameha I to exchange independent aristocracy. I have no for that of hereditary succession. This doubt that the lands held by them be- project of their great king he now prolonged to families rather than to indi- posed to adopt as the law, except in viduals, and that they were virtually cases when a chief or other land-holder should be guilty of rebellion; then his entailed. There are, however, no vestiges of estates should be forfeited." This printribal ownership, or of village commu- ciple was adopted by the council. nities either, in Tahiti or the Hawaiian During the long reign of KamehaIslands. meha I the leading families of chiefs The ariis, whose position had origin- had enjoyed a degree of permanence ally more of a sacred and religious than and security in the possession of their a political character, had become des- lands unknown before, and on the accession of Kauikeaouli no redistribution of potic rulers of both church and state. Many things combine to show that lands took place, as had formerly been the civilization of the Society Islands the custom on the accession of a new was in a degenerate and decaying state Moi (King), a practice which had often when they were first discovered. In been the occasion of civil wars. their domestic relations, instead of Of the last few centuries preceding working upwards towards the mon- the reign of Kamehameha I, the late ogamous family system, upon which Judge Fornander justly said, " It was all civilized society is founded, their an era of strife, dynastic ambitions, intendencies had long been downward. ternal and external wars on each island, When we consider the facts that with all their deteriorating consequences two-thirds of the children were destroyed of anarchy, depopulation, social and inin infancy, and that the males outnum- tellectual degradation, loss of knowlbered the females in the proportion of edge, loss of liberty, and loss of arts." four to one (see Ellis' Polynesian ReI need not dwell longer on a subject searches, vol. 1, page 258), and then call so familiar to most members of this Club. 49 I will only add that the system o land tenure in Hawaii may be styled not Tribal but National. As the Constitution of 1840 expresses it, "the land belonged to the chiefs and people in common, of whom Kamehameha I was the head, and had the management of landed property." We have seen that the Maories of New Zealand occupy one extremity of the series, leading from Tribal tenure to feudalism, and the Hawaiians the other. Now, if the process of " Feudalization" of Europe, presents one of the most difficult problems of legal history, so does that of Polynesia. The difference in the respective results is probably owing to the difference between the European and the Polynesian Family systems. For all our Anglo-Saxon liberty and progress are founded upon the idea of the inviolable sanctity ofthe Home. An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. A godly old negro woman was asked, "Aunty, how did you go to Christ?" The answer was, "Why, bless your soul, honey, I no sooner said to myself that I'd go right to him, than I was thnr." One hundred and twenty years ago, LinmßUl knew of only three thousand species of insects. Now, two hundred and fifty thousand species are contained in the collections ofthe world. A little girl gave her father the most important condition of bodily well-being when, in answer to his question, "What was the minister's text?" she replied, "Keep your soul on top." It was, "I keep my body in subjection." The seventh chapter of Romans portrays the experience of life's awful conflict under the power of sin. The eighth chapter is filled with the experience of life's resplendent victory and supernal repose under the power of Christ Jesus. There are in India 124,000,000 women who are truthfully described as "unwelcomed at their birth, untaught in their childhood, enslaved in their marriage, accursed as widows, and unlamented when they die." And this with all the vaunted Light of Asia surrounding them. Revivals come down from above. While many ofthe conditions are human, God sends the victory from the habitations above. Ask him. Beseech him. Serve him. Before him lay the sacrifice, and from him expect the consuming fire. The Pope's temporal power is a thing of the past, but he still remains an extremely interesting historical figure; a figure all the more interesting because essentially an anachronism—a survival ofthe days ofthe Holy Roman Empire, of chained armor, ofthe Inquisition, and of Spanish supremacy. �50 [June, 1888 THE FRIEND. MONTHLY RECORD OF EVENTS. May Ist—Arrivalofthe Australia with a number of returned kamaainas and distinguished visitors; Engineer T. G. Gribble comes to indulge us in street railroads. —Test Land case between the Hawaiian Government and the Estate of Mrs. B. P. Bishop, opened before Judge Dole. 2nd—Ball at lolani Palace in honor of Sir William Wiseman, Bart.—Opium smuggling effort per Australia comes to grief. 3rd —The King leaves again for Hawaii, this time the guest of Sir W. Wiseman, of H. B. M. S. Caroline; fine display of naval honors on His Majesty's embarkation.—Gleaner's lunch party in the Mclnerny block, netting satisfactory results. Sth—Grand luan birthday party given at "Sweet Home" by Mrs. A. F. Judd ii. honor of visiting relatives. Bth—Large exodus of kamaainas and returning visitors per Australia, delighted with their visit to our "Paradise." 10th—Monthly Social at the Central Union Church parlors, with musical and literary selections. 12th—The Vandalia's win a game of baseball from the Honolulu's: score 7 to 2. 13th—Death of Miss F. G. Morley, music teacher at the Kawaiahao Seminary. 14th—The late Hawaiian Navy was bought by the Inter-Island S. N. Co. for $2,800. man and family, I) Parker and wife, J B Pressley, AC FarGazette Co.—Extra high tide with strong ley, and 21 others. westerly wind, does much damage to From the Colonies, per Alameda, May 4- Ho Hogan, A Miss Hay, H Gray, LJMaxse, X Smith, Nath Blaisdell, Waikiki beach properties. Cook. L Esiwick, Mrs Pellet!, 1 Hay, A J Irvine, H M 27th—G. A. R. memorial service at Cornwell. From San Francisco, per hark CI) Bryant, May B—J F, Central Union Church. Orme. From San Francisco, per Zealandia, May i»—W 0 Atsession of 2Kth—Extraordinary Legis- water and wife, key Conrady, Mrs E Damon, Miss lature prorogued by royal commission C Gibbons, Andrew JHapper, Miss DeliaC Hurshhurg, MrsA Lowi—tm, X M Walsh, and 14 steerage. through Chief Justice Judd.—Marshal M From Hongkong, per City of Peking, May 12—5 cabin makes haul. ami fhiatm steerage passengers. 290 a big opium Soper Froin San Francisco, per W S Bowne, May 15—J Burke, 29th—Opening of the regular session S Aleson. li'uni San Francisco, per ship Alex McNeil, May 28— of Legislature by the King; Hon. S. G. Hitl Bessie H Corley, Mrs A I' Bouzey, Miss F Bouzey. Wilder elected President. —The AustraFrom San Francisco, perSS Australia, May 29-Geo C Williams a#id wife, Mrs V, A Smith and daughter, W H Bailey, lia from San Francisco brings back a E W Peterson and wife, Mrs l> P Peterson, J Mott Smith, number of old residents, to whom the I' G Catnarinos, Miss Tillie lagers, Miss l.ilie F.gj;ers, J Koch, A Caro, F F Porter, Miss Daisy Kerr, X More, Friend bids welcome. Miss E Davidson, Mrs E F Fairweather and family, Mr*. 3oth—Memorial day generally ob- M A Locke, I W Barnes, Mrs S Levy, X Hare and wife, J A Wilder, Miss H X Wilder, Miss O Musgrave, Ma> served; usual G. A. K. parade, decora- Cummins, Miss Ida Mersherg. A M Hewett, WMiss Wright and wife, Gideon West, Sidney Dickenson and wife, and 2c tion and memorial services at the ceme- others. teries. im 1 ak 1■• I,'KS. 31st—Corpus Christi day.—H. N. M. For San Francisco, per Alameda, May 5—L }\ Kerr, Mrs Fuller and daughter, Miss H Foster, t apt G F Garland, X S. Zilvcrcn Kruis departs for Japan. A Judson, W Gray, Total value of exports from this port for For San Francisco, per lark W 1. Godfrey. May 8 Kali uianui and wife, Liloa and wife, Jamesand wife, Kapela. the month $1,381,991.27. For San Francisco, per bark Deutschland, May 8 K. — MarineJournal. PORT OF HONOLULU.—May. ARRIVALS. i-Hawn S S Australia, Houdelette, 7 days from San Fram nfCO> 4-Ain S S Alameda, Morse, 18 days 45 minutes from Sydney. 8-Am bk C D Bryant, Lee, 15J4 days fm San Francisco. Am bktne Mary Winkelman, Dryeborg, \s% days from San Francisco. 10-Am bk Ferris S Thompson, Potter, 14 days from San Francisco. Am bk Saranac, Shaw, 14 days from San Francisco. 12-HawnS S Zealandia, Yon Oterendorp, 7 days f.-om San Fram isco. Am S S City of Peking, Dearborn, 13 days from Hongkong. Hl'ihm, from San Francisco. i5-Am tern W S Bowne, Amelia, Kewhall, 21 days tm Port Townsend. 17th—Dismissal of several members 17-AmBbktne from Molokai. 19-H M S Comorant, Nicholls, of Custom House staff, "for cause;" inAm bktne forest Queen, Winding, days from San vestigations in order. 18th—Report of the steamer Kaala on fire, heading for the port: steam tug Eleu to the rescue, but to the relief of the community it proved a false alarm. 19th—Ground broken for the new street railway on King street. 21st—Netherlands training ship Zilveren Kruis —probably the first naval vessel of that nationality visiting these islands—arrived from San Francisco. New appointees to the Custom House staff enter upon their duties. 22nd—Japanese S. S. Tsukuba leaves for home.—Return of the King and Cjueen from windward islands. 24th—Sixty-ninth birthday anniversary of England's Queen. —Sudden death of A. C. Smith.—Annual meeting of the British Benevolent Society and election of officers.—Complimentary Band Concert at the Hotel to our Netherland visitors.—Reception on board H. B. M. S. — Cormorant. 25th—Mr. J. P. Bowen unearths several tins containing gold coin and greenbacks in the grounds at his residence, the Bradley premises, Beretania street. 26th—Fire alarm at 2 a. m. for a fire in Chinese store, corner Nuuanu and Hotel sts., soon extinguished.—Pacific Commercial Advertiser and its office be- — Francisco. 21-Neih. Man-of-war Zilveren Kruis, Jockes, 21 da;s fiom San Francisco. days fmm San Francisco. 22-Am bk Ceylon, Calhoun, 23-Am bktne Planter, Penhallow, 17 days from San Francisco. 25-Am bktne Wrestler, Cook, 25 days fin Port Townsend. 26-Fr. bk Julie, Clevy, 59 days from Newcastle, N S W. 28-Am ship Alex McNeil, 21 days from San Francisco. 29-Hawn S S Ausiralia, Houdlette, 7 days from San Francisco. — DEPARTURES. ;H - Behrc-ns, Mrs Buike and child, H Schliemann. For San Francisco, per S S Australia, May 8th—Rev I Goodell, Mrs W A Johnson and child, A Fillers, wife and child, Miss I. Vos>, G Galbrath, Mrs W Wagener and child, Miss M Maguire, Mrs AT Rabbttt, V Stegeman and wife, Capt Kempff, Limit Moore, Sol Kphriam, Mrs J A Kennedy and child, Mrs Kirkland, Dr Parker and wife, C A G Gunning, Mrs Logan and daughter, Master Arthur Logan, Miss Pettihone, Mrs Rogers, Miss H Day, R McKenzie, wife and 3 children, Mrs dc la Vertrue and son, Master W Rice, Miss Wilcox, M B Augustine, J R and R A Low, Mrs Paira and child, C H Whetmore, Miss Ada Jones, Dr Gray and wife, Mrs L A Baron and child, P Peck, Capt G W Willfone, W R Gould and wife, Mis< X Monroe, Win Gerstle, H Renjes, Miss FSwan/y, A Young, Jr, X X Alsip and wife, J A Buck and wife, A C Farley, wife and 2 children, Miss M Hopper, E W Purvis, F. George, A Herbert and wife, F W McChesney, A M Hewett, A J Irvine, Nathaniel Cooke, G West, Miss Dunlap. Steerage G Sandeman, H Mudis, J Gillen, S Housley, Munki, M Dougherty, E Everson, H Morgan, G Lggett, J Fitzgerald, W Weggesends, F Btsking, T Off, P Mattson, wife and 3 children, \V H Coles and daughter, J H Congdon, J R Halliday, E C Winston, I D Merry, P Felson, A Johnson, wife and 2 children, J N Christenson, wife and 4 children, M Bartetlo, wifeand 4 children, F Furtado, wife and 2 children, M Licotint, wife and 2 children, A Rocke, wife and 6 children, H Bradley, Mrs D McGregor and child, B I) Town and son. 10 Chinese and : 82 Portuguese. For the Colonies, per Zealandia, May 12—G Passavant, Dr M Haedicke, J M Campbell, M B Flinn, P Ryan, M Gavin, G Murdoch, and Ben Peter. lor S«n Francisco, p-;r Mary Winkelman, May 18—Rev A 0 Forbes, Miss Hattie Forbes, FAY liarlek and son, A Gissler, J J NorrU. lor San Francivo, per I.' D Bryant. May 23 —Manoel Mouriz, F C Viera and wife, M Trarvath and child, M V Lima, Sir Rodrigues, wife and 2 children, Jacinta Rapos. wife and infant, H D Roberis, Mis I.e.u li, T X Moore, J X Orme, Ed Ra-kerville, J A Morris, C P Fo», W Greig, Eliiabeth Greig and H C Overend. B M S Caroline, Wiseman, for F.sipiimault BC via Kailua, Hawaii. BIRTHS. St Lucie, Krskine, for San Francisco, 4-Alll bktne 5 Am S S Alameda, Morse, for San Francisco. TINKER—In Honolulu, May, ?7, to the wife of Mr, J. 7-Brit bk Alice Muir, Yarnall, for Bakers I land-. Tinker, a son. Brit bk Alice Mary Ladd. for Bakers Island. C-Hawn S S Au-tralia, Houdlette, for San Francisco. GREEN—To tht Wift of M. Green, a daughter, May 9, Godfrey, Hawn bktne W B 1888. I label, for San Francisco. Ger bk Peutschland, Bosse, fur San Francw o. ROBINSON At Makawcli, Kjiuai, May 6th, to the wife it-Brit bk Veritas, Johnson, for Port TowWild of Aubrey Robinson, l'.-(|., .1 tOQ. 12-HawnS S Zealandia, Yon Oterendorp, f«r the colonies. CAREY—On Sunday, May ftb, to tlie wife of Thomas 1 j-Russian S S Razboynik, for Nagasaki. Larey, a daughter. Am S S City of Peking, Dearborn, for San Francisco. DLFRIES At Lcleo, in ibis city. May 19th, to the wife 14-U S S Adams, Leary, foi Sunt of 11. Defries, a daughter. 16-H B M S Cormorant, Nicholls, for Molokai. Am ship Mystit; Belle, for San Francisi o. SMITH To ihe wife of W. O. Smith, on May 28th, a daughter. Am bk Ferris S Thompson, Potter, for San Francisco. 18-Am bktne Mary Winkelman, Dyrebore. MARRIAGES. Brit bk Island City, Warner, for Humboldt Bay. FEARON HAPPER-At Canton, on April 17th, at H B 32-FI I I M S Tsukuba. Nomura, for Japan. M's Consulate, and subsequently at Christ Church, by 23-Am bkC D Bryant. Lee, for San Fraini-tn. the Rev A P Happtr, D D, father of the bride, George 29-Am ! ktne Amelia, New hall, for San Francisco. Dixwell Fearon, eldest son of the late Charles A Fearon, 30-Am bk Saranac, Sha#, for San Francisco. formerly of Shanghai, to Alverda Catherine Happer. Brit bk Thof Bell, Low, for San Francisco. ..1. DEATHS. PASSENGERS. AKRIVAJ.s\ From San FVnncisi o, |>er Ausir.'liri, May 1— Mrs Capt Sbeppard, A Ascheim, J C Cluney, Mrs H Gunn and child, Prof E Pomeroy and wife, Miss F Winter, M B Augustin, E George, W Irving Bishop, Mrs V Knudsen and 2 daughters, G P Castleand family, J Nathan, Miss H Berwin, Mrs A Turton and daughter, John Love 11 jr, Mrs W H Bailey and family, Miss NellieBrown, Miss Tousaine, Commander R P Leary, USN, Geo E Fairchild, and family, Mrs S A Boyd. TG Cribble and servant, W E Rowell, Mrs M I Rowell and maid, Miss M A Burbank, J Dodd, Mrs M Hy , KIM PIT'--In fian Francisco, April iBlh, Louis Meredith, beloved son of Cornelia Selby and Commander Louis Keinpff, U. S. N„ aged 9 years 5 months and 12 days. HOPPER—In Honolulu, May 7 1888, Mar> Ellen, infant daughter of W. L. and M. T. Hopper. MORLEY-In Hono'ulu, May 13, 1888, Fami< Gertrude Morley, a native of Wisconsin, aged about 28 years. SMITH—In Honolulu, May 24, 1888, Albert C Smith, a native of these Islands, aged 41 years. TURNBULL—At Queens Hospital, Friday, May 25th of heart disease, Alexander Turnbull, a native of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, aged about 32 years. �Volume 46, No. 6.] BOAKB. HAWAIIAN HONOLULU H. I. This page is devoted to the interests of the Hawaiian Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the Board is responsible for its contents. Rev. Jas. Bicknell. - - Editor. Rev. A. O. Forbes, Corresponding Secretary of the Hawaiian Board sailed for San Francisco, May "th, per bark Mary Winkelman. Our dear brother's health seemed to be improving before he sailed. We trust that his intended absence of four months, chiefly in Colorado, will fully restore him. MARSHALL ISLANDS MISSION. [By Rev. Dr. K. M. Pease.] The reason of our contributions being smaller than usual this year, is the fact that notice was given to several of the churches that such collections would not be permitted by the German authorities, and so none were made. I have tried to rectify this matter. The German Emperor's High Commissioner will allow contributions to be made, but they "must not be excessive," should be once a year only, and the amounts given reported to him at once. You notice that we are coming under a Patenaal Government" in the Marshall's. The traders think that so much money given for our work is so much taken from them. Hence the opposition. I will now give a very brief account ofthe state ofthe work in the islands as it appears to us. We were at Namerik, Ebon, and Jaluij twice, going and returning. Key. Motu has been at Namerik during the year. Everything seems to have gone well. On our return we left Liktol in charge of the work. (Motu stays at Ebon and will have no charge. There is a question or two of veracity which he has not been able to clear up satisfactorily as yet.) Liktol graduated this year and this is his first effort. He is not a very strong man, but we hope he will do well. The church in Ebon has been under the care of Deacon Lomjinor, with the help of Lailero and others, who have taught school since Hiram went to Kusaie with us a year ago. He has got on tolerably well, although several more have been excommunicated than have been received into the church. It is always a pity to leave an island without a ministerfor a whole year or more. Hiram felt obliged to remain there, although he is hardly equal to the work. His health is improved, but not yet perfect by any means. After we left Jaluij last year the pastor there, Laniing, whose wife had just died, fell and abandoned the work. Laijarki, his helper, kept on with the school and preaching services as well as he was able. " THE FRIEND. 51 For a wonder the fall of the pastor did HAWAIIAN EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION, JUNE, 1888. not produce the disastrous effect on Progame.—AnivrsW ay eek. the church we feared. Almost all have held on steadily, as the table will show. June j. —Annual Sermon on Foreign We have brought Jeremaia from Mi lie Sabbath, Missions, Rev. C M. Hyde D. D., 7:30 P. M., at to look after this church which occupies Central Union Church. so important a position in the group. Monday, June 4.—General Sabbath School Association, at Kaumakap.ili Church, 10 a. m. His wife is a native of Jaluij, and he was Annual Examination of Kawaiahao Girls' very glad to come. Ailinlaplap has been School, at the Seminary. in charge of Andru. There has not been Tuesday, June j. —Hawaiian Evangelical Assomuch progress here, the work has only ciation open at 10 a. m., at Kaumakapili well, Andru has not been held its own. Church. Hawaiian Board meets 7P. M. June 6. —Evangelical Association at food has been scarce, his wife, Emily, is Wcdnesdity, Ua. m., and 1 p. m. General Y. P. C. Associanot at all strong, has been sick a good tion, at Kaumakapili Church, 7 P. M. deal. A former member of the Ebon Thursday, June 7.— Evangelical Association at school will assist his in teaching during il A. M. (Annual Reports of the Hawaiian Board.) Session continued at Ip. m. Annual the coming year. His name is Lanior, Tea Party at the Central Union Church Parlor, a brother of Luna who is with us. The 4:30 p. m. General Sabbath School Associafavorable. entirely here are prospects tion, Kaumakapili Church, 7 P- M. In Mille there had been more excom- Friday, June S. —Annual Examination of the Mission Institute at Kawaiahao munications than additions. Jeremaia North Pacific 8:45 a. m. Evangelical Association, and Thomas have worked well and we Church, ■_' p. M., Kaumakapili. Hawaiian Board meets saw no cause for discouragement. We at 7P. m. Hawaiian Blue Ribbon League, at p. ordained Deacqn Joseph, and left him in Kaumakapili 7:30 M. charge of the church work. We also Saturday, June 9. —General Exhibition of the Oahu Sabbath School at Kaumakapili Church, left a late graduate from the Kusaian !• a. M. Procession and feast ofthe Blue Ribto aid in teaching. school, Loktop bon League at Queen Emma Hall, 1 P. m. In Arno Kaijok has done an evidently Sabbath, June 10.— Dedication of Kaumakapili good work. This was formerly one of Church, 11 a. M. Annual Sermon on Home Mission, Rev. T. L. Gulick, 7:30 P. M., at our stations, but has been abandoned for Central Union Church. Graduating Exercises several years until we left Kaijok there of the North Pacific Mission Institute, at Kaformed, No has been last year. church waiahao Church, 7:30 P. M. but there are several candidates and a We left flourishing Sunday school. Says Macauley: "A person who proNabue, another graduate from our school fesses to be a critic of the delicacies of to help in both teaching and preaching, the English language ought to have the for the work is too hard for one. Indeed Bible at his fingers' end." this large island needs at least four laA godly parent is a godlike parent, i.e. borers at once. We reluctantly passed a parent who is God's image in the famby Mejuro where teachers are needed ily. That a parent may be as God to and wanted immediately, for we had no his child, he must first be as a child to one to give them. his God. In Malwonlap, we found the old Was it Dakota where a ten-years boy church, founded by Kaijok several years told the missionary that though they ago, still in existence; six members out own a Bible, "Father never reads it, but of the original ten in good standing. We mother reads it sometimes when there have had no man there for nearly five is thunder and lightning." years. We left one of our scholars—not Goethe expressed his indebtedness to a graduate, Le Bil, a Deacon from the church at Jaluij. He is not a strong the Bible in the guidance of his literary man, but is, we think, an earnest Christ- life. He found his study of it, to use ian, and we hope he will be able to fill his own words, "a capital safely invested, the gap until we can send there a more and richly productive of interest." He is the freest man who is the serable teacher. This completes my report. We found vant of Jesus Christ, for he is delivered the influence of the foreigners, especially from the dominion of the world, the the German part of it, against us as Hesh, and the devil. He in the happiest usual, but strengthened a good deal by man who has surrendered his will to the the fact of the German occupation of the will of Jesus Christ. He is the safest islands. The Commissioner is courteous man whom the Redeemer has taken and friendly, but of course gives his into his own possession. To him he sympathies more to the traders his says, "Thou art Mine." countrymen, than 'to us. So far as his Of all the evidences of Christianity prejudices and environment will permit none is so mighty, so cogent, as Chrishim, I think he will try to deal fairly tendom. Here is the phenomenon— with us. We hope so at least. Christian civilization; explain it. Of such We found a great demand for our new a radiant effect, what must have been "Hymn and Tune book." I think we the cause? Why is it the fact that nashall have to order a new edition this tional strength, wealth, intelligence, soyear. But I will write further on this cial order, peace and benignant liberty matter by another opportunity. are found prevailing together in exactly Yours very faithfully, the degree in which the New Testament is studied and preached among the comE. M. Pease. mon people? Kusaie, January 16, 1888. �52 T. M. €. A. THEHONOLULU, H. I. is devoted to the interests ot the Honolulu Young Men's Christian Association, ami the Hoard of Director* are re«pOn»ihle for its contents. Th is [June, 1888 THE FRIEND. page S. D. Fuller, - - - Editor. BLUE RIBBON LEAGUE. The meetings of the Blue Ribbon League continue to draw very good audiences, and although the number of those who take the pledge on the spot is not so large as formerly, yet there is abundant proof that this work is not in vain. It is one of the agencies that helps to keep alive the public conscience; and frequently a private conscience becomes so awakened to the call of right and duty, that men come to the Association during the week to sign the pledge and don the "blue." Absolute fidelity to the principles of the League, on the part of all its members, and the honest, earnest cooperation of all believers in total abstinence in this city would soon revolutionize the town; and the same spirit working throughout the Kingdom would speedily close the open door of every saloon and drive the drink curse from these fair isles. a river of Rum, and it whirls and foams " There's With the madness of hell as it sweeps through our homes. Who sips at the wine-glass will quaff at the bowl, And is nearing the rapids of death to his soul." Y. M. C. A. BOYS. Under the wise management of Mrs. B. F. Dillingham the Y. M. C. A. Boys are being taught some very useful lessons in practical life; they are also obtaining some rare information about JAPANESE BRIEFS. Y. M. C. A. The lower room of Queen Emma Hall was filled Saturday evening May 19th with the members of this vigorous society, for their semi-monthly literary and social meeting. Mr. Ukaigavean address in Japanese, taking for his subject, "What is the highest hope for man?" Mr. F. W. Damon and Mr. W. W. Hall made brief addresses in English. The manuscript newspaper The Japanese Times, was read. The Editor, Mr. Fujita will soon return to Japan, and Mr. Ban will take his place. The Japanese steamer, due here about June 1 st, will bring about 1,000 more laborers. The training ship Tsukuba will leave Honolulu, Tuesday, May 22, for Osaka. Daily Bulletin. — CONSISTENCY, THOU ART A JEWEL. A Chinaman applied for the position of cook in a family in one of our Western cities. The lady of the house and most of the family were members of a I fashionable church, and they were determined to look well after the character of the servants. So when John Chinaman appeared at the door he was asked, "Do you drink whisky?" "No," said he, " I Clistian man." "Do you play cards?" "No, I Clistian man." He was employed and gave great satisfaction. He did his work well, was honest, upright, correct and respectful. After some weeks the lady gave a "progressive euchre" party, and had wines at the table. John Chinaman was called upon to serve the party, and did so with grace and accep-» tability. But next morning he waited on the lady and said, he wished to quit work. "Why, what is the matter?" she inquired. John answered, "I Clistian An American clergyman observes that there are three parties in his congregation—a mission party, an anti-mission party, and an omission party, The San Francisco Association are looking about for an available site for a new building, which their large and growing work seems to demand. At Pasadena the corner-stone of the Young Men's Christian Association building was laid April 18th. The building and grounds are valued at $60,000. The relation of the saloon and the jail is happily illustrated in Pasadena; which is a prosperous prohibition city, without a single saloon their jail is advertised for rent. The Young Men's Christian Association at Riverside, Cal., were presented with a lot, by Mr. Miller a hotel-keeper, and on April 16th, laid the corner-stone for a $20,000 building. Horace Greely once said to me, "Bryant and Longfellow have written noble verses, but the great American poet is John Greenleaf Whittier." If a man's power is to be measured by his influence on the thoughts and movements of his generation, then the Quaker bard, whose silver trumpet led the hosts of freedom, has fairly won the crown.— Theodore L. Cuyler, D. D. Sins Blotted Out.—" I can't think what becomes of all the sins God forgives, mother." "Why, Charlie, can you tell me where are all the figures you wrote on your slate yesterday ?" "I washed them all out, mother." "And where are they, then ?" "Why, they are nowhere; they are ; man; I told you so before, no workee for heathen!" The poor man urged his gone." case, got his money, and left to seek a "Just so it is with our sins. If we mistress whom he could serve without things abroad. The next meeting will disobedience to God. The woman was trust to the Lord Jesus, they are gone— be Thursday, June 7th, at 2:30 p.m., and astonished, and it is hoped may become blotted out—never to come to sight let us have a large attendance. a better woman and Christian. The again. 'As far as the East is from the poor heathen can see the inconsistencies West, so far hath he removed our transof professed Christians.—Christian Ad- gressions from us." HAWAIIAN BRANCH. The work that is being carried on at the Queen Emma Hall in the interest of the Hawaiians and Japanese is exceedingly encouraging, especially the latter. The Blue Ribbon movement is gaining adherents every week, and the converts to total abstinence among the natives prove to be quite as firm and true to the pledge as their foreign brothers, and I think much better workers. The gospel work meets a less enthusiastic response, but the weekly seed-sowing must result eventually in some garnered sheaves. The Japanese are remarkably receptive and manifest a lively interest in all that is being done for their improvement. This, together with their thirst for Christian knowledge, makes the work in their behalf a very pleasant and hopeful service. vocate. GOSPEL SERVICE. The Gospel Praise Service held in the Association hall every Sunday evening at half-past six o'clock, is free to everybody, but is intended especially for young men. If those who attend at present, would make a special effort to invite one or more of their acquaintances, the attendance and interest would be largely increased. The following are the topics for the month of June: June 3—Bound by Satan—Released by Christ. Luke 13:10-17. June 10—No Compromise. Acts 4:13-20. June 17—Work and Wages for Every One. John 4:35-36. 1 Cor. 3:7-9. June 24—Convicted but not Converted. Mark 6:17-20. Ezek. 33:31-32. A wonderful escape occured in connection with the railway catastrophe at Hugstten, Germany. The train ran off the rails during a terrific storm, and was smashed to pieces. One carrage only, the eighth, was preserved intact. In that carriage were 23 members of the Young Men's Christian Association of Colmar, who were returning from Friburg, where they had been attending a Conference of the Young Men's Christian Association Union. Thej'were singing hymns when the accident tookplace, and whilst the.carriages before and behind were shattered, the one in which they sat gently glided off the rails, and not one of its occupants was hurt. We cannot explain this singular fact, but we recall the inspired words: "He shal] give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways." Special provj. denceis not a fiction.—Association New s. �THE FRIEND. DR. BECKWITH ON THE SABBATH. Central Union Church have enjoyed sermons from the Pastor upon Sabbath observance. We print the closing passages. After urging the need of a day for spiritual culture, gospel appeal, and special heavenward effort, the preacher concludes: And so, by all this world's danger of perishing in its sin, it needs this sacred two earnest day to summon it back to a sense of its peril, and set it toward God and heaven. More than men need it for rest, they need it for the saving oftheir souls. And when I say this, I do not forget how tired men are, bending under life's burdens all the weary week. I know how the back aches under the tiresome toil, driving the plough, or shoving the plane, or swinging the sledge, or sweltering at the furnace, from week's end to week's end, year in and year out. I know all about that. I have done it myself many a weary year. And if I know how like a bit of heaven the Sabbath rest comes in to give surcease of toil to tried and troubled men. And I have infinite sympathy with my weary brother who just wants to lie in his hammock under the palms all this blessed day, and let the sweet sea-winds soothe him to rest. And I did not know how wearier than this weary body is the sin-burdened soul, and how more than the fevered brow and brain need the cool breath of the ocean-breeze to fan them into calm, the fevered soul sin-stricken needs the very breath of heaven to save it from the weariness of the unending woe—if I did not know all that, I would say, swing on, my tired brother, in your hammock under the palms, all this blessed day; swing on, and sleep, and rest." But when I know that men are weary and heavy laden with sin, and in peril of losing the everlasting rest, then I say, make it a day of holy rest, my brother; a day of the sweet peace of converse with Cod; not swinging idly in slumber, but sitting joyfully at the feet of Jesus ; not a day of festive outing among the mountains or by the sea. Good as those things are in their place, and much as you may long for a change from the dust of the town, and the grime of the shop, and the grind of the gruesome toil, and innocently as you might make the day go by among the festive throng, if you had no God to worship, nor any soul to save; .vet, because God waits for your homage upon his holy day, and because you need rest of soul more than rest of bone and sinew. I entreat you to hold by the commandment, and remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Give it to worship. Give it to the culture and the saving of your soul. Give it to your household and to the house of God. It will rest you more than a day of mirth. It will rest you more than a day of slumber, for it will rest, you body and soul. It will bring peace to the weary spirit. It will give you new heart and hope for the daily toil; and to all it will speaking thine own words: then shall add the joy of the good hope through thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will make thee to ride upon the high grace ofthe life everlasting. Now, friends, I know what you are places ofthe earth; and I will feed thee waiting for. You are waiting to hear with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the pastor answer a score of questions the mouth ofthe Lord hath spoken it." of casuistry, about walking, riding, visiting, journeying, marketing, cooking, SOCIAL EFFECTS OF PROTESTANTISM. reading, writing, appareling ; about the Looking at the statistics of Protestant ice-man, and the milk-man, and the mail-man, and the express-man. May membership, there are 10,704 males of capitalistic, business, professional, this, and that, and the other be done, on the and salaried classes in the membership the Sabbath day ? That is what you would like to be told. But I cannot tell ofthe Protestant churches of the cities it. First, because Ido not know. It is Pittsburg and Alleghany, and 4,135 outnot written here in the word. I have side of them. And there are 7,064 mepreached what is written: "Remember chanics and laborers members of these the Sabbath day to keep it holy." But churches, and 63,122 outside of them; just what things are holy, so many and that is, nearly two-thirds of the brains no more, we are not told. And he would is in the Evangelical Protestant churches be a very unwise man who should try to ofthe two cities, and nearly eight-ninths tell it. The old Jewish Rabbis tried to of the brawn is outside of them. tell it. And they made a miserable mess In attempting to explain these pheof it; made themselves hypocrites, and nomena, we are in danger of confoundthe Commandment of God of none effect, ing cause and effect. That nearly twoChrist says. And so would any man thirds of the clerical, professional and who should attempt to catalogue for his business classes are in the Protestant brother all his permissible things. He churches, and only one-ninth of the had better not try it; first, because he is laboring classes, is not necessarily a not the keeper of his brother's con- proof that the Church is drifting or science. "To his own master he standcth has drifted away from the latter. And that the members of the Catholic or falleth." And, second, because he does not Church are mainly the poorer classes know his brother's necessities. How, is no evidence that she is more can he judge for him? And, third, be- successful in reaching them than are cause there can be no invariable law Protestant churches. It is a quesabout it. Things may be right to-day, tion to be settled first, whether the that would be wrong to-morrow. Things poverty in the one case and the absence change with the changing necessities. of it in the other is cause or effect. It Things may be right for you that would is at least significant that not only are %c wrong for me. There can be no law the majority of the Catholic adherents but the one divine law "to keep it holy." poor, but the nations and races that And that is law enough, "keep the Sab- have remained true to Rome are also bath holy." Test every question of cas- comparatively poor. On the other hand, uistry by that; say honestly, and with an not only are the vast majority of the earnest purpose evermore to do the right, members of the Protestant churches of will this be keeping the Sabbath holy? the so-called better classes, but the And you will not go far astray from Protestant nations and races are the the divine idea of this day of sacred rest. most prosperous. Did Protestantism ? But now, while I cannot be a law to seek the prosperous and disciple them of its a disciples Or was the prosperity this matter if I any man's conscience in would, and would not if I could, there- fruit of its life ? It is a fact that Romanare three things I want to say. First, ism does not reach the American people, that I believe the highest good of socie- or indeed any, except those it brings ty and the eternal well-being of our with it. It does not reach the poor or souls, are intimately dependent upon the rich, except as it imports them. the hallowing of this day of rest. And But the history of Protestantism shows so it is of infinite concern that we should that it tends to elevate, refine, and enrich its disciples. Evangelical Christianity guard it jealously. And the men who are blamed pays. Second, that just now the drift of sowith the Church for social uniting for ciety is away from the divine command reasons must at least be commended for a and it is not so time their to keep it holy, business sense. for you and me to be careless about it's If the Church is drifting, it is at least sacredness. If we err at all, let us make sure to err upon the side of the divine drifting in a hopeful direction. It numbers among its members the best of the laborrequirement. ing classes, and a majority are of the lies as just For third, that way it is written here—Isa. 58:13, 14—"If cultured, business and wealthy classes. thou turn away thy foot from the Sab- Its drift, then, is upward. Better than bath, from doing thy pleasure upon my downward to the hovel and the poorholy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, house. 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Dr. Hyde's sermon in this issue, makes some emphatic mention of this matter. There is no doubt among those acquainted with the subject, that for the past two or three years it has been assuming a very serious aspect. During that time strenuous and systematic efforts have been made in certain quarters for the revival of the old pagan worship in various forms. This is not a new thing. It began with Kamehameha V, and that some years before his accescession to the throne in 1864, while he occupied the very influential position of the Minister of the Interior under his brother, Kamehameha IV. About 1861, he caused to be issued more than 300 printed licenses to as many native medicine-men, with schedules of prices for their services to the sick. While these men employed some native herbs and a few foreign drugs, their art was mainly that of the sorcerer. Here, as among heathen people everywhere, all diseases are understood to be caused by the malign presence of some akua or demon, entering into the sufferer. He does this either to gratify his own malice, or that of some enemy of the victim, who has procured his services through the medium of a sorcerer, whose familiar the demon is. In order to relieve the sufferer two ways are possible. One is to propitiate the demon by gifts and sacrifices, through his friend the sorcerer, who however, is apt to be implacable. The other is to secure the services of some greater sorcerer, with a more powerful demon who shall drive out the first. All this is attended withthe heaviest expense and dreadful incantations and heathen performances. The newly licensed kahunas of 1861 were active, and plied their arts industriously, to their own gain, and the impoverishment of their dupes. one became at once an active propagator of the old paganism. Some established classes for the instruction of the young in the half forgotten lore of aumakuas and other forms of demigod powers, and how to invoke and propitiate them. A considerable number of fetishes and idols were set up in a rather private way, many of them in connexion with the gross and filthy lutlahulas, which Kamehameha Y. was especially active in reviving. Previous to 1861,the aforesaid heathen practices were not extinct, but latent among the people. The tremendous spiritual uplifting of 1837 3!) had given Christian faith a grand supremacy for a whole generation. Since 1801,with the growth and reinstatement of heathen sorcery and hulas, there has been a gradual decline of spiritual activity among the Hawaiian people, and this in the presence of an ever increasing intelligence and external civilization. It has been apparent, since 1880, that more or less systematic effort has been increasing in high quarters to promote the tendency to reinstate old heathen For the practices and superstitions. past two years these efforts have assumed very definite and decided form. The late corrupt Legislature of 1886 organized a "Hawaiian Board of Health," really a Board of heathen sorcery. In connection with this was shortly after incorporated the Hale-nau-a Society, a grand secret society with wide ramifications, designed to entangle and embrace the whole Hawaiian people in the toils of pagan practices. Many of the formalities practised in the latter Society are reported to have been of an unspeakable nature, but characteristic of the usual bestiality of paganism. "Children of NuMIiKR 7. the air and the light," indeed! Sad victims rather were the old Hawaiians of a baneful tyranny of demon-gods, dark and foul! The late revivals of pagan worship have afforded an opportunity to learn the true nature thereof, and gain a knowledge probably not otherwise to have been obtained. While these things contain great peril to the Hawaiian people, and portend serious injnry to their Christian life, we believe that there are very strong and hopeful elements of good, which we trust will prevail against the increasing evil. These elements of good, however, need active and diligent reinforcement. It is a time for wise and earnest measures to preserve and maintain the life of the Hawaiian Churches that it do not succumb to the strange fascination of the old hereditary Power of Darkness from which this people was once emancipated. It is long since any one has left Honolulu carrying with them so many regrets, and leaving so many grateful memories of their residence with us as Mrs. Van Slyke, who, as Mrs. Hanford, has for so many years conducted the musical department at Punahou. Her rich and sympathetic voice will be greatly missed in our choirs and on musical occasions. Few teachers have thoroughly won so many pupil's hearts, or created so much progress in the work in hand. We would follow Professor and Mrs. Van Slyke with most cordial wishes for their welfare. Honolulu is again favored with the lectures of Mrs. Florence Williams on Literature and History. When here last year Mrs. Williams imparted a great impulse to many minds in the study of these topics. We are glad to know that many more are now finding a high satisfaction in the rarely able and interesting lectures of this eminent teacher. Our brother Rev. A. O. Forbes was California by news of the death from heart disease, in Jacksonville, Florida, June 15th, of his brother Col. Wm. J. F'orbes, born at Kona, Hawaii. Col. Forbes leaves no family. met in �54 . July,18 THE FRIEND. IN OUR MISSIONARY hath committed unto us the ministry of Christian people now is more than two reconciliation. and a half times what it was when the Carey put his thoughts on paper, and present century began, now only threeA s-rm »ri [.readied l>> Ki\. I M. I lyle, I). 11.. 11 tlieOntr:,l l'liii>n t'linrcli,.lime I". ■ Cor. I he love of published what he entitled, "An Inquarters passed. Does this look as if Christ conslniincth us. quiry into the Obligation of Christians the Gospel of our salvation was losing I have somewhere read a striking to Use Means for the Conversion of the its power? or as if foreign missions Heathen." Only one single copy of were a waste of the resources of the statement of a truth, that finds abundpublication is now known to be in church? We hear much of the progress ant illustration in every human life and that existence. But those were seed thoughts science has made in the last seventy-five work. "God never makes a half provi- that Carey, under the promptings of years. Do Christian people at all realize dence, any more than a man makes only the Holy Spirit, uttered again and the progress made by the religion of half of a pair of shears." If there is again, till finally they found lodgment Christ? or., oli ( lospel 1 like :. rntgrr 1y ■hip. •nywhere a need- there is also a supply. in the rightly receptive soil. He was " Sail 11i..t vent<iK-s unknown regions to explore: If there exists an energy there is also a appointed to preach the sermon at the Sail on: survey each wild mysterious ahore. Ami depths which other prom hay, feared to dtp.' work. The history of modern Christian annual meeting of the Baptist AssoNottingham, England, May missions furnishes a striking instance of ciation in While amazed at the audacity of 30, 1792. In pleading for an attempt this truth. modern mercantile enterprise, grasping to carry the gospel to the heathen, he at the control of millions of In Captain Cook's account of his Voyincorporated on the minds his hearers of an capital, and combining enormous wealth age! to the South Seas, when he has urged given his description of the people whom exhortation that may well serve as a in great ••Trusts," which lay under he had seen, he says in regard to the motto for all missionary enterprises. tribute to their greed of gain, every probability of their even hearing the "Expect gre.it tilings from Cod ; attempt man, woman and child throughout the Gospel: "his very unlikely that am great things for Clod." The twelve pov- length and breadth of the land, shall measure of this kind should he seriously erty-stricken preachers, whose hearts we only stand appalled at this developthought of, as it can neither serve the had been stirredand fired by Carey's fervid ment of the mercantile spirit, seeking purpose of public ambition, nor private enthusiasm, formed then and there the whom it may devour, lit prey for its avarice, and with out such inducements, Baptist Missionary Society. It had a voracious rapacity? Shall" we only as well as a Constitution, for denounce the spirit of I may pronounce that it will never be treasury age. as much the 2s, subscribed for Od. the to be feared as the Canaanitish heathen£"18 undertaken." What a mistake Captain they Cook made in his calculations! How propagation of the gospel. That was ism that beguiled the Israel of God's little did he imagine that his published the origin of the vast, complicated, Covenant into forget fulness of the high narrative of what he had seen, was one diversified system of operations Modern spiritual attainments, possible only to of the divine providences for accom- Christian Missions. hearts fully consecrated to God's service? Although a century has not elapsed Do we not need more of the spirit of plishing the very thing which he predictsince the era of Modern Missions was Him, who came neither to accumulate ed would never be undertaken! It was neither "public ambition." the begun, there is to be held in London nor distribute wealth, but to give Himself desire of an honorable name among next week a General Missionary Con- a ransom for sinners of every name and their fellows, nor "private avarice," any ference of representatives and delegates nation? The total amount of property greed of large and easy gains, that led from all over the world. I can give you held to-day by Evangelical Christian your fathers and mothers, children of only a shadowy idea of the greatness believers in the United States is the Hawaiian Mission, to leave the com- of the missionary enterprise as it exists estimated at $11,078,840,000. This is forts and attractions of home for a life of in the world to-day. Even the few- increasing every year by an addition ot isolation and privation in these lonely numbers I give you, give no outlines $497,230,000. 'Of this annual increase, isles. A motive, which Captain Cook even of the untold labors and trials that according to the figures given in the did not mention, if he ever thought of it, have gone to make up the results indi- missionary magazine, The Gospel in All was their dominant incentive. I need cated in these brief statistical sum- Lands, the amount now given to foreign In 1880 there were 129 foreign missions is only $4,000,000, Is that not tell you what that motive was. I maries. can almost hear the words coming to missionary societies, with which were too much, ornotenough, proportionately? your lips, as the thought arises, as it fills connected 1,919 ordained missionaries, Remember, it is only ~'. ,th part of the and stirs your hearts to a quick response 29,491 native helpers. C,L>-J.:V.)7 com- unexpended annual increment ol the in the words I have read as the text, municants. wealth of the professed disciples of "The love of Christ constraincth us.'' I do not suppose that many of you are Christ. Is it an expenditure either to be Wonderously diverse are the effects hungering for missionary statistics. But ashamed oforto beproud of? Remember, produced on different minds by the con- even figures may have a meaning and too, that while there is one ordained sideration of similar facts. When Goethe an inspiration. They may flash out minister to every eight hundred souls in read the story of that awful catastrophe, signals of caution, or daring, or joy. A the United States, there is only one the earthquake at Lisbon in 1755, it is most instructive and inspiring array of missionary sent out to every four hunched said that the idea of such wholesale des- figures is that presented by noting the thousand souls in heathen lands; or, in truction of his fellow mortals, made relative rapidity of the spread of Chiis- other words, for every five hundred Goethe an infidel, an un eliever in the tianity, according as the Church of preachers of the gospel in the United (iospel of Christ as the revelation of Christ has been or has erased to be, a States, there is hut one sent out to carry Divine Salvation. When William Carey missionary church. At the end of the out the heavenly tidings to the benighted sat at his cobbler's bench, reading first three centuries of the Christian era, and degraded in heathen countries. Cook's Voyages, while he was plying it is estimated that there were five Which is, and which is to be, the his awl and needle, and thought of these millions of Christians; at the end of dominant principle in the world's benighted heathen going down to death eight centuries, thirty millions; of ten progress, sinful selfishness, or Christian and hell without any knowledge of Christ centuries, fifty millions; fifteen centuries, self-sacrifice? There can be but one and His Salvation, his soul was fired one hundred millions; in 17.19, at the answer, as we repeat those familiar with the desire to go and tell them the close of the last century, one hundred words, "God so loved the world that He Gospel Message. F"or though it be true and seventy-four millions; in 1880, four gave—" When Christians shall love that the wrath of God is revealed from hundred and forty millions. In other and give, as God has done, this world heaven against all unrighteousness, the words, while in previous historic periods, will have ceased to be a world of sinners Gospel tells us how God is in Christ, it took five centuries to double the lost. reconciling the world unto Himself, and number of Christians, the number of In this presence, in this Hawaiian THE PRIME MOTIVE ENTERPRISES. - - �THE FRIEND. 5 Volume 46, No. 7.] . Kingdom, blessed with the institutions place, all questions of individual per- condition. When Mr. Logan offered a of Christian civilization, in view of the sonal duty find their solution in the Mortlock Testament to some visitors accomplished facts of the history of soul's response to this call to life in from an island 150 miles distant, who Christian Missions, for anyone to under- Christ, not merely a higher life, but the 'had heard of the wonderful changes intake to defend the claims of the mission- divine life, so that we shall say, like troduced among the people of the Ruk We lagoon, they refused to take the book, ary enterprise on the respect, gratitude Paul, "Tome, to live is Christ. and co-operation of men, would be as are called to be disciples of Christ, not saying that the Holy Spirit, whose book superfluous and as self-incriminating as His critics: not to pay him the empty it was, would not endure the vilenesses to apologize for loving one's mother. homage of fulsome adulation, but \o of which their lives were full. After Imperfections, blemishes, failures there yield our hearts and our all tollimin Mr. Logan's death, an old man, whom have been, there are now; we know loving adoration. In our individual ser- Mr. Logan had often sought in vain to them all too well. But progress has been made, good has been done. Is there no call from Christ upon His people now to be separated unto His service as Abraham was ? Must not the Israel of God beware of yielding to Canaanitish pleasure-loving worldlings? Can it he said of you. as it should be said of every follower of Christ, " The love of Christ constraineth us?" No reluctant, no resistant soul knows the full intent and blessedness of the Christian life. Does the branch ever regretfully think how it is held fast to the vine ? Or does it ever reluctantly reach out from the vine to clasp with its loving tendrils, or to cover with its foliage and fruitage the trellis on which it has been placed? When I hear people talk of what Christians are expected to be and to do, as if this was putting clogs and fetters on the liberal mind and the free spirit, I can only mourn that they know so little or know nothing of that which Paul says he had apprehended in Christ, lor which, too, he had been apprehended of Christ, a life like Christ's possible to every believer, a life in Christ offered to every believer, a life for Christ expected of every believer, a life with Christ the crowning blessedness to every believer. Christian truths and Christian duties clogs and fetters to the soul! Nay; nay! It is faith in Christ that makes us partakers of Hie Divine life. Faith gives our souls the eagle's eye, undazzled by the unclouded sun, the eagle's wing, untiring on its untrodden way. It is perhaps an infelicitous phraseology in our English Bibles that speaks of the constraining love of Christ. There is nothing narrowing and restricting in it, brothers and sisters in Christ. You will testily, as Paul does in a more correct rendering of His thought, "The love of Christ has me and holds me to one all comprehensive object of human life, as the sun holds and swings this earth of ours in its mighty orbit, its never ending course through the stellar spaces." Likeness to Christ, union with Chirst, was Paul's avowed and all absorbing object in life. In what do we resemble Jesus most, in what is our fellowship with Him most complete, if not in the work of the world's redemption ? Shall we, can we, keep back any power we have, or can exert, to reclaim the wandering, or open to benighted souls the door of heaven, with its glory, its blessedness, its holiness ? CJuestons of method, questions of vice, whatever that may be, we need such self-forgetfulness that we shall evermore, live not unto ourselves, but unto Him who died for us. We need abounding hopefulness in the service that His love may appoint us to undertake for Him. Whatever obstacles there may be, whatever discouragements, we must remember that it is the Lord's work, We arc doing, not our own, and in due season that work must have its resultant triumph. . " He sounding oul a tin.ii He is sifting out the heari in. * which thall never all re- men liefnr, Hi fudgmenl Seat, lie swifl my soul toanswer: Be lubiUnt tny Oret: y)uv i.'.l is man hlng on." t This Hawaiian people, among whom we live, have been described as children of the sun, enjoying' song and dance, sports and gambols every live long day, until the missionaries came with their gloomy theology, and grim ideas of religious life to set aside the pristine simplicity and the aitless enthusiasms of barbaric life, and to impose their own rigorous New England pietism on a light-hearted, jocund, blithesome, tropical race. Get into the inner life of these Hawaiian*, know- them in their homes, share in their labors and their trials, in Christ's own spiiit of uplifting helpfulness, and you will be thankful that for them, as for you, there is a Gospel ol Grace with its words of comfort and hope, its promises of cheer and light. Xo less thankful will you be that for them, too, there, are the commands and duties of the Christian life, however irksome, wearisome or distasteful they may seem to some, (iet some knowledge, if you want to form correct estimates ol heathenism, of the unspeakable vilenesses, the wanton cruelties, the debasing superstitions of the heathenism that is still rampant and riotous in this Hawaiian Kingdom. Granted that in these Islands, as in other Pacific groups—the Gilbert, the Marshall, the Caroline such qualities as affection for one's offspring, devotion to one's friends, may gleam as resplendently as in other hinds ; these are not evidences ol Christian enlightenment, but rather, like the phosphorescence of decaying vegetation, evidences of degeneration from the normal growth and development. See the stolid face, the furtive eye, the brutalized appearance of these Pacific Ocean islanders as the missionary of the Cross first sees them. In the language of the people of Ruk, there is no word for clean. That single fact speaks volumes as to their real — win over to a life of Christian faith and love and hope, came to Mrs. Logan, bringing necklaces and other such treasures of his own and of others, heathen like himself. He begged her to take them as proofs of the love felt for one who had left so much, and came so far, to do what good he could for the people of Ruk. Shall Jesus' love for the world he of less account to us than the loving ministry of an humble follower ol Jesus was to those' poor heathen? If we have any love for the Divine Redeemer, who laid down his life for us, shall we not be willing to give all we have, and all we are, in like loving ministration for those for whom Christ died ? Heavy seas swept the mouth of a .Scottish harbor as the fishing boats As one boat was were coming in. Hearing tile entrance a huge wave struck it, and one of the crew was washed overboard. A number of men instantly joined hands, and rushing into the water, rescued the drowning man. " i tir ometinii si 111 mm a struggling '."ill Hut linking hands, it at ne, ii he in i 0r,,. Unite and conquer,' wtsdi in saith. Ha- sickness swept a brother downI Waii i.. ; the lift boat ■ tedious aid; Link hamos ! Ami en he *ink and drown, 1 he threat" ning danger may be stayed. Has stern misfortune dasl ed thy friend, /\mi.l a wild, tumuli nous rea I Link h.\sii>s And mutual i>uccor ler.d, Together ac may savii ore he. ' - may Has in. snsaa sudden wave, removed An old companion from thy side! Link hastd*] And grasp the soul still loved, ,nd lit him from the raging tide. • ti c spray, the lull, the gravi ; Shrinki not to give i Mother sid. ; lire the ta st succeeding wave k i.iu'i Destroy. Link H.wos! lie not afraid Who to. th I'll t'; Behold lie lead-, Wi ose hands 'an show the nail poii Is 'till: the sinking; hi iHe needi Ile ;:t:e.pshands, Linked His mission to fnllill. ' ' KAMEHAMEHA BOYS' SCHOOL. This new and important institution, has just closed its first year's work, under the care ol Rev. W. B. Oleson as principal, aided by Miss Reamer as first assistant, Miss Dressier as music teacher, and Mr. Terry in special charge of manual training. A public examination was held on Wednesday a. m. June 20th, in the large hall of the new gymnasium. There were many recitations of Scripture in concert, a large variety of language-lessons, grammarand analysis and synthesis of sentences, by the different grades. Written exercises from dictation were Shown. A thorough grounding was manifest in �56 [July, 1888 THE FRIEND. the use of the English language. Most is now in process of erection in the west a "Report of a Recent Archaeological of the boys showed great proficiency in part of the extensive grounds for the Expedition" dated about A. D. 2888, use of a preparatory department as a when a city in the Pacific, apparently English. Arithmetic was exhibited both in fig- feeder to the main school. Additional Honolulu, was disinterred from volcanic ashes, leading to many marvellous conures and in written statements of solu- teachers are being engaged. The foundations are laid, and several clusions as to its ancient inhabitants. tions. Many intricate problems in frac- tions were rapidly solved. Choral and other pieces of music were interspersed, led by Miss Dressier, and showing a fine and successful training of the whole school. At noon, the company adjourned to the manual work deparment. There Mr. Terry exhibited the exercises in carpentry practised during the year, showing wonderful expertness in the use of hammer, saw, plane, chisel and bit, also in the sharpening of tools, and the tiling of saws. Samples of mitring and dovetailing showed a high degree of skill. A large exhibit was also presented of hand sewing and stitching by the boys, under the direction of the lady teachers. Many of the samples would have done credit to the classes of a girl's school. The button-holes were particularly good. In another room was the printing office, where a number of boys were engaged in setting type with much facility, under Mr. Oleson's direction. A variety of tasteful work was shown, executed on a very fine Peerless jobbing press. The class is exercised regularly in newspaper composition. Nearly all the work above named, except the sewing, brings no pecuniary or other return, except in the development of manual skill and aptitude. On Thursday evening, June 22d, an exhibition was held in the Gymnasium Hall, which was very largely attended by members of the Legislature, the clergy, by teachers, leading citizens and naval officers, and by members of the Royal family, notably the Priness Liliuokalani, who manifests a deep interest in all educational matters. The programme consisted of recitations, singing, reading of the school paper, and writing and drawing exercises on the blackboards. In many of these was a large admixture of the humorous element. The singing was excellent. The whole closed with a tine exhibition of calisthenics. A majority of the scholars began the year having enjoyed but little instruction in English. Mr. Oleson had, however, the advantage of a number of older boys who had some practice in the use of the language, and who exerted the usual beneficial effect of veterans in breaking in the new recruits to jabber away in the difficult tongue. With these forty odd to lead, the breaking in of the next installment of pupils will be easier, while every successive year will facilitate the acquisition of English. Several large and elegant wooden buildings have been erected since the school opened last autumn, in preparation for doubling the number of scholars the coming year. A very large edifice courses of stone already in place for the new Bishop Museum in a central position in the grounds. The stone is handsomely dressed from the rough clinker rocks that encumber the grounds. A large quarry near the eastern entrance is in full activity. Amply endowed, with an able board of trustees, an accomplished principal, and a wise system of policy, the Kamehameha Boy's School has entered upon a career of the highest promise of usefulness to native youth. The education given will be an eminently Christian one. It will be one of highly civilizing culture, such as few Hawaiians have hitherto enjoyed. It will will also be an education in those manual aptitudes especially needed by Hawaiians to enable them to enter the ranks of skilled labor, instead of aiming at professional life, for which they seldom have the needed capacity. Such education must go far to counteract the various disabilities which the untrained Flawaiian has for holding his place in the presence of trained and civilized races. Without disparaging the work hitherto done by Protestant, Anglican and Catholic Training Schools, which has been great and effective, we feel that a far higher order of training is now secured, and consequently a brighter prospect for the coming generation of Hawaiian young men. OAHU COLLEGE. Arthur M. Brown followed with a vigorous oration on " Socialism," marked by good articulation ana manly inflection. Lillian E. Lyman concluded the exercises with the Valedictory, preceded by an essay on " Lear's Daughters as Types of Character." The farewells were spoken with sweetness and dignity. President Merritt then bestowed upon the class their diplomas, with an address of affectionate commendation and sympathy, noting especially the fact that this class began the course at his own inception of office in the college. It was a gratification to trustees and patrons to see that the Class of '88 well sustained the high character of Oahu College in past years. We were interested to notice that six of the class were of missionary descent, two of them on the side of both parents. KAWAIAHAO FEMALE SEMINARY. A public examination of this old and excellent school was held on June 4th. The preparations for the usual exhibition in Kawaiahao Church were frustrat ed by the painful illness and death of Miss Morley in the Seminary. The classes were accordingly examined in their different recitation rooms, the large number of visitors passing from one room to another. The school had evidently more than maintained its past We congratulate the thoroughness. very able and excellent principal Miss Alexander, upon the success and prosperity of their important work. During the past two years, very large additions have been made to the block of school buildings, and the ancient and unsightly structures in front have been removed, giving place to a clean lawn and drive-way. Another large wing is in contemplation, to occupy the site of the old stone printing office still forming part of the block. Large as the additions have been, they have failed to keep up with the increase of numbers, now reaching nearly 140. The Kawaiahao Seminary is under the care of the Hawaiian Board, who appoint its trustees. The ground is the property of the A. B. C. F. M. It is supported by a charge of fifty dollars per annum to each pupil, covering board and tuition; by capitation fees of sayone thousand dollars from the Government, and by a large amount of beneficent contributions for building, furnishing and support of scholars. The sister seminary of East Maui is doing a like excellent work. These boarding and training schools for both sexes are now the chief instrumentalities for the continued elevation of the The graduating exercises of the College took place on I'riday evening June 22d in Central Union Church, which was most profusely decorated for the occasion with our sub-tropic wealth of roses, lilies, ferns and palms. Rich and sweet music was supplied by organ, piano, and the voices of the students of both sexes, aided by Mrs. Van Slyke. The voice of Levi C. Lyman was a favorite one, and the delightful "Sweet Home" of Miss Hessie Dickson on the piano. Each of the four young gentlemen and four young ladies making up the class of '88 appeared in turn upon the stage. There was a lively and humorous Salutatory by May C. Dillingham. William J. Forbes delivered a forcible and clearly argued address in favor of Prohibition. Hessie J. Dickson read a very nice "Study of Beethoven," with clear articulation and natural expression. Horace Y. Hall graphically sketched the "Career and CharacterofKamehameha." May C. Dillingham recited the Class Poem, with some of a parent's genius. Levi C. Lyman gave a clear and philosophical disquisition on the "Power of Song," which literally "took the hat"— a black silk one. Ida R. Campbell read Hawaiian people. �Volume 46, No. 7.] NORTH PACIFIC MISSION INSTITUTE. Graduating Exercises —Eleven New Preachers. Kawaiahao Church was filled last Sunday evening, by a large audience chiefly of Hawaiians, who came to listen to the graduating exercises of eleven young preachers who have completed a four years course of study in the North Pacific Mission Institute, under the care of Rev. C. M. Flyde, D.D., assisted in the work of instruction by Rev. H. 11. Parker, the pastor ofKawaiahao Church. The young men with three fellow-students under-graduates, making fourteen in all, were seated upon the large platform with their teachers and two Hawaiian pastors who had assigned parts in the exercises. The appearance and bearing of the young men was that of cultured and civilized gentlemen, in a higher degree than in any similar class we have ever seen in former years. Four speeches were made by selected members of the graduating class, of about six minutes each, of course in the native language. Their topics were theological, evidently assigned to them, and all relating to the Holy Spirit. All evinced thoughtful study, and careful statement, not devoid of practical application and sound feeling upon their important themes. As usual with Hawaiians, their delivery was vigorous and animated. To the foreigners present familiar with the language this portion of the exercises was unusually interesting and attractive, not tedious as sometimes, as the judicious principal had secured a rare brevity and conciseness. Four musical selections in Hawaiian were rendered with excellent force and feeling by the fourteen young men, supported by two of Berger's band. It is encouraging to see our young pastors beginning their work with so much musical culture. A public examination of these young men was held on the Wednesday previous, in the subjects of church history, exposition of several psalms, pastoral theology, and Christian doctrine. Thoroughness of instruction was shown, and marked progress in the school from previous years. Those familiar with the school are assured that it is steadily and strongly advancing in all respects. The men now going out are many of them already called to pastorates in native churches; it is hoped that suitable locations for all may soon be procured. The position of a Hawaiian pastor is usually humble; his support is meagre; he often becomes disheartened. He needs the encouragement and active support of white Christians in his vicinity; he should have frequent visitation and help from white missionary workers, if such there were to incite and inspirit him. But with all their drawbacks, the work of these humble native pastors is of inestimable value, both spiritually and materially, to the population of 57 THE FRIEND. these islands, keeping alive the sacred flame of spiritual life in a multitude of otherwise heathenized souls. In maintaining this important work, the N. P. M. Institution is the chief agency. Dr. Hyde has wrought therein, now for eleven years, ably patiently, and with very great success. A large class of new students is promised to take the places of those now graduating. The institution, like all others, needs frequent help, and requires some expenditure. The Hawaiian Hoard have formally approved of Dr. Hyde's present effort to raise money for the erection of new buildings to replace the old, dilapidated, and ill-adapted structures which have hitherto poorly accommodated the school. He has already secured f 1,500, and needs several times that amount. SELECTIONS. Neighbor's right, God's right. Philosophy seeks God; Religion finds him. Who seeks a faultless friend rests friendless. Those most need the truth who think they know it all. Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking. They are never alone who have the company of noble thoughts. Revelation waits on obedience; knowledge comes from application. Observed duties maintain our credit, but secret duties maintain our life. A man does harm to others by his PERSONAL. actions, to himself by his thoughts. Mrs. Sarah C. Little of Janesville, WisHead without heart is an observatory consin, makes a flying visit to Honolulu, without a telescope. escorting her daughter thus far towards Frank I may be by temperament; her mission work in Kusaie. Mrs. Little is dear and honored to very many of us sincere I must be by conviction. as the daughter of the revered Prof. Be, O man, like unto the wire, which Cowles of Oberlin, eminent as a Bibli- sings most clearly when the storm rages cal Commentator, and for so many years most fiercely. editor of the Oberlin livangelist. Mrs. The Gospel is of the hand as well as Little has been for thirteen years the superintendent of the Wisconsin State of the tongue and the life. Jesus put Asylum for the Blind, having succeeded forth his hand and touched the leper. her husband in that office, at his death. We must never separate faith in Rev. Henry B. Gage, pastor of the Christ's atoning death from the necessiPresbyterian Church of Riverside, Cala., ty of communion with his risen life. has been taking a vacation in the IslThe desire to do right, the will to do ands. Mr. Gage assisted at the Lord's right, and the power to do right, are not Supper in Central Union Church, July of ourselves, but of the Lord. To all Ist, and preached in the evening with who will receive him, he stands ready to great acceptance. Mr. Gage is an active give these n all tl e'r fullne; s. champion of Total Abstinence. RiverThe debt of New York City is $132,side is one of the few towns in Califor-000,000. But this is only three per nia which have banished the Saloon. value of real and personal Nearly at the last moment, we are cent, of the the city. The city bonds in property decease, of the after a pained to learn demand at three per cent. are in eager few hours' illness, of the venerated alt., Alexander on the 29th at convict went to ShaftesMother A discharged Haiku, at the residence of her daughter, bury for counsel. Years afterward, reMrs. Henry P. Baldwin. She has not deemed to God and humanity, he was been long separated from the beloved asked where his reformation began. Father Alexander. They were mission- "With my talk with our Earl." "But aries here since 1832. None were more what did the Earl say?" "It was not beloved or honored. so much anything he said, but he We send cordial good-bye and God put his arm around me and said, 'Jack, speed with our friends Mrs. Clara Arm- we'll make a man ofyou yet.' It was strong Banning and Mr. Rudolph Ban- his touch that did it." ning, who are about to close their proTo sneer at missionaries, a thing so tracted visit to the old home. Their cheap and so easy to do, has always destination is General Armstrong's at been the fashion of libertines, cynics, Hampton, Va. FYiend Dolph takes and worldlings. A living duke has venwith him a large assortment of pictures, tured to assure us that missionaries are a successful result of amateur photogra- an organized imposture and a deplorable failure. The charge of hypocrisy dephy. us felt the deeply very serves only a smile of disdain, the Many among sudden and unexpected death of the charge of failure an absolute contradicwork of God which lovely young wife and mother, Mrs. tion. There is noabsolute, so unpreceso has received Walsh. Our deep symJulia Beckwith talk of missionpathies are with the bereaved household dented a blessing. To talk at once like and with the closely related families, aries as a failure, is to especially with Mrs. E. C. Damon and an ignorant and a faithless man.—Archdeacon Farrar. Dr. Beckwith. �58 July, 1888 THE FRIEND. MONTHLY RECORD OF EVENTS. 27th— Complimentary concert at the Hotel to Capt. T, W« Hobron. 28th Farewell reception at the residence of the Hon. A. F. Judcl to Prof, and Mrs. Van Slvke. 29th—Death of Mrs. Mary Anna Alexander, relict of Rev \V. P. Alexander, at Haiku, Maui, agud 7<S } ears. For *r>7 years in missionary service. From San Ft an; w->. per S S Alameda, June 10—G I, Bishop, Prof Canafia*. Willie Cornwall, H u Oalilir am! wife, 11 N Cmbl I, win and 2 children, M It Crawford, I." S Nil P Cummins, Mrs X Cooper and ■ children. Mrs I F Dickson and daughter, Mrs'l'S Douglas, Mis T Dowd«U and child. Miss M X Dowsett, Mvu A X Dowsett, Mia* E 1 Dowaeu. SC Evaaa, P I Evans*, SC Btm |r, krv H BGan, M s Crinbaum and wife, Capt G !•' GarI. lid, Mm M London, Mrs Pktll Nrumann, D 1 Nollcy, WmSavidge, Miv M l. aKataon, Albert Strand), Mies Mabel Taker, .Mis <; j Waller, 2 children and nurse, Mis M A Waterbury, Mis Florence) William*, I N Woods and uife. Miss Mary I. Wood*, Mb* Jessie L Woods, II Dougherty, and itsteavege; tQebta end to iiaeragi f<>r Auckland, and 50 cabin and 26 sieerage for Sydney. FiXrm San Francisco, per bark "-'-'noma, Jose 15--E C Winston, C J Curthey ami J Steele. From San Fran iaco, pi r bktne S N astir, June 19 —R Gsjrke, June Ist—Death aj San FYancisco of Mrs E. M. Walsh, of Paia, Maui. 2nd—First steps in the test of doubtful passports by the arrest of sixtythree of the Chinese per S. S. City of Pekin.—The long established stationery and Book store of T. G. Thrum disposes to W. H. Graenhalgh, and the ship chandlery business of A. W. Pierce ik Co. to the I. I. S. N. Co. —Unexpected \ i-s-.PL. : O! VALUE. SUGAR, 1 ns. Temperance lesson by W. I. Bishop the Jennie Walker $1,122 08 S. Kbwen 60,358 \V I.H.IH Di pa«i I'm 45 mind reader, at the Music Hall. Mariposa l.344,l7o .id 84 Forest Queen 1,710..,.., 77,226 61 Faanctsco, per S S Mtripow, June 1 Dr [ For San 3rd—Opening service of the enlarged Australia 2,921,177 rid wife, J A Kennedy, Miss M Carter, Mis-, A '47,405 50 Ceylon i,B03,(oa Porter, Mrs kvans; Steerage, H I'i.,ser and if-o passengers '-4 55 St. Andrew's Cathedral. Alex. McNeil [48,607 in trail-it from Colonies. tier 1.7"1. ID' 4th —Closing exercises of Kawaiahao S.Wi.G. Wilder i,S7 For Ran Francisco, pei S S Australia, June =■, s Hani castle, Capt J Brown, Mrs S Tayloi and ; children, Henry ;.i 66 Al.h'.i Dinner at the Palace Bessie 1.5:7 Seminary.—Royal Taylor and a children, I'm!* Pomeros and ui r<-. Mis M t'. 0. V\ bitmore ;..-'>"i 7 1 ;t 1 in honor of Hon. J. Mott Smith.—Fire 5. N. Castle 80,040 B8 Brewer, <■(''> E Howe and wife, It M L Curtis, Mrs R S i,797.>'i Creighton and daughter, I Lazarus, W Brewer, wife and .)■'■/.'■■ 148.900 CO -.Hi, Department election ofEngineers; result, Sonoma i Dr SutlfsT, wit* end a children, Mis SutlifT, MrsSC C. B. Wilson, Chief; J. Asche, First. Allen* J Nathan, Mrs R C Spalding and son, Dr Andrews, \ P Hopper, i''- G W Fraron and wife, Mi s I ]•' Spear, <; and G. Norton Second Assistants. M Tweedte, I M Oat, Mrs D Center, Mi Alcala Mis c W II Graenhalgh. Mrs I, S Dickinson, Mini X Marine Journal. Batte, \|.', »an, W H Psge, H Pennington, Lieut Col Dunn, sth—S. S. Australia leaves again Mis, haarle*. Mr Searles, A Bcebee, II Cray, with a large passenger list.—Annual Hay, Miss Hay, Mis Pallet t/j (fampson, < apt Lattimore, * Otto, R PORT OF HONOLULU.-June. Mrs l .i\ lor, I* Hasting*, wife and 4 chU ren; si.-. routmeeting of the Woman's Board. Mrs N Walk-rand 1 children, Mrs II C Smith, A Morgan, A Gui'd, C A Feixtcnrn. fj Signoux, A K. Williams, X R 7th —Death of Thos. Trainor through Mrs J Raprosa, A I md wile and 3 children, Maria ARkIVALS. Muni/, I.Wagner, E Warner, J Hopke, 1. Peti injuries resulting from a fall from S. S. on, (and Dimmet, D Kanuha, J Wilkinson, E the sth inst. Australia, on S. s. Taka>ago Maru, Brown, i- days from Rail.on, FH' ia, wire ard i Japanese 5 hildren. J I Arnol 1 M Adler, Yokohama, M T Marshall, wife and 1 children Miss F R -a. 'avid Am. s. s. Mariposa, Hayward, ia days from the 010 9th—Annual celebration, procession, Ka-.i, Miss a HorafieM, W A Scott, G E Watt, k McKernie*. moo, !■' Soli- '.'•/ and daughter, il Grotheer, l» Rose, etc., of the Hawaiian Blue Ribbon 1 Haw'n brig Hasard, Holland, 44 day* from Jaluit. Rudolph and wife, S Gultcfcson, F Camr-be'l, | M Donald, " Amateurs " Engaged the French bark Cecilie, Lacoste, j8 days from Newcastle, Tln.s Morgan, J W Ison, League. S Donnell, P Barns, T Md leni.New South W Jl Shearer, Young, S Sutherland, M \ M O'Plagherly Music Hall to a full house, very credit- s—Brit, bark Loch Lee, Bowers, da) from Newcastle, ent, C Dordey, W Lancastle, W I Taylor, Alll ( .0r.,, w J South Wale*. Graham, '.'7 Portuguese, 16 Chinese and 7 James, F ably; repeating it again, by request, on n Am New J S. from San Wilder, Paul, bktne G. 16 day* **ran-1 iscu. the _'7th.—Adjourned annual meeting of For San Francioco. pet '.'-; Forest Queen, (unec* Mrs Am. bark Alden Bessie, Cousins, tyjsj day-, from San the " Cousin's " Society. FranciscOi E Dooglas and a children, Ms- Alice Fillebrowne, W -\>'j days hark >eWhitmore, Waid, An', C. I>. from 1 Reeim rs and wife, > I tress, W KcHe, wit.- and 4 children, parture Hay. F ShlepM and wife, i Metyner and A Getew, wife and 5 10th.—The S. S. Mariposa returns us children. is -Am. bark Sonoma, Griffiths, to day* from Ban Frana number of kamaainas. —Graduating cisco For San Francisco, per bark Ceylon, rune R-(.e<> bktne 5. N. Caste. Hubbard, ->i days from San Mclntyre exercises of N. P. M. Institute at Ka- 1 1 Am, Francisco, and T W Blake. from waiahao Church. Newcastle, 2r —Ri it. bark Pakwar. Smith, 55 days For the Colonirn, per R M S R Alameda. Jane 10— Prof New South Wale*. kinson ard wife, May Parrott. Rev k Hare and srife, 11.1. bktne W, 11. Dimond, Drew, .■"' days from Sen Di 11th.—Kamehameha Day. Races at I1! Dean and wife. Si er i 11 I <l, Jas L-ooore, P Franci* o. \ the Park as usual.—Sunday-school Pic1 Edwards, mid 98 passenger* in transit. Hawn bark I. A. King, Berry, ■■> day. from Pnget Sun id For Yokohama, per Jap S S Tagasngo Mam, June ia— nic at the grounds of "Sweet Home," Haw'n s. s. Australia, Hondlette, 7 days from San GONakavanv*, Rev D Keawcamahi, Dr Yoanlda and Nuuanu Valley. Private Excursion wife, O Rigelow, X Nagano, wife and i children, F Francisco. Hun s. S. Zealandia, Yon Oterendorp, Ful u in .- Chinese and ahottt |oo steerage passengers, ..ues to the Pali, and elsewhere, imthe Colonies. Fir P in Francisco, pr »Wp Ale* McNeil, June 11—Mrs proving the opportunities of a delightful k Rouleaux and child, J Hagan. IN Mozaeeey, Mrs L P Magnire, and Mrs Bonsey and child. day. OEPARTUJtES. For San Franc'sro, ler bktne c G Wilder, lime 15—U G 12th—Prof. W. I. Bishop's mindAm, tern W. S. Bowen, Bluhm, for San Francisco. Wilson, I Turnei R I. Higgui W Hi—in-, T N Haw'n rchr. Jennie Walker, Anderson, for Farming's Edward*, and J S Stanwood reading performance delights a large Island. Km. s. S. Mariposa, Hayward. for San Francis* 0, audience at the Music Hall. For San Francisco, per bark Alden Bessie, June 23—C0l Haw'n S, S Australia, Hondlette, bn San Fran Morris, J Donaldson and Mrs Wight. Un, b* Forest Queen, Wii.ding, for San Francisco, Sam lath—Fourth of Julyism assumes km. baik Ceylon, Calhoun, f r San Francisco. Mo se, for the *ol 10i< shape in the formation of Committees, 10 Am. S, S. A'ameda, la] an. oS. S. Takasago Main, Brown, forYokohama. BIRTHS. etc., at a called meeting of American 12 Frai Neil, ship Alex. Mi 1 l \m bktne itler, i ri •. lor San Am. Wn n Francisco. Citizens at the Hawaiian Hotel. BURT \i rii>, lo.e nth, to the wife of AW Bart, a -. !|ev4 mm. bai Julio, 11 French k t in, named Kamehai S. G. Wilder. Paul, for San J'ron. \m 0. 18th—Anniversary week at l'unahou 1 AmI,bktne bark I och Lee, Bottl rs, for Imii. i..i. and Kamehameha Schools. 13 Am. bai k Aid-11 K-s-i.-. Cousin*, lor .Siii Fmn< ix ) MARRIAGES. sj French hark Cecilie, l<acoste, for k.ikers Island, Am. bank CO. Whitm re Ward, for San I meetingofthe MORTON THOMPSON- At St Andrews Cathedral, 21 st—Annual Stranger's bktne s San Castle, Hubbard, Francisco, N. for .•9 Am. June 2d, by Rev A Mackintosh, David Mort u to F.llen Friend Society. Am. bark Sonoma, Griffiths, for San Francisco. •Thompson. Haw'n S. s. Zcalandia, Yon Oterendorp, for San 22nd—Graduating exercises of Oahu FratK is'■". TRASK m.wi.ai \ \t the Kawaiahao LVminarv, by tin- Rev II II Parker, on the 4111 Inat, Mr Albert Trask College at Central Union Church, at to Mis-. Sarah Maalaea. PASSENGERS, which floral decorations and offerings were profuse. \kkiv.\i s. DEATHS. From Japan, par 8 8 Taka**afa Main, June 1- 1000 WAI.MI In San Francisco, Cat, 23rd —Legislature Committee to visit Japanese June ist, Julie Berkimmigrants, with, wife of E M Wales, Pala, Maui, and usterofMrs Kalawao unfortunates leave for Molokai From Jaluit, per bgtnc Hazard, [una j—Messrs Wilkin* E C Damon, aged ag years. con, Douwell, Carlos Morton and Wolfe and Master Hoi this p. If. GOODALE—At Onomea, Hiln, Hawaii, on Saturday, land, and 58 laboreis. June 2d, David Whitney, infant son of William W and San Fraacuco, per bktne S G Wilder, June 6—W 26th—More Kamaainas welcomed F From Kmni.i W (ioodale, aged 2 months and 18 days. Wilson, R I. Higgms J A Stanwi>od, H Biglow, A Ros\V Higgins, J J Buckley, W TRAINOR—At the Queen's Hospital, June **Jk back by the Australia.—News received enb urn, E I Edwards, Demella, Ii Morrhtsy and J Bennett. GRAHAM At Hon lulu, June 15, Alice, youngest daughof the death of Emperor Frederick 111. of From San Francisco, per bark Alden Hessie, June 6 ter of Rubert and l.izrie Graham, aged 3 years and 5 Germany. Mrs G W Pittcck, Ibos Cuinmiiis and A E Edwards, months. — . . * ,|. . . . (.. o - - - « — . — in.l, ■-. , - — - . �Volume 46, No. 7.] examined in the various studies pursued through the current year. The Rhetorical exercises took place at Kawaiahao This page is devoted to the interests of the Hawaiian Church on Sunday evening, June 10th. Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the Sauturday was given to the S. S. exHoard is lenponsibt* for its contents. hibition in Kaumakapili Church, and the lawn party and the procession- of the Editor. Blue Rev, fas. Bicinell, Ribbon League at Cjueen Fmma Hall. HAWAIIAN EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION. Annual sermons on Foreign and Home Missions were preached on the 3d and 10th, by Rev. Messrs. E. S. TiThe Association convened at Kauma- moteo and S. L. Desha in Hawaiian, kapili Church for its Annual Meeting on and by Revs. C. M. Hyde and T. L. Tuesday, June r>th, at 10 a. M. Rev. J. Gulick in English. B. Hanaike was chosen Moderator, and The Association adjourned on MonRev. S. L. Desha, Scribe. There were day to meet on the first Tuesday in in attendance twenty-eight native pas- June, LBB9, at Kaumakapili Church. tors, and thirteen delegates from the OF THE WOMAN'S Island Associations, besides the Rev. QUARTERLY REPORT BOARD. Doctors Lowell Smith and C. M. Hyde, and the Revs. H. H. Parker, J. Bicknefl During these three months the Board and S. E. Bishop. has held its regular and some special The business of the Association took meetings. Many events of interest have the following order: Reading of Church 1 occurred. The Star brought to us full Statistics; Annual Reports of the Island intelligence from all our mission stations. Associations; Reports of the State of Journals came, that gave us much the Churches; X. P. M. Institute; An- "insight into the daily life of those faithnual Reports of the Treasurer and ful workers; that told us of the weariCorresponding Secretary of the Hawaiian some voyages, when they were traveling Hoard; Necrological Resolutions; Elec- among the people of the different groups; tion of Deacons; Rotation in Ministe- of days of toil; of days of sickness and rial Work; Home Missions; Evangelists; death" to some; of the machinations of Temperance; the Week of Prayer and wicked men, and the imprisonment Day of Prayer for Schools in January, of one who has spent a life-time in 1889; Place and Time of next Annual teaching those ignorant islanders of Meeting; Leprosy; Marriageand Divorce; Christ and his Gospel. It has been our Foreign Missions; Family Government. privilege to speak words of sympathy It was voted to approve the plan of and love to the widow and fatherless dividing the Church Deacons into three children of that noble missionary, Mr. classes, one class to he chosen annually Logan, who has fallen in the field. after the first election. Indeed it has been a time for summing A part of Thursday forenoon was up our work in both the Home and given to Christian courtesies between Foreign Field. The large gatherings of the Association and delegations from the Hawaiians at the Tea Party spoke plainly of the bond of union between us. Chinese and Central Union Churches. Mr. W. W. Hall was re-elected Treas- The children of the Chinese schools, urer, and Rev. A. 0. Forbes, Corres- with their parents and friends, had a ponding Secretary of the Hawaiian pleasant picnic, which made those who Board. were spectators feel that labor spent for After a protracted and earnest discus- these people was not lost, but encouragsion, it was ing. Resolved, that the members of this Our annual meeting, held in June, Association pledge themselves to aid the had a full attendance. The time was Government to the best of their ability spent in a brief review of our work and that of the branches on other islands; in the endeavor to stamp out leprosy. Voted, —To observe the last Thursday also that of the Missionary Gleaners of each month as a season of humiliation and the Lima Kokua, and in arranging and prayer on account of the dread our work for the coming year. disease. The second session was held in the Voted, That the appointment of evening, and took the place of the Evangelists for special evangelistic work Monthly Concert for June. It had been be left to the Island Associations. arranged as a Praise and Thank-offering Messrs. Bicknell, Waiamau and Wai- Service. waiole were appointed a Committee to A large and appreciative audience was prepare a Manual of Rules for Family present who listened with apparent interest to the reports and other exercises. Guidance. On Thursday afternoon this Associa- The music was choice and inspiring. tion, with delegates of other associations, The rooms had been beautifully decoratwere entertained by the Woman's Board ed with vines and flowers. Our appropriaof Missions in the parlors of the Chris- tions for the coming year are larger than last year, for we feel that we must do tian Union Church. On Friday morning, the 12th, the more and more, as the way opens bestudents of the N. P. M. Institute were fore us. BQAIiB. HAWAIIAN HONOLULU 11. I. - — 59 THE FRIEND. - - At the close of the meeting, Dr. Beckwith announced that the ThankOfferings were, in gold $60, in silver $75. Later donations have increased the amount to Sl('•■_'. Accompanying the gifts, in some of the little envelopes were words of praise andrejoicing. Thus we closed our seventeenth year, stimulated to do more and better work as God gives us opportunity, working "while it is day." Even now as we enter upon our new year, one dear missionary mother, Mrs. Alexander, passes away from us, over the river to the heavenly home, where are gathered so many of the missionary hand, who have proclaimed the Gospel tidings to this Hawaiian people. Cob.NI iia A. Bishop, Recording Secretary. PITCAIRN'S ISLAMD. Mrs. Rogers, wife of the Captain of the ship jfosephus, gives a pleasant report of a call at Pitcairn's Island on the twenty-first of last January. There are IIS inhabitants, all named Young, Christian or McCoy. Miss Rosalind Young is writing up a history of the island. Herfather is preacher and teacher. About one year ago the people adopted the views of the Seventh-day Adventists. They have no neighbors to be troubled by a difference in sacred time. The ship was well supplied with oranges, cocoanuts, pumpkins, watermelons, sweet potatoes, eggs, fowls and flowers. Twenty-five of the people staid on board to supper, and spent the evening in singing hymns, etc. Mr. T. Shimidzu has just returned from a tour among the Japanese on Kauai. He reports live as desirous of Christian Baptism. Gambling has become a prevailing vice among some companies of these Japanese. To such an extent has this been carried, that they will have no funds at the expiration of their contracts, to return to their homes, if they pay their gambling debts. The services at Queen Emma Hall are kept up with steady interest. Rev. W. C. Harris, of the Japanese M. F. Mission, S. F., is expected on the next steamer. Miss Alice C. Little is in Honolulu, on her way to labor in the Training School for Gilbert Islanders on Kusaie. Her Class graduated June 20th, at Oberlin College. Rev. Mr. Snelling and. wife were detained in San Francisco by illness of the latter, but are expected down by the steamer due on the 6th. It is hoped that the Morning Star will sail by the middle of the month. Mr. and Mrs. Snelling are to take the place of the Logans at Ruk. To save society from ruin we must have men and women whs are not to be turned back by the "poor smell," but can forego their dainity fastidiousness. �July,1888 THE FRIEND. 60 A. THEHONOLULU, T. M.H. €. I. This page is devoted to the interests ol the Honolulu Young Men's Christian Association, and the Board of Directors are responsible for its contents. - - - S. D. Fuller, Editor. WORLD'S CONVENTION. The Eleventh Convention of Young Men's Christian Associations of all lands will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, August 15-19. Mr. C. M. Cooke, Chairman of our Finance Committee, has been appointed a delegate to represent this Association for the first time at a World's Convention. He sailed by the Zealandia, June 30th, for San Francisco. He will then proceed to New York, where he will join the American delegation, for whom special excursion arrangements have been made, they to leave New York by the City of Berlin July 21st. Mr. Cooke will be accompanied by his brother, Mr. A. F. Cooke, and they expect to be absent about three months. The last World's Convention was held in Berlin in 1884. There were 297 delegates present, 46 of whom were from America. Honolulu affords a rare opportunity for Christian workers to engage in foreign missionary work right at our own doors. This was illustrated in a striking manner on a recent Sunday morning at the Immigration Depot; when something over a thousand Japanese men and women, stood for nearly an hour, eager to catch the earnest words of Rev. Mr. Miyama and others, who spoke to them of the "way of life," from a moral and spiritual standpoint. JAPANESE Y. M. C. A. The many friends whom Prof, and Mrs. Sydney Dickinson made when here last year were glad to welcome them again last month. Prof. Dickinson was en route to the Colonies, but stopped long enough to give us two finely illustrated lectures on European scenery and art, that drew large and appreciative audiences. At the close of the lectures several Hawaiian views that had been specially prepared to illustrate a lecture on the Islands, were thrown upon the canvas. They were quite unique and elicited enthusiastic applause. AT THE "HUB." At the Thirty-seventh Anniversary of the Young Men's Christian Association of Boston, His Excellency Governor Ames honored the occasion by his presence as one of the speakers. The General Secretary in his report stated that 4,923 different young men had belonged to the Association during the year, of whom 903 were enrolled in 15 evening classes. In the gymnasium 1,470 young men had enjoyed healthful exercise and recreation, this being the highest attained during its history. Situations had been furnished to 420 applicants for work. The average daily attendance at the main building and the Tremont St. branch was estimated to be about 800. The current expenses were $28,732.47 for the year which closed with a balance of $55.06 in the treasury. The Boston Association was first organized in the United States, and has always ranked among ihn first in practical, efficient work for the salvation of young men. Massachusetts and Rhode Island have associated together in their State work, and now have in the two States sixtyfour Young Men's Christian Associations, including two railroads and eight college associations, with 19,906 members, of whom 967 are college students. The regular monthly meeting of this Association was held at Cjueen Emma Hall Saturday evening, June 2nd. Essays were read in English by M. Fujita on "The advantages of foreign travel," and THE HAWAIIAN BLUE RIBBON by M. Nakumi on "Sincerity indispensiLEAGUE. ble to friendship." The educational the of an opening committee reported The Temperance Society among the evening school in English which was Hawaiians had a gala day on Saturday being successfully managed by Miss last June 9th. The attention of the Abby F. Johnson. Reports from other natives was devoted to the Sunday committees showed progress, and a School exhibition during the forenoon, growing interest in their work. but as these exercises neared the close, A Gospel service is held by Rev. C. the peole—men, women and children— M. Hyde in the hall every Sunday all dressed in their best came streaming morning. At the close of the service into the premises of Queen Emma Hall June 3rd, two Japanese received the and rested under the cool shade of its ordinance of baptism ; they had been in trees. By one o'clock over 600 persons this country about three years. BRIEFS. The Y. M. C. A. boys voted last month to discontinue their meetings until after the summer vacation. They will meet September Ist for the election of officers and to plan for the work of the new year. It was difficult to obtain quiet for the speech making that followed, but the Stentorian lungs of Mr. W. B. Keanu of Wailuku finally secured the attention of all the audience, except the small boys who Were too intent after Horn's buns to listen to even a temperance speech. Hon. H. S. Townsend followed in English, his remarks being interpreted by Hon. H. Waterhouse. Mr. T. G. Gribble then held the attention of the listeners in a crisp speech interpreted by Hon. A. F. Judd. Revs. S. L. Desha and E. S. Timoteo, always favorites with a Hawaiian audience, closed the speech making and the procession was formed by the committee who, distinguished by large rosettes, acted as marshals. Led by the band and the blue banner of silk, the procession—consisting first of Sunday school children, next of women, then of boys and lastly of men, all four deep, at least -MIO persons marched out of the gate. The line of march was down Nuuanu street to King, then up King to Fort street, and up Fort to Beretania, thus passing the majority of the liquor saloons, whose destructive work ruining the Hawaiians it is the object of this Society to suppress. On reaching Queen Emma Hall again the band played some time longer, and the people gradually scattered homeward. The Blue Ribbon League among the Hawaiians is conducted by a committee of the Y. M. C. A. of Honolulu, who hire these very convenient and commodious premises in the interests of the Hawaiians and Japanese. The few foreign visitors at the celebration last Saturday felt much encouraged at the zeal of Hawaiians inthe temperance cause and at the impulse forward given to it by this festival.—Daily Bulletin. — TOPICS. A Gospel Service is held in the Y. M. C. A. Hall every Sunday evening at half-past six o'clock, to which young men and strangers are cordially invited. The topics for July are as follows: July I—The Purchase Price. Acts 20:28. 1 Cor. 6:19-20. July B—Unseen Helpers. 2 Kin. 6:13-17. July 15—Will God punish Sin ? Gen. 2:17. Mat. 25:45, 46. Rom. 2:8, 9. July 22—"What are these Wounds in thine hands?" Zech. 13:6. Isa. 53:5-12. July 29—Promise Meeting. had gathered here and ice cream, ice cold soda and cakes fresh from the Pioneer Candy Factory were served to The United States have already outthe eager multitude. At 2 p. m. the stripped in wealth every empire of the Royal Hawaiian Band took its station present or of past ages. How about and played to the delight of the people, character? It would be a poor complia larger proportion were from the outer ment to say that they were no lower in districts and who had come to the capital this than the best of their neighbors. All are a long way from the Millenium. to the anniversaries of the week. �61 THE FRIEND. KAUMAKAPILI DEDICATION. AN IMMENSE I ROM CONGREGATION ADDRESS nil. VENERABLE DR. SMITH. There was a vast congregation piescut at the dedication services of Kaumakapili (.'lunch. Princesses Poomaikelani and Kaiulani, also Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, Rev. and Mrs. 11. Bingham, Mrs. Judge McCully, Mrs. Dr. Hyde, Mrs. B. I-'. Dillingham, with other representatives of the foreign churches, were found amongst the great concourse formed by Kawaiahao congregation uniting for the nonce with that of Kaumakapili. As anticipated, the services were very impressive, thirteen native pastors being on the platform, while seven native and foreign clergymen officiated in the exercises. Rev. C. M. Hyde, D. (>.. offered the opening prayer; Rev. 11. 11. Parker, pastor of Kawaiahao, the dedication prayer: while Revs. A. Pali. J. 11. Mahoe and S. Waiwaiolc led the devotions The sermon was at different times. preached by Rev. J. X. Paikule; Hon. H. Waterhouse delivered an address, and Rev. Lowell Smith. 1). D.,delivered the historical address, of which an English translation, kindly furnished b) himself, appears below. Led by the great new organ, lately imported from England, manipulated with his usual skill by Mr. Wray Taylor, the service of praise, as may be supposed by ail who know what Hawaiian singing is, was magnificent. The offerings of the occasion amounted to the laTge sum oi S.s'JD. Rev. Dr. Smith read tile following historical sketch with a force and fervor that were astonishing, considering his treat age and the fact that, only a few months ago, he nut wiili a severe accidi i: VI MAX M'll I. During the annual meeting of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association, in Honolulu. June. 1837, Rev. Lowell Smith and wife were requested to commence a new station at Kaumakapili nei. The native grass houses were very numerous at that time: and we found it very difficult to secure a suitable lot for the mission family, and another for the school-house. In those days, the land all belonged nominally to the King and high chiefs. Most of the land in this neighborhood belonged to I'aki. one of the high chiefs. But like the centurion in the Gospel, who said to one man go. and he goeth;. and to another come, and he Cometh; so this high chief commanded two or three families to vacate, and he would furnish them houses in some other locality. In this way. a little oblong square, about one-fourth of an acre, was obtained for the mission premises: and another for the school-house yard. Our first work was to build a dwelling house and a large school-house. I think it was some time in November when we were ready to commence operations in this part of the town. In the good providence of God, this was just at the commencement of the great celebrated revival, which continued three years (more or less); and when chiefs and people, all over the islands, were easily persuaded to meet often for prayer and praise to Almighty (rod, and lo Listen to the reading and preaching oi the Gospel, For the want of a suitable house of worship, we used to meet in the school-house on the Sabbath, and for early morning prayer meetings. But we soon found that the school-house did not accommodate one-halfofthe Sabbath congregation; and we built a large lanai in the front yard, and covered ii with rushes to keep off the sun. and strewed the ground with grass and rushes forthe people to sit down upon, a la Hawaii. My pulpit was the door sill, with half of my congregation in the house and half outside. I was then in the prime of life, and, with the aid ol the Holy Spirit, I found ii very easy to preach line upon line, and precept upon precept, and thus feed the sheep and lambs with the bread and watei of life. On tiie first day of April. 1838, Rev. H. Bingham, assisted me in organizing a church under the lanai of the school bouse; twenty-two persons were received by It Iter from the Kawaiahao Church, two from Ewa, and one from Kauai, and forty-nine were received on profession of their faith in Christ, This was immencement of the Kaumakapili Church lift}' years ago. Soon alter the organ i lation of the church, we resolved to arise and build a large adobe meeting house: the walls to be :; feet thick, 125 feel long and HO feet wide inside. To have eight large doors for ingress and egress, and sixteen large windows for light and ventilation. Our fust iil.in was to build it twenty feet high, with a gallery on each side. But when the walls were up fourteen or fifteen feet high, the adobes began to crush about the doors and windows: and it was then obvious that it would not be sale to put a heavy rool upon a We then tWO-Story adobe building. decided to raise the walls only twelve feet, dispense with the galleries, ceil the audience room overhead with lath and plaster; plaster the walls inside and out. build a verandah seven feet wide all around the house, and when thus finished, the audience room and its spacious verandah would accommodate 2,600 persons who could hear the preacher. We were one year and four months in building that house of worship; and it was dedicated on the twenty-ninth day of August, IBS* ( HI years ago). For its acoustic properties, that audience room was admired by all preachers, orators, and concert singers. A good, clear, conversational voice could be heard distinctly through the room, and also by those who stood around the doors and windows. For thirty years I was the officiating clergyman and pastor of the Kaumakapili Church and congregation, and administered the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper to more than .'i.oiio persons. Subsequently to my resignation in 1868. on account of asthma and deafness, three other clergymen we re called and installed in the following order: First, Rev. A.(). Forbes from Molokai. who served two or three years, and then accepted a call to go to Lahaina I una. X'ext, Rev. G. W. Pilipo at Kailua, Hawaii, came and served two or three years, till dismissed by the Hawaiian Evangelical Association. The next person called was Rev. M. Kuaea, pastor of the church at Lahaina, who was very popular among us for several years. He took a gieat interest in collecting funds for this new house of worship. And i! was during bis in cumbency and at his command that the old bouse was loin down in 1881, and the foundation of this new house of worship was commenced. But before the walls were finished he was afflicted with softening of the brain, and unable to attend to his pastoral duties. :md died on the sth of May, 1884, some lour sears ago. Yes, the old house, and most of the peopll who helped build ii, have passed away. Another generation are now on the tage, who have built this large two story brick house, with two splendid steeples ; and have furnished it with a chime bells and a large, splendid organ, and have filled the audience room with nice and convenient chairs. And we have assembled this morn in;. to dedicate this house to the worship ol the living God. And as long as these walls shall stand, may this house be none other than the house ol (iod and the gate of heaven for all who may choose to meet here and worship within its walls. /'. C. Advertiser. The United States have 151,000 miles Of railway, 12,724 miles of this were added in I s v 7. ' Some one says the language spoken the largest number of the human race, is the Chinese, spoken by four Xow the Chinese hundred millions. speak eeveral different languages, as much unlike as the languages of Europe. .No one of them is spoken by as many as the one hundred millions of English. by A PROBLEM. Supposing three snakes each of which is swallowing another by the tail, so that the three form a circle —then as the swallowing process continues, the circle evidently grows smaller and srpaller. Xow, if they thus continue to swallow each other, what will become of the snakes? �y 62 THE FRIEND. I). LANE'S M. C A. BUILDING, T Corner of Hotel and Alakea Sts., MARBLE WORKS, Honolulu. s. D. FULLER, General 130 Monuments, FREE READING ROOM Open every ilay from 9 a. m. to No. Secretary. Furt Street, near Hotel, Manufacturerof Head Stones, Tombs, Tablets, Marble Mantles, Marble work of every p. in., ami DIM RIPTION MADE TO ORDFR AT THI supplied with the Leading Periodicals from various parts of the world. lowest possible rates. 10 YOUNG MEN'S BIBLE CLASS, Conducted by the (ieneral Secretary, meets Sundays at 10 a. m. Gospel l'raise Service on Sunday evenings at 6:45. BLUE RIBBONLEAGUE ENTERTAINMENT Kvery Saturday Evening at 7:30, Rev. 11. li. This is now JOHN Gas Fitter, etc. Publisher, Honolulu. fei-8S Fort Street, PHOTOGEAPHEE, Residences, Vievw, fete. taken to order T ('. Pone in the most workmanlike nnnncr. Racing and trotting Shoes a specialty. Rates reasonable* Highest award and Diploma for handmade Shoes at the Hawaii Exhibition, 1884. Horses taken to and from the shop whe l desired. I. W. 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VOLTE, Proprietor, TEMPERANCE COFFEE HOUSE, Fort .Street, Honolulu. Best (Quality of Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco, Smokers' Articles, etc., always on hand. mayB6 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1888) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1888.07 - Newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1888.07