83 10 11779 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/30e75ce24251f88d39aa513bf920c394.pdf 7fa07258ea036553a4cc992dd4616ca1 PDF Text Text WAIMEA, HAWAII, STATION REPORTS Contents Lyons, Lorenzo ............... ................. a 1846 , y M Lyons, Lorenzo ....... ......... . May, 1848 Lyons, Lorenzo .......... . Mar.,1849 Lyons, Lorenzo (Title: 1950)... May, 1851 . ( 2yrs.) �Report of Waimea Station - May 1846 In addressing myself to the work of preparing a report of my field at this time, I am met at the outset with a novelty - that is attended with some embarrassment. As two years have elapsed since the last general meeting, & of course, since the last report was written, the present report must be biennial; whereas all previous reports have been annual. That is the novelty. As so long a time must be considered, & so large a space review ed, the power of memory must be unusually stretched in order to collect & arrange all the various incidents, innovations, transactions &c, which are necessary to constitute a faithful report. An d le t memory do her best, some things of no small importance, may after all, escape her notice. This is the embarrassment. Nor is this all the difficulty. Much that has transpired in my field during the 2 years, as well as the character of my labors, schools, churches &c, may already be known to the Mis­ sion; & hence in embodying it in this report, I shall but repeat an old story. Now the question is, how shall I extricate myself from this dilemma? I shall not spend much time in revolving the question, but leaving the dilemma as I found i t , I shall strike out a new course, & that is I shall give my report a present instead of a biennial character, that is, I shall report things as they now are. I shall begin with Waimea. As a brother exclaimed with reference to Kowaihae ( !) after a long absence, "Old Kowaihae ( !) forever", so to those of the Mission familiar with Waimea, I might say - "Old Waimea forever". exclamation should be limited. Yet that For as man is constantly changing, especially in his physical system, so the place he occupies is con­ stantly undergoing changes. True, the wind blows & the rain drives over the hills & plains of Waimea as usual, & the bleak, cold storm �Waimea Report 1846 still forces us to use our cloaks & hover around, the kitchen stove. True, streams & rivulets flow down our ravines & water our plains, & verdure covers our fields & our mountains, as in days gone by. But still, changes have occurred. Where cultivated fields once greeted the eye, & evinced industry & provisions for the wants of man, herds of cattle now roam & b id man retire to the gloomy centres of forests to procure roots for sustenance, or attempt cultivation whi c h he himself must guard toy building & occupying no better houses than the b ooths erected by the children of Israel at the feast of tab ernacles, or if the poor man refuses the forest as his home & field for cultivation, then he must go still further even to a valley some 12 miles distant to procure a spot to cultivate provided he has no means for purchasing provisions. Former dwelling houses have either b een deserted or have fallen to ruins & the eye looks in vain for them - - Whole lands are almost entirely forsaken of inhabitants, & the few who remain, remain for the most part, to drag out a miser­ able existence, as b est they can. may perhaps toe exceptions. A few foreigners & some others Hence the well watered, the verdant, the romantic Waimea may well toe called verdant sterility, romantic & variegated desolation. But then as Samson found sweetness in the jaws of a lion, so in Waimea may be found a few, if not, "a thousand sweets," — attractive properties, & rare enjoyments. many Who that feels it, will affirm that he does not love to feel the inspiration that comes from her pure & bracing atmosphere? her dark gathering clouds? Who that does not love to gaze upon & provided with a comfortable shelter with glass windows, who is there that would not love at night to lie down & be lulled to sleep by her whistling winds, & pelting storms? These are enjoyments furnished by nature. But there are other en- �Waimea Report 1846 3. & advantages joyments/furnished by art. Waimea with all its repulsiveness, can boast of her shoemakers, saddlers, blacksmiths, carpenters, tann ers, sawyers, comb makers, sugar manufacturers, masons, &c. Not to dwell on these, I pass on to the intellectual, moral & religious aspect of Waimea. The arts & trades show the existence of intellect, but this is almost entirely confined to the foreign population which is a mere appendage, & not of necessity an ingredient part of Waimea. There is however an intellectual aspect visible in the native popula­ tion. Our native magistrate is a man of considerable mind. Though he is a large, fat, easy, clever sort of a man - & has always lived in another man's house, & perhaps always will, yet he has made some mental attainments. Tho' he performs all his writing, which is not a little, on the matted floor, using neither chair nor table - t h o ' furnished with a writing desk, yet he is the greatest & the wisest native in Waimea. Yet he is only half a native. But the schools must be brought into view in order to give the full intellectual character. Of these I cannot speak very definitely - & that may seem strange as it is a part of my work to superintend them. But I will remove the strangeness. Of the schools one is catholic, & of course I know but little about it. I know the teacher however, & from his character & attainments, I infer that the school cannot be of much intellectual worth. He has been trying ever since catholicism was introduced here to procure a school certificate from the School superintendant - but has not yet succeeded for want of suitable mental qualifications. existence, extinction. Of the protestant schools one has just spring into or rather, has just been resusitated ( !), after a y e a r ’s This school I have not yet seen - yet with the teacher I am well acquainted. He was a member of Hilo boarding school for several years & left in consequence of sickness. On his recovery he �Waimea Report 1846 4. appeared to be more of a "non compos mentis ("), than anything else. After being a goatherd, a Shephard ( !) & what not for several years, during which time he hardly entered a school house, or meeting house, or looked into a b ook except perhaps the bible, he was presented to the hapa kahu kula by his guardian who had built him a school house, & obtained a certificate & is now teaching. The Kahu said, his naauao was nalowale loa, [his mind was gone] & he only made h i m teacher for the time toeing, till a b etter man could b e found. You may rightly infer that the intellectual character of Waimea will not receive much ellevation ( !) from this school. is not, & yet is. This is the station school. Another school was & It is without a teth­ er - has been for a year - yet we have gathered the children together sometimes for a few weeks & tried to keep them from losing all the knowledge they ever obtained. for three days — My last attempt of this kind, continued when I was called away to Kowaihae ( !) in quest of what I found not, & on my return, a tour was approaching, & I must stop to prepare for that. I am endeavoring to procure a teacher for this school - but how I shall succeed is doubtful — Strangers are afraid of Waimea - & no wonder - who would come here to teach school, while there are so many better places? — Only one school remains to be noticed — This is of a permanent character - has a good, substantial, & pious teacher. tual qualifications are by no means superior. where he teaches school — when I first came to Waimea. station. His intellec­ He has always lived He occupies the same place he occupied A ll his education he has received at the H is school is small, & its influence towards raising Waimea in the scale of intelligence is not yet very perceptible. This school is near that of the papists, & this seems to be quite a convenience to the scholars of both schools, for when a pupil of one school becomes �Waimea Report 1846 ' 5. angry either at the teacher or something else, he flies to the other school, & returns or not at his pleasure. Though this is the best school in W aimea yet the school house is a miserable concern, not worthy the name. The teacher & his family, either from poverty or some other cause, are obliged to occupy one part of it as a dwelling house, or rather the whole for the whole building is only about 20 feet long by 12 or 15 wide — But I have dwelt long enough on this part of the subject. The moral & religious aspect of Waimea remains to be considered. Whether this will appear any more cheering than the physical & in­ tellectual, the sequel will show. The moral portion of a community in distinction from the religious, must embrace all those who possess a good moral character. wicked. They are not openly vicious - nor externally They are affable in their manners, benevolent, regular atten­ dants at the house of God, both in the morning & afternoon services on the sabbath — They are often found too in week day meetings. Many of them are often connected with singing schools, bible classes & sabbath schools. They not unfrequently ( !) contribute towards the support of religious institutions - ministers &c. All these things they do, & many others, from a regard to morality or as influenced by the moral sense, yet they are not supposed to have any piety. Taking the above as the standard or touch stone of morality, I find the moral portion of Waimea in distinction from the religious, to be very small — Leaving out the Catholic portion which is about one 8th of the whole population for I hardly know whether that belongs to the moral or religious portion or to neither. The number possess­ ing a good moral character aside from the church members, is too inconsiderable to deserve attention. It is true there are many not connected with the church, who obey the laws of the land, & many who �Waimea Report 1846 6. make their appearance in the sanctuary on a pleasant sabbath morn, & a few in the afternoon. A small number too may be found in the singing, & the sabbath school, yet they have no moral character. Many of them are hardened apostates given up to pleasure & folly. Many are gay & thotless youth, They are all wild & destitute of every ingredient of morality & virtue. It is utterly impossible to hold any conversation with them on moral, not to say religious subjects. To generous & benevolent feelings gers. & actions, they seem utter stran­ All their regard either to the laws of God or of man, flows from fear or selfishness. Their attendance at the house of God, the singing & the sabbath school is prompted by motives of curiosity, of show or mere amusement. There may be exceptions, I hope there are, but fear that to look for them would be almost in vain. Efforts have been made - & that for many years - to wake up conscience & the moral sense - to moralize & christianize this portion of the community, but all, as yet to no purpose. T h o ' some have, at times, seemed to be aroused & reformed, yet they soon returned to there ( !) former follies & pollutions "like the dog to his vomit, or the s ow that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire." The religious part of Waimea, ie the Church, shall now be n o ­ ticed. This embraces about one hundred individuals. Many of them are old & greyheaded - & withal as ignorant as could be expected. Their influence is doubtless something, t h o ' not very perceptible to the senses. They seem to be pious & we hope they will soon reach the heavenly rest. The number of youth in the church is very small - & their influence, less than that of the aged. the pillars - if pillars there are. Christians — The middle aged are Many of this class seem to be But they seem to possess but little of the activity & �Waimea Report 1846 energy of Christianity - They are what might be called passive or mechanical christians - moving only as they are moved that might be said of most Christians. moved. And indeed They move only as they are One great difference however lies in the difference of the moving forces ! But to particularize a little — The church members are pretty constant in their attendance at sabbath & week day meetings. They dont often quarrel, nor commit other faults or sins that call for censure — Some few not long since gathered around a somewhat heathenish feast, g o t up by a native quack for the purpose of expelling the devil as they perhaps thot from a poor sick man. But they all repented - except the quack who was not a church member. The church members contribute occasionally to benevolent purposes. The subject of supporting or of aiding in supporting their pastor has been laid before them - & they readily acknowledged that it was their duty to do something in this way - & promised to begin. ginning has been made - And a b e ­ Some half dozen fowls, a turkey, a few fish, 2 or 3 clusters of bananas, a few sticks of wood, & 2 or 3 dollars cash have been contributed since Jany 46 towards my support. And very likely the church will think they have done very well, & be contented to do no more, if I say no more about it, t h o ' I have left myself out, & given the work to the most energetic elders to perform. But they d o n ’t understand how dollars can be dug out of such a cold, & sterile & desolate country as Waimea. The monthly concert receives a contri­ bution once in a while - 25 cents c a s h was contributed this month & that all by one man. a stick of wood a week. But then others contribute for foreign missions But in all these benevolent movements, the great trial of the pastor is, he has to keep the consciences of his flock. So after all but little morality or Christianity attaches to �Waimea Report 1846 8. what seems to be their benevolence. Some few of the more enlightened., may perhaps be exempt from this suspicion. A few statistics will close my report on Waimea. The whole population of Waimea including men, women & children natives & foreigners, protestants & catholics - is about 800. Catholics, who are mostly composed of apostates, about 100 1 catholic school - about 20 or 30 pupils 3 protestant schools - about 70 pupils Church members, 120 I proceed next to report on Puako & Kowaihae ( !) of my field embraces 4 churches & 4 schools. is 670. The whole population Number of children in school is about 130. ber of church members is about 390. This division The present num- Catholics about 20, mostly in one parish -I visit this portion of my field 3 times in a year unless pro­ videntially prevented. On these visits I examine the schools, preach, administer the Lord’s supper &c &c — I need say nothing of the physical aspect of this district. If Waimea is desolate - this is still more desolate, or desolate in the comparative, & I had almost said in the superlative degree. But the latter I will not say for there may be regions more desolate still. The poor inhabitants are dependent on Kohala mostly for provisions. The people of Kohala take advantage of this dependence - & demand exhorbitant prices for their produce. I should not include Kawaihae uka altogether in the same degree of d e s olateless [desolateness ?] & destitution as Puako & Kowaihae kai - That is sometimes visited with rains & covered with verdure, & yields provisions for its in­ habitants. The intellectual character of this division may very well compare with that of Waimea. �9. Waimea Report 1846 The churches have some enterprising spirit. They have furnished themselves with comfortable meeting houses, & they do something for the support of their missionary. They are of course very poor - yet they are disposed in some measure to aid benevolent objects. As the churches are almost altogether under the superintendence & in­ struction of native elders - their Christian knowledge does not r e ­ ceive much accession - nor does their piety appear to be of that brilliant & deep toned character which might be exhibited under wiser & more pious instructors. On my last visit to Puako, I found an interesting state of things. Many wanderers had professedly re­ turned, & several new cases of conversion were presented. The super­ intending elder of that parish is a very good & energetic man. Though an accentric character, he accomplishes much good. He is both elder & school teacher, & is one of the first graduates from the Seminary. There is also at the present time a little waking up at Kowaihae on the shore. awake. parish. One of the churches of Kowaihae uka seems to be always With 3 or 4 exceptions it embraces all the adults of the It is also the most stable church in my field. fallen since its formation. deserving of commendation. But few have Its benevolent contributions are generally Its meeting house is furnished with a pulpit & comfortable seats, some of the materials of w h i c h were b r o ’t by main strength from the mountains some 20 or 25 miles distant. Hamakua will now receive a few remarks. This is by far the most interesting portion of my field. contains a population of about 3,200 souls -tant schools — 1600 members. It It numbers 16 protes- embracing about 700 pupils, 11 churches with 1500 or �10. Waimea Report 1846 The schools are generally provided with good substantial teach­ ers, & may be said to be doing as well, all things considered, as could b e expected. The teachers are mostly home made, but appear to be none the worse for that. Indeed they seem to wear better than those manufactured at Lahainaluna. of the latter there are but 2 in Hamakua -- & they occupy one school — teacher who is of domestic manufacture. under however, a third With this treatment however they do not seem exactly satisfied, & hence they become disturbers of the peace. As they seem to be inefficient, & probably always will be so, I proposed to the Kahukula to remove them to Kau or somewhere else, where they might be needed. of no vacant places. To. which he replied, that he knew The schools were all kumued [commenced] . The teachers of Hamakua are pretty well paid ie in Hawaiian waiwai [goods] , such as kapa, cloth &c — of money. They have never, as yet, received a cent As to school houses, you all know what they are, a dis­ grace to the government by whose orders they are built. built any way will do for a school house -- Any thing, if transferred to Amer­ ica, the good people who support the mission would wonder what was coming, & if they tho't of appropriating it to any use, it would doubtless be for the benefit of their pigs. Besides the common schools, the singing schools of Hamakua deserve a passing notice. What! kuaaina [back country] region? stubborn fact. schools. singing schools away off in that Wonderful ! But then such is the Of the eleven parishes 10 have or had their singing For awhile all Hamakua seemed electrified by the music of the new formed choirs. At the time this musical excitement or enthu­ siasm was commencing I passed thro' Hamakua on a tour. Such rapid progress had be e n made in the art of singing that almost every meeting house had its choir & its chorrister ( !), & hence my own assistance �11. Waimea Report 1846 in singing was not needed — quite a comforting relief. Approaching a parish, where a singing, school had but just commenced, a mile or 2 distant perhaps, from the place - a strange sound fell upon my ear, which I might have very easily mistaken for a great & lamentable wailing had not my fellow travellers assured me that it was the music of the singing school. But then others of more tamed & civilized habits & voices, make strange noises sometimes in their first attempts at singing. But whence these singing masters? boarding school, & another from Kaawaloa. One is from Hilo The others are their pu­ pils . And how are they paid? by their scholars. The Kaawaloa teacher however, who had the charge of 3 schools, not receiving his pay from one of the schools according to his wishes, relinquished all his schools, fearing that they might all serve him alike, & returned to his own country. He was urged to take a school in Kohala - no - he had tried the business in Hamakua & did not succeed, he would not try it in Kohala -The other teachers hold on — & are making as good singing choirs as the present state of Society in Hamakua deserves. What do these rude - half civilized - Hawaiians care for soft & refined music? Noise with them is the great thing, the more noise, the more music. The state of the churches in Hamakua. & from my tours. On my last tour I found the churches externally prosperous ie generally so. reports. This I must gather from reports The superintending elders gave favorable In 2 or 3 parishes the religious state was such that it might be denominated a revival. Many apostates, having professed repentance were restored - & some 20 from amoung the 50 or 60 pro­ fessed converts, were received to the church. The churches, have displayed a commendable degree of enterprise in building & furnish- �12 Waimea Report 1846 ing meeting houses. If they would display the same zeal in furnish­ ing their school houses, they would deserve still more commendation. But only one thing a t a time amoung Hawaiians. One thot seems suf­ ficient to fill their mental vision & capacity for the time being. Get that thot well disposed of, then they are ready to take up another Hence there is hope that at some future period respectable school houses as well as meeting houses will gratify the eye of travellers th r o ' this part of Hawaii. One meeting house is furnished with cushioned seats. All the meeting houses have a rude & simple yet commodious pulpit, & some of these pulpits are furnished with large bibles at the expense of the churches. In most of the houses of worship a communion table may be seen on communion days. I need not say that its furniture is of the most peculiar kind, consisting of cups & plates of all sizes & de­ scriptions, not rendered complete however without the use of cala­ bashes, for tankards. duction of pitchers. The latter however is giving way to the intro­ Further improvements will doubtless be made, as the ability of the churches increases. too are of the most simple nature. The sacramental Water reddened with molasses answers for wine & the bread is of various descriptions. breadfruit is used - sometimes Kalo, & baked or fried in some way. procure hard bread. symbols Sometimes sometimes pia & poi mixed together Some churches are so situated as to One church, not in Hamakua however, not long since, made an effort to be a little more civilized & Christianized than usual. It procured several bottles of wine and a loaf or two of soft bread, from some vessel, about a month before communion When the communion season arrived, I entered the house of God, the communion table was spread, & on it stood 5 bottles of the aforemen­ tioned wine, & the bread carefully enclosed in kapa. But it came �Waimea Report 1846 13. into my mind that I had better try the wine, before distributing it. This I did, & found all but one bottle to be red hot brandy. the other bottle was, I could not tell. What It had no liquor taste. I then unrolled the bread, & to the surprise & confusion of all, it was so black with mould that it was of no use. It was not a very appro­ priate time for such confusion & disappointment. But I disposed of the matter as well as I could, & procuring the usual elements - pro­ ceeded. The benevolent spirit of the churches of Hamakua is rather in advance of that of the other parts of my field. Within a year or two, they have made quite a liberal contribution for the Tract Society — And last Jany. they commenced their contributions for supporting their Missionary — In one parish a chh member contributed an old rusty worn out, pair of scissors. The acting elder refused to receive them, upon which the donor threatened to prosecute him. almost all churches. But then there are devils in Another church did much better. Waipio made quite a splendid contributory display. close of a splendid temperance festival. arrayed in all its glory. The church in It was at the All Waipio was assembled, Several speeches were delivered & a dia­ logue held amoung the rest. When all was silent, the elder brot forward the contributions of the church. In the first place 4 large bundles, each about as much as a man could lift, were exhibited. These contained Kapa, cloth, vests, Jackets, pants, rope, a bridle & what not. In the second place a purse of money was exhibited, con­ taining some 15 dollars. The whole amount was about 60 dollars. That will do very well, for the first attempt towards supporting their minister. Another church contributed some eight dollars cash & 20 dollars in other things, Kapa, goats, hens &c — I did not �Waimea Report 1846 14. ascertain what the other churchs ( !) had contributed — But as it was very small, I proposed a certain fixed sum, & told them they might have the year for obtaining it in. Poor, ignorant people as most of them are - I do not feel like urging them to support me. then they are not all alike. than others — But Some are in more favorable circumstances & it is doubtless the duty of such to aid In support­ ing the institutions of the Gospel — There are many other things, civilization - temperance, popery &c that deserve to be noticed. to an outrageous length — But I have already extended my report & must bring it to a close, after mention­ ing some statistics, &c. 2136 62 129 750 194 1,000 120 1076 chh members i n regular standing reed to the chh on examination during the last 2 years excluded fr the chh " " " " fallen chh members restored " " " " " chh members deceased " " " " " Whole no. chh members, deceased children baptized " " " whole no. children baptized 23 protestant schools — 898 pupils — 449 Readers - 350 writers, 400 in mental & 166 in w r i t t e n arithmatic 224 in Geography — 874 anti smokers in the schools -20,723 verses of scripture committed to memory - within 4 months. The whole population of my field is 4,628 it was 3 years ago. # being about 1,000 less than Deaths within this period 700, births 267, The remainder of the decrease is made up of removals to other places. This rapid decrease of population, proclaims in loudest tones, what is done for this people, must be done quickly. that The removal too of 3 of my brethren since last general meeting, admonishes me that I too am mortal. Of this too I have been once & again reminded # Of this number, 326 are catholics. �Waimea Report 1846 15 . by my own sickness & often infirmities within the last 2 years. It then becomes me to be up & doing & always abounding in the work of the Lord, until called to give up my account. Your fellow laborer & missionary brother Lorenzo Lyons �. 5 Report of the Station at Waimea on Hawaii from May 1846 to May 1848 "Is there anything whereof it may be said, "See, this is new?" It hath been already, of old time." Admitting the truth of the wise man's assertion, it should not be expected that anything new will appear, in the report about to be presented. Should anything appear new, it should be borne in mind, it is only so in appearance. "It hath been already of old time." Two years, it seems, have past ( !) since I last reported, & four years since I last met my brethren, on an occasion like the present. Since then numerous changes have taken place, some of wh, have been of a melancholy character. Some that were here then, are not here now; t h e i r seats are vacant, their forms are not seen, their vows are not heard; they rest from their labors, & have taken their upward flight. Brethren of precious memory, we shall see them no more, till, we too, if good & faithful like them, are called to lay down our armour, put on the crown of victory, "& enter into the joy of our Lord." Others, afflicted & disabled from persuing ( !) their missionary work, have bid us farewell, & returned to their native country. But others have come to fill the places of the deceased & the returned. Welcome brethren, to the toils & trials, the joys & rewards of the missionary life. I said two years had past since I last reported - yet they seem no longer than did one in the days of yore, when our tribes were wont to assemble annually at this Hawaiian Jerusalem. Hence we may infer, that, like the degrees between the meridians, that grow shorter & shorter, as you advance towards the poles, so our years will doubtless grow shorter & shorter in appearance, as we advance towards the grave. Should we however live to reach that stage & state of �Waimea Report1848 longevity, so graphically described by the preacher, when the evil day s come & the years draw nigh w h e n thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them, when the sun, & the light & the moon & the stars shall be darkened, & the keepers of the house shall tremble, & the strong man shall b o w themselves, & the grinders cease because they are few, & those who look out o f the windows be darkened, & the doors shall be shut in the streets when the sound of the grinding is low, & the grasshopper shall be a burden & desire shall fail," then the year may be expected to resume, if not to exceed, its fristine length. these 2 years, During the Lord has surrounded me with goodness & loving kindness, & permitted me to labor, t h o ' not without occasional in­ terruptions. The thorn planted in my flesh some 3 years since, has not, as you perceive, been removed, tho' the Lord has been not thrice only, but often entreated to remove it. Its continuance has at times created much pain, & hence produced a temporary suspension from missionary work. Satan also has been allowed to lay his hand on m e , as he did on Job, & confine me for several weeks to the house, away from my people & my work. Yet the Lord was stronger than Satan, & at length interposed to rescue me from his relentless grasp, & restore me to my labors. — The sea too, has sought once & again to stop my labors alto­ gether, by burying me beneath its angry billows. Yet He whose paths are in the great waters , & whose voice controls the wil d billows roar, stretched forth his arm of love & caught his sinking servant, &, returning him, unhurt, to land, bid him resume his work & prosecute it with renewed zeal & fidelity. In persuing ( !) my report, I shall tounch ( !) briefly on several topics. I Schools Tho the schools are under the supervision & patronage �Waimea Report 1848 3. of the government. yet as we are expected to have an eye upon them & a hand in their management, & as we actually have much to do with them, in the selection of superintendents, in the training & appoint­ ment of teachers, in the examination of the pupils, & in furnishing both teachers & pupils with books &c - & as the schools are the hope of both the Mission & the nation - they certainly deserve a prominent place in our report. 1 School superintendents. The schools in my field have enjoyed the labors of several Kahus within the last 2 years. W ith one exception they were all good men - & discharged their duties wit h a good degree of energy & fidelity. The schools prospered under their influence, & teachers uttered but few complaints becaused ( !) the Kahus did not exert themselves to secure their support. The excepted Kahu was too young to be advanced to such an office -- his reign was short — fell before he completed the first survey of his dominions. he The superintendents are the best if not the wisest men we have -- tho' they are not in all respects what their office requires them to be — Ignorant at first of the methods of transacting business, & hence liable to make blunders, especially in the financial & statistical departments they may be expected to make improvement &, if allowed to continue long enough in office, may at length arrive at a good degree of perfection in the performance of their official duties. There is one quality for the possession of which they are deserving of high commendation. They spurn not the small remuneration they are allowed by government for their arduous labors. per annum ! Twenty dollars One trip over Waipio & Waimanu palies is worth that. And yet with this insignificant compensation the Hawaiian Kahu accom­ plishes perhaps, as much as a foreign Kahu would accomplish with a salary of 500 dollars. I must notice another fact, The Kahus, when �4 Waimea Report 1848 placed in circumstances that made it necessary have, for the most part, exhibited a laudable degree of boldness & decision. For a long time no govt catholic school existed in my field, tho' the Kahus had often been solicited by the priests to give certificates to their candi­ dates for the teachers office. But these proposed candidates as they did not possess the requisite qualifications, the Kahus continued to reject till, within the year past, they were led thro' flattery, f e a r & moral imbecility to yield to catholic importunity, & forthwith catholic teachers, notwithstanding their moral & mental deficiencies appeared on the stage with their diplomas, & opened their schools for the first time in this field under royal patronage. But then what shall we infer from this? W hy nothing more nor less than that Hawaiian Kahus claim brotherhood with other officials of govt. & other members of the human family. You may feel somewhat confused in consequence of my mentioning a plurality of Kahus, but a moment's explanation will relieve your minds. Under the old administration, ie the administration previous to the appointment of a Minister of Public Instruction, the schools of Hawaii were under two superinten­ dents, & a part of my field was under one, & a part under the other. A part of the time these Kahus were either sick or absent from the Island on govt. business - & Sub Kahus supplied their places. After the appointment of a Minister of Public Instruction these Kahus & sub Kahus gave place to a single Kahu, not of their number, who con­ tinued in office about a year & was then dismissed, yet with a good character. His successor enjoyed his office about a month, when, being guilty of unbecoming conduct he was removed - & another appointed to fill his place, which is the present incumbent. It is hoped he will hold his office long enough to breathe & to find out what the office means & what it requires. �Waimea Report 1848 2 Teachers. 5. 1st Protestant teachers — ing all who have taught the past 2 years. died - all good scholars - all They number over 30, includ­ Of this number five have members of the chh - superior teacher - & all tolerable. one was a Some 5 or 6 have been dismissed or left their schools of their own accord. They were all with one exception connected with the chh - & most of them retain their connex­ ion still. They were mostly inefficient teachers, & hence their dismission is no great loss to the cause of education. 24 teachers remain. 1 These are all chh members in good standing - 9 of them are sub­ pastors or superintending elders of the chhs & parishes where they respectively reside. 6 others are deacons — These 15 are good, pious, substantial men. 2. Of t h e 2 4 teachers, 6 received their education at the Seminary at Lahainaluna - 3 at the Boarding School at Hilo - 15 at Waimea. 3. Of the above number 4 were teachers when I first arrived at Wai- mea 16 years ago, & ho w long before that I know not, 2 of whom have possessed unblemished character during the whole period. 10 have been engaged in teaching about 10 years, 8 of who m have become good moral characters during all this period. These 8 - with the 2 Just mentioned - during all their chh membership, have never com­ mitted any offense, that called for suspension. 4. Some of my teachers you perceive are veterans - ists in school teaching. Old revolution­ They have plodded on & unweariedly trodden the School master's wheel - During all the revolutions that have taken place on the Islands - they have remained at the school teach­ er's posts- Wages or no wages, trustees or no trustees - they have clung to their work. When driven to want they have labored with their �Waimea Report 1848 6. own hands to obtain relief. they erected themselves, When their school houses fell down, till others were erected. When the school shell blowed, & they we n t to their school houses & found no scholars, they went out themselves into the highways & hedges - visited houses & fields, & gathered the wild & wandering children into their schools. They have lived to see better days - And should they continue their present business till superannuated - it would be no more than a righteous act of the government to constitute them the pensioners of its bounty for the remainder of their lives. 5. Teachers in their schools. They open & close their exercises with prayer ie as a general thing -- They read the bible with their pupils, explain & apply - require their pupils to commit the scriptures to memory — They give instruction in the branches generally taught in common schools, In some of the schools singing is taught. Some of the teachers, perhaps most of them, preserve some degree of order & maintain some authority in their schools, & would like to maintain more - but are prevented from fear of offend ing either parents , or children, or both - & consequently of losing some of their scholars. I said some degree of order is preserved in school - but perfect order is not to be expected - that would be out of all character - a H a ­ waiian school would not be pure Hawaiian without some noise & con­ fusion 6. Their intellectual qualifications &c . Most of the teachers are pretty thorough masters of the Helunaau - & can manage pretty well some 15 or 20 chapters of the Helu Kakou - & some have advanced some chapters farther. Their amount of geographical knowledge - is more limited - yet in this respect they will doubtless well compare with many teachers in more enlightened lands. Some of the teachers - exhibit something of a "tact" in teach­ �7. Waimea Report 1848 ing — they succeed in getting the attention of their scholars - & in getting them along in their studies - The great trouble is the want of affinity between the teacher & the pupil - or rather between the knowledge communicated & the mind receiving it — The teacher h owever wise cannot impart his wisdom to his pupils, while their ears & eyes & minds are shut - or are more interested in other things not connected with knowledge. Some of the teachers distinguish them­ selves by their activity in inducing their scholars to supply them­ selves with books. The teachers generally assemble their pupils on the Sabbath to receive religious instruction - & some hold religious meetings with them during the week. — The teachers as a body, have entered into an agreement to cultivate habits of civilized life - to appear neither in school- meeting or the streets without at least a shirt & pair of pants - to keep their houses in order - & eat at tables. they do not all - or always remember this agreement. But then It is so easy to slip into a Kapa - & to get down on the floor by a calabash of poi - that they need a large degree of moral resolution & energy to o overcome the of former habits, Teachers wages. . 7 The wages stipulated by the Kahu from 12 1/2 to 25 cts per day are generally all paid in the course of time - but then to get their pay, the teachers are obliged to apply often - & wait long & subject themselves to want while waiting - & when obtained, it does not furnish them with a competent support, & hence they are obliged to work hard out of school in order to make themselves & families any way comfortable. Here their patient - persevering & self denying spirit is certainly praise worthy - & worthy also of imitation. �Waimea Report 1848 8. The teachers' library & periodicals. point. I need not dwell long on this You are already furnished with the necessary information. The bible, hymn book, Pilgrim's Progress & Elele all have, & many have in their libraries a copy of nearly all the books printed in the Hawaiian language — Can it be said of even one teacher in A m ­ erica that he has in his library a copy of all the works printed in the English language? - And if a copy of all the works published in the Hawaiian language is not sufficient to constitute a decent library or anything deserving the name of library - surely the teach­ er is not to blame for not having a larger library than he has — He cannot make brick without straw, or purchase books where they are not to be had. 3 Pupils. pupils. In the protestant schools - there are not far from 900 Many of the children in school 2 years ago, have taken their degree, & married off at the ages, 15 years for girls - & 17 - for boys - as prescribed by law, & are filling up the land with fathers & mothers who need their own fathers & mothers to take care of their children, & making it sometimes difficult to distinguish between children & grandchildren. But if there is any blame in this matter, it must fall not on the parents, but on the law. The pupils who have left the schools for marriage &c - have obtained some knowledge, & many of them are members of the church, & these, together with others who are not members, are generally found in the Sanctuary on the Sabbath, & as members of the community they are certainly a grade or two above their fathers, tho' the difference to our dim or short, or perverted sightedness, is not always or not clearly perceptible. Another class of pupils - 8 or 9 in number, have left the common schools to join the Boarding school at Hilo. These with one exception �Waimea Report 1848 9. are members of the chh. Another class has left the schools in con­ sequence of mischiefousness ( !), indolence, & an utter aversion to learning. Many of these find a fit occupation as Kahus of horses - cattle, sheep & goats. With respect to those now in school, I suppose they are not materially different from pupils in other Hawaiian public schools. They are as a general thing decently clothed — They attend school more or less reguarly ( !), t h o ' there are but few who have not against their names a long string of marks for delinquency. They are all more or less noisy - tho some few are characterized by their ano noho malie ( quietness). books than formerly — Many are better furnished with school purchased by themselves — yet many are still destitute - & many of the books purchased by the scholars are kept but a short time, they are soon torn to tatters, or so so i l e d as to be of little service, just as it is in other places. If you enter some of the schools, you will be received in true New England style, the pupils will arise, & tender y o u their aloha, with bows & courtisies ( !). Now & then a pupil, when punished, takes offense, &, if there is a catholic school in the vicinity he connects himself with that. Such cases, are, however, rare. All the read­ ers In the common schools are expected to attend sabbath school - & most of them do attend, & with t hem m a ny of the smaller ones who are not readers. And all the children in school - great & small - are attached to temperance & anti tobacco societies. Their moral character. That they are entitled to a respectable moral character might certainly be inferred - from the fact - that they commit to memory thousand of verses of scripture - are connec­ ted with temperance societies, & sabbath schools - are seldom detected in the commission of the grosser sins - are many of them children of �Waimea Report 1848 10. Christian parents & hence were baptized in their infancy - that they pay some regard to the Sabbath, & to parental authority & can play or spend or school the livelong day together - not altogether like Mel­ ville's innocent Marquesans, without any quarreling, but with no more than might be seen amoung an equal number of children in other Christian Countries. All this is good & cheering, & may be regarded as prognostic of something better, & something better may confidently be expected. Of the religious character of the children now in school I have nothing especially encouraging to say. Some few on giving evidence of being converted have been received to the chh - & others have applied for admission, & now stand as candidates, but the great majority have no interest in spiritual things - & no concern for their eternal welfare And this is not strange. Before we can see more conversions amoung Hawaiian children there must be more parental instruction - watchful­ ness, anxiety, faith & prayer. That there are as many conversions as there are, is a great wonder ~ a wonder of grace. School houses. I have heretofore tho't it was all important to have good, & decent & comfortable school houses - & I together with the Kahus, have talked & lectured - & planned, & flattered & threat­ ened & fretted on the subject - (s)till failing of accomplishing our object. I have been led to review my former position, & have about come to the conclusion - that it makes but little difference amoung Hawaiians what the exterior or interior - height length - breadth, or shape of the house is where the school is taught. to communicate & receive knowledge. The great thing is We have always had school houses of some description & within a year past - something has been done in this line of business — New school houses have been erected - in almost every district, & as a general thing they are of a superior �11. Waimea Report 1848 character - to any previously built, tho' they are not yet furnished. 5 Thus far I have spoken of native agency only in schools. I will now touch lightly on my own agency in this department. 1. I have been engaged in the erection of a station school house. The superintendence of the whole work from beginning to end - occupy­ ing more than a year - devolved on me. Bones & sinews & muscles, & brains, & purse were summoned to aid in the business, & sometimes cried out bitterly that so much of the burden fell on them. But then there was no alternative, you must either submit to what seems a present evil - or submit to former inconveniencies arising from the want of a comfortable school building - & in addition to this be obliged to hide your face in shame & confusion, when the passing visi­ tor wishes you to show hi m your school house. The school house is \ finally finished, floored, plastered, painted, furnished & all looks as neat & nice, & comfortable & elegant as any one could wish - it is occupied by a good teacher & is filled with pupils; & if the house & the pupils mutually operate on each other like heat & cold, an equilibrium will ere long be produced that will destroy the mild incongruity that at first appeared, & at the same time leave quite a civilized phase on the pupils. 2. For the want of a teacher I have taught the common school at the station myself for a few months- - during thepast 2 years - long enough t o be reminded that the common school master has at best a h a r d time of it & constantly needs the sympathies, counsels, & prayers of all the wise & the good. 3. The teachers' school. I h ave assembled the teachers once at W aimea for the purpose of reviving forgotten knowledge - & increasing their intellectual & theological stores, of cultivating their musical & argumentative powers &c -- The school continued for one month - �Waimea Report 1848 12. from 9 am. to 9 pm - Saturdays & Sabbaths excepted — 4. Examinations. I have attended more or less to the examinations of the public schools - & besides have had two annual select examina­ tions, composed of teachers, trustees - & the most advanced scholars in the different schools t h r o ’out the field. The exercises on these occasions consisted in examination on different branches, music, speeches, debates, deliberative meetings &c. On the last occasion, a long table was spread in the meeting house where the exercises were held at which the trustees, teachers & select scholars took their meals during the 2 days they were together. The stewarts - guests - seats - table, & table furniture presented quite an American appear­ ance, — 6 School libraries. What ! school libraries on Hawaii? I mention these, not because they exist, bu t because they are amoung the things that ought to exist & ought to be embraced in our reports. That the Hawaiian children will ever be any thing, ever become intelligent, or exhibit a relish for reading & other intellectual pleasures, without suitable books, is not t o be expected. become authors, not translators, original authors. Some of the brethren must or compilers, or imitators, but They must look over Hawaii & over the wide world & see what is best adapted to Hawaiian tastes & capacities. What they find thus adapted, they must put on paper in a form & style that c annot fail to please & even to captivate the young Hawaiian r e a d e r . Then funds must be raised in some way or other for publishing what is thus written in the form of books, "got up" with a handsome & Then alluring exterior. T h e n efforts must be made to circulate said books amoung both children, youth & parents. Just look for a moment at the paucity of books for native children — Kumulua, Ikemua - Holohol ona — himeni Komalii — Kumumua, Ther e is not a �13 W aimea Report 1848 suitable reading book in the native language - ie, a book that would properly constitute a part of a School library — They are all mere school books - except the bible & hymn book. I only throw out the above remarks for your consideration. II The Church. 6,148 individuals have been received to the chh in my field during the 16 years of my residence there, & most-of this number have been received within the last 10 years. examination,& 289 on certificate. Viz - 5,859 on Of this number, 1850 have deceased, & 1552 have removed to other places, leaving 2,746 now in the field. Of those who have deceased, 1200 were in regular standing & 650 sus­ pended & excommunicated members. Of those removed to other places - 800 have been received to other chhs, 282 are/wandering about like sheep without shepherds - perhaps some of them have been received to difft. chhs - the notice of which has not reached the pastor; & some 470 are not now connected with the chh. The present number of chh members in regular standing as far as I know is 2,182, subtracting the 282 wanderers in other fields, pastor. 1900 only are left under the care of the My arrangement of the chh in my field is well known to the brethren. 1 There are 16 divisions - 15 of which are committed to the care of pious & intelligent natives. tending elders, or subpastors. These individuals are called superinNone of them have received a formal license yet they preach & exhort as much as they please. They are good, pious, energetic men, & render invaluable service to the sub missionary, but are not qualified to act in the capacity of pastors. Most of them have occupied their present posts for a long have never been under suspension. & e m i t Amoung the number there is one �Waimea Report 1848 14. graduate of Lahainaluna, of the old stock. They have received no stipulated wages for their services, & no wages at all except their b ooks, till within 2 or 3 years past, they have received a portion of the benevolent contributions of the native chhs. The number of subpastors is 13. Next to these elders or subpastors are the deacons — They aid the elders in the distribution of the bread & the cup-on communion seasons - in visiting a m o n g the people - in holding meetings & c. The number of deacons is larger or smaller according as the chh is large or small from which they are chosen. W h o l e number 60. are for the most part very good men. They Of the elders & deacons there is an annual general meeting at Waimea for giving reports, delivering addresses & sermons - holding consultations &c — Next to the deacons, comes another class denominated hoa hana , fellow helpers - or fellow laborers — & women some 400 in all -- lam e- This class embraces men The women conduct women’s meetings & visit a m o n g the female portion of the community; & the men aid the elders & deacons in their work — The institution of this latter class was an experiment, but it has thus far operated [?] very well. These 3 classes form a substantial body on which dependence can be placed where any thing of a moral, is to be done. religious, or benevolent nature They form a part of the regulars of the Lord's army, while the other members of the chh are not prevented from being volun­ teers. They are all invited & urged to come forward & discharge the duties of soldiers of the cross. The 15 divisions, or most of them away from the station, I have visited 5 times since the last general meeting. ful tour now occupies about 5 weeks. A complete & faith­ �Waimea Report 1848 2. 15. Character of chh members. On this subject I need say but little, for you already anticipate my remarks. As many of the Ha- w a i i a n s possess a migragotry, ( !) & locomotive character, & hence are often changing places, we are furnished with opportunities of becom­ ing acquainted with each others chh members. We learn with deep regret that some can bear transportation no better than some of the good people of America, some of whom it is reported, when on their way to these Islands, hand up their consciences on Cape Horn - worse even than our good Hawaiians who retain theirs till they reach the Hawaiian Metropolis. But then our nomadic brethren are not all alike - some appear as well abroad, doubtless, as they do at home, & adorn their profession wheree v e r they are. Besides the brethren of this description should not, as a general thing, be regarded-as true representatives of the main- & more permanent body at home - any more than American volunteers in the Mexican war or American stragglers on these shores should be regarded as fair specimens of the whole body of Americans. What then is the character of the chh members under my care? As a general thing, their habits of honesty & chastity, are such that they are seldom subjected to discipline in consequence of the f t ,or A the violation of the 7th commandment. A chh member, caught in the act of stealing is a very rare occurrence. And the violations of the 7th commandment are far less frequent than many are disposed to b e ­ lieve — The wonder is that there are no more, considering the manner in whi c h most of the natives live, The temptations from unprincipaled foreigners & the depths of moral corruption from which they have just emerged. The cucumbers, melons, onions, leaks & garlics of which are doubtless sometimes brot to their remembrance - followed by such a strong desire to return, that nothing could prevent it, but moral �Waimea Report 1848 16. strength & the grace of God. The chh members are for the most part regular in their atten­ dance at the house of God, & perform with a good degree of zeal & fidelity & perhaps according to their ability, most of the duties arising from their chh membership. Their ( !) are some duties, the performance of which does not seem to lie within the province of Hawaiian ability or agency. Amoung these may be reckoned the proper training of children - domestic neatness &c. Attempts are however made in this department - & a small degree of proximation towards success - is apparent. In all families, the heads of wh are Christians, family worship is maintained, morning & evening - tho' doubtless with occasional neglects, as when the husband is ready - but the wife is out somewhere or the wife is ready but the husband has gone to his neighbor's or his mala [garden ?], & while one is waiting for the other - the time passes away, so that when both are ready it is too late & family devotions must be put over till next time. A quarrel also occasion­ ally takes place between-husband & wife, & this sometimes causes a suspension of family w o rship - for a day or two. But these are ex­ ceptions, & thing of rare occurrence, & are witnessed doubtless in other places as well as in my field. I presume no heads of families neglect family prayer - from timidity - or want of resolution to perform it. Where there are readers in families, the bible, at least are more or less read. portions of it Some take pleasure in reading God's word-& appreciate in a manner its truths, precepts - promises, & doctrines — But doubtless there are many who are strangers to the practice of searching the scriptures, who are not accustomed to think that in them they have eternal life - or that they testify of Jesus. �Waimea Report 1848 17. Thus furnishes no very soldid [solid ?J matter for wonderment, And yet it is the hardest thing in the world to divest ourselves of the expectation of tracing a perfect resemblance between Christians who can read intelligibly & intelligently & those who can only read blun­ deringly & with darkened understanding, & feeling that to their minds the real meaning is incomprehensible — between Christians who have always had the gospel from their very infancy, whose minds have always been imbued with its spirit & its principles, & Christians whose minds up to the time of their becoming Christians were filled with all manner of heathenish impressions instead of the gospel. We, however, have some right views on this subject. 3 Revivals. The Lord has not forsaken the field of my charge. has not forgotten to be gracious. He T h o ' for some time our religious horizon seem darkened & clouds hang over our spiritual Zion, yet the Lord had mercy in reserve. Places that I had regarded as abandoned of God-& given over to Sodom's doom, proved to be fields for the renewed visitations of the Spirit & the repeated display of God's mercy. The appointed time came; the instrumentality that had often been used, & as often failed of success, was now clothed with power from heaven's armoury, & a sudden change is produced, graves open, grave clothes fall off, dry bones revive, & all is life, where but the d a y before nought reigned but death & dark unbroken silence. Most of the subjects of the revival were hardened apostates, respect­ ing whom I was disposed to say, as it was once said of Ephraim, they are joined to their idols, let them alone. If before their professed conversion they were possessed with one unclean spirit, they were now, after their return to the world, possessed with seven. Their eyes seemed held in leaden & eternal slumbers, their ears deaf to all warnings & invitations, their hearts colder than a northern �Waimea Report 1848 18. ice/ b erg, & harder than the nether millstone — Their names had been erased from the catologue of God's people, nor did I ever expect to see them re recorded [!] there -- their seats at the table of the Lord were vacant a desolate chasm, that, oft as seen gathered a cloud of untold sadness,upon the pastor's b r o w . Nor did the pastor, after years of fruitless yearnings over them, & prayers & efforts to reclaim them, expect to witness or welcome their return. The means used for creating & promoting the revival were all of the ordinary character — -- preaching - visiting, exhortation - prayer nothing extraordinary, no removal of pre existing restrictions - or proclamation of special indulgencies - not even a protracted meeting. It is all of the Lord,& to him be all the glory. Results of the revival, some 300 apostates reclaimed & restored, about 100 professed conversions a m o n g those never connected with the chh - some 60 of whom have been received to the chh - & the remainder stand propounded for future admission - if they appear worthy. A m o n g the ab ove are some who were formerly catholics - some young - some middle aged - & some of grey hairs. 4 Benevolence - Any advance in this department we are disposed to hail with joy, & that there has been some advance the last two years in my field, I have the satisfaction of announcing. When I became informed of the resolution passed at the last general meeting to present to the native chhs the subject of pastoral support, I set about the work tremblingly — My expectations were by no means sanguine. Indeed I doubted the propriety of the attempt, feared the time had not come. What can these poor, & ignorant chhs do? With them the science & the philosophy of benevolence are in their infancy. They have it is true been taught to be benevolent, & have contributed, more or less to benevolent objects, for many years past, from the very be- �Waimea Report 1848 19. ginning of my residence amoung them. ing very systamatically ( !). But they have as yet done noth- Their deep poverty too, renders them more deserving of being supported themselves, support to others. than capable of giving Why so urgent to agitate this question now? then the decree has gone forth — a beginning must be made. But The annual meeting of the elders in m y field was held soon after said resolution came to my knowledge. we begin? — The subject was presented to the elders — S hall some replied yes, but let the elders & a few choice members only be called upon to enlist in this business, if proposed to the chh members generally - it may drive some to apostacy. a voluntary work. No tax is to be imposed — But it is each one is at liberty to aid or not aid - to give what he pleases or nothing at all. & other objections were found to have no weight. This So after consulta­ tion & prayer an unanimous resolution was passed that the chhs in my field should make an effort towards supporting their pastor. The resolution was spread all over the field & the time appointed for re­ ceiving contributions. That time came, but only 2 or 3 chhs out of the — 16, were ready to contribute. subject but not to act. They had begun to think a little on the But this wont do. There must be something more definite, more tangible proposed -- benevolent circles must be drawn w i t h moderate radii within which let the respective chhs be invited & urged to move. So a definite sum was proposed to b e raised during the year in each chh. not the same sum in every chh - but varying according to the size & ability of the chh. The superintend­ ing elders or subpastors were made agents, & were to receive a certain portion of the sum obtained as a compensation for their labors. The year came round - but the proposed sums had not been raised except in one or 2 chhs. All the chhs but one however (& this excused itself �Waimea Report 1848 20. on the ground of b eing engaged in building a meeting house) had done something — a beginning had been made — more money had been contri­ buted than had been contributed before including all that had been given from the commencement of benevolent efforts in my field; & the good people began to pride themselves on the benevolent e l evation they had reached. they They had made an effort to support their pastor - & had found could do something -- had made a little advance towards moral independence - & none in the attempt had been driven into apostacy or made the poorer by it. But there was something wanting still, there must be a system still more definite. A particular chh is to raise a definite sum - that is definite enough as far as the chh is concerned - but leaves room for individuals to shirk out. The chh is to raise 10 dollars - but I am not the chh - that sum may perhaps be raised without me, if it is, all well, if not, it may not be known that I am amoung the delinquents, the non contributors. We must have a system that will bring each individual chh member into the field of benevolence - give each an opportunity of doing something - awaken individual responsi­ bility, & show who contributes & how much - & who contributes nothing. So Societies were formed, in each parish & agents appointed to super­ intend them - They received the name of monthly benevolent Societies - the conditions of membership were - the payment of from one cent to one dollar per month — Each individual chh member was to be called upon to subscribe somewhere within these limits - & no one to be ex-- empted but by a vote of the whole chh — Amoung the exempted the extremely poor - superannuated - blind &c -- were to be reckoned. — Such was the system adopted in Jany 184 7. mained to be seen -- How it would operate r e ­ Jany. 1848 came, & these benevolent Societies held their 1st anniversary, not in one place, or at the same time, but �Waimea Report 1848 21. t -each in its respective district, & its appointed time in order to give the pastor an opportunity of being present. The exercises of the anniversary consisted in prayer, singing, addresses - contributions the reading off of the benevolent statistics - with the names of con­ tributors, & what each contributed, & what was still unpaid - & who -had paid nothing a t al l . The members wore badges previously prescribed to distinguish them as belonging to the benevolent Society — The meet- ing was followed by a festival preposed ( !) for the occasion. In one parish there was a misunderstanding — what had been subscribed per month, was supposed to be for a year — Hookahi keneta ka - no ke makahiki ! Kupa naha ! — & what was stranger still the author if this strange misunderstanding, was the g o o d elder or subpastor of the parish. However before I left that parish, I obtained a very commendable con­ tribution & set them all right as to future duty. In some of the chhs, the appointed agents had neglected from mis­ understanding or some other cause to call on all the chh members — two thirds perhaps had not been solicited individually to become members of the Society. -righted by & by. But "perseve santia omnia potest." things will get Now for the results of the new system. 552 dollars is the amount of the contribution for 1847. About 40 dollars in cash c - & the remainder in clo t h ., Kapa - goats, fowls &c reckoned at the trading prices. About one half of this s u m has bee n given to the agents - or subpastors. The contributions for 1846 amounted to about 228 dollars — With regard to this system of benevolence, there are doubtless some who come into it without principle. Many subscribe & pay their subscription conscientiously & understandingly - & some give they know not why - or wherefore, only others give & they m ust too, or be thought meanly of, & doubtless there are some who regard what is given as a �Waimea Report 1848 burden if not a tax -- & would like to nestle down in the chh & do nothing - But after all there may be as much principle attached to the benevolent contributions of these Hawaiian chhs - as is attached to many other things that are done. How many go to meeting, or to their firms, shops - professional business - &c with little or no principle - & yet this is not regarded as a very strange thing. Why then should it be thot a very strange matter if a Hawaiian chances now & then to get into the chh - or into a benevolent Society with the ex-ercise of little or no principle. Besides the above contributions - the chhs have erected 3 meeting houses during the last 2 years & furnished them in whole or part with mats pulpits, & seats - & enclosed them in part with fences are engaged in building & repairing others - & have done something for the support of the poor amoung themselves. — III Temperance. There is a temperance Society in each of the 16 parishes in my field, or rather a Puali inuwai (Army of water drinkers) & not exactly this, for all drink water without exception, & who would object to belonging to a drinking water Society? perhaps be better — Another name would no matter however for the name of the thing sig­ nified is only rightly understood. As all intoxicating drinks are proscribed & punished by law as far as natives are concerned, there is no more necessity for temper­ ance Societies to keep the natives sober than there is for anti adul­ tery Societies to keep the natives chaste. But then there are other substances that are bad besides rum, brandy & awa — you well know is one of these — Tobacco as a not only intoxicating, but a filthy, breath & lung polluting, pastor/& chh defiling, health destroying, & money consuming substance, of w h nothing good can be said - & nothing too bad predicated — The law you are aware - leaves this article �23. Waimea Report 1848 untouched, regarding it, it might he wished, as too vulgar - too indecent, too vile & polluting - to be introduced into legislation — So like the 4th of July, at home, wh has come to be a day for celebra­ ting many other things besides Independence, leaving perhaps, that almost out of sight, the temperance Society, in my field at least, goes a little out of its original sphere - & lays hold of this hydra headed monster - younger brother or fit offspring of rum , tobacco - & is aiming, by the well directed thrusts of its barbed harpoons to inflict a mortal wound on some of its hideous heads. There are united in this effort some 3,000 temperance soldiers in my field including men & women children. We have temperance -meetings & anniversaries of our Temperance Societies - on wh occasions, not only tobacco speeches are made, but temperance songs are sung, & -temperance prayers offered, & temperance addresses delivered. — We take a general survey of the Temperance enterprize, of what has been done - & of what yet remains to be accomplished - We cast our eyes abroad over the foreign population of these Islands, & over other portions of the world, in order to look at & feel & pray for the vast multitides that are floating down the numerous streams of liquid poison towards the lake of liquid fire, into which they will soon disembogue, unless arrested by the strong arm of the Temperance Society. Connected with the temperance anniversaries are the usual accom­ paniments of festivals, processions, appropriate badges - waving banners &c. IV Civilization. Civilization in our field is like a picture, some parts of which are perfectly apparent at first sight - while to see other parts, their existence, resemblances to the original beauties &c you must look a long time -- So with civilization on our part of Hawaii - -while some things of a civilized aspect are perceptib le at a �Waimea Report 1848 24. single glance, to find other things of like aspect, you must visit it, look at it, look long, at different times, different circumstances. — in different places, & in If you should chance to see a man digging in a taro patch with nothing on hut a malo, & all covered with mud, y o u must not at once pronounce that man a savage. A minister may b e caught In a predicament little indicative of his ministeral character. You must see this man in other circumstances & places, see him especially in the meeting house - his malo has disappeared beneath a good suit of clothes. You must attend our temperance celebrations, where you can see both variety & uniformity, men, women & children, well clothes, hats, caps, bonnets, shoes & stockings, broadcloth coats, tight dresses silk shawls, gentlemen & ladies in procession, locked arm in arm, displaying their umbrellas, white gloves, flying banners &c. You must also attend the anniversary of our civilization Societies, listen to the speeches & dialogues on civil topics, & take a look at the festival tables, their furniture & their guests. Y o u must enter also some of the native houses, where you will find a decent seat, perhaps an american chair, a table, a chest, a tea kettle, iron pot, & frying pan - & if it should chance to be the proper time - you might see the husband - & perhaps the wife & children - all taking their meal a la America, & if you please you may join with them in their bowl of tea & dish of fried poi. By entering different houses, & visiting different places - you will see native taylors, & tayloresses, hat braiders, shoe makers of both sexes, saddle makers, carpenters, masons - sawyers - teemsters [!] et omne id genus. You will now & then see a coffee & a flower garden - herds of cattle horses, goats & sheep - cattle carrying burdens, instead of natives, a good road teeming with carts & oxen - all under native management natives riding to meeting & school on horseback. You will find 150 �25. Waimea Report 1848 families supplied with the native news/ p aper - & the newspaper generally paid for. Pay a visit to some of our day schools & singing schools - all under native superintendence — & finally visit, at the sound of the chh going bell - or of the shrill Hawaiian horn some of our meeting houses - & behold the well clad, the orderly & the attentive congre7 gation elevated on seats - all made by native hands. — Having seen all this, & other things of a moral & religious character, you can determine whether they indicate an advance towards civilization & Christianity or are more properly, the characteristics of a mere "humbug " . But then there is much room still for improvement. And an individual disposed to look only on the dark side, may find a powerfully magnifying pair of spectacles necessary to enable him to see any real marks of either domestic, Social, intellectual, or moral improvement around him, & if he himself is not a thorough going m is­ sionary - he may at length find himself longing for the beautiful villages & the religious & highly cultivated society of the land he has left - & after longing for awhile, with smothered feelings, & a frequent glance [?] at his sombre missionary field, he may at length start up no longer able to quiet the volcano within, & giving full vent to the feelings of his soul - exclaims, "pro cul hinc, pro cul inde, profani." V Romanism. This subject needs a short notice - allusion to it has al­ ready been made — years existence? What has it done in my field after a seven (?) It has drawn into its net some 400 souls - including men women & children, - 80 of whom have entered the last 2 years. It has 3 schools & 5 or 6 chapels. What is the character of these Romish proselytes? With the �W aimea Report 1848 26 . exception of the children, they are principally composed of apostates from the protestant chhs. But very few have embraced this religion who were at the time, members of the chh. _ They discover no disposi- tion to form Temperance or benevolence Societies— all such things was the grand bate [ ] ! Indeed freedom from held-out to catch them. often discover the want of even a common benevolence — They for instance some of their members have died, & would have been left to be buried without any furneral [!] services-had not some protestant been invited by the friends of the deceased to perform them. They are indeed a hardened set; & rendered still more hardened & hopeless by their connexion with the man of sin, from whose deadly grasp but now & then one is ever rescued. Some however have been rescued - & others - that now may seem the most hopeless - may be rescued - since with God — nothing is impossible, Tho' Romanists by name- & doubtless by nature A well entitled to the name - yet they must of course be generally ex­ tremely ignorant of what the name imports. They can tell you that they are popes, or Kopes - monekas &c - yet ignorant as a talking parrot, of the meaning of these terms. Meeting a catholic woman, once a member of my chh. I enquired what new name she had received by becoming a Kope as she expressed it. - She replied, mea, when being a little puzzled -a Kopish brother helped her out by adding moneka - oh - yes - a monk - he moneka wahine The Popish schools number some 60 or 70 pupils - who are taught to read - & thro’ the influence of the school superintendent to commit scripture to memory -- A little geography & arithmetic is also taught - but in these branches, with the present teachers, they can - make but little progress. — The catechism, prayers & forms of the Romish religion occupy a conspicuous place in the instruction given in these schools. Deluded - poisoned, ruined children - unless rescued �W aimea Report 1848 . 7 2 from their present thraldom. The catholic chapels - are mere native structures, mostly of an inferior order - destitute of all attractions, except a rude altar, the picture of a cross - & in one of them a candle - no - seats no bible, no hymn book — hollow - blank, sombre - betraying doubtless the character of the spirits that worship there - & giving them the appearance of being more the synagogues of Satan than the temples of God. But this young Babylon with its schools & chapels - must fall - & with it all the false religious, & heathenish relics, that are now polluting, poisoning & destroying the souls of men. That this result may soon be witnessed, & that he may still further aid in hastening the time is the constant desire & pervent prayer of your fellow missionary. VI Statistics Whole population of my field 4,600 " no. recd to the chh on exam - - - " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " the past 2 years on exam - - " " " " " " " " " 61 c e r t i f ----- 800 the last 2 years - - - ----- 88 1,200 the last 2 years Suspended " 95 150 " 200 " Remain suspended " 289 Deceased - - - - " " " certif - - - Dismissed to other chhs - - - - - - " " " 5,859 - - - - - - - 97 Excommunicated the last 2 years - - - Remain excom. of this number - - Whole no. excom - - - - - - - - - - - 210 say - - - Whole no, that remain excom - - - 470 of whom reside in other fields. 86 56 2,400 1,200 �28. Waimea Report 1848 Whole no. deceased of excom. & suspended members - - - 650 Restored the last 2 years of suspended & excommunicated members 400 Whole no. of chh members in reg. standing Whole no. children baptized - - - -- -- 2,182 -- 1,187 Baptized the last 2 years - - - - - 111 Marriages the last 2 years -- - - - 139 Average congregation on the sabbath - or rather the whole no. of adults & children in my field that attend meetings,& schools on the sabbath Protestants Catholics Whole no. of catholics - adults & children - - - - became catholics the past 2 years Contributions for benevolent objects Ministerial - Elderial - support) _ _ _ _ _ foreign missions & c ) Members of temperance Societies - - - say - " Monthly Benevolent [Societies] - " " Civilization Societies - - 250 400 80 No. who have forsaken the catholics - - - " 2,800 30 780.00 3,000 say — 1200 "-- 300 No. of houses furnished with bibles or testaments say or a bible or testament to nearly every house where there are readers - - 700 No. of Subscribers for the Elele Hawaiian ) for 1846. News/paper) " 1847 190 150 Received for the Elele - the last 2 years ) m os t l y in cash) " for hymn & school books for the last 2 years - - - " for Bibles & Testaments Meeting houses built " " & 2 or 3 repaired 4 $ 0.00 35.00 12.50 3 Whole no. deaths the last 2 years - in /46. 240; in / 4 7 . 274 514 " 202 " Births " " " " - - ----- �Waimea Report 1848 29. Protestant Schools - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 Teachers - - - - - 24 Pupils - - - - - - - 920 Catholic schools - - - - - - - 5 Teachers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pupils - - - — Whole no. schools " " 5 80 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24 Pupils 1,000 Readers - - - - - - - - 500 In Arithmetic - - - - - 250 In Geography - - - - - - - - - 260 Writers - - - - - - - - 400 — - Singers - - - - - - - 60 Pd to teachers the past year by govt - about Due to them now - say - Pd by Govt on school houses - - - - Lorenzo Lyons Missionary - - - - $ 1100.00 300.00 284.00 �Report of Waimea Station on Hawaii for 1848, 49 - prepared Mar 19 - 1849 Preliminary remarks The year to which this report relates contains several items of a peculiar character. 1 The year itself has been peculiarly short, both ends having been cut off by General meetings - the latter end by a general meeting of a peculiar kind. 2 The passage of myself & family from Honolulu to Kawaihae was pecu­ liarly pleasant - the kind vessel that bore us, allowing us to go ashore at the half way house - where in a peculiarly delightful bower, we. refreshed ourselves on such rich clusters of grapes as might well have vied with those borne by the Spies from the promised land — & thence I rode up to the seat of Science & took a view of the lately renovated Lahainaluna - & inhaled a little of its peculiarly delight­ ful atmosphere. 3. Our detention after anchorage, at Kawaihae was peculiarly long, & in some respects peculiarly provoking. oxen in our region for conveyances — We are dependent on cart & In this instance the carts & oxen being of course at W aimea - were sent for - & found at the proper place - but instead of starting off for us - they started off in a contrary direction - taking the messenger on, as passenger, who we supposed would hurry them off to our assistance. No harm done - only, after getting out of all manner of patience & eatables too, I set out, myself, for Waimea - to see what had become of the carts, & to procure something to eat - & returned the same day. We anchored sabbath morning, & reached home Thursday afternoon, the Hilo brethren, who were fellow passengers, having reached home some time before us. �2. Waimea Report 1849 4 The year has been peculiar for the frustration of plans. My first plan on reaching home was to make a tour thro' the field - notice was sent all over the field - the day for commencing arrived - & the bag­ gage men were on the ground — mine — but the Lord's plan was different from Our youngest child was in the midst of a raging fever & there remained some 9 days - while the parents watched over her with the most intense anxiety — I myself was also afflicted - first with a cold, then with a very sore throat, & finally with the rhumatism in my knee - that was quite painful & troublesome for three weeks — The Lord was however good & daughter & father were both restored - & missionary work began & went on — Other plans were frustrated — some of which with the first, were afterwards carried into effect while others vanished into the air wh e re they still remain -- "the baseless fabrick of a vision" 5 - The cold, storms, thunder & lightning of Waimea have been somewhat peculiar -- The mountains have been covered with snow & have now & then sent down their chilling blasts, to our no small discomfort. Again the deep rolling thunder threatened to shake down our dwellings 6 .The year has been peculiar for the judgements of God. Shall I stop to particularize while you already anticipate my remarks? I beg your indulgence for a moment. Yes, For about 3 months, God dis- played his righteous indignation amoung this people — H e seemed to put on his garments of vengeance & with a vial of wrath in his hand he came down to perform a part of his strange work - the work of destruction — The measles made their appearance in October — their character at first was mild - we had no great apprehensions of danger when on a sudden the death of an indivi(du)al was announced — solemn tolling of the bell proclaimed her departure — The & from that time the death bell was repeatedly sending its deep & solemn peels �3. Waimea Report 1849 t h r o ' the ears & to the hearts of our people. Its repeated peals at length alarmed some of the inhabitants - & led them to leave Waimea to get out of the way of its terrifying sounds. — "Makau au i k a bele - makau au i k e make" wahi a la kou - a holo aku — ( My time was all occupied in attending to the sick, the dying & the dead — Applications for medicine w ere made from all quarters - & fearing lest my supplies should fail, I kept my orders more flying in different directions - which being promptly answered enabled me to comply with every application — In no case was I obliged to say "na pau ka laau. " [no more medicine]. But th o ' m edicine, blessing of God, saved some, yea many - yet many died — had gone forth that they should be cut off. thro' the the decree Funerals thickened - sometimes there were 4 in a day - in Waimea only husbands & wives were buried in the same grave. In some instances The Lord made no dis­ tinction - the righteous & the wicked fell together - & the tomb showed no partiality - but drew them both to its dark & gloomy prison. One event happens to all -The measles - diarrhea - whooping cough & influenza - messengers of wrath - commissioned by the Almighty have made fearful havoc amoung my people & spread saddening desolation t h r o ' my field — Were all the deserted & desolate houses & lands gathered together in one place you might perhaps have a specimen of what Babylon became when "wild beasts of the desert inhabited her & her houses were full of doleful creatures, & owls dwelt there & Satyrs danced there." And were all the corpses of the fallen - congregated in one place what a frightful & lamentable spectacle ! - 600 corpses ! - & amoung them 204 of the spiritual children of the missionary! - some dear to his bosom - faithful helpers - men of prayer, men of God - ! - faith- �Waimea Report 1849 4. ful unto death - his joy & crown of rejoicing. But the little ones - who knew not their right hand from their left, were they not spared? No -- the relentless epidemic would not let them go — Of the 113 births in my field during the year - only 39 were living on my last tour — & most of those b orn in 1847 have fallen a prey to the sword of the destroying angel. But it is God's work - & we will b e silent. The epidemics came into my family - & seemed determined to b ear away our oldest daughter as a victim of their vengeance — The struggle was long & severe - & more than once, we supposed there was no hope we must yield - we must give her up - but the Lord fought for us & gave us the victory. — 7. But lastly the year has been peculiarly distinguished for God's mercy — Mercy has been mingled with judgment - With one hand God has visited the people in wrath - with the other in loving kindness. While, had his wrath been executed to the uttermost, he might in jus-tice, have swept the whole multitude away, his eye pitted, & his arm was stretched out to save — Temporal blessings & deliverances have been great - but those of a spiritual character have been still greater. When the angel of death had performed his appointed work & sheathed his sword for a season - then the angel having the everlasting gospel followed, & blowing his trumpet, sou m m o n e d the people to a somewhat different contest. 2 Schools. demics appeared. But more of this bye & bye — Schools were in successful operation till the epi­ After that they were all broken up, to give teachers & pupils an opportunity to learn something of the nature of measles & whooping cough — orably received. These new teachers & lessons were not very fav­ The old teachers murmured both on account of harsh treatment & more particularly on account of the quarter of a dollar's loss for each day they were in these new schools. The scholars looked �5. Waimea Report 1849 rather sad & sorry - & thought these new teachers punished them too severely & kept them too closely confined to their lessons. mit they must, there was no getting away. But sub­ There were no other schools to which they might go - where they would be treated with less sever­ ity - & no kind friends to take their part. But these new schools at length began to dwindle & finally dis­ appeared, & the old schools were resumed & glad enough were both teachers & scholars to get back again to their old places. In consequence of this long interruption - the schools could not be expected to have made much progress. advance - Yet there has been a little One school has committed some 8,000 verses of Scripture - & has advanced farther in written arithmetic than a t any other time. Indeed it is a little in advance of the teacher. The Schools however taken as a whole do not seem to be so promising as they once were. The teachers are losing their energy - & hence their schools do not embrace so many bright & promising pupils as at some former periods. I had a select examination in July, embracing the most advanced Scholars from all the Schools in my field. Out of the whole I could select but three to send to Hilo Boarding School, & they were not such as I wished to send — but sent them because I had no better. the select examination past ( !)off well — But still The teachers were examined at the same time - & of the 2 examinations the pupils bore off the palm. T h e teachers felt their deficiency - & proposed to have a teach­ ers ' school to bring back their forgotten knowledge & save their sink­ ing characters — The time for such a school was fixed on - but oh the measles - & other epidemics - prevented the accomplishment. Whole no protestant schools - — - - 21 Teachers - - - - - - - - - 29 Pupils - - - - - - - - - - 853 �6. Waimea Report 1849 Readers - - - -- - 400 Writers - - - - 285 In Arithmetic 366 In Geography Singers Catholic Schools T ___ e a - 172 - 60 - - - - - - - 2 chers 2 Pupils - - - 37 Readers - - - 15 Writers 11 Arithmetic 10 Geog - - - 0 s ingers - - - - - 0 Whole amt paid out by government to teachers For 1848 " old debts $982.53 424.58 1407.11 For School houses Singing Schools. $6.50 These exist in different parts of m y field -- some do well for awhile & then vanish into smoke - others hold on with the promise of accomplishing something. singers — I cannot say I have any good I n deed there does not appear to be soul enough in a Hawaiian to make a good, singer. Many can sing correctly, & have musical voices -- but the soul is not thrown into their music. Sabbath Schools. I have nothing new to say about them -- exist all over the field - embracing both children & adults -- They But they are not so well attended as they would be, had they better quali­ fied teachers & superintendents. �Waimea Report 1849 7. The Church or churches 1 The churches have been peculiarly free from offences that called for discipline -- The pastor has not been called to perform the pain­ ful duty of excommunication in a single instance, & the number sus­ pended is comparatively small — not averaging 3 in a hundred — In some churches there have been no suspensions at all. Revivals, . 2 I said "in the midst of wrath God had remembered mercy." While Zion was drooping - her walls giving away - her sons & her daughters falling on the right hand & on the left - & her watchmen weeping over her desolations - the Spirit was hovering over the ruins -& pr eposing (!) other materials to fill the vacancies made by the angel of death. As soon as God's avenging hand seemed to be removed, I commenced a tour thro' my field. The Lord had gone before me wit h his Spirit & accompanied me in all my labors. long — The tour was about 5 weeks In every place the Lord wrought by the all conquering energy of his Spirit — Impenitent sinners trembled - hardened souls, made ten fold harder by resistance thro' successive revivals, melted, & submitted — They found it in vain to offer further resistance - Apostates, who had for years presented their brasen ( ! ) fronts - & bid defiance to all the weapons used to reclaim them - who laught ed to scorn the good people of God who sought to reclaim their wandering steps & prided themselves on their successful obstinancy, came out of their fortified holds - threw away their former weapons of defense exclaiming it is of no use - we have fought against God long enough & long enough trampled under foot the blood of the Son of God — We will h old out no longer, we repent of our sins, & beg to be allowed to return to the fold of Christ. Amoung the reclaimed apostates - were some stiff necked catholics - leading members in the catholic �Waimea Report 1849 community — 8. It was a wonderful time - a time of God's power - a young Jubilee — All praise to him whose thots are not as our thots, whose ways are not as our ways - whose love is higher than heaven & deeper than hell. — Of the professed converts of this & a previous revival 96 have been received to the chh - & many put over for further trial. The number of apostates & fallen chh members who have been apparently reclaimed & restored to the privileges of the Church is 2 7 2 . This last revival has taken in most of the impenitent adults - & most of the apostates now in this field with the exception of the seemingly hopeless remnant of catholics. 3. Benevolence benevolence — - The churches have done something in the line of they have contributed some of their substance for the spiritual improvement of their fellow men. intelligently, How willingly, or or feelingly they have done it is another thing. If I knew their contributions flowed from a right motive - & were the results of what is termed christian principle - I should take a great deal more pleasure in acknowledging them. But I have had opportunity enough to learn what kind of an estimate to put on native benevolence. And I fear that most of the contributions prompted by it are far from being acceptable offerings in the sight of God. The native chh mem­ bers have piety, true piety - but it is not of a sufficiently enlight­ ened character-to constitute a spring of expansive & intelligent ben­ evolence -- It is not Anglo Saxon piety, but Hawaiian piety. Hence the chhs are not yet prepared to be called upon to support their missionaries. They can be induced to support them in whole or in part, by being constantly & sharply poipoied [poipoi, to urge] - but it will not be an intelligent support, & to rest on this support would be like sleeping on a b e d of thorns. I tried it one year & found it �Waimea Report 1849 9. intolerable, t h o ' the amount contributed by this church was but a small part of my support. Since that time I have appropriated their contri­ butions to other objects rather than to my support, & wish the privi­ lege of persuing [!] this course - till the way seems clear for chang­ ing it. All my efforts to lead the churches to a course of systematic benevolence-have thus far failed - But then something has been obtainedThe contributions for 1848 amount to $357.88 which is 194 dollars less t than it was for 1847 - Of this am't $34.75/100 is cash - the remain­ der consists in cloth - shirts, pants - coats - jackets - cattle, goats, sheep, ducks, hens - growing kalo, kapa, olona, salt, fish, & what not — How were these contributions obtained? calabashes, One hundred dollars was obtained in the valley of Waipio by the strenuous & per­ severing efforts of the native subpastor. Most of the remainder was obtained by myself on my last tour when I called upon the chh members, collectively & indivually in every parish to bring forward their kokua i ko na aina e &c - Two opportunities were allowed at each place for contributing - two appeals made to their benevolent feelings one at the meeting for Temperance, civilization & benevolent objects, the other at the communion season — Many had given nothing during the year & did not intend to give now, & would have given nothing, had not I appealed to them individually - & loudly. nothing to give, They said they had But look around you, think up something, I suppose you have paid your dog & cat tax, can you find nothing for the Lord? What I live all the year on God' s bounty, & give nothing to him? - an exhorter in the church - often exhorting others to give & give nothing yourself? Come, hunt up something for God's Kingdom goat - a hog, - kapa - any thing you may have on hand. -- a hen - a The Lord may be very angry with you, if you give him nothing, & take away all you �10. Waimea Report 1849 have, & your life also," &c -- Well in this way, I induced some to wake up - & cry out, I'll give - some one thing, & some another. In Waimea the church members had made a very paltry contribution, I told them I was not satisfied with what they h ad done — & I was afraid I should never climb over all those monstrous palis again in the rain to see them if they couldn't make out a larger kokua than this all comes to" - so -after that, I obtained a duck, and 4 or 5 dolls worth of growing Kalo, the former of wh I left running, & the latter growing forward with a sixpence & others with a whole cent, Some came supposing it to be something very valuable, & this for a whole year's offering to the Lord. The 34 dolls. is all the cash that the churches have been able or disposed to raise for benevolent objects during the y e a r 1848. This I have taken into my possession & shall remit it to some benevolent Society. The articles that have been contributed I have reckoned at A the Waimea trading prices — The greater part, I have given to the subpastors — of the dift. churches — The part that I retain - I shall sell, if I can, & when disposed of, the am't will be appropriated in the same way as the c ash above mentioned. So of the 550 dolls contri­ buted in 1847 - one half was given to the subpastors — the half retained by me - ie the trade part, has been sold in part, the avails of w h , added to the cash part, amounted to 70 dolls - which has been transmitted to 2 benevolent Societies in America — I can plead for others with a better face than I can for myself -- And the natives who plead the cause of benevolence like to be able to say, "Aole no Laiana keia kokua aole ona makemake e kokua oukou ia ia &c" ( ) Temperance. The cause of Temperance was never more flourishing - It embraces the whole population, men - wo m e n & children — cating liquors find no quarters in my field -few advocates or consumers — Intoxi- And tobacco-has but Temp e r a n ce & Anti tobacco celebrations �11. Waimea Report 1849 have been observed with the usual festivities - Nothing ne w to add - on this point — Civilization - is on the march — The late festivals showed pro­ gress -- more tables, better furnished - more order - & quietness yet confusion & bedlam enough left to craze a nervous person — Tables serve more purposes than one — In one instance, on a A late tour I was obliged to occupy one,for 3 nights as a bedstead, in order to avoid the attacks of fleas — Another characteristic of civilization is the greatly improved state of the roads in some parts of my field — Palis have been lev­ el eled, & valleys filled up - & rough places made smooth, & steep places made passable — Travelers can now descend & ascend Waipio pali on mules & horses - & cattle carry burdens up & down the same instead of the backs of natives. The palis of Upper Hamakua you can travel over without fatigue. But oh, that dreadful mahiki [place where tall grass grows] it has returned to its former sloughy state — has become worse than the first. I was called to pass thro' it, on my first tour after general meeting — ing in torrents, ble. Indeed its last state Above, the rain was descend­ below was mud, mud, mud — a real slough - like Plia­ I began to wish myself out, looked back, but there I was, in the midst of the slough — It is of no use to go back — the mud, I plodded on as well I could -- so plunging into & finally came out on the right side safe & sound. — Some of the native houses have improved in character - & internal comforts — One native is determined to have a nice stone house — all finished off in style, if he lives long enough — The natives in Waipio are trying to build a stone meeting house — �12. W a i mea R e p o r t 1849 H o r s e s & cattle & sheep & g o a t s are m u l t i p l y i n g & f i l l i n g the l a n d --A s m a l l ve s s e l h a s b e e n b u i l t has made one trip to H o n o l u l u -- o wner s a w i t l a u n c h e d & d i e d -- at K a w a i h a e owned b y n a t i v e s It is c a l l e d Pailaka — — It The first Some o f the natives t h i n k t h e y are c i v i l i z e d eno u g h & h a v e m o n e y e n o u g h to g o to C a l i f o r n i a i n s e a r c h of Gold. Relics of h e a t h e n i s m . S ome of the n a t i v e s w i l l s till eat lice - fleas, & dog s th e l a t t e r as w e l l or b e t t e r t h a n they do t h e i r children. a w o m a n h a d a p a i r o f dogs — you ever saw -- induce h e r to wa s one insta n c e the m e a n e s t , & f i e r c e s t l o o k i n g things give them up — should In She w a s very m u c h a t t a c h e d to t h e m - & n o t h i n g could e q u a l l y strong. nothing - & treat The attachment on th e p a r t of the dogs There s e e m e d to h a v e b e e n a t acit a g r e e m e n t that separate t h e m - n o t even death. The w o m a n w a s taken sick & w h i l e s i c k s e e m ed to t h i n k more of her dog s t h a n of he r God. approached, & in her dying s t r uggles b u r i e d w i t h her. S h e died, & she o r d e r e d that h e r d o g s the dogs r e f u s e d to l eave h e r Death should be they w e r e k i l l e d & dogs & K a h u w e r e d e p o s i t e d i n t h e same grave. On a late tour — - I came to a h o u s e whe r e I w a s & looking r o u n d for the h i k i e e demolished. - Oh, an old m a n we s h o u l d all d i e if that h i k i e e w a s n o t p u l l e d T w o have a l r e a d y died, & the r e s t w i l l die s o o n if t h a t remains. Why, w hat is t h e m a t t e r w i t h the h i k i e e ? longs bed stead) f o u n d it h a d b e e n "Why h a v e y o u p u l l e d d o w n m y b e d stead?" came along & told us down. (native a c c u s t o m e d to put up only to a chief's house, to th e other. "E w a w a h i koke, that b e - as i t extends f r o m one en d of the h o u s e o pau o u k o u i k a m a k e " h i k i e e - n o n a lii w a l e n o ia"__ The r e m o n s t a t e - b u t it w a s O , it is a h i k i e e of no u s e - K a p u loa k e i a poor m a n of t h e h o u s e a t t e m p t e d to - the h i k i e e m u s t come d o w n - & d o w n �W aimea Report 1849 13. it c a m e . Two men are now in prison awaiting their doom, whatever it may "be -- they have been tried & proved guilty - the one for procuring the other to anaana-or pray to death some individuals who he suspected had stolen & eaten his hog — & the other for consenting to do the said deed. Popery. I have already reported the popish schools in my field — learn fr that what they are. 2 schools - 37 pupils -- you Somehow or other the soil of this part of Hawaii - does not seem to be very well fitted for the growth of popery. The priests however, keep on digging, & plant­ ing & watering, & trying to make it productive. During the prevalence of the late epidemics they were very zealous in their efforts to gain proselytes & to save the souls of men. They went round from house to house - endeavoring to persuade the sick & dying to be bapatemaed [!] (baptized) in order to be saved — A man will give almost anything for his life, so a few natives ignorantly consented to be baptemaed [!]- most of whom died, but some recovered - but did not attribute their recovery to the power of the priests - baptism — nor would they be regarded as having become catholics — Statistics for April 1849 R e cd on examination the past year Whole no. recd on exam Dismissed the past year 96 5,955 12 Whole no. dis'd 812 Died - the past year 264 Whole no. deceased Excluded the past year 1464 51 �Waimea Report 1849 Remain excluded Whole no. in regular standing Children baptized the past year Whole no. child baptized Marriages the past year Average congregation 800 2,292 39 1226 62 200 Average n o . who attend meeting in the field 2,500 Respectfully Submitted Lorenzo Lyons �Report of Waimea Station on Hawaii, for 1850 The several a i m s which an annual station report generally embraces will be stated as briefly as the nature & circumstances of the case will allow. 1 I begin, as is the custom, with, Health of the missiony family. were visited with sickness. I was on a tour. In the early part of the year, we One member of the family was first attacked. A messenger was despatched ( !) for me. stance in 19 years, of a messenger's being sent to hasten me home in consequence of family sickness. In this case application was made to our physician at Hilo, for medical prescriptions. returned, The first in­ the patient was quite convalescent. But ere the messenger In the mean time the other members of the family, myself excepted had been sick, Mrs. L dangerous­ ly so & might not have survived, had the good man of the house not been at home. But the Lord was good, the health of all was in time restored, & the usual avocations resumed. At a later period my own health was impaired, & serious consequences, apprehended. A messenger was at length, despatched [!] to Hilo for medical aid. Prescriptions & medicines were kindly sent for my benefit. But the goodness of the Lord was again displayed, and I am happy to say, that on the return of the messenger there was no occasion for using the medicines. My health was quite re­ stored, & I was making preparations to perform the tour which my illness had required me to defer. With these exceptions we have all enjoyed comfortable health, subject however to occasional ailments & have been permitted to prosecute our labors with a good degree of systematic regularity. 2. Health of the people. For 2 or 3 months after the commencement of the year, the influenza was quite prevalent, & some fell victims to its severity. Since its disappearance there has been no general epidemic amoung the people, unless that disease be called an epidemic that is found in so many families, & is gradually consuming not a few of both �Waimea Report 1850 2. sexes, & with the name & nature of which you are all familiar. The num­ ber of deaths has been considerable, being not far from 260, while the number of births has been but 76. Amoung the deceased were 4 foreigners, one of whom, tho' once infidel in sentiment, yet previous to his death expressed a hope of salvation, thro ' repentance & faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Another, when near death sent for the missionary, for what purpose I could not tell. The missionary found him/ e arnestly long­ ing for death, in order to get out of torment, while a greater torment evidently/awaited him. After conversation & prayer, the poor dying man in his ignorant simplicity, inquired how much he was to pay the missionary for his services, but asked pardon as soon as he learned his mistake. Of the 3d foreigner I have nothing in pe rticular to say. by the name of butcher rant. He went ( ! ), was a very honest man, & withal very igno­ The minister recollects that, when he married him some 18 years ago, he advised him to take good care of his wife, treat her well &c — "Oh S artenly” he replied, "I ’ll look out for that. I've got plenty grub & rum to treat her with." The 4th foreigner was called by the natives an Indian. He was an almost perfectly freindless (!) man, & died doubtless, as he had lived, ignorant of God & salvation. Health of 1851. This year thus far has been distinguished for health. Cases of sickness have been rare, & death has found but here & there a victim, but one victim to my knowledge in all Waimea. The number of births has exceeded the number of deaths, a great wonder in our part of the world. 3. The tables may be turning. Public Schools. It does not properly belong to me to report on this, yet you may all wish to know something about them. For some months in the former part of the year '50, the schools were discontinued, in order to allow funds to accumulate & afford time for erecting & �Waimea Report 1850 furnishing school houses. 3. Many of the school edifices ha d been pros­ trated by the wind, & nearly all that remained were fit for any thing else but for school houses. Thro' the long applied energy of the school inspector, lumber had been obtained for seats, desks, tables doors &c, but it was still in the mountains, by the pit where it was sawn. Schools being dismissed, after awhile, the Kahu & missionary together, succeed­ ed in starting off the teachers, trustees, parents & children after the lumber. In time this was all brot from the mountains to the different school houses, even to the most remote, that had not been destroyed by the wind. Most of the carriers were however, well paid for their work. Meanwhile the fallen school houses were rebuilt. respite. start. Enough had been done for once. A desperate long breath -- Then followed a long Breathe awhile & take a new then nails & tools, that had been waiting along (!) time for use, were applied for — & set to work -- carpenters procured & after awhile a few tables, desks, seats &c made their appearance in virtue of a good sound compensation. Some of the school houses, being furnished, & others partly furnished. Schools were re­ opened in them by their respective teachers, while a little more time was allowed for the remainder to be fitted up in a similar manner. But the summer was passing away, & the harvest being ended, & the remaining school houses were not furnished, & gaining nothing by delay, schools recommenced in them in all the dirt & uncomfortableness in which they closed, & there some of them are still, while the others have tumbled down, & compelled both teachers & pupils to retire until rebuilt. Mean­ while those furnished & partly furnished are following the example of the latter, & thus all seem destined to the same destruction. however, may think it ought to be excepted. One house It stands in the centre of Hamakua, is a framed building, has a koa board floor, & is well furnished. It obtained a premium of 10 dollars as being the best school house in the whole field built by natives. But poor thing, it is of no use for �Waimea Report 1850 it to boast. 4. It Is obliged to be propt up on all sides to keep it from being blown over. I fear the next strong Kona will reduce it to a level with its fallen fellows. But enough about school houses, you perceive something has been done; an advance has been made, both forwards & backwards. School books &c. What these are you all know. With such as there are, our schools are pretty well furnished - the bible excepted. With this, at least with the New testament the schools once were well supplied, But it is not so now. W h ile 2 or 3 schools have a pretty good supply, the remainder are deplorably destitute. You will find however in every school house portions of the scriptures, a bible, a 1 st & 2d volume, a new testament or two, but generally in a tor n , tattered, defaced m u ­ tilated condition. The disposition to purchase a book & pay for It at once, & in money too, is somewhat on the increase, but to increase it still more, new & attractive books must be introduced. The inquiry is sometimes made, for a book that has never before made its appearance. Ahea hiki mai ka palapala hou? ( Progress in knowledge. in writing. ) Some progress has been made in reading, & some The number of writers would have been greater, had there been a greater supply of slates. Most of the slates now in use, are the property of the grandfathers & fathers of the children - & used by them at the time when adult schools were in operation. As they dis­ appear but few new ones are purchased to take their places. As to writing on paper, that has not yet been introduced except in the station school. Not for want of quills ink & paper & desks to write on. Indo­ lence on the part of the teacher & his want of skill in making pens, are - probably some of the reasons. Progress in arithmetic, is not very per­ c e p t i b l e t h o ' it is as great as could be expected. make up a new interest in the study. A new arithmetic might �Waimea Report 1850 5. As to Geography - there has been no progress made in that for want of Atlasses. How shall this want be supplied? Moral philosophy has been introduced into some of the schools, but that is too great a book for a thotless Hawaiian common school, such at least as there are in my field. Promising pupils, candidates for entrance for Hilo Boarding school. I fear but very few can be found. School w o r k . Some few schools devote a portion of time to the cultivation of the soil. But this plan has not been generally introduced. are opposed to their children's working. Parents In one district the parents were for removing their teacher, because he made their children work, half of the time. They finally became reconciled to this. But when the avails of the work were divided amoung the pupils, the parents raised another cry of dissatisfaction - & nothing will please them, but the expulsion of the teacher. Teachers. past. The character of the teachers is about as it has been in years No particular improvement is perceptible. In my report on teachers, 3 years ago, I gave some the character of patriarchs, veterans, engaged in teaching, when I entered the field, & teaching on still. number in 1850 were called to rest from their labors. & devoted teachers. Two of this They were faithful They also held the office of superintending elders or sub pa stors, & one had just received his appointment as treasurer of the school property of Hamakua. was also in contemplation. His ordination to the gospel ministry But the Lord summoned him suddenly, from this to a higher sphere of action. He was much beloved by all who knew him, & tears & wailings showed that his death was deeply lamented. His children, with one exception, had one after another hadpreviously died, the wife & the mother, followed, & last of all the husband & the father, leaving the lone orphan to the care of others. Their house had for many - years afforded me a resting place on my tours . But it is no w left deso­ �Waimea Report 1850 6. late, tho' a resting place still. Other resting places have been made desolate, one especially where parents children & grandchildren have all been swept away by death, yet the desolation is not so much felt, as in the house of Beniamina Waiheawe. Good & holy man, would there were more like him. School Inspectors. As my field now consists of two distinct government districts, we have two school Inspectors, two magistrates, one acting one at present) & two tax collectors. (tho' but The School Inspectors are not what they should be, & may not long be what they are. But then they should be commended for what good they have done & are still doing. They were both teachers, & one is a teacher still. But the conscience of the other would not allow hi m to continue as teacher, & receive half the wages while the one who received the other half did all the teaching. His conscience however seemed to give him no uneasiness till after some disapprobation of this course had been intimated. School f u n d s . In the district of Hamakua - the funds are sufficient for the present for supporting the teachers & allow something for school houses. In the district of South Kohala - there is a deficiency in the school fund, & hence schools are discontinued for a while, till funds are sufficient to warrant their reorganization. The deficiency is to be attributed in part to the diminution of population. Decrease of pupils. While the schools in Hamakua retain about the same number from year to year, showing however, a gradual diminution, those in South Kohala exhibit such a decrease of pupils that some of them it is to be feared will soon lose their claim to the government property, the number of pupils falling below 15. fact in relation to the station school. school This seems to be the The 2d quarter of the year commenced with only eleven scholars, & the trustee & teacher say, that the number 15 cannot be mustered. But what is the matter? Are there �Waimea Report 1850 7. no children in Waimea? Not a very large number - & of the more advanced ones, the various animal tribes &c. are more successful in getting them than the schools. Sabbath Schools. schools. No very interesting account can be given of Sabbath They exist all over the field embracing both children & adults, tho' many of both classes who should be in the sabbath school, are not found there. Children, The adults attend to the Ai O ka la, & Ui ekalesia. The that i , some of them commit to memory the Ai o ka la, other s portions of scripture, the catechism & hymn book. These constitute the whole of what may be called the Hawaiian Sabbath school Library. In America a sabbath school, can hardly be started, much less, kept in operation, without an attractive library. But on the Sandwich Islands it is believed this can be accomplished without such a library. And is not this belief supposed to be substantiated by the fact, that sabbath schools exist all over the Islands; that they do not become extinct from the want of the attractive library. Inference, Hawaiian children have the preeminence, in the sabbath school going disposition, over American Children. Sabbath School monthly concert. On the 2d monday pm. in the month this concert has been held in Waimea & in some other parts of the field. concert has consisted of 2 parts. The In t h e first part, the children r e ­ cite the catechism, scripture, hymns &c committed to memory during the month, sing & listen to an exhortation. 2d part follows, They are then dismissed & the which is composed of teachers, trustees & parents. Consultation, prayer for schools of all descriptions on the Islands constitute the exercises. But parents as a general thing take but little interest in this concert, & the 2 d part will probably be given up. Singing Schools. Singing Schools have been in operation in different parts of the field, conducted by native masters. Some progress has been �Waimea Report 1850 made. 8 Some old tunes have disappeared & new ones taken their places. Some of the teachers manifest a particular partiality for chanting, & this has been introduced into some of the congregations. The most distinguished singing school is in Waipio taught by a graduate of Lahainaluna. It is not however now in operation, the teacher having been chosen as representative for Hamakua - & has taken his seat in the lower house of the Legislature. Law School. When the new criminal code of laws made its appearance in the Elele, a school for explaining it was opened for all who wished to attend. The school was not very numerously attended. The new coined terms, Karaima, ofeni, feloni, mika dimina &c were probably regarded as beyond the comprehension of the multitude & the formidable penalties of from 100 to 1000 dollars & of from 5 to 20 years of imprisonment at hard labor, were doubtless looked upon as either too frightful or not applicable to Hawaiians. So the majority concluded to remain in ignorance, & persue their wonted course, leaving exper­ ience to teach them the character of the new code. Some however thot it wiser to get some of the theoretical knowledge of the law in order to avoid the experimental past. school while It continued. Hence they held on to the Besides as the law appeared, a chapter at a time in the Elele without the signature of the King, It was reported that it had no validity, it had not yet been passed, it was only proposed for consideration, it was not to be enforced till September 51. Tho it actually went into force S e p t . 1850, the people did not see the last chapter of the law, the time to be enforced & the signature of the King & Premier till F e b . 51. Meetings. Meetings have been continued on the sabbath & on week days without much variation from former times. At the outstations the �Waimea Report 1850 9. attendance at public worship on the sabbath is reported as verygeneral. bly. Most of the inhabitants are found in the worshipping assem­ At the station the attendance is very various, depending very much on the state of the weather. On a pleasant sabbath the pastor is cheered as he enters the house of God & finds a good congregation. On other sabbaths he preaches sometimes to but a handful of people. The congregation however at Waimea is constantly diminishing, & the meeting house with its nice koa ceiling will be allowed I fear to go to destruction. Concerts. Concerts of prayer for the world, for Bible & tract Socie- -ties, for Seamen, & for Slaves, are observed on the different sabbaths in the month - after the morning service, & concerts of prayer for Temperance & Peace Societies &c have been held on different Wednesdays pm--- The latter however have not been very fully or regularly atten­ ded especially at the outstations — Quarterly meetings. Chh m eetings for exercises preparitory to com- munion & for contributions have been held quarterly at Waimea, & are generally well attended. Annual meetings. We have an annual meeting of the superintending elders or subpastors & deacons held in Waipio, for reading & hearing reports, skeletons of sermons - addresses, & for consultation on various subjects & on plans of benevolence &c for the coming year -There is no very great display of talent or eloquence on such occasion But some of the skeletons show some ingenuity while others furnish what might be called amusement. (What is your 1st head I inquired of one who seemed to have a headless skeleton? soon, & went to looking for it in the bible.) Oh, I'll find it �Waimea Report 1850 The Church. 10. The Church or churches, in my field have not been in all respects what they should be. other Hawaiian churches. Yet I suppose they are very much like There have bee n some cases of discipline, not so many however as in former years. The number would doubtless have be e n much greater, had the truth all been known. But we must take things as they are, & form our decisions from outward appearances & leave secret things to God. Tho’ there has been n othing that could be called a revival, yet we have not been left without evidence of G o d ’s favor, & of the Spirit’s influences. On several parishes the Spirit has distilled in gentle dew drops, & led some to seek the pearl of great price. The parishes that have participated most largely in the Spirits operations, & felt most powerfully the Spirits reviving influences, are Waipio, Waimanu, Kawaihae uka & Kawela. The whole number added to the different churches on profession, is 82, many of whom are in the bloom of youth. Some 60 wanderers, fallen chh. members, apostates have professedly returned to the shepherd & Bishop of their Souls, amoung ( !), whom some catholics may be reckoned. Some 30 members from other chhs have united with ours. additions. But then there h a v e been subtractions. Such are the 93 members have been dismissed to other churches - 27 have been excluded from the pale of the visible chh. & 134 have deceased. Of the latter, some doubtless found no entrance into the chh triumphant, while others received a joyful welcome, & now form a part of the heavenly throng. Whole number in the chh. Jan. 1 1850, 2,114. Some 2 or 300 of these are residing in other fields, but have not to my knowledge united with other chhs. Of their character I am unable to speak. Of those re­ siding in my field, many are doubtless enrolled in the book of life, while many I fear will wait in vain at the Judgement to hear their �Waimea Report 1850 11 names called from that book — of most chhs. The same doubtless may be affirmed For while many are called, & even called chh members, but f e w are chosen. But the chosen ones will all be saved. Not one will be lost. Benevolence. I am able to give a somewhat favorable report on this subject in referen[ce] to 1850. At the commencement of the year, several meeting houses were in ruins, the effect of a violent Kona, others were badly injured. Sad & desolate scenes presented themselves to the eyes of the missionary & of the chh going people. This por­ tion of the chh has not looked on & wept merely, or remained inactive. But they have put on their armor & girded themselves for the work before them, & thro' their efforts, some of the fallen chhs have been rebuilt, & the injured ones repaired, and something has been done towards rebuilding the remaining fallen chh edifices. The great difficulty is that when repaired or rebuilt, they do not long remain so. The next Kona that comes along may overthrow all the repairs & the rebuilding & call for another exercise of benevolent effort. Hence rebuilding & repairing meeting house benevolence is not likely to stagnate. At the annual meeting of the pastor & elders in Waipio in Feb. 1850, a plan of systematic benevolence was proposed & resolved on, both in reference to foreign objects & the support of the ministry at home. In 1846 an effort was made to induce the people to do some­ thing towards the support of their pastor. success. But the effort failed of The proper time for making such an effort had not come - t h o ’ some may contend that it ha d come 10 years before. The sum obtained was so small - that the pastor gave up or gave out & resolved he would make no further efforts of this character. He changed his �Waimea Report 1850 12 mind however, & concluded to make an other [!] trial in 1850. The plan resolved one, was a follows, the chhs were to contribute at the monthly concert whatever they chose for foreign purposes, & all who wished to aid in supporting their pastor, should signify it by sub­ scribing their names on paper with the sum of 1 dollar & upwards af­ fixed, to be paid at the close of the year. Such was the plan. But in the course of a few months it was varied. Perceiving, as I might have anticipated, that on this plan, at the outstations es7 pecially, where native agency alone is employed, comparatively nothing would be obtained at the monthly concerts - the majority seem so unwilling to perform an act of benevolence unless In the presence of the missionary - or so fearful perhaps that if a benevolent contribu­ tion is committed to the care of one of their own number, It will never reach the missionary; perceiving also that but few had sub­ scribed towards the support of their pastor, & fearing that many who had subscribed did not probably intend or would not probably be able to pay their subscription, I gave up the adopted plan - & gave out notice that contributions for foreign lands would be taken only when I made a tour, & that I would receive them personally. was in July. My first tour At each parish, all the chh members were called on by name to bring forward their contribution for Ka na aina a [ob taining a living] . If they had brot nothing with them, perhaps they had something at home which they could give. If so they might state what & how much & bring it to me before I left the place. Some listened to the call of their names & brot forward their contribution, some in money & some in cloth. Some who came empty handed, thot of some­ thing they had at home, & in time placed it in my hands. cloth contributed was exchanged for money. Most of the While many gave something, �Waimea Report 1850 13. & some gave liberally, many gave nothing, either from poverty or want of will. worthy. The sum obtained was quite encouraging & praise On my next tour, which was in October, a similar course was persuied [!], but thesum obtained was much less. I then gave notice that on my next tour which would be the last in the year, the contributions would be for Ko Hawaii nei, ie for the Kahuna pule [pastor] , & would be on this wise; Children would be expected to contribute from 6 to 25 cents, women from 25 cents to a dollar & men from a dollar & upwards; that any thing short of this in the contributions of the different parties would be appropriated to Ko na aine a . The last tour came, & with it the time for receiving the minister’s contribution. modum operandi. But allow me to relate the whole On the last tour in the year, it is our custom, as you are all aware, to have an ahaaina puali inu wai, or temperance festival in each of the parishes in our field. A new years, or public festival, would perhaps be a more appropriate name, as all who have a disposition unite in it. Adults & children assemble together. The latter repeat portions of scripture, catechism, hymns, temperance songs, &c committed to memory. The former make speeches on temper­ ance, tobacco, civilization, education, benevolence - carry on a dialogue occasionally, recite some incidents of scriptural history, &c. The exercises of both are interspersed with singing & prayer. It was at the close of the exercises that the ministerial contribution was brot forward by men women & children & placed in the pastor’s hands, wi t h the exception however of a quadruped in the shape of a heifer, that was obliged t o be left in the field. In some places, the roll was called & contributions brot forward at the call of the contributor's name. In other places a hat was carried about & pre- �Waimea Report 1850 14. sented to each individual for his or her donation. In one place a violent & protracted shower came down on the congregation assembled out doors for the want of a commodious house, & produced great con­ fusion, preventing both the call of the roll & the carrying about of the hat, & compelling the pastor to get his contribution as best he could. A very gratifying part of the scene was the sight of the children especially the smaller ones, of some who know not their right hand from the left, coming forward, borne up in some instances by their parents, & raising their tiny hands above the heads of the crowd, in which glittered a bright l/2 dime or dime - the kama's kokua [the children’s gifts] presented more joyfully & heartily than that of some of maturer years. Where the contribution was less than the sum proposed it was added tho not with much exactness to the foreign fund. This sum was however comparatively small. The great­ est amount contributed by one individual was 12 dollars, all in gold. But you are anxiously waiting to hear the conclusion of the whole matter, & wonder whether the recital of the whole sum obtained will create a joy that will compensate for the patience exercised in list _tening to this long rigmarole about the modus of obtaining it. Well here it is $364.49, for the pastor's support -$336.81 for foreign lands, total $701.30 cash value. liberality, I need not speak. Of the motives that prompted this Some were doubtless good, & some bad, & in some cases there was probably an absence of all motive. But men act in the same way respecting other matters, & they might as well perhaps give some of their substance to the Lord, & to their minister with good, bad or no motive, as to bestow it on other objects in the same manner. Tho' we well know that nothing but a good motive can render an act acceptable in the sight of God. �Waimea Report 1850 15. But how have these contributions been disposed of? Those for the pastor's support will of course be returned to the Depository. The contributions for foreign lands, have been appropriated as fol­ lows : To the A m . Board - - - - - - - - - - - - - " " $203.00 Am. Foreign & Christian Union to constitute the pastor a Life Member 30.00 20.00 " " Am Sunday School Union - - - - - " " Mass. Sab- School School [!] Society ) Am Tract Society ) Am Home Miss. Society ) Am Seamen’s Friend Society ) Am Peace Society ) Am Bible Society Am Education Society ) ) 1 0 dolls each 7 0 .00 There is a balance in the treasury yet unappropriated. Quite an enlightened & universal benevolence you say - Yes. Yet we have not reached that height of benevolence which some of the Stations have reached. We cannot speak of having constituted any King or prince an honorary member of the Am Board. example of others, w e may do this hereafter. But stimulated by the The Station that has done it is worthy of all praise. After listening to the liberality of the chhs in my field towards supporting their pastor, 364 dollars, as much as many pastors in America receive for their whole annual support, you may be disposed to think it the pastor's duty to ask for a release from the Board, on the 7th resolution & look to the people for his support. pastor is not yet prepared for taking such a step. But the He has no lands to fall back upon in case of necessity, nor has he any funds for purchasing lands - Besides, wit h a salary of 600 dollars from the Board the pastor, at the close of the year finds himself 360 dollars �Waimea Report 1850 16. in debt. Tho' a cheering report on the benevolence of 1850 has been given it is not certain that 1851 will furnish a report on this subject of the same encouraging character. With a view or rather hope of increasing the amount contributed for the pastors support for the current year - it was proposed that contributions be quarterly, the same as those for foreign purposes. The 1st quarter of the year shows the sum of $50.80 for the former & $47.80 for the latter object. The people complain of famine, & of poverty as a necessary result Temperance. Of Temperance celebrations I have already spoken. These are annual & confined to natives t h o ' now & then a foreigner is among the spectators. is ever flourishing. With the natives the cause of Temperance They are all professedly teetotallers. Oc ­ casionally however a Hawaiian is found intoxicated on Awa or on rum or ale stolen or otherwise obtained from foreigners. In one case the guilty or rather drunken ones were fined, in another case, the guilty party was advised by the magistrate when brot before him on trial, to repent before the constable who apprehended hi m & thus escape punishment; advise [ ! ] of course most readily accepted. why such advise? But perhaps the magistrate feared if he inflicted punish­ ment, the retort, "physician heal thyself." As to temperance among foreigners - there are some professedly teetotallers, some moderate drinkers, some non drinkers, but opposed to temperance Societies - & others still who drink most immoderately when an opportunity is furnished & this is quite often. I am sorry to say - large quantities of ale & of the fiery liquid or liquid fire, have been introduced the past year into the previously quiet �Waimea Report 1850 and sober Waimea. 17. Some went to such lengths in drunkenness that, ashamed of their folly & besottedness, they have resolved, as they have often resolved before, that they will have nothing more to do with the fiery & poisonous element. Tours. Of these I have made 18 large & small, long & Short, east & west, & between & one by proxy Catholicism. Nothing of any special interest can be said in refere- [ence] to the Romish Religion. priest. In our field there is no resident An occasional visit from a priest of a n e i g h b o r i n g district is all the catholic disciples enjoy, & some affirm that this is all they need. Once told what to do, they are so obedient & re m ember it so well, that a repetition is not for a long time required. Yet, during the absence of their priest, they forget to assemble together for divine worship. The whole number of catholics in our region is not far from 300. - While there has been a diminution from removals, death, & apostacy, the additions have not supplied the vacancies. I know of but one convert in Waimea for 1850 & she is as yet only a catechnumen. There has been one catholic school containing 15 pupils. A priest lately visited our part of Hawaii to hunt up the wandering disciples & revive the extinct schools. He came in contact with a graduate of Lahaina luna who was without employment, converted & engaged him as he supposed to teach a catholic school. While boasting in one place of having secured a graduate from Lahainaluna, I in another place chanced to meet said personage - without knowing what had taken place - And where are you bound? inspector. to see you & the school The catholic priest wishes me to teach a catholic school, I think of consenting, in order to avoid paying the sum I have agreed to pay Lahainaluna Seminary, if I do not teach school. " What ! �You a learned graduate from the high School, think of becoming a catholic & of teaching a catholic school? - Why did you not repel with abhorence the proposals of the priest & seek to convert h i m to the true faith? - You had better return - I do not think the teachers of the High School wish to train pupils for catholics or for instruc­ tors of catholic schools - & I fear they will not release you from your obligation to pay the sum you have promised to pay - on the ground of your teaching a catholic school. Return & wait till an opening presents itself in a protestant school. That is the last of his catholicism. The report is that in a month all the catholics on Hawaii are to b e assembled at Kailua to attend the dedication o f the new cath­ edral. Mormonism. On a certain day 2 men presented themselves at my door as latter day saints. thot. Latter day Saints; an angel visit, I might have Now we shall hear something from futurity. entered & very soon told their errand. Come in. They They had been commissioned by the Lord & his prophet Joseph Smith to preach the gospel to all the Islanders, natives, foreigners, missionaries & all, & hoped I would come over at once on their side & aid them in getting all the rest over. To convince me of the divinity of their commission, they could if necessary perform all the miracles that Christ & his disciples ever performed. Yes. I perceive you belong to the latter days, not as saints however, but as false prophets, giving heed to seducing Spirits & doctrines of devils. Not relishing the reception they met with from me - they left very soon after dinner, & tried the foreign­ ers - Succeeding no better there, they left for Hilo - & finding no favor, they returned & visited Kona - Repelled I should judge from thence they returned to Waimea - when one, becoming discouraged, quit �W a i m e a R e p o r t 1 8 5 0 the field & bent his course as I suppose, towards the Salt Lake whence he came. The other holds on. He has got in favor with a certain foreigner who is aiding him in acquiring the language - & accompanys [ ! ] him on his tours amoung [!] the natives to act as interpreter. Whether he has become a mormon himself I very much doubt. The priest has succeeded in getting about a dozen natives to be baptized , not that they have become prosylites baptism. to Mormonism, but to try mormon ] ! [ Some of the natives when asked if they do not wish to become mormons, Manona, reply in the negative & quote in their favor the passage, ye cannot serve God & mammon (mamone in native). Time will Show what success these latter day Saints will meet with on these Islands. The Lord allows the introduction of false religions & false prophets for some good purpose for the trial & purification of the chhs - & to arouse all his servants to the faithful performance of their duties. Signs of Advance. A moung these may be mentioned the improvement of roads, the choosing of representatives by the people & that by ballot, for the national Legislature, the desire on the part of natives to purchase lands & applications for this purpose sent to Government, a bundle of which containing some 75 applicants f r 10 to a 100 acres each I brot with me; an increase of agriculture, the multiplicity of stores & pedlars. The latter are found all over the field, the most isolated parts, such as Waimanu for instance. stance even in In one in- two of these characters entered the same house - or rather one had previously entered the house & deposited his goods there.. The other afterwards entered & tumbled his goods as the first expressed it on top of his to his no small provocation. These pedlars drain- the land pretty well of money, while the people are well supplied �Wa imea R eport 1850 20. with both the necessaries & many of the superfluities of life. Much money is expended very foolishly, & Many devote so much to the adorn­ ment of the body, that they have little or nothing left for the Lord. And when pressed to buy lands in order to increase their ability to provide for themselve s - they have nothing & can get nothing to buy A lands with - it is all bestowed on the body. That two well educated physicians dwell amou n g us & find employment among the natives, & that a wagon maker & co have set up an establishment, that a white family, consisting of husband, wife & 4 children all white, & not missionaries, have come to reside in our district - show that we are advancing in civilization. That Kawaihae has been proclaimed a port of entrance is another proof of progress. Why this proclamation if it is not because the natives have so far advanced i n the spirit of enterprise as to hold out inducements for ships to call for supplies from the product of their labors? Heathenism. But notwithstanding all the signs of advance there are signs that heathenism has not altogether disappeared. Old heathen­ ish songs & dances, the real old Hawaiian meles & hulas have been revived all over the field, & feasts for the dead & sorcery & witch­ craft & what not of former times have almost led us to think that the old defamed Hawaiian Gods had been favored with a resurrection. A native came to me to enquire if he had done right. you been doing? - What have My wife died rather suddenly & I applied to a native sorcerer to inquire whether she died a natural death or a death from Sorcery. He replied ua anaanaia oia ( Then will you anaana ( ). ) the guilty individual? Y es, i n 3 weeks she shall die, but you must give me an ox [for] my services. And you gave the ox did you? both of you deserve to be hung. Yes. Murderers, I think Oh, he had done it very ignorantly, �tho when doing it, he supposed it was right - & wished to repent &c Constables & Magistrates made something of a stir, & this outbreak of heathenism was checked for a season. But the old volcano is not extinct. Wealth of Waimea. cattle Waimea, you are aware abound somewhat in horses, sheep & goats in the animal, & Irish potatoes, onions &c in the vegetable line. As to minirals (! ) metals &c - t ho' no important discoveries have been made, yet gold & silver are to b e found in small quantities-showing at least our proximity to some Elderado. Of this, if you have any doubts I can give you proof positive, both occular & tangible - The Specimens of our silver were too ponderous to bring to this meeting, but I hold in my hand a purse of gold which I brot from my country, containing - 666 dollars - Why accidentally this number, & no less, no greater, I leave for those to determine who are seeking its mystical meaning in the Apocalypse. Statistics for 1850 R e cd to the chh, on examination the past year Whole no. recd on examination - - - - - -- 82 -- -- - 6087 Recd the past year on certificate 32 Whole No. Recd from other chhs. 389 Dismissed the past year - - - -- ---- ---------- -- 93 Whole no. dismissed Deceased the past year - - - 926 -- -- - - -- -- -- - Chh members excluded, deceased the past year Whole no. deceased, mostly in regular standing - - - - - 134 47 1,744 Whole no. excluded chh members deceased 890 Excluded members restored the past year 66 �22. Excluded the past year Remain excluded — 27 s a y ------- - - _ _ _ _ _ _ 800 Whole no. n o w in regular standing - - - - — 2,114 Children baptized the past year Whole no. baptized - - Marriages past year -- -- 39 - _ _ _ ------- - - ------ — -- --- 1,286 - Population in the field - - - - - - - - - - - - - 63 3,850 Proportion who attend public worship - - - - - 22 Schools - - - - - 850 400 250 300 100 30 60 3/5ths pupils Readers Writers in Arithmetic in Geography in Moral philosophy in singing ---- Respectfully Submitted Waimea Hawaii May 5, 1851 L. Lyons \ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Hawaii Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Hawaii - Waimea - 1846-1851 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1846, 1848, 1849, 1851 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/c5a7f3e3f0c7baf02c6ad4da370dc4db.pdf d7eddb4c29bed5d3e1ebd87e7a5da897 PDF Text Text WAIMEA STATION REPORTS (HAWAII) CONTENTS L y o n s , L . __________________ _____1852 Lyons , L.— abstract for 1852-53 -— 1852-53 Unsigned (Lyons) report of year 1853--- 1854 �Report of Waimea Station Hawaii For 1852 It is with no ordinary feelings that I again address myself to the task of preparing a report for my Station, since it is to be the last document of the kind under the endeared system beneath whose shadow we have for so many years successfully prosecuted our various missionary labors. length arrived. The expected & dreaded crises ( !) has then at Yes, it had arrived before or would have arrived, had matters been rightly understood, or had we proceeded as it was doubtless intended we should proceed. By our, perhaps, excusable unwillingness to believe that the old dispensation was abolished, & a new one established, or designed to be established, after our last general meeting, & it must be confessed it was a difficult matter to believe, tho' some did belive, I tried in vain to make others be­ lieve, by this unwillingness I say to believe, we have caused the establishment of the new order of things to be delayed for a year. There is now before us but two courses to persue ( !) We must either ae (say aye ?) to the late Resolutions of our Pru- Committee (Pru­ dential Committee) & regard ourselves as Home Missionaries, or on the Home Missy plan; or declare our connexion with the A.B.C.F.M. dissolved & act hereafter as an independent body. we adopt. Of the 2 courses wh shall The question demands much consideration, tho' doubtless some will decide or have already decided without giving the subject that thorough examination wh its importance requires. The charr (character ?) of my present report may serve to throw some light on the question as far as it regards my own case. I shall begin by describing a scene that commenced in Nov. 51 - �Waimea Report 185 2 & continued till July 52. 2. The intervening period, I shall denominate, the reign of the Spirits; not of the mysterious rapping Spirits so famous in Am. tho' some mystery accompanied the reign. Things may be related, conversations given, that did not actually occur - yet such would have been the conversations, had the thots of the heart, been spoken out. Actions sometimes speak louder than words. But the greater part of the story will show what actually took place. On a certain day in Nov. the atmosphere of Waimea was observed to be smoky, a thing not unusual in the vicinity of volcanoes. But the appearance of the smoke on the morn of this day, was of such a charr (character) as to excite suspicion. What, enquired a neighbor, can that smoke be, that is rising so strangely over yonder distant solitude? What indeed. But it is reported that that was once haunted ground, that evil spirits once dwelt there, indeed were manufactured there; but, being driven away by a new lord of the land, they wan­ dered about elsewhere, seeking a rest, & finding none, have returned. Wait a little, we’ll see; but sure, the smoke smells spirity. Not long afterwards, some one resembling a traitor sallied out at the midnight hour in the direction of the reported haunted spot: approaching a hut wh. from a certain blue flame that issued out of its door, he concluded might be a den of the Spirits - hallo, there, is this one of the haunted houses? What do you wish? I am on urgent business for my master - any Spirits for love or money? Why your master has decreed the destruction of spirits & of all who deal in them - Yes - but he’ll exempt you & your spirits from the decree & I promise not a hair of your head shall be injured. But hasten - for I seem to hear the footsteps of persuers ( !) — So saying, he threw down a few dollars, & a couple calabashes full of the Spirits, �Waimea Report 1852 3. were passed to him, wh taking he said - now see you make no more of these creatures, & look out also that you do not get stung by them; & off he went. There said one - we knew that man of old - Locust his name at birth - & tho' he has at difft times tried to imitate some other animal, & is even now called by another name, yet Locust he still is. At no great interval, other solitudes were seen sending up their columns of smoke, leading to the suspicion that there too were haunted spots to wh. the former occupants had returned & were doubtless engaged in their old work of manufacturing Spirits. Soon after it was reported that the people in these regions were becoming possessed - that they were seen night & day, reeling, staggering, stumbling, singing, screaming, dancing, & what not, as in old times. The magistrate was sought, but he was found in a convulsive fit produced, it was said, by one of the more fiery spirits. however, he inquired, what’s wanted? Recovering Why one third of Waimea is given up to the reign of evil spirits & you are requested to send out the constables to expel them. The command was forthwith given, & away went the constables in persuit (!) of the Spirits - They found plenty of them it was afterwards ascertained, but instead of apprehend­ ing or expelling them, they themselves became possessed & only served to increase their number. The Spirits & their manufacturers were very secret & slippery in their movements & operations. Names & places would be reported - the missionary would go out in search of the enemy - but he would elude his observation - Any of the Spirits in this house? no - this is the only house left that they have not haunted - & passing on to the next house, the same reply would be repeated. But still there �Waimea Report 1852. 4. were signs that they had been there, & were probably not far off if not even concealed within a foot from the observer’s eye. Meanwhile the conquest of the spirits were ( !) increasing another third of Waimea had fallen into their hands - according to report. Where is this secret undermining foe? place must be found out. went out to re-explore. whither bound? hear it. his secret lurking The missionary again took his hat & cane & An acquaintance of these spirits met him - in search of certain spirits - Well, I am glad to They are kicking up such a row in my neighborhood - that it has become intolerable - no rest night nor day - Now I can tell you where you can find them by barrels full - Whether to believe him or not the missy was in doubt - as he was a friend of the enemy. thanked him however for the information & pressed on. place all was quiet - not a soul at home. He At the first But the old mat by the wall as described by my informant was there, & I thot I could descern the emission of a spiritous flame - a kind of horror seized me Calling to some passers by, hallo there, come & see whats here - they came - removed the old mat & other rubbish - something like electric sparks every now & then startling them - a cover appeared - that removed - & a barrel sunk deep in the earth appeared. Now we’ve got you - you pit of vipers that have so long eluded our search. Sure, witnesses that they are spirits - yes - see - holding up some of them to view - you'll be witnesses, will you before court? certainly. The Spirits being taken by surprise, were at first silent - but re­ covering somewhat & exercising a little of their prescience, replied not so sure - we shall desert this pit ere night, & when sought for can’t be found, & when you arraign us before court, the magistrate, �Waimea Report 5. already our friend, will so conduct the trial that he will make it appear that at the time we were discovered, we were already dead, having been left to drown in a barrel of rain water - and hence not subject to law. Passing on to another suspected house - this house I hear is haunted with spirits - that is a great mistake; no mistake: I'll find them - search the house thro' under the bed & in every corner no - they are outside - & outside I went - in quest of the foe. Dis­ cerning something that seemed a sign - I removed a stone or two dug down a little - a fearful rumbling noise seem(ed) to come from below - a semblance of a door or cover appeared - It was removed & lo, there stared into my face a cask full of firey serpents, hissing, & blowing smoke & spitting fire into my eyes for finding out & dis­ turbing their secret lurking place You have found us out at last, oh our enemy, but do your best we shall be driven out of this place, but not out of the land - the time for an entire expulsion has not yet come - as to your law - it is of no force in our day - your magistrate is one of our patrons & the constables - some are afraid of us - & some taken on occasion inspiration from us - indeed several of them are now in our employ. Ah - it is you & your gang that bannished us from this our territory but we've got back again & have got 2/3rd of Waimea already on our side & the other l/3d will soon come over. And as to your Kingdom we'll fill it with darkness & desolation - We have long meditated signal vengeance for being driven from our rightful possessions. Soon after these discoveries, a report was flying about that the missionary had recd orders from headquarters to aid the reign of the �Waimea Report 1 8 5 2 6. Spirits & that he was urging the people on to favor their cause that his Magisty, & forces were coming up to confirm them in the possession of their territory & place themselves under their dominion Natives & foreigners called in inquire about it. Nonsense - a strata­ gem of the Spirits - and it succeeded - onward they marched, fires multiplied - Solitudes long quiet became animated with the festivals the songs & the dances of the Spirits. The other third of Waimea submitted to their rule, And now all Waimea was seen looking & won­ dering after the tyrants, their former rulers, supposed to have been dead, but lo ! they live again - Welcome long exiled princes - we have long abhorred the New administration - the laws against our ancient system that allowed the indulgences of our passions - the religion that cuts us off from all our sensual enjoyments & requires us to give our money for the support of our minister & to aid in sending mis­ sionaries to lands that we know nothing about. for your return & our wishes are gratified. We have been waiting Welcome - thrice welcome But the temple of God at Waimea had not been invaded; this was a great vexation to the spirits - The news extended East & West that Waimea had fallen into the hands of the returned tyrants - & that they were on their way to other parts of the missionary's field determined to recover if possible, all of their former territory What shall be done? some said, resist their attempts - but multitudes said no - yield - what better - fine times - old times - joyful times for the return of which we have been longing. In the mean time the Spirits had made their appearance in the adjacent provinces - & found many ready to cooperate in their designs to take possession of the Country. Fires for producing spirits were kindled - Volumes of Smoke were rolling upward - thickening & darkening Sun moon & stars, �Waimea Report 1852 7. & threatening to involve us in an Egyptian night - Some of the Spirits, being bold & impudent dared to enter the very temples of God, & on God’s own day too - wh they could not do in Waimea - wh much enraged them & made them the more desperate in the remoter districts. They not only entered the Sanctuary - but they even had the audacity of an Antiochus Epiphenes to set up the image of not a Jupiter Olympus but of Bacchus his son - & its polluting altar, on which might have been offerred dogs & swine - for from appearances there were plenty of such animals or their likeness, present, dogs returning to their own vomit & swine that were washed, wallowing in the mire. But such sacrilege, such contempt of divine things was going a little too far - the Spirits had gone on swelling more & more with rage attempting to equal their former size, till this last act at swelling caused a rupture of one of their blood vessels - They became frightened. Their power was diminishing. As there had been a change in the magistracy - this was united with the remaining force of the chh. & both roused from their slumbers, entered upon efficient measures to seize & imprison the Spirits. The work of seizure & condemnation went on till the dynasty of the spirits was overthrown & the old dynasty restored, & with it order & tranquility. Before the demolition of the spirits was accomplished, the smoke of the haunted regions had rolled up & onward, till it was discovered at the metropolis. Some anxiety was excited. new eruption - a most threatening aspect that? all on fire, & awful havoc following. learn particulars. What can it be? a the country must be Let us despatch a vessel to While thus gazing & consulting what to do a vessel anchored in the harbor, from Hawaii. What news from Hawaii? What �Waimea Report 1852 new volcanic eruption? Oh, it is not a volcanic eruption - but a reopening of the old spirit tombs, a resurrection or a return of the expelled tyrants - that once reigned there. smoke you see - by manufacturing spirits coming possessed. These are making all the The people are all be­ Magistrates, constables, teachers pupils - the whole land is teeming with Spirits & singing with their wild & frantic chants. The report was exaggerated - but it aroused the authorities & they commissioned agents to come up & make war on the Spirits. They came, but the war had been waged, & the victory won ere they arrived. But what a scene the battle field presented. The enemy tho’ finally vanquished, had produced great havoc. The field was strewed with the dead & the wounded. The dead were left unburied in the hope that they might be brot to life again. But all efforts at resusi- tation have proved unavailing & they might as well be buried as other­ wise. There seems to be no hope for them. The wounded were taken up & their wounds carefully dressed, & all the medical skill employed to heal them that could be procured. Of many, it is hoped they have entirely recovered - tho’ there is fear of a relapse - of a reappearance of the wounds; of this there have been some signs. But to drop all drapery - & speak without a figure - the chh was overthrown & dissolved in consequence of the war of the Spirits. Many have entirely deserted the Lord, abandoned their profession, returned to the world, & hence have been overcome by the King of the Spirits; & there they lie to this day, dead in tresspasses ( !) & sins, yea twice dead & plucked up by the roots. Some who yielded to the power of temptation & fell into the hands of the Spirits & were wounded, some well nigh killed, have been brot to repentance �Waimea Report 1852 9. & reclaimed, it is hoped; tho' should another war be declared by the Spirits they may again go over to the side of the enemy. I must confess I feel no great confidence in their sincerity or fidelity. But it may be asked, were there no faithful ones during the war? none that stood by the side of the missionary to stay up his hands? No, not one in Waimea. - Not that they all went over to the enemy's ranks - but they all stood aloof & looked on - either secretly appro­ ving, or afraid to attack the enemy themselves, or aid others in attacking him or even in showing where his secret lurking place might be - Fine materials these for forming an independent - self support­ ing Society - quite encouraging to the Home Missionary who is to depend on the promise of such a chh. for a part or a whole of his support & for cooperation in building up & carrying on literary & religious institutions. But then, such is human nature. Put not your trust in man - no knowing when he may forsake or turn against you - Christ's disciple once - all forsook him & fled - Some of Paul’s chhs turned against him. It is not safe, even for a man to trust in himself. I said in Waimea was dissolved. The chh. There it lay for some weeks in ruins. A sad & soul rending spectacle - After awhile the ruins were examined dug up - turned over & prayed over in order to ascertain whether there were any materials fit for a new structure. thot that some might answer July. It is was ( !) A new chh was formed on the 16th of That now numbers 87 - leaving some 80 former members among the ruins & in an almost, if not altogether hopeless state. The chhs in the out districts with 2 exceptions were not much affected by the war of the Spirits - None were slain; & the wounded have recovered. But doubtless multitudes would have fallen & perhaps �Waimea Report 1 8 5 2 10. perished had the war been protracted. Present state of the chhs Temporal state. . 1 Of this I can state nothing new - nothing with wh you are not familiar. There are members who by dint of application by hard labor, may be said to be in comfortable circumstances. They have houses, lands, gardens, herds, flocks, clothing, eatables enough to render them comfortable they once were. They are much better off than They might be much better off than they now are. They might have more comforts, more of civilization about their houses about their living. They might sleep on something else besides a matted floor, or a hard hikiee - they might eat on something else besides a bit of a mat spread under their feet - They might eat something else besides poi & with something else instead of their fingers & out of something else besides the old family umeke (poi calabash) - they might drink out of something else besides the old family calabash - their houses might look far santer - neater, & plea­ their field & gardens might look far more like living & prospering. But Hawaiians they are - & Hawaiians they will remain. Some there are - who know what poverty is, what destitution is, but perhaps there are none who are reduced to the last stage of pov­ erty. Extremes of wealth & poverty are perhaps alike unknown. The intellectual state of the chhs - Chh members there are who . 2 are more intellectual - or more intelligent than others - but where there are few or no means for increasing intelligence or for promoting the intellectual state - there cant be much intelligence - nor much intellectual progress - and this being the case, the chhs. must be deplorably ignorant, yes sunk to a depth of ignorance that is un­ fathomable, Who can fathom the ignorance of a mind steeped in �Waimea Report 1852. 11. heathenism till almost if not quite all the qualities of mind or the mental substance itself is changed into a something that is neither mind nor body- We think, we hope we have reason to believe that some minds have been enlightened by the truth accompanied with the Spirit We may after all find that we have been greatly mistaken - that much that we call knowledge & piety, is mere imitation - a mere shadow a phantom a nonentity. As means for gaining knowledge - especially religious knowledge - chh members have the preaching of the gospel either by the missionary or elders, deacons, & teachers. Some have the bible or parts of the bible - many are entirely destitute Some are. pretty good readers - many are very bad readers & in reading they make such palapable (palpable ? ) blunders - adding to & sub­ tracting from the sacred oracles, that If they escape the curses denounced in Scripture against such characters it will (be) in con­ sequence of unintentional mistakes - Many know not how to read, & of many who knew how - their sight has failed or is failing & spec­ tacles they cannot get & hence there is no reading amoung ( !) them. The good readers, read more or less & get some benefit from their reading, but oh their ignorance. How can it be otherwise? Nothing to read but the bible - no helps to understand it, no sermons - no tracts, no nothing - yes, some have a hymnbook - an Elele a bit of a catechism - Pilgrim's Progress - but that is no go amoung our people - too pohihihi (obscure; puzzling) — Perhaps the people - the chhs, have as much reading matter as they can bear - as they are capable of digesting. It is a long work to enlighten a heathen mind to get it in the habit of reading & re­ flecting. But here I am rebuked perhaps for calling this people heathen - Their ancestors were heathen. The children & children's �Waimea Report 1852 children cannot he heathen. 20 years old - 12 Why not? See those young parents - not They are taking their new born child to some old or young Kahuna to look at its manawa (soft spot in baby's head) - to tell whether it is to live or die - to perform some heathenish cere­ mony over it - When It grows up It is instructed in the belief & practice of its forefathers; & when it becomes a parent it is pro­ posed to instruct its offspring in the same practices. The scenes of ignorance & heathenish superstition witnessed in my field the past year or so & countenanced by some of the very best members of the chh are enough to make one altogether sick & give up in hopeless despair of ever seeing or hearing in this world or the world to come - that this people have outgrown their heathenism See that long procession composed of invalids, of the sick & diseased of all discriptions - & chh members too, where are they going? To a certain bathing place - some mysterious ablutions are to be per­ formed by a Kahuna lapaau (healing Kahuna) - some exorcism practiced secret communication is to be held with the god of the Kahuna;- the diseases are to be called upon by name to depart - & the diseased to return whole. See another procession stringing along from the remo­ test parts of my field to Waimea composed of old & young Kahunas male & female - Some of whom are for the first time displaying their colors - What has aroused them? A certain herald pretending to be properly commissioned - He has been around from house to house summoning all the Kahunas to appear with an offering before a certain personage who is to grant them certain privileges & confirm them in their office - This offering was made - not as a makana aloha ( a freely given gift of love) but as a mohai Kahiko (an offering �13 Waimea Report 1852 according to the old custom). - The personage to whom the offering was made was benefited - but the offerers were deceived - They ob­ tained none of the favors they were expecting to receive. This was an old heathenish custom - Chh members even engaged in observing it. True, when called to an account, they confessed their sin - & professd repentance. But doubtless the heathenism is there still, ready to break out, when another opportunity offers. The land is still full of ignorance - willful ignorance - the old superstition - I might multiply examples, but doubtless, many of my brethren can far outstrip me in this business. But I may be offered or might offer as a quietus, the Swedenborgism (Sweden-borgianism: religious doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg), Burkism (perhaps refers to the crime of murder with few marks of violence, in order to obtain the body to sell for dis­ section; see burke in dictionary), Mesmerism, Spiritual rappism &c of America - & the deplorable ignorance that exists there, even in the midst of noon day light. 5. What the chhs have done - They have not been altogether inactive, or active only in the case of unrighteousness. some acts of benevolence meeting houses - They have performed They have done something in the line of One framed house of worship has been erected - & partially completed, 2 or or (!) 3 more buildings of the same stamp are on the way - A doorless meeting house has been furnished with panneled ( !) doors - It must be confessed that but little has been done for the improvement of our religious edefices ( !). As a general thing, they are not in as good a state as they were a few years since. Except the building at Waimea, they hardly deserve the name of meeting houses, especially since the worshippers are called a �Waimea Report 1 8 5 2 civilized & christian Community almost or quite qualified & disposed to take care of themselves, & sustain their various institutions But then there is once in awhile a waking up of public spirit that sometimes keeps awake till a work is begun & partially accomplish­ ed, but it generally dies out before there is an entire completion. Indeed I never knew a public work voluntarily commenced & finished by any of our chhs. Nothing has been done for the poor - for widows & orphans for the aged & infirm - nothing I mean of a public character. The chhs have done something for their pastor - as much perhaps, as should be expected, but not so much as their supposed advanced state most certainly requires. This state most evidently requires that the chhs take an interest in the temporal welfare of their minister - that the chh members, especially the deacons & elders, make friendly calls, to inquire, how do you do, Is the family all well, how are you getting along as to eatables & drinkables, & fuel &c - is. there any thing we can do for you? any repairs to be made on your houses, yard &c - You must let us know when you are pilikia (in trouble) - We are always ready to help you - Calls, to be sure, are made, but they are generally for the purpose of soliciting aid, rather than, for offering aid. This is not strange - the missionary is their father, & they naturally think that the father should help the children, rather than the children the father But I said the chhs have done something for their pastor. 50 Kalo & as many potatoes - one or 2 Some bunches of bananas, a few or­ anges - a few pieces of beef &c have been given - a load of pili (a kind of grass used for thatching houses) has been carted gratuitously & some 326 dollars in money mostly have been contributed toward his �Waimea Report 1852 support in 1853 - 15. This has been given mostly at communion seasons - tho' the contributions on these occasions were not all for this pur­ pose - The people on the whole have done well in their attempts to support their pastor - they might have done better ity enough to furnish him with a comfortable support. They have abil­ But there is a lack in disposition & in understanding the matter - & the way of doing it, & why they should do it. It is doubtless their duty to support their missionary - & it may be lawful for the missionary to require them to support him - yet it may not be expedient - All things , says Paul, are lawful for me - but all things are not expedient. Paul, rather than call on a chh. where he was laboring to aid him, preferred to receive his support from another chh - tho' he regarded it as perfectly right - & the duty of the former to maintain him. The time had not come - the chh was hot sufficient(ly) intelligent it would attribute selfish motives to the Apostle should he require them to support him But what's the use in arguing this point - The decree has gone forth - The Hawaiian chhs must support their pastors - or at least say how much they will do towards their support. Right or wrong - expedient or inexpedient - prepared or not prepared this subject must be pressed upon the chhs - I predict there will be work for repentance for a repentance however that will come too late. But there are many false prophets in our days & I may be amoung the number Besides aiding in the support of their pastor the chhs have done something for carrying the gospel to other lands - Two missionary Societies have been formed - One is called the Juvenile Missionary Society of Waimea Hawaii - the other The Missionary Society of Waimea Hawaii - The one is designed for children & youth - under 18 years - �Waimea Report 1852 16. The other for Adults Any child or youth by paying 1/ 8 can become a Life member of the Juvenile Society - Any one by paying 50 cts. can become an Annual member - & by paying 3 dolls at one time a Life member of the MissionThe Juvenile Society has its President, Scribe & Treasurer. The Miss'ry Society ary Society^ its President, 4 Vice Presidents, Secretary - Treasurer Executive Committee - & printed Certificates for Life members The Juvenile Society meets monthly - for work - the boys get wood &c - the girls sew, &c. The avails of this Society for 1852 - 3 bed quilts, 2 shirts, 1 steer - worth 15 dollars or more - 23 dolls cash - 1 bed quilt & 2 shirts have been sent to the Micronesian Mission leaving the remainder in the Treasury much can be expected from this Society. Something, but not Hawaiian Children don’t seem to have Sobriety, understanding & principle enough to carry on such a work for any length of time. I meet the children once a month for prayer & the reading of Foreign Missy intelligence &c - but the thotless creatures - sometimes almost compel me to say to them "hele pela" (be gone; get out) Your Missionary Society is all a sham mere mockery. But patience intercedes, saying, not quite so fast, hold on - Something good may yet come out of it. The working part seems to go better than the meeting part. The Missionary Society is yet in its infancy is not yet perfectly understood - Its character It requires a long time to make any thing intelligible to the natives, especially where they don’t care much about understanding it. We design to accomplish something thro' this Society, something that will tell on the Micronesian or some other Mission. is what is needed. A steady, persevering, unflinching, course A resolution to break down all opposing obstacles & rush on thro thick & thin, thro' light & darkness - thro' fire & �Waimea Report 1852 17. water - thro' time up to eternity - that's the way to accomplish any great & worthy object There is now some 140 dolls in the Treasury of this Society to be given mostly to the Micronesian Mission Men can give - it is an easy matter to give where you have any thing to give - but to be holy as God is holy - is a very different & a very difficult thing. The large contributions of our chhs have been greatly cried up - they must show it is said an advanced state of Christianity - a spirit of enterprise - a deep interest in bevenolent institution - a high tone of piety. But that is no correct criterion for determining the enterprising or religious spirit. Think of the millions given by the followers of false religion for the support of priests, for the creation of temples, &c &c Does that prove them to be enterprising & religious? - It Is the state of the heart, the character of the motives, that Is to determine the character of an action - the amount of true genuine benevolence which is piety itself - In. some of the chhs there has been quite a waking up - amoung adults & children, men & w o men - meetings have been multiplied - chh members have been out amoung their neighbors - visit­ ing from house to house - & calling on the careless & secure to awake out of their slumbers & flee from coming wrath - The Spirit seems to have accompanied & blessed their unwearied efforts - Many wanderers & apostates have been professedly reclaimed - Many of the impenitent & unconverted - have been hope(ful)ly converted - about 100 of whom + 52 have been received into the chh - These revivals have nearly ex­ tinguished Romanism - & made the Catholic Priest very unwilling some­ how to visit his proselytes in my field - Mormonism is dead. There have been some 40 or 50 deaths in the chh Some of whom �18 Waimea Report 1852 I have reason to believe have gone to enjoy the blessedness of those who die in the Lord - One was truly a mother in Israel - However I would judge nothing before the time - The day of Judgement will reveal the truth, & remove all mistakes. I must say something of our efforts to awaken thot, inquiry, to increase knowledge - intelligence & thus to improve the literary character of our community For this object 2 Literary Societies have been formed - one for children & youth & the other for adults - The 2 Societies meet once a month - one in the forenoon & the other in the afternoon of the same day - The exercises at the meetings are the reading of compositions, essays, declamation, debating - &c - Each Society has a periodical written by its members, & read at the monthly meeting - One is called "The Rose" - the other "The Morning Star” . Each has an Editor - & a Critic - I might here mention - that our own children have also a weekly periodical, written by themselves - & called "The Cascade" - There is a wide contrast between this, & those of the Societie’s - ( !) - a matter of course - where is the Library that the Societies can consult? At our annual meetings for Temperance festivals - examinations &c there are literary performances - speeches - essays, debates &c On one of these occasions I requested one of the speakers to give an address on the destiny of the Hawaiian Race - calling the word des­ tiny in native - Kekini with a previous explanation - The speaker, at the appointed time, arose, & in a very dignified manner, announced his subject - The Kekini of the Hawaiian Race - Now, says the orator you must not make a mistake & think I mean Gin by Kekine, no, it is not the Gin, but the King of the Hawaiian race I mean - &c - �Waimea Report 1852. 19. Schools - I have said so much about schools in former reports - that I might he silent in this report on this subject, as nothing new can be said. But, as this is the last report under the old dispensation - I conclude to give them a passing farewell notice. Mrs. L 's Eng School - This includes our own children & 3 half casts Studies - Reading, spelling, arithmetic - mental & written, writing, composition, grammar - Latin - Geometry - Astronomy, Anatomy & Phys­ iology - History, Geography Native schools - Of these the station school wh is taught, in my own school house, by a graduate of Lahainaluna - has done well. The teacher has kept first rate order & the pupils have made good prog­ ress - The more advanced scholars have attended to Algebra - composi­ tion, drawing of maps - & are deserving of commendation - Of this school & one other, there was quite a splendid exhibition about new years time - & awards given to the pupils according to their profi­ ciency - Money had been given on a similar occasion the year pre­ vious for purchasing these awards - But I fear this school has seen its best days Of the other native schools - there are few if any that deserve the name of school in our days, ie in the days of civilized & chris­ tianized Hawaii, ready to go alone, to support its own schools & ministry - It would answer in times gone by - to call them schools. There is something called a school house, just exactly such a structure as was called a school house or 3 20 years ago - except in 2 cases - the posts are put into sills, instead of being put into holes dug in the ground - & boards blacker than mats in one case are used for a floor, instead of straw or mats. But here we are, in other respects, as we were then, posts, kukunas (end posts or side posts of a door) - oas (rafters) covered with aho (small sticks used �Waimea Report 1852 20. in thatching) & hay or lauhala, no lining, no celling, no plastering, no floor, but that of grass - with here & there a ragged mat - a good mat being an exception - In some houses are rough seats, desks, & tables - some quite decent ones - There were many more once - but they have broken down, & fallen to peices ( !) - & there is not lumber enough to be had - or money enough to buy it, or disposition enough to saw it - or energy or public spirit enough to get it - or skill enough to work it, to replace or repair the ruins. A door is some­ times seen - ie. a pani (that which closes an entrance) - That is an improvement - no doors 21 years ago - As to windows - not a glass window has found its way into any school building, except that at the station. There are port like holes in the sides of the houses for admiting ( !) light & air - &in some cases the thatch is so much torn off ~ or blown off - that there is no lack of means for light & ventilation. As for school house enclosures - there are some made of stones - some of sticks - some are in a good state & others in such a dilapidated state as to furnish no protection to the house - cattle, hogs &c enter in & make what havoc they please. On the whole there is nothing inviting about the school premises - On the contrary, they might by some be regarded as caricatures - or scarecrows - set up to frighten away any one in quest of knowledge The old horn or shell - that 21 years ago sent its shrill notes thro' the school district to summon the pupils to the school house, may still be heard, for the same purpose, except it has been lost or another one substituted - In some cases - a flag on a high pole takes its place. h o u r s - No bell except at Waimea tells the s(c)hool �Waimea Report 1 8 5 2 21. School Books. In all the schools may be seen portions of the Bible - some printed a long time ago, & pretty well tattered - some without beginning, & without end with a bran new Testament. A pupil may occasionally be seen The number who are supplied with the whole bible is very small - Many scholars have no portion of the bible. There is a pretty good supply of arithmetics, old Colburn's - the long continued use of wh. ought to entitle it to a certain degree of Sacredness, & to the belief that there is nothing like it in all the arithmetical world. Atlasses. There are none except in one or 2 schools. not studied, a great deficiency - Geography is It was once studied, & with a go deal of interest by some - tho’ they never could be made to understand what latitude (!); & lonitu ( !) mean - When the gov't atlasses arrive, I expect this neglected study will be revived. Moral Philosophy was introduced into some of the schools - & an effort made to teach it - but it was found to be too deep & serious (a) subject for such thotless creatures as constitute our schools. There are but few in the schools of a suitable age to grapple with such a great study. In a school where it was studied, in the exami nation of the pupils one of the questions was - is there any law regarding holoholonas? certainly - what is it - why that they shall be hoopaied if they go on another man's land, (holoholona: 4-footed beast; ho'opai: encourage; ho'opa'i: punish) As girls are marriage­ able at 14, many at that age leave the school - at the very age when there is beginning to be a little waking up of the philosophying powers - As boys are taxable at 15 - as soon as the tax is imposed - they think - that means - they must leave the school - & consequently leave - Hence the children taught in our schools - are mostly small, �Waimea Report 1 8 5 2 22. & leave before they have acquired much knowledge. And hence there will not be much proficiency made either in Arithmetic, Geography or Moral Philosophy, till there is some change in the law about marriage & taxation Writing - Writing is taught but mostly on slates - & slates are becoming scarce. The slates of the fathers & grandfathers purchased with Kapa in old times - are disappearing - & their places are sel­ dom supplied. There are none to be had - or no money or disposi­ tion to get them - In some schools there is no writing for want of pencils - & no pencils because the pupils think it a long ways to come to Waimea after them - Writing on paper is practiced in only one school More or less scripture is committed in all the schools - In some schools singing is taught - but as a general thing, the chil­ dren do not seem to be sober enough, or have not been sufficiently tamed to attend to this branch; & singing, instead of taming, its natural tendency elsewhere, seems to make our children wilder. This however depends very much on the character of the teacher. Teachers. While here & there a teacher may be found, who is improving in skill & efficiency in teaching - others & that too the majority - are becoming less skillful & less efficient than formerly - The business of teaching is becoming an old story - they have had enough of it - & wish to get out of it - & instead of getting out honorably or honorably resigning, some will Hawaiian like, conduct in such a way - as to displease parents & pupils - They will have a very short school - will have their school at an unreasonable hour about day light & out soon after sunrise, will go to sleep in school time & be angry if disturbed - will conduct indecently before their scholars - & for what? - in order to be dishonorably dismissed. �Waimea Report 1852 23. Well - dismiss teachers of this character - most certainly But who will fill their places? candidates are rare - Some of the schools are without teachers - & some teachers without schools their scholars have dwindled away till the number is less than 15 the required number. Notwithstanding, the schools - have accomplished something more doubtless than would have been accomplished had there been no schools. It is not strange that they are not different - or more efficient, or more like Am schools - It is strange, all things considered that they have accomplished so much. The strangest thing of all is that they should be regarded as far more advanced than they really are. Our schools still partake of heathenism - There must be a wonderful leap or stretch or ascent - before they can be ranked with the schools of a thorough going, intelligent Christian commun­ ity - & we had better not make too great haste, in getting them over, or up or along - lest they stumble & fall & break their necks & perish. What I mean by getting them along too fast, is regarding them so far advanced as to be able to be left alone - left to take care of themselves, left with the school houses & the books they now have, without thinking it necessary to improve the one - or multiply the other - What is done for the schools, must be done thro’ the patient & persevering energy of the pr esent missionaries. When we are dead, I prophesy the death of the schools - Others may take our places - but I prophesy that we are getting into such a fix, that when we are gone - our places will not be filled. Chhs. & schools will go down; & the Islands, like the regions of the 7 Asiatic Chhs, will become in time desolate - full of heathenism & �Waimea Report 185 2 24. a corrupt & false religion - requiring the undertaking of a new mission - to reconvert & save them. The old system, that is now vanishing - will need to b e revived - & missionaries sent out under the old colors - that are now to he pulled down & concealed till that time. When we are gone - who will come out as home missionaries to fill our places? Some may come out in consequence of ignorance. When they get here & find out how things are - they will soon be off to some place where the name Home Missionary will be more appro­ priate. It will be found to be far different to come out here as a Home Missionary, amoung a strange people, speaking a strange language, from what it is to go out as a Home Missionary to a people of your own nation, of your own language, who know what they are about, have thots, conscience, principle, benevolence - energy public spirit, & in a few years will stand up a flourishing town, village or city, with chhs - public schools, colleges, Seminaries, rail road, telegraphs & all the signs of accompaniments of civiliza­ tion & Christianity, & first to say they no longer need help but have resolved of their own accord to support their own institutions, & help others. Is it so, or likely to be so, with this people? Were they the first to propose to support the public schools & Lahainaluna Seminary? W ere they the first to say that they w ished to relieve the Board of the burden of supporting their Missionaries at these Islands? Have they ever said to the Board, you have been very kind in helping us so long - we thank you 1 0,0 0 0 times - & we think - that we have now become so much of men - or Kanaka makua like (Kanaka: man; makua; grown-up; like: alike; resembling) that we think we can take care of ourselves - at any rate we'll try - & if we cannot �Waimea Report 1852. 25. succeed in whole - we will call on you to make up the balance But let the new system be tried - it may work well, notwithstanding all my fearful apprehensions. - If the blessing of the Lord follow it, it will prosper - otherwise it will fail And now farewell - ye long familiar names - Sandwich Island Mission, Foreign missionary - Depository, General Meeting - around wh cluster a thousand pleasing thots, & association & the remembrance of wh may I always cherish, yes sooner than forget you, may my tongue cleave to the rough (roof) of my mouth - may my right hand become palsied - & my heart adamant. While we reluctantly consent to slay - encoffin & entomb you - I would conjure you by the love we still bear & always shall bear towards you, that if your aggrieved manes (spirits) hereafter follow us in our solitary walks & tours & labors & social meetings & mid night slumberings - it may not be to upbraid us, & fill us with remorse, but to cheer & console & stimulate us on our way, till our work on earth is done & we go to receive a joyful welcome to that place where the wicked & all others cease from troubling, & the weary are at rest. L. Lyons - Once more, farewell - �Waimea Report 1 8 5 2 26. Statistics of 1852 for Hamakua & S. Kohala Whole no recd to the chh on ex & certif 6,727 " " only on certif only - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,268 459 99 43 1,136 58 Recd on exam 5 2 on certif " Whole no. dismissed Dis'md in 52 - - - - - - - Deceased in 52 Whole no deceased Apostates deceased in 52 - - - - - - Whole no apostates deceased Excluded 52 Restored - - - - - - - - - - - Remain excluded Whole no. in reg. standing - - - - - — -Children baptized in 52 Whole no. chil baptized Marriages - - - - - - - - - - Births Deaths 749 2,096 58 1,387 90 couple 78 118 Whole no. who attend public worship more or less thro' out the field 2000 54 1,835 23 934 100 79 paha (perhaps) 20 Schools, all protestant - no cath. school 600 pupils - 295 readers, 200 writers, 200 in arith. 2 in Algebra 1 0 0 in geography. The following are the number of. school books, slates &c 150 slates, 26 Bibles, 80 1st & 2d vols of the Bible, 135 New Tes 125 Mental Arithmetics, 54 written do, 60 childrens do, 20 Kumulua, 80 Kumu mua, 30 grographies 10 Moral Philosophies, 10 Atlasses, 2 large maps of the world 140 commit scripture - 40 singers schools discontinued for want of pupils & teachers sch ool houses in a ruinous state " " furnished with seats & desks &c 13 " " partially furnished 4 " " wholly unfurnished 7 2 (On Back): Report by Mr. Lyons read May 31, 1853 by Mr. Coan & Mr. Whittlesey �Abstract of L Lyons Report for 1852-3 Satan let loose. For many years the old red dragon seemed to be confined in chains, or at least restrained from disturbing the gen­ eral sobriety of the people, & the tranquility & consistent behavior of the church. But during the year /52 from Jany to July, the old Tempter broke off his chains & taking wings, made a most terrific descent on Waimea. At his awful bidding the flood gates of intemperance were thrown open - fires were kindled, dark & angry volumns ( !) of smoke were seen ascending & spreading & covering the whole dis­ trict, proclaiming too plainly that the old work of manufacturing intoxicating spirits was revived & in frightful progress. Satan triumphed - Waimea was flooded with drunkenness - accompanied with old heathenish songs & dances. The house of God was deserted. The church yielded to the temptations of the enemy & fell into ruins. Not satisfied with the havoc he had made in Waimea - the old serpent was preparing to make war on other parts of the field, & had actu­ ally commenced hostilities, when his agents were arrested by the strong arm of the magistracy & the work of destruction ceased, & order, sobriety & tranquility were restored. Progress. That there has been progress in various respects is per­ ceptible. Schools have been In operation & knowledge has increased. The study of Algebra, has for the first time been introduced into the common Schools. Some very fine maps have been drawn by the pupils. Two Literary Societies are in existence - one for adults - & one for children. monthly. Each Society has a written periodical - that is read �Abstract of Waimea Report 52-3 2. Many of the natives have purchased small farms, some parts of which they are cultivating - & other parts they are filling with stock. Some improvement may also be seen in the houses & enclosures of a few. But at best, civilization progresses very slowly. The Church. After the great defection produced by intemperance - there was something of a reformation. By fasting, humiliation & prayer, the Lord was inclined to show mercy were brought to repentance. Many of the delinquents In some parishes the church members were aroused to renewed activity - meetings were multiplied. The people were visited from house to house - prayer was constantly ascending - The arm of God was stretched out to save - The Spirit came down in power - children & youth sought the Lord - & devoted themselves to his service. Aged & hardened sinners over whom many a revival had passed without affecting them were at last brought to see their lost condition & submit to Jesus as their only Savior. Old apostates were disturbed & professedly reclaimed. Of the con­ verts 152 have been received to the church, & others stand as candi­ dates. Several church members have deceased, some of whom left most cheering evidence of being prepared for heaven. Doings of the Church. The churches have done something. Some have erected new houses of worship, some have repaired & improved the houses of worship already existing. Adult & Juvenile Missionary Societies have been formed in the different parishes - from which much is to be hoped. accomplished something already. They have Some two hundred dollars have been contributed for the Micronesian & Marquesian Mission. The churches are beginning to understand that it is their duty to do something for the support of their pastor. They have contri- �Abstract of Waimea Report 52-3 3. buted 326 dollars towards his support for 1853 - & the first thirdly contribution for his support in 1854 amounts to 180 dollars. They are coming up to their duty gradually Tours. Three tours have been performed thro' my field, all of which were of the most cheering character - The last of the three was the stormiest tour I ever made, & yet schools & meetings were well attended - & the heart of the missionary was greatly encouraged notwithstanding there were many things in the schools of a discoura­ ging aspect. Error. Mormonism made strenuous efforts sometime ago to get a foot­ ing in my field - but no traces now remain. Catholicism makes no progress - but seems rather to be on the decline - Not a catholic school exists - & their meetings are dwin­ dling into nothing. [Unsigned] �Abstract of Waimea Hawaii Report The general aspect of things is encouraging. prosperous as could be expected - Schools are as The churches have performed their various duties with a good degree of fidelity & energy - There has been but little call for discipline except for defection to Mormonism - which has amounted to some 20 or 30 cases. Contributions have been more for some & less for other objects The people have done well for the support of their pastor - they have done something for the spread of the gospel abroad - but not so much as they should have done - They have done something towards the erection of churches, & for the support of the poor. But the whole subject of benevolence is but little understood by Hawaiians. Light is gradually increasing. The church has been revived in some places - & there has been some waking up amoung sinners & some hopeful conversions, some 50 or 60 of whom have been admitted to the privileges of the church. L Lyons — (On Back) No. 6 Abstract Waimea Hawaii Lyons �Lyons' Report for 1853 4- Continuation of the war of the Spirits. In my last report, I gave a particular account of the war of the Spirits. The enemy was represented as expelled - but not without fear of a new invasion. On a tour made thro' Hamakua, in Aug - there were rumors that confirmed these fears. footsteps were visible. not be easily found out. places. Signs of the enemy's But such was his subtelty ( !) that he could Woods, palis, ravines, furnished hiding It was not long however, before his lurking dens were dis­ covered - & such a scene presented itself as to compel the discoverer bring to represent the case to the Missionary - & he caused It to be brot before the Magistrate - The result was the apprehending, & trying & firing some 60 of the enemy's forces - This produced great squirm­ ing & floundering & hissing & biting amoung ( !) the Spirits. It was a long time before there was any cooling down of the enemy's rage, nor has it yet entirely subsided. from that quarter. But the Spirits disappeared They are however still in the field & occasionally show their heads. Small Pox But another enemy had made his appearance in my field ere our return from Oahu, & was producing great alarm & threatening to make greater havoc than that made by the war of the Spirits. Before leaving Honolulu, we had heard that the Small pox was at Kawaihae On arriving there we found the report true. Several houses had been deserted & the inhabitants had fled to other places. A placard was attached to the enclosure of one of the deserted houses, on which it was threatened to horse whip any one who dared to enter said enclosure. As I entered it before reading the placard, I exposed myself to a horse whipping, a debt which, I am happy to say, has �Waimea Report 1854 2. not yet been cancelled. pestilence. Several had already fallen victims to the The deacon of the parish thot in his simplicity & piety that he must have a funeral at every death. himself & others. This of course exposed He learned better however after one or two funer­ als & discontinued them. Perhaps however he was right. The catho­ lics have been praised because they attended to the dying & the dead of this disease & protestants have been censured because they did not persue ( !) the same course. at Kawaihae. The disease continued for several months It left finally with great seeming reluctance having swept away about 30 inhabitants on the shore & as many more in the interior. I believe that most who died in these districts were buried decently. One poor man died all alone one night & was partly devoured by dogs & hogs -- At Waimea the Epidemic paid a short visit on a man however who brot it from Oahu. The greatest panic followed - Away with him, away with him, was the hue & cry or we shall all be dead men - send him to Kawaihae - send him off toward Mauna Kea - I was just starting off on a tour - had a yellow flag hung up - gave certain directions, & left, expecting to find the disease raging on my return. A hospital was built out somewhere towards Mauna Kea - I never saw it. fellow there? got over - But who will take the poor That was the difficulty & a difficulty that has not None dared undertake that job -. So he was allowed to remain -where he was - & died there, before my return. first & the last of the Small Pox in Waimea - That was the Before leaving Waimea for Hamakua - I had heard that the pestilence had broken out in a certain district there, in the following manner - A man cursed with the Small pox was passing thro' Hamakua, on his return from Oahu to Hilo - & slept in a certain cave - A native of the place after- �Waimea Report 1854 wards entered the cave & rolled all over the ground where the infected man had slept - determined to know whether the disease could be taken in this way or not. to make the experiment. Poor fellow, he paid deeply for daring It cost him his life & that of his wife & child, & several others in the neighborhood before I reached the place. He was dead & buried But it was several days after his death before he was burled - & then his wife was obliged to do the work all alone as best she could - No grave was dug. Mats & dirt were thrown over the body on the spot where it (he) died. The wife sickened & died, & the. child about 2 years old was left alone. No one had courage or humanity or Christianity enough to take care of it. It was seen wandering about the yard of the house with its pet pig for a few days & then died in its solitude & the house was burned down over its lifeless body - which found its only grave In the silent & deserted ruins. A few more cases followed some of which recovered & others proved fatal, about a dozen in all - & thus ended the reign of the awful pestilence in Hamakua. Never during my res­ idence amoung them were the people more thoroughly alarmed or more thoroughly aroused to use measures for preserving life, & hence showed, that nothing was so dear as life, nothing so dreaded as death. The measures adopted for self preservation were of different kinds. The first & perhaps the most effectual, was prayer. As soon as the people heard of the ravages of the enemy, & of his appearance on their coasts - they set about praying in earnest. Whole weeks at first, & then parts of weeks were devoted to meetings for prayer & fasting that they might be delivered from the pestilence that walketh in darkness & from the destruction that wasteth at noon day. Schools & work were given up - in some districts - to give place to devotional exercises, nor were they resumed till they were either told or concluded theme �Waimea Report 1854 4. selves that they must work as well as pray, or there would be danger of starvation. Another measure was the keeping away from infected places, & this much to the inconvenience & injury of the latter - for in consequence of this non intercourse, poor Kawaihae was reduced to ex­ treme suffering if not to starvation. No body for a long time could be Induced to carry food any where near there. Nor were the people of Kawaihae allowed to go to other places in search of provisions tho' they did sometimes venture out, at the peril of their lives. Supplies from Oahu once furnished great relief. Placards were stuck up on the high ways (!), on which were written threatenings, breathing destruction with stones, clubs, oos (instruments used in cultiva­ ting the ground) & what not to all who should dare enter the premises of the undersigned. Even the sub-commissioners of Health, were fored bidden on pain of being stoning ( !) to enter some districts where their object was to vaccinate &c.- The missionary commission even: came at times very near being expelled from some places - because he had been where the Small pox was. Vaccination was of course regarded as the sine qui non - the all in all - yet some refused to be vaccinated - said they had al(o: to prick with a sharp instrument) ready been o 'd by the Lord, in their noses - mouths, ears &c But the Lord's oing did not prove very effectual - for some of this number had the small pox & died with it. The plague disappeared long ago - leaving us all glad & grateful that its stay was so short, & its ravages so small - Truly the Lord has been very merciful. He has not dealt with us according to our deserts. �Waimea Report 1854 Mormonism But the Spirits & the pestilence have not been the only enemies or disturbing forces that have visited our field. A new invasion by the Mormons has been attempted & apparently with more success than attended the first invasion. The Mormon forces, com­ posed of foreigners, natives & half casts, from Salt Lake & Maui presented quite a formidable appearance. They landed at first in Kohala, & came on to Kawaihae, made an attack on the town but were boldly repulsed. it. They then came up to Waimea to make quick work of They decided to fight with the King of Israel only. If we can but get the King into our hands, thot they, all the rest will readil y follow. But the King's castle was so strongly fortified that they could make no impression upon it whatever. Indeed the very sight of the fortifications took away all heart, & caused a speedy retreat. They however worked away at the subjects till 3 yielded & were plunged into Mormonism, 2 of whom however soon deserted - Leaving Waimea they proceeded to Hamakua - made a bold assault on the Valley of Waipio - Catholics & Protestants united in opposing them - but a partial victory was obtained by the enemy over those however - wh like folly & pleasure & dislike the restraint & requirements of the true religion. Some children & heartless professors of religion, find in Mormonism something suited to their tastes & wishes - The Mormons proclaim that they are the true people of God, that their's is the only true religion -that protestantism is all a lie, & its missionaries all liars, hirelings extorting money by monthly concerts & contributions for their support, backing all they say with scrip­ ture - They boast that they are some great beings, have supernatu­ ral power & knowledge - by which they can predict eclipses, storms & floods, cast out devils, heal the palsied - raise the dead &c. �Waimea Report 1854 6. Many of the people are simple & creduolous ( !) & wicked & pleased & ready enough to believe all they say. Here is the religion they like - no restraints, no monthly contributions - no minister's sup­ port - no restrictions to one wife, here any one cam become a kahuna pule (a priest) - baptize - marry &c - & thus be freed from all tax­ ation - If Its blessedness cant be all enjoyed here - there is Salt Lake - with its splendid city & more splendid temple - ready & waiting to receive votaries - vessels are to be sent to convey all Hawaiians there who have become Mormons & are disposed to go Here is just the religion we have been wishing for say many - Fare­ well ye Missionary hirelings - ye Mahina hous (mahina: cultivated patch, garden; hou: new, recent) - ye sprinkling baptisms - we go for Mormonism, Jordan baptism, freedom from kokua (contributions) polygamy - the Nu Ziona (new Zion) at Mauna pohaku (mauna: mountain; pohaku: stone) - The native Mormons - amoung whom are graduates from Lahainaluna - are more zealous & more outrageous in their sallies upon missionaries than the foreigners. It is sad indeed to see those who have been trained in our Seminaries of learning, come out & oppose us with all the bitterness of the great Adverssary ( !) of souls. A large reinforcement of both native & foreign Mormons has just arrived & joined their forces in Waipio determined to have Waipio at all events. They seemed Many there have already gone over to them, - & quite a number in some other districts have been drawn into their net. How far they will be allowed to go is known only to Him who has permitted them for some good & wise reasons to get a footing here - The churches must be purified - their char­ acter must be tested, Spirits, pestilence, cathollcism - Mormonism, serve as testing & purifying agents. �Waimea Report 1854 Other enemies But I have not yet done with our enemies. remain I must speak briefly. But of those that Family quarrels & separations of hus­ bands & wives have been a little too numerous, & have greatly dis­ turbed domestic peace & tranquility. This will always be the case as long as the people are allowed to enter the marriage relation while they are still children. marriage - Girls at 14 - boys at 17 unite in What do they know at that age about the duties, & re­ sponsibilities of husbands & wives? - a due sense & performance of which are necessary to domestic happiness - Ignorant, & fickle, & dissatisfied, & given still to childish freiks (l) (freak: fancy, caprice) & streaks, they soon quarrel, wrangle, jangle & separate each going perhaps to their former home - a separation that is often permanent - Now especially as their ( !) is no law to force parties to live together - separations will become more numerous. Some great thefts have been committed, equal to some in the metropolis. As to perjury there has been enough of that to sink the whole Kingdom, which had it taken effect - would have saved the vexed question of annexation. The possession of property has involved the owners & their neighbors in innumerable vexations & lawsuits in reference to lands, Kuleanas, cattle & horses & what not. In the process of settlement, mens characters have been revealed & their hearts turned inside out. Such animosity, bitterness, wrath, malice, disposition to oppress, overreach, defraud, extort, cheat, backbite, testify falsely, such a seeming destitution of humanity & christianity that a looker on, might well conclude that the devil had pretty much the whole control of the people - �Waimea Report 1854 8. But then this field has not been so wicked as it might have been - We have had no incendiaries, no murderers, no insurgents to disturb the peace of our towns & villages. Schools &c But it is time for me to speak about other matters more relevant to a proper report than the preceding something that indicates progress. one thing in your minds. & 569 pupils - And you are waiting to hear Y ou doubtless have schools for Schools we certainly have - 20 in number We have also school supervisors, trustees, teachers, school houses, school books - school funds &c - Something has been done to diminish ignorance & increase knowledge & perhaps the gross amount of intelligence is greater than it was last year - The schools have been taught 5 days in the week, & from one to 4, or 5 hours per day - The scholars are better furnished with books, testaments, slates & pencils, than they were last year at this time. I examined (guardian) the schools in April partly in the capacity of Kahu (teacher) pro tem, & Puuku (one entrusted with the care of goods) pleased with the appearance of some of them stillness & order looks - There was a becoming There were some bright eyes & intelligent Some were very good readers - & could write a very fair hand on slates. 2 or 3 of the schools pleased me much with their musical performances well. & was much They sang quite sweetly, & chanted remarkably Some of the schools had devoted a part of their school hours to work & had earned something to buy books & clothes with, & to contribute for the establishment of schools &c in Fatuhiva - One school furnished no readers - the large scholars haveing ( !) all left in consequence of being taxed. This school & three others are without a sabbath school - 16 have sabbath schools - & are atten­ ded by most of the pupils - Most of the pupils continue to abstain from the use of tobacco - few are addicted to smoking. �Waimea Report 1854 9. One school had commenced tatooing their bodies but were led to see how foolish & heathenish it was & gave it up - Three or 4 schools had found card playing a very fine amusement - but promised to give that up - These schools are all protestant. in my field. There are no others In some districts there have been no schools for sev­ eral months during the year for want of teachers - I should say in reference to the pupils, that, tho' some good things appear in them & are on the whole as promising as could be expected, yet the pros­ pects of furnishing a supply for Hilo Boarding School is not very flattering. Somehow or other promising candidates for that school - grow less & less, only one for the past year - either the intellect of the children are less brilliant than formerly - or the proper means are not used for developing them. Doubtless with better & more efficient teachers, proper candidates might be multiplied. A preparitory school, such as Mrs. Bond’s at Kohala is very much needed. Teachers. Not much need be said respecting them. Two have fallen, one for drunkenness & the other for a violation of the commandment - 7 th The former has repented & been restored, one was put out of school for deliberate & obstinate lying - 3 have been dismissed for inefficiency - three have deserted their work - for other employment - 2 were obliged to relinquish teaching from dishonorable ill health - one has died. The places of the above - with one exception have been supplied. While all the teachers do something & some do better than others, yet there is great room for improvement. To find good teachers or make good teachers from native materials, is a difficult if not an impossible thing. The most must be made of the materials furnished, & with that we should be satisfied. native teacher" will be a native teacher - do what you will. commendably well, but such are exceptions I trow. A Some do �Waimea Report 1854 10 School trustees have performed their duties in reference to keeping scholars in school - That is pretty much all they are good for, & that is considerable. In the character of the school - efficiency of the teacher, condition of the school house &c they have but little interest. found. Men of the right stamp for trustees can’t he They are yet in the future, to be revealed perhaps after annexation. Inspectors - one has done as much as his circumstances &c would allow him to do - He is now in the legislature. The other has taken more interest in other things than in schools School houses. While some new school houses have been erected & others repaired, yet I must say that there has been a retrograde course with regard to the furniture of these buildings. of seats & desks have diminished. appeared. The number Mats have almost entirely dis­ They as a general thing present a gloomy uninviting, un­ comfortable appearance - But then, were the school houses much better than they are - tho' they equaled any in America that might look more civilized, & lead a stranger to think the schools taught in them were of a high order - Yet a comfortable & well furnished school house does not always furnish the best school - Our station school house is a floored, painted, plastered, windowed, well furnished room - & yet the school is all run out - there is no school taught in it - The teacher has gone into other business, & no one has been found to take his place. Another floored & well furnished school house has always produced a very inferior school - one of the poorest in the field. So you see it is not good school houses, that make the best schools. �Waimea Report 1854 School funds - 11. These have been adequate for paying the teach­ ers - & for building & repairing school houses, & there is a balance in the treasury. More might have been expended - & yet the schools might have been no better than they are now. Higher wages do not seem to make better teachers or keep them longer in their schools. We have had 2 teachers in our station school - both were paid higher wages than other teachers, but they both deserted the. school. Civilization &c In looking over the field to see what improvements have been made - what advances in civilization - I can discern that something has been done. There have been some onward movements. Government officers dress better; Magistrates allow no parties to appear before them without their lawyers & pittifoggers ( !) (pettifogger: one who does petty law business) - a no very commendable imitation of civili­ zation - Horses & riders have multiplied - on foot in our days. Hardly any one appears Multitudes go to meeting on horse back - perform almost their nearest visits in the same way - & The Missionary must be going backwards as he performs all his travelling on foot. 124 houses have been built, some few of which present a neat & com­ fortable interior. In one respect civilization seems to have gone backwards tho' not really. A few years since/there was a great rage for tables & table furniture, seats &c - & many could be seen sitting around their tables & eating a la America but after a little trial of this sort of civilization - it was found impractable to hold on & incongruous with other habits & modes & household matters &e Tables & seats fell to peices ( !) & there were no nails &c to be had to repair them. Tumblers, bowls & plates were broken carelessly - accidentally or in a fit of anger & no stores were near to apply to for a new supply - knives, forks & spoons soon became so rusty as �Waimea Report 1854 12. to be unusable - wives found it too much, trouble to keep things in order; & besides the females & children preferred the old system. The dogs could not be so well accommodated as when they had all things in common on the floor. The continuation of the new order of things was likely to form a caste - It became a burden to hoist the ponder­ ous calabash on to the table 8c difficult for all hands to get into i f thus elevated & besides it made a very unsightly appearance. And finally, sitting on seats at the table exposed their lower ex­ tremities to cold in cold weather & other discomforts. Hence with here & there an exception the new style of eating has been' abandoned, & the old system resumed. As Turks will be Turks, so Hawaiians will be Hawaiians as a general thing or like to be such - & their civili­ zation must be allowed to take a Hawaiian stamp But still at the annual Temperance Festivals large houses in some places are seen filled with guests all decently seated by well furnished tables. This shows what they can be & do - if so disposed. One meeting house has during the year been furnished with glass windows. It had seats & panneled doors before - but it is still without a pulpit, & the stone wall remains unplastered. Some improvements in road making might be reported - but these are hardly perceptible As industry is a mask of civilization - I would say that many of the people seem to have industrious habits: They have furnished themselves with farms larger or smaller & cultivate them more or less. The people of Waipio are certainly worthy of all praise for the diligence & patience with which they cultivate their taro pat­ ches - get wood & lauhala string from their lofty palis, bake, pound, & do up their kalo into holo ais (bundles of baked taro) & carry �Waimea Report 1854 13. it on pack bullock thro' old Mahiki an awfully bad place, especially in rainy weather to market to Waimea - Kawaihae, Puako & onward Without the industry patience & perseverance of Waipio people, Waimea &c could not live. And Kona people have made large drafts from this Valley during months past as there has been a famine there. Upper Kawaihae people have also done well in growing Irish potatoes - fowls &c - with which they have supplied all the vessels & these not a few that have touched at their port - & still had a considerable surplus Were there a better market, a greater & steadier demand for their produce, poultry, hogs &c the people would doubtless be far more in­ dustrious & enterprising than they now are - Indeed it is even now a great wonder how they manage to get so much money to pay taxes rents, & tithes, with, for lands, kuleanas, pasturage, nice clothes, horses, cattle, saddles & bridles, for pastor's support & benevolent purposes - &c They do not get their money without working hard for it, harder I guess than some of our folks imagine, or than they them­ selves work or would consent to work Religious state &c There is no mistake that our people are more or less religious On my last tour I endeavored to find out how much family worship there was in my field & how many houses had more or less of God's word in them. But tea; houses were found in which there was not some kind of family praying either after the Mormon, Catholic or Calvinistic manner. foreigners. These ten houses are exclusive of those of Foreigners generally live without family worship - tho' they may pray secretly. Indeed one foreigner said "Well, Mr. Lyons, upon my word - whether you'll believe it or not - somehow or other, & it is queer enough too, I never go to bed without saying �Waimea Report 1854 my prayers - 1 4 . Another - a universalist says, he spends hours in prayer & meditation I found that there were portions of the word of God in all the houses but 57. This is too great a number to be sure to b e destitute of the bread of life. - But that so large a portion is supplied with some crumbs if not whole loaves of it argues well for the religious element of the people - especially as this supply was not furnished by colporteurs going to their houses to carry it but by the people's coming voluntarily after It. We hope, the re­ gaining houses, especially where there are readers will soon be sup­ plied. I am sorry to say that there are only 163 native bibles in my whole field - Testaments are pretty numerous. M ost of the people have some regard for the sabbath - enough to refrain from work & attend meeting at least once & many several times on that day - Some, tho' the number is not very large have enough of the religious spirit as to lead them to attend religious meetings on week days. That the majority of the chh members & others, withstand so firmly the assaults of false teachers - & exhibit so much stability amid the unceasing efforts made to undermine & overthrow them, most certainly proves there is religous faith, & a deeply rooted reli­ gious principle. With the exception of those who have gone to the Mormons there have been but few cases of discipline in the chh. Yes, I should except the chh that was vanquished by the war of the Spirits But that revived - repented for the most part, & regained its former state. One case of defection has been very painful - The superin­ tending elder of Waipio parish, who had long occupied this office - �Waimea Report 1854 15 & who had been a principal pillar in that chh, & for whom I supposed there was no fear of falling, yet he fell - & there he remains a fallen pillar - never I fear to be reared again - yet nothing is impossible with God, His quilt is most aggravating - that easily besetting sin - embraced - loved, indulged for months - confessed denied, unrepented off - can there be any hope? - "Let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall." Another mark of the religious state - may be seen in the num­ bers that have been recd to the chh on examination - During 1853 some of the parishes were visited with gentle refreshings from above Prom among the professed converts - 137 were recd to the chh in '53. Others remain put over till they give better evidence of being converted - Many former apostates have been apparently reclaimed, & hence restored to the chh. The religious spirit has also manifested itself in acts of benevolence - 552 dollars in 53 were contributed for pastor’s support - & 250 for foreign missions - During this year thus far 230 dollars have been give(n) towards support of pastor & 130 for Hilo Boarding School - Fatuhiva & Micronesia - A good sign seems to be seen in the fact that the people seek to pay their pastor before they pay their taxes - How much of their money is given from right motives & with right feelings is not for me to say. That any great amount or any particle of what is given comes out of the rewards of wickedness, as slanderously report respecting our contributions, I have no evidence for beleiving ( !) - the weight of evidence is on the side, that it was honestly & honorably obtained - I I guess our contribution money is as pure as that given by those who report it otherwise. �Waimea Report 1854 16. Something has also been done in the way of building or propo­ sing to build meeting houses - But on this subject I will not dwell - Strange things Two natives came near being kidknapped by the officers of a whale ship - at least such was the belief - but they were timely rescued by the sheriff A house in Hamakua was struck by lightning - much damage done to the timbers - chests - buckets - clothes, kapas &c - the 2 inmates were stunned - & might have been killed, had they not been engaged in praying for their safety - While other things were injured the bible they had just opened to read, escaped unhurt. A ventriloquist - an old man in Hamakua has been discovered .The people ignorant of this subject - suppose him to be a God & he is very willing they should think so - for by his trick, ven­ triloquism, he sometimes gets a chicken or some other reward — Statistics for 1853 Whole no. recd to the chh on exam & certif. on examination on Certificate Recd on exam in 53 - - - - - on certif " Whole no. dismissed " '53 Deceased in " Whole no. deceased, chh members 1965 ) total " apostates 1000 ) deceased Excluded in 53 Remain excluded in the field - - - - Wanderers on other Islands & in ) other, places - formerly apostates ) but not known what they are now ) or whether they are dead or alive ) Whole no. now in the chh - - Children baptized in 53 6901 6405 496 137 37 1292 156 130 2029 47 Whole no. children baptized 1434 2965 53 332 283 �Waimea Report 1854 Marriages Births Deaths Deaths fr Small pox 93 couple 96 215 71 Catholics Mormons 153 64 Chh going people - - - -- - - - - - - 2500 (Unsigned, but Lyons) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Hawaii - Waimea - 1852-1854 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1852, 1853, 1854 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/30554d155ee66c017ec0b93e3c62f83b.pdf 2c35a4a3a9d52296ff94bc95c968af66 PDF Text Text WAIMEA (HAWAII) STATION REPORTS CONTENTS Unsigned (Lyons)--------------------- 1854 Lyons, L ------------------------- ------ 1855 Lyons, L [statistics given for 1856]1857 Lyons, L -[statistics for 1857]--------1857 Unsigned (Lyons)--- ------ ------------1858 Lyons, L------- ---------- May 1,----- 1859 Unsigned (lyons)-— -— --------- -— - 1860 Lyons, L ------------- --- ------ ---- -1861 Unsigned, (Lyons) Abstract --------- 1860 Lyons, L ------ ----- ------------------ 1861 Lyons, L---- --------- — — --- ------ — 1862 Lyons, L-----— ----- --- -— ---- ---- — 1863 �Report of W aimea Station Hawaii for 1854 -That I am permitted to make a report for 1854 is a privilege not granted to all who presented their reports at our last annual meeting, & calls for gratitude to Him who has prolonged my life. While some of our number have bee n called to close their missionary labors & to enter into rest. I have been allowed to toil on in the good work to which I have devoted myself. some interruptions. Not however without Two sabbaths found me not in my accustomed place - the pulpit, in consequence of some bodily indisposition. One sabbath was indeed a day of rest — a day in which instead of occupying the place of the preacher - I occupied that of listener a luxury which kuaaina [back-woods; country] missionaries seldom enjoy unless we come to the metropolis. But while my own health has been such as to cost but little loss of time & labor that of Mrs. L. has been such as to occasion many suspensions of her or­ dinary labors - both on the sabbath & on w eek days. Labors. These may be divided into internal & external or interior & exterior, or in the house & out of the house. Those of the first class, I find on looking them up to be quite numerous -- so much so that perhaps I ought to apply for a higher salary, in imitation of some of others. 1. In consequence of the frequent illness of the mistress of the house, the duties of the master receive quite found in the kitchen & among the children — an accession — for when one member suffers, the others must have something to eat & the children must be looked after. �Waimea Station Report - 1854 2. 2. As our houses are much like our earthly tabernacle the body — they have taken up considerable time & attention — new dresses - new teeth &c — The body needs so our houses require new coats of paint - plaster, paper, white wash &c &c — & if they are not listened to they will utter their complaints or engage lawyers to utter them for them. So for the sake of peace, as well as of com- fort & decency, one should yield to all thereasonable requirements. 5. Having various pecuniary matters to attend to — been employed in keeping the requisite accounts — &c — much time has making reports As head of the domestic department I must keep an account of domestic expenditures in order to keep them within proper bounds — & prevent my neighbors from calling me a spendthrift or a non econ­ omist & keep my creditors from feeling uneasy & wondering h o w I a m going to pay my debts & also to avoid becoming a bankrupt. As head of all the benevolent departments, the 16 adult & 16 children missionary societies, the pas t o r ’s fund, church erection fund, & general charity fund — much labor has been expended in keep­ ing the account of receipts & disbursements — and making out 1/4 ly & annual reports. As treasurer of the school fund for two Districts — the taking in money, counting it and doing it up in packages of tens for the tax gather[ers] never do that, paying it out & hence accounting (?) it, to some 20 teachers, as many trustees, to school inspectors - to workmen on school houses & yards &c — three times a year & reporting l/4ly on the same -As land agent -- selling land, receiving & keeping account of land moneis ( !), sending it off -- & all the labors & vexations �Waimea Station Report - 1854 3. connected with that agency — land given up & money returned — &c As book &c seller, receiver of Elele [Messenger] money - the &c ordering, receiving, putting up of books &c brushing off the dust & mould — giving them out — taking in pay — money, fowls, provisions &c - & then properly apportioning the receipts, crediting some to the Am. Board - some the Am. Bi. Society, some to the Am. Tract Society, some to the Min. of Pub. Instruction -- & charging to family expendi[or there ?] tures, what belong, these — And w h e n it is remembered that these 160 subscribers for the Elele & some dozen or more agents - from whom Elele money is rec'd & each one of the subscribers as he pays for his paper must be marked as paid — & that there are 20 schools & 16 parishes i.e. some 600 children & their teachers & some 2000 chh members & others calling for a supply of school books - bibles testaments - slates - paper - pencils - & making payment for the same — can it be supposed for one moment that the demand on my time & patience is small? — of As recipient & administrator ofgov. medicines among the numerous patients that 3 districts of 3 or 4000 people must furnish to whom the description of the prophet may well apply, the whole head is sick & the whole heart faint; from the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it - but wounds & bruises & putrifying sores -- Hardly a day has passed in which there has not been a call for medicine & often several calls a day My circle of epistolary correspondence has become so large that the performance of its labor has consumed not a little time & thot. To enter into detail here would weary your patience. I am obliged �Waimea Station Report - 1854 4. to have communications with the 15 subpastors in my field, with the school inspectors, teachers & trustees - Elele agents - purchasers of land, tax collectors, magistrates, governors -- Ministers of Pub. Instruction & of the Interior — benevolent societies — secular agents, treasurers of difft must order books, mediciens, Eleles &c &c -- This correspondence is principally on business — correspondence w i t h my Missionary brethren — I will not mention That has been small - & perhaps too much neglected - But if any brother is inclined to find fault - perhaps by looking about a little he would find the sin lying at his own door — I am a little disposed to think that some of the brethren living in & about the centre of the world do not sufficiently provoke their more remote & hence barbarous brethren to carry on a brotherly & profitable correspondence. have too many other irons in the fire - But like myself I suppose they But all this, as a relief by way of episode. As head of the Post Office department of Waimea another portion of my time has been in demand. A weekly mail between Kawaihae & Hilo was established some months ago - & ourself was appointed postmaster for Waimea — Of course I must attend to the receiving - opening - making up of the mail for Hilo & Kawaihae - Oahu &c Distribute Waimea letters & papers - count out - put up & send off Eleles to 14 districts - &c -Another branch of interior labor has been the receiption & enter­ taining of visitors, such as circuit judges, district attorneys, dis­ trict magistrates, minister of Public Instruction, governors & lieu. Governors - & various other officers of government - besides a goodly �Waimea Station Report - 1854 5. number of foreigners of no particular office perhaps — & natives without number at all hours of the day not often however at night or on the sabbath. The latter of course have some pilikia to r e l a t e — I must talk about that, be it about body or soul — disease, debt, law , land, money, As many call for medicine quarrels, repentance, & salvation — I must of course inquire about the disease — it. & hear what is said about And when the diseased come themselves I must examine them — As I have the charge of different moneys - as related above - I am about the only one to w h o m natives & foreigners apply to have their gold exchanged for silver fr a 2 1/2 to a 50$ peice ( !) - & these applications are by no means few — & the attending to them takes up much time & occupies many steps. - Some calls are on the subject of matrimony either to enquire whether it is best to marry or to be married, & this from two districts - & 16 parishes - including protestants, & Mormons & Catholics — house — As all marriage ceremonies are performed in my or entertaining room rather - & at all times of day & night - sabbath excepted - you can imagine how much time the necessary in­ quiries - ceremonies &c must require. bride would neither say yes nor no - One couple was rejected - as the So any question asked — In trying to marry a chinaman the officiating minister thot he would be obliged to give up -- couldn’t for a long time make him understand what to do - he performed various evolutions & involutions - turning right abouts - throwing up his hands &c — but h e finally succeeded in getting him so fixed as to tie the knot. Another branch of the in the house labor has been teaching. When the mistress has been unable to attend to the studies of her department - �W aimea Station Report - 1854 they have devolved on me — 6. when at home — But besides this, when not on tours, I have devoted a part of 5 days or a part of each of the 5 days to teaching Latin & Algebra to one of the children -- This I have found a peculiarly refreshing exercise — it brings up old times & revives the almost forgotten knowledge of both branches — I would recommend the exercise to those of the learned fathers who are not persuing ( !) it. Various reading might be mentioned as another part of internal work — This has occupied most of my evenings — family reading we call it - one reads & the others listen - & work besides. This has been peculiarly advantageous to the work driven wife & mother — but little time to read herself - so burdened with house w ork she is furnished with an intellectual entertainment by the evening reading. I advise all husbands whose wives are so encumbered with the things of the world as to get no time for reading themselves that they so arrange their business as to leave the evenings for family reading. If you are all following this course I am glad of it, & my advise ( !) is But the amount of reading required, must, if performed, consume no small portion of time — Being called to act as physician - medical books m u s t be consulted - or law case comes up - the people wish to know what to do - & hence the law books must be tumbled over to releave ( !) the/ d ifficulty & so of various other things — then there is the reading necessary to prepare one for his ministerial duties <— Another & a quite important interior w ork has bee n attended to the revising of the hymn book & the preperation of an A i o ka la for 1856 assigned to me last year. Some of the old hymns have been al­ tered - & about 40 new ones added. The printing committee wished more written on different subjects - but I wrote to them that the �Waimea Station Report - 1854 7. muses had taken their flight & there was no knowing when they would return — Tho’ according to their request I resolicited their in­ spiration & they came back - but evidently very reluctantly & gave me but an half of an inspiration as you will see by consulting some of the last hymns. But if the brethren recommend it, I will consent to try the muses again & be making slow prep(er)ations for another edi­ tion w h e n the present one becomes exhausted. There are I find many typographical errors in the ne w book - you will not attribute them to the p o e t . As to the Ai o ka la I have it in manuscript — Some advised to make it on the subject plan -- others on the historical plan -weighed I the reasons on b o t h sides - & came to the conclusion that the successive (?) histor[ic]al plan was best for the people at pre­ sent They have had a 2 years A i o ka la on subjects — jects are a good many you will find — & 104 sub­ & it would require more time & study & use of the eyes to get at 52 new subjects & confirming texts than I deemed it most of the out districts — in me to furnish. The people in & especially the reading children you will find very ignorant of the historical parts of the bible — Let them have an Ai o ka la for several years on the historical parts only leaving out most of other matter — till they get a pretty good knowledge of the historical incidents contained in the Scriptures — then take up other portions. Hence supposing that the Ai o ka la last year on Genesis & the Haawina baibala on the same book would answer for Genesis. I have commenced in Exodus — about finishes the historical parts of that book — & the year 56 I propose if agree­ able to this body to go on in the historical parts for 1857 & so on. 1857 I think will about finish the pentateuch. Aia no nae ia oukou �Waimea Station Report - 1854 8. Ina a ae oia, a i ole oia iho lanohoi -- I might state as another branch of interior labor the preperation for preaching, bible classes, sabbath schools - funerals &c &c — But I have detained you long enough on this class of labors. Now I would inquire if you do not think it no more than right that my sal­ ary should be raised so much at least as to allow me to employ a clerk to perform some of the chirographical labor? Perhaps this might be done by the allowance of a certain percentage on what is given away & what is sold, for it is about as much trouble to give books & medi­ cines away as to sell them. You are doubtless thinking that I am inclining a little towards meanness & avarice. devising some way to releave ( !) the Board — calling on that — By no means — I am to get a support without That is certainly true benevolence — But he is not in earnest you are saying, well let it go at that; which brings me to the 2d class of labors -- the external, or exterior or out of house labors 1. Gardening — This is a v e ry important branch — we all ought to have a good garden & devote some considerable time to its cultivation in company with the wife & children. sake - for its good effect on the This is necessary for health's industrial system of the children, & its devoting influence on the mind & the affections — But while I have not neglected this work altogether, I have done nothing worth reporting, tho’ Mrs. L. & the children might present, if allowable, quite an interesting report on the subject -2. I have spent some time in the workship - We are always having more or less tinkering to do — things go to decay — & need renew- �Waimea Station Report - 1854 9. ing - & new articles or improvements must be made - This affords exercise, prevents dyspepsy, & saves money — 3. I will not descend to such particulars as bell ringing - t h o ' I might say that most of the bell ringing for meetings & sabbath schools & bible classes is done by myself — It is a good exercise just before meetings — 4. Visiting the sick & the poor & from house to house in Waimea has been another branch of external work — - This has not been performed so faithfully & so extensively as I could wish — Other labors have prevented. 5. Calls to attend funerals have required some of my time — has b e e n among the people both natives & foreigners — met a singular fate. 2 foreigners One was found one morning in the street lying in an insensible state by the side of his dead horse — the day - Death he died during The other was found on a certain morning lying dead in a stream with his head much bruised. These died in all probability as they had lived, enemies to God & all righteousness. Another for- eigner or rather half cast - son of old M r . Parker - died in a differ­ ent state. He lived some 7 or 8 miles distant. I visited him during his sickness - he had become a new creature in Christ - His death was peaceful - it was a pleasure to attend his funeral - held in a meeting house built by his orders to a c c o m m o d a t e the people on his father's premises - who there assembled every sabbath to listen to the truth proclaimed by some good deacon invited there from different parts of my field — & from Kohala — The grey headed old man felt the stroke very acutely - & was like one that refused to be comforted. Would that he might look to the proper source for consolation — The celebration of the obsequies of the late King required a sermon �Waimea Station Report - 1854 in both native & english. 10. A great congregation assembled to show their respect for their departed sovereign. corum were exhibited thro'out the exercises — ism — in Waimea — out their hair — The utmost order & deno outbreak of heathen­ There was a little of it in Waipio. Some plucked kakaued [tatooed] their bodies , knocked out their teeth, & one man bored the septum of his hose & put a strong or a ring in it - in honor to his King. That there was so little exhibition of scenes of old times shows that the people are not what they once were. 6. They have reached no small height in the scale of civilization. Meetings &c on the sabbath I have attended 4 exercises - a sab­ bath school - a public meeting a chh meeting & sabbath school - a bible class, & on We d pm a bible class & chh session — - Our monthly concerts are on the sabbath — 7 Tou rs. I have made 3 tours thro' each of the 3 districts. In Waimea I spend 3 days on each tour - in visiting & holding meetings in the 3 divisions, on the 4th day is a fast - a chh meeting &c pre~ paritory to communion - & on the following sabbath is the communion service -- In Hamakua I spend 2 sabbath each on tw[o] tours & 3 on the 3d tour -- in order to have time to attend to the Temperance festivals & annual meeting of the Missionary society & native subpas­ toral association. tour — In Kawaihae & Puako - I spend one sabbath on each On each of these tours I attend among other things to the examination of the schools - for being paymaster for one thing I wish to know what the state of the schools i s -- in order to guide me somewhat in the payment of teachers & trustees & inspectors. And then apart from this, I am an old friend o f the children - I love to see them together & talk to them - & labor for their good & stir them up �Waimea Station Report - 1854 11 . to do something for themselves & for the children in Fatuhiva & Micro­ nesia &c -- No matter what changes take place - we must hold on to the children — They are our hope & the hope of the nation -- This is a general & concise or diffuse statement of my external la­ bors — 3. Tho' all are not included — State of the schools — this — I d o n ’t know as I need to say much about The minister of Pub. Instruction in his report has been suf­ ficiently particular & lucid. could b e expected. The schools are quite as prosperous as They have their ups & downs — sometimes advancing - sometimes apparently receding - sometimes suspended in some places for want of teachers or of funds. It is so every w here — But that the native schools in my field have b e e n a failure I have yet to learn — What does a failure mean? I suppose if a man should try to go to the moon in a balloon & should not succeed in getting there that w o u l d be a failure — or if a merchant should t ry fo r years to be rich & should turn out bank rupt. that would be a failure. The missionaries came here, learned the Hawaiian language - found it not so rude & chaotic & senseless as some supposed - they reduced it to writing, hence it was reducible — - as Owhyhee the Kows Atowai - Woahu ? corrected barbarous pronunciations Mowee - Honnalulu — The H ? &c - not so pronounced by the natives, they always pronounced their own language correctly & speak it grammatically - In attempting to learn the language the Missionaries did not find it a failure they acquired it - that is as much of it as they need­ ed or as they needed it. They found it or find it a very extensive language - apparently inexhaustible - unfathomable - we haven't reached the bottom yet - & probably never shall. It is a good - a great, a smooth - a vigorous a poetical language - The bible the book of books �Waimea Station Report - 1854 has been all translated into it — language? 12. Does that show it is a meagre That the learning of it has been a failure? The wisest heads that could be found here have written law books - Statute, crim­ inal &c - employing the hardest technical law terms found in the Eng. language — They have all been translated into the Hawaiian language does that show that It is a poor meagre insipid good for nothing lan­ guage — The sooner it i s banished from the world the better? the acquisition of it been a failure? Has Has it prov ed an impossibility to converse & write intelligently in it & carry on / business in it, preach & legislate & teach in it? But if the acquisition of it on the part of Missionaries has not been a failure it may be said or has been said that the teaching of it to the natives that is the whole educational course in the native schools has been a failure. How is this to be made out? Have the natives failed in acquiring the art of reading & writing their own language. Have they failed to acquire a knowledge of arithmatic - Algebra Geometry, philosophy, surveying &c in their own language? — are they unable to act as Kings, governors, magistrates - tax collectors, as clerks in stores & govt. offices teachers /^ & keep accounts in their own language — Have the thousands taught In the native schools no advantage over the untaught tribes of Fatuhiva & other Isles (?) of the sea? asking such questions? But why spend my breath in or exhaust your patience in listening to them? The teaching the Hawaiians in their own language — ie the system of native schools heretofore in use - has not been a failure - but has accomplished great & wonderful things the full glory of which will not be repealed till the second coming of the son of the son of man - �13. Waimea Station Report - 1854 when the mouth of the fault finder shall be shut, & the tongue off the slanderer (shall be) dumb . English Schools. I am unable to report on the success of these - as they have not as yet been established in my diocese As I was appointed a trustee of these schools in the 6th & 8th districts of Hawaii I of course endeavored to do something towards their establish­ ment - But with all the efforts I & my colleages ( !) could make or did make — we could not get even the promise of funds enough to jus­ tify us in opening a school -for scholars at 10$ per head. enthusiastic. I believe w e obtained 14 subscriptions Perhaps I have not been sufficiently Yet we had parents & children together & whole neigh­ borhoods & had warm & flaming debates on both sides — - & some of the natives to carry their point ie to show the importance of Eng. schools [speak in a foreign language] would make use of what few Eng. words they had got & namu / away much to the amusement of all. But their eloquence was unavailing — Now are the people in my field to be blamed for not coming up to the help of those who think that nothing will save them but the knowledge of the Eng. language — Are they not rather to be praised? I was going to say that I am not a very warm advocate for teaching the natives English. I predict no very wonderful success to the Eng. School system. The natives will get a smattering of English that may be of some use to them temporally considered - but may be of great injury to them in a spiritual point of view. The results of even the royal school under its first teachers may be pointed to me as demonstrative proof of what English Schools can do. mate results of that school - But w e have not yet seen the ulti­ True it has furnished us a King that seems to promise well & w e all hope the best from him — our hope is mixed with trembling. but of course However let the experiment be �W aimea Station Report - 1854 14. made - let us see what Eng. schools can accomplish for the nation — Nothing like trying — But I would by no means allow my zeal in these to diminish my interest in the well established system of native schools. Long live the native schools — Language -- long live the Hawaiian those who seek to blot that out of existence - seek to blot the nation as such out of existence. Perhaps that would be a praiseworthy act, if a better nation should be made to take its place. But that I am not altogether opposed to the natives learning English is evident from the fact that I have 5 scholars in the Hilo Boarding School paying 10$ per annum for being instructed in this language -I hope they will make something - & all others seeking an Eng. educa­ tion. 9. State of the church. on this subject. I d on’t know as I have anything ne w to report The church members have had trials from Mormons & from intemperance, & from licentiousness & other enemies. While some have yielded, the Lord knows how many, I don't, others have stood firm so far. That there is much sin in the church I have no reason to doubt - but much reason to fear. mistake or thro' wrath. It leaks out sometimes thro' But there is doubtless a frightful m ass covered up - -awaiting to be revealed at the day of Judgement if not before. I sometimes fear that the whole chh fabric in my field is built upon the sand & will one day come tumbling down to the destruc­ tion of multitudes & the confusion of the pastor. But the Lord knows who are his & I hope & trust he has placed his seal on some of the 2000 professed disciples in my diocese — I have done what I could to save them - but a Paul may plant & an A p o l l o s may water, but God must give the increase. There have been some hopeful appearances - some little awaken­ �Waimea Station Report - 1854 15. ings, some professed conversions - some apparently cheering additions to the different chhs under my care -— and some few fallen & apostate members it is hoped have been brot to repentance & restored to chh privileges. Benevolence How much heart felt benevolence or true charity as described in the 13th chap of 1 Cor - there is in the chh. is not for m e to say — generally 1. Perhaps however there is as much in my chh as in chhs ; The people have done something for the poor among themselves but nothing comparatively to what they should have done. The poor are much neglected, especially where they have no particular relatives. 2. They have done considerably towards building chhs — wind blew down 4 or 5 chhs. been floored with plank — A strong Kona One was a framed building & had just The w ind came & took the roof off & set it nicely & uninjured on the ground, beneath which meetings have been chh held ever since. Two of the fallen chhs have been rebuilt - one/has been rethatched yes two — & considerable preparations have been made for putting up three framed chhs — In one parish the people had drawn their timbers - some very large to the site of their old meeting house — had it all hewn & morticed - then concluded to desert the s pot & build by the public road some mile or two mauka -- all up hill. timbers Their carpenter told them they must carry the timbers on their shoulders - lest the mortices should be injured — They tried 2 or 3 timbers - but did not carry them far before they gave out - & concluded they must give up that plan — But being told it would not injure the mortices to drag t h e timbers, it being up hill they went to w o r k on that plan — 2 other parishes joined In to help them, men, women & children - & so they succeeded in getting their timbers to the new site. I think �Waimea Station Report - 1854 16. they will have a house a new house of worship in a year or two, if they persevere — Another parish has subscribed about 200$ for the carpenter’s work &c on their chh. They intend to have a nice meeting house - & the luna wished me to solicit aid for them from my brethren - which I promised to do. 3. The various missionary societies adult & juvenile have made out to contribute something - for missionary purposes in Fatuhiva & Micronesia. While they are to be commended for [what] they have done they deserve to b e rebuked for what they have not done. The kokua subject seems to have become an old story - & hence like other things among Hawaiians has lost its interest. But I keep to work trying to do my part by stirring up the chh members to love & good works, & so something is given. That no more is given while it makes the pastor’s heart feel safl, yet it is no great wonderment. The people are poor, burdened as they think with taxes - ignorant, don't know how to do - how to give have very few ideas if any about benevolence or the object of giving. They are children & less than children in their ideas on this subject, & it has been a mistake to call them kanaka maku a s . But perhaps some of them on this point are approaching to the stage of manhood. We hope so at least. 4. Pastor's Support. This is something the people can see - It is optical & tangible & present - It being a matter of sight they take more interest in it than i n other matters of this kind. Their pastor is with them & if they give their kokua to him or for his support they know where it goes to. They have brot in their contributions for this object as often as I have made tours. Each one has be e n called upon to give something - ie each of the chh members — many have given �Waimea Station Report - 1854 17. something & as many more have given nothing & all added together at the end of the year made 600 dollars - you see without the nothings, it would only be 6 dollars — When the people come to hear the sum­ ming up of their rials, quarters, & dollars — instead of seeming pleased they seemed to b e vexed that they had given so much — That at least was the expression on the countenances of some, t h o ' none with one exception, had given much over 2 dollars each - for the year & many not more than a hapa ha [a quarter]. I suppose those who had given nothing feld convinced that they had done right. given this year I am unable to guess. What will b e The first contribution is less than the first contribution last year. But the next may be greater- yet the people find it very difficult to obtain money. Civilization. I need say nothing on this subject - Sometimes I think there is progress. When native letters pass thro my hands superscribed My dear M r s &c - Rev Lyons Esq. - that looks like an approach to refined civilization - a step onward -- Others superscribed Hawaii Waimea N au Na — seems to show a step backwards — But then - I have seen as great blunders made by men of more civilized nations — Temperance & Intemperance — intemperance among the natives. light. There has b e e n no outbreak of A few cases only have come to the How much drunkeness is carried on in the dark I know not. Judging from reports I fear there is considerable ti root beer & awa & fermented potatoe drinking. If so it will come out ere long. "Be sure your sins will find you out." as in ancient times. extensive notice. doom. must be fulfilled in these Intemperance among the foreigners needs no Its victims are gradually meeting the drankard's The 2 cut down so suddenly belonged to this class. have had a very narrow escape — Others yet they heed not the warning. �Waimea Station Report - 1854 Catholicism. 18. I had almost forgotten there was any of this religion in my field till assured (?) of it by the fact that some few protestants, in consequence as they thot, of being unjustly fined by the magistrate, had applied to the catholic priest on his late visit for admission into his chh. Mormonism. This seems to be just the religion to please many, & many have embrased it. It has made great inroads into 2 or 3 par­ ishes & threatens to make still greater ones. Foreign teachers from Salt Lake came in among the people & work aw ay till they get a little foothold - get a family to entertain them & there they stay paying & paying - on one side & on the other - till one yields & then another & then another & so on — is some 170 or 180 — Their whole number of desciples in my field I should not wonder If one half of the chh members should follow them — They are making preparations to flee to Lanai as a place of refuge from the destruction that is soon to visit the remainder of the Islands — The foreign mormons tell frightful stories about the famine in America — that Curtis has written that he had been so n e a r stained to death he was obliged to go to Salt Lake -- where he now is — the natives -- that I know it but conceal it from Three months remain before the final destruction of these Islands — Births & deaths. For the first time since I began to keep any register of births & deaths, I am able to report an excess of births over deaths — there having been 129 births & 97 deaths - excess, 32 — Whether this is a matter of rejoicing & betokens good I can't say, but am rather inclined to the contrary view. to die off as fast as possible - N ot that I wish the people Long live those now on the stage - but let us not pray for an increase of the race unless it is of a better �Waimea Station Report - 1854 19. stamp, & this is not to b e expected from the training Hawaiian parents are giving & destined to give their children. To have a different training the race must be remodeled & to have a different race the training must b e remodeled. Oppression I was going to say something on this subject. perhaps my report is already too long. But Besides it would be of no very great use to you to know that there is not a little oppression in my field, from magistrates, Konohikis, land owners — themselves — from the people each one seemingly oppressing his neighbor getting him into trouble in law — into debt &c &c — I sometimes feel almost sorry that I ever had anything to do towards helping the people get kuleanas, lands &c — privileges — they make as bad a use of their rights & But then it is so everywhere — & we hope for better times, when the new order of things comes to be better understood & the remembrance of the old order are blotted from the mind. have need of much patience & perseverance. be done in a day nor in a generation — We The work to be done cannot We should beware of being discouraged, should always be buoyant with hope - & always abounding in the work of the Lord & for this good reason — that we know that our labor is not in vain in the Lord. — The time is short - Since I last reported, one of my fellow laborers on the same Island, one wh o m I loved most ardently, & we all loved him, has fallen — his joys & his sorrows — and yet another — not with us — he is not here to tell us of his toils, He has gone to report to a higher court — her toils & troubles - are all ended - Another is he has gone to save his life - but may never return - & yet obtain a longer life. Ere another anniversary of this kind ar­ rives , the hand that has penned this report may be motionless - & the �Waimea Station Report - 1854 voice that has uttered it be silent in death. May he remember this & act accordingly — [Unsigned] Lyons Statistics for 1854, recd to the chh on exam & certif " " " " on exam " " on certif on exam in 54 on certif " Whole No. dismissed - - - - - - - - - " in 54 Whole No. deceased in reg. standing " in 54 perhaps Deceased among the excluded Excluded in 54 Restored Whole no in regular standing Remain excluded in the field " " in other places ) whether dead or alive, restored or not) is not known ) Children baptized in 54 Whole no. children baptized Marriages Births Deaths Catholics Mormons Schools all protestant Pupils Whole no " " For Pastor's support for Missionary purposes f r . adults - 235.00) Total fr. children 55.00) For building of chhs - cash 40.00 in work -- not known 6986 6458 518 53 32 1322 30 2022 57 1000 153 28 1892 400 350 63 1497 54 couple 129 97 155 160 20 571 603.00 290.00 40.00 �Report of Wiaimea Station Hawaii for 1855 In presenting another annual report before this Association, it would be ungrateful not to say irreligious to neglect to acknowledge the continued goodness & lovinging ( !) kindness of Him to whose cause I am devoted. Unworthy & insignificant as I must appear in his eye He has not withheld his aid & his blessing. Life & health have been preserved & ability granted to perform the customary duties of another Missionary year. What these duties are I need not stop to specify, for I am addressing those who are not ignorant on this subject - & repetition will be a waste of time & paper & patience. My field you well know is large — comparitively speaking, ie where the comparision is confined to the Hawaiian Isles. Bring in Asiatic missionary fields & comparision will sink mine to the low­ est depths of insignificance. our own Isles. But we will confine the resemblance to I might persue ( !) the course of some by saying my field is divided into 16 parishes & subparishes, 16 churches with their subpastors & begin with No. 1 & tell all about it & then take up No. 2 & 3 & so on to the end of the chapter. But this would be too much like working by the day, a slow & tedious process — the uku pau system I imagine will be more acceptable. Taking my field as a whole it has not differed much the past year in its general characteristics from previous years. Perhaps the long spell of w arm & pleasant weather may be an exception. For this some believe, right or wrong, we are indebted to Madame Pele who has been most lavish even to prodigality of her warming & burn­ ing influences. Our people have perhaps made some progress on the part of some there has been an increase of industry, which has resulted �Waimea Station Report 1855 in some agricultural improvements. The constant trouble & vexation arising from the inroads & exroads of quadrupeds became at length so intolerable as to drive those who had any notion of cultivating to do something by w ay of self defense. They must have some kind of en­ closures or all their labor will be lost. Hence in some districts May be seen stone & wood enclosures of more or less extent. Some incipient steps have been taken towards the formation of Agricultural Societies. With what success time will show. It is rather doubtful whether Hawaiian civilization is sufficiently advanced to warrant the expectation of much good from such societies. The spirit of suspicion, exclusion, & selfishness is not yet sufficiently subdued & controlled to allow a communion of interest. Each one seems fully bent on getting as much he can & of the best quality without any regard to his neighbor. process. But then there must be a forming Precept & example must sho w the way & in due time the people will be seen walking in it. To wait before undertaking to form civilized agricultural or any other Society till the people are pre­ pared for it, would be the counterpart of the fool who resolved he would not attempt to swim till he had learned how. Our people begin also to show some progress in the art of making money, some in one way & some in another. Some as lawyers & some as doctors & doctor- esses -- of which latter class there are upward of 100 in all my field, quack doctors of course — sorcers & conjurors — I lately met one of the latter trade -- he was going to get something he said to give to the pastor by telling a friend where she might find her stolen property — The people of Kawaihae have earned several thousand dollars from their Irish potatoes, & Waipio cannot be far behind judging from �Waimea Station Report 1855 3. numerous pairs of pack bullock that may he seen passing into & thro Waimea & other places loaded with food for any who may wi s h to pur­ chase. If amount of work is any criterion of industry then the fe­ males of W aimea have strong claims to b e ranked among the industrious. You will hardly credit me when I report that the number of quilts made by them during the year is some 300 some very large & nice. Quilting is all the rage among W a i m e a ladies. tertainment with them — Laziness finds no en­ Trading Chinaman ( !) furnish work for women & children in Hamakua such as the gathering of fungus — on what the natives, call pepeiao, an excresence from decayed w o o d . use it as an article of food. Chinamen On inquiring of a certain foreigner how it was used he said they cut it up & pailed it with pepper & other "grievances" for soup — sold. great quantities of this article have been The people of Hamakua have also been quite successfully employed in the manufacture of kukui oil, which they put up in bottles & sell at a quarter of dollar each. In this way they not only furnish themselves but their neighbors also wit h lamp oil & oil for painting if called for. But I have said enough on this subject to show that the people in my field are not such a lazy good for nothing set as Hawaiians are often represented to be. Education. I hardly know what to report under this head. thing exists in name. The That must most certainly be inferred from the existance of a Board of Education for the benefit of the whole Hawaiian group. This Board has schools in my field taught as they used to be under the Minister of Public Instruction. They are managed by 2 Inspectors some 20 teachers & as many trustees & a treasurer. The old Inspectors were so inefficient they were removed & others appointed to fill their �Waimea Station Report 1855 places — 4. One is a first rate Lah ainaluna graduate — make things go right any way — He will will at any rate know enough to keep the book right end up to the scholars when he is examining them. So thot I in my ignorance. Alas how deceived ! He kuhi hewa maoli ka i a .[ ] On the first trial the new Inspector was seen holding his book bottom upwards to the little AbC pupils & earnestly showing them how to pronounce the letters . The book was righted but no sooner was I out of sight than topsy turvy it went again. Well whats the use? will never do any thing as it ought to be done. thought I. They But then perhaps when the English language displaces the Hawaiian there will be such a revolution as to set books right end up. a smattering of the Olelo Beretania — Yet this Inspector had enough one would think to turn this book half way round but it was not so — be but little hope there. So there seems to In some respects however the inspectors do very well. In September I had all the teachers together to give them some instruction in the New Arithmetic -ematical minds — Some showed considerable ma t h ­ in the solution of questions in Cube root. imagined all would come to dead sett ( !) there & so they did. I La- hainalunas as well as the rest, tho' the rules were all in the book & as explicit as they could be in the Hawaiian language they were a perfect wilderness to them. But by a little showing they saw thro' draw ahead & came out Victorious, ie - some 2 or three of them. It was supposed that the everlasting drilling on the old helu naau & helu kekau had nearly run the schools out & dried up all (Colborns arithmetics) �Waimea 'Station Report 1855 the intellects of the scholars — 5. A new b ook a new arithmatic that carried the numeration from trillions to decilions & thro' the laby­ rinths of cube root & book keeping would put new life into the school system & resuscitate the p u p i l s expiring mental capacities. The new book has been introduced into the schools for 2 terms. the last tour of examination I was looking out for wise heads, On smart scholars - as the result of the introduction of the new arithmatic 9 & the new atlass so nicely painted off. Well, some few were found who could count up to decilions & had made commendable progress - & some could even substract a large sum from a smaller one & have considerable remainder, & the Inspector seemed not to detect the error. But while a few had done very well — I could not find any whom I could exactly recommend to go to Hilo boarding School. Tho' I may send some without recommendation. Where is the difficulty? Is it in the teacher or in the scholar? Partly in both & partly in neither. Where is the remedy? In English schools perhaps some will say. On E n g . schools I have nothing to report. We are far behind the times in this matter & likely to be, & yet the people at Kawaihae & Pueko seem to be getting hold of Eng words & pride themselves on their attainments in the olelo haole. You may sometimes hear them jabbering away in it with one another, to the no small amusement of listeners, Mormonism. When I wrote my last report, Mormonism was in all its glory in my field. The New Jerusalem had come down on Lanai & m an y were preparing to leave their friends & doomed Hawaii for the city of the saints -- Some went & on their arrival there found nothing to eat or drink - or next to nothing. Pouring their curses on the Mormon priests for seducing them there to starve to death - �Waimea Station Report 1855 6. some of them returned forthwith & made such an evil report of the New Canaan & Mount Zion that it put an end to the further progress of the Mormon delusion. year — I have seen b ut 2 white Mormons during the Inquiring where they were bound -- to Waipio — going there I suppose to turn the people into Mormons, i e into devils — exactly" — before. Is your name Lyons? Yes — "not 0 we have heard of you But have the professed mormons come back into the chh? very few — No -- They attend our meeting, i e many of them, but have no disposition to repent of their folly & return to the chh. They will probably come back when the spirit moves them. It is wonderful how suddenly the progress of Mormonism stopt. It was from the Lord. Catholicism — That had long remained seemingly dead. & schools had about died out. But the 1260 days had not ended. The old beast I suppose bethought himself of that — dying before the appointed time signs of returning life. Meetings i e that he was so he has lately b een giving The bishop has got 2 schools into opera­ tion of some eight or 10 pupils each which are supported by the pa­ rents. I believe the teachers have 12 dollars each per annum. Some few accessions to the catholic chh have been made during the year. An apology for a chapel is going up by the side of a new protestant meeting house — the preist ( !) of wh, a native, is about the only one to attend it when finished. The chh. What new thing can I report on this? The chh — the great thing after all & should have a w o r t h y notice. the chh particular & the chh universal — invisible. is There is the chh visible & the chh Of the chh particular, i e as applied to course am to speak & of that part or side wh is visible. field I of Of this �Waimea Station Report 1855 7. it m a y be said as of the bride of Solomon - I am black bu t comely as the tents of Kedas, as the curtains of Solomon — is black? — is she to be dispised? pise me because I am black — Look not upon me, i e to dis- because the sun has looked upon me. The chh under my care has many' faults. otherwise. And what if she It could not well be Sometimes it seems that it was made up ofnothing else but faults & foibles & the pastor is led to exclaim, if there is any thing of the true chh about it it is all invisible. He is obliged to look about him to see whether he can patch up a cloak of charity sufficiently large to cover this multitude of sins. In doing this he considers the rock from whence the chh was hewn & the hole of the pit from whence it was dug. they? Their fathers & grandfathers what were What their training what their privileges what the present means for being better christians? They have the bible - the new testament, they hear sermons occasionally - receive instruction -But how are they to understand? what construction do they put upon the terms used to express Christian duties? be humble; what does this mean? They look to more experienced Christians to their teachers, probably. carry watches — They are told they must They are well clothed - wear gloves perhaps, rings breast pins, dashing ribbons & flowers -- live in nice houses - into which especially the pastor - no poor native, unless he is a chief - a noble - or a representative is seldom allowed to enter, seen at their table to imitate it. that mean? A native is seldom This they say is humility — They are required to be meek — & they endeavor aka hai — what does They look to the example of their teachers for illustration. A domestic or some one commits some error or inflicts an injury & receives a sound blowing up for it - that is meekness. And hence �Waimea Station Report 1855 forward 8. an erring child or an offending brother feels blast after blast of the imitated meekness. The native Christians are exhorted to be benevolent to bestow their goods on the poor - to consecrate their substance to the Lord - to give liberally of their substance fr the spread of the gospel abroad, to beware of laying up treasures on earth, of increasing houses & lands & herds & flocks &c — how are they to understand the drift of these injunctions? again refer to their teachers. well, They must They see they are pretty well off, have plenty of land & herds & money & dwell in fine houses . They infer that to be liberal & benevolent does not mean to be self deny­ ing - that to give up all for the Lord and the good of others does not prevent a man from keeping back a good part for himself & to abstain from laying up treasures here below does not exactly mean what it says. A different construction must be given to the w ords — Yet I am happy to say the native Christians are not altogether governed by the example of others. denial in order to be benevolent. They practice not a little self They don't wait till they are supplied with an abundance of the good things of this life before they exercise their benevolence. The chhs under my care have been more than usually active the past year — Notwithstanding the scarcity of money & the straits into wh the people were driven b y the new regulation of the taxation system the chh members have managed to raise 500 dollars or more for the support of the pastor s ome 200 dollars for foreign missions. The female sewing Society has worked both for Missions & the home. Besides there have been expended in labor ? & c some 1550 dollars on meeting houses. Two good framed chhs have been erected - 4 native chhs put up in native style - one nice stone chh is on the way — considerable preparations have been �Waimea Station Report 1855 9. made towards another chh to be a wooden building, clapboarded & finished off in style within, to cost beside native labor some 800 dollars Other chhs are resolved on — especially one for Waimea — It is with sorrow or rather joy that I announce to this association that w e are without a meetinghouse. W e toiled hard & long to get the one we have occupied these 14 years — witnessed many refreshing seasons — It has done a good service for which we would be grateful — But having served its time & generation & manifesting signs of decay & threatening to destroy us if we longer worship in it, we have aban­ doned it as no longer safe for use, & have resolved to pull it down & erect out of its ruins a building more modern in style & more worthy of the name of a house of God, at a cost not exceeding 4000 dollars, to b e completed if possible within a year — tum is mon e y . Where is that to be had? Now the great decidera- There is enough of it in the world & by prayer & faith & effort we feel confident it will be forth coming. The brethren of this association are all invited to come forward & lend a helping hand — in which we are all interested The cause is a common cause -- the work a great & noble one — the house is the Lord's house — of W aimea — one let us arise & build it. natives & foreigners will do what they can — are a small & poor & feeble folk. The people But we The out districts are all engaged in building chhs for themselves & hence cannot be expected to help ours. Accessions, Of these I am not able to report numerously - but tho' small the number recd to the chh - the day of small things is not to be despised. There is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth on earth. Then over the 57 that have been red [rec'd] to the chh on profession & over the 37 restored to its privileges on �Waimea Station Report 1855 10. repentance if sincere in their professions there has been heard a loud shout of joy thro' all the heavenly hosts. is mingled with trembling. not been numerous — ly deserved it. But the joy on earth­ The number of cases of disapline ( !) has Doubtless many have escaped the rod, that rich­ But they will not escape in the great day of trial to w h ich pastors & chhs are b o t h hastening. On the whole the state of the chh is encouraging. It is on the ascending scale in point of knowledge, energy & piety. I was intending to say something in reference to our visit to K ohala where I was invited to preach the sermon at the dedication of Mr, Bonds new meeting house. I had been invited there 9 years before at the dedication of Its predecessor — But that dedication for some reason d i d n ’t prove valid. There was a defect somewhere for at the end of 4 years the house blew down - a wind from the Lord overthrew It as In a moment. pleased — The Lord was dis­ he wished a better house -- & took this course to obtain it, & succeeded beyond even the expectations of the pastor. Does any one a s k for proof that H awaiians have energy - perse­ verance & benevolence & that Missionaries do any thing for the civi­ lization of the people - let him pay a visit to the chh of Iole. A visit there would do you all good; give you some new ideas- n e w joys & new incitements to labor. Waimea has been honored during the year with a visit from his Majesty & suite — & tho they did not reach Waimea till late Sat night they were not so much fatigued but they could attend divine worship on the sabbath. The people were much gratified with the speeches of his Magesty & others on a subsequent day —— �Waimea Station Report 1855 Statistics — for 1855 Whole N o. recd to the chh 7065 " " " on profession 6535 ” ” " on certificate 540 " " " on profession in 55 57 " " on certificate 22 " " Dismissed " " " " " Deceased " " " " " excluded " 1345 in 55 23 2075 in 55 53 55 64 Whole no in regular standing 1868 Children baptized in 55 34 Whole no. children baptized 1531 Marriages past y ear 53 Respectfully submitted L Lyons �Report [1857] A quarter of a century of Missionary service ! Let us see. Old Averick w i t h its cargo of what has proved to be on the whole pretty tough Missionaries. in May 1832. Can it be possible? Anchored in the harbor of Honolulu You can easily make out the rest. boring to enlighten & save Hawaiians : 25 years spent in la­ This is just one half of my whole life - That I have been spared to labor so long calls for the exercise of the liveliest gratitute. ened. But I beg you not to be fright­ It is not m y intention to inflict o n you the pain or the task of hearing a report 25 years long. With the labors & results of 24 years you are already familiar; if not you can refresh your memories by recurring to the Archives of the Mission, a thing I d o n ’t imagine any of you will do, nor would I advise it. that are behind. Better forget some things My report will be principally confined to the last of the 25 years. 1. The past has been a year of sorrow. have missionaries theirs. Paul ha d his sorrows, & so Among the things calculated to produce sorrow may be reckoned 1. The fall of our meeting house. That such an event was feared I mentioned in my last report. & this fear had been realized even b e ­ fore my report was read - tho' the sorrowful tidings did not reach me till some days afterwards. On the 20th of May the attention of the people of W aimea was ar­ rested by an unusual noise, thot at first by some to be that of an earthquake, but soon discovered to be the falling in of the massive roof of Imiola. gable ends stone. The building was 125 ft long by 50 broad - side & The roof contained an immense amount of timber thatched originally with lauhala & 2 or three times subsequently �Waimea Report 1857 with grass - & hence had become very heavy - & consequently wh e n it fell, it must have been with a startling crash. And many a passing traveller stopt to view the me ss of ruins - & as he gazed exclaimed in mourning accents — Ua haule Ka I o Imiola. Its glory has departed, for glory it certainly had, tho' of a humble character, yet for many years it has satisfied our eye. When we reached home it was sat. pm - we had been riding against a wind t h a t blew a hurricane all the way - as if sent on purpose to delay our approach to the scene of desolation. Being obliged to dis­ mount once - I had to tie the horse to keep him as it were from being blown away, & then it seem(ed) almost impossible to remount. As we neared our home, our eye caught in the distance the ruins of our Zion, & then was the commencement of that internal commotion, that breaking up of the internal fountains w h I would not if I could describe — Arrived at home, I improved the first leisure moment to visit the re­ mains of our once loved Imiola -- there they laid, a sombre & desolate he a p . Wh e n I deserted this house for fear of its falling, it was with a kind of a stoical coldness - when I heard of its fall, my feelings were a little excited. When I saw it in actual ruin - need I say my feelings refused all control. If the pious Jews could be excused, when they sat down by the riv ers of Babylon to weep over at such a distance from the spot, the desolations of their temple, wh was 7 years in building, could I not be excused for weeping on the spot - over the ruins of our temple - w h was nearly as long in building as that of the Jews? — That indeed was a sorrowful afternoon - & many a sorrowful hour followed - as we were engaged in clearing away these ruins, more precious than the ruins of Nineveh. And our sorrow was renewed as often as the Sabbath returned. The �Waimea Report 1857 3. sound of the chh b ell was no longer heard by a portion of Waimea. They worshipped at a distance and the portion that heard it was not summoned to appear in their accustomed place to worship on the sabbath but in a small contracted school house - & an entertaining room — which necessarily divided the congregation & consequently the attention of the preacher — a very inconvenient position to both preacher & hearer — & this, while the former contrived to endure -- detained the latter often at home. But tho' we were in a sorrowful fix, we sorrowed not as those who have no hope. The belief in a no distant resurrection of Imiola exerted a sustaining influence. 2. The 2d source of sorrow is the outbreak of wickedness that has occurred in some parts of my field - not exactly amoung ( !) the wicked, for that would be no strange things. wax worse & worse. It is their nature to But it is the chh that has been invaded by Satan & made the theatre of such displays of wickedness as have startled even the wicked themselves. The old work of distilling rum from the ti root & c - has been resumed & was carried on for a long time most clandestinely - & to a most fearful extent. But a vigilant & fearless constable finally succeeded in finding the hidden place of this iniquity & arrested some h a l f dozen of the perpetrators who had the comforting fine of 100 dollars imposed on each. Whether fines & imprisonments will effect the destruction of this Satanic nest remains to be seen. Of course as the means have existed, there has been much drunkenness. Some has been confessed but much denied & concealed. I will not stop to relate common place wickedness, such as quarreling, card playing, horse racing, sabbath breaking, tobacco smoking & chewing - every day slander, witchcraft, t h o ' no table moving, & many other like things — It is a matter of sorrow that these prevail so extensively. �4, Waimea Report 1857 2. The past has been a year of trial to the pastor's faith & patience. The outbreak of iniquity here & there, the backslidings of the professed followers of Christ, the backwardness of some & the utter refusal of others, to engage in the work devolved upon them, & numerous & compli­ cated & perplexing labors, have called into exercise all the patience the p a s tor possessed - & allowed it to have its perfect work - but worked at times rather imperfectly. Faith too, has found abundance of room for manifesting its existence & its character. The inquiry would come up - is it possible that with all these obliquities, delinquencies, this downright wickedness, there can. be any Christianity or any ground for hope there will yet follow repentance & reformation? And with the house of God in ruins & with no tangible or perceptible means before us - with hearts cold as the snows of Maunakea - & wills & hands so much devoted to Mamon - so unaccustomed to be employed in any great benevolent work - can we succeed in raising funds sufficient for rebuilding our Zion? Faith, t h o ' sometimes wavering, yet on the whole gave an affirmative answer 3. The past has also been a year of toil, of extraordinary toil. This was to be expected/if the faith in exercise was of the right stamp. Faith without works would most certainly prove an unavailing means of procuring a desired object. Of ordinary toils suffice it to say I have preached every sab­ bath & that without the least aid from a b r o . minister. Yes bro Strong made some remarks in Eng. at one meeting which I interpretted into Hawaiian - a greater labor perhaps than that of preaching in the usual way. All my usual sab Schools & bible classes have been attended to - & all my customary tours performed & quarterly & annual meetings held — Nothing peculiar about the tours - except I was detained 3 days at one �5. Waimea Report 1857 parish, by a storm that so swelle d the streams, that I could get neither one way or the other, a much longer detention than I had ever before experienced on a tour -Of toils extraordinary I might speak quite lengthely & eloquently — My brains have been fully occupied & that to the utmost stretch, in forming plans for our house of worship - What kind of a house shall it be, how large, of what materials - what the Architectural work, the pulpit, seats & color, How & where & when can means & materials be obtained, how can the work be done - who will do it - how kept in progress? And then these hands & feet can testify how they have been employ ed. F rom the time old Imiola was deserted till the time of leav­ ing for Honolulu all my spare hours & some that I could not well spare have been devoted in some way or other to work connected with the new chh . At one time you would have seen me aiding in tearing off the ceiling of the old chh - & taking the pulpit & seats to peices ( !). Again I might be seen mounted on its solid walls with ax & hammer in hand engaged in the work of demolition - amid wind & dust, & rain for a change & at the same time giving directions to 2 or 3 companies of chh members employed below in clearing away ruins & laying up the stones in the walls that were to form the enclosure of New Imiola. Ag ain I might be found searching after carpenters & sawyers, & when obtained - giving them directions - receiving & measuring lumber attending to the seisoning ( !) of it - spreading it out & turning it over & gathering it up & looking out & waiting impatiently perhaps for the distant first appearance of a cloud of dust far off on the moun­ tain road indicating the approach of another load of lumber - a sign that often proved deceptive, which is quite cloud like. Then again - I might be seen running from one store to another to get something �Waimea Report 1857 6. that was wanted - or from one house to another to get men to work or to procure funds for carrying it forward — If the needed article could not be found here - & of course this was generally the case, an order for it must be despatched ( !) to Oahu or somewhere else How numerous such orders have been our patient agents can testify as well as how troublesome they have been — Now my pen was employed in w r i t i n g begging letters to my brethren portraying our wants in glowi n g colors & moving strains & thanking them with all its powers of utter­ ance when cheering responses were received, but silent naturally when the contrary or no response returned. Now I would be found by the side of a native carpenter, aiding & telling him how to make the steps of the new chh. or construct an arch gateway to its enclosure & at the same time urging the to make all haste in getting the enormous quantity of rubbish out of the way And when the chh was framed & covered day after d a y found me at the paint bucket with brush in hand - painting myself & initiating natives into the business, & this included both the exterior & the interior work. But the chh at Waimea is not the only one that has occupied my thots & time. No less than 10 other chhs in my field have been set in motion, & some have made considerable progress. on these I could not personally superintend Of course the work yet the planning & es­ timating the amount of materials & probably cost & writing for mater­ ials - such as windows &c - & giving various advise ( !) & directions devolved on me. Among my toils I might mention those that arise from my being school treasurer - & trustee for Eng schools — quire a particular notice - But these do not re­ And yet in incident connected with the �Waimea Report 1857 7. latter may be of some interest. A foreigner appeared before me as a ( !) applicant for the office of a Eng schoolmaster. amine you to ascertain your qualifications to teach. this sentence & parse it. sition or pronoun? a man of talents. what that is hand — Here please read What part of speech is of? It must be a pronoun. I know & yet I d on ' t know. Well I must ex- What is orthogrophy? What is etymology? What is syntax? Adverb - prepo­ I think that must mean Well, I think, — no I can't tell Let me have a sample of your writing — - now write some coarse hand — Well, writes fine writes fine hand again with a plenty of capital letters interspersed. W ell I guess you are not com­ petent to teach a school worth 800 dollars — good afternoon. But you may wish to know, as there is so much said about the importance of Eng schools for natives whether any have been established in my field. Well I applied to head quarters, for a permit to open such a school, myself the teacher, notwithstanding my numerous other labors, stating as what I regarded a commendable motive for teaching myself that it would furnish me with funds for carrying on the building of our chh — any lawful & popular way for getting money when you want it. my application was met with -— Aohe lala But alas! mamuli paha I mention this to show I have made an effort to get up an English School, t h o ' glad enough it did not succeed & if there is not one I am not to blame — But another man, a molatto ( !) has releived ( !) me from the necessity of renewing my application by opening an Eng School on his own hooks as he says — the govt — having no connexion with He has taught several months, & gives very good satisfaction I believe - t h o ' he is not very well satisfied himself with the kind of pay he receives. His pupils are mostly half-casts. �Waimea Report 1857 4 8. The past has been a year of joy. Notwithstanding all the sad­ dening & disheartening events - & all the trials of faith & patience tugging & all the toiling & t u ggi ng above mentioned - the year has by no means been devoid of incidents & events of a joy giving charac­ ter. 1 It was a matter of joy - that old Imiola did not fall till after it was deserted & hence no one was injured - Had it fallen when full of worshippers - multitudes would have been crushed to death — for attempting to flee the only way they could have fled, they would have met falling stones & timbers & perished beneath their weight -— .2 It was a matter of joy that no more injury was done to the timber, ceiling, windows, pulpit & seats of the chh when the massive roof came down. The part finished off as the meeting house apartment was left almost entire — broken or a board split — scarcely a light of glass or a seat damaged. The worshipping room, as I entered it over the ruins outside, looked very much as it did when I left it - only it was drenched with rain & darkened by the heaps of rubbish piled against the doors & wind o w s . While the timbers thus rescued were mostly not of a character to b e worked into the new meeting house, the lumber of the ceiling, seats &c were of great service. 5 It was a matter of joy that our old meeting house fell. The progress in civilization demanded a new & a better house. The Hawaiian Isles had long been regarded as elevated to an equal­ ity with christianized & civilized lands. They were producing high literary institutions & learned men, lawyers, ministers, supporting pastors & sending missionaries abroad — pastors, They could �Waimea Report 1857 9. boast of a King & queen & premier distinguished for their acquain­ tance with the Eng language, & their progress in the sciences & their high style of living — Hawaiians were putting on the dress of gentlemen & ladies - dashing (?) out in broad cloth, silks satins & all the pharphenalia ( !) of the rich & the great, & their missionaries had made great improvements in the humble appearance they at first exhibited both as to the style of houses & of dress &c- I can well remember how we looked lived 25 years ago. My old grass house, carpeted with Hawaiian mats, I ceiled with mamake kapa, blackened with smoke as it ascended from the central stone fire place & finding its way out thro' the thatch, lighted by windows of 8 small panes - - entered by a rouph batten door with a platform of poles sometimes for a bedstead - & a dormitory for natives in one end - answered my purpose very well in that age of barbarism - But times have wonderfully changed - T h o ' I myself to outward appearance have but half emerged from my grass dwelling, others have effected a complete escape & now luxuriate in what might comparatively be called princely palaces. The advancing state then of civilization was urgently demanding an improvement in the style of chh building In Waimea. Chhs in other places had assumed a style corresponding to the spirit of the age. We were falling behind & were threatened with being left far in the rear. But we were in an unfavorable predicament. worshipped in was a very comfortable one — beautiful koa, the cedar of Hawaii. why think of building a better house? The house we it was even ceiled with It is good enough for Kuaainas A new chh built to corres­ pond with improvements elsewhere will cost thousands of dollars, which we have n o t . Now , h o w were w e to be dislodged from our �Waimea Report 1857 10. present comfortable worshipping place, & how obtain means for erecting a better one. Both of the objects were accomplished by the fall of this fondly cherished me eting house. Whilest ( !) its fall drove us entirely out of it, it led us to enquire what we ourselves could do towards replacing it w ith an improved appearance & at the same time awakened the sympathies of friends & moved them to come up to our help. 4 It is a matter of joy that I should be considered worthy to toil & to make sacrifices & endure hardships for such a good & honorable work as that of building a house for God, an honor denied to good King David, th o ' he sought it, & t h o ' he was a man after God’s own heart - & Isreal's ( !) sweet singer, & simply be­ cause he was a man of war - & hence, as I have received the honor, it may be inferred I am a man of peace or a peaceable man. 5 It is a source of joy - that the work notwithstanding the numerous & formidable difficulties seen & unseen that encompassed it, has advanced so far towards completion. The last of a some less than a thousand orders for materials has I trust been issued. Already the old chh bell rejoicing in Its elevation from its sombre grass dwelling, where it had for 15 years contentedly hung, sends forth its cheering sounds from the glittering tower of New Imiola the time for putting on the last finishing stroke approaches & when completed the house may well be pronounced, the beauty S: joy of all our little world & such It will be, if God owns & fills it with his glory — 6 It is a matter of rejoicing & thanksgiving that God has disposed so many to come forward to our help - - N a t i v e s & forreigners, pastors & chhs, the righteous & the wicked Catholics & �Waimea Report 1857 11. protestant friends & strangers have united in furnishing the means necessary for beginning, carrying on & completing t h i s house of worship - Had I a thousand tongues & a thousand hearts I would employ them in expressing thanks to those who have helped us. haps, by including my people, Per- our united tongues & hearts will amount to this number. — 7 But my matter of joy is not confined to Waimea chh. Two other districts have built themselves comfortable worshipping places, or rather they have commenced, & got their buildings so far on the way that they meet in them. On my tour in Aug much of the timber was then growing, on my tour in Dec - we worshipped in said houses. Timbers, some very large - had been cut, hewn & dragged to the sites for building - a foreign carpenter employed to frame & put them u p . weeks. One was framed put up & thatched with lauhala in three Men, women & children worked at the latter, some times even by moonlight, & again when the rain was coming down in torrents. This chh is furnished with 6 nice windows - & sawyers are getting out lumber for finishing it off in a chh like style. Some 18000 ft of lumber are engaged & in the process of being sawn for 2 other chhs. The women in 3 or 4 districts are contributing money for the purpose of purchasing bells for the chhs. when finished. some are not disposed to wait so long. the sound of their bell — Indeed They are impatient to hear The thot of having a line of chh bells from one end of Hamakua to the other is quite elating. But, may I prove a false prophet - if I predict a long & changeful interval ere such a cheering result shall crown the hopes & labors of these worthy Hawaiian females, providing they are obliged to wait the slow & apparently joyless & hopeless movements of the men in carrying forward the part they have engaged to do. to build such chhs as are contemplated. It is a great work It is a great work �Waimea Report 1857 to raise funds. 12. But even if frunds w e r e raised sufficient to pay for the materials & for building the houses, an almost insurmountable difficulty would be how to get the materials to the places where the buildings are to be erected. But money can accomplish wonders — give us enough of this & I will pledge, should my life be spared, that the chhs shall be bui l t . what then? Who will preach in them? consideration. 7. And when finished off in chh style - ( !) That is a subject for after One thing prepares the way for another. Another scarce of joy - & this not least, tho next to the last, is to be found in the apparent success that has attended our labors in the line of preaching — The building of chhs has not absorbed all our time & thots, to the exclusion of the more important & appropriate theme of preaching. Some of our meet­ ings on the sabbath in some places have been very interesting — One I recollect was 8 hours long with a f e w short recesses. The Spirit of the Lord was there, & angels were hovering over us, & clapping their wings for joy - as a long row of converts m o s t l y children & youth stood up before the great congregation & coven­ anting to serve the Lord were solemnly received into the visible chh. And a few months after, another scene of the same joyful character w as witnessed in t h e same place — In other parishes, seasons of refreshing th o ' not so marked have been enjoyed furnishing the pastor w i t h the privilege always welcomed of adding to the chh. such as is hoped angels rejoice over - & will eventually receive to a participation of angelic blessedness, A few wanderers - have been reclaimed amoung ( !) whom are catholics & Mormons — On enquiring of a returning Mormon why he deserted Mormonism - he replied - he had got out of patience in �Waimea Report 1857 13. entertaining Mor m o n priests & especially since they had become so impudent as to use his shawls & sleeping blankets as towels to wipe their dirty feet with. — 8. Lastly, it is a joy giving matter that the benevolent element in the chh, has been kept in exercise, th o ' not without much effort on the part of the pastor. Hawaiian benevolence is not after all that spontaneous evolution, that cant be helped display of benevolent acts, that it is reported to be in some of the printed publications of the day, Hawaiians are not naturally benevolent as far as my 25 years observation goes — Like all the rest of the human race they are naturally selfish - prone to seek their own interest to the criminal neglect of others. Hence if there is a germ of benevolence - or - manifestation of a benevolent principle - it is the result of the operation of God's spirit on the heart. But I was saying that this principle had shown itself in my chh - the p ast year - whether spontaneously or by constraint I will leave to the judgment of a more charitable Being than I am — The chh. members have devoted many days to hard work on their chhs & for their chhs & their enclosure - without any compensation & they have contributed in money for the same, according, perhaps, if not beyond their mean s . I am unable now, nor is it a matter of any great importance to report the amount of work performed on chhbuildings. (Since writing the above a native handed to me 200 dollars toward his chh.) The chhs have done more towards the sup­ port of their pastor than in the preceding year been done by the children for the Morning Star. Something has Several - not quite a hundred have paid a hapamalu & taken their certificate -- or palapala kila, as I have called it - & this they consider entitles them to the privilege of taking passage on board for nothing. �14. Waimea Report 1857 One good elder, he at first thot of procuring a palapala kila for his daughter - but on a second thot, concluded it would b e of more pecuniary advantage to procure one for his son. It is a new thing, you know - they dont yet understand it, & I did not stop to en­ lighten them — L i g h t will enter as they are able to bear it. They will find out by & by what the Missionary ship is for & why they contribute for it. The females have been quite active in some districts, in making bed quilts to send to Fatuhiva & Micronesia — 4 large bed quilts were made in Waipio in 3 weeks - including the cutting, peicing ( !) & quilting — Another was made in another parish, in less than that time I think, by a few women. To help these good women along i n their good work, an individual, a chh member in Waimea had made a set of quilting bars out of stolen lumber & when found out expressed great sorrow that his partner should be guilty of such a thing. Foreign Missions. W e have brot along 7 bed quilts for I prophecy ( !) the quilting frames will now have a long respite. The men have contributed money to a small amount & some broad cloth coats pants - shirts - & vests — send abroad — to I believe one of the vests is minus buttons; the contributor probably found some private use for them. things have occurred even in dear America. Well - such We have not forgotten the character of some of the contents of benevolent boxes from fatherland — If we have a peep into some of our trunks upstairs w e 'll awaken our recollections — Well has the Preacher said there is nothing new under the sun — 9 what is, has been already - - I thot I had come to the last matter of joy - but on further examination I find another matter that came near forming a �W a i m e a Report 1857 15. sourse (!) of joy - but proved premature. At our Annual meeting of teachers & subpastors in Jan, the inquiry was made who will go as our missionary to Micronesia? for the missionary service? Are there any among us qualified 2 or 3 men arose & declared them- sleves willing to go, if they were considered qualified, but their grey hairs & furrowed cheeks - were regarded as objections to their going. A young man a teacher & a school Inspector - a graduate of Lahaina luna ( !) & his wife educated in our family were finally selected as the only suitable pair for this work in my whole field. They expressed a willingness to go. They were told they might re­ gard themselves as candidates - we would look at their conduct a few months & if unexceptionable - we would recommend them to the Directors of the Hawaiian Miss Society -- On the succeeding Sab­ bath I sent said candidate to attend a meeting in an Out district he was accustomed to such work — A few days after it was reported that after meeting he found it convenient to attend to a little secular business. Stepping into a dwelling house - a lady - a famous bedquilt maker produced some bedquilts. He thotlessly or, as he thot, harmlessly, examined one & another, & that ( !) quite publicly inquired the price, & tried to get her to reduce i t . A man of the world, who was a spectator remonstrated against such doings on the sabbath. Well this was thot, not to be a very good introduction to his state of probation & he was consequently i n ­ formed that his probationary period was ended. candidates for Foreign Missions in my field. some future time. Hence there are no We ma y have some at Such at least is our hope & prayer. �W a i m e a Report 1857 16. C andidates for the Pastoral Office My field, you are well aware, is divided up into several difft parishes, over wh good men are placed whom I denominate sub- pastors - as they are under me the only real pastor. 13 who bear this name. There are Now these are the very best men I have & I regard them all as good pious men. But are any of them qualified to be invested with all the responsibilities of the Pastoral of­ fice - If I thot they were, I would most certainly call together some of my ministerial brethren to aid in laying hands upon them to induct them into the ministry & install them as pastors over their respective chhs. (that is if this was agreeable to the wish of the chhs.) And that would most certainly indicate that something had really been accomplished in a 1/4 of a century - that there was a coming up to that climacteric point in the result of missionary labor which is the main proof of complete success, & if not reached, the missionary enterprise is deemed by some as a failure. Some of us are ratherseverely or kindly censored for being so tardy in coming into the full possession of what is conceived to be the spirit of missions - in that we have no native pastors in our dioceses. What! for that office? labor 25 years & not produce a single man fit Why, Paul labored but a few months, & had bishops ordained in every place, but his not Hawaiians. converts were Greeks & Romans, & But I for one am willing to have a deputation, the best that can be selected, only acquainted wit h the native language & native character, sent up to Waimea to examine into the subject, to ascertain whether there are any among my best men who possess the requisite qualifications for the pastoral office, & I will abide by their decision. I am as anxious as any one to see my field filled with native bishops, but not native novices, clothed �Waime a Report 1857 with this Title, erected? 17. But h o w shall a supply of Hawaiian pastors be Doubtless there exist materials enough - but the diffi­ culty is to get them moulded into the right shape — To affect this the influences of the spirit are most certainly necessary. But we need more. A theological training in something like a Theological school, seems indispensable in the present enlightened & civilized state of Hawaiians, to prepare Hawaiians to be pastors of Hawaiian chhs. The Seminary at Lahainaluna is doing what it can towards raising up candidates for the ministry. is not sufficient. But its agency It is not the design exactly of that Institution to raise up ministers. It is a govt concern & designed to furnish govt officers & teachers, for Govt schools — Call that if you choose a c ollege - & take measures at once for establishing a purely Theological Seminary. The thing can be done if we set about it in earnest in prayer & in faith. If we were conveniently situated or could command the leisure we - I mean, the clasical ( !) body - we the pastors of Hawaiian chhs - might persue ( !) the course persued ( !) by our forefathers when there were no theological Seminaries - by taking promising individuals into our families - in order to give them a private course of theological instruction. But who or where is the pastor that has the time for this? N ot myself — Perhaps they may be found amoung ( !) those who are teaching Eng schools. Besides this would b e behind the times - & could not be endured. I had it in my mind to report my views on another subject personal & mental & Missionary rights - or non intervention - But I an prevented by the intervention of my table of statistics that occupies the next page — having previously fixed the bounds �W a i m e a Report 1857 beyond which I could/ not go Statistics for 1856 W hole no. recd to the church o n profession " " " " Certificate 566 " " " in the year, 56 on profession 114 " " " " " " " " " " " " 6649 " " Total " " " on certif 26 " 140 Dismissed to other c h h s ___________ " 56 " " " 28 D e c e a s e d _________________________ 2114 56 39 Apostates deceased [no figure] Excluded in 56 4 Remain excluded [no figure] Whole No. in regular standing " " 1373 1989 Children baptized 1566 " in 56 35 56 54 Married Respectfully submitted L Lyons �Church &c Statistics for 1857 Whole no. recd recd Recd " Whole no. recd to the chh on profession on certificate on profession in 57 " certificate " " Whole no dismissed to other chhs dismissed in 57 6,777 582 128 16 144 1,383 10 2,175 61 4 [no figure] Whole no. deceased deceased in 57 Excluded in " Remain excluded In regular standing Jany 1 - 1858 2,100 Whole of no of children baptized 1,585 (!) Baptized in 57 Married 29 51 couple " Contributions in 1857 For support of pastor " Foreign Missions " building chhs in cash, trade & labor Total $588.38 232.00 2,150.62 $ 2,971.00 �W a ime a Report 1858 In making out the present annual report I shall divide the year into three principal sections — 1st commencing to the 1st of May & ending Aug 31 - 2d " " 3 " " 1 " " " of Sept & " " of Jan & Dec. 31 " May 1. section The first past of this section was occupied in preparations for leaving home to attend the H.E. Association the actual leaving the attention & the return. To many of you there may appear to b e nothing in this section deserving of notice & hence let it be passed over in silence. Permit us to hold a different opinion. There is something attending this part of our work - that is try­ ing, pleasureable & instructive. To break up & pull up, & pack up & nail up & lock up & take up - & give up - & be off bag & baggage not knowing what evils may befall y o u by the way - or whether you will ever see home again, or in what circumstances, you may see it, if ever at a l l ------ Oh ! there is something here that amounts to a trial - & even a self denial. Then to emerge from the depths of a rustic - a country life - where one is accustomed to act just as he pleases - be as uncouth, eccentric - unpolished untrammelled as he pleases - into the polish - the precarious - the politeness of the highly cultivated circles of city society - Oh, how it makes one tremble all over & almost wish he was something else than a man — He is afraid to move lest he trample on some fashion, or violate some rule of politeness - & hence call forth some bull of excommunication from the social circles with which he may wish to mingle. Then again there is something pleasurable in this part of our �W a i m e a Report 1858 work — 2. To leave home with all its cares & toils & troubles - & 10000 vexations, your books & papers & medicines & patients - the little things with all the great things - to cast them all off & leave them all behind for awhile - what a world of comfort this yields! You feel as light & buoyant as a bird - & if you haven't wings you can take sails & wit h a good wind you soon find yourself peradventure in the metropolis of the Hawaiian Islands — In the midst of brethren clergymen - missionaries, friends - strangers, the good & the bad — Of the advantages derived from a short sojourn in the metropolis I need not speak — As great as they may be one is glad to get back again to his plain simple & quiet country home. But I said, this part of our work was also instructive. One unaccustomed to this annual business of breaking up & pulling u p & packing up & quitting home might become unmindful of his pilgrim state & settle down in a kind of belief that this was his permanent home. But accustomed as some of us are to these annual breakings up & migrations, we are led to look upon them as/monitors - proclaim­ ing in our ears - such is life — this is not your home — ting ready for the passage over Jordan. be get­ And when you return to your home & get settled once more - you are led to look forward to the time not far distance when you will reach the heavenly home & get permanently & blissfully settled there. So much for the first part of the first section — The second part of this division was of a little different character - that was devoted to the completion & the dedication of our new house of worship. After a day or 2's rest from the fatigues of my visit to Honolulu I resumed my work as painter as easily as if I had �Waimea Report 1858 3. b e e n at i t a l l t h e t i me , & to t h i s & o t h e r w o r k c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e c h h I w a s d e v o t e d t i l l t h e 1 6 t h of J u l y j u s t 2 5 y e a r s s i n c e I first p l a c e d my foot on W a i m e a soil w h e n the c eremonies of t h e d e d i ­ c a t i o n w e r e w i t n e s s e d - a day l o n g to b e r e m e m b e r e d — I t b e i n g t h e A n n i v e r s a r y of m y a r r i v a l - i n the p l a c e I w a s n a t u r a l l y c a r r i e d b a c k i n i m a g i n a t i o n t o t h a t t i m e — the m e e t i n g h o u s e t h e n i n b e i n g — The p e o p l e a s they t h e n a p p e a r e d - & c o n t r a s t i n g t h e p a s t w i t h t h e p resent, h o w c ould I h e l p exclaiming, h o w g r e a t the change c o m e s e e , w h a t the g o s p e l h a s w r o u g h t . ful day. The day w a s T h e h o u s e w a s c r o w [ d ]e d w i t h w o r s h i p p e r s . a most delight­ Several for­ eigners, gentlemen & ladies were present amoung whom w a s a vener­ able old man a much older resident than myself who k n e w w h a t the people w e r e i n t h e days now were — they T h e e x e r c i s e s w e r e w h a t e x e r c i s e s g e n e r a l l y a r e on such occasions part of i d o l a t r y - & c o u l d s e e w h a t T h e c h o i r o f s i n g e r s w a s s e l e c t - c o m p o s e d in of s o m e o f the b e s t s i n g e r s , L a h a i n a l u n a h a s f u r n i s h e d -- They performed their part most admirably - Our children by playing on the melodeon - aided them The d e d i c a t o r y s e r m o n w a s b y m y n e i g h b o r b r o B o n d f o l l o w e d by an a d d r e s s i n E n g . b y m y s e l f - e x e r c i s e s s e e m e d h i g h l y i n t e r e s t i n g to a l l g r a t i f i e d wa s the o l d m a n a l l u d e d to above, The So e x c e e d i n g l y t h a t h e c a m e to m y h o u s e after the exercises were over & p l a c e d a d o n a t i o n of 50 d o l ­ lars in m y h a n d s - t h o ' h e h a d b e f o r e c o n t r i b u t e d 2 5 0 d o l l a r s t o ­ wards the house. The house is c o m p l e t e d & p a i d for - & the seats are all free. A l l w h o h a v e a i d e d i n b u i l d i n g this h o u s e h a v e m y s i n c e r e thanks, & t h e thanks of m y w h o l e chh. As y o u a l l k n o w w h a t y o u & y o u r p e o p l e h a v e d o n e , i t is n o t n e c e s s a r y f o r m e t o w e a r y y o u b y g o i n g �Waimea Report 1858 4. into details. The third part of the first section was to consist of a tour, commencing in the first week of Aug. & closing the last week. All the requisite notices had been given out & the work commenced but was soon interrupted by the appearance of the awful epidemic, influenza & the month was occupied far differently from what was proposed. All our plans were rent asunder - our counsels turned into nought - A greater than a tour was here - his mandates none could resist - all must yield - there was no getting excused — And such a time — such distress - such desolation ! — Business was suspended - the streets deserted - no one to be seen - except here & there one trying to drag his slow length along to our house after medicine. in its tower — For 2 sabbaths the bell of Imiola hung silently & the lone chh moaned dolefully because no one entered its arched gateway or trod its carpeted aisles or occupied its cushioned seats or gazed on its fringed pulpit desk, or looked out of its curtained windows. The p astor himself was so severely attacked & dealt with by this ruthless epidemic, that ha d not the Lord proved the strongest, he must have fallen a victim to it. But the Lord appeared & rescued (?) him - t h o ' he did not recover entirely till on his tour. This first section then closes with the people convalescent - not dead 2d section of the year commenced with Sept. 1 & ended Dec 31 The first part of the section was occupied in making the previously broken up tour — as soon as the people h a d sufficiently recovered from the effects of the epidemic, notices were again sent over the field & the tour recommenced The state of the chh. The chh appeared well. The amount of �W a i m e a Report 1858 5. disciplinary matter was small. The chh members in s o m e places had done something on their meeting houses. was dedicated on this tour. One ch h . had been completed & It is a small framed building - boarded, shingled, floored, has 4 nice windows a nice door - a nice pulpit & table - & seats - & cieled •( !) over head with cloth — It is painted inside & whitewashed outside - has a belfry & small bell — the whole cost some 600 dollars. ance in Hamakua. It makes quite a civilized appear­ Another chh had been furnished with nice windows & partly floored -Contributions, As the people had just recovered from sickness, they were not in a condition to contribute much - yet the amount of contributions for pastor’s support &c was more on the whole than was anticipated. Labor. Previous to the appearance of the Epidemic the people in some districts had been very industrious. Several thousand acres of land had been enclosed for cultivation - & large tracts had been planted with the Irish potatoe - Homes (?) were deserted & whole weeks spent in the potatoe fields - Great preparations w ere being made to meet the demands of the whaling fleet in the coming season. Kalo &c had been cultivated where there had been none before & furnished poi to those who could not obtain it elsewhere. Beans also were receiving considerable attention. Schools. The children had not been much disturbed by the epidemic - & the teachers had in most districts managed th o ' half dead wi t h the influenza - to keep up their schools -be lost. The 1/4 per day was too much to The Schools passed as good an examination as usual - nothing very extraordinary. There was one School that exhibited writing on paper - another tried to - but didn't make out much — The Eng �W a i m e a Report 1858 6. school taught by a Molatto ( !) - alluded to in my last report became defunct about this time - no pupils - no w a g e s — The 2d part of this section was devoted to a school for the teachers - which continued months — 2 weeks - & accomplished as much as some schools taught 2 In the meanwhile I was carrying forward my scholar in Latin & surveying -- After the school closed some miscellaneous work, such as painting & c on the house of our domestics - took up some time. I have long wished to improve the appearance of the domestics habitations - to get them up from the dirt & matted earthen floor & give them more the air of civilization & this desideratum has been obtained. The 3d & last part of this section was filled up with another tour — The influenza drove the tour of the 1st section into this section & I concluded it was not best to allow the appropriate of this division to be shoved into the next term. tour The other was the Lord's doings & hence right - this would be my own doing & hence might be wrong. Everything in its proper place & time if possible. This was in some respects a rather remarkable tour. part was occupied with Waimea. & out of it. The first There was a little waking up in the chh The 1st sabbath in Dec. was communion season - was full of communicants - & before the whole body. The chh 5 stood up for the first time & pledged themselves to be the Lord's forever — The emo­ tions of the pastor's heart were with difficulty repressed, for three of the five were his own children. rested on the whole assembly. A more than ordinary solemnity For some reason I was led to anticipate a more than usually interesting time on my tour. On the previous tour tho' the Lord had smitten the people with the rod of sickness & laid them all prostrate - yet on their recovery they repented not of their sins & wanderings. On that whole tour only one was recd to the chh. On the present tour the Lord visited the people not in judgment - �W a i m e a Report 1858 but in mercy. 7. The spirit came down, not like a mighty rushing wind - but in a still sma l l voice - & whispered in the ears of sinners, n o w is the accepted time, turn ye - for why will ye die? ened & obeyed. They list­ Many turned - principally children & youth. ones had turned before — In every district some fruit was gathered - some additions made to the chh. The largest accession to any one chh was 18 & the whole number added on this tour was about 100. Catholics & Mormons were reclaimed — as could be expected. The old Some Contributions were as encouraging The tax gatherer had just been round collect- ing taxes, & hence I did not expect much in the line of benevolence — But I was agreeably disappointed — The chh members had found em­ ployment in catching cattle & selling their hides which were in great demand & bringing a high price, & from this source some 4 or 5000 dollars were obtained, & hence the people after paying their taxes &c &c had something left for their pastor & foreign missions. thing had be e n done on the score of meeting houses. of 2 stone chhs were laid with appropriate exercises. was excited on one of these occasions - Some­ The corner stones Some suspicion While preparations were making to deposit a bible &c under the corner stone - some got a notion somehow, that it was not after all a bible that was to be de­ posited - but some dead or living m a n ’s bones. So they were all called to see & feel for themselves - that it was a real bible, & that there were no bones there. not I dont know. Whether they were all satisfied or What a stupid & foolish people - h o w slow to learn --As the former tour had 2 beginnings, like some tunes, so this had two endings, or rather its aiding was quite diversified — In Waipio the people had made great preparations for a great temperance or thanksgiving festival to which guests were invited from all sec­ �W a i m e a Report 1858 tions of m y field. 8. When I reached there, which was the last district to he visited, I saw some of the preparations. Two native ovens of prodigious dimensions, the largest I ever saw, were waiting to receive their victims. Into one were deposited 7 whole bullock, I d o n ’t mean skin & all - but the flesh & bones, & into the other some one or fowls o f various kinds - dressed in native fashion, 200 On the succeed­ ing day a vast number of calabashes of poi were properly arranged under a temporary verandah, erected for the purpose. The guests to the number of 1500 perhaps, formed a procession composed of cavalry & footmen - arrayed in their different uniforms & under flags of various kinds with officers equipped in military style - & marched with music in their front to the place of the feast — Before partaking their ( !) were some religious exercises - the singing of an original hymn - by a choir trained for the occasion. The neat & tasty dresses of the singers & the correctness of their singing drew forth the ad­ miration of some white spectators from Honolulu — was a novelty to them - The whole scene They had no idea that Hawaiians had attained to such a height of civilization, or that there existed on the Islands such a sp[l] endid valley as W aipio. After these religious performances were over, the feasting commenced in earnest — The ovens were un ­ covered - & their smoking contents brot forward - but unfortunately the one containing the beef, proved not to be hot enough to cook thoroughly the enormous quantity — However the guests feasted on till they were called to stop to attend to the addresses that were to follow - I had previously learned that there was to be an exhibition of the King & all his ministers, & a Generalisimo of the Hawaiian Army, but I discouraged such a display, & was anticipating nothing extra­ ordinary. But when the company was all seated for meeting what should I observe but a band of soldiers with their officers - the General - �Waime a Report 1858. 9. Major, Captain & what not all rigged in complete uniform, caps, swords & epaulettes - some realities & some imitations. They paraded about with great pomposity - & seemed intent on keeping order & showing off. One address was made & another commenced - when the clouds that had been gathering during the exercises discharged such torrents of rain as broke up the meeting & scattered the numerous guests in all directions. The clouds, had previously been summoned to show their displeasure if they were opposed to the exhibition beneath them. Thus ended the first general temperance festival in my field -In the evening was a business meeting to prepare w o r k for the day following - which was the Anniversary of the convention of subpastors &c The next d a y passed away very pleasantly. Reports were read by the difft subpastors, addresses made - subjects discussed & various resolutions passed - one question was how can a hundred dollars be raised for Hilo ch h ? executed. A plan was proposed & carried — & subsequently Plans for supporting the pastor & collecting contributions for foreign missions - & our own meeting houses &c & c &c - were proposed & discussed & passed — Chh officers for the year appointed. One item in the report of the Waimea subpastor was quite startling as it was announced & drew forth an involuntary interrogation pehea la ia? [how could this be?] A mother had given birth to five child- ren at once, 3 keiki haole [white; foreign] & 2 keiki maoli [native] - & all lving & doing well — I was on the point of disputing such an item - having heard nothing about it, but the explanation giving it a spiritual meaning was very satisfactory - & for once I had a display of Hawaiian wit — Well done — pass on. This annual meeting was very well attended - & was on the whole very interesting as it showed a decided progress. �Waimea Report 1858 10. The succeeding day w as saturday - & was devoted to the examination of the 4 schools of Waipio — district — & a meeting of the chh afficers of that The Sabbath followed with its delightful exercises, the children’s sabbath school, the public meeting - the communion service with the admission of new members — diction --- the contributions — the bene- Such was the first ending of this tour. The second ending - or call it the appendix - or supplement was in Waimea — or as the surveyors say at the place of commencement. This was a two days convention of the teachers thro'out my field (no catholics of course). The 1st day was devoted to the payment of the teachers, & the annual meeting for hearing reports, giving in con­ tributions, &c - - The 2d day was devoted to the annual festival public exhibition, giving of premiums - & a business meeting. The ( !) exhibition passed off finely. W e had a Salutitory & a Valedictory address, between which were music - speeches - a dishortation specimens of the Russian - German - French - Spanish & Eng languages by an Austrian homopathy or atomic doctor & the presentation of grafhs (?) - with the addresses & responses — closed with hia Aloha in Chinese. The Valedictorian Thus ended the appendix of this tour & this section of the year The third & last section or division or term rather of the year commences with the 1st of Jany - continues thro the 1st of May — This like the others has its subdivisions. The first part was devoted to preparations for sending our children away from home, the actual sending of them away accompanied by their mother, the consequent de­ serted state of the homestead, the desolation of the solitary occupant the experiences of a bachelor's life - the return of the mother the taking into our broken up family 2 small girls, a Hawaiian & a �1 1 . ..... W a imea R eport 1858 Half Hawaiian to fill up some of the deeply felt chasm — &c & c - - During this period, instead of having time to bewail my desolate condition I was more occupied than usual — was actually overwhelmed — The entertaining of visitors for a day or 2 - the attending to 10,000 little things, of whose existence I was previously almost unconscious, the care of the sick & the dying & the dead — for I was called to attend no less than 3 funerals 2 of foreigners, & one of the father in law of a foreigner - at all of which I preached in both English & Native — & c &c where was the time & space for sorrowing? never felt so sad & desolate in all my life. - Yet I The 2d part of this term was spent i n miscellaneous work in making some improvements on our dwellings for our own & the accommodation of visitors - &c I have taken it for granted all along that you would understand that the ordinary clerical duties on the sabbath & week days were duly at­ tended to. They require no particular notice. The last part of this term was devoted to the third & last tour of the missionary year — Like the preceding it was a very cheering season. to be in an interesting state industrious. The church was found Some of the members had been very I n Hamkkua whole families except perhaps the school child- ren had deserted their homes during the w e e k & gone to the mountains to gather pulu - for which there was a great demand — They put up 6 temporary huts for a shelter during the/working days of the week & for the sabbath too, t h o ' in some cases they spent the sabbath at home. Foreigners, Chinamen - more especially, had been round amoung the people exposing for sale their wares, the richest of silks & c allowing anyone who chose, to run in debt & pay in pulu — There followed such a rushing for silks - & consequent rushing to the woods for the pulu — only goods — that things appeared quite lively. but they created the greatest stir. Silks were not the So in my con­ �12 W aimea Report 1858 . gregations in the pulu region there was a great dashing out in silks from little girls to gray headed women — A dress cost from 20 to 30 dollars - but the women were not satisfied with one dress — Now was their time, & they labored with all their might to fill their ward­ robes — ie their chests or their poles suspended in some corner of a grass house where native kapa or brown cotton or blue c a l i c o would be more becoming than such gorgeous dresses. I was not expecting much by way of contribution - yet here I was disappointed tributions were larger than usual — for the con­ In another part of my f i e l d , in Kawaihae u k a , the people h a d bee n permitted to realize the fruits of their previous labors for supplying the whaling fleet with Irish po­ tatoes — Fifty six whaling ships had within 2 or 3 months touched at Kawaihae & carried off nearly 6000 bushels of potatoes - & leaving 6000 dollars cash to be divided amoung some 150 m e n . than they ever received before. some must have recd 1000 This would average 400$ each - but dollars -- & yet the contributions here were no greater than in other places — appeared — The money had in most cases dis­ Some had been expended on clothes — in purchasing cattle — A much larger sum some on food — much had been begged away. some N one had been expended in improving the internal appearance of their houses, how much was horded ( !) up I cannot say — This is a vice or trait to which the people are not much addicted. Anyhow, the people - mostly chh members, had demonstrated that they were not lazy — with sufficient inducements, they can be as industrious as men of other nations — The great fault is the magority ( !) dont know how to use the fruits of their industry. Since my last tour some progress had been made on the meeting houses already on the way. The bodies of the two houses whose corner �13. W a i m e a Report 1858 stones were then laid were nearly completed, the door & window frames in - the windows in readiness — In 2 other chhs the frames & windows & doors made their appearance & the floor of one was laid - & money had been contributed for the purchase matereal ( !) a bell &c. needed from abroad, & it is hoped it will b e obtained. for it anyhow. But help is We will call As others have helped us when w e were without a house of worship - so our people have been disposed to reciprocate favors. It was proposed as stated above to raise 100 dollars to help on the Hilo chh. On this tour the hundred dollars was obtained. The greater part of this sum was given in quarters & rials by the chh members & the school children thro ’out my field. It seemed to come from willing hearts, & they have commissioned me to present in their behalf as their small but cheerful offering to the treasurer of the building committee & thro h i m to the pastor these 10 golden eagles to be wrought as so many polished stones into the temple that, it is hoped, w i l l be greater & longer enduring than Solomon’s. (Here make the presentation) And thou too, Modest Koloa — th o ' thy voice was but that of Koloa - hast not quacked (?) pleaded for help in vain — Our people could not think of putting thee on a level with the great Hilo — that would be esteemed too humiliating to the one - & too exaltative to the other. of Hi l o ’s — So they have made up an offering of just half the amount 10 golden half eagles — May they constitute 10 small polished stones in what may prove the beautiful chh of the Modest Koloa. This tour I have said was an interesting one — The meetings were well attended - the spirit of the Lord was amoung the people — additions were made to several of the chhs - amounting in all to 36, �W a i m e a Report 1858 14. & a few wanderers were restored. 9 Cases of discipline were very few -- 2 or 3 mormons were cut off - & a man & woman excommunicated for their most heaven daring wickedness — experience — I have seen nothing like it in all my pastoral If the unpardonable sin can he committed in these days — they have committed it. On this tour I devoted much time to the examination of the schools, found some 2 or three worthy of all commendation. & most orderly school I ever saw. in the field — One is the stillest The teacher is next to the youngest a Hilo graduate - & spent a short time at Lahainaluna. This teacher has also the best school house in the whole district. Such is the report of my labors, successes &c &c for the year ending May 1 - 5 8 . I have great reason to be thankful - take courage & go on, if God in his good providence shall permit me to resume my labors. [Unsigned; Lyons] �XXVIt h Annual Report of the W a imea Hawaii, Missionary Station May 1 - 1859 Perse ve nantia, V incit omnia. Twice lost, once in a fog, & once in an attempt to think out a plan for a report, I have at length emerged from both, & am happy to find myself safely here by the old stand that has witnessed w i t h joy or sorrow the varied proceedings of a long succession of general meetings. The Missionary in sitting down to write his annual report finds that his position has been much like that of the patient horse in the tread mill — obliged to tread on in the old beaten track, unable to strike out into any new orbit, the centrifugal & centrifical forces being so evenly balanced as to render any other than the old track im­ possible. Yet tho’ the horse keeps treading in the same place without seeming to move, he is both moving himself & moving others - Progress is made. So it is wi t h the Missionary. He has been treading seemingly in a very contracted space, sometimes he goes forward a little & then retraces his steps. He goes to his p reaching stations & returns, & goes again & again returns. them over again. He makes his rounds of visits, & makes He studies, makes tours, he repeats, over & over & over again. preaches, teaches, & this Yet at the end of the year he finds progress has been made, he has moved forward one year towards the end. One year of time has been past ( !) over, that is certain. But then whether a years work, ie missionary work has been done - is not so manifest. A year's amount of preaching & other missionary labor may or may not have been performed. The secular & the clerical, the selfish & the benevolent, the home & the foreign - the school & the church - the temporal & the spiritual departments may have been une­ qually divided - & the duties pertaining to each received some more �W a i m e a Report 1859 2. & others less of attention than they deserved — & others treated with indifference or entire neglect. A report, however, is expected - a moral necessity is laid upon the Missionary t o give an account of himself & his doings & woe unto h i m if he fails. Submitting then to this necessity I will no longer detain you with preliminaries - b u t proceed at once to the work before me, The plan that most naturally suggests itself for a report is some­ thing like the following — 1 3d Our labors 2d Results Miscellaneous matters I Labors Labors of various kinds have been performed & for the privilege, ability, & disposition to perform them we would, in the outset, express our gratitude to God. These labors may be classified in the following manner. 1. Daily labors. by no means few. A minute enumeration of these would show they are There is the daily prayer meeting in some places, the daily school taught by natives, the daily & almost hourly adminis­ tration of medicines & disposition of books & stationery, the daily reading & epistolary correspondence & ten thousand other dailys - which are directly or indirectly connected wi t h the missionary life. Of these duties some have been performed - some omitted - & others have received a partial execution. 2. Weekly labors. Amoung ( !) these are the stated labors of the sab­ bath, ie the children's sabbath school in the morn. & at noon, the public meeting, the chh prayer meeting - the advanced bible class, & the neighborhood gatherings. The w ed afternoon meeting, the friday female prayer meeting, the Saturday Theological school for a part of �3. W a i m e a Report 1859 the year - & the weekly reception & distribution of the govt m a i l . 3. Semi monthly labors. Of these I can think of but one, & this n ot exactly of a missionary stamp, & yet its tendency is often to in­ cite resusitate ( !) & promote the christian & missionary spirit. I refer to the reception & distribution of the semi monthly private mail - which generally contains the foreign mail & hence much religious & missionary intelligence & other matters having a present or remote bear­ ing on the kingdom of Jesus Christ. 4. Monthly labors. Amoung these stand conspicuous the monthly concert observed on the first Sabbath in the month at the noon Church prayer meeting. The monthly meeting of the church sessions for reports & transaction of chh business. Many of the monthlies - formerly obser­ ved - & observed probably elsewhere such as concerts of prayer for sabbath schools, seamen, slaves, temperance peace &c &c have for some unaccountable reason fallen out of the catalogue. 5. Quarterly labors. These are mostly of a financial character - & hen c e not particularly missionary - & yet devolved on the missionary for the want of qualified secular men — I mean the payment of the govt teachers - & making out the treasurers 1/4ly reports - &c &c & deliberative meetings for teachers. Other Quarterlies I am sorry to say call for no notice. 6. Thirdly or tri yearly labors. These are more numerous, occurring once in four months or rather commencing at the end of three months & occupying about four weeks each. They are composed of pastoral visits tours, school examinations, meetings, preaching, administration of the Lords supper, meetings of chh sessions - chh trustees, for examination of candidates for the chh - & all other chh business, amoung which stands preeminent the matter of church erection, I should have �W a i m e a Report 1859 4. said next to the means to be used for gathering in the still ungathered souls. 7. Annual labors. Amoung these stand as the most important - The meeting of the subpastors & their assistants the deacons & elders thro'out the field, for hearing the subpastors reports, for discussion, deliberation - & passing working resolutions which are never observed the actual execution either falling short or going beyond. Next in importance is the annual meetings & festival of the public school teachers & Inspectors for reports, speeches, discussion, social & mental improvements & thankful festivity. Another annual performance has b e e n a normal school for teachers to which I devoted 2 weeks ---- And the last tho' not the least of these labors - may be found in t h e devotion of one w e e k of the year & hence an annual labor to the painting of Kawaihae chh. This is not strictly a missionary w o r k & yet the savior - the Great Missionary teacher - thot it it ( !) not derogitory ( !) to his Missionary character to b e found at the carpen­ ters bench; & why should a disciple esteem it beneath his Missionary or clerical dignity to be found in the besmeared garb of the painter? Besides the painting of a ch h - especially the improved appearance tends much to the missionary & clerical enjoyment. II. 1. Subjective. Results Of non performance & unfaithful execution of our labors - the results to us have been: regret, self reproach, self abasement, diminution of peace & happiness, repentance. Of the performance especially when there was a trial to be faith­ ful, peace, joy, happiness, an increase of knowledge, if not of holi­ ness. �W a i m e a Report 1859 2. Objective. 5. Of the results of the non & unfaithful & faithless performance of duties, who can form the fearful estimate? An increase of poverty, of sickness, o f death, of wretchedness & misery & woe, of ignorance & wickedness, a diminution of knowledge & happiness on earth a diminution of conversions & the consequent diminution of joy on earth & in heaven & the loss perhaps of souls, & hence a fearful accession to the realms of woe. Ob jective results of labors actually, vigorously, & endeavored to be faithfully performed. Of these it is as difficult [a] matter to form a correct estimate as of the former. Who can penetrate the future & enumerate the positive & far-reaching results of a y e a r ’s labors, faithfully executed? But secret things belong to the Lord. Suffice it for us to deal with the perceptible & revealed. 1. An increase of knowledge - The people with the enjoyment of a years instruction, must certainly know more than they did at the commencement of the year, to whatev[e]r departments that instruction has related. If otherwise the fault must be their own. But that there has been an increase of knowledge secular & religious amoung the children & adults is a matter in our mind that should not be controverted. 2. Civilization has received an accession to its ranks, quite a pe r ­ ceptible one in some districts especially where the decent external of a school house greets the eye, & where the chh tower rears its head, & the chh. bell sends forth its joyful sounds. 3. A diminution of wickedness & crime, of poverty & misery & indolence & woe. 4. An increase of activity, of energy, of civil, moral & Christian enterprise - of righteousness, contentment & happiness. 5. Revivals of relegion ( !). Lor d has been revived. In several districts the w o r k of the Gentle visits of the Spirit have be e n enjoyed. �W a i m e a Report 1859 6. But more especially in Waimea there has been what may be called a great revival - nothing like it since days long gone by. This district, as you have often been informed, had been one of the hardest, wickedest, most discouraging & most hopeless spots in my field. The foreign in­ fluence, & satanic agency, combined with human weakness, seemed des­ tined to rule & destroy. The new house of worship, so nice, so beauti­ ful, so inviting, erected to check the progress of immorality & crime & draw the wicked into the Kingdom of Christ seemed to have produced the contrary effect. All its imposing attractions seemed unheeded & the sound of its summoning bell fell on listless ears, & its inviting seats remained unfilled. We began to think a nice & pretty church is not after all, the thing for saving souls. The chh. session met time & again & prayed & deliberated & resolved to pray more for sinners & apostates. An hour was fixed upon to unite all over the district in prayer & supplication in behalf of the uncon­ verted & unreclaimed. The neighborhood & the names of individuals were specified for which united prayer should be offered. When all the neighborhoods had been gone thro' with, then we would g o back t o the beginning, & go over them again in the same order. This course continued for a year & yet there was mo revival, but here & there one converted. We then resolved on another course, some­ what similar to the one persued ( !) in the Fulton St. prayer meeting. Written requests were sent in to the Sabbath noon prayer meeting - in­ dividuals were mentioned by name, prayers were offered up for them & meetings in private houses were multiplied. some time & the good results became manifest. increased in numbers & interest. This practice continued for The prayer meeting The house of God began to fill up - the Spirit of the Lord was evidently in our midst, inquirers multiplied, �Waimea Report 1859 7. sinners came out of their lurking places, old hardened apostates began to wake up — f e e l , confess - repent. of souls was gathered. I n a word quite a r ic h harvest Some 50 of the converts were added to the chh on the 1st Sab. i n A p r il, & some 20 apostates restored. converts are many wives & workmen o f fo reig n ers. progressing. Amoung the The good work is s t il l To the Lord be a l l the glory of this great & good work, for it is his work, & not m an's. I t came so unexpedtedly after a ll on the part of many, that i t was a marvel. 6th Result - Progress in chh erection. You are aware, perhaps by this time, i f not you soon w i l l be, that I have a great zeal fo r chh building So much so that I have resolved on having good, neat, pleasant, & im­ posing houses of worship thro' out my f i e l d . to be agitated in Ap. 1855. The subject f i r s t began And the agitation has been kept up by myself & my people for like preist ( ! ), like people, sometime w ith a f a in t despairing s p i r i t , again with a buoyant hopeful tone - t i l l at length - our resolution has become firm & unwavering, that w ith the help of God added to that of man, we w ill carry on the work to its complete accomplishment. My pen, my tongue, my prayers, my soul & body time & spare substance are a ll enlisted in this chh buildin g enterprise. Now for the results so far observable. 1 Waimea, Kaohe & Kawaihae chhs. have already been completed & dedi­ cated. Of Waimea & Kaohe chhs, I have given particulars heretofore. I must say a word in reference to the chh of Kawaihae. As the result of the contributions obtained from ray brethren last year added to those of the people & others, this chh e d ific e was completed & on the 15th of Jany 59 it was dedicated to the worship of God, with interesting & imposing ceremonies. South Kohala were invited to attend. A ll the good people of Notice had been circulated that there would be a dedication f e s t i v a l , one object of which was to pro- �W a i m e a Report 1859 8. cure contributions for the paying off of an incumbent debt. Accord­ ing to previous arrangements- the Waimea & Kawaihae Uka people proceeded to the place of rendez vous, which was near the new house of worship, in a somewhat martial style, mounted on horses, with appropriate banners flying, & cheered on b y the commanding tones of the leader & the music of flutes. Arrived at the place of the feast, they came to a half, hats were taken off - a n appropriate speech made & prayer offered, & all dismounted, & were soon absorbed in the pleasures of the dedication festival. This over, speeches followed, original songs adapted to the occasion were sun by choirs from the respective districts, statements made in reference to the receipts & expenditures — the balance due a moving appeal made to the sympathies & pockets of the guests, a collection taken which, counted, was found to the joy of all to be sufficient to pay off the debt, & prayer of thanksgiving was offered. The procession reformed & marched up the steep & rough ascent to the top of Puu Kohala to the sombre & smouldering ruins of the old heiau, where an appropriate speech was made followed by singing & prayer. The procession then retired to the recent place of worship where a fare­ well address was delivered in wh touching allusions were made to the original founders now deceased, an original hymn sung & prayer offered & then the whole company of residents & strangers, w i t h quickened step & jubilant souls ascended the radiant hill of Keola Hou the name of the new chh, the chh was entered & crowded with many outside when the more appropriate dedicatory services were performed, & all dispersed to their homes "glad & merry i n heart for the goodness that the Lord had showed unto David & U ziah & the whole Israel of Kawaihae. Uziah are the names of the subpastor & his assistant.) (David & But there was one thing wanting - the chh exhibited a bell tower, but gave forth no �Waimea Report 1859 9. signs nor sounds of bell. forming that part. The old native horn had the honor of per­ It was not long however before a bell was procured by a resident foreigner for 100 dollars. This was placed in the bel­ fry, & the people were very well pleased with it till the arrival of a bell at Kawaihae designed for Waipio chh. As this chh was not yet be­ gun, the Kawaihae people resolved on getting its bell, & they succeed­ ed by offering 30$ above its cost. Preparations were immediately made for removing the first bell to give place for the new one. Then succeed­ ed the funeral obsequies of the old horn, whose shrill & uncouth notes had, for nearly 40 years served to call the people to school & to meet­ ing, for which services he must needs be strangled & buried & hence put t o silence forever. I fear the attendants forgot to mourn or failed to pronounce a worthy eulogium over the deceased. They were all im­ patient to hasten to the ceremony of installing the more worthy & ad­ mired successor, the bright, fined ( !) toned bell right f r o m the Foundery ( !) in Troy. When successfully installed in its place there burst forth such peals of bell, such shouts of joy rolling along the coral sands & reverberating from the adjacent hills & the swelling sea as old Kawaihae has not heard since the downfall of idolatry, & doubtless producing a great hubbub amoung the ghosts of the ancient gods, still hovering as superstitious credulity will have it, around the old temple ruins of Puukohala. I spent the last sabbath in April at Kawaihae. The sound of the ch h going bell, the neat, cheerful, radiant devotion inspiring appearance of the interior of the chh, the goodly deportment & civilized aspect of the congregation & choir of singers, made it seem so homelike - so God worshipping like, so something heaven like, that I was fired with a new zeal & determination to carry my purposes of ch h erection thro' out my field. �W a i m e a Report 1859 2. E 10. leio Church - I am able to report progress on this edifice. Eleio is near Waipio & Waipio is near Eleio. The building of this chh. was commenced a year or two before that of Kawaihae was thot of, ie in 55. The people there have h a d a hard struggle, the history of which might furnish materials for an interesting novel. But as I have heretofore alluded to & perhaps particularized on said history, I need not now repeat it. The building has advanced so far that the koa shingled r oof with its corniced projections & the mounted tower with its green window blinds & modest spire have made their appearance & tell y o u a temple for God is there planted. The interior & bell remain. But I am com­ missioned by the trustees to procure while I am here & send on the materials for the one, & to send to America for the bell, with funds not yet sufficient to meet the expenses but with a firm trust in Provi­ dence that the balance will come from some quarter. upon for the completion - dedication of this church. December is fixed The old but vener­ able subpastor Nehemia Keau has long groaned under his burden & sometimes feared he should sink under it & b e obliged to give up all for lost. But he now begins to rejoice in the brightening prospect that success ( ! ) will finally crown his indefatiguable exertions to bui l d a suitable house for God. His soul has long panted for the privilege of worship­ ping God in this completed temple at least once before he dies. 3. Paauhau church - This is a framed building - has windows - a floor & pulpit - And is thatched with lauhala. A doubt long existed whether the original intention respecting it, ie to finish it off in chh style would ever be carried out as it seemed to involve an almost impossibil­ ity to procure funds & materials. hope would sometimes preponderate. But we did not entirely despair, We continued prayer & supplication to the God of temples, that light might break in upon our darkness & �W a i m e a Report 1859 11. a fountain might be opened whence the needed funds might be obtained & the materials procured. And the Lord heard us & light came, & a fountain l ong concealed was opened in the adjoining mountains bearing some resemblance to a golden placera ( !). The bags of pulu that had clothed the people with silks & broad cloths, it was discovered could be turned towards the building of churches in Hamakua. Paauhau goes in for 700$ worth of pulu which A. Harris & Co. have agreed to take & in return furnish materials for the completion of their house of worship with its belfry & bell. 4. Kawaihas Chh. This also is a framed building like that of Paauhau, & thatched with lauhala - & windows purchased but never put in. And there the work ceased till last Dec. when a n effort was made to raise money to allow the w o r k to be resumed & carried forward. was obtained but that was but a small part of 1200 $. Some 80$ Despair began to settle upon the brow of those most interested - & they vainly attempted to smother the apprehension that they must die like David without seeing their house of worship completed according to their earnest wishes. But all of a sudden the dark clouds of despair were seen breaking up & dispersing, & a flood of light succe[e]ding & joyful hope urging on to action. The same firm alluded to above proposed to complete their chh according to their wishes — to furnish all the materials - even to the bell - & do all the work & take their pay in pulu. The trustees have accepted the proposition - & a contract has been made w i t h the firm to build a house - not, when completed with bell & all - to exceed 1 ,200 $. The trustees of Hanakamalii, Kaala & Kapulena chhs have already entered or will doubtless enter into similar contracts w ith the �W aime a Report 1859 12. same firm, for building their chh edifices. 5. Puako Chh. I reported this chh last year as on the way - the stone walls up - laid in mortar - & windows procured. This is the poorest parish in my field, rendered still poorer of late by the frequent rains that have prevented the people from making salt - one of their chief dependencies - the wind - rough weather, & the heat of the volcanic stream that entered the sea near this place have killed or frightened away all their fish the of wealth. 2nd source There remain the fruit of a few coc oa nut trees, & the lauhala from the leaf of which the women busy themselves in making mats. The men can sometimes find a job of work that will bring them i n something, ie if they can manage to obtain food, all of which comes from a distance. One such job they have found. They have built a stone school house plastered inside & out & surrounded it with a stone wall, & turned all the avails 120$ into their chh. The avails of the wome n 's mats are disposed of in the same way. With the funds obtained & any others I may be so fortunate as to secure by begging or otherwise, I a m authorized by the trustees to purchase materials for the roof - floor &c to take along with me. We have resolved to have the roof & belfry on & floor laid by the next communion season - which is the last wee k in Aug - 6. Kawaihae Uka Ch h - field. Kawaihae Uka is the richest portion of my N o greater proof need be required than the fact that within a few months past, it has received 7000$ cash for Irish potatoes. There are two parishes in this district, but neither is very large. It was resolved some months ago - to have 2 meeting houses one for each parish. But on a more thoro examination of the subject, it was considered inexpedient & unwise to have 2 chhs, that it would be wiser & less expensive for the 2 parishes to unite & build but �W aime a Report 1859 13. one chh. to be larger ( !) enough to accommodate both parishes when it was desirable to meet together - as on communion seasons & c . vote to this effect was lately past. A The edifice is to be of wood, surmounted with a steeple & bell - the whole cost not to ex(ceed) 1500$. I a m to purchase materials while here. December is fixed upon as the time for completion & dedication. But one more ch h remains to be noticed, for I will leave out of the question for the present the lone, hidden, & still laborously approached valley, of Waimanu - & pass on to 7. Waipio Church. What ! is there to be a new, neat & imposing chh edifice in the deep, lone, remote, concealed valley of Waipio enclosed with high towering precipices & washed by the restless surf of the sea? Why not? It is the grandest, the most romantic - the richest valley on the Islands, if not in the world, with a population of some 600 individuals. All Waimea - Kawaih ae, Hamakua & even Kona & Hilo & even Honolulu at times, are dependant upon it for the salvation of the body, & is it not worthy to contain a de­ cent house of worship & thus furnish means for the salvation of the soul? Do not infer there has been no house t h e n of this kind here before. It has enjoyed the benefits & pleasures of a lauhala house at first & those of its more inviting successor - a stone building, roughly laid up in mortar - with windows, door - settees, chairs, a matted floor & a lauhala roof - a chh. of which the wor­ shippers were once proud. But it was going to decay - & was falling far behind the spirit of the age - & a reform was demanded. The question of a new house had long been agitated - & some progress made in the collection of funds, but it was slow - & m o s t of the �Waimea Report 1859 14. funds collected had b e e n unwisely expended for lumber never received. The 18th of April - the anniversary of my own birthday - I spent in Waipio in warm & earnest discussion with the trustees, chh of­ ficers & all the male members of the chh - in reference to the new chh edifice — The following are the results of the discussions of that long to be remembered anniversary of the p a s t o r ’s birth (tho' he lost his birthday dinner) (& his voice into the bargain) Resolved 1. To pull down the old stone chh leaving enough for the foundation of the contemplated one. 2 O n this foundation rear a framed building - which w i l l be 66 x 33 x 14 ft. As a building of these dimensions & finished off in chh style, will cost according to a previous estimate - some 2,500 - therefore Res. 3 that Waipio chh agree to raise 2,000$ for this purpose, leaving 500$ to be raised by contributions from abroad — 4 - In order to facilitate the raising of said 2,000$ the number of seats be ascertained - & the more desirable ones sold at once before the house is built, at auction, putting them up at a minimum price, & the others be appropriated to those who will hereafter occupy them, at a p rice for each - which with that of those sold at auction will amount to 2,000$ that each one may know how much he is t o get. 5 That in order to obtain the required funds - the ch h members & all interested in Waipio for three months to come sell all their food for nothing but cash & appropriate the 2000 6 avails towards the $. That when the funds are raised one be appointed to go to Honolulu & procure the materials & have them landed at Waipio. �Wa i m e a Report 1859 7. 8 That 15. he the Carpenter & his wages he now agreed on - That the first we e k in May, 60 b e fixed on as the time for the completion & dedication of the new chh. to he accompanied wit h a festival to which all the chh officers thro'out the field he in­ vited with the expectation that each guest will give a certain sum towards liquidating any deb t that ma y then he remaining. These resolutions were unanimously past ( !) & already a commencement has been made to carry them into effect — We shall he very happy to see any of our brethren & better halfs down in that valley - at the dedication — Mrs L who has never been down there hopes - but — --- The female chh members of Waipio had previously obtained by their funds - a chh bell - but as related above sold it to Kawaihae chh at an advanced price, & h ence will send forthwith for another to b e out by the time o f dedication. Let all the good people pray for the success of Waipio chh & make their prayers weighty, as many as are thus disposed, by a temple offering. (Here exhibit the plan) III Micellany ( !) Auwe! 6 sheets nearly & yet the third division untouched! — As I have already wearied your patience - I must leave the beginning & middle of this division, ie - all I intended to report on P o p e r ythe departed glory of Mormonism, the treacherous calm of the unsurpassed beauties of the crookedest road in the world - the amazing developments of the English language - such as, for example, to the , the lot of surgery in phials of medicine - Jayne's experiment - the disease that had ignited somewhere, & to ease which a combustible medicine was called for — the haunted house whose occupants were long vexed & tormented by �Waimea Report 1859 the reigning spirits, some being killed outright - some knocked down - others threatened & finally all driven from the house -the great volcanic eruption - of which many of yo u have heard so much & others know so little - & many other suchlike things some in & some out of memory. I say, these, forming the beginning & middle of the 3rd head I m ust leave amount the unfinished & postponed portions of my report & pass on to the ending of said division which embraces the more important past, the Chh. &c, Statistics of Waimea Hawaii F or 1858-59 to May 1 - 59 Whole no. recd to the chu r ch on profession up to May 1, 59 " " " " " " on certificate " Total received " " recd on prof in 58 6953 600 7553 107) recd on certif. 18 Total r e cd past year 194 Whole no. dismissed 1496 Dismissed past year 113 Whole no. chh. members in regular standing deceased 2274 Deceased apostates 1168 Total deceased 3442 Deceased past year & up to May 1, 99 Excluded past year 62 Remain excluded in the field abroad Total 284) 200) Whole no in regular standing up to May 1 484 2131 7553 Whole no. of children baptized 1611 Baptized past ye a r 26 Marriages in 58 41 couple Adults & youths fr 15 years old & upwards who have never united with the church 288 �W a i m e a Report 1859 Contributions in 1858 $700.00 230.00 For the support of Pastor " Foreign Missions " Church building in cash 1120.00) in work 435.00) Total 1555.00 150*00 For other purposes Total $2635.00 "Perseverantia vincit omnia" Quod erat demonstrandum Agite Domino Gratias Respectfully submitted Lorenzo Lyons �Report of Waimea (Hawaii) station from May 1, 59 to May 1, 1860. In the opening sentence of the present report, I feel like exclaiming in the language of the eloquent prophet, "O Wheel !" The wheel that has borne another missionary year to its close and b r o ’t the missionary to another annual convention has rolled on wit h lightning speed regardless of all impediments thrown in its way. Yet viewed in some aspects as that of labors, toils, cares expect­ ations, anxieties it has seemed long since it commenced the revolu­ tion just completed, the events of the first part of its circuit having almost faded from memory. While viewed in other aspects, as that of results, successes, it seems but the revolution of the earth on its axis, & the disappointed & still pursuing (?) mission­ ary, gazing intensely on this wheel in its rapid flight, feels almost disposed to cry out, like Joshua to the sun, O wheel ! stand thou still in thine orbit till the plans of the year are accomplished. But paralyzed be the hand & dumb the tongue that would retard the velocity of the Missionary wheel. For as a consequence of its vel­ ocity, I am here today, we are all here. No, we are not all here; the wheel has left some behind that were here last year, & brot up others, who were then not here, some even afar off. Bless the Lord for bringing so many of us together again, each to report in matter & manner as seems to hi m best. Let me then proceed to give a brief report in reference to myself & field. 1. Work to be done. My field of labor is to be reached that always dreaded Hawaiian channel re crossed, 6 chhs. to be built, materials, & bells to be ordered & got to their different places, & money to be procured to pay for them. Schools & chhs are to be �Waimea 2 1860 looked after watched over - sermons are to be preached, sinners to be warned & converted wanderersto be reclaimed saints instructed, enlight[en] ed, confirmed, prepared for glory. due attention. The sick must receive Funds must be procured for pastoral support & for sending the gospel abroad. The education of our children must go forward. 2. Doubts & fears & anxieties in reference to coming work. Will that fearful channel be safely crossed? Will the bells if ordered & forwarded from America ever reach us? or will some ill fated Fleetwood or Washington Alston hold us in long suspense or disappoint our expectations? The lumber too for the chhs, if purchased & shipped, will it ever reach the windward shore of my field - where there are no safe harbors, wh e r e lumber has never been landed before? May not fearful & unskillful natives, & irre- sponsible captains combine with strong winds, & high swelling bil­ lows & furiously rolling surf to render all attempts at landing unavailing, & scatter the lumber to nobody knows where? And sup­ posing the bells come safely & the lumber reaches its destined shore, it is a long w a y yet to some of the chh. sites, the shore is rocky, a steep & giddy & almost inclimable precipice is above, up which & over which & beyond which the lumber is to be hauled & carried by hand or on horse back, no carts or cart roads existing. carried? Will It be And the ponderous bells, who will have will & energy & love enough to carry them on their shoulders 8, 12 & 20 miles over muddy roads, thro' thick woods, up steep hills, down tedious palls? Will lumber if got to the different chh lots, ever be converted into neat & beautiful chhs? Will the bells ever send out their cheer­ ing sounds, from their imposing towers? Hi c labor, hoc opus est ! �Waimea 1860 3. How the poor missionary must labor ! how [he must] travel t h r o ’ rain & mud & wind from place to p l a c e ! how his pen, his tongue, his hands must exert themselves ! The money too, what comparatively vast sums ! how can it be obtained? none. Gold & silver mines there are Mercantile & mechanical & sugar establishments we have none. The rich the great the noble, where are they? begging? To beg I am not ashamed. touching be heard? open? Shall we resort to But will any appeals however Will the ear hear the heart move - the purse I know the injunction "bear ye one anothers burdens["] . But to this another injunction may be opposed "let each one bear his own burden." again. But then begging has been tried with some success, try it But try our own resources first. patches, but they may dry up — ness. Kalo potatoe plantations, they may fail, or the demand for their produce be small. that too may run out. What are they? the pulu traffic — Besides, that is considered a ruinous busi­ Will the energy, patience, perseverance & love of the natives & the Missionary hold out? But what if the chhs are built & finished off in true chh style, whence the visitors to these remote, isolated, concealed vallies & shores — to admire them? Who will fill them? or The people are all dying off orgoing of[f] . Those who remain will they go to meeting any more regularly than they did in their old grass houses? Will any more souls be saved? Will the sound of the bell draw out more than the sound of the old shell? while where will be the ears to catch its notes? what more remains to be preached? up. And in a little Preaching too — Almost every text has been used And weary with a 1000 other things how can sermons be prepared; & if prepared will the people come out to hear them? & storms & colds & sickness & May not winds indisposition make vacant seats �W aimea & thin congregations? 1860 4. or if these is a good congregation, will the truth be listened to? after all be lost labor? Will souls be converted? Will it not Then the schools must be attended to. But why labor longer to instruct Hawaiians? Will not many make a wrong use of their knowledge if they get any. Besides what have all past efforts to educate & civilize & christianize accomplished? especially for young females? Has it not been asserted that they have utterly failed to make them virtuous? utterly failed to prevent them from falling to the lowest depths of immorality? Then the school books, what an indifferent variety & no funds for increas­ ing it. The poor beneficiary missionaries having absorbed what there was for want of a competency from other sources. school houses — And the what uninviting things ! many of them are; & to think of enlightening the mind as dark as chaos in such gloomy & sombre looking structures, is it not all nonsence? teachers, & school inspectors, & such schools — big & small, & so miserably taught. tolerate them? so few children Will the Board of Education Will they not be given up & the funds used for the support of English Schools? If so - what will become of the scores of children thus cast off? that be promoted? The Missionary cause, how can whence the funds? The people are all poor — how almost cruel to be urging (?), give, give — nothing to give — are small — And then such where there is And yet if nothing is obtained — or contributions it will be said, o your people are going backward becoming lazy, worldly, covetous, & need to be disciplined — The pastor is to be supported -- but how? Shall he depend on his people? they the means? This is a delicate subject. Will they take care of him? Will they fulfill their promises? have if they fail �Waimea shall they be sued? if they are sued will they ever come again in sight of the pastor? pulu traffic? 5. 1860 But where can money be obtained from the but this is denounced by some as most demoralyzing ( !), worse than Slave holding, Taking the wages of pulu for a support might expose the pastor to excission. Do the best he can the pastor will often have to take the last & only shilling the poor giver has. This savors of extortion, oppression. to the Mother country? support it — But what must he do? look to the benificent Board or the chhs that But they seem to have become tired of helping us — with one hand they give — with the other they hold a sword saying we stand ready, waiting longing to sever the cord that has bound you to u s so long. We trust the time i s not distant. affairs are embarrassed. Our financial Besides you must bear in mind that if you wish us to continue on helping you you must bring forward Hawaiians a little faster into the ministry & pastoral office (?). If after all these years of labor there are not suitable materials from which to manufacture ministers, that will be a reason for withdrawing our contributions from you. But there are suitable materials. Of this we have good evidence. Ah (?) - here lies my great fear. acquainted with my people. I fear I shall never become Here I have been some 28 years in close contact with them, & yet I don't seem to know half so much about them as I ought or as others know. but how & where? Our children are to be educated - The prospects of Oahu College are anything but cheering -- no endowment yet, the pupils are leaving — ident resigning -- if he leaves — & Ichabod be written on its walls? the pres­ will not the institution die Can another man be found that can fill his place? (who can come after the King?) Then the expenses �Waimea 1860 6. are becoming so great, how can they be met? Repairs are to be made on our houses, but of what use will that be? I am to have no successor. The sick are to be doctored - but if any charges are made - any compensation recd, the missionary unless an M.D. is liable to be fined or thrown into prison. Tours are to be made but then it may storm or the pastor may be sick or his wife sick or something prevent, & the discomforts can they be again endured? These were some of our doubts - fears & anxieties. 5. The disposal of these difficulties & c . The process of disposal needs no particular description - as it must be familiar to you all. on lightly. Yet a part of the process I will touch In removing the objection to building chhs in remote, unvisited places & where the population is diminishing -- we had recourse to the method persued ( !) by nature & the Missionary. Nature builds stately structures In desolate remote & hidden places. Listen to the voice of the poets. "Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear Pull many a flower is born to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air." "Are there not Crystal palaces beneath the seas? Are there not gorgeous cities in the deep, Buried with flashing gems that brightly sleep Hid by the mighty sea? Are there not costly things & sweet perfumes Scattered in waste o'er that seaquent [sequent ?] of tombs?" Missionaries build comfortable - yea even nice & stately houses on bleak hills, remote spots, in the wilderness, & lone vallies. Does not God require as good as fine as stately a house as the Mission­ �Waimea ary? 7. 1860 The people who remain, while they remain want & ought to have decent houses of worship. Missionaries who are getting old & ex­ pect to live but a little time longer, wish & ought to have good houses to spend that little time in. While the wind & the fire & the earthquake of fears about schools, chhs, & female virtue were blowing & hissing & quaking about the cave in which we were hid, a voice like the whisper Elijah heard spoke to us, saying what doest thou here - Missionary, pastor — teacher, away w i t h thy doubts, fears, suspicions, Knowest thou not that I have reserved for me 7000 Hawaiian females who have not bowed the knea ( !) to Hawaii's Baal or Astoreth — T h o ’ those who perish may be as the sands of the. sea yet a remnant shall be saved. "Up & be doing. Obey your orders, results are 4th Work. Doubts - difficulties fears being removed, the work to be performed was commenced, orders for bells sent off, chh building materials purchased & shipped - The pastor sets out for home - the fearful channel is safely crossed - the shore of Kawaihae joy­ fully greeted, lumber for 3 chhs landed, the people fr o m the hills of Kawaihae after waiting several hours to help land the [lumber] had nearly all deserted. hence the burden fell on a few — quorum fiu water. pars it was 9 pm when the last board was dragged from the On the succeeding day home w as reached - what a scene pre­ sented itself ! "Inpardam senovare dolorem" — the wasted & ghostly form of a companion, the insensible & apparently dying state of a guardian child whose lively step & smiling eye & cheerful voice had heretofore greeted the return of the guardian father. But God was good & restored her - & the guardian mother recovered from her exhaustion. �Waimea 1860 Now the real tug of war begins - 8. There is a ship bearing lumber for one of the windward chhs. the first trial - public prayer is offered for a calm sea - the vessel comes in sight, night is near — the people know not what to do, one is for sending to the capt. to wait till morning -- another says that will never do, the vessel can't anchore ( !), & it won't stay off out there, exposing itself to peril, the lumber is already over board — let us be off for[ th] with after it. where is our canoe — And off they went. The lum­ ber was dragged to the shore & safely landed amid the joyful acclamation of the people. at that place. It was the first attempt of landing lumber But before the lumber reached the chh it was to be taken up a long a steep precipice — which was accomplished — Another ship load of lumber was ordered for Waipio, where the roar of the surf is always like the sound of many waters. Many prayers are offered in different places - the vessel heaves in sight, the rain is descending in torrents, the ocean is boiling furiously, no canoes, no boats are sent out. amazement — The people all stand in silent finally one man ventures out to the vessel - the captain is furious, swearing, threatening, yet waiting. It is raining most drenchingly, the surf rolling most fearfully prayer is at lenght ( !) heard - the rain ceases, the ocean becomes quiet. canoes venture out - the people lose their fears & put forth their energies - & after a long & toilsome & hazardous struggle the shores of Waipio receive their first shipment of lumber amid the wild & joyous shouts of her surf & mountain bound sons. weary & exhausted, But many were cold & shivering at the end of the work. And the Captain put on an extra charge of 200$ for detention by the inclement weather & the fearful & inactive natives, tho' thro' the �Waimea 1860 9. intercession of the pastor it was reduced to 40,$. Materials for two other chhs in Hamakua were landed at different places, even more difficult & hazardous than that of Waipio. was eye witness of one landing process. unstrung. I My nervous system was all O how the poor natives toiled with all their mighty with out clothes, amid the dashing waves, save in a narrow spot - & that every moment threatened to be deluged. The landing place was at the foot of a steep & to me in the descent inaccessible precipice. The ocean was at that time calm outside. Tho' often lashed into fury, yet whenever vessels were bearing lumber for these 2 chhs, as they approached, it was so calm, that a landing was effected on the first attempt. Providence most obediently interposed. bell for one of the chhs did not succeed so well. The That went past & on to Hilo & back to Honolulu, but on the 2nd trip was safely landed. The 2nd shipment of lumber for Waipio chh was purchazed ( !) - & the pastor came to Honolulu for the purpose in Jany — month genrally ( !) a rough the owners & captain of the vessel hesitated — what shall we do they enquired - if we get to Waipio & find the winds & waves against us? replied, & they obeyed. Trust in Providence — go ahead the pastor The vessel came in sight of Waipio, but the ocean was a perfect temptest ( !). Waipio could n o t be approached -- the vessel disappeared for several days a perfect gale all the while Ah - that was a trying time -- there was the lumber purchazed ( !) by the hard earned money of the people for the completion of their in picture beautiful chh, exposed to be lost - & if lost - will not their courage perish with it? But the people continued to pray - & finally united fasting with prayer — wind went down — the ocean became calm — At lenght ( !) the the vessel again hove �Waimea 10 1860 . in sight - the lumber safely waslanded - great was the joy of the people. Materials being obtained for chh building & brot to their respective locations — the presence of the pastor was necessary to direct & help on the wo r k both by counsel & manual labor -- Hence he was on the move - performing chh building as often as circumstances would allow & devoting sometimes a week - sometimes 2 weeks to a single chh. Besides the past o r ’s accustomed tours have been performed schools examined meetings attended, sermons preached whether prepared or unprepared - often the latter. Tracts have been distributed, medicines administered to the sick - a teachers' school taught & other deeds included that go to make up the general r o [u] tine of missionary labor -4 peared Results Some of the results of our labor have already ap­ They have not been all that was desirable, or aimed at or anticipated. Schools have been but little orany improved - the progress of sin & error but little stayed, but few sinners converted, but few wanderers reclaimed — But little if any advance, it is to be feared - has been made in true holiness -- In short the domestic social intellectual moral & religious aspects have been but little changed. But then something may be recorded in the tab le of results. Some sinners have been hopefully converted - others more hardened in s i n . Some have been aroused to more activity in good works - others sink into deeper lethargy — Many have been disposed to contribute for the promotion of benevolent objects both in money & work - hard work too - others have been disposed to withhold their money & refused to work for benevolence or to get means for being benevolent — Hence when called on to give - they feel they are per­ fectly exempt from the duty to give & from blame for not giving. �Waimea 1860 11. With regard to chh erection results are quite cheering. The 5 bells ordered have been rec'd, & have all reached their respective places but one — together wi t h the 6th bell purchased by the build- ers of one of the chhs. Puako chh. whose walls only were up last May & Eleio chh. whose walls & roof only were up at that time have been finished & dedicated. Kawela chh - that was not commenced till September has been built & finished. prevented its dedication. A balance of debt has Waipio chh. commenced in the latter part of Nov - has been built & completed outside according to the plan presented to this meeting last year (here it is again), & the work is going on rapidly inside -p- Makela chh commenced in Dec. is completed outside & floored - & waiting for lumber which it will soon have for completion — Paauhau chh was commenced in April & will be completed by the 1st of July — nished with bells c o s t i n gsome $ 1 0 0 each — commenced — All these chhs are fur- Another church has To be finished outside by 31 of Aug — still another will probably be commenced — mence sometime — just been at which time leaving 3 more to com­ My contribution lists are still open. Contribu­ tions either to help pay off remaining debts or to carry out the chhs now in process to completion or build new chhs — solicited & will be most gratefully received. are earnestly For the help hereto­ fore r e c ’d from the members of this body & their chhs — the pas­ tor & people feel under great obligations. I was intending to refer to the haunted house of last year — to tell you how a great coil of rope was purchased even by myself — the ostensible object of which was to remove the house If not to hang the ghosts, how the spirits cleared out either from fear or something else — Hence the house stands there still — but I think �Waimea I will pass this over 5 1860 12. — Present & future prospects — While climbing up a steep pali on my last tour & revolving in my mind whether it was best to say anything in reference to the future - or treating (?) itas I do when climbing palis, avoid looking up from fear of being discouraged - all of a sudden my head came in contact with a projecting rock. That decided the question. It is better to look up - look ahead. has been reported but in part. The present state of things The unreported part, all who have the acquaintance with the native population that I have can under­ stand it, & if pictured before the minds of the others, of what par­ ticular benefit will it be? Will it help me get contributions? Will it draw forth more prayer? Will it rouse a missionary spirit, & lead any of them to engage in propria persona in strictly mission­ ary work?-— Should I assume the office of prophet & portray the future when Hawaiia[n ]s become the successors of the present foreign mi s ­ sionaries - I might make some mistake, so both in view of the past, present & future my wisest course will be to cheer us on in the lan­ guage of a poet Come let us persue ( !) Our journey anew In spite of all our distresses. At home from Abroad F rom the American B oard Jehovah his faithful ones blesses. [Unsigned; but Lorenzo Lyons] �[1861] 29th A n n u a l Report of Waimea Station Hawaii In presenting this annual report, I am compelled at the outset to pause & wonder. I wonder why I am permitted to tread once more this consecrated floor & again utter my voic e within these ancient walls while a member of this Association of far more prominence than myself is not allowed to be here - His long familiar countenance greets us not, his lively step is not heard on this floor — heard in our counsels, alas ! it is silent. his voice so often My brother - the sharer of the few pleasures & the multiplied perils of a long & tedious voyage over three oceans - the partaker of the joys & toils of our youthful missionary life - why art thou not here? I left? Why hast thou been taken & Thou art not here to report on the state of the schools, the prospects of the rising generation nor to tell us w h a t thou hast seen or what thou hast been doing since thine exit from this world. Art thou in heaven, with Jesus - with the angels, & the spirits of the just made perfect, then thou art far more happy than any of us who remain, & tho' we deeply mourn thy loss, we would not recall thee to resume thy toils on ear t h . Thou art at rest, rest on till we too, if found worthy are called up to join thee in that same glorious rest that remains for the people of God. I wonder also not only that my life has been continued while that of others has b e e n taken away, but that a good measure of health has been granted me & freedom from pain & suffering. Not an appointment has failed of being fulfilled in con­ sequence o f sickness, not a labor omitted. voice was not heard in the pulpit. Yes on one sabbath my The ruthless hand of the dentist had performed an operation which deprived me of every tooth in my head - & consequently rendered speaking at first a rather difficult �W a i m e a Report 1861 performance. 2. In attempting to pronounce Shybboleth or Lybboleth words - I might have been taken for an E phraimite, or a Hawaiian or neither. Nor can I even now escape from such a suspicion. For some weeks I was confined to the house & small space adjoining, extending to the ch h - in consequence of a bodily - or a limb infirmity, & one of the expressions of sympathy I received was, this is a matter of rejoicing - it will keep you from building meeting houses, & allow time for communion wi t h the muses. Mrs L . tho’ a great sufferer has for much of the year enjoyed more comfortable health than was anticipated. The children at home - or rather at Punahou - can speak for themselves, or their countenances can speak for them. The Son in America who was expected to complete his theological course this month & come forth or go forth as a mi s ­ sionary, has for some mysterious reason been arrested in his course & thrown upon a bed of sickness. this year — He has not seen the Theol. seminary For months past, h e has been unable not only to read, but even to hear letters read from home. After months of silence, we were rejoiced to see his h a n d w r i t i n g - though it was but the sign­ ing o f his name to a note written by another hand — Allow me to request the brethren to continue their supplications for the entire recovery, if that be the will of the Lord, of this son who has been so near the gates of death. I wonder that our dwellings have b e e n preserved by angels. No fire has injured them - no fiendish thief or incendiary has disturbed the peace & quietness of the night - or abstracted ought from the poor missionary’s treasury t h o ’ unprotected by an iron save ( !) - while some of my brethren are pained to report about attempts to burn them up - houses broken open - property stolen. Am I better than they? �Waimea Report 1861 5. Have the guardian angels been more faithful in watching over my preises than those of others? No, I am more wicked than any of you - so wicked that the angels would be perfectly justified in withdrawing their protection from my humble dwellings. But enough of wonder & preliminary remarks. Foremost in the body of my report must be placed Church buildings. What, church buildings again? ing on that subject thes e years past. You have b e e n report­ Ahea la oe e hiki aku i ka hopena?( ) But don't allow your patience to end before/ m y building of chhs is ended. Solomon was 7 years in building one temple. in building 10. pleted — I have not been 7 years It may be 7 years ere the proposed number 14 is com­ But who shall say ought against my chh. building enterprise? A m I a man of war like David that I should not build ch h for the Lord? The building of chhs is a good - a noble, an ellevating ( !), a civil­ izing - a christianizing work. [The following a note on a separate small piece of paper, starred as belonging in this space] : If David regarded one day i n the Lord’s house as better than a 1000 elsewhere, & preferred, to be a door keeper of God’s house to dwelling in the palace of a King or tents of wickedness - am not I perfectly justified in spending a few years in building & adorning houses for which the King & sweet Psalmist of Israel expressed such unbounded prefference? ( !) Five chh edifices have been on my hands during the year 1 Kawela chh in Hamakua. This was finished last May, & we held a meeting in the adjoining school house - & like Israel’s weeping cap­ tives by Babylon’s streams, we gazed with tearful eyes on its beauti­ ful & imposing form - but its doors were closed - & its bell hung silently in its tower. A great debt - a crushing weight was upon it. �Wa i m e a Report 1861 4. Its doors could not be opened nor its bell send out its cheering tones - till this weight was removed. The people strove to pay it - but the weather was bad - & formed a hindrance were also hindrances. The hearts of some Time was flying - the debt remaining - the builders threatening to put the chh under the hammer of the auction­ eer — Now was the time for prayer - faith & effort. With these weapons I formed a resolution to rescue this beautiful house from the hands of the advancing Vandals — I obtained the key - opening the long closed doors - rung the bell - on sabbath morn — the people to their utter astonishment & joy assembled in their n e w house the house was dedicated the Lord was entreated to protect it from the assaults of the enemy, to open the windows of heaven — the hearts & the pockets of the benevolent & furnish the requisite means for paying off this all crushing debt. The meeting closed - the people left the church - the doors were locked - the key returned to the builders - Prayer continued - faith was strong, & efforts for the rescue unwearied — The god of temples aided. Within 3 weeks the house was rescued - the key delivered to the trustees - the gates of Zion, the name of this chh. thrown open & Kawela’s liberated captives took joyful possession & have worshipped there joyfully from sabbath t o sabbath ever since - ie since the 1st of September. But they are not altogether triumphant -- They are somewhat in debt to 2 neighboring districts who lent them their chh funds to help them out of their embarrassment. I should not omit to mention, in favor of the firm that built this edifice - that they threw off on e hundred dollars of the debt & all the interest. the chh 2000$. [On small slip] : The cost of Nor would I refrain fr o m expressing our deep felt thanks to all the brethren who by their contributions & prayers, came promptly & cheerfully to our rescue. �Waimea Report 1861 5 2 . Makela chh in Kawaihae Uka. This was ah out half finished at our last meeting. Its entire completion was in July. I spent a week in painting the inside & the 2d coat of the outside, returned to Waimea for Mrs L & some of the children who accompanied me to the dedication which took place on sabbath July 15 a pleasant time - the house thronged & the hearts of all beat with the most joyous emotions. A few weeks after the dedication there was a benevolent festival to raise funds for paying the debt. The name of this chh is Sinai, its cost Including the bell about 1000$ — debt all paid. It is well filled sabbath after sabbath. 3. Waipio Church in Hamakua. meeting of the association. This chh was enclosed at the last The inside work went on till July - when the carpenter’s work was finished & on my tour in July I spent 8 days on the painting of the interior & outside, in putting down the matting, hanging the curtains, adjusting the pulpit trimmings Returned to Waimea & on the 8th of August Mrs L & 2 daughters accom­ panied me on horses t h r o ’ the awful road of the woods & the wilder­ ness t h r o ’ fields of entangling Oi & Indigo, down the long diagonal road of Waipio pali , Mrs L being the first white woman that ever visited Makela in Kawaihae Uka - & the 3d I think that ever descended into the Valley of Waipio, beneath which was the residence of the fabled Milu, with his paradise for the good & his Gehenna for the wicked. The aperture thro which is the descent into this Avernum is said to be not far from the road that leads into this splendid valley, but we were fortunate enough not to stumble Into it in our descent. in Waipio. The 9th of Aug - was a great - a long to be remembered day There was such a display as Hawaiian s delight to make on such occasions. Great preparations had been made for the festival �6. W aimea Report 1861 that was to accompany the dedication of Sana Paulo . A long & imposing procession was formed, of men women & children, strangers & residents, decked out in their best - the men on horses - a company of women & girls on foot in their crinolines - marshals & officers dressed in full uniform, cresent ( !) caps, swords - & epaulets muskets & drums - & flags of various kinds flying. the chh — They marched to sung, speechified - prayed - dismounted, went into the sanctuary to make their contributions for the payment of the debt on the chh. After all was quiet I went in - the pulpit was guarded by 2 officers one on each side, w i t h swords & epauletts, & flags — quite a military aspect - the contributions being ended, I made a few remarks, told the people this military parade might be pardoned as the house was not yet dedicated - but when they returned to the dedication - they would lay aside all this display & appear in their simple dresses, &c — An original hymn had been prepared by a Lahaina luna graduate for the occasion - before sung I wished to see it I cast my eye over it & saw one line Hip, Hip, huro ( !) no Sana another line was about the hooped women Paulo -/ I told the bard - that might be sung outside - but not inside of Sana Paulo . The festival followed & the great multitude feasted to their satisfaction. After which were the dedicatory exercises. On the dispersion of the crowd, the trustees of the chh held a meeting & passed some laws which might be called Waipio blue laws. Ho woman was to come into the chh without some sort of a bonnet - no flower wreath was to be admitted - no man was to appear with an over shirt on h im - &c &c - with the imposition of a dollar fine for each vio­ lation — When these proceedings came to my knowledge - I told the trustees - we had no such laws in Waimea - & they h a d better be abrogated or your nice meeting house will be deserted - which advise ( !) was listened to. This building is the largest in my �Waimea Report 1861 7. field - & cost about 3000 dollars, & I am happy t o say it is nearly or quite p a i d for. It has been well filled with worshippers since its dedication, & meetings have been held daily in it. To the inquiry w hy do you have so many meetings - the reply was, we wish to enjoy our house while it lasts - & to get the -worth of our money expended on it. The bell also I observed was rung along time & for the same reason, I found - They had paid for it, why should it not be rung loud & long as a compensation for what it cost? All this sort of logic is allowable in Hawaiians, who after all you can say to the contrary are but a race of children. 4th Kaalaia church in North Kawaihae Uka — chh. is the result of a secession spirit. The building of this The north & the south had united & agreed to build a ch h together large enough for both but when the work commenced - the north held back - the b u r d e n was found to be falling on the South. alone. to arms. The south could not sustain it A separation was advised & peac[e]ably effected. No resort The result was 2 small chhs instead of one. Kaalaia meeting house was commenced in July - & so far enclosed that we held a meeting in it on the last day of August — we met in it again. In Dec. It was enclosed - floored & ceiled overhead -- Having no funds to go on with we concluded it was best to dedicate it, & call on the Lord to open the way for getting funds - by sending whale ships to take the produce waiting for them &e &c — immediately ordered, enough for its completion — Lumber was it came, was car­ ried up the 7 or 8 long & steep & scorching & wearisome miles - to the top of Mount Horeb the name of this chh. The carpenter resumed his w o r k - & when finished I remained there on my last tour & did up the painting & attended a festival with the people to get funds to �8. W a i m e a Report 1861 help them out of debt. The festival cost 100 dollars, & the receipts were 13, besides 500 dollars w orth of rejoicing that they had finally obtained such a neat nice, pretty, beautiful temple for whi c h some of them had toiled with a patience & perseverance which would acknoledge ( !) no retreat. The whale ships in the meantime were coming in - leaving their money for potatoes, & thus enabling the people to pay for their house, And I have the satisfaction of reporting Mount Horeb all paid for. This temple stands like a city on a hill - & can be seen from afar on the ocean. A painful & mournful circumstance occurred at the time of the festival — a prominent & active resident, a near & dear relative of the individual appointed to be superintendent of the festival ceremonies, was summoned to eternity in the vigor of manhood. attended his funeral on the morning of the festival day. weeping met together. Such is life. I Joy & But no bell from Horeb tolled the departure of this highly esteemed brother, for, t h o ' there is a belfry & spire - there is no bell as yet — but she must have one before another general meeting - the Lord & man helping — — 5th Paauhau Church. The announcement of the name Paauhau may elicit from some the inquiry, is this the Paauhau land containing some 50 or 60,000 acres, & sold for 600 dollars, & concerning which there was a long suit, which resulted in the restoration of the land to the original owners to the great mortification & loss in money & character of the purchaser? Yes - this Is the identical Paauhau. But is there any connexion between the chh on the land & this law suit & the disasterous results to the defendant? Most certainly. In the height of his glory, wh e n he perhaps felt like Nebuchadnezzar & could exclaim is not this great Babylon - Paauhau - mine? he was invited to join in with the people on the land & aid t h e m in building �Waimea Report 1861 9. this chh. - which would most certainly be a great improvement to his vast dominion — not a b it of help would he render - not a particle of pulu would he allow to be gathered from his land for the chh. - without pay. And more than this he derided the thot of building a chh for such an ignorant & depraved & worthless people & ridiculed the poor people for their, as he hoped, fruitless efforts to get a decent house of worship. The God of heaven who has an eye on such matters & knows ho w to deal with such characters, has brot about the predicted consequence. When will men learn to fear God & aid in the building up of his Kingdom at least refrain from oppo­ sing it. Paauhau church was in progress at our last meeting. progress was more of a fearful than a rejoicing nature. But the I had used my efforts to stay the progress to prevent the descent of the threat­ ening storm. cloud. But onward went the work, & darker gathered the storm In the meanwhile the dissolution of the building firm occur­ red, the cloud lifted, became lighter for a season — i ts former blackness. but soon resumed The carpenters work w e n t on - the people tried to gather their pulu for their debt, the clouds & storms fought against them. The house was finished all but the inside painting - the time for paying for it was drawing to a close. were aroused — The fears of the people If the house is not paid for in D e c - it is to be sold at a u ction for the balance of the debt. December came - the debt is not paid by a large amount - I sued for a postponement of the time - the remittance of interest, & the key for opening the house just for one meeting. All was granted. The house was opened, & I improved the time for dedicating it, & calling on the Lord to help us out of the present difficulty. The people promised to work �hard till the expiration of the renewed armistice. I then formed the resolution of rescuing this 2d house of worship from impending destruction, & assuming the responsibility of paying the debt on myself the people were allowed to meet i n their house. Time flew on eagles wings - & the clouds poured, down rain - the people in some mysterious way worked in their pulu & dried some of it. But the rains subjected them to a loss at least of 100 dollars. Hence the weight of my burden was accumulated. The Armistice was . about expiring — 3 or 400 dollars must be paid in or I must be sued - & reduced to bankruptcy — however staggered not — the Lord had delivered [me] out of 9 troubles, will he desert me in the 10th trouble? call on the brethren - except on 2 or 3 of them — favorably to my call - the Lord reward him — reply a cup of cold water. house rescued. My faith No. I did not One responded another gave me in Nevertheless the debt was paid & the Having chh building money in my hands belonging to other districts not yet ready to go on with their chhs, I took the responsibility of applying it towards the liquidation of this debt, the trustees promising to refund it w h e n needed. triumph. Here was a joyful The people rose from beneath a crushing b urden & breathed freely once more. I spent the last week in April in painting the interior of this chh edifice. This is the 8th chh painted under my superintendence & for the first time have my native painters been thievish. Here they stole paint for their hats trunks trinkets doors & what not — Wh e n I ascertained the fact - I sent off a chh officer to tell the thieves if they did not return their stolen paint & repent of their sins - the 1st of May, the great festival day would be so stormy that all their festivities would be drowned by the rain. This 10th chh is about the finest, the prettiest, the most �W a i m e a Report 1861 beautiful of the 10. 11* If you doubt it just satisfy yourselves, by a personal inspection — Mount Carmel — Its cost is about 2100 dollars, its name It has a fine sounding bell, and h o w do you think it was transported from Waimea t h r o ' the woods & over the mountain, plains & valleys to Paauhau? o riginate. In a way which none but Hawaiians could It was borne by 2 poles, crosswise, the ends of one rested on 2 horses one on each side - mounted by men - the ends of the other rested on the shoulders of 2 men one in front & one in the rear — On my remonstrating from fear the horses would run away & break their bell all to peices ( !) are perfectly tame & obedient — of a Rasey influence — — they replied no - our horses They must have been under a kind The bell reached its destination without injury in 2 days - distance about 30 miles. Having finished the painting of this building I remained in Hamakua to attend the dedi­ cation & benevolent festival on May 1. Much prayer had bee n offered that the day might be a pleasant one, a comfortable one, not stormy not hot, as the feast was to be under the open canopy of heaven & the people had been invited to attend from all parts of Hamakua, & would of course appear in the best festival robes they could procure. The prayer was answered, which was perhaps an indication that the people had repented & were forgiven - at least that the Lord for w h o m their temple was built looked with approbation on the festivities of the day. With the exception of a little dash of rain just as the v ast procession of horsemen & footmen residents & strangers reached the chh. which served better than marshals to hasten the m into the meeting house, the day to the close was all that could be desired. The house was crowded & many could not get in. A portion of the 18th chap. of 1 Kings was read touching the gathering of the Israelites �Wa i m e a Report 1861 on Mount Carmel, 'c - 12. Carmel is the name of this chh. A hymn com­ posed for the occasion was sung most admirably - & its pathetic strains produced a thrilling sensation — The house was then solemn­ ly dedicated, after which the people made their contributions - & then all went out of the house & gathered under the different flags that were floating in the breeze & inviting the guests of the dif­ ferent sections to the bounteous feast prepared for them. All were seated & partook to their joyous & complete satisfaction of the ponderous calabashes of poi & of the 7 capacious ovens full of beef & pork. After which the guests returned to the chh to listen to appropriate speeches & singing, the latter calling forth universal applause. The vast assembly was dismissed & the multitude despersed - many carrying with the the poi & beef they could not devour at the feast. Some I perceived ( !) were pretty heavily loaded. This I think is about the best dedication festival I have attended out of eight. We had no festival at the dedication of Waimea chh. The people of Waimea regarded themselves as too much civilized to descend to such frivolous festivities. The festival of the dedication of Kawela chh is yet to come off. These dedication feasts are the last I entend to recommend. When the four remaining chh. are finished if they ever are & their dedicatory festivals are over - that winds up Hawaiian feasting in my field - as far as I am concerned, Thus 10 chhs of the 14 are finished & off of my hands - as far as manual work is concerned - for the present in building them 5 years — The time occupied The aggregate cost of the 10, including voluntary labor is about 18,800$, Balance of debt about 400$. the people any poorer for what they have expended on chhs? means; richer if any thing. Are By no Have they given less for other benevo­ �13. Wa i m e a Re port 1861 lent objects - support of pastor, &c, than they would have given had it not been for the building of these temples? By no means — they have given more if any thing, for other objects. Have they been oppressed & compelled as it were against their wills in what they have given & done in chh building? they have acted voluntarily - & cheerfully - - Far from it — It was their own choice to have nice chhs - they were the urging forces. They sometimes moved slowly some even hanging back - & required to be spurred up, sometimes pretty sharply - & some would contrive somehow to shirk out But still the exercise of the voluntary/principle has been prominent & prevalent. Has the building of these chhs so secularized the minds of the chh members as to drive away the spirit & leave nothing but an empty form of piety? of piety. By no means. It has been one of the main springs This constant employment in the rearing of outer temples has doubtless served to prevent many from falling into sin & aided in the rearing, expanding, & furnishing & adorning the inner temples. Four chhs remain to be built. One of these has already received its name, the Morn ing Star - Hoku Ao, as it is the most eastern one in m y field - to correspond with another in the most western part of my diocese, named Evening Star - Hoku Loa. Whether this Morning Star will ever arise to enlighten & cheer the people of Kaala is a problem the solution of which will depend very much upon the course they persue ( !). It is our resolution to build & finish off one of the four this year. We must not go too fast lest the missionary find himself at too early a period without one of the sources of enjoyment & activity allowed him these years past. We have dwelt long enough on the external state of the chh - �W a i m e a Report 1861 14. ie on material chh. building. II We will n o w speak of The internal or spiritual state of the Chh. D u r i n g the first third of the year there was nothing especially interesting in the religious aspect o f the chh. The C h urch members as a general thing attended meetings on the sabbath - & that was pretty m u c h all. There was but little feeling - little prayer, little effort in be h a l f of sinners, There was no great outbreak of inquity - there we r e some local defections - some liquor making, some fermented potatoe drink­ ing - some cases of the Violation of the 7th commandment — occurren­ ces w h i c h indicated but too plainly the luke w a r m - the low state of piety. The pastor w a s not allowed the privilege of adding even a solitary convert to the ehh. t h o ' some few were on the list of professed converts . But the Lord h a d spiritual blessings in store for us. During the 2 d third of the year, a better state of feeling commenced - a spirit of prayer was awakened - inquiry was made - h o w can we longer live in this cold dying state? - w i t h sinners around us going to hell - & our own souls In danger of going w i t h them. Little prayer meetings were multiplied & a system of house visitation s t a rted w h i c h continued week after week. waters — Lor d — prayer was heard — professedly a t least — There was a moving on the stagnant sinners were seen turning unto the wanderers, backsliders - apostates - catholics & mormons confessed their defections & apostacies & hard heartedness - & came b a c k to the good shepherd's fold. This revived religious state received a n e w impulse f r o m the observance of the 8 days of united prayer for the w o r l d in January, the commencement of the 3d third of the year. revived. All the 14 chhs in my f i e l d have b e e n On some the Spirit has f a llen like a r e f r e s h i n g shower �W a i m e a Report 1861 15. on others like a gentle rain - & on others still like the drops of the evening dew. The hearts of G o d 's people have been filled with joy - & their songs of praise have gone up from the souls' deep recesses to the Father - Son and Holy Ghost whose is the work & to whom all the glory is to be ascribed. The results of this gracious visitation so far is the admission to the visible chh of 167 individ­ uals on profession & the restoration on repentance of upwards of 100. How many of these are recorded on the pages of the book of life, is known only to him who is the Keeper of that hidden book. Our prayer Is that they & all of us may be found recorded there. II I Church contributions. The spirituality of a chh is wont to be measured by the amount of benevolent contributions. A state of de ­ clension in the Am. chhs depletes the treasury of the A m Board while a revival of religion i s expected to replenish it. But this p e ­ cuniary standard of piety will not answer for Hawaiian chhs. No matter how high the Spiritual pulse beats - that will not beat money into the pockets or handkerchief corners of the poor dependent resourceless Hawaiian chh. members. Multitudes like the poor widow lauded by the savior when they have given their rial or quarter have cast into the Lord’s treasury all their living - all their money at least. A revolution in Waimea, which displaced a man who scattered money by handfulls over the district by giving employment to almost all who asked for it, & installed a substitute of a different char­ acter - cast a deep impemitrable gloom of ( !) our pecuniary pros­ pects. The poor people of God cried out, what shall we do now? We wish to contribute - we love our pastor & the F atuhivan missionaries but where now are our means for helping them? But the natives are wonderful in their contrivances for getting money — They seem �W aimea Report 1861 16. to have the magic power of the philosopher's stone - by which they convert r ocks, sands, seas, woods & mountains into dollars. The pastor glances his eye over his wide field, surveys the deep poverty of his people - enumerates their thousand pilikias - g ov e n ’t taxes konohiki taxes - land rents, numerous debts foolishly contracted, & wonders how he is to get any thing for his gospel abroad. support or for sending the The tax colle ctor has perhaps just gone over his field & picked up all the money - what can there be left? The m i s ­ sionary follows on in his steps, & at the close of his tour he is agreeably disappointed in the amount of benevolent contributions. While the people had rendered unto Cesar ( !) the things that were Cesar’s ( !) - they had reserved or managed to get something to render unto God. The people’s pastor having been subjected to an operation that superinduced rendered him toothless & prematurely / the phig (physiognomy ?) of a withered up old man — it was debated whether to let h i m remain so or get up an extra contribution for the restoration of his former self - for some seemed to doubt whether this was really their old teacher. It was decided that the chh members & children contribute a rial each for the latter purpose. Hence arose an additional de­ partment to the contributions - viz. the dental or nihi contribution. Since this commenced, some of the contributors have bee n inquiring whether the teeth have come - expecting they would be sent up in the mail when they were paid for. Their contribution so far is encouraging But to come to the different contributions & amounts, For Pastor’s support " Foreign missions [ n o fig.] [ " " ] For chh building [no fig.] " tooth contribution [" Total " ] �W a imea Report 1861 IV Tours. 17. The supervision of 14 chhs & 20 schools & the painting of four chh edifices have naturally required the pastor to make tours east & West usual three. The number of circuits t h r o ’ the field has been as She complicated nature of my work led me to take ad­ vantage of these circuits for combination, to diminish the amount of travel which in my field is very tedious, body killing & sometimes very difficult - from bad roads - oi & indigo. By prolonging the time for touring - not only can the pastor’s m ore appropriate duties be performed - such as preaching, baptizing, holding communion seasons dlscipling ( !) &c - but he can examine schools & paint meeting houses. Hence on these tours - the schools have been examined - & three meet­ ing houses painted - the pastor remaining long enough in the field to allow the paint to dry & to dedicate the chhs. As a general thing the weather on these tours has been very favorable & the health of the pastor such as to enable him to perform every appointment almost to the hour. The remote valley of Waimanu forms an exception. of three circuits. So the plan This district has been visited but once. The new road from Waipio to Waimanu 12 miles for 3 direct had been com­ pleted after a 9 years tug on it. As I walked over it I counted about 30 acute angles - most of them as acute as those of the letter W. Oftentimes while I was going one way - the men wit h me would be going right the opposite - we would pass each other - & yet all going to Waimanu. One of these angles on the pali of Waipio - might be taken at a distance for the jumping off point of the world — on the road is both grand & terrific. Another place A steep precipice is before you over which a torrent of water like a young Niagara is pouring. The water passes across the road you are travelling - & rushes down an awful chasm beneath you. I trembled from head to foot as I made �W a i m e a Report 1861 18. my careful way over this frightful spot - A severe storm would of course render it impossible to advance — It had been resolved at the meeting in Waimanu last year that if the road was completed within the year the completion should be celebrated by a festival. The festival was observed & the road consecrated with appropriate exer­ cises. The speaker on the occasion took for his text, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. The people ha d performed the first part of the command very well - - but in the latter part they had deviated from the command by making the paths most awfully crooked. Horses & cattle were, constantly passing & repassing over the new road rendering it already almost impassable for footmen till a few days after my visit a most tremendous storm broke away the road on the Waipio side & spoiled it for the passage of horses & cattle & men too in a degree - & filled up with rocks & dirt the fish ponds & kalo land below. Alas the consecration was not effectual, there was some error about it, & the eloquent speaker on the occasion was soon after summoned to walk not the wearing zigzag & hazardous road of Waimanu, but the paved avenues , the golden streets of the New Jerusa­ lem — for he was a man of God & God has taken him. Why was he taken & the one who offered the consecrating prayer left? V Schools & school houses. In adverting to this part of my report a feeling of sadness pervades my soul, & dark shadows gather over me. My quarterly reports as treasurer & virtual superintendent of the schools of the 6th & 8th districts of Hawaii are no longer directed to the but lately active, energetic, & loving head of the Hawaiian schools — The 1/4ly envelopes bear another name. The treasurer, in­ spectors, teachers & pupils have lost a sympathizing friend - one whose name is indellibly engraved on the hearts of multitudes. Sadness & �Waimea Report 1861 19. sorrow in clouds of gloom encircle me as my pen touches on the subject of schools, both as I look upon the past - present & future. But the past is past, the present we see - the future belongs to the Lord who does all things well — midst of sorrow. Look up to him & rejoice always even in the It was a mournful satisfaction to me that I saw the late Prest of the Board of Education - the day before his death at his death - & as he was sadly & slowly let down into the dark cold grave amid a weeping throng, there to rest till the morning of the resurection ( !). But to my schools & school houses. There were 20 schools in operation at the commencement of the year. These have been reduced by combination & want of pupils to 16 which average about 20 pupils each — I have given most of these schools 2 thorough examinations & some of them three. For want of time I had been unable to attend the examination in the first part of the year, & hence left this work altogether to the Inspectors. But I found the schools were going to destruction unless I took hold on them cum toto corpore, et vi et animo. The examinations held on my last tour gave cheering evidence that the schools as a general thing had revived - & were enjoying a comparative state of prosperity. There is one teacher however - a graduate of Lahainaluna & late member of the Legislature - who th o ’ he has been teaching 10 years perhaps, & may teach 10 more, can never have a prosperous school. He was never cut out for a teacher & the sooner he is out of the teacher’s chair, if he ever sat in one the better. But he is a fine singer & teacher of m u s i c . On my last tour I sought for candidates for the H i l o Boarding school but found but 2 or 3 I could recommend — There has a something - a some kind of blight come over the native intellect in my field - that seems to threaten its extinction. What shall be done to remove this mental �Waimea Report 1861 20. blight? School houses - These are improving with the improvement of meet­ ing houses, both on the combination & the separate system, on the separate system we have four good houses, 2 of stone & 2 of wood — One of the latter is in Waipio - by the side of the new meeting house — It is clapboarded, shingled, glazed, floored, seated & desked all around it - with a teachers platform & desk — schools combined in one. & has 39 pupils - 2 On the combination system, ie the system that combines the chh & the school house we have five houses. The chh allows the school to be taught in the meeting house in consequence of a certain sum paid by the Board of Education towards the expenses of the building. Other school houses will be improved as time advan­ ces, providing the children hold out long enough in sufficient numbers to warrant the propriety of the union of chh & state, in this matter. The annual meeting of the teachers was held in Dec. for the read­ ing of reports discussion of educational questions - speeches - exam­ ination &c — & passed off very pleasantly & resulted in stimulating the teachers to resume their w o r k with renewed zeal & vigor. VI Sickness & Mortality . N o year for a long time has b e e n so marked w i t h cases of sickness & mortality as the past. Various kinds of diseases have been prevalent, to a more or less extent - cold, influenza, mumps, measles, whooping cough - raging fevers - & some unnameable maladies. Hardly a day has passed without calls for medicines - some days from early dawn to sundown — especially amoung ( !) children. Many cases have proved fatal, One child, a daughter of white parents 6 years old, had a most violent fever & some complaint about the head - when getting a little better she called for an article of diet which was denied her as being improper, on which she declared she would go to sleep & never wake up to eat any more — She soon �W a i m e a Report 1861 21. fell into a sleep & slept on a week - nothing could awake her & tho she roused a little, yet she never awoke again to b e sensible - & died I think within 2 weeks. Two foreigners one a French doctor a recent comer into the place & the other an old resident - have been numbered with the dead - intem­ perance was doubtless the destroyer. Oh what fearfullness & trembling & horror overwhelmed them as hope of recovery departed & the cold sweat of death gathered on their brow. Lord have mercy - H o w they cried for mercy - But alas the day of mercy was gone, they were falling into the drunkard’s grave - the drunkard’s hell. While sickness has carried off many - accidents have borne others suddenly to the tribunal of God, on some the raging sea surf has dashed till life departed, amid unheeded cries for help. Others have been thrown from their affrighted animals & killed, & others still have been hurled from some cragged pali into eternity, warnings to survivor(s) to be ready at all times for the coming of the Son of God. VII Hymnology. The work assigned to me with others - the revision of the hymn book - has received the little attention w h i c h I could give it amid all the other varied work on my hands . That bodily infirmity for which I received such Jobish comfort - a visit of Mrs L to Lahaina & Honolulu - some unoccupied moments at home & on tours amid painting & preaching - have been improved for persuing ( !) the work of revision. The old book has been torn to peices ( !), a new arrangement of the hymns made - some old hymns thrown out - others altered for good or for worse - & about 10 new hymns added — not as good as the old ones. perhaps Some brother advised me to wait till a Hawaiian Watts should arise & give us thrilling strains of Hawaiian poetry — I waited till a Spirit seemed to pass by - perhaps �22. Waimea Report 1861 it was that of the inimitable Watts himself - & whispered as it were in my ear there was no Watts before me - nor will there ever be one after me, go on & do the best you can, have not the pride of ing or attempting to equal me.” think­ In obedience to this whisper real or imaginary I have been going on with the work - without expecting or endeavoring to satisfy all my advisors - especially the one who ad­ vised 100 additional revival hymns - & hymns on Anti slavery industry, temperance &c — slavery &c — N ot that I did not make any attempt to poetize on To show that I did try my hand at a hymn in Hawaiian on slavery - & how it went - & how I gave it up as i n c o n g r u o u s to spiritual songs - here is the first verse as a specimen — There you see what the effect would be in an enlightened congrega­ t i o n — would you advise a continuance? I had no idea of ending my report in this way -- Nor will I — for here is the statistical department — From May 1 60 - do May 6 - 1861 Statistics Whole no. recd to the chh. on examination " "" " " certificate " " " 646 — 167 R e cd the past year on examination " 7,184 certificate 16 - 183 Whole no. dismissed 1609 Dismissed past year 96 Whole no. deceased 2409 Deceased past year 73 Excluded past year 56 Remain excluded in the field 270 7,830 �25. W aimea Report 1861 Present no. of members in regular standing 2087 W h o l e no. baptized children 1686 Baptized past y e a r 46 Marriages past year 53 couple Adult n o n professors 180 Children" 144 ” over 10 Catholics 120 Mormons 50 Contributions For Pastor's support 731.00 " F o r e i g n Missions " Church building 180.00 1614.00 D e n t a l Contribution Tot al 100.00 $ 2 ,626.00 Respectfully submitted L Lyons �Chh. Statistics - for the year ending May 1 - 1860. (Waimea - Hawaii) Whole no. of chh. members recd on examination Whole no. r e cd on certif R ecd on examination last year 64 " on certificate " " 30 Total recd ” ” Whole no. dismissed Dismissed past year Whole no. deceased Deceased past year Exeluded past year Whole no. remaining excluded 7017 630 94 1513 17 2336 62 70 310 Present no. of chh. members in regular standing 2094 Whole no. children baptized Baptized past year - 29 Marriages past year ie in 59 75 couple 1640 Contributions For pastor’s support " Foreign Missions " Differt (?) avails " ch h building Total 700.00 142.00 97.00 4780.00 5,719.00 L. Lyons Pastor �Abstract of the Report of W a imea Station. (Hawaii) May 1860. 1. Labors. Besides the general rotine ( !) of Missionary & pastoral labors a great amount of work has been bestowed upon the building of suitable houses of worship. 2. Results. These have not been all that were desirable or antici­ pated, but still they have been of a cheering & encouraging character. An improvement is seen in the exterior & interior of some of the school houses - & some of the pupils taught in them have made commendable progress. Three houses of worship have been completed, two of which have been dedicated. Three more church edifices have been carried on to their exterior completion, & the interior work is making good progress. Six church bells have b e e n procured, five of whi c h are already sending out their cheering sounds from their imposing towers. Some of the churches have been revived, some wanderers have been re­ claimed, 64 have been added to the different churches on profession. 3. Prospects. These are of a mixed character, partly encouraging, & partly disheartening. All our hope is in God, & from Hi m all our help must come. 4. Statistics. See table - �Abstract of Report of Waimea Station H a w a ii. May 1861 The usual work o f the Missionary has been prosecuted without any special interruptions. 1. Church building. Five church edifices have been completed & dedicated during the year. They are a ll fine b u ild in g s, neatly f i n ­ ished o ff & w ith one exception are furnished with b e lls . w ell f i l l e d with worshippers. They are The people seem delighted w ith the elevation to which they have attained in the line of meeting houses. 2. Religious in te rest. During the f ir s t h alf of the year there was much spiritual declension but few inquirers for the good old paths but few turning unto the Lord But during the latter h a lf of the year, there was a great change, a spirit of prayer was awakened, the church members were aroused to their duty, - they prayed, they went from house to house - they toiled in God's service - they labored earnestly for the salvation of souls. out the fie ld — were reclaim ed. God’ s work was revived thro’ Many were professedly converted. Many wanderers More than 160 were received to the church. To the Lord be a ll the glory. 3. Contributions. The people have had a desire to contribute for benevolent objects & have labored to obtain the means for contributing. While they have not done all they might have done, they have done more than could have been reasonably expected from their deep poverty. Their resourses ( ! ) small & seem to be growing smaller. They have given 700$ for support of pastor, & 180$ for Foreign M issions, & quite a large sum for building churches. 4. Schools. Schools have been in progress as usual & some of them quite prosperous, while others possess nothing peculiarly mere- �Abstract of Waim e a Report 1861 torious ( !). School houses have improved in appearance. 2. In some districts school houses & meeting houses are united & hence their improvement. 5. Sickness & Mortality. Sickness has been very prevalent & many deaths have occurred, 6. Popery & Mormonism. The revival has tended to diminish the followers of these religions or sects - but few remain. On a review of the whole, we would bless God for what has been accomplished & feel encouraged to go forward. �L Lyons Abstract report of Waimea Hawaii, station - for Minutes of General Meeting May 1862 Thirty years have elapsed since the pastor reached these Islands. Thirty years of Missionary labor have been performed. lege ! What a privi­ & under what great obligations he is placed to praise God for it & for all the success of his 30 years toil. Great changes have bee n produced, & in order to see something of their magnitude - a brief contrast between 1832 & 1862 will be presented. In 32 the dress of the people with few exceptions, was kapa, which formed but h alf a covering. Multitudes of adults often appeared with nothing but a malo, & children often went about stark naked. In 62, all or nearly all, are decently clothes in English costume. K apa, as an article of dress, has entirely disappeared. In 32 not a native owned a wooden or stone house. Wit h one exception, all the natives lived in thatched houses without any articles of furniture, or any comforts. In 62 there are wooden & stone houses scattered over the field, with many articles of furniture & comforts, & this may be said of many of the thatched houses. In 32 Schools were mostly confined to adults, & these of the simplest character - reading & spelling being the principal things taught - School books were few, & simple. In 62 adult schools are not needed, as most of the adults have been instructed In reading, writing, arithmetic, geography & c - Schools for children have taken their place in which all the branches are taught which are generally taught in public schools, with a good supply of school books. �Abstract, Waimea, Hawaii Report 1862 2. In 32 the whole number of church members including Kohala was but 19. The records of 62 show that 7,892 have been received to the church, excluding Kohala. In 32 the meeting houses & school houses were the simplest grass structures, without windows, seats, &c. In 62 eleven meeting houses may be seen built of wood & stone, with towers, steeples & bells, 2 however have not yet obtained their bells — Their exterior & interior exhibit an advanced state of civilization & christianity. 11 c h u r c h e s has been completed & dedicated the past year. One of the School houses have also much improved. In 32 the common people had no houses or lands, they could call their own. In 62 multitudes can show their fee simple titles to house lots & larger or smaller tracts of land & can feel as secure in their possessions as the King & chiefs. In 32 no money was in circulation, no contributions made to benevolent objects. table In 62 money circulates freely & the statistical shows that the cash contributions for the past year are $1,792.00 So much for the contrast. The general routine of missionary labor has been performed the past year - without interruption — care have been visited, three times, &c. The 14 churches under the pastor’s the Lo r d ’s supper administered All the churches have enjoyed tranquility, no outbreak of iniquity, meetings have been w e l l attended on his tours. has been a revival. ination. In one parish there 43 have been received to the churches on exam­ The schools in his feild ( !) have been examined three times, & appeared as well as usual - Some of them are very good. Mormonism has been revived, but is again on the decline. �L Lyon s ' Report for M ay 1 8 6 2 . Thirty years of toil & strife, Tell me, oh tell me, what a life ! Ere this report is read, 30 years will have elapsed since the writer landed on these Islands. strange. Everything was then to hi m ne w & Of the Hawaiian language he knew but 2 words, Aloha & maikai. Of the character of the missionary life, its work, its toils, its trials, its joys, its sorrow, he had no experience. With the people their habits, customs, practices, dispositions capabilities, attain­ ments, superstitions, he h a d no experimental acquaintance. The course to he persued ( !) in order to instruct the natives, to win their good will, to secure an influence over them, to make them feel he was their freind ( !), that he had come from a distant land for the sole purpose of doing them good, was to be found out by trial. With a few of the missionaries then in the field he was somewhat ac­ quainted, & with the rest an acquaintance was soon formed. They then possessed the true missionary spirit, lived seperate ( !) from & above the world, had but few of the comforts & luxuries of life, nor did covet they covet them or moan over the deprivation. They had left all for Christ; their reward was in heaven. General meeting was opened soon after our arrival. came together as best they could. The brethren Vessels were very scarce, only 2 or 3 running between the Islands, & those of the most uncomfortable character. They were owned by the chiefs, & they kindly sent them to the different Islands to gather the missionaries together without pay. The missionaries were then few in number. An unfinished upper room in Mr. Chamberlain's house afforded all the accommodations needed for the sessions of general meeting. in light coloured pants & roundabouts. The brethren appeared mostly The ladies were tabu, or at �W a i m e a Report 1862 2. least unaccustomed then to attend such meetings. Of the proceedings of that 1st general meeting we recollect b ut very little. is however well recollected. One item The Am. Board had recommended that initiatory steps he taken to substitute the salary system for the Common stock system then in vogue. But the common stock system was so highly esteemed, was regarded as so Apostolic, so primitive chris­ tian like, so beautiful & charming in its operations that the mere proposition to debate the question of a change, was met by some with the most violent opposition. What, said one, with all our other missionary burdens, are they proposing to saddle a salary upon our backs? Abominable! preposterous! horrabili d i e t u ! Away w i t h your nonsense; I will have nothing to do wit h it. And the opposition party triumphed, & the charming common stock system continued on for years, till It came near unmanning & unchristianizing some of the more unconscious ones - an imperceptible influence, of course — The re ­ deeming change came at last, & the ship was saved though some of its cargo had to be thrown over b o a r d . Another resolution of that first general meeting, the writer also remembers & that was: that he should be located In Waimea on Hawaii, with Dr. Baldwin. Missionaries in those days had not the privilege of selecting their fields of labor; they must go where they were sent without a dissenting utterance. Their wishes & feelings were not consulted. A pleasant & truely ( !) apostolic practice then & for a long time after, was, when a family was on the point of departure for their sta­ tion, all the brethren & sisters collected together, & sang & prayed, & committed the departing family to the care & protection of their heavenly Father, during the voyage & f or all the coming year. How delightful, how safe the family seemed to feel after being thus warmly �Waimea Report 1862 3. commended to the care & guidance of the Great Spirit ! Such practices have past away — fast to allow them, the wheels of time move too Honolulu was then but a mere village, with the exception of the houses of the missionaries & a few other foreigners, the dwellings were of grass, the King's palace was grass, the meeting house, & there was but one, was grass. stores, I have forgotten. There might have been 2 or 3 Having spent a few weeks here, we prepared for our departure for what was to be our Island home. We left with the prayers of the brethren for the best of heaven's blessings upon the young & inexperienced missionary couple the one 25, th e other 19, long since in heaven. The vessel on which we embarked was the old crazy Mikapako, a most uncomfortable vessel, crowded with some 300 natives, & lots of goats & hogs. Each one carried his own food. The cabin was unfit to be occupied, h enc e all staid on deck, night & day. to such voyages. There was no cooking apparatus. We afterwards became accustomed M t e r being out many days touching & repairing at Kona, we reached Kawaihae the borders of our missionary field. The grey headed old man, Mr. Young, received us kindly into his stone h ouse with thatched roof. The house still stands, but in a delapi­ dated state & unoccupied. Kawaihae then presented a most barren & desolate aspect. Ther e frowned the ruins of the old heiau, on one of its h ills, where but a few years before the cries & b l o o d & smoke of human victims mingled wit h the wild acclamations of the poor delu­ ded idolators who tho't by thus doing to appease the wrath of the gods & obtain their favor. There the old sombre ruins still lie, just as they were 30 years ago. Beneath this so lately idolatrous bill lay the small village of Kawaihae, the houses were all of grass, with the exception of M r . Y o u n g ’s. No store invited the stranger or resident �Waimea Report 1862 4. to its wares; no wharf to aid the landing of boats - no flag waved on its hills to tell the interior to hasten down with their produce, for the Irish potatoe was not then cultivated or in demand. gospel was there & the native school. But the A rude grass building, without windows, floor or seats - answered for a meeting & a school house, & the shrill shell called the people to meeting & to school. On the sabbath the people came to meeting clothes in kapa with the exception of Mr. Young & wife. Mr. Baldwin preached — - it was all Hebrew to us. The people behaved decently I think. church, long since deceased. There were 3 members of the The sabbath past, Waimea our destined home was to be reached & our supplies, &c from America to be got there somehow. There was some thing of a road from Kawaihae to the interior, for I remember some of our heavy boxes were carried up in a cart drawn by natives; lighter things were carried up by hand. For the ladies rocking chairs were fastened to poles & borne on the shoulders of natives. My self & associate, had a horse between us; horses were very scarce in those days & owned by chiefs. It was a long & dreary road till we got well up into the interior; & tho’ the road has since been much improved still it is as long & dreary now as it was then. But the interior, ie Waimea when fairly reached, what an extended & beautiful plain — Skirted with beautiful hills & watered by pleasant streams; & then the 3 great mountains towering up in the distance how grand I & the sight of snow not enjoyed before since leaving Cape Horn - & the cool bracing atmosphere & the cold sparkling water, & the solitary rose bush by the door of our associates house, & the garden of bananas, & sugar cane & a solitary beet 10 feet high & the green taro patches on the plain & hill sides, a few bounding goats & a solitary cow, all indicated that there was some civilization, & �5. Waimea Report 1862 some attractions encircling our new home. But the natives who b rot up the ladies & the baggage must be paid. What then was the circu­ lating medium? It was not money - a long, long time elapsed before money came into use — Books, slates, kapa, files, flints, jacknives answered the purpose of money, brown cotton cloth & shirts were a little used. The price of one gospel was 25 cents. This paid a man for bringing up a load of baggage from Kawaihae. Slates were 50 cents, Kapa 25 cents each - jacknives, flints, files were high priced & highly prized. Great lots of kapa had been taken in for books & slates by my predecessors Baldwin, Bingham, Ruggles, Judd, Thurston, & were paid out again to natives for work &c & it was several years before the last of them were disposed o f . Kapa & books were the principal articles then used for paying natives. Cloth was paid out only for extra work. It was not th o ’t advisable to civilize the natives too fast, or to clothe them too rapidly, lest it should make them proud & spoil them for work. Tho' the people had had missionaries on the Island for 12 years still they were mostly clothed in kapa & not half clothes with that. An old fashioned red cloak, a few woolen blankets, a few shirts & 2 or 3 w o m e n ’s loose dresses were all the European clothing in my feild ( !) at that time. How not a kapa as an article of dress Is to be seen. The natives being paid off, in books, we commenced setting our house in order. A grass house - with matted floor, rough posts, smoked rafters, a fire place in the centre & smoke oosing ( !) out the thatched roof - damp at night, & clothes so damp in the morning that you could almost wring water from them, the mould, the wood fleas amoung ( !) the mats, the whole sombre interior with its 10000 cobwebs, Ah such is a native house is it? homestead. Most certainly — & such is to be our A mission[ary] should look no higher. �Waimea Report 1862 6. He should be contented to live as natives live. The Savior had no comfortable home not even a place in which to lay his head. Humility is the great characteristic of the true missionary, humility in dress, diet, & dwellings. So we then t h o ’t. But the present style of things, indicates a great departure from our primitive humility & simplicity. The Sabbath came, our first in Waimea. A large grass meeting house had been lately built by the chiefs & people, all gratis. Meeting houses & Missio n a r i e s ’ houses were built in those days by the orders of the chiefs & konohikis without compensation. If any refused to work, his property was liable to be confiscated. Mr. Bingham & the young King Kamehameha III dedicated this house. His Young Hawai- ian Magesty was more religious than his successor. He was not ashamed to imitate Solomon by standing up in the presence of all the people, & dedicating in the solemn act of prayer this humble dwelling to the service of God. The house on this our first sabbath was filled - some 1000 or 1200 were present. other districts. N ot all residents, bu t many from It was customary in those days for the people to come in from abroad & spend weeks near the Mission premises in order to receive instruction & to get into the church. If they did not succeed at once, they would go home & after awhile come again. The Missionary was beset & beseiged by t h o ’t tellers - not by those who were anxious to know what they should do to be saved but what kind of a t h o ’t they should tell in order to get into the church. A system for getting into the church had been adopted by our predecessors. The first step was to break off from all outward sins & live a good moral life. This introduced such into the poa lima [Friday night meeting]. If they continued on as they promised, they were taken into the poaha [Thursday night meeting] & from thence into the church. There were �7. many of these church seekers in Waimea on our arrival - collected from the region round about, & they helped to swell the congregation on the sabbath. We tho't the system unwise & broke it up, but it was a great mistake — It drove the people far away from our dwellings & the house of God, & made many so wild, it took a long time to retame them — Indeed some never were induced to return to the Missionary’s house to talk on the subject of religion. the new ones. The old missionaries were wiser than Here in this great native meeting house, seatless, floorless, a rude pulpit with a glass window behind it, was a mass of people, a part of the 15000 in our whole feild ( !) then including Kohala, (the number now is not 6000). These 15000 were looking up to us to be civilized, enlighted ( !) saved. the means then at hand for doing it? A great work & what were A knowledge of the language, an important means, was yet to be obtained. Our souls burned to preach the gospel to the waiting multitudes, but our tongue was bound. was, the first work - to get the language. That A nd, although in five weeks I was preaching in the Hawaiian language, yet it was a long long time before my preaching was intelligible enough to give much instruction. Nor am I yet a master of the Olelo Hawaii. language. It is a great & endless But there were means for carrying on the work to be done. My predecessors had been at work for 12 years. abolished just before their arrival. Idolatry had been By their arduous labors, the heretofore unwritten language had been reduced to writing & hence put into a tangible state. The printing press had been introduced & the following works printed & in circulation. A primer containing the Alphabet , lessons in spelling & reading, the 10 commandements, Lord’s prayer & a few catechetical questions & answers, the gospels of Matthew, Mark, & John bound up in one book, the history of Joseph - �Waimea R e port 1862 8. a few Psalms, a small adult hymnbook, & a still smaller one for child­ ren - a geography - a small catechism, a Scripture History. The Ai o ka la (7 verses for the week) children’s arithmetic, gospel of Luke, were issued the year of our arrival, & the first part of Galb o r n ’s arithmetic soon after, & some other portions of Scripture in a tract form. There was also a book or pamphlet of 15 pages, ing the then whole code of Hawaiian laws. in circulation. contain­ Slates & pencils were also The fallow ground had been broken up, the deep dark­ ness penetrated, Schools were in existence all over the field, princi­ pally however confined to adults, but few childrens schools existed. The p arents were first instructed, then the children. dults could read, but not many intelligently. But few had advanced beyond reading & spelling & the multiplication table. write on slates. Many of the a- Some few could Geography had not then been introduced into the schools in our feild ( !). The people had yet to learn that the world was round, & turned round on its axis, & the sun stood still. The school & meeting houses were the simplest grass structures, unfurnished not having generally even a seat for the teacher. As soon as a schol­ ar became a good reader, he was made teacher, & schools became very numerous. The compensation of the teacher was very trifling, a few privileges, exemption from working days, a few kapa - fowls & fish, & poi sometimes, tho’ many teachers taught for nothing & supported themselves. The chiefs & konohikis ordered the school houses to be built & kept them in repair. Many of the people, as before remarked, professed to be seeking salvation, & of this number 19 in the whole feild ( !) had been received into the church by my predecessors. Some of these became efficient helpers, & but one turned out a decidedly bad man. He is now living with his stolen wife. The number since received to the church, including Kohala, cannot be far from 10,000. �Waimea Report 1862 9. There were obstacles to the progress of civilization, knowledge & c hristianity. But they were comparatively light. The chiefs & konohikis had the people in their hands & under their control. gave them lands & houses & took them away at pleasure. They They called them out certain days of the wee k to do their work - & they were liable at any time to be called out to work for chiefs. Yet the people had much time that was their own, for attending meetings, schools, & cultivating their lands &c — famines were very frequent. rather oppressive. Yet for some reason or other The system of taxation was regarded as The people were all taxed, men, women children, unborn children, old people - lands, large & small. empted from taxation. Dogs were ex­ Taxes consisted of kapa, hogs, fish, salt, hemp or olona, food, yellow feathers, no money or cloth taxes. in a long time afterwards. These came Large heavy backloads of kapa, food - salt & c were carried sometimes many miles to the appointed place of de­ posit. But I have said enough & more than your patience will endure in reference to 30 years ago. My report for 62 will be comparatively short. The general ro[u]tine of missionary labor has not materially varied from that of previous years. days have been continued — field, Meetings on the sabbath & week Three tours have been made t h r o ' the on which all the customary labors of such tours, examination of the schools, p reaching, church business meetings, administration of the Lord's supper -- baptism of children, reception to the church, contributions, ie were performed. Meeting house building has, as usual, occupied a part of the time of the pastor. One nice meeting house has been completed & dedicated by the name of "Rose of Sharon". A nother church edifice is to be �Waimea Report 1862 10. commenced in a few months, its name to he Sacred Mountain. When this is completed, but two more will remain to he built, one at either extremity of Hamakua. If the extremes could be added or multiplied together, one house might accommodate both. Still there are a 100 church members in each extreme & funds are being collected for the buildings. On my tours t h r o ' the feild ( !), I have generally found the chur­ ches well filled & the appearance of the congregations much improved, doubtless one of the results of the improved character of the houses of worship. The singing in some of the churches is highly creditable. The Church trustees have been unusually energetic & are beginning to understand how business should be done. They have endeavored to secure the contributions of the people before the arrival of the missionary & have succeeded very well. After meeting, & before the people have dispersed, they read their report of funds received for different objects, & if any have not contributed before, they have the privilege of doing It then. At or near the commencement of the year a business meeting is held in which the subject of giving is discussed, & a certain amount proposed as the annual contribution of each seperate ( !) parish, including support of pastor, foreign missions & church building. This annual sum is divided into three parts according to the number of the pastor's tours, one part to be paid on each of his tours. So each church knows before hand what is to be given thirdly, & the trustees endeavor to secure the amount by dividing it lightly amoung the members. successfully. This seems to be a very good plan & it operates quite For the amount contributed &c, s ee Statistics. With regard to the spiritual state of the churches & people, �Waimea Report 1862 11. it is not of that ardent character, that high toned devotion, that is desirable & that coaid claim the approbation of the Savior. has been no general or particular outbreak of iniquity. been any great & powerful revivals. There Nor has there On one parish however there has been something of an awakening that merits the name of revival which resulted in the hopeful conversion of some 15 wild & hardened cath­ olics & mormons. The statistics will show the number of additions. Mormonism, that had become dead as was supposed has been revived in one or two parishes. A new mission of Mormon preists ( !) from U t a h or the bottomless pit pounced down on to sleeping Waipio & se­ duced many of the careless church members to become mormons by being baptized secretly at night. The new mormons were made to promise to follow some new doctrines, rites, & ceremonies something of the old Levitical character. There was great excitement for a time, & it seemed as if all Waipio would be mormonized. But the excitement has subsided & many of the seduced ones have returned. As to secular matters, rice growing, pulu picking, coffee & cotton planting, Newspapers & schools - I will leave them for a future report. For all the pastor has been permitted to perform, & for all the good results of his labors, he would bless the Lord. �Waimea Report 1862 12 . Statistics from May 1 61 - to May 1 62 Whole no. reed to the ehh on examination ” " ” " " 7,237 certificate 665 Total 7,892 R e cd on examination past year " " certificate ” ” Total " 43 19 62 Whole no. dismissed H past year 21 1,630 Whole no deceased in good standing 2470 " apostates say 1220 Total deceased Deceased past year Excluded past year Remain exeluded say 3,690 65 92 477 Whole no. in regular standing 2,095 7,892 Whole no. baptized children baptized past year 39 Marriages in 61 41 couple 1,725 Contributions in cash for pastor's support foreign Missions & meeting houses $1,792.00 Respectfully submitted L Lyons Waimea May 10, 1862: 7,892 �Waimea June 5th /63 Dear Br. Castle Please hand the accompanying statistics to the moderator — and oblige yours L G. Lyons Statistics of Waimea Church Hawaii for 1862-63 Whole no. r e cd on profession " " " " " " " " " " 7267 certificate 670 past year on profession " " certificate Total past year 40 5 45 Whole no. dismissed Dismissed past [year] 1677 47 Whole no. deceased Deceased past [year] 3760 70 Excluded past year 53 Permanently absent &c 200 Whole no. in regular standing 1756 Whole no. children baptized 1752 baptized past year 27 Marriages in 62 31 Cash contributions for all purposes in 62 1650.00 Respectfully submitted L Lyons �1863 Report Waimea Hawaii To the H.E. Association Dear brethren I mast give up all hope of meeting wit h y ou & Dr A. a great disappointment - b u t as it comes from the Lord it is all right & I cheerfully submit. I herewith forward my statistics. to complete my report nor to make an Abstract. to my bed but trust I am improving. I am not able I am still confined Doct Wight has attended me - & he succeeded in removing the pain in my right side - bu t there has been a slight return of the pain yesterday & to day. probably pleurisy. The disease is If the Lord has anything more for me to do (& truely ( !) ! have done but little & much remains to be done) he will restore me to do it. His will be done. You will remember me in your prayers — Salary - I suppose there will be some changes in the salary system If the contributions of the people go towards the support of native pastors & my support comes from the Am. Board - then all I ask is for a comfortable support which is all I have hitherto had. I have no money out at interest, I have none hoarded up - no investments in plantations - no lands - I have a few cattle. In some respects, it costs more to live at Waimea than at many other places. The simple article of wood is about 70$ per annum - Then we often pay enormous prices to get things up from Kawaihae. I think 600$ per annum might furnish a comfortable support for myself & Mrs L -The Lord bless you abundantly dear brethren & guide you in all your present deliberations & conduct you to right conclusions. Yours most sincerely Remember me kindly to Dr A ma & all the Mission families L Lyons Waimea June 6. '63 �Waim e a M a y 27th /63 To the Brethren of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association, in Annual Meeting assembled Dear Brethren: I address you, in behalf of Rev L Lyons, who would gladly respond to his own name and in your midst, read his own report. But a Holy Providence has laid him instead, on a bed of sickness, from whence he sends his salutations, to y o u all - with this message. "My report is not ready. That was the work allotted for the passing week, postponed till the years work was done. A short time, with strength, would suffice to prepare the statistics. My essay on "Hawaii in 1820" is ready and I still hope for strength to write the report, and read both, before you.” Should this hope prove delusive, will not all our Brethren "pray for us". In the bonds of the gospel L.G. Lyons. [Note on back] : 1863 Read June 3rd L.G. Lyons Waimea Hawaii � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Hawaii Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Hawaii - Waimea - 1854-1863 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854, 1855, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/9eb0795620b63e2f460747ee0f555592.pdf d8f51accd1b09a785f9787c409d161f7 PDF Text Text WAIMEA (HAWAII) STATION REPORTS CONTENTS Lyons, L , (not complete and not identical to the other 1860 report, see in another folder) — ------ -------- ----1860 Lyons, L (see another folder for another 1862 report, quite different from this one) — — — — ---------- ----1862 Lyons, L (not complete, evidently part or draft)-------------------- ------ ----1863 A song of welcome to Dr. Anderson, sec'y of ABCFM, composed by S. Nahuka and sung by the Waimea choir--- --- -----1863 Lyons, L (unidentified report, not complete, seems to be part of '62-63 report) �Report for 1860 [Waimea, Hawaii] The year 60 opened with a burden upon my heart & shoulders that to human apprehension was truely overwhelming. Can it be sustained? Shall I come out from under it with a son of triumph? man I shall be crushed if on God I shall conquer. If I depend on In the strength of' the Lord of hosts I will go forward, & will continually rely on Him for help & success. Besides the ordinary rotine ( !) of missionary labors the completion & dedicating of Seven houses of worship were on the program of work for the year - Three of these were well on the way - on 2 a commencement had just been made - the forms of 2 were yet to be seen. The lumber of some of them was still growing in the mountains of Hawaii & Oregon & that of others was waiting in Honolulu for my order & presence. In Jany I made a trip to Oahu by authority of the chhs. to purchase a cargo of lumber. shipped. The lumber was purchased & It was to be landed at a hazardous place - What shall we do, inquired one of the owners of the ships if when off the landing place the sea is so tempestuous that the lumber can't be landed. to the Lord to calm the sea. Pray The vessel sailed. (I returned on another vessel.) when she came in sight of the landing place (Waipio) the ocean was wrought up into a perfect fury - The people caught a glimpse of her - & she immediately disappeared - being driven back by the tempest. The lumber was for 2 chhs - The chh members met & prayed for the safety of their precious cargo - For 3 days continual prayer was offered - & on the 4th fasting was united with prayer. The ocean became calm & on the morning of the 5th day the vessel hove in sight to the unbounded joy of the waiting & anxious people the lumber was safely rafted to the shore over the continually swell­ ing surf. On another vessel was lumber for 2 other chhs - These being on the leeward side of the Island, there was no difficulty in landing �Waimea, Hawaii the lumber. 2. 1860 The carpenters work went on - (sometimes not fast enough to suit me - once I got so provoked at one of the carpenters for b eing so slow - that I threatened to turn him off & went & procured another who concluded it was best to let the old one work on but under him. I staid ( !) & helped for 2 weeks - sometimes aiding the carpenters sometimes the masons I went to this place - to do the inside [of] painting/the chh expecting to find the carpenters & Masons' work donebut as it was not done there seemed to be no other way of despatching ( !) [the] business but by pitching into it myself. Hence I remained to drive thro the Carpenters & Masons work - & then the painting, putting down the matting on the aisles & pulpits - putting up the window curtains, & giving orders to have the cushions to the slips [pews ] in readiness & the bell, then at Waimea carried over by dedication day, I l e f t . ) In Feb & March the work of the carpenters on 2 of the chhs - Puako on the West - Eleio on the # - being completed I devoted 3 weeks to the painting &c of the interior. After wh they were respect­ ively dedicated the one on the 21 - the other on the 28 of March with appropriate exercises. A festival preceded each dedication the object of wh was to obtain contributions towards paying off the debts on said chhs. These were joyful days - The new chh bells sent out their joyous sounds for the feast time over hill & plain, & the old shells listened in silence & grief that the shrill notes would be heard no more. One of the bells had to be carried some 12 miles by means of poles borne on the shoulders of the natives. The bell was fastened to 2 poles, the ends of which rested on the shoulders of the bearers . was rather a grueling (?) job. It Frequent change of hands was necessary. The bell of another chh was carried some 20 miles by means of 2 poles crossing in the center at right angles - the front & rere ( !) ends resting each on the shoulders of a native while the ends of the other - �Waimea, Hawaii 1860 3 at the right & left rested each on a steady horse - guided by its rider. Quite an original contrivance. The dimensions & cost of these houses These houses being disposed of I devoted the first 2 weeks & in Ap [April] up/to a school for the improvement of the teachers in my field after which I made my first tour of the year, which occup[i]ed me till the 2d week in May. tour. There was nothing of special: interest on this The time for the annual meeting of the Ha E Ass [Haw'n Evangel­ ical Ass'n ?] had now come - & I consequently left home for a season to attend it. A laborious, time of it - houses all occupied - scarcely l/2 an hour for social visiting or even calls - A part of my work was to prepare & see shipped more meeting house lumber. On my return the 2d week in June I girded myself anew for the work before me, which seemed quite formidable. A tour must be made a meeting house finished in Ap must be rescued (?) from a great debt or sold at auction to pay it 2 other meeting houses must be got ready & then the dedication & accompanying services, festivals & all in July & Aug - There was no other way to do but to go to work & so work till the whole was ac­ complished in the prescribed time. their work on the chh edific es. The carpenters were driving on My work was to see they were furnished with lumber & the lumber & carpenters were paid - That chh that was in danger - caused me much fear & anxiety. original estimates. Hence the debt that remained to be paid seemed a mountain - 1000$ Can it be done? sold - Its cost had far exceeded the or must the beautiful house be Its whole cost was about 2000$ - a fine edifice - surmounted with tower - spire - ball & vane - & a fine sounding bell. 2d On my tour I got permission from the builder to meet in it - & while meeting we concluded that the best way t o do would be to dedicate it to the Lord - & call on Him to help us out of our present embarrass­ ment. The house was consequently dedicated on the 22 of July after �4. Waimea, Hawaii 1860 which the key was returned to the builders - The whole burden of rescuing the house from being sold rested on my shoulders - Here was an end to be obtained that required work & faith - Suffice it to say that in about a month’s time the house was rescued from the hands of its builders & delivered up to the people to their great joy. The whole of the painting of this chh was done by the carpenters I bestowed no manual work on it. Hence I had agreed to do the painting of the interiors of the 4th & 5th chh in order to diminish expenses on the part of the people. The carpenter's work on them being out of the way I devoted about 3 weeks to the superintending of the painting, after which they were dedicated the one Makela Kawaihae Uka on the 15th of July - the other Waipio On the 8 of Aug. with exercises similar to those of the previously mentioned dedications. Mrs. L. accompanied me to these dedications - the first time she has ever visited these districts - The Waipio chh is a beautiful building - the largest in my field - It is surmounted with a 2 story tower - spire - 2 balls - Vane - &c In one story of its tower hangs the largest of the shipped from Boston at one time for my field. 3000$. 5 bells The whole cost about. The Makela chh. has a tower spire & bell, a very pretty chh. it cost 1000$ . The Puako Eleio & Makela chh are all paid for - & there is but a small debt on Waipio 2 chhs remained, Kaalaia in K.U. - & Paauhao in Hamakua. We have re­ solved in May to meet in the Kaaleio chh on the last day of Aug tho' it w a s not then commenced - And that resolution was kept - on the appointed day we met in the house - tho its floor was not laid & this completed the labors of my tour - which Consisted of paint­ ing & dedicating chhs & the other more appropriate exercises of a tour The 7th chh Paauhau was in progress - the work on that commenced in May I think. The first week in Sept was court week - the seat of a superior Court. Waimea is now Formerly there was but one seat for the �5 Waimea, Hawaii 1860 annual superior court on this Island, that was at Hilo. . In consequence of the difficulty in getting to Hilo from all parts of the Island - it was resolved to have 2 courts one in Waimea in the 1st week in Sept. & the other at Hilo in the following week - attended by the same judges - The existence of these higher courts marks progress in ci­ vilization. Suffering not a little from a number of decayed teeth, I resolved to seek relief by going to Honolulu to get the dentist to extract troublesome the guilty ones. I left home on the 19th of Sept. on this errand expedition - The dentist devoted 2 days to this work & as the result I found myself perfectly toothless. best I could. I was obliged to talk & eat as The job was completed on Sat - after which I called to see my bro Armstrong, who had been thrown from his horse 2 or 3 weeks previously & badly injured - He appeared to be improving & said he should be about his work in a week - was very cheerful . On Sab Morn I was summoned to his house as he was said to be dying. arrived the spirit had already departed. were weeping around his bed side were some distance from home - When I The mother & 3 daughters the sons were not present. They Ah that was a sad & mournful day - & so was the following th e day of the funeral - I was glad I was there to see my brother while alive - at death & to follow him to. the grave. He was one of the 19 that formed our reinforcement - a laborious missionary when he was a missionary & when disconnected from the mission - in order to accept of the invitation to become Minister of Pub. Instruction & afterwards President of the B of Ed [Bd. of Education]he was just as laborious in performing the duties of his new office - Nor did his missionary work close till he ceased to live. His loss is deeply felt by the govt - the chh - the schools, the community of Honolulu & the domestic circle I embarked the next day after the funeral on the steamer Kilauea �Waimea, Hawaii 1860 for Kawaihae. 6. This was my first experience of steamer sailing - I liked it very well till we got on to the reef at Lahaina & like to have been lost - or rather the steamer like to have been lost. Had not the ocean been remarkably calm - or had it been as rough as it was of the day previously, it is thot that it must have gone to peices ( !) - as it was it was 9 hours before she was got off the reef. Remarkably we reached Kawaihae Thur (?) night without farther acci­ dent. Without this accident we should have reached Kawaihae in 24 hours from Honolulu calling at Lahaina & 2 or 3 other places - The steamer has since gone into the hands of a company whose President is our good br. S.N. Castle, & she brings us a weekly mail. On my return in a toothless condition the people hardly recog­ nize their old kumu [teacher] - & wondered why I did not get new teeth - I told them new teeth - upper & under set would cost & I have not got the money - 200$ Not exactly satisfied with a teacher without teeth - the people have agreed to give a rial each including children to raise the 200 dollars for a new set. Having some bodily infirmities that rendered it imprudent for me to be out much amoung the people except on the sab & Wed meets, I devoted the spare time of Oct & Nov to the revising & enlarging of the native hymnbook a work committed to me by the H.E Ass. & of writing hymns for a new children's hymn book wh Messrs Bond & Rowell are designing to publish Recovering from these bodily infirmities I was able to devote December to my tour - We had heard of the revivals in other parts d 3 of the Islands & had prayed that the Lord's work might be revived thro out this feild ( !). revival - Nor was prayer the only means used to obtain In Waimea & several other parishes, the chhs members were very active in visiting from house to house - & this week aft week & reports came from most quarters that the Spirit of the Lord had �7. Waimea, Hawaii 1860 reached them - meetings were well attended - sinners were turning & backsliders were returning to the Lord. On my tour I found it even so - Of the 14 chhs most of them were enjoying a revived state. The houses of worship were well filled - Wanderers came forward & professed repentance & were restored - Some of them had been hard cases - almost hopeless - catholics mormons &c Sinners professed to be converted - some who had resisted the influence of all previous revivals - were amoung them - The converts consisted of young & old. one foreigner one half caste ing season. I had a most interest­ My heart swelled with joy for the privilege granted me of receiving some to the chh in every place. At the end of my tour I found I had recd 102 to the chh on profession & restored 72 - W aimea & Waipio are the largest shares in this revival - The work I trust is still going forward. On this tour the 6 th & 7th chhs were dedicated the one on the 8 th the other on the 20th of Dec, which completed the number to be dedi­ 6 th cated in the year 60. Paauhau the cost is about 2100$ . It is not yet painted inside this I am to do in Ap. nor is it yet freed from debt. is a noble structure - its It was dedicated before hand - in order to get it freed - i.e. to procure help from the Lord - The 7th chh - Kaalaaa K.W. is not finished,inside, but will soon be - & the ins ide painting I have promised to do in May chh of the 10 now built that has no bell as yet spire - This is the only It has a tower & a bell will be obtained sometime we hope - The cost of this house will be about 900$. 4 more chhs remain to be t o m down & built over or rather replaced with houses similar to those already described But how soon this will be I am at present unable to say Besides other things on this tour - I gave the schools a thorough examination - Some of them I found in a prosperous state & others only needed different teachers to make them prosperous - �Waimea, Hawaii 1860 Contributions - 8. ' The year has been distinguished for a scarcity of food & hence an increase in the price - & for a diminution of the sources of wealth to the natives - The articles - potatoes & pulu on which they were very much dependent for money - have not been in very great demand - The people have not been so poor or come in po­ ssession of so little money for many years as the past. Hence the con­ tributions of the chhs have fallen short [of] those of previous years & this is likely to be the case in future The contributions for 1860 are as follows Census - �Report for 62 [Waimea, Hawaii] It is a little later in the year than usual for making out my annual report. The reason is the hand of the Lord has been upon me - & [indecipherable] were put off into Jan - not knowing at the time of the postponement whether they would be performed or not. But the Lord was gracious & so far restored me as to encourage me to undertake the performance of the postponed duties. of uncertainty. Whether I should see the completion was a matter But the event has shown the accomplishment. parish however I was obliged to leave - One My health was not sufficient to allow me to make the tedious visit - Poor secluded & tediously approached Waimanu must wait another year perhaps before I can visit her - perhaps the privilege of again visiting her may never be allowed me - Bless the Lord I am better now than when I commenced my last tour on the 27 of Dec. - & I may yet be entirely restored, if such is God's will. With such a large feild (!) on my hands & so divided up into parishes, each having its own subpastors & chh of­ ficers, it is difficult to plan a report that will prove satisfactory either to myself or the reader. Perhaps the best or rather a good plan will be to report breifly ( !) on each parish & seperately & then write whatever May apply to them in 1 Waimea Much might be written about this district, & yet nothing espec­ ially interesting. On the sabbath exercises [this word guessed at] have consisted of a children sabb chh meeting, adult bible [indecipherable] [indecipherable] immediately after the public meeting has on the first sab of the month been converted into a monthly concert of prayer &c for for. missions. The bible class is designed more especially for the in- �Waimea, Hawaii, 1862 2. struction of the chh officers & leading men - There has been a meeting every Wed. for bible instruction & biblical studies - & chh business & prayer - The females have held a weekly prayer meeting There have have ( !) been 4'ly district meetings on the approach of communion seasons - for conversation & prayer with the chh members & a 4 'ly united chh meeting & fast as preparitory ( !) to the communion exercises - & the 4'ly communion - There has been more or less of visiting from house to house to stir up the people &c - The meetings have sometimes been very well attended & again very poorly attended & the spiritual aspect has on the whole been rather discouraging. The great delinquency in chh members has led to the exclusion of many delinquents from the chh - The pastor has mourned & grieved & wept over the spiritual slumber of the people, & has often been cast down to the lowest depths of discouragement & almost ready to give up all as lost. But this would not be scriptual. sabbaths from ill health heaven daring. The pastor has lost 3 The wicked have been quite active & There has not perhaps been a year for a long time in which wickedness has been so rampant - the devil has triumphed thro' his most submissive agents (?) . Drunkenness, sabbath breaking, housebreaking, stealing, horse racing, prize fighting,adultery &c have been the crying sins. fathom just. But the depths of iniquity God only can Should Waimea experience the fate of Sodom, it would be That she has escaped may be because there are at least 10 righteous ones. In looking over & at Waimea at the present time - I must confess I see nothing that betokens a coming better state - all Is dark as midnight & a still deeper darkness is coming on. But we must hope in God even against hope. We formerly had several white females in Waimea, but by removals & death, they are now reduced to those of my own family, consisting at this time of Mrs. L. & one daughter - the other daughter being at �Waimea, Hawaii, 1862 5. Oahu College - The loneliness of these remaining females could only be endured as a missionary duty,. & whatever is duty should he a pleasure - But Mrs. L. is sinking prematurely into the grave for the want of a little more congenial society. But then solitude is better than war -- The Missionary has his & her trials & Christians at home have theirs, & some very severe & b itter ones - Such is life on earth - 2 Puako from 13 to 18 & consists of This parish is 13 or 14 miles SW on the shore - a pleasant little several small villages village - made so by its tall cocoa groves neat white chh & white school house - &c - It is the smallest of my parishes. There has been nothing of extraordinary interest during the year - The chh members have stood well for the most part, tho' some have fallen There have been some painful deaths - a mother & daughter were so badly burned by the falling of their burning house as to die soon afterwards the mothr ( !) we trained in our family - she was a member of the chh. so was the daughter - there is hope for them. The car­ penter who built their chh. a great sufferer at the time & ever since both in body & mind, has gone to his rest - he was a good man - his enemy who stole his wife from him & married her - he could freely forgive - but alas for the hardened apostate - there is no relenting in him - his brow is brass - his heart, is iron - he seems abandoned of God There has been much declension in the attendance on meetings in the Puako chh - While they have kept the interior looking very neat - they have deserted God's house - but few have been found there even on the sabbath & meetings on other days have been given up - But they promise to do better t h e coming year There is a very enterprising man at P. about the only one anywhere & tables - chairs about, he has a nice stone house, 2 bedsteads &c - & yet he will eat �Waimea, Hawaii, 1862 4 . on the floor like other natives - Besides the hardened apostate above - there is another who is his equal The people of Puako are oppressed with taxes, & the population is gradually diminishing in consequence. Their sources of wealth are fishing, making salt & mats - some of whom are industrious but rough salt cant be made nor fish caught in st o r m y & r o u g h weather - It is rather a poor place. There is a school there - but the teacher is an old man & not very efficient 3 Kawaihae About 12 miles due west - on the shore a seaport - a place of some business - one store - there once [were] 3 - a few foreigners The port has been pretty regularly visited by the steamer - once a week - once in 10 days - except when laid up for cleaning - a great convenience. K is the hottest place in my feild ( !) - & the people feel the effects of the heat it makes them lazy - sleepy - on the sabbath many stay [at home] andsleep - tho most are chh members - God's house is greatly deserted - no meetings on week days - a reformation is promised - a stirring man is needed to wake them up particularly the H Spirit - The subpastor is the School Inspector - & rather of an inefficient officer - but no better can be had - & so we must take up with what we can get. The meeting house adds much to the civilization of the place - the school house has a decent appearance - & the school is better than some others - There are several good houses - wooden & stone - so that you feel like being among civilized beings there subsist How the people subsist is a mystery - some make salt - some fish some depend on hire - but it is a poor place. The steamer furnishes work for some some do nothing but lounge about one of the deacons has fallen into a gross sin - & yet won't confess it - Can't say much in favor of this parish hope for better times. �5 Waimea, Hawaii, 1862 4 Makela This is i n Kawaihae U k a i.e. the interior, 10 miles NW from Waimea, & 7 miles from the shore - The Subpastor is not a very good or smart man - but as he has the whole sweep of things & sways the people as he pleases - we seem to be under the necessity of retaining him. The people in this district live generally in the woods near their Irish potatoe plantations - some [indecipherable] from their chh - But they go to chh on [the] sabbath, - & when I visit there some return [to] other residences near the chh to accommodate me. With the exception of the meeting house there is nothing inviting in the place - It is a most cheerless & desolate looking district The school is taught in the chh - & the teacher is none of the smart­ est - nor liveliest - His scholars will not make much progress under him - but he is the best to be had - The people depend on their po­ tatoe crops for means of living &c - There is one foreigner in this district - a moral sort of a man - but not religious - never attends meeting - has a farm & dairy - ie makes butter in his dairy house makes a respectable appearance but it is beyond the woods - not in the vicinity of the chh - He has a native wife & has 4 children 2 of whom are married - but No meetings in this parish but on the Sabb — nothing very encouraging. 5 Kaalaia This is 3 miles N. from Makela - an awful road - & a great gulph between them - The aspect of the region much like that of Makela Nothing attractive but the chh - The people cultivate Irish potatoes which they can sometimes sell - & sometimes not - & then they are very poor - for they are their principal means of subsistance - they raise the potatoes not to eat but to sell - to Honoluluians - they purchase poi from the avails - some raise it - �Waimea, Hawaii , 1862 6. The only religious exercise is meetings on [the] sabbath - the people are scattered all about [indecipherable] & on - & cant make it convenient to attend weekday meetings - Old Elijah is the subpastor a firm old christian & chh officer - nothing can move him - but his attainments are small - & is not what his office requires but then - we take the best we can find. may do better - He has some young helpers who The school is taught in the meeting house - a very good school - a good school master - no foreigners in this parish & nothing holds the people together but the potatoe business These 5 parishes, constitute S. Kohala - wh is the 6th school district & tax collection district of Hawaii - there being 8 in all 6 Waimanu This is a valley in the most part of Hamakua difficult of access - rich in Kalo land & patches & during the past year - rice has been tried - & did well but the rats & mice destroyed it - & it will be tried no farther - Kalo does better - 2 foolish foreigners thot they could make their fortunes there in pulu - Kalo - rice &c & hence rented the place - but one after trylng it awhile cleared out deeply in debt to the other - & the other is getting himself so deephave ly entangled with difficulties that he must h a v e to get out - & the people will have the valley to themselves again & that is as it should be - A good efficient man [is] needed to manage the parish but such a [person] is not there - & hence chh matters are not well managed. One part of the district seperated ( !) from Waimanu by the ocean but accessable by canoes, swimming, & walking on the shore - is mostly catholic - here is taught the only catholic school in my district - but in this school more of the new testament was committed to memory the past year than in any other school - In Waimanu there has lately been quite a turning to Mormonism - some hot headed Mormons from Waipio - (natives) - have been beseiging the poor Waimanuians - �Waimea, Hawaii 1862 . 7. day & night & giving them no peace till they were plunged into Mormonism. Some of the chh members have goone ( !) - some of the scholars in the Waimanu prot. schools - I regretted that I could not visit the place & try to reclaim the ignorant wanderers. The people are collect­ ing money for a chh - & a decent chh may one day take the place of their present lauhala thatched building — The men of this district have worked like good fellows to get a good road from Waimanu to Wai­ pio - & the road has been considerably improved this year - a horse can now get along comfortably - but you wont catch me on a horse over some of the way - too hazardous 7 Waipio - The beautiful valley of Waipio I shall not describe - This parish contains more chh members than any other in my feild - & it is by far the richest portion - But the people have to work hard to get their money - very hard - The valley was leased (?) to the people by the chiefs who owned it - for 5 years - but they did not make it go - so it has returned to the landlord & things go on as in old times - but much improved however. The subpastor of this chh - I think was the first licentiate on the Islands - he fell, but repented - but was never restored as a licentiate. He is not qualified for ordination - will never rise higher than a subpastor - He has been subpastor for some years - but instead of improving - goes backwards - like all the natives - as they advance in years they lose their vivacity - their mental powers fail & they become stupid - inefficient - some exceptions - They don't think enough - they are strangers to deep thot - Waipio chh is on the whole a very good chh - meetings on the sabbath & week days are better attended here than elsewhere - the people live near together - & can' easily meet - There is one resident foreigner who has a store - a Spanish saddler - an English piper a mulatto who �W a i mea, Hawaii, 186 2 8. has an Eng school during the year - ie taught native chil Eng - no great affair - & will result in smoke - but for awhile there was nothing like it - There are 2 native schools - a good school house has been built the past year - which supplies Waipio with this article Mormonism is pretty strong - they have a bishop [part of this word is obliterated], a native - Lanai has been leased (?) to them & they are going there to set up - Gibson is there - their head man 8 Eleio - This station is under the superintendence of Nehemia Keau, sub­ pastor for many years - He is a good & substantial man - & the most enterprising native in Hamakua - has a fine garden, a great coffee plantation - a great herd of cattle & horses - a wooden house - thatched &c is tax collector. The chh under him is a very good chh - more civilized than many - some good people in it The meeting house being stone has been plastered outside & white washed & hence much improved in its external appearance - The people attend meetings pretty regularly, but some who once attended have entirely deserted the house of God - But then they have not gone to the catholics or mormons - & may yet wake up - The school is taught in the chh for the reason that the parents wont build a school house without a great price. A murder came nearly being committed on a poor chinaman by a drunken native - escaped by hiding in the indigo & darkness A candidate for the ministry is promising 9 Kapulena Old Peter W. has charge of this parish one of the first graduates of L.L. - a quondum teacher - a subpastor for a long time - first Puako & then here. But he is getting old & imbecile in body & mind & is not in very good repute - has a little too much familiarity with fermented sweet potatoes - as report (?) goes - He has an associate �Waimea, Hawaii, 9 1862 subpastor who is young & a promising character - he is the teacher of the public school - & does well - has a good school - is an efficient officer of the chh - & may be regarded as a candidate for the ministry tho his intellectual qualities may prevent in the chh - The school is taught The parish contains prot - cath. mormon - & is dis­ tinguished for potatoe drinking, & all are implicated but the prot charge it all on the Mor & Cath - There are some good people in the chh work - The people are poor tho they might be well off if they would The chh is without a bell, but one is on the way & the people are getting money to pay for it filled on sabbaths - It is a nice chh - & pretty well A long stone wall the principal work to divide pasture & cultivated land - sweet potatoes the principal prod - some coffee & upland Kalo 10 Kawela. The subpastor of this parish is a young man, a graduate of Hilo B S. & a teacher there for some time - a fine promising man - is the teacher - & stands as candidate for the ministry - i s quite popular does well - has the best school in my field people in this chh good - There are many good meetings are pretty well attended - contributions The debt for the chh all paid during the year - & the people quite jubilant over it - This is the chh wh cost 800$ more than the contract - & hence a great embarrassment - but they are now all free The people have depended on their pulu heretofore & neglected [part of this word, obliterated] culti vation - but pulu is down - & cultivation being resumed - one store here - a native clerk - no foreigners the firm that built this & the next chh is a wreck - one party dead the other a drunken shiftless concern - their vessel is lost - the wicked shall not always prosper - But God uses them as instruments for his cause - The school taught in the chh - �Waimea, Hawaii, 1862 10. 11 Paauhau This chh for a part of the year was one of the best in the field no outbreak - regular attendants on God's house - house filled - a very good & intelligent man for superintendent with good assistants good deacons a drought came - then a plenty - the people feasted a whole month night & day - ie as long as their drought continued ate themselves into a famine - till they finally concluded it was best to repent of their gluttony - & go to cultivating again - This behavior was a great grief to me - it came unexpectedly - no confidence can be placed in the best Hawaiian chh - no knowing what will come next - sudden & overwhelming falls occur - but the Lord is gracious & tho the righteous fall 7 times they will rise again - Such are chhs gathered from among the heathen & must be expected pray & labor on - - It was so in Paul's time, Is so now We should feel disappointed or discouraged - but The school is/taught in the chh - the teacher - a fine singer, had a good choir - but he is now an invalid lolo [helpless - unable to get out of the house - may never recover - a new teacher may do well - a fine company of children No foreigners - a foreigner once lived here - was magistrate boasted of his wealth - became proud despised the people - would not help them build their chh - derided their chh building enterprise lost all - became abankrupt - is now in the states somewhere - his poor wife in Paauhau - hears nothing from him. Paauhau is a great land containing some 100,000 acres or more - all belongs to a foreigner an old resident on the Island - was here when the Miss. came - he is a great landholder & a great favorite of the natives - befriends them is very benevolent giver but I fear he does not love the Lord This is a good land - the people might be well off if they would The chh is a great improvement a bright shining light in the land the only Am [American ?] house there - 2 other houses have windows - �W a i m e a , Ha wai i , 1 8 6 2 11. but one is not inhabited - the other was once owned by the magistrate but is now occupied by a wicked native & his company - a disgrace to some 50$ the place - The people are still in debt for their chh - but hope to get out this year - they will have a jubilant time 12 13 Hanakamalii Kaohe These names are to be no more used - as the chh is to be no longer a distinct chh - The subpastor has long acted - old Lyman Haina a very good & substantial man - but not qualified to be pastor He has a son in law that may come in amoung the candidates - a fine young man - a graduate of Hilo B.S. - once a teacher - but did not do very well, & hence was put out - but he has since improved - & is redeeming [h i s ] character - is one of the trustees of the chh & assistant subpastor building a new chh - The people of this parish long contemplate they had a lauhala thatched one - with windows - they collected some funds but were very slow - & the prospect was they would never get funds enough to build a separate chh - It was pro­ posed that they unite with the chh above - & build a joint chh - The wooden chh ab ove had a very good building - it was the 2d of the new chhs but I never liked/it the carpenter made an awkward looking thing of it outside & in - tho' it was far in advance of any other chh in Hamakua then - I was determined to have it improved somehow - Now was the time to propose a union of the 2 chhs - let both pull down their houses & unite & build one nice one somewhere between the 2 - This was a g r e e d to - & both went to work in pretty good earnest to raise funds - & funds being raised the time came to purchase lumber - in July we met for the last time in the 2 chhs- after wh lumber was ordered & procured the carpenter commenced his work - the 2 houses were torn down to be used up in the new - �W ai m ea, Hawai i , 1 8 62 1 2 . 12 Mauna Lukiia This parish is formed by the union of 2 parishes heretofore known by the names of Hanakamalii & Kaohe - Long have they existed as dis­ tinct chhs under their respective subpastors & chh officers - Kaohe had outstript Hanakamalii in the matter of chh building - having already a very decent chh edifice. But times had changed - several chh had since been built far excelling this in every respect - Hence to correspond with these other chh' this needed to be made over. Hanaka­ malii had a framed lauhala thatched chh with windows - but had been striving somewhat to get means for the building of a nice chh - But means came in very slow ly & the prospect of having a better house grew fainter & fainter 2 chh. Now was the time to propose a union of the Both parties were at first quite reluctant to the union — but finally yeilded ( !) to the stronger reasons on the side of union The union agreed to - both parties went to work in earnest in procuring means to build the united chh. for ordering the lumber - Means being raised - the time came Farewell meetings were held in the latter part of July in each of the existing meeting houses - The lumber was purchased & landed - the new chh commenced the old meeting houses torn down to be used in the new. The carpenter's work went on - & In Jany the house was finished at the cost of about 1000$ including the bell now probably on the way - It stands in a very conspicuous place - can be seen at a great distance & w i n s the admiration of spectators on the 25th of Jany the dedication took place - As the edifice occu­ pied a new site & the chh was a new chh formed by the combination of the 2 formerly separate ones - & as the public school was also to be taught in the building - the dedication exercises were somewhat varied from those of an ordinary ded of exercises - Allow me to give a programn ( !) Speakers had been previously selected & different parts �Waimea, Hawaii, 1862 13. assigned to them, & a choir of singers prepared for the occasion 1 Singing. 2 invocation - 3 the uniting of the 2 & appropriate addresses - 4 the dedicatory sermon - prayer & hymn 5 remarks on the manner of the proper treatment of & conducting in God's house 6 Presentation of the new pulpit bible & address - 7 charge to the subpastors 8 charge to the deacons & elders - 9 charge to the m people congregation 10 charge to the board of trustees & delivery of the key 11 charge to the people & chh members 12 charge to the parents children teachers & pupils & delivery of the agreement to the trustees 13 charge to the singers & presentation of the new pulpit hymn book 14 charge in reference to strangers who may come to the chh 15 charge in reference to the proper observance of t h e Sabbath before as after meeting - 16 contributions for paying the balance due on the chh & bell all paid but 28$. - 17 singing & benediction - A great & joyfull day - long to be remembered. The chh & a few other-white wooden buildings keep the place quite an air of civi­ lization - The subpastor owns one of the wooden buildings & it is clapboarded shingled painted outside ceiled with koa within & varnished Another of the wooden buildings is a store - The magistrate an Eng. lives within a mile & has a pleasant place a garden of peaches &c . I now take my farewell of Hanakamalii & Kaohe names Mauna Lukiia is to be used - Instead of their But the name of the chh is Mauna Hoano - Sacred Mountain 13 Kaala This is the last parish in Hamakua & joins Hilo - Waimanu is the 1st parish in Hamakua & joins Kohala - Waimanu & Kaala are the only Parishes in my field that now worship God in native thatched houses They are slowly accumulating means for building neat attractive & comfortable houses of worship Ao "The Morning Star". The name of Kaala chh is to be Hoku She may be seen rising over the eastern height �Waimea, Hawaii, 1862 14. of Hamakua & sending her rays of light into Hilo, the coming year. But this will depend on the energy of the people. much can be said in favor of Kaala. At present not The effects of the want of a decent meeting house are very perceptible in the general neglect of all religious services. There is a school taught in a miserable school house - the lowest school in the field - But I hope things will improve here & hereafter — There are no foreigners in the district - The people depend on fungus for a living - a few make arrow root. The chh is not a very promising one - bad reports are in circulation respecting drinking &c - The Lord send his Spirit down to produce a reform Tours I have made 3 tours thro my field - performing the labors I am accustomed to perform - except the examination of the schools on my last tour - my health would not allow this. Annual meetings There have been 3 annual meetings. The annual meeting of the subpastors of Kohala - 2d that of Hamakua — 3 teachers - that of the The acts of these meetings consisted of the reading of annual reports of subpastors & teachers - essays - addresses reports of committees & various resolutions passed in reference to the schools & chhs for the coming year. Contributions In all 1646.00 in cash Churches - no revivals - some additions Catholics - Mormons - the new religion Tours - Tours are pleasing episodes rural visits continental or foreign recreation to the missionary - He leaves home - all its cares, burdens vexations as well as pleasures - casting on his wife �Waimea, Hawaii, 1862 15. who is ill able perhaps to bear them all the numerous demands, medicines - books &c - & the duties of the post office & outdoor domes­ tic concerns & petty annoyances of domestics - & thus freed, as he necessarily must b e from his otherwise pressing domestic cares - he launches forth into the open campaign [of] missionary work, on foot or on horseback as he can bear - But in all the missionary tours I have made — the first on horse back has been performed during the year. - Ill health occasioned a postponement - then fears sprang up that my touring labors were over - then the trial of pedestrianism peradventure it will be a success. - Contrary to the advice of all remonstrances & disregarding the fears of all - doctors, ministers, & family the postponed tour was undertaken on horseback - & continued amid fears (?) & shrinkings (?) - & much debility - but it ended in victory, thro the prayers of God's people. Labors performed on tours - First of all notices must be sent out all over the feild when to expect me then 2 baggage men must be secured - On the first tour in July & Aug - the labors were somewhat various - Meetings with the subpas­ tors deacons & elders general[ly] two in a parish - the first for calling the roll of chh members, apostates & non professors, to ascertain their whereabouts, state, condition, persuits ( !), order disorder - firmness, delinquency - do husbands & wives live together or seperate ( !) & for what - who is to blame - & what is to be done to rejoin them - how many quarrel & beat husbands & wives - have the fallen repented - or are they incorrigible - how many have gone & where are they & how living - how many have died - & how did they die? - Are there any converts & who & where & how. do they appear, any penitents to be restored - any converts to be recd - what have you been doing the last 1/4 - what meetings - how attended - how supplied with bibles & newspapers, who wish to take newspapers - & which - How much visitations from house to house - & have any of you been to other �Waimea, Hawaii, 1862 parishes to stir them up - how about the contributions - for pastor & other lands - what progress on the new chh - what is to be done the coming 1/4 - what meetings, schools, visitation - meeting housess & how to be obtained & school houses &c to be built - what contributions & how much who to be assisted - who [to] furnish the communion elements - who food & meat &c for the missionary & his baggage carriers 2 Examinations of the schools. The bell rings at 9 paha [perhaps] - the pupils teacher trustees parents, some, assemble, prayer isoffered absent roll called, to see where the children are— who have gone - sick newcomers, dead, Cpls married - & births recorded - the number of pupils during the term- - readers - writers - Arith - Geog - singers - new readers how supplied with books &c writers &c singing - examination proceeds in the different [categories] interspersed with singing where that is taught - & it is taught in nearly all the schools - an exhortation is sometimes given at the close. 3 Public meeting, preaching - admissions t o the chh - baptism of children - administration of the Lord's supper assisted in remarks by the subpastors - contributions for pastor - foreign missions, chh building dismission. - 4 - 2d meeting of subpastors, deacons &c. This is designed for a theological school - texts of scripture are discussed & lessons given in sermonizing &c Texts are sometimes given out before hand ( !) to be explained &c - Where sabbaths come of wh there were 3 in - Sabbath schools are attended & some other additional labor a daylight prayer meeting - a chh meeting &c - We had 2 farewell meetings ie met for the last time in 2 meeting houses to be torn down &c - It is only once in 7 years I thus descend to particulars - by way of refreshing the memory Second tour - A similar course was to be persued ( !) & some additional exercises introduced. Ther e were to be 4 school exhibitions 2 in Hamakua & 2 in S Kohala - several schools were to unite at each - great preparations were made — doubtless the exhibitions would have �W aimea, H aw aii , 1862 17. passed off to the satisfaction of all - But alas the high hopes that were raised were doomed to disappointment - except in Waimea - The Lord laid his hand on the Missionary who planned & urged on the thing & prevented the execution except in Waimea - On this tour nothing was done with the schools except the sabbath schools - but little was done with the chh officers - preaching & the administration of the Lord's supper & reception of the contributions were the principal things attended to - yet the tour was distinguished fr the other by 2 addi­ tional things - the remaining of the Missionary at one of the stations 2 sabbaths to superintend the painting of its new chh to attend the anniversary of Hamakua subpastors &c & the dedication of the chh - The feeble health of the pastor prevented him from visiting on this tour & the remote/difficultly accessible parish of Waimanu the annual visit to wh. the pastor has never before been prevented from making 3d tour - [blank] Entertainments - holidays - amusements We are not devoid of such things - that is, we are not so puritanical or rigidly austere - or of such morbid temperaments as to reject or regard all amusements &c as sinful - The 4th of July w e did not ob­ serve - hardly Americans enough for it - the 31st the memorable restoration epoch - was observed by some in a proper manner - a civil feast & appropriate meeting - by others in such a disgraceful manner horse racing, prize fighting - drunkenness revelry &c - The prize fighting set in motion by the foreigners was a new thing - a Hawaiian & a l/2 nigger were the pugilists - the Hawaiian with his first blow �Waimea, Hawaii, 1862 18. nearly knocked the breath out of the body of the poor 1/2 caste nigger which roused the constables who seized both pugilists & took them to the magistrate who cooly turned them off by saying - it was not a triable case - Thanksgiving day was religiously observed but not as a day of festivity or social calls notice is taken by us of this day Christmas It is n ot of ten much but this year Exhibition at Waimea, was quite a day of intellectual & social entertainment - the 2 Waimea schools came in procession, with flags flying & entered the chh sung original songs, examined on several studies - repeated chapters of scripture committed to memory & hymns - some of the pupils declaimed original peices ( !) - some exhibited in English - A festival was provided a la ha ole - parents & children seemed much gratified & all the lookers on - & pleased with the progress made. Christmas - it is not often much notice is taken by us of this day - but this year it was quite a pleasant occasion - All the teachers were assembled at Waimea at the 1/4ly & annual meeting, & having spent the day in reading re­ ports essays, &c they were invited to the house of the Missionary in the eve to witness something new - something they had never heard of before - a Christmas tree, loaded with gifts - & dispensed by old Santi Claus of grey head & doubled spectacles - a kerosine ( !) lamp & oil exhibited - an entertainment on [and ?] cake - a nu hou loa a very new thing [ a very strange thing ] - The poor teachers & school in­ spectors didn't know what to make of it - or whether to laugh or keep sober - or whether their puuku [steward] was crazy or playing a hoax on them - but on the whole it answered for an amusement - a pleasing mental relaxation - a respite after the severe intellectual labor of the day New Years - The introduction of the new year ought certainly to call forth joy & thanksgiving & festivities. The day was most delightful �Waimea, Hawaii, 1862 & hence most favorable for the appointed festivities - 19. A great feast was prepared by a foreigner & all Waimea invited as guests, to they marched with the firing of guns & displaying of banners - Poi at once was served & steam enough got up to cook in the great steam boiling pot all the animal food a mixture of beef & pork necessary for all the guests - The amalgummation ( !) however was anything but agreeable to their palates - Their tastes were a little too civilized or refined to relish the combination & hence resolved they would not again be de­ pendent on foreigners as cooks for a New Year's festival Circuit Court . The monotony of quiet Waimea has been broken by the return of Court week - quite a holliday (!) - That Waimea should be a locality suitable & worthy for the sitting or session of an annual superior court speaks a volume - a small one - on the score of her advanced civilization - & then when the business of the court is examined & reported it is found that there were no civil or criminal cases fr Hamakua or Waimea - S. Kohala, that speaks a larger volumn for the elevated morality of their population �Report for 1862 - 63 [Waimea, Hawaii] of the feild ( !) under L Lyons While others may have abundant material for an interesting annual report, I am compelled in my search for material to cry out "my lean­ ness, my leanness," For this no one can feel a deeper regret than as I am anxious to contribute my share towards the edification of the brethren & others here assembled am oung whom sits preeminent our venerable & beloved secretary [Rufus Anderson] - an event of a very rare occurrence - & well might be compared to angel's visits. My want of material does not lie in the narrowness of the sphere allotted me to revolve in - My sphere is certainly large enough, & the difficulty may be it is too large. But I must be careful in my search lest something of real interest be overlooked - or underrated & lest dark shadows be cast over spots to other eyes or on a closer inspection are all radiant with light. 1 The different divisions of my feild - Of these there are three. 1 Governmental or civil divisions 2 Educational or school divisions. 3. Ecclesiastical or church divisions. Of the first, there are two, South Kohala & Hamakua, or the 6th [&] 28th districts of Hawaii - These divisions have reference to numberation, taxation, & administration of justice. Of the second division there are two general ones & sixteen local districts. Of the third, there is one general & 13 local departments. The governmental or civil division is under the supervision of 2 numerators or assessors, 2 tax collectors - & 2 district justices & 2 courts of appeal, held in Waimea, the one monthly, & the other annually, & a posse of sheriffs & constables. The educational or school department is under the superintendence of 2 school inspectors, 1 school treasurer, 16 teachers & 16 trustees. �Waimea, Hawaii 1863 2. The Ecclesiastical or church department is under the supervision of 1 pastor or bishop - 13 subpastors, 13 benches of deacons & elders & 13 boards of trustees - besides numerous assistant preachers & exhorters. As I have been turning my thots towards Hawaii in 1820, it will be pardonable in me should I occasionally allude to the past in my report - In 1820 the office of numerator or assessor was not known & there was but one general tax collector for all Hawaii - aided by his deputies. In 1820 the population of Hamakua & S. Kohala must have been not far from 10,000. Now it is something over 3000. In those in embryo days all were taxed men, women & children, even children unborn Taxes consisted in kapa, olona or Hawaiian hemp - sandal wood, salt, fish, hogs, dogs, feathers - working days, &c & were for the benefit of the King, chiefs & konohikis or landlords - the common people being excluded. There was no road tax - The first work on roads was performed by criminals about the year 1831. Taxes now are confined to males only & those between the ages of 16 & 60. Females however who have taxable property are liable to a tax. Taxes now are for the benefit of both chiers & people, & consist principally in money tho' salt & fish &c are p a i d to landholders by the tenants. also can be paid in labor - The road tax In 1820 there were no property constituted magistrates, there being no written laws, justices were not necessary. There were however some, oral laws - & chiefs & people took the execu­ tion of them into their own hands - each one judging deciding & executing as it seemed good in his own sight. The office of magistrate did not come into existence till sometime after the arrival of the Missionaries. In 1820 there was no school department - A few months after the landing of the Missionaries at Kailua an English school was commenced at Kawaihae the the whole group - school on the Island & the 3d or 4th on d 2 This was soon discontinued & it was not till 1825 �Waimea, Hawaii 186 3 . 3 '29 or 26 / that schools in the Hawaiian language were established in South Kohala & Hamakua by native teachers & visited occasionally by brethren Thurston & Bishop. But when once established, they rapidly increased & in 1832 they numbered at least 40 & in 36 & 37 included nearly all the inhabitants. The Missionary then was the only super­ intendent, there was no Board of Education, no school funds, & hence no school treasurer, no school trustees. The schools are now reduced it is seen to 16 & confined to children only & not necessarily or governmentally dependent on the missionary only in his capacity as receiver & disburser of the government school funds, & yet he has the liberty & this he uses according to his ability to watch over the schools - examine them, & give good advice to inspectors, teachers, trustees, pupils, parents, & his study is furnished with books, slates &c from which the schools are supplied. In the ecclesiastical department, 13 churches only are stated. This is 3 less than it was a few years since & 1 less than it was last year. It is not to be understood that my feild is diminishing in extent or area, & becoming narrower & narrower. The missionary has the whole original territory to travel over but has fewer schools, fewer churches fewer people to look after, & the number is constantly decreasing & this might seem to indicate the approximation of a con­ summation a winding up of missionary & human affairs in my feild. Of the nearly 8000 church members on record, but some over 2000 remain Is this a dark shadow - a gloomy picture - casting over the soul a cloud of sorrow & despondency? - Then look back to 1820 - when there was no church no pastor, no bible here - look back to the time when the angels might have wept over the dark & seemingly lost condition of these 8000 souls - & then witness the change from weeping into songs of joy thro' all their countless hosts over their hopeful con- �Waimea, Hawaii, 1863 4. version & songs renewed as the portals of heaven have opened to receive one after another of the thousands who have departed in the Lord & shall from this time onward open to welcome those who remain. Would it not be pleasant for pastor & flock to depart pretty nearly all together for the heavenly Canaan? Would it not toe rather unpleasant for their pastor to leave b ehind a great number of his flock to b e devoured perhaps by forth coming wolves? Then on the other hand, if, the people, as some would have it, are a hopeless set, the children amoung the rest, should it toe a matter of regret that they are passing so rapidly away? Should we not rather exclaim, the sooner they are all gone the better? From this perhaps unpardonable digression I now return In reference to the 13 churches or parishes of my feild - each one might be considered seperately ( !), but this course would exhaust the patience of the audience, & that with little or no profit. Waimea the station proper may perhaps claim a seperate notice & some of the outstations may present subjects of interest. Waimea on Hawaii is always an interesting name - for it was here the last battle was fought between the defenders of idolatry & its destroyers, in which under Hoapili, Gov. of Maui, the latter were victorious. scenery of Waimea is always interesting. Then the There are the adjacent hills on the North of unrivaled beauty, & on the South & S. Ward the distant mountains of unsurpassing grandure. And where on all the Islands is there a plain of such extent & beauty, whose verdure never fades, & whose streams never dry ! Then again the Missionary associations of Waimea render it a never to be forgotten locality. It was selected for a health retreat, or a retreat for invalids, o r broken down or worn out missionaries. A somewhat misnomer as it has proved that none but those of lion constitutions could endure the rigors of the climate. The first �5. Waimea, Hawaii, 1863 missionaries permanently located here with whom I was soon after associated, were compelled to leave after a few years trial to save themselves & so it was with those who were afterwards associated with me. The constitutions of all during their short stay were much af­ fected. But the names of Bingham, Judd, Ruggles, Bishop, Baldwin & Knapp & their labors here - Messrs. Bingham's & Bishop's translations of Psalms & Epistles invest my station with a store of interesting re­ miniscences. The battle feild of which I have spoken is now covered with the tall oi [name of a small tree] amoung which joyfully or grumblingly sport flocks of sheep & herds of horses & cattle. grass cottages nearly every one has disappeared. Of all the fromer But in Waimea proper there has been perhaps an increase of houses, & of a better sort than their predecessors. More foreigners reside here than in all the other parishes put together. character. But they are of an evanesant ( !) & changing Nearly all the old residents, especially the drunkards have died off. Not long since we numbered several white females, when it was quite pleasant to Mrs. L. to occasionally exchange visits with them. But they have vanished - & only those of the mission family left. Of the present resident foreigners, some are merchants, some tanners, some carpenters, some blacksmiths, shoe makers, some farmers graziers, & one is our magistrate. Oh one establishment is a steam boiler, for converting whole bullocks, minus hide & intestines, into tallow. to receive 15 or 20 head at once. It is capacious enough At the Waimea store a variety of merchandize ( !) is exposed for sale, & sold about as cheap as in Honolulu. Of the moral character of the foreigners I need not speak - it would doubtless be much improved did they enjoy gospel ordenances ( !) from sabbath to sabbath. The native chh is open to them, but they are not disposed to attend, pleading as an excuse that they derive little �6. Waimea, Hawaii, 1863 or no profit from preaching in the kanaka language, not aware perhaps that the preacher understand English a[nd] might if they were present, deal out some gospel truth to them in their own language. But they all treat the missionary kindly - bestowing favors as occasions re­ quire, & when they are sick & dying or dead, he is sent for to admin­ ister medicines for the body & the soul - or to attend the funeral obsequies. Labors &c at the station The exercises of the sabbath have consisted of a children's sab­ bath school, public meeting, church meeting, adult bible class & neighborhood meetings & one sabbath school - The chh meeting which comes immediately after public service is designed for prayer,recita­ tion of scripture, exhortation, singing - & on the first sabbath in the month communications are read from, different missionary feilds & prayers offered up in their behalf. The bible class is designed for the instruction of the deacons & elders. Meetings have been held Wed. p.m. - for prayer, biblical instruction, chh business &c - Various methods have been devised & practiced to draw the people out to the Wed meeting - but with little success. But few are disposed to attend meet ings on week days. The females have held a weekly prayer meeting - but it has been but thinly attended. number. Our praying females are few in Female piety is at a low ebb & the male piety is but little higher. The Lord's supper has been administered four times at the station& these occasions are generally interesting & pretty well attended. the approach of these seasons, district meetings have been held for conversation & prayer with the chh members personally - & a day set apart for preparitory ( !) exercises, such as confession, humiliation, repentance - prayer - exhortation, &c Of There has been more or less pastoral & chh visitation - to stir up the people to attend meet- On �Waimea, Hawaii, 1863 7. ings & seek the durable riches of heaven instead of the perishable things of time, & reclaim wanderers & put down iniquity. little purpose. But all to The house of God has sometimes been pretty well filled, but oftener neglected by many even of those residing so near the house of God that the sound of the chh going bell has often peirced ( !) the ear & disturbed the conscience till the ear has become so deaf & the conscience so profoundly asleep that nought may arouse them save the blast of the archangel's trump & the roar of a burning world. Iniquity has abounded more or less as in other years. The sabbath has been desecrated - Intoxicating liquors have been imported in part & in part manufactured by natives & foreigners. enclosures the earth will one day rise up & In some burst open the dark subterranean vaults the avenues to a darker hell, where she is now concealing these workers of iniquity who contrive to elude the vigi­ lance of government officers. The fate of Sodom is perhaps only delayed by the prayers of at least 10 righteous persons. Over the wickedness & the spiritual slumber of the people, the pastor has often mourned & greived ( !) & wept & been cast down to the lowest depths of dis­ couragement & almost ready to give up all as lost. pray always, & never faint. But pastors should Light may at length come & the dark clouds flee away. In addition to the above meetings &c - there has been a singing school for some months of the year which has somewhat improved our church music, tho much room still remains for improvement. The number of public schools in Waimea is two consisting of about 30 pupils each one of the school houses is on the Mission premises & its appearance entitled it to its name - The teacher - one year ago, was one of the best in my feild, but his conduct caused his removal & his successor is of a very inferior stamp. The other school house is a grass �Waimea, Hawaii, 1863 8 . structure - & ought to blush - or others ought to blush for it that it so meanly represents its design. But then there is hope that tho’ now mean &. abused, it may in due time be exalted. young man & does very well. The teacher is a In these schools are some interesting scholars, tho' no very promising ones, & none who are hopefully pious, & hence there should be the more labor & prayer for their conversion. The number of chh members in Waimea in good & regular standing is about 160 & their contributions the past year for support of pastor, foreign missions, are about 200 dollars. The females with the help of Mrs. L, have made some 5 quilts & a dozen pillows for Lahainaluna Seminary. The females of W aimea are distinguished for their industry in making quilts. In some houses companies of women will be found busy at work around a quilt - & the sides of the houses will be hung with the quilts they have gotten off. The natives are universally poor - they have no very permanent sources of income. Some few carry on shoe making on a very small scale — some depend on teeming ( !). They own carts & oxen - get wood & draw it for those who wish it - & do any other carting that is called for. shephers, cowherds Some depend upon their wages as & other employments under foreigners. Some get a partial living by trading in horses & cattle hiring out horses carrying baggage - some grow a little coffee & c o m , sugar cane for sale. Some do nothing, & depend for sustenance on what they can sponge from their neighbors. Some are kahuna lapaau, or doctors - & their medical practice yeilds ( !) them some profits, in black & white pigs, fowles (! ) fish — money &c - One native smarter than his neighbors is a carpenter - & this is sometimes a source of profit to him - Some of the native houses have stone wall enclosures & filled with mul­ berries, peach trees -sugar cane - bananas &c - But there is very little cultivation food - Kalo - potatoes. Nearly all the food comes from other places, & oftentimes the people are compelled to suffer �Waimea, Hawaii, 1863 9. from hunger - being unable to-get food from any quarter. 2 Puako. This parish is from 13 to 18 miles- S W of Waimea & consists - of several small villages, one of which is Puako. These villages are mostly beautified by tall waving cocoanuts ( !) groves - the lauhala the loulu or low palm tree - & Kou tree - & some other shrubbery There are also fish ponds where the delecious ( !) mullet &c sport & valuable salt grounds, that furnish employment for both sexes. The chh numbers about 70 members present & in good standing which embraces nearly all the adult population & some of the children. 5 have been added to the chh the past year - The subpastor, of Kahu, Barenaba Kauwewahine, is the best man there for the [office] but he is very poorly qualified to perform the responsible duties of a Kahu or superintending elder. He is assisted in the management of chh matters, by his deacons & elders, some of whom, are good & worthy men. But none of the chh officers possess the proper requisites, & hence meetings on the sabbath & other days are not well attended. There are 5 exercises on the sabbath including the children’s sabbath school & two on week days, besides a small singing school. When the pastor visits .the parish to administer the Lord’s supper &c - the chh members come out pretty generally & the house of worship is pretty well filled. Contributions are recd on such occasions for pastoral support & missionary purposes - & amount to about 50 dollars for the last year. The people are very heavily taxed by different landlords &c & are very poor - one of the chh members is one of the most enterprising natives in the feild. He has a stone house, in Waimea another at Puako - both shingled & pretty well finished off inside & furnished with tables, chairs, settees, bedsteads &c - He has also houses & land in Kohala, Hamakua, & H o n o l u l u -lives here &. there & nowhere long at a time, & this spoils all the beauty of his enter prizing ( !) spirit. But he is an old man, & will soon get it is hoped to that more permanent �Waimea, Hawaii, 1863 resting place. 10. There have been several deaths of chh members, 2, a mother & her daughter were produced by w o u l d s & burns received while attempting to escape from their burning & falling dwelling. lovely in life, they were not seperated in death. United & Another of the de­ parted was the carpenter who built their chh, a deacon also, a good man - a great sufferer in body & mind - meek & unrevengeful he could freely forgive the perfidious wife, who basely deserted him, & the baser & more feindish ( !) paramour who by intrigue & perjured witnesses succeeded in obtaining a divorce for the infamous woman, & then then ( !) married her & lived with her for years, in the very presence as it were, of the innocent & vitally injured husband. It grieves me to say the man & woman who could commit such great wickedness were chh members, & consequently excommunicated, & no shadow of penitence has darkened or saddened their brow from the committal of the act to the present. The stone chh, with its whitened walls, & reddened roof & humble spire give the place an air of civilization & religiousness, & the school house in close proximity with its similar walls tho' thatched ( !) roof, makes something of a show, & indicates the existance of a school. The school when I last reported, was taught by a smart young man - but he fell, & an old man has taken his place, whom the last examination shows to be incompetent for his position. The poor scholars 18 in number, some of promising appearance - deserve a better instructor. Sources of living. [Nothing further] �Waimea, Hawaii 1863 conventions Annual meetings 1 [mentions Dr. Anderson's being h ere] Amoung ( !) these is The annual meeting of the. School teachers & superintendents held Dec. 24 - 26 - in Waimea. This is a great day, here is learned all that has been done for the schools - the condition - progress &c 1 The first business on the docket is the reading of reports by each teacher, superintendent, & treasurer - The teachers report what they have done during the 4 1/4 of the year the number of scho­ lars, studies - attendance - conduct - progress - supply of books work of the pupils - & avails - encouragement - discouragement, births deaths - desertions - the character of parents - & the trustees new hours - days taught - wages - The Inspectors report the number of schools - & scholars - & examinations & their character - supplies, school houses &c &c -- disbursements -- The treasurer reports the financial condition - receipts - disbursements - balances - remarks on teachers - inspectors - trustees - parents & children - makes suggestions 2 The reading of essays on various subjects - connected with science - literature - schools - teachers - pupils 3 Disputations, which are generally quite exciting - some of the subjects - the study of the Eng. & native - the office of teacher & of lawyer - magistrate - farmer - which the preferable, &c 4 Addresses - salutatory & valedictory &c The exercises are interspered & enlivened with singing - original & selected hymns prayer 5 - A business meeting in which various topics connected with schools are discussed - & various resolutions passed In reference to the coming year 6 Examination of the teachers - tho' this was omitted this year in consequence of ill health - All very literary - �Waimea, Hawaii 2 1863 2 Annual ecclesiastical conventions - subpastors - & their delegates - composed of the pastor - Of these conventions there have been two - one for S . Kohala & one for Hamakua. The exercises were after prayers 1 The preliminary business - choosing of Moderator - scribe committee of vestures - & various other committies 2 an opening address - 5 Reading of reports by all the subpastors - in which each reports what he has done - meetings, constitutions- meeting hours - character of the chh &c deaths &c 4 Essays, discussions - addresses - skeleton sermons from candi­ dates 5 business - resolutions for the coming year in reference to contributions - how much shall each district - parish or chh. raise for the pastor - how much for Missions - how much for chh building & repairs - reports of com­ mittees & action thereon 6 Attention t o any appeal cases from lower bodies - if such there be 7 Appointment - reappointment - & confirmation of chh affairs - subpastors &c 8 Closing address & prayer - All quite ecclesiastical & theologi­ cal in character - & exhibiting marks of progress in the conduct of such conventions Evangelical Association of Hawaii delegates attended. I did not - Dr. Anderson's visit - reception a visit extraordinary Catholicism - F esit Babalonia - Sic Nausit gloria Babalonia Catholicism was - & the catholic preists ( !) could boast of the rapid �Waimea, Hawaii 1863 3. progress of their work in my feild - in schools - & chapels scattered about - distinguished by the crosses that surmounted them & the rude defamed altars 8- images that adorned or polluted their interior - & they were bold to predict the retirement or expulsion of Protestant preists & the predominance of catholicism. The or the remains of their labors - glorying - predictions - are 2 9r 3 very humble grass very chapels distinguished by no cross on the exterior attended by a few worshippers - & one school in remotest part of the feild - of 12 or 16 pupils who are taught the new testament & commit more of it to memory than any other school - which I myself have the pleasure of hearing the rehearsal - There is no priest in the feild - one from Kailua occasionally visits here - lic transit &c Mormonism - From the fact that there are 2 Mormon bishops, natives, in my feild - it might be inferred that Mormonism is in the ascen­ dency - that there must be converts - & many converts - & perverts. But one of the bishops having no curates & no disciples left his field for Lanai - where he is following the plow perhaps - the other a Lahainaluan has a few curates under him & a number of followers They have made most strenuous efforts to draw the people into their net - & some are simple & foolish enough to allow themselves to be ensnared - All the mormons go annually from my field to attend a great Mormon convention at Wailuku presided over by the renowned Capt. Gibson - what they do there Wailuku folks know better than I do - When the King's bishop arrived at Honolulu the Mormons claimed him as their head & the King as brot over on to their side The Mormons in my feild are mostly confined to Waipio & Waimanu other places have more sense & piety [than] to follow them or rather have not been so strongly besieged - �A song of Welcome to Dr. Anderson Sec'y of A.B.C.F.M. composed by S . Nahuka& sung by the Waimea Choir To the tune of Farewell Translation Auwe ! Auwe ! Aloha la, Ka malihini hou Ka Keia la hauoli nei Ua hui pu kakou Auwe ! Auwe ! Aloha la Ka malihini hou A eia la ua komo mai O ! O ! our welcome to you sire The stranger we now greet Upon this gladsome, joyous day, We here together meet. O ! O ! our welcome to you sire The stranger whom we've heard Lo ! now with us he enters here 'Ka luakini nei. The temple of the Lord. Auwe ! Auwe ! Aloha la O ! O ! our welcome to you wire Ka malihini hou A na ia nei i hoouna mai Na misionari nei Auwe ! Auwe ! Aloha la Ka ekalesia nei, Kane, wahine, kamalii Kokua pu kakou. The stranger to our land, T'was you who loved & sent to us The Missionary band. O ! O ! the salutations, sire From all the brethren here, Men, women, & the children, sire, Unite in love sincere. Auwe ! Auwe ! Aloha la O ! O! our welcome to you, sire, Ka makua o kakou Our father, & our friend, Aloha a mahalo pu Ka malihini hou. Our best respects & wishes for The stranger to our land. [See p. 147, Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands , by Mary E. Anderson] �1 2 3 4 5 6 Nani ke aloha la ! Warmest salutations flow, Ne ka olioli pu Mingled with rejoicings too, I ka malihini hou To the stranger just arrived, E aloha aloha oe. Welcome, welcome, to you sire. Holo oia a maanei, He has come a long, long way, Nai Amerika mai no, From far off America, Eia no, uakomo mai; Lo ! he makes his entrance here, E aloha aloha oe. Welcome, welcome to you sire. A ma keia la maikai Here on this delightful day Hui aloha pu kakou We in love would meet & pray Na ka luakini nei In this temple, shout & cheer E aloha aloha oe. Welcome, welcome to you sire. E hauoli oli pu Glad & joyful now appear Ena hoa hanau apau Kindred all assembled here Kane wahine keiki no Men & women, children too, E aloha aloha oe. Greet & welcome, welcome you. Na iu nei i hoouna mai This is he who kindly sends I na Misionari nei, These our Missionary freinds ( !), E ao mai ia kakou nei, To instruct us what to do, E aloha aloha oe. O !W e ’ll welcome, welcome you. E ala oli kakou pu Come then all arise & sing, A kokua aloha no And. our. grateful tribute bring, Ka makua o kakou To our father; o'er & o ’er, E aloha aloha m a u . Welcome, welcome evermore. [See p. 141, Scenes in the Hawaii n Islands, by Mary E. Anderson] �Waimea, Hawaii 1863 4 The Reformed Catholic religion - Of this I have nothing to say - as it is not yet been introduced into my feild Meeting of the Evangelical Association of Hawaii - delegates attended - I was prevented State of religion -revivals &c The state of religion may be inferred from what has already Lardisean been said - The Laodecean chh might well represent the condition of our chhs dead - They have a name to live but are for the most part While there are a few names that have not defiled their gar­ ments & for this we would be thankful & take courage - There are many who as to all spiritual things are dead - to spiritual joys & enjoyment they are strangers. Prayer - praise, sanctuary services - the reading of God's word awaken no spiritual aspirations - no pantings - longings after. God & Jesus & heaven - Multitudes also are fluctuating between life & death - they are neither cold nor hot like the Laodecean chh - in a luke warm state - which God abhors - The ordinances are attended - family worship - secret prayer & many labor for the salvation of others - but a painful lukewarness, leth­ argy - indifference - want of energy, earnestness in prayer & ex­ hortation & conversation, want of a unction of the spirit - a list­ lessness - or want of deep serious attention in the services of God's house - & a holy reverence for God's word & God's day - these are the characteristics of the religious state of the greater part of the chh members - Hence no revivals can be reported - far distant will be a revival while things are thus - God grant they may not much longer continue so I cannot report revivals - yet there have been evidences t h a t the Spirit has not altogether withdrawn his influences - There have been some hopeful conversions - some additions to the chhs - some �5. Waimea, Hawaii 1863 wanderers reclaimed & restored - some chhs more or less revived - some growing Christians - Contributions. attention - The subject of contributions has rec'd more or less It is something gained that the people have been brot to feel that christian liberality is amoung the Gospel injunctions the support of Gospel institutions - the ministry - foreign missions, the poor at home &c - Benevolence is a part & a fruit of true re­ ligion - & on some vines It hangs in clusters & on others a berry or two is seen on the branches - sometimes of stunted growth nearly withered blasted - but it is there - not so much as there ought to be 1 Pastor's support - The people love their pastor - or profess to - & do something for his support - they have but one pastor to provide for - This is done systematically - by the proper chh officers - I.E. the trustees - amount given 2 Foreign Missions - 3 Chh building 4 Lahainaluna 5 Waipio contribution for Lancaster - 6 The poor & needy - �Kawaihae Kai. The next parish in order is Kawaihae Kai some 6 miles N. of Puako containing one small village. This place deserves a notice & long remembrance for being once the residence of the great Kamehameha - his foreign counsellor John Young & prime minis­ ter Kalaimoku for embosoming the hay whose waters were the first to receive the first Missionary ship, for presenting its soil as the first to feel & welcome the tread of the first missionary - & for being the 2d school locality o n Hawaii - one of whose pupils still holds his residence here duced - Yet it contains a chh of 75 members in good standing, which includes5 h t 6 / year. Once a very populous village it is n o w much re­ of the adult population. But one addition during the The subpastor D. Nanuia is a very good man watches over the flock - he is a very good preacher - or rather he gives the people a good many thots - but they complain of his prolixity - dullness, want of eloquence - & get to sleep under his preaching. too much under the fear of man He is a little not enough under the fear of God - [his] word may sometimes deviate from the truth, & hence his veracity is not always to be confided in - But he has long been [next two lines indecipherable] deacons has fallen - one is a most excellent old man the borders of heaven - on There are 8 exercises on the sabbath & these they seem to regard as sufficient for the whole week as there are hone on week days - & it is to be feared the sanctuary has cause of complaint for its numerous desertions - the sound of its bell falls unheeded on the ear of many - But a reasonable excuse may perhaps sometimes be found in the sultry heat & debilitating famine of the place & the dullness of the preachers. When the pastor visits, the place - to attend communion &c the chh is pretty well filled The school# There �2. is one store with wh several decently appearing dwellings are con­ nected - a cupola on one from which a b ell rings to all the people to work when needed - These buildings together with the chh & school house & several other buildings & the regular visits of the Island steamer & inhale ships for supplies throw an air of pleasantness over the place & makes one feel like being in the pale of civilization. 20 or 3 foreigners reside here. - The steamer Kilauea. The village of K. has some attractions some pleasant things some stir & hustle of business. When the shrill notes of the steamer's whistle are heard, the previous stagnation & monotony are broken there is a move towards the landing place - a waiting for the news, freight, friends, a getting ready to embark - passengers come from the interior - freight also is brot them on carts & bullocks bullocks (!) come from K Uka loaded with potatoes - from Hamakua loaded with food baggage - coffee - Mangos ( !) &c - Horses & cattle & people throng the shore - the depot & store - & you would imagine yourself for a while in a brisk business place - The steamer sails - All is quiet again - 13 whale ships have visited since May last & they made a stir amoung the potato for supplies, growers & their plantations & added to their wealth & social pleasures - Minus the shipping excitement there is an oppressive dullness, & the eye glances on the back ground for something pleasing - & meets at first a dreary & desolate waste over which stones & rocks & mosses (?) seem to have had nothing to do but grow & multiply without number from ages beyond the creation. But the eye finds relief as it looks upward & gazes on the skirting hills of the interior - once as naked & desolate as the fields below but now clothed with verdure & forests - & from their sides the 2 chh spires glitter in the sunbeams or hide their glory in the thick �gathering clouds # There is a school of 18 pupils - & taught by John Bunyon & hence ought to be a good one - & indeed it is better than some others - but im­ provement can be made. Contributions Makela. Next in order is the parish of Makela 6 or 8 miles in Kawaihae Uka inland - The name of the Chh is Mount Sinai - & as you ascend from the shore, you, might be reminded of Moses' Ascent into the Mount - by the mists & clouds that anon hang over the Mountain tops & conceal them & the chh from view & by the ledges of lava - stones - rocks volcanic hills - & cooled lava streams that tell us that the mountains once heaved & quaked & poured forth smoke & fire & sounds of trumpets - & all listening nature trembled. The chh reached - with a few exceptions of small cultivated patches the eye finds nothing in the immediate vicinity [upon] which to gaze with delight - but In the distance are the proud mountains of Maunakea - &c - & the broad ocean, on whose morning & evening glories the eye roves without tiring - & on whose bosom are often seen vessels floating to & fro the Island proud steamer Kilauea &c & whale ships & anon a foreign man of war. Put the chh is the great thing. This consists of members nearly the whole adult population & some children - only 2 or 3 adults that have not united with the chh - & of the chh members only ______ remain suspended or excom — - The chh is under Iosepa as suh pastor & a man of great influence among the people - but not a very good man - nor intelligent - nor a wise instructor or shepherd - but he has some good assistants - Martin Luther &c. There are 8 exercises on the sabbath - & 2 on week days - meetings, not very well attended - contributions good. The school is taught in the chh - �----------------------------------— ----------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ---- -----------------------------------;--------------------- -- ------------------------ --------------------------------- , --------- ----- ----------------- ----------- -- --------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- not a very promising one - a very inferior one - a better teacher is needed. it. The meeting house looks the worse for having the school in There is one foreigner in the district who keeps a dairy &c he never attends chh - but is not a very b ad man.With the exception of the chh - his dairy & entertaining house is the only civilized house in the district - The native houses are grass & very inferior generally. Sources of wealth - Potatoe growing - & wood - A company for cutting & drawing wood to the shore has just been formed - a cart road made - & teams are at work conveying wood to the beach to sell to the steamer - Most of Honolulu Irish potatos come from here & the other district - & whale ships are furnished from them - Kalo - sweet po­ tatos & coffee & bananas can be grown. Next in order Kaalaia - the next parish is Kaalaia in K. Uka - whose chh bears the name of Horeb still higher up that [than?] her sister Sinai In the mountain region & thro whose desert roam herds of sheep & cattle tended like those of Jethro by men & women & on whose mountain sides the Industrious husbandmen may dig gold & silver from their r i c h potatoe feilds. - The avails of potatoes from the 2 Kawaihae Uka dis­ tricts during the year have been about 4000 $ The chh numbers 90 in regular standing - & the under shepherd is good old Elijah - a substantial man - has always stood firm - a man of God - but he is getting old & infirm & some guardian angel some whirlwind or chariot of fire may soon be commissioned to take him up to join his namesake in the better land - When he ascends may his mantle fall on Elishah his assistant - who needs more of his stabil­ ity - A false prophet frightened him & his family & relations from the place by predicting its destruction by a volcano - The time of �fulfilment past, but the v ocano came not the frightened ones be­ came again frightened by severe sickness &c in the land of their flight & returned to their former homes - This parish has enjoined a little refreshing - some 10 have been added to the chh by profession 2 or 3 have fallen - a few catholics in this district who unite with a few in Kohala & have a kind of chapel on the boundary of my & Mr. Bond’s feilds - I don't know which should claim it - Sab exercises - a sab school & 3 or 4 meetings - the people so scattered - no week day meetings - contributions about 70 dollars. The chh is still without a bell but one is soon expected in the chh - The school of 40 pupils is taught crabbed a young & very good teacher - but is too cross to be loved - he pretends to teach singing - is a very good singer himself or murder but his pupils make havoc of music - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Hawaii Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Hawaii - Waimea - 1860-1863 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860, 1862, 1863 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/085dbf0c9a079abc81d4765e9a2a0ec2.pdf 534e62ea405e7700b276a8135f026936 PDF Text Text TABLE OF CONTENTS Reports of Koloa, Kauai (Statistics) (No Meeting 1845) P.J. Gulick P.J. Gulick P.J. Gulick . . P.J. Gulick Tho. Lafon . . P.J. Gulick Tho. Lafon P.J. Gulick . . Tho. Lafon . . P.J. Gulick P.J. Gulick Wm . P . Alexander . F 1835 1836 1837 1838 1838 1839 1839 1840 1840 1841 1842 1843 Pogue J.W, Smith John P. Pogue . J.W, Smith J.W. Smith . . 1846 1847 1848 1849 (No Meeting 1850) (Abstract) (Statistics) (Excerpt) J.W. Smith J.W. Smith J.W. Smith S. Kahookui J.W. Smith J.W. Smith J.W. Smith J.W. J.W. J.W. J.W. J.W. Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith J.W. Smith D. Dole D. Dole . . . . . ..... ..... ..... . . ... . J.W. Smith D. Dole J.W. Smith J.W. Smith D.Dole E. Helekunihi E. Helekunihi * Reports written in Hawaiian, translated by Rev. H.P. ms. in file of Hawaiian Church records. add 1/88 - Lihue Station Report, 1841 (Lafton, unsigned)Kalaialamea Report, 1842 - Lafon 1851 1852 1853 1853 1854 1855 1855 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1863 1863 1863 1866 1866 1867 1868 1868-68 2 reports 1870 1871 �COPY REPORT OF KOLOA - MAY 31st, 1835. Owing to Providential hindrances we were unable to occupy our Station till the last of Dec . 1834. Since that period there have usually been two public services on the Sabbath; t h o ’ much of the time owing to want of health, but one sermon. - Con.'n 100 to 500. We have had also a daily prayer meeting, formerly held in the evening, latterly at daylight in the morning. But we are not able to report any special interest in r e ­ ligion. In consequence of the pressure of public work, which frequently called the people from their homes, our schools have been more interrupted during the past, than for several years previous. We have seen no evidence of a diminution of interest in schools, except what would naturally occur, from their partial suspension thro' the above named cause; but owing to a deficiency in the qualifications of the native teachers, there is great reason to fear this will ere long be the case. The eagerness to obtain books, appears to Most of the readers in our district have obtained either for labor or native produce; and about all daily food, for which they have usually made some 100 copies of Kumu H. sold. be unabated. Samuels, of them, the compensation. We have to lament some outbreakings of old corruptions in our neighborhood. Some 30 or 40 persons have been found guilty of gambling, after the manner of former times; & per­ haps half that no. of making or drinking intoxicating liquor. The rulers however, seem determined to surpress these vicious practices. (The individuals convicted of these offences have been sentenced, & set to work as criminals.) In March & April a school was kept for the native teachers [3 giv.(?) N o .] 5 mornings in a week; in which they attended to reading & arithmetic. Mrs. G. had in the same period, a school of about 30 children whose progress was very encourag­ ing. Both of our schools however were interrupted by a visit­ ation of Providence which laid our dwelling in ashes on the 11 of April. But we have much cause of gratitude to our h eavenly father for the preservation of most of our goods, our health & our lives on that trying occasion; & likewise for dis­ posing our neighbors, as far as they were able to repair our loss. We would also gratefully acknowledge the goodness of God manifested in a considerable improvement in the year past �-2COPY - Report of Koloa - May 31st, 1835. of my own state of health. With M r . Whitney's assistance a church was organized at our Station, May 3rd, consisting of 12 persons formerly me m ­ bers of the church at Waimea. There are also a number in our vicinity not united with the church whom we believe to be child­ ren of God. Bat we have cause to lament the low state of religious feeling manifested by these & likewise by the church members. According to our last examination of schools we have 758 readers - shewing a decrease of nearly 100, 19 schools with 2 teachers each - of these probably 30 or 40 have a c ­ quired the art of reading during within the last y e a r . 33 couple married. A native meeting house about 60 feet by 20 has been erected since we occupied the station. Many private b uildings dwellings have also been erected. [UNSIGNED] [Handwriting apparently Mr. Gulick's ] �COPY SCHEDULE STATION, OF SCHOOLS AID TUITION - - - -------------- Koloa. MISSIONARY TEACHER - ------- -------- -- - - Total number of scholars taught by the Missionary P.J. Gulick 70 M en ........... 40 Women . . . . . Children . . . . 30 Attend to Reading, Writing, Geography and Arithmetic - - — - - - - - No. of Weeks continuance of the School, N o . of Days in the Week 40 - - - - 9 - 5 No. of hours instruction per day 2 (1-1/2) Average number of Sabbath Scholars - - - - Average number of Bible class Scholars - - - No. of Native Teachers, 38 Scholars under them, 19 Adult Scholars, Children, - - — - - — Largest N o . of Readers at any public amination ex­ Sabbath School scholars under native instructors, STATION REPORT - KOLOA, June, 1835 . 758 �COPY Value of books sold at KOLOA, and appropriated to the support of the Station, and otherwise applied during the year ending May 31, 1835. $ eta. Provisions . . ............................. 16 Buildings ................................. 10 Building M a t e r i a l s , ...................... .. 10 labor, (a consideralbe a m 't,yielding no profit this year)........... .. . . Fences, ............... . . . . . . . . . . 8 Fuel, ............. .......... ................. 5 Miscellaneous, . . . . . . . . . ......... 35 Cash, Water, . . . . . . . . . Transportation of g o o d s , ........... 3 Transferred to other stations, (120 Samuels) Total, -m- - - $ The above is referred to the following accounts:American Board, . ........... $ American Bible Society, ... American Tract Society, . . cts. 6 $ Avails of land, herds, &c .............. 5 Presents from chiefs and people, . . . 30 Presents from foreigners at the islands, Presents from all other sources, . . . 10 Total, . . $ cts. Native Buildings �COPY REPOR T OF KOLOA STATION - June 1836. The missionary stationed at Koloa, would gratefully acknowledge the goodness of God, in preserving (almost without interruption) to his family & himself, that measure of health with which the year was commenced. But deems it proper to add, that such has been his constant debility, that not half, perhaps not a third, of the ordinary active labors of a mission­ ary have been accomplished, & nothing at preparing matters for the press. N or can he encourage the expectation, that wit h ­ out great improvement in health, he shall be able in future to render any assistance in the last mentioned employment. A comfortable dwelling house having been erected the year past, it is hoped, more time & strength may henceforth be devoted to preaching, pastoral labors & school teaching. The labors of the year past are soon told: They consist of 95 short sermons, (15 of them at Wailua, an out-station) regular attention to the daily morning prayer meeting, & monthly con­ cert. Of the 80 sermons at Koloa, 30 were brief expositions of the verses of Scripture for the week preceding. Baptized - - - Married - - - - 14 children 48 couples. Few & f eeble as have b een our efforts is Mast. Taught School, about one yr. at intervals, 1 hour per day; 5 days i n a week. Instruction was given in reading & mental arithmetic. Few & feeble as have been our efforts in our M a s t e r ’s vineyard, we are cheered by the belief that the blessing of the L ord has attended them; & that they will redound in some humble measure to to h is eternal praise. On our return from the last Ge n ’l meeting, it was a p ­ parent there was such an interest in divine things that as we had not before witnessed at this station. The house of God which had previously been thinly occupied, was now crowd­ ed, & attention to preeching seemed much more fixed & solemn than hitherto. In the latter part of July, with the aid of Alexander, a protracted meeting was held three days And altho' the cong ’n was not large, probably 6 or 7 & we had no special evidence of the divine presence the attention was good, & we trust some of the seed fell on good ground & will yield fruit. bro. at Waialua. hundred, with us, then sown The refreshing in our district continued about 4 mos. �-2COPY - Report of Koloa station - June 1836. daring wh i c h we believe 30 or more souls were born again; while the religious impressions of many others were deepened. Some children seemed to be partially awakened, b ut none have given evidence of conversion. Additions to the Church: By letter 4; By examina­ tion 45. Making the whole N o. of communicants 6 1 . Which is the whole N o. r e c'd. 3 only of those added to the Chur ch the year past are suppossed to have been converted w i t h ­ in that period. Excommunicated & Suspended Deaths - - - N one. N one. Altho' our church members are not such burning & shin­ ing lights, as we should rejoice to see, still, with a few ex­ ceptions, they afford pleasing evidence of regeneration, & some of them, of growth in gra ce. Schools: Debility, & other causes have prevented that attention to the Station & native schools which is urgent­ ly required. Connected with our Station, there are 23 native schools, & nearly double that N o. of teachers. Within the year we have had three g e n ’l examinations. Agreeable to the last, which was held the first of May, we have 889 readers. A l t h o ' our standard is not lower than what has been customary on Kauai; Some of them scarcely deserve the name. There are also several hundreds reported by native teachers as learners connected with their schools, t h o ' not able to read. The schools are not probably attended more than 3 weeks previous to each examination. The N o . of readers now reported, is 131 more than we last year reported. This excess is probably chiefly obtained by immigration from neighboring districts, & not by the acces­ sion of readers who had recently acquired the art. Probably as many have died as have been acquired in this w a y . I would here beg leave to remark, that it seems alto gether improbable, that I shall be able, with my feeble health, & the care of the congregation, to do anything of importance in the way of teaching; & consequently a skillfull, & devoted school teacher is very much needed for our district. We also greatly need a missionary for the east end of the island. Waialua or its vicinity, where he would have easy access to about 2000 souls now perishing for lack of knowledge. As yet we can see no falling off in the desire of our people to obtain books. The share assigned to us goes quickly into their hands; & of some kinds double the amount would scarcely meet the demand. But unless the qualifications of our teachers can be raised, or more efficient ones obtained, it is improbable that this state of �-3COPY June 1836. Report of Koloa Station things will continue very long. Agreeable to a register of births & deaths kept by the native teachers during Feb., March & April of the current year, there were in that period 25 births & 28 deaths. This indica­ tes a more gradual decrease of population, than similar investi­ gations at a former period. STATISTICAL TABLE Additions to the church the year past: By letter - 4; by examination - 4 5 ; Communicants Excommunicated & Suspended Children baptised - - - Marriages Whole N o. of Readers - - - Whole Total No. 49 61 N one 14 48 889 Places for stated preaching - 2; including Koloa. Average congregation at the Station on Sabbath: Morning 800 Afternoon 400 - 600 (?) Houses for domestics House for Missionary Bathing do. - - 3 . value - - - - 1. 1. $40.00 Carpenter’s work on the above - $150. D o. 1 p c. u n b ’d cotton Native work on d o . 3 p ’s " Do. " - - - 3 Boxes Soap Ax. files &c. from depository - 10 probably Materials & labor (Avails of books) 16 6 .25 Mason work 128*75 Herd of Cattle Horses $ Cost of Native Schools Nothing Avails of books - - - - - -- -- Total Presents from Natives: Fish --Thatching dwelling house - - - - Avails of land (UN SIGNED) [Apparently Mr. Gulick’s writing] 200.00 50. — $248.70 $ 5... 1 0 .— �REPORT OF KOLOA - 1837. The missionary stationed at Koloa, would gratefully acknowledge the goodness of God, in preserving his family & himself, in safety thro' another year. Although he has been made to feel, that we are d urt; & to contemplate the frailty of that t i e , by which all our earthly blessings are held; by seeing three of his children at once languishing under a painful disease, whose progress he knew not how to arrest, & by constant debility in his own person, & occasionally entire; prostration; still he has abundant cause to r e cord the lov i n g kindness of the Lord, in fulfilling the great & pre c i o u s promises, which are given for the consolation of his people. A l t h o ' in times of sickness, we have deeply felt the our need, of the presence & aid of some one skilled in the healing art, perhaps we could not have had better directions or more efficient aid, than we had from both the brethren on our i sland; whose kind offices we would thankfully acknowledge. The improvement in the eyes of our 3rd son (the state of which, had been several years a subject of deep anxiety,) claims also a tribute of praise & thanksgiving to the Giver of every good gift. But with regard to missionary labors, we have very little to report. Throughout the year, my debility has been such, that the public ministrations have always been brief, & usually wanting that vigor, which seems requisite, to warrant the hope of much success. Public worship however, with a very slight interruption, has been maintained at our Station, twice on the Sabbath, during the year. Part of the year, the afternoon service was chiefly expositions of the daily food, & exhortations founded on the same. The remainder of the year it was partly preaching, & partly questioning on the morn­ ing sermon. A short lecture on Wednesday afternoon, has also been recently commenced. This with attention to the monthly concert; & an occasional sermon at Wailua, amounting to about once in mo., constitute the sum of our public labors, the year past. And small as it is, it may perhaps have cost as great exertions, as have been made by brethren, who have been, "In labors more abundant." The state of my health having been for several years substantially the same, it may be deemed questionable, whether I ought to continue to occupy a post demanding all the time, & energy of a vigorous & efficient missionary. This question has occurred to our minds; & the consider­ ations which induced us hitherto, to decide in the affirmative, are, the paucity of; missionaries, & consequently, the proba­ bility that should we withdraw under existing circumstances, �COPY - Report of Koloa - 1837. either our Station, or some other equally important, would thereby be left entirely destitute of religious instruction; a condition more hopeless, as w e suppose, than that of those who n ow enjoy our feeble services. With a view to the improvement of my health, a visit of a few months among our brethren in the Oregon territory, h a s been recommended, by on e of the physicians of the Mission. Should such a measure be deemed expedient, & Providence open the way, the experiment would cheerfully be tried. SCHOOLS : Th o ' considerably interrupted in our di s ­ trict the year past, the people having been called out to col­ lect timber & c. for our meeting-house now in progress, there has been a considerable addition to the N o. of readers within the year. At our examination in December (which owing to the interruption just named was the last) 1057 readers were report­ ed. I was unable to attend the examination in that part of the district connected with our out-station. But it was con­ ducted by some of our more intelligent church members, and I have reason to suppose the report would not have varied ma ­ terially had I been present. I am happy to say, the three graduates from the Sem. at Lahaina , who are now teachers in my district, & to receive $20.00 each, for 10 mos. $2.00 per m o . each for their services, are useful men; & promise to be increasingly so. Two of them who are churchmembers, appear to walk worthy of their vocation; & to exert a good influence on those around them. They have had under their care 259 children. Of these 183 are readers; & included in the N o . above mentioned; & I believe a majority of them, have acquired the art within the last y e a r . A con­ siderable No. are also studying geography & arithmetic, & some, t h o ' with very few facilities, are learning to w r i t e . The schools are taught twice a day. 2 hours at each session. I regret to say, that owing partly to an unusual scarcity of food, & partly but more to national habits, the attendance of the pupils at school, has been quite irregular. Few & feeble as our labors have been, we are cheered by the hope persuasion that the blessing of the Lord has attend­ ed them. A l t h o ' our congregation has been small, & moat of those who have assembled, have been hearers of the only, & not doers of the Word; & some of the church members have occasioned us a painful anxiety by their unchristian conduct still, throughout the year, there have been a No . who appeared to desire the sin­ cere milk of the word, & to receive the truth in the love of it. Within the last few mos. several appear to have been awakened; & some 8 or 1 0 , we trust have been born again. One of these, is a member of (domestic in) our own family. STATISTICS: The year past 10 persons have been ad- �-3COPY - Report of Koloa - 1837. mitted to the Church on examination, & 3 by letter. One of the latter was under suspension at the time of transfer, 2 others have been suspended; & one formerly suspended restored. 2 have died in the Faith & 7 stand propounded for oh, membership. Whole No. admitted to the church 72. Total now in good standing, 67 Suspended - - - - - - - 3 Marriages - - - - - - - Children baptized the year past - - - - - - - Total ch 'n baptized - Average No. of congregation Sab. morn - 800 " afternoon 400 1200 Paid for School teaching - - - - Cooking house - - - - - Dwelling " for domestics - BOOKS ON $48.00 100.00 20.00 HAND Heluk a nialii - - - - - Kumumuai (?) - - - - - - Kumuhoike (?) - - - - - Geography - - - - - - - - H imeni -- - - -- -- Helii ___________(?)----Huliano - - - - - - Acohalu( ?) - - - - - - - - 400 250 162 200 88 200 70 70 (UNSIGNE D ) (Apparently Mr.G ulick 's handwriting) �C O P Y A l t h o ’ daring the year past death has repeatedly seemed near the Mission families at Koloa; & the clay taber­ nacle of more than one of as, appeared to be tottering to its fall, still we are permitted to sing of divine mercies. Our doby meeting-house which was in progress at oar last meeting, was finished in N ov. It is a substantial build­ ing, 100 feet by 45, plastered inside & out, having glass wind­ ows, in the ends & north side, & lattice on the South. We feel a pleasure in stating, that the whole labor was performed, & the expense bore , without the least aid from other islands. & with but little comparatively, (would that I could say none) from the neighboring congregations. Mr. Hooper contributed $20.00 - Mr. Peck, $10.00, A Mr, Dedmund a w e e k ’s labor in carpenter’s work. The house was dedicated to God on the 23 of N ov. B r . Whitney preached the dedication sermon. By his aid, & that of br. Alexander, religious services were con­ tinued during four succeeding days. And th o ’ we had no strik­ ing indications of the divine presence, the house was filled with attentive hearers many of whom w h o s e m i n d s seemed to manifest an increasing interest in the exercises till the close of the meeting. And a N o. who have since become hopefully pious, date their convictions from that period, & consider those exercises as the cause of their awakening. From thence t ill the present (May 14) we have reason to believe, the good Spirit has been operating (tho’ most of the time in a more gradual way) on the people of our charge. During Feb. & March, however, h i s operations were most visible. A nd a t on e An out-station, Wahiawa, where Dr. L afon preaches weekly, where also a pious school teacher exerts a happy influence, the work has been most extensive. gener al M r . Gulick th o ' at all times feeble & frequently extremely so, has,with few exceptions, preached every Sabbath morn, & expounded the daily food in the afternoon. Has also, since early in Feb., held a morning prayer meeting, at which the Scriptures are read, & accompanied with expositions & ex­ hortation. This exercise has been attended probably on an average by about 500. In addition to the preceding & an oc­ casional sermon at Wailua & a considerable amount of conversa­ tion with individuals & attention to the monthly concert make up the sum (a small one indeed) of his missionary labors the year past. And alt h o ’ performed in much weekness & sinfulness, there is cheering evidence they have not been in vain in the L ord. Within the year 40 11 4 2 2 have been admitted to church fellowship on profession. by letter Total - - - - 51 have been restored suspended died in the faith �-2C O P Y - M r . Gulick’s Report - 1838. 22 children baptized 31 recently propounded. Whole No. r e c 'd at this Station - 133. 2 dismissed to another church; 2 suspended. standing 125 . Children baptized the year past Whole N o. of children baptized Marriages celebrated - - - - - 4 deceased; N o. now in good 22 37 38 $ 60.00 (about half paid in native books), have been expended for school teaching. Three teachers from Lahainaluna, have been employed. Two of these, were stationed at 16 & 20 miles from us, & from want of health to superintend them, have not been visited so often as was desired, & as was necessary to excite both teachers & pupils to diligence. Still they have been far in advance of the best schools former­ ly kept in those neighborhoods. The one had rising a h u n ­ dred pupils; the other more than 60. The third was under the Superintendance of Dr. Lafon, who will report relative to it. In those above referred to, reading, mental arithmetic, & geography have been attended to. In the adult schools in our district, there were, ac ­ cording to the last examination 874 readers. In the children’s 183 readers. Total 1057. Since, thro’ the establishment & operations of the silk & sugar plantations, in ou r vicin­ ity, clothing has become attainable, the comparative value of books is diminished as also the desire for them. The bound volumes of S . Scripture are however still eagerly sought for; t h o ' probably in many cases, more from a desire to possess such a treasure, than to become acquainted with its precious contents. (UNSIGNED) Mr. Gulick Report 1838. �Koloa May 14 th, 1838. Much of the time of the subscriber since our last G e n ’l Meeting has been spent in visiting the different stations & Islands, and in unavoidable detentions in passing from place to place. June, July and August were spent on Maui, princi­ pally at Wailuku. By any one who could have been useful, much might have been done in this interesting field. For want of the language, little, besides some attention to the afflicted, was attempted. The case having terminated which I was called to attend there, we sought a passage for Honolulu, on the way to our place of location, which we did not obtain until the last of Sept. Meanwhile, we visited the Station at Molokai, on a c ­ count of the sick at that place. Further detention at H o n o ­ lulu prevented our arrival at our Station until the 13th of Oct'r. Our first labors here were in School and with the sick. Mrs. Lafon assisted in school two weeks, but from in­ disposition was unable to continue her labors longer. The school at this time numbered about 100 scholars with but two native teachers, both of moderate worth. With our assistance it was continued until the first of December. A trip to Waioli occupied six weeks, so that we did not get to our Sta­ tion again until the 12th of January. The school, during our absence, was increased to 160 scholars. We did what we could to organize and teach them. The boys 92 in number were r e ­ quired to attend two sessions daily of two hours each. The girls 74 in N o. met to be instructed once every day. M rs. Lafon with such native female help as could be obtained commenced instructing them; but was compelled to abandon it again after two weeks trial. I met with with the boys twice every day for a considerable time, desiring to instruct one class sufficiently to make better assistants than c'd b e obtained otherwise. We have suffered throughout for want of native as ­ sistants. The one high school teacher who conducted the school until recently, has abandoned it to its fate. And other urgent business occupies so much of my time that I can­ not even visit the school it every day regularly now. I have endeavored to dispense the word of truth at my different residences in the English language until recently. Since March I have I hav e preached occasionally in the native language. (Signed) Rev. S. Whitney. REPOR T & c . Dr. Lafon. 1838. THO. LAFON . �Report of Koloa (Kauai) May 1839 In reviewing another year we find abundant cause for gra­ titude, & also for humiliation; gratitude for mercies recd & self absement for duties neglected, or imperfectly performed. Tho in the midst of a people dying rapidly, our family has been preserved; & at least our ordinary measure of health en­ joyed; my own somewhat improved. This last mend fact may be attributed to the skill of my associate, the partial release from missy labor which his aid has afforded me, & the unusual amount of corporal exercise, which in various ways I have taken the year past. Still when I attempt any work which requires mental exertion, I am constrained to acknowledge, that my strength is weakness. I have however, usually preached once on the sabbath, & occasionally w ednesday afternoon, besides attending the mo. concert; & the latter part of the year, a meeting with church members on Saty. evening. Within the year, 39 (?) have been recd to the church 13 eismissed to join other churches. 6 suspended, 3 of whom have been subsequently restored 9 excommunicated 6 have died in the faith. Now in good standing 144. Suspended 3. Average audience Sab. m o r n . about 800, afternoon 400 24 marriages have been celebrated. Schools. In our district these have languished. Schools for adults can hardly be said to exist; _ those for children are poorly sustained. This is in a measure chargeable to the utter indifference of the man highest in office in our region, to the improvement of the lower laboring class of the people; but far more to the system of gov't under which he acts, & seems disposed to enforce in its utmost rigor; & which during its continuance precludes all hope of any great improvement of the m a s s , even of the rising generation. The man next in authority to the govr & who was vertually ( !) govr in our district, although' till recently a church member, refused to do anything for the support of a teacher at our sta­ tion school, altho his own son w as a member. He however, had the generosity to offer to feed as many stout boys as w e could collect into the school from adjacent villages. But as he had also the frankness to acknowledge that his intention was, when they had attended school long enough to take them into his train & keep them, this scheme failed. Had it succeeded our children's schools would doubtles ( !) ere this have been extinct. We have had 3 children's schools in operation. One at the station under the superintendance of Dr. Lafon ( !) two at out stations taught by graduates from Lahainaluna. These teachers have appeared to make commendable efforts to advance their scholars, but have obtained a very inadequate �Koloa 1839 2 support from the parents of their pupils, & the church members in their vicinity. In the people of our charge, we have seen the past year such exhibitions of wikedness ( !), with such dullness in the per­ ception, & tardiness in the performance of that which is good, as at times almost constrained us to exclaim in the language of inspiration "They are wise to do evil; but to do good they have no knowledge."#(Note as bottom of page inserted here): #Still in our deliberate judgment, there is ground to hope, that those who are now members of the ch. at Koloa are, wit h very few exceptions, "such as shall be saved." And when we compare their external condition with what it was when we first took up our abode among them; we think there is a marked improvement in some important points. The more prominent of these are, their estimate of time, & their attention to decency in personal appearance. I should judge that in the estimation of those more immediately under our influence, the value of time is enhanced at least 100 per cent. And the improvement in personal appearance, of most of our church members, & a considerable part of the congregation is in like proportion. Numbers also have made, & others are making, laudable exertions, to erect comfortable habitations. Justice however, requires me to state & I have unfeigned pleasure in so doing, that this desirable change, is by no means exclusively, perhaps only in a minor degree, attributable to re­ ligious instruction; tho' we have not failed earnestly to incul­ cate diligence in business, & to endeavor to convince our hearers that idleness is the prolific parent of vice & of wretchedness temporal & eternal. The change to which we refer, is doubtles ( !), in no small degree, owing to the operation of the sugar & silk plantations in our vicinity. Before the commencement of those enterprises, it was most emphatically true here, 'There was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast.' Hence time was esteemed of no value, & squandered accordingly, by most of our neighbors. Altho it is still, greatly undervalued, the change is certainly not inconsi­ derable. And were the proprietors of those plantations permitted to pursue their plans without obstruction, on a scale commensurable with their wishes, & the natives without restraint, be allowed to engage in their employment I feell ( !) fully persuaded, that at no distant period, the fields of Koloa would be crowned with a rich & abundant harvest, the inhabitants be clad in decent & comfortable garments, lodged in commodious houses, fed on whole­ some food, & merit the name of an industrious people. But circumscribed as they are by the smallness of their farms, & cramped by a system of government which holdes ( !) the mass of the people in abject servitude, & prevents them f rom engaging in profitable employment, except casually we still deem these enterprises no small blessing to our neighborhood; & therefore we most cordially bid their conductors & all others who will pursue �Koloa a similar course, 1839 3 ' God speed'. And most earnestly do we wish, that every village in the kingdom was favored by the residence of gentlemen of intelligence enterprise & correct morals, who should be allowed without re ­ striction to employ the inhabitants in various kinds of profitable labor, & who would thereby essentially, promote their temporal interests, while at the same time they would allow of nothing that would debase their morals or in any way retard their im­ provement . For in our humble opinion, until men have some reasonable inducement to industry, something ___________ _ (?), more than labouring unrewarded for the benefit of others, no amount of religious instruction, however wisely & faithfully administered, can make them industrious; nor without industry, raise them high in the scale of either intelligence or v i r t u e . ---- I may add that most of our church & some others of the congre gation contribute monthly either in labor or otherwise for the promotion of the Redeemer's cause (.) Funds thus raised are a p ­ propriated to support of schools erecting school house &c. [Mr. Gulick ?] �C O P Y TABLE OF STATISTICS W HICH SHOULD H AVE ACCOMPANIED THE REPOR T OF KOLOA STATION, FOR JUNE 1839. Whole N o. of Communicants admitted from the organiza­ tion of the Church - - - - - - - - - By Letter from other Churches Removed to other Churches - - - - - - - - - - - - D i ed ----------------- ---------- ----- ------ -----Suspended Excommunicated N ow in Good Standing - - - - - - - Children Baptized - - - - - - - 37 R ec ’d to the Church by examination - 130 Average of Congregation - - - - 600 (COPIED) [The above table of statistics was copied from] [letter written by P.J. Gulick, and marked] [as received at Honolulu, July 7, 1839.] [Said letter was written to Levi Chamberlain dated June 9, 1839. In file of (Gulick letters] 158 28 12 8 6 9 123 �Report &c Of Thomas Lafon stationed at Koloa Kauai for the year ending May 1839. The year which has just closed has been marked by many blessings and kind deliverances from impending dangers. - While our afflictions have been many, our. mercies have surpassed them for out of them all has the Lord delivered us. Mrs. Lafon and bro. Gulick who have suffered most by sickness, find themselves at the close of the year possessed of as much strength as at the begin­ ning. And while it is the happiness of him, to whom has been committed, in some degree, the trust of looking after the health of all the stations of this Island, to state that none of our number has been lost by death, we are permitted to count an in­ crease of ___________ fillegiblej making our whole number 29. In addition to the above cases of sickness the disease of bro. Whitney's eyes may be mentioned, which though for a time It was threatening, it is to be hoped, Is permanently relieved. While upon this department of labor, the case of the natives deserves more than a passing notice. To endeavor to better the condition of the suffering by healing them when sick, is a duty enjoined by humanity, and commanded by the Savior. But in carry­ ing that duty into execution, it would be mockery in most in­ s t a n c e s and cruelty in many to proceed without any regard to the situation and circumstances of the afflicted and the Causes of their Complaints. As this Is obvious even upon a Cursory view, so will a nearer view make manifest what some of those circum­ stances are in the case of the native population, and convince us also that good intentions alone in prescribing for them will afford no safeguard against even very mischievous results. Tar­ tar Emetic is an invaluable remedy in inflammatory affections. But If after a patient has been placed under its influence for some hours, he prostrate himself upon the damp ground the injury he is likely to receive is of a less doubtful character than the good which would have been done him under the most favorable circumstances. The preparations of Mercury are extensively used in the practice of physic, and especially in warm climates. But in the administration of what would amount to about an ordinary dose in my own practice, by a little indiscretion of the patient, he was not able to speak for a month. Diseases are divided Into acute and chronic. It is certain that when laboring with diseases of the first class, in most cases patients are not in a situation to travel profitably, or even to be carried to a physician. In the latter, though the difficulty in travelling is not so great, yet there is another which scarcely less effectually deprives them of the benefit of enlightened practice. It is that Chronic diseases, in addition to the regimen which is necessary in all cases, require that a remedy be made Chronic in order to b e adapted to it. In many cases therefore, from the failure of the one or the other or both of these requisitions little can be accomplished. There is not only a possibility, and some danger of doing mischief in the practice of physic, but we are liable to be led astray In regard �Koloa, Kauai 1839 - 2 to the good or harm that results from our practice. The cases relieved by our remedies or in spite of them, are apt to be published to us, while the grave often covers in impenetrable silence, the misfortunes and miseries of those who die, the m i s ­ doings of the physician, and the Ignorant management of friends. Still, it is not pretended that there are not many diseases, that may be relieved, and even cured upon the plan that we are compelled to practice Physic among the native population. Nor is It designed to discourage those from administering to their necessities, who, not having made medicine a regular study, still must be allowed to understand with some degree of correctness the general principles of most of the common deseases. The object of this presentation of the subject is to enquire whether, of the time given to the alleviation of the bodily sufferings of the natives, most of it had not better be devoted (?) to the investigation and removal of the Causes that produce their diseases, rather than to the direct application of medicines after they are contracted? Merely to dispense medicines, even where they are adapted, with considerable correctness to diseases before us, would be to narrow down our labors to a very incon­ siderable object. Should small pox make its appearance among us and no better view of duty to be taken than merely to battle with the symptoms as they appear among the sick, we have no good reason to doubt that in a very few mo the nation w d be destroyed. But with our knowledge of that disease, we could easily enjoin regulations, which if adopted would save the great body of the people & not materially lessen the prospects of the few who first took the infection. All diseases, do not, like small pox de­ pend upon a specific contagion, but all have causes, and if it would be folly to neglect all attention to the former in attempt­ ing to arrest its progress, it could not be wisdom to pursue that Course in regard to the latter. Should he, who has a given portion of time to devote to relieving the maladies of this nation, Consume it all in ministering to their diseases after they have broken out upon them, he would not unaptly represent the man who to save a precious fluid in a shattered Cask, Should busy himself in sticking straws into the cracks to the neglect of all effort to transfer his prize to a sounder vessel. It may not be unprofitable to state in very general terms some of the more Common diseases and the causes producing them. In infancy children are _____ [illegible] in consequence of the poverty, ignorance and want of solicitude on the part of their parents. Itch, & diseases of the bowels on acct. of improper diet &c are therefore common among them. Through the periods of adolescence and until past the meridian of life, latent Inflammatory diseases varying in character accordg to the tissue attacked I believe will be found, to constitute the principal part of all their serious affections. Active in­ flammations are sometimes seen but they certainly are not common and for the obvious reason of the equableness of the climate. �Koloa, Kauai - 1839 - 3 The causes of these Complaints which exhibit themselves in the form of Asthmas Phthisic, coughs Pneumonia - Palsy - Rheumatism Diarrhoea, ulcers upon the skin &c &c are plainly attributable to their exposed and wretched manner of living, and as such easily remediable by removing the Causes, and scarcely ever in any other way. This is more specially the case with diseases of the Chest, of which when the character of the climate is considered, there is certainly a great number. Exposure to rain without any protection, and especially in exhausted con­ ditions of the system, and lying upon damp ground are prolific sources of inflammatory diseases, which for the most part is of the under active character here, for the reason above given. These diseases which are Asthma - Pneumonia, Palsy Rheumatism &c according to the tissue which inflammation may attack, Consti­ tute the principal (?) outlet to human life among the natives in the periods referred to. While dropsies the legitimate se­ quela of these inflamations carry off many who travel on to old age. Some prominent cause ought to be expected to exist to account for such a prevalence of lung complaints in a climate so favor­ able to human life, and especially to the function of the Lungs. The physician, in his daily Intercourse with the people, is often called upon to investigate and prescribe for the forming and confirmed states of disease of these organs. But every observer has witnessed the frequency of a sort of wheezing in the respiration (,) the commonness of Coughs and the great quan­ tities of mucus thrown up from the air passages of the natives. It is not perhaps so generally known however, that these unnatu­ ral states of the lungs invariably indicate a degree of irrita­ tion, excitement or congestion, which never continue long without running into inflammation. Both the precursory symptons, and this latent inflammation may exist a considerable time before there is a very serious Interruption to the general health. When, that event does arrive Cures would not be very common among those who could be nursed in a hospital and treated regu­ larly. Much less can it be expected here. In the Philadelphia alms-house, few diseases are regarded as more fatal than latent inflammation of the Lungs, when it is diffused over their whole substance, of those organs. My attention was directed to this subject upon my first arrival at the Islands, upon going into the morning meeting, and witnessing the strange amount of cough­ ing, and the great quantities of mucous which were expectorated. It is so upon every Island I have visited, and though greater at some times than others, never ceases, showing that it is not dependent upon an epidemick ( !) condition of the atmosphere. The cause of the great number of lung complaints, and of palsies it is believed will be found, to a considerable extent, in the practice of the people lying down so near to the damp ground, which being a rapid conductor, robs the vital organs of their necessary animal heat, and frequently when the native is entire­ ly unconscious of it. Possibly it may not be generally known that during the passive hours of sleep the susceptibilities of the system are greatly increased to all morbific impressions. On this account a house whlch/admits the rain but rejects the �Koloa, Kauai 1839 - 4 sun-beams is often worse than nothing to the inmates who lie upon or very near the ground. The exposure of the naked body to damp winds and rains speci­ ally when the energies of the System are reduced by hunger, f a ­ tigue or undue indulgences contributes to produce the Same results Statisticks ( !) are certainly wanting upon this subject, which cries aloud for attention, and it is believed that the requisite time for Collecting them, Cannot be better employed. The calls for medicine are numberous; but from the indefinite­ ness of the description of diseases, from the prevailing poverty and ignorance among the people - it may be apprehended that many short prescriptions have not been Carried out as they should have been done and we are detered ( !) from venturing upon long ones. Still upon the whole, as many of their diseases are simple, I hope some good has been done by my practice. Preaching has been the Second labor in point of extent in which I have been engaged during the past year. I have preached twice on the Sabbath at Koloa, and have endeavored to keep up weekly meetings with some degree of regularity at Niumalu, with occasional visits to Hana-maulu [ ,] Wailua and Kapaa which have been improved in the Same way. For a considerable time I had weekly meetings (on the Sabbath,) at Wahiawaa, bro: Tinker as­ sisting in the Service, at Koloa. Schools I have established the common system of Sabbath School in­ struction wherever I have had regular preaching, using for the most part "The Hawina Hamalii(") for a text book. In the after­ noon at Koloa for adults, in the morning for children recently, and at out stations for all classes, as many as cd be gathered together. I proposed to teach a reading school for adults one hour in the week, which fell through for want of learners after a few meetings. For this I substituted a prayer meeting has been held regularly one evening in the week at my house, & which has been better attended. The day school at Koloa had 175 pupils at the commencement of the year, but Scarcely numbered 20 at its termination. This has been owing partly to the fact that the high-school teacher gave up the school and partly to the fact that the law compelling parents to send their Children to school was not rigorously en­ forced during the progress and at the close of the year as it had been at the Commencement. The time that I have been able myself to spend in school has been too small and subject to too many interruptions to enable me to accomplish much in that department of labor. I can however add my willing testimony to the fact that the native children discover as much aptitude for learning as do any other children with whom I have been acquainted. And it is my firm belief that �Koloa, Kauai - 1839 - 5 if those who are capable of conducting them, had the use of suitable land, and could get children to attend, that they might make their services unspeakably more valuable to this nation by Conducting manual labor boarding schools, than they possibly can upon the Common school system. Children meed to be taught how to labor and habits of industry, the value of time, and the necessity and benefits of arrangement - of which it w d require an apt scholar indeed to acquire any idea by being with a master 4 hours only per day. And as to moral and religious impressions which they may possibly receive, the probability of their being matured must be immensely greater when they are under proper restraint and sep­ arated from vicious company, than it would be where they spend 20 out (of) 24 hours in the haunts of vice and in the most aban­ doned company. My intercourse with the people has left the impression that they are less anxious to be instructed than I had supposed. I fear that much of the seeming attention which is given to re ­ ligious instruction is based upon the desire to get into the church. In my schools which have been instituted with a view of learning something of them as well as teaching them, I have not found such exertion to learn as I cd wish. Still, I am happy to state that some desire and corresponding progress has been manifested. 8 Marriages during the year. [The following was written at the end but crossed out:] From a school of 175 pupils at the beginning of the year a mere fraction in numbers and the name of a school only remains, owing partly to the f a c t that the high school teacher gave up the school and partly to the relaxation of the laws which had compelled parents to send their children from distant lands. Marriages during the year have been 8. [ On back] Dr. Lafon's R eport for 1839 �Table of Statistics connected w i t h the Report of Koloa Station. W hole number of communicants admitted f r o m the organisation ( !) of the Church, By letter f r o m other Churches, — Removed to other C h u r c h e s , -- Died, - - - - - - - - - - Suspended, - - - - - - Excommunicated, - - - - - N o w in good standing, Children baptized, R e c d to the chh. on examination Average congregation, (1839) 158 28 12 6 9 123 37 130 600 8 �C O P Y REPORT OF KOLOA [1840] In reviewing the year past, the writer has great cause for gratitude to God for His multiplied p er mercies to himself & family. Th o ’ repeatedly visited by disease & in some instances of an alarming nature our lives have all been spared, & on the whole our usual measure of health enjoyed. But as for several years past, so during the last, our measure of health & strength have been so small, that our di ­ rect labors for the wellfare of those to whom we were sent seem scarcely worth recounting; were it not a duty we owe to each other, & also to our patrons. --By the aid of brs. Tinker & Lafon, we have had two sermons regularly on the Sabbath, (one of wh. delivered by the myself) a lecture on Wednesday afternoon, (in wh. I ’m frequently aided by the brethren above named) a meeting S a t ’y evening for ch. members; conducted by the pastor, for the exposition of Scripture & the solving of such questions as they may wish to propose; a pray­ er meeting Sabbath-morn, & the monthly concert, for wh. we meet in the morn, & also at 4 P.M. There is also a sabbath school, superintended by D r . Lafon & the elders of the ch. Schools: At the beginning of the year we had two schools under the instruction of graduates from Lahainaluna. And tho' not in all respects what we could wish, these teach­ ers appeared to be accomplishing a considerable amount of good. But the Chiefs wishing to have them in their employ­ ment made such proposals to them as induced them to relin­ quish the Schools. Since which we have been unable to pro­ cure the services of any one competent to teach. Consequent­ ly w e have no schools. N o special attention to religion has been enjoyed by us the year past. But the means of Grace, especially the public ministrations on the Sabbath, have usually been well attended & apparently blessed to some. The avails of monthly concert, labor & other contri­ butions of the church, amount to about $250.00 This is appropriated to purchasing a bell, finishing school-house, & . c paying teacher, &c. Within the year 15 have been r e c ’d to the church on ex­ amination; 19 by letter from other churches. 3 who had pre­ viously been suspended have been excommunicated, & one res­ tored. 6 have died in the Faith. One child has been bap­ tized. Dismissed to join other c h ’s - 42. P.J.Gulick [over] �COPY Report of Koloa [1840] STATISTICAL TABLE Whole N o. rec 'd to the Ch. from the time of its organization - - - - - - - - - - 202 By letter from other C h ’s - - - On examination - - - - - - - - - 42 160 = 202 Dismissed to join other ch's - - Excommunicated - - - - - - - - Died - - - - - - - - - - - - - Suspended - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 49 12 14 1 N o. N ow in Good Standing Whole N o. of C h 'n baptized - - - = 76 - - 126 - - - - - - - - - 75 During Past Year Marriages 30 R e c ’d to Ch. on examination 15 D o. 19 " " by letter - - - - - - - - - Dismissed to Join other Ch's Died -------------------- -- Excommunicated 42 - - - - - - 6 - - - 3 Restored Chil’d Average 1 B a p t i z e d -- - ------ -- - - - ----- 1 Congregation 700 KOLOA, May 14, 1840 (Signed) P . J. GULICK �[Koloa & Nawiliwili] Report, of Tho Lafon for the year ending May 12th 1840 The transactions of the past year, in my sphere of labor, deemed worthy of record are the following. 1. Department of health, practice of physic & c . There have been some cases of violent sickness and many of indisposition in that division of the Mission located upon Kauai, during the year. But the Lord has graciously preserved us all. Through his blessing perhaps the usual degree of health may be reported. Among the natives nothing new has been observed during the year in this department of labor. With the assistance of the brethren at the different stations a very considerable number has been vaccinated. But from the difficulty of getting them to be punctual as to the time of attendance, where they live at a dis­ tance, many have not been vaccinated, and from the same circum­ stance there is reason to fear that the disease will prove spur­ ious in some cases, because of the matter having been used, when too new or too old. In accordance with a resolution of the mission made at their last general meeting requiring facts to be collected touching the diseases of the natives, their causes &c, some cases have been noted illustrative of these subjects. The histories of some of these cases, though imperfectly known, are full of interest and instruction; and though they cannot here be given in detail, it may be remarked that they are almost without exception essentially chronic in their character, and while the original cau s e may be somewhat obscure, abuses in diet, exposure, and the want of comforts for the enfeebled system, through the whole progress of every case, sufficiently account for the perpetuation and fatal termination of most of their maladies. 2. Preaching. In this department my labors have been 1 st at the Station, generally preaching once on the Sabbath w i t h such occasional week day services as the Pastor was unable to attend. 2ndly At Kalaialamea, ten miles from Koloa preaching has been kept up once a week during the year. Occasionally I have had meetings at Kapaa, but the health of Mrs. Lafon has been such that the distant parts of this field have not been visited as much as I should otherwise have felt it a duty to do. According to a vote of the Hawaiian Association passed May the 13th 1839. the ministers upon Kauai proceeded to form themselves into a Presbytery on the 25th of December last, which presbytery ordered that a Church be established at Nawiliwili and that I take the oversight of it. A church was accordingly formed at that place of 26 members from the churches of Koloa and Waioli. The extent and destitution of the field around sd church induced me to make a temporary residence there of a few weeks, which could not con­ veniently be protracted to a great[ er]length of time on account of want of accommodation for a family and the ill health of Mrs. Lafon. A protracted meeting of six days closed our stay there, which was tolerably well attended by the people, and it is hoped �[Koloa & Nawiliwili] Tho. Lafon - 1840 - 2 by the Spirit of the Lord also. More seriousness has been mani­ fested since the meeting and better attention to the word as it is statedly preached there. Additions have continued to be made to the church since its organization as reference to the statistical table below will show. Weekly meetings are continued there which since the organization of the church are on the Sabbath, which cannot well be more frequently now, on account of the distance and the variety of engagements which keep me at Koloa. Schools. Little has been done during the year at Koloa or indeed in the district in the way of schools. When the causes which had operated so powerfully to depress them were in a very small degree overcome, so as to raise a small fund and engage the services of teachers, the appointment of all the teachers in the district to better offices, put it beyond our power to secure the services of any man of tolerable qualifications. No day school has existed at Koloa for several months. A permanent school house is under progress and we hope will ere long be completed and used for the purpose for which it is designed. In the field recently appropriated to me schools have been got up in many places in the hope that the children might be advanced so far as to read intelligibly, until something better can be done for them. Sabbath school instruction in the ai o ka la, Hawina Kamalii &c. has been kept up during the year at Koloa and at Nawiliwili. Church at Nawiliwili. -Whole N° recd on examination [no figure] No on certificate 52 [no figurej R ecd past year on examination 52 Recd on certificate Whole N o. recd past year 52 [no figure] N o. dismissed to other churches " " Dismissed past year " " Whole N o. deceased " " Deceased past year " " Suspended past year " " Remain Suspended " " Whole N o. excommunicated " " Excommunicated past year " " Remain excommunicated Whole N o. in regular standing 52 [no figure] N o of children baptized " " Baptized past year Whole N° of baptized children deceased "" Deceased past year Marriages past year 17 Average congregation 300 �COPY REPORT OF K OLOA, May 1841 The M i s s ’y stationed at Koloa, has for the year just closed, nothing peculiar to report, at least as respects his own labors. T h r o ’ divine goodness he h a s been enabled to perform, perhaps, a little more than the average a m ’t of h i s m i s s ’y work, for several years past. From June 1st 'till Oct., we frequently had B r . Tinker’s assistance, in preaching on the Sab. & sometimes Br. Lafon’s; & the latter occasionally throughout the year; t h o ’ seldom since Oct. With this aid we have kept up two public religious services on the Sab. during the year. The monthly concert has also been regularly maintained; & a meet­ ing on Sat'y afternoon, in which the Scriptures are expounded in a familiar manner, & questions propounded by the auditors are answered. In consequence of many of our people being engaged, either as hired laborers or otherwise in agriculture cane growconsequently finding it inconvenient to attend the Wednes­ day lecture, that exercise was suspended in the Fall; & since that period, a morning prayer meeting has been held; wh. h o w ­ ever has not been fully attended. Early in Aug. aided by the B r ’n Alex'r, Lafon & Tinker, we held a four days meeting. The only striking result of this meeting was the discovery; & (in a majority of cases I believe) by voluntary confession, of the gu i lt criminality of 27 ch. members in violating their covenant vows in various ways; most of them by using tobac o. We are gratified in being able to say, that with a few exceptions they have since appeared to give evidence of peni­ tence, But the state of religious feeling in our parish, is, in general, far from wh at we could wish. SCHOOLS In Oct. we finished an adoby school-house; & were happy in being able to procure a teacher, a native of our is­ land, who had been educated at Lahaina-luna. He commenced with about 40 scholars; & the Bo. gradually increased to 90 & upwards; the latter part of the time he had an assistant. The teacher seems to like his employment, & to be better qualified for it, than any we had hitherto had. The children have made commendable progress in acquiring knowledge & seem in a good degree attached to their teacher. In Nov., another school to the support of wh. we have contributed, was commenced on the plantation of Messrs. Ladd & Co., taught also by a graduate from Lahaina L. The school contains 25 pupils; & they have advanced faster in their studies than those in any other school we have noticed, wh. �-2 COPY - Report of Koloa, May 1841. was probably owing to the few smallness of their N o. which secured to each a larger a m ’t of instruction as much as to the skill of the teacher. About the same period, a third was commenced in our vicinity, with 27 scholars; by the voluntary efforts of a man wh o had been awhile in the Sem. at L ahaina. This was our position previous to the operation of the new laws; 3 schools & about 140 pupils. When the existing School laws went in force, they gave a pw erful & very salutary impulse to the cause of education, far surpassing anything it had before felt. Since Jan. 1, 3 School houses & 3 teacher' s houses have been built; & 3 teachers hired; one of them having p r e ­ viously labored gratuitously. We have now 4 schools under the care of 5 teachers, 3 of them professors of religion. Two of the teachers are employed in the Station school, & the school on the farm of Messrs. Ladd & Co. is now suspended. More than 90 children who had not previously attended school have also been gathered in. At the examination in April there were present 205 children. The whole N o. on the teacher’s lists is 226. Those who attended the examination with very few exceptions gave pleasing evidence of mental improvement. How in Station school 111. A class of 25 children under the instruction of one of the native teachers, has made a very commendable begin­ ning, in the study of music. Schoolhouses are now so loca­ ted in the various parts of our parish, that every child of suitable a g e & not decrepid can easily attend. The No. of such, who do not attend is not probably large; & we hope ere long there will be none. For N o. of readers (?) &c., see Statistical table. In this connection I esteem it a pleasure to say, that from July 20, to April 9, with the exception of the re ­ cesses deemed necessary, we have for the first time, enjoyed the high privilege of a School for our own children; a favor which owing to the diligence & success of Sister Smith, we shall henceforth prize even more highly than we were wont to do which was by no means low. O n e of br. Alexander’s children attended nearly the whole term of school, & 2 more than half of it. The progress of all the pupils, in their studies, & their fondness of school, afford the most satisfactory evidence of the tact, skill, & industry of their teacher. At the commencement of Sister S's school, I anticipated much satisfaction in visiting all my parishioners in their own houses, & laboring with them in private for their Spiritual welfare. But ere the season a r r ’d in which I could consistent ly engage in this work, my wife was reduced very low by sick­ ness, from w h i c h she had not fully recovered, when the school was closed. Hence the time I had hoped to spend in this w ay. was unavoidably occupied in domestic cares. Owing to the changes in our neighborhood monthly con- �-3COPY - Report of Koloa, May 1841. tributions, & work of & similar nature hv e been relinquished, & an annual subscription substituted in lieu of these. The a m ’t subscribed is $168.50. This is however, chiefly in Koloa paper. And it is not probable the whole will be col­ lected. The avails of cane cultivated by the church mem 's last year but ground this is about $50. dol l ’s. Probably the whole of the church funds will be required to meet the cost of a bell, engaged of Ladd & Co . & daily expected, & its erection. The year past $260.39 have been paid for materi­ als for school house, work on the same , & teachers’ hire. STATISTICAL TABLE Whole N o. R e c ’d to the Church, from its organization - By letter from other C h ’s Removed to other Stations Died in the Faith Suspended Excommunicated Excom’d & Restored again Whole N o. Children Baptized During the past y e a r : R e c ’d on examination 5 by Letter - - - 5 Removed to other churches - - - - 3 Suspended - -29 Of Suspended & Restored again 25 Excommunicated 4 Previously communicated & Restored 3 Deceased 2 216 49 52 16 41 19 5 88 N ow in Go od Standing - - - - - 129 Children Baptized - - - - - - - 11 Marriages - - - - - - - - - 37 Average Congregation 700 SCHOOLS 4 N ow in Operation - - — Teachers - - - - - — - - 5 - - -226 Children (pupils) Readers - - - - - 93 Read with Fluency - - 50 : 50 : Writers, probably - - In Arithmetic - - - -51 : Several companies of adults meet twice a w k e to read S. Script. - - - Sabbath School Teachers (6 ) 5 Whole N o. of Children - 141 In Scripture lessons - - 41 Book on the Soul - - - 21 The Remainder 79 In Spelling lessons & A. B C . Sabbath School for ad­ ults, about - - - - 50 �-4- COPY - Report of Koloa, May STATISTICAL TABLE 1841 C orrected from the Within. Whole N o. r e c ’d to C h ’h on examination - - - - — Whole No. " on Certificate - -- — R e c ’d the past year on Examination - - - — Rec'd ” ” Certificate Whole No. r ec'd the past year - - - Whole No. dismissed to other churches - - - - Dismissed the Past Year - - - - - - -- - - Whole N o . Deceased Deceased the past year Suspended the past year - Remain Suspended Whole No. Excommunicated - -- - -- - - - - - — - — Excommunicated the past year - - - - _ — Remain Excommunicated - --- — Whole No. in Regular Standing — — — Whole No. of Children Baptized - - -- - — — Children Baptized the past year -----Whole No. of Baptized children Deceased (probably) Children " Deceased the past year - - - - - Marriages the past year Average Congregation 700 [u n s i g n e d ] Koloa, Mr. Gulick's 1 8 4 Report. 1 — — — — — — — - 167 49 5 5 10 52 3 16 2 29 4 19 4 14 129 88 11 10 3 37 �[On back: Report of the Station at Lihue, 184 1.] [Lafon ] Statistical Table [ruled off and written other way of paper] Whole N° recd to the Ch: on Examination Whole N° on Certificate Rec.- past y r on Examination Recd on Certificate Whole N° recd the past year Whole N° dismissed to other Churches Dismissed the past year Whole N° deceased Deceased the past year Suspended the past year Remain Suspended Whole N o Excommunicated. Excommunicated the past year Remain Excommunicated Whole N° in regular standing Whole N° of Children Baptized Baptized the past year Whole N° o f baptized Children decd Deceased the past year Marriages the past year Average Congregation 1 59 1 11 12 1 1 [no figure] " " 2 2 2 57 8 [no figure] " " 15 500 Schools throughout this district have been revived under the late law. But in consequence of some opposition to its opera­ tion, and the inefficiency of the Lunas of the Schools, there is not a regular and universal attendance of the Children. There are Six Schools in the district embracing 281 Children 138 of whom are readers . A few in some of the Schools are be­ ginning the study of arithmetic & Geography. �Report &c for Kalaialamea Kauai for the year ending 1842 The addition of another year to the days of the years of our probation and labor on Hawaii calls for thanksgiving and gratitude to the author of all good. Owing to causes which do not require to b e stated, the labors for the benefit of the people in this field, have not been as extensive, regular and efficient as those enjoyed in most other places. Reference to the a c c o m panying statistics, will show the state of the Church and Schools. Those of the former may be relied upon as correct in most respects, (as far as the blanks are filled) but perhaps not so in all, as they are made out entirely from memory. The Ch: consists, almost wholly, of members dismissed from other Churches. And my experience with them has (? ) ______________ [last two words scratched out, written over and illegible] many fears that in a great many, perhaps in a majority of cases, they have been received to the Church without that qualifica­ tion of heart which we all esteem as essentially requisite. The ruinous consequences, both to the individuals recd and to the Church of such a Course, have induced me to hesitate much about taking to the Communion table those, whose knowledge of the terms of discipleship is very imperfect, and whose professions cannot safely be relied on. Schools In addition to the statistics furnished of schools I would remark that while the youthful are the class upon whom effort can be most hopefully expended, the Common School system accom­ plishes almost nothing towards a reformation of character. Books have been in better demand this year than in any pre­ vious one since the establishment of this station. About five months since, the Catholicks ( !) commenced opera­ tions upon the Island of Kauai. There are two Priests whose operations will doubtless be more specially spoken of by others. Neither of them is located in my field, but recently they have established several native teachers at Hanamauulu, who hold meetings and make proselytes for them. They have succeeded in getting away twelve children from the School at Kalaialamea. The congregation on the sabbath has diminished of late, and the Catholic influence it is believed has contributed to produce that result. A still more pernicious influence, apparently, has been exercised over this field during the past year, by one of the Chiefs from the Island (Kehekile) and his retinue. Towards the latter end of September I was assisted in a protracted meeting by Brothers Whitney & Alexander. It was tolerably well attended good attention was given, and we hoped some permanent good was done. But the repeated drunken carousals of that Chief and his dependents, about, and subsequent to that period, seemed to obliterate every trace of seriousness that had been made, besides �Kalaialamea Kauai 1842 - 2. involving several of the resident natives in the whirlpool of dissipation. On the 30th of March last, my dwelling house, with all its contents at Kalaialamea, was consumed by fire, at 11 o 'clk in the morning. I t was the work of an incendiary, no doubt, t h o ' nothing has yet occurred to fix suspicion on any one in parti­ cular. The whole loss is about $200. Of this sum about $50 was the property of the Board, consisting of books - medicines shop furniture & crockery which had been deposited there for the benefit of the people of that region, and our own convenience during our seasons of temporary sojourn there. The health of some of the mission families has suffered some­ what more than usual during the past year. That of Mrs. Whitney has been very delicate during the whole year, and several times she has been reduced quite low. It can hardly be necessary to intimate to the mission the necessity of making the earliest and best provision in their power for the prospective medical wants of the families of Kauai. Church Statistics Whole N° recd to the chh: on examination 2 Whole N° on Certificate 65 Recd the past year on examination 1 Recd on certificate (unknown) Whole N° recd the past year (u.) [unknown ] Whole N° dismissed to other Chhs 6 Dismissed the past year 5 Whole N° deceased 1 Deceased the past year 1 Suspended the past year [ no figure] Remain suspended " Whole N° excommunicated 11 Excommunicated the past year 9 Remain excommunicated 11 Whole No in regular standing 50 Whole no of children baptized U [unknown] Baptized the past year U " Whole N° of baptized chn deceased U " Deceased the past year [no figure] Marriages the past year 12 Average Congregation 200 School Statistics Schools 5 Teachers 7 Scholars 185 Readers 123 Writers 28 Arithmetic 64 Geography 8 May 1st 1842 Th o s : Lafon �REPORT OF KOLOA May 1842. The year past h as been one of deep, & in some respects painful interest to the writer. It is known to most of you that in order to have the benefit of school for our children, which we could not have at our Island, it w a s decided that my wife should remain here, with our children, & I should return to attend to the duties of our Station. A l t h o ' under existing circumstances, we d o n ’t regret this arrangement; yet it has been the source of no little ca r e & anxiety to us both. This may be in a measure the natural tendency of our plan; yet this tendency has been greatly augmented by circumstances which could neither be foreseen nor guarded against. My wife who from protracted debility, was barely able, at the beginning of the year, slightly to superintend her do­ mestic concerns, has been repeatedly, & for considerable periods confined to her couch, & reduced almost to entire helplessness. But through Divine goodness, her life has been preserved & her health is about the same a s at the beginning of the yr. About the 1st of Jan. a severe cold accompanied with a paroxym of the complaint under which I have labored more than 10 years, reduced me greatly, & suspended my mission­ ary labors, nearly a month. With the exceptions occasioned by two visits to my family, & the sickness just referred to, I have held weekly at the Station, two services on the Sabbath, one on Wednesday P.M. & one on S a t ’y P .M . ; beside one & occas­ ionally two, weekly at the more distant villages in our parish. In connection with preaching at the villages, I have usually visited more or less from house to house. But the wetness of the season, & the sickness just alluded to (which left my system exceedingly sensitive to dampness) prevented my pursuing these labors to the extent of my wishes. In these visits, my own heart has frequently been r e ­ freshed by the evidence thus obtained of the Spi r i t ’s operation both on professors of religion & non-professors. And alt h o ’ neither clas s have been so permanently or so extensively, under H i s gracious influence, as is desirable, yet I can't doubt but that I have been permitted the year past, to see His work to a cheering extent on both. Throughout the year a very pleas­ ing & sometimes, a solemn, attention has been paid to preach­ ing, on the Sabbath; & probably for an equal period, the audi­ ence was never larger. During the early part of the year, there was special attention to religion. And I have reason to hope, numbers were truly converted. Within the year 57 have been received to the church on examination; & 5 by letter; 8 have been restored to church fellowship; & 7 suspended. 2 have been excommunicated & 2 have died in the Faith. �COPY - Report of Koloa -May 1842 . SCHOOLS In the former part of the year these were in a pros­ perous condition. Never more so. V ery few children of suitable age b ut were in school And the teachers tho' not all that we could wish were on the whole much better qualified than we had hitherto been able to obtain. But in D e c . the Pope's agents came into our field; & by presents, promises of presents, & pretending to teach English, drew away a number of children after them. Their hope of learn­ ing English, & the prospect of a pair of trowsers, or a slip, were quite an enticing bait. The No. thus enticed, as report­ ed by our teacher amounts to 57. The more remote schools, where there is least intelligence have suffered most. But as some have already returned, we indulge the hope, that when the novelty is past, & they find that they neither learn English, nor receive as many presents as they had been promised, of wh. some already complain, many others may forsake them. But they will doubtless deceive & ruin some, perhaps many. They have also, by feigned words, & other wicked arts, gathered a considerable No. of adult followers in our vicinity, t h o ' not exclusively from our field & in no case from among the professed disciples of Christ. But with very few exceptions, these were persons not accustomed to attend our ministrations; & consequently did not appear to effect our audience on the Sabbath, & perhaps had not the papists come among us, they might have perished by other means. It is however gratifying to know, that some 12 or 15 who adults have forsaken them & profess to be disgusted with their system. But to return to the schools. A most serious obstacle to their progress, is, the inadequate provision, for the support of teachers. The Superintendent would allow only form $1 2 . to 50 per ann. (?), and this in native produce, wh. is estimated at nearly double its value in specie. Now, in a district where an enterprising native, could acquire nearly twice the highest som e , specified, by agriculture, or job work, we can't expect that those who are qualified to teach, should be willing to spend their time, & labor faithfully, for such a compensation. According­ ly those best fitted for their office would have relinquished the business had I not engaged to pay them a considerable ad­ ditional sum. On this account I have paid $100. — in goods. Indeed the pittance they r e c 'd from Gov't was not only so in­ adequate to the wants of their families, but was collected with so much tardiness that had it been their only resource their families must have suffered. Contributions of the Church. The funds raised the year past, amount to $70.-- specie; & $80.— Koloa currency. This with $20.— of last year's funds, make $90.-- in Specie & $80.— in currency, in hand, to pay for a bell wh. has been ordered. This sum wd. have been considerably increased had the cane of our ch . members been ground as was anticipated. �COPY - Report of Koloa - May 1842. Beside the above, $10.— have been contributed for the poor of the Church & congregation, & distributed among the same. In this way some have been clothed, & subsequently, & consequently b r o ’t under the means of Grace, who had not previ­ ously attended to religious instruction. Whole a m ’t contri­ buted $90., Specie & $90.00 currency. There were by the last Census, about 260 children in our district of an age suitable to attend school. 226 have attended school a part of the y e a r . The last examination w h . I attended, 199 were present. At an examination held since I left 166 only were present. 6 had previously been sent to Br. J ’s school at Waioli, wh. w d . make 172, There were 104 readers, 82 writers, 13 have studied geography, 40 in child’s arithmetic, 42 in mental arithmetic. We have a Sabbath school, of rising 80 scholars, un­ der the care of the elders (?); one of whom is our principal school teacher. The elders have also kept up through the year, a morning prayer meeting wh. I have attended when con­ venient. (G uli c k ) STATISTICAL TABLE - KOLOA M 2 4 8 1 y a Whole No. r e c ’d to C h ’h on Examination - - - Whole N o . " " " " Certificate ------R e c ’d the past year on Examination - - - - - - Rec ’d " " " " Certificate- - - - - - - Whole No. r e c ’d the past year - - - - - - - - Whole No . -Dismissed to other churches - - - - - Dismissed the past year Whole N o . Deceased - - - - - - - - - - - - - Deceased - Past Year - - - - - - - - - - - - - Suspended " " - - - - - — Remain suspended Whole No. Excommunicated - - - - - - - - - - Excommunicated - Past Year Remain Excommunicated- - - - - - - - - - - — Whole N o. - N ow in Regular standing - - - - - Whole No. Children Baptized - - - - - - - - - Baptized the Past Year - - - - - - - - - - - Whole No . of Baptized children, deceased (probably) Baptized C h ’n, deceased Past Year - - - - - - Marriages - Past Year ----- -------- --- ---- -Average Congregation - - - - - - - - - - - - (P. J. Gulick Report - 1842) 224 54 57 5 62 53 1 18 2 7 4 21 2 14 191 125 37 12 16 700 �C O P Y Koloa, June 3, /43 Dear br. Chamberlain, I have just been looking over the Church record here & send you the enclosed Statistics to fill the blank in Gen'l letter. We got here safely, I go on to Waioli on Monday. Smith is here, his work at Waioli not f i n i s h e d ? love to all. In haste Yours, (Signed) STATISTICS OF KOLOA CHURCH - W. P. ALEXANDER. JUNE 1843. Whole N o. rec'd on Ex. - - - - - 224 " " " " Cert. - - - 55 R e c ’d - Past Year on Ex. - - - 00 " " " " C ertif. - 1 Whole N o., Dismissed to other C h ’s 58 Dismissed - Past Year - - - - 5 Whole N o . - Deceased 20 Suspended - Past Year - - - - - - 10 Excommunicated Past Year - - 2 Whole N o. Excom’d ----- 23 Remain Exc o m ’d - - 16 Whole N o. in Reg. Stand. - - - - - 170 (?) Whole N o. of C h ’n Baptized - - - - 127 Baptized - Past Year - - - - - 2 Average Addressed: Congregation 300 Mr. L. Chamberlain, Honolulu, Oahu. (Wm. P. Alexander’s Supplement to Report 1843.) 70 (?) Dr. �A report of the station of Koloa - [1846] . In presenting my first report to this body, I would call to mind with gratitude the goodness of God in permitting me to labour among this poor people. 21 months ago I entered upon my duties at Koloa; these have been to me months of not a little anxiety, & yet they have not been without their joys. We may truly say goodness & mercy hath followed us all these months. During this time we at this station, in common with those at the other stations upon this Is. as well as all the brethren of the Mission, have been called to mourn for one whom we loved & respected as a Father in this great, & good work. But his & our Father loved h i m more than we could & hence has promoted him to higher, & nobler employments. What may seem to be our loss is his gain; we would therefore bow to his will, and praise Him even in our affliction. T h e following is a statistical report of the church at this station - Viz Whole no admitted on examination 241 " " " on certificate 73 " " " the two past years 25 Admitted on examination " " " " on certificate Whole no. dismissed to other churches Dismissed the two past yrs Whole no deceased 10 15 66 2 31 Died the two past yr's 9 Suspended " 4 " " Remain suspended 6 Excommunicated the two past yr's 4 Whole no. ex. 27 �Koloa 1846 185 14 5 18 Whole no. in regular standing " " Children baptized Children baptized the two past yr's 87 Marriages the two past yr's In comparing this report with the last from this station, it will he seen that this church has neither increased, nor diminished the two years past, so far as no. are concerned the power of the church is the same. The above report does not include 18 members of the church who live at Lihue, & who have heretofore been considered a separate church. The Congregation on the Sabbath will average 350. noon it is much less. tended. In the after­ The meeting during the week are not well a t ­ This may be accounted for in some measure from the fact that many of the men are engaged in working for foreigners, & cannot leave their work to attend meeting. During most of the time included in this report meeting have been held every week at Lihue - Wailua & Mahaulepuu these meetings upon the whole have been well attended. We have had no evidence of the special influences of the Spirit among us during the time repor­ ted, nor is there at present any thing of peculiar intrest ( !) among the people. A few of the members of the church appear to be fighting the good fight of faith, but the greater part of them are w orldly minded lukewarm - & asleep. The Lord knoeth ( !) them that are His. So far as we know the Romanists have not made much progress in this field during the two years past. The Priest who is stationed here appears to be somewhat discouraged; he has been heard to say that the natives have almost wearied out his patience. If reports are true his congregation upon the sabbath is very small. The schools of this district are as prosperous as could be �Koloa 3. 1846 expected, with Teachers no better qualified for their duties than these. At the examination in Jan. 1846 there were 14 schools - 17 Teachers & 370 Scholars. The number of schools & Teachers have been increased since that time, but the no. of Scholars are about the same. In regard to the population of this district we can say nothing definite. We suppose there may be 2000 persons in it. The great difficulty among the greater part of the people here, as we conceive, is not that they have not heard of the way of sal­ vation but their indisposition to obey what they hear. We fear many of them will be found at the last day among those who were hear­ ers only of the word deceiving their own souls. However we commend them to Him who can give to them the understanding heart, & the apply­ ing conscience , as well as the hearing ear. Report - Koloa (Unsigned; marked on back "Mr. Pogue,/May 1846") �C O P Y J. W. SMITH’ S REPORT As my associate has made a report of the State of the Church and people at our Station, my report will he very brief. During the two years which have elapsed since our last meeting, I have spent most of the time at Koloa; though in the prosecution of my professional duties and in the pur­ suit of health. I have frequently visited other Stations. Though my health has been far from being good I have been enabled to attend to the medical wants of the Station, to keep an oversight to some extent, of the schools, and to make myself useful in various ways among the people. N othing of peculiar interest has occured in my de­ partment of labor. Daily application has been made, as at other Stations, for medicine & medical advice, which in some instances seems to be appreciated; though in not a few instan­ ces the applicant for medicine seems to feel that he is doing the missionary a favor. In some few instances natives have of their own a ccord paid a small sum for medicine. In consequence of impaired health, I was induced last N ov. to try the effects of a short cruise in a whaleship. I was generously offered a gratuitous passage by Capt. Slate of the Ship NIAN TIE of Sag-Harbor, and was at sea about a month; After which I landed at Hilo where I remained 5 or 6 weeks having arrived there in season to be useful in a medical cap­ acity to the families at that Station. I returned to Kauai, after an absence of nearly 3 months and am happy to report that by the mercy and blessing of God my health has much im­ proved. On the whole I have not accomplished so much since the last Gen. Meet, for the welfare of the people as I could have wished and as I expected. Much of my time has been con­ sumed on little matters such as getting a dose of medicine for this man, and a book for that, a sheet of paper for one a pen for another, and so on. Things useful & necessary perhaps to the people but not calculated to add interest to a report to this meeting. I will only add in regard to schools in our field, that though they are far from what we could desire them to be, they are probably less hemahema (defective) than at some other Stations. $28. 56 dollars have been r e c ’ d during the last two years for books. (Signed) (Dr. Smith's Report - May 1846) J. W. SMITH �THE REPORT OF THE CHURCH AT KOLOA FOR 1846-47. By the good hand of our God upon us we have again met to review the labors of the past, & to devise means for future operations among the people for whose benefit we dwell upon these islands. During the time included in this r e ­ port, the Church at Koloa have not been without its trials, nor in the midst of these have we been forsaken by Isr a e l ’s God He who never slumbers ha s been with us by day, & by night; in times of danger, & sickness; in health & prosperity We would acknowledge his hand in all his dealings with us, And praise Him for his loving kindness, & long forbearance. Sickness has entered many of the families in this field, & nearly all who where connected with these families were cal­ led to drink of the bitter cup While some have been re moved from these Earthly scenes, & we hope are now where sick­ ness, & pain are f elt no more . The flood has come upon us, and carried some of us to the very gates of death, through which we were permitted, to gaze, but not to enter We could say with a Prophet of old "The Waters compassed us about even to the Soul; the de bth closed us round about, the weeds were wrapped about our heads, the billows, & w a v e s passed over us, but He who said "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, & through the rivers they shall not overflow thee has abundantly fulfill­ ed his promise, & we were delivered On account of injuries received at this time I was laid aside about 2 months from my labors, during which time I received the kind attentions & sym­ pathy of D r . & Mrs. Smith - To them under God I owe my life I cannot repay them, but they will not be unrewarded We very much feared that this freshet would have been the occasion of another evil V i z . A famine among the people, as many of their taro lands with the food planted in them were swept away, b ut in this respect the Lord has been much better to us than our fears - And the people have not suffered for want of food We have not been blessed with a revival of religion in this field, a l t h o ’ we have not been without seasons when we hoped & believed the Spirit was operating upon many minds - Our meetings at the Station have been attended about as they had been in previous years There has been no dimunition, & per­ haps no increase At out Stations the Meetings have been better attended than formerly. During the past year we have admitted to the Church eleven persons on profession of their faith in Christ - Eight have been received by letter from other Churches and nine are now propounded, who may be r e ­ ceived at our next Commission Season — One has been suspended �- 2- C O P Y Report of the Church at Koloa for 1846-47; Con t' d . & five who had before been suspended have been restored, four have been dismissed to other Churches, and ten have died; being 1/20 part of our whole number All of this people are poor, very poor. Some of them have however contributed out of their deep poverty to the treasury of the Lord We have collected at the Mon. Con. for prayer $60. in Cash 50 d o l l . have been contributed to the Church at Waimea towards rebuilding their house of Worship At out stations the people have rebuilt one thatched meeting house, & erected two houses as r esting places for their Pastor when among them In this place it may be well to mention that the Pastor of this church has received a donation of $119. from the foreign residents of Koloa , _ $30. from other friends toward replacing his library which was destroyed by the freshet of 1847 The Papists have been doing very little in this field the past two years Their Schools have been re ­ duced from 3 to 1, And that much smaller than it was two years since, numbering according to the last report 20 pupils Their Congregations upon the Sabbath are reported as being very small. We hear that the Priest at Koloa is making prepara­ tions to leave us, & go to another part of the island We know of none who have been in the habit of meeting with us who have left, & gone to them, but a few have left them & now meet with us There are many things in this field which are dis­ couraging - Often we are greaved to see the waywardness of those in regard to whom we hoped better things There are those however connected with this Church who know what it is by faith to call God, their father. Their walk & conversation are con­ sistent with the profession which they have made before the world, and we hope they are growing in grace There are others who are a cause of grief, & sorrow They have a name to live, but we fear they are dead By them the cause of X is dishonored Our hope for them is, that the H .Spirit may ap­ ply the truth which they hear to their hearts, & their hypocrisy be exposed. (Signed) JOSH F. POGUE STATISTICS OF T H E CHURCH AT KOLOA, FROM JUNE 1st 1847 to May 1st 1848 Whole N o. admitted to Church :Whole No. past year 4 on examination - - - - 261:Whole N o . died - - - - - - 45 " N o. admitted " :Died past year - - - - 10 by letter 95 : Suspended the past year - 1 Past year by e x . ----- — 11: Remain Suspended 5 """ letter - - 8: Whole N o. Excommunicated - - - 28 Whole N o. Past year - - - 19: Whole N o . in regular standing 200 Whole N o. Dismissed to : other Ch. 78 : �C O P Y OF COPY J. W. SMITH’S To Gen . Meeting REPORT May 1848. During the 2 years which have intervened since our last Meeting my labors have not differed in any important par­ ticular from those of previous years. Blessed with a good degree of health, I have been able to administer to the medical wants of the people around us, to keep an oversight of the schools of our district, and to visit the other stations on the island as my services were required. tion came 21st long N o extraordinary events have taken place at our sta­ during these two years, except a tremendous freshet which upon us in the month of March 1847. The night of the of that month was a terrific night - a night which will be remembered by the inhabitants of Koloa. Early in the evening the rain commenced falling in torrents accompanied with fearful thunder & lightning which con­ tinued all night. In a few hours the small stream which flows past the Mission premises & which most of the year is a mere rivulet, began to swell & soon became a torrent deep and rapid, overflowing its banks & sweeping i t ’s way to the ocean. Between the hours of 3 & 4 O ’clock in the morning it burst into the dwelling of our associate, R ev. Mr.Pogue & drove him from it; and on his way to our house he was carried down by the current, the distance of half a mile, over Rocks, indigo bushes, taro patches & c. He finally lodged on a pile of stones where covered with bruises & nearly naked he sat in the rain till the dawn of morning showed him an old unoccupied gr a ss hut near, to which he crept & where he was soon found by the natives. Bro. Pogue was severely injured. It is a wonder he was not killed. The L ord had still work for him to do. On enter­ ing Br. P ’s house that morning it presented a sad spectacle. Doors were split - partitions started from their places - floors broken down - Books - clothes - furniture &c. with a cart load of mud & rubbish from the stream, were mingled together in a manner which may be imagined more easily than described. A native man belonging to the premises had saved himself by climbing a "hau" tree, & quietly sitting there in the rain till morning. Some of the natives in the neighborhood escaped from their houses by swim­ ming & in some instances with their children on their backs, so suddenly did the flood burst in upon them. But in the midst of all this there was mingled much mercy. Bro.Pogue although for some days we trembled for him gradually recovered & in about a month was able to resume his labors. The pastor was spared to the church & people. N o native �-2C O P Y J.W.SMITH’S REPORT TO GEN .MEETIN G, MAY 1848. Continued. lives were lost though some had narrow escapes. It was a mercy also that we with our little children did not occupy that ill fated hous e. We had left it only a few months previous. H a d we been there - considering the darkness, suddenness of the torrent & the depth of the water around the house, it is highly probably that some of the children if neither of their parents, would have perished. - Soon after the flood an epidemic followed & there were many deaths among the people. The form of disease was Bilious Pleurisy & it assumed a more virulent character than any dis­ ease I had before seen among the H awaii a n people. I regret that I have not been able to keep an accurate record of all my patients, their diseases & the results of medi­ cal treatment. Such a record would furnish many interesting & valuable hints. But such has been the multiplicity of cares on my hands & such the character of the patients that I have not found it practicable to keep any such record. I did however during the year 1847 keep an account of all the deaths & births that came to my knowledge in the district. Deaths 88 - Births 2 4 . The official report of the tax-gatherer differs widely from this; it is as follows; Deaths, 155 - - - Births, 36 I reason for believing that neither of these reports is correct, but that the t r u t h lies between the tw o . Taking the average therefore, we have 121 deaths and 30 births, which I think is not far from being the correct number. - The population of the district according to the r e ­ cent census is about 2900, so that there was 1 death to every 24 persons or about 4 per cent, of the w h o l e ; and it is also 4 deaths to 1 birth. How if these data are correct, and if this rate of births and deaths should continue, the period is not very re ­ mote when the district will be destitute of inhabitants. At this rate in the year 1860 the population will be about 1700 and in 1875 about 900 and in 1900 or 52 years he n ce only 300. But we hope "better things than this, though we thus speak.” We do not believe that our field is soon to be depopu­ lated. Many of the causes which now concur to produce this decrease of population are, in my humble opinion capable of �Continued. being removed; and I cannot but indulge the hope that as civil­ ization & Christianity advance among the Hawaii a n people, the decrease of population will cease, and that there will remain here a people monuments of the power of the Gospel down to the remotest generation. - - SCHOOLS. In our district there are 14 Protestant schools & one Catholic, making 15 in all. These schools are taught by 19 teachers. Of these teachers 9 educated at the Select school at Waioli, now under the care of Bro. Wilcox. Two have been connected for a lon­ ger or shorter period with the Seminary at Lahainaluna. One was educated in the school of our lamented Bro, Knapp - one reports himself from the boarding school at H i l o . Four re ­ ceived their education in the common schools. In these schools are 527 children of whom about 300 can read. The statistics of the schools are appended to this re­ port. N early all the children in the district of suitable age attend the schools more or less regularly. The teachers have not been well paid, and a large amount is due them from the Government. According to the r e ­ port of the Kahukula made on the 1st of January 1848 there w a s then due to the teachers about $700. - - This is in part owing to the number of natve s engaged by the year in the service of foreigners and who are thereby exempt from the poalua tax. Instructions have however been recently r e c ’d from the Department of Public Instruction which will henceforth in a measure relieve this difficulty. - With regard to the condition of these schools, the branches taught - progress made & c. they probably do not differ materially from other Hawaian schools. A school of girls numbering from 15 to 20 has been taught at the Station during the last winter by M r s .Smith. N eedle work has been the principal branch taught - though singing & religious instruction has not been entirely neglected. About 120 copies of the Elele, have been taken taken this year nearly all of which have been paid f o r . There was received during the year 1847 - about $15. for the Elele or near­ ly double the amount of any former year, also about 41 dollars for books a sum also nearly double that received in any former year. There is but one Catholic school now in our district; �J.W. SM I T H ’S REPORT TO GEN . MEETIN G, M A Y 18 4 8 . Continued. formerly there were three. That which still continues to exist is at Koloa, under the immediate care of the priest & numbers 20 pupils. - - We have also a sabbath school of about 100 children at the Station. We use the Aiokala and persue the plan of instruction adopted in most of the sabbath schools on the islands. We hope that our Sabbath School is doing some good to the rising generation. But if we compare it with the well furnished Sabbath school of N ew England, with its valuable library - its intelligent Teachers - its question books - maps &c. our Koloa school is certainly a rude affair. - We need other books for our sabbath schools. Aiokala and H imeni Kamelii are not sufficient - - The We need a series of good question Books or a good Catechism adapted to Hawaian children; And we shall in my op­ inion never see our Hawaian schools rise & assume tho high character which they ought to attain till some such books are prepared for them. I hope this meeting will not adjourn un­ till something liberal has been devised for our Sabbath Schools. (Signed) May 10th 1848. J. W . SMITH, Koloa, Kaui. STATISTICS Off SCHOOLS IN K OLOA DISTRICT ACCORDIN G TO THE REPORT OF THE KAHUKULA MADE IN APRIL 1848. N o. of Schools " Teachers " Boys " Girls " Absent Total Unable to read Readers Childs Arith Mental " Colburn's sequel Geography Writers The Catholic school has 15 19 272 171 84 527 126 299 73 164 87 193 129 20 is Catholic. " " scholars. �C O P Y R E P O R T OF THE STATION OF KOLOA ISLAND OF KAUAI TO GENERAL M EETING 1 8 4 9. With the church and people of this Station the past year has been a season of adversity. We have had no revivals, very few conversions - and very little of that earnest striving to "enter in at the strait gate" which is necessary to secure the Salvation of the soul. There has been an unusual amount of sickness amongst us and many deaths - Of those who were a year ago probations for eternity and the objects of the mis­ sionaries prayers & solicitude one twentieth are now dead, and most of them, it is feared, died in their sins. Every succeed­ ing month we feel more and more deeply that whatever we design to do for this people must be done quickly But not only has the destroying angel been abroad the past year Among the people, our own domestic circle has also been invaded, and one of our own dear little ones taken from us and consigned to the cold & silent grave. But no - we do not think of that dear child as in the grave - we love to think of her as a happy little Spirit before the throne - among the Redeemed, where she will be trained & perfected in everything that can adorn & beautify the Soul under the immediate care of our Heavenly Father. We mourn over that state of our hearts which rendered such a trial needful; and we would mourn and be ashamed that we have profited no more by this afflictive dis­ pensation. But how can we mourn that our child has escaped the snares & polutions of this wicked world - that the young & tender plant has been transfered from this "waste, howling wilderness" to the Paradise of God. An other child - our youngest - was very ill for many weeks and apparently on the very verge of the grave but the Lord kindly spared him. Owing to the great amount of sickness in my own family and among the natives the past year I have not been able to devote much time to direct labor for the spiritual welfare of the people. Mr. Pogue having been removed to Hawaii the Church at Koloa has been virtually without a pastor. The Hawaiian association in­ deed voted last year that M r .Rowell be requested to act as Pastor of the church at Koloa, but he lives 15 miles distant has a 1/12 according to the recent Census. �-2C O P Y R E P O R T Of The Station of Koloa 1 8 4 9 - Island of Kauai to General Meeting Continued. large field of labor of his own and cannot reasonably be expect­ ed to do much for the people at Koloa. The Public services on the Sabbath have been conducted in part by a native whose name is Kahookui and in part by myself. As a preacher Kahookui has done about as well, it is believed, as most of the native preachers. We pay him for his services $60. per annum. When the King and Chiefs were here last summer they were much pleased with his preaching and made him a donation of $85. Cash, which they raised by subscription among themselves. We had some fears lest this unexpected wealth should make hi m dissy, but we have not observed any particularly bad effects f r o m it. Kahookui has never r e c ’d any liscence to preach other than a verbal license. Some of his discourses are very good consider­ ing the limited advantages he has had, and the people have a degree of R espect for him as a preacher of the Gospel. We have sometimes, it is true, had our fears lest after all he should prove in the end to be no better than some others who once prom­ ised as fair as he, but hitherto he has done better than our expectations. Mr. R owell spent about two months with us last summer administered the Sacrament of the L o r d ’s Supper - & admitted to the Church 8 persons who had been propounded byMr. Pogue and 5 other persons by letter from other Churches. These are all the persons admitted to the Church & this the only time the Sacra­ ment was administered the past yea r . There is at present I regret to say a great want of interest as to Spiritual things among our people. The congregations are small and few, it is feared, mourn over the desolations of Zion. We need a pastor to reside among us to go in and out before us & break unto us the bread of life. There is no one at present at Koloa to perform the marriage ceremony except Mr. Walsh the Roman Catholic Priest and to him Church members & others wishing to enter the married State go to be married rather than go 15 miles to Waimea. Alt h o ’ the past has been a year of discouragements there have been a few things of an opposite character - There has been but 2 cases of discipline - and the amount of contribu­ tions to benevolent objects has been greater than in any former y ear - At the monthly concert $60. were collect & mostly in towards rethatching the Church April 6, 1849. (Signed) J. W . SMITH also $10. �C O P Y R E P O R T Of The Station of Koloa 1 8 4 9 - Island of Kauai Continued. STATISTICS OF to General Meeting (By J.W .Smith) CHU R CH AT KOLOA 1849. Admitted on Examina'n past year Whole N o. on Examination - - - - - - - - - - Dismissed past year - - - - - - - - - - - - - Whole N o. dismissed Deceased past year - - - - - - - - - - - - — - Whole N o. deceased — Excluded past year Whole N o. Remaining Ex c l ’d - - - - - - - - In regular Standing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Children Baptized past year - - - - - - - - - - Whole N o . Baptized Marriages past Year - - - - - - - - - - — - - Average Congregation - - - - - - -- — Admitted by Letter past Year - - - - - - - - - - - - STATISTIC Of SCHOOLS 8 269 1 79 11 56 0 201 3 160 5 &c. N o. of Schools 15 Whole N o. of Children attending School - - - - - - 460 D e crease of Children attending School in one year - 40 The Teachers were all paid in full for 1848 = $637.3 7 Paid same year towards old debt - - - - - 362.93 Whole A m ’t paid by G o v ’mt for Schools dur­ ing the year 1848 - - - - - - - Roman Catholic School has 20 pupils $1000.30 - - N o. of deaths in the district during the month of N ov. & Dec. 1848 - - - - - - - - - - - Whole N o. deaths in the field during the Year ac­ cording to recent Census - - - - - - - - - Births for 1848 According to recent Census Population of the district according to the Recent Census - - - - - - - 116 259 - - - - 68 2660 In (?) N o. of Teachers the same - - 15 This i s the the NNo. o. th at came to my knowledge probably other s There were 1847 �(J.W. Smith) Report of Koloa Station for the year ending April 1st 1851. Statistics. Rec'd on examination past year Whole No. on examination - - - - - From other chhs. past year - - - Whole no. from other chhs. - - - - Dismissed past year - - - - - - - - Whole no. dismissed - - - - - - - - Deceased past year - - - - - - - - Whole No. deceased - - - - - - - - Excluded past year - - - - - - - - Restored past year # Remain excluded - ------- - - - In regular standing - - - - - - Children baptized past year - - - - Whole no. children baptized - - - Marriages past year. - - - - - 10 299 6. [no figure] 0. 86. 8 75 2 2 [No figure] 222 0 161 [no figure] # Not the same persons who were excluded this year. The history of Missionary labor in this field for the past year may be summed up in a few words. Religious services have been held regularly on the Sabbath at three several places in the district; viz. at Koloa, at Lihue & at Wailua. At the two last mentioned places meetings have also been held regularly on Thurs­ days, & at Koloa on Wednesdays & Saturdays. Meetings have also been held more or less regularly in most of the villages in the district. Sabbath Schools and Bible Classes have also been sus­ tained at Koloa and at the two principal out stations. The meet­ ings have, in the main, been well attended; and, though some have heard as though they heard not, yet man y , it is believed, have been attentive listeners to the preaching of the gospel. About the first of Nov. last we held a protracted meeting at Koloa wh. seemed to be followed by the Divine blessing. There was a good attendance of church members and others. Indeed I have not known since I came to the island a more general turn out of the people. The meetings were solemn and impressive and nearly all who attended professed to be penitent & expressed �Koloa 1851 - 2. their determination to serve the Lord. Me had meetings every day from Wednesday till the following Monday when we closed by ob­ serving the monthly concert for Prayer. The preaching, during this series of Meetings, was done by Bro Rowell - Kahookui - and Palaineka a promising young man from br. Johnson's field. Prom the time of this protracted meeting, I have, when not prevented by sickness or other causes, held meetings every week, and some­ times several times in the week, for personal conversation & instruction with those who professed to be seeking the salvation of their souls. These meetings have been numerously attended, and have furnished me with an opportunity of becoming better ac­ quainted with each individual, and of give ( !) them "line upon line and precept upon precept." I trust they have been useful meetings. But ten persons have been admitted into the church the past year on the confession of their faith: thirty, however, stand propounded and probably most of them will be received at our next communion. There has been considerable increase the past year in the Amount of contributions to benevolent objects. During the year 1850 the sum of $192.88 was collected at the monthly Concert, which is more than double the amount collected any former year. Of this sum $100. has been given to the church at Waimea to aid in re­ building their meeting house. Sixty Dolls. was given to Kahookui our native preacher, $14.75 was expended in rethatching our own meeting house. The balance remains unappropriated. The Church & people have also contributed $250 towards my salary, making in all the sum of $442.88. This is certainly a considerable sum for a small Hawaiian Church. It should be ob­ served that the amount mentioned as collected at the monthly Concert was collected in the year 1850, and does not extend to the time of making this Report. That for my salary was partly collected in 1850 & partly in the first quarter of the current year. - I will also add that no special effort has been made to induce the people to contribute. They have indeed been told, that it was every man's duty to give something for the support of the gospel, to give cheerfully - & to give as God hath prospered him. As to my salary, I explained to one of the officers of the church my relation to the American B oard - and told h im that if the church would raise annually $250. towards my support, that with what I should probably receive from foreigners for medical services & from other sources it would be sufficient to justify me in making the experiment of ceasing to draw my support from the Board. This Elder proposed the matter to the churchmembers ( !) who all seemed to enter into it cheerfully and the specified sum was soon raised. It remains to be seen whether they will continue to raise this sum year after year. Kahookui, whose name has been mentioned in a former Report �Koloa 1851 - 3. as well as this, continues to do well as a native preacher & I consider him a useful helper. He is at present a member of the legislative body now in session. On the whole, though there is much worldliness among the people & it is to be feared much hypocrisy, both in the church & out of it, still there is much encouragement to labor. The people come out to the meetings and seem disposed to hear the truth, the Scriptures are in their houses & are read. I have sold for cash during the last 6 months more than 60 bibles besides testa­ ments. The word of God is among the people and He hath said, "my word shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please. and it shall prosper in the thing whereunto I sent it." The schools In the district have been kept up with about the same degree of interest as in former years. I am sorry however to add that the number of scholars is rapidly decreasing. In 1848 there were 527 children in the schools; but by the Report of the Superintendents made in March last there are now but 379 making a decrease of 148 or 28 per cent, in three years. The explanation is found in the fact that there are but few births, and of the few children born, a large majority die the first year. As an illustration, there were in the district of Wailua & Kapaa 20 births in the year 1850 - but at the end of the year 6 only out of the 20 were living & 14 were dead. The question is often asked can nothing be done to arrest this rapid decrease of population? Is there no Remedy? I would rather ask, can this people be made a virtuous people? Can they be taught successfully to obey the laws of their physical being? When this becomes their character, & this their practice, then a new era will dawn upon the Hawaiian people - a new race will arise - a race with robust constitutions - the land will be full of people & we shall hear no more lamentations over a decreasing population. J. W. Smith Koloa, Kauai May 12th 1851. �Report of Koloa Station for year ending April 1st 1852 Statistics Rec'd on Examtn past year 61 Whole no. on examination 360 Prom other Churches past year 13 Whole no. from other Churches 139 2 Dismissed,past year Whole no. dismissed to other chs . 51 2 Deceased past year 129 Whole no. deceased Excluded past year 1 Whole no. Excluded 28 1 Restored past year Suspended from Comn past year 4 10 Remain suspended Whole no. in regular standing 273 Whole no. of members whose place of residence Is known 283 Lost or place of Residence not known 8 Children, babtized ( !) past year 9 170 Whole no. Children baptized [no figure] Marriages, past year, Explanations over leaf These statistics need some explanation, as it will be seen that they differ in some Respects from the Report of last year. Since Mr. Pogue left the station it has been my practice to make out the statistics each year from the Report of the pre­ ceding year; but in accordance with a suggestion in Doct. Ander­ son's letter of Dec. 3, 1851 I have recently taken a new census and made out a new register of our church members. By this new census I found that the old report was correct as to the number of admissions, but there had been many deaths which had never been entered on the book. Seventy five, were Reported last year as the whole number of deaths; it appears now that the whole no. of deaths is 129: while only two are reported as having occurred the past year. The ch. members, it seems, have been remiss in reporting the no. of deaths. There is also a discrepancy in the No. of dismissions. Seventy five were report[ed] last year as the whole no. dismissed and only 51. this year. The explanation is this — that when a separate Church was formed for Doct. Lafon at Nawiliwili, it consisted of members of Koloa Church who lived in that vicinity and they were ma[r] ked on our records as dismissed to the Lihue ch.. But when Doct. L. left, the church cease[ d ] to exist, and the members, without any formal act, I believe, were considered as returning to their former standing in the bk. at Koloa. They �Koloa 1852 - 2. had been marked dismissed, they were rec’d back without letters, and in my new register I have considered them as original members. Eight persons are put down as lost, but it is not improbable, that some of them, if not all, may yet be found. The whole no. remaining cut off from the Church is reported to be 28. Of this no. 11 have died & 5 have left the district, & 12 only of the 28 remain with us. Some have been cut off, and, after some time, having given evidence of Repentance, have been restored again to ch. fellow­ ship. These are not included in the 28 above mentioned. The past year has not been distinguished for any special re­ ligious awakening among our people - nothing that could be called a revival; nor has it been a year of Remarkable stupidity in re­ gard to spiritual things. Sixty one persona have been rec'd into the church on confession during the year. Of these 30 were men­ tioned in my last report as having been propounded. The remaining 31 are, so to speak, a gleaning of former harvests. The Contributions at the Month. Concert amounted to $179. which is something less than the amount contributed last year. The contribution towards my support for 1851 was report[ed] last year. That for the current year is In process of being taken and Is not yet completed. Kahookui has continued to act as my assistant or rather my fellow laborer - and has acquited himself as well as in former years. My medical services have b een better appreciated by the natives than in former years if a willingness to pay is a proof of appreciation. I have rec'd from them, the past year $22.00 for medicines & services. This 4 times the Amount rec'd from that source in any former year. With regard to ourselves I have to report, that while the past year has been to us a year of unnumbered blessings, it has also been to us a year of domestic affliction. Death has again invaded our dwelling and we have been called to mourn the loss of one of the loveliest of children. Our youngest child died of dysentery, April 12. aged a little more than one year. "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord" [.] Another little one, in Oct. last rec'd an injury to his ancle joint. It was thought at first to be but a slight injury, inflammation however set in, the whole joint became involved & finally suppuration took place. To the little patient there has been days and nights of suffering, to the parents care and anx­ iety. For more than 4 months it has been a part of every day(')s business to dress & bandage that foot. Nor is this work yet done; but there is some improvement and we hope he will ultimately re­ gain the use of the limb. �Koloa 1852 3. Another child, still, was prostrated with Dysentery and for a few days our fears were intensely excited for the result. But the Lord spared her & she is restored to health, We would fain hope, that in the language of the Psalmist "it is good for us that we have been afflicted", and that these trials are a part of the "all things which it is promised, shall work together for our good. J. W. Smith Koloa May 10, 1852. �Report of Koloa Station for the year ending April 1. 1853 Statistics Rec'd on Examination past year Whole No. on Exam. Prom other Churches past year Whole No. from other Chhs Dismissed past year Whole No. dismissed Diceased ( !) past year Whole no. deceased Excluded past year Whole no Excluded Suspended past year Remained suspended Whole no. in regular standing Children baptized past year Whole no. Children baptized Marriages past year 22 382 6 145 2 53 8 137 0 28 0 7 291 13 183 14 For no. of children in the schools consult the Report of the Minister of the interior. Contributions, past year, For Kahookui's salary " Waimea Meeting House " Micronesian Mission " Meeting House at Lihue " My Salary in part 80.00 50.00 36.00 120.00 250.00 $536.00 �Report of Koloa Station for the year ending April 1, 1853 Statisti s s c 22 Rec'd on Examination past year Whole No. on Exam. Prom other Churches past year Whole No. from other Chhs Dismissed past year Whole No. dismissed Deceased past year Whole no. deceased Excluded past year Whole no Excluded Suspended past year Remained suspended Whole no. in regular standing Children baptized past year Whole no. Children baptized Marriages past year 382 6 145 2 53 8 137 0 28 0 7 291 13 183 14 For No. of Children in the Schools consult the Report of the Minister of the Interior. Contributions, past year, For " " " " Kahookui's salary Waimea Meeting House Micronesian Mission Meeting House at Lihue My Salary in part 80.00 50.00 36.00 120.00 250.00 $ 536.00 The state of the Church and people of this district, during the past year furnished little material for extended remarks. It cannot indeed be said that all things continue as they were in former years. Changes, though almost imperceptibly, are without doubt taking place. Nothing in society is absolutely stationary; all are making progress in one direction or another. - The path of the wicked diverges from God & the longer they pursue it, the farther are they from Him & the less the hope of their return. The way of the righteous is like the morning light which shineth brighter & brighter unto the perfect day. In one respect we have all made progress alike; 12 months nearer the end. we are all The servants of God have 12 months the �Koloa 1853 2. le s s to labor here below & are 12 months nearer their eternal home. The votaries of sin have 12 months the less in which to prepare for the judgment. lated guilt. Twleve months more have they added to their accumu­ We have all made some progress. Yet to the casual observer no great changes have taken place amongst us the past year. Few stirring events have occurred worthy to be entered on the history of our church. Among the few events of the past year worthy of record I would mention the visit of the brethren bound to Micronesia. They were with us from Friday till Monday and the Intervening Sabbath was provi­ dentially our communion Sabbath. An unusually large number of Church Members were present at the station & it was a day of deep interest. An impression was made on the minds of our people in favor of foreign missions which will not soon be effaced or forgotten. The visit of the Caroline is an era to which our people will look back in after years. For several months during the summer there was more than usual attention to the subject of Religion amongst our people. Our meetings were very fully ( !) and there were many enquiring what they should do to be saved. We would fain home ( !) some were lead ( !) to trust in the Savior to the salvation of of ( !) their souls. And although this special interest did not long continue, still, we feel that we have much to encourage us in our labors. The people generally appear friendly, the meetings on the Sabbath are well at­ tended and the church members in general seem disposed to take hold of the work. And although during the year we have often had reason to mourn over our worldliness and tho' the mass of the people have not been moved as we could have desired, still few cases have occured ( !) �Koloa 1853 3. V demanding the discipline of the church & no member has been cut off during the year. The people have felt the past year more than any former year the want of a pastor - an ordained minister, to reside among them. Bro Rowell, owing to protracted illness in his family and to the circum­ stance that he is engaged in the herculean task of building a meeting House, has not been able to spend a single Sabb. with us during the year. Bro Johnson was with us on Sabbath and the Communion was ad­ ministered once during the year. Kahookui, our native preacher has acquited ( !) himself quite as well as in former years. I consider him a valuable assistance. As to myself -, my labors have been as in former years, divided between the duties of a Physician, and the more direct efforts for the spiritual welfare of the people. With regard to contributions for benevolent purposes, we have advanced a little; the total amount contributed during the year being $536. which exceeds that of any former year. This sum was contri- buted in cash, besides which a considerable amount of labor has been performed in repairing the church at the Station and in collecting materials for a meeting H ouse at Lihue. Popery does not appear to have made any progress in this dis­ trict the past year. In reviewing our field of labor, I must not omit to call your attention to the Chinese who have recently been imported among us. There are in this district about 70 Chinamen or Coolies - who are about equally divided between the two principal plantations. There are also 6 or 7 of the old, or Canton chinamen in the district. The coolies, so far as any principles of Religion are concerned are as truly heathen as their brethren in the Celestial Empire. They have �Koloa 4. 1853 their idolatrous feast and their heathen worship. In point of morals, they will, I think, rank with the lowest class of Hawaiians. They are as thievish, as licentious as the worst natives & far more quar­ relsome. Serious fights among themselves are common & in several instances dangerous wounds have been inflicted. One, is in prison for house burning. Now it becomes a question of very serious import. the influence of these men upon the native population? W hat is to be And how will the Coolies themselves be effected by their residence here? The proprietors of the Koloa Plantation think they can see great improvement in their Coolies & that they are rapidly becoming civi­ lized. Most of them readily learn the native language and some of them may usually be seen in the church on the Sabbath. One thing at least is clear - our duty to pray for them ! and while we remem­ ber in our prayers the heathen in other lands, let us also remember the heathen at our own doors, that the Lord may shine into their dark hearts & lead them to look to the "Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world". J . W . Smith Koloa , May 2, 1853 �Report of Koloa Station for the year ending April 1. 1853 (Koloa 1853) The state of the Church and people of this district, during the past year furnished little material for extended remarks. It cannot indeed be said that all things continue as they were in former years. Changes, though almost imperceptibly, are without doubt taking place. Nothing in society is absolutely stationary; all are making progress in one direction or another. - The path of the wicked diverges from God & the longer they pursue it, the farther are they from Him & the less the hope of their return. The way of the righteous Is like the morning light which shineth brighter & brighter unto the perfect day. In one respect we have all made progress alike; - we are all 12 months nearer the end. The servants of God have 12 months the less to labor here below & are 12 months nearer their eternal home. The votaries of sin have 12 months the less in which to prepare for the judgment[ .] Twelve months more have they added to their accumulated guilt. We have all made some progress. Yet to the casual observer no great changes have taken place amongst us the past year. Pew stirring events have occurred worthy to be entered on the history of our church. Among the few events of the past year worthy of record I would mention the visit of the brethren bound to Micronesia. They were with us from Friday till Monday and the intervening Sabbath was providentially our communion Sabbath. An unusually large number of Church Members were present at the station & it was a day of deep interest. An impression was made on the minds of our people in favor of foreign missions which will not soon be effaced or forgotten. The visit of the Caroline is an era to which our people will look back in after years. For several months during the summer there was more than usual attention to the subject of Religion amongst our people. Our meetings were very fully [attended] and there were many en­ quiring what they should do to be saved. We would fain home ( !) [hope?J some were lead ( !) to trust in the Savior to the salva­ tion of of ( !) their Souls. And although this special interest did not long continue, still, we feel that we have much to encourage us in our labors. The people generally appear friendly, the meetings on the Sabbath are well attended and the church members in general seem dis­ posed to take hold of the work. And although during the year we have often had reason to mourn over our worldliness and tho' the mass of the people have not been moved as we could have desired, still few cases have occured ( !) demanding the discipline of the church & no member has been cut off during the year. The people have felt the past year more than any former year the want of a pastor - an ordained minister, to reside among them. �Koloa 1853 3 Bro Rowell, owing to protracted illness in his family and to the circumstance that he is engaged in the Herculean task of building a meeting House, has not been able to spend a single Sabb. with us during the year. Bro Johnson was with us on Sabbath and the Communion was administered once during the year. Kahookui, our native preacher has acquited himself quite as well as in former years. I consider him a valuable assistance. ( !) As to myself - my labors have been as in former years, divided between the duties of a Physician, and the more direct efforts for the spiritual welfare of the people. W ith regard to contributions for benevolent purposes, we have advanced a little; the total amount contributed during the year being $536. which exceeds that of any former year. This sum was contributed in cash, besides which a considerable amount of labor has been performed in Repairing the church at the Station and in collecting materials for a meeting House at Lihue, Popery does not appear to have made any progress in this district the past year. In reviewing our field of labor, I must not omit to call your attention to the Chinese who have recently been imported among us. There are in this district about 70 Chinamen or B o d i e s - who are about equally divided between the two principal plantations. There are also 6 or 7 of the old, or Canton Chinamen in the dis­ trict. The coolies, so far as any principles of Religion are concerned are as truly heathen as their brethren in the Celestial Empire. They have their idolatrous feast and their heathen wor­ ship. In point of morals, they will, I think, rank with the lowest class of Hawaiians. They are as thievish, as licentious as the worst natives & far more quarrelsome. Serious fights among themselves are common & in several instances dangerous wounds have been inflicted. One, is in prison for house burning. Now it becomes a question of very serious import. What is to be the influence of these men upon the native population? And how will the Coolies themselves be effected by their residence here? The proprietors of the Koloa Plantation think they can see great improvement in their Coolies & that they are rapidly be­ coming civilized. Most of them readily learn the native language and some of them may usually be seen in the church on the Sabbath. One thing at least is clear - our duty to pray for them; and while we remember in our prayers the heathen in other lands, let us also remember the heathen at our own doors, that the Lord may shine into their dark hearts & lead them to look to the "Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world". J W Smith Koloa. May 2, 1853 �Koloa May 12 1853 To the servants of the Lord, the Holy God. Greetings: Herewith I report to your assembly that the number of marriages I have performed from April 1852 to Mar. 1853 was fourteen couples. Secondly, preaching the word of the Lord in our districts from Wahiawa to Kapaa. This work of the Lord was agreeable in our hands. But our trouble was in the Lord's Supper in that we had no authority to conduct it. The deacons reported that trouble in their document. As to the pastorless churches, it is well, in my opinion, for the minister to visit every place. So Mr. Coan of Hilo should come to Kauai for some month, likewise other ministers. I ask you to have printed some books to aid in studying the Bible, in every place, but I have not the name. Dr. Smith can tell you the name of the book I want. All this is my thought. S. Kahookui [On back:] Report of Kahookui from Koloa Kauai Read by Mr. Alexander May 21/53 [Written in Hawaiian; translated by Henry P. Judd] �Report of Koloa Station for year ending April 31 ( ?), 1854 Statistics Whole no. rec'd on examination Certificate N° rec'd past year by Examination _______________ Certificate Whole No. rec'd past year Whole no. dismissed to other ch's ________________ past year Suspended past year Remain suspended _________ Excommunicated past year Whole no excommunicated Remain Excom. Whole no. now in regular standing Children baptized past year Whole no. baptized ________ 402 158 20 13 33 55 2 5 6 5. 34 17 304 6 189 Contributions For Waimea Meeting House " Lihue Meeting House " Support of Missionary " Monthly Concert collection $115.00 131.00 250.00 184.53 $680.53 The Monthly Concert Collection was exp ended as follows For ” " " the Salary of Native preacher Opunui at Strongs Is. Lihue Meeting Repairs of Meeting House Koloa 100.00 8.00 20.75 55.78 $184.53 Census Protestants Catholics Mormons Total population Coolies in the District Canton Chinamen White Foreigners 2286 377 148 2842 85 5 61 In 1847, 2895 -- �Koloa 1854 2. The Church at Koloa was organized in May 1835 and is now 19 years old. It consisted originally of 12 members, 5 of whom still remain and are now in good & regular standing In the Church. For 7 years after the organization of the Church Rev. P.J Gulick was pastor, aided a part of the time by Doct Lafon. I arrived at Koloa in 1842 & found the station without a resident Missionary. In 1844 Bro. Pogue arrived at the islands and was stationed at Koloa and was pastor of the ch. 3 years. In 1847 he was removed to Hawaii and since that time, a period of 7 years we have remained alone at the station. During this period Brother Rowell has been the nominal Pastor, has administered the ordinances - has aided us by his counsel & has preached for us occasionaly. Bro. Johnson has also in time of need lent us a helping hand. But the pastoral care and watch have devolved upon myself & native assistant Samuela Kahookui. Our labors for the past year - the period for which this report is especially designed, have not differed essential[ly] from those of former years. Our meetings are well attended on the Sabb. and there have been constantly some persons inquiring the way o:g life. We have received into the ch. during the past year 20 persons on profession of their [faith] and 30 more stand pro­ pounded, most or all of whom will probably be admitted at our next communion. The Meeting House at Lihue, which was mentioned in last year's report as in process of building, is not yet completed, but is in such a state of forwardness that we hold weekly meet­ ings in it. In the erection of this building we have rec'd essential aid from Hon. E. P. Bond circuit Judge of Kauai. He has not only made us a liberal donation from his own purse, but has interested himself much & successfully too, in collecting funds from foreign residents, and has besides this superin­ tended almost entirely the work on the building. It is proper also in this connection to report Bro & Sister Rice as located in this part of our field, not exactly in the capacity of missionaries & not in connection with the A.B.; but we recognize in them the missionary spirit and believe them ready to do good to all men as oppty. shall offer. Bro Rice holds meetings every Sabbath in the new Meeting House and Mrs. R. has a weekly prayer meeting with the native females. They also have a meeting every Sabbath in their own house for foreigners. We doubt not they will prove efficient helpers in that part of our field. Kahookui has continued to labor with us as in former years. I am sorry to add that he has nearly lost his eyesight. On a visit to Niihau last Aug. for the purpose of aiding in vaccinating the people of that island he was taken with a severe attack of ophthalmia which confined him to his house for months and nearly destroyed his eyesight. He has at last resumed his labors but is nearly blind & unable to read. �Koloa 1854 3. Through a merciful Providence the Small Pox, which produced such frightful ravages on Oahu, passed over us very lightly. There were but 5 cases in our district only one of which proved fatal. Other diseases however have been among us and 12 church mem­ bers have died during the year. Among the number was Debora Kapule whose name it is presumed is familiar to most of the members of the Mission. She was, it will be remembered, when the missionaries first arrived at the islands, the favorite wife of the veteran Chief Kaumualii who was called by foreigners "King of Kauai". Possess­ ing more than ordinary energy of character she had acquired such an ascendency of the old chief, that he left [h]is affairs very much to her management and she was for a time virtually the Chief Ruler of the island. She was early interested in Christian­ ity and was one of the Company of 8 persons who first made a public profession of the Christian religion at the islands. That Company consisted of Kaahumanu, Kalaimoku, Kealiiahonui, Debora[,] Kaiu [,] Namahana & 2 others whose names are not familiar to me All these have died Debora being the last. After the death of Kaumualii Debora continued to live at Waimea, and gave, it was thought [ ,] good evidence of her piety. Afterwards she removed to Wailua & being remote from the Station she of course received less of the care & watch of her pastor and she backslid, was ac­ cused of immorality & cut off from the church. She remained in this state several years but was finally restored, and continued to give evidence of piety, as we believe, till her death which occurred at Waimea last August - she was aged about 65 years. Debora was a [ "was" should be crossed out, too] had much influence among her people - she was a faithful friend of the Missionaries - she was a lover of the bible - she was benevolent. She has gone, we trust, to join the Company of the Redeemed. -Simultaneous with the Small Pox, the Mormons came in upon us, and went through the field, besetting both foreigners and natives & creating quite a sensation for some time. Of course there were not wanting persons to run after them. The census taken in Dec. gives 148 Mormons in the field. The no. I think has not increase[d ] since that time. The converts to Mormonism are almost exclusively of the "baser sort" & several of them are now in prison for offenses committed against the laws of the land. -The number of Catholics in the field is 377. - Popery does not appear to be on the increase. The no. of protestants is 2286 & total population 2842. The population in 1847 was 2895. -Our schools have all been kept up as usual - There is an earn­ est desire on the part of parents to have their children taught the English language and many would pay liberally could a suit­ able teacher be found. — The State of public morals amongst us, is yet far from being �Koloa 1854 4. what it ought to he - far from what we yet hope to see. There have been several cases of housebreaking & Robbery during the year. At one time there was much horse racing but this vice has been, for the time, effectually checked. The Sabbath is externally observed - Still we mourn at the number amongst us, who still remain indifferent to the claims of the gospel and regardless of the interest of their souls. We do not however despond - rather, from the history of the past we would take courage & go on to plant & water, trusting in God to give the increase. [.] J W Smith Koloa May 1, 1854 �Report of Koloa Station for year ending April 30th 1855 Whole " Rec'd " Whole Whole no. rec'd on profession " " on Certificate past year on examination " on Certificate no. rec'd past year no. dismissed to other ch's dismissed past year Whole no. deceased Died past year Suspended, past year Remain suspended Excommunicated past year Whole no. Excommunicated Remained excommunicated Whole no. in regular standing Whole no. children baptized baptized past year 437 189 35 22 57 59 4 154 5 3 9 2 36 17 352 201 12 Contributions For " " " Support of Pastor Native preacher Building Meeting Houses Foreign Missions 250.00 100.00 150.00 45.00 $574.00 The history of my labors for the past year possesses little that is extraordinary or of peculiar interest. We have been favored with health except a few weeks, when I was confined to the house with a severe attack of ophthalmia. It has been a year of health to my family and to our people, and I have been enabled to perform my usual amount of missionary labor. It is know[n ] , probably to all the members of this association, that a council of ministerial brethren met at Koloa last July and that I was regularly inducted into the Ministerial Office and in­ stalled Pastor of the Church at Koloa. It was with much hesita­ tion that I assumed the responsibilities which this step involved: but the experience of three quarters of a year has on the whole strengthened my convictions that the step was a wise one and that the interest of church were promoted by it. Since my report of last year Morman ( !) influence amongst us has decidedly declined. Many of its deluded votaries have returned to our meetings; others continue in the slough of vice and lust in which they have long wallowed. Popery, so far as I know, has not made any converts from amongst us the past year. — �Koloa 1855 2. The Coolies, and other Chinese, residing in this district and to whom allusion was made in my last report, have none of them embraced the Christian Religion [ .] Kahookui, our native preacher though nearly blind, continues to be a useful man. I find it more difficult, perhaps, than formerly, to induce him to visit the out stations, but have not discovered in him any diminution of spirituality of mind or of zeal for the cause. Bro Rice and his family it is known to you all reside in one part of our field. He usually holds one meeting every Sabbath at the Lihue Meeting House for natives; and another at his own house for foreign residents. I cannot refrain from adding that it is a source of much comfort & joy to us to have such a family in our field, and such a fellow laborer as bro. R - on whom I can always rely for counsel, aid, and sympathy. The amount contributed for benevolent purposes by our church & people the last year amounted to $574.00 which is about $100, less than the sum given the previous year. But no special effort was made the last year to collect money for any particular object. The above mentioned sum was taken up in the ordinary course of collection. -We have had for 4 or 5 months past. 2 schools in this district for teaching native youth the English Language. In these two schools about 40 pupils who pay $5.00 each per quarter for tuition The common schools are prosperous as usual. In glancing over the field at the present time, I consider the prospect to b e on the whole encouraging. The people are more industrious than formerly - and' some of them are building better houses. Our meetings are w ell attended throughout the district, & in the vicinity of of ( !) Lihue more than usual religious in­ terest is manifest. J W Smith Koloa, Kauai May 22, 1855 �Abstract for Ch. at Koloa. (1855) The prospects of this field are considered encouraging. The people are more industrious than formerly and some are building better houses. - The past has been a year of health to the mission­ ary family & to the people generally and the usual amount of missionary labor has been performed. Amongst the events of the year worthy of notice should be mentioned the Ordination of Dr. Smith & his installation over the church at Koloa in the month of July last. It was the first ordination that ever took place on the island and excited much interest among the people. — On the same occasion two Hawaiians also, were formally licenced to preach the gospel. There have been in the the ( !) Church the past year but few cases calling for discipline. - Thirty five have been received on profession of their faith & 22 by letter. — Mormanism ( !) is on the decline & Popery has made no progress There are two schools for teaching the natives the English Lan­ guage both of them doing well. The amount contributed the past year for benevolent objects if $574. — �Report of the Koloa Church. for year ending Apr. 30. 1857 Statistics Whole no. admitted on profession -- ---by Certificate Rec'd past year on profession -- ---by Certificate Whole no. rec'd past year Whole no. dismissed Dismissed past year Whole no. desceased ( !) deceased past year Excluded past year Remain excluded Whole no. in regular standing Whole no. children baptized " past year 530 226 13 16 29 67 3 192 23 11 29 428 287 13. -- Contributions - For support of Pastor $250 " Native preacher 150 " Foreign Missions 78 For support of 1 scholar at Lahaina luna 21.75 499.75 For church erections 210.00 total $709.75 Hitherto it has been the practice to report the church of Koloa as embracing all the church members from Wahiawa to Kapaa. There would, however, be no great impropriety in considering the field as divided into three parishes & three churches. -Wailua, 15 miles from Koloa is the most distant station. In this place & its vicinity are about 120 church members. They have their own church officers and their own place of whorship( !) and a congregation on the Sabbath whenever I have been present of 200 or 300 people. Could a suitable native pastor be found to come & reside here, it might be desirable to make this a separate & independent church. In such a case, Kealia, an adjoining dis­ trict from Bro Johnson's field, should be included in the new parish, and that would increase the number of members to 150 per­ haps more than that no. — The people of this region are not wealthy but could easily give $100 a year for the support of a pastor and the Hawaiian Miss. Society would perhaps do something to aid the infant church. Bro Johnson & myself as elder brothers would stand, the one on the right hand & the other on the left of the new pastor to aid, councel & sustain him in his labors. Can you send us a suitable man for this post? The church members who worship at Lihue number about 130 and �Koloa 1857 2. have, like the people of Wailua, their own church officers & their own place of worship. But the need of a separate pastor is less because Bro Rice has his residence among them; and though he is chiefly accupied during the week with the plantation yet he is usually able to hold one meeting every Sabbath with the natives & he is always ready to council ( !) & advise with them in all their difficulties both spiritual & temporal. The church at Koloa exclusive of the 2 out stations numbers 190 members. The congregation on the Sabbath is estimated from 300 to 400. -- Our adobie meeting house erected in 1837 is becoming somewhat delapided ( !) [dilapidated?] and the people have commenced collecting materials for a new church edifice. — The state of religion throughout the field for the past year has not differed very materially from that of former years. While we have been called to mourn over the worldliness & stupidity of some - and a few have forsaken us altogether, yet the mass of ch. members have stood fast on the Lord(')s side. Contributions for purposes of benevolence have not diminished and there have con­ stantly been a few inquiring what they should do to be saved. Dear Brethren Professional engagements prevent my being with you in your Annual meeting. I hope to hear, in due time, that you have had the presence of the Great Shepherd & Bishop of souls in your meetings & that you return to your respective fields with fresh zeal & renewed consecration to the glorious cause for which we labor — Very truly Yours J W Smith Koloa - Kauai May 1857 �Church at Koloa Statistics for year ending April 30th 1858 Whole no. admitted on profession on Certificate Past year on profession -------on Certificate Whole no. past year Whole no dismissed to other chhs Dismissed past year Whole no. Deceased Died past year Excluded past year Remain excluded Whole n o . in regular Standing Whole no. Children baptized Baptized past year Marriages 569 246 39 20 59 73 6 212 20 4 33 458 303 16 [no figure] Contributions for benevolent purposes in 1857 For support of pastor " " of Kahookui " Foreign Missions to HawaiianM.A, " building Meeting House at Koloa Total $257.00 150.00 63.00 27.00 $497.00 Koloa. The usual amount of pastoral labor has been performed in this field the past year. While we have not been without our dis­ couragements, yet we trust our labor has not been in vain. But few cases requiring church discipline; 39 have been rec'd on pro­ fession of their faith. The amount contributed in cash for bene­ volent purposes is less than in some former years, but a consider­ able amount of labor has been given in getting timbers from the mountains for a new meeting house. Our people also furnished some supplies for the Morning Star & sent 3 boxes of clothing to the brethren at Margesas [M a r q u e s a s ? ] . Among the events of the past year is to be noticed the pros­ tration of the Meeting House at Koloa by a gale of wind in Feb. last. It was an adobie building erected under the superintendence of Mr. Gulick something over 20 years ago - It had a thatched roof, which our people never could make water proof - and the walls had begun to crumble - W eary of thatching & rethatching our people resolved more than a year ago that they would have a new house. But we hoped to build at our leisure - It was supposed that the old building with some patching would hold out 2 or 3 years longer, and give us time to collect money [,] materials &c and enable us to build without embarrassment. - But the gale came - and the old house was laid in ruins - So build we must . - It is proposed to have a framed building - to be covered with boards & shingles and at least one third smaller than the old one. -- We have already collected a good proportion of the timber from the mountains. We �Koloa 1858 2. We have collected several hundred dollars in money . We have written to several churches soliciting aid & we propose to write to others - We have ploughed up 20 acres of land preparetory ( !) to raising a field of cane - A prortion ( !) of the female members of the congregation have formed themselves into a Ladies Sewing Society & meet weekly for sewing, & the avails of their labor being another tributary to the building fund. We hope some 2 or 3 years hence by the blessing of God to be able to report a new and comfortable church edifice at Koloa. It ought to be added that the people in the vicinity of Lihue are raising money to put on a shingle Roof on the meeting house at that place - The meeting house at Wailua as well as that at Kapaa were both prostrated in the gale of Feb. - so that building meeting houses is the order of the day throughout this field. Rev. Samuela Kahookui continues to be my assistant. Though blind he continues to [be] very useful in his way. He has had some severe domestic afflictions [&] trials the past year. Bro Rice still resides at Lihue and though mainly engaged with the business of the plantation his influence for good among the people is very great. The schools in this district have been continued the past year . with about the same interest and success as in former years. We are however painfully impressed with the fact that the n o . of children is constantly decreasing. - The school at Koloa which 15 years ago numbered over 100 pupils, now numbers about 4 0 — Amongst the events of the year worthy of record I ought not to omit to mention the visit of the "Morning Star" at Koloa in August last. It produced a sensation among our people - Their hands were open to give and their hearts were stirred up to pray — We hail such visits with joy - and hope the "Morning Star" will long continue to make us at least one visit every year. — J. W. Smith �Report of the Koloa Church May 2d 1859 Statistics Whole no. on profession " " on Certificate Past year on profession on Certificate Whole no. admitted past year Whole no. Dismissed Dismissed past year Deceased " " Total, Deceased, Excluded past year Remain Excluded Now in regular standing Total no. Children Baptized Baptized past year Marriages 570 261 1 15 16 81 8 24 236 4 440 305 2 Contributions from May 1st 1858 to May 1st 1859 -To To " " ” " Foreign Missions Kahookui Pastor Meeting House Lihue ” Wailua " Koloa [On back] Report from Koloa, Kauai 1859 Dr. J. W. Smith - $150.00 150.00 208.00 484.00 60.00 276.00 $1328.00 �Report of the Koloa Church May 1st 1860 Statistics Whole no. rec'd on profession " " Certificate Past year on profession " " Certificate Total rec'd past year Total dismissed Dismissed past year Total Deceased Deceased past year Excluded past year Remain Excluded Now in regular standing Total of children Baptized Baptized past year Marriages --- - Contributions fro ( !) Past year, Jan 1st 1859 to Jan. 1st 1860 For " " " Foreign Mission Pastor[']s Salary Native assistant Meeting House in cash 609 270 30 9 39 81 0 256 20 2 [no figure] 470 314 9 -- from 110.00 247.00 57.00 342.00 $756.00 Much labor in the cane field and about the Church not estimated. The past year has been, to the church of Koloa, a year of toil and self denial, and of prosperity. We have been success­ ful in building a house of worship, sufficiently large, substantial [,] commodious, and suitable to the place & the people. It is not yet completed according to the original design; we have no seats except such as the natives have provided for them­ selves; the gallery is yet to be built and much other inside work remains to be done. Still the house is so far completed that we have dedicated it to the service of God; and we occupy it with much comfort, and, we trust, with gratitude of heart to the Author of All good and to the many liberal friends who aided �Koloa 1860 — 2. us in the undertaking. The house, thus far, has cost about $3,700 of which $400 re­ mains a debt yet to be paid. Our field of cane, on which we spent many days of hard labor, did not prove so profitable as we had expected. The season was unfavorable and we had hardly half an avarage ( !) crop. We realized from it $72. - we had hoped for twice that sum. Nevertheless we consider our church building enterprize (!) as successful and would praise God & take courage. --But it is not only in regard to the house that the past has been a prosperous year: We have had evidence of the presence of God's Holy Spirit among the people. Almost immediately after the dedication of the new house the congregation began to in ­ crease in numbers and in seriousness, and, soon there were a considerable number inquiring what they should do to be saved. The meetings for Inquiry were well attended and, daily, persons were calling to converse with the pastor in regard to their spiritual interest. And what was a new thing with us a large proportion of those thus interested were young people. Six mon ths has past ( !) along, the inquiry meetings are still well attend[ed] ; but how many have been truly renewed in the spirit & temper of their minds It is impossible to say - "The Lord knoweth them that are his." What I have thus far said pertains to Koloa; but there has also been a good state of feeling during the year at Lihue. The meetings there most of the year have been crowded and the house has been found too small and the people have been talking of enlarging it. — The Wailua district, or that part of my field farthest from Koloa, has not been so encouraging the past year as the rest of my field. — In the latter part of 1858 foreseeing that I should be unusually occupied the coming year in building the new church I placed at Wailua, the best man in my field, as I supposed. That man was Samuela Kahookui whose name is somewhat familiar to your association. He Is a licenced preacher, and though nearly blind has had much experience in church affairs and I had confidence that he would do well. He removed his family to Wailua and I gave him ample authority, to preach, to examin[e] candidates, to call to account delinquents, & in fine, to perform all the duties of pastor excepting only that he was to report to me all his official acts for my approval - I was to visit him occasion[al]ly to counsel & advise and to administer the Com­ munion. The arrangement was acceptable to the people and they also engaged to pay Kahookui a salary of $100 per year and to build him a house to live in. There are about 120 church mem­ bers in this district. — The results of this arrangement dis­ appointed me. Every thing went retrograde the whole year. There was a falling off in the attendance at the meetings the house for Kahookui was not built - a small part only of �Koloa 1860 - 3. his salary was paid, the people seemed cold & distant when I visited them; and at last requested that Kahookui return to Koloa and that the old order of things be restored. I consider Kahookui's labors at Wailua a failure - & what was the cause? — I answer, chiefly his want of skill & judgment. He expected too much from the people - They began to collect materials for his house - but he disputed with them as to the size of the building - He wished a large & expensive house. they were discouraged and did nothing. — In a certain district where he held meetings he called upon the members to confess their sins publicly & insisted upon it - a few did so - the many were disgusted & at the next meeting only two persons were present, and the meeting died out. He lived unhapily with his wife and finally it became the unanimous opinion of all parties that it was best for him to return to Koloa. I have been somewhat particular in the details of this case because Doct Anderson & the Prudential Committee have given such prominence to the subject of a native ministry that every fact bearing on the subject ought to be made public. Kahookui is a good man, — I have known him 18 years, He has been to me a valuable assistant, But he has a Hawaiian character and I fear a church placed entirely under his control would soon run down. There is one other subject which I wish to mention in this report and to which I would call the attention of this association That is the large number of married persons who have separated. I have the names of 85 # couple of this class of persons living in my field. These are exclusive of divorced persons. Unnumbered evils grow out of this state of things & no people can be long pros­ perous where the marriage tie is loosely regarded. The pastor would vails everywhere on in this respect. — Association whether inquire whether this state of things pre­ the islands or whether his field is peculiar And it may be worthy of inquiry by the H. E. A there is any remedy for the evil. J W Smith Pastor of the Koloa Church Koloa May 14th 1860 #In some case[s] one of the parties belongs to the church but in no insta[n]ce both parties. — �Report of Koloa Station for year ending April 30th 1861 Statistics Whole no. rec'd on Profession " " Certificate Rec'd past year on Profession " " Certificate Total rec'd past year 711 282 102 12 114 * Total no. Dismissed " past year Total no. Deceased Deceased past year Excluded past year Remain excluded Now in regular Standing Total no. Children Baptized Baptized past year Marriages 86 5 283 27 3 -531 340 26 No. of Schools 13, Of children in school Total population of the District 310 2936 Benevolent Contributions for the year about $500.00 Report The past year has been distinguished for the increased number of admissions to the Church, for the amount of pastoral labor performed, for health & peace & plenty in the community gener­ ally. -- Over a hundred persons have been received into the church the past year on profession of their faith chiefly the fruits of the revival of 1860. Of this number about 20 were young people that is to say under 30 years of age. The number of admissions exceeds that of any previous year. Before admission they were subjected to repeated examinations by the Pastor and church lunas, and all stood a probation varying from 3 to 6 months. Still it is hardly necessary to say to those acquainted with Hawaiian character that it will not be extraordinary if some, nay, if many of this number should prove eventually to have only a "name to live", while they are yet dead in trespasses & sins. And, yet with every abatement, the pastor has great con­ fidence that many of them are true deciples ( !), that they have "entered by the door" - and that they will hold on their way, perhaps with much halting and stumbling, but will at last reach �Koloa 1861 2. the "Celestial City” . By the recent census there appears to have been a slight increase in the population of this district during the last 7 years. This is, without doubt, owing, chiefly, to the existance ( !) here of the two sugar plantations, which draw hither laborers from all parts of Kauai & from the other islands. Still, if the number of children in the schools is a just cri­ terion we must continue to hold an opinion unfavorable to the increase of the native population. In 1851 the whole number of children in the schools was 379 - now it is 310, being a decrease of 69 in ten years or an average of about 7 per annum. As to public morals, civilization and improvements, there Is doubtless and ( !) advance from year to year, but the progress is very slow. A murder was committed a few months since in a remote corner of this field, and several persons severlly ( !) stabbed. The perpetrator however, was not a Hawaiian, but a stranger here; it is said from one of the South Sea islands. He was about 16 or 18 years old, & could speak but a few words of either English or Hawaiian - He appeared to be a specimen of the untamed sa­ vage & ended his career by strangling himself in prison. In July last an association was organized at Koloa under the name of the "Ecclesiastical Association of Kauai." It is composed of the Protestant Clergymen resident on the Island and of such other persons as may from time to time be chosen members by the Association. The object of this Society, as stated in their constitution, is, to " exercise a supervision and control of the Protestant Churches on Kauai, to counsel them in affairs of difficulty, in the calling and dismissal of Pastors, and in all other matters when their spiritual interest are con­ cerned." - The association will hold two stated meetings in a year, and lay delegates are to be sent, one from each church, who will take part in the exercises of the meetings and report to their respective churches. - The following is a list of the present members. Rev Messr Dole, Rowell, Johnson & Smith, Messr Rice & Wilcox; also Samuela Kahookui & D Nuun iva, licensed preachers. I regret that I cannot meet with you and take part in your deliberations but It does not seem expedient for me to leave home at this time. And now praying the God of all grace to bless your meeting I remain Dear Brethren Very truly Yours J W Smith Koloa May 13, 1861 --- �Report of the Koloa Church year ending May 1863. The district of Koloa as a Missionary field extends along the Southeast and the eastern shore of Kauai a distance of 25 miles The inhabitants number about 2800 or something more than one third of the entire population of the island. The field is divided into three apanas, or divisions - first is Koloa on the south west where the Pastor resides - the is Lihue ten miles from Koloa - and 5 miles further on, is the district of Wailua the smallest, & least populous of the three. Perhaps it is proper to say that we have 3 churches, for each of these divisions has its own meeting house - its own church lunas, and church govornment ( !) and discipline is administered in each independently of the other. The State of Religion throughout the field is low -- far from what the Pastor desires, and very far from the high standard set forth in the Gospel - The Pastor would greatly rejoice to see his church like a well cultivated field in which were no tares, no noxious weeds neither briars or thorns, and where an abundant harvest promised to gladen ( !) the heart of the husbandman. But such is not the state of the church of Koloa. There are tares, there, amongst the wheat, there are some who have "a name to live while they are dead" — If necessary to mention the parti­ cular obstacles to the spread of the Gospel in my field I would say -- the depravity of the human hea[r] t - "deceitful above all things and desperately wicked". — the prevalence of old heathen notions so hard to be eradicated from the native mind - the want of family government - the low estimate of the marriage voews concubinage, & the decrease of the population — These are the real difficulties in the way, & I might cite many facts & fill many pages in illustration of this dark side of the picture; but these are evils which in a greater or less degree exist every where & are well know[n] to every pastor. - There is a brighter side to the picture & I shall take more pleasure in reporting some things that encourage the pastor to go forward cheerfully in his work. 1st There are in the church of Koloa a few faithful tried men on whom I can always rely - some of these have been in the church 20 or more years, & have never fallen [ .] They are al­ ways at their post and ready for every good work. Sometime ago one of these was prostrated with dangerous illness and as & his friends all supposed was about to die. As I called on him, one afternoon I found a company of his friends sitting around him w eeping while he was giving them, as he & they supposed his dying charge. "Lament not for me", said he, "when I am dead it is better to go and be with Christ than to live in this world. Twenty three years ago the Lord manifested himself to me - he has never forsaken me, he is with me still." - He did not die - �Koloa 1863 2. our prayers were answered & he still lives; but think I have never seen a clearer case of faith & trust in the Savior manifested in a dying bed. — Now this small company of faithful men & women are a great encouragement & comfort to the pastor - When evil minded men slander us and say that our work is a failure - that the church members are all hypocrites - my mind turns to these men & I say here are living witness[es] for the cause of Christ. - The number of this positive character is small - but there are many others of wh om I have good hope though they are less reliable. Another cause o f encouragement is the willingness of the people to hear the gospel. - I do not remember ever to have spoken to a native on the subject of his souls salvation who did not give me a respectful hearing. Whether nominally a morman ( !)or papist old native Kahuna or ignorant Kuaaina [person from the back woods] , all if kindly approached will listen for the time at least to the great subject of the souls salvation. Perhaps they would do the same to a Morman ( !) or a Roman Catholic - Still it is favorable that the people are accessible - I never return from a pastoral visit among [them] without feeling that [it] pays well - such labor is not in vain. After all the great encouragement lies in the Divine promise ”Lo. I am with you always" — ["] My word shall accomplish that where unto it is sent" - "All that the Father hath given me shall come unto me" . The ordinary routine of pastoral labor has been performed the past year much as in former years & I need n o t narrate particulars We feel very much the want of more religious & useful Reading for our people & especially do we need some good books for the Sabb. School - with only the new Testament and Teachers but poorly quali­ fied how can a Sabbath School be made permanently prosperous - It may be that it is a great error on the part of our Mission that we have been no more attentive to the instruction of the children and that we have so few - I had almost said - no books for the Sabb. School. We have at Koloa a Family Boarding School for native girls. It was commenced in April 1862 & consequently has been in existance more than a year. We have 12 pupils whose ages range from 5 years to 14. They are boarded - kept from bad associates - are instructed in the rudiments of geography, arithmetic &c - and in domestic duties. The design is to give them as far as possible a good domestic training to fit them to become good wives and mothers. The English Language is the language of the School because 1st The parents greatly desire It - and would not, probably, other­ wise pay to have their children kept in the School. 2nd Because young children easily learn the English Language & when once acquired we can readily provide them with suitable books, which we fear they will never have in the Hawaiian Language. 3 Because it is the common sentiment of the patrons of the �Koloa 1863 - 3. school, natives and foreigners & especially of the officers of the Government that it is desirable that they should be taught English. The terms are $50 per annum or $1. per week & for this sum the pupil is boarded & provided with books - The parents are expected to provide for the washing. The Hawaiian Government at the last session of the legislature appropriated $700. for the school for the next two years. One hundred of this was understood to be to aid in furnishing the house, & the balance for the Salary of the Teacher & assistants. - The parents have come under no pledge to keep their children in the school for any definite number of years, nor on the other hand, have we bound ourselves to continue the school. Still there is an understand­ ing that the children shall be continued in the school for sever­ al years or untill ( !) they can be better provided for. We con­ sider the school as an experiment - and can only say that so far it is prosperous and we are encouraged to go forward with it. -The Eccl. Association of Kauai met at Koloa in April last. There were present all the pastors of the protestent ( !) Churches on the island and 5 delegates from each of the three native churches(.) The Ass.n was in session two days - a sermon was preached - essays on various subjects were read - & many inter­ esting topics discussed. We had a pleasant & profitable meeting & adjourned to meet again in August next at Waioli J. W. Smith Koloa Kauai June 5, 1863 �Statistics of the Koloa Church, June 1 st 1863 d on Profession W hole n o . rec' " " Certificate on Profession year past Rec'd " " Certificate ii Total no. dismissed Dismissed past year Total no. deceased Deceased past year Excluded past year (oki loa ia) Remain excluded 758 312 2 22 90 3 324 19 4 [no figur e] 505 In regular Standing Total no. Children baptized Baptized past year No. of Marriages 379 15 [no figur e] Monthly concert collections Salary of Pastor, in part, " of Pohaku about 181.00 200.00 90.00 $ 471.00 Koloa Lihue Wailua Under Censure 25 18 7 50 absent. 9 9 8 26. in regular Standing - Total 215 249 186 213 104 119 505 581 21 suspended for Moekolohe [adultery] 14- for forsaking the Sanctuary & its ordinances 4 for Heathenish practices - the lua - &c [sacrificial pit ?] 4 " Bear ( !) Drinking 4 " for selling & drinking Awa 2 " for conniving at Moekolohe 1 " Stealing. 1 " gone to the Mormons. total Lunas, Koloa 11 - Lihue 7 - Wailua 5. 23 - �Statistics Koloa 1863 5 Excommunicated, all for Moekolohe pupils No. of common schools is 13 1 English School for Natives 1 1 Girls Boarding School 1 14 schools Puna Total population about 2800 1 Roman Catholic House of Worship & 1 Morman (! . ) [Outside sheet] : 1863 June Report Koloa Station of' Kauai XXX (!) 20 12 XXX (!) 2. �4t h Mr. Dole's Report, read May 4 th 1863. [Koloa - Lihue] One year ago there was mourning on Kauai. Mr. Rice the faith­ ful missionary, the father & friend of the Hawaiians, the upright magistrate, the tried & trusted friend, the loving & revered husband & father, a pillar of the Foreign Church of Kauai, had finished his course, & many were weeping because they should see his face no more. The plantation of which he w as superin­ tendent, the church of which he was deacon, the natives who had flocked to him as to a father in all their troubles, the foreign community, who trusted in his sound judgment & disinterested friendship, & his family who almost adored him, had suffered a loss which they felt might never be made up. Evil things had doubtless been spoken of him; but those evil things were either false, or the result of misapprehension. Having taken a long sea voyage with him, - a most excellent opportunity to gain an insight into character, — having been intimately associated with him ten years at Punahou, & after an acquaintance of twenty years, I can sincerely say that I have never known a person whose character was so beautifully symmet­ rical, — so perfect. Of a sound & discriminating judgment on all matters with which he had to do, he had become self-reliant; Sc yet he never obtruded his opinions on others. He was one of the most modest men that ever lived. He frankly gave advice, when requested; but if his advice was unheeded, he found no fault. If his opinions were called in question, he was ever ready to give the reasons which had satisfied him of their cor­ rectness; but he never made any effort to gain over others to his way of thinking. With capacities for mercantile business, which, if put into requisition, would have numbered him with merchant princes, he yet showed that his great object was not to accumulate, not to do good by means of accumulating. He came to these islands to do good, & he sought to accomplish this object by a blameless & holy life, & by letting his light shine. If pure & undefiled religion consists in visiting the fatherless & widow[s] in their affliction, then was Brother Rice truly religious. But he was at the furthest remove from thinking of meriting heaven. The sentiment of the great apostle was his, "By grace I am what I am;" & all his anticipations of heaven were connected with the great sacrifice of the Lamb of God [.] Jesus was indeed the foundation & the crown of his hope. On him, the Rock of ages, his soul reposed with unshaken confidence, during all his wasting & wearisome sickness. This faith gave him the victory over the world; it rendered him more than a conqueror over death & the grave. But Brother Rice has gone, & a sad void is left; — not soon to be filled. a void In Sept. 1860, the foreign church of Kauai was organized. This church numbered nine members. Of this church Brother Rice �Koloa - Lihue Dole 1863 - 2 was deacon. He went to his heavenly home May 27th 1862. About six months later Mr. Blumlein, another brother beloved, went also to his rest. In January of the present year Mr. & Mrs. Hardy left Kauai for a sojourn of some years in California. Thus have the two pillars of the church, Brothers Rice & Hardy, been re­ moved, & we shall long feel the loss of their counsel, their cooperation, & their prayers. But the foundation remaineth sure. Besides these losses, two other members of our church have removed from the Island. On the other hand five have been added to the church by profession, & one, by letter; and these additions make good the original number of members. The Lord has been good unto us; & we trust that this is a vine of his own planting, & that he will cause it to grow, & flourish, & bring forth fruit to his own glory. Though my field of labor among the foreign residents of Koloa & Lihue is a contracted one, yet I have no doubt of Its importance. A wicked foreigner, will do much to counteract the missionary's efforts & influence: & foreigners who cast off fear, & neglect prayer & the reading of the bible, & who are in places where there are no religious services in their own own ( !) language, as a general thing, exert an increasingly demoralizing influence. Hence the great importance of furnishing this class of our fellow men with the means of grace; — of opening to them places of worship, where they may hear the gospel preached in their own language, & where they may be frequently reminded that it is appointed to men once to die; & after death, the judgment. In this way, a restraint is thrown upon their passions & lusts, & if they are not converted, they are certainly less wicked, & their influence over the natives is less harmful. My labors the past year have been essentially the same as in former years, - preaching on alternate sabbaths at Koloa & Lihue, & teaching 35 weeks. I have been endeavoring to sow the good seed; & I have had some evidence, - not so much as I could wish, - that my efforts have not been altogether in vain. The good seed will not be lost. God will cause it to germinate & grow. Perhaps he will bestow a sheaf or two upon the unworthy sower. [On back]: 1863 June Report of Rev. D. Dole �Annual Report Read June 4, 1863 (copied) [Essentially this is the same as the report/with the heading "Mr. Dole's Report, read May 4th, 1863". The following, however, is not incorporated into the one copied .] There is a change going on in the population of these islands. The proportion of those speaking the English language is increasing, while the native race is passing away. More of the Hawaiians than heretofore are getting hold of the English; & this increased acquaintance with the English seems destined to go on until the Eng. becomes the spoken language, just as Spanish is the language of Chile, & Portugese ( !), of Brazil. Were those speaking the Hawaiian language a nation of millions, the change going on would be much less rapid, & the encouragement to create a Hawaiian literature would be much greater. To adapt our effort to the wants of the population, present & prospective, is the part of wisdom. Those speaking the Hawaiian only, need a litera­ ture & they ought to have one; but we shd not be justified in expending as much labor & money on this literature as if there were millions of readers. While we must have regard for the want of the Hawaiians in this direction, those speaking, & those learn ing the English must, by no means, be neglected. �C O P Y REPORT OF THE KOLOA CHURCH June 1st 1866. The great event of the year in this field has been the formation of a new church at Lihue. On the 25th Feb. 1866 a Committee from the Ecclesiastical Association at Lihue - an d about 200 Ch . members belonging to the Koloa Church, but liv­ ing at Lihue at its vicinity, were duly organized into a new & independent c h u r c h . W aiamau, a licentiate of the Associa­ tion, who had been laboring some six or eight months in this field, was then ordained to the Gospel Ministry & installed pastor over the Church th us organized. All this was done in harmony and with the cordial concurrence of all parties concerned. Waiamau will doubtless report the success of his labors, and the state of his church for the three months which have elapsed since its formation. There have been received into the Koloa Church during the past year ten persons on profession of their faith, and three by letter. For this we rejoice; and we consider it a token for good, an evidence that the Lord has not entirely forsaken us. But the State of religion amongst us is not en­ couraging. Indeed it has been a year of backsliding and worldliness. The Churc h is passing through a severe trial not of persecution as we read of it, in Turkey, not of war, or famine, or pestilence. But a tide of worldliness is setting in upon us. Native labor is in deman t - money can be made now - and an increase of wealth begets a desire for honor & pleasures. Moreover some have imbibed the notion that the religion of the Missionaries is too strict and puritanical they like better a system of religion that deals gently with their sins. - that allows the native hula - that is not op­ posed to moderate drinking nor to visiting on the Sabbath & such like indulgences. What we need is a thorough revival of religion. When the Holy Spirit shall come in his power and convince men "of sin & righteousness & judgment” then there will be an end of all this caviling, & they will see, and feel too, that Gods law is exceeding broad, and that it is "holy, just & good". We have an interesting Sabbath School at Koloa. From attend the School regularly and at no time since I came to Koloa has there been so much encouragement in the Sabbath School as during the past year. - 70 to 10 children Our family Boarding School for girls continues flour­ ishing. During the past year we have erected an additional building for the better accommodation of the children, and now (* of Kauai, met at the meeting house) �-2- C O P Y REPORT OF THE KOLOA CHURCH June 1st 1866. we have 25 pupils. The Ecclesiastical Association of Kauai has had two meetings the past year - One at Waioli in Aug., last; and one at Koloa in Feb. of the present year. We have revised our Constitution & made some alterations for the more efficient accomplishment of the objects of the Association. At the meeting at Koloa the Association elected three Delegates to attend the Annual meeting of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association at Honolulu in June. The Delegates are Naumu of Hanapepe; D. Kealah ula at Koloa, and J. W . Kahele of Hanalei. (Signed) J . W . SMITH Pastor Koloa, June 1, 1866 Kupahu goes goes up as substitute for could not leave his School. (Signed) J. W . S. Kealahula who �Report of Rev. Daniel Dole - Koloa 1866 It is expected of a report read before this meeting, that it be interesting. In order that it be interesting, there must be interesting materials, from which, to draw, & out of which to construct the frame work of a report. If the writer is conscientious, he will endeavor to make his report truthful. As in nature, lights & shades are blended, & as in his year's experience joys & sorrows, encouragements & discouragements, zeal & languor have either been mingled together, or have succeeded each other, so will he form & shade his report. To shut his ey es to what is dark & discouraging, & exaggerate what is hopeful & cheering, will deceive those who are ignorant of the state of his parish, & cause those, who are acquainted with it, to doubt his judgment, or veracity. T o shade the picture too darkly to see nothing but gathering clouds & coming destruction; to be able to derive encouragement & hope from no quarter, gives the impression that the writer is a hypocondriac As I lack material for an interesting report, I will try to be brief, neither penning what is imaginary, nor magnifying trifles. During the past year I have preached every Sabbath with but one exception, & although my audience has been small, as many have come out to hear me, as could be reasonably expected; & in regard to the attention they have given to the word preached, I have no occasion to find fault. In preaching I have tried to be faithful, & I have reason to believe that the presentation of so much truth has not been in vain; but I cannot report conversions. For a revival I labor & pray; & for a revival I hope. A few weeks ago I heard that a foreigner living at Koloa was sick. I went to see him. His parents were R oman Catholics; & his preferences were with the Catholics. Some time ago he obtained a D o u a i (sic Douay) Bible of the priest, having paid, him $4 for it. During his sickness, he commenced reading it in earnest. The priest called to see him, & proposed sending some books; but as he had the bible & prayer-book, he declined the priest's offer. The priest told him, it wd (sic would) do him no more good to read the bible than a newspaper, as he cd (sic could) not understand it. But this did not accord with his experience. He thought that he �page 2 Report of Rev. Daniel Dole - Koloa 1866 cd (sic could) understand, much off the bible; especially the words off the Savior; & he was quite sure that his bible reading was doing him good. Thus he lost confidence in the priests. He h as never been to confession; & he says that he never shall go. He considers himself a Christian; & some off his ideas & feelings seem like those of one who has been born again. He needs instruction. He says that when he recovers & gets some decent clothes, he shall attend meeting. He has 3 bright little children, one off them is in Miss Knapp's school. The foreign element at Hanalei & vicinity is rapidly increasing, & it seems important that the gospel be preached to them regularly at an early day. Br. Johnson has, for some months, had a sabbath exercise for their bene­ fit; but Br. Johnson has as much as he has strenght (sic strength) for among the natives, & there is danger that he may go beyond his powers of endurance. The field off labor among foreigners is a very important one, & if it is not cultivated & the good seed sowed, these is danger that taros will be cast in abundantly During the past year, I have spent 4 or 5 sabbaths there, & the attendance & attention were both good. The present year, I hope to be there more— a few months ago, Mr Kavanagh (?) commenced a school at Hanalei, & he has prospered beyond our expectations. His school now numbers about 20, mostly half whites, with 3 or 4 Chinese children. Mr. K. has a s. school, & the most of his pupils attend. His is untiring in his efforts to advance them in their studies; but it is evident that their spiritual good lies nearer his heart. His influence on the foreigners will be great; & it wd (sic would) not be strange if his school shd (sic should) raise up one or two missionaries for the Chinese empire. �1867 Annual Report of the Church of Koloa, Kauai, June 1, 1867 The church parish of Koloa was a large one formerly from Wahiawa in the west as far as Kapaa on the east - 25 miles in length. In the year 1866 the district of Lihue was separated and a separate church was founded there and before this the district of Wailua\was united with Lihue, so that the district of Koloa was greatly reduced in size. Wahiawa is the boundary on the west and Mahaulepu the boundary on the east and ten miles is probably the length if measured on the sea-coast. The population of Hawaiians is 938 and of foreigners 40, of part-Hawaiians 59, of Chinese 57 - a total population of 1094. In this district are 6 government schools, 1 girls' boarding school and a school for foreign children - the school of Rev. D. Dole. The total number of pupils in these schools is 123. Total number of church members - 150. The Sunday church attendance is between 160 and 175 and in the evening meeting the attendance Is less. In a survey of this parish, the Sunday School is the thing that greatly encourages the pastor. There are 80 or more regular attendants and the total number of teachers, adults and pupils coming regularly to our Sunday School is 120 or more. We rejoice in our Sunday School and ask the great Shepherd of Israel to pour his powerful Spirit on this field and make these pupils to become followers of Him. �1867 The week-day meetings have decreased greatly. 2 The men are absorbed in work, some are in camps and the majority are unbelievers. But the Thursday and Saturday meetings are not entirely dead a few people attend regularly but not many. Furthermore, on account of the pastor's frequent visits to Waimea and also because of the multiplicity of his tasks, the -mem­ bers chose Kealahula as assistant pastor. His salary Is the money to support the teacher which the members give freely. The status of the Hawaiians in this district is satisfactory for some but the majority are Indifferent and indulge in physical sports. Drunkenness and adultery are the chief sins among us. jury in the courts of law is another great sin among us. stop these egregious faults? Per­ What will Not the power of man nor the law of the Kingdom for these things are weak. The only thing that will put an end to the great sins among us is the Holy Spirit of God. Therefore the pastor and members of the Koloa church ask that you pray for us. The Girls Boarding School. The good character of this school continues. pupils. There are 27 They are cared for, instructed, protected and some of them seek for eternal salvation for their souls. Another thing. The Evangelical Association of Kauai. Six churches are united in this Association - the churches of Waioli, Koolau, Lihue, Koloa, Waimea and the church of Niihau. There were two meetings this past year. At the last meeting �Koloa 1867 3. three delegates were elected to attend the Aha Paeaina in the month of June - as follows, Kealahula, Kanakahelela and Kahananui. We have hopes that our Association will he the means of ad­ vancing the work of the Lord and govern the churches on Kauai and Niihau. J.W. Smith [Written in Hawaiian; translated by Henry P. Judd] �[Dole's Report - Koloa, 1867] There is not much from which to write an interesting annual report in the work & experience of a country parson at the Ha­ waiian Islands,yet, interesting or not, a report must be forth­ coming. Our work, it is said, is among a Christian people: but can that be a Christian people, when a girl, who remained virtuous till 16 or 17 years of age, is pointed out as a " rara avisin terris, nigrogne simiblima cygno," (Jm. 6:164.) & virtuous boys are still rarer? In saying this, I do not include the families of foreigners, nor boys & girls in boarding schools. Can that be called a Christian people, when one fourth of those who are called to testify in the courts, do not hesitate to swear falsely? Is that a Christian people of whom a venerable mis­ sionary, now no more, declared, them"? "There is no faithfulness in Is that a Christian people, when the family institution, in a great majority of cases, is unknown? according to our ideas, such a nation is not a Christian people, still if we call the English, when four fifths of the men live in a state of concubinage before marriage, a Christian people, we may be justified in applying the same term to the Hawaiians. Among such a people, the ministry of reconciliation is a work full of discouragements. and so also is the work among foreigners at these islands. Among these are all classes, - the virtuous & the immoral; the \ learned & the ignorant; - believers & infidels. Tak ing into account the number of foreigners at Koloa, the attendance on my preaching has been good, & the most seem to be interested in the word preached. I have endeavored to �Koloa - 1867 2. preach the gospel in the spirit of the gospel, not sparing the sins of my hearers. One of my parishioners, & quite regular in his attendance in the sancturary, has gone to his last account, during the year. He was an Englishman, of more than three score years, had been much at sea, came to these islands about 30 years ago. He had many good qualities, but was addicted to hard drinking. For many months before his death he seems to have reformed, in this respect; & he often expressed the desire, to live during the rest of his days, a life of penitence. He said that he trusted in the Savior, & he seemed to feel the import of the words. I have some hope that he died in the faith, but my confidence is not strong that his last end was that of the righteous. Another of the residents of Kauai, also more than 60 years of age, was, a few months ago brought to the gates of death. As he looked into the future, he was filled with horror; & he prayed earnestly to be restored to health, & made strong prom­ ises of living a different life. The Lord raised him up, & he has since been living at Waimea. Whether he is mindful of the promises he made in his extremity, & is faithful in performing his vows, I do not know, as I hear conflicting reports about the man. He wd be a miracle of grace, should he live hence­ forth a life of faith. In the stilness of the early Sabbath morning, apr. 7th Mrs. Maria Isenberg passed away from earth, leaving husband, mother, & sister overwhelmed with sorrow. not old enough to comprehend their loss. Her children are Five years before �Koloa - 1867 3. lacking 20 days, her sainted father had soared to the world of light; & when the messenger came for his first b o rn, his happy spirit might have been present to welcome her into the spirit w orld, & to guide her blissful flight to the throne of God. With a well cultivated & well furnished mind & a heart which was the abode of kind feelings & Christian charities, she well fitted to perform the duties of daughter, s i s t e r ,wife, mother, & friend. With correct ideas of the great object of life, she was devoted to her family, employing herself in her weakness to the last day in ministries of love; & all the while endeavoring to adorn the doctrine of God her Savior in all things. (Titus 2:10.) Her departure has made a sad vacancy, not soon to be filled, in her family, in the neighborhood, in the little foreign church of Kauai, & in the whole circle of her acquain­ tance. The weekly prayer meeting, sustained by our two families, has often been attended by several foreigners. Our school has been in operation during the year, & eight of our pupils have boarded with us. [Unsigned: Mr. Dole's Report] Koloa, June 5,1867 �[Mr.Dole's report 1867 or 1868] "When ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, we are unprofitable [E waiwai ole aku ai] servants,” said the Savior on a certain occasion to his disciples. Luke 17:10, & this feeling of unprofitableness comes over me & causes me to exclaim, "My leanness, my leanness!" (Isa.24:16) I have been praying for a revival, & looking for a revival. The people come to meeting some of them often a quarter, or half an hour before the appointed time. They give good attention to the word preached; but I do not hear them asking, "What shall we do to be saved?" I do not hear them telling what the Lord has done for their souls. I have the satisfaction of knowing that God’s word comes, week by week, in con­ tact with a number of minds; & God has declared that his word shall accomplish that which he pleases. (Isa.55:11?) The good seed, I trust, will erelong This is a consolation. , spring up, & bring forth fruit. Within the year three of the foreign residents of Kauai have passed away. One of them will be missed in this meeting; for he was generally present, & interested in all the Reports & discussions that had a bearing on the cause of Christ; & the welfare of mankind. But we of Kauai miss him much more; for we are a feeble folk; & the love of many is waxed cold, & erroneous doctrines are welcomed, & iniquity abounds. We need all the strength, & perfect union of all who love the Lord Jesus: but our hope is not in man. We look to the Lord to set up a standard against the in-coming iniquity, & to baptize his servants with the Holy Spirit, & to inspire them with seal, & gird them with strength. Then will they go forth & prophecy to the dry bones, with the expectation of a great moral resurrection �2. Mr. Dole's Report - 1867 or 1868 Br Johnson left us for a short season, as we supposed; but our heavenly Father willed that we should see him no more in the flesh, yet he may still feel a greater & purer interest in all that pertains to the salvation of the Hawaiians. He may be present in our meetings, rejoicing over every good plan, & every hopeful indication of in­ creasing interest in the things of God. One of the foreigners who has passed away within the year was a Swis s, & he had been employed several years on the Koloa Plantation. He was regarded as faithful to his employers; but he was not faithful to himself. He manufactured a slow poison, which he called beer, & that was doubtless the cause of his death. He could not properly be called a drunkard; but was a hard drinker, & of that class that do not live out half their days. The other was an American from the state of Maine; a hard working & enterprising man; but fond of revelr y & strong drink. He was warn ed by failing health of his end, & admonished to put his house in order & prepare for another world. He made his will, & appointed his executors; but there is no evidence that he made his peace with God. He told a friend, a day or two before he died that he was praying the most of the time & then he would curse his native attendant for his awkwardness. Praying & cursing mingl ed! salt water & fresh? bitter? Can a fountain both yield or send forth from the same place sweet water & (Jas.3:11 & 12) Thus he departed under forty years of age, another warning to those who are inclined to rioting & drunkenness, to chambering & wantonness." (Rom. 13:13.) [Unsigned : Mr.Dole's Report] �Report of Koloa Church lay 27, 1868 There has been no great strange work in the district of Ko­ loa in the past year, nor has the work been changed. This year's work has been like that of former years. The services on Sundays and week-days have been kept up; the ordinances of the church have been observed and we have strength­ ened the Sunday School. The word of God has been proclaimed in the church and in the villages, but not many have been converted. The majority are like the word of the prophet, "Their heart is sluggish, their ears are deaf and their eyes are closed." Sunday School. t The Sunday School is held every Sunday. The majority of the children in this district attend Sunday School, a total of 100 or more. We are hopeful about this school and we wait for the Holy Spirit to descend and the hearts of the children to be born again. We are circulating the "Alaula" among them; 60 copies are given out every month. The church pastor. Great and varied are his activities. Regulating the government schools. Guardian of the church. Medical treatment for the sick. Visiting in other districts and consulting with the younger pastors, even tho’ he is an old man and his physical strength is not as of old. Therefore in the month of March he stated his idea to the deacons and asked them to release him and look for a new pastor �Koloa 1868 2. for the church of Koloa, and for the church to support him. The members are considering this matter hut have come to no decision - when a new pastor is certain, then they will decide. The Girls' Boarding School. The school was started six months ago. The number of pupils is 30 if you count them all from the beginning. One has died; six pupils returned to their parents; two were married and live with their foreign husbands. There are 21 in school at this time. One joined the church last year, and the teachers hope for more, but it is our great desire that God will pour dorm his Spirit on this school and that he will make them all disciples of Jesus Christ. Government schools. There are five schools in the Koloa district - one R.C. and 4 Protestant. The four teachers of these schools are members of the Koloa church. There are 100 or more pupils. The status of these schools is excellent like the schools in the time of Armstrong, perhaps even better. (Abraham [Fornander] the Superintendent comes every year and meets with us and discusses agreeably with us the things that benefit the schools.) N o school in this district has been given up for lack of funds The church Association. It is well for the pastor of the church of Koloa to report briefly concerning the Association of Kauai, because he is the permanent Scribe for the Association and who shall report for this Association if not the Scribe? We have had three meetings in the �Koloa 1868 3 past year - two half-year meetings and one special meeting. We have all probably heard that God took a member of this Association. On Sept. 1, 1867, Rev. E. Ioane died aboard the "Morning Star" and his bones lie interred on the island of Ebon in the Micronesian group. God has created a great gap in our Association. Ioane was a pioneer missionary, ready in discussion and in energizing together with us in everything of importance to the church of Jesus Christ. We live with deep regret for the companion that has gone. "Blessed are the dead if they die in the Lord." J.W. Smith Church pastor [Written in Hawaiian; translated by Henry P. Judd] �|[Koloa, Kauai 1869 - 1870] The Report of the Church of Koloa for the year 1869 from June to May 31, A.D. 1870. Here we are in the happy year, the year of Jubilee, fifty years from the t i m e of arrival of the missionaries. Associates, I shall not declare to you, that the Jubilee has arrived in the heart of the truly religious in the church of Koloa and not in the hearts of unbelievers just like it came upon the truly religious and the people on the day of Pentecost, but some deeds have been done and seen through the truly reli­ gious and other persons in the covenant of blessing. (1) The arousing of the members. This is probably a happy year; the majority of the members has been awakened and have worked with activities suitable for them. Observing Sunday and going to the house of God - they were wide-awake to go to church on the Sundays in this year. (2) The church is peaceful. The church has had no distur­ bance or foolish talking; no persons cut off; and not many sus­ pended, except perhaps the persons not seen. It is for God to see and to cleanse those persons. (3) They have cheerfully supported the pastor this past year They have assisted the poor people have given money for that object and erected a house. They have made offerings for the new monthly benevolence and other objects. There are other fruit harvested outside. The work of the pastor, - preaching on Sunday mornings and evenings, by some members chosen by him and Rev. J.W. Smith �(Koloa, Kauai 1869-1870) 2 has agreed to preach, if he is not feeble. Three days a week are devoted to the outside meetings by the pastor in the districts. He conducts these meetings if there are no hindrances. Meetings of elders. They are held every month and at other times as they wish to meet. Their purpose is to consider all the things that concern the church. 2. The arousing of the balance of the people to seek spirit­ uality. Many persons have awakened, associated with the pastor and deacons there have been brought into the church persons whose good fruit has been seen. It has been explained, some have rejoiced and some have been enriched to grow and produce prodi­ giously. If this is to become a true Jubilee here in Hawaii, then there shall be awakening and many sleeping in the graves of unbelief and laziness shall sigh. There are 37 subscribers to the "Kuokoa" from January on, and 50 to the "Alaula" from March. Last year there were 31 to the "Kuokoa" and 37 to the "Alaula" . Sunday School. The Sunday School is held regularly between the morning worship and the evening, divided into classes; the total number of pupils being between 100 and 200. For two thirds of the year the former publications were used - Bible lessons, childrens' catechisms, New Testament. For the last two months or so the old lessons were given, in­ struction by the pastor on Thursdays. �( Koloa, Kauai 1869 - 1870 ) Chinese - many Chinese laborers are in Koloa and they do not attend church, but some have come in the last months. Some of these Chinese have consented to he taught, but because there is no house where they can have school, that activity ceased. The "Alaula" has increased this year over last year. E. Helekunihi Pastor of the Koloa Church [Written in Hawaiian and translated by Henry P. Judd] �[Koloa, Kauai 1870-1871] The Field Report of the Church of Koloa, Kauai, from June 1, 1870 to May 31, 1871. The pariah continues under the times and seasons for all works under heaven reported by Him, the excellence of wisdom. The worker has labored in the past year, has cleared the weeds, fertilized and irrigated and the field is green, has fruited and mature fruit was harvested last year. The truly spiritual have done deeds showing themselves for God by the fruits developed. The members are peaceful and there has not been much difficulty of the members, a thing which makes the worker happy. Some persons who had stayed out of the church because of en­ tanglement have returned. The unbelievers have awakened, have been repentant and seek the pure milk of the spirit. But like the permanent character of everything on the earth - joy and sadness, so also the worker has had these two lessons. We have not been much visited by the Holy Spirit, nor has he left those who associated constantly with him. He helped them or else they would be indifferent and back-sliders. The worker has been paid the salary which they voted, on the first of every quarter. They did not owe one cent at the end of the quarter or on the last day of the year. If in this manner all the Hawaiian Evangelical churches should support the pastors, then they would not bewail their troubles. Epidemic of fever. The fever began at the end of October 1870 and continued its strength until Feb. 1871 and seems to have cooled off at this time. It is thought that this fever has come from some swamp in �Koloa 1870-1871 2. Koloa, that is Pelena; there the big trees were controlled by Palil a, the expert of the olden time and have lain in the water as though for many years, located for many acres. At the time of the heavy rains of Oct. and Nov. 1870, it was full and flowed into the town. Here is an explanation, by the stream and adjoining places this sickness was first started, from October to January. In Koloa itself there were 40 cases and 6 deaths, one of them of the school of Dr. Smith. This illness is of long duration - 5, 6 or 7 weeks, but not of sudden death; they survive if cared for properly. I baptized some person made manifest in bis home, because of his inability to come, due to illness. Church Statistics. There is a discrepancy in the church statistical report. In the counting of the members in the district at the present time there are 183; this is more than the number in 1870. Here is the discrepancy noticed in the reports of the past years. The total number of persons joining the church on confes­ sion of faith and by letter from the beginning is 1180. Total of deaths, dismissals and suspensions was 897 - balance from 1180 leaves 283 - a discrepancy of 100 in the number of members at the present time. That discrepancy remains. E. Helekunihi [Written in Hawaiian; translated by Henry P. Judd] � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Kauai (and Niihau) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Kauai - Koloa - 1835-1871 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1863, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/bc9d48dcbf6397a7ffd7461077d8071c.pdf 5fd879442e20e9bfc20a6b423f57a331 PDF Text Text Reports of Waimea, Kauai Since there was just one station on Kauai - that at Waimea - until 1834, the reports through 1834 cover the entire island and Niihau �K A U A I A N S W E R S TO QU E S T IO N S 1 , 3 & 4 , I N C IR C U L A R D A T E D . BOSTON, M ASS., MARCH 15,1633. Sent by B . B . Wisner, B.An derson and David Greene, Secretaries, to the missionaries of the American Board of Com­ missioners for Foreign Missions. 1. How large a territory and how many people is it possible for your present number of missionaries to supply with preaching and pastoral care ? 3. What is the extent of country, and the number of people, remaining unprovided with preachers of the gospel? 4. What part of this unoccupied field is now in a state to receive direct missionary labor ? And how many mission­ aries is it advisable to send to it ? The Isl- of Kauai has a sea coast of eighty-two miles, & a population of 10,947. There are no large inland settle­ ments. Of this number of inhabitants, the present mission­ aries are able to supply only 4,297 - with preaching & pastoral care - & not even this number without great effort, as part of them are twenty miles one way, six the other. There are then 6,650 inhabitants destitute of preaching & pastoral care, scattered over a country of 56 miles in extent. Should the Isl- be divided into four missry stations, the natural divis­ ions would be in the following order. The first at Waimea which is now occupied, on the south-west part of the Islincludes a country 26 miles in extent mostly dry & barren & the western extreme an almost inaccessible precipice. It extends from Nuololo on the West to Wahiawa on the East, including a population of 4,297. Of this number 3,883 are within six miles of the station. The second division is at Koloa the southern part of the Isl- & 14 miles East of Waimea. It extends from Wahiawa on the West to Kalapaki on the East, in­ cluding a fertile country of 15 miles in extent & a population of 2,166. Koloa is the center & the two extremes could be easily visited on horseback. Vessels frequently anchor here, & communication with Waimea by water is easy. --The third division is at Kapaa on the East part of the lsl.- including a beautiful & fertile country of 17 miles of sea coast, extending from Hanamaulu on the south-west & Pilaa on the northeast. It has a population of 2,385 - all of whom can be visited �-2- [Kauai Answers to Questions 1,3 & 4; Boston, March 15,1833] in a short time by a missry at Kapaa the center of the station distant by nearest route 30 miles from Waimea. There is a harbor here into which small vessels sometimes enter, but which is not always accessible on account of the surf which occasionally breaks across the mouth of the harbour. ---The fourth division is at Hanalei on the north part of the Isi. extending from Papaa on the north-east to Wawapuhi on the North-west, includes a sea-coast of 24 miles, & 2,099 inhabitants, 1,825 of whom, a r e within six miles of Hanalei. This is the most fertile, part of the Isl.- though considerably broken up by deep ravines. The western extreme is nearly in­ accessible, either by land or water. At Hanalei there is a deep bay & g ood anchorage. It is frequently visited by ves­ sels. The land communication between Waimea & Hanalei to the West is broken by an iron-bound coast steep precipices, to the East, it is 50 miles. The natives sometimes cross through the center of the Isl. in one day, but the road is ex­ ceedingly bad & can never be made much better on account of the high mountains. In point of health, fertility of soil & pleasantness of local situation the three unoccupied stations are equal, if not superior to Waimea; & should Missionaries be stationed there, a part of the inhabitants now at Waimea, would naturally withdraw, so as to make the population of the four stations about equal. A t each of these stations, the people are exceedingly desirous that a missry should come among them, & a man of the right stamp would be recd with open arms, & hailed as a friend & a father. One missry in health at each of these 4 stations, would be able with the aid of a Physician & schoolmaster on the Isl. to attend to all the labour of preaching, pastoral care, &c. The expense of liv­ ing, so far as native produce is concerned, would be a mere trifle - other supplies could be sent, with but little expense. Niihau: - This small Isl. lies 20 miles west of Kauai. The want of good water, occasional famines when the people are obliged to leave & the sparce population, seem to exclude the hope that a foreign Missry will be comfortably & usefully settled among them. There are on that Isl. 1,079 inhabitants, scattered over a sea coast of 40: miles of dry & barren country. Waimea is rather nearer than any of the other stations, though Hanalei is almost equally accessible & the Isl. could be occasionally visited by a M issry from these stations. The wants therefore of the unsupplied population of Kauai & Niihau, & the facilities for planting new stations on the former, are such that we earnestly recommend to the Board to furnish a Missry for Koloa, & one for Kapaa, & one for Hanalei, together with a Physician & a well qualified schoolmaster for the whole Isl. The Committee recommend that there be 4 ordained Missionaries at KAUAI - i.e. 2 in addition to the present number; 1 Physician; 1 School Master. [Voted accordingly] �TABLE OF CONTENTS Kauai Island Reports (Until 1834 there was only one station on Kauai - that at Waimea. Hence, the reports thru 1834 include the whole island and Niihau. ) Hawaiian. Expressions List of Articles Sent to the Station at Atooi - - - Report for Tauwai Receipts from depository, presents from various persons, expenses, etc. 1822 1823 Receipts & Expenditures of Tauwai Station - - - 1824 Tauwai Quarterly Report - S. Whitney - 1824 Quarterly Account Tauai - " ” - 1825 Tauwai Quarterly Bill & letter to Levi Chamberlain " " - 1825 Tauai Account " " - 1825 Expenditures for the Quarter " " - 1826 - 1827 S. Whitney - 1828 " 1829 Kauai Account Unsigned Letter to "Brother C." " " " " " Expenditures of the Kauai Station 1829 Report 1830 ) 1831 )? 1836 ) Expenditures of Kauai Station - - - Expenditures for Mr. G 's [Gulick] house Report of Kauai Station 1832 - - S. Whitney 1832 - - 1832 Supplement to Report of Kauai Station - - 1832 Part of the Report of Kauai Station - Gulick - - 1833 Report of Kauai S. Whitney - - - 1833 Report of the Station at Kauai " - - - 1834 " �TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Waimea Reports Report of Waimea Station " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ft " " " " Mrs. " " " " " " Waimea " " " " " ft ft " " " " " " " " " " " Statistics of Church at Waimea ft " " Pastor 's Report for Waimea " " " Church Statistics " " " " " ft " - Waimea ft ft " " " " " " " " " " " Report Waimea Station " " Report of Waimea Church 1848 1849 " " " Report of Waimea Station 1846. 1847 Rowell B . G . " - " " " Station Report " " Statistics of Church - Waimea " " " " Church " " " Report of the Station at Waimea ft " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 " " " " " " " " " " " S. • Whitney " J.W. Smith 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1858 1859 1861 1862 ? 1863 - - 1866 �Kauai Reports (S. Whitney) Hawaiian Expressions August 1 - 1825 Page 3 Paragraph 1 Line 15 16 August 1 - 1826 Page 1 Line 18 �List of articles sent to the Station at Atooi, May 3, 1822 A lot of fish hooks - 5 50 2 50 14 Handkerchiefs .......................................14 00 45 yds Minehew at 30 cts per yard is 13 50 4 00 .... ............... . 8 00 37 yds Grass cloth at 30 cts .................... 11 10 2 pr Shoes 2 00 40 00 Do - - - - - - - fish lines 2 piecs white Nankeen 4 do. Blue do 20 pieces Blue Nankeen 30 Yds Blue cloth at 150 per y. ................ 45 2 Saddles ...................................... 2 bridles ...................................... 10 Coffe cups & saucers 1 Coffee pot 4 White bowls ... 2 White Pitchers 2 Looking glasses 1 iron pot 1 do kettle 1 lamp filler 1 tunnel 1 nusselamp (?) 1 dipper 1 tin sugar bowl 1 do bake pan 00 �List of articles sent to the Station at Atooi, May 3, 1822 7 yds cotton cloth 12 yds sear sucker 1 file 4 yds black silk 1 piece crape 1 bedstead 6 bottles Brandy 6 do (Jin 1 brass kettle 1 bbl Beef 1 do Molasses 1 do vinegar [cont'd] �Report for Tauwai Recd., from the depository at Oahu Octr. 20, 1823, the following articles, viz. 3 Doz. fish hooks 5 ys. Dungaree, 2 Doz. Jaok knives, 3, 60 2 ys . India Calico, 1 , 80 1 Carving knife 1 1/2 Galls. Rum 1 2 Do Wine 12 1/2 37 1/2 3, 60 ............. .... 18 00 ............... 7 20 ................... 3 60 ............. .............. ..... 60 .... 1, 50 2 ........................ 25 3, 00 qts. Brandy Small quantity of dried Apple 1 Pr Shoes ............ .............. . 1 2 Pr Shoes ........ $2. 4 , 00 1 Water pot 2 Padlocks 2 Small locks ...................... 20 2 , 00 ......3 . 1, 00 67 Articles for Geo. Sandwich 4, 00 2 Shirts ................ $ 2 ..... . 1 Pr Nankin Pantaloons 1, 75 1 Pr Sattinett 2 , 00 1 Vest do. 1, 75, . 1 Pr Shoes. . 3......................... 1/2 yards gingham 10 yards Duck for a haramoc, 1 , 20 5 ...... ..... ..... 2, 92 7 , 50 63, 26 1/2 �2 Report for Tauwai Recd, from the Depository 52 lbs Rice ..... 10cts 32 qts. Beans ..... 8 add ... 25 pr Ct. 7 - 40 12 qts. Indian Me a l........... lb Domestic Coffee, 11/2 lb. ginger Small quantity of Hops, 1 lb. Tea ............87cts 1 Gallipot of preserves 1, Nov. 3, 1823 21/2 lbs. Sugar Candy 1 ...... 25cts . Small Butter keg of Potashes, Tin cup ..... 31cts 10, lb Codfish .. 30 1, bbl bread ...... Various articles of clothing in a bundle, valued at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Nutmegs ......... . 2, Pr Yellow Nankin, 1, bbl. Molasses, 17cts $ 17; 00 1, bbl. Pork $ 25,00, add pr. 1, Crape Coat 1, White Jacket. �3 Report for Tauwai Articles delivered Mr. Whitney at sundry times between N o v . 29th 1, Short jacket (on hand) 1, Handkerchief & Dec. 26th 1823 ............................... (do) 1, . 1, Pr yellow Nankein pantaloons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 1, ............. ................... . 1 , Quire refuse paper 40 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . Remnants Dungaree 1, Maro 33 24 ...................................... To the following bot at Auction 4, 00 4, 25 ..................................... 2, 26 shirt ......................................... 1, 40 Crow, Draw Shave &c 2, 05 4, Shirts ...................... 1, Lot of Jackets & V ests 1, pr Raisors 1, $ 1. . ........ 1 bag of flints - . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ ........ 1 Dressing Case Add 20 Pr. Ct. 55 7, 50 22, 00 4 40 26, 40 For remainder, look at page 6.. �Report for Tauwai Presented by Capt. Whippy of the Ship Francis, Oct. 21, [1823] 2 pr. Shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1 , ............... 2, 00 1 gall. Sperm Oil ....................................... 1, 00 3 Doz. Sperm Candles ................................ A small quantity of dried apples Presented by Capt. Macy of the.Ship Maro, Nov. 5, [1823] 7 or 8 Galls. Sperm Oil , 1, bag of bread 1, bag of dried apples, ........ 1, straw hat, .... 1, punch bowl A few pounds of sugar & Coffee From. Capt. Coffin of the Ship Franklin & Bunker of the Ship Paragon, N o w 8, 18 or 20 galls of Sperm Oil. Donations from the natives. Oct. 24, Six small fish from the chiefess. Nov. 4 small fish, & three watermelons from the chiefess. 8, Nov. 14, 24 fish from the chiefess. A barrel of oranges to send to Oahu, from the chiefess. A few small fish & some oranges from the chiefess. Dec. 12, 2 fish from the governess. 1 pr. Shoes, & 11/2Doz. Sperm Candles to Mr Ruggles. �Report for Tauwai Articles delivered M r . Whitney at sundry times between N ov. 29th & Dec. 26th 1823 Received from our fishing man Oct. 27, A few small fish 28, 8 small fish Nov. 10, 4 small fish 2 fish Dec. 22, 3 fish Dec. 27 fish 30 3 fish Jan. 57 fish Received from our land in labor ....................... Do Do in vegetables $ 10 - 00 20 - 00 �Report for Tauwai - 1823 Expended for labor and provisions For labor ..... For labor ...... 4 Pau's ........... 2.88 ............. 3.16 For Oranges to send to Oahu 2 Pau' s...... For labor . . . . . . . . . 1 maro For mats 3 Jack-knives ..... 1. 44 ....... 24 .. 1.8 For labor ....... 1 maro ......... 24 For lord ........ 1 do ......... 24 For labor ........... 1 do ........... 34 For oranges ........ 1 do ............ 24 For labor .......... For potatoes ............ 1 maro. For oranges ........... 1 jack-knife .... 36 For lord ........... 1 maro . . . . . . . . . 24 1 j.-knife, i maro 1.32 2 pau' s. . . . . 1.44 For labor . ...... For canoe paddles 1 P a u , .......... .24 For potatoes ........... 1 looking glass, 4 flints For eggs ............. 1 looking glass To George Sandwich For labor ....... 5 3 Jack-knives ..... 1.08 For cord 1 maro do . . . . . 4 flints For 1 looking glass For labor ......... 1 pau, 2 maro's To George Sandwich ........ To our f i s h i n g For labor m a n ............... .................. 72 ........ For a few sticks of wood ... .................... 5 ..... 2 do 10 1 do For family use ............... ................. 2.46 .............. 24 .............. 4 5 1 jack—knife .. 1.56 1 Jack-knife ....... 36 , 10 fish-hooks, 1 file, 2 maro's 1 maro 22 �Report for Tauw ai Articles delivered. Mr . Whitney at sundry times between N o v. 29th & Dec. 26th 1823 (continued) - 2 1, Shirt (on hand) 4 Handkerchiefs 1 File ....... .................................... ......... ......... . 25cts 50cts........... 2, 00 2, 00 Add pr Ct. To the following bot of Mr Dana 2 Shirts.... 2,50 1 Hat 6 lb. of nails 6 do 3 Ps. Black Nankin 6 lb. Coffee 34 lb Sugar 11 .... $2; $5, 1 Trunk 3 V ests 2,50 7, 50 $ 10, 00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 00 ................................ 3, 60 $2, ......................... 6, 00 ... 55 ........................... 3, 30 36, 3, 90 07 1, 43 $12 30 do .... $12 pr picul do ... 13 pr lb............................... Add pr Ct .......... 41,4 0 8,2 8 79, 68 4 1/2 lb. Sugar 1 Bucket ......... 21c s t add. 20 pr Ct. .... 1 pint o f paint Oil.................................. 0 11 25 00, 45 Small quantity of White led .......................................00, 40 . . . . . . . . 85 �Report for Tauwai Articles delivered Mr. Whitney Nov. 29th (continued) - 2 " 1823 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Small buttons "arger L 11/2 Dec. 26th 3 Thimbles.. 3 2oDz. / 1 & at sundry times between 20cts do. . . Fine Gilt do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25" ............................ 75 ......... 8 Doz. Fi sh hooks....................................... 12 /2 1 2 Hundred 1 Hundred rusty do. ................................. 4 pr. Scissors 1 Doz. Files — 1 5 / 10 Glasses — 40cts 1 Blanket 4 Grass Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 ps. Dungaree 2 39 " 70 . " ................................................ 50 9cts 36, 8 Gimblets . . . . . . . . . . . 67, add 20 pr Ct. . . . . . . 20pr Ct . 4 8 cts . . . . . . . . Calico yds. Buffill ......................... A remnant of Dungaree 3, 60 1, 50 1, 00 1, 00 1 00 1 03 3, 00 .. 80 . . . . c 87 1, ts ......... 12 ...... 18, 00 .1, 40 . . . . . . . 2, 80 70cts . . . . 27, 3O Sewing Silk bot of W. G. Dana 33 . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . 48, 10 $ 149, 03 1, 20 Whatever mistakes or defic ences you may find in the account please to notice them in your next. V ery &c, S. W. �Receipts & Expenditures of the Tauwai Station Commencing Jan. 20 and ending May 1st, 1824 Receipts from the Depository 1/2 bbl Flour ............................................... $ March 31 50 7 66 lb of Bread ..................................... 4 - 62 8 qts dried apples .......................................... - 32 0 $ 12 - 44 Donations from Ships From Capt. Arthur Ship Swift Sundries ..................................................... $ 0 - 30 Capt Week Ship Enterprize Sundries ............................................ $ 1 - 50 1 - 80 Expended For sawing boards .................................... $ 14 - 9 Do Blacksmiths & Joiner work ........................ 9 - 21 Do Occasional labor ................................. 4 Do Wood 2 - 91 ............................................. - 59 Do Sundries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Do 1 Calf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 50 Do Hogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 - 11 92 S3 �Page 2 Receipts & Expenditures of the Tauwai station Commencing Jan. 20 and ending May 1st, 1824 Of provisions used in the family 1/3 bbl Beef ........................................ $ 2 - 83 4 / 1 Do pork ......................................... 6 - 25 1/4 Do bread 1 / 4 Do flour ................................... 3 - 75 4 gall molasses ....... . . . ............. ....... 2 - 00 20 lbs Sugar ................................... 2 - 40 10 Do Coffee.......................................... 3 - 00 1 qt Rum. ......................................... 0 36 1 Do Wine . 0 75 1 pt Brandy................................... 0 37 5 lbs Rice ...................................... 0 50 2 goats from our flock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 00 3 pigs 6 - 00 . ........................................... $ 0 - 75 32 - 96 Received from our land V egetable &c ................................. $ 15 — 00 Labor ........................................ 5-00 Fish from our fisherman ................................ 3 - Do from the Chiefess ...................................... 0 — 25 ♦ 23 26 �Tauwai Quarterly Report from May to Aug. 1824 Tauai Aug 4 - 1824 Dear Brother C I thank you much for your parental care of u s in sending such things as w e need for our comfort. I have thought I would take the beef and fish that came down in the Range, but I believe we can do well enough without it. I send you our last quarterly account and a list of some articles which we need............................................... Expenditures May 3 1 flint Steel for fruit ............................. 4 1 Do 8 5 0 , 101/2 0,1 0 / 2 Do for work ..................................... 3 Jack Knives, 2 looking glasses 2 Scissors $ 3 Steels 0,571/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 , 38 0, 50 10 5 Scissors for sundries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 , 35 15 6 Jack Knives & 3 maro's for work . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,75 18 1 dery (?) looking glasses for work . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 ,60 20 1 Jack Knife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 2 files for Sundries 1 Do for wood June 4 2 files for work 0, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0, 50 . . . . . . . . . . 0, 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . carried over 0, 50 5, 741/2 �page 2 Tauwai Quarterly Report from May to Aug. 1824 June Brought over 6 1 1 11 $ 5 , 74 0, 75 file for wood ............................. 0,2 5 25 11/2 fathens Duffile for work ................... 40 1 0, 42 1 0, 8 15 flints Do ........................................ 0, 18 1 Steel 0, 10 Do ......................................... 4 0, 20 13 1 0, 25 18 1 0, 8 19 1 0 8 July 1 2 files 2 Steels 8 fishhooks lo flints 1 maro for fish . ..... 1, 15 3 1 5 4 18 11/2 19 1 Chisel for work.............................. 0, 42 10 flints Do 0, 1 axe and one file for a canoe........................ 29 0, 25 chisels Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 68 2 , 10 ................................... 10 ' 2, 25 $ 17, 29/ 2 1 Presents from the Ship Partridge Capt. M 10 a y 5, 00 4 bottles wine 4 Do ban (?) ........................ 1 phial spirits hartshem (?) ....................... 0. 50 $ 5, 50 �page 3 Tauwai Quarterly Report from May to Aug. 1824 Presents from the natives May 8 one fish from a Chief ..................$ 13 1 Do Do ........................................................ July 8 2 Do Do 10 4 Do ... ......................................... 15 10 Do 16 20 Do ........................................ 0, 30 26 16 Do ............................................... 0, 20 0, 10 10 ...................................................0, 8 0, 6 .............................................. 0 , 20 $ Assistance from our land in vegetables labor &c........................... Amount 1, 04 $ 30, 00 $ 53, 831/2 Family Stores during the quarter Molasses 3 1/2 gall. Pork 1/4 bbl Sugar 30 lb. Soap 5 bars Bread 70 lbs. Coffee 12 lb. Two hams Dried Apples 8 qts. Flour 5/8 bbl Cod fish 10 lb Rice 15 lb. Tea 3 lb, Brandy 1 qt, Rum 2 qts, wine 5 bottles, beer 4 bottles. W e have on hand a comfortable supply af all these articles, common Tea we have, plenty. We are in need of Black pepper, Pearl-ash, Salt as you can buy that article much cheaper than we can or two Mat nails, Dungaree, Fishhooks, Shingle nails a pound Two Lamps, Salts. The amount of what we have received this quarter from the depository is $76,64 From friends at home $5 - The clothing for a heathen child probably $30 Yours in haste, S Whitney �quarterly Account Tauai, Feb. 1825 (S. W . ) Tauai Feb 1 - 1825 Dear Brother C I improve the present (?) quarterly account opportunity for sending you our Expended of waimai received from the Depository For work ................................................. $ For fish nets ............................................. 7 — 78 10 — 40 For Sundries .............................................. 8 - 00 Expd of presents received from foreigners ................ 2 - 00 of from natives ...................................... 3 - 00 From our land .......................................... 25 - 00 Do of Food from the depy Flour Bread Fish & c & c ................17 - 00 Goats pigs &c from our flock .............................. 12 - 00 $ 73, We have received from foreigners $ From natives ........................................ 7-00 4 $ 11 Feb 19 P.S. S The duffile you sent I have expended any more at present 00 Whitney I am not particularly in need of We have a good supply of trade on hand Yours &c L. C. 18 S. W- �Tauwai Quarterly Bill to April 30, 1825 With Letter from S. Whitney to Levi Chamberlain Expenditures in Waim ai For labor ....................................................... $ 6 - 24 for food & sundries .................................................3 - 5 0 To George Sandwich for shirts &c .................................. 5- 55 $ 15 - 29 I expend of flour , rice, Sugar, tea &c . . . . . . . . . . . . Presents from the Chiefs, our land &c . . . $ 15 - 00 . . . . . . . . . . $ 50 $ 89 - 29 Presents from Tapule now on hand, one old canoe, & a Set of China tea cups & saucers &c * * * * Of Waimai on hand $ 16 - 00 33/4 pieces dungaree 30 files 1/2 Doz Chisels 28 jacknives 2 doz glasses 1 blanket, 5 axes, one hammer (?) 1/4 flour 1/3 Do pork 2 yds Duffil a good supply of rice, sugar, tea, Coffee, &c. &c. Tauai April 30 - 1825 My Bear Brother C, I hope you will not think I mean to overstock you with letters, as I have already w r itten you two, to be sent by the lcos (?). I supposed when she left Waimea that she would have been at Oahu before this but being still detained at Toloa, I improve the opportunity to send you our quarterly account. Owing to a multitude of cares, I must still plead for excuse, for want of particularity in that part of the account, which refers to presents from the Chiefs & people. They are sent in many times when I am from home, at others �page 2 Tauwai Quarterly Bill to April 30, 1825 With Letter from S. Whitney to Levi Chamberlain when I am engaged, so as to render it difficult to know the value of the articles received . As my letter is called for I must omit something which I intend to say. Mrs. W .— is not so well for when I -wrote you last our little boy too is quite ill. I have time to say no more. Y ours &c S W hitney �page 1 Tauai Account - August 1, 1825 Tauai August 1 - 1825 My Dear Brother C The following is our quarterly bill ending July 31 - 1825 Expended for labor, provisions &c To G Sandwich in clothing &c Traded with Capt Roggers ...... .......................... Expended of presents from the natives ..........................\ 50 $ 15 - 2 5 labor from our lands 4 20 50 Flour Molasses - Tea &c &c............................ - 25 - 00 o & - 0 Vegetables , fish, 10 15 - 00 $ 105, 00 Articles on hand presents from foreigners natives &c From Ship Swift Capt Arthur 1 bbl flour .................................... 6 - 00 1/3 Do beef & pork ............................... 3 - 00 1 2 / Do molasses .................................. 4 - 80 11/2 Do Bread 6 - 00 ....................................... one bag of domestic coffee .................... 5 lbs coffee ................................... 2 - 50 10 Do Sugar....................................... 1 - 25 Hops., Bucket, wash tub, nails, medecine................ ... $ 4 - 00 27, 55 �Tauai Account - August 1, 1825 Presents from the natives on hand Cloth for Pantaloons gowns &c ... $ 3 - 00 Articles from the depository on hand 5 axes ............................................ $ 20 files, 18 jacknives, 28 looking glasses-— 5 Chisels 1 blanket 3/4 bbl flour 1/4 Do pork. 1 qt Rum. 2 Do wine 21/2 pieces dungaree 5 Gall molasses Sugar. Rice Tea. Coffee a comfortable supply -— There was a mistake in the last quarterly bill we have not so much Flour & Molasses on hand as I mentioned. August 18 Since the above was written I have received yours of the 12th with an abundance of supplies. What I bought of Capt A- I shall send you next week in the young Thaddeus if she sails.— All the articles I purchased were recommended as the finest quality. They are all in barrels which I have not opened The money will probably be collected on the return of the above mentioned. Perhaps I shall need a few dollars but the most of it I shall send you as soon as possible. The clock pendulum you gave to Capt E - did not come All the articles you sent us are valuable none that I received with more pleasure than Scots Bible the same edition last correcting I regret to see however that it is not all of The sixth vol is the Stereotyped with the authors This is much more valuable to me because it has the �Tauai Account - August 1 , 1825 references which I very much need. If you can send me down the five first vol- of this edition I will return the others with many hearty thanks for the exchange. The black pantaloons were very acceptable as I am getting quite destitute of that kind of clothing With respect to articles of trade you w ill see from the above that we have a good supply. I have some plans for building however which may require some after a while At present I have neither courage, strength, nor time to think about such things. My old house is tumbling down over our heads, a fit emblem of its occupants I sometimes think we shall never want to enter another.— If you please you may send us a proportion of the flat irons, fish, boards & plank. We make but little butter at present Do not think my dear Sir that we have any apprehensions of you "neglecting our wants" Your are surrounded with such a shield of integrity, fidelity and loko maitai that is is impossible for us to uluhua ia oe. - - Do you want any of the domestic coffee which Capt A- gave us than a bushel of it Yours affectionately S. Whitney There is more �Expenditures for the Quarter commencing Aug, 1 - 1826 Aug 3 $3 cash to George Sand... ...................................... 4 1 Maro ............... ............................ 0 - 15 $ 3 - 00 8 2 DO ..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 30 9 1 Jackni - 50 f e 21 Shirting of Capt Meek ... 8 31 1 Piece blue cotton ..... 2 - 00 00 Sep 5 2 DO 18 1 axe 20 1 file Oct 1 3 Do ...................................... 8 3 Jacknives 1 - 50 12 2 Gal wine et cetera of Capt Moore (?) 8 00 27 12 Fish-hooks ......................................................... 0 20 31, 65 4 — 00 2 - 00 (Amounts for axe and ... file are covered with sealing wax) $ Presents from foreigners Aug 2 From Capt Meek Oct 13 From Capt Moore .... 1 crape shall 1 .......................... 4 — 00 (?) 8 pounds Coffee .........................................._____ 4 - 0 0 $ Presents from Chiefs ..................... 8 - 00 $ 22 -00 Assistance from land, aole ike, nui loa no. We have an hand a good supply of trade, except some flints. a little. If you have d u f f i l e on hand, you may send We have a tolerable supply of Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Rice Bread & Pork Mrs W- sends love to Mr. C. and says, tell him a little butter and cheese will be acceptable (S.W.) �Kauai Account - April 30th, 1827 Articles from the Depository brought with us from Kauai 45 1/2 72 3/4 lbs. rice @ 4 ........................ Sugar ..................... 20 " more at Kauai 1.82 12.00 22 Coffee .................................. 18 5 Tea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.80 1/4 bbl. Pork ............................. 1/2 4.00 Do 2.10 Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.00 2 Ps.- Calico ........................ 7 do Hankin 5 do Blue Cotton .......................... 7.50 2 gl Wine ................................. 3.00 2 qts Rum ....................................... 75 1 " Brandy ..................................... 2.50 Dried apples 1 $21 ............... 10.50 ......75cts Doz. Oes ...................................... " 75 3.00 axes ................................... 12.00 2 pr. Scissors ............................... 2 do. plane irons .............................. Flints .................................... Duffil ............................. .50 33 2.25 7.00 1/2 Keg butter ........................2.70 101.68 Presents from the natives Kaikioewa & Keaweamahi 1 - 50 55 - 50 forty four dollars fifty cents of which ----- — we have now on hand $ 5 7 - 00 $ �Kauai Account - April 30th, 1827 From the land............................ $ 30.00 For Molasses & wood sent to Honolulu as income of land, ....................... 110.00 From land, in labor &c to Decr. .......... 3 0 .0 0 101.68 44.50 $ 170.00 �page 1 Kauai June 9 - 1828 My Dear Brother C. By the hand of Mr. Gulick, I received yours of the 3d The supplies you sent were seasonable. We are in want of flour being quite out. With regard to purchasing at $16 per barrel, I should not think it best to get much at that price, though 1 should be sorry to have any menber entirely out. If you hare no choice in the reference Bibles, I think you had better keep the one you have, as the other has been somewhat damaged in my service. You say I had better secure the carpenter here. I have done it, at $25 per month, half cash— but it is with the prospect of having Mr. Hart to set out the work for him, as I shall not trust him to do it alone. house carpenter, He is not a You know the man, who spoiled (?) your top-sail yard. With Mr Hart’s help for a season however, I think he will do. I will engage to discharge Mr H in two months, perhaps short of that. Will Mr Thurston or any one, think this unreasonable? Cannot his frame be housed? if it should not be, will it be damaged in m onths so much as the walls of mine by standing through a wet season, without a roof? materials for a house, sent to his hands. And even He has the I have to get mine as I can. The house that I now live in is falling down, and probably will not stand a shower of two hours continuance, and the one that I am going into, is far inferior to the one which Mr Thurston now lives in. I trust you will consider these reasons enough, if not I have others, why Mr H- should be sent here first As nothing is said about the masons, I suppose they will be here by the first of Aug. My sugar mill is broken or I should have sent you a barrel of Molasses. It will soon be in order and you may send as many barrels as you please, and I will fill them. A . for a good mill. I now suggest the propriety of sending to I here send you a list of presents, up to the first of �page 2 Kauai June 9 - 1828 May— likewise of expenses to the same time. 200 fowls and upwards, most of them given away again to whale captains and others, price unknown. 12 Pigs $25- 4 ducks $1, one cloak $18, Three gal wine $6 mats $10- gown pattern $10 Help from land $20 Expended $12 - bombazett $4 pork, fish and mutton $10 $ 104 12 As Mr G- has a list of our wants, I shall not set them down. I am dear Brother Yours sincerely S. Whitney P.S. I wish you to send the shingles and lathes by the first opportunity and some clapboards if you can spare them Mr H's bureau I said nothing to my man about The money you have of mine I wish you to expend for timber suitable for window sashes if you cannot spare me any you may have on hand. Pigs .............................25.00 Ducks ........................... 1.00 Cloak ...........................18.00 Wine ............................ 6.00 Mats ...........................10.00 Gown pattern ............... 10.00 Bombazett ....................... 4.00 Pork, fish & mutton..............10 84 Help from land 20 104.00 Income of land 1 Bbll. of Molasses ...................... 12.00 Present to Mr. W . while at Honolulu included in Mr. W.'s acct. and transferred to the Station at Kauai. 73,00 189.00 �To Levi Chamberlain Kauai June 6 - 1829 My Dear Brother, Enclosed I send you a l o n g list of expenses. I have been particular to set down everything relative to the house because you request it. But it is for your own eye. I am unwilling that all this should go in to the yearly account unless you do the same by others. Every one knows that Mr Richards house must have cost more than one hundred dollars. The house I have built has cost the Board as you will see five hundred dollars seventy four cents. There will be some forty or fifty dollars to come into the next years account. I have now about done with your carpenter He will go up probably next week. As you say nothing about it, I fear you think I conceded to much in making the bargain for another year, but I could get him on no other terms. What you mention about the Catholicity is distressing but no more than we had reason to expect. I do not see as we can do anything, but pray God to rebuke them. We sympathize with Mrs. Green in her affliction and hope the Child may yet live. We rejoice to hear Doct I is recovering. I shall answer Mr Richards nex week. love to all I am dear Brother Yours &c S W h itney With much �page 1 Expenditures of the Kauai Station. Commencing May 1 - 1828 and Ending April 30 - 1829 General expenditures From the depository $ Native books ...................................... 300. 00 50 00 300 00 Income of Land Molasses to Mr Chamberlain Unknown bbls 72 00 4 for workmen 60 00 2 Pigs to Mr Chamberlain....................................... 10 00 15 Goats to family use — 12 for workmen ....................... 30 00 15 Do to Capt Meek for timber ................................ 30 00 5 00 Do to family use 2 Pigs 5 bbl — Do Do . . .......................................................................................... 40 Goats to Capt Ebbets ......................................8000 9 Pigs and 3 Turkies to Do ................................... 35 0 0 1 Bull & 24 fowls to Do ...................................... 56 1 bbl & 5 Gall Molasses ....................................... 00 17 50 1 Do to Isaac Hart ...........................................15 00 1 Pig and 8 Goats to Capt Reves ............................. 21 00 1 Do to Capt Richards .........................................5 00 20 Goats to Wm. French ....................................... 40 00 Kalo from Land .............................................50 00 Native help ................................................. 20 00 Domestic help 50 ..............................thrown out . . . . . . . . 8 Goats to Capt Allen cock & fowls............................ 62 bbl Yams. Sold case ........................................ 19 00 124 00 739 50 �page 2 Expenditures of the Kauai Station Commencing May 1 - 1828 and Ending April 30, 1829 Cost of a new House Lumber from Depos - 3498 .................................. 50 Bundles Laths 14150 Shingles 174 203 feet Plank .............. Plank of the Honolulu Station 75 feet Boards 15 oz feet Plank 70 Joist $ 90 143 .........................3 78 divided to Mr R ............................. 82 75 5 5 Glassy, Nails locks &c from Depos ......................... . 8797 Articles of Trade from Depos ..................................105 22 597 Stones, Lime & Sand .......................................... 85 00 Two Masons 161 days work ..................................... 161 00 Six months wages to George Moon 25 per month ..................150 Three months & twenty four days wages toI c a s Hart ........... 130 00 92 Native timber ..................................................15 00 Boards of Wm 00 French ............................................ 70 Timber of Capt Meek ........................................... 35 Timber of J. Hunnewell ..................................... Paints, oil &c of Capt Ebbets .................................. Boards of Kaikioewa 685 feet ................................... Paint o f Capt Richards .................................. 6 00 70 68 00 44 50 5 00 Native help ...................................................15 00 Do Book........................................................20 00 1429 97 Articles of trade from Depos included in Masons & carpenters wages to be deducted ............................. 105 1324 22 75 74 �page 3 Expenditures of the Kauai Station Commencing May 1 - 1828 and Ending April 30 - 1829 Resources for the payment of the above From the Depos 597 74 Income of Land ........................................ 467 50 Presents of Boards from Kaikioewa & Kapa from Mr Ruggles ... 78 00 Cash from Mr Chamberlain ............................... 7 50 Profits on articles of trade from Depos... . . . . . . . . . . 139 00 Native Books and help ................................. 35 00 $ 1324 75 To French John the Mason............................... $ 70 00 To George Lawrence .................................... 38 50 To George Moon, Carpenter ............................. 39 00 To Isaac S .Hart Do ................................... 92 92 To J. Hunnewell ....................................... 6 00 15 00 $ 259 42 From Mr Chamberlain ................................... $ 7 50 $ Cash Paid and included in the above To French .......................................... m W Resources for the above cash Yams sold ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Kapa by Mr Ruggles & Sold ............................. 10 00 Goats and fowls Sold ................................. 19 00 Goods from depos Sold ................................ 98 92 259 42 $ �page 4 Expenditures of the Kauai Station Commencing May 1 - 1828 and Ending April 30 - 1829 Profits on hand Cash ................................................. 11 31 Articles of Trade ...................................... 139 48 Beef, Pork Flour Sugar &c .............................. 87 21 Sundries ............................................... 60 99 120 00 30 00 $ 448 99 $ 44 00 10 00 6 00 60 00 Building o f Mr G houses and work shop 50 00 Pork, fish, vegetables .................................. 44 67 685 feet of Boards 68 50 5 1/2 pcs Broadcloth ................................... 21 00 Goats the avails $ of Books 60 ......................... Kapa & Kukui Do ......................................... ................... Presents From Ameri c a ............... From Mr Ruggles in Kapa ................................ From Mr Knight in Wine .................................. From Natives �C O P Y [REPORT - 1830 ) 1831 --(?) 1836 ) The attention to religion has been greater than at any former year. Twenty-four members received to the Church. The whole number of Church members - 39 (?) There are 200 Schools, connected with which there are 9000 learners - 3500 (?) of them can read. There have been 200 Marriages the year past. ( U N S IG NE D ) (Undated and unsigned. of Mr. Whitney.) The handwriting apparently is that [On the reverse side of M S . is inscribed "KAUAI, 1830) 1831 ) -(?) 1836 ) �page 1 Expenditures of Kauai Station from May 1st 1831 to April 30th 1832 Income of Land Molasses for the Stations bbs 15 $ 180, 00 Goats, Hogs & poultry for the families ............... 20, 00 Kalo, Poi, Fruit etc. --------------------------------60, 00 Yams .................................................15, 00 Domestic help 50 Native Do 15 ........................ 65, 00 340, 00 Donations from A. friends ........................ From French 1 box tea ................. Donations from Natives 58, 93 8 1 00 .......................... 20, 00 96, 93 $ Avails of Native books Timber for Sugar Mill & its carpenters work $ Making Molasses ................................. 30, 00 5, 00 Brought over 35, 00 Timber for depository ........................... 5 00 Fuel ............................................. 20 00 Fish .............................................. 12, 00 Fowls, vegetables, poi, & fruit 40, 00 Sundries ....................................... 30, 00 M a t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 00 Native Buildings .................................. 21, 00 Toward supporting G. Sandwich .................... 15, 00 Fencing & Manuring ............................... 50 $ 243, 00 1 �page 2 Expenditures of Kauai Station from May 1 st 1831 to April 30th Slates $9— Native Books $11— for lime and timber for Mr W 's house Articles on hand Tea 10 lbs Coffee Sugar 55 lbs Flour 80 lbs 2 bbls Cotton Cloth $43. Cash on hand $ 13 Native Books on hand 35 Luka 194 Galatia 380 Pia ba K 40 Roma 140 Himeni 200 Common Do 900 last tract 1832 + $ 20 00 �page 3 Expenditures of Kauai Station from May 1st 1831 to April 30th 1832 Sundries Dr to AV. of Books Kauai, Kauai, Buildings & building materials, Mr Gulicks house ................... Timber of sugar mill and carpenter work, ......... 217.28 30.00 247.28 + 11 Cash on hand at the station provisions Fish ............................... Fowls, vegetables poi & fruit ....................... 258.28 13.00 12.00 40 .00 52.00 Fuel ................................... 20.00 Native buildings ....................... 21.00 Labor making molasses ................. 5.00 Arts of Sup - for m a ts ........ ........... 15.00 Fences - Fencing & manuring .... Miscellanies Sundries ...........................30.00 Towards the support of Geo. Sandwich ................. 15.00 Pr Dep for lumber sent by Mr Whitney for prep boards ............................... 50.00 45.00 208 455.28 479.28 5.00 460.28 �Expenditures of Kauai Station from May 1st to April 3 0 th Native Books on hand 35 Luka 380 Pia ba K 40 Roma 194 Galatia 140 Himens 200 Common Do 900 last tract 1832 �page 1 Expenditures for Mr. G ' s house (Mr. Gulick? 1832?) Avails of land paid for lumber & shingles Stock & vegetables ....................$ 273 Do ---- for work 24.12 297.12 $ 297.12 Avails of books Books paid for lumber............................$ Do 144.42 to workmen ...................... 72.86 217.28 Goods from Depository Slates 20.50 Cotton cloth ................. 28.85 cost $ 3.36 14.24 49,35 $ 563.75 Cash paid to workmen, the same having been acknowledged in last year’s account $96.75 46 weeks' board. Of the above mentioned sum ($563.75) $40,were paid on account of board. Avails of books Cash on hand Kauai $13 this sum put down as avails of books year 1831 & 1832 D to Inc. of Land, 1 barrel for the Station .............. $ 12:00 Hogs, goats & poultry.....................20:00 Kalo. poi, fruits ........................60:00 Yams .................................... 15:00 Domestic help & native ...................65:00 14 Bls. Molasses credited for the Dep. $ Mr. Gulick 's house as within Acct entd bef. Donations,-rec.d of Mr French from natives 1 box tea 18:00 20:00 172.00 168.00 3 40.00 297.12 63 7 . 12 168.00 469.12 38:00 �S. Whitney Report of Kauai Station - 1832 Owing to the ill health of our Gove. and other causes connected with govern­ ment our examinations have not been so well attended this year as they were last. The number of readers at the last examination being only 2700. A want of interest in the teachers to qualify and bring forward their scholars has been felt, and special exertions made to arouse their attention but our efforts have failed except in a few cases where the teachers were more directly under us in meeting and influence. This we fear will continue to be the case until the teachers themselves can be taught and made to feel a deeper interest in the work. There are 150 schools on the Island with which the above 2700 readers are connected together with some thousands who are unable to read. The number of marriages during the year is 159. The attention to religion— though not so great as some former years has been encouraging and a number we trust have been made the subjects of renewing grace. These only have been admitted to our church. There are five new propounded. being forty-four. The whole number of church members We have had two cases of church discipline one of the offenders has been relented and the other gives some evidence of repentance. �Supplement to the Report of Kauai Station 1832 Labors on the Sabbath Two sermons are regularly preached at Waimea. The church members constitute a class, which recite from a Scripture catechism, (viz. Ninauhocke,) which is committed to memory the week pre­ ceding; and accompanied with occasional remarks. A Sabbath school formerly conducted by native teachers has been reorganized., according to the plan for limited lessons. All the scholars are now required to commit the same lesson, 10 verses; which are recited to native teachers. The pupils are then questioned by the superintendents; & when unable to give satisfactory answers, explanation is offered, (It is contemplated to introduce the verse a day system.) During the year a considerable number of sermons have been preached on Sabbath days at Hanapepei & at Mana. Labors on week days Beside, a lectere regularly, on Wednsday afternoon there is a meeting on thursday evening, for catechetical instruction, designed for the benefit of those who are professedly seeking after salvation. Within a few months, two schools of considerable interest have been commenced. The former, for native teachers, the latter for children. The missionaries attend these schools an hour, or two, in the morning. The school for children is large, & furnishes employment for a considerable number of native females as assistants. �C O P Y PART OF THE REPORT OF KAUAI STATION (1833) In July & Aug. Mrs. Gulick had a School of about 40 young women, 5 mornings in a week. They read in the N .T. & were afterwards interrogated on the lesson. They attended also to geography & writing. In the latter they were in­ structed by the Dr. & Mrs. Chapin. During the same period in the afternoons, Mrs.G. met from 50 to 60 children, with their 6 female teachers; & endea­ vored to give the children some idea of geography by exhibiting the maps, explaining the elements of the study & questioning them on the parts thus explained. She also heard recita­ tions in elementary books; & endeavored to instruct their teachers how to interest & govern their pupils. From Sept. to May She had a class of to 2 5 30 Middle aged females whom she met twice a week (times of sickness ex­ cepted). They read the Scriptures, chiefly with the view to ascertain the meaning; & attended somewhat to the study of geography. A deep interest was manifested by these females, in the Study of the Scriptures; and much tenderness of conscience a considerable number of them, having become hopefully pious within the year, One of them, a member of our own house­ hold, has finished her course; & as we believe entered into rest. With regard to the Spiritual concerns of our Station, the last year has been peculiarly distinguished by the great H ead of the Church. During the summer & autumn while we were alone at the Station, we were permitted to witness an effusion of the Spirit, in power and extent, far surpassing anything that we have seen in any other period of the 5 years that we have been on Missionary ground. The work com­ menced during the last gen'l meeting, when there was no mis­ sionary on our island. And altho owing to the absence of one pastor (on the deputation to the Society & Marquesas islands) & the delicate health of the only remaining one, comparatively little missionary labor was performed, yet by the divine bless­ ing upon what was done, together with the prayers & conversation of pious natives, the work continued to progress with slight variations of interest, more than five months. And it is confidently believed, that many souls who had hitherto been "aliens from the commonwealth of Israel were then brought nigh by the blood of the everlasting covenant; and are now become fellow citizens with the Saints and of the household of faith.” The means of grace enjoyed at our Station were, on the Sabbath the same as formerly, as far as circumstances permit­ ted. But instead of the meetings that had hitherto been held during the week, a daily public meeting at about 5 P.M. was appointed for singing, reading the Scriptures, exhorta­ tion & prayer. �REPORT from Kauai - 1833 Continued. Much time was also spent in private conversation with those who appeared to he awakened. Most of the church members appeared to be revived; & a few of them were apparent­ ly extensively useful, particularly in conversing wi t h individ­ uals. 450 persona in our congregation, early in the year commenced with the verse a day system. Some of t h e s e however, fell off before the close of the y e a r . The 7 verses committed the week preceding, were recited, explained, & questions rela­ tive to their meaning were proposed to those by whom they were recited, in the public meeting, Thursday evening. 16 Sermons have been preached at Hanapepei; considerable time has also been spent there, in conversing with individuals. And we have cheering evidence that those labors have not been in vain in the lord. (Signed) P . J . GUL ICK Our congregations on Sabbath mornings, would probably average 2000, throughout the year past, afternoons 1400 to 1600. Assemblies at the daily meeting, more than two weeks in' succession, averaged, we presume, 2000; & during the year not less than 800. (Report from KAUAI - - - 1833) �C OPT The Schools of Kauai are on the whole flourishing though for want of competent instructors they are far from what we could wish to see them. At the examination in May there were 2,977 readers. Some two or three hundred were absent having removed to Oahu within a year or two past. Since my return from the Sentr. S I have had a School of ninety Teachers but have been obliged to discontinue it for some weeks past on account of ill health Mrs W- has a school of a hundred and twenty children and another of twenty female teachers. Mrs G has another School Six members have been admitted to our Church the past year, and three have been removed by death. Two who where under censure at our last Gen. Meeting have since been restored. The whole number of Communicants is 47. There has been more than usual attention to religion the past year at the Station but as I was not present at the most interesting period it will be expected Mr G will give some account of it. (UNSIGNED) ♦ The reverse side of original manuscript bears the follow-) ing inscription; "M r .Whitney's report of Kauai,1833." ) �REPORT OF THE [1834 - STATION A T KAUAI See end of Report.] The Station has suffered considerably on the score of health. One of the labourers has been necessarily absent the year past, except two months, on account of his own and the illness of his family. The other has been ill a part of the time but through the blessing of God ana the assist­ ance of Mr.Clark who has spent four weeks with us, the ordinary duties of the Station have been suspended, only two weeks. The State of religion with us has not been so interest­ ing as it was the year before. Some who then gave evidence of piety have since manifested little or no interest on the subject of religion others have grievously departed and fal­ len into gross livg. But to the praise of redeeming grace be it said there are others who were subjects of religious im­ pressions at that time Still give encouragement to hope that they have passed from death unto life. Fourteen have been added to our Church during the year making the whole number we have received 61 of these four have died. No one has been excommunicated and for the year past none have been under censure. The attention to preaching has been encouraging. Our house which was supposed to hold from fifteen hundred to two thousand has usually been pretty well filled on Sabbath morn; but the number is considerably diminished in the afternoon & on Wednesday. It is however a lamentable truth that many of the people had rather spend the day in idleness and play than in the house of God. The remark will apply more particularly to children and youths. With the exception of two Sabbaths there has been two Sermons preached at the Station every Lord's day a lecture every Wednesday and a bible class every Friday on the verse a day system. The monthly concert A lecture has been preached on has been regularly attended. Thursday at Hanapepe through most of the year. This is an out Station six miles from Waimea. In the course of the year the tour of the Island has been made three times and at each time almost all the inhabitants of Island have been addressed on the subject of religion. There are 1,145 or about one third of the reading population who attend to the verse a day system. The number of marriages is 135. - - The Schools of Kauai were never in a more flourishing state than at present. Since our last meeting there has been an increase of 528 making the whole number of readers 3,505. The increase of numbers is not more gratifying than the profession they have made and the desire to obtain books. The greater part of the above number can read with a fluency that would not disgrace a New England School. Many of them on �REPORT OF THE STATION AT KAUAI - Cont'd. the arrival of a new book will not rest satisfied till they have obtained, and read it. It is a feeling not uncommon in our Schools that to be examined the second time in the same book is undesirable, and bordering on disgrace. The call for books especially those which are new has been so great as to render it impossible to meet the demand from the portion assigned us, The cause of this attention to books, so far as human agency is concerned, may be accounted for from the following facts. It has been a principle with us never to admit to examinations persons who could not read in any verse to which the examiner should choose to point them in a book the size of one of the Gospels. In order to be pre­ pared for this ordeal in many cases they have been so diligent as to acquire that knowledge of books as to make them pleasant and profitable companions. Another cause is the teachers have felt more interest the year past from the fact that two have been appointed to each school who have the charge of it alternately four months at a time While one is teaching the other is at the Station School. By this arrangement they be­ come better prepared and less a nd go on with more Spirit and life than formerly Another cause is a few faithful men members of our church have been Stationed at Six different places around the Island whose duty it is to visit the Schools frequently, each in his given district to encourage the teachers and learners. See who are prepared for examina­ tions and bring them forward. These men have each a Sabbath School and a School for those who commit the verse a day They read the Scriptures to the people on the Sabbath and make addresses on moral and religious subjects but are not trusted to comment on Scripture. They report to the missionary once a quarter the nature of their labours and the situation of the people. They are decidedly pious and thus far they have been valued helpers; their influence so far as it is known is favor­ able to morals and religion among the people. It is however but an experiment and remains to be proved whether native love of prominence or love to the cause and the souls of men shall get the ascendency in their hearts It is believed that Should their conduct be improper it will soon be discovered, and the influence of their patron sufficient to remove them immediate­ ly from their Station On the island of Kauai there are eighty four Schools of readers and ten on Niihau. In almost all these there is a School for the recital of Scripture on the verse a day system and a Sabbath school for those who commit the chatechism. There is another class of schools called the pi a pa Schools for those who cannot read. Of these not much account is made though the fact of being attached to a School is thought to have a good effect on the morals of the people. Children and others �C O P Y REPORT OF THE STATION AT KAUAI - Cont'd. are taken from them as soon as they are capable and placed among the readers an elevation which by many is thought to be a great privilege as they are then permitted to come forward to examinations Considerable effort has been made to in­ duce children to attend to learning but as yet is has not been attended with much success multitudes of children are growing up ignorant of books and neither they nor the parents have any desire that they should be instructed. The Station School has been kept up five days in a week through the year consist­ ing of 92 men most of them teachers. They have been taught reading, geography and arithmetic, Early in the year they began to build a doby school house 27 feet by 61 which is nearly finished and a valuable building Mrs W - has a School of 90 children taught three days in a week and another of 20 adults two days in a week. She has likewise a Sabbath School of 20 adult schollers. In view of the events of the year past there is much to encourage and much to distress. There never was a year when the line of seperation between those who love the truth and those who hate it was so distinct and characteristic. Whether there exists any union or combination of men in direct opposition to the cause is not known but there are instances of the outbreakings of that heart which is enmity against Sod and which will always shew itself in proportion as its defor­ mity is exposed by the light and purity of the Gospel Dur­ ing the past year a development of purity has brought to light a Species of iniquity which has threatned the peace and happiness of the people and the advancement of our cause. Shocking as it may seem Schools have been taught for two years past for the purpose of acquiring the art of murder. The in­ strument of death is a small rope with a noose and the art of using it consists in being able to catch the unwary traveller Strangle him and break his bones in an instant Two of these ropes have been in my possession within the last six months The owner of one of them confessed that fifteen men had been murdered with his and the other eight. They did not confess that they had killed anyone of late but as several men have been missing within two years it is more than probable that they have been murdered The name of art is "He lua" Its influ­ ence on the people exceedingly unfavorable to religion as con­ nected with it is to be found every scheme(?) of wickedness which native ingenuity can invent. It Is always practised in secret As several examples have been made in the punishment of the of­ fenders it is to be hoped that it is now suppressed. The law forbiding murder has just been executed on four criminals. Two of whom were a woman and her paramour who killed her husband. The other two were the murderers of Geraud a Frenchman who was wantonly killed for the sake of plunder The perpetrators were immediately taken and while in prison one of them engaged �REPORT OF THE STATION AT KAUAI - Con t'd. a brother to burn our Church in order to divert his guard and effect his escape. The plan succeeded but h ew a s soon retaken and confessed his guilt and his accomplice who burned the Church. Since that the only remaining Church on the Island has been burned. It stood at Hanalei and it is sup­ posed was set on fire by the friends of the first mentioned murderers who live in the vicinity. - - (U N S IG N E D ) (Unaddressed and undated;but the handwriting on the original) MSS is undoubtedly that of Samuel Whitney.) NOTATION: By Miss H. Forbes Sam’l Whitney's undated Station report we dated 1834, because of its reference to the burning of HANALEI CHURCH. Upon referring to M iss Damon's book "KOAMALU" Vol. 1, page 283, we find said burning of Hanalei Church took place in the year 1834. (See paragraph 2.) In this connection Mr. Whitney wrote (See paragraph 4.) as follows: "About the first of May last, our commodious " "meeting house was burned by the hand of an i n c e n - " "diary. It does not appear to have been done " "through any malicious feelings, - but to divert " "the guard from their attention to a native, a mur-" "derer who had been put in custody in the fort. ..." "The plan succeeded, but the murderer was soon re-" "taken and executed. We are now building a stone" "church, which will be a valuable acquisition."..." �REPORT OF WAIMEA STATION 1835. On presenting reports to this meeting on former o ccasions it has been usual to mention but one Station, including the whole of Kauai and Niihau. As two new Stations have been taken the year past this report includes only the Station of Waimea. through the good providence of God the family which have occupied the Station have enjoyed an unusual degree of health not having lost more than one or two days by sickness through the year. Preaching, has been regularly continued twice on the Sabbath, a lecture on Wednesday afternoon and the monthly concert. Less has been done by way of preaching in the neigh­ bouring villages than the year previous. I have attended a Sabbath school on the ai o ka la system immediately after the close of the afternoon service at which there are from 200 to 300 learners. Mrs. W . has another in the eve of the same day, containing from 20 to 30 scholars. Since the first of March, we have had a daily prayer meeting at 5 o ’clock in the morning. The number who attend varies from 400 to 700. There is a good degree of interest felt in this meeting which seems to be on the increase. At that time of the day the people are at liberty to attend and the mind is free to engage in religious duties and we are not without strong : hopes that God will be pleased to make it a means of much good to their Souls. The attention to religion has not been so good as in former years. The remark will apply particularly to the attendance at Church on the Sabbath. Owing however to the want of a good house in which to meet, the assembly has been as large as could conveniently hear the preacher. But the majority of the people especially the young do not attend, and there has evidently been a falling off within the last twelve months. As we have now a good house it is hoped the number will increase. Ten new members have been admitted to our Church the year past and 19 have been removed - twelve to the Church at Koloa, and 5 to that at Hanalei, and 2 by death. The whole number admitted to our church is 74, and its present number in regular stand­ ing is 50. None have been excommunicated, though one is now suspended, whose case owing to his age and off ice in the government is peculiarly afflicting. Our new Church, which has just been finished, is 84 by 44 feet. The walls are 17 feet high, built of stone and mud and plastered inside and out. It is arched and plastered overhead, has 4 large doors, 15 windows a decent pulpit at one end, and at the other a gallery sufficient for a small choir of singers. Beside native work the church has cost $276.00 - $120. of which was given by the Chiefs and the re­ mainder by the people. I t was dedicated on the 6th of May, and on the four- days following we held a protracted meeting, �C O P Y - Report of Waimea Station - 1835. on which occasion Bros. Gulick & Alexander were present and assisted. The meeting was well attended and its effects we trust will be happy. Ov er souls converted during the season we have not been permitted to rejoice as yet such h o w ­ ever may prove to be the case in the Day of the Lord Jesus. The interest in schools continues though it is to be feared is rather on the decline. At the examination in M ay there were 387 readers, being a decrease of 168, since the examination in May 1834. It is probable however that near­ ly or quite this number have since withdrawn to the other Stations. On the first of December, I commenced a school of 45 teachers which has been continued with some interruption through the year. The studies have been Reading, Geography and Arithmetic. Mrs. W has had a school of from 50 to 150 children through most of the year, which she has taught three days in a week and another school of 20 adult females, 2 days in a we e k . The Geography which was given me at last Gen. Meet. has been written & is now in the hands of the reviewers. Books have been in no less demand than formerly, our full share has gone off quick, and I might have sold many more if I had had them. Of the Kumu Hawaii, except the first numbers (which I was unable to obtain & for which I am in debt) I have sold 200 and might have sold twice or three times that number if they had been furnished. It is a fact which ought to encourage us in regard to that paper that of late the people on an arrival from Oahu, have flocked around our house enquiring for the Kumu, apparently with as much interest as is often witnessed on the arrival of the mail at a post office in N . England. The number of marriages during the year is 66 . A record of births and deaths has been kept for a few months past in Waimea, and the vicinity by which it appears that the latter is to the former, as 10 to 1 . In the year 1831 the whole number of people in the district was 4,297. On the first of last month a Census of the same district was taken and the returns were 2 ,222 , making a decrease of more than onehalf in four years. These returns, however, are much at variance with number of scholars, there having been an actual increase of readers since 1831. I am disposed to believe that a mistake has been made in numbering the people in the late Census, and the whole number has not been given. It was too late, however, to correct it previous to our sailing. [UNSIGNED] [Handwriting of MSS. is apparently that of Mr. Whitney.] �C O P Y REPORT (1836 FOR WAIMEA, KAUAI. - see end of Report.) Th e year past has been one of unusual affliction to the Station at Waimea. Mrs. Whitney has twice been taken very ill. At one time she was so low that we had many fears for her recovery. She has been confined, to a sick room nearly six months and so feeble the remainder of the year a s to do but little of direct missionary work. Whether she will ever again be able to engage actively in teaching is, I sup­ pose, somewhat doubtful. All the assistance which we could reasonable have expected from our physician, in our distress, was cheerfully given, but we have felt the want of medical aid to an extent heretofore unknown. In the presence of Bro. & Sister Alexander, who have twice kindly left their Station and come to our relief, we have been comforted and found valu­ able help. My time has been so broken up with the sickness in my family and the pressing duties of the Station that but little has been done by way of School teaching during the year. From the 1st of N ov, till the 1st of March I had a school of thirty teachers and from the 1st of Jan. till the 1st of May a S chool of from 30 to 40 children. After continuing the two schools for two or three months, I found that the children improved so much faster than the adults, that I determined to suspend the School of teachers, and devote more of my attention to the children. The native schools have continued in operation, and though but badly managed for the want of efficient teachers they have been rather on the increase in the number of readers. At our examination the 1st of May, there were 1315 readers, making an increase of 71 since the examination in 1835. The whole system of schools however is in a lamentable situation. Multitudes of children and youths are entirely ignorant of letters and unless some more efficient system can be put in operation it is to be feared they will continue to be ignorant. The religious instruction at the Station has continued with but little interruption. We have had public preaching twice on each Sabbath, a Sabbath school on the ai o ka la system, containing from 200 to three hundred scholars and a daily morning prayer meeting. During the year there have been 27 new members added to the Church. Six have removed to other churches, and one has died. Since the Church was first organized 103 native members have united with it. Twenty-three of this number have removed to other churches, and nine have died, making our present num- �COPY - Report for Waimea, Kauai. (1836 - See end of Report.) b er in regular standing 70. N o one has yet been excommunica­ ted. The one who w a s mentioned in the report of last year as suspended, is in the same situation still. Something would have been done more decisive in his case ere this, but the State of his health has been such that we have been led to believe that he could not be profited by any act of the Church In the former part of the year there was more than usual a t ­ tention to religion and some hopeful conversions. It was evi dent that the Spirit of God was working on the hearts of the Church and not a few of the people. But for a few months past there has been a falling off in the number of those who attend public worship. Our Church, however, is still crowd­ ed on Sabbath morn. though the number at the meetings is somewhat diminished. The average number of those who attend our meetings is from seven to eleven hundred. We have two out-stations, one at Hanapepe, and the other at Mana. At each there has been preaching, though from various causes, less frequent the year past than formerly. The number of deaths in our district is 160, and the births 75, a fraction more than two deaths to one birth, On the Island of N iihau, which is included in the district, there has been an actual increase of population, there being six more births than deaths. N o. of marriages 50, The work on repentance which was given me at the meet­ ing last year has been finished and is now in the hands of the Print. Com. But owing to the ill health in my family and other causes I have done nothing to the other works which were assigned me at that time. CHURCH STATISTICS Received during the Year Received in All Died during the Year Died in All Suspended Removed to other Churches Present number in regular standing Admitted by Letter Removed to other Churches during the Year [over] 27 108 1 9 1 28 - - - 70 2 6 �-3COPY - Report for Waimea, Kauai. (1836 - See end of Report.) SCHOOL & MARRIAGE STATISTICS N umber of Readers Increase above last Tear Children at Station School - - Schools in All Marriages during the Year Died during the Year Born during the Year Population of Kauai Population of N iihau - - -- -- 1315 71 42 35 50 160 75 - - 2616 993 3,609 (UNSIGNED) [Undated and unsigned. Apparently the handwriting o f ] Mr. Whitney.] NOTE: [Table of Statistics agrees with that i n ] [ Minutes of General Meeting, 1836, ] [ page 8 . ] �C O P Y WAIMEA, KAUAI - STATION REPORT 1 8 3 7 Through the goodness of God the health of those occu­ pying the Station at Waimea, has been better through the pres­ ent than the preceding year, though Mrs. W- has still been too feeble to engage in much direct missionary work. She has however, kept a small school of children and another of adults from the first of January to the first of April. The Station school has been sustained through the year. Connected with this school there are 170 children. They are not all so regular in their attendance as we could wish, es­ pecially in the latter part of the day but considering their circumstances as punctual as we could reasonably expect. The school is taught by two of the Seminary graduates and two or three assistants who, with my superintending care are doing well, The children have made very good improvement in reading, geography, and arithemetic. The same remark will apply to the children's schools throughout the district. More at­ tention has been given to the children the year past than on any one previous and the encouragement is such as to warrant the belief that the labour bestowed upon the rising generation will be followed with most happy results. Our native schools of them to good purpose. were present 1582 readers, number reported last year, crease is principally from have been kept in operation, some At our examinations in April there being an increase of 267 above the or of any previous year. This in­ among the children. One interesting and encouraging fact relative to our district is that the number of deaths has been less than the births, there having been 87 of the former and 95 of the lat­ ter, an actual increase of 8 souls to our population. The attention to religion has not been so great as on some former years. Though our church has generally been crowded on Sabbath morning, especially of late, and the people seem to listen with pleasure to the Gospel as it has been preached, which has been three times on each Sabbath and a lee ture on Wednesday afternoon. Some souls we hope have been converted, but the general appearnace of our field, both in the natural and moral view, is like a parched hearth. The heavens over our heads have been brass and the earth beneath has been iron. The Spirit of God has not been poured out upon our people, and the ways of Zion mourn because so few come to her Solemn feasts. In the month of September, I was assisted by brethren Gulick, Tinker & Alexander, in holding a protracted meeting of five days continuance, but we were not permitted to �-2 - COPY Waimea, Kauai Station Report 1837. witness those interesting results which some others have ex­ perienced on such occasions. It is, however, to he hoped that among the multitude who were then assembled some good impres­ sions w ere made and that the light of eternity (?) will shew that this special effort was not made in vain. In addition to the above mentioned services we have had two Sabbath schools taught by Mr. W- and myself and two others taught by the natives Five new members have been admitted to our Church on examination and one by letter. Six have been dismissed to join the Church at Honolulu. The one who stood suspended last year has been restored, having given evidence of repentance and the Salu­ tary influence of Church discipline. For the first time our Church has been put to the painful d uty of excommunicating one of its members. The present number in regular standing is 70. The whole n u m b e r that have been admitted to the Church at Waimea on examination, is 104, and three by letter - of whom 9 have died and 25 have removed to other churches. 52 children have been baptized. The number of marriages is 52 . The works which were given to me, to translate, have been finished except it may be Gallandets Second Book on The Soul, a copy of which I have not been able to obtain, and from the Minutes of the meeting it is not clear that that was in­ tended. Marriages 52 Whole number admitted to the Church on examination 104 Died - --------- - - ------ ---------------------9 Suspended 3 Excommunicated 1 Now in Good Standing 70 Admitted on examination - The Past Year - - - 5 Excommunicated " " " - - 1 Candidates - - - - - " " Suspended " " " - - - Died - - - - - - - " " " - - - Children Baptized - - - " " " ------8 Total Children Baptized 52 Removed to other chu r che s 25 Average Congregation Sabbath morning - - - - - - 1000 Baptized Children Died - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 [UNSIGNED] [The handwriting of Ms. apparently that of Mr. Whitney.] [Inscribed on reverse side - "WAIMEA, KAUAI, STATION REPORT 1837 �C O P Y REPORT OF WAIMEA - 1838. (See end of Report. ) D uring the year past the health of those occupying the Station at Waimea has been uniformly comfortable except in the summer months, when M r s . W - was too feeble to engage in teaching. Since the 1st of Oct., however, she has been able to teach a school of about 20 pupils. My own health has been such as to enable me to preach three times on each Sab­ bath through the year - attend a Sabbath school, and a lec­ ture on Wednesday, an d for the last 2-1/2 months a daily me e t ­ ing with the people, together with the other duties of a pastor. Our Station School is now divided into three, and taught by three of the graduates of the High School. In these Children, who are three schools there are about 200 making some proficiency in reading, geography and arithmetic. It is much to be regretted that there is no one whose time talents and energy can be exclusively devoted to the Children’s Schools. The whole number of children in our Schools is 697 (?) 690 (?). By a good law of the G o v ’s they are now made to attend pretty regularly. The difficulty of supplying these children with books, with giving them directly from the printing department, is found to be great and demands the serious attention of all who are interested in the prosper­ ity of the Schools. V ery little account has been made of our adult schools. The number of readers present at the only examination we have had this year was about the same as reported at our last meet­ ing, viz. 1582. A Census of the district has just been taken and the result is a population of 4,357 - Viz. 1634 men; 1511 women & 1212 children. The proportion of adults to children being nearly as three to two. In comparing the present census with that of 1835, we find an increase of 748. This is doubtless owing to a mistake in the former census, as our register of deaths and births exhibits more of the former than of the latter, and there has been no increase by immigration. It is an interesting fact, however, that for the two last years the number of births has been rather (?) greater than that of the deaths. On the subject of religion, it is with devout grati­ tude to God, that I can say we have had a Refreshing from on High. About the commencement of this year It was apparent �COPY - Report of Waimea - 1838 (See end of Report) that the minds of some were more than usually solemn and prayful. On the last day of Jan., we commenced a p r o . m e e t . which continued five days, and was blessed to many especially to the Church, a majority of whom were deeply affected with a sense of their sins and past neglect of the privileges of the Gospel. Seldom, if ever, have I witnessed more deep and agonizing repentance in the openly profligate, than was then exhibited by some of the members of our church. Their old hopes were given up & new ones sought at the feet of Jesus. Prayer was a delight and often made with that fervor and strength of affection that the body has yielded and fallen in the exercise. But the good work was not confined to the Church. Sinners in every direction were inquiring what shall we do to be saved, and not a few have given happy evidence of being born of the Spirit. The good work continued when I left, and many, it is to be hoped, are n o w : "Asking the way to Zion, with their faces thitherward ." Since the 1st of Jan., 18 have been admitted and 71 propounded to the Church. M any more it is hoped are the subjects of this work, who will be received as their characters are developed. As may be supposed it was not without a struggle that I could leave the people at such a time, but my health was such that it was the advice of our physician and all our brethren, that I should have rest for a season - my lungs having been considerably affected for several weeks previous to my departure. (U N DATED) (UN SIGNED) [Handwriting of MS. apparently that of Mr. Whitney.] [Inscribed (in pencil) on reverse side,WAIMEA, K . ] NOTE: 1 8 3 8 - This year chosen because figures and text of report agree with the following: 1. Letter from Mr. Whitney, July 2 8, :1838, in Missionary Herald, April 183 9 , p .151. 2. Revised Minutes of Delegate Meeting, p. 18 1838 , �C O P Y [Mr. WHITNE Y'S See end of REPORT FOR Report. 1 8 3 8. ] STATISTICAL TABLE OF MARRIAGES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE STATION Waimea, Kauai. Marriages Readers Learners Admitted to the Church on profession - - - Admitted on Recommendation - - - - - - - - Candidates Whole number admitted from the formation - of the Church Removed Excommunicated D ie d -------------------------- --- ---------- -------------------------- Present number of Church members Children Baptized Total Children Baptized Average Congregation Sabbath Morn. (Undated) NOT E : 44 1582 18 1 71 122 10 79 10 62 - - - - - 1200 (UNSIGNED) 1 8 3 8 - This year chosen because such figures as are quoted on MS. agree with Statis­ tical table in Minutes- of General Meeting - V ol. I., p. 18. [Handwriting is apparently that of Mr. Whitney.] �[Waimea Station Report 1839] The labours of those occupying the Station at Waimea have been much hindered the year past by ill health. Mrs. W- has been too feeble to engage in teaching except about three months the early part of the year besides a weekly Sabbath School and an occasional meeting with our maternal association. In the month of August I was taken with a slight inflamation in the eyes which, though not very troublesome at the time, left them in a diseased state, so that for eight months, I have been un­ able to engage in my usual routine of missionary employment. In the months of Sept & October I spent a few weeks at Koloa and subsequently made a voyage to Oahu and Maui In hope of benefiting my eyes, but to little purpose. During this time however I was able to preach as usual, but for the three last months I have been obliged to suspend preaching almost wholly, a more rigid course having been prescribed for my eyes. At present the disease seems to be removed, and I have the prospect of again engaging in the work with my former good health. Our Station School has been continued though in a very in­ efficient manner; owing in part to my own inability to superin­ tend it, but more particularly for the want of competent teach­ ers. Our Seminary teachers having both been suspended for im­ moral conduct, and the third who assisted for at ( !) time left to engage in more lucrative employment as a carpenter at Hono­ lulu. The school at present numbers 100 scholars who are taught in Spelling, reading, geography and arithmetic. It Is much to be lamented that we have no one to take the charge of it who can devote to the children that time, ability and energy that is necessary to secure their confidence and improvement. There are other children schools in our district numbering in all about 600 scholars one half of whom are able to read intelllgably, ( !) Some fluently. The adult schools are prostrate. We have had no revival of religion the year past, though the attention to preaching and religious instruction has been very encouraging. Sixty nine members have been admitted on examina­ tion to our Church, and five by certificate. There are also 21 candidates who now stand propounded. In the month of Feb. we held a protracted meeting of 4 days. It was not attended with that apparent success that we could wish, on so much evidence that the Holy Spirit was present with his converting influence as on a previous occasion, though a precious season to our own souls and we trust to many of the church. The whole number of professors of religion now living and in regular standing is 152. The number admitted since the formation of the church is 191. There has been but little sickness in the church and but one death the year past - Our aged Gov. died on the 10th of April. His Christian course for some months previous to his death was not such as we could expect in an enlightened professor of re­ ligion, and he died without any apparent consolation from the Gospel. Our Church have contributed $40 to the Seminary at Lahanaluna ( !) the past year and 60 to suport ( !) the teachers in our own district. �Waimea Report 1839 30 600 320 69 5 21 191 2 1 152 18 73 1000 Marriages Children, in School Children Readers Admitted to the church on ex- the year past Admitted on Certificate Candidates Whole number admitted on ex- Since the form. of the Church Excommunicated Died Present No of church members in regular standing Children Baptized Total Do Average congregation Sabbath morn [ [At bottom of last page] : Waimea Stn report 1839 m e a u l Whitney] S �C O P Y [S. WHITNEY'S REPORT - 1840 -WAIMEA,KAUAI. ] In reporting the present year, we have b ut little of general interest to communicate. The health of Mrs. W- has not been so good as on some previous years; but such a s to allow her to keep a small school, about four months, and her weekly Sabbath School. She has likewise been able to attend occasionally the meetings of the Maternal Association. Partly for the benefit of her health, and partly for the p u r ­ pose of trying an experiment with our people In cultivating the earth, we spent a few weeks of the hot and dry season on the uplands in the neighborhood of Hanapepe. The effect on M r s . W ’s health was eviden tly beneficial, but the time was too short to perceive any practical results upon the people. Comn o n sense, however, as well a s the experience of all ages, and nations, together with the injunction of the word of God, teach­ es us, that the virtue, happiness and final Salvation of this people depend much on their submission to the original curse pronounced on man: "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return to the ground." Our duty as Christ­ ian teachers, it appears to me, is not only to instruct the people in the pulpit and from house to house, but also to lead them on by our own example in forming those habits of in­ dustry without which they will be lost, or if saved "yet so as by fire” . Nor is there any way we can do it so speedily and effectually as by devoting a part of cur time to the cultiva­ tion of the earth. I would not intimate that this must take the place of our preaching the Gospel, or instructing the people in letters and religion, both must be done, and both will be best done, to go on together. Such have been my views in commencing the experiment the past year, and should my life be spared and no insuperable objection be made, I shall continue it in future. My own health has been good. In connection with the usual pastoral duties I have been in the habit of preaching six times weekly, five times at the Station and once at an out-station six miles distant. I have held a meeting, or rather a School, perhaps, with the members of the Church once a week, and a Bible class of some three or four hundred every Sabbath. Nothing specially interesting of a religious nature has taken place among us till within a few weeks past, a much larger number have attended the house of God both on the Sabbath and week days. The Church, on Sabbath morning especial­ ly, has been crowded to overflowing and some of our meetings have been unusually solemn and melting. God the Holy Spirit, I believe, is silently operating upon the hearts of some of our people at the present time. Twenty members have been received to the Church during the year, and nine now stand propounded. Four have been excommunicated, four have died, and eight have been dismissed by letter. The whole number now in regular standing is 162. The whole number who have been admitted to the Church at Waimea on examination is 211. Our Schools at the Station, and indeed all our children �-2- COPY [S.Whitney’s Report - 1840 - Waimea, Kauai.] schools, have been kept up with more life this year than the one previous. There are in our district (the Island of N iihau included) 961 children, 564 of whom attend school. 304 of them can read, and 103 can write. Two Schools at the Station are supported by the people at the expense of $60. a year. This is about the whole amount of their yearly con­ tribution to benevolent objects. The other children schools are kept up by the K i n g ’s laws, which are so construed as to release the teachers from all work and taxes. It is with feelings of deep regret and concern that I often think of a part of our field (the Island of N iihau) as almost entirely excluded from my personal labours, and never more so than just now. Owing to the fact that one of the Catholic, converts, a woman of extensive family relations, and influence, has been at that Island scattering Catholic books, and setting up a school among her relatives. I am not aware, that that mystery of iniquity yet begins to work among our people of this Island. In looking over our district it is a melancholy fact that but very few children are coming forward to take the place of their parents. Among a population of ? 819 on this part of Kauai, there are only 617 children under fourteen years of age. N ot quite one child to every four adults ! For the first three months of this year there were in this population 25 deaths, and 8 births, or a proportion of a little more than three to one, which has been the ratio for some years p a s t . Our astonishment is not at the number of deaths (for it has been quite healthy) but at the lack of children. During this same period of three months, I have united sixteen couple in marriage, which is a pretty fair specimen of the proportion of adults married to the children born. By a Census just taken we have ascertained that the decrease in the whole population is 453, in two years. Should they continue to decrease at this rate the whole of the native inhabitants will be swept off in less than forty-two years ! STATISTICS Whole number received to the Church on examination — 211 Whole number on Certificate 1 0 Received the past year on examination 20 Whole number received the past year 26 Whole number dismissed to other Churches 39 Dismissed the year past 8 Whole number deceased 15 Suspended the year past 2 Remain Suspended 1 Whole number Excommunicated 5 [See over] �-3- C O P Y [S . Whitney's Report - 1840 - Waimea, Kauai] Excommunicated the year past Remain Excommunicated Whole number in Regular Standing Whole number of Children Baptized. Baptized the year past Whole number of Baptized deceased Deceased the year past Marriages the year past Average Congregation Sa b . Morn. 4 4 162 95 16 4 1 50 1000 Waimea, Kauai, May 1 6 th, 1840 (Signed) S. WHITNEY. REPORT OF SCHOOLS AT [WAIM E A ,KAUAI] May 184 0 . N o. of children in the whole field Number of boys N umber of girls N umber of Schools N umber of Teachers N umber of Children enrolled Averaged number of attendance N umber of Readers N umber of Writers N umber in Geography N umber in Mental Arithmetic No. in Written Arithmetic N o. of deaths during the year N.B.- * 961 * 304 260 25 25 564 414 304 103 — 124 98 71 6 Pastors, who have the charge of schools, are request­ ed to fill up this blank for the use of the Hawaiian Association of Teachers; also state such other par­ ticulars as may be interesting to said association. This N o. includes infants and all under 14 years of age. The children and schools of N iihau n umbered with those of this Station. �[ Station Report 1841 - Waimea, Kauai ] During the year included in the present report, the family at Waimea have been more than usually afflicted with ill health. Mrs. W- has been so ill for a part of the time as to require medical advice, and for most of the year too feeble to engage in any direct missionary labors, except a weekly Sabbath School a Small School for children for a few weeks, and an occasional attendance on the meeting of the maternal association. About the middle of Dec. I was taken with a severe cold on my lungs which, with a bad cough, lasted about two months. For a week or two I was obliged wholly to suspend my labors, though most of the time permitted to preach two short sermons on the Sabbaths and a weekly lecture on Wednesday. When in health my time has been employed in preaching pastoral duties - visiting schools - attending on the sick, &c. Four sermons I have preached weekly to our adult population at Waimea, and one designed particularly for the children. One or two sermons at our out Stations, of which we have five, and held a School, or a church meeting with the members of the Church every Saturday afternoon, and also a bible class of some three or four hundred ever[y] Sabbath eve. Our public services both at Waimea and at the out Stations, are always well attended. Of our people generally it may be said, they are "a church going people" . Many, I rejoice to say appear to love the truth. Better attendance to preaching can hardly be expected or rarely found in any Society. There is but little falling off in the afternoon of the Sab. and that is mostly by those who come from a distance. The word preached however does not profit in many cases, not being mixed with faith in those who hear it. It is distressing to witness, as we often do in some who have sat under the preaching of [the] Gospel, with apparent delight, for many years, an. almost utter ignorance of the first principles of Christianity. An affecting comment on the inspired truth, "With­ out me ye can do nothing" . No ingenuity of the preacher can impress, or application of man can enable him to perceive those things, which are Spiritually discerned. On the illuminating Sanctifying influence of the Holy Spirit alone, do we trust, to produce the capacity for seeing, knowing, and rejoicing in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To this blessed influence we and our people are greatly indebted, and though there is much even which we often weep and lament, there is not a little, which calls for unceasing gratitude to Him who hath Said, "Lo I am with you always even unto the end of the world" . Only nine members have been received to our Church on exam­ ination the year past, and four by certificate. Thirty candi­ dates are propounded. For thirteen months we had no case of dicipline ( !) in the Church; But one member has lately fallen and is now Suspended. Five members have died since our last report, and three have joined other Churches. The whole number now in regular Standing is 166. Since the Church was first organ­ ized at Waimea, there have been admitted on examination 220 �Waimea, Kauai, 1841 2 members, of whom 20 have died, 30 have joined other churches, and 4 now Stand excommunicated. Schools. In the district there are 15 Schools (N iihau not included) containing 502 children under 14 years of age, of whom there are 255 males and 247 females. More than one half of them can read intelagably ( !), a part of them can write, and likewise understand something of geography and arithmetic. Owing to the fact that we have been able to obtain only a few copies of the King[ ']s laws, the new System has not till quite lately, gone into operation. School houses are now being erected, and so far as the experiment has gone it does well, and though we are sadly deficient in teachers who are competant ( !) for their work, I cannot but hope that it will prove Success­ ful. Indeed, I see not, so far as the system is concerned, why an education adequate to all the ordinary calls of humble life, may not be obrained by the entire population as well with us, as any Spot on Earth. Our Station School contains 112 children. It is conducted by a graduate of the Seminary, who, though quite deficient in energy and skill to interest the children, and much more dis­ posed to look to his own interest in the work than to their im­ provement, is nevertheless useful, and doing good. Our people have contributed Sixty dollars toward the support of Schools, and eighty two to the building of the new church at Waioli. (?) The late census, shews a population of 2,779, a decrease of 40 the year past. There have been 78 deaths and 39 births. The number of children in the district under 14 years of age is 643 (?)x The proportion of adults being more than four to each child! Niihau. This Island, though included in the Station, is but seldom visited, and has not received that attention and labour which the wants of the people demand (.) It is separated from us by a somewhat dangerous channel of Sixteen miles in width, which is seldom passed except by natives in canoes. It has a population of one thousand and upwards, among them are nine Schools in which are 214 children. The new laws have not yet gone into operation on that Island. Within the past year, the Catholics have gained a footing there. They have a native teacher, who is said to be very zealous, and gaining quite a number of converts to the Catholic faith. It is with weeping eyes that we often look toward the rugged Clifts of that Island and ask what can be done for its wretched inhabitants? With the exception of these on �Waimea, Kauai, 1841 Niihau, there are no Catholics in the district. Statistics 220 Whole number received to the church on examination 14 Whole number on certificate 9 Received the year past on ex13 Whole number received the year past 3 Dismissed the year past 30 Whole number dismissed 5 Deceased the year past 1 Suspended the year past 1 Remain Suspended 5 Whole number excommunicated Excommunicated the year past 4 Remain excommunicated 166 Whole number in regular Standing 102 Whole number of children Baptized 7 Children baptized the past year 4 Decesed ( !) children baptized 38 Marriages the year past 1000 Average number of congregation Sab. Morn. [Mr. Whitney] 3. �C O P Y REPORT FOR 1842 [Mr . WHITNEY'S] In presenting the present report, I am constrained to speak of afflictions as well, as mercies. The health of Mrs. Wwhich has long been feeble, has been more than usually so, the year past. Soon after our last meeting, she was taken quite ill, and reduced very much in strength. She recovered in part from that attack; but has twice since been brought so low, that for a while we had serious apprehensions of a speedy close to her earthly labours. In our affliction, it was a great comfort to feel that we had an affectionate physician at hand, and it is due to b r o . Lafon to say that all which kindness and skill could do, was done by him to relieve us in our distress. To his prompt and efficient aid, through the blessing of our great Physisian, we are apparently indebted for her recovery. So far as to be able to be with us at this anniversary. My own health has been good for the most part of the year. In the latter part of the Summer and Autumn, my time was a good deal taken up in building a residence for the accommodation of the sick in the mountainous region some eight or ten miles distant, and also in making repairs about our own house at Waimea, neither of which, however, was allow­ ed to interfere with my regular services(?) of preaching and meeting with the people. The remainder of the year has been spent principally in pastoral labours. At Hanapepe, I have preached pretty regularly once a week, and when able to leave the sick, at five other out-posts, with more than usual atten­ tion on the part of the people. To our adult congregation at Waimea, I have preached four sermons weekly, and one to the children - had a meeting of the Church every sat. Eve, and a Bible class of some four or five hundreds of the people at the close of the afternoon service on the Sabbath. Our public services both at Waimea and the out-stations are well attended, & often accompanied with deep & serious attention. On the second week of January, we held a protracted meet­ ing of four days, on which occasion I was assisted by brethren Alexander and Lafon. It was an interesting season and I doubt not a very profitable one to many of the people, though we were not permitted to see a general awakening from sin to holiness of heart and life. In the months of Oct, I spent a week on the Isl. of N iihau, held a protracted meeting which was well attended; but the prospects of the people on that Island are exceedingly dark. They are ignorant in the extreme and almost entirely destitute of the means (?) of instruction. The catholicks are rushing in upon them, and leading them by scores into the delusions of the Man of Sin. Some efforts have been made by the Priest at Koloa to introduce teachers among our people at Waimea but as yet he has been unsuccessful, none in our immediate vicinity have turned to the Catholicks, but in the upper part of the valleys of Hanapepe, where the �- 2- COPY - Report for 1842 [Mr .Whitney ’s] people are very ignorant, a few have deserted as. Since our last meeting sixty-eight members mitted to our Church, on examination, and two There have been two excommunicated; four have dismissed to other districts, leaving 222 now ing. have been a d ­ on Certificate. died, and 10 in regular stand­ SCHOOLS We have 15 schools in our district besides eight or ten very indifferently kept on the Island of Niihau. In these fifteen schools, there are 530 children - 257 b oys and 273 girls. Three hundred sixty-four can read. There are in Arithmetic 128, and 95 in Geography. The demand for books, especially the Bible, has been greater than in any previous year. I have sold the Bible cheap, but considering the poverty of the people it is very encouraging that they are willing t o give so much and prize so highly the Word of Life. Four of our Schools are taught by graduates of the Seminary. One of them has a Salary from the people, the other three to be supported by law (?). Their prospects, however, are so poor that at present they have concluded to stop their schools and wait for more promises or pay. Our people have contributed sixty dollars toward the schools, but they are so poor that the schools cannot be kept up in this way, and must go down unless some more efficient agency is brought to bear upon them, than has yet been effected. STATISTICS 288 16 68 70 10 50 4 4 7 2 6 222 17 119 4 23 1000 Whole number received to the Church on Ex. Whole number on Certificate Received the past year on Ex. Whole number received the past year Dismissed the past year Whole number dismissed Deceased the past year Suspended the past year Remain Suspended Whole number Excommunicated Do. Past year Remain excommunicated Whole number in Regular standing Baptized the year past Whole number of Children Baptized Deceased Baptized children - whole number Marriages the year past Average number of Congre. Sab. Morn. [u n s i g n e d ] [Inscribed on reverse side "S. WHITNE Y ’S REPORT, 1842." ] �[Waimea, Kauai, 1843] At a station so retired and quiet as this one we occupy [,] the season for presenting our yearly report comes round with but few incidents to notice which have not been noticed in former reports. We are permitted to pursue our work in peace with none to make us afraid. The year past however has been one of more than ordinary change in the Government, and the cloud which now gathers in our political horizon, is ominous to still greater changes. But with gratitude would we say thus far the Lord has helped us, and in regard to the future, it is sufficient to know that we have the promise, "Lo I am with you always” . At the close of the last Gen. Meet. when we left this place, we had many fears as to the health of Mrs W- and the thought that we were going to an Island where there was no physitian( !) was not a little discouraging. Soon after our return however her health began to improve, and though it has been too feeble for her to engage in any direct missionary labour, except a small Sabbath School a part of the year, it has been much better than usual. A physitian ( !) too has been kindly sent into our neighborhood, whose presence both on account of his professional skill and the ardor with which he has entered on the missionary life, has greatly encouraged us. My own health has been good, not having lost a Sabbath through the year. My labours have been confined principally to pastoral duties, attending to the sick, Superintending Schools, &c. I have four regular services on the Sabbath - three for adults & one for children, besides a class of some 3 or 400 in the "ai o ka la" (,) A lecture on Wednesday P.M. these together with a meeting of the Church every Sat. P.M. and the monthly concert, are all the regular services at the Station. I have a weekly meeting at Hanapepe and there are four other out stations where I preach occasionally as opportunity and ability allow. During the year I have held Six protracted meetings one on the Island of Niihau, one at Puna, one at Napali and the other, in our own district at the out station. I have spent several Sabbaths at Koloa - administered the Sacrament to that Church, and once to the Church at Waioli in the absence of bro. Alexander. The State of religion has been rather more marked than usual. On our return from the last Gen. Meet. there was quite an interesting attention to religion among our people. Our meetinghouse was crowded on the Sab - and we felt much encour­ aged. Soon after, the whaling Ship Jefferson was unfortunately wrecked at Waimea, which produced a state of feeling very ■un­ favorable to religion. The people almost en mass were called out to labour on the wreck and saving the cargo, high wages were offered, and the natural cupidity of the natives not a little awakened. Before this excitement was over, our new vessel (?) arrived with a train of worse than ship wrecked mariners - a company of broken down San. Isl. gentlemen and ladies, apparently intent on nothing but pleasure & the reparation of their fortunes. Among this company were 27 who came with certificates of regular church membership; a somewhat larger number were either excom­ municated or Suspended, "twice dead plucked up by the roots" They were from three churches on Hawaii, three on Maui, and four �Waimea,Kauai 1843 - 2 on Oahu. Of most of those who came with certificates, I had many fears, nor have these fears abated in the least, after nine months acquaintance with them. I am unwilling to think that they are a fair specimen of the fruits of my brethrens labours, nor do I feel at liberty to reject them, as some do, when coming with a recommendation from their pastor. I must receive them. But alas ! It is death. It is worse than death (It is embracing a corpse of the most pestiferous contagion.) On the arrival of this company, our population at Waimea was increased about one third, and our congregation on the Sabbath decreased in about the same proportion, i.e. there was about one third less who attended public worship, than before their arrival. This state of things continued for some months, but thanks to the quickning ( !) Spirit, there is now and has been for a few months past a much better attention to religion. Our Church is again crowded on the Sabbath and though there is not what may be called a revival, we are refreshed and encouraged. At our out stations, the counteracting influences above men­ tioned have been felt less, and there has been more attention to religion, than I have known on previous years. I spent a week on the Island of Niihau, and was delighted with the evidence I saw of the Spirit of God among the people. Previous to my visit I had heard that large numbers had followed Walsh the Irish Priest, and been baptized by him a few weeks before. On strict inquiry, I learned he had drawn away about 140, including the children of three schools which he had quite broken up. I have lately heard that some twenty or thirty of this number together with one of their teachers have returned. There may be about one In ten of the inhabitants of Niihau who profess to be followers of the Pope; but they know little or nothing of the Romish faith. They are in bad savor with the bulk (?) of the people on account of their immoralities, and unless they have a Priest to guide them, there is not much danger that they will Increase. In the vicinity of Waimea there are no Romanists, though untiring efforts have been made by the Priests to get a footing in that region. In the upper part of Hanapepe there are a few, but the numbers both there and in the region about Koloa, are diminishing. Walsh's school of children has dwindled down from 55 to 20 since Jan. last. At Puna and Koolau however, the Priests have been more successful. It is to be feared that the weakness and indescresions [Indiscretions? ] of some of our pro­ fessors of religion, have contributed not a little to their suc­ cess. As this is the fairest and most populous part of Kauai it is distressing to see it so much given up to the influence of the Man of Sin. Fifty four members have been added to our church on examina­ tion during the year, and thirty nine by letter- 93 In all. Seven have deceased. Two have been excommunicated, and two dis­ missed to other churches [,] 4 Suspended. Leaving in all 300 in regular standing. Not much has been done by way of charitable donatings. None tenths of the people being in such poverty that in a civilized land they would be fit subjects for the poor house. They have furnished the materials for a church at Niihau and supported a singing master at the expense of thirty dollars. �Waimea, Kauai 1843 - 3 Schools. We have nineteen schools, and a teacher for each of them. These schools are in a prosperous State, Every child old enough to attend school is enrolled, & a pretty regular attendant. Our Lahainaluna Teachers few in number are becoming more rational and reasonable men, & I have hope that most of them will by & by make good teachers. Statistics of Schools Schools 19 Teachers 19 Scholars 536 Boys 255 Girls 281 Readers 345 Arithmetic 281 108 Geography Schools of Niihau not included in the above. Scholars on that Island [.] There are 148 Statistics of Church, & 342 55 54 93 2 4 4 9 2 7 300 138 19 5 68 100 Whole No received to Church on examination Whole No on certificate Received past year on examination Whole No received past year Dismissed past year Suspended past year Remain Suspended Whole No excommunicated Do past year Remain excommunicated Whole No in regular Standing Whole No of Children baptized Baptized the past year Decesed ( !) baptized children Marriages past year Average No of Congregation Sab. Morn. [Unsigned, but Mr. Whitney's handwriting] �Report of the Station at Waimea, Kauai, 1844 The occupants of the Station at Waimea have Special cause for praise and gratitude to Him who has kept them during the twenty four years of their residence at that post, and again brought them in health and peace to unite with their fellow helpers in reviewing the labours which are past, and devising means of usefulness for the future. The year which has now closed, has been one of unusual health and prosperity. Mrs. W- has had less illness than for many years previous, and though her constitution is too feeble to engage in much direct missionary work she has been able to keep a small school a few months, and a Sab. Sch. through the year. My own health has been good, having been kept from meeting the people by illness, only one Sab-. The changes and evils at the commencement of the year under the Paulet dynasty and at the restoration, did not seem to affect our people so much as those of most of the other Stations. It was however apparent enough that confusion and every evil work would soon have been the order of the day had not a kind provi­ dence interposed in behalf of the nation, and the Church, which has so often been the object of his Special care and protection. We have had a visit from the King and a few of the Chiefs. He appeared kind and courteous, & but for his habits of drinking awa, would have done much good to the poor people, who were ex­ ceedingly delighted, to see him again the Chief ruler of the nation. As it was however, his example and that of our Gover­ ness, had a most pernicious effect on many, some few of them in the Church. A rebuke from the Nonanona however, and a private remonstrance with the Governess, together with timely discipline of the Church in cases where it was needed, seems to have given a check if not a stop, to the drinking of that pernicious drug. My labors the past year have been mostly of the pastoral kind, and owing to the extent of the parish, unusually great. I have uniformly preached three times on the Sab. Spent an hour between eight & nine in a Sab. Sch. of upwards of 300 children, which has been increasing in numbers and interest, through the year. This is a most promising field of usefulness, as well as of pleasure. At the close of the afternoon Service on the Sab. I have a class of some 350 adults in the Ai o ka la - a regular lecture on Wednesday - a meeting of the church on Saturday afternoon, and the monthly concert. These are stated public services at Waimea. At the five out stations, I preach occasionally as circumstances permit. Eight or ten Sab, I have spent at Koloa, and two weeks in visiting and preaching in the villages of that vicinity. In the month of Feb. I was assisted by bro. L Smith in a pro. meet. at Koloa, which was followed with very happy results. It was a season of refreshing from on high, and I trust the Spirit of the Lord, who was evidently with us, is still operating on the hearts of not a few of the people. Beside the pro. meet. at �Waimea, Kauai, 1844 2 Koloa, I have held five others at the out Stations, and assist. bro. Rowell in one at Waioli. Not so many have united with the church at Waimea as on some previous years, but the cause of re­ ligion. I believe to have been on the advance. The Saviour has been with us, and his cause was never more pressing(?) One week I have Spent on Niihau, and a few days at Puna, on the eastern part of Kauai. In both places the people are exceedingly ignor­ ant, and need a Teacher Stationed among them immediately. They are both exposed to the Papists who are most unweried in their efforts in proselyting, and unless help is sent into these regions, it is to be feared that many of the people will embrace the errors of the Man of Sin. It is with gratitude that I am still able to say, we have no Romanists in the vicinity of Waimea, except an occasional visitor from some other place. At Niihau and the upper part of the vally ( !) of Hanapepe, they have formed a nucleus, and made some converts the year past. Whether they have gained more than they have lost on the Island of Kauai & Niihau, it is difficult to say, as there are some changing to and from them, almost every week. It is to be feared however, that their cause has been gaining during the year. Most of those who have gone to the papists, have been driven to them by the wild and wicked doings of our Kahukula and his agents, in oppressing and robbing the people. The system of paying in tender is so little understood by those who are to re­ ceive the pay, and subject to so many abuses by those who made the laws and the Kahukula, that it is becoming a question whether we should not do better to have no School laws than to continue on in the present management of those which exist. The schools in our region 19 in number have been kept up the year past, but not with the life and vigor we could wish. Almost or quite all of the children of suitable age are enrolled, and attend daily, but the improvement is slow. The Teachers are discour­ aged for want of pay, and the parents in many cases do not care enough about the education of their children, to provide them with books. The number of children in our schools is 509. It has diminished since my last report some thirty or forty. Death has carried off a good many, it having been an unusually sickly year among children. Others have left the schools having arrived to years of maturity, and there are not of the little children enough to fill their places. This is an alarming fact, and one which tells us in language not to be mistaken that what we do for the people must be done quickly. The work which was given me last year by the mission - A Bible Dictionary, is in a state of forwardness, though it is too large a book to be made in one year, together with attending to my other labors. [continued] �Waimea, Kauai, 1844 Statistics of Schools 19 19 509 322 108 81 95 58 . . . . No. of Schools . . . . No. of Teachers . . . . No. of Children enrolled . . . . No. of readers . . . . No. of writers . . . . No. of those in Geog. . . . . No in arith. . . . . No in written do Church Statistics 373 57 31 1 32 60 8 40 6 2 1 6 15 11 318 154 16 70 900 - Whole No ad to Ch- on examination - On certificate - Past year on examination - Past year on cirtificate ( !) - Whole No past year - Whole No dismissed to other Churches - Dismiss ( !) the past year - Whole No decesed ( !) - Decesed ( !) the past year - Suspended the past year - Remain Suspended - Excommunicated the past year - Whole No excommunicated - Remain excommunicated - Whole No. in regular Standing - Whole No of Children baptized - Baptized the past year - Marriages the past year - Av. No of Con. Sab Morn. [Mr. Whitney] �[Mrs. Whitney’s Report May 1846 - Waimea, Kauai] The year past has been one of deep affliction & sorrow to the church and people of Waimea, in the removal of their beloved Pastor by death. The Lord has come near and laid his hand heavy upon us, and it becomes us to humble ourselves under his severe chastisements, & bow with meek submission to his holy will. The year previous and the forepart of last, we were enabled to proceed with our labors as usual, in the enjoyment of comforta­ ble health with the exception of the influenza, which prevailed throughout the Islands. During that distressing sickness, Mr W-s’ ( !) labors were interrupted for several weeks, and some of the time his sufferings were intense. He had two attacks - one in April, the other in June, from both of which he had recovered so as to enjoy comfortable health again, when he was attacked in Sept. with Billious colic. After using every remedy in our power to check the disease, and trying a change of climate at our summer retreat at Hanapepeluna without any permanent benefit, we sailed for Hono­ lulu in Oct. last, with the hope that voyaging and medical aid, might be a means of restoring his health which was then very feeble. But as the event proved, his work was done, and his Divine Master saw fit, soon to call him to lay aside the weapons of his warfare, and to receive the vi c tor's crown. In Feb. I returned to our station, alone and desolate, ‘ but the Lord I trust has been with me. In all my sorrows and trials, he has been near, to comfort and sustain me, for which I would forever bless his holy name. [in pencil:] Here read the other leaf. The first fortnight after I returned home was principally spent in looking after the schools, distributing books, slates, pencils, paper, ink, etc. among them. They have been kept up during the year, but with what success, I am unable to say. I have visited only one since my return - the station school near us. Kahookui a graduate at the Sem. at Lahainaluna who is at present the superintendant of schools for this Isl. has supplied the pulpit since last Oct. when his duties as school inspector did not call him. from the station. Meetings are tolerably well attended, but professors generally, seem to be in a cold, lukewarm state. Me greatly need the reviving and sanctifying influences of the Spirit of God poured out upon us, to revive our languish­ ing graces, and to quicken us in the path of duty. It is not necessary here to remind you dear brethren, of our wants. You all know them. The church and people of Waimea are now like sheep without a shepherd, and unless there is some one to watch over and guide them, many will doubtless wander and go astray, from the paths of rectitude and uprightness. May you have wisdom to guide you in all your deliberations for the best good of this nation and the advancement of Christ's Kingdom in our midst, and if practicable, give us a Pastor who shall go in and out before us, and break unto us the bread of life. �Mrs. Whitney’s Report - Waimea, Kauai - 2 Table of Statistics. The Church. Whole No. admitted on examination -Received by Certificate --Admitted on examination in 1844 & 1845 -On certificate ------ ---- ----------- Whole No. dismissed to other churches ----Dismissed in 1844 & 1845 -■--Whole no. deceased -------------- Deceased in 1844 & 1845 -------Whole No. Excommunicated ----- - - - --- ---- Excom. in 1844 & 1845 --- ---- ----- --- Remain Excom. -----------— ------Whole No. suspended -------- ------------- 13 Suspended In 1844 & 1845 ------------------Remain suspended --- -— --------- ---- ----Whole no. in regular standing --------Whole No. baptized children — -----------Baptized in 1844 & 1845 ---- ---- --------------Marriages in 1845 ---------------- — -- ------Average No. of congregation------------- ----- 3,72 ( !) 65 20 10 57 2 62 21 26 9 20 2 2 2,96 ( !) 1,54 ( !) 9 34 7-00 ( !) Schools. Whole No. of Prot. schools from Hanapepe to Nualolo, 19 Catholic ------ ------- 1 Prot. schools on Niihau — • --- ----- • ------10 Catholic ---------- * — ------ 2 No. of scholars in the Prot. schools in this district - 3,32 ( !) Catholic -- --------------------- ---------- [omitted] Scholars in Prot. schools on Niihau — ---2-12 Catholic --------------------41 Deaths and Births. Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births Deaths Births in 1844 ------------------------ -----------------in 1845 ----- •--- -— — --- -— ----------— ---- --------on Niihau in 1844 --- ------the same year -- ---------------in 1845 --- : ------------------the same year ------------- ------------ 93 23 1,06 (!) 30 11 24 46 18 This statistical report extends only to the 31st of Dec. 1845. M. P. Whitney Waimea April 2 8 - 1846 �M.P. Whitney's Report [Part of M.P. Whitney’s Report - 1846] [To b e Inserted after 4th paragraph on first page] On my return, I came from Koloa on a canoe. Long before we reached the landing, the natives began to assemble on the beach, & raised a loud and bitter wailing. I was greeted by them with mingled emotions of joy & sorrow - joy that I was spared to return to them, & sorrow that they were to see the face of their beloved pastor no more. It was such a scene as I have not before witnessed for many years. As the canoe touched the beach, the natives pressed around it every one eager to grasp my hand, while their loud lamen­ tations almost stunned me. They followed me to my solitary dwell­ ing, & for an hour or two the scene there presented, was not unlike to that which took place at "the threshing floor of Atad" when Joseph & his brethren conveyed the remains of their beloved Father Jacob from the land of Egypt to Canaan, for interment. Their sorrow seems deep & sincere. Some of them appear almost inconsoleable ( !) in view of their loss, & it is often affecting to listen to their kanikau or mournful dirges. They will sometimes sit & repeat over his virtues, or good deeds in a low, melancholy strain, which is very touching. I fear some of them almost idol­ ized him. He was to them not only a pastor who watched for, their souls & fed them with the bread of life, but he was their counsellor, their guide, their instructor, their Physician, & indeed a Father to them all. They feel that they have lost a friend, one that ever manifested a lively interest in their welfare both spiritual & temporal, & that they shall never get another teacher who will love them as he did, & be ready at all times, to sacrifice his own ease & comfort for their good. Many a time he has been called up in the dead of the night to administer to the sick & distressed, & occasionally to go for miles to visit them in the dark & chilly damp, & sometimes in the storm, & seldom have I known him refuse to comply, though at the sacrifice of much personal comfort. He had in this way greatly endeared himself to them, & he will long live in their affections & in their memories. May his instructions be treasured up in their hearts & practised in their lives, & be a means of leading them to walk in his steps & imitating his example, so far as he imitated Christ. �[ G.B. Rowell's, Report of chh. Aug. 11, 1847] [Addressed to Messrs C.C. & Hall, Honolulu, Oahu] Waimea Aug 2nd 1847 Dear Brethren, On the enclosed schedule I have noted down the statistics of Waimea church for the year ending Ap 1st 1847, Yours truly G.B. Rowell (Written in pencil on printed form, with corrections in the printed words to correspond with the year he's reporting for.) Whole number on examination. On certificate. Past year on examination. Past year on certificate. Whole number past year. Whole No. dismissed to other churches. Dismissed last year. Whole No. deceased. Died last year. Suspended last year. Remain suspended. Excommunicated last year. Whole number excommunicated. Remain excommunicated. Whole number in regular standing. Whole number of baptised children. Baptised last year. Marriages last year. Average congregation on the Sabbath. 391 72 00 3 3 72 16 88 19 7 8 4 31 24 275 157 3 36 300 �REPORT OF THE STATION OF WAIMEA YEARS ENDING AP 1st KAUAI FOR THE TWO 1848. On our removal to Waimea, I found a larger amount of pastoral & medical labor claiming my time & strength than I had been accustomed to perform. Moreover the unfinished & decaying house in which we were to reside needed finishing, repairing, & enlarging somewhat, to render it a comfortable dwelling. N ot being able to secure a carpenter, I was obliged to do most of the joiner’s work with my own hands. My time & strength being thus divided between my pastoral dut­ ies & the labor on the house, - the former were but partially performed, while the latter has been protracted to a great length, & is not even yet finished, I am thankful however that the heaviest of this labor is over & that for the past few months I have been able to give my chief attention to the spiri­ tual interests of the people of my charge. The various outstations I have (paper worn away) visited frequently, though not with much regularity till with­ in the past few months. I have made but one visit as yet to N iihau, which was in Sept. last, at which time I spent one week there. With the death of their veteran, & greatly beloved & lamented former pastor, the interest of many of the people in the ministrations of the Gospel died also. Some seemed to be seized by a kind of desperation, & rushed again into many of their ancient vile practices & fooleries, & even some mem­ bers of the church became entangled in them. When then, the new pastor arrived, without experience & skill & with no acquired influence among them, it was not to be expected that those would return to the house of God, who had been held there only by their unbounded & well deserved esteem for their former pastor. I have therefore preached to a diminished congregation, though I am happy to believe that for the last six months, & perhaps for a year it has been slowly increasing. The Sabbath school numbers 160 children & youth who attend regularly, & who have manifested a very pleasing in­ terest in its exercises for the last 18 months. The labors of our associates for the good of the people in this field are gratefully remembered. Mrs Whitney has sustained two weekly meetings with female members of the church & congregation. Miss Whitney has latterly instructed a class in the Sabbath School. And they have jointly conducted, for the last few months, a school of girls in needle work & other useful things. �-2- C O P Y Report of the Station of Waimea ending Kauai Ap 1st for the two years 1848. Cont'd. The meeting house which was built of stone & mud in 1834 has fallen to the ground & its foundations have been cleared away for the erection of another. My ambition as ­ pires so high as to a permanent stone house, with a belfry & a shingle roof, with a floor & seats. A number of brethren have advised me not to lower this standard one inch, till the work is accomplished, trusting in the Lord for the means. And surely, I know no other source of help at present. The people will be able to cut out the stone from its bed beneath the surface of the ground, they will be able also to go for all the large timbers, into the mount­ ains, a distance, It is said, of 15 to 18 miles, They will be able to dive into the Sea for the dozen fathoms of limestone, & bring it by little & little in canoes, 3 to 12 miles from the places where it is found, & then go 10 miles into the mountains for as many more fathoms of fuel to burn it with. But much more than this they cannot be expected to do. They h ave no money, or but very little, - & there are no Chiefs or rich men among them. To purchase boards & other materials, & to hire the carpenters & masons, will require at least 3000$ in money, probably more. I venture to hope for 1000$ from the Hawaiian churches & the Missionary brethren. But wh ence the other 2000$ will come I cannot foresee. Can your sympathies, breth­ ren, your prayers & consultations open any other source of r e ­ lief to our poverty ? What is to be the destiny of the 5000$ given the Mission for "Schools & churches" ? Will it all go to the schools, or will a portion of it b e appropriated to "churches" ? If any to churches, will you not consider the church at Waimea Kauai to be as m u ch in need or more than any other at the islands ? The Schools of this district are prosperous at present. The debt to the teachers which has been such a cloy to the schools in former years, has recently been liquidated or so nearly so that the schools now go on without embarrassment. I greatly regret, brethren, that I cannot join your pray­ ers & deliberations at this general meeting. But an uncommon pressure of duties at the present time seems to render it impossible. The Lord Jesus be with you & direct you to the glory of his holy name. Your bro in Christ (Signed) G .B. ROWELL �C O P Y -3- Report of the Station of Waimea ending Ap 1st CHURCH 1848 Kauai - for the two years C o n t 'd . STATISTICS Whole number rec ’d on examination - - - - - - - " " " " certificate - - ........... Past year on examination " " " dertifioate - - - - ......... Whole number past year Whole N o. dismissed to other churches - - - - - Dismissed past year - - - - - - - - - - - Whole N o . deceased Deceased past year - - - - - - - - - - -- Suspended past year Remain Suspended Excom'd past year Whole N o . excorn’d Remain exco m ’d - Whole No . in regular stand'g - - - - - — Whole number baptized ch i l d ’n - - - - - - - - - Baptized p a st year - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Whole N o . children deceased Deceased past year - - - - - - - - - - - - Marriages past year Av. N o. of Co n g ’n Sa b . morning - - - - - - - - - SCHOOL STATISTICS N o . of Schools - - - - - - ” ” Teachers - - - - - - N o. of Children - - - Readers Writers - - - - - - - Geography - - - - - - - Mental Arithmetic - - - Written do. Waimea 13 14 404 26 9 102 127 258 131 396 77 7 (?) 1 9 10 80 8 100 17 4 10 4 33 2 47 172 9 30 31 400 N iihau 5 5 126 65 27 14 41 24 (N O T E : The following statistics, undated, were found with the above Report.) SCHOOLS OF NIIHAU N o. of Protestant Schools - 6 " " " Teac h er - 6 " " " Children - 112 R eaders 70 G eography - 24 Writers - - 30 Mental Arith. - - -)5 0 Written Arithmetic ) (UNSIGNED) (This sheet is a copy of unsigned, sheet at) original MSS, of G . B .Rowell’s )______________________________ �C O P Y R E P O R T OF STATION WAIMEA KAUAI - FOR THE YEAR ENDING AP. 1st 1849. During the early part of the year public worship was attended more fully than it had ever been since our removal to Waimea. There were also large numbers in various parts of the field who sought frequent religious conversations with the pastor. Sickness in my family compelled my absence from the Station for two or three months in the Summer. I had but fair­ ly commenced my labor again at the Station, when the epidemic commenced which broke up our meetings in a great measure & interrupted our plans & efforts. The interest in re ­ ligion & the attendance on public worship have not yet recover­ ed from that decline, though the attendance has been increasing for a month or two. I was planning a visit to N iihau about the time the measles broke out, but was unable to procure well men enough in Waimea to man the Canoe. Consequently I have not been able to visit that island the past year. There has not been so much known defection in the Church the past year as in some years previous. Our contemplated meeting house has progressed but little during the year. During my long absence, little or nothing was done for lack of a mainspring of action. There are no Chiefs in the Church at Waimea. After my return, the epi­ demics set in & paralysed all efforts for the remainder of the year. A little work however was done at the beginning of the year, & a little more in the last few weeks. There are now a few hundred stone cut out, and two or three of the larger timbers needed are lying in the mountains wholly or partly hewn. They have contributed also about 40$ in money during the year, which I think is remarkably well for them, being so few, so far f r om any market & having so few means of raising money. The Schools of the district have been as flourishing as usual, with the exception of the interruptions by the sick­ ness. I have been unable to get returns from the Schools of N iihau. I hope I may yet receive them before we seperate. I am not aware that Popery has made any progress in t h e field in the year past. The one school at Hanapepe of about 20 pupils continues as usual. So do also the two Catholic Schools of Niihau. STATISTICS OF SCHOOLS WAIMEA N o. of Schools - - - - - N o. or Teachers - - - - - N o. of Scholars - - - - - 3 Readers - - - - Writers - - - - - Arithmetic - - - - Geography - -- - Letters & Spelling - KAUAI. 11 15 8 7 225 89 235 142 183 �C O P Y ------Off STATION WAIMEA REPORT KAUAI - FOR THE YEAR ENDING- AP.1st 1849. Continued. CHURCH STATISTICS WAIMEA KAUAI AP. 1st 1848 Whole N o. rec'd on profession - - - " " " by certificate - - By profession last year - - - By Certificate " " - - - - Whole number last year - - - - Whole N o. dismiss'd to other churches Dismissed last year - - - - - - Whole number deceased - - - - - - Died last year - - - - - - Suspended last year - - - - - - Remain Suspended - - - - - - Excommunicated last year - - - - - Whole number excommunicated - - - - Remain excommunicated - - - - Whole So. in regular standing - - - Whole N o. Children baptized - - - Baptised last year - - - - - Marriages last year - - - - - — Average Congregation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - — - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - to Ap. 1st 1849 . 403 80 7 3 10 82 2 131 32 00 8 2 38 29 233 179 8 58 350 (The original MSS. of this report is unsigned b ut the) handwriting is, apparently, that of G.B.ROWELL. �Statistics of Church Waimea Kauai for the year ending Mar 31st 1851 Recd past year on examination 48 Whole No recd " " _____________ 451 " " ” from other churches _________ 90 " " dismissed to " " ____________ _ 88 Deceased past year _______________________ 11 Ch. members excluded, deceased past year [no figure] Whole No. deceased in good standing ____________ 142 Excluded past year _______________________ _ 1 Whole No. remaining excluded ____________ 35 Now in regular standing. __________________ ; ____ 281 Children baptised past year ____________________ 9 Whole No. baptised ____________________________ 188 Marriages past year___________________________ 43 Population of the field ________________________ 2605 Proportion who attend pub. worship 1/2 Report For the good & usual measure past year at this station, - for God has permitted us to perform, success & discouragement, of joy plexity, we record thanks to the of health we have enjoyed the the usual amount of labor, which - & for the usual measure of & of trial, of cheer & of per­ Father of mercies. The attendance of the people on public worship & their atten­ tion to the word preached has been as great as has been in any year, perhaps, since my residence among them. What real progress has been made in spiritual knowledge, & what accessions of souls, if any, have been made to Christs body, is known only to Him who seeeth ( !) the hearts. Our progress towards the acquisition of a permanent house of worship is very slow. Still we are moving onward according to our ability. During the year, the timber, wh. was 15 miles dis­ tant in the mountains, has been drawn half way to the beach. In two or three months we hope it will be all upon the spot. The principal part also, of the building stone has been cut out so that we think there is now nearly enough to complete the house. But it is still a mile distant from the building site. Some 15 fathoms of fuel, also, for furning the lime have been cut & piled up in the mountains, 7 or 8 miles distant, which is still to be brought down stick by stick, probably, on men's shoulders. The corol ( !) too is yet to be drawn a distance of two or three miles. How soon the materials will all be gathered to gether ( !), ready for the building to commence, I do not yet venture to predict. Our watch word is perseverance till the purpose be accomplished, if the Lord will. �1851 - Rowell - Waimea - 2 if the Lord will. Besides the labor which the people have performed for our house of worship, they have also paid in cash for benevolent pur­ poses, during the year, to the amount of 714 dollars, 500 of which were raised with a views, at first, to the support of their pastor; but as the meeting house suffered a loss of about 500 dollars in the robbery of Dec. 1849, & as no trace of that money seems likely ever to be discovered it may be thought best by the people to appropriate this contribution to the meeting house. It is still at their option to what purpose to bestow it. The unprecedented contribution of money to benevolent objects which has been realized the past year at Waimea, is not likely often, if ever, to be repeated. The high price of produce occasioned by the California market, & a peculiarly favorable season for the sweet potatoe crop, conspired to such an influx of money as had never before been known, & may never again occur. The progress of popery in this field the past year has not been perceptible. On Niihau, which has been its strong hold (!), it has rather waned than otherwise. In my visit to that island in Oct. last, a larger congregation assembled on the Sabbath to hear the word than had ever before been known. This was owing to large numbers of catholics who rushed in & filled the house to overflowing. No part of my audience appeared more interested & attentive than they. In travelling, too, about the island, no part of the population more cordially welcomed me to their houses & to their hospitalities, than the catholics. At the present time both of the catholic schools on Niihau are disbanded for want of competent teachers. The schools generally in the field have been prosperous, with the exception of the painful fact that the number of the children in the schools is yearly diminishing. May the arm of the Lord yet interpose to make of the children & youth of this nation a people to his praise & to the glory of his word. G-. B. Rowell �Statistics of the Church at Waimea Kauai for the year ending April 1st 1852 Whole No on Prof'n of faith 539 By Certificate Rd past year by Proffession ________ " " " " Certificate 3 Dismissed past year 2 Whole No Deceased 155 Decd past year 7 Suspended past year 0 Remain Suspended [crossed out] Excommunicated past year 4 Whole No. excommunicated [no figure] Remain excomd 36 Whole No. in regular standing 364 " " Children Baptised 227 Baptised past year 35 Marriages past year 62 Av’ge Congregation on Sab. [no figure] Population _______________ _________ [" " ] 93 88 �Waimea Station Report Kauai April 1853 God's compassion has been very great towards us during the past year. Mrs, Rowell lay by the brink of the grave for several months of the last summer, but a kind Father has given her back in health again to, I trust, a grateful family. Praise be to Him for the many prayers of the brethren & sisters of the Mission on her behalf & for His gracious answers to them. Sickness & the pressure of building, has compelled me to omit the most of my labors at the out stations, during the year. This omission has been partly supplied by native helpers, & brother Johnson was so kind as to supply my lack of service on Niihau. There has been no extraordinary interest in the things of the Spirit, among the people, during the past year, & no known de­ fection on the part of professing Christians. No cases of church discipline have occurred [.] After years of hard struggling to get together materials for a house of worship, we are at last permitted to see the walls up, the roof on, & the carpenter & masons now commencing the work in the inside of the house. I am glad also to report that we have incurred no debt as yet, & the house is still in funds to the amount of about 100 dollars. But this will soon be exhasted ( !) & we look to the Lord to provide us help for the future as he has for the past. Will the brethren be so kind as to remember us among these people. To finish the house without floor & slips, will probably require 5 or 6 hundred dollars more, & to furnish it with floor & slips will cost probably not less than 2000 dol­ lars. We hope to proceed to the completion of the house as fast & as far as Providence shall furnish the means. The people of this district have contributed $330. cash the past year for their house of worship. The Prudential Committee require each missionary to state what he may expect to receive from his people towards his sup­ port for the year approaching. For myself & people I reply, Nothing. When the great enterprise of erecting a house of worship shall be off their hands, I have no doubt they will contribute cheerfully for the support of their pastor, but, at present, I must look to the Board for a full support. I should like $200 . to repair the roof & verandahs of our house if the mission is able to grant it. G. B. Rowell Pastor �Church Statistics Waimea Kauai April 1855. Whole No. " " Past year " " Whole No. " " Rd on Proffession ___________ 663 " " Certificate 94 by Examination ____________ 124 " Certificate 1 Past year ___________ __ 125 Dismissed to other Churches 92 " Past year 2 Whole No Deceased 157 " Past year 2 Suspended " " 0 Remain Suspended [no figure] Excom.d past year 0 Whole No Excom'd [no figure] Remain Excom,d [no figure] Whole No in regluar ( !) stand'g 485 " " Children Baptised 254 Baptised Past year ___ 27 Marriages " " 42 �Report of Waimea Station Kauai, for the year ending March 31st 1854 The pastor desires to record with gratitude the almost unin­ terrupted health of himself & family during the year past. He has been enabled to perform the usual amount of labor at the Station, both on Sabbath & week days; though he regrets to be obliged to report still as in previous years, the necessity of omitting, to a great extent his labors at the outposts, in conse­ quence of the requisitions made on his time & strength by the house of worship in process of erection. But, blessed be God for the hope that this cause of the in­ terruption of pastoral labors will no longer exist, at least, not to the extent it has existed for the few years past. Our eyes have at last seen the desire of our hearts in the erection of a neat &, we hope, substantial church edifice, in which we have been worshiping for the last few weeks with much comfort, &, we trust, not without grateful remembrance of the powers & love that have carried us thus far through the struggle of so many years. The house is, however, not yet finished - floor & seats are still wanting. It is provided with mats & settees so as to be comfortable for a time, while we proceed to make efforts for its completion. We also have the satisfaction to know that it is paid for as far as it is finished & that we have over three hun­ dred dollars still in hand towards finishing the remaining de­ sideratum of a floor & permanent seats. This is a small part, indeed, of what will be required, yet we have reason to believe that He who has thus far furnished us aid beyond our most san­ guine expectations, will still provide. The religious state of the church & people is much as it has been in former years & needs no detailed report. The attendance on public worship & the Sabbath school has somewhat increased of late [ .] Mormonism made considerable stir among the people in the early part of the year, but as it loses the prestige of novelty, its influence wanes, & many of its followers have left their ranks. G. B. Rowell �Statistics of Church Waimea Kauai Whole number on profession " " by certificate Past year on profession " " by certificate Whole number past year Whole no. dismissed to other churches Dismissed past year Whole no. deceased Died past year Suspended past year Remain Suspended Excommunicated past year Whole no. excom. Remain " Whole no in regular standing " " children baptized Baptized past year Marriages " " Ap 1st 1854 G. B. Rowell 663 97 00 3 3 96 5 160 3 000 [ No figure] 000 44 [ N o figure] 485 263 3 42 �Report of Station, Waimea Kauai Ap. 1855. Owing to his relief from the care & labors of church building, the pastor has been able to spend more of his time at the outstations during the year past, than for several previous years. He has been twice to Niihau, spending a week at each time, & his weekly alternate trips to the Eastern & Western portions of the field have been continued through the year with but few failures. No very uncommon events of good or evil have occurred in the field during the year. The state of morality & attendance on re­ ligious ordinances has been as in former years. I am not aware that Romanism & Mormonism have made any advance in the year past. The latter certainly has made a rapid stride backwards. Indeed it wd seem almost extinct, but for an occasional communion service, when some of its former followers rally for a taste of the bread & the wine. The priests from Salt Lake, having no disciples at Waimea of sufficient means or good will to give them comfortable board & lodging, seldom make their ap­ pearance there. The contributions of the people of the whole district includ­ ing Niihau, for benevolent purposes during the year was $462.55. Geo. B. Rowell �Statistics of church in Waimea Kauai, for the year ending Mar 51st 1 8 5 5 . _________________ Whole No on Profession of Faith ______ ______ _ " " by Certificate Past year by examination " " " certificate Whole No past year " " Dismissed to other churches " past year Whole No Deceased " past year Suspended past year Excomd " " Whole No. Excomd past year " " in regular standing " " children baptised " past year Marriages " " 719 109 56 12 68 97 1 172 6 14 7 58 532 283 26 26 �Statistics of the Church at Waimea Kauai for the year ending April 1st 1856 Whole No on profession " " " certificate Past year on profession " " " certificate Whole No past year " " dismissd to other chh. " past year Whole No died past year Suspended " " Excommunicated " " Whole No in reg. standing " " children baptised " past year Marriages " " [G. B. Rowell] 754 106 90 5 95 105 7 194 12 2 22 550 305 23 23 �Waimea Kauai Pastor’s report for year ending March 31st 1858. Pastor’s health has been good & his labors uninterrupted dur­ ing the year. There has been no special revival of religion-, but the attend­ ance on public worship has been as good as in previous years. Mormonism is defunct & Popery remains the same as in previous years. We have had a floor laid in our house of worship, & the seats are in process of building. The benevolent contributions of the people were as follows. Aid to Pastor Monthly Concert $113.00 71.75 Total $184.75 The people of Niihau have also raised 40 or 50 dollars for the purchase of a bell. [G. B. Rowell] �Church Statistics Waimea Kauai Whole no by profession " " " certificate Past year " profession " " " certificate Total past year Whole no. dismissed " past year Total deceased past year Excluded past year Now in regular Standing Total children baptised " past year Marriages " " Cash Contributions of people [Rev. G. B. Rowell] [1859] 921 129 25 2 27 108 1 264 21 20 604 364 18 20 $317. �Report Waimea Station Kauai May 1861 The past year has not been an eventful one of pastoral labor at Waimea, to outward appearance. My labors have been as unin­ terrupted as usual. My congregations have been hardly so large as in former years. The fever of horse racing & other games has so raged a large part of the year, as to absorb all the thought & time of the irreligious & the young & destroy in a great measure their inclination to attend religious meetings. If a large number of admissions to a church prove prosperity & many defections prove disaster, then the church at Waimea has not been prosperous during the year, but the contrary. The de­ fections however do not so much belong to the past year as to previous years. They consist of those who were received too hastily to the church in former years & have been proving from year to year that they "have no root" in them, & have therefore finally been cut off. So large a number of proved hypocrites has rendered me fearful of admitting new members, so that the list of received members is very small. There are numbers of candi­ dates in my field who would probably have been received to the church before this had not my confidence in the sincerity of their professions been much shaken by the proved falsity of so many others. Popery remains stationary as in former years. Three or four Mormon priests came from Lanai & spent a few weeks in my feild ( !) during which time they succeeded in in­ ducing a half dozen or so to be baptised by them. I think they submitted to the operation more for amusement than because they have any interest or belief in Mormonism. The exegetical assignment given me last year was the same as that given me three years since, which was duly performed & read before the Association in 1859 G. B. Rowell �Church Statistics (1861) Whole No on Profession " " " Certificate Year past on Profession " " " Certificate Total past year Whole No Dismissed " past year Total Deceased " past year Excluded " " 941 133 2 3 5 114 Now in reg Standing Total Children Baptised " Marriages about 385 Contributions 308 16 about past year " " about 1 40 450 8 20 175.00 �Report [Waimea Kauai ] [1862 ? ] The pastoral labors of the district have been as little in­ terrupted by sickness the past year as in former years. The large amount of time, however, which I have felt obliged to give to my revisory labor, has prevented much pastoral labor which I should have been glad to perform. How much the interests of religion in my field have suffered in consequence, cannot be told now, perhaps none; still I have felt the need through the year, of a good faithful assistant, the church at Waimea being poorly furnished with members of sufficient piety & intelligence to qualify them to be guides of the flock. All the regular stated meetings, however, both at the station & the out stations, have been kept up through the year. Having said this my report of pastoral labor closes. I will not venture to report the results of preaching, lest I be guilty of giving mere conjecture instead of fact. I will hope, however, that the final day will disclose some good effected by the blessing of God on the labors of the year. One of the causes which has diminished the Sabbath congre­ gations is the practice by the lovers of pleasure, of devoting Saturday to horse racing & other amusements. They gather by hundreds from the districts of Koloa & Waimea, men women & chil­ dren, & spend the whole day in racing, betting, trading & all sorts of frolicking, Sc return home, many of them late at night, & wake Sabbath morning weary in body & dissipated in mind, & wholly indisposed to direct their feet or thoughts towards a place of worship. I am not aware that either Romanism or Mormonism has made any progress in my field during the year. Indeed the latter has scarcely an existence. A few months since some Mormon em­ issaries from Lanai or Maui came & succeeded in getting into the water two or three excluded church members & three or four "silly women" & boys "laden with sins", but after they had left, their new converts were no more Mormons than they had always been My report on revision can be made in a single sentence, viz: That I have completed the revision of the Gospels of Mark, Luke & John, - of the Acts & two or three chapters of Romans, on the same plan & principles as governed that of Matthew, as stated in my report of last year. G. B. Rowell �Church Statistics Waimea Kauai Ap 1, 1862. Whole No on Profession " " " Certificate Past year " Profession " " " Certificate " " Total_____________________ 28 Dismissed, Whole No " Past Year Deceased, Total ____________________ " Past Year Excluded " " In Regular Standing about Children Baptized, Total " " Past Year Marriages " " Benevolent Contributions in Cash during 1861, about 963 139 22 6 116 2 323 15 22 430 391 6 15 $110. �Report of Waimea Station Kauai. [1863] The past year at Waimea has been one of apparent spiritual dearth. If grace has distilled it has not manifested itself in any general rousing of professing Christians from their spiritual torpor, or of non professors to an anxiety for their eternal well being. There has been no special outburst of iniquity, either within the church or out of it; only a general indifference to religious things, and worldliness in its usual amount and forms. A result of this general indifference is a diminished attendance on public worship; and so far as it is an indication of a dimin­ ished estimate set by the people on a mere factitious connection with the church of Christ, it is not to be regretted, as it bears promise for the future that if God shall again pour out his Spirit, which in infinite kindness may he speedily do, the result must be a piety of less fitful cast, more constant and living than has hitherto characterised the church. Even now I seem to see in the church the line of demarkation between the living and the dead becoming more and more distinct and better defined. Those who give promise of enduring to the end seem to be settling into a more uniform and steady practice of Christian precepts, and show less liability to be drawn aside by any sudden impulse of temptation or of erroneous teaching, while those who have had only a "name that the lived", are becom­ ing more and more indifferent even to that, and less solicitous to retain any standing in the church. Pastoral labor in my field has been substantially the same as in previous years, except that my usual Spring visit to Niihau has this year failed, through my inability to procure means of crossing the channel at the appointed time. My voice for public discourse gave way entirely in December last, but brother Bicknell who was on the island, consented to occupy my desk, and gave my voice rest for about two months, since which time I have preached as usual, and without serious incon­ venience. Still, the chronic character of this weakness compels me to a serious consideration of the question whether the trial of a different climate for a few months, or of a sea voyage, may not prolong my missionary labors for years. I am not aware that Popery has made any progress in the field for the year past. For several years there have been none but protestant schools in the district. The papal adherents of former years still remain so with no recent accessions that I know of. Mormonism, which had nearly died out years since, has in the last two or three months made another spasmodic struggle for existence. Mormon emissaries from the windward islands have been �Waimea, Kauai 1863 through the field proclaiming speedy destruction to all who do not join them, have get ( !) them a church built at Hanapepe the Eastern limit of our field, and by getting up feasts, hulas, and other fooleries, have succeeded in gathering considerable companies of people from all parts of the island, mostly young men and women of the viler sort, and have made quite a show of returning life. I do not anticipate, however, any permanency to the movement. Pew have joined them, if any, of those who have been in the habit of attending on our preaching. June 1863 G. B. Rowell Pastor Statistics of the church at Waimea Kauai Total Received on Profession ______ ” " by Certificate " past year Total Dismissed _______ n Deceased about In nominal standing about In tolerably good standing about Children Baptised " " past year Marriages " " about Contributions about $100. 963 139 000 59 340 400 200 395 4 12 �C O P Y R E P O R T OF WAIMEA CHURCH JUNE 1st, 1866. Since June last the Church of Waimea has been involved in a series of law suits. In the first place we were distur­ bed in our meetings. Certain persons, not having the fear of God before their eyes, would enter the Church and ring the bell while we were engaged in worship. We endured the annoyance for a while, but at last the Lunas complained of this bell ring­ er to the magistrate & he imposed a fine on the offender. He appealed to the Circuit Judge, but did not escape a had to pay a fine and cost of court. Since this we hav e not been disturbed in our public worship. Sometime after this an attempt was made to exclude us entirely from the Meeting House. While our Ecclesiastical Association was holding it annual meeting at Waioli, the party at Waimea in favor of Mr. Rowell proceed to bar the doors of the Church; and to make their work sure they stationed a guard who kept watch night and day. The Trustees then appealed to the Circuit Judge complaining that they had b een deprived of their rights in being shut out of the Church On hearing the case the Judge decided, that no just cause had been shown for closing the building; and ordered it to be opened. V ery reluctantly the doors were opened by those who had closed them. The next morning certain Church members went into the house and quietly held a prayer meeting. For doing this they were prosecuted as trespassers and damages claimed to the amount of $12.00 — This case was tried before Judge McBryde at Waimea in D e c. last and decided in our favor; but from this decision an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court at Honolulu. It was tried at the April term & before a full bench of Judges viz. Chief Justice Al len, & Associate Judges Robertson & Davis. It was contended by the prosecutors that the Waimea Church was an Independent Church, that they being the majority had a right to elect the trustees and to control the property: That in pursuance of this right they, the prosecutors had been chosen trustees to the Waimea Church & had a right to its con­ trol. -On the other hand the Defendants maintained that the Waimea Church held their property under a Charter from the Hawaiian Government, - that by the express terms of said Charter "the male members of the Church in regular standing" had a right to elect trustees and to depose them at will, -- & that the trustees so elected were custodians of the Church property, They maintained that those members who adhered to the former pastor after he had for his immorality been deposed from the Ministry, and had engaged with him in irregular & disorderly �-2- C O P Y Report of Waimea Church June 1st, 1866 - Continued. practices were hot in regular standing, - that the Church, at a meeting duly notified, had passed an Act of Censure on them in due form. That this act of the Waimea Church was right & in conformity to the usages of the Churches was shown from the fact that it had been substantial approved by the Island Association, and by the H.E. Association at its Annual Meeting at Honolulu. The Defendants contended that the party at Waimea who adhered to Mr. R - were hihia or under censure & their election of trustees was null & void, - that the legal trustees were those chosen by the members in good & regular standing - that is by the party who stand by the Church as planted by M r . Whitney, and that the defendants themselves or at least several of them were the trustees according to the terms of the Charter. The trial occupied three full days & excited much in­ terest amongst the friends of Mission at Honolulu. The de­ cision has not yet been given. In the meantime both parties at Waimea continue to hold meetings in the Church but at different hours. — The Waimea Church has not yet been successful in ob­ taining a permanent pastor. They gave a call to R e v . M . Kuaea which was not accepted. They subsequently "called" Rev. J.P.Pogue which also was declined. They greatly need a good & judioous pastor to reside permanently with them, to counsel & advise & to break unto them the bread of life. At the last meeting of the Island Association I was appointed a Committee to write to the Secretaries of the A.B.C.F.M. at Boston and to represent to them wants of the Waimea Church and to urge the importance of send, out a man especially for that post. — I have already written D o ct.Anderson, and any ac­ tion which may* taken by the Central Association on this case will doubtless have much weight with the Committee in Boston. I have visit Waimea during the year as often as I could. The attendance on the meetings is nearly as large as it was a year ago. There are usually from 80 to 90 persons present Sabbath morning, but a less number in the afternoon. At the Communion the attendance is much larger. Many of the members are decided, earnest prayful Christians - others take a lower rank - and a few have been perverted to the Rowell party. — & S.V. N aumu, a graduate from the Wailuku Theological Seminary, and a licentiate of the Ecclesiastical Association of Kauai, has been laboring for about one year at Hanapepe. It is in some respects a hard field. The people �-3- C O P Y Report of Waimea Church June 1st, 1866 - Continues. of that valley have long been noted for their devotion to the Hula, to Awa drinking & such like practices. N auma seems to have sustained himself well - & to have been very useful. He is supported by the Hawaiian Board. Twice during the year I have visited Hanapepe & administered the Communion to about 25 or 30 communicate. D . S . Kupahu, another young man from the Wailua Seminary has been laborious at N iihau. The people there wish to have him ordained, and our Eccl. Association appoint­ ed a Committee some time ago to visit N iihau for that purpose. But circumstances beyond their control have prevented the Com­ mittee from do. so until the present time. Probably in the month of July next they will be able to fulfil the duties of the Appointment. — (Signed) J. W. SMITH Acting Pastor � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Kauai (and Niihau) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Kauai - Waimea - Niihau - 1822-1866 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1858, 1859, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1866 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/0a804475d6f2268b37088feaf796f63e.pdf 6dc2f77b71a21a64f6bf4c26649da5a7 PDF Text Text C O NT E NT S WAIOLI STATION REPORTS W. P. Alexander " * " " - - - - - - - - - -- ---------- ----- Unsigned - Schedule of accounts - - - 1835 1836 1837 1838 Johnson, Edward------------------- 1839, 1840 W. P. Alexander " " 1840 1841 - - - -- - - -- - - " " -- _ - --- 1843 Edward Johnson - - - - - - - ---1844 G. B. Rowell 1844 (accompanied by school stat. by E. Johnson) G. B. Rowell 1846 - - - - - - - - - - - Edward Johnson - Church. Statisticks " " - inc.-school stat - " " _ inc._school stat _ _ " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " - - Abstract - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ " " " " " " " " 1847 1848 1849 1851 1852 1852 1853 1854 -- -------- ----- --- ----- 1857 ---- ---------- 1858 -- -------- _ _ _ _ _ 1859 ---- ------- -------- ----- 1860 -------- ----- _ _ _ _ 1861 - - Abstract - - - - 1862 ------------------- ------- 1862 _ _ ---------- --- - _ 1863 �C OPY [June 1835, in pencil] Waioli STATION Kauai. REPORT After making a tour of Kauai & carefully inspect­ ing the two unoccupied posts in P una & Haleiea, Waioli was chosen in preference to Kapaa, because more peop l e can conveniently assemble there to hear preaching than at Kapaa, & because they were also the most destitute, being the far­ thest removed from the. other Stations; & because of the prospect that the population would increase, not only by persons removing thither from a distance to be near the Mission­ ary, but also for purposes of commerce, which the good har­ bor of Manolau surrounded by so fertile a country strongly invites July 20th: A spot was selected for a dwelling, which was ready for our reception Aug. 22d, to which was soon added a cooking hou se, study & house for natives - Davida, an excellent member of the Waimea church, accompanied us, as a helper in building up a new Station, & with him his train, making in all 75 - T hey have built a City on the Waioli plainwhich they call Bethlehem The labours which have been performed at the Station have consisted in preaching, conducting prayer-meetings, teach­ ing school, distributing books, together with many domestic matters which all understand who have comm enced new Stations. Preaching has been maintained at the Station three times a week, twice on the Sabbath & on Wednesday afternoons. I have been absent from the Station but one Sabbath which I spent in Koolau. Many profess to be enquiring after the way. of Life, & though I fear most of them are. hypocrites, having no higher aim than to get into the Church, yet I hope some are sincere & are travelling in the path which grows brighter & brighter till the perfect day. Many listen to the Word spoken with an eagerness which encourages us to hope that the seed sown will yet bring forth fruit unto Eternal Life. During the year a substantial meeting house has been erected; 90 feet long by 40 feet wide, covered with Lauhala - & most of the timbers are ready for a School house. Since the meeting house was erected, the congregation, Sabbath forenoons, has usually amounted to 800 or 1000 & afternoons about 600 - Wednesday afternoons about 400 attend Since the first of March, we have had daylight prayer meetings, usually attended by 300 or 400 The monthly concert of prayer for the con­ version of the world has also been regularly observed. Oct. 19th/34: Br. Whitney assisted in organizing a little Church at Waioli, consisting of ten members, five of �COPY Waioli - Kauai Station Report. [1835] whom were from the Church at Waimea, & five received on ex­ amination, who had been propounded at Waimea At which time the Lord’s supper was administered. We have since had two communion seasons - Viz. Jan. 4th, when Br. Whitney was again with me; & March 8th, as­ sisted by Br. G ulick. Three schools have been kept up at the Station, dur­ ing the year a school for teachers for Women & for Children The schools kept by natives have done something dur­ ing the year, though not so much as was desired. At the last examination the whole number of readers in my bounds was 1206, & of writers 270 I have been astonished at the eagerness with which the people demand new books They have often brought the price beforehand to secure a wished for book when it should arrive The Kumu Hawaii has been sought for with eagerness 700 now take it in my bounds It was pleasing to see the mountains illuminated by night, by those who encamped there for purpose of preparing pia to pur­ chase a copy. What we do for the people must be done quickly, for they are rapidly melting away During the 8 months from Sep. till May, the proportion of deaths to births within my bounds was, as 2 to 1 - the number of deaths 122; & of births 61 The whole population according to the former census was 3749, & according to a census taken last April 3603. The people of Puna, part of whom now come into my bounds, most earnestly desire a teacher And perhaps there is no unoccupied post in the islands where a missionary could go with so cheering a prospect of immediate usefulness, & I am not sure but it is the duty of some one now stationed to remove & occupy that post. (Signed) [Station Report, Waioli, June 1835] W . P . ALEXANDER �Draft found in Alexander & Baldwin Collection, folder #78, August, 1979 . STATION REPORT OF WAIOLI June KAUAI 1856 Statistics of Church, schools, population, &c. 1st of the church 4th: Population Whole no. admitted to the ch. on Whole population May 1835 - 3 107 12 examination - 6 Do. on certificate Born Died Now in good standing 18 Admitted, on examination 7 do. on certificate 1 From May,35,till Sep. 35 From Sep,35,tillJan. 36 From Jan,36,tillMay 36 Total in one year 6 Decrease in one ye a r ---- 1 Ratio: of decrease,a little less than ( Candidates total children baptised 26 40 22 51 25 43 73 131461 Average congregation on the Length of generation Sabbath Marriages from July 35 till May 36 2d: of schools Examination Sep.1835 Readers Writers 1125 ---- do Jan. 1836 1263 278 do May 1836 1143 273 3d: Books on hand He A Nuuhiva — 2000 paper (30 in paper Helunaau 40 stitched Anahonua — 40 Hoikeholoholona — Ui Kamalii-----Bukehuamua Lunakanawai — 23 years 800 300 50 120 13 40 [Last section of statistics has been inked out by the author] 1 50 �During the past year, affliction has often reminded those of us who live on Kauai, that our breath is in our nostrils & our days like a shadow. Sickness in my own family and in that of my brethern have in no small degree affected my labors during the past year. During this period I have made seven trips around the pali in consequence of the illness of Sister Whitney. The illness of my youngest child in JanY almost wholly occupied ay time for a month. In April in consequence of exposure to the rain I was seized with a severe cold, & laid aside for nearly two weeks. In the midst of all our afflictions, however, we have had abundant reason to praise the lord, because, his mercy endureth forever. His fatherly love was manifest in all. Soon after we returned from the genl. meeting, bro. Gulick & I held a protracted meeting at Wailua on the East side of the island. Though I (hole in paper) fruits of the meeting yet I don’t believe (hole in paper) published in vain. My preaching has been almost entirely confined to the station. About 1000 have usually attended preaching Sabbath mornings, but commonly not more than 600 in the afternoon. paper — hearers? The great majority of hea(hole in heathen?) appear to listen eagerly to the word, yet so thick is the darkness which envelopes their minds, that I fear very little truth enters. Even the most intelligent & diligent hearers of the word discover most lamentable ignorance on subjects that I have labored most to make plain. We had a protracted meeting commencing the last day of March: bro. Whitney assisted and although it rained almost incessantly during the meeting; & most of the men were absent at Koloa doing work for government, yet the audience was usually about one thousand. The eager attention with which they heard the word was encouraging, & I trust the seed sown will yet produce much fruit to the glory of God. �(3) Daylight prayer meetings have been kept up during the year, & attended with interest; yet I was sorry to find that in many cases they have interfered with or become a substitute for private & secret devo­ tions. Perhaps this evil is not confined to one station, & it may be worthy of our consideration how it shall be remedied. On our return from the last General Meeting, we found a general religious excitement all around Kauai, And I think the Holy Spirit was moving on the hearts of some. One of the most pleasing evidences of this, that I witnessed, was the concern manifested by church members, & the sweet union of feeling which was produced. tender another. Their consciences were & they were ready with tears to confess their fault one to The great mass of the people were greatly excited, a few of whom appeared truly concerned for their souls. There has been no case of discipline in the church at Waioli since it was formed; yet there is an evil among us, which I suspect is not uncommon in all our churches, & it calls for unanimity on our part to suppress it. It is an aspiring to be TEACHERS OF RELIGION founded in selfrighteousness & selfimportance. No sooner does an individual enter the church than he seeks a commission to perform some ecclesiastical function; to hear manaos, or go from house to house & warn the people to repent & obey the gospel. Mot infrequently do they desire to hold religious meetings & some have requested the favor of being sent as instructors to distant posts rarely visited by the missionary. This evil in my bounds is increasing, & as it is calculated to increase spiritual pride in the ignorant, weaken the pastor’s authority & open the door for fanaticism & heresy, it calls for wise measures to suppress it. �I am unable to say what number of people in my bounds commit the Ai o ka la; about 400 recite it regularly every sabbath at the station, besides which there are meetings held at two outposts for the purpose of hearing this recitation, We have also a sabbath school for children, under the care of Mrs. Alexander; besides committing to memory the Ai o ka la they commit also a tract, which is made the ground of special instruction-: — Common schools have been low during the year past, indeed they can hardly be said to have existed, except for a few weeks previous to examination. There are probably several causes for this decline, The want of school houses, & the want of suitable teachers have doubtless contributed. But the load with which the people have been oppressed has been the main cause. The men have been from home doing public work at Koloa between three & four months in the year: & when at home, they were liable to be called upon to work every other week for the governor; to which add heavy taxes of kapa, o lona, pia. hogs &c, all of which combined have caused them to groan being burdened, so that they had little disposition to obey the sound of the schoolmaster’s horn. For the same reason, also, books have not been so eagerly sought for the past year, as that preceding. Three schools have been kept at the station 1. A school for teachers, 50 in number - subjects of instruction natural History, Arithmetic & Composition-2. A school for children 70 in number, of whom 40 can read. Those who can read study Nat. hist. & arithmetic 3d. A school for women, 60 in number, they read the scriptures. — The two last have been mainly under the care of Mrs. Alexander — �(5) I have also for some time past devoted a portion of each afternoon to the instruction of two boys preparatory to their entering the High School. The experiment of instructing adults, in my hands, has been so discouraging that I do not intend to resume it next year; but I hope to employ the time, I spend in that way, in instructing children. time however which I can afford for this purpose is altogether in­ adequate, & there is most pressing need for a school master wholly devoted to the work. Respectfully submitted W . P. Alexander The �ANNUAL REPORT MAY OF WAIOLI STATION 1837. In presenting this report, I am called upon for de­ vout gratitude to God for the almost uninterrupted health enjoyed by the family at the Station, during the year past. We were cheered in our loneliness by a short visit from Mr. Tinker & family in Aug. & enjoyed the counsel & aid of Mr. Bingham & family during the whole month of Oct. According to your advice at the last annual meeting, a comfortable dwelling has been erected at the Station; the superintendence of which has materially interfered with other duties. The schools taught by the old set of teachers, still exist - most of them have so far run down as to meet their teachers only on the Sabbath. Of these schools I have held three public examinations during the year at which I counted readers & writers as follows; Viz . Readers In Sep. Jan. Ap. 17, 1836 8 7 3 11837 - 1077 1027 1232 Writers 222 254 257 So far as I or Mrs. Alexander have labored personally in schools, our attention has been mainly devoted to children. Our Station school for children numbers more than 100 pupils of whom 67 (?) can read. Those who can read have been en­ gaged in N at. Hist., Arithmetic & Geography. There are also three other flourishing children's schools in the district; one of which is under the care of a teacher from the High School, who has acquitted himself well. I have kept a register of the deaths & births & find the mortality has not been so great as reported last year. Births Deaths 22 16 22 37 28 19 From May last till Sep. there were Sep. Jan. 1837 - Jan. Ap. 17,1837 - - For the Year -- ----60 84 �-2COPY - Annual Report of Waioli Station, May 1837. Which shows a diminution of nearly /(paper smudged with ink) of the whole population - Last year the diminution was about 1/40 — During the year I have solemnized 51 marriages. Though not cheered with a revival of religion, yet we are not without great encouragements to labor. Multitudes are professedly enquiring the way to Heaven, & if I could consent to it the whole of my time might be occupied in conversing with them. Of the great mass of this multitu­ de their minds are so dark & grovelling that the most simple exhibitions of truth is rarely apprehended by them; Some en­ courage as to hope that they have been taught of the Spirit, have seen their wretched condition & fled to the Cross for help. The number who come out to hear the Gospel preached is about the same as reported last year, & would average about 1,000 Sabbath mornings & 500 afternoons. Ten persons have been admitted to the Communion of the Church during the year, & one suspended. So that there are now 27 in good standing. Agreeably to a recommendation of the Association in 1831, I laid before the Church of Waioli, the importance of select­ ing a few individuals to aid their pastor as an Ecclesiastical Court, that they might be instructed & eventually set apart to this work. Three individuals accordingly were chosen by a majority of the votes of the Male Ch. members, who now con­ stitute a Committee to aid their Pastor, in transacting church business. The letter assigned me to be written to the South Sea Mis­ sion, has been sent, a copy of which is in the hands of the Scribe. The work on navigation has been begun. Its preparation has been materially retarded by the cares of building. (SIGNE D ) [Waioli Station Report, 1837] W. P. ALEXANDER . �C O P Y [WAIOLI STATION] - 1858. Value of book sold by WAIOLI STATION and appropri­ ated to the support of family, and otherwise applied during the year ending Marsh 31, 1838. $ cts. 36.00 Buildings and building materials, - - - 20.00 Labor, cultivation of land, & c. 3 7 .00 Fences, - - - - - - 3 .00 M i scellanies, 21.00 Ditto on hand not included in the above - 21 .00 (Viz. 535 lbs. pia & ) ( 725 " fish ) T o t a l ------- 138.00 Of the above received in Cash, $00.50 The above is referred to following accounts:American Board, Ameriean Bible Soc iety, - - American Tract Society, - - - $ 124 .00 00.00 14.00 $138.00 $ 69. Avails of land, herds, & c . (Milk & Butter & Garden Vegetables) of Services, - - 3 .00 Presents from Chiefs and people - - - - - 4 0 .00 Presents from foreigners at the Islands - -Presents from all other sources, which in­ dividuals may think proper to acknowledge — — Total - ------- $ 4 3 .00 2 1 .50 Should it be deemed expedient that the presents from foreign- �COPY [WAIOLI STATION] - 1838 (Continued) ers, or any part of them, should be communicated to the Board to be acknowledged in the Herald, the name of the donor and value of the articles should be stated. (UNSIGNED) (Printed Form, probably filled) in by M r . E. Johnson. In addition it is requested that a Schedule of native books on hand should accompany this Statement. (Probably Mr.Chamberlain’s) handwriting. (UNSIGNED) [Report of Avails of Books from Waioli Station] [ Rec'd during the year ending March 31,1838.] �Report [Mr, Johnson, 1839] My labors, & those of Mrs. J., so far as health & the cares of the family have permitted, have been directed, as the last year, to the Station-Schools, & to the Schools at Out-Posts. During the first part of the year, I visited the Schools at Out-Stations frequently, like the previous year, but during the last two terms, the cares & labor of erecting a dwelling, have prevented, either a constant attention to Out-Schools or to constant labor in the Station-School. On the Sabbath, I have had during the year, a Sabbath-School for the children at the Station, in the Havina Kamalii, & a Glass of Adults, varying perhaps from one to two hundred, in the Ai o ka la. ( !) I would say, that from Apr. 1838 untill the present time, the Station-School has been kept up, with the exception of about four weeks vacation, at three different times. In July, I visited Oahu & spent a few weeks in collecting materials for building, and have visited Koloa twice, of a few days each time. During these absenses ( ! ), the Station-School has been sustained by native Teachers. During the first part of the year, the Station-School con­ sisted of about 200 pupils of both sexes, in regular attendance. The number is now reduced nearly one half. The reasons for this decrease are various. The establishment of a new School at an out-station, has taken away some, many have been reduced to servitude in the train of a C h i e f ,& few have stopped at home, because they desire not instruction. In my last report, I spoke of the Schools in our field of labor as being in a prosperous condition. They are not now as prosperous. Whence this difference? From a want of interest on the part of him wfao superintends them? or from some other cause not in his power to remedy? Perhaps from both. I learn that many of our Schools at the different Islands are now in rather a low state. The causes are worthy of investigation, I am inclined to the opinion that a want of funds for the support of teachers, has much to do in the matter. Teachers educated at the Seminary, have been instructed that to settle down in poverty & wretched­ ness while their Maker has given them powers for bettering their condition, is sin. This is good instruction. But after all this teaching, will they be content to labor for nought & live like their poor neighbors arround ( !) them? Especially when pressed by the calls of hunger, will they still labor contentedly with no means for bettering their condition? Surely not. It is not my purpose to propose any plan for the support of our teachers, but rather speak of what has proved a failure with our Schools. The Gov. of Kauai gave a tract of land to each of our Schools, �M r . Johnson 1839 2 & authorised ( !) each Teacher to require of each Boy one hour’s work per day to keep the land under cultivation. In order to ensure ( !) success, h e made each teacher a Lunakanawai for his respective School. It is now no part of my plan to speak of the b earing of these laws & c . on the freedom of those concerned. Suffice it to say, for a time the plan operated tolerably well. But at length the pupils began to feel tired of their constant labor. The result was they [that ?] many of them left the Schools. The teacher must now week them at their homes. They were perhaps returned, but they run away again. The teacher gets discouraged. He thinks this a hard way to get a living. His interest in the School now ceases, & the land grows up to grass. His wish is to leav e this business & labor where he can get a better living. What I have School, for the present time, & cultivation for said will but partially apply to the StationManual Labor system has been kept up till the there is now about four acres of Cane under the support of teachers. I would here say, that I am more & more convinced that bourding-Schools ( !) are the thing needed by the children of this nation. After laboring hard & long for my pupils, I have often felt sad at beholding the counteracting influence that is exerted upon them by their Parents & associates while out of the Schoolr o o m . I am not certain that I shall not attempt a Self supporting Bourding School at our Station on my own re­ sources & responsibility. Our out-schools , four in number are now each taught by HighSchool-Teaahers. But from their discouragements & scanty pay, they are at present doing but little. As for the sale of Books, that comes under my department of labor. I have little or nothing to do. There is little call for them. Our shelves are loaded. Our framed School-House was prostrated by a Kona in Nov. last. It is now again, erected, & has been covered by the free will of the people. They were however three or four months in doing it, & at length a Monthly concert was devoted to the Kaupaku (?), where 100 men had previously engaged to w o r k . Thus we see that men in bondage will not act as free-men. We may dislike that assistance which appears to be from the people, but which is really the command of Chiefs or Head-Men, & we may desire to see the people bestow their charities of their own free-wills but this we never can see untill ( !) the rights of free-men are granted unto them. May this time speedily come ! I have erected long, by 20 wide. the outside, & the room in the Garret a framed-dwelling, since N ov. last, 45 feet It Is covered with North-West-Pine boards on roof with Grass. It is one story, with one for a Study, It is nearly done. �Mr. Johnson 1859 - 3 Any one acquainted with the weather at our Station, especially in the winter & Spring, can congratulate us in getting a place to shield u s from the inclemency of the weather. And now, in conclusion I would say, the families at the Waioli Station have enjoyed almost uninterrupted health during the past year & have been permitted to pursue their accustomed labor with little hindrance. I may however say, that after the departure of Bro. Alexander & family for Honolulu in Apr., our little daughter was taken with a severe attack of Disentary ( !), & we were truely (! ) grateful that a physician could b e called in the short space of 22 hours, rather than a sail to another Island of a voyage, perhaps of as many days. By the Goodness of our Heavenly Father she was restored. May w e trust Him for the future, & praise him for present favors. E. Johnson Waioli Apr. 1839 ( !) Statisticks not before given. Whole number of scholars in all our Out-Schools about 300 Average attendence ( !) about 200 Whole number of pupils in the Station-School for the year, about 250 Average number, about 150 �[ E . Johnson’s Report for 1840] At the close of our last Gen. Meet. the wood-work of a new house was nearly completed, but lathing, plastering, & painting remained. It was completed so that we moved in on the first day of A u g . Immediately after this I commenced the erection of a permanent Cook-House which occupied a considerable portion of my time, as I did no small past of the work with my own hands. During this time I spent as large a portion of the time in the Station-School as was consistent ( !) with the care of build­ ing . During the past year our Schools at the Station & at out­ posts have been in a low state. They are 7 in all, but two or three of them are nearly or quite extinct. I would say that in my view, one of the principal reasons of a decline in the Schools of Kauai is that laws before regulating our Schools have this year been considered as no longer in force. "Na make k e ’lii, aua pau kona mau kanawai.[ ] " While in many portions of the Islands, we have heard of a destitution of Teachers, we have found it difficult to obtain pupils. Although our teachers have had hut a scanty support, yet for the most part they have held on to their work. The people have given between 40 & 50 Dollars at Monthly Concert & this has been distributed among our teachers, which we can easily see is but a very scanty support. During my residence at Waioli I have had at one time more than 200 pupils in the Station-School, while during the past year I have had only from 50 to 75; & about in the same proportion h as been the decrease in numbers at out-Schools. Most of the children of the Station-School have attended a Sabbath-School & I have had a Class of adults in the Ai o kala of from 50 to 100, Besides these Monthly Concert contributions our people have paid a debt of 100 contracted for our Station-School-House & a hundred Dollars or more remains to aid in erecting a church. We have had no special out-pouring of the Spirit in our field during the past year but the word has been listened to with good attention, & we hope, by the blessing of God, that the way h as been preparing for an increase of strength in the Church. None to my knowledge have been received into the church, but some are considered by the pastor as candidates for Church membership. As to the Statisticks of the Church, I cannot give them, & I regret that I have no means of giving the Statisticks of Schools, having left the Station with, no expectation that there would be a Gen. Meet. The families at the Waioli Station have enjoyed a comfortable degree of health, for which I trust we have not been unthankful, [the above phrase within commas inserted in pencil] �E . Johnson - 1840-2 & thereby been permitted to prosecute their labor with little hindrance from that cause. May 1840 Jan. 1840 Oct., 1839 E . Johnson Examination & when 585 No. of children in the whole field 309 Number of boys 276 Number of Girls 6 5 Number of Schools 7 7 Number of Teachers 216 250 Number of children enrolled 153 175 Average num ber of attenders 132 175 Number of Readers 60 80 Number of Writers 40 Number in 88 130 Mental Arithmetic. 6 9 Written do 8 Geometry 6 Astronomy �C O P Y Waioli May 18th 1840 Dear brethren, I had supposed there would he no Gen'l Meet­ ing of the Mission this year, hut I have just learned that you are assembling, & I regret that I cannot enjoy the privi­ lege of meeting with you. May the Spirit of Christ rest upon you & make it a meeting long to be remembered with joy. N ot having expected a gen’l Meeting I have no report of my station in readiness, nor have I time now to do more than make a few brief statements & get down some statistics. You however have br Johnson with you a living Epistle from our station, who can make up the deficiencies of my report. With few exceptions we have all enjoyed good health during the year. My labors have been mainly those of Pastor & Physician to the people. Besides preaching occasionally in other parts of the field, I have preached steadily at the station & at Kauhakake an outport nine miles distant. The attention to the word has been good. Many profess to have forsaken their sins & to have turned to the Lord Yet we have admitted none on profession during the year, though some now stand propounded. Three have been excommunicated for licentiousness, one of whom died suddenly; the remaining two give evidence of repentance & will probably be restored. Contributions have been made, at monthly concert, to aid in supporting teachers, & the various articles contribu­ ted may be estimated at about $50. A field of cane cultiva­ ted to aid in the erection of a house of worship has been manu­ factured, but what it will avail I am not yet able to state. As the facilities to acquire property increase, I find it in­ creasingly difficult to get contributions of property or of labor for public purposes, & the period when they may be ex­ pected to do anything substantial towards supporting their own Missionary, is in my judgment, very distant. In Aug. last the church here chose three of their num­ ber ruling Elders, who were accordingly ordained to that office, & in the latter part of Dec. the Presbytery of Kauai was organ­ ized, by whose order a new church was organized on the Eastern part of the island, consisting of members from the Waioli & K oloa churohes, & br Lafon was installed their pastor in March From the report of the Lunaauhaus, officers of his Majesty Kaukiaouli, it appears that death is still making rava­ ges among the people. They have not only taken a complete census, but they also keep a record of all the births & deaths in their respective districts; One of them told me that in his district there had been, since the first of Jan. last, five �-2C O P Y Station Report; Waioli,May 18th,1840; by W.P. Alexander, to the Brethren, Honolulu; Continued. deaths to one birth ! If this or anything like it be the ratio of decrease, it is evident that what we do for the nation we must do quickly STATISTICAL TABLE Whole No. rec. to the Ch on examination - Whole N o . on Certificate2 6 Rec. past year on examination " " certificate - - - - - - Whole N o . rec . past year - - - - - Whole No. dismissed to other Chh's - - - Dismissed the past year Whole N o. Deceased Deceased the past year Suspended the past year - - - - - Remain suspended Whole N o Excommunicated - - - - - - - - Ex com. the past year - - - - - - - Remain excom. - - - Whole N o. in regular standing - - - - - Whole No. of baptized children Baptized the past year - - - Whole No. Bap. children deceased - - - - Deceased the past year Marriages the past year - - - - - - _ Average congregation - - - - - - - - 8 0 70 00 10 10 16 3 3 0 0 3 3 2 77 26 2 2 1 53 I trust the apology I offered at the beginning of this communication will secure your kind indulgence for the haste with which it has been prepared And that the Spirit of Wisdom & of Unity may direct your counsels is the prayer of your brother in the Gospel (Signed) (Addressed, W. P . ALEXANDER To the Moderator of the Sandwich Islands Mission) Honolulu Oahu �C O P Y WAIOLI STATION REPORT MAY 1841. Statisticks Whole N o. admitted to the Ch. on Exam. - - 85 " " " Certificate 28 " " " Past Year ----- -on Exam. - - 16 " " " " " Certificate 4 " " Past Year - - - - - 20 " " Dismissed to other Chs. - - - - 13 Dismissed the Past Year - - - - - - - - 1 Whole N o. Deceased - - - - - - - - 5 Deceased the Past Year - - - - 1 Suspended the Past Year - - - 5 Remain Suspended - - - - 4 Excommunicated the Past Year - - - - - - 0 Whole N o. Excommunicated - - - - - - - 4 Remain Excommunicated - - ---- - - - 2 Whole N o. in Regular Standing - - - - -— 90 Whole N o. of Children Baptized - - - - - 38 Baptized the P ast Year - - 3 Whole. N o. of Children deceased _ _ _ 3 Deceased the Past Year - 1 Marriages the Past Year 42 Average Congregation on the Sabbath - - - 500 In a c ivil(?) point of view, the people of our station, are undergoing a rapid change. Though greatly secluded still the enterprise which is moving the nations of the Earth has extended its influence to them. The whole aspect of society is under­ going a rapid transformation. industry is taking the place of idleness, & activity of sloth, & the people are learning how to derive many comforts from sources hitherto concealed from their observation. Meanwhile the cause of truth & holiness is not stationary, though its progress is not so apparent,"for the Kingdom of God Cometh N ot with Observation." The knowledge of Divine things evidently increases & the line which separates the friends & the enemies of Christ is becoming more and more apparent. The No . who come out to hear the W ord is not so great as in some former years. This may be accounted for in part by the consideration that our house of worship is very uncomfortable; but the main reason, I apprehend, is to be found in the fact that formerly many came through t h e influence and authority of Head-men and officers of Gov’t. Yet the No. who now come from a sincere �COPY ~2Waioli Station Report - May 1841. desire to hear the Word is probably as great as at any former period. I usually preach three times on the Sabbath at the Station, (Br. Johnson has change of the Sabbath schools) & once or twice during the week - Once a week at an outStation nine miles distant, besides occasional tours to the more distant parts of my field; and as far as my other duties would allow I have visited the people from house to h ouse, which I am encouraged to believe is a most important method of communicating instruction to this people. In the month of Oct. we had a very interesting protracted meeting aided by Br. Whitney, during which the church was quickened & I have reason to hope some were brought out of the darkness & thraldom of sin into the light & liberty of the children of God. I have taken special pains to enlighten the church & congregation on the subject of Romanism. In the early part of the year taking Faber's difficulties of Romanism for my text book I delivered a series of discourses on the sub­ ject, & subsequently when Mr. Armstrong’s pamphlet came to hand I took up the subject anew & went over it again. That work was widely circulated & I have reason to believe was extensively read and understood. So far as I am informed, however, there are no Romanists yet in our field & though we have every reason to expect them & should buckle on our armour for the contest, yet I trust the time is near when it shall be published by a mighty and strong voice: "Babylon the Great is Fallen - is Fallen.” It will be perceived by the statistics at the head of this report that few have been added to the Church during the past year. There are a considerable N o. concerning whom I hope they have become sincere disciples of the Lord Jesus, but while the desire is so urgent in multitudes to become church members as a paramount attainment, I have felt like adopting the sentiment of the great apostle to the Gentiles. "X. sent me not to baptize but to preach the Gospel.” For if any are truly converted, they will not be shut out of heaven, though they be not registered in the visible church, whereas an unconverted church member is of all sen in this community the most hopeless. And the doctrine that church membership as an ultimate aim is an object worthy of ardent pursuit may well be reckoned among the deadly errors which are destroying the Soul of this people. I am happy to state that we have a prospect of soon assembling to worship God, in a more comfortable house. Our framed meeting-house is erected & covered. The frame is sub­ stantial and well put together, is 70 ft. by 35. The timber was collected more than a year ago, & last year a field of cane was manufactured which had been cultivated by the people for the purpose of raising funds for building this & the schoolhouse. One hundred & three dollars derived from this �COPY -3 Waioli Station Report - May 1841. source was paid for the erection, of the schoolhouse, leaving a balance of about $ [sic] for the meeting h o u s e . In addition to this Mr. Whitney contributed $50.00 & the congregation Kukui n uts valued at $90.00, Mr. Gulick $36.00, Mr . Titcomb $20.00 - besides other smaller sums. The walls are to be lathed and plastered inside and out & we hope in a short time to have it completed. Much of my time has been occupied in superintending the work & seeing that the various materials were ready when needed. A considerable portion too of my time has been secularized in building an addition to my house. The plan of my house was such that the addition was necessary for the comfort of my family, but especially as a means of removing my children more perfectly from native influence. During the last four months, I have spent many anxious days and sleepless nights in the sick chamber. My dear wife was more than once brought, as we supposed, to the brink of the grave & was enabled to realize the value of the great & precious promises of the Gospel. Our Merciful Father sus­ tained us in the hour of trial & delivered us from our fears & she is here with us in comparative health a monument and witness of His goodness. Her labors among the people have been limited by sickness & the care of a large family. She has, however, as she has been able, attended a maternal meet­ ing, also a weekly meeting with females for reading the Scriptures & religious instruction & a weekly prayer meeting with the female church members. In compliance with an appointment of the last Gen’l meeting I have commenced the preparation of a system of Geometry - I chose that of Legendre (?) but owing to many hindrances, which have been alluded to in this report I have not been able to complete the work. The first two books & part of the third have been translated & I hope the remainder will be in readiness as soon as needed. We have been highly favored during the past year in hav­ ing our two eldest sons at schools whose improvement bears the most unequivocal testimony to the diligence & skill of our dear sister who had charge of them. But this brief privilege, so highly prized, renders us more sensible of the sadness or our destitution. We have now no prospect of a school for our children & what we shall do for them amid all the weighty duties which are resting upon us is a question of momentuous interest. I will leave Br. Johnson’s report schools in our field. The new school epoch. Under their influence the old vived & enlarged, & new ones have been hamlet. to tell you about the laws form a bright schools have been r e ­ established in every �C O P Y -4 - Waioli Station Report - May 1841. The teachers are encouraged by the means of support se­ cured to them by the laws & take hold of their work with cheerful activity. During the former part of the year, the schools were evidently in a languishing condition. The contributions at our monthly concert amounting in the year to about $30.00, together with $50.00 appropriated by the Mission, constituted nearly all the compensation for all the teachers in our field; And, as might have been expected, the laborers so poorly paid did not work efficiently. Comparing the past with the present we are certainly encouraged to la­ bor with activity & zeal in the cause of schools, that knowledge may increase & multiply, & the rising race grow up in the knowledge & fear of God. [Signed] [Waioli - W. P. Alexander. Mr. Alexander's Report, 1841.] �ALEXANDER'S REPORT - MAY, 1843 My labors & movements have been unusually diversified during the past year. I was suddenly called away from the last general meeting by the sickness o f my family. Early in July I visited Koloa, to look after the L ord’s flock in that place. During t h e same month I made a voyage to Honolulu, for the purpose of bringing one of my sons to the Punaho u school. In the month of Aug. I removed my family to Koloa , & a b o d e six weeks, dividing my la­ bors between the church there & that at Kalaiala-mea. R omanism did not appear to be making any progress. Some were re­ turning who had g one over to that party. Intemperance from the use of an intoxicating beer made from molasses was extending & doing much mischief. The church officers at Koloa are excellent men & are exerting a very salutary influence. I administered the Lord’s Supper both to the church there & at Kalaialamea, in the month of September, & attended to some cases of discipline in both ch ur ches. In my Waioli field, my labors have been very similar to those of former years - preaching the word at the Station & out­ posts, overseeing the flock, attending to the medical wants of the sick, & a great variety of miscellany. The apparent in­ terest felt among the people on the subject of religion has been as great during the past year, perhaps greater than at any period since I commenced my labors among them. 68 have been received to the Church on examination & 6 on Certificate; 14 children have been baptized. One person has been excommuni­ cated from the Church & 7 have been suspended, some for the of­ fence of quarreling & fighting but most for the prevailing sin of the land. Four Church members have died during the year, & among that number Davida Papohaku, a ruling elder of our church, one of the most decided Christians & substantial helpers that have been raised up in our Polynesian Zion. His end was peaceful & triumphant. About the middle of N ov. while attending a protracted meeting at an cut-post, tidings of my wife’s illness called me home. She had alarming symptoms of pulmonary disease - Dr. Smith came over & gave us medical advice. The remedies em­ ployed appeared unavailing in the damp climate of Waioli, & we embraced an opportunity of coming to Honolulu, in the latter part of Dec. Made a tour around Oahu, & in the latter part of Jan. went on to Maui, with the intention of proceeding to Kailua, Hawaii. Boisterous weather induced us to stop at Lahaina, & we abode there about three m o nths, during which time I preached as I had opportunity at Kanapali, Lahaina-Luna & L. lalo, & spent two Sabbaths at Wailuku, & rendered some service in mat­ ters pertaining to the Seminary. �COPY - Alexander’s Report - M ay, 1843 . Mrs. Alexander’s health has been greatly recruited by the excursion. Meanwhile my associate br. Johnsen, has had a heavy burden to bear, his own select sch ool & the g e n ’l superintendence of sch ools which was itself too much f or the best interest of his health, together with the care of the Church He has, however, f or the last f our m onths been doing as much as in him lay the w ork of two men. But as he, doub tless, will report fully in regard to his own labors, I need n ot enter into particulars. We have received a bell during the year for our meet­ ing h ouse, in payment for which I have received from the people $70. & h ow much m ore br. Johnson has received since I left home, I am not accurately informed. I have n o doubt, h owever, b ut the whole sum which is $150. will yet be collected. Owing to my diversified labor s & travels, I have been unable to prepare a text book on Theology, which was assigned me by the last Gen’l Meeting. The f ollowing table of sta­ tistics will close my report:Waioli Kalaialamea Whole No. adm'd on Examination _ _ 174 3 ” ” "" " Certificate 41 65 Past year on Examination - - - - 68 1 " " " Certificate - - - - - 6 Whole N o . Past Year - ------- -- 74 1 Dismissed Past Year Wh ole N o . Deceased 11 2 Deceased Past Year - - - - - - - - - 4(? 2) 1 Suspended Past year - - - - - - 7 1 Remain Suspended 7 1 Excom ’d Past Year 1 1 Whole N o . Excom ’d 7 12 Remain Excom ’d - - 3 12 Whole No. in Regular standing - - - 180 47 Whole No. of Ch ’n Baptised 58 16 Baptised Past Year - - - - - - - - - 14 Whole N o . of Children Deceased Deceased Past Year - - - - - - Marriages Past Year Average C on g ’n on Sabbath - -: - - — — 500 200 (UNSIGNED) handwriting apparently that of Mr. Alexander] �C O P Y [E. JOHNSON'S REPORT - 1 8 4 4 ] In reporting my labors the past year, I will say, they have been of a more miscellaneous character than of former years, owing to my having had all the labors of the Station on my hands 'till the arrival of our excellent associates, Mr. & Mrs. Rowell. Still I have been able over and above all other labors to keep my select school in progress. The school has embraced from 55 to 63 boys who have made commendable progress in all the studies persued. In Jan. last I commenced a Glass of 18(?) in Eng. which has been taught 1 hour, commencing at daylight in the morn. ; 5 & sometimes 6 days of the week. Most of these boys have made as good progress as could be expected for the limited time devoted to them; Still, I am of opinion that a long time must elapse before a good knowledge of the language can be obtained, unless more time & attention be given. I have no doubt but the language can be taught the native boys, so that they can read & speak with ease & fluentness. Manual labor: I am more than ever convinced that manual labor is important in connection with literary & religious in­ struction, in raising the native population & that the children are the appropriate ones to commence upon. The boys of the school have devoted eight hours per week to manual labor since Jan. last. School exercises have been from 3 to 4 hours per day. The school have entered into an en­ gagement with Mr. C . Titcomb, a Coffee planter in our neighbors hood to take charge of this coffee plant, after they are set out. They are furnished with H oes & the privilege of planting beans between the roes of coffee, for their own profit, and gives them besides, what is equal to about $500. in Paper Currency or Trade. I do not think their studies are impeded by this sytem of labor, & I am sure that the habits of industry & the health acquired, will more than compensate for ail the pains taken to teach them to work with their hands. Means of Support for the Boys: The boys, selected as they are, from the different parts of the island, have been boarded & fed by the people in our neighborhood, but during the last three months there has been a general scarcity of food & some of the recitations have been lost on account of the hunger of the pupils. I fear this difficulty will be increased, rather than diminished for time to come. I am looking to the time when the Mission. will think best to allow a small sum to aid in buildings &c. to get the school on the boarding plan. It is, however, for the mission to decide what shall he done. Sabbath Exercises: I have two Sabbath Schools & a Bible Class for adults on each Sabbath. At 9 A.M. General child. Sab. School of about 100; Adults in Aiokala, from 1 to 200, at the close of afternoon meeting. I meet my own �[E . Johnson's Report - 1 8 44 ] COPY Sch ool separately about 4 P.M. Studies-Catechism-lesson , recited during the week at opening of each School. Schools of the Field: By a v ote of the last Gen. Meet. the Station at Lihue has been divided between K oloa & Waioli, by this arrangement the number of Sch ools in the field is increased from 14 to 19. These Schools have been in constant progress & have done as much good as could be expected from the poor qualifications, & the small pay they receive, in most cases not l/2 the pay of c omm o n day laborers. The Assignment of the last year to write a Spelling Book, has been attend. to, & the copy lodged with the Printing Committee. In closing my R eport, I cannot but acknowledge the kind Providence of God,in the preservation of our lives, & in giving us. such a comfortable degree of health & strength as to be able to attend to the duties of the Station. (UNSIGNED) [Inscribed on reverse side "1844 - E. JOHNSON'S REPORT."] �COP Y [G.B.ROWELL’S REPORT - 1 8 4 4 ) My report of labors at , Waioli & the outposts during the past year, will extend over only h alf of the year, protracted illness in my family preventing my reaching my field till Sept., & the subsequent departure of Bro. Locke, to his final rest, occas­ ioning another absence of several weeks in N ov. & Dec . My imperfect acquaintance with the language also, has of course restricted me to a less amount of labor than I should otherwise hope, with the blessing of God to perform, especially at the out-stations. Perhaps, however, I am permitted to believe that the Lord has made the absence of human skill & talent an occasion of manifesting to some extent the independence & might of His Saving Grace, thus making it evident that He only is to be praised. Since the 1st of Jan. I have been able to make the weekly excursion to Kolau, which was established by my predecessor, & have m ade two visits to the people of Puna (one, however, since the 1st of April.) The regular meetings at Waioli Station have been - three services on the Sab. - one on Wed­ nesday consisting of the reading & explanation of Bunyan, and the Ch. meet, on Saturday, at which has been finished, the Catechism on the Creed &c. I have also taught Singing on 3 days of the week, for two or three months. The religious interest at Waioli, has been at least, en­ couraging for the last few months. We enjoyed a protracted meeting about the 1st of Jan., the services of which were con­ ducted chiefly by Br. Whitney. At that time there was much apparent Solemnity in the countenances of those who listened to the Gospel, which continues to the present time. Many of the Ch. members have seemed to gain a new impulse of Faith & ac­ tivity, & there are many inquiring the right way with apparent sincerity. But how much of it is sincere, is known only to the Searcher of hearts. Yet, since we know not that it is all hypocrisy, we are compelled to hope that some of the ef­ fects we have seen are the result of the influences of the Spirit, quietly, but effectually moving upon the community. The state of feeling at Kolau, has been similar to that at Waioli, fluctuating, but generally encouraging. At Puna the attention to Spiritual things has been in ­ creasing for a few months. During my absence in N ov., Bro. Whitney held a series of meetings in Puna, but found there a lamentable hardness & inattention even among the professors of religion. But from that time the prospect has brightened, & the subsequent visits of br. Johnson & myself to their field have revived our hopes that there are numbers there whose names will �COPY - [G. B. R owell's Report 1 8 4 4 .] be found written in the Book of Life. There are numbers in all the districts comprised (?) in the field, who may perhaps be regarded as promising candida­ tes for reception to the ch. but none have been received during the year. But the shades also are mingled with the lights in the picture, the unpleasant with the pleasant, & in a report should receive their share of attention, not because they are agreeable to relate but because they are true. While we trust many of the ch. members in our field have advanced somewhat in knowledge & in Faith, there are many others on whom the severest rebuke & the kindest entreaty are alike ineffectual to arouse them from their spiritual indolence; thus showing that while the Church is the nursery of life to some souls, to others it is the cradle of perdition. Painful evidences too of hypocricy & deception on the part of many who are seeking an entrance to the Church, are at all times and in all places apparent. About the time also, that the King was on Kauai, there no small rage for Awa planting & awa drinking, & multitudes were drawn into the vortex of drunkenness, some ch. members not excepted. Some others also have fallen into other crimes, showing that though they may perhaps be pure "yet n ot all. " was I am not aware that the Catholics have made any advance in our field the past year. N umbers of the priest' s followers forsook him in the early part of the year & I have heard of no new accession to his ranks. An exchange of priests has been made the past winter in consequence probably of the unpopularity of the former one. Whether the exchange will prove favou r a b l e to their interests in that field remains yet to be seen. The Statistiks of the Ch . at Waioli, from Ap. 1st,1843, to April 1st, 1844 - are as follows:Whole N o. admitted to Ch. on Exam'n - _ " " " Certificate - - - - ----Past year on Examination - - -- - ----- - - - - - - - " " " Certificate ---------------- ------ -- _ - Whole N umber, past year - - - - Whole number Dism. to other Ch'h - - - - — - Dismissed past year ------ — --------- - - - -— Whole N o ., Deceased - - D eceased, past year - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Suspended, past year - - - - - - - - - -- Remain suspended - - - - - -- - - -- 182 41 000 4 4 12. 3 15 4 6 7 �-3COPY - [G .B .R owell's Report - 1 8 4 4 ] E x c o m past year - - - ------- - - - - - Whole No. e x c o m . - - - - - - - - - - - Remain excom . - - - - - - - - — - - - - - -Whole No. in regular standing - - - - - - Whole No. Child’n baptized - - - - - - - Baptized past year - - - - - - - - - - Marriages past year - - - - - - - - - - Av . N o . Cong. on Sab. - - - - - - - _ _ -3 10 -(paper torn) -182 -67 -9 -41 _ 300 A part of the Kalaialamea church, has been under my care, but the records not being in my hands, I am not able to give statistics. Acknowledgements are due to my associate, for the valuable assistance he has given me in the various labors of my department. (UNSIGNED) [Inscribed on reverse side "G. B .Rowell’s Report - Waioli, KAUAI, 184 4 .] REPORT OF SCHOOLS AT WAIOLI, KAUAI, MAY, 1844. Examination and When No. o f Schools --------- - No. of Teachers N umber of Children Enrolled --N o . of Readers N o. of Writers - - - - - - - N o. in Geography - - - Number in Mental Arithmetic -Number in Written Arithmetic - H oike Uhane— - Akeakamai -- - - - - Hoike Manual o ka P .Hemolele -Ui - Hui Hua - - - Poe A. A ug. 1843: 14 : 16 : 408 : -----------254 : 130 : 31 : - - - 238: - - - 25 : 26 : 14 : - - - 8 : _ 63 68: - - : : (UNSIGNED) [Handwriting apparently that of] [ E. J O H N SON . ] : Jan.. 1844 19 21 598 324 154 70 265 33 - — 17 92 165 �REPORT OF WAIOLI STATION [1846] I have much occasion for gratitude to God, for the comfortable health which myself & family have enjoyed the greater part of the time for the past two years, - & that I have been e n a b l e d to perform the usual labors of my Station with but slight interruptions from any cause. I can report nothing extraordinarily, favorable oru n favourable, in regard to the state of religious feeling in my field since the last General Meeting. There have been tides in the state of feeling at different times in different portions of the field but nothing which I would call a revival. N either has there been any general apostacy , though there have been a few painful cases of defection in the Church. There are in the field hundreds of persons, both in the Church & out of it who , I hope, (since I cannot know the c o ntrary have the seeds of spiritual life planted in them; but there is but one record, where their number & their names can be written, & that record is "on High". P opry has made no advance in the field for the two years past. ' The painful fact of the decrease of the population of my field has forced itself on my attention for the last few months. Through the school teachers of the different lands I obtained a Census of the d i s t r i c t about the close of the last year. According to that Census the whole number of people of all ages from K e a l i a to Kalalau, was 2 5 12. Of these there were:1007 826 379 300 men women boys & girls That is, there are a little more than four-fifths as many women as men, & nearly four-fifths as many girls as boys. While the number of the children, is only three-eighths of that of the adults, according to a Census of 1840 , of wh ich brother Johnson fur­ nished me a record, the population then was 28 8 9 Decrease since then, 3 7 7 . D e crease of men 142 " " women- - - - - 209 " " boys - - - - 5 " " girls - - - - 21 Proportion of Children to 1840 - 32 & Adults - n ow 37; in �-2COPY - Report of Waioli Station STATISTICS OF [1846] CHURCH Whole N umber Received -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 260 " " " " By Profession - 207 " " " letter -- -------- ----53 Last two years, by profession - - - - - 25 " " " letter ----9 Whole number Excommunicated - - - - - - - 14 Excommunicated last 2 years -------------------3 Remain Excom. - - - - - - - - - - - - ----- - - 11 Whole N o. Suspended -----------------------32 Suspended - last two years - - - - - 7 Remain suspended --------------------------4 Whole No ., Dismissed to other churches - - 20 Wh ole N o ., now in Regular standing Whole No . Children baptized - Baptized last 2 years - M arriages last 2 years - - - - -— Congregation Sabbath Morning - - (Signed) - - — - - ----- - - - - - 178 76 8 108 250 G. B. ROWELL [Inscribed on reverse side - "Mr.Rowell’s Report, May 1846."] �C O P Y CHURCH STATISTICKS OF WAIOLI KAUAI FOR ONE YEAR ENDING JUN E Whole On Cer­ Ho. tifi­ On Examina­ cate tion Waioli K oloa 221 250 71 87 Past Tear on Exami­ nation. 14 9 Whole Whole Past Dismiss­ : Year No. N o. dis­ ed P ast missed : On Past Certi- Year to Year fi cate other Churches: 18 14 Remain Excom- Whole Sus­ pended Sus­ munica N o. pended ted Excom­ Past Past muni­ Year Year cated Waioli Koloa § 9 0 1 30th /47. 14 28 32 23 27 74 7 8 45 : 35 : Re ­ Whole Whole Bap. No. main No. Past Exin Bap. Year com- Regu­ Child­ lar muniren cated Stand­ ing 11 203 181 81 155 Whole Died No. Past De­ Year ceased Marri­ ages Past Year 5 10 39 9 4 Av. Con. On Sab. 250 (See over) (NOTE: The words "See over” are written on the original M S S , but these words have no explanation on the reverse side of M S S . ) Dear Brethren, I have written above the Statisticks of the Waioli Church for the past year ending June 30th/47. Bro. Wilcox will doubtless forward you the Statisticks of the Schools. - Yours truely, _________ (Signed) EDWARD JOHNSON____ �(E.Johnson, Report, Waioli - Apr. 1848.) C O P Y In reporting the labors of the past two years, I would commence by acknowledging the hand of our Heavenly Father in mercifully preserving the lives of all embraced in the Missionary families of the Waioli Station. Still we have not been entirely exempt from sickness: but the Lord has sustained us & ours, even wh en threatened with the heavy stroke of his chastening hand. Bro. Howell removing to the Waimea station in July 1846, left the Waioli Church in my care, where I have acted as a stated supply (according to a note of the Hawaian Association) untill the present time. Bro. Wilcox at the same time took charge of the Waioli Select School previously under my instruction. Although my health has not been quite firm, (at least a part of the time) yet I have been able to hold two, and for the most part, three services on the Sabbath, a weekly Wed. M eet., a church meeting on Saturday, a Thursday weekly meeting in K oolau, 11 miles from the Station, and occasional meetings in the neigh­ boring villages. I have however been frequently prevented from visiting Koolau on Thursday on account of rainy weather and bad roads . The above mentioned labors together with the distribu­ tion of books and attention to the medical wants, of the people, have closely occupied my time. I have been absent from the Station in other parts of the field, at Koloa, Waimea, and Honolulu several Sabbaths during the past two years, at which time the services of the Sabbath at the Station were sustained by M r . Wilcox, aided by the elders of the church. Sabbath SehooIs. The Sab. School for children & a Bible Class for adults at the Station, have been under the care of Bro. Wilcox, who will doubtless report his labors in that depart­ ment, Three or four Sab. Schools have been sustained at out­ posts where meetings are held on the Sabbath. CHURCH AND CONGREGATION. As it regard s the church & people of the Waioli field I may say, there has been no very special awakening among them dur­ ing the past two years, that ma y properly be called a revival, still we have not been left entirely destitute of tokens of divine influence. In K oolau & onward to the extremity of the field to­ ward Koloa, a more interesting state of things has been noticed �Report by E. Johnson, W a i o l i April , 1st, 1848 - Continued. than at the Station. Especially is this the case with Kealia, formerly an extremely hardened & unpromising village. Here a native doctor was established, who practised the art of "KUEHU " or the brushing away of disease with a handkerchief or Kapa. His establishment was thronged by the sick, & also by the well, who forsook their own homes to congregate there & feed upon the Hogs & food given by the sick as pay for the wonderful cures promised by their Kahuna. N o effort seemed capable of re­ moving this nuisance from the community. But on the peoples of the village becoming interested in religion & leaving this store-house of dissipation & vice for the meeting of prayer, the doctor too, like Simon of old thought best to fall in with the new movement among the people. The result has been that his craft has been endangered, & his establishment broken up. The meeting-house at Koolau capable of holding from 200 to 250 has been full to overflowing, especially the last part of this year. A protracted meeting was held at the Station of 4 day’s continuance, commencing on the 29th of March last, which was well attended, & which I have reason to believe resulted in good, to some, at least, of those who attended. Bro. Pogue assisted at this meeting, at the close of which the Lord’s Supper was admin­ istered. Breathren Rowell, Alexander, & Pogue have officiated at similar seasons during the t ime I have had charge of the Waioli Church. Common Schools. At the desire of Bro. Wilcox I have retained the charge of the Common Schools, & will briefly report them, with a Statistical Table. The Schools of the Waioli Field, all things considered, are in as prosperous a condition, or perhaps more prosperous, than at any previous period. Through the exertions of the General Superintendent, the old debt to teach­ ers has been nearly paid off up to Jan. last, & that of the pres­ ent year is in a fair way to be diminished. A very few of the children in the field, of a suitable age to be in school, are not actually there. Still the Schools are far below what we hope they will become, ere long, should the present system be continued. We 19 Teachers, Lahainaluna, are of those Alexander. Cath. Prest. have in the Waioli Field 16 Schools, taught by 4 of whom are graduates from the seminary of & 5 from the Waioli Select School. The remainder instructed in former time, by Messrs. Whitney & Of the 16 Schools, one only is under the care of the This numbered at the annual examination in January �-3C O P Y Report by E . Johnson, W aioli. April 1 s t , 1848 - Continued, last, 31 pupils, but is now smaller. STATISTICAL TABLE OF THE SCHOOLS. WHOLE I N NUMB- A . B. ER C. 614 49 READ­ CHIL D 'S MEN T A L WRITTEN IB IN WRITERS SYLL­ ERS ARITH­ ARITH- ARITH- GEOGMETIC ABLES: METIC METIC RAPHY & WORDS 92 144 220 1 6 7 219 173 CHILDS BOOK ON THE SOUL 68 CATHOLICISM: The progress of Catholocism in the Waio li Field during the two past years, has rather diminished than increased. Between 20 & 30 persons have l e ft their worship for that of the Protestant, while none to my knowledge have gone over to their ranks. There is, at present, b ut one Priest in the f i e l d , but a new station is about to be taken by them on the Plantation of Rhodes & Co. at Hanalei. A Priest is expected for that new station, who is said w ill probably start an English school. I learn, a Priest has already pledged him self to an Englishman in our neighborhood, that he w il l teach any re lig io n parents may desire to have their children taught I There is about to be erected a new framed Cath. Church at Maloaa, & I also learn that there is to be another of the same character erected at Hanalei. CONTRIBUTIONS: The church being small, & the people generally extremely poor, I have been deterred from pressing the duty of benevolence as much as might have been done under more favorable circumstances. About $3 0 . - have been contri­ buted the past year, at the Monthly Concert, besides a consider­ able amount of labor in repairs on the Church and yard - - - CIVILIZATION: Every school Examination and fe s t iv a l, as well as t h e weekly appearance of the people in their place of publick worship, shew, that their progress is onward as it �-4C O P Y Report by E. Johnson, W a ioli,April 1, 1848 - Con t i n u e d . regards the comforts of civilization. B ut I need not remark that there is much r oom for further progress. CHU R CH m o m N o. ON EXAMINATION WHOLE No. ON CER­ TIFI­ CATE 81 PAST TWO YEARS OS EXAMINATION PAST TWO TSARS ON CERTIFICATE STATISTICKS . WHOLE N o. PAST W TO TSARS WHOLE No. DISMIS SED TO OTHER CHURCHE S DISMIS SED PAST TWO YEARS WHOLE D IED No . PAST DE CEA- TWO YEARS 47 10 29 REMAIN EXCOM- WHOLE SUSPEN­ MUNICA ­ N o.EXTED DED COMMUNICATED PAST TWO YEARS 1 EX C OMMUNICA- WHOLE NO. IN REGU­ LAR STANDING WHOLE Ho. CHILDREN BAPTISED BAPTISED PAST TWO YEARS 237 90 10 (Signed) Waioli 1st April 1848 SUSPENDDED PAST TWO YEARS MARRIAGES PAST TWO YEARS E . JOHNSON 64 AVERAGE CONG. ON THE SAB­ BATH 300 to �C O P Y REPORT OF E . JOHNSON, WAIOLI STATION, FOR THE YEAR ENDIN G APRIL 1st 1849 The scenes of the past Year, with us, have been mingled with prosperity & adversity, - with joy & with sorrow. In the month of Sept. our hearts were gladdened by the gift of two infant sons to our embrace, & in Feb, of the present year one of them was taken from us by the same merciful hand that bestowed them. By this sad bereavement were our hearts made to bleed; still, we could say "It is the Lord, let him do as seemeth to him good. The Lord gave & the Lord hath taken away, & blessed be the name of the Lord.” Although called to mourn the loss of our dear depart­ ed child, yet we would not call him back from the bosom of the Heavenly Shepherd in whose embrace we cannot doubt he is, & expose him to the snares & temptations of a sinful world. N ot our own family & associates alone have been called dur­ ing the last six months to drink the cup of sorrow & of af­ fliction. The native pop. among whom we dwell & for whom we labor, have experienced the same visitations. The prevailing diseases that have called so many of this people from time to eternity, & that have so greatly curtailed the direct labors of our Mission for their spiritual good, commenced their ravages with us about the first of Nov., & continued with greater or less force for Four Months. I need not inform you how much of my time & strength was directed during this time, as you all have passed through the same scenes, trials, & labors. STATE OF RELIGION. On our return from the last Yearly Meeting of the Mission, I found the meetings in our field well attended, & they continued to be so until! the commencement of sickness among the people. During that time of general sickness, the meetings were very thinly attended, & much labor was bes­ towed upon the bodily wants of the people. I am sorry to be obliged to say that the chastening hand of the Lord upon the people had the opposite effect upon them from what we should naturally expect V iz; that of rendering them stupid in the concerns of religion. From this stupidity the people had not fully recovered on my leaving my field for this meet­ ing. Foity persons have been received to the church on pro­ fession since our last Meeting, including those then propounded. N one remain propounded, though some exhibit signs of repent­ ance. �REPORT OF E .JOHN SON, WAIOLI STATION, FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1st. 1849 - BENEVOLENT Continued. EFFORT More has been done by the Church & people of the Waioli field, in this department, the past year, than in any one year since the Station was taken. I mean, by way of Cash Contribution. Our Mon. Concert contributions amounted to $43. A collection was taken up in Oct. last to aid the Waimea church & people in erecting a house of worship & in helping to pay the Salary of the Native Preacher at Koloa. $115. was contributed, $80 of this sum was given to aid the Waimea church, & $15 . to aid the Koloa preacher. The re­ mainder goes towards repairs on our own church & Bell. Of the Mon. Con. money $40. has been given to the A.B.C .F.M. At the earnest solicitation of some of our leading men, I opened a subscription j ust before leaving home, to raise funds to put a shingle-roof upon our church. Probably about $200. had been subscribed when I left home. I little expect we shall succeed, unless materially aided by other churches. SCHOOLS The Schools of the field have been well sustained dur­ ing the past year, & the debt to teachers all paid off. About $200 worth of goods hare been taken from Depository & paid over to the teachers, & thereby saving nearly that amount to the Schools. POPERY At out last Gen. Meet. I reported a new Station about to be taken by the Catholicks on the Plantation of Rhodes & Co, at Hanalei. A house was built for the Priest but that part of the plantation on which it was erected reverting again to the Gov. the house was bought for the King’s Head-man. A meeting has been established a month or two past, in one of the houses of the Plantation, & it is said a Church is to be erect­ ed on the land leased by Mr.Dudoit. So far as I know, no progress has been made by the Catholicks in other parts of the field. �C O P Y REPORT OF E .JOHNSON , WAIOLI STATION, FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1st, 1849 - Continued. Statisticks of the Church. RECEI­ VED ON EXAMINATION THE PA ST YEAR WHOLE DISMIS­ WHOLE N O. SED so. ON EX- PAST DISMIS AMINA- Y EAR SED TION 40 292 29 1 CHILDREN IN REGU­ LAR STAND - BAPTIZED PAST Y EAR IN G 20 WHOLE No. EXCLUDED PAST YEAR 78 4 WHOLE N O. REMAIN EXCLUDED 17 M ARRIAGES PAST TEAR 102 12 269 DECEA- WHOLE SED NOL PAST DECEAYEAR SED 40 Statisticks of Common Schools. SCHOOLS TEACHERS SCHOLARS READERS WRITING ARITHMETIC GEOGRAPHY 16 291 19 LETTERS & MORAL SPELLING PHI. CHILD’S SACRED ALGEBRA BOOK OF GEOG. THE SOUL Census T o t a l 24 67 198 Men Women Boys Girls Foreigners Blind & Deaf 214 881 768 302 306 48 30 2,335 of 4 21 Field M ales 1,183 Females 1,074 Foregners 48 Deaf & Blind 30 T o t a l SINGING 2,335 Deaths from to Oct. From Oct. Dec. Jan. - - - 93 to - - - 123 Deaths Births 216 57 �C O P Y REPORT OF THE WAIOLI STATION FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 30th, 1851. In reporting the labors of a new year, it becomes me to commence with expressions of devout gratitude to the Author of our being for His unnumbered mercies to the families of the Waioli Station. Death has not been allowed to enter our dwellings, nor continued sickness to waste us, but with a tolerable degree of health have we been permitted to pursue our work, not however, without being often reminded by the ills that flesh is heir to, that we are mortal. The labors of the Station have been continued as in former years, but with some changes. We are s o c i a l b e i n g s , & it is natural for us to be more or less influenced by the thoughts & actions of those with whom we come: i n contact. And if a body is undergoing material changes, it is not surprising that the different members of that body feel the effect of those changes. Our Mission is undergoing changes, and the tendency evidently is towards a larger share of secular business. So great indeed has been the change, that a degree of attention to secular matters that may have sent a member of our Mission to the land whence he same, might now be applauded both by ourselves and our pa­ trons. I will first speak of the secular work that has claimed a share of my thoughts and exertions the past year, and afterwards my more direct Missionary labors. Secular Work: During the last Missionary year, I have negotiated for, and purchased 5 0 0 acres of land in the district of K oolau, about 9 miles to the East of the Station, and about two miles to the westward of the out-post of that district. It is mostly a wild tract covered with the Pandanus tree, with here & there a Kukui or Wiliwili interspersed, and enough of the Indigo to seed the whole. I presume it will be confidently expected by some of our number, that because I have been enabled to acquire the possession of s o large a tract of land, I shall therefore soon be able to get a support independently of the Board. I be­ lieve that gold & silver is to .. got from the Hawaiian soil, and that nothing but time & strength is necessary to its acqui­ sition. Had I health, with all m y time to call my own, and a plenty of Yankee labor saving machines, in the shape of ploughs, cultivators, carts & c., I could get a support. But I lack the first of these important articles, Time. I have a church to care for, the Gospel to preach, Schools to superintend, and enough work to occupy my whole time. �-2- COPY - Report of the Waioli Station for the year ending. -April 20th, 1851. I have sometimes thought that I had mistaken my cal­ ling; that the field & the plough were my appropriate sphere, but while I pretend to teach the people I cannot enter to any great extent into secular matters, without injury to myself, and to the people of my charge. Still, I cannot deny that I have done more secular work the past year, than in any previous year of my missionary work. I have acted as treasurer for the school money of the H alelea & Koolau districts, and have spent about 60 days in the labor of taking evidence in land-claims, copying that evidence& . c My direct missionary labors have been not materially different from that of years past. I have preached twice on the Sabbath, and since the departure of Bro. Wilcox, have also had charge of the Sab. School for children and the adult class in the "A i okala." The Sab. School for children at the sta­ tion has numbered about 20 teachers, & 150 Scholars. Sab. Schools are also sustained in other parts of the field embrac­ ing probably a majority of the children in the day-schools. The Aiokala class at the Station, has carried from 150 to 50 or 60. Adult classes are kept up also at other places in the field. The Wed. and Sat. meetings have been kept up at the Station, and the Thurs. Meet. at Koolau. The latter place I have not visited as often as in former years, partly because, there is a more competent Luna at post, than there was formerly. He is a graduate of the Seminary and acts as Teacher, Kahu Kula & Elder of the Church. The monthly Concert has been kept up, and such other week-day meetings held as time and opportunity have allowed. Morning meetings have kept up at the Station, and in other parts of the field, but generally sustained by the natives alone. On the whole our meetings have been well attended, both at the Station and in other parts of the field. We have enjoyed no special revival the past year, yet we have not been without tokens of the Divine favor. POPERY: There has been no special change for or against catholocism the past year. I think there has been a decline rather than otherwise. A Cath. Church that was talked of on the Plantation of Rhodes & Co., two years ago, has been erected, but it has progressed extremely slow, & is not yet completed. N o church member has gone over to the ranks of Popery, while a few have been received from their ranks to our communion. Not, however, 'till there had been a long trial of their walk & conversation. �COPY - Report of the Waioli Station for the year ending. April 30th. 1851. CONTRIBUTIONS : The contributions of the people of the Waioli field have been on the increase for several years past, They have amounted this y e a r to about $500. dollars As f o l l o w s : for Mon. Con. $14 6 .20, and for shingling our Church $353.80. About $250. of this latter sum was originally intended by the people for the support of the pas­ tor. They have ho w ever, at my suggestion, consented to turn it towards the repairs of the Church. The Mon. Con. Cont. have also been appropriated for the same object. COMMON SCHOOLS: There are 11 Prot. and 1 Cath. S chool in the field , embracing 400 pupils, - about 20 of whom are Catholicks. The schools are o n the whole prosperous. The teachers are promptly paid, and there is some 3 or 400 Dollars in the treasury, s o m e of which I hope will soon be expended in improving the School houses. WAIOLI SELECT SCHOOL: This school has been under the superintendence of Mrs. Wilcox, since the departure of her hus­ band to the U .States. It is taught by a pupil of the Seminary, who does as well as could be expected in that post. The School has numbered the last term a little over 30 pupils, some 6 or 7 of whom graduated at the close of the term. STATISTICKS OF THE On Examination the past year Whole No. on Ex. From other churches the past year Whole N o. from other churches - Dismissed Past Year Whole No. dismissed Deceased Past Year ■ Whole No. Deceased E x cluded Past Year Restored " " Remain Excluded In Regular Standing Children Baptized Past Year Whole No. Baptized Marriages Past Year CHURCH — -. - - —— -r — [Handwriting apparently that of Mr.Johnson] [Inscribed on reverse side "Report of Waioli, 1851.] 82 407 2 0 30 7 92 5 1 23 351 28 137 46 �C O P Y E . JOHNSON'S REPORT OF THE WAIOLI STATION MAY 1st, 185 2 . In making out my 14th annual report of Missionary labors, I would commence with expressions of devout gratitude to our common Parent for all His manifold mercies to the families of the Waioli Station, and to the people of that field during the year that has passed. N o wasting disease has been permitted to fasten upon any individual of our quiet households laying them in the embrace of death, nor the pestilense to destroy in all our borders, as in years gone by. While I thus speak, I would not forget to mention that general debility has to a great degree curtailed my own la­ bors, & rendered them, otherwise pleasant, a burden.. Still, the labors of the Station have been sustained, much in their general character, as in former years. My Sabbath labors have usually been, 2 Sermons, Children’s Sab. school, & two adult Schools, one in the Aiokala, & the other in the U i .(?) My week day meetings have been, the Mon. Concert, a regular Wed. Meet. at the Station; the Thursday meet­ ing at Koolau; Tues. Meet. at another outpost, & such other week-day Meetings as circumstances have allowed. I have not been able to attend these meetings regularly, but they have been sustained in my absence, by native Lunas. Besides the above mentioned meetings, the people have sustained a regular morning meeting at the Station, and in many of the other villa­ ges of the field. I have spent several Sabbaths at out-posts during the year, at one of which I have administered the Sac. twice to that part of the church embraced in the Koolau region. They on ce united with the other part of the Church at the Station. In the month of June I spent 5 days, including a Sabbath, in the Pali at the West part of my field. There is a popula­ tion of from 60 to 75 persons in Kalalau, & the region contiguous. This i s about 12 miles from Waioli, six miles of which distance is over a road never yet passed by a foreigner. In several places there is scarcely a foothold along the sloping pali , where one mistep would pereipitate the traveller to the distance of a thousand feet or more into the foaming billows or upon the rooks of the shore. I always make the trip by water which is not particularly dangerous if a favorable time is sought in the summer months. There is a small school in that isolated, mountain retreat, �COPY - E . Johnson's Report of th e Waioli Station,May 1,1852. and the worship of God is attended upon the Sabbath. There are 9 church members, and nearly all the people assemble in their place of worship where they read the Bible & sometimes a sermon The CHURCH: The Church has been generally quiet, & but a few cases of discipline to attend to, still, the great need has been that of the Spirit of God operating with power on the hearts of His people. This has apparently been felt but to a limited degree. I fear that many of those who profess to seek the Lord know b ut little of the elevating & enlightening influences of the Spirit. And I have often been led to feel that n o good thing can come out of the Hawaiian Nazareth. These desponding feelings have greatly added to the burden of Missionary work. While I thus speak and feel, I would n ot forget that there are many good people in the Hawaiian Church es, and those who, to all appearance, love the lord & his cause. State of the PEOPL E : A goodly number have been found among the en q uirer's after the Way of Life. On the whole, the meetings at the Station & at the out-posts have been well at­ tended. There are meetings held at five different places, or outposts on the Sabbath, at all of which a good share of the population are assembled. We have great want of good men to act as leaders or lunas for conducting these meetings. While I thus speak I am of opinion that the number of those who absent themselves from the means of Grace, wholly or in part, is increasing. The number of such is increased by the Chinese laborers who have been lately brought into our region. There are about 40 of these in our neighborhood. They some­ times come in to our Church on the Sabbath, but not under standing the language, soon get tired & hence they are dis­ posed to wander about and also to trafic with the natives on the Sab. We have enjoyed no special revival during the year, still in a few villages, more than a usual attention to religion has existed. In one village of about 200 inhabitants, about 20 have been added to the church during the year. Fiftyseven in all the field by profession, & 13 by letter. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR BENEVOLENT OBJECTS: The contributions to benevolent objects during the year 1851 amounted to the sum of $521.36. Of this sum $121.56-1/4 were contributed at the Mon. Consert. Of the remainder, a part was c ontributed for repairing of church & a part for support of pastor. By a vote o f t h e Ch. the whole of the contributions of the year were devoted to the repairs of the Church. Of these repairs it may be proper for me to speak m ore at length. The great amount of rain at the Station renders it very desirable that permanent & tight roofs be enjoyed. Our thatched roof needed frequent repairs, & besides it was usually so badly put on as to produce constant leaks. By that means the entire plaster- �-3COPY - E. Johnson’s Report of the Waioli Station,May 1,1852. ing overhead was destroyed. In the months of Sept. & Oct. last, I was enabled by the kind aid of our Dep. agents, & by the efforts of my people, to remove the rotten-thatch, & replace it by a good Shingleroof. I devoted a good part of two months to superintending & aiding in the work. The whole cost of repairs exclusive of native labor rendered gratuitously, was $1,330.50. We commenced collecting contributions for this object, in 1849, & I am glad to be able to report the debt all paid off. The whole amount of expense was defrayed by the Ch. & people ex­ cept about $200. i.e. over $1,100 has been con. by the Ch.[sic] & people since 1849. I should however say that almost all our contributions have been devoted to this object. Of for­ eign aid I would mention M on(?) Con. contribution of Koloa $29.the 2nd Ch. in Honolulu $25.- and about $145. from services rendered to the Land-Commission, and as treasurer I am aware that I may be considered dis­ of School funds. orderly in appropriating such funds without consulting the Mission. I had purposed to send in no bill for services ren­ dered the land Commission, & kept that purpose, up to the time of Paying off my carpenters. I felt straitened for funds & found it convenient to give them an order on the Land-Commission Which I did to the amount of $125.35 POPERY: The Catholicks, though seemingly rather inactive, have not been idle upon the Island of Kauai. They have not gained ground at all in Koloa or Koolau, their old posts of Op­ eration, but have carried their efforts into the back places. Some gain has been acquired by them at Haena, near the western border of my field, & I learn also near Waimea, in Bro. Rowell’s field. SCHOOLS: The native pub. schools, in general have been kept up with as good teachers as could be had, & a commendable progress has been made in most of them. There is only 1 Cath. School in my field. This is small, numbering about 15 or 16 pupils. This school I have never meddled with except to pay the teacher as other teachers are paid, the complaints of Catholicks notwithstanding. WAIOLI SELECT SCHOOL: As Bro. Wilcox has but just returned from the U . States & .may not report to this meeting. I will m e r e ­ ly say, that the School under the superintendence of Mrs. Wilcox & the instruction of a native teacher, has done as well as could be expected. About 40 pupils have been connected with the School the past year, who have been orderly & made quite commends able progress. WAIOLI CH. STATISTICKS Whole N o. on Examination - Whole N o. on Certificate - - - - - - Past Year on Ex. - - - - -- - - - - - _ - - 464 57 �COPY — E. Johnson's Report of the Waioli Station, May 1 ,1852. WAIOLI CH. STATISTICKS [Cont'd] Past Year on Cer. - -— _ Whole No . Past Year - - - - _— - Dismissed Past Year - Whole No. Dismissed - - _ _ _ _ _ _ Whole No. Deceased - - - - - Died Past Year Suspended Past Year - - - - - - Remain Suspended - - - - - - - - - - Excom. Past Year — Whole N o. Excom. - _ Remain Excommunicated - _ In Regular Standing - - - - - - — - — Whole No. Child. Bapt. - - Bapt. Past Year - - - - - - - - - - - Marriages - - - - - - - - - [UNSIGNED] [Report of Waioli, 1852] 13 70 2 8 2 99 7 5 8 3 - 26 24 404 165 26 28 �COPY All ABSTRACT OF E . JOHNSON'S REPORT OF THE WAIOLI STATION, [Apparently for 1852] The M i s s i o n families of the Station enjoyed good health as a general thing, though the labors of the pastor h a v e been somewhat curtailed by general debility. General character of labors as in former years: 2 Ser­ mons on the Sabbath, also a Sab. School, & 2 adult schools. 3 or 4 meetings during the week. No special revival has been enjoyed, yet a goodly number hare been foun d seeking the Lord. 57 were added to the church by profession & 13 by letter. The Church generally quiet & few cases of disc ipline. CONTRIBUTIONS -TO BENEVOLENT O B J E C T S :$521.36 have been contributed during the year 1851. Of this $121.55-1/4 at Mon. Concert. The rest for repairs of Ch. & support of Pastor. All of th e contributions were devoted to repairs on the ch urch. Whole cost of repairs $ 1,330.50. POPERY; N o perceptable advance at their old posts, b ut renewed efforts at some points. Only 1 Cath. S chool in the field of about 16 pupils. SCHOOLS: Schools well sustained, & generally in a prosperous state. Waioli Select School: About 40 pupils who have been orderly & generally made commendable progress. (Inscribed on reverse side of MS. "Abstract of Mr. Johnson’s R eport".) [Pencilled - "1852" ] �COPY E. JOHNSON'S REPORT OF THE WAIOLI STATION FOR THE YEAR ENDING Ma y 1st, 1853 . Another year, with all its joys and sorrows has passed, and we are again at the usual period for assembling together, as a Mission, to review the past, and to devise plans of op­ eration for the future. Although we have, as a family, received many mercies from our Heavenly Father during the year that is past, for which we should be grateful, yet we have been called to drink, from the same benevolent hand, the bitter cup of affliction. Ours was no common affliction. It was one of those mysterious providences that lead us to feel that we are short sighted mortals. We cannot penetrate the unfathomable debths of an infinite mind, and understand the reason for His dealings with us. But, with one of old, we can say ”It is the Lord, let H im do as seemeth him good ." Our dear first-born son slumbers in the deep. In the vigor of boyhood, with buoyant hopes for the future, in a few brief hours he was laid low in his Coral-bed, never to rise, till the Archangel shall sound the assembling trump for the Judgment. It was on the morning of the 7th of August last that the disaster occurred that snatched our dear boy from us. On the eve of the 5th, he left the paternal roof, - had taken a last look at home and friends, and was soon expecting to r e ­ sume his seat among his associates at school, when he was aroused from his quiet slumber on that fatal morning to witness the dangers of the deep. For about 7 long hours he was struggling with the foaming billows, hoping doubtless to reach the shore. As the weary company neared the land, - the rocks, the native dwellings, and even the people upon the shore were seen by the eager eye of the dear one, and as a word of encour­ agement to his associates in peril he exclaims - "they will some soon, for I see the natives walking upon the shore ! " Y es, had they come but a little sooner, the dear youth might have been saved, and again placed in the embrace of parents, of brother, and of sisters. A few more waves would have set them upon the beach, when, under the eye of our Merciful Father he was permitted to wash from the boat to which he was clinging, and to sink beneath the dark blue waters to be seen no more by mortal eyes. I need not say that we were east in the deep waters of affliction. It seemed too much for flesh to bear. Earth lost all its charms. We had consolation, if the sympa­ thies of kind friends could give it, for we felt that we m ourned not alone. We mourned, too, not as those without hope. We have some reason to believe that what is our loss is his gain. But the result we leave with that Merciful Parent who "gave, and has taken away.” My health, that had been poor for some time previous to �COPY E. JOHNSON'S REPORT OF THE WAIOLI STATION, FOR THE YEAR ENDING MAY 1st, 1853. that calamity received a shock that it seemed impossible to rise from. I however struggled on with my labors till January last, when I became convinced that I must either give up my labors entirely or take measures to recruit. I accordingly left home for a visit to Maui and Molokai on the 20th of January and was absent till the first day of April. On this trip I visited all the stations of Maui and Molokai, spending one night at Halawa on the latter Island, and two at Kalai. I would here express thanks to all the dear friends of those Islands and of Oahu, from whom I received so many marks of kindness, as well to Hawai ians as to our Missionary brethren. Especially to Kauw ealoha and Kamaiheretane, am I indebted for peculiar kindness. The trip did me much good. I returned revived in spirits and recruited in body. I felt assured that the benefit received, far overbalanced the sacrifices made. My general labors, so far as I have been able to perform them, have been much as in former years. I have usually preached twice on the Sabbath, and attended the Children’s Sabbath School, and the adult class In the Aiokala, when able. The last part of the year I have generally given up these schools to the native lunas. I have kept up the Wed. Lecture at the Station, and also a Church Meeting on Wed. morning, - a meeting at Wainiha on Tues. P.M. and the Thursday Meeting at K oolau. The meetings at out-posts are attended by the natives when I am not able to be present. Bro. Wilcox has sometimes assist­ ed at the Station when I have been ill, and has also assisted the native lunas in my absence from the Station. I have administered the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper at Koolau, twice during the year, and they have once united with the other part of the Church at the Station. I have spent several other Sabbaths from home during the year, among which was one at Koloa, one at Waimea, and one at Niihau. THE CHURCH AND PEOPLE: On my return from General Meeting last year, I found a good state of feeling among the people, and a goodly number came out and were propounded for the Church. Ninety-six were admitted to the church, the past year, on pro­ fession, among whom was Sarah Elisabeth our eldest child. She present state of the people is not so encouraging, though the Church has generally been quiet, and but few cases for discipline. CONTRIBUTIONS : The contributions of the people have am­ ounted, the past year, I mean for 1852, to the sum of $432.20 Of this sum, $221.20 was raised to cancel the debt of the church, for late repairs; $104.25 was raised at monthly concert; and $106.75 was contributed by the Waioli Missionary Society. Of the $221.20 raised to cancel debt on the Church, $167.34 was �COPY -3- E. JOHN SON'S REPORT OF THE WAIO L I STATION, FOR THE YEAR ENDING MAY 1st, 1853. applied towards that object; $30.00 towards the Salary of Pastor, and the remainder of $ 18.86 is now on hand towards repainting the fence - the fence of the Church yard. Of the $104. 25 collected at Monthly Concert $37 .25 was appropriated to the Micronesian Mission; $50.00 to the A.B. C.F.M., and the remainder of $17.00 to the Waimea Church. One hundred dollars of the funds of the Waioli Missionary Society was appropriated to the Micronesian Mission, through the Hawaiian Missionary Society. Besides these contributions the people have built, and are now in the act of building three substantial native Church edifices. POPERY: I do not t h i n k there has been a gain on the whole, during the past year, on the side of the worshipers of Mary, though in some points of the field there has been some gain, and in others a loss. They have at length a Church edifice at the mouth of the Hanalei River. It i s the build­ ing erected by M r .Hubertson as a store. I do not learn that there is any especial rush of the people of this region towards their ranks. SCHOOLS: The schools have been kept up all the year with the exception of short vacations, and are on the whole quite prosperous. There is still quite an amount of funds in the treasury, and has been from the time that a School Treasurer was appointed. -WAIOLI CHURCH STATISTICKS. Whole N o. on Examination - - - Whole N o. on Cer. - - - - - _ Past Year on Exam. - - Past Year on Cer. - - - Wh. No. Past Year - - - - - - Whole No. Dismissed - - - Dis. Past Year - - - - - Whole No. Deceased - - - - - Died Past Year - - - - — Sus. Past Year R em . Suspended - - - - Excom, Past Year Whole N o, Excom. Remain Excom. In Regular Standing : Whole No. of Child, Bapt. Bapt, Past Year - - -- - — Marriages past Year - - - - - - - [Waioli Station Reports, read b y ] - -— - - - - _ _ - - - - - - 560 _ 96 4 ............ 100 86 ------ - - - - 4 - - - - - 107 - - ----- - 8 5 9 0 26 _ 23 495 166(?) 186 - - - - - - - 21 -— - - - - - 17 [unsigned ] ________ �COPY E . JOHNS ON'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING M AY 1st,1854 In making this my 17th. Annual Report of labors at the Waioli Station, I would begin with expressions of devout grati­ tude to our Heavenly Father for the Mercies of the year. lenc Though death has been near us in the form of the pestie and in other more protracted forms, among our people, yet the Mission families of the Station have been preserved. My own health, though far from being firm, has been be t ­ ter than the last part of the previous year, and I have been enabled to prosecute my labors with few interruptions. During the last yearly meeting, a graduate from the Theological class of the Seminary, D avida N uuhiva, by name, took up his residence at Waioli, as an assistant in the Waioli field. He has proved himself thus far, a valuable h e l p e r . He assists in the week day meetings at the Station, and at out-posts. And he usually supplies my place, when I am absent from the Station on the Sabbath. When I am at home, and able to preach twice on the Sabbath, he usually supplies an outpost in the afternoon. His instructions are well received by the people, and he bids fair to become a valuable assistant in the work of the Lord wherever his lot may be cast. On our return from the General meeting of last year, we found the small Pox [sic] had entered the field, by a single ease of the disease brought from Honolulu. This case was soon succeeded by others, till we had twelve cases, and four deaths in the region of Waioli. Shortly after this another case of the disease was introduced into the region of K o o lau, from the same source, which resulted in ten cases more and five deaths - making in all about twenty-two cases, and nine deaths in the Waioli field. Added (?) to the care of the sick, and the keeping up of a strict Kapu, in the r e g i o n of the disease, the labor of vaccinating and re-vaccina ting was not inconsiderable. In this work I was aided by brother Wilcox; and received some assistance from N atives. Quite a number of the cases above mentioned, were milder cases of the verioloiete (? ), showing the great benefit of vaccination, at the time, and in previous years. In one family 6 individuals were thoroughly exposed to the disease, and in no case did even slight verioloiete result. But even here it would not be easy to refer their protection to recent vaccina­ tion, as nearly all of them had been vaccinated years before. From my observation during the prevalence of the disease, I judge that at least 3/4 of the adults in Waioli field were �E . JOHNSON'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING MAY 1 s t , 1854. secure, at least In part, from the ravages of the disease by previous vaccination. I am disposed to think this would hold true of the whole Island of Kauai. My labors have been much as in former years. The Morning prayer M ee ting, has been kept up through the year, and generally with quite a good degree of Intrest. I have a meet­ ing, at an out-post on Tuesday, the Wednesday meetings at the Station, and a Thursday Meeting at K oolau. This, together with the Monthly Concert, & other occasional weekly meetings makes up the list of meetings. The Sabbath School, and Aiokala classes at the Station have been more generally attended by N uuhiva. The former num­ bering regular attendance of about 100, & the latter varying from 50 to 150. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 1853: These have amounted in all to the sum of $481.0 7, which is $ 4 8 .8 7 more than the previous Of this sum $104 .79 was contributed at Monthly Concert. year. 6 $5. by ths Waioli Missionary Society, and $311.22 was contri­ buted for support of pastor, and assistant. Of the Monthly Concert Con. $27.32 were expended on Churches in the field. $37. was given to aid the Lihue & Waimea Churches, $40.47 to the Hawaiian Missionary Society. Of the Contributions of the Waioli M i ss. Society $40. w a s devoted to the M i cron esian Mission. $ 2 0 . to Wa tuheia (? ) & $6 . still in the treasury. Besides these contributions, the people have aided in the erection of a framed dwellinghouse for Nuuhiva, and are collecting materials for two framed houses of worship, in the district of Koolau. CHURCH AN D PEOPLE: There has not been so great an in­ terest am o n g t h e people in religious things as in the previous year. Yet, for a part of the year the meetings were well a t ­ tended & a goodly number have been classed with those w h o pro­ fess to love the L ord. There have been, as seen by the Statistches [sic] of the Church, 67 received on profession, & 5 by letter. 10 have died & 3 have removed to other Churches. 5 have been excom­ municated, & 4 suspended. TEMPERANCE : Scarcely a case of intoxication has come to my knowledge during the past y ear. The few cases of the use of spirituous drinks h a s [sic] been generally among foreigners. The only intox. drink among the natives, seems to be AWA. The law allowing the sick to drink the bitter drug is doubtless taken the advantage of in some cases, as among their fairer skinned brethren from America, in the shape of bitters (alias brandy) from the more skilled medical profession. ERROR: Error has crept in to our midst in the shape of "Mormon doctrines", & quite a number, mostly from the more vi c ­ ious, & profligate have joined their ranks. �COPY E. JOHN SON 'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING M A Y 1st, 1854. It seems as if the Lord were sifting the Hawaiian Churches by the seive of the arch enemy, & good will doubtless result to the honor of His Blessed N ame. Popery remains about in statu. quo. There is only one Cath. School of about 9 or 10 pupils in the field. EDUCATION: The schools have been in pretty efficient operation d uring the year, & a very few children between the ages of 4 & 14 are not constant attendants. One great lack to the efficiency of school instruction is the want of some of the primary school books, especially atlasses, & good School Houses furnished with floors and seats. These defects I hope will ere long be remedied. The common schools owe much of their efficiency to the Select School of Waioli, still in successful operation. (The Schools) in the field are 12 in number; only 1 of which is Catholic, numbering about 10 pupils as before mentioned. Whole N o. by profession Wh. N o. by Certificate - Past Year by Prof. Past Year by Certif. - - - - - - - - - - - - ._ Wh. N o. Past Year W h . N o. Dismissed Dis. Past Year - - - - - - - - - Wh. N o. Deceased - - - - - --- - - - - - Died Past Year - - - - - - Suspended Past Year - - - Rem. Suspended - - - - - - _ - ----- — Excommunicated Past Year - - - - - - - - - - Wh. N o. Excom. Remain E x . - - Wh. N o. in Regular Standing - - - - - - - - - - Wh. N o. Child. Bapt. - - - - - - - - - Bapt. Past Year - - - - - -- -- Marriages past Year - - - - - - - - - - - - - Average Congregation - - - - - - - - [UNSIGNED] [Waioli Report by E.Johnson,] May 1st, 1854. 627 67 5 72 89 3 140 18 4 8 5 26 20 527 201 15 20 700 �COPY E . JOHN SON 'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR EN D I N G M AY 1857 . last At the/yearly meeting of our Association, I was on my way from Tahiti to Honolulu, returning from a visit to the U . States. I was absent about a year and a half. The primary object of the voyage, as is known to the Association, was the improvement of my health. I enjoyed the visit but indiffer­ ently, on account of my state of health. But the meeting once more with fds[sic] from whom I had been nearly 20 years separated gave me much pleasure, and I need not say afforded them not a little gratification. Especially was this true of my aged P arents. This I regard as almost a sufficient compensation for the sacrifice made, on my own and families[sic] account. But I am happy to report an improved state of health, especially on the return voyage. It was a long one of about 170 days, including the time spent in port at Valparaiso & Tahiti. We were 18 days at Valparaiso, and 10 days at Papeete Bay, Tahiti. At these ports I collected some items of information that may not be uninteresting to report. The City of Valparaiso is decidedly Spanish in its character, & numbers from 60 to 80,000 inhabitants. The people are mostly Catholics, & like those of all Catholic countries, are opposed to Protestant influence. There are only two Protestant Societies in the City. One is principally for the Americans or those joining them, & the other is in the Episcopal form of worship supported principally by the English. The great numbers of Seamen who frequent those shores, render Valparaiso an important field for effort in that di ­ rection. The first Protestant effort that I hear of having been made there, was about 10 years since, when the ’’American & Foreign Christian Union” sent out the Rev. Dav i d Turnbull (? ). He started a service for the foreign residents, and at the same time acted as Agent for the "American Seamen's Friends Society." in distributing tracts & c . A Church of some 40 members has been gathered, and quite a snug little congregation is convened on the Sabbath. Obstacles have been thrown in the way of having an edifice erected for the publick worship of God by this society, and they have up to the Spring of 1856, worshipped in a private room. The Spanish authorities look upon Protestant effort with a jealous eye, and are opposed to the erection of a Church edifice that compares at all in neatness to their own. But I am happy to say that a neat little Church was completed during the last summer. It cost about $7,000, & the grounds about as much more. The building is neat, though not extravagant, & will seat about 300 persons. There is a Sabbath School connected with the Society that numbers about 40 to 50 pupils. They have two services on the Sabbath & a prayer meeting on Thurs. evening of each week. �-2COPY E. JOHNSON'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING M AY 1857. Mr. Tembull/is a good preacher, & a very pleasant man. He is one apparently well adapted to do good in that post. The Episcopal service I heard but little about, only that it was well attended respectably sustained. Besides these religious Societies, there is a prosperous effort made in the matter of Education. There are three Protestant Schools kept by pious Americans. One of these is Mrs.Tremhall(?), who has a boarding School of from 15 to 2 0 Spanigh girls. The Rev. M r . William s & a Mr. Marshall have each a school for the same purpose of teaching the Spanish children English. These schools are quite popular among the Spanish people generally but are watched with great jealousy by the Cath. Bishop. Well may he thus watch, for many & probably a majority of the children are from Cath. families. Several of the Girls in M r s . Temhull's (? ) school have already been h o p e f u l l y converted to the faith of the Gospel. From what I could learn, these schools are doing much towards undermining the Cath. doctrines. Hence the efforts of the Bishop to retard their work. But the seeds of the truth are being cast in, and we may hope that it will act as leaven to "Leaven the Whole Lump." So near is our proximity to the Society Islands, and information is so easily obtained, that I hesitate in taking up time in remarks relative to Missionary operations there. It is well known that since the occupancy of those Is ­ lands by the French, the labors of the Missionaries have been greatly retarded. Such restrictions have been laid upon them by the Govt. at the instigation, doubtless, of the Cath. Priests & Bishop, as mush to enfeeble their efforts. Some left the field, others held on. Of those now in the field some are supported by the Society at home, while others have accepted salaries from the Go v 't. The 6 Missionaries now in the field are distributed as follows:Mr. Simpson at Molea, or Eimeo(?); Mr. How & M r . Orsman at Papeete; Mr. Barling 9 miles from Papeete; M r . Barff at Huahine; & Mr. Chisolm at Tahaa(?) & Bolabola. Mr. Orsman was on a visit to Australia for his health. Mr. H o w e (?) having opposed the French rule, & stood up at all times as a champion for Protestantism, has incurred the indignation of the Bishop, Priests & Gov 't. Such is the feel ing of hostility to hi m that he is forbidden to instruct the natives in any manner whatever. His labors are therefore con fined to the foreign population, to whom he preaches on the Sabbath. Of his law suit w i t h the Catholic Bishop, you are already acquainted. The Bishop published a Catechism, about 5 years ago, in which the Protestant religion was violently attacked. Mr. Howe(?), aided by native converts, published an answer, in which the prot. religion is vindicated & the false statements of the Bishop corrected. The result of this l a t - �E. JOHNSON'S REPORT FOR THE Y EAR END I N G M AY 1857 . ter work, appeared to be the almost entire suppression of the Ca t h . book, which had before begun to be received with some favor by the people. This enraged the Bishop, & he prosecuted M r. H o we(?) for libel. Mr, Howe(?) has stood his ground manfully, & after 4 several trials, has come off victorious. The sympathies of the mass of the population, foreign and native, appeared to be with Mr. H o w e (? ). Even many of the French favored his cause as apparently a just one. I could learn that the Catholicks are making many proselytes among the natives of Tahiti. There were 4 Sisters of Charity at Papeete, who were teaching the children, & attempting t o g a i n an influence through that channel. The native Schools are entirely under the control of the French G o v 't; yet I did not learn that the French interfere much in matters of religion in the Schools. Mrs. Howe (?) had a small school for the children of for­ eigners & h a l f castes. Aside from this, I know of no truely P r o t . School at Papeete. After this long digression, I will return to a report of my labors among my people since my arrival from the U . States. My labors have been much as in former years. I have been able, a larger part of the time, to preach twice on the Sab. The Sab. School is superintended in part by myself & has numb­ ered not far from 75. The "Aiokala" is generally expounded by a Church Elder. Besides my Sabbath duties, I have kept up the Wed. meeting at the Station, & occasionally visited K oolau on Thursday, & held other meetings in different parts of the field, as I have been able. The Sacrament of the L o r d ’s Sup­ per has been administered twice at Koolau & 3 times at the Station. The Monthly Concert is regularly attended by a min­ ority of the Church, I am sorry to say, & the morning prayer m e e t . is each day held by the natives at the Station, & with more or less regularity at other places in the field. I have a regular monthly meeting of Church Elders & Lu na Apanas of the field, which I regard as very valuable to the in­ terests of the Church. The object is to assemble the Lunas from the whole field, & get reports from them of the state of things in the different apanas, and we have usually two Essays read by the members, from subjects given out at the previous meeting. After the reading of the Essay, free discussion is had on the same subjects. We aim at choosing subjects bearing directly on Church discipline, on Christian duty & the like. Here, too, any matters of Church discipline are reported & a t ­ tended to. Also any deaths, or removals from th e field report­ ed. The cases of Church discipline have been rather more than previous years, arising partly from the fact that little was done in the matter of discipline during my absence. Five per- �COPY -4- E . JOHNSON'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING MAY 1857. sons were set aside from th e Ch. at one time, for attending the Horseraces, & staking money at the same. I have r e c e i v e d b ut one person to the Ch. on profession & 2 by letter, since my return. There are persons regarded as seekers after the way of Life, some of whom show signes of penitence, & are apparently fit subjects for the Ch. & will ere long be received. I can report no special revival, & in some parts of my field the people show signs of too-much [sic] fearful stupidity & worldliness. Yet there is no outbreak of sin & the ordinances of the Gospel are sustained. We need the breathings of the Spirit to quicken & revive. Davida N uuhiva, who is a licensed preacher, & who had aided me for a few years past in the labors of my field, accepted the Office of District Judge, just before my return from the U . States. He is also Kahu Kula of the district. He still preaches occasionally & is a considerable help in the labors of the field. He has lately expressed a willingness to be held as candidate for one of the new Missionary Stations, to the westward. Whether he would actually forsake his offices of trust in the Gov't & go if selected by the Missionary Board, would be to be seen. And considering our deficiency in efficient native helpers, it might be a question whether he be taken, even if thought q ualified for the Missionary field. I would acknowledge the kind aid to my people, of Brethren R owell, Smith, & Wilcox, during my absence in the U. States. The ordinances of the Ch. were administered by the two former, and Bro. Wilcox aids in sustaining the preaching at the Station when I am absent at other posts. D uring my absence in the U.S., little was done by my people in the matter of benevolence, aside from the erection of Church edifices. One framed Ch. was completed & another begun which has been completed since my return. The contributions of the Church & people for the year 1856 were as follows:To the Waioli Miss. Society - - Monthly Concert - - - - - - Support of Pastor - - Building Churches [about] ~ ~ $49.00 ~ - 39.82 - 164.62 ~ - 100.00 $353 .44 During the present year, up to this time, there have been contributed in Clothing & Cash, for Missions of Micronesia & Fatuhiva, what was valued at $150.00 Shares in the Morning Star 9.00 $159.00 �COPY -5E. JOHNSON'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING MAY 185 7 . EDUCATION: The Waioli Select School has been in pretty efficient operation d uring the past year, & will be reported by its head. The general native schools are very well sustained, & in most cases we find no difficulty in procuring competent teach­ ers at from 25 to 40 cents per day. There is, however, a lack of some books necessary for the prosperity of the Schools. There is also a decided dim un ition in the numbers of Schools & of pupils. This results in part, as I judge, from the fact that the children leave the school much younger than they used to, & in part from the actual dimunition of children born & arriving at the age to enter school. This decrease of pupils has rendered it necessary to di­ minish the number of Schools. Where we formerly had 15 schools, say 15 years since, there are now only seven. At the Station where the schools then numbered almost 100, we have now scarcely 40 ERROR: Catholocism holds on about as it ha s been for several years past, no great perceptable change. Occasional y l one of our people, & even a few from the Ch.,when under censure, have gone over to their ranks, others again some from their ranks to us. Mormanism is decidedly on the wane, & among us only in name CHURCH STATISTICKS. STATION: Waioli: Whole N o. on Profession - On Certificate - - Past Year on Profession On Certif. Total Past Year - - - Whole N o. Dis. to other Churches D is. Past Year - - - - - Whole N o. Deceased Deceased Past Year - - - - - Excluded Past Year - - - - Remain Excluded - - - Whole N o. in Re g . Standing Whole N o. Child. Bapt. - --Bapt. Past Year [UNSIGNED ] (E.Johnson’s Report of Waioli Church,) 656 135 1 2 51 2 196 6 20 36 508 223 10 �COPY REPORT OF E. JOHNSON FOR 1858. Ti m e in its rapid flight has brought us to this our Annual gathering. While we meet to devise plans of future operation in the field of labor to which we are devoted, it is appropriate to glance at the past. By the goodness of pur Heavenly Father, we, have the past year enjoyed a tolerable degree of own health has somewhat improved. Mrs. Johnson strong as in former years. I have been able to the usual duties of my field, not, however, with unwearied effort that I w o uld be glad to do, did greater degree of health & strength. as a family, health. My is not as attend to that rigor & I enjoy a As a benefit to my health, I have devoted a portion of time to manual labor. A little more than a year ago, I set cored a spot 1-1/4 mile from my Station, where I find the ride to & from, and occasional work with my own hands, together with superintending native labor decidedly beneficial to my health. In a pecuniary point of view, it is a bill of expense to me, as yet, & present appearances look dubious in the same direct­ ion. But while I secure the main object for which I purchased the spot, V iz. - An improvement of health, I am content with pecuniary loss. I am aware that by devoting a portion of my t i m e to secular labor I lay myself open to the charge of ne ­ glecting the more direct Missionary work of my field. But such a charge, if made, is easily disposed of, while I have conscience & the good of my people at heart. T hat I do less for my people by devoting a portion of my time, with my state of health, to manual labor would be very hard to show. I c laim to know better than any other person what mental labor I can perform & the best method for me to perform it. I am con­ vinced, that I do as much, & probably more, Missionary work, while devoting a portion of my time to manual labor, than I should do without it. My labors among the people have been not very different from that of former years. I have usually preached twice upon the Sabbath, & superintended the Sabbath School. The Wed. Meeting has been kept up as in former years, & a part of the year, a class in the Catechism has been taught immediately before the Wed. Meeting. I have not visited Koolau on Thursdays as often as in former years, but have held extra meetings during the week in different parts of the field. The Monthly Luna Meeting has been regularly sustained to which a solid half day has been devoted. I have held one day Meetings in different parts of the field, & sectional Ch. Meetings where I have been able to converse personally with individual Ch. Members. These I regard as important meetings. Of the Ch. & people of the Waioli field, I have nothing especially encouraging to report. Indeed during the first �-2- COPY REPORT OF E. JOHNSON FOR 1858. half of the year , a general apathy pervaded almost the entire Ch . & people. Meetings were thinly attended & many of the Ch. Members were inclined to forsake the Ordinances of the Gospel to great extent, if one except Communion seasons. The past few months, there has been a waking up among some of the Ch., & more enquirers have been found. Especially has this been the case in the Koolau part of the field. Increased effort has been made to get the adults, as well as children, interested in the Sabbath School. The Sabbath S chool at the Station now numbers about 175, & that in Koolau, about 150. Bibles have been called for of late, & many who had long stood aloof from the Ordinances of the Gospel, have come in. Only 3 persons have been received on profession the past year & 4 by Certificate. _ Four persons are propounded for admission, & there are a goodly number on the list o f enquirers, a portion of which I regard as proper candidates for admission to the Ch. & who will be, ere long, received, should they continue to stand fast on the s i d e of the pono. I am slower in receiving to the Ch. than I used to b e , & I fear that I, as well as others, may have erred in receiving too hastily in times past. The Contributions of the Church have been less the past year, than in several of the previous years. They have been as follows, V iz.To To To Waioli Missionary Society Monthly Concert Support of Pastor - - - - - - T o t a l - $5 5.75 41.13 116.50 $213.38 SCHOOLS: The Waioli Select School has been continued. The Principal will doubtless report. The G o v ’t Schools of the two School Districts, N os. 4 & 5, have been in operation through the year. They are in a pretty prosperous condition. One Framed S chool House has been completed during the year, & two others are in progress. ERROR: M ormonism is apparently dead. A number who were at one time zealous i n that new error, are now constant attendands on public worship. I know not that any Mormon priest has visited Kauai, during the last six months. Catholicism lives & fights on, which it will doubtless continue to do till checked by the course of influences �REPORT OF E . JOHHSON FOR 1858. that will ultimately east down the Mother of Abominations. STATISTICAL TABLE. Whole N umber on Profession On Cerfiticate P ast Y ear on Profession on Certificate Total Past Year - - - - -WAIOLI ] Whole Number Dismissed - - S TATION ]_ Dismissed Past Year M AY ] Total Deceased - - - - - 1 8 5 8 ] .Deceased Past Year Excluded Past Year Remain Ex cluded - - - N ow in Regular Standing - Total Chiid.Bapt. Baptized Past Year - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - ----- _ _ _ _ - - ----- - - - - - - - - - - - - (UNSIGNED) [E . Johnson's Report 1 8 5 8. ] - - - - 659 139 3 4 7 54 3 203 7 10 39 509 227 4 �COPY REPORT OF E. JOHNSON, WAIOLI, FOR 1859. After a residence upon these shores of 22 years, I am called upon to notice the good hand of the lord upon me & mine, showering upon us almost constant & unmerited mercies. Chastening from our Heavenly Parent has not been wanting, b ut never when unneeded. And although such chastening may have seemed, at the time, n o t joyous, b ut grievous, nevertheless, it has doubtless resulted in our good. By the usages of this association, I am expected, at this time, to report the labors of the past year in the field where Providence seems to have placed me as a laborer. Had I the ability of narrating from the general routine of labors some thrilling incidents of Missionary life, I might hope to interest you by the novelties of such descriptions. But as I do not hold the pen of a ready writer, I must content m y ­ self with making a prosy statement of the every-day labors of my missionary wo r k . Nothing of a specially novel or thrilling nature has oc­ curred in my Missionary labors the past year. I have labored on with about the usual amount of debility, of successes & dis­ couragements as in former years. N otwithstanding the apparent dimunition of interest, to the things of religion, on the part of some of the people, in & out of the Church, on the whole I am inclined to believe that knowledge is increasing among them, & the Church becoming better acquainted with what constitutes real piety. The line between real & nominal Christians, & between the fr iends of Christ & the World is becoming more distinctly marked. The props & supports of Church - afforded by Chiefs & those in authority, backed up by the influences of former Kapus are all swept away, and religion now stands more upon its own merits. This being the fact, many who seem­ ed to run well for a season, now falter in the Christian course. Much of our discouragement in Missionary work, especially at the present time, results from the transition state of the people. They are not unlike a child who has been all his days kept under the strict watch & influence of the parent, who, when he approaches manhood, is very m u ch inclined to set up too soon for himself, and cast off the cords that have bound him. Reason is not allowed to come in & take the helm, but the bark is set adrift without rudder or compass, & likely to be stranded upon the nearest shore c o a s tM y i s o n a r y f i e l d m b r a c e s a ( vast [sic] of about 30 miles in extent, & not far 2,000 [sic] people. It extends 20 miles to the eastward embracing the K oolau side of the Island, & 10 or 11 miles to the westward, embracing a part of N apali. In the field is one Catholick Priest, residing about 12 miles from the Station in Koolau. He has a framed Church, which is about to be shingled, & has a considerable number of �COPY - 2REPORT OF E. JOHNSON, WAIOLI, FOR 1859. followers, I am not able to state number. His evident policy is to east in t h e leaven of Popery as quietly as possible. He professes great love to the people, & when wanders[sic] from the fold, is ready to take [sic] h i m up & receive him into "the true fold" , erected by Peter of old, & founded upon the Stone, & opened by the K e y . Are any sick nigh unto death he is ever ready to sprinkle upon them the "Holy Healing Water" & enroll their names upon the records of the H oly Apost o l i c Church. My impression is that the leaven of Popery is more widely diffused through the Mass, than we are led to acknowledge or believe, & that they are only waiting for a favorable oppor­ tunity to make extra exertions at proselytism. That time has doubtless already come in their estimation, and extra exertions are being made by the Press & otherwise. In the Pali, about 10 miles from the Station, to the westward, is the land of Kalalau, embracing a population of about 70 inhabitants, at least one-half of whom are members of the Church. This land is surrounded by the high Pali on three sides, & by the sea on the other. It Is accessible by water a part of the year, & by the natives, by land, along the brink of the Pali at all times. This place I visited once during the year. I am always obliged to go by sea, & that is not safe to attempt except in the summer months. The character of my labors has not been materially differs ent from that of former years. Three Communions have been held in XX [sic] the Koolau part of the field & four at the Station. The latter, or rather the 4th being a uniting of the whole Church at the Station, at which time the yearly meeting of our Missionary Society was held. I have spent several Sabbaths at out-posts during the year, but not so many as I should have h a v e [sic] done had I more assistance at the Station when absent. Mr. Wilcox has supplied my place a few times when I were[sic] absent, and at other times the lack has been supplied by the native Lunas. I preach, usually twice on the Sabbath & superintend the Sabbath School; hold a Wed. & Sat. Meeting each week, & the Monthly Concert for prayer, the first Monday morning of each month. The Monthly Meeting of Ch. Lunas is continued & is r e ­ garded by the pastor as quite important to the interests of the Church. At each of these meetings, the members are expected to read a written report for the month, & a sermon is preached by a member previously appointed. Besides these regular meetings, occasional meetings are held in different parts of the field, & sometimes protracted meetings of from 1 to 3 days. While there is much stupidity manifested among the Ch . [sic] �COPY REPORT OF E. JOHN SON , WAIOLI, FOR 1859. in general, there are pleasing exceptions. In some villages there has been quite a waking up of late by the Ch. [sic] & those out of the Church. At Kalihiwai, where there, are some 8 or 10 Ch. [sic] members & a goodly number of people, who seldom assembled for worship, except on the Sabbath, & only a few even then, Morning meetings are now daily held & several of the people are apparently sincere enquirers after the Truth. I hold a weekly meeting for enquirers immediately pro­ ceeding the Wed. meeting. N ineteen persons have been admitted to the Ch . [sic ] on profession & 6 by letter. We have been preserved thus far from the prevalence of the " H u l a " but "Horse Racing" has prevailed to some extent to the no small injury of the people, who are always inclined to go into anything of the kind to excess. The contributions of the Ch. [sic] & people were for 1858 as follows: Monthly Concert - - - - - - - - Waioli Miss. Soc. To Mekela of Fatuhiva - - - To aid of Pastor - - - - - Aid to Koloa Ch. - - - Ch. [sic] Bell for Koolau - " " " Anahola - T o t a 1 - $66.15 64.50 30.00 140.00 20.00 4 2 .00 34.00 - - $396.65 The Schools of the Waioli field, embracing two School Distrlcts, have been in operation during the year, & are on the whole prosperous. Two framed School houses have been completed during the ye a r . They are Clapboarded & floored, & are quite an advance on the old Houses where the children were obliged to sit upon the ground. STATISTICAL [over ] TABLE �COPY REPORT OF E . JOHN SON, WAIOLI, FOR STATISTICAL Whole N o. on Profession on Certificate Past Y ear on Profession on Certificate Total Past Year - - Whole No. Dismissed Dismissed Past Year Total Deceased ' - - - - -2 1 6 Deceased Past Year Excluded Past Year Remain Excluded - — - N ow in Regular Standing Total Children Baptized Baptized Past Year - - — Marriages - - - - TABLE — -- - - _ ~ - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - -— — 678 145 19 6 25 59 5 13 7 - - - - -- - - _1 [UNSIGNED] [Report of Ch. at Waioli, Kauai,] R e v . E. Johnson - 1859. 1859. 514 232 7 �copy B. JOHNSO N 'S REPORT - MAY, 1860. The cycle of time has brought us to another Annual gathering. I am called upon, with others, to recount the mercies of the Lord, ever fresh & oft repeated. Would that I were able to recount acts of obedience & devotion corresponding to the gifts bestowed. My Missionary labors have been prosecuted with compara­ tively little interruption d uring the year now closed. Each day & week have been filled up with their appropriate cares & labors, performed, however, in an imperfect manner. How often do we feel that we "Are of the Earth, Earthy" and need the wisdom & strength that comes from above to a i d us. While we have been led to utter the prayer of the Prophet, at times, with sincerity as we trust - "O Lord R evive Thy Work." Yet we have been left to mourn the hiding of His countenance, & the cause of Zion to languish, because few came up to her solemn feasts. My general labors have been much as in former years. They have consisted in part of two Sermons on the Sabbath, with a superintendence of the Sabbath School. I have received aid, once each, from Messrs Armstrong & R ice. I have been absent at out-posts, & other places about 10 Sabbaths during the year when the services at the Station have been conducted by Davida N uuhiva & other Ch. [sic] Lunas, aided a few times by M r . Wilcox. The week day meetings have amounted usually to 3 or 4 per week, among which are the Wed. & Sat. meetings. The latter is a Ch. [sic] Meeting. A meeting of enquiry has also been kept up, immediately preceeding the Wed. meeting, each week. At this meeting the Ui or Catechism has been used as a text-book. The Monthly Concert for praye r , has been observed at the Station & at some out-posts, at which meetings small contri­ butions have been made towards sending the Gospel to the un­ enlightened. The Monthly Meeting of the Elders & Lunas of the Ch . has also been kept up, which affords the Pastor an opportunity to learn the state of each district, and settle any cases of discipline that may require attention. I have spent several days, including a Sabbath at Kalalau, in the celebrated Pali, district of Napali, during the past year. On that Sab. the Com, of the Lord's Supper was there celebrated. There are. from 70 to 80 people in that valley, about half of whom are members of the Church. They are e x ­ cluded, in a good degree, from the civilized extravagances of placed [sic ] communicating largely with the Metropolis, and are �COPY - E . Johnson's Report - M ay, 1860. therefore comparatively free from the seeds of death there so profusely sown. A few weeks since, two foreigners from the M etropolis located themselves in an uninhabited v a lley in the vicinity of Kalalau, in the Pali, & from all appearances they are get­ ting ready to take advantage of the bill to come before the Legislature at its coming session, allowing the distillation of Spirits. It would not be surprising were they to try their boilers in advance. In the month of July a "Sabbath School Celebration" was held at the Station, w h e r e [sic] was quite a gathering of Pupils, T eachers, Parents & others. We were materially assisted at this gathering by some of our young Oahu friends in the department of vocal & instrumental music that added much to the interest of the occasion. Speeches were also made and tables spread with the good things that the Lord so bounti­ fully bestows upon His creatures. Twenty-two persons have been added to the Ch. [sic] on profession, and 3 by letter. Twenty Ch.[sic] members have died during the year. Much the larger portion of the Waioli Ch. [sic] are elderly people, so that the numbers enrolled, are not a true index of the strength of the Church. CONTRIBUTIONS : The contributions of the Ch . [sic ] people of the Waioli Field amount to $471.06, in Cash, devoted to objects as follows:- 6 0 . 1 7 4 $ Monthly C o n c e rt $51.75 Waioli Ch. repairs, &c. - - - - - 104.06 Waioli M i s s . Society 56.00 Contributions to K oloa Ch. - - 80.00 Ch. Bells for K oolau & Anahola - - 45.25 Support of Pastor - - - - - - - 134.00 SCHOOLS: The Schools of Waioli field embracing two districts have lately been united into one. They have also been visited by the President of the Board of Education, wit h in the last six months, on X X X [sic] a quadrennial visit, & he pronounces the Schools, I am sorry to say, in rather a low s t a t e . There is, however, as I learn, a native from the Metropolis holding "Teacher's Institutes" , at present, in the field, which it is greatly to be hoped will give a new impetus to the cause of Education. The Waioli Select School has been in successful operation during the year . �COPY - E. Johnson's Report -- May, 18 6 0 . CHURCH STATISTICKS Whole N o. on Profession on Certificate Past Year on Pro. - - on Certificate Total Past Year - Whole N o. Dismissed - Dismissed Past Year - Total Deceased - - D eceased Past Year - - Ex cluded Past Year Remain E x . - - - - - In Regular Standing Total Children Baptized Bapt. Past Year Marriages — - — - - - - - - -- - -— - - - - - - - - - - 700 148 22 3 25 - - - - - -— - - - - - - - - - - 7 277 20 8 - - - 450 233 1 4 [UNSIGNED] ABSTRACT OF E. JOHNSON'S REPORT FOR WAIOLI STATION, KAU A I , M AY, 1 8 6 0. The Missionary labors of the Waioli field have been prosecuted with comparatively little interruption through the year. About the usual routine of labors have been performed as in previous years. So special work of grace has been enjoyed. Yet some tokens of the Divine favor have bee n ex­ perienced. Twenty-two persons have been added to the Church on profession & 3 by letter. Twenty have died. The Contributions of the Church & people to the various benevolent objects have been more than that of the previous year & have amounted to $471.06 in Cash. [UNSIGNED] [Report & Abstract of Waioli Church, K a u a i ] Rev. E .Johnson, (1860). �REPORT OF THE WAIOLI STATION FOR THE YEAR E NDING APRIL 30, 1 8 6 1 No very uncommon occurrences have transpired in my Missionary labors during the past year, to add peculiar interest to a Report. About the usual amount of Missionary labor has been performed as in previous years, embracing the various mis­ cellanies therein contained. At the beginning of the year, & for some time previous, much c o l d n e s s & indifference was apparent, among the people, both in & out of the Church. Many, especially of the young­ er portion of the community, absented themselves from the Sanctuary, & some even of the members of the Ch . [sic] were seldom seen in the House of God. For a few months past, there has been quite a waking up in certain portions of the field. Many who have not before frequented the Sanctuary for several years past, are now regular attendants, & not a few of them appear to be earnest enquirers after the truth, w ith this latter class a weekly meeting is held, where the Pastor seeks to understand the state of mind of each individ­ ual, & give them such instructions as is deemed desirable. This apparent awakening is confined to certain sections of the field, while other portions, I regret to say, are still in an apathetic state. The repairs on the Church at the Station, which have been entered into with more or less interest by the people, while it has drawn on their liberality, has doubtless, tended to awake up their energies. The house has been floored, seated, & a new Pulpit erected/ at an expense of $444.29 These expenses have been met by the people, aided by some of the Foreign community favorable to the object, & by the very opportune aid of the Waimea Church & people by a dona­ tion of$ . 5 7 A small debt of about $40. still remains which I have reason to believe will ere long be cancelled. The house comfortably seats 400 persons, & has been quite well filled of late on the morning of Sabbath. We entered the house on the 7th of Feb. last, & meetings were continued till Sab. the 10t h . . I think some of present interest among the people dates from that period. Twenty-one persons have been added to the Waioli Church by profession during the year, & 7 by letter. Fifteen are propounded as future candidates. Cases have come to my knowledge, of late, of opposition to the Gospel, that leads me to believe that Satan is not yet bound, & that there is even here to be a hard struggle between sin & its advocates, & the R e d e e m e r ' cause. s I fear for this nation, & for the Ch.[sic] when I am aware that the Marriage �-2COPY - Report o f the Waioli Station for the Year Ending April 30/61 Relation is so little reverenced, & its sacred vows so often broken. I deem it worthy the best efforts of the friends of this people & of their r ulers, to devise some plan by which this growing evil may be diminished. In more enlightened countries w e look to the Church to guide the public sentiment, & to frown down such bold attempts at undermining the foundations of prosperity & of virtue. But, alas, we look in vain for such aid from many of our Hawaiian Church Members, who are but babes in knowledge, & strength of moral character, & who are rather in danger of being themselves drawn into the same destructive whirlpool, rather than rescue others. BENEVOLENT CONTRIBUTIONS. Monthly Concert — Waioli Missionary Society Support of Pastor - - Repairs on Church $ 58.05 58.62-1/2 111.75 148.06 $3 7 6 .48 CHURCH STATISTICKS Whole Number on Profession on Certificate Past Year on Profession on Certific t a e Total Past Year _ Whole N o. Dismissed - - Dismissed P ast Year Total Deceased - - - - Deceased Past Y ear - - - Excluded Past Year - - Remain Excluded N ow in Regular Standing Total Children Baptised Baptised Past Year Marriages - - 727 155 21 7 28 5 304 27 5 441 238 5 [UNSIGNED] (Waioli, 1861) [Handwriting apparently that of E. JOHNSON. ] �C O P Y E. JOHNSON'S REPORT TO THE MISSION - MAY, 186 2 . Twenty-five y e a r s a g o , the reinforcement to the Amr. Prot. Mission of these Islands, by the Barque MARY FRAZIER, were with you for the first time, and were then wait­ ing their destination. On the 7th of June following we first landed at Waioli, where we have since labored. The Waioli Station had been taken three years previous by our first associate the R ev. W.P. Alexander. The Church then under his care was formed on the 17th of Oct, 1834, consisting of 10 members, 5 of who m were received by letter from Ch . of Waim ea, and 5 were admitted on profession of their faith. The Ch. remained in the care of Mr. Alexander, untill he left for Luna in June 1843 , when . L the Rev. G.B. Rowell was appointed to fill the v a c a n c y . In 1846, Mr. Rowell was removed to Waimea, to supply the Ch. vacated by the death of our lamented Bro. Whitney and the care of the Waioli Church then devolved on us. The number now in regular standing is about 450. The Pastoral labours of the Station have not been materially different during the past year from those of p r e ­ vious years. The unusual interest among the people in cer­ tain localities, that was mentioned in our report of last year has rather diminished than than[sic ] increased, and stupidity prevails to a considerable extent. Some few persons enrolled as members of the Ch. have consented to receive Baptism at the hands of the Mormans and some who were feeble in body before verily believe that this new eblution has benefitted their bodies if not their souls. The dimunition of offenses of a demoralizing nature, of which His Majesty speaks in his speech before the legislature now in session, is not founded in fact so far as this part of Kauai is concerned. That the punishment of the crying sin of the land has diminished, the almost empty treasury of the department shows, but that results from the non punishment of crime, rather than its actual dimunition. That increased attention to agriculture may have tendered [sic] in some instances to a d imunition of crime may be true, but certainly not where large numbers of both sexes are congregated for agricultural purposes, and where the evi­ dent policy of the employer seems to be to shield his laborers from the seizure of the officers of justice and not allow the law to bear upon them. The marriage relation continues to b e sadly disregar- �C O P Y - E . Johnson's Report to the Mission - May, 1862 ded, which is evidently one of wasting away of this people. demoralizing causes of the The services of the Sabbath, and the ordinary week day services have been sustained. The attendance on the Sab. is not as large as it was one year ago. Mrs. Johnson has kept up a Friday meeting with the women and by the aid of two daughters has been able to do something towards instructing Hawaiian and half-caste girls - of these we have had three for the past few months. One of these was a member of M r s . Sereno Bishop a family School untill it broke up last summer. By the aid of the Board of Education, a School House has been erected for an English S chool, which the girls above me n ­ tioned attend together with 22 day scholars who are in the midst of their first term. The people of my field are q uite in the spirit of improving their houses of worship. They are raising money and col­ lecting materials for the repairs of no less than 4 churches. $135.have been already collected for that object. I trust the effort the people put forth to help themselves will do them good. BENEVOLENT CONTRIBUTIONS Waioli Miss. Soc. - - - -- - - - - 7 0 .50 $ Monthly Concert - - - - -.- - - - - 70.87-1/2 Hanai K u mu 139.68 To Tract Bible Soc. 12.68 Houses of Worship 155.00 T o t a l CHURCH $ 448.73-1/2 STATISTICK S . Whole Number of [sic] Profession on Certificate - Past Year - Profession - on Certificate Total Past Y ear Whole N umber Dismissed - - Dismissed Past Year Total Deceased - - - - - - - Deceased Past Y ear Excluded Past Y ear -- - In Regular Standing - - - - - Total - Children Baptized Baptized Past Year - - - - - - 759 160 32 5 37 3 - - _ - - _ - _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - 19 6 4 50 ? )* 262 24 *[The Am t. $450. is taken from Min. Haw'n Evangelical Assoc.] Statistics, for 1 8 6 2 , as this portion of M S . is torn away. [Report of Waioli Station, 1862] �COPY ABSTRACT OF E . JOHNSON'S REPORT TO MISSION . MAY, 1862 The Waioli Station was taken in 1834. by Rev. W .P. Alexander & a Church formed there in October of the same year consisting of 10 members. The Present pastor j oined the Station in 1837, three years after it was taken. The Church now numbers about 450. The Pastor's labors the past year have not been materially different from that of previous years. The unusual interest among the people in some parts of the field, report­ ed last year, has rather diminished than increased. Stupid­ ity prevails to a considerable extent. A few of the Ch. [sic] have consented to Mormon ablution. The Pastor thinks that offences of a demoralizing nature have not diminished, but that there is rather a dimunition in punishing crime. An English School has been started at Waioli, & 3 girls, native & half-caste, connected with the pastor's family, to be trained up in a civilized way. BENEVOLENT CONTRIBUTIONS Waioli Miss. Soc. - - - $ 70.50 Monthly Concert 70.87-1/2 Support of Pastor 139.68 To Tract & Bible Soc. - - - - 12.68 Repairs of Churches - - - - — - 155.00 $448.73-1/2 [UNSIGNED] [Abstract of Waioli Report, Kauai,] Rev. E. Johnson, 1 8 6 2 . �COPY REPORT OF WAIOLI STATION, KAUAI, FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 1, 1 8 6 3. Another year has passed, with almost magnetic s p e e d and we are brought to our annual gathering. We meet under circumstances of peculiar interest, In more respects than one. In the goody Providence of God , the honored Senior Secretary of the A . B. C. F . M ., who has so long corresponded with this Mission, is with us, with a part of his family, and it seems that h e is here at the right time. In no other year since the formation of the Mission, would his presence have seemed to be so important, all things considered, as n o w . The people are: truely in a transition state. The notions of old kapus, and the veneration for Chiefs is almost obliterated from their minds. Light has been so far let into the mind, as to show the opposition that the natural heart has to the solemn truths of the Gospel, and where it is not truley embraced, it is cast aside and reject­ ed. I regret that I have so little of a cheering nature to report from the Waioli Mission field. While there is no great outburst of sin, yet a general apathy pervades the Church. In the month of July, soon after my return from the yearly meeting of last year, I visited the people of K alalau in the Pali, 10 miles to the westward of the Station. It is the most western village of the Waioli Missionary Field, which is inaccessible to most foreigners, except by water. I visit that place but once in a year. It contains some 70 to 75 people, about 20 of whom are now in regular standing in the Church. Ten others, or about 1/3 of all the Church members there, have been recently enticed by their friends to the ranks of Mormonism. A few others have joined them, from L uma h a i & Haena, all of which are villages t o the westward of the Station. While a spirit of enterprise and increased industry is noticeable, especially in the vicinity of the Waioli Station, the immediate locality of Mr. Wyllie's large Sugar Plantation, christened the "Princeville Estate", there are attendent evils of a nature to overbalance the good. The manner the natives live - herded together in small and closely crowded dwellings, and the little regard that is paid to the marriage contract, is truely saddening to those who have the good of the people at heart. Were we to judge of M r . Wyl l i e 's intentions by reading his circular to the people of his lands, we might feel encouraged to hope that a change for good may be wrought. At any rate, he is �COPY - Report of Waioli Station, Kauai, for Y ear Ending June 1, 1 8 6 3. pledged to the sentiments therein expressed and I trust he will do, at least something, towards b ettering the condition of his laborers. Becoming regular laborers upon the P lantations, operates unfavorably, on the people with regard to their attending the services of the Sabbath. Many of these laborers live 4 or 5 miles from their place of labor. After the labors of the week, they return to their homes on Saturday, and instead of frequenting the House of G o d on the Sabbath, they remain at home, and rest preparatory to r e s u m l n g t h e labors of a new week. Many of the Church M embers are either regular laborers on the Plantations, or, are engaged in cultivating and cooking fond for the s a m e, which o p e r a t e s unfavorably upon our week-day m eetings. Besides the regular Sabbath exercises, and Sabbathschool, the Wed. Lecture and S a t . Ch . Meeting and Friday Female Prayer Meeting, are kept up, but the numbers of those who attend are comparatively small. I occasionally hold a meeting in the villages around on Thursday. The monthly meeting of Lunas or Elders has been kept up. This I regard, as an important meeting. It is held on the first Tuesday of each month, when the Lunas report the state of the several districts, discuss subjects of general inter­ est connected with Church discipline, & c ., and texts of Scripture are also expounded by the meeting, having been previously given out. For the better supervision of the C h . [sic] I have lately divided it into small a p a n a s , or classes, of from 10 to 15 Ch. [sic] members in each, with a Luna for each division. We have 37 divisions, and the idea is that these Lunas shall meet at the Station, once a month and report the state o f their respective divisions. The Sabbath School has been kept up, and is held before the morning service but the numbers are small. : Text books, better adapted to the Sabbath-school, are needed, & I trust will ere long be published. The adults and older children commit 7 verses in the New Testament, which are expounded at the close. The Sab, School of t h e Waioli. Eng. School, and the W aioli Select School are held in those respective school-houses , by the Teachers of those Schools. The Waioli Eng. School has numbered about 35 pupils the two last term s, but during the term just closed, quite a p o r ­ tion of the children have been sick of a fever that ha s p r e ­ vailed, and one has died from each of the 3 schools. The School-house of the Waioli Select School, w as burnt probably by an incendiary, on the evening of the 2nd of March last. By the good Providence of God, the fire occurred on a �COPY - Report of Waioli Station, K a ua i , for Year Ending June 1 , 1 8 6 3. very calm evening, otherwise the Station-houses in the imme­ diate neighborhood, would have been exposed to the devouring element. This house has been replaced by a more desirable building than the one destroyed, which is nearly completed. T h e district Schools, of w h i c h there are 7 in the field, are in a tolerable flourishing state, numbering not far from 140 pupils. One of the 7 schools is sustained by the Catholick Priest, and is the only Catholick School in the field. It is one of the smallest schools, Catholicism does not appear to be on the increase, but the efforts o f the local Priest in Koolau, are untiring and silent, and not without fruits. MORMONISM:- has met with more success of late, and chiefly among those who forsake the ordinances of the Gospel, and are willing to remain in a stupid state, even after being adm on ished of the same. The Contributions of the Waioli Church and people, have been less, the past year, than that of preceeding years, and are as follows: V iz. Waioli Missionary Society - - - $ 53.75 Monthly Concert 44.22 P astor's Salary - - - - - - 6 7 .00 Houses of Worship 150.00 Church Repair s Purposes - - - 4 0 .00 T o t a l - - - - $354.97 The resources and wealth of the Waioli Church is Quite limited. The advanced age of a majority of the present members, precludes the idea of much increase i n Ch. [sic] contributions for years to come, but rather a decrease. Nothing but a revival of religion which we greatly n eed, will bring out the benevolence of the Church. There are 4 places of worship besides that of the Station, where regular Sabbath services are held, and oeeassionally also, at two other places. These services are con­ ducted by native lunas, when the pastor is not able to be present. M ost of these are but indifferently prepared fo r teachers. We ha v e , howe v e r , in K oolau, a graduate from the Seminary, who bids fair to be a useful labourer. He now holds the office of teacher and School Superintendent, and preaches on the Sabbath. There is one other licensed preach­ er in the field, who has assisted me occasionally at the Station. The people of Koolau, hav e lately raised $150. towards �-4COPY -- R eport of Waioli Station, Kauai, for Year Ending June 1, 1 8 6 3. the erection of a new Chu rch edifice and a contract is already entered into for its construction. The numbers attending on the Sabbath services are less than in years past, many, especially the young men, are dis­ posed to stand aloff [sic] from religious instruction. I have attended the two meetings of the Kauai A cclesiastical [sic] A ssociation, since our las t Annual Meeting, which I regard as an important auxiliary in our work, and tends essen­ tially to the perpetuity & f i r m establishing of our Island Institutions. CHURCH STATISTICS Whole N o. on Profession on Certificate Past Year on Profession on Certificate Total Past Y ear Whole N o. Dismissed - — - - - - Dismissed Past Year - Total Deceased - - _ Deceased Past Year - -- - - - - - _ _ Excluded Past Year - - In Regular Standing Tot a l Children Baptized - — - - - Bap. Past Year Marriages Past Year - - - - - 777 173 18 13 31 8 21 22 421 2 75 13 2 [UNSIGNED] [Handwriting apparently that of Mr. Johnson] ( 1 8 6 3 - June, WAIOLI, Kauai Station Report.) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Kauai (and Niihau) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Kauai - Waioli - 1835-1863 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1843, 1844, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/d559db6b2e4bbb92fa39644e1464aab4.pdf b4f055a29cec2418b49fefac1631c44e PDF Text Text TABLE OF CONTENTS STATION REPORTS Hana - - - - Unsigned - D.T. Conde - - - - 1839 " " D.T . Conde - - - -- - - 1840 -- -- 1841 ------- -- ------- 1842 Unsigned - D.T. Conde - - - 1843 D.T. Conde - - - - - - - - 1844 No meeting 1845 (Statistics Only) No meeting 1847 Report by Unsigned D. T. Conde— — - 1846 and E. Whittlesey -1847 Unsigned - D.T. Conde 1848 E. Whittlesey - - - - 1849 No meeting 1850 Unsigned - Whittlesey -- - 1851 - - ------- 1852 ------- ------------ -- 1853 " (Abstract Only) " " W.O. Baldwin - - - 1856 " 1857 " 1858 1859 S.E. Bishop " " - - 1862 - - 1863 �Report of Station at Hana including an account all things except sch o o l s . [1839] This report covers the space of two years, because there has b een no opportunity to report before, since our arrival at these Islands. At a meeting of the Sandwich Islands Mission in May 1837 we were designated to f orm a n e w station at Hana, on East Maui where the gospel h a d seldom b e e n preached. At the close of the meeting, therefore, we proceeded on our w a y thither, as far as Lahaina where we took up our residence, for a few months, in the house formerly occupied by R e v Mr Spaulding. During our stay there, our time was chiefly spent in studying the native language, and in labouring as opportunity offered among seamen and foreign residents [b e r ] of w h o m there was a goodly num.-/in the place most of the time we continued there. As soon as the health of our families permitted, we proceeded with all our goods to Hana, the field assigned us by the mission, where we arrived safely and in good he a l t h about the first of Jan. 1838. We were very kindly w elcomed by the people of the place and w i t h manifest indications of joy at the idea of our settling among t hem as their Teachers in holy things. The sight was affecting, and awakened with i n us not a little sympathy for their spiritual and eternal welfare. They immediately conducted us to the houses w h i c h they h a d kindly erected �1839 - 2 for our accommodation. These of course were built and furnished in native style, w i t h the exception of not being quite so good as those they generally erect for themselves. However we were glad, and we trust thankful, to find a shelter, poor as it was. The first two weeks after our arrival, were chiefly spent in fitting up our houses and in a r r a n g i n g our goods, not a long time surely to be occupied in this manner considering the many interruptions occasioned by [quarter] the multitudes that crowded around us, f rom every quater, to see the strangers, and to get, if possible, a glimpse of the wonderful things they had brought wit h them. After bestowing considerable labour and some expense [habitations] on our slender h a b i t i a t i o n s , to render t hem comfortable, we enjoyed them but a few months, w h e n god in his righteous providence, saw fit to take them from us. A fire broke out in our book house w h i c h was not discov e r e d until all efforts to extinguish it proved futile. The firery element r a g e d ( !) w i t h indiscribable rapidity, so that w i t h i n a very short time, all our houses except one, occupied by our domestics, were reduced to ashes, together w i t h considerable property to the amount perhaps of 250 or 300 dollars. About every­ thing of any value in bro Ives house was saved. This accident occured on the 21st of March 1838, near night, w h i c h rendered it still more trying, especially, to our families. But fortunately there was not far distant a �Hana report 1839 93 newly erected house and w h i c h h a d not as the n been occupied. We therefore obtained permission to take up our residence there. being, however, It quite small and open & w i t h all ( ! ) situated in a very windy place we suffered not a little b o t h for the want of sufficient room and f rom severe colds. W e soon had pleasing evi­ dence, that the people were not regardless of our circumstances, nor destitute of sympathy for our temporal comfort. They immedi­ ately proceeded to make preparations for erecting ( ! ) n e w houses for us which they completed w i thin a few months. These houses are better built and are also more convenient than the former. However all that can be said of them is, that they are mere temporary haexhibit bitations. They already e x h i b i t signs of decay and are beginning to lea k very badly. We shall not be able to live in them even another year, without considerable inconvenience and perhaps, I might say, danger of being buried beneath their ruins, for it should be recollected that the wind blows v ery powerfully in that regio n sometimes, tho, n o t very often. On our return therefore, it wi l l i t w i l l (! ) be absolutely necessary for us to proceede ( !) imme­ diately to the erecting of permanent houses. In fact considerable preparation has already b een made for this purpose. E n o u g h coral and timber, have been engaged for two dwelling houses, for in native books. and paid The greater part of these articles, a state of preperation ( !) to be used, the spot where they w ill be needed. to collect stones for the walls. are in although not gathered on Not h [ ing] as yet has bee n done There is, however, a great plenty of materials of this kind, within a half a mile of the Station, and �Hana Report 1839 4 can b e conveniently obtained by means of a yeoke ( !) of cattle. W e are happy to state, that, notwithstanding the dif f i c u l ties disadvantages, under which we have laboured, houses, such as the loss of our an imperfect knowledge of the native language &c, we have, as w e trust, through the blessing of God, bee n of some little benefit to the people in a religious point of view. We have endeavoured to labour according to the extent of our abilities. On our arrival them among the people we found them generally very ignorant, but quite accessible, and willing to receive instruction. For several months ( !) our houses were litterally crowded, every day, excepting Sabbath, w i t h persons apparently anxious to hear and understand the truth as it is i n Jesus. These opportunities, for explaining to them the fundamental doctrines of the Gospel, were, of course, improved by us, as far as our imperfect qualifications would admit, and we n o w look b a c k upon these feeble efforts, with m u c h satisfaction, lieve that the Spirit of God was bot h w i t h us and the people, and b e ­ and that some impressions were made, even then, which have since resulted in tru e convertions ( !) to God. Soon after the commencement of our labours and just before the loss of our dwelling houses, the r e l i ­ gious aspect of the people became such, that it was thought advi­ sable to commence a series of religious meetings for their more a & that rapid increase in th e ( !) knowledge, ( !) the truth might have a better opportunity to affect their hearts. A c cordingly about the first of March 1838 a protracted meeting was h eld at the Station which was continued 4 or 5 days. The meeting was very fully attended, even from the mos t distant parts of our field. appeard ( !) attentive and solemn. The congregations It was, to us especially, a �Hana Report 1839 refreshing season, 5 and w e have r e ason to believe that the truth was understood by many and that not a few were much enlightened if not savingly impressed. Ag a i n during the latter part of the following July w e h e l d another meeting at the Station of 4 or 5 days continuance. Breth­ ren Andrews & Armstrong laboured during the whole of this meeting to w i t h great acceptance on the part of ( !) the people. Many we hope w i l l bless God to all eternity for having been permitted to enjoy the prayers and u n exertions interesting season. than the former. of these b r e thren at that This meeting was perhaps more fully attended The truth appeared to fall w i t h weight, u p o n the congregation, w h i c h was very large and attentive. We have comfortable evidence that many found the Saviour precious to their souls at that time. At the close of this meeting (29th of July 1838) a church was organized, consisting chiefly of members f r o m churches in differon ent parts of the Islands. Only 3 united at that time b y ( !) profession. Since that meeting there has bee n no special effort of the kind, m a d [e] at the station. The church, however, has somewhat increased since its first formation. in all, 53 males and 18 females. It n o w numbers 71 Many of them date their conversion b a c k to some time previous to the commencement of our labours among them. They h a d he a r d the gospel preached in other places, where they formerly lived or where they went to visit their friends, met w i t h a change of heart as they suppose. and They all, thus far, have afforded pleasing evidence of rea l conversion to God. How �Hana Report 1839 the chh as a body wil l compare w i t h other chh's on the Islands we kn o w not, nor should it concern us, if they only exhibit the Spirit of Christ and conform their conduct to his bl e s s e d gospel. They however appear ( !) as well as the generality of those w h ose ( !) who have at different times visited us f r o m other church es. We have had but one case of discipline in which it was n e c e s ­ sary to excind the member in question. more or less imperfection in all. It is true that we see But they manifest a very good degree of willingness to do as well as they know how. The most enlightened are as yet ignorant of many things w h i c h b e long to the Christian character. Of course if must be expected that they will at times do things which ought not to be done and leave undon(e) some, w h i c h ought to b e performed. beginning to walk alone. They are like children just They have b o t h the desire and the d e ­ termination to persevere but they are very liable to stumble and even to fall. They, therefore, need a great deal of watchfulness and instruction from those placed over them in holy things. Many them of our church/members ( !) reside in some of the most remote parts of our field. It is n o t therefore, expected that they all wi l l attend religious meeting at the Station every Sabbath but only On the first Sabbath only ( !) of every m o n t h - then they all are in the practice of coming together and usuly util ( !) after the monthly concert. ( !) do not return, On these occasions a l so ( !) they have b e e n in the practice of contributing something for the suport ( !) of boarding Schools, none in operation in different at parts of the Islands. Mats and tapas have been the principal �Hana Report 1839 articles of contribution. 7 Since the formation of the church, whh is about 8 months, there have b e e n about 22 dollars w o r t h contri­ buted. This of course is a small sum, but it should b e remembered that they are as yet v ery young and inexperienced in matters of this k i n d . But ( !) In addition to the above the people h a v e f r o m tributed the beginning considerably (! ) m u c h towards our Support. Perhaps by 4 far the greater part of our provisions have been given to us. Sometimes provisions have come in so abundantly that we were under the necessity of sending considerable quanties Station. Perhaps it should be stated here, ( !) to an other ( !) that we have never been in the practice of soliciting presents of the natives. However the importance of contributing for the support of schools has several times b e e n suggested to them. Among some, the spirit of liberality is encouraging, but they constitute only a small part of those who might do considerable in this way, if their hearts were truly on the Lords S i d e . P r o m the commencemement ( !) of our labours among the people, the gosp e l has b e e n preached from 3 to 4 times every S a b b ath and for nearly a year past, at 2 different places for nearly a year p ast - at the Station and at another place about 5 miles distant. A mee t i n g for prayer and exposition of the Scriptures has been Sustained every morning at sunrise during the week, till w i t h i n a few weeks past when it was thought proper to discontinue it for a season. Also a Wednesday afternoon lecture and a c h u r c h meeting on Satur d a y afternoon. It should likewise be added that the Sisters have for many months past met with the females once and sometimes �Hana Report 1839 8 twice a w e e k for the purpose of imparting to them religious in­ struction. All these meetings have been as well attended as perhaps we co u l d expect considering their frequency. The congregation ( !) on the Sabbath especially, has generally b e e n very large, But since the erection of than formerly. our new meeting house, it has been some w h a t s m aller rather thinner The cause is not definitely known, Perhaps the habit of staying at home during the time that we h a d no convenient house for public worship combined w i t h rather a low state of religious feeling w h h prevails at present, may be the true cause. To arrouse the people and induce them to come out to meeting, considerable has been done by w a y of visiting from house to house - conversing wit h every individual and holding meetings in the different neighbourhoods; and there is reason to believe that such visitations h a v e in many instances had the desired effect. What has th us f ar been said respects more particularly the labours performed at home, of Hana. among the people living in the district There are 3 other districts included in our field. Koolau on the n o r t h and Kipahulu and Kaupo on the south. These p l a ­ ces have been repeatedly visited, and 2 protracted meetings of from 2 to 12 days continuance, hel d in each of them. meeting(s) were attended w i t h considerable Two or 3 of these interest - people very attentive and solemn and the Spirit of God was evidently present to gi v e efficacy to the wor d spoken. We trust that the Lord has some in all those places who have really be g u n to serve him. A few items of minor importance remain to be mentioned. Namely, 2 A large class of Adults in the Ai o ka la has b e e n instructed, �Hana Report 183 9 every Sabbath during intermission. week. 9 A singing school twice a Solemnized 100 marriages and baptised 37 children whose p a r ­ ents are members of the church, of some one, of others both. Be­ fore closing this report it should be remarked that we consider our field one of great importance, inasmuch as the people are quite numerous and so situated that they cannot derive any advantage com­ paratively from even the nearest station on the same Island. They also as a body esteem it a very great privilege to enjoy the society and instructions of missionaries. Besides as far as the climate and scenery are concerned it is rather a pleasant place to live at. True, it is a v e r y considerable objection t o the place, in the minds of some, that it is so retired, parlies [p a l i s ] by water. and so surrounded by ( !) that, it is almost entirely inacessible except This viewed by itself, is indeed a very great objection, for it is natural f or us ( !) to love society and to dislike soli­ tude and perhaps there is no station so seldome ( !) visited, nor so difficult to b e visited, and none so h a r d to get away from, after arriving at it, as Hana Station. Yet there are considerations which render it b o t h a desirable and an important station and there­ fore it should b e by all means sustained, Our h e alth has probably b e e n as good as it w o u l d have been in any other place and thus far the L ord we think has sanctioned our feeble eforts ( !) and made us b o t h contented and happy and w e would ascribe to h i m all the praise and glory. [On paper c o v e r :] Hana Station Report 1839 �Report of H ana Station for the year ending May - 1840 In reviewing the past year we recognize many things c a l cula­ ted to swell our bosoms w i t h gratitude and love to the Author of all g o o d & the disposer of all Events. yea r to us of unparalled labours Although it has b e e n a (! ) and fatigue f or us, (!) yet the good hand of t h e Lord has conducted us safely and ver y happily to its close - often causing our hearts to rejoice on account of the sensible manifestations of himself to our souls. A n d w e would ever acknowledge his kindness w i t h a tribute of praise and thanks­ giving while we confess and lament our imperfections & s h o r t ­ comings in duty. ■ After spending a little more than 3 months of the first part of the year at Le-luna [Lahainaluna?] for the purpose of enjoying the and kind of (l) offices of Dr. B - but ( !) where I myself was able to do b u t little more than to assist bro Andrews, occasionally, in preaching - We were permitted to return to our heme ( !) S tation w i t h an accession to our little family, of a healthy and very quiet little daughter w h o m w e call Susan Huntington. Our B r o t h er & Sister Mr. & Mrs. V a n Duzee, w h o m the Mission stationed w i t h us at their last meeting, returned w i t h us but not to stay. After tarrying a few days to pack their goods, they went b a c k to Lahaina and shortly embarked for the Unit e d States, where, w e trust, they have b e e n permitted, i n the good Providence of God, to land ere this. What ever may be the minds of the Mission generally respecting Mr. & Mrs. V a n Duzee leaving Hana I must improve this opportunity to state that as muc h as both myself & Mrs. C desired their continua- �Hana Report 184 0 2. been w i t h us, we could n o t feel it our dut y to urge it. For the state of his m i n d was such that he could not be happy himself nor contribute ver y materially to the happiness of those connected w i t h him. It was his impression that he could do far more, the general cause of religion, in the land of his nativity, for than in these Island[s] ; and we hope that his expectations will he fully realized. The Mission in their deliberations at this m e e t i n g for the g o o d of the chhs & schools under their care, will, I trust, b ear i n mind that the Station w h h b ro V was expected [to] occupy is now vacant - And perhaps a more important station for usefulness does not exist in the Islands. I do hope therefore that some change in location may he effected, w h h shall result in the appointment, of some of our number to that interesting field of labour. It is h o p e d also that the fact of our being all ( !) alone in the midst of a population of perhaps 8000 people and In a place too, very retired and difficult of access, will aid a little, at least, to Influence this respectable b o d y to look about for some one to comfort us i n our loneliness, and to aid u s ( !) in the cultivation of so extensive a field. overlooked. Nor should the request of our people be One of the objects for w h h they have p r a y e d w it h the most earnestness and frequency during the past year has been the location of another missionary among them, to educate their child­ ren, and youth, and t o point them to the Saviour who has said " S u f ­ fer little children to come unto me and forbid t h e m n o t ." My time d u ring the past year has b e e n variously occupied, but scarcely any has b e e n devoted to reading or study. Not, however, because I have had no inclination to spend a portion of it in this �Hana Report 1840 3. way, b ut because other duties have rendered it impracticable. (It is probbly ( !) known to all that) after our r e t u r n to Hana Station ( !) we proceeded to erect a permanent dwelling house, whh T h e h o u s e ( ! ) is now nearly completed except plastering & painting. F r o m this source we have b e e n burdened w i t h no small labour and anxiety. Our reasons for engaging in this u n d e r t a k i n g , just as we did with but little or no ( !) prospect of b e i n g f urnished w i t h as­ sociates very soon, ought to be stated here, perhaps for the satis­ faction of the mission. 1st During the last Gen. Meet, it seemed quite evident to us that the Mission felt it their duty to sustain the Sta t i o n at Hana, even if some other station should h ave to b e abandoned. W e therefore thought it h i g h time that a comfortable house was commenced, in as m u c h as our grass h o u s [ e ] was very poor and could not render a family comfortable for mor e than 1 y e a r longer. 2nd The Mission at their last Meeting gave p e r m ission that two permanent houses might b e erected at the Station, and granted two appropriations to begin said houses - promising to appropriate the remainder at some future time. 3rd Wh e n we returned to our Station we found about all the lum­ ber nece s s a r y for a permanent house on the spot, it h a v i n g bee n taken brought there by bro VanDuzee. Besides all the doors & w indow sashes - door frames & window frames - floor boards and some other articles for a house bad already b e e n made. We thought therefore that it w o u l d be more economical on the whole, to b u i l d immediately than to defer to some future period, as no missionary f a mily could be expected to live there wit h o u t a cumfortable ( !) house. Such are some of the considerations whh influenced us, on �Hana Report 1840 4 our return, to proceed immediately to the erecting of a permanent dwelling house at our station. I have stated the m here for the satisfaction of the Mission; because whe n bro V- left u s advised us not to build while others were - - our building immediately. ( !) some ( !) in favour of Of course, by doing as we have, we do not f e e l ourselves under any more obligation to sustain the sta­ tion all ( !) alone, than if w e had not built at all. We hope however to be always satisfied w i t h the advise ( !) and direction on the subject of the Mission as a b o d y in relation to being alone and on all other matters w h h involve the interests of the Redeemers Kingdom. We think w e are willing to continue alone if necessary, but it would be exceedingly gratifying to us and our people to have associates for the purpose of aiding to diffuse the light of truth and salva­ tion throughout that dark region. Although secular business has necessarily consumed considera­ ble of my time during the past year, yet I have in the m e antime preached as much perhaps, of Hana, at the station, and throughout the district as I otherwise would have done. My usual exercises on the Sabbath have b e e n preaching at sunrise - superintending a Sabbath School of between 200 & 300 children, besides many adults at 9 o'clock - preaching again at 11 oclock and closing the exercises of the Sabbath in the afternoon by asking questions and l ectur­ ing on the daily food of the previous w e e k To whh exercise is also connected the discussion of some questions in t h e o l o g [y] such generally as are calculated to expose the absurd and unscriptural tenets of the R o m i s h chh. The question always havi n g been g iven �Hana Report 1840 5. out one w e e k before han d to be examined in the light of the Scriptures. By means of this latter exercise a ver y encouraging Spirit of inquiry after "what saith the Scriptures", is "beginning to "be awakened in man y of our people. Our religious exercises during the w e e k have "been, a conference meeting every morning "before sunrise, generally conducted "by myself a lecture every Wednesday afternoon at the Station, and one on Thur­ sday afternoon in some one of the school districts, ta k e n in their proper order. Also on Saturday afternoons a meeting for conversa­ tion wit h chh members and such others as m a y present themselves, on experimental religion. O n the 1st Monday of each of each ( !) likewise m o n t h there has also ( !) been a meeting for prayer and exertation. Our religious meetings have not generally been as fully attended as we could have wished. But a small part of the inhabi­ tants of the district of Hana are in the habit of attending any of our meetings on the Sabbath. They go in great multitudes to work for the King & chiefs on Paahao days, but the Sanctuary of God is never entered by the great mass on the Sabbath. However there are a goodly number who attend upon the preached word, on every convenient opportunity. On Sabbath forenoon the congregation is large and on Sacramental occasions our meeting house is very full. weeks before w e F o r some left our congregations were larger than at the beginning of the year, And the state of religion more encouraging. I have not been able to make frequent tours through the remote districts of our field during the past year, last, w h e n we h a d associates. as I did y ear before I have made but one short tour through the district of Koolau on the north t h e p a s t y e a r . ( !) �Hana Report 1840 6 It has not been convenient to visit K ipahulu & Kaup o at all. A great many however from all those remote places, have frequently attended our meetings at the Station on the Sabbath & other days. Unless we can ( !) have associates it cannot be expected that I can wi l l ( !) labour m u c h in either of those remote places. The state of r e l igion has at no time during the past yea r been so interesting as it was several times during the 1st ye a r and a half that we spent among the people. But the Lord has not left us to labour without any encouraging signs. W e think that his w o r d has b e e n in some measure blessed to the people who h a v e a t ­ tended u p o n the ordinances of his house. The desire for a knowledge of the Scriptures in the people ( !) generally is m a n i festly increas­ ing. The church as a body we trust are standing fast in the Lord. Some making more and others less improvement in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. Their attendance at all our meetings of religious worship is uniform an d punctual. live in the district of Hana. I m e a n those who Those who live in the remote part of our field, have about as many meetings by themselves as we who live at the Station. On the first Sabbath of every other month the Lords supper is observed, whe n all the chh members throughout the field attend meeting at the Station. There have b e e n 2 cases of discipline during the past year in t h e c h h . ( !) One was for the great sin of the land, the other for stealing an article of small value. pended. The former was excommunicated and the latter merely s u s ­ One that stood suspended at our last g eneral meeting, has since been restored. There have bee n 80 individuals received �Hana Report 1840 7 to the fellowship of the chh during the past year, 58 by p r o f ession & 22 by letter. Of the 22 received by letter 1 was from the chh in W aimea, 7 fro m the chh [in] K ohala, 3 from the chh in Wailuku, 3 f r o m the chh at Lahaina, 4 from the church at Hido ( !) [H i l o ?], 1 from the 1st chh at Honolu l u and 3 f rom the 2nd chh at Honolulu. regular standing is 150. past year is 10. The whole number in The number of children baptised during the The number of marriages 90. The various articles contributed by church members and others in our field for the benefit of schools &c &c amount to about seventy dollars $70. In regard to schools I w o u l d r e mark that they were generally in a very low condition, during the former part of the year, b u t during the last five months they have been improving. our field are 23 in number. The schools throughout Each of these schools has a teacher. the teachers however are v e r y poorly qualified for their office. are barely sufficient to keep a kind of school in e x i s t a n c e . port t h e m s e l v e s . All They They sup­ The Government however have relieved them f r o m working on paahao [ tax] days. as usual. But the ordinary taxes they are r e q uired to pay ( !) The avarage ( !) number of schollars in each school is not known. I have not bee n able to visit the schools much during the past ( !) year but I have held a meeting expressly for the teachers and s c h o l l a r s on every other monday, in the Station meeting house. thus far b een v ery good. schools, The effect has What we very much n eed is teachers for our and perhaps the only way to get them is to go to w o r k and educate and raise them up o u r s e l v e s . To wait any longer to have them furnished by the High School or any other boarding school in the Islands would be vain. Mrs. C 's h e alth has usually been good. Besides superintend­ ing her domestic affairs She has b e e n able to hold a m e e t i n g with the �Hana Report 1840 8 native females every tuesday, besides teaching a class every Sabbath morning of 30 young girls. She has also taught a class of 20 grils ( !) taught about 2 hours every day in the week. The branches pursued ( !) in h e r c lass have [been] Arithmetic, Geography - childs book on the soul, reading and vocal music. In the latter branch par t i c u l a r l y , h er schol- ( !) lars have made very commdible ( !) proficiency. Sewing and making b o n ­ nets have also b e e n part of the exercises of her class. [ On back sheet] : Mr. Conde's Report Hana. 1840 �Report of Han a Station for the year ending May 1841 - In reviewing the incidents of the past year it becomes me first to acknowledge w i t h adoring gratitude to God the watchful care he has exercised over me and my dear family, and the many t e m ­ poral and spiritual mercies he has bestowed - upon us f r o m d ay to day'. My own health w i t h the exception of a few short seasons of illness has b een very good during the past year. C ’s and the children has not b e e n so good. That of Mrs. During the former part of the year Mrs C. was attacked by a fever which incapacitated her entirely to attend to any of her domestic concernes ( !) for several weeks - Our trials - if such they may be called - were at the time considerably aggravated by heavy rains and the poorness of our thatched habitation. Since her recovery fro m that sickness she su ffered much and long fro m ill h ealth. has s o o n c a l l e d t o pass t h r ou g h another season o f g r e a t d i s t r e s s which continued f or several m on t h s and by wh i ch she was so far reduc ed at one time that fears w e r e entertained that life could n ot be sustained untill the trying season should have passed. But God the goodness of God, however, was better than our fea r s . Through his great and u n - - — ted g ood all our lives have been preserved, A n d to h i m alone we w o u l d render all the praise. Owing to sickness in the family, and being without associates in a place far removed from all medical and friendly aid s o d essir a b le in su ch circumstances as of affliction , I have not been able to accomplish as much during the past year for the good of the multi (tu)des of souls about us as I might have done in more favourable circumstances. A great deal of my time and energies have necessarily been employed about home. Our dwelling ho u s e cost me �Hana Report 1841 many wearisome days of care and h a r d labour. 2 The w o r k was in a state of considerable progress ["advance" crossed out] at the last general meeting. The walls were up and the roof finished, but the finishing of the inside extended into the year which has just closed. w i t h difficulty that we obtained carpenters to do the work, It was and when obtained they were very deficient in many important p a r ticu­ lars. Their skill in architecture was so imperfect that they r e ­ quired my constant oversight. After labouring some months very deliberately [two words crossed out] they became homesick, presume, owing I to there ( !) being no other foreigners in the place for them to associate with. They abandoned the job and returned to Lahaina. I then undertook to finish our house myself rather than make another effort to procure new w orkmen wit h little or no probability of suc­ cess. But toiling for weeks at the work be n c h from m orning to besides attending to all the duties of the Station was not a little fatiguing to one so unaccustomed to such labour in earlier days. There was however no other alternative. I neglected my more appropriate duties In some Instances as a missionary. B ut the necessity of the case is a sufficient justification - The comfort of my family imperiously demanded it. Nor do I apprehend that the cause of religion among the people suffered materially in a (!) consequence as all appointments of importance were s c [r]upulously attend[e d ] to. Except wh e n prevented by sickness. In the construction of our house we have studied economy as far as our circumstances would permit. No more has b e e n expended upon it than a regard to comfort and durability seemed to require. The �Hana Report 1841 The dimentions ( !) are 32 feet by 28 inside. below and 2 above, one story high. Containing 4 rooms Besides, there are a kitchen and study both attached to the mai n house. good ranai 3 The house has a l s o a ( !) all round except on one side, w h i c h was thought necessary, not only for the comfort of the children, but ( !) b ut About all also to preserve the walls of the building. The w h ole ( !) of the w o r k except the w o o d w o r k and part of the plastering was performed by natives. They put up the walls as neatly and as substantially as foreign workmen wo u l d have done it. of the expense. And for less than one third But, although all the w o r k was done at a low price, the whole expense of building is far more than I anticipated. I am n o t prepared at present to tell precisely how much h a s be e n expended. However this much I have learned to my no little surprise is that besides expending all my building grants upon it I a m ( !) in debt to the Depository more than two hun d r e d dollars. If I a m re- quired to pay this debt out of our yearly stipend we shall be poor indeed and suffer the w a n t of many things necessary for our comfort. I trust, however, the Mission will be as kind to us as it always has been to its members from the beginning, ie, grant us enough to b u i l d ourselves a comfortable house over and above our yearly stipend. In this particular the doings of the past should be consi­ dered a precedent, at least until some modification of the rule has bee n formaly ( !) e s tablish[ed] by the Mission or its directors. As to morals and r e l igion among the people generally, I must confess the aspect of things at times and in some sections has been quite too unfavourable. prevailed in the church. A great deal of stupidity at times has And multitudes of all ages out of the �Han a Report 1841 have church at one time ( !) 4 during the past year turned to the foolish and he a t h e n i s h pr actic (e) of tattooing their bodies. However the rulers endeavoured to turn all their folly to some g o o d account and put the perpetrators to improving the roads. Some other vices also have prevailed among some classes not, however, w i t h impunity, excep ( !) where the g u i l t y have escaped detection. But while I refer to some of the sins w h ich have b e e n quite too notorious during the past year in all parts of our field I am permitted also to speak of some redeeming virtues. All things considered the m o r a l and religious aspect of the church and people generally has presented ( !) afforded many bright spots to comfort and cheer our souls and to assure us that our labour thus far has not been in vain. During some parts of the year the attention to religion has bee n truly gratifying. It was especially so at the commencement of the year and for several months which succeeded. On our return f r o m last glow general meeting a xxxxxxxxxxxx of affection beamed fro m every coun­ tenance, attended by such expressions of kindness on the part of all as plainly bespoke the gratitude they felt at meeting once more with their religious teachers. They appeared to have b e e n apprehensive, that we might not return again for want of associates. But they said they staid ( !) themselves u p o n the arm of God in w h o m they h a d been taught to trust, and observed several seasons of fasting any and prayer that the Lord would not leave them destitute of some ( !) one to br e a k to the m the bread of life. been returned in answer to their prayers. And they thought we h a d Nor could we avoid b e ­ lieving that there must have been considerable prayer during our absence w h e n we perceived the interesting state in w h i c h they �Hana Report 1841 appeared to be. 5 There was evidently more religious feeling among the people than w h e n we left 5 or 6 weeks previously, ( !) A n d sub­ sequent results showed that our opinion was not incorrectly formed. All our religious meetings began and continued to be w ell attended, and very great n u m b ers came from all parts of our field to listen to the preached gospel and to converse w i t h us about the concernes of their souls. (! ) We have reason to believe that the concerns which many expressed during that awakening was genuine and eventually resulted in their conversion to God. During the yea r past I have h e l d a meeting every Saturday to converse with and instruct all who professed to be anxious for their souls whether in or out of the church. who have been in Of those out of the chh the habit of attending these meetings there have been as many as 400 different individuals. attended all at the same time. These of course have not Our field consists of 4 districts and non e but the professedly anxious of a particular district have b e e n permitted to attend at the same time, except in a f e w instances These meetings have generally been interesting and I trust b e n e f i ­ cial to many. The Scripture knowledge of m a n y w h o-have ( !) has b e e n considerably improved by attending these m e e t i n g [s] . Those who we hope are passed from death unto life appear humble and penitent for their sins. Their views of Christ as the only Saviour of lost men, and of a life of holiness, as essential to salvation accord very well with the instructions of the bible. The number of hopeful converts received into the church by profession during the past year is 88. The whole number ( !) By �Han a Report 1841 letter from other churches 10. The whole number r e c e i v e d into our church from the time our church was organized w h i c h was 29th 1838 is 255. Of this number 50 have been received by letter f r o m other churches. Excommunicated the past year 3. number excommunicated f rom the b e g i n n i n g 6. year 6, Three of w h o m have been restored. The whole Suspended the past And 3 rema i n suspended. The whole number dismissed to join other churches 5. past year 3. July Die d in all 4. Died the past year 2. number in regular standing at present 237. babtised ( !) the past y ear about 40. D i s m i s s e d the The whole The number of children The whole number f rom the beginning not precisely known, about 100. 70 past year §8 couple. Married duri n g the Our church and people have been in the practice f r o m the b e g i n ­ n i n g of contributing something every year for benevolent objects besides making us various pressents in our support. ( !) wh i c h have aided us some But presents during the past year have b ee n rather few and far between. The church and people however have contributed any year before more the past year for other objects than ever . A ll their cot r abutions to $74.10. ( !) exclusive of presents to the family amount Of this sum $46.50 are cash and the remainder in kapa olana w ood &c. They ought to have done much more and it is hoped they will another year. to themselves. Our people have but little time It is surprising to see h o w they are kept on the go, labouring for the chiefs, konohikis, teachers & c . W h at time they have to themselves is so cut up into small parts that even the truly industrious can accomplish but little in the course of the year for the good of themselves or for any other object. I find �Hana Report 1841 7 it h a r d to call u p o n t h e m to contribute for benevolent object[ s] while I see that in addition to extreme poverty they are constantly oppressed by the chiefs and others. It is impossible for the m even to support their own institutions of learning and r e ligion at the rate they are now taxed. It may be thought by some this government has b e e n modified of late for the better. It is true that it has been systematized and red u c e d to something of a tangible for m by the drawing up and publishing of certain laws and that t h e code contains some things conducive to the moral a n d religious interests of the people but as far as it relates to t a x a t ion of every kind the Government is more oppressive if possible than wh e n there was no written code of laws. The burden of our people, least, has not b e e n lessened but rather increased. themselves and often express it in so many words. at They think so W h e n then will they be able to support their own institutions of learning & r e ­ ligion. I must say that since my arrival at the Islands I have not percieved ( !) all things considered the least approximation towards such an ability on the part of the common people. I never expect to see the d a y when I shall be willing to depend u p o n any of our churches here for a n entire support unless the government changes greatly f o r the better and that too very soon. B ut b u r ­ dened as our people are they are about beginning to collect m a ­ terials f o r a stone meeting house. How they w i l l succeed in the undertaking is not easy to tell, unless the Kin g a n d others afford a liberal assistance. It is desirable also that some churches that should are able will ( !) lend a h elping hand. My missionary labours at the Station have b e e n substantially the same during the past year as in years preceeding. My uniform practice has been to preach and expound scripture 3 times every Sabbath. Besides superintending a Sabbath school of about 300 �Hana Report 1841 8 schollars. My practice also ( !) has also b e e n to h o l d 3 meetings n o w a n d then during the week at the station besides preaching often ( !) in the different neighborhoods about us. except when prevented by ill health, Mrs C - has uniformly, or ( !) held a weekly meeting of the females besides instructing a class of youth and adults 30 or 40 in number on Sabbath mornings. I have twice, spent a we e k at a time from home on tours through the remote districts of our field during the past year. The meetings I h eld while performing those tours were well attended and the people seemed hung ry for the word. During the former and latter part of the year the meetings on the Sabbath have bee n very wel l attended. I am not able to tell the avarage ( !) number of attendants. The dimentions ( !) of Our are Meeting house is ( !) 50 by 135 feet. This sometimes is crowded to overflowing. entirely full. But usually, it m ay b e said, it is not to be ( !) Our practice has been to observe the Lords supper once every two months. At these seasons all the church members throughout our whole field are present unless providentially prevented. I have experienced no difficulty in getting all the church members within 8 or 10 miles of the station to attend m e e t i n g w i t h us Every Sabbath w h e n in ordinary health. Those also w h o reside in the remote districts as uniformlly ( !) assemble for religious worship on the Sabbath in the place appointed. Prayermeetings (! every morning before Sunrise have bee n regularly sustained in as many as 20 different places throughout our field during the past year. As far as I have been able to learn, all the church members b een attended together with have quite regularly attended at these meetings and at t i m e s , ( !) ages out of the chh great numbers of all cla sses have a t t ended have a l s o attended ( !) �H a n a Report 1841 9 A great many of the professors of r e l i g i o n with some others are likewise in the practice of assembling in some places twice in other places once a w e e k for the purpose of improving in reading. In some instances they take lessons in mental arithmetic and ge o g ­ raphy. Those wh o read well, n e w generally ( !) commit to m e m o r y a verse every day in the Aiokala and repeat it in the m o r n i n g m e e t ­ ings for prayer. Thus they are abundant an d quite regular in ex­ ternal duties, b ut I often fear that w i t h ( !) the great mass have m earl y ( !) the f o r m without the power of Godliness. It is there­ fore my constant aim in every discourse to teach t h e m what reli g i o n consists in - warning them to beware of hypocrisy and of trusting in outward performances merely as the only means of salvation. receiving candidates In into the church I have in all instances endeav- oured to observe the utmost care, b u t in spite of all m y vigil( !) ence I am well aware that many m a y have b e e n received who are still stranger to renewing grace, and our constant prayer is that all s u c h may fee ( !) realize their condition and repent before it shall be forever fee ( !) too late. I see more and more the importance of observing strict dicipline ( !) in the church. I often remind them of what they have solemnly coven[an ]t e d before h e a v e n and earth to do, and if any are detected in outwardly violating their vows, they are either suspended or excommunicated according to t h e nature of their offence. Our church government is as purely congregational as the circumstances of its members will admit, nor do I think, that for many years to come, any other form of government can b e safely adopted. �Hana Report 1841 Besides 10. the labours aready ( !) reported I have superintended the concerns of all the day schools throughout our field. I have repeatedly v i s i t e d and examined the schools of Han a during the past year. Those in the remote districts of Koolau, Kipa- h u l u and Kaupo I have visited and examined but once. I have however had frequent interviews w i t h the teachers, in m y study to consult the the ( !) interests of their respective schools. The number of schools in our field is n o w 29. They are all in operation and perhaps more flourishing than ever before. The whole number of children and youth in all these is 1477. 523 are able to read. beginning to read. ginning to read. schools The remainder 954 are just Hana has 11 schools 160 readers 291 just b e ­ Koolau has 8 schools 134 readers & 172 just beginning to read. Kipahulu has 4 schools 40 readers 195 just beginning to r e a d . K aupo has 6 schools 190 readers and 296 just beginning to read. There are 29 teachers and a suitable n umber of assistants. Most of the teachers however are very incompetent. Others may be said to be suitably qualified considering the small proficiency generally advan c e of the children in reading & c . As soon as the n e w school laws were promulgated the specified number of lunas were appointed for every school & their duties explained to them. Teachers w ere then sought and placed where they were n e e d ed & suitable wages promi s e d to each according to the directions given in the laws. The lunas have not succeeded in all places in obtaining lands for the teachers owing to a want of accomoda­ tion on the part of Konohikis. Where land cannot be obtained �Hana Report 1841 11 some other arrangement is contemplated for paying the teachers. As far as I could observe the school laws were adapted w i t h a good degree of cor/diality on the part of the people generally. I have perceived no opposition. I n fact All ( !) The people generally have b e e n willing to w o r k for the teachers as far as they have b e e n called u p o n to do it thus far. All the children of a suitable age w o r k of ( !) their teachers according to law. This practice hov/ever has obtained in our field f r o m the beginning of our labours among the people. If the Children do not attend school, they or their parents are fined according to law. school they are frequently And if they are very disorderly in (perhaps not in all cases) delt w i t h according to the directions given in the law. ( !) I h ear of no complaint on the part of the children or their parents that the school laws are too strict or too severe as to the p e n a l t y annexed. Since there ( !) adoption teachers have b e e n more faithful, more ( !) schollars have attended school regularly a n d thus far they hav e made v e r y commendable proficiency in their studies, All things considered. I am happy to r e mark in conclusion that we have h a d several visitors during the latter part of the past year. In the m o n t h of November we were honoured w i t h a visit from His Hawaiian Majesty, t h e K i n g o f t h e S a n d w i c h I s l a n d s w i t h whose urbanity and sociability we were very muc h gratified. in our field, He made many inquiries about the schools and the attendance of the people on religious worship on the Sabbath; also about their morals - all of w h h was calculated to convey the impression that his Majesty felt interested in the measures now in operation to inlighten ( !) and christianize his subjects. But I did not succeed in getting h i m to consent, to �Han a Report 1841 12 have the people collected in the meeting house, dress t h e m on these subjects. that he mi g ht a d ­ After spending a part of one day in our house and dining w i t h us, he, together with the few who accom­ panied him, proceeded on his w a y to Lahaina by water on canoes. later A few weeks afterwards ( !) we h a d the pleasure of a short visit f r o m b r s Clark a n d Bailey. At a W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n t h e peopl ( !) were v e r y m u c h gratified with a discourse from b r o C The next day the schools of Hana assembled in the mee t i n g house and after a slight examination listened very attentively to addresses f r o m b o t h bro B & C - W e regretted that the brethren were n o t able to spend the following Sabbath with us. Still later we enjoyed a good visit of several days f r o m Dr. Baldwin, w i t h w h h we were muc h gratified although a s ( !) as 2 individuals, ( !) none of us, were in special need, at the time, of his medical advice. He spent the Sabbath - preached to an attentive audience and afterwards assisted in administering the Lord's supper. It was a good and profitable day to us all I trust. account of all the ( !) foreign Society society ( !) we hav e had during the past year. Respectfully submitted D.T. [On bac k ] : Such is an Hana Station report R e v . D.T. Conde 1841 Conde �Hana May 2nd 1842 Dear Brethren Through the k i n d providence of our Heavenly Father, we as a family have been favoured during the past year w ith a degree of health and buoyancy of Spirit during the past year ( !) so m u c h greater than that of any preceeding year, that we esteem it not only safe but a privilege to remain at home engaged in the d e l i g h t ­ ful service of our Divine Master, while some, perhaps the greater part, of the Mission are assembled in council to deliberate u p o n general the ( !) interests of the Redeemer's Kingdom in the Islands of the ocean generally. ( !) It is however obligatory on me to report, as in former years the state of my church and people and my labours among the m during the past year. But the time alloted me for the p e r ­ formance of this duty is so very limited that I shall have to be more concise in my statements than may be desirable. In fact I have only time to present the statistics w i t h a few general, d esult­ ory remarks. The whole No. ad. to our chh on examination is 317 On certificate 42 Past year on examination 95 Past year on certificate 8 W h o l e number past y e a r Whole No dismissed to other churches D i s m i s s e d past y e a r Whole No Deceased 103 11 6 11 Deceased the past year 7 Suspended past year 7 R emain suspended 5 �Hana Report 1842 2 Excommunicated the past year 2 Whole No. excommunicated 8 Remain excommunicated 8 Whole No. in regular standing 314 Whole No. of children baptized 186 Marriages the past year 53 Owing to the peculiar circumstances of the Family we were under the necessity of b e i n g absent from our station about 4 months at the commencement of the past year, including general m e e t i n g time So long a separation from my chh & people was indeed a source of no small regret to me at the time. I have reason to think, however that our detention so long at Honolulu was very beneficial to Mrs. C's health, and that consequently we have accomplished as m u c h for the good of our people as we might have done, if we h a d returned immediately at the close of general meeting. On our r e t u r n I found the church in a commendable and prosper ous state. In v i s iting different parts of the field and inquiring into the condition of the members it was truly gratifying to per­ ceive that they were all to human appearance, with the exception of ( !) 3 or 4, standing fast i n the faith of the Gospel, dilligently using the means of grace as far as they were accessible to them. It will be seen by the statistics that we have h a d ( !) b e e n c a l l e d in a few cases to the unpleasant but important duty of church discipline. W e have bee n under the necessity of excinding but 2 the past year, one and that f o r ----- ( !) had previously b e e n suspended for attempting to deceive on (?) this condition he removed to another part of the �Hana Report 1842 3 Island altogether b e yond our influence where his conduct as reported to us seemed to require that he should be droped ( !) entirely. The other was excinded for removing f r o m our field - never giving any account of himself and forsaking the worship and ordinances of Gods house. Both originally united w i t h us by letter. who have been lasscivious suspended the past year, 4 have Of those ( !) are guilty of ( !) conduct, 1 for great and general stupidity and the remaining 2 for unchristian treatment of each other. A f ew months since there was a season of great and very general stupidity, on the part of the people. The chh also seemed to partake of the apathy though not to the same degree. meetings were poorly attended. discouraging. Our religious The prospect was in many respects A few baptised Catholicts ( !) came into different parts of our field and exerted themselves very m u c h to g ain p r o s e ­ lytes to their faith. To counteract this downward tendency and to awaken a greater attention on the part of the people to the concerns religious of the soul I h e l d m orning ( !) meetings in different parts of H a n a almost every morning during the week. This soon awakened a very general interest throughout the districts thwarting in a great measure the efforts of catholicts ( !) to propagate their religion. More recently I have held 3 protracted meetings in the remote dis­ tricts of our field. I have still one in contemplation. meetings I think have been blessed to the good of souls. the state of things is rather encouraging. All these At present Besides those who have b e e n received on examination the past year there is a large number who profess to be anxious and many of them thus far have given us reason to hope that they are Christians. �Hana Report 1842 4 The chh. and. people have not contributed, as m u c h during the past year as they did two years ago. Perhaps their cause ( !) di- ficiency in this respect may be ascribed to their Pastor's not urging the duty of liberality upon their attention as often as he did the as well preceeding year. I learn that on this subject especially the y ( !) as on all others that pertain to godliness they need "line u p o n line and precept upon precept" and I shall try to supply their need hereafter in this respect. The amount contributed the past year are is a l m o s t ( !) $77.72 of which $13.53 is cash, the rest consists chiefly in olana - some Kapa &c & c . The contributions of these 2 years past are designed to be devoted to the purchase of a Bell for our Station. Besides these cotributions ( !) Our chh & people are n o w and then occupied in gathering materials f o r a permanent house of worship. Mrs C. has b e e n uniformly engaged in the same exercises for the benefit of the people as in years preceeding - such as holding religious meetings w i t h the females instructing a large class on Sabbath mornings and teaching singing every week. I must not forget to remark that Br & Sister Rice f o r m a valuable accession to o u r station. in m a n y respects. They have afforded important aid He will doubtless report for himself. We sincerely hope that Providence will permit h i m to become connected w i t h this Mission and permanently located with us at this station. No place needs his services more. Several brethren of the Mission have visited us during the past year by whose society we felt very ( !) m u c h refreshed & bene- �Hana Report 1842 fited And it is hoped that the Brethren & Sisters too will favour us frequently with such visits. D . T . Conde [On separate cover sheet] : To Moderator of Gen. Meeting Honolulu D. R. Conde, report 1842 �Report of Hana Station for the Missionary y e a r ending May 10 1843 W h e n I reflect how many in this wide world have b e e n the victims of poverty, w h i c h have disease, pain and death, during the 12 months just terminated, it is highly suitable for me to feel and express the deepest sense of gratitude to Our Heavenly Father the Author of all good - for preserving us as a family f r o m all these and similar misfortunes and for crowning our lives w i t h lov­ ingkindness and tender mercies. of our experience. No pinching want has b e e n any part No incurable disease nor racking pai n has dis­ turbed our repose by night or our regular routine of business by day. Not one of our little number has been called away by the "grim Messenger" into the world of Spirits. Not one has even b een startled by an apprehension of his probable proximity to our doors. Health and prosperity have as a general thing b een inmates of our dwelling. It is true, however, that Mrs C - and I might also say, the children, have been more or less indisposed a few times, but so effectually were the remedies, used, blessed to the restoration of health, that now, after the lapse of so long a time, these dispensations are scarcely regarded by us as afflictive. about I have the satisfaction of having performed as ( !) as m u c h direct labour, during the past year, for the good of our chh & people as perhaps any former year of my residence among them. I have preached 3 times on the Sabbath, till within a few months since, when m y exercise in the morning, at sun rise, was discontinued, that Bro R might occupy the house w i t h his large & interesting class of all ages i n the Ai o ka la. I have also made it a practice of h o l d ­ ing f r o m 3 to 5 religious meetings during the week, besides instruct­ ing a large class of adults weekly for some time, in chh. history. �H a n a Report 1843 2 I have likewise made several tours - h o w man y does not occur to me at present, in the remote districts of our field preaching 3, 4 sermons and sometimes 5 times ( !) per day. I lament, however, that a sore toe, unfitting me for pedestrian excursions, has prevented me from visitin g those distant places as often as I h a d designed. have not been entirely neglected. But they Besides the tours w h h I have bee n able to make myself, b r o R- has spent several Sabbath(s) in those different remote districts at several ( !) times, holding forth the word of life, to the edification and spiritual benefit, no doubt, of ma n y people. Our chh. & people still continue respect for the w o r d of God. attended as usual. to manifest a very commendable Religious meetings have b e e n as fully No diminution has bee n observable in this res­ pect. True our large house of worship is not always ful ( !) on the the administration of Sabbath except on special occasions suc h as sacrament a l o c c a s i o n s ( !) the Lords Supper &c w h e n it is always considerably crowded. people live very scattering, as all know who have v isited us - and generally a great distance from the Station. This circumstance is unfavorable to a v e r y full attendance every Sabbath, in the afternoon. Our especially, The people manifest a reluctance to travelling a great distance to publick ( !) worship especially w h e n the prospects for fair weather are not good. more cultivated fields. And perhaps But I have always this is not u n c ommon in observed that when the gospel is to be proclaimed in their respective neighborhoods they exhibit a readiness to assemble in great numbers. Hence our meetings abroad have generally b e e n well attended by all classes from the oldest to the youngest. - There are morning meetings for prayer �Han a Report 1843 3 and repeating the verse in the Ai o ka la for the day, h eld in not less than 20 different places in our field. And from frequent in­ quiry respecting these exercises I learn that they have been generally well attended by chh. members and many others. In some places they have been crowded m u c h of the year. - These meetings I bel i e ve are regarded by some as of doubtful utility, and as rather m e r i t i n g dis­ approbation than encouragement. I am i n c l i n e d to the opposite opinion from watching their tendency among our people these four or five years past. They have b e e n decidedly favorable towards p e r ­ petuating a lively sense of the importance of religion in the minds of the people. Besides as t hey are conducted with us, those who attend commit to memory much scripture or other religious truth of w h h they would always perhaps remain ignorant were these exercises n o t observed. Hence it has been my practice to encourage t h e m in various ways, and endeavor to get all who are favorably s i t uated to attend them, although I do not attend regularly myself as I was in the habit of doing for two or three years at the beginning, w h e n m y circumstances were favorable. I have not the pleasure to report any powerful r e v i v a l of religion in our field during the past year. of religious feeling m a y b e considered rather low lamentable as I have witnessed it. however, At present the state , b ut n o t so In the former part of the year, the aspect of things was somewhat cheering, and we hoped that part of our field, viz. the district of Hana, where I have itinerated most - experienced a slight refreshing from on high. There was a very sensible increase of attention to divine things. Religious meetings were very fully attended and new inquirers were �Hana Report 1843 4 frequently met with, while those of longer standing seemed consider­ ably revived. Church members also appeared more awake and engaged than t h e y had been for sometime previous, in visiting f r o m house to house to converse w i t h the careless and unbelieving. I am sorry to say that no such indications have bee n observed in the other d i s ­ tricts to s how that the inhabitants have been favored w i t h the special influences of the Spirit. Accessions have been made to the chh fro m time to time, during the year, amounting, from other c h h s . any previous year. in all, to 170 by profession and 12 by letter This is a m u c h larger number than has b e e n received But it is hoped that, whatever be the results of the Judgement day, in r e l a t i o n to any of them, the blame of hasty admission will not attach itself to the Pastor or to his chh. It is m y impression that all had stood on tr i a l and were subjected to frequent examinations from 6 months to 2 and perhaps 3 years. We have endeavored to practice a strict discipline during the year as the result and 7 suspended. in the churc h of which, 5 have been excommunicated The whole number excom. & suspended f r o m the b e ­ ginning is 24, of w h om 10 have b e e n restored to chh. fellowship leaving 14 still under censure: of these only 6 continue to reside within our field; the remaining 8 have long since removed to places far beyond our influence. All but one or two of those who still reside w i t h i n our bounds, w e hope, w i l l b e restored some time h e r e ­ after. As formerly our chh & people have been testing, the past year, our Saviour's declaration that it is more blessed to give than to �Han a Report 1843 receive; 5 doubtless and they, n o d oub t , ( !) have experienced the t h ruth ( !) of it in their own hearts. The purchase of a Bell and the erection of a permanent house of worship are the chief objects to w h i c h they have b e e n directing their benevolent efforts these three years in­ cluding the past. About the middle of last year I circulated a subscription paper stating the objects for w h h their contrabutions were solicited. obtained. $10. (! ) W i t h i n a few weeks a great many subscribers were The individual subscriptions varied f rom 12 1/2 cents to Nearly all have redeemed their pledge. The sum already paid in b y the natives exclusively - mostly chh members - is - $140.73 are of this $65.56 is ( !) cash. The remainder $75.17 consists in olana [olona - a kind of fiber use d for rope, etc.] and a small quantity of kapa &e all of which may easily be converted into cash. All that has been contributed the past year, including the donations of the different members of the Mission families at the Station, amounts to $192.73. Besides these direct contributions our church & people have performed considerable labour in collecting stone, wood, coral, and in cutting timber, all for their contemplated house of worship. If Providence permit w e hope to increase our subscriptions the coming year. But I apprehend that the work of erecting a pe r m a ­ nent meeting house, at our station, will press very h eavily upon our people before it is completed, considering their extreme poverty and disadvantageous circumstances - unless their b r e t h r e n in other churches kindly step forward and aid them. I would r e m a r k in this connection, that whatever any of the Pastors m a y get their churches to contribute in aid of this object, w i l l be most greatfully ( !) �Hana Report 1843 acknowledged; 6 and certainly there Is no Society in the Islands that needs aid from abroad more than ours. The G o v t . are just beginning to aid i n the work, but what their assistance will amount to I know not. We hope to b e g i n putting u p the walls some time in the course of the coming year. We wish to expedite the w o r k as m u c h as possible. Our present house of worship, is not very inviting nor comfortable. To those w h o are acquainted wi t h the great extent of our field and the difficulty of visiting some portions of it, particularly Kaupo & Koolau it must be quite evident that we need n o t only p h y s i ­ cal but also moral aid in the cultivation of it. helpers Could not native - intelligent and energetic m e n - be obtained by the mission and appointed one to each of those districts? If the proper persons could b e procured and persuaded to locate in those places it i s p r e ­ sumed that enough might be collected annually on the g r o u n d and in other parts of the Island to render t h e m more than comfortable. The people i n those districts are numberous and need more labor performed among them than w e are able to render. of the catholic chh in bothe There are also a few members ( !) those places who are exerting anything but a salutary influence upon those in their v i c i n i t y . Nay they have already led off numbers after the Beast, a n d it may be expected that the evil will continue to augment and r a p i d l y too, If there Is no one to expose the error and hold forth the w o r d of life from Sabbath to Sabbath to enlighten the pathway to heaven. I think the good of the cause imperiously demands that something should be done immediately to sowe a n d cultivate the good seed of the word in those districts more abundantly than it has even b e e n done h e r e ­ tofore. If they are not preoccupied they will eventually become the �Han a Report 1843 7 strong holds of the adversary for the Island. They are advantageous­ ly situated for that purpose and will, doubtless, be improved by by ( !) h i m as soon as he comes really to locate himself among us. Among the greatest apparent obstacles with w h h we m e e t in raising our poor people f r o m ignorance degradation and r uin to habits of civilization and r e l i g i o n are tobacco and a w a . The use of these narcotics - filthy and disgusting in the extreme - most evidently lie at the foundation of m u c h crime. It hardens the heart stupifies the conscience and creates an aversion to public it w orship & to the society of the moral & religious; while/sinks those who practice it deeper and deeper in vice and heathenism. deleterious E v e n the influence of the kind of R o m anism wit h w h h w e are blest or rather cursed is the more dreaded from the fact that it is asso­ ciated w i t h and favours the cultimation trafic ( !) and u s e of these contraband - I mean prohibited by reason by reason ( !) conscience and the w o r d of God. Strange that "the church" as they choose to denominate themselves - are not as ready to apply the laconic and pithy saying, repeated by the Apostle "touch not taste not handle not" to these things as to many other articles & practices which are not only innocent in themselves but beneficial in their influ­ ence. Everyone in our field as far as my knowledge extends who professes to be a catholic uses either tobacco or awa or both. These however constitute a small part of those in our part of the Island who indulge in this practice. B o t h the plants in question are evidently cultivated more largely and u sed by greater numbers tha n formerly. Men are frequently seen carrying Awa in great quan­ tities fro m place to place, exposed too, to the view of all they �H a n a R eport 1843 meet. 8 Formerly they kept it concealed in leaves and w h e n questioned about the nature of their load they would call it food or something else as harmless. The use of it is also becoming more public. In­ dividuals are every now and then seen w h ose trembling motions dull w a t e r y eyes and scaly appearance alas, make it quite to(o) that they are slaves to one of the worst of practices. evident P r o m the exhibitions w ith which we meet occasionally It would seem that public opinion is not so strongly arrayed against these vices as formerly. I witness, however, no abatement in the church. Our professors of re l igion have always b e e n unanimous and d e c i d ed in their opposition to the cultivation and use of bot h of these articles. A n d as far as the morality of actions is concerned they w o u l d perhaps as soon excuse the "great sin of the land" as "puhibaka" or "inuawa” . Nor have we any w r i t t e n prohibitory law in the chh. on the subject but they have been taught f r o m the beginning to regard the use of these articles an immorality. There are other important obstacles to the rapid spread of truth and rightiousness in our field which time will not permit me to notice particularly, b u t which ar e more or less experienced by all of us being common to all places in the Islands; such as pround (! ) ignorance - deep seated depravity - a p(r)oneness to depend upon external works and a connection w i t h the visible church for accept­ ance with God &c &c. All these are constantly met wit h whenever we go and they doubtless oppose a strong barrier to the salvation of thousands. The labors of Mrs C- during the year have been v e r y similar to those of former years; such as teaching vocal music - holding a �9 Hana Report 1843 weekly meeting of the females and instructing a bible class of b e ­ tween 30 or 40 women with several young girls every Sabbath morning. All these exercises have been interesting and productive of sensible benefit to those who have attended. I would, notice here what ought to have b een recorded in a less advanced stage of my report, that the concert of prayer for the conversion of the world has been regularly and quite fully attended during the year by about all our chh and many others. These meetings are observed by us in the morning of the first Monday of each month ( !) instead of the afternoon and are always pr eceeded by the administra­ tion of the Lords Supper on the Sabbath before. This arrangement affords an opportunity for all our church members to atte n d the exercise together in our station meeting house - for the whole chh always come together on sacramental occasions and do not disperse to their several homes till sometime on the following day. I think these concerts of prayer &c have been among the most interesting and b e n e ­ f i cial exercises w h h have b e e n observed by us during the year. They have greatly tended to awaken gratitude in the church & people to their benefactors in America and also to create a spirit of liber­ ality in contributing of their substance for benevolent objects. It should also be stated that our chh have observed 3 fasts the past y e a r . Two were held previously to observances of the Lords Supper and exclusively with reference to a preparation of heart to celebrate aright the dying love of our once crucified but n o w risen Saviour. The remaining one had reference to the schools in the Islands. They were all fully attended and we think w e r e beneficial �Han a Report 1843 10 to us all. My excellent associate, bro R will report the state of the schools and his labors among them together with Mrs R ’s . But per­ mit me to stat(e) that we fondly anticipate the Mission locate them permanently with u s at Hana, and also grant them an appropriation this session sufficient to erect a convenient and comfortable house to live in. Their present is a thatched one and will hardly be habitable after the expiration of another year. I would further state that we have made some repairs on our dwelling house a few months past but which are not yet completed. 1st Our room appropriated to the reception of natives when they call for conversation medicine &c became quite leaky overhead, besides it was quite t o [o] small for some purposes for which we wished to use viz, teaching singing school & Bible class - holding female meetings and meetings for chh business &c. That we have extended some 8 or 10 feet in length and rethatched the whale roof. All that remains to be done is to put on the inside plastering on the walls a mat is to form the ceiling over head. 2 Our Kitchen. The original fireplace and oven were such great niusances whenever we attempted to kindle a f ire in them, that we were compeled ( !) to abandon them and use a stove which also smoked very much. But it failed in the cours[e] of last year leaving us in rather straitened circumstances as to cooking apparatus. We therefore had the whole chimney fireplace and oven taken down to the foundation and rebuilt them extending the kitchen a few feet beyond its original length, which by the by increased the expense but very little. The inside plastering together with the floor of the new part is all that remains to be done. We have used the fireplace �Hana Report 1843 11 and oven a few weeks and the former to our great satisfaction works admirably. The oven also proves to be good; but while being heated, it suffers some smoke to intrude into the room, to the annoisance of the cook and others. ( !) The evil, we confidently hope, m a y easily be remedied, by enlarging the flue, and running it into the chimney at a higher point. The repairs on the native room as we choose to call it were performed by 3 natives of Hana. One of the m h a d a little experience in the business, but his habits of "inuawa" &c rendered h i m by far the least skillful and efficient of the three. The repairs on the kitchen were performed b y the other two alone except what I did m y ­ self w h i c h was to build the fireplace and oven, And we think they have done the work admirably although they h a d not the least exper­ ience in the business w hen they commenced. Their wages w e r e 18 pence per day and that of their tenders 12 nearly all in trade. The greatest number of days any one mason work e d on all the repairs was 36. The expense of all the repairs thus far including the lime n o w on h a n d and wh ich will probably suffice to finish the plastering amounts to about $25 in cash. all that has been commenced. I think about $25 more w i l l complete It may thus be seen that the expense of repairing our kitchen w i l l not amount to the value of a good cook stove which w e would have had to purchase had not these repairs bee n made for our old stove long since became quite unmanageable. If therefore the m ission will be so kind as to allow me an a ppro­ priation, this year, to meet these expenses, it will be most thank- f u l [ly] received. Could I have defered ( !) these repairs till �Hana Report 1843 after the advice of the Mission had been obtained on the subject, I would have done so, but our circumstances rendered it necessary to commence them when I did. [Cover page]: Hana 1843 Statistics of the chh in Hana for the year ending May 10th 1843. Whole No. ad. to the chh on examination On certificate Past year on examination Past year on certificate Whole No. past year Whole No. Dismissed to other churches Dismissed the past year Whole number deceased 435 65 170 12 182 16 3 17 Deceased past year 6 Suspended past year 7 Remain suspended 5 Excom. past year 3 Whole No. excommunicated 11 Remain Excommunicated 10 Whole No. in regular standing Whole No. of children baptised Baptised past year Marriages the past year Contrabutions ( !) past year 452 [no figure] 118 89 $192.73 �[Hana Report] May 1844 My labors during the past year have been considerably inter­ rupted by ill health in my family. On leaving home for last Gen. Meeting I was myself attacked with fever which confined me a few weeks at Lahaina and prevented our arrival at Honolulu nei till after the close of the Session. I had then our supplies to procure in whh I could make but slow progress on account of the debilitated state in which my previous indisposition had left [me] ; And after completing my business of this kind we were detained - still long[er] for want of a vessel to convey us back to our Station. It was not therefore till the latter part of July or the first of August that my labors were resumed among the people of my charge. After the lapse of 8 or 10 weeks - during which time I labored - under great disadvantage - the entire care of our little ones devolving upon me I was again under the necessity of being absent better than 2 weeks in order to go down to Lahaina and accompany Mrs C- home who had been absent on a visit of 2 months & more to the Island of Kauai for her health. From that time - I continued to labor with mor[ e] or less interruption till the latter part of Feb. when Mrs C - became so much enfeebled, that we felt it our duty - having been previously advised by our Island Physician - to visit Wailuku & Lahaina, hoping that Society - a change of scene and medical aid, might afford es­ sential relief - nor have we been entirely disappointed - Her great depression of Spirits has in a good measure been removed by the course pursued and consequently her health is better in some respects than when we left our station. But the prospect of her ever enjoying com­ fortable health again at Hana for any length of time seems very dark to her. The experience of the past throws a gloom over the future. �Hana Report 1844 2 And if she ever returns to our lonely yet in many respects peleasant ( !) abode it will be with increased reluctance. The experiment whether she is adapted to that post, has been long and faithfully tried and without success yea (?) to the irreparable injury of her constitu­ tion - it is feared - And now it seems - although late in the day important that some more suitable place should be sought for. Ex­ perience teaches us that she needs more Society - a dryer climate and more convenient access to the services of a Physician than our station affords. As it respects myself, there is not a place or station in the Sandwich Islands which I prefer to Hana yet there may be places where I might have labored with less interruption from ill health in my family if Providence had located us in some one of them. In order to prevent as much as possible the loss of time and any considerable injury resulting to the good cause in our field from my absence - I have endeavored to keep up as much intercourse with our people as our relative circumstances and duty to my family would permit. Once I made a visit of 2 weeks among them - at another time a visit of 3 weeks - leaving my family in the care of the good friends of Wailuku while on the former, and in the care of the good friends of Lahaina while on the latter, to all of whom we feel very much indebted for their unwearied attention during our sojourn among them. It is also due to Bro Rice, my associate, to state that he kindly officiated in my place, at least, on the Sabbath, besides attending to his own appropriate duties during the first 6 weeks of our absence. Since his leaving the station which was about the first of April, at my sugestion ( !) Kaauwai of Wailuku spent some 2 or 3 weeks in our field holding forth the word of life to the people. �Hana Report 1844 3 And it is hoped that they now have the assistance of Haili another intelligent native of bro Clarks chh. I t will therefore appear that our people have been in part, at least, supplied with religious in­ struction during my absence from the station. While at home my labors have been similar to those of the year preceding. I have usually held 3 religious meetings on the Sabbath and 4 during the week, besid.es instructing a large class in vocal music. This latter department was formerly occupied by Mrs C- but owing to feeble health she has attempted little else - by way of di­ rect effort, than to meet with her bible class on Sabbath mornings and occasionally with the religious meeting of females. As our field is extrusive and the population scattering preach­ ing tours are necessary in order to bring the gospel within the reach of all. Of these I have made four the past year - holding meetings in almost every neighborhood - looking into the character & daily health of chh. members and conversing with such as might be anxious for their souls. I have also had considerable business of a secular nature on my hands - such as building a stone house and mounting our Bell upon it - gathering materials for a permanent meeting house - laying the foun dation and getting the walls under way - waiting upon the sick and dying - dealing out medicine &c &c. In short I have endeavored to keep employed in whatever it was thought would most further the good cause whether my time has been profitably spent or not the results of eternity will determine. Our church & people have been contributing, as formerly, of their substance for benevolent purposes. $200. They have subscribed about and it is confidently expected that at least $180 of this sum will be paid into the treasury - in fact nearly all was either �Hana Report 1844 paid or said to [be] ready 2 months ago. 4 They have also performed more or less labor every week on the walls of our meeting house or in furnishing materials - such as timber wood - coral - sand & stone. However the work thus far has progressed slowly on account of the peoples' not having a mind to work and make sacrifises [ !] as they ought. year. But we hope the house may be finished within the present As the church is beginning to exhibit more energy and a stronger determination to persevere (?) than formerly. The example of our two neighborning churches is having, I think, a good effect upon them. A spirit of ambition something like that which induced the Isrealites ( !) to ask for a King - though directed to a more laudable object - is being awakened in their bosoms. They have not only resolved to performe ( !) all the work, on their meeting house, for which they may be competent gratuitously. But they have likewise expressed a unanimous wish to support their Pastor and thus relieve their American friends in part from sustaining the institutions of religion among them. feeling. I have labored some to induce such a state of But considering their poverty - their great distance from market and a hundred other inconveniences of obtaining property under which they labor - it will not be practicable for them nor ought they ( !) to be asked to aid in supporting their Pastor untill the works of improvement in which they are now engaged are completed. When these are finished it is presumed that they will not suffer themselves to be surpassed by any of the neighboring churches in supporting the preached gospel within their bounds. We have received important help from abroad for 2 years past towards erecting a permanent house of worship. And I would Improve �Hana Report 1844 5 this opportunity to acknowledge publicly and with gratitude in be­ half of our people the several donations which friends have made to this object. $22.50. The church at Wailuku $100. Rev. Mr. Whitney $25. $10. and Conde $93. 1st Church of Honolulu Mr Buel $2. Mr Rice $21. Mr. Cooke By referring to our accounts I perceive that there is a balance of some $300 on hand exclusive of what is neces­ sary to pay for Our Bell and the expense of mounting it upon a good stone house. This is to he devoted to our meeting house and the deficiency made up by the people & a few friends who have already volunteered, it seems, to help us. The state of religion in our field was anything but encouraging during the former part of the year. There did not appear to be any considerable falling off from religious meetings nor much going astray of chh members from outward rules (?). But stupidity and listlessness characterised ( !) the great mass of those who are in the habit of attending on the means of grace - while a spirit of opposition - a desire for new things and an utter recklessness of character were observable on the part of the more wicked and ignorant class. Awa and tobacco were much cultivated and used to excess or carried to Lahaina and sold to multitudes either residing at or visit­ ing that place. a while. Romanists also attracted considerable attention for They organized themselves into societies in some 3 or 4 different places - built houses to meet in on the sabbath and per­ form their fooleries or rather blasphemies - such as smoking tobacco drinking awa - crossing themselves praying to the Virgin Mary &c. There are but few however of this class in our field who have received the rite of "Bapetema" only some 25 perhaps in all and these are from abroad for there never has been as yet a regular priest of that order �Hana Report 1844 In our field. 6 Some attempt was also made to revive the ancient Idolatry of the Islands. A man of Hamakua - which is included in bro Greens field - commenced a tour of our part of the Island, giv­ ing out that he had been authorized by the King to prescribe for the sick and to revive the "Pule Anana". He was listened to by some of the most ignorant and degraded for a season. But before he had time to complete his tour he was apprehended by the authorities and taken before the Governor - who It is said placed a heavy fine upon him for his wicked deception and sent him home with strict orders to keep the peace. The Impression however was entertained by some, who were sadly in love with Idolatry, that His Magesty favored their cause. They proceeded so far as to form a large company and called upon him with presents of Fowls - eggs &c hoping to be kindly received. They styled themselves the "Po e pu pule" - acting of course, as they wandered from place [to place], in a manner correspondent with the name they had assumed. How far their conduct was influenced by the examples of the King at that time it is not easy to judge. But two things are evident 1st They wished to revive the heathenish prac­ tices of their Ancestors And 2ly they hoped by feigning insanity to be exonerated from all taxation. Such was the unpromising state of things during the former part of the year. The cause no doubt must be ascribed to the native depravity and extreme obduracy of the human heart of the existance ( !) of whh we have abundant evidence among our people; but there was nothing perhaps whh contributed so much to the development of the latent evils of the human heart in the forms here complained of - �Hana Report 1844 7 as the visit of the Carysfort and the unjust proceedings of its commander - Capt. Paulette in reference to this government. The wicked and abandoned supposed - and correctly too - that they had found a friend in the English Lord who was opening a wide door for the gratification of all their violated propensities. The[y ] became bold, and for a season it was evident that their hearts were fully set in them to do evil. was comparatively short. behalf of his cause. But this openly triumphing of the wicked The Lord in his providence interfered in The restoration of the Hawaiian flag and the subsequent acknowledgement of the nation's independance by the great powers of the Earth - as the news of it was disseminated among the people - served to check them in their career of folly and madness and to restore order & tranquility. Since that church members have shown more engagedness in the subject of religion. The experience of the past affords to their minds demonstrative evidence that the Lord is watching for good over the interests of the chh in these Islands and that the gates of hell shall never prevail against it. Romanism has greatly declined for some months past. Its adherents In many places have utterly abandoned their sabbath meetings and reunited themselves with the protestant party. of late respecting the favorers of Idolatry. Nothing is heard The enemy has again retired to his secret lair, there to slumber, as we would hope, the sleep of eternal death. There has also been and Is still quite a stir among those who were formerly indifferent about the interests of their Souls. A large number - about 200 in all have professed­ ly turned to the "Pono". I hope their reformation will not prove as the morning cloud and as the early dew. �Hana Report 1844 8 It is also worthy of remark that our people are improving in externals. It is plain in regard to many that their comforts are multiplying about them. Considerable stone wall is being built enclosing small farms for cultivation. market than formerly. More produce is carried to One of our chh members has cultivated during the past year some 15 barrels of Indian corn. Others half as much & some less. The consequence is the people are beginning to be better clad. But their advancement in this respect as well as in religion is quite too gradual. Would that they could be made to quicken their pace an hundred fold in every improvement that is calculated directly or indirectly to benefit their mortal and im­ mortal part. And to this end it is desirable that their Teachers should be multiplied. Two more stations should be taken in our field immediately in case the Mission is reinforced this year. The people of Kaupo were particularly urgent that I should present their claim for a missionary. They say that they will build him a house and feed and clothe him - in short do all in their power to render him comfortable and happy. The people in Koolau have also conversed with me in the same strain. There is no doubt but that the good people in both places would afford important assistance if their pe[ti]tions should be granted. In preparing my report since I came down I perceived that my church records are missing - They have either been left at home or unfortunately lost during my last tour. to present my statistics. I am therefore unprepared I hope however to hand them in before the minutes of this meeting shall be printed. D .T . Conde �Statistics of the chh. at Hana from May 1844 to May 1846 Whole no. ad. to the chh on Exam. 539 On certificate 84 Past two years on exam. 54 Past two years on certificate 15 Whole No. past two years 69 Whole No. Dismissed to other chhs Dismissed past two years - 22 6 Whole No. deceased 54 Deceased past two years 24 Suspended past 2 years 13 Remain suspended 11 Excommunicated past 2 years 5 Whole No. excom. 40 Remain excom. 17 Whole No. in regular standing 523 Children baptised past 2 years 111 Marriages past two years 197 Donations - aside from considerable manual labor performed on the Meeting house amount to (see Report) �Hana July 16th 1847 In making this my first report of labors as a pastor I can only state things as they are now seen and mention what has been done during one year with­ out making any comparison with former years. Morals. The morals of the people have been good so far as I have been made acquainted with them. During the past year we have enjoyed the outpouring of the Spirit by which many have been led to attend to the eternal interests of their souls, some of whom have been admitted to the visible church. remain apparently unconcerned courses. Others who have doubtless been restrained in their sinful The Judge of the two Districts told me that he thought that there was a less number of criminals than in former years. The use of Potatoe Whiskey and Awa has occasioned more trouble in some parts of the field than any other form of vice. I mean so far as the law of the land is concerned. Education. ficial. The effect of the regulations in the School System has been bene­ There appears to be a desire on the part of the parents as well as the children to obtain books. have paid in full. A great many books have been sold for which many Several Globe maps have been purchased for the Schools. In examination the scholars appear very well and teachers manifest an ambition to urge on their pupils in the acquisition of knowledge. There are 10 schools in the whole field containing 491 scholars. A good number of the children attend the Sabbath schools though not as many^ go to the day schools. There were 120 copies of the Elele taken during the past year. Benevolence; There has not been much contributed at the Monthly Concert. Being unable myself to attend regularly, the people have not any one to plan for them and lead them on in their benevolent operations. At the beginning of the year it was proposed to build a stone church in Kaupo & the members came forward and pledged themselves to contribute for its erection; but a little has been paid. They have hewn the corner stones & brought them to the place for building a [A page seems to be missing here] They have not done anything towards getting the timber on account of rain & not being supplied with axes. The people in Kipahulu are erecting a new that­ ched house of worship. As my statistics are for one year only my table will be different from the others. �Hana 1847 2. Admitted the last year on examination 96 Deceased the past year 3 Suspended 5 Remain suspended 5 Whole number in regular standing 236 Children baptised past year Average congregations 49 200 E. Whittlesey [Written on the back of the last page]: E. Whittlesey's Report in answer to Circular, July 23, 1847 �Statistics of the chh[!] in Hana & Koolau May 1/46 to May 1/47 Whole No. ad[!] to the chh on examination 503 11 On certificate Past year on examination 163 Past year on certificate 1 164 Whole no. past year Dismissed the past year 3 Whole no. Deceased 31 Deceased past year 8 Under chh. censure 25 453 Whole No. in regular standing 38 Children baptised past year Dear Brethren, The above are the statistics of the church of which I am pastor. scattered over two districts - Hana & Koolau. off for Mr. W. - It is Kipahulu & Kaupo having been set The above Statistics are not so full as are usually made out by the brethren of their respective chhs. tial for the public to know. But they contain all that is essen­ They are sent to you in accordance with a printed circular which I had the honor of receiving from you some time ago. I hope I have not defered[?] attending to it too long to be incerted[!] in the report which you design to send to Boston this/ year. Yours truly D.T. Conde [Written on the other side of the page]: Messrs S.N. Castle & E.O. Hall Honolulu Oahu [Writteon on the other side of the page, sideways]: D.T. Conde Aug. 12, 1847 �[Hana, 1848] [D.T. Conde] The establishment of a missionary station in the district of Hana on East Maui was assigned to us at the general meeting of May 1837. On the 8th of Jan following we landed on the ground took up our abode in a thatched house and the next day I preached my first sermon in hawaiian to a numerous & apparently interested assembly. We have therefore occupied our present post some ten years & more. During this time we have had no less than four different associates besides living alone at different times from a few months to two years. Although we have suffered not a little as a family on ac­ count of sickness general debility and great depression of spirits induced chiefly by our isolated position - the want of congenial society & the extreme humidity of the climate - still we recur with gratitude to the many distinguished favors whh we have received at the hand of our Heavenly Father in the progress of each successive year. In fact when we consider our desserts in connection with the actual dispensations of Gods providence we are constrained to say that goodness and mercy have followed us at every step - that our lines have fallen to us in pleasant places and that we have al­ ways had a goodly heritage. Our bread & water have been sure. We have never lacked raiment nor a comfortable habitation to shelter us from the scorching sun or the driving storm. In short a kind and liberal hand has constantly administered to our every want. In our labors we have been encouraged by tokens of the divine presence & special cooperation prospering the work of our hands; And In sea­ sons of bodily indisposition and perplexing trials we have felt comforted & cheered by the assurance that all earthly afflictions will ultimately contribute to the benefit of those who commit them­ selves to the direction and disposal of Him who ruleth all things �Hana 1848 2 for his own glory. My missionary labors during the two years whh has elapsed since my last report have been similar to those of former years. They have consisted chiefly in preaching the gospel - administering the sacrament - conducting prayer - meetings - directing inquirers visiting from house to house & conversing with the inmates - teaching the youth to sing hymns of praise to God their creator and in super­ intending Sabbath Schools. Some of these labors have been uniformly attended to on the Sabbath and the rest on w eek days. My Sabbath exersises ( !) have usually been a school for children and youth at 9 A.M. Preaching at 11 A.M. followed by a School in the Ai o ka la for all classes and at 3 P.M. another meeting chiefly devoted to the exposition of the N . Testament by course. bors of the day. This terminates the la­ The exercises during the week are the monthly concert observed on the first Monday of each month. Wednesday afternoon at the station. ture in some other part of the field. A lecture on On Friday P.M. another lec­ A singing school on Thursday and on Saturday a meeting for inquirers followe d at 4 P.M. by an assembly of the chh & others for prayer & religious instruction pre­ paratory to the Sabbath. The Lords Supper is observed 3 times a year at the station and usually the same number of times at an outpost in the district of Koolau. Kipahulu & Kaupo were severed from my field 2 years ago by the Hawaiian Association & transferred to M r. Whittlesey. These districts have therefor e been under his special and exclusive care during the past two years. Owing to ill health in the family and to frequent & long continued rains (an obstacle never so common as during �Hana 1848 the time under review) 3 I have not been able to make as many tours as I have wished nor so many as I used to formerly. The importance of itinerating among the people of my charge for preaching & religious conversation from house to house is fully appreciated. The awaken­ ing and salutary effect of this kind of missionary labor has often been observed and I have always deemed it my duty & privilege to perform as much of it every year as weather - health & the more paramount duties at home usually permit. Aside from my regular missionary labors there have always been a great amount of secular business to be attended to at our station. My labors of this kind have never been more arduous than during the past two years. The superintendance of the work & work men on our meeting house which has been In building for a number of years past has pressed with unusual weight on my shoulders. With­ out enumerating the various kinds of business of this nature which have received my attention I would say that there is scarcely anything comprisable within the whole circle of the mechanical arts but what I have been obliged to do with my own hands. Nor have I regreted ( !) the necessity of engaging in labors of this kind although fatiguing & perplexing for the time being as they all have more or less con­ nection with the furtherance of civilization and religion. The example thus furnished to the people is calculated to awaken their ingenuity and to prompt them to acts of laudable enterprise. At our last meeting in this place I had the pleasure of ann­ ouncing the existence of a religious awakening in my field which resulted In a large accession to our numbers. Some months after �Hana 1848 4 our return home this awakening entirely subsided. Since that date the there has been nothing of/kind discoverable in our midst. On the contrary great stupidity together, with a criminal inattention to the duties of religion have generally characterised quite too many of our chh members. Some on whose christian character we used to reflect with pleasure and approbation have in a measure disappointed our expectations & presented evidence that the genuineness of their con­ version to God is at least doubtful. Others have entirely gone out from among us and returned to some if not all their former sinful indulgences like the dog to his own vomit and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. In a word so imperfect has been the Christian character exhibited by the chh generally that it has been difficult to avoid the suspicion that far the greater part have merely the form of religion without the power - that they have only a name to life while their souls are dead in trespasses & sins. However no conviction to this effect has ever become settled in my mind notwithstanding all that I know from heresay and actual obser­ vation derogatory to the profession of piety made by so great a number in the respective fields of labor in these Islands. promises of God are sure. The Says the Apostle ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. Hence where the good seed is so assidu­ ously and unsparingly sown as in these Islands and so often & so copiously watered from on high & so signally guarded by the Master of the vineyard it cannot be but that some nay many seeds have sprung up & are now growing & will finally produce as much fruit to the - praise of God. Yes there are doubtless many in all our churches that now occupy although it may be an humble place in the �Hana 1848 5 Saviours Spiritual Kingdom and that will finally be transfered ( !) to his blissful presence in heaven. In this their preparatory state little else but dross and imperfection may be discovered by our limited powers of perception but who knows but there liesxxx concealed within this rubbish (if so it may be called) the pure metal whh when divested of its doubtful exterior will shine as brightly to all eternity as the souls of Payson Newton and many others of whose piety when living none doubted. If the state of religion in my field is lower than that of some other places may it not be accounted for in part at least from the fact that our people have more to contend with on one hand and on the other more to render them remiss in spiritual things than exists else where. It is known that for some years past I have been trying to erect a large stone meeting house by the voluntary efforts of our chh members. During the two years whh have now elapsed they have been strongly urged by their Pastor t o press forward with the work to a speedy completion, Which however has not yet been realized. Hence aside from the ordinary tempta­ tions to declin[a]tion in religion our chh members being poor & bur­ dened with heavy money & labor taxes for the support of government & schools have had not only their natural avertion ( !) to personal ef­ fort in behalf of our house of worship to overcome but also the distracting and secularizing effect of this & all their other bur­ dens. All these things combined have served powerfully to dampen their zeal in the Lords Spiritual Service. Some have doubtless willfully deviated from the path of Christian rectitude to order to subject themselves to chh discipline and by that means escape the duty of aiding in this work of benevolence. Many also that were formerly candidates for chh membership have retired into the back �Hana 1848 6 ground & ceased expressing any desire for salvation lest by entering the chh they too should he required to labor & contribute of their substance for the promotion of this object. The labors & sacrifices necessary to erect & complete a meeting house however great cannot considered of course have any tendency in themselves/- like that of the practice of known sin - to harden and unfit the heart for the reception of truth and the cultivation of piety but as long as there exists any remaining depravity in professors of religion they will make such things to a greater or less extent the occasion of neglecting the exercise of watchfulness & prayer. This fact the most enlightened Christians know from personal experience. And if it be true with regard to the wisest & best informed how much more so with regard to the most Ignorant & undisciplined. And if the former are in the least excusable for declention ( !) in in ( !) religion from such causes how much more the latter. These things however should not be thus. They are discouraging to the missionary & to the patrons may of the missionary cause as far as su ch things ( !) receive publicity. The only way for me to reconcile these sad imperfections in indivi­ duals and even Whole chhs with the supposition that they may neverthe-less be christians is to view them as mere babes in Christ who altho feeble in religious principle will finally be reared up thro the abounding mercy of God and made meet for an inheritance on high. It is not like God to bruise the broken reed or quench the smoking flax. Although I have felt constrained to dwell a little on the dark side of the picture in order to develop the true state of the case still I shall not be just were I to withhold commendation where it is due. With regard to the mass of our chh members better things �7 may be said. They have stood firm. They have not only been regu- lar in their attendance on all the duties & exercises required of them but they have uniformly manifested a heart felt delight in the observance of them. Many have labored faithfully and contri­ buted to the extent of their ability for the .erection of otm house of worship. They also exhibit a becoming concern for those of their number who by their indifference dishonor the profession of reli­ gion and also for those who are out of the pale of the chh. They actually mourn & are sad that their fellow creatures about them are in such numbers & with so much heedlessness pressing their way down to perdition. Our chh & people have during the two past years contributed about 110$ ( !) in cash and 15$ ( !) in kapa & c besides performing considerable manual labor for benevolent purposes. meeting house was nearly inclosed when we left home. Our There is also on the ground lumber & coral sufficient to complete the house or nearly so. But we have expended all the funds contributed by the chh & many other friends in the Island and are now in debt to the amount of 130$ ( !). The state of morals in my field generally is I have reason to think in advance of what I have known it to be in former years. Good order and general obedience to the laws of the land is every where observable. so much cultivated in some parts of Hana & Koolau three & four years since is not used now but to a limited extent - nor can it be while the present law exists - still the inquiry arising from this source has not entirely ceased - Many will manage to use it secretly until the cultivation thereof is entirely prohibited by law. I[n]dustry is evidently on the advance among �Hana 1848 all classes. 8 Much more work is done than formerly. the comforts of the people gradually increase. part are generally well clad. Consequently By far the greater Some few are even acquiring property. The disposition however whh they sometimes make of it is far from being wise. Many exhibit an eagerness for horses and gay apparel which if directed to the building of good houses and the enlargement & better cultivation of their farms would result in great benefit to themselves and their children. Formerly the people - many of them - raised corn beans & various other articles for market in exchange for which they received cloth & some money. At that time there was an increase of of ( !) cultivation on their owm lands. But since Foreigners have come in and begun the growing of sugar cane corn, beans & coffee the people have droped ( !) their own plantations and are now laboring for these new comers ( !) at the rate of 1 yd of poor cotton cloth per day. It is manifest that by so doing they labor much harder & for a much less compensation than when they applied themselves to the cultivation of their own lands. It is therefore my opinion that the settlement of foreigners in our place is no particular benefit to the native population in a pecuniary point of view. W ere the natives to confine themselves to their own farms and raise such things as the market demands I apprehend that it would be much to their advantage. Most certain­ ly it would be better for their morals which are beginning to suffer from the influence of foreigners. I fear there is no higher des­ tiny for the great mass of the Hawaiians than that of servants or hirelings to whites that come here to seek pleasure & pecuniary profit. Foreigners will be favored by the chiefs & principal land �Hana 1848 9 owners as they possess the ability to buy or lease land. They also are supposed to have the enterprise that will contribute to the support of government. The natives on the other hand will be slighted - crowded off from all the most desirable lands and compeled ( !) to locate in remote and unproductive places. This will occasion discouragement and sink them still deeper in all the common vices of the country by whh their extinction will be rendered the more sure & rapid. Such may by ( !) the final result of the state of things now in progress however much it may be depricated & guarded against by the friends of the Hawaiian nation. But if such is the will of Him - who ruleth all events for his own glory it should be cordially acquiesced in. The people who are destined to succeed may for aught we know be better calculated to perform a part in the great work whatever it may be that God has yet to accomplish on this earth than these Haw aiians. are nevertheless precious. Their souls And what is done for their salvation must be done soon. The schools in my field are 16 in number. The children & youth connected with these schools respectively range from 20 to 115 - Total 650 - About all these schools have been in constant operation with the exception of the ordinary vacations. In some of the schools the children are taught but half of the day - the other part being devoted to manual labor in whh the Teacher unites with the Scholars. among themselves. The avails of their labor are equally divided This arrangement is doubtless praiseworthy as it tends to promote industry as well as intelligence. The schools have been statedly examined and a grand school celebration has been �Hana 1848 10 observed the past year in two different places at whh all the children & youth subscribe the temperance pledge discarding the use of everything that intoxicates. It is not supposed that all who took this step have maintained the pledge inviolate altho there are no facts to the contrary - Still the proceeding was calculated to awaken public opinion against the use of awa tobacco & all that inebriates whh may continue indefinitely to exert a salutary influ­ ence. The schools in my field altho as prosperous as at any former time labor under many disadvantages. The teachers in general are deficient in knowledge and government. There are only 2 of the 16 that received their education in the Mission Seminary. rest were educated in common schools. All the These however perform the office of instructor with as much credit to themselves & profit to their pupils as the former. But there is great room for Improve­ ment with respect to all of them. supplied with the necessary books. The children are also poorly Altho a competent supply for all the schools is constantly kept on hand and at a very low price still their appreciation of such things is as yet so Imperfect that Parents are unwilling to make any sacrifise ( !) to furnish their children with them. A great many seem to think more of gratifying their appetities with a quantity of Poi & fish than they do of procuring the means of storing their own & their childrens minds with useful knowledge. How to remedy this defect from which the children & youth in our schools suffer so much is an important question equal if not paramount to that whh relates to the equitable support of teachers & for whh government professes to make ample provision. For the Mission to furnish the necessary amount of books �Hana 1848 1 gratuitously or even at a price very much below the actual cost would require an expenditure that would not meet the approbation of its Patrons at home considering the present stage of operations in these Islands. It is high time for this nation to assume the support of education in all respects. Besides to give the people that which they ought to purchase & for whh they are abundantly competent will tend to make them indolent - ungreatful ( !) and troublesome - it would serve to perpetuate the nation in a state of imbecility and childhood than which nothing can be more impol­ itic. They should be urged forward to assume the strength and responsibilities of manhood. It would [be] better to have the people destitute of books for a season than to supply them without pay for by so doing the intrinsic value of a book might soon be felt by all classes and this would lead to proper efforts on their part to purchase all such things at the reasonable price for whh they are offered. Romanism in my field cannot be said to be advancing. On the contrary It has sensibly declined during the past two years. Such at least is the opinion of those who have considerable opportunity to know the condition of that Sect. in all where meetings are sustained. They have some 3 or 4 places The attendance however is small I am told except where the foreign priest officiates and even there the congregation does not exceed perhaps 150. Those who attend their meetings are to a man of the lowest class whose morals are anything but good. Some of the most corrupting vices are said to be winked at and even encouraged by their Priest who manages to keep all the Kai k o 's [policemen] in his little community under his �Hana 1848 influence. 12 In this w ay his people practice many kind of wickedness with impunity as I am informed. It is well known that many of that order attend our meetings as much as they do their own and some others not a few have forsaken them entirely and returned to us. Some of their schools during the time under review have become extinct and the children have returned to ours. Their Teachers are far more inefficient than the p [r] otestant teachers. scholars have no Books except what they purchase of us. Their This they have been allowed to do by their Priest of late more than formerly. He doubtless finds that it is the only way to retain the children which remain in their connection. containing about 200 schollars. They have some 7 or 8 schools ( !) Statistics of the chh of Hana & Koolau Whole no. received on profession 580 Re'd the past 2 years 203 Whole No rec'd on certificate Recd on certificate past 2 years 23 4 Whole No. suspended 72 Suspended past 2 years 34 Whole No deceased 48 Whole No. restored 35 Remain suspended 37 Whole No. Dismissed to other chhs. 15 Whole No in regular standing4 3 0 Whole No of childn baptised Baptism past 2 years 211 80 �Hana Mar. 22, 1849 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; & that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun, at least so far as I have seen the past year. If the call is made "Watchman, what of the night” I cannot say that the day breaketh; but rather that darkness covereth the land and thick darkness the people. If I were to enter into the min­ utiae of my labor and speak of each effort made to benefit the flock over which I have been placed as overseer or were I to por[been] tray all the obstacles which have/found in our way, there might not be seen on the one hand any thing worthy of imitation or on the other any thing to excite joy for your escape from the same. Labors. At the beginning of the year when it was known that there was a new porter at the door of the fold there was a weekly gather­ ing of those who sought admission to the church. I met with them on Wednesdays in the afternoon until the sickness dispersed them. We endeavored to excite more interest in the Bible by having the older part of the church, and others who wished it, attend the Sab. School. For a while our meeting house was well filled with children and several classes of adults both male & female. We used the Ai o ka la for 1847 for those who could read, while the little child­ ren were taught from the Haaw ina Kamalii. Mrs. W & myself have attended the school from the beginning for the sake of example as well as to assist. There was quite an interest manifest in those who attended. As the �Hana 1849 Whittlesey 2 natives have no habits of punctuality we were troubled by tardiness of the teachers. the scholars. They were more frequently absent or tardy than After the public services in the afternoon I had a class of adult males in B r . Alexander’s book of Theology and Mrs W . at the same time had a Bible class with the females. Mrs. W . has continued the Tues. female prayer meet. established by Mrs. Conde. I attended a weekly meeting on Friday in some of [the] school houses about us. The Mon. Concert was observed in the afternoon at which time by the aid of the Missionary map I endeavored to instruct the people regarding the condition of other parts of the heathen world. The attendance at the concert has not been very large, at any time & since the sickness, owing to rainy weather and in one case to my absence it has not [been] so well attended. Benevolence. The contributions during the past year united with what has been received for marriages amount to about $55,00 ( !) These contributions are applied to pay the debt of the church which amounts to more than $70,00 ( !). Although this is placed under the head of Benevolence I would say that the people do not manifest & spirit of X X X X X X benevolence if they are to be judged by their willingness to labor that the church may be completed. advanced some. However the work has They burned one pit of lime in Oct. and gathered a quantity of timber for furling but to be consistent the timber was as crooked as they were and only about 1/3 of it could be used. �Hana 1849 - Whittlesey 3 The sickness left them so feeble that they have done nothing at collecting timber since Oct. The carpenter who framed the roof put in the windows and the doors as soon as the requisite trimmings could could ( !) be procured from the Depository after we discovered what was lacking. Being the only carpenter whom we could employ and having work of his own besides some for foreigners to perform he was unable to w ork constantly on the church. In Dec. when he had hewed the furring that was suitable and with my aid had lathed one space he hired out to Mr. Fixsen by the year on account of some rumors which he heard whereby he thought we had tried to injure him. When I explained the matter to him he told me he would not have left us if he had not heard those slanders. So we are destitute of a carpenter once more. Two natives have since put up the furring that was on hand & covered it with lath. The lime is at present being used in plastering over the walls. Schools. These have during the past year been quite feeble on account of the teachers not getting their pay as they wished it. The wages are low; but from the unfaithfulness of the Govt taxgatherers ( !) they are hard to be collected. Several new school houses are needed which will soon be built if the people are strong enough to do the labor. Statistics On Exam. past year Whole No. on Exam 28 P. Schools 16 C . — [no figure] 953 Scholars 464 — Children baptized p.y [no fig .] 626 Whole N o. Bap. Dismissed past year 276 2 Marriages past year 78 �Hana 1849 " whole No. 58 Whole No 98 Excluded past year 10 " w hole No. remaining 51 In regular standing Pop 5587 4 20 Deceased past year " - Whittlesey 566 Deaths Births 450 97 A select school has recently been commenced at the station under the care of the school Superintendent. at present. There are about 30 scholars The Bible Catechism, Geography, Arithmetic Hulikanaka & Singing are branches taught. [Moral Philosophy] E.Whittlesey �[Whittlesey] Hana May 6, 1851 In making another Report, I find nothing new, wonderful or alarming to embody in it. The Lord has been mercifu l and gracious to us as a family & as a people, merciful in sparing our lives, and gracious in the gifts of His providence. Neither the moan of famine nor the wail of bereaved sorrow has been heard in our borders. Our own health has not been very (?) vigorous attributable I think partly to a lack of variety in our diet, and partly to the climate. In Jan. of last year I suffered from some affection of my head arising, I think from exposure to the sun, which would nearly deprive me of consciousness at times. It commenced in the morning as I was arising from the bed by dizziness which was so severe that I could not distinguish objects in the room. For two days I was confined to the bed as the least motion would bring on the vertigo. It gradually abated; but for about three months I could not look upwards without a return of the dizziness. Notwithstandiag our feebleness of body the Lord has prolonged our lives in His service. State of the people. In regard to some things I say there is prog­ ress, while in regard to many other points the advance is not so apparent. The small number of those who read the Elele shows that the desire for knowledge is not increasing. Intemperance which abound to a great extent in some parts of the year, indicates that their hearts are fully set in them to �2. Hana - Whittlesey do evil” . East Maui is still a dark place. 1851 Foreigners who have lived in other parts of the Islands give the people there the name of being different from other natives, that they are meaner in their dealings, and more indolent in their habits. Still many are furnishing themselves with more and better clothing and in other ways increasing the comforts of their homes. The number of those who own cattle, horses and donkies is increasing. Previously to the last anniversary of the Restoration our school Superintendent made a law that the teachers & parents should provide themselves with certain articles of househole furniture, such as tables, plates, knives & forks. At the feast there was such a- display of those articles as was very creditable to the industry & enterprise of the people. It looks more like civilization being forced into them than like their imbibing it naturally. The number of foreigners is increasing in our neighborhood. Two young men from California during the year past have ap­ plied for land at Honomaile and commenced a sugar cane plantation which is the third in that end of the island. These plantations give proof of something either that the people are possessed of a competence and need not labor for others, or that they are so lazy, that they will not work. Each establish­ ment would employ more hands but they are not to be had. Schools. In regard to these there is not the advance which encourages �Hana 1851 - Whittlesey us. 3 The parents feel but little interest to have their children instructed and the teachers know that other employments are as easy and more profitable. ficient. These combine to render the schools inef­ Some of the scholars have labored with their teachers and realized a profit in cash from their industry; but the amount of the avails I am not able to state. The children buy more of their books than they did formerly, and we give fewer books yet I believe the schools are well supplied. It would be well if each teacher w ere obliged to spend a part of his time in the field with his pupils since the habits thus formed would be good capital for the nation were the children to spend even less time in the use of their books. For the want of funds the schools were suppended entirely during the first quarter of this year. They are taught now but three days in each week for the same reason. The Catholics increase the number of schools under the shadow of the Law which authorizes a school to be established wherever 15 Scholars can be obtained. They divide a school which one teacher might manage move a part to some place agreeable to native indolence so as to shorten the distance and commence opera­ tions even if only 8 or 10 children are present. The distance being no objection other children are soon found to complete the requisite number. When arrived at this state the Superintendent is applied to for a teacher's certificate. However stupid the teacher may be naturally he is as competent to teach the little children wh. compose the schools as those who have passed their term of study at Lahainaluna and therefore he must be paid the same wages. �Hana 1851 - Whittlesey 4 This increase of teachers renders the funds inadequate to the constant support of the schools. The following table shows the relative strength of the schools. Protestant Catholic Teachers " 41 Scholars 23 " 872 528 Readers " 476 234 State of Religion. There is a great stupidity on this subject. The people seem to be left without the influences of the Spirit to live as the flesh desireth "and for this cause many are weak, and sickly, and many sleep;" so that many of the visible church absent themselves from the week day meetings. Several members of the church have been suspended for intemperance. The prayer meetings are but poorly attended. The contributions of the church for the support of the pastor since our last meeting amounts to $221.75. The labor on the church is going on more vigorously at present so that there is a prospect of its being completed in a short time. At the time of the Kona a year ago in Dec. the roof was in­ jured to some extent and greatly endangered. The Catholics are active in proselyting, though I have not heard of any of the church going after them. The plain gospel truth seems to be no match for their intri­ gues when allied with the ignorance of the heathen. There is great need of more labor in my field than one man can perform and considering that I am not very vigorous I am con­ strained to ask for another laborer to be located at Kipahulu. would not ask for an associate merely. I �Hana 1851 Whittlesey Statistics. Received past year on examination Whole No. " " " " [no figure] 63 5 from other churches dismissed to " 52 46 Died past year 15 Excluded " 27 Remaining " " [exluded] In regular standing 104 484 Baptized past year 3 W h ole No. baptized 282 Marriages 58 �[Hana Report 1852 - Whittlesey] Hana A p . 1852 The past year has been a year of mercy & goodness to us as a family and of grace & judgment to the people. We experienced some benefit to our health from the visit we made on Hawaii at the close of our last meeting. My own health has been better since that visit than it was the year previous, but Mrs. W. does not see much improvement in her strength though the visit has served to relieve the monotony of solitude by its pleasant recol­ lections . On our return to Hana in Aug. we found that the people had stopped the work planned for them or rather had not commenced it and had given themselves to prayer. Such was their report. The meetings on the Sabbaths were fully attended by eager attentive ( !) listeners, and the members of the church seemed watchful and prayerfully anxious. The meetings for those who desired instruction in the inter­ ests of their souls and the nature of Christ's Kingdom were very interesting. Previous to our observance of the Lord's Supper in Oct. a series of meetings was held during three days when there was a sermon in the forenoon & prayer meetings in the afternoon held in different places in the district. Some of the church members in Koolau have been admitted to the ranks of the Mormons. Thinking that their ignorance had proved their snare I expostulated with those who did not hide from me showing them their error, and waited for them to return. But one or two returned & the others were separated from us. There have been 19 cases of discipline during the year. �(Hana - 1852 - Whittlesey) 2 Since 1848 there have been 74 cases of church discipline of wh. 34 were for the use of fermented potatoe. Wishing success to all measures of reform which those high in rank & possessed of acknowledged talent are inclined to pro­ pose I regret that facts no more encouraging can be found within my reach. For if in the number of professors of religion Intemperance with all the present barriers (?) of law & public sentiment against it finds so many victims what would be the condition of the people were all restrains removed? Either no law is better for the suppression of vice than stringent laws or else the advocates for stills & a reduction of duty on liquors are wrong. No report on schools as they have been inactive for the most of the year for a want of funds to pay teachers. I said that the past year had been one of judgment to the people. A severe drought prevailed in this region from April till Sept. in consequence of which the Kalo crop was rendered unfit for use. The potatoes were destroyed by a worm in the root. I have often heard the cry of famine there but never before really saw the people destitute of food. Money has been very scarce among them so much so that some have used the Castor oil berry for light because they could not buy oil. When asked to contribute for the Mon. Concert many who would have given said they had no money. Only $95.50 have been contributed for the support of the Gospel. An Auxiliary Missy Society has been formed but has done very �(Hana 1852 - Whittlesey) 3 little in raising funds aside from the fee of membership. Those who were appointed to collect funds did not seem to know that any thing devolved on them, and when asked why nothing had been done said they were mere children and altogether ignorant. Statistics. Received past year on profession Whole No. " Suspended past year Restored " " Received by letter In regular Standing Marriages " 58 693 19 9 3 527 50 �[1856] Hana - Station Report [W.O. Baldwin] At the meeting of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association held May 1855, it was voted that Mr. & Mrs. Wm. O . Baldwin be located at Hana, East Maui, and they in accordance with this vote sailed for Hana at the earliest practicable opportunity, where they arrived [1855?] June 20th 1856, and received a most cordial greeting from the native brethren who assembled to [give] their aloha to their new teachers. Mr. & Mrs. B remained at Hana until about the first of Sep­ tember when Mrs. B's circumstances rendered it necessary that she should be placed within the reach of Medical Aid. They accordingly repaired to Lahaina where board and lodging were secured at the House of Rev. S.E. Bishop, when Mr. Baldwin returned to Hana to superintend the repairs then in progress on the mission house; where he remained until October 4th or about one week too long; for on that day a messenger arrived from Lahaina informing him that his presence was indispensable at Lahaina. He accordingly repaired thither as speedily as possible where he found Mrs. Bal­ dwin and her infant son comfortable but in need of constant atten­ tion. At the end of six weeks they set out on their return to Hana, but were compelled by the rough weather and the consequent intense sufferings of Mrs. B. to stop at Kawaihae and finally to return to Lahaina; where under the kind care of her former physician Dr. Dow, she soon recovered sufficient strength to start again for Hana. This last trip was made with comparatively but little suffering. Soon after their arrival at Hana Mrs. B. reopened her English school �[ l856] Hana - Wm. O . Baldwin which had been commenced the July previous. 2 This school has 50 pupils and appears to be doing very finely. Mr. B's labors have been somewhat promiscuous, such as re­ pairing house building cistern, learning the Hawaiian language (which by the way he has not acquired perfectly yet,) and in preparations for the pulpit, which demand much time and some pa­ tience. Mr. Baldwin is hardly yet recovered from the effects of a fall with his horse; and he feels that he has especial reason to thank God that his life is spared. This accident compelled him to relinquish all effort of body or mind for about three weeks and then to labor with great caution. right shoulder & ankle. His injuries were in his head, He does not fear that any permanent in­ jury has been received. During the past year the mission house has been new ( !) shing­ led and otherwise extensively repaired though not yet complete. The roof also of the meeting house has been entirely reconst­ ructed. New timber has been purchased for all places where it was needed so that the frame is good as new. It is at present thatched but it is designed to shingle it as soon as practicable. The church has paid in money for timber and carpenter work $669.50 besides doing the entire thatching and carrying a large portion of the timber from the beach to the house on their backs. When the appeal for aid to send a vessel with supplies to Fatuhiva reached them their pockets were almost empty but, said they, we must do something; and by carefully searching they found h apahas, kapawalus, & kapaumis (quarters, 12 1/2 cent pieces, & dimes] �Hana - Wm. O . Baldwin 3 (1856) to the amount of $25.00 which they cheerfully devote[d] to that object. As soon as Mr. B. had acquired a sufficient knowledge of the Hawaiian language to render such a work practicable he began to inquire into the records of the church, which were found to be in a very confused state. Some things in the past history of this Church are probably entirely lost. The best that could be done seemed to be to begin anew, by making an entirely new list of names of the members in regular standing now living which has been done by the aid of the church Lunas at their respective stations. In Nov. while Mr. B. was detained at Lahaina, Rev. Mr. Alex­ ander visited Hana, administered the Sacrament of the Lords Supper, excommunicating in concurrence with the vote of the lunas for good and sufficient reasons thirteen of the members. On the sixth of April the Sacrament was administered again and 69 new members admitted and four who had been suspended were restored. It was an occasion of much interest. The Sabbath service has been generally well attended in the forenoon, but not so well in the afternoon. The Sabbath School has been kept up though not so fully attended as it should have been. Its text book h as been the Ai o ka la. In consequence of his lack of acquaintance with the Hawaiian language Mr. B. has of course been able to preach but little , but the natives have always listened with attention to what he has had to say, and he, on the other hand, has tried to speak with great plainness, and has had some proofs that he has been under- �(1856) 4 Hana - Wm. O . Baldwin stood in some measure at least. Mormonism seems to be rapidly declining several have become disgusted with it and have returned to our worship. The Lord in mercy turn them all from that foul abomination to the God of purity and love ! Catholicism is struggling terribly. in the end is yet to be revealed. What it will bring forth They have recently started an English School at about half-price, of which Dr. John Rae is the teacher. This school contains about 40 (?) pupils. The native schools have not been very efficient during the past year but a new Kahu [teacher ?, superintendent ?] has been recently appointed and we hope for better things, for the coming year. Statistics Whole number admitted on Profession Whole number " " Certificate - Admitted past year on prof. " " " by certificate Whole number past year Whoe ( !) No. dismissed to other churches Dismissed past year unknown unknown 73 2 75 unknown 15 Whole No deceased unknown Died past year unknown Suspended past year Remain suspended Excommunicated past year Remain excommunicated 0 unknown 13 67 ( !) �Hana - Wm. O . Baldwin Whole No. in regular standing Whole No of Children baptised (1856) 1167 unknown 1 Baptized past year 67 Married past year It is with no little regret that we present such an imperfect table of statistics as the preceding and we intend to make another effort to rouse from their tombs these forgotten statistics of the past, that we may know on what vantage ground we stand. Our contributions have been already in part reported, but we will repeat them for the sake of bringing them all together. They have been as follows: viz. For Repairs on church $669.50 For the Fatuhivan Mission Total cash contributions 25.00 $694.50 In addition to this they have given all of the potatoes con­ sumed at the mission house, about twenty five barrels. These are worth among us one dollar per barrel making therefore --- $25.00 They have also thatched the church this is 110 feet long by 50 wide. Value not estimated They have also labored an indefinite amount of tim e in the mission garden lot, value not estimated, not great however. Respectfuly ( !) submitted Wm. O . Baldwin On back: Station Report Hana E . Maui �Abstract of Report of Hana (1853) The people are in a low state as regards enterprise in things temporal, or interest in things spiritual. Perhaps it is an indi­ cation of advance that they are so engaged In worldly labors they cannot attend the weekly meetings. It does not however indicate that they have a right appreciation of the value of their privi­ leges or of their obligations as Christians. They seem interested in the Micronesian Mission though the contributions at Mon. Concert have been very small during the year. They are now making an effort to raise funds for putting a permanent roof on their house of worship and while they are so engaged they cannot do much for the support of their pastor unless the business of the Islands should make money more abundant. The schools are not carried on very vigorously owing to a lack of funds. There is but little desire apparently on the part of the parents to have their schools kept up for the benefit of their children. The health of our family has been such as to confine my la­ bors principally to the duties of the station & some few week day meetings in other places. Statistics R e cd on profession past year 693 W h ole no. on " Suspended " " Restored Received by letter " " " Died past year In regular standing Baptized past year Marriages in 1852 00 " 9 00 1 7 511 38 45 �(1856-1857) Hana Station Report. Another year has fled; - another year of missionary life. Another season appears when a report Is expected from each member of the mission. But my dear Brethren of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association, it is not without conflicting emotion that I now attempt to give you some idea of what has been going on here at Hana since our last general meeting. At the commencement of the year here reported, there was a good degree of activity in the church; the meetings were well attended, and much seriousness was manifested. Large numbers presented themselves as subjects of regeneration and applied for admission into the church. These candidates were examined with watchfulness and prayer, and all that caution which seemed avail­ able in the case, and a large part of them were rejected, as not giving satisfactory evidence of having passed from death unto life. Quite a number however were received, and probably some found their way into the church whom the Lord knows to be yet in their sins. May the Lord forgive us wherin we have misjudged. The renewal of a stated ministry among them, however imper­ fect, and the efforts of their new pastor to do what he could In their behalf, seemed to awaken something like real thankfulness on their part, which they were not slow in expressing. Quite a large number of Mormons and Catholics left their respective parties and attended our worship and some of them were admitted to the church among the number mentioned above. �(Hana Report, 1856-1857) 2. As the cold season came on the frigidity of the atmosphere seemed to enter the souls of nearly all the church members, and when there will be a thaw the Lord only knows. Bright and beauti­ ful Sabbaths have returned to us - the trees are exchanging their old garments for those of a more beautiful green, but alas ! Where are the disciples of our Lord? Echo answers, Where ! Z i o n ! How do thy highways mourn for solitude, and thy O temples for desolation ! At the commencement of the year the church here at Hana was often near(l)y full. 300 to 500. Now it is from 100 to 150 or 200 in the morning and perhaps 50 in the afternoon. mine. The regular attendance was from Perhaps dear brethren the fault is I am Inexperienced in Hawaiian character. counsel. I nead ( !) Come and help us, for we are in trouble. The church is ready to promise anything, but ready to do nothing. is we cannot rely at all upon their engagements/ the church as a body. are) exceptions. The result I mean (of course There are, thank God, a few (and few they But I am afraid I shall soon come to the con­ clusion of my predecessor viz: that I have mistaken my calling, unless something is done to lighten this terrible burden which so presses down the feeble pastor of this great church. A Movement. I should do great injustice to this church and to all who feel any Interest in its welfare, did I fail to report the recent movement of this church towards settling the present incumbent as their pastor. It was my privilege to go in company with Puhi & Kaakaaina, two of our Church lunas, to Wailuku to witness the Installation �Hana - 1856 - 1857 S of Bro. Alexander and also to perceive tokens of the Divine presence among that people. The two lunas became very deeply in­ terested in what they saw and heard at Wailuku, and came back with the determination to do what they could to effect the same object at Hana. They consulted with their brother lunas, engaged their coop­ eration and rode forth to canvass the field, and with native haste returned to report. Early in March a letter was put in my hands (the letter had no signature) inviting me in very strong terms to become their fixed pastor; pledging the church to support me by a salary of $1000 per year and requiring me to pledge myself not to leave them without the consent of two thirds of the church members included in this Station. I reminded the lunas who brought me the letter that it had no signature, and [they] replied that they wanted to know what I thought of it before they attempted to get signatures. I had asked them to raise $200. (?) for the pastor' s .support during the year past and they had found great difficulty in collec­ ting it - have not indeed yet quite succeeded. raised is $186.77 1/2. The sum actually Therefore I did not feel very confident that they would succeed in raising $1000. during the year to come. Again, while this work of canvassing the field and inviting the pastor to settle was going on the church seemed more dead than ever. The number of church goers diminished; cases requiring discipline multiplied, and general stupidity prevailed. And I felt as though a proper desire on their part to settle a pastor must necessarily involve some increase of activity on their part, �4 Hana Report - 1856-1857 or at least some degree of wakefulness in spiritual things. Otherwise, the settlement of their pastor would only prove a means of perpetuating their spiritual slumbers. I therefore told them (or tried to) that though dollars were an absolutely necessary part of a pastor's living, they were by no means the greatest part, that Piety, wakefulness, and activity were of the first importance and that without these $2000. or any sum w o u l d not suffice to render a true pastor's life a h a p p y one. I reminded them of their inactivity and told them that if they w a n t e d a fixed pastor they must wake up, - that n othing short of that would suffice. I told them that the failure of the En g li s h School after all their pledge to support It was a great disappointment to us; not indeed that Mrs. Baldwin expected to continue the school herself, but to commit it to other & perhaps better hands. I reminded them also of the premature d e a t h of their Agricultural Society, because that they who voted the constitution w h i c h was prepared would not sign it because of the h a p a h a required for the initiation fee, although this was fully u n d e r s t o o d whe n the constitution was adopted. I also reminded them of their failure to furnish potatoes & c to the pastor's family according to their previous promise, asking them h o w I must u n d e r s t and n e w promises while old ones yet remained unfulfilled. I told them as kindly as I could that wit h such a heap of difficulties before me such that I could neither see through nor around the m I could not consent to become their fixed pastor without further advice and consultation w i t h my Brethren the missionaries. (They w i shed �Hana - 1857 to h a v e the installation services the first Sabbath in April) I could not say: Y es, give me a thousand a year and I w i l l not trouble your s t u p i d i t y . Brethren, did I do right in hesitating under such ci rcumstan­ ces, or not? I felt that the step was a great one and ought not to be taken hastily. Please advise us in your w i s d o m for the case is before y o u in f u l l detail. We are willing, to labor w i t h all our might in Hana or any where else where the Lord our God shall place us. Do not mistake us on that point. But do not leave us, still strangers as we are to grope our w a y alone and unadvised. The Sabbath school was reorganized in January, and for awhile seemed more flourishing, but that seems to be waning now. The only work t h a t seems really to have gone forward aside f r o m the increase of numbers in the church is that of improving the condition of meeting houses. At Wananalua nei, the church has be e n floored at an expense of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $359.00 At Wailua Koolau, a new stone church has been commenced and in some places the walls have been carried to nearly the proper height. Expense thus far - - - - - - $127.00 At Keanae K o o l a u a n e w stone church is also in progress. The money raised thus far for this church is - - $311.00 actually expended u n k n o w n At Kipahulu also a n e w stone church has been commenced. Money actualy ( !) paid out - - - -- - 5 8.87 1/2 $ At Kaupo the brethren have been preparing stone f o r a new church, though no money has yet been expended. �Hana - 1857 6 I ought perhaps to say that for the last six months there has been more interest manifested in the native schools t h a n for­ merly. The Introduction of n e w blackboards throughout the dis­ trict has apparently exerted a good influence. The E n g l i s h school is at present stopped partly for lack of a teacher, a n d partly for lack of a sufficient number of scholars. The progress of the natives here in the industrial pursuits has not been marked. I have already s p oken of the agricultural Society and of its death while yet in embryo. The planting of tobacco, however, has not been neglected by the brethren, n or yet the smoking nor the chewing. And I firmly believe that this tobacconi zing is the great and leading cause of the stupidity in the the ( !) Hana church. So also think that portion of the church who are somewhat active, whose eyes are not so b e d i m m e d w i t h tobacco smoke that they cannot see. Brethren, I beg pardon for the length of this report, but I w is h e d to speak plainly, and fully, of facts, that y o u m a y see Hana at the general meeting and consult for her future and eternal welfare. And may the Lord guide you into all truth. Respectfully, Wm. O . Baldwin Hana April 13, 1857. �Hana 1857 Statistical table Church members in regular standing at the commencement of the year here reported - - - - Ad d e d on profession during the year - - - - ----" by letter " " " - - - - - - " " " " Restored " " " 7 " Excommunicated _ _ _ _ _ _ " " 4 _ _ _ ------- -- _ Births in this district - - - - - - " 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W h o l e number in regular standing at the present time - - - — _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Deaths 401 1 Dismissed during the ye a r Suspended 1167 --------- — — 14 _ 1560 — 174 - - - 140 Marriages 58 Children Baptized - - - -- -- -- -- -- -- - 115 Contributed for repairs on the several churches during the year $ 5 44 . 87 1/2 For the aid of Foreign Missions 30.00 F o r the Support of Pastor - - - - - - - Value of provisions for pastors family Amount contributed for benevolent purposes 188.50 25.00 $ 788.37 1/2 The $311.00 raised for the new church at Keanae is not included in this estimate. That would make the entire sum Wm. [On b a c k s h e e t : Hana ] Report for 1856 & 1857 W. O . Baldwin 0. Baldwin $ 1099.37 1/2 �(1858) Han a Station Annual Report To The Hawaiian Evangelical Association D ear Brethren: It w o u l d n o t perhaps be strange if the annual report from this station should find y o u waiting w i t h some anxiety to learn the progress of events in the great field w h i c h that r e ­ port is expected to cover. There was perhaps enough of discouragement expressed in the report of this station for the last year to give rise to serious apprehensions respecting the future. At any rate, such apprehensions did exist in the m ind of the pastor; and he - as he supposed an honest m a n should - laid open the whole state of the case to those whose right it was to counsel, direct, and repr ove according to the w i s d o m God had given them; and, whose advice and counsel he ho p e d and expected to obtain. And no one fact in his short H a w a i ­ ian history has produced a keener sense of disappointment than the utter failure of that report to secure to the pastor one word of response from any one of all his missionary brethren and fathers. But the pastor begins to feel that, perhaps it was best after all, that that appeal should prove a mere dead letter, and he be compelled to make his appeal to a court which always hears, for: "When my father and my mother forsake me, then, the Lord will take me up." The pastor by no means wishes to b e understood as saying or implying that all things are now as he w o u l d have them; far from it. "There remaineth yet muc h land to be possessed." �Hana 1858 2 W e returned to our home after our recruiting visit to Honolulu in June and July last, w i t h the purpose of increasing our effort f or the spiritual g r o w t h of this people. And, through the k i n d ­ ness of our heavenly Father the former hindrances to our personal efforts have been in some measure removed. Pastoral l a b o r s . measure The labors of the pastor have b e e n in some increased during the past year. He has visited all of his outstations five times and two of them six times during the. year. In two instances he was accompanied by his wife. On r e t u r n ­ ing fro m her visit to Koolau the pastors wife fell from her horse while descending the steepest part of the steepest p a l i in our field. But as merciful Providence w o u l d have It, she fell u p o n her husband, who was, at the time, leading her horse; and neither of them received the slightest injury. The pastor's health has been so continued that he has b e e n able to preach every Sabbath since his return to Hana in July. Also to attend the weekly prayer meeting on Wednesdays, lecture occassionally ( !) on Fridays. and to At the Wednesday prayer meeti n g a portion of scripture previously given out is read, of w h i c h the pastor gives a practical exposition according to his ability. He has also just completed a n e w tour throughout his field for the purpose of searching out the wandering sheep, of correcting the and also church rol l wh i c h was thought to be imperfect. It was found that many, whose names stood undisturbed upo n the roll of the Church, h a d either entered upon their eternal state, were no longer known to the lunas of the Church. The result or �Hana 1858 3 of course is a new church r o l l in accordance w i t h which the statis­ tics of the present report w ill be made out. There were also a few who gave undoubted evidence of church membership whose names h a d b e e n omitted in the former imperfect record. It is not sup­ pose d that the record is yet entirely perfect, but the pastor intends to spare no pains to make it as nearly perfect as possible. About the first of October, difficulties at Kaupo, w h i c h h a d their origin years ago, h a d assumed such shape that it was thought the proper time had come for some decisive action. The pastor therefore removed J. Mawae the licensed preacher laboring there to Koola u the opposite extremity of his field, for the reason that, while he greatly needed the the ( !) assistance of one or more subpreachers in his field he was fully convinced that har mony could never exist in the Kaupo church while Mawae remained as preacher there. The removal seems thus far to have worked well. The pastor has also acquired an undesired and un d e s e rved fame f or medical skill w h i c h has drawn largely upon his time. He is also expected to know what will reconcile mutually offending parties, re-unite the fragments of a family jar, how peace and happiness mutual love. can be found in the marriage relation without And, besides no one but he knows h o w to h e a l failing spectacles and lamps, and correct refractory clocks. This may seem strange work for a pastor, b u t wh e n a good old deacon comes with his spectacles and says: "Please men d them soon, for I cannot " r ead my Bible until they are repaired, This very thing occurred last week. why, what is to be done? In such cases the Hana �Hana 1858 pastor mends the 4 spectacles. State of R e l i g i o n . The state of religion in this field at the commencement of the year, might wel l he called a spiritual death. The house of God seemed well n i g h forsaken. A deathlike stupor seemed to hol d as it were spell hound the great body of the chu r ch. This was the state of things at the time the last report was w r i t t e n and gave its peculiar character to that report. state 1858. This of affairs continued w i t h no material change u n t i l January At that time the Sacrament of the Lord's supper was a d m inis­ tered at the several outstations in succession. E a c h of these seasons was preceded by a season of fasting and prayer during which, cases requiring discipline were attended to of which there were a truly alarming number, and the larger part of these were among the older members of the church. The whole number set aside at this communion was 45. In April a communion season for the united churches of this field was held at Hana, preceded as before by fasting and prayer and Church discipline. On the first day of the fast, w h i c h con­ tinued two days the roll of the Hana church was called, and inquiry made into the condition of each absent member. 10 we r e set aside. At this communion The pastor h a d previously told the church, that such a state of indifference to the demands of the Gospel could not and w o u l d not be allowed to continue, and that though he h a d heretofore deferred employing all his functions f r o m a want of acquaintance wit h their language, he dared not defer any longer; and that a refusal to comply with the plain demands of the Gospel wo u l d subject t h e m to discipline; and, the actual commencement of �Hana 1858 labor with the unruly, in earnest. activity, 5 seemed to convince them that the pastor was And they have awakened to something of commendable for w h i c h all thanks to the Great Shepherd whose power has blessed our feeble efforts. The Church were moreover constant­ ly remin d e d that the fear of discipline was not the true motive to Christian effort, b u t that a higher, nobler principle was ever present, urging the true disciples on to devotion and to labor for his loving, yet suffering Lord. Our meetings are n o w better attended than they have ever been before, and we hope for yet better things to c o m e . And while recording the Lords doings among us, we cannot omit to mention that the Lord of the harvest has seen fit to gather some of his Ripe F r u i t . their rest. Three of our church lunas have recently gone to The last of these was that old, long tried, loving friend of the cause of Christ, loved, and "Abia H o p u " , our brother in adversity and our comforter in distress. He died on Sunday the 2nd inst. rejoicing in hope of the Glory of God. It was my privilege to converse frequently w i t h h i m during his sickness; and a firmer more unshaken trust in Christ I have never h e a r d expressed. He said to his wife a day or two before his death that he wanted to die on Sunday, and he believed the Lord w o u l d grant his wish; and so it proved. At the ver y hour w h e n the brethren were entering the house of God below, he entered the congregation of the redeemed on high. Would that they who call the Hawaiian Mission a failure could have witnessed the death of Abia Hopu. �Hana 1858 Benevolence. 6 W i t h i n the last f e w months the b r e t h r e n and sisters have shown an increased interest in the cause of Missions. Their cash contributions have not indeed b e e n great, for they are r eall y poor; but wherever they could labor and see that their ef­ forts were of real service to the cause, they have engaged w i t h a truly commendable interest. Consequently their thoughts have been turned tow ards giving such articles as they possess or can readily obtain wh i c h w i l l be of real service to the missionaries at Fatuh i v a and Micronesia. They have contributed money w h i c h has been devoted, in part, to the purchase of cloth which they w i t h some little assistance have c ut and made into garments to be sent to the above named missionaries. forwarded. Micronesia. A part of these have already b e e n More wil l be ready when the Morning Star sails for They have in this way prepared upwards of one hundred garments. We have estimated the labor at $ 11.50 a ready sale amount to $ 75.10 making an aggregate of $ 86.60 Their contributions of money and articles finding The first contribution for the support of the pastor's family was made Feb. 20 and amounted to - - - $ 0.50 Since that time more commendable exertions have b e e n made and the whole amount received from the Church during the year in mo n e y and labor is The pastor is expected to collect $200. $ 158.25. of his yearly sup­ port from the people, but he has not yet been able to do it. The balance due for the last two years if $ 55.25. He hopes, however, and expects that greater exertions will �Hana 1858 7 be made during the coming year than have b e e n during the past. Certainly greater efforts are necessary to render permanent the pastor's residence at Hana. Morality. The general morality of this people has undergone very little change during the past year. The pastor has i t is true, come in contact with more of the fruit s of vice than formerly; but he sees no reason to suppose that vice itself has essentially incre a s e d in his field during the past year. There have indeed been some alarming developments especially of Int e m p e r a n c e . We have already alluded to the great number of cases of discipline In our field. Fortyfive of the fifty five cases were for drinking fermented potato, and thirty five of these were at Kaupo. Many others besides Church members were of course guilt y at the time. The temptation, indeed originated among the Catholics and Mormons. And, the whole thing began and almost entirely subsided in the space of a single month. But a foreigner f r o m Honolulu appears to be about setting up a beer ma n u f actoring in the parts, and we greatly fear that the evil spirits w h i c h will enter in and dwell there will outnumber those of the swept and garnished house of Scripture. Mormonism. Elders, Mormonism is at a low ebb. All Its foreign but one, have left for Salt Lake, and that one is n o w at work by the m o n t h on the plantation. Catholicism. The catholics have recommenced their church at Puuiki and s e e m likely to complete it. Beyond this this ( !) they appear to b e exerting no new influence; but doubtless the new church w h e n completed will attract some to leave us. But It is �H a n a 1858 good to f e e l that the Lord knoweth them that are his, 8 and will preserve them f r o m the worship of the beast. Idolatry. Church, and the Two men, one an expelled member from the Makawao other, a member, at the time in regular standing, in this Hana Church, brought up a rock f r o m the ocean, built a house for it, and placed it therein and anounted it their god, offering their sacrifices to it and placing food before it, which was devoured (by the ants & rats) and the whole affair seemed under fu ll headway before it became known to the pastor and l u n a s . But it was soon disposed of. Two of the lunas suddenly made war against it, broke down the image and reduced it to fragments in spite of the protestations of its devotees and in defiance of the w r a t h of the insulted god who in coming time. threat. Alas ! (they said) would avenge himself And not a few were actually terrified by their for poor w eak human nature! We believe however that God has m a d e even the w r a t h of m a n and the Devil to praise h i m in this very thing. It has shown these poor natives their weakness and caused them to pray more earnestly for strengthening grace. May God in mercy hear their prayer. Hana Maui May 13: 1858 Respectfully Submitted Wm. O . Baldwin (On b a c k page:) W.O. Baldwin's Report for 1857 & 8 R e cd. May 21, 1858 for Hana, Maui �(1859) Hana Station Annual Report Once more the season has arrived when it becomes m y duty to report the progress of events in the k ingdom of our Lord, as they have transpired in Hana. The year we n o w report has had its lights and shadows, its Joys and its Sorrows to encourage or sadden the heart of the lone­ ly missionaries at the Hana Station. Not that the pastor himself has severely suffered personally, f r o m loneliness; that b u r d e n has been b o r n e by the pastor's wife, until she has staggered beneath its crushing weight. Those long seasons of anxious watching w i t h the little sufferer, whose aching head is at last at rest on his Savior's bosom, h a d well n igh ruined the constitution of h er w ho gave it birth. She left home about the first of April, to try the effect of change of air and climate and has not yet returned. The usual amount of pastoral labor has been perf o r m e d in this field during the past year, w i t h the exception that the pastor has travelled, personally, somewhat less than during the past year, among his outstations, in consequence of the circumstances of his family. But the wants of the people have not been neglected. The ready activity of Kamakahiki, who has b een employed as assistant, has done m u c h to supply the defect in pastoral visiting. Joseph Mawae still remains at Koolau, and has bee n doing well, though less faithful in reporting than I could wish. W e have as yet no assistant permanently located at Kaupo. Our hopes have been sadly delayed in that quarter. At the close of the Seminary year of Lahainaluna in 1858, one of the graduating class, a good scholar, and o f good standing In the church, re- �Hana 1 8 5 9 2. turned to his fathers home in Kaupo. He was immediately employed as subpreacher there, but sub­ sequent e v e n t s led to his dismissal f r o m that office, he h aving in t h e p a s t o r ’s estimation shown himself unworthy to h o l d It. The brethren at Kaupo, also h olding the same opinion. The state of religion among us is very difficult to describe without going very m u c h into details. The field as our brethren are aware is made up of several parts almost entirely separated one f r o m the other. u al life, As to spirit­ these parts seem entirely distinct from each other. Kipahulu seems almost dead. Kaupo seems about to w a k e f r o m a long sleep. Hana has opened her eyes and is trying to find out where she is. Koolau is awake, standing, clothes and in h e r right m i n d but struggling with d i f f i c u l t i e s . Distinct and separate, however as these different parts of our field are, there is one evil which has been common to all parts & which has most sorely tried us. It is that Bacchanalian feast known at Han a by the name of Lau l i m a . I know not whether the nature of this feast is w e l l understood by any now in this mission, found although the evil is an old one. We it there on our arrival nearly four years ago, b u t d id not t h e n understand its character. Further time, however has served to make it plain, and the evil has b e e n increasing among us casting Its withering blights on every effort to arouse the C h u r c h fr o m Its dream of security in sin. Fully believing that nothing could be done effectually to puri f y the Church with that sink of pollution In her midst, I �Hana 1859 3 called together our lunas and laid the matter before them, having previously written out a pledge wh i c h I thought all the members of the church ought to sign as a prerequisite to c o ming to the Lord's table. This pledge required an immediate and entire abstinence from all further participation in the iniquity of the Laulima. Horseracing, The more prominent of these evils were Adultery, fighting, card playing, a n d the Hula, but as sorcery was being practised together wit h a renewal of sacrifices to their ancient deities, these were also included in the pledge. This pledge was read before the lunas; they were then asked if they w o u l d give the pastor their support and cooperation in requiring it of every member of the church as a prerequisite to coming to the Lords table f rom that time forward. The lunas all offered the pa s t o r their support and unhesitatingly signed the pledge. W i t h that we went forward, and the greater part of the c h urch have already gi v e n their names, and others are waiting the opportunity. Some however, as was anticipated, have refused to sign, and are indignant that any attack should be made on their orgies. The effect of this action, thus far, has been an almost e n ­ tire suppression of Laulimas in that District; and f rom that time forward there has b e e n more of spiritual life manifested in the church than has been befo r e for the last two y e a r s . It was said that Kipahulu seemed n o w almost dead. This is true, but the cause is not the Laulimas at this time. At the time of the election of the n e w representative from our District a person w e l l known in this kingdom who h a d been excommunicated from the church at Wailuku, came to Kipahulu and �H ana 1859 4 by dint of cunning succeeded in inducing the lunas to invite h i m to b e their preacher for the Sabbath preceding that election. They wel l knowing h i m to be an excommunicated m e m b e r , The pastor immediately called the Kipahulu lunas to an account for s u c h a violation of all rule & order. They saw their error, p u b licly con- fesse d it with a full promise never to do anything of that kind again. The violator of the pulpit was, of course very angry with the Han a pastor, and as this move has some influence in Kipahulu, their present condition is not perhaps strange. "One sinner d e ­ stroyeth mu c h g o o d . ” The number of cases of discipline has been quite large this year, showing that w e have great reason to pray that these poor Ignorant creatures may not be led into temptation. Twentyfive have been excommunicated from the Hana churches during the past year and seven suspended, making thirtytwo in all, 14 at Hana, 4 at Koolau, 2 at Kipahulu and 12 at K a u p o . Three have b e e n regularly dismissed, and five wanderers restored. One has bee n received by letter and 14 on profession of their faith thus diminishing the roll of the church by 15, and 16 children have b e e n baptized. The number of deaths was not r e p o r t e d to the pastor and hence is not reported here. In the matter of contributions the church have somewhat changed their course; not however at the recommendation or suggestion of the pastor, but at their own option. The amount contributed has been rather more than it was last year, b u t less has b e e n g i v e n for Foreign Missions, a n d more for �Hana 1859 5 the support of the pastor's family. The contributions for Foreign Missions w e estimate at 50 dollars of w h i c h $30. have b e e n in money. The amount paid in for the support of Pastor during the yea r is $293.40 w h i c h is more than has b e e n received before by about $ 1 0 0 . The amount expended in Church erection is more difficult to estimate. It has been the labor of willing hands and earnest hearts amid great discouragements. in progress. Four new houses of w o r s h i p are n o w Of one of these the walls are now nearly complete (Wailuanui) of another (Keanae) they are about 6 ft. high. Of another (Kaupo) they are now engaged in collecting the materials. The stone are ( !) nearly all cut. The other is the church at Kipahulu which has been interrupted by the action of the man on whose land the natives h a d b e g u n to build it. He h a d agreed to sell t h e m the land and the deed was made out, but w i t hheld by the seller, as it appears, bec a use the pastor did not give h i s influence in favor of electing h i m to a seat in the house of Representatives, at the election before a l ­ luded to. The church purpose removing the materials already collected on said grounds to a piece of land on w h i c h they have a claim, although the situation is less agreeable. The house where the pastor has b e e n heretofore entertained is on the land of the same individual, who owns the old Church lot, and the brethren assisted in building it on the condition that it should be a house of entertainment for the pastor, b u t the pastor is now forbidden to trespass upon those grounds or to enter that house. I mak e this statement that my brethren of the Hawaiian �Hana 1859 Missi o n may see how huhu [ angry] the Hon. 6 exmember of the Hawaiian Legislature can get w h e n his plans are frustrated. M a y the Lord cause the w r a t h of even this man to praise him, and the p eople learn that "it is better to trust i n the Lord than to put confi­ dence in princes." The schools in this District have made commendable progress during the year, better than during any preceding year of the present pastor's residence among them. Mormonism seems dead, although four of our church hav e left us to join t h e m d u ring the year. Catholicism has made no new demonstrations here except in its strenuous efforts to circulate the new catholic paper. Idolatry has again appeared among us. be A woman professing to endued with divine power and skill to give light to the blind and soundness to the lame, if they w i l l follow her directions which quite a number have b e e n attempting to do. She directs t hem to sleep in a haleakua [g o d house] built by her directions, a n d to pra y to the god that inspires her, and acts through her. O w h e n shall Satan's empire be demolished and the d a r k night of ignorance and superstition no longer b r o o d over the poor Hawaiian. May 14, 1859 Wm. O . Baldwin �Hana Report 1862 Hana Station Report of S. E. Bishop In all, three months and a h a l f have been spent in the present field of labor during the past year. One visit was mad e in June 1862, in company w i t h Father A l e x a n d e r , to the different portions of this field; at this time the churches of Kaupo and K o o l au were organized as distinct from that of Hana, by direction of P resby­ tery . In September another visit was made in company w i t h Dr. lick, who everywhere advocated the cause of missions, Gu- awakening a great Interest. My labors as Chaplain to Seamen at Lahaina closing on the last day of N o v e m b e r , I then proceeded to Hana, and spent one m o n t h in the field, returning to my family at Lahaina on the 1st of January. On the 17th of that month a daughter was b o r n to us. On t h e 12th of March w e bade farewell to our home of 9 years abid­ ing at Lahaina, and proceeded to our n e w abode. Our route was by steamer to Makena, thence four days travel by land via K ahikinue, Kaupo and Kipahulu. We arrived here on the 17th. A schooner w i t h our goods which sailed from Lahaina on the same day w i t h ourselves, was driven back by stormy weather, and did not reach H a n a until the 19th. We were soon comfortably settled in the M i s s i o n House, wh i c h w e found convenine t , and in tolerable repair. Since then, some h a r d wor k has been performed chiefly of a tentative and preliminary nature. Preaching upo n the Sabbath has thus far bee n confined to this Station and n e ighboring villages. Congregations here averaging about 110 Sabbath a.m.; p.m. about 5 0 ; �H an a 1862 Wednesdays about 30 (?). 2 At Village meetings from 30 to 50. During the past m o n t h I have preached every Tuesday at Nahiku, and each Thursday at Kipahulu, ride e a c h way f r o m the station. places about three hours Hereafter these points are to be visit e d each fortnight, and intermediate points at other times. The quarterly visits are now due to the churches of K o olau and Kaupo, w h i c h are under the same pastoral care as Hana, but supplied w i t h stated preaching b y L. Kaono, and H. Manase, tiates of the Presbytery licen­ of Maui a n d Molokai. A system of visiting has bee n commenced, which has n o w extended about two miles each way from the station. personally visited, and standing noted. Every house has been and all persons found conversed with, & names This course is adopted for the sake of a better mutual acquaintance between people and pastor, personal knowledge of their condition. a n d of a It is hoped to e x tend these visits through the whole field. In the districts visited, about 55 perct. of the a d u lt po p u ­ lation are found to be Protestant church members, Romanists, connection. about 22 per ct. 11 percent Mormons, and 12 per ct. not h a ving any church I should take this to b e nearly the p r o p ortion t h r o u g h ­ out t h e field. As to comparative Intelligence and character, the Protestants comprise the great majority of the best in these r e s ­ pects, w i t h few of very low condition. The Catholics f o r m rather a m e d i u m class, wit h few very prosperous or intelligent, and some very degraded. The Mormons as a class, appear to belong to the most degraded of the community, w i t h a few active intelligent persons among them. Among the Mormons, there appears nearly total absence of moral instruction. to be a �H a n a 1862 Yet of our 3 though so far superior to others, h o w low is the condition own church members . This visitation has satisfied me that vice is prevalent in the church. It would appear that a majority of the church frequently fall into adultery; in it habitually. and many of t hem live It is believed that more than hal f of them would easily be induced to connive at the prostitution of their daughters These things they have b e e n strenuously taught are wrong; in a slight degree learned the lesson. with t h e m fro m infancy, and have Still having b een familiar and practiced them unrestrainedly in youth, their dull consciences are but slightly awakened on the subject, and the offence is regarded as but slight and venial. Yet, except in cases where the sin is habitually persisted in, may w e not hope that Divine grace may be truly and effectually wor k i n g to restrain and cleanse. ment For one, I w o u l d exercise the same charitable towards these wea k c h i l d r e n of a degraded race, as our more enlightened brethren, who judg­ towards so commonly yield to what they in their turn consider the more venial faults of w a n t of candor and strict honesty of dealing. Perhaps the enthroning of chastity as a cardinal virtue is to b e one of the last triumphs of the Gos­ pel a m o n g this people. Because Its claims are yet unrecognized, it does not prove that Divine grace is not truly working in m u l t i ­ tudes of souls, nor that the work of the Gospel is not successfully proceeding. For the past three months, drunkenness has bee n v e r y prevalent W i t h a r i c h and exhaustless soil, and almost perpetual moisture, lack of food exists through neglect and Indolence, have b e e n compelled to dig ti-root to eat. tation to ferment the juice. and the people This affords a t e m p ­ I have evidence that a m a j ority of a �Hana 1862 the church indulge more or less tobacco 4 in this practice. is quite open and general among them. The culture of Awa is extensively cultivated by some church members, and bought and sold b y others. I believe that few of t h e m use it. It is thus apparent that there is a strong call f o r disci p l i ­ nary measures. The discipline of the church has n aturally b e e n neglected in the absence of a pastor. A prominent church member the brother of the preacher Kamakahiki, has been for more than a yea r cultivating awa, yet no one would disclose the f act to me; nor w h e n on penetrating the interior I discovered his plantation, would the chh. members tell to whom i t belonged, and I was indebted to a Mormon f o r the Information, a disclosure which appeared to give h i m much satisfaction. The elders afterwards reluctantly owned that they knew of it. The Bible or N. T e s t . is found in the houses of a m a jority of Chh. members in the vicinity of the station. but little read by most of them. ture at family worship. It appears to be A small minority read the Sc r i p ­ Other books are rare. Tracts, newspapers or Hymn books are found only in a small proportion of their houses. In a few cases, c h u r c h members were found, who h a d not yet seen their new pastor, scarcely he a r d of him. away by age or feebleness, Some h a d been kept others by indifference. In a few cases the visitor's character was not disclosed, until various e xperi­ ments wer e tried, in every case eliciting an utter infirmity of belief and lameness of practice. former was startling. The latter was expected - the A n entire confidence was expressed by aged and seemingly worthy Christians in Mormonism, Romanism, and Cal­ v i n i s m as alike pono [ the right] , and acceptable to God - a degree �Hana 1862 of liberality of sentiment, free thinker. pinion. 5 such as would gratify the most sensitive It seemed to be the expression of the g e n e r a l o- The preference for the "pono Kalavina" was founded on personal connections & habitual attachments; not on any conviction of truth. Is this, or not, the common state of feeling among our churc h members? Industry is somewhat active in the immediate vicinity, under the auspices of Messrs. Needham & Co. who are establishing a Sugar plantation. Koolau, selves. The people are buying largely of Poi and f i s h from as well as planting taro & potatoes extensively for them­ The leading crop of the season throughout this r egion A trifling attempt has b e e n made to cultivate seems to be tobacco. rice. Two persons have a few choice cotton plants. four lots of coffee trees in bearing. The whole district is well adapted to a great variety of productions. b eyon d the supply of immediate wants. I have found Yet very little is done Improved houses are rare. There are four framed & clapboarded houses in this village owned by natives, and but one other in the whole field. few houses with windows. Very rarely, There are a a table or chair is to be found. In the entire lack of assurance as to the sources of my future support, I have felt constrained to make some provision by b e g i n ­ ning to cultivate a portion of the Mission land w i t h Sugar cane, say 10 or more acres . teams in t h e district. per m o n t h and food. The ploughing Is done by natives owning Plenty of good hands can b e h a d for $5. This work promises to furnish means of support w i t h less diversion of time and strength from Missionary wor k than any other. Yet with the wide and varied calls for pastoral labor on every side, it is h ard to be obliged to spend any time in �Hana 1862 6 other p u r s u i t s . Christian L i b e r a l i t y . The people of Hana completed the roo f ­ ing and repairs of their church a year ago, at a considerable ex­ pense. They have never paid anything to Kamakahiki, who has zealously labored among them in the Gospel, according to his ability, and has had to maintain himself besides. buted a small sum to Missions through Dr. Gulick. They c o ntri­ Together with the people of Kipahulu and Nahiku they have formally a g reed to raise $400. for the support of their new pastor, and have organized measures for that end. I have good hopes of receiving about half that sum. The people of Kipahulu have built a fine stone chapel about 50 by 30 ft., w i t h shingle roof, floors pulpit, first of February. all paid for by the The church of Kaupo have also n e a r l y completed a similar building, having lately r a ised more than the remaining amount needed at a great feast held for the purpose. The Koolau people are building two similar houses, at Wailua, and at Keanae. The people of Nahiku are also preparing to build. vity thus appears in c h u r c h building. A special a c t i ­ Kamakahiki has b e e n the m o v i n g spirit in this work, for w h i c h he appears to possess a p e ­ culiar genius. Kaupo and Koolau c h h s . have only paid in part the meagre sti­ pend of $ 1 0 0 . per annum, promised to their preachers, w h o are able and laborious y o u n g men. Schools are in a tolerable condition, means so far as I have the of judging, not having yet instituted any special examination. There are some active teachers, h o w able I know not. been seen to show them to be a great means of good, Enough has i f but In instilling a sort of order and thoughtfulness among otherwise �H an a 1862 7 vagabond children. Statistics of the church and of contributions I am quite unable to furnish in the present Report. present a confused aspect. rectify the confusion. The Church records Nor has there been time to u n r a v e l and Another year it is hoped will find these things arranged. I have sought to give a faithful and impartial picture of the condition of the church and population of this field; wit hout em­ bellishing what is good or magnifying what is evil. Y e t in con­ cluding this report, the leading impression is, how m u c h there is that is good, what manifest progress is manifest out of h e a t h e n i s m towards Christian civilization. and grace steadily at work. W hat evidences of Divine power At present the state of R e l i g i o n Is dull and cold. But this can and in a breath by the power of the Spirit of God. May he soon breathe upo n us, that w e m a y live. S. E . Bishop Hana, M a y 4, 1862 Abstract of Report. Three months and a half have b e e n spent In the field. labors as Chaplain at Lahaina closed on the 30th o f Nov., My and our removal was effected on the 12th of March. 3 Tours have been made throughout the field. held latterly at two distant points. house has been begun, W e e k l y meetings A system of visiting every and extended two miles each way. So far 55 per ct of adults are found to b e Protestant church members, 22 per ct. Papists, and 11 per ct. Mormons. �Hana 1862 8 A great prevalence of vice i s found in the church, vastly less than outside of it. though Drunkenness is very prevalent. Awa is extensively cultivated and trafficked in. Discipline has been long neglected. The Scriptures are found in a majority of Protestant houses. Pew read them. -Pew books or papers are found. Industry is advancing. A sugar plantation is being established and the Pastor himself is trying to raise some cane. The Hana house of worship is repaired. completed. Also one at Koolau. 2 i n progress. That at K i p ahulu just At Keanae a n d Wailua in Koolau are But little has been paid for the support of preachers. Ho Statistics ready. - �(Hana 1862-3) Report of Hana Station, 1862 - 3. S. E. Bishop The missionary has completed his first entire year of labor at this Station. There has been no interruption f r o m sickness of himself or family. The regular Sabbath labors have been maintained, at the Sta­ tion, including a 4 o'clock service at some village w i t h i n a few miles . An occasional Sabbath has been spent w i t h the people of Kipahulu and Nahiku, o'clock service stations at three hours distance, w i t h a 3 at Puuhawa on the road bac k fro m Kipahulu. been endeavored to make It has these visits regularly each quarter w i t h the administration of the Sacrament at those out - s t a t i o n s . The regular Quarterly visits have b e e n made to the Churches of Kaupo and Koolau, each occupying from Thursday until Monday. Every Thursday the pastor visits Nahiku or Kipahulu alternately, holding meetings and classes of instruction, w i t h occasional meetings and other labors at inter­ vening points. Each Tuesday noon, is hel d a Bible Class and Prayer Meeting of the Women, at the Pastor's house. On Wednesdays, are held, at 10 A.M. a class for instruction of Candidates for church membership at 11, the regular Services of worship, followed by a class in the Class-book of Theology. These have b e e n the routine duties of the parish a n d field, besides the numberless occasional and incidental ones familiar to every missionary. Besides these pastoral labors, the planting and cultivation of a field of ten acres of Su g a r -cane has been superintended. This has prospered in growth, b u t the manufacturing of the crop is an ■uncertainty, on account of the small capacity of the works �H a n a 1863 at the Hana Plantation. 2 The missionary has found this w o r k at times a serious impediment to his pastoral labors, the one or the other b e i n g necessarily slighted. 150 bushels of corn were also raised among the young cane, in order to help meet expenses of planting. About 400 dollars of debt wil l have b e e n incurred in this w o r k b e ­ fore the crop can be realized, a n d if every way prospered, m ay be obtained for the crop, possibly $1200. thus to combine secular w i t h spiritual the Treasury of the Board, $1 0 0 0 . It may be a duty labors, in order to relieve and probably there is no w a y in wh i c h it could b e done w i t h less care & more prospective profit, but it seems an undesirable thing in a large and neglected field which needs a man's whole energies of soul in uninterrupted activity to impel the torpid mass of heathenism. It could be done w i t h less loss to the work, w h e n that work was thoroughly organized and in effective progress. Straitened pecuniary means have laid too heavy a weight of domestic labor u p o n the pastor's wife, having compelled her to work-basket spend over the stove, the sewing m a chine ( !) and the ironingtable, much time that should have been occupied in learning the Hawaiian language and instruction of females, and n e u r a l g ia has already p l a c e d its stern veto upon any increase of h e r labors. Two of the most promising half-caste pupils of her former boardingschool at Lahaina are still members of the family, and w i t h our own children, receive what b o o k instruction the mother's time and strength allow. The pastor has performed the principal labor in the children's Sabbath School at the Station, w h i c h has b e e n considerable, from the lack of any religious books of any sort whatever on a level w i t h children's capacities. Hence oral instruction has been almost �Hana 1863 solely relied on, 3 the use of a book being followed by immediate listlessness and disorder. Portions of the Catechism hav e been read by the teacher, repeated by the children, and expatiated upon. Repea t e d & continued efforts have failed to secure the committing of anything to memory by mos t of the scholars; it has only driven them awa y from the school. They have during the year b e c o m e fa m i ­ liar w i t h a considerable number of Bible stories, and w i t h several chapters of the Catechism, including part of the Commandments. An attempt was made to hold a Bible Class for adults in the morni n g after the c h i l d r e n ’s Sabbath School. It was found di f f i ­ cult to secure their attendance so early, many living at a great distance, and the uninterrupted labor was found to unfit the teach­ er for the later duties of the day. Hence the afternoon service has latterly (?) b e e n changed into a general Bible Class of the whole congregation. eagerness. About one half remain, and engage in it w i t h The other half decamp, being those church members, who having had least interest in the Word of God, are the most In need of Instruction. The W o m e n 's prayer-meeting and Bible class has b e e n attended by f r o m 8 to 12 females. Portions of Scripture have b e e n selected for instruction, bearing upo n the duties of women, of the Holy Women of old. immediate vicinity, ages. Those who attend, also the histories are m o stly f r o m the and are the best classes in the church, of all There is manifest among them a desire for improvement. of t h e m pray fluently. Many But all have shewn extreme ignorance of the scripture and Divine truth. young woman f r o m Lahaina. The only exception w a s that of a �4 Hana 1863 The Class for Hooikaikas, Catechumens, or Candidates for church membership has existed for about three months. Many of the members h a d previously attended the women's meeting, but it was found that the same persons presented themselves again and again f o r Chh. privileges, w i t h [out] progress in knowledge, although r e commended as bringing forth other fruit of good works. It has b e e n slenderly attended, proving that the hooika ika [to make stong] was rather n a w aliwali [wea k ] , although three or four individuals have b e e n quite constant. Only six persons have been found during the year who have b e e n judged worthy to be admitted to the fellowship of the Church. There are several others who are promising. admitted since the commencement of my labors in Hana, Of those several have stood substantially well, and none have given cause for Exclusion, although a majority have relaxed the attention they previously manifested. The class in Theology using Mr. Alexander's Class-book has been maintained since last August, Chapter 9. and have proceeded as far as The members of th i s class are about 12 in number, con­ sisting of some of the church lunas, and some of the most intelli­ gent young men. They constitute the elite of the church. are truly intelligent. They have all received a great deal of B i b ­ lical instruction from former pastors. through this book. All Some have previously be e n It is almost the sole exercise of the pastor w i t h his flock, which i s not a dealing w i t h inveterate ignorance and stupidity, to the sore weariness C ongre g a t i o n s . of the flesh and spirit. The average congregation on the m orning of the Sabbath at Wananalua, has been about 100, rather over than under, In fine weather occasionally rising to 130, and on Commun- �Hana 1863 ion Sabbaths to 150 or 180. 5 Afternoon services have averaged 60. At the 4 o'clock preaching at an outpost, there is u s u a l l y an audience of 40 to 60, many of them having been unable or indis­ posed to attend the services at the Church. At Nahiku, a congregation of 40 has been found u p o n Thursdays, and of 70 upon the Sabbath. At Kipahulu, Thursday, and 120 on the Sabbath. about 40 on Sabbath. of 20 besides schools on At Puuhawa, a m o u n t a i n hamlet, Occasional instruction has b e e n gi v en to hooikaikas at Nahiku a n d Kipahulu, and usually to school-children. A class has just been formed at Kipahulu in the book on Theology. Our Wednesday services were conducted until last February, w i t h lectures in course, and were very thinly attended, n o t w i t h ­ standing every effort to render them interesting. a dozen would come. Often not over In March, a change was made, reverting to what was at that time learned to have b een the former pastor's method, for which a general desire was expressed. A test is a s s igned on the Sabbath, upon w h i c h the members of one fourth of the church are expected to prepared themselves and explain, patiate on Wednesday. and corrects the whole. expound and ex­ Other members follow, and the pastor adds to There has been a greatly increased atten­ dance of about 50 as the result, muc h talent has b e e n c a lled out, m u c h investigation of the Ss. [Scriptures? ] incited, attention has b e e n stimulated and fixed on important scriptures, and the pastor has h a d opportunity to study the min d & views of his hearers instructions and effectively to adapt his remarks ( !) to aro u s e d minds. Tried by a critical standard, much of the brethren's speeches consists of mere verbosity & strugglings for thought, without actual birth of ideas, yet often an idea is actually b rought to light, and a good one, and the very effort has b e e n profitable to the �6 speaker. Many of them display much industry in collecting collat­ eral passages. Usually one or more of our accomplished lunas aid with valuable comments and applications, so that sometimes the pastor finds little left for himself to do. Special attention has been paid to securing D e c o r u m in W o r s h i p , and a great improvement has b een visible in this r e s p e c t , in all parts of the field. of the Elements Formerly, at the time of distribution of the Lord's Supper, there was great confusion, disorder and merriment. All this has now ceased. A general q u i e t ­ ness pervades the house, during prayer, and even the children are gradually learning to kee p their seats and be quiet. Our si nging continues to be in a wretched condition. The pastor has no skill In the art, w herewith to promote an amendment, nor is there any competent choir-leader. Hence irregularity in distressing attendance of the singers, and constant ( !) break-downs in performance. Houses of W orship. That at Wananalua continues in the same substantially good condition as before, rough but commodious. It is planned to get it furnished with seats during the coming year, in place of the present crude (?) and break-down settees. At Kipahulu there is an excellent house, as reported last year. At P u u h a w a , M u olea, H a o u , M a k a a l a e , and H a m o a , are rude meeting houses, of stones and thatch, used also some of them as schoolhouses. At Nahiku is one of the very best of the latter class, wh i c h the people are preparing to replace by a plastered and shingled one. Support of Pastor. this duty freely. The people have not yet learned to perform They agreed, through their leaders, & those �Hana 1863 present at a public meeting before my settlement, per annum. 7 to pay $400. Lists were made out, and each able member m a l e & female assessed in proportion to ability, at an average of less tha n one dolla r a p i e c e , Probably there has been no great efficiency in making the collections, although there is reason to believe that all have been called upon more than once. As the result, $141.81 have been received by the pastor, during the past year, since May 1, 1862. It is believed that by well-directed efforts, ma y be muc h increased in another year, this amount perhaps as hig h as $ 2 0 0 . Probably that would be the extent of their liberality, u n t i l general progress In knowledge and piety led them higher. heavily taxed for church-building, Should they be it w o u l d probably diminish materially the amount raised for the pastor. General B e n e v o l e n c e . The time and the method hav e not appeared clear for systematic applications for contributions to missions, but the subject is borne in mind, and it is hoped that there will be something favorable to report thereon another year. Church Discipline. At this time last year a general state of disorder existed, fro m drinking ti-root, throughout Kipahulu and Hana. into it. Nearly the entire population were more or less drawn The m a j o r i t y of the church wer e involved in i t including some district lunas. In this state of things, ing was impracticable, nor were the facts a g e n e r a l disciplin­ easy to get at. number of the delinquent were solumnly admonished, worst offenders suspended, including one aged luna, and a few of the of h i g h esteem, who w i t h most of the others, has since been restored. menti o n e d disorders A large The af o r e ­ took place during the protracted absence o f the District Judge, the offenders believing themselves safe from �8 penalty, which, however, afterwards fell heavily u p o n m a n y of them. No renewal of those disorders has occurred. There have b e e n 11 persons suspended for the culture and traffic in Awa, 2 of them Elders, 2 District lunas, all persons of consideration in the church. and nearly Nearly every case was developed by the pastor's own efforts and personal inquiry. All w ere dealt with slowly, and time and means taken to repentance in each case rather than discipline. obtain As the result, several of the offenders abandoned the practice. Since these cases, no open disorders have existed, nor have m an y cases occurred for discipline. There is undoubtedly an enormous amount of criminal conduct In secret among the church, and a great deal that is known to the lunas, some of w h o m screen it entirely, while all unduly delay bringing it before the session, h o ping for amendment, after a period of persistence in sin. There is a t er­ rible reluctance and fear of causing h a r d feelings, while very few of the lunas have any adequate sense of duty upon the subject. The only sin wh i c h they are prompt to discipline is the open and to t h e m heinous one of violent speech and conduct - also such of­ fences as have brought conviction in the civil courts. This brings up the interesting subject of the Character of the C h urch l u n a s . There are now in the Hana church including Kipahulu and Nahiku, 12 Elders and about twice as m any District \ Lunas. All of the former and many of the latter, are m e n of marked appearance of piety, considerable Christian knowledge, ment, and much force of character for natives. some judg­ They are emphatical­ ly the elders and leaders of the people, widely removed, in these respects like an old aristocracy f r o m the great mass of them, and �Hana 1863 even f r o m their own wives and children. effect in good part, 9 I suppose this to be the of frequent official intercourse w ith the pastor, as w e l l as of special Biblical instruction f r o m him, also and of the habit of exercising gifts and authority among the people. The piety and ability of the church appears to b e almost concentrated among these men, some of w h o m are old, m a n y young and vigorous. There are beside a few young m e n who shew signs of p ro­ mise to fill the places of these as they depart. Three of our elders are men of great superiority of character and intelligence, of unquestionable piety, a n d one of them of rare devotion to the things of God, and fine theological attainment. m e n are very useful and acceptable preachers. All of these three Yet, there appears to have bee n among them an impediment to action, idity, or whatever it might be; so that their gifts have until recently, been for the most part unused in diffusing knowledge among the ignorant of the active, of jealousy, t i m ­ out districts. Of late, they have become more and I hope next y ear to see a general system of labor organized to bring Into play all the available energies of our church. We parted last month w i t h H a u u n a , the oldest of the Elders. He truly finished his course with joy. My acquaintance w i t h h i m impressed me m u c h with his pure and simple piety, his love of D i ­ vine things, his single-mindedness, and stedfast principle. At his funeral, P u k i , the ablest of the elders, and his n ear n e i g h ­ bor & special intimate spoke w i t h deep feeling. He told his sense of loss in the departure of one who h a d long b een his com­ panion i n spiritual things, and close counsellor in the labors a nd cares of the church. Also, of the triumphant peace of his end. �Hana 1863 How 10. in his s i c k n e s s , he told him, "It is all light w i t h me." "He malamalama wale no," (What blessed light, to one w h o till 40, h a d dwelt in the thickest darkness of idolatry!) He also spoke of his characteristic unflinching principle, h o w w h e n long ago in Kaupo, he alone of all the session stood firmly w i t h the pastor for the discipline of a corrupt magistrate, of w h o m all the rest stood in fear, & by whom, he in consequence was s ubjected to punishment. The presence of such men as these in the church and community give great comfort and hop e to the missionary in the m i d s t of pre­ vailing carnality ignorance and stupidity. Yet there is observ­ able among these v ery men, what appears like a peculiar lack of sponaneity, and self-direction, bility, an unwillingness to take r e s p o n s i ­ a waiting to be told and directed, a backwardness to give information & suggest courses of action whe n called upon for coun­ sel. During the first months of my residence here, in inexperience and. Ignorance of the people, I found no voluntary help in them, and no information f rom them. Why, is still a mystery to me. Eve n n o w though ready to execute what I say, I find no spontaneity of action. I must set them at w ork, and continue directions or they case like a wheel when one stops turning it. State of Religion. The foregoing statements Imply that while there are many cases of sound and stedfast piety in the church, the general state is very low in spiritual things. their neglect of the sanctuary; w h e n there; It Is seen in in their inattention and slumbering in their general backwardness to speak and to pray; in their unwillingness to study the w o r d of God, or to be instruc­ ted in it, and in their general spiritual inactivity and carnality of life. It is long since the refreshing showers of the Holy �Hana 1863 11. Spirit fell upon this suffering field. In February and M a r c h our congregations were considerably but temporarily augmented, in con­ sequence of some special efforts made to induce a better attendance deed (?) A n d In som e-respects ( !) there has been ever since, a somewhat improved attendance at meetings. Having by the experience and observation of the past year at­ tained some little idea of what needs to b e done in this church, and of some o f the means for accomplishing the work, it is my hope d uring the coming year to organize various methods and systems of operating w i t h the aid of the Lunas, so as to secure a spiritual oversight and instruction to every individual in the church. A general canvass of the church for the purpose of constructing a n e w list, and as far as possible reproducing the old church records w h i c h are imperfect or lost, has disclosed many strange facts, an d the necessity for a thorough & penetrating system of w a t c h & care for members. Schools and Condition of Y o u t h . fr o m Kaloa, Koolau, to Nuu, Kaupo, There are 16 District schools 12 Protestant, a n d four Catholic All are under the superintendance of S. Kamakahiki, who is ener- tolerable getic and faithful in the discharge of h i s duties, and has a/judg­ me n t o f men and their capabilities, in the niceties although not so w e l l versed of school instruction. I believe that w e have no ver y poor teachers n o w in the P r o ­ testant Schools and there are three or four quite g o o d ones. Two of the Catholic Schools are very large, and under the immediate care of very devoted F r e n c h teachers, w ho labor indefatigably, and produce considerable results for show on examination days. For some reason, however, the two schools of theirs u n d e r the care of �Hana 1863 12. their native teachers in out-distrlcts, are the most poor a nd w r e t ­ ched in the whole District. Considerable attention has b e e n given to vocal music in several of our schools. At the examinations, good progress has generally been s h o w n in all the studies. The school houses are in good repair, but generally dark and unfurnished. The g o o d influence of the schools is very mark e d upon the children, who wo u l d otherwise be without restraint, but are now subjected to a certain degree of control and order. And although the amount of m ental discipline which most of them receive appears to be small, not the majority indeed sca r sely ( !) learning how really to s t u dy a book, n o r to take the sense of what they read, yet it is u n speakably greater and better than the absolute blank or defacement of the u n t aught minds, while a considerable minority are in some degree educated and enlightened, and better filled to entertain and apprehend the glo r ­ ious truths of salvation, and prepared to advance to further steps of knowledge in subsequent life as opportunity and incentive may present. There is around us a considerable number of interesting and bright youth of b oth sexes, w h o m I long to see gathered into a goo d school under a truly competent Christian teacher, but how it shall be done I do not yet see. Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin did some wo r k of this sort which shows its goo d in the peculiar intelligence and activity of a number of our young men, as wel l as in their higher moral sentiments and better developed religious character. Ignorance. So far as I have h a d opportunity to f o r m a judg­ ment, the people in other districts in the islands are generally muc h In advance of those in this field in respect to knowledge. The majority of the Ignorance of the church ( !) members of Hana C h urch In respect to Divine things is strange and heart-sickening. The average knowledge of the professing Christians is still less in the churches of Kaupo �Hana 1863 and Koolau. 13 . In a multitude of cases it is so small, that it seems to render saving faith impossible. The Being and attributes of God are imperfectly apprehended and but partially belie v e d by them. p o w e r , holiness, The providence and presence of God seem scarcely to have entered the thoughts of many of them, while it is evident that they extensively entertain acti v e habitual fears of the ancient deities and demons. While there is a considerable class who clearly apprehend, heartily believe, and savingly follow the great doctrines of God's word, the majority of those who have found entrance into the church can hardly be b e l ieved to do so. To specify, I find t h e m very extensively ignorant respecting the expiatory character of the Savior's death, and that G o d Is a table Spirit, without Body; That the bread and wine of the L o r d ’s supper ( !) stand for His Body and Blood. That the Savior arose f r o m the grave, and ascended bodily to heaven; that the bodies of the dea d are to rise. I judge that a majority of the church h a d no idea of the Resurrection of the Body, or of Christ's Resurrection. The great defect appears to have b e e n that of Catechetical Instruction, which the majority have evidently not received. Hence they have learned little, They having no ear for hearing sermons. have not intelligence or interest enough to read the Scriptures or any other religious b o o k in the language, w h i c h is sadly destitute of children's and pictorial books meet for such capacities. not read the Scr. in family worship, except in a few cases, They do and when called on to read, their stumbling proves it to be an u n w o n ted exe r ­ cise. The present catechism is excellent, b u t it seems to be too long and d ifficult to secure its be i n g thoroughly learned, understood and f i x e d in the memory. A succinct compend of Divine truth, simply �Hana 1863 stated, is m uch needed by us — 14. mil k for B a b e s , as w e l l as the strong meat for men. After leaving out the class of intelligent lunas n a d others w h o m I hav e named before, who listen attentively to the word, & seek instruction, the rest of the men and nearly all of the w o m e n and y o u t h appear to be profoundly ignorant of the historial facts of the Bible, series, including the miracles of Christ. A " of D a y " so prepared and illustrated that it w o u l d secure b e i n g read, is greatly wanted. I do not think they wo u l d read t h e m if without full Pictorial illustration. Books and N e w s p a p e r s . the past year 6 [or maybe 9? ] includes Koolau and Kaupo. for school use. I have sold about 36 H ymn Books during Bibles, and 60 Testaments. This Most of the Testaments have b e e n bought I have also sold 21 Theologies, and 3 chh. Histories About 50 copies of the "Kuokoa" are taken in the whole f i e l d and 15 "P a k i p i k a " . L i c e n t iousness. of the Missionary. The precise facts are not obvious to the eye Open immorality continues repressed. general sentiment in favor of good morals. But we continue to lament what has always been the Missionary's grief, ness There is a the obstinate f e e b l e ­ of the disapprobation felt for unchastity, and the absence of regard for purity of speech. To illustrate the State of sentiment among our better class of church-members, ( !) Christians, I will put on re c o r d three cases that have occurred during the pas t year. First example. The lunas at Nahiku brought before me the violent language of one of the elders towards a near relative, and refusal to b e reconciled, w h i c h caused them m u c h grief and sense of reproach. On hearing the offenders story, it appeared that he had �Hana 1863 obtained what seemed convincing evidence that his wife while accom­ panied by this relative on a long visit to Lahaina, h a d b e e n h a b i t ­ ual paramours. He h a d therefore forbidden h i m to enter his premises, although previously a member of his family; and as he h a d t r a n s ­ gressed the rule while the husband was away f r o m the house he had threatened h i m severely, and publicly, in w h i c h he firmly persisted. The other brethren felt deeply grieved, and anxious that he should be reconciled w i t h his brother. The offence of his w r a t h and u n ­ yielding displeasure was great in their eyes; the sin of the guilty paramours, which they did n o t controvert, was small. W h e n I justi­ fied the Elder in defending the purity of his home, and d i r e c t e d h i m firmly to persist in his course, I was evidently surprising and dis­ appointing them all, who delighted in being m e n of brotherly kindness Second Example. Kaono, the preacher at Koolau Church was caught by me entering my house at midnight to visit his betrothed girl, w h o m we were keeping for instruction. He confessed that they h a d cohabited previously in the house and w i t h the knowledge of her parents. Her father was a luna, and a pious, sensible Christian. Kaono was profuse and importunate in his penitence and self-reproach, n ot for his unchastity, but for breaking into my house; nor was I able to elicit any other feeling from him. The Christians in Hana and Koolau, were exceedingly scandalized by his conduct, as a burglar but no one ever spoke of the other sin as noticeable. Indeed, the re lation in w h i c h the parties stood, seemed to remove all guilt in their view. Third Example. for census purposes, In making a thorough canvass of the church I found that one member, a y o u n g and very in­ teresting woman belonging to a rather good set of people, h a d been �H a n a 1863 for several years 16. the mistress of a Portuguese in Honolulu, w ho was the father of her child of 3 yrs. visits home, at all our meetings, old. I had seen her on her intimate w i t h our best young people, and a frequent attendant of the women's meetings, and h a d felt much Interest In her. The luna, when asked w h y he had not r e p o r ted her case to myself and the session for discipline, excused it as an oversight, in consequence of her usual absence at Honolulu. S uch cases as these convince me, viduals, that save a very few indi­ our Christian people have made a comparatively small advance f r o m the ancient standard of estimating the crime of unchastity. whole manner of allusion betrays the fact. The The conversation of all classes evinces an absence of shame or conception of decency. The rising generation are being trained in this school of filthiness, and their condition and prospects are exceedingly sad. testimony of the people i s that the School children, hours, w a nder off unrestrained, learned at h o m e . acts, The u n i f o r m out of school to practice the lessons of vileness What can be expected w h e n not to speak of shameless the habitual conversation of pious parents before their chil- r e n embraces the grossest subjects in the most obscene language, wit h free and mirthful discussion of the uncleanness of the neighborhood. There is more prospect of a child growing up into untar n i s h ed purity of life in the Five Points than in the families of our C hristian people, light, the piety of many of whom nevertheless shines w i t h a steady and an ultimately saving influence upo n their children. The saddest effect of this evil condition of things is seen in the state of the sex in w h i c h purity Is most sacred and precious, and its loss the most disastrous to themselves and society. It is In the w o m e n of Hana that the traces of the ancient degradation of the �Hana 1863 land are the most plain and palpable. 17. It is rare to see a w o m a n of mature years whose features are not debased and repulsive. I can think of but few in my congregation who are in t e r esting and in­ telligent Christian women, pious. although I believe that many are truly Many of the younger women appear interesting, lacking intelligence as a class. altho ugh rather As a whole, the women impress me w i t h a disproportionate inferiority to the m e n in knowledge, sense and moral character. Here appears to be the most pressing social wo r k for religion to accomplish In this field, to elevate the character of woman, and develop the finer qualities peculiarly hers, which render the civil­ ized Xn. woman the full equal and helpmeet of man. R e l i g i o n has already laid a solid basis upon which to rear such a superstructure of moral culture. The fear of God and the desire for holiness dwells truly and deeply in man y souls preparing them to feel & r e g ard the obligations of purity, & the heinousness of its opposite, whenever their perverted consciences can be sufficiently instructed and cor­ rected. But Religion needs that her handmaids of social organization, training and education should go forth under her sanction and p r o ­ tection to do the w o r k which is n o w become a possibility. I n o w find our most enlightened people eagerly seconding muc h that I say to them, and earnestly desiring a better state of things. But they are unable individually and alone to make headway against the settled habits of feeling and action in the community. They cannot alone, treat the impure w i t h the needful r epulsion and reproach, and render the sin a disgrace. I would therefore venture the question, do we not need in this matter of Purity, as in that of Temperance, to avail ourselves of the effective means of Association? If the people n e e d Temperance �Hana 1863 Societies, 18. do they not still more nee d Chastity Societies? I would like to have all the g ood people who value this virtue, organized and handed together in promoting it, unit e d to sustain and countenance each other in placing a stigma upo n crime, in repelling the impure f r o m their homes and their social gatherings, filthiness of language and of action. and in frowning down The y o u t h too, mi g h t he or­ ganized in hands of honor and merit; there might he festivals and processions - or these might he omitted as unsuited to the subject. But the conviction is strong that we need to banish all shrinkings of delicacy and attack this subject w i t h boldness and thoroughness, as a nurse or a surgeon goes to work in a hospital to combat d istem­ per. It is the sin and the death of the nation. Health of P e o p l e . There is m u c h sickness. It is evident that Deaths m uch exceed births, as also the official statistics show, wh i c h I have not access now. to There is a constant drain of the younger and more active of the people to the sea-ports. Hence there is a n unuaual proportion of the elderly and aged among us. N o general or severe sickness has been prevalent in the field during the past year. The whole number of deaths in the church has b e e n 50 during the year among over 600 members. Dysentery was very prevalent at the beginning of the year, and the missionary had the satisfaction of being the means of saving the lives of several children. He Is much in nee d of medical Books, Drugs, and implements, w h i c h present means do not permit h i m to purchase. violate the law of the remedies, He has felt compelled repeatedly to land by receiving pay for simple but essential which he could not otherwise provide. Industry. n ot retrograded. No mark e d improvement has been seen. Yet it has A good deal of labor has bee n called for by the �Hana 1863 19. n ew Sugar Plantation, w h ich is now in full and successful operation, and making the very finest grades of sugar. A w a and Tobacco continue to be the chief articles of native produce for export. There has bee n some talk of combinations among natives owning land for culture of cane on their own account. Prices of eatable produce of all kinds continue higher than Lahaina market, except poi. are rather above Oahu prices, Cattle & poultry and very f e w are sold. The Missionary must raise his own produce or be liable to pay exorbitant prices for everything. It is usual for all the people of a district to unite in cultivating a tract of upland taro, w o r k together, and whe n ripe, sumed. or a laulima, in w h i c h they often feast upo n together u n t i l con­ It Is difficult for the native to raise anything and call it h i s own. All friends & neighbors claim to share it. is checked. reason. Hence industry Pew raise melons, bananas or other fruit for the same On the whole, there is no serious difficulty among the people in procuring money for all wants, for taxes and for the support and spread of the Gospel. constant increase. And the facilities have every prospect of The soil is fertile, the climate moist, and land abundant. Other R e l i g i o n s . N o signs of progress have been observed in these, although they still measurably hol d their ground. p a r ison wi t h Bible Christianity, clining. Popery fails In c o m ­ I believe them to be relatively d e ­ to gain any new popularity, or to draw in the intelligent and enterprising. [ The following is a f o o t n o t e :] It has no such class of intelligent men, as I have above described as of ours. Nevertheless among the lower mass of their people, there appears to be a more generally diffused knowledge of leading simple doctrine, than among the same portion of ours. I attribute this to �Hana 1863 diligent plying w i t h creed, may be learned. 20. catechism, and Pictures, whence a lesson Morm o n i sm makes no progress, except in the increas­ ing degradation of its followers. [E n d footnote] The rumor of a ne w hoomana [worship] has reached us, not as of anything acceptable or ensnaring to Christian people, but rather as belonging to the po u l i [darkness; ignorance] . Kaupo C h u r c h . This church has been under the immediate care of the young preacher, Mr. Hezekiah Manase. He has been a good and useful laborer, although impeded in his usefulness by the necessity of spending a good part of his time in teaching, in order to a support, w h i c h the people are backward in rendering him. The inhabitants ignorant. of this district are comparatively stupid and The church members numbering 225 partake of this character. The church has suffered exceedingly by former wholesale admissions of people without knowledge or piety. There is however as elsewhere a body of truly wo r t h y and measurable active Christians. Their house of worship has been floored the past year. During the past two months, there has been a great Increase of activity among the leaders, and of interest among the people. The preacher has felt much encouraged and stimulated. Organization and system are needed to develop the usefulness of the lunas. At the last administration of the Sacrament, u nusual good order and seriousness of deportment were maintained. Two prominent mormons have renounced their errors. Sorcery has b e e n very prevalent of late years in Kaupo. have died in consequence, Many including some of the Kahunas themselves. Many natives have taken lessons in the art. The revival of these �Hana 1863 horrible 21. practices is attributed by the intelligent natives to the extensive licensing of native doctors by K a p u , about 4 years ago. Stimulated by covetousness, these wretches have been the most dil i ­ gent missionaries of idolatry and demonism. Koolau Church. At the time of Kaono's fall, the Lord provided an immediate supply for this promising church in Mr. Samuel Kamakahiki who was then laboring upon their n e w house of worship, and who h a d become already very acceptable to the people as a preacher. He was f o r ­ merly a missionary at Ponape, and subsequently preacher at Hana, and Kahukula. He at once took hold of the w o r k with zeal a n d success. The religious interest in this church has been w e l l sustained. Congregations have b e e n large. The preacher has b een active in visiting outposts, and new interest has b een awakened in dark places. The people are generally i gnorant, but not indifferent. There is muc h spirit of inquiry into God's word. The new and large house of worship at Keanae was enclosed last July and occupied with a great feast, at wh i c h $368 were contributed for the building. The house has been called too large, b u t is often filled. The people of Wailuanui also have enclosed and f loored their house, of somewhat smaller dimensions. In m a k i n g this review of the work and condition of things during the past year, the prevailing thoughts are those of thankful­ ness and hope. The darkness is great, the contest is severe, but (!) progress is made, a n d the way to bitter progress seems visible, and the Lord manifest His gracious presence and power in the hearts of �Hana 1863 22. man y of His people among us. The missionary's most earnest desire is to be enabled to devote his undivided strength to the great and glorious work laid before him; and he views with dismay, any liabi­ lity or possibility that he may be compelled to turn aside to other duties of a secular nature. But this and all other anxieties may safely be cast u p o n Divine Providence, and t h e subordinated w i s d o m of those who have always liberally supported the Lord's work. Table of Statistics Whole no. admitted on Profession " " " ” Certificate Past year on Profession " " " Certificate Total past year Whole no. dismissed Past year do Total Deceased Past y e a r Do. Excluded past year Now in Regular Standing Total Children Baptized Baptized past year Marriages Left for good without dismission Hana Koolau Kaupo [no fig.] [No figure] " 6 14 1 2 8 (!) — - - 14 (!) 1 ) ! ( 2 2 - - 49 18 559 — 20 90 — 3 4 234 6 12 225 - - — 2 8 4 2 -- Contributions For support of Preacher " Church building purposes " General Benevolence $ 141.87 371.00 Total $520.87 [On bac k page:] 1863 June Report of Hana Station 60 600. 44.25 19.69 8.00 $660. $63.94 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Maui Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Maui - Hana - 1839-1863 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1861, 1862, 1863 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/4e8dda990e3cb62b9cf73f9b75484514.pdf 73b7f8e6a574363a023caaddba3a4048 PDF Text Text KAANAPALI E. W. Clark .................. .................. ..... 1841 Unsigned (E. W. Clark)..................... ...... ......1842 E. W. Clark ................ ..................... ....1843 J. S. Emerson ................... ........... ..... .... 1844 J. S. Emerson....................................... .. 1846 T. D. Hunt................. .... .......... ........ . T. D. Hunt 1847 ......... ............ for.2.yrs. .ending.... .1848 C. B . Andrews ....---- -— -.July 1 to April ............ 1849 HAIKU Schedule of School and Tuition Unsigned..... ...............................1835 HONUAULA S.W. Nueku ............ ............. ................. 1861 MAKAWAO J. S. Green........................... ........... .. 1843 �Report of the out station at Kaanapali Maui May 1841. An out station at Kaanapali has been maintained for 8 or 10 years. Since my residence at Lahainaluna, the principal care of this station has devolved on me. The distance from Lahainaluna is about 7 miles by the mauka road. The distance from Lahaina is about l/2 of a mile more. A good dobie meeting house was completed about 4 years ago. A dobie school house has since been built, & a dobie house for the teacher with a room for the temporary accommodations of the mission­ ary who supplies the pulpit. These have all been built by the people with the exception o f the doors & windows of the dwelling house. During the absence of Mr. Dibble, I was able to preach but seldom at this place, as the care of the church in the Semy devolved on me. On Mr. Dibble’s return to Lahainaluna in June last, I resumed regular preaching at Kaanapali, which has been maintained during the year. The usual audience in the fore noon ( !) has been about 500. The labors of the sabbath have consisted of two sermons, a Bible class & occasional meetings with the church & with inquirers. Until the past year most of the church members residing at Kaanapali have been connected with the church at Lahaina. During the past year, it has been thought best to form a church in this place, as it was very difficult for Mr. Baldwin to perform the duties of a pastor towards them, while they were under the special care & Instruction of another. There were also obvious advantages In having a church connected with the station. Accordingly on the 5th of Sept. a meeting was appointed for this purpose at which Messrs Andrews & Dibble attended, Mr. Baldwin being necessarily engaged. A church �Kaanapali Report 1841 2. was formed consisting of 16 members, 15 from the Lahaina church & 1 from Lahainaluna. On the following sabbath Sept. 6, the Lor d ’s Supper was administered & 12 persons admitted to the church on profession. At two different communions since 24 more have been admitted on profession & 5 by letter. One member has died & one has been dismissed to another church, leaving 55 now members of the church. A few more are candidates for admission. cated or suspended. teresting. None have been excommuni­ The state of religion has been on the whole in­ No very special attention, but a considerable increase of hearers since the commencement of the year. Those admitted to the church have been candidates for a considerable time. A considerable number more give more or less evidence that they are on the Lord’s side. Previous to the several communions, I have spent some days at this place with my family examining schools, candidates for the church &c. The people have contributed something on the first monday of the month, principally in work, which has been turned towards the support of the teacher, building dwelling houses &c. Children baptised 42. Marriages, since June 1st, 26. Schools. Kaanapali embraces 10 or 12 miles of coast & containing 1341 inhabitants by the last census. In this district, there are 6 schools. These have been examined 3 times duping the year. ination there were 274 children present. sent. At the last exam­ A few were reported as ab­ Some impulse has been given to the schools by the new laws, but there is still much room for improvement. A small grant is needed from the Mission in aid of schools. E . W . Clark �Report of the Station at Kaanapali May 1st 1842. This out Station is on the N orth West part of Maui, about 8 miles from Lahaina. It contains about 1500 inhabitants. The district is not well supplied with water except in the rainy season. Kalo, therefore, is not abundant, & the people are generally p o o r . A church was organized here last year of 16 members which has since been increased to 88. Preaching, a Bible class & sabbath schools, church meetings &c have been sustained here during the year. Catholics have as yet made no inroads upon the district. I have preached here every sabbath except when prevented by sickness, or some other cause, & attended a bible class & church meetings. I have been absent 6 or 7 sabbaths since last Gen. Meeting. about 10 days here also in vacation with my family. I spent There have been no special excitement, but a pretty good attention to the means of grace. There has been no serious cases of church dicipline ( !). A good many are ready & waiting to make a prublic ( !) profession of their faith, but we have kept them back. 31 have been admitted during the year on profession. About $30 have been paid towards a bell, besides a monthly con­ tribution in mats & labor amounting to $15 or $ 20. We have been deprived of a very comfortable meeting house a few months since. During the rainy season, the doby walls not being very well secured gave way. The roof is not materially injured & will answer for another house which has been commenced. There are six schools in this district, the oversight of which has involved considerable time & care. school. Most of the children attend The schools have been examined three times during the year. �Kaanapali 1842 2. The following is the statistics of the schools. 6 Schools, 6 Teachers, 307 Scholars, 204 Readers, Writers unknown, 104 in Arithmatic, In Geography 38/ Statistics of the church Whole number admitted to the church on examination 67; certificate 21, Past year on examination 31. On Past year on certifi­ cate none, Whole number past year 31, Whole No. dismissed to other churches 1, Dismissed past year none, Whole number deceased 3, Sus­ pended past year 2, Remain suspended 2, Excommunicated none, Whole No. excommunicated none. regular standing 82. past year 34. Remain excommunicated none, Whole No. in Whole No. of children baptized 76, Baptised Whole No. of children deceased 2, Deceased past year Marriages past year 13 couple. Avarage ( !) No. of congregation on the sabbath 400. (Unsigned) (On b a c k : ) E .W. Clark report of labors at Kaanapali 1842 �Kaanapali [1843] Preaching has been sustained at Kaanapali during the year as of heretofore. During the absence/the pastor on East Maui about 4 months, his place was supplied principally by Mr. Andrews, for which the people have made or expect to make a small compensation. There has b e e n no special excitement on the subject of religion, nor has there been any outbreaking ofevil. the district. Popery has made no inroads upon Attention to the ordinances of the Gospel has been much as in former years. The new stone meeting house which was com­ menced last year has been finished, & was opened for worship in Feby . Twenty three persons have been admitted to the church during the year - 20 on profession 23 by letter. There have be e n no cases of discipline - 2 su(s)pended members have been restored. Statistics Church. Whole no. a d . to church on examination 87. Past year on Examination 20. year 23. On certificate 3. On certificate 24. Whole number past Whole number dismissed to other churches 2. Whole number deceased 5. Deceased past year 2. none. Remain suspended none. none. Remain ex. none. Past year 1. Suspended past year Ex. past year none. Whole no. ex. W hole number in regular standing 104. Whole number of children baptized 93. Past year 17. Marriages past year 12. Schools. The schools are in much the same state as last year - a small Increase in the number of scholars. 6. Whole number of scholars 322. Arithmetic 123. Geography 79 . Number of schools 6. Teachers Readers 189. Writers unknown. E.W. Clark Pastor �Report of Station Kaanapali for May 1844 — The Station at Kaanapali has been supplied with preaching from Lahainaluna since last Gen. Meeting, a few sabbaths only excepted. During several sabbaths, when the pastor was unable to leave his family, the desk was supplied by Bro. Alexander. Schools in the field are not remarkably flourishing; they are however doing good, & the teachers, with one or two exceptions are trying to do well. The people are poor & inclined to indolence, not ready to pro­ cure books for their children, which is quite an embarrassment; the want of maps for the study of topical geography is also an evil. The pastor has attended three examinations, all of which have indicated that there are many children to be taught, & much room for improvement in the instruction of them. The chch. at Kaanapali is a pleasant little community, & as yet quite remarkable for its freedom from quarrels & disorderly conduct. A protracted meeting was held among them in the latter part of January last, at which Bro. Alexander assisted me. The meeting was commenced on tuesday & continued till the close of the sabbath fol­ lowing . Some of the obvious results of the meeting were an increase in the congregation on the sabbath, more frequent calls for the Bible, a disposition to pay old debts, & a wish to talk with the pastor on the subject of religion. A change in the habits & course of life of a few has been quite marked & pleasing. The congregation is rather uniform in its size, rarely so small as three hundred in the morning & never perhaps larger than six hundred generally more than 400. �Kaanapali 1844 There are no papists in the parish; except it be that a company (!) in Honokohao, a remote corner of t h e parish, who set up ava drinking, praying to departed spirits, reveling &c on the sabbath may be called papists. Some of these I was informed were desirous of joining the papists - but the papists were forbidden by Auhea to hold meetings or erect a house for the purpose among them. She said let those who wish to join the papists go where the papists are, but let not the papists come into Kaanapali, as that is yet free from them & the land is mine. The Seven verses for the week have been committed by a goodly number in Luke, the Doctrinal Catechism is also studied with some interest by the people. The people have paid about $25. for bibles the past year which sum has been reported to the Sec. Agents. The(y) have made promise to do better the coming year; but the close of the year will better tell the fulfillment of their promise. Statisticks Schools 9 106 Teachers 9 29 Scholars 370 19 4 23 Av. attend. 265 Readers 240 Whole no. dismissed 4 Writers 147 dis. past year 2 Schol in Geog deceased in all " past year Suspended past year 7 Arithmatick The Chch. Ad. on examination " on certif. Ad. past year on ex. " on certif Whole no. ad. past year Perm. susp 0 150 2 1 Population 1469 �3 Excom 0 Whole n o . in reg. s t . 131 Children bap. 101 Bap. past year 28 married past year 14 Average cong Elderly men 118 elderly women 114 Young men 405 Young women children Deaths past year 332 500 25 Births 400 32 Respectfuly ( !) Submitted J.S. Emerson The grant of $150. has been economically expended in repairs & in painting the dwelling house which I occupy. There remain however about $8. unexpended which are on hand in lumber. The additional room has not been erected as the grant allowed was merely adequate for other needful repairs. �Report of Station Kaanapali May 1846. Nothing of a peculiarly marked or very interesting character has occured ( !) among the little chch. & people of Kaanapali during the past two years. The preaching of the Gospel has been enjoyed by all who wished to hear it nearly every sabbath during this period. When, from peculiar circumstances, I have been unable to visit the station on the sabbath one of the brethren at Lahainaluna has exchanged labours with me; or otherwise one of the Theol. Class has been sent to their assistance. About the time of our last Gen. Meeting some would be papists were making an effort to divide the people; & their success for a time created some alarm, & some efforts to check their progress; but all efforts to check them only tended to increase their strength & enthusiasm. Soon however they were let alone, & being let alone, their power left them, their numbers diminished, & their meetings became so unimportant that for the past 9 months or a year I have been hardly able to learn whether they have h ad any meeting at all in the district. The number of their proselytes has not increased for nearly two years. Sickness. During the epidemic that prevailed 12 or 14 months since - the people of Kaanapali suffered extensively; all were sick; many died, & a number were siezed with coughs, which have since terminated in consumption. severely. The aged & the children suffered most The affliction did not however in any case, which has come to my knowledge lead any to repentance; an other ( !) illustration of the fact that people do not always learn righteousness when the judgments of God are abroad in the earth. Benevolent efforts. While absent at Gen. Meeting two years �Kaanapali 1846 since a subscription was started for the support of the Gospel; the people subscribed liberally, & a few paid promptly & to the extent of their subscription, but the mass of the subscribers found it more convenient to promise than to pay. only were paid. Over $200 were subscribed & $56 But as no one was allowed to pay his subscription who did not pay it within the time specified, those, who did not pay learned a lesson of mortification which will be of permanent benefit to at least a few of them. A want of fixed purpose & regard for their word, when once pledged is a great drawback upon the good estimation of the people. It is pleasing however to observe among the professed followers of Xst here a few who appreciate his injunction to support his or­ dinances & extend the knowledge of his Gospel. Since January 1846, the chch. have agreed to contribute monthly the m e n 12 1/2¢ & the women 6 1 / 4¢ unless sickness prevents. to be paid in all cases promptly It is the understanding of the chch. that, if any one fails to make out his contribution, without a good reason he subjects h imself to the censure of the chch. Attendance on publick worship. The congregation was unusually small during the summer of 1844, but, during the past six months, it has been on the average about as large as in former years; the afternoon meetings are always smaller than those in the fore-part of the d a y . Discipline, & receptions to the chch. Twenty only have been recd to the chch. by profession during the past two years, & these, after having a long probation; there are also a few others who are promising candidates, but who will not be recd till there is further trial of their attachment to the cause of the Saviour. �3. Kaanapali 1846 The number of cases of discipline from the first, have been but few; in all but ten, one for adultery, three for quarreling, & six were cases in which females went from their husbands to other Isls, to visit friends &c - contrary to the advice of their husbands & of the chch. There are at the present time three only who have ever been chch. members, who are under suspension from its communion & fellowship. No individual has ever been disciplined in the chch for the use of either rum or tobacco, & I know of no individual member of the chch who uses either. Schools. Our schools have been but very indifferently watched over by the Kahukula the past two years - Teachers have been but partially paid, & as a consequent ( !) have but partially performed their duties as teachers. Attendance of the children has been quite irregular, & their supply of books very inadequate to their necessities; as a consequent ( !) to all these evils the schools with a few exceptions have been rather unprofitable & the money expended upon them well nigh thrown away. He that can not get a sufficient amount of food for his work will rarely earn the little that he does get. The ai o kala has been committed to memory by the chch. generally & by the larger scholars in the better instructed schools. On the first day of the present month we had an examination of the schools at Kaanapali; & connected with it a feast & an exhi­ bition of musick ( !) from about 20 children, who have been taught the art by one of the scholars of the Seminary. The music was very respectable - & the school has been quite advantageous in h elping keep up an interest in publick worship. �Kaanapali 1846 4. Statistics of the last examination are as follows Number of schools Number of teachers Scholars in the schools Readers Writers Arithmetick Geography 11 11 242 17 3 110 12 6 82 The number of scholars as reported two years since was 370 i.e. 128 or 1/3 more than at the present time. The reason of this diminu­ tion is stated by the teachers to be in a great measure owing to the large number of boys who have gone on board whale ships. Receipts for books b etween July 1844 & Jan. 1846 To the credit of the Bib Society " Tract Soc. " Am. Board $18.00 5.42 17.25 $30.67 All of which have been rep. to Sec. Agents. The Elele is promptly paid for in cash. Benevolent Contributions from July 1844 to May 1846 - - in cash - - - $92.93 which have been expended as follows To To To To To cover (?) an old debt to seminary procure bibles for the poor Olomana for services among the people fixtures & repairs at the station a contribution to the chch Waialua 11.56 10.00 8.00 26.00 30.00 $85.56 Leaving unexpended $7.37 Statistics of the Chch. Whole number recd to chch. on examination " " " 159 on certificate 30 Admitted in 1844-5, 11; in 1845-6,10; on examination " on certificate 1844-5 3; 1845-6, 0; - - 21 3 Dismissed to other chchs. whol(e) number 9 Dismissed in 1844-5, 3; in 1845-6, 3; - 6 �Kaanapali 1846 5. Whole number deceased 20 Deceased in 1844-5, 6. in 1 8 4 5 - 6 , 7 , Suspended in 1844-5, 3 in 1845-6, 3, 13 6 Remain suspended 3 Excommunicated 0 Whole num ber in Reg. Standing 127 Whole number of children baptized 147 Baptized in 1844-5, 8; in 1845-6, 14, 22 Baptized children deceased 14 " " deceased in 1845-6 Marriages in 1844-5, 64, in 1845-6, 20 Average cong. on sabbath 6 84 300 Deaths to births about 2 to 7 May 6 1846 J.S. Emerson �[Kaanapali] Lahainaluna Sept. 9th 1847 Dear Bro. Chamberlain; According to your request I return a statistical report of the small church under my care. I have been pastor of the church at Kaanapali a little more than 14 months. My labors among that people have been confined almost entirely to the sabbath owing to my duties in this Sem'y [Lahainaluna] during the week. I have, however, occasion- aly visited the different villages, & during this period have conversed several times with about 300 inquires. During the first 10 months of this period, a theo- logical student of this sem'y labored on Saturday in the different settlements & on the Sabbath preached at Honokohau, the last but one of the largest villages in the district. His labors were very acceptable to the people, & were in many ways productive of good. The church paid him one dollar cash each week for his two days' services - During the last 4 months they have enjoyed the constant services of a graduate of this sem'y & a candidate for the ministry. given evidence of high promise for future usefulness. Thus far he has He will ere long be licen­ sed to preach the Gospel & should he continue humble & zealous & prove himself a good workman, of whom he himself & we need not be ashamed. it[!] is proposed ulti­ mately to ordain him & instal[ !] him over that people. The church at a recent meeting cordially undertook his support, which will be for the first year $100. cash. He married a graduate of the Female Sem'y at Wailuku, who, though not a professor of religion, is nevertheless an excellent young woman, & appears to enter with interest upon the duties incident to her station. There has been dur­ ing the year past some feeling in the church, while the number of inagaurated have greatly increased. There has not however been what could be considered, in the usual signification of that word, a revival. The schools in the district are not flourishing. of well qualified teachers. The cause is in the wan t The inadequate pay, & even the failureof that for the portions of the year, have contributed to make even the poor teachers more inefficient & delinquent. On the whole the year has been a prosperous one for the church. The attend­ ance on pubic worship has been good, while the cases of discipline have been few. They have rethatched their meeting house, while the church members at Honolulu have built & furnished a thatched house for my accommodations when I go among them & are now getting timbers for a roof to the stone meeting house whose walls have been up for 4 or 5 yrs past. Perhaps the whole district of Kaanapali numbers 1200 people, stretched along the coast 8 miles in length & 2 or 3 in breadth. The Catholics have made but little progress -- in this field & are now at a dead stand, probably on the retrograde. The people of the whole field are �[Kaanapali] 2. Lahainaluna 1847 are contiguous to Lahaina market, is reaping many of the advantages with but few of the disadvantages of such a port. My labors there are an advantage to me, as they keep on & in use my ministerial armor, which, as an Instructor merely,would get off or get rusty; while at the same time they afford an agreeable variety to my employments, both refreshing & healthful. Members of the Church in regular standing - 213; (105 females) (108 males ) Admitted during the period of this report, on profession - 96 " " by letter-6 " " both by profession & letter 102 Suspended " ----2 Excommunicated for idolatry (in 1846) — 1, who was restored to the church Sep. 5th 1847 Number of children baptised - -115 Adults baptised: (who joined the church) 93 Number of schools. -- ----7 Number of scholars ---- -------253 Number of church members, died 3 ” " dismissed to other churches 3 Suspended members restored 1 Amount contributed in cash to support the Gospel $72.75 being a great advance upon preceding years & it being the intention of the people to raise the sum of $100 & more. We have reason to bless God & take courage [ T. D. Hunt] �Report of the Church at Kaanapali I. of Maui For two years ending May 1848 The pastor of this church is but little more than a "stated supply." His residence is 8 miles from his meeting house & 14 (?) respectively from the ex­ tremes of his field. This distance in connection with his employment as teacher in L'luna Sem'y puts his work in a double sense at arms length. His pastoral labors have occupied necessarily but little of his time & thoughts & hence have engaged but partially his affections. pastor. He has been their preacher but not their They have seldom seen him except on the sabbath & in the pulpit. Of course the attendance has not been great, & duties which need the constant & care of a present pastor have failed or dragged in their performance. classes & sabbath school particularly have suffered from such neglect. cumstances to must necessarily affect the preacher. of the congregation to whom he preaches. guidance Bible Such cir­ He is comparatively ignorant Hence he cannot as well adapt his preaching to the state & circumstances of his people. He is obliged too often to draw his bow at a venture & trust to the particular Providence by which alone such shots are guided to their object. The vigilence of the church officers among a people like this amounts to but little in the habitual absence of their pastor. Hence the ocassional tours generally afford him as much pain as pleasure. He sees so much to be done which he cannot do, but which would come within the compass of a real pastor, that he cannot enjoy even the good that is accomplished while he labors under the oppressive apprehension that secret sin is at the root of even that which appears good. But these evils could be less could the interval labors of the nominal pastor be regular. But for the two yrs. past my pastoral visitations have been subject to frequent and protracted interruptions. For instance, this year I was in my pulpit but once respectively for the 3 months of Jan'y, Feb’y & March. This absence was unavoidable but on that account none the less unfortunate for my people. instance was an extreme one but forcibly exhibits the disadvantages under This which such pastoral labor is performed. But the particular in which the inadequateves (!) of such labors is especially felt is in the admission of candidates to the church. them which my circumstances would permit, Yet the best knowledge of yet I would be painfully ignorant of them. Though favorable impressed by two or three interviews at long intervals. &Z informed of their regular attendance at the sectional meeting as well as their orderly & pious deportment before others yet after all what have I known of them in view of the hypocracy of the race & their greediness to get into the church. �Kaanapali, Maui, station report , May 1848 Hunt 2. This embarassment distresses more or less every pastor however favorable situated to become acquainted with his people. But it is particularly trying to one resid­ ing out of his field & whose opportunities of visiting his flock are both infrequent & interrupted. And still he has the work to do. There are inquirers. In the ex­ ercise of charity that be ieves all things he hopes the hearts o f a few are renewed by the Holy Ghost. He pursuades himself that some have repented of their sins & forsaken them & he hopes & prays that they may be rewarded & made more fit for fellowship with the saints. He looks at those already in the church & comparing themselves among themselves, he at length concludes that if they were fit to enter these new seekers are also fit. So with a joy almost all of trembling he opens the pressed door and takes in the besieging group. I can truly say that in my inquiry meetings & at my communion sessions my anxieties have exceeded my joys. Another difficulty I have experienced has been the want of a pastoral habit i. e. that frame of mind & aptitude in my labors which daily pastoral work secures. I have gone to my little flock not always with the smiles of a shepherd to his flock, but too often with the frown and sternness of a & truant class. schoolmaster to his dull MY mind has been occupied during the week with the dry instructions of Golburn & Euclid so that, the fountains of my heart have hardly been broken up to refresh my people when they were again sealed up in the cold regions of un­ relished duties. In other words not happening to like the employment of teaching my spirit has been vexed 6 days to prepare or rather spoil me for the seventh. Another & still greater embarassment has arisen from the growing conviction that I was cultivating a field I was soon to leave. not fasten there. Of course my attachment could I tried to do what I could, yet who can plant & water & prune & multiply attractions at a place of sojourn as he would at home. In truth I have all along sighed that I was a pastor only in name, & as I urged myself over the plains & down the ravines of my half-cultivated field, longed for other labors. scenes & I have tried, however, not to let my feelings influence my conduct; but I am aware that I am human & can but feel that I have not done all I would have done had my heart been more enlisted. But not withstanding these discouragements there are some pleasing features to the work. The duties connected with the pastoral office there are healthful. They afforded needed excercise after a weeks confinement. calms & The change from the heat of the leeward to the windward side of the Island, from the sea breeze to the bracing trades has been both a luxury & a benefit. The duties connected with that station, though at arms length & often inter- �Kaanapali, Maui, station report, May 1848 Hunt 3. rupted & painfully inadequate have neverthless a great relief to one who vastly preferred such work to his daily tasks. They have served to keep an uneasy schoolmaster from being absolutely rebellious. They have helped,too, to keep alive the little missionary spirit which re­ peated disappointments had well nigh extinguished. Yes, Brethren a spark is left & I hope that devotion to the work I prefer coupled with contentment in a field of my choice will kindle that spark to a flame, & secure both heart & hand in warm attachment & energetic action for this race. Acquaintance too with that little flock has convinced their pastor that, how= ever much chaff there may be in the Hawaiian churches, there is some wheat. I rejoice in the conviction thus gained that however many may at the last day say "Lord Lord" & stand unadmitted at the door of Heaven,yet I hope to unite there with a multitude of this poor people, gathered from the huts & caves, & some though few, from the palaces of Hawaii. I have also had this to encourage me, that though I could do but a tythe of the work, yet that tythe was all gain. It was so much real benefit a people who would otherwise have been left very much to the enemy. Something it is hoped has been accomplished. vanced but little. The schools however, have ad­ Causes, incompetent teachers & poor pay. The papists, too, have made a beginning, but their success has been very small & very doubtful. They have gathered a few of their own kind from among the old, the vicious & the secluded. But even these have been thinned by apostates, & but one church mem- bet has fallen into the snare. These sly agents, however, are on the alert. They call for vigilence & Instruction on the part of the pastor & prayers & activity on the part of the good & true. So far they have, on the whole, done us no harm. During the period now reported, there have been received to this church on profession 118 by letter 8 126 Total There have been suspended from the Church 3 Of these there has been restored 1 Excommunicate d Restored 3 1 Dismissed to other churches 4 [?] Deaths in the church 8 Number now in regular standing 230 �Kaanapali, Maui, station report, May 1848 Hunt 4. Of this 116 are males - & 113 are females Number of children baptised Marriages 144 57 [? ] Number of schools Number of scholars 7 198 There is one Catholic school of 20 scholars. Cash contributed for the support of the Gospel $144.75 In addition to this, the meeting house has been refroofed & the adobe house of their na/tive preacher rebuilt. A grass house was also built in one of the dis­ tricts for the accommodations of the pastor on his occassional tours. The meet­ ing house also has been furnished with new mats. Money rec'd for books the "Elele" $11.25 There is little disposition among the people to buy books. I have seen with pain the struggle on the part of many to provide themselves with gay clothing,while they would go without means of mental culture, & even deprive themselves of the Word of God, except furnished them gratuitously. times in silks but destitute of Children well dressed; & some- m ost common school books presents a strange but [?] frequent spectacle at our examinations -. The people of the district are evidently diminishing the deaths exceeding the births. advance has been made in civilization. While but little if any There has occured no special revival of religion though there was more than ordinary interest felt in the fall & winter of 1846. This is to be attributed instrumentally to the labors of Naiapaakai, then a member of the Theological class in the Sem'y at Lahaina, on Saturdays & Sabbaths. field. Sabbath & week class meetings have been maintained throughout the The church have supported a native preacher the whole time, to which the money raised for benevolent purposes has been appropriated. On the whole the church has experienced two prosperous years. has more than doubled. Their number Their contributions have considerably advanced upon those of previous years. In relation to the Sem'y the church is of great importance. It affords past­ oral labor for a missionary who would otherwise have no ministerial responsibi­ lity. It is important as a place of exercise for the theological class of the Sem’y. It affords a rare opportunity for training a promising licentiate for the high functions of an ordained minister. This training has been commenced & it is hoped that whoever succeeds the present pastor will be encouraged gradually to �Kaanapali, Maui, station report, May 1848 Hunt 5 advance Kauwealoha on to ordination - & installment. In conclusion let me commit my little flock to the paternal care of this mission. In providing for the Sem'y make good provision for the smallest, though not the youngest of HAwaiian churches. T . Dwight Hunt Pastor. �Report of Kaanapali Church & Congregation from July 1 to April 1849 [ Andrews] C . Shortly after arriving at L'luna last year my predecessor informed me that he was ready to introduce me to my new parish. It took me by surprise, as I had returned from the meeting last year light hearted in the feeling that being stationed at L'luna I was to be free of ministerial duties & responsibilities. By what auth­ ority, I asked "do you favor me with a new parish?" "By that of the Hawaiian Assoiation." I demurred to the authority, especially as I had previously supposed, Kaana­ pali religious interests were to be attended to by the young licentiate just hired by them from L'luna, Kauwealoha by name. But as Mr. Hunt had informed them Analu no Molokai was to be his panihaka & Kauwealoha sent saying they were expecting me. I went out there about the first of July & preached. & came around me The people appeared pleased "a la Hawaii," to shake hands. It was evident they had a warm attachment to their former pastor & that I might not succeed in acquiring his influence over their minds. How different they appeared from Molokai people. The children would roll about on their mats in church, or lie down flat & sleep. After the 1st SAbbath few came to the afternoon service, & my bodily presence & speech were too much like that of a preacher of old to command their presence or attention. I had previously been reminded on Molokai of my ill adaptedness to the office of bishop & now I began to realize it. But something must be done even at a venture. I straitened [!] up the children by telling them that J. C. whipped such violators of his worship out of the house of prayer. From the older sleepers I proposed to levy a subscription to buy pillows, & with the remainder hire a carpenter to partition off part of the house for a "Keena hiemoe." This was to touch their shame & their pockets & being often reiterated by one another out of meeting has helped to keep off sleep during service. But the greatest difficulty was to maintain a respectable congregation at P.M. service. To attain this I often requested at noon the church members (something crossed out) to tarry after the next service & tried to for their consideration there. invent interesting topics To make the Sab. & sanctuary service attractive to the people generally I used to go out Fri. & Sat. & more gather singing schools, contriving so to raise their enthusiasm, that they the younger portion would come on Sabbath to attend a singing service between sermons. I made this a kind of mixture of r e l i g i o n & singing instruction, by singing hymns in full & commenting on them to tunes which we had practised in the previous days of school. Many wild little fellows would come & stay through morning meeting for the sake �Kaanapali July 1 - April 1849 [C. Andrews] 2. of hymn-singing, at noon, & that continuing until the P.M. meeting, most would then stay until it was concluded. The usual division of the field has been into two parts for preaching, one 8 mls.[miles] from L-luna the other 16. The average cong. during the 1st part of the year was 300 for the nearest & 200 for the part farthest away. the licentiate & I would alternate at each place. Kauwealoha His preaching has seemed ac- ceptable to the people. Thus I began, & after struggling for a few months [!] thought I could see some faint traces of improvement, when the epidemics came,with consequences similar to that felt in other places, only worse, because the people of Kaanapali are fisher­ men, & by fishing they get all their living. To give you an idea of the months during the sickness, permit me to read some of the records of the church. [Blank page] Such is a general outline of Kaanapali religious operations to which I will add a few items. 1st Kan.[Kaanapali] has never had a mission family to reside there & the people evidently shew[show] the destitution. from 8 to 16 mls. distant. Its pastors have always lived at L-luna They have never had a mission lady there to organize direct, & carry on religious labors among the females. There is much vacuity laziness, listlessness, among the females of that region than among any that I am familiar with. There are few good helping women. 2nd. The pecuniary condition of the people. 1/2 of the people of my field live entirely from hand to mouth by fishing. The whole country is fertile, large districts being good arable land, but the cattle & horses, of Lahaina pasturage have broken over & roamed without barrier over the whole ground for 2 years. hog pen as The inhabitants might as well plant corn in a potatoes or any eatable on their grounds, & as they are too poor to own cattle of their own, & cannot controll[!] those of Lahaina, their only means of living left is the sea. Some of the brethren think the law of trespass is a hard one, $1. dol. fine where an animal merely intrudes on/his neighbor's premises, especially if the tresspasser was a mission cow or horse, but let me say, beware how you put a straw in the way of that law, if you do not wish your fields to to[!] resemble Kan. Natives decrease & animals increase here as these [Isles?] , & the in­ terests of a drive of a rich man's cattle are much more likely to be attended to than are those of a village of poor natives. Of course the people of K. are poor, miserably, poor & they always will be so, under the present system of obtaining a livelihood. �Kaanapali July 1 - April 1849 [C. Andrews] 3. 3rd. No benevolent effort has been set on foot among them this year. They have partially supported Kauwealoha & he has received 15 dollars from the Mon. Con. of the Sem.[!]. 4th.Statistics, The censuses as taken by the natives & handed to the Kahu Kula, before I saw it. I can therefore give only an approximation to correct statis­ tics from my own observation. Since Kahakuloa was added to Kaanapali, it numbers from 12 to 13 hundred all told, of whom nearly 2,50[!] are school children. In two of the larger villages whose census I knew, The mortality has been l/9th of the population for the whole year. The reason of this great mortality is, the inhabitants support life e ither on fish which they had to go & catch during the time of sickness when/they ought to have been in the house, - or no food at all - at times alternating with old/or indif­ ferent poi, brought along to be exchanged for fish. It is a miserable sustenance at any time, but a destructive diet for the sick. The no. of ch. members is 230, to whom I have as yet added nine by profes­ sion, though I shall venture to take in a few, appearantly[!] very consistent persons at the next Sacrament. The church records do not shew the statistics of those suspended & excom[!], to & I cannot give them. Finally should it be asked, "Are there any available & probable means by which together with what they now have the people of Kan. could be saved from ex­ tinction & could be raised to a pleasant civilized & social conditions." I would answer thus, Were it given to me to accomplish that object I should try 1st to get a good warmhearted missionary with his family to settle among them, not one divided between them & his family living at L-luna (for Kan. is long & its people scattered) & would require all of his labors.) [!] one who with his helper would abound with human kindness & be father, brother & sister to the poorest & mean­ est of the Kanaka nation in his field. I would then try to induce Govt to compound with the natives for their petty land claims, by laying off to the few left there, a strip of ground each in villages, where the whole could be fenced with a strong barrier giving each a portion there in fee simple side by side, & then require them to fence it strong, at the same time giving each a right of pasturage say for 15 animals' [?] each on the plains rising in the interior. This would be a great saving of cost, labor & vexation to the Govt & to the natives also, recover to them some land out of the range of herds upon which to raise the staff of life, & at the same time leave vast tracts as a source of revenue, & pasture for natives from wh. now not one farthing is gained to either. No region I have seen at the islands, unite so many advantages both for an arable �Kaanapali July 1- April 1849 [C. Andrews] 4. & grazing country where natives could prosper, & now none is so destitute. If their claims are granted it will do nobody any good, & continue a great deal of harm for these petty claims lie scattered here & there, in the midst of this vast range & one man's 1/2 acre of potatoes, must lay an embargo on ground where 10,000 cattle & horses could luxuriate the year around & bring in as many [as] dollars yearly to Govt. [End] [Unsigned] 10,0000 �Report of the Station at Haiku (1 8 3 5 ) The station at Haiku in Hamakualoa was taken about the first of September 1834 - On the arrival of the missionary and his fam­ ily at the place selected for the station a native dwelling-house & small cook-house were in readiness for him. The natives gave him a welcome reception, & their kindness has hitherto been uni­ form in supplying him and his family with such of the necessaries and comforts of life as they possessed. The only place of worship at the station, during the first four months was an old native house in a falling and ragged state, the thatch principally off the sides & partly off the roof, and withal not large enough to contain more than half the people who usually attended worship on the sabbath. school-house for the first few months: This was also our only But a new native house 100 ft long by 26 ft wide has been erected for public worship & was dedicated to God in December. were conducted by Mr. Clark; The services of this occasion A large number of people assembled and gave good attention to the word; Gov. Hoapili was present with a number of ch. members from Lahaina, which in part accounts for the great concourse of people. Labours: The public labours of the station (aside from the schools ) have consisted usually of two sermons on the Sab. and a lecture during the week - a Sabbath-school for the children on Sab. morning & a Bible-class in the afternoon, besides a catechet­ ical exercise in the evening in reference to the sermons delivered on the same day. A prayer-meeting was held on Saturday evening exculsively ( !) for ch-members, and since the erection of our new meeting-house morning meetings for prayer have been regularly held, �2. and usually well attended considering the scattered situation of the people. Attendence on the services of the Sanctuary has been encouraging. The congregation on Sab. has (been) respectably large for that region. It has varied some on account of the storms which prevail there, but since the erection of our new-meetinghouse in good weather it has usually been well filled on the Sabbath. As to the effects of these labours I can say but little that is encouraging. There are a considerable number of persons about the station who give good attention to the word preached, are orderly in their daily walk, and profess to be seeking the "pearl of great price", and a few give considerable evidence of having passed from death unto life, but in general the seed sown seems to have fallen by the way side, among thorns, or on stony places, & perished. No church has been formed at the station, though there are some 10 or 11 ch-members residing in that region, belonging to the churches at Lahaina & Kaawaloa ( . ) Of this number one is under censure, another is suspected, and of the remainder I can only say they are neither cold nor hot and therefore little can be said either for or against them. Schools; During part of the year 3 schools have been sustained at the station, 1, A school of from 30 to 40 teachers and others, who attended to geography, arithmatic ( !), writing & reading, but principally to the last. The reason for their attention being directed more particularly to reading existed in the fact that not over 5 individuals could be found within our limits who could read either the word of God or any other book with facility or much profit, and 4 of these were formerly scholars of Mr, Greens at Wailuku. To this school I devoted 2 hours a day 4 days in the week - �Haiku 1835 2. 3. A school of women taught by Mrs. Armstrong. This school was commenced with about 30 scholars & increased to 70; The studies pursued in this -school were the same as those of the male school, with the addition of some attention to needle-work & bonnet-making in which the native-ladies manifested much skill but not so much industry - Two hours a day for 4 days each week were devoted to this school. 3. A childrens school, to which my attention was given 2 hours a day 3 days each week. to 140; It commenced with 70 scholars & Increased A great majority of the children knew not the letters of the alphabet when they entered the school & none of them could be properly called readers; Of course our first object was to teach them to read & in this we have only partially succeeded. The children appear to be attached to the school, & for the advan­ tages they have had have made commendable improvement. Our labours during the first months of the year were sustained with great disadvantages, arising from the want of a meeting-house or school-house & more particularly on account of ill-health in our family. About the first of January, it became necessary to leave our station on account of sickness & remove to Wailuku. Since that time our school operations were entirely suspended until the first of April when they were again for a few weeks resumed with an increase of scholars. The labours of the Sabbath, with the exception of a few Sabbaths, have by the assistance of several of my brethren been sustained since the station was first taken. In December the Governor of Maui paid us a visit having sev­ eral objects in. view, collect taxes, establish prayer-meetings & proclaim the tobacco-law. On the evening of his arrival he assem­ bled the people, proclaimed the law, declared Its penalty, then �4. gravely called on all who were willing to give up smoking tobacco to hold up their hands; their h a n d s !! So they all, with one consent held up But the law, though proclaimed by the Governor in person has fallen far short of producing the desired reformation. There is probably not much less smoking now on Maui than there was before the law was proclaimed. Tobacco is not only used in the pipe, but is cultivated & grows abundantly in many places on the island. popular; The proclamation in regard to prayer-meetings was more Morning & evening meetings have been held in most parts of east, if not of West Maui, the teachers & Konohikis usually taking the lead in them whether they made any pretentions to ser­ iousness or not. These meetings we have regarded as having an evil tendency, and therefore frequently expressed our disapproba­ tion of them, but until recently did not succeed in breaking them up such was either their popularity or the regard the people had for the injunction of the Governor. As to the state of the people about our station, we have no particular report to make. It is well known that the mass of them care not for the things which belong to their everlasting peace. In Hamakuapoko which has long been notorious for its wickedness, many of the people have been practicing the _,_ and in Haiku a company have been convicted of idolatry & are now working on the roads On the 6th of May I set out on a tour of East Maui & returned to Lahaina on the 20th. The object of this tour was twofold; first to preach the Gospel to the people in those dark & destitute parts of the island, and more particularly to preach for several days in succession in some populous & central place, and 2 - To make a thorough examination of the schools. — The place I selec­ �Haiku 1835 5. ted for a protracted meeting was Hana. Here I remained for 10 days & preached twice each day besides holding daily meetings for conference & Prayer. Previous notice having been given, a number of persons came from the adjacent districts Koolau & Kipahulu, & remained during the meeting. On the two sabbaths the congregation was quite large & it was respectably so during the week. Good at­ tention was given to the word preached and some individuals were ap parently in some measure convicted of sin & penitent - Such was their profession & their appearence ( !) indicated solemnity of feel ing. But the conviction for sin appeared to be too superficial, to hope much from them, unless God by his gracious spirit should deepen & strengthen it, & cause it to result in a radical change of heart - During the past year wickedness has greatly abounded at Hana drunkenness, adultery, & heathen sports have been most common, but the law being rigidly inforced ( !) & the leaders pun­ ished, things have been restored to their former order. In regard to the schools on East Maui it can hardly be said that there are any. So far as I could ascertain the people do not assemble in any place for instruction unless it is on the Sabbath; then they in some places meet & recite the catechism, & perhaps read a little. Multitudes who formerly attended examinations have forsaken their books & schools, and many others appeared with the old pa-pa, which was all committed to memory, but they could not read a line in another book. In some places, there are as many teachers as scholars, & they are in many instances not a whit in advance of their Scholars; It is not infrequently the case that the Konohiki is the teacher, though he performs none of the duties of a teacher directly, and more frequently still the case, that �Haiku 1835 6. one individual has the care of all the schools in a large district, and appoints whom he pleases to do the teaching; The inspection of the schools in every place is calculated to lead one to mourn over the faults & disqualifications of the teachers to he wondered at that the schools do not flourish: It is not It is rather a matter of wonder that the people learn to read as well as they do considering the oppertunities ( !) they have for instruction The readers on E. Maui are as follows - Hamakualoa, Hamakuapoko, Haleimaile, Makawao, 600 - Koolau 22 2 , Hana 211, Kipahulu 166, Kaupo 213, Kehikinui 77, Honuaula 178, Kula 115 (In all 1782) These are called readers not because they can read well b ut be ­ cause they can read at all. A person is rarely to be found on E. Maui who reads well. The number of marriages at our station during the year is 99. Of the Kumu Hawaii I have sold about 30 though I might have sold more had I thought they would be profitable to those who ap­ plied. The demand for books has not been great until within the last few months, when I could not obtain books enough to meet the demand (At end:) Station report. Hamakua loa June 1835 �SCHEDULE OF SCHOOLS AND TUITION (Printed Form) Station Haiku Missionary Teacher R . Armstrong Total number of scholars taught by the Missionary 250 Men 40 Women 70 Children 140 Attend to reading, writing, geography and arithmetic. 110 No. of weeks continuance of the school, 13 No. of days in the week. 5 No. of hours instruction per day 5 Average number of Sabbath Scholars 250 Average number of Bible class Scholars 130 No. of native teachers Scholars under them. Adult Scholars. 110 Children 140 Largest no. of readers at any public exam­ ination Sabbath School scholars under native instructors (Last six items crossed out) 600 �Abstract of Report of Honuaula Maui Station, by S. W. N ueku May 1861 Preaching has been maintained at six different places, at Keawakapu, Hoiu, Kanaio, Auwahi, Keoneoio and Kanahena, sometimes at one & sometimes at another. The monthly concert of prayer on the first Monday of the month has been revived; so also have the meetings for conference & prayer on Wednesdays & Saturdays. Some of the church are awake & earnest, yet there has been no special revival. Apathy & indifference present the great obstacle to the success of the gospel. field. The Mormons and Papists are very few in this The people need more constant employment, they spend a great deal of time in idleness. During the dry season, when the sea is smooth they fish; they also braid hats, those dwelling inland culti­ vate irish potatoes. A great evil among them is the habit of getting in debt to the Chinese pedlars. The schools are kept up part of the time. Our school funds are low & hence we cannot get the best teachers. Most of the parents are very indifferent to the education of their children. Contributions for the year Pastor's Salary Finishing the meetinghouse Monthly concert To aid other churches $135.94 286.25 4.37 1/2 4.50 $431.06 1/2 Church Statistics Whole number recd on profession " " certificate on Prof. past year " Whole number dismissed Dismissed past year 8 cert " 269 2 0 (no figure) 3 �Abst r . Honuaula Whole no deceased (no figure) Deceased past year 7 Excluded past year 3 Restored 1 " Now in good standing 265 Children Baptised past year Marriages " 8 24 �To the Brethern of the Sandwich Islands Mission assembled at Honolulu, Oahu, May 1843 Dear Brethren, It is known to you all that my request for a dismission from the further service of the A.B.C.F.M. has been granted. Of course, I am no longer regarded as a member of the Sandwich Islands Mission. The vote of the committee complying with my request not reaching me till six months of the missionary year had elapsed, and as I felt it to be my duty, for reasons which I will state in their place, to remain at Wailuku several months after receiving my make a dismission, it became my duty to^report of my labors at the station up to the time of my leaving. This I should love to do\violi voce but the circumstances of my family and people make it inexpedient for me to leave home for so long a time. By brother Bailey I therefore forward my report referring you to him for any explana­ tions or further information respecting my labors at the station. During the time of general meeting of last year, the teachers being absent, the care of the Seminary greatly increased by the near neighborhood of some 40 young gentlemen from Lahainaluna devolved on me in addition to the station. labors of the On the return of Mr. B ailey, I removed my family to Lahainaluna to enjoy the benefit of a school for our own children. my dismission reached me. My family remained there till after I spent most of my time at Wailuku. removing to our side of the On Mr. Clark's island, I spent an ocassional sabbath at I continued to superintend schools, preach to the people and labor in Kanepali[!] other ways for the good of the people till Oct. 1, when I received a letter from Mr. Anderson notifying me of my dismission. I consulted with brethtren Clark and Bailey on the subject of leaving Wailuku at once. at I had serious doubts whether I could leave once consistently with my obligations to God and to the people and I finally concluded to stay till such time as it should appear duty to go. a few weeks I wrote Mr. Chamberlain inquiring whether I After laboring might expect any things in the way of support for services rendered: in other words, whether he could afford me my "bread and cheese" for work performed while holding on to the station till the mission could send a supply. I wish the brethren here to understand that I did not ask to be hired - I wished to leave and would do so could anyone be sent to occupy my place but If I staid from a sense of duty as I had already done more than a year after asking dismission I thought I ought to be supported. Mr Chamberlain [!] replied with his usual prompness^that nothing could be granted, that I could occupy the station house if I chose to labor something as Dr. Judd was doing.. About this time I received some 300 dollars from the American Female Society for the use of the Seminary. Moral Reform Feeling that I must provide for my family �Makawao & Wailuku, 1843, J.S. Green, letter to the Mission, 2 and that the laborer was worthy of his meat, I applied to the trustees of the Seminary, stated the circumstances of the station, and the means by which I ob­ tained the donation for the Seminary from N. York, and I asked their advice. They recommended "That a portion of the money received from the ladies of the moral Reform Society be appropriated for the supply of the pulpit at Wailuku for the present." I therefore continued my labors till February 7th when I left for my present station. As I have been considered by some of the brethren ? terms for the course which I pursued in relation to Wailuku, I beg leave to state the case as fairly as I know how. It may be easily be supposed that though dismissed from the service of the Board, I should have some attachment to the people of Wailuku among whom I have labored for more than ten years and who were very averse to my leaving them at all. But in ordinary circumstances I would have left them im­ mediately or have sought my support at their hands. The case was this, their meeting house which was nearly ready to plaster when Mr. Armstrong left for Hono­ lulu, was found to be unsafe so far as the roof was concerned, and after waiting, and looking at it and taking advice with everybody who came along, till the walls began to give way, the roof was taken down. In doing this we saved most of the rafters and some of the aho, yet we lost nearly all the lathing, the furring and the beams. The people, as might be expected, were greatly discouraged. It re­ quired all the influence I had to pursuade them to procure timber and put on another roof. This being obtained Mr. Bailey kindly undertook to superintend the work while I assisted him in school. house was soon covered again. We got up a good substantial roof and the After resting awhile from this effort I pursuaded the people to go to the m o u n t a i n ; procure furring and lathe, and complete the building. I promised, on my part, to see that the sash were made, the glass set, doors hung, pulpit made up. Since Mr. Armstrong left we had not had a protracted meeting, and as an inducement to the members of the church to finish the house, I promised that on its completion, such a meeting should be held. In Lahaina, I engaged a drunken carpenter, being unable to obtain a sober one - giving Peck my note of hand for nearly fifty dollars for the sake of obtaining him - entered a grog shop where I found him "half over seas" and stuck by the fellow till he ac­ companied me home, and went to work on the house. received my dismission. In the midst of all this, I For this I was thankful, as I am to this day, but I was not the man to leave at such a time. I had too much affectionate regard for my associate to leave him with this accumulated burden upon his - shoulders. not leave. I did I am glad (sentence crossed over) that I remained at my post till He whom I serve in the gospel of His Son made it plainly my duty to leave. In December the house was finished: my note canceled the workmen paid and the house dedicated. In January we had a protracted meeting; and an arrangement being made with Mr. Clark to supply the pulpit, I left early in February. �Makawao & Wailuku, 1843, J. S. Green, letter to the Mission, 3 The first Sabbath in March I spent at Wailuku - admitted a number of individuals who had stood propounded several weeks, and preached my valedictory sermon from Philipians 1: 27. This statement I have made because I felt that my brethren had a right to know why I lingered so long at Wailuku after receiving my dismission. I am willing that the Board, or any other body of men should know why I staid I merely add, that on learning that some of my brethren were complaining of me of the trustees of the Seminary, in and reference to the money contributed by the American Female Reform Society, I wrote immediately to the President of the So­ ciety stating the circumstances of the case, and the reasons which weighed with the trustees in appropriating a portion of the money sent us to the supply of the pulpit. this: I am willing to abide by the decision of the Society. But enough of Of my labors at Wailuku I will now make a brief report. Schools. These have been conducted much as in former years. by a graduate of Lahainaluna, has been continued. in teaching in this field, three nothing, or worse than nothing. prosperous [!] with efficiency. The station school, taught Several graduates are engaged or four successfully. Some others are doing I think the schools are generally prosperous- I mean for Hawaiian Schools.where none of them are conducted I cannot give the statistics of schools for though I have done more than usual in superintending them yet I have no word of examinations. The summer examination I attended, but the account of it I cannot find. The fall examination I did not attend being summoned to Lahaina to bid farewell to Dr. Lafon. David Malo attended this examination which was an interesting one followed by a feast, address & Malo is expected to examine schools again this month. During the year I had a monthly and the latter part of the year a semi monthly examination of all the children within three or four miles of the station, who could read. More than 100 used to meet me on these ocassions. After reading a verse each I commonly addressed them and closed with prayer. Sabbath Schools These have been conducted much as usual. A more\thorough super­ vision would make these schools & much more efficient means of good but the labors of the Sabbath are so arderous that but little time has hitherto been devoted to superintendence. The adult Sabbath School I regard of much importance. While the children are reading or being addressed, the adults, members of the chh. and others are sitting in the house of God and conversing for an hour or two. results in obvious improvement in their knowledge of the word of God. This Books have �Makawao & Wailuku, 1843 J. S. Green, letter to the mission 4 been distributed among the people, old and young, as heretofore. Many more bibles and testaments could have been disposed of. Preaching of the Gospel, Congregation, Church, etc. (?) The state of things on the Sabbath has been encouraging till nearly the close of the year 1842, we suffered for the want of a house, the old meeting house being at that time used for a school house, dirty and leaky. much as usual. The congregation continued On entering the new house, the congregation increased. The people retain their reputation for good behavior in the house of God, and for giving ex­ cellent attention to preaching. better in this respect. the The Romanists have neighborhood of the station. gress in I think no congregation on the Island appears continued to hold their meetings in I cannot asertain that they have made much proselyting to their faith. I pro­ believe they have changed their hour of worship so as to call in some who worship with us, on their way home. Those who have united with them are, without a single exception those who have been proof against the call of the gospel, or those who have been expelled from the fellowshhip of the church. The means of grace have been blessed apparently to the growth in grace of a a portion of the church and to the conversion of sinners. church have given me increasingly Quite a number of the precious evidence of their growing attachment to the person and cause of the Lord Jesus Christ. They are conscientious, humble, devoted Christians, whom I love a[s] dear brethren in whom I hope to spend an eternity of holy fellowship in heaven. praying Christ, and with Of many others in the church I stand in doubt. Some few have been excluded from the fellowship of the church , among whom are Mik/ahala and her husband. The former, it will be recollected, the wife of Auwae the former head man of Wailuku, was one of the earliest members of the church. She is now a most devoted adherent of Kekauluohi, and she is putting up the chief to acts of great oppression. ness is the sin The sin of unclean­ which leads to nearly all the exclusions from the church. more can be done to What save our Churches from this ever yawning gulf of Hawaii? January 1, 1843 twenty-six individuals were admitted to the fellowship of the church and in March one hundred and twenty two. These had all cherished a hope in Christ for a considerable time. In January we held a protracted meeting of nearly a week at the station. Mr. Baldwin was with me nearly the whole time of the meeting, and Mr. Clark one day. The meeting was well attended throughout. state, and many seemed seriously affected. The church seemed in a praying - The results of the meeting cannot no w be known , but I cannot but hope that it will appear in the day of God, that �Makawao & Wailuku, souls 1843 J. S. Green, letter to the mission were savingly benefitted. On the next 5 page I will give you the statistics of the Church. Whole no. all to the church on examination 1080 On certificate Past year on exam. 148 Past year on cert. 8 whole number past yr 156 whole no. diss. to other chhs. Past year ■ 10 whole no dismissed past year 10 suspended past year 3 remain susp. Excommunicated the past year 7 who. no. in reg. stand. 977 Baptized the past year 28 Marriages past year 70 This it will be understood/applies to the church at Wailuku up to the time leaving. of my I have since moved to Makawao the people of Hamakua and Kula having given me a call to settle with them. The Church of Hamakua and Kula has since been/formed, or in other words the members of Wailuku Church residing in Hamakua, Hamakuapoko, Makawao, Halimaile[!]and Kula have been constituted a Church to be known as O ka Ekalesia schools , ? huipuia o Hamakua o me Kula. Of this station chh. you will not expect me to report, and I mention the taking of the station, formation of the chh. merely that the desire and expect to be responsible to the Great mission may understand that I Head of the Church while I am spared for the supply of this station. In closing my communication to the mission, with the members of which I have often, during the past fifteen years, taken sweet counsel, I beg to say, that I shall still rejoice to cooperate with you in whatever may the Redeemer's Kingdom. relate to the interests of On my part, I hope to do nothing to cause a division among the followers of Christ. After fully investigating the claims of duty, I made up my mind that I ought not to leave the islands. I cheerfully left Wailuku because the property of the Board in Seminary and other buildings gave them an undisputed claim to that station. I know not that they have any other claim to Hamakua, and Kula than they have to any other district on the island. mission I make no claim. Upon the I have never expected, nor desire to be hired by the �Makawao & Wailuku, 1843 J.S. Green, letter to the mission mission for a single day. 6 Still I know not by what wiles of logic Christian or heathen, we i.e. I and my brethren who have left the mission, or rather in the service of the Board, honorably, ie[!] permission having' been sought and obtain­ ed with as much humanity as drunkards, I cheerfully proffer my aid as a trans­ lator or book maker, and will stand on the same ground with my brethren, that is, work, for the privilege of having books for my people. And I beg to enquire[!], Can my people be supplied on the same terms as the people of other districts? Will the brethren reply to this inquiry? I make these remarks in the connexion [! ] that the brethren may know in the outset of my engaging in the work of a mini­ ster of Christ among this people, independent of the Board, with what feelings I bid, as I now do, an affectionate Adeiu to the Sandwich Islands Mission "Brethren the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all." J.S. Green [Written on the back]: J.S. Green 1843 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Maui Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Maui - Kaanapali - 1841-1849 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1835, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1861 https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/5caa383f1396dad76103dfee49f5ad31.pdf 0dccacdc207aa17e0cc0b69dbfd987d7 PDF Text Text REPORTS PROM IAHAINA, MAUI Station Report Statistics & incomp. Rep. Station Report U n s i g n e d ............ . " 1832 ? .......... .. . 1833 Wm. Richards Eph. Spaulding . . . . . 1834 Station Report Unsigned, but 0 writing of Richards) . . 1835 V—-.............. ... . . $ Spaulding ’ < (Includes printed letter of protest to J | Gov. Hoapili against selling rum to seamen) A .. - ■' ■ ....... V~-- -1 Station Report Unsigned, but Richards. . 1836 " " D. B a l d w i n .......... ....1837 " " D. Baldwin . . ......... 1838 " ” D. Baldwin . ............1839 ,r ” Unsigned . . ............1840 ,r " D. Bald?ri.n . . . . . . . 1841 ' 11 » D. Baldwin . . . . . . . 1842 " " D. Baldwin . . . . . . . 1843 Addition to above rep, D. Baldwin . . . . . . . 1843 Station Report D. B a l d w i n ............. 1844 (No Meeting 1845) Station Report D. B a l d w i n ............. 1846 Statistics only of church & s c h o o l s .................. 1847 (No Meeting 1847) �[Lahaina [1832] Station] In compliance with the requirement of the Mission the members of the station at Lahaina present the following report. I. That the mercies of God to the different members of the station and also his smiles on its genral [sic.] con­ cerns demands their most devout acknowledgement and warmest gratitude. II. Health of the members of the station.' The health of Mr. Shepard^ while lie resided 'at Lahaina was perhaps a little better than during the latter part of last year, so that he was able to perform some labour in copying Manu­ scripts for the press &c. Mr. Richards was attacked with a severe disease on the first Monday in March by which he was soon brought to a state of extreme debility, but through the mercy of him who [sic] doth not afflict willingly no^grieve the children of men, he is now far restored though still quite unable to enter on the duties of his station. With these exceptions, health has genrally [sic.] prevailed among the members of the station. III. General labours. In addition to those who regularly occupy the station Messrs. Tinker and Shepard^ have resided there the last half of the year. The labours common to the different stations have been regularly performed during the year. During the season in �Report of Lahaina Station which, the whaling ships were present, Mr. Tinker preached regularly every Sabbath-in English and in several instances to large audiences. A religious conference has also been held during the last half of the year which has usually been attended by about eight foreign residents one of whom is a church member— another is propounded, a third gives consid­ erable evidence of piety and others are serious and attentive. During the first half of the year there was preaching at Wailuku seven sabbaths, one sabbath at Honuaula and several sabbaths at Kanapali. During the last four months in consequence of the great assemblage of people in Lahaina from the back parts of the Island there have been regularly . two or sometimes three congregations on the sabbath. In consequence of this and Mr. R ’s sickness the station at Wailuku has been entirely neglected. IV. Labours assigned by the Mission. Of what was unfinished Lsic] the at the last meeting^, Epistles of James, Peter, John, Jude and the book of Revelations have been reviewed and put to press. The Geography has also been reviewed— some additions made and put to press. The book of Numbers though more than half of the year in our hands is only about half reviewed. Nothing more has been added to the Gamut, of musick, as it is concluded to publish the tunes here at the Islands and it must be a considerable time before they can be prepared. The review of Mark has not been commenced. �-3- Report of Lahaina Station Of the new assignments at the last meeting, the last 74 Psalms are translated. Nine chapters also from the hook of Judges. The Sermons which Mr. Richards was requested to collect and prepare are not collected. Different members of the mission were early requested to furnish one or two sermons each but only two were received. The sickness of Mr. R. and an unhappy occurrence in the church whieh will hereafter be alllraxlMi to and the removal of Mr. Andrews to take charge of the High School are the only reasons to be offered why the appointments made by the Mission have not been more perfectly fulfilled. V. Increase and state of the church. During the year there have been added to the church in Lahaina sixty five persons and-there-have been three deaths. into the church 153. 142. Whole number?; received Whole number now living in the church Thirty six more now stand propounded. It should also be added that on the 15th Oct. the sacrament was administered to those members of the church who reside at Wailuku and the names of 22 more proclaimed as preparatory to the establish­ ment of a church at that place. The sickness of Mr. R. and other circumstances have prevented carrying the design into execution. In the general state of religion there has been nothing unusual. The church as a Taody have as far as is known in a �Report of Lahaina Station good degree adorned their profession. There has however been one case of discipline of a distinguished member of the church which for a ’ season overwhelmed the station with dark­ ness. It is believed however that the wandering shee.prH©.1i only heard the voice of the shepherd but knew it and returned. No general evil appeared to result from the example of the unhappy wanderer, but the great headr of the church has no doubt overruled it for good. VI. Marriages. During the year there have been solemnized at the station 464 marriages making the whole number 2860. VII. Schools. The following is a list of the schools. Kahoolawe are 56 scholars. On Maui 11,170 On Lanai 496. On On Molokai 1,173. Total 12,895. VIII.Miss Ogden teaches an infant school of 160 scholars every morning from 6 to 9 o'clock, 20 of whom are writers. On Monday of each week attends a class of 63 in Ninauhoike. Also a school of 30 in writing and arithmetick on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays.' �[1833] JLahaina Report of StationJ Lahaina June 1st 1833 Number of marriages during the past year 1 221 Readers in all the schools connected with the station Admitte [sic] to the church on their own profession 42 persons On Recommendation 3 Candidates Translation finished. Review partial. �As to stitcliing Mr. R. says that for himself he should prefer to have it done at Honolulu for this reason— detention and danger of mistake.if not done there. He thinks however that Mr. Shepard's time should not be taken up in stitching: he might superintend the work. If books are folded and gathered at Honolulu and put up in such a manner that a bun­ dle may be put into the hands of a native so as to be stitched without danger of mistake the objection would be nearly obviated. �Lahaina, ■ '6 J Since the examination in the fall Mr. R. has given away of the Ka pi-a-pa for the purpose of establishing new schools on Maui, Molokai and Lanai the number of 6512. There have also been distributed by Kekauonohe on Molo­ kai a good many books perhaps 400 of books left by Kalaimoku. The increase of scholars Mr. R. is of opinion has been greater than of half the number of books given out. In all the Schools are perhaps 2500 who may be called readers: more than this number probably would be able to find out the meaning of a new book. Meetings conducted by natives. A few natives, church members go out occasionally to the neighboring villages to address the people on the Sabbath. The halawai of Saturday evening is of church members only and persons propounded for admission. A Thursday afternoon meeting is numerously attended all who choose may be present and it is commonly more fully attended than the Wednesday lecture conducted by M r . Richards. The Congregations on Sabbath morning average from 1500 to 2000 in the afternoon not so large. There is at present no special attention to religion Belonging to the Church 19 Propotinded, 18 hopeful persons who will probably be brought forward before long, from 5 to 10 �Report of the Lahaina Station For the year ending May 50th 1854 In commencing the report of our station it becomes us to speak with gratitude of the health, with which Providence has blessed the most of our number while at the same time we recognize his afflictive dispensation in the continued debility of those who were feeble at the last general meet­ ing. No change has occurred in relation to our health worthy of special remark. The general business of the mission has been Conducted according to the system common at the stations. There has been regular preaching only 5 times a week, vis'.- twice on the sabbath and once on Wednesday, together with the month­ ly concert at its regular return. There has also been_ a church meeting regularly on Sat­ urday eve, conducted principally by the missionaries, but mad-e a familiar meeting for questions & remarks by members of the church. The bible class has during the year consisted of memibers of the church only recitingon Sunday noon, the verses of.the week, according to the verse a day system, and the members of the church) have been employed as teachers to hear those out of the church who commit the verse a iday, and recite the men on Thursday and women on Friday. The whole.number of those whose names are enrolled as com­ mitting the verse a day is about 900, but the avarage [sic] �Report of the Lahaina Station — 1854 number of those who attend is about four or five hundred. The church has also been divided into classes of about 30 persons each who meet in sepparate [sic] places on the evening after the sabbath^ for conversation, particularly on the subjects of the sermons, though other subjects are not excluded. These classes are attended in rotation by some of the missionaries^ and as far as our observation has ex­ tended^ has appeared to have a very good influence^ affording as it does a very good opportunity to make more peiss’oiial application than can well be done in public & fixing more in the mind what might otherwise be quickly forgotten. There has however been a change in the meetings which will probably be prefered as a permanent arrangement. That which has hitherto been considered as a bible class is now enlarged^ a.& as to embrace all who commit the verse a day. They meet immediately after the morning service on the sabbath & all the recitations take place under the immediate supervision of the missionaries instead of being left to the natives as on the other days of the week. A new meeting is established on Tuesday for the purpose of questioning the people on the subjects of the sermon during the week. Those who attend the class-meeting on Sunday eve are the assistant teachers in this meeting. It is but just established & whether it will be permanent or not is uncertain. �Report of the Lahaina Station— 1854 Some special exertions have been made during the year to collect together that class of persons who have been openly immoral & have kept alojfif from all instruction. It was found easy to get them together & they assembled weekly for some length of time, but evils were discovered not un­ like those which have attended the kapu meetings & they were discontinued, though quite a number who then commenced learning the verse a day & attending meeting on the sabbath still continue to be punctual. During the year 18 persons have been received to the church out of 42 who were propounded near two years ago, all of whom were thought to give evidence at the time they were propounded & still appear well. Of the 7 church members who were suspended at the time of the last general meeting, two appear truly & have been restored. The other 5 still stand on. negative ground, being neither openly unchristian, nor yet exhibiting sincere repentance. In addition to the above, there have been during the year 6 new cases of discipline. Kapiu— for adultery drunkenness & apostacy. Kekuelike— for intemperance. Kaunakakai— for intemperance and adultery. Kamainalsu— for general unchristtsan deportment & contempt of those who went to converse ’with him. Maluoo & Hahee— for adultery. �-4Report of the Lahaina Stat-i-on «~-1854 Of the above Kapiu appears perfectly incorrigible. All the rest have made public confession & Kekuelike has given such evidence of penitence that he is restored to church fellowship. The rest give various evidence of sin(sic) eerty in their confession, some being almost satisfactory while others are far from it. The whole number now sus­ pended from the church is 10. There are others who are far from exhibiting a Christian spirit, tho. they do not them pursue such a course as to lay toms- open to discipline. But even while the church has been in such a state, (sic) it is to be hoped that the truth has been produced some beneficial effects on those without. The number of those who have attended on a preached word, has not been greatly diminished: & the attentive countenance has often afforded encouragement to the preacher. A few ’show by their countenance on the sabbath— by their constant & persevering attention on all the means of grace within their reach & by their conversation too that they are deeply interested in the cause of religion, & we have little reason to doubt but trhat the all seeing eye perceives among them a goodly number who are Israelites indeed. The state of the church however we feel to be deeply afflicting & while we would look perseveringly to it its great head,.who we hope will still acknowledge it as his 9 own, we feel also that we need the prayers as well ks the advice of our brethren in the mission. �Report of the Lahaina Station— 1854 On the subject of schools we have not much to say. They have been far from being prosperous the past year, especially the school for adults. The schools for child­ ren have done as well as could be expected considering the character of their teachers. It is believed there are very few children on this part of the Island who do not attend school apart of the time. The children in Lahaina while they have enjoyed superior advantages, have also superior temp­ tations to encounter. During a lacgg portion of the year their attention is materially taken off from their school by the ships & not a few of the promising scholars enlist as sailors & thus all they learn in school is turned into the worst channel & they return from sea without any taste for fur­ ther instruction except such as is to be obtained in com­ pany like their own. But we proceed to speak of our out stations of which we have 25, Kanapali & Oloalu. The meeting house in Kanapali is 9 or 10 miles from Lahaina will accommodate lg> tc3 1500 people & is pretty well filled when it is known that there will be preachihg. Preaching has been maintained regularly every other sabbath.at the out stations during the intervals of shipping. At other times they have been supplied with native speakers from Lahaina. Kanapali with an adjoining district has a population of nearly 4000 souls and affords abundant encouragement for missionary effort. Oloalu & aukumehame are- small districts so situated that the people about 1000 in number can ‘ ane'et �-6Report of the Lahaina Station— 1854 conveniently at one place to hear the gospel. There is no meetinghouse but the head man & people are anxious to build a house more durable & permanent than the ordinary grass houses. The place for meeting is 7 or 8 miles from Lahaina. Mr. Spaulding with his family moved to Oukumehame about < the middle of January & affer spending one month moved to 01®alu & spent another month more in the center of the popu­ lation. Preached 3 times a weferk— held 2 bible classes one for men &udnother for women when the Ai o kala was recited &.;remarked upon— one school for children on Sab. noon & a school every evening from 15 to 40 to recite the verse for the day, listen to remarks & attend prayers. During the week except on Sat. there were 2 schools every day ©nbf’a.SiBig nearly 5SD0 scholars, men women & child­ ren, All the interest was manifest that could be expected & we were convinced of the importance of living among the people if we wauldddo good among them to advantage. When health of our families & other circumstances will permit we intend one of us to live alternately at Kanapali & Ooalu (sic) during the intervals of shipping. The number of marriages during the year is— — Whole number since the station was — — 106 — ------ — 3181 Readers 1791 Number of children in school but who cannot read 641 Admitted to the church ST8 Whole number admitted 225 �-7- Report of the Lahaina Station— 1854 Dead_____ __________ ' _____________________ _20 Excommunicated_______________________ ____________ l Suspended_____________________________ ___________ 11 Removed to other stations__________ ____________15 More are residing here from other stations than have "been removed from the church. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Wm. Richards (Signed) Eph. Spaulding �Qtfr. Richard’s handwriting to middle of page 8 ; from then on, Mr. Spaulding’s Annuaal [sic] Report of the Station at Lahaina. T1835J In many respects the station at Lahaina has been in deep affliction the last year. The health of those two members of the station, who had been laid aside from the ordinary duties of the missionary, even from their first arrival on mission­ ary ground, as reported the last year, is still- so low as to share give little promise for the future. If they t a ® not our labour here, they surely do our sufferings in no ordinary degree, and may &t last be more worthy than their associate of the welcome, ”well done good and faithful servent. 11 Csic|> They need and deserve the most feiment prayezs of the mission. Miss Ogden too, was for a number of weeks laid aside from her ordinary useful labours, by a threatning [sic] disease, but in the kind Providence of God is apparently quite restored. The family of Mr. Spaulding has been entered by the great Cornelius B. during the 6 months & 16 days of entwined heart his residence on earth esstosdsasti himself around the destroyer. o;f his parents and those who saw his sufferings and his smiles, & then took his departure, leaving an affeeting lesson not only for the parents and the children of the sta­ tion, but also for us all. The other children of the station have most of them, had severe attacks of disease of threatning [sic] character croup which it was feared would end in emHsgix by which the children of Messrs. Clark and Armstrong were removed. The remaining �-2- • ■ Report of Lahaina Station— 1855 • members of the station have enjoyed their accustomed health, though Mr. Spaulding has in two or three instances been laid aside for a few days at a time. The last of Dec. Mr. and Mrs. R. were under the necessity of removing from the station at Wailuku where they remained untill [sis] the 14th of February. The labours of the station have been on the sabbath among natives. 1st A morning prayer meeting at sunrise attended by from 4 to 6 hundred persons at which either a sermon has been preached, or remarks made from some text of scripture. 2nd Preaching at. 9 o ’clock A. M. 3rd Recitations in the verse a day, until February when the Huliano by Mr. Dibble was instituted. This class con­ sists of 500 persons, more than 3/4 of whom are usually present. The class might of consisted of 200 or perhaps 400 more if books could have been obtained. The exercise is a very popular one and as far as can be judged by a few months experience is very profitable. This mode'of seems studying the scripture sj^ssbkkkmuch better adapted to the people and much more profitable than the verse a day provided the exercise can be attended by a mission­ ary, but at out stations where a missionary can not regularly attend, the verse a day is prefered. 4th The fourth exercise of the sabbath, preaching at 4 o' clock P.M. �-3Report of the Lahaina Station— 1855 5th eveng (sic) Class meetings of the church in the ©swaagsp, for the ob­ ject of conversing on the subjects of the sermon and on various subjects. These class meetings the pastor attend in rotation when he is able. The attention to public worship has been pretty uniform even for years. Though there was a smaller congregation fore we during the M r part of year than/have known at Lahaina for a length of time. About the middle of the year the number greatly increased, but is now rather small again, though not materially diminished. The other religions exercises of the week have been mere­ ly, the monthly concert, the weekly lecture, a weekly church meeting. (sic) The monitors of the bible class however have meet/once a week, at which meeting it has been the object as far as possible to prepare them to communicate instruction to the classes. There have been 5 additions to the church during the year. Of those who were suspended at the time of the last general meeting, 2 have been restored. The rest (who reside in La­ haina) remain in the same state, neither exhibiting that hardaes [sic] which would justify full excommunication, nor that penitence which ..would justify their restoration to the privileges of the church. There have also been several other Hauwa new cases of discipline. ..'EtoeKHBa, a native of Huihini who is (sic) �-4- jSjeport of Lahaina Station-— 1855 so extensively known in the mission and in the Christian w or 3_d a man who has heretofore exhibited a uniformity of Christian,character, such ks has adorned his profession and rendered him extensively useful— He too has been guilty of that crime which so emphatically renders the land a sink of pollution. The birth of a child but a few months or weeks after his marriage made his guilt certain and laid it out before the world. We rejoice however to be able to say that such is the evidence of sincere penitence and contritian that he will probably be restored to his standing in the church at the next communion. It ®ay be proper to mention in particular, the case of the Princess which has pained not our hearts only but 1000 ‘s of others in various parts of the world. Immediately after her fall in July last, her pastor ad­ dressed her a letter and sent messenger on purpose to be the bearer of it. It was kindly received, seamed to receive a little feeling for the moment, so much so that during the resume stay of the messenger Sir hours, she did not ■her wicked conduct. Between that time & January of this year several letters passed between her and her Pastor. On her arrival at Lahaina, all the missionaries stood entirely aloof from all they that freedom of intercourse with her which/indulge even with the wicked who are not members of the church. The Pastor being at Wailuku and being unable to visit Lahaina at that time, addressed a letter to the church, stating their duty to keep entirely aloof from their fallen chief, and avoid all �-5Report of Lahaina Station— iniquity familiar intercourse with her while she lived in aasaefcf and stating fully the scripture reason for this course. This letter was read in publick, & seemed to be approved by the church. Soon after this the Pastor visited Lahaina for the pur­ pose of going on the course of discipline which had been coneven she vened by letter. Henrefused however/to see her while -tek&genemy ■ > was a professed of Christ. Her case was laid before the church and a day of fasting and prayer observed on the occasion, she did not listen to the committee of the ehurch and a leter of excommunication prepared.and the hour appojntread ed for it to be <a=eaa*. The prospect of immediate excommunicaishej tion produced a little feeling so that/spent most of the night in conversation with some church member, who previous to her fall had been her companion and adviser. On the next morning which was the day appointed for her excommunication, she sent a message begging that her excommunication might be post­ poned, and promising full and immediate reform. Her request was granted and in the evening her pastor -had an interview with her. She renewed her promise, and when she returned to her house burnt her cards— threw away her puu-ili— called her women,iand told them of her promise, & that she intended to keep it and forbade every kind of immorality in them. During the few days she remained at Lahaina and for a short time after her arrival on Hawaii'/ she kept her promise, and exci­ ted some faint hope, that she did really design to reform. �Report of Lahaina Station— 1855 But the design did not result from a deep sense of her guilt or her danger, for after a few days she again plunged into former excesses her essesassa®, though in a more limited degree and in a more private manner than before. During her whole residence on Hawaii she showed that she was an enemy of Christ, and a friend of the world. As soon as she returned to Maui her case was again laid before the church and on the 23 of Mai the letter of final excommunication was publicly read. Several other members of the church give but too much evi­ dence that they have no right there, and several will be sus­ pended before another season of communion. One who has been a long time suspended and who has been residing at this place, is worthy of excommunication and it is understood by the church at Lahaina, that the letter will be given him before we return. The state of religious feeling has varied considerable fore during the year. During the ■IPsrtfesg- part of the year it was unusually low. The news of the Princess fall created consid­ erable excitement and it was thought a favorable occasion for a protracted meeting. After a series of church meetings and a day of fasting and prayer the 8 days meeting was commenced on August 14th. It was an interesting season, and though were there -wae- none to whom we could point and say, this man was set (?) converted, yet we have no doubt but the truth was -art home to the hearts of some by the Holy Spirit and that when the Lord shall right up the people he will count that this and that �Report of Lahaina Station— 1855 born man were there. The number of those who attended worship increased, until about December, when it was nearly double what it was traced to no other assignment public -argUHtoa-t of in June last. The increase could be cause -e-euroo but the protracted meeting. Of the more left undone. In the month of Sept. Mr. E. visited Lanai the mission something has been done but where he spent 9 days, made a tour of the island and made a geographical survey of it, & preached 12 sermons. He has also visited that island 3 times since, whole number of sermons preached there during the year 27. It is an encouraging field of labour. The number of marriages during the year has been 135. The greatest evilsfelt in relation to the subject have arisen from the fact that there are so many native sailors there, some of whom on the week of their arrival from sea present themselves for marriage, and perhaps the next week are gone. Six months or a year after their wives being weary of wait­ ing for their return present themselves again for marriage, and perhaps some 10 or 20 days or more after the right is solemnized, the former husband returns. These are serious evils at Lahaina. Among the records of the station it should be mentioned that about the last of Nov. the brethren of Lahaina luna and Lahaina lalo, met at the house of Mr. Richards to take into providentially consideration the case of Mr. Dibble who had been �-8- Report of Lahaina Station^-1855 called to this place, for medical aid. Considering tlie state of his own health and the circumstances of his family it was thought inexpedient he should return to Hilo. Similar reasons lay in the way of his joining the station at & Wailuku or Haiku,/we thought it inexpedient that he should convene a new station, without a prospect of its being per­ manently maintained, even though we might have selected a spot which would have been favorable to his health. We therefore advised him to remain at Lahainaluna until general meeting, and do what he could to assist the teachers of the high school. l#M 4 o i L i & Y . p u L k As it regards the schools of Lahaina & the districts belonging to that station, under the care of native teachers, it may be said that little has been done the past year & of that little no definite account can be given, as we have not marked -saake-dr the progress of their labors by examinations as has been customary in times past. We have ceased to expect much from many of the old teachers & have taken no pains to revive the schools nominally under their care. The most efficient aid has been rendered by 8 or 9 scholars from the High School who have taught in Lahaina, Haanapali, £)loalu & Oukmnehame. Three of the number have had schools in the two districts last mentioned on Saturdays & have engaged in S. S. on the Sabbath. On Saturdays they have had two schools one for children & another for adults, but the number of their scholars cannot �-9- Report of Lahaina Station---1855 be reported. On the Sabbath, one has had. a school in the "hull anoTI just before the morning service of about 80 scholars, another has had a school on sab. eve in which the "Ai o ka la" has been reeited, Immediately after the morning service, all have assisted in the children’s S. s. consisting of about 100 scholars. They have assisted also in hearing the recitations in the Ai o ka la school immediately preceeding the afternoon service. After the recitations an explanation of the verses re­ cited has been given in a catechetical manner. At first from 2 to 250 committed to the verse for the day & were pretty regular in their attendance till their teacher was obliged to leave them by the return of ships. Since that time the school has been nearly extinct. For various reasons we have had no station school for teachers the past year. Our efforts in teaching have been bestowed principally upon the children. Miss Ogden as usual has been indefatigable in her labors. Immediately after the last gen. meet, shte3commenced a school of 150 scholars, about 60 in writing- 30 in arithmetic & all in reading & learning to read. Prom 8 till 11 A. M. were the hours for school, tho a little more than two hours were usu~ ally spent in the schoolrooms. She had also a daily school of about 60 girls from 2 to 4 P. A. [sic] for sewing & writing. Both these schools were continued 5 days in the week, with little diminution of �-10Report of Lahaina Station-— 1855 interest- till about the last of Kept, when they were dis­ missed on account sickness in Mr. Spaulding’s family. Mr. Spaulding resumed'the childrens school with 150 scholars, about the first of March which continued to average 120 till some time in April. After the death of his child the childrens school was divided. All the girls who were able to read, including most of the writers, from 70 to 80 were taught in sewing & writing by Miss Ogden. All who were unable to read, except a dozen or more of large boys whose attendance was very Inconstant, were under Mr. Spauldings care. The number was about 60 tho the average attendance would not exceed 40. Theseoschools were continued till just before.we left for gen. meeting. The S. S. of which Miss Ogdem has had the charge for a long time, during the past year has been under the joint care of Dr. Chapin & Miss Ogden. the eare of Dr. Chapin alone. For nearly. 6 months it was in The school for nearly 3 months consisted of about 150 scholars. Since that time the scho­ lars have been inconstant & the school has been more or less prosperous. Except during the visits of ships preaching has been maintained pretty regularly at Oloalu principaly by Mr. Spauld­ ing. The walls of a new stone meetinghouse 55 ft. by 28- 10 ft. high & nearly 5 ft thick have been put up in 4 days. The walls were laid up in boxes, using earth instead of limesuperintended whegfr-i-ntended by Mr. Spaulding. The stones were collected �-11Report of Lahaina Station— 1855 almost entirely fey the women. As the house stands nearly on the dividing line of Oloalu & Oukumehame, the people of each district perform their appropriate half of the labor. It is designed to have it plastered & thatched with ti leaf & when finished will answer the two fold purpose of meetinghouse & schoolhouse. It is believed that ways can be devised by which the people may defray the whole expense without applying to the mission. They have a mind to build a house for the Lord & if they can have anyone to guide them it may soon be finish­ ed. _ \% 3^ In regard to seamen the same may be said in general, that we reported at the last meeting, tho there have not been as many ships at Lahaina during the last year as there were the year previous. Last fall there were 45. This spring there have been 10 or 12 . Our intercourse with seamen has been cordial & pleasant, distance That of feeling which has formerly been manifest seems to be gradually subsiding so that now no obstacle lies in the way to prevent intercourse with them to any extent desirable. As there have been no ardent spirits to be ob­ tained, except in such small quantities & so secretly as to be seldom noticed & as they have little to divert their attention, aside from their ordinary business, a wide door has been open for doing them good. Meetings have generally been well attended. There have ^ been with some exceptions, three sermons a week, one on the sabbath at the meeting house & the other two on board ships,. �-12Report of Lahaina Station— 1855 generally on sabbath & Wednesday or Thursday evenings* Meetings on board have become so common or perhaps we may say so popular that no hesitation is felt in asking any master for his ship, for this purpose. This pleasant state of things we attribute in part to our reading rooms which continue to be acceptable & consequently popular. The cost of the buildings were estimated at $750, but at the close of the season last fall we took the subscription paper from the table having reeieved tsid enough as we supposed to cover the whole expense of making no allowance for our time & trouble. We have had a respectable supply of papers istpon the tables of which a number of files have been furnished by the Atheneum Barllet at Andover & by vote of that society are to be continued. A valuable box of books & tracts for seamen estimated at (sic) $50 wa.s reeieved by the Velocity from the Am. T. Soc. (sic) Another box of Bibles &c. has just been reeieved by the Hellespont ■¥e4^e=sfeottt from the Philadelphia Bible boc. A circulating library has been commenced among seamen. The books are loaned by the season to be returned. Bibles & tracts have been often called for & a considerable quantity of each have been distributed, but as no particular account has been kept, no definite report can be made. We have reeieved three letters from the Secretary of the Am. S. 0?. Soc. in two of which he intimates that at no distant period a seamans chaplain may be stationed at Lahaina. �Report of Lahaina Station-- -185# Preaching has been maintained regularly at Oloalu & Ukumehame, except when ships were at anchor. The population of the two districts, according to the recent census is but 718— Oloalu 440 & Ukumehame 278. This is 586 less than the number printed in the geography which was doubtless incor­ rect . A stone meetinghouse 53 ft by 28 thatched with ti leaf, plastered & whitewashed, will be dedicated as soon as the sash & doors can be made. The pulpit is to be, not a box high in the air after the old fashion, but simply a platform 2 ft. high with a table upon it. The house has been built voluntarily by the people, without the authority of the chiefs, or aid from them or the mission except that Hoapili gives $15 which is the wages of a sailor’s iniquity. The schools in these two districts have been under the care of two scholars of the High School, one of whomehas been dismissed for laziness & the other, am^ active efficient young man to whom we had looked as a permanent teacher for both districts, is found to be corrupt having been long & repeatedly guilty of the sin of the land. The schools are now placed under a recent graduate of the High School"& arrangements are made for immediately building two stone school houses, one in each district & -•-also a stone house for the teacher at about equal distances between them. The stones for this house have been collected �—-Hh® L Report of Lahaina Station— 185,8 with the Ai o ka la, • In Lahaina, Miss Ogden commenced school immediately after the last gen. meet, which was continued without interruption till sometime in April. (?) She taught from 8 till 11 o*clock A. M. .5 days in the week & had an average of 120 scholars. Fifty of this number are pretty good readers— 20 were learning their letters & the other 50 may be regarded as learning to read. They were more punctual in their attendance than usual, & in this respect gave better satisfaction to their teacher, tho their general improvement is about the same as in former years. She had another school also of 40 small girls from 2 to 4 o'clock P. M. 5 days in a week, learning to read & sew. This was continued till April. The Sabbath School under Miss Ogden’s care has been continued during the year., 2s has been in a more interesting state than formerly. The scholars 160 in number have been more regular & punctual in their attendance. Thirty used the Ai o ka la after it was recieved. The remainder who were able, committed & recited, the scripture handbills, one each week. more oral inspection. Those unable to read recieved Dr. Chapin assisted in the Sabbath School till he left Lahaina. Miss Ogden has also met the maternal Association every Saturday afternoon, till the other schools were dismissed. �'w*’ - 40 -- Report of Lahaina Station— 185.^ This consists of 15 members. Mis. Baldwin occasionally met in the As. with Miss Ogden & for a few weeks had a school of about 20 females in reading, arithmetic & sewing. Mr. Spaulding commenced school on the 28 of Dec. 1m of such young men & lads principally as were attending no school. \ There are more than 60 on the list tho the average number would not exceed 45. After the examination on the 9th of March, some of the small scholars left, but the larger scholars averaging about 30 were quite regular in their attendance & made satisfactory improvement. This was con­ tinued till just before the teacher left for gen. meeting. Some young men objected to attending school because they wished some time or other to go to sea & they supposed that if they united with the school, there would be an obstacle in their way, as they took it for granted that they could not then go without the consent of their teacher. After the Ai o ka la arrived, fir.. Spaulding had a school every evening in the sailors Reading Room. For some ti#e the house was full to over-flowing, each reciting the verse Sc. but some grew negligent & when we left for gen. meet, the school had dwiiad&Mt'tolless than 20 . At the examination of the schools in Lahaina on the 9th of March 1271 were examined, 936 of whom could more or less intelligibly. This is a larger number of readers than has -been found at any previous examination. £readj �cf -i6- ' L Report of Lahaina Station— 185,5 Since that time in view of another examination, which was then appointed, there has been considerable interest in the native schools, both among the teachers & scholars & a great demand for books. A second examination wkscheld on the 23 ult. & the appearances were much the same as at the examination in March. Of 7 graduates from the High School, one is to have the charge of the Princess school wherever she may be, one is stationed at Oloalu & Ukumehame, one at Kaanapali, one at Lanai & three in Lahaina; one at each end where arrangements are made for building two dobie schoolhouses & David Malo at his own residence where he designs to have a boarding school for boys who shall live & sleep in his own yard & be under his constant watch & care. Seamen. It gives us pleasure to state, that, during the past year we have witnessed much encouragement to continued effort for the benefit of seamen. From July 25 to Dec. 39 ships visited Lahaina & during the last two months 9 more making 48 during the year. two weeks. Each ship on an average has spent about There has been preaching to seamen three times a week with rarely an exception; twice on board ship & once at our meetinghouse immediately after the morning service jon the Sabbath. These meetings have been well attended, especially those on board ship. �-174 Report of Lahaina Station— 1858’ The Masters have uniformly manifested a willingness to have preaching on board their ships & have generally taken much pains to make suitable accomodations. have been really splendid. whatever the motive nay be. Some preparations They manifest a pleasing interest One Master suggested that they must all unite & have a light canvass awning made for the pur­ pose. The Lord has been pleased to bless the means of his own operations appointment & last fall we were permitted to see of the Holy Spirit in the conversion of sinners. The revival dif such it may be called, commenced at sea through the distri­ bution of a few tracts by a pious Master. Capt. B. spoke a ship & Oapt. R. made him a visit. As he was about to return, Capt. B. requested permission to send a few tracts on board for his men. But says Capt. R. 11It will do no good- they will not Bead them- they are a hard set of fellows" . "Let me write each man’s name on the cover11 says Capt. B. "& I guess they will read them. He did so & one had entitled, "The incorrigible sinner forewarned of his doomT1, happened to be addressed to the most incorrigible on board. God blessed it to his conviction & soon to his joy­ ful conversion. When his eyes were opened & he had found peace in believing, he was faithful to warn his ship mates, some of whom became serious & one in a few days hopefully converted. Capt. R. soon spoke another ship of which his brother was �jS? -08*& Report of Lahaina Station— -1855“ Master & the newly converted sailors told their fellowseamen what a Saviour they had found & warned them to flee from the wrath to come at the same time giving the tracts which God had blessed to them. God blessed this effort also & when the ships arrived at Lahaina, two on board each ship others were rejoicing in hope & some -fehoy were serious. These con­ verts appeared uncommonly well. Gapt. W. arrived about the same time under serious im­ pressions & we labored hard & in vain to remove his diffi­ culties & help him to the Saviour. A meeting was held on Wednesday evening on board Capt. B.'s ship, where after a short sermon, Capt. B. his pious carpenter, a pious sailor, & the four new converts addressed the audience. Awful solemnity prevailed. The Holy Ghost was there & Capt. #„ who had shrunk away into one corner was cut to the heart. He returhed to his ship, entered his state­ room, fell upon his kneBs & contrary to his expectations soon found the Savior to be precious. He scarcely knew what to got make of it, but he felt so full of joy & praise that he but little rest that night. At daylight he hastened to tell Capt. B. how glorious the Savior appeared to him & how happy he felt. They both kneeled down in the cabin, the door & skylight being open & rendered thanks to God for his pardon­ ing mercy. Eeesoon came on shore & as he entered Mr. Spaulding's house, he Was so overcome with joy that he was unable to �-I'g't . . . i Report of Lahaina Station— 1855' to speak hut shrunk away into his seat sobbing aloud. Before he had time to tell what the Lord had done for him, he began to preach the gospel.to an aged sailor who had called for a bible. "Old man" says Capt. W. uy°U- must repent— you can re­ pent— don't.say you can’t. I was decieved. ask him. I thought I could noty but, 0 , God has helped me & he will help you if you 0 I rejoice in the Savior. to judgment-—you will soon die. Old man you are going 0 go right to the Savior now— don’t make any excuse11. In this simple strain the gospel was preached & the old sailor sat silent in tears. The next Friday evening a large congregation assembled on board another ship, where after a sermon Capt. W. looking up to God for strength, related in a most feeling manner what God had done for his soul & urged all to flee to Savior. He said he had been out of health most of the voyage dut was stupid, scarcely thinking about his soul or death. But God restored him to health contrary to his expectations & his surprising goodness to him affected his heart till he became serious & was led to inquire what he should do to be saved. Some others were more or less serious tho we find scareeFew ly time~"bo find them out before they were gone, seamen expressed hopes whose minds were first impressed while their ship was laying at Hilo. Was not very clear. The evidence of their conversion This spring we have heard of no partieutho ’ lar cases of seriousness, our meetings have been well attended as usual. �................ ... ...... ' ....... Report of Lahaina Station Z 1855 '"'13 -3©- ..... ............ .. ............ Bibles Tracts & papers have been often called for & more than 50 volumes lent out from the circulating library. We are encouraged to expect more Bibles & testaments from the Philadelphia Bible Soc. & also Tracts & books from the Am. Tract Society. Our reading rooms are constantly visited & are obviously acceptable & afford a great accommodation to our sea faring friends. Some donations have been made for keeping the buildings in repair, tho 1 the subscription was taken from the table more than two years ago. Temperance is making increasing progress among seamen. Of the 48 ships we know of no one which has had ardent spirits on board for sale in the Pacific tho’ we have not been particular to inquire of every ship. If any have had it for this purpose they have been ashamed to acknowledge it & the fact has been concealed. Ship owners are becoming wiser. Pew (?) comparatively put the pbison on board & ship masters, during the past year have done a little at Lahaina to aid the cause of Temperance in the Pacific. Ardent spirits had been conveyed to Hawaii in a small schooner for sale & the owner not being able to dispose of it all there & having about two barrels left, declared that he would sell to Seamen at Lahaina 1,law or no law". This information reached La­ haina & the chiefs before the vessel came to anchor. As soon as one of the orniers of the vessel came on shore, he was called to the Captains Reading Room & assured by some of the masters that if he sold one drop of it to their men., they would unite in a body go on board his schooner & pour his liquor into the Sea. The vessel was also watched & there is no evidence that any was sold. �Report of Lahaina Station 185# -£T- ■1 Y" On Sunday &c. (see printed letter) -w,-^ Three hundred copies of this letter were immediately printed & all have "been circulated. After the Fliberty Gibbett ( l) left some natives were detected with ardent spirits & were fined. During the last month the 3d officer of a ship while walking on shore was asked by a native if he wished for some rum. He con­ ducted the foreigner to a retired place among the sugar canes & as he was about to pour out a glass, says the Officer. pour it out. He took the bottle & says "tabu" . "Let me The native.attempted to escape but the bottle was carried to the chiefs & the native detected & fined six dollars. About the same hour in the day the steward of the same ship, who had broken into the rum & drawn a bottle of brandy from the Captains medicine, became intoxicated, fell from the railing & launched from time into eternity drunk I He never rose & on account of the strength of the current his body was not obtained. Two days after a sailor from the same ship stoped (1) a shore over night - two natives sold him three dollars worth of rum i.e. 12 glasses. This produced intoxication. He became noisy & trouble­ some - was taken to the fort & put in irons. The next morning he told the chiefs that he got the rum on board his own ship & they decided that if the rum came from the ship, the Master should pay 6 dollarsj but if from the shore & the sailor would tell who sold it to him, the six dollars should not be required.The seaman knowing that if he persevered in his falsehood the 6 dollars would come from his own pocket, pointed out the two men who sold it to him & the next day they were publicly flogged in the fort. (Read before general meeting at Hon. June 8 th 1836 ) �... . 0 *Z-l Grl A/4 L !n ^Printed letter referred to in 1835 ''£>(?.oA-'ExS’i'b^ — Lahaina Report! £ H — f:pU>£K#XLAHAINA, ISLAND OF MAUI, NOV, 17, 1835. iJ/t-D On Sunday, the 15th. inst. the $libbei>y Gibbet^ a small schooner, arrived from Oahu, with ardent spirits for sale among seaman (1). On monday evening, a number of sailors were found to be intoxicated, and to day, the number rapidly increased; whereupon, the following letter, drawn up by the Masters and signed by all then in Port, was presented to the Governor. Lahaina, Nov. 17, 1835. Governor Hoapili, We, the undersigned, have come to this good country to refresh our ships with fruit and vegetables. These we find in great abun­ dance, for which, we leave you our dollars and cloth. We do not any of us like to go to Oahu, because bad.men sell rum to our seaman ( l). We like your Island, because you have a good law, preventing the sale of this poison. But now, after lying here in peace for some weeks, a vessel has come among us from Oahu with rum for sale. Our seaman ( I) are drinking it, and trouble is commencing. We now look to you for protection. lie think, as these men have violated your wholesome regulations, and given your visitors so much trouble, they should be punished by fine, or otherwise, and sent immediately from the Island, after having all the rum thrown into the Ocean. Franklin Riddell. Christopher Allyn. Philetus Pierson, Henry Lewis* Charles G. Barnard. George Alley. David Baker. Isaac Brayton. John Henderson. Edward Harding. Timothy W. Riddell Rodolphus N. Swift. James Pierson. Elijah Davis. George Haggerty. James B. Wood. Richard Weeden. George Allen# �Printed letter continued LAHAINA Nov. 18. This morning, the C-ovemor has sent forth a crier prohibiting all the natives, henceforth, from trading with the Flibberty Gibbett, until the Captain has paid damages. The schooner was ordered away last night, by Government, and has left the place, leaving a prospect of usual quiet to the ships which remain. Lahainaluna. High School press* �Lahaina Station STATISTICAL TABLE OP MARRIAGES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES, FOR THE YEAR BHDIHG JUNE, 1835' Marriages . ■ **** ^ ________________ ______________________ 135 Readers. ___________ _______________________ ___________1813 Learners. __ _________ ■ ___________ ______ _______ 2543 Admitted to the church on profession. _______________ Admitted on recommendation. . Candidates. __________ • _______________ ________________________ _____ 227 7 5 Whole number admitted from the formation of the church. 234 Removed. _____ Excommunicated. , _____ _________________________ ___ _______ ^ _________ .. . Died. Pres ent number of chur ch members. __________ ____ 17 2 20 195 ^ �Report of the station at Lahaina for the year ending May 31s^ 1836 At the commencement of the year the station at Lahaina was occupied by Messrs Richards, Spaulding, Chapin and their families together with Miss Ogden. Mrs. Baldwin also with her children took up her residence there during the absence of her husband at the Society Islands. On the return of Mr. Baldwin, Dr. Chapin being about to remove, he went into Dr. Chapin's house, where he remained until the fore part of March. During his residence there he attended to the medical wants of the station, went out to preach at out stations perhaps 5 or 6 times, assisted in reading 10 or 12 proof sheets, and preached at the station a few times at the station ( I) when the other members were absent. As however he was not located by the mission at Lahaina he will probably himself report the particulars of his labors. The general division of labor at the station has been essentially the same as in former years. Mr. Spaulding has attended to the English department of labor for seamen, has also managed the out station at Oloalu, has during most of the year had a school of one hour for the three eldest children of Mr. Richards, and during a part of the year has had the care of a station school (.) The particu­ lars of his labors will be detailed In their proper connections. Mr. Richards has attended principally to the pastoral duties of the station, and during about 7§- months of the year has de­ voted a portion of each day to translations. The last 2 months �1836 he has done nothing in that department. - 2 Besides these parts of the New Testament which were behind last year, the Book of Esther has been translated, the book of Isaia ( i)> and the greater Part of Jeremiah, the two former of which have been printed and Jeremiah as far as the 32nd Chap. Genesis and Ezra, the translations of brethren Thurston and Bishop have been.reviewed, not however with that particular care which has been customary but rather in conformity with the views of the mission as expressed at the last General meeting, viz. that the parts of the Old Testament might be printed at the discretion of the translators without being reviewed. And the books translated at Lahaina have not been reviewed except as they passed under the observation of those who assisted in reading the proof sheets. The first 20 chapters of Exodus have been revised for the press and a part of the remainder translated. This would have been finished before unassigned books were taken up, had the state of the printing department allowed of its being printed immediately. There have been married at Lahaina during the year past 117 eouplev- Much trouble has been experienced In consequence of frequent applications to be married from persons who ought not to be united In marriage* Ex. Old men with young girls - old women with boys - church members with partners of no established character, or none that is good. Children of not more perhaps than 12 years old have been brought forward by the chiefs as suitable to be married, and the irregularity of the holokahikis is still a sourse of much trouble. It is desirable that this subject be examined by the �1836 - ■ 3 Mission, and a uniform rule of practice adopted. The census of the island of Maui has been taken as correct­ ly perhaps as can be expected until some of the present preju­ dices of the people are removed. The population according to the present cans us amounts to 24,248., instead of 35,000 as published in the Geography. The reason of this difference Is, first, the over rating of the people at the last cenees ( i) Second, the under rating in the present census. 3d- A real decrease by death, and 4^-tl A migration of the people to Oahu. The proportionate number of births and deaths on the island has not been satisfactorily ascertained. At Oloalu and Oukamehame, they have been equal, viz 11 births & 11 deaths. On the island of Lanai there have been since Jan. 9 births and 19 deaths. It is hoped that these records may be kept more correct­ ly hereafter. During the year there have been received to the church on their own profession 15 persons, and 5 have been received from other churches. Nine persons now stand propounde ( 1). Eighteen persons have {been] dismissed and received by other churches, and five have been excommunicated. Of those who were suspended last year 3 have been restored, and two more will probably be restored at the next communion. N To the number suspended five new ones have been added. Whole number, received to the church in Lahaina �1836 On recommendation 12 Whole number dism issed 31 of • Do 4 241 On profession Do - = 253 26 Deaths Excommunicated 7 * 7 Ho. now suspended 182 Now i n regular standing To enter p a r tic u la r ly Into the cases of excommunication would requ ire more time and room than can be allowed to a mere sta tio n re p o r t. The number of children b a p tize d during the year i s 2 0 . As to the general sta te of the church d uring the y e a r , i t may be remarked that the lin e of d is t in c t io n between those who r e a lly love the Savio u r, and those who do n o t, appears to be growing more d i s t i n c t ; and it C^s a3 matter of p a r tic u la r g r a t if ic a t io n th at those who have f a l l e n the past year have been persons whose character was previously su s p ic io u s . As fa r as we know the character of every in d iv id u a l which stood f a i r f o r p ie ty at the beginning of the y e a r , stands f a i r still*. The g en e ra l sta te o f religio us fe e lin g was thought during the last w inter to b e more than usually encouraging, and had we not been so fre q u en tly disappointed we should have been con­ siderably animated. Meetings were, attended in greater numbers, and Some of the church appeared more than usu ally aw ake. We do t h in k , that and f e e l considerable degree of co n fid e n c e, at the great day when &ea*ts sh all be re v e a le d , i t w i l l appear, that notwithstanding a l l the overwhelming in iq u ity which pre- �1836 - 5 v a i l s , the utter f a l l of some of our church members, the un­ ch ristia n conduct of others, and the u nfaith fu ln ess of a l l , there have s t i l l been a number of conversions during the year. And we have cheering hope that some of the domestics of our own fam ilies are among the number. already propounded to the church. Of these o n e 'h a s been There have been a few rather s t r ik in g cases of persons who have been v io le n t opposers, who now now ( 1) appear to b e truly p e n ite n t. have been conducted as u su a l. R eligio us meetings The Bible class r e c it in g the Huliano during the la s t part of the la st y e a r , and Ai o ka la during the fore part of the present y e a r , consists of 467 persons, and o f these about §- or 4 / 5 are u su ally present at the same tim e . The out station a t Lanai is s t i l l prom ising. v is it e d during the year 6 times by M r. R ich ard s, I t has been and tw ice by M r. Baldw in, and 48 sermons have been preached to congregations of something more than 300 persons. We know of no p lac e where labors appear to b e better rewarded than at L a n a i. The opinion of M r. Baldwin f u l l y corresponds w ith that of Mr. Richards in th is re sp ec t. There is a very marked lin e of d i s t i n c t io n between the enemies & the frien d s of tr u th on that Is l a n d , and w it h in a few months there has been a large increase of the l a t t e r . There is quite a number who shew suoh a knowledge of the s c r ip ­ tures as to prove that they have not been careless readers* o® h ea v e n s. Among those re ce iv ed to the church the past year 4 were from Lanai — now 7 church members on the i s l a n d , and one more is propounded. So large a proportion of the whole population have renounced the use of tobacco that i t i s very �1836 - 6 d i f f i c u l t fo r those to escape detectio n who would be g la d to use i t . Owing to the neglect of the Gov. the census of Lan ai has not been taken. The c a l l fo r books at the st a tio n d u rin g the year has b een encouraging. None of consequence are on hand, and many more would have been s o ld , The Kuma could we have obtained them. Haw aii has been c a lle d for to some ex te n t. About 150 copies are read, and by those who read them, they are p rized much ffrsrsrx-gr'g#, as much as any books we c ir c u la te . {On back} Statio n report presented by Mr. Richards 1836 �Report of Lahaina S ta tio n . 1857 It is w e l l known toy a l l the brethren of the M is s io n , that the station a t Lahaina has suffered great changes, in regard to labourers, during the past y e a r . Some of these changes were p a r t ia lly an ticip ated at the la st general m eeting, & some of them were wholly unexpected. Both its located m is s io n a r ie s , who have been e f f i c i e n t labourers in past y e a r s , & have found t h e ir hands f u l l of work, have le f t the f i e l d for Am erica. At the close of the last general meeting Mr. R ic h a r d s , w it h most of h is fa m ily , w ent, spent some weeks. for a v i s i t , to K au ai, where they When they returned they staid perhaps a month at La h ain a, when they sa ile d for Haw aii & made the tour of that is la n d . After they returned again to th eir s t a t io n , they had but a short season to spend & that f i l l e d w ith the b ustle of preparation f o r a voyage, when an opportunity of embarking for America was offered on board the w h a le sh ip , Danl W ebster, Capt. Philetus P ie rso n . 28th & reembarked at Honolulu D ec. 8 t h . They le ft Lahaina Nov. The short voyages about the islands had been of great service to Mrs. R . ' s h ealth - & they hoped fo r much further b e n e fit to i t from the long voyage to Am erica. The business w ith whh Mr. R . was charged by the m ission had g reatly augmented in importance in h i s v iew , So that they embarked w ith very f u l l con fid ence, that they were in the path of duty. As a pledge of t h e ir speedy return to the i s l d s _, they l e f t the two youngest of their 8 c h ild r e n ; the elder of the two in Mr. G re en ’ s fam ily ; the tender i n f a n t , torn from its mother’ s embrace, b efo re i t was 8 months o ld , under Miss Ogden's c a r e , in our own fa m ily . �1837 2 Mr. Spaulding, on his return to Lahaina from our l a s t general m eeting, immediately engaged in w r it in g communications to Am­ e r ic a , & in other la b o u rs, whh, together w it h his previous precarious state of h e a l t h , proved too much for him , & probably commenced the breaking down of h is h e a l t h . He was soon p ros­ t r a t e , & was prostrate & convalescent, by t u r n s , & constantly engaged in plans f o r doing good, & in labours B^rond h i s strength t i l l D e c . 3^-, when he was taken w it h bleeding at the lu n g s . This was repeated several times whh reduced him very lo w . viewed h is state as c r i t i c a l , & wished him, for h is own sa k e, & h is fa m ily 1s , to have a ll the m edical advice, we him . h elp. We accordingly sent for Doct. I fu r n is h Judd who came soon to h is His urgent advice was for b ro . Spaulding to take a voyage This he consented to do; - but the only opportunity whh seemed p ra ctica b le fo r doing t h i s , was on board a w haleship bound to Am erica. He accordingly embarked w ith h is fam ily on board the A d e lin e , C apt. Buckley, D ec. 26 th , less than one month a f t e r M r. Richards had le f t the s t a t io n ; & they reembarked at Honolulu on the last day of the y ea r. As for m yself, i t is w ell known, that two years since I went to Lahaina to try the effec t of the climate on my lu n g s . Last year I went partly fo r the same re aso n , & p artly on account of some of the fam ilies who were a f f l ic t e d w ith s ic k n e s s . From the time of general meeting to D ec. of la st y e a r , I devoted my time almost exclusively to m edicine. The last of Nov. I commenced preaching a g a in ; & from that time to this I have con­ stantly preached once, & generally tw ice , n a tig e or E n g l is h . When b r o . each week, either in Spaulding was p ro stra te d , a ll �1837 h is numerous engagements devolved upon me, - 3 as w e ll as the other cares of the statio n & the oversight of the congregation. There seemed to be no other way but fo r me to f i l l the p lac e as w ell as I ca ; - & contrary to my own expectation, as w e ll as that of others, in stea d of breaking down under the w eight of care whh had previously been d ivided between three men, my health has gradually improved from that day to t h i s . For the la st four months, except when I have overdone i n speaking or s in g in g , or been two much exposed to a damp atmosphere, I have had no uncomfortable fe e lin g at the lu n g s . I have great occasion to bless God f o r h is in te rp o sitio n in my b e h a l f , & d esire to f e e l my increased o b ligatio n to be more devoted to him in fu t u r e . So far as means have been used for my r e s to r a ­ tio n thus f a r , I say, I have taken but littlejmedicine - scarcely any at a l l . The means have been 1st a s t r ic t l y tem­ perance d ie t - one of the lig h te s t k in d , avoiding meat almost e n t ir e ly , & using m ilk as far as po ssib le - 2^- Bathing in cold w ater every day. & 3^ What has perhaps done as much as any thing e ls e , the pressure of secular cares, whh has kept me almost constantly on my f e e t , during the day. Miss Ogden has continued her labours as usual a t the sta ­ t i o n , & been perhaps more exclusively devoted to the work of teaching than h e re to fo re . Her schools have b e e n , one fo r g ir ls taught i n the fo reno o n, & one for boys, taught in the afternoon each 5 days i n the w eek. for most of the y e a r , In the g i r l s ’ school, there have been 60 or more scholars; & la t e ly they have increased to 130 pretty regular attendants. In the b o y s 1 �1857 - 4 scho o l, there have been , most of the y e a r , about 50 - & la t e ly th eir number has Increased to 8 0 . Miss 0 . has had i n b o th these schools two female & two male a s s is t a n t s ; the two la t t e r from the High School, & one of them among their most promising grad u ates. The branches taught in both these schools have been r e a d in g , w r it in g , arithm etic & geography, & the elementary books. Miss 0 . has also a Sab. school every Sab. morning at 8 , where the elementary works,, reading Scrip tu re, & the D a ily Food are attended t o . Mrs. Baldwin has also had a school of g i r l s , fo r the most part of the y e a r , s u b je c t , at tim es, to in t e r r u p ­ tions from fam ily cares & sickness of our ch ild r e n . Both of them have also engaged, to some extent, in teaching the women & g ir l s the art of sew ing. Before b r o . Spaulding was la id a s id e , he had p lan n ed , & considerably advanced the b u ild in g o f , four doby school h o u ses, two in d iffe re n t parts of Lahaina, one at Ciualu & one at Qkumeham e.. Something has been gradually doing to these b u ild in g s s in c e ; but none of them has as yet been completed. b u i l t by the people themselves, req u irin g l i t t l e the m ission; They are or no aid from or rath er they are b u il t by the c h ie f s , the poalua or c h ie f s 1 working day having been regularly turned to that ob­ je c t . For these school houses, we have already se lec ted 5 or 4 graduates of the High School, who are a ll members of the chh. Some of them have commenced their schools, though the houses are u n fin is h e d , & most of them, we th in k , prom ise, as teach ers, to do w e l l . Last year the chh people of Lahaina purchased lumber to �1837 - 5 f i n i s h t h e ir central stone school house; & this year the chh h a v e , w it h t h e ir own h an d s, la id in it a good f l o o r , & also made seats & desks t i l l th eir lumber was exhausted. also on the N . The people end of Lanai have been b u ild in g themselves a stone school house, whh is probably near completion. They have also b u ilt a grass house nearer the centre of that i s l a n d , intended for meetings on the Sabbath. Mr. Richards appointed a Sabbath to go & dedicate this b u ild in g to the Lord; but the ship c a lle d for him too q u ic k . I also once or twice appointed a time to go, but medical c a lls from the fa m ilie s prevented my g o in g . There are two teachers on L a n a i, from the H igh Sch ool, who are doing something to enlighten the p eo p le , & t r a in the ch ild ren - but there have been no examinations of sc ho o ls, connected w ith Lahaina S ta tio n , during the past y e a r . The region of Kaan apali, 10 miles N. of La h ain a , together w ith the schools t h e r e , have been under the care of Mr. C la r k ; & the fo llo w in g is his report of them. Preaching has been m aintained by Mr. Clark at Kaanapali during the y e a r . the same p lac e . He has also conducted a B ible class at A Sab. from the High School. 500. school has been taught by a graduate The usual congregation has been about There has been no sp ecial a tte n tio n to r e l i g i o n during the y e a r. There are 14 chh members at this s t a tio n connected w ith the chh at L a h ain a . One chh member has been under d i s c i ­ p lin e w ith m anifest b e n if it ( i) to h im se lf & o th ers. A good meeting house has been fin is h e d & dedicated during the y e a r . I t is 78 feet by 30 i n s id e , b u i l t of d o b ie s , w ith a good t i le a f r o o f, glass w indow s, p u l p it , & c . The expenses de- �1837 - 6 frayed by the people themselves* A good school of children has been kept here by the grad­ uate from the High School. He has also several other schools under h is superintendance. His in flu en ce has been h ig h ly sal% utary in various w ays. He has recently united w ith the chh at L ah ain alun a. He has r e c d a few dollars in books & clo th from the m issio n . The s iz e of the congregation at Lahaina has been much the same as i n years p ast. have been the same as formerly; A ll the exercises on the Sab. the Wed. le c tu r e , S a b . chh prayer meeting, & monthly concert have been continued as b e fo r e . A nativ e member of the chh has gone once each fo r t n ig h t , during most of the y e a r , on the S a b ., to O lu a lu , 6 miles d i s t a n t , where a congregation has met of about 2 0 0 , & where a good meeting house of dobies has been fin is h e d & dedicated during the past year. The Sab. School a t Lahaina, embracing perhaps 40 0 or 5 0 0 , who consist of the chh & more serious part of the congregation, have attended every S a b . to the Ai o ka l a ; the te a c h e rs , 15 i n number, I have instructed regularly each Teus. ( I) evening; & they have each met their c l a s s e s , on some later day of the w eek, at such time & place as each has found co nvenient. Mr. Hitchcock & h is family re sid e d at Lahaina during the months of D ec . Jan . & most of F e b . During th is tim e, he did the largest share o f the p reaching. A ft e r h is return to Molo­ k a i , Mr. Andrews preached re g u la r ly , at L a h a ln a la lo , (except when h is place was su p plied by Mr. C l a r k ,) two sermons on the S a b ., leaving generally to me, a fter the commencement of sh ip ­ ping season, one sermon on S a b . e ith e r in Eng. or native§ & the Wed. le c tu re . These d u t ie s , together w ith attending �1837 - 7 the prayer meetings & sabbath sc h o o l, the medical wants of the fa m ilie s & n a t iv e s , In d iv id u a l c a l l s , the sale of books, d i s t r i ­ b u tio n of Kumu Haw aii & Kumu K a m a lii, the numerous secular cares of the statio n , & superintending the b u ild in g of school houses & c . & , a fter the 9th of March, g iv in g a large share of my time to the concerns of the sh ipp ing , a l l these have kept upon me about as heavy a pressure of business as I ever found r e s t in g on me at any time of my l i f e . through i t , But the Lord has enabled me to go w ith more ease & comfort than I cd have exp ected. - There has been no regular d is c ip lin e of the chh at Lah ain a attempted, since the departure of M r. R ich ard s; & none admitted to the communion of the chh. Some offences have been known in the chh - but none o f a very aggravated character have come to lig h t. iAll that has been done, salutary a d v ic e . tobacco. in these cases, was to g iv e The members are a ll under a pledge not to use Two or three have been reported to me as g u ilt y of v io la tin g t h e ir p le d g e . There have b een two communions sin ce M r. R ic h a rd s’ & S p a u ld in g 's dep arture. At the f i r s t , one member was advised to stay away, because he had used tobacco, & one also fo r other u nc hristia n b e h a v io u r . At the second com­ munion, one was advised to stay away from the L o r d ’ s t a ^ l e , be­ cause of reported a d ultery . No regular t r ia l was h e l d in these cases, & they were made to understand, la r ly suspended from the chh. that they were not regu­ Jealousies & contentions have p rev ailed to some extent in the chh the past y e a r , I n years b e fo r e . as well as But so f a r as they have come to my knowledge, they have been amicably s e t t le d . Eight in d iv id u als were admitted to the chh, by Mr. R ich a rd s, i n Aug. 1 8 3 6 . Five are recorded, by him , as suspended, during �1837 - the year - 3 as restored - & 1 as excommunicated. on the suspended l i s t , of two or th ree . The number when he l e f t in Nov. l a s t , & , rem aining there s t i l l , was 1 1 . 8 o f course, Of th ese, I have thought w ell Some of them are re sid in g at other p la c e s ; & I have not been acquainted w ith them a l l . I cannot t e l l how many of the chh died between our la s t genl meeting & the departure of Mr. R ich ard s, as h is record does not d istin g u ish such from those who died b efo re. departure, Since h is 8 have d ie d , besides the princess who d ie d w ith out the pale of the chh - making an average of nearly two d u r in g each month of th at p e rio d . The fu n era l of Nahienaena was a t ­ tended, at Lah ain a, w ith great m ilita r y parade, but w ith much s t il l n e s s & order, a few days before we l e f t the s t a t io n . After making the above deductions from the chh, I f i n d 209 s t i l l on th e chh record as in regular standing. This num­ b e r , however, must include a number, who reside at M o lo k a i, & others who belong to W ailuku re g io n . My impression i s that there are somewhere about 176 in regular stan d ing , at L a h a in a . There have b e e n , during the y e a r , 2 4 baptism s, & §5 mar­ riag es. Of the la t t e r , num ber, had not the there w^- have been a somewhat greater enforcement of th e marriage law h in d e r e d some from entering into that contract. V io la tio n of the marriage contract & of the laws of chas­ t it y have been frequent - b u t , I know not that they have been more frequent than in years p a s t. been sustained; The salutary laws have th e ir penalties have been promptly ap p lied to a l l known o ffen d ers, whether natives or fo reigners without respect of persons; & the general m orality of the people �1837 has "been secured. p a r t, ' - 9 But one crime has been committed, in that of a higher order than the common sins of the l a n d . This was a murder, or rather a case of manslaughter, whh took place at E a a n a p a li, some four or fiv e months sin c e. I t o rig in a te d i n the Hawaiian method of co llectin g pay for damage done i n the p la n ta tio n ; v i z . by k i l l i n g the animal that did the damage. This gave r is e to a quarrel in whh b o th parties used stones . & c lu b s; & the older & weaker of the two f e l l before h is younger & more a th le tic antago nist. Ought we not to urge the c h ie fs & k in g to adopt some enlightened & just method of c o lle c tin g debts & damages? Intemperance has but rarely made its appearance among u s . Wherever it has been known, the s e l l e r , o& d r in k e r , has been compelled to pay h i s $>6 . according to law; & every quan tity of a rd. spt. i n whatever form whh has been found on sh o re , has (I). been promptly d eized by the m ajestrates. In these statem ents, however, I shA except the liquor & drinkers of the K in g . There has b e e n ,i n g en era l, a th rivin g condition of our ■section of M aui, as to the comforts of l i f e . A l l the ship m asters, whom I have heard speak on the s u b je c t, say the mar­ ket is w e ll supplied w ith refreshments for th e ir ships - Many of the leading inhabitants are b u ild in g dwellings - some of the arts themselves permanent of c i v i l i z e d l i f e are re c e iv in g an Increased attention - sugar & molasses were never made i n greater abundance than the past year - & what Is also w orth adding, o f the three sugar m ills at La h ain a, 2 are owned by common n a t iv e s . - The sugar & molasses o f the h ig h er ch ie fs are a l l made at the m ills of the common n a t iv e s . �1837 - 10. Of the labours assigned to me at the la st genl m eeting, I have f in is h e d the essay on Temperance, & I t has been about two months in the hands of the re v ie w e r. to me were w ritte n & sent, A l l the lette rs assign ed except one to the S e c . of F o reign a f f a ir s of Great B r i t a i n , fo r reasons assigned to the m eetin g. Sale of books. I fin d on the books of Mr. Spaulding & myself an account of 429 Testaments s o ld , at La h ain a , the past y e a r. This does not include those sold for ready pay, nor any disposed of by Mr. R ich a rd s, who does not seem to have been in the h a b it k eep ing regular accounts. of There are now on hand probably not less than 400 - whether our having so many on hand is owing to having had more than our share, I do not know. quently called f o r . They are f r e ­ The new Hymn book has been in h ig h demand - a l l we have rec^ have met a ready sa le - Even a bundle rec^-, as we were on the point of embarking for th is p la c e , w^- a l l have been gone, had I had time to attend to these who w is h e d them. Large q u a n tities o f the Geography, the Hoikeholoholona, & other school books have been sold. I t is thought, that the d esire for books has been greater the past year than i t has been in previous y e a r s . We have s t i l l on hand a few Ikemuas & H oikeholoholonas, a part of the H u lian o s, Nehemias & Kumu Muas whh have been sent us a pretty f u l l supply of the Hoikehonua & Helunaau, a l l the Hinauhoikes whh have b e e n sent fo r the la tte r part of the y e a r , at l e a s t , & some other books of whh I cannot now g iv e a p a r tic u ­ l a r account. The Kumu Hawaii had not been ta k e n , by y early su b s c r ip tio n , �1837 at Lahaina t i l l w it h in s i x months p a s t. 150 subscribers. But it i s - 11 There are now about im possible to say , how many copies w i l l prove a s u f f i c ie n t supply, as there i s , even among the most en ligh ten ed, a d is p o s it io n to take a ll the numbers at the end of the y e a r , rather than to have them come l i t t l e by l i t t l e . There are above (about) 100 subscribers to the Kumu K a m o lii; & the names for both this & the Kumu Haw aii are constantly in ­ c r e a sin g . Seamen’ s Cause at L a h a in a . The f i r s t w haleship at Lahaina, 9th of March. this season, anchored the Except the two f i r s t Sabbaths, E n g lis h preaching has been re g u la rly kept up every Sab. on shore, for the b en e­ fit of masters & seamen. Mr. Clark preached to them once or tw ice - the r e st o f the preaching was d iv id e d between Mr. An­ drews & m yself. As a general t h in g , masters & o ffic e r s have been p rese n t, & a goodly number of seamen; & some good, we h o p e, has been done. No evening m eetings, or meetings o n .b o a r d , have been attempted, fo r want of help in preaching. Up to the time of our leaving the sta tio n , ships v is it e d the place, there had 12 one h a l f of whh had gone. A l l the Masters have shown themselves kind & f r ie n d l y ; & what I am glad to add, all or n ea rly a ll have seemed to take a good stand on the subject of Temperance. l i e v e , are f u l l y ^American C ap tains, at l e a s t , I b e ­ convinced, that they cannot manage their men in a p la c e , where ardent s p ir it is to b e found. During the month of A p r i l , the largest share of my time was devoted to arranging papers for the two reading rooms of Masters & Seamen; to arranging the Seamen’ s lib r a r y & giving out books �1837 to such as w ished them; to p utting up tracts & papers for ships to carry to s e a , & a great v arie ty of other matters connected w ith the shipping & th e ir intercourse w ith the p e o p le . W hile we were at the s t a tio n , a ll was order in this department; l e a s t , to the external observer l i t t l e at of a contrary k in d was to h e seen; & i f here & there a seamen ( 1) was known to v io la t e the laws of the la n d , the penalty was forthw ith coming, without fe a r or favour. What may take place in the absence of any m issionary, & while the king & a l l h is adherents are t h e r e , & liq u o r probably to be h ad , none of us can t e l l . I have spent as much time as I cd command, i n conversing w ith o fficers & seamen, on the great concerns of t h e ir s o u ls . " But that tim e, a fter a l l , has been b ut l i t t l e . p ie ty we have met w ith , even in w h a le s h ip s , & , Some cases of in other c a s e s , i t has been pleasing to s e e , that the im pressions, made by an early r e l ig io u s education, were f a r from b e in g a ll e f f a c e d . There is great hope in labouring for th is class of our fellowm en. Before closing th is r e p o r t, I must add, that P ik a n e le , the head man of Honuaula, on East M aui, wished me to ask the m issio n to locate a m issionary among them. They have 3000 or more people. The people of Lanai also have often entreated me to ask fo r them a m issionary; they have 1200 p eo ple . Probably 200 on that is l a n d wd derive as much b e n e fit from preaching as 10 00 or 1200 in almost any other p la c e . D . Baldw in �Report of Lahaina S ta tio n . June 1 8 3 8 . The important changes at the s ta tio n , the past y e a r , have been the ad d itio n of b r o . & siste r McDonald to the la b o u r e rs , b eing located there at the last genl m eeting; & the re tu r n of Mr. Richards on the 8 th of A p ril l a s t , a fter an absence of one y e a r , four months & eleven d a y s . The members o f the Station have much cause of g r a titu d e to God for his unnumbered m ercies; & reason too to be humbled under h is mighty h and. There has probably been as much sickness at the station as in any previous y e a r . has been v a r io u s . Mr. McDonald’ s h e a lth Several times during the nine months he has been at the statio n he has been attacked w ith h is former com­ p l a i n t , bleeding at the lu ng s, but has not been reduced so low as a t some former p e rio d s; - & a short time since he was s e iz e d w ith p le u r is y , whh ( i) fo r a tim e , brought h is l i f e into s t i l l greater jeopardy. Mr. B ald w in ’ s h e a lth has been f a r b e t t e r than c^ have been expected, co nsidering the labours whh ( 1) have devolved on him, & e s p e c ia l l y , the amount of preaching he has done. But sickness is not a l l we have had to humble us & teach u s . ©eath has come among u s . The 3 d ch ild of M r. & M rs. B . was taken w ith f e v e r & a complaint in the bowels - on the 5th of la st D e c .; & a fte r a lin g erin g i l l n e s s of seven w e e k s, weeks of much an xiety on the part of the p aren ts, moved from their s i g h t , on the 26th of Ja n . l a s t . she was re ­ This was to them a trying ev en t; but they t r u s t , God meant i t fo r t h e ir good, & the promotion of h is cause. Other members of the statio n have s u ffe r e d , at tim es, from sick n e ss . �1838 - 2. Mr. B . & fam ily with. Miss Ogden reached the s t a t i o n , t h e i r return from genl m eeting, last y e a r , on on the 18th of June; & one of the f i r s t things we attended to was an Examination of the C h ild re n ’ s Schools of L a h a in a , O lu a lu , Okumehame, Kahoolawe & L a n a i. The schools of the above places on Maui occupied the last week i n June. was devoted to those on L a n a i. The f i r s t week in July The follow ing is a schedule of those exam inations. Miss Ogden’ s school of g i r l s , school of boys 104 in number. 145 in number. The cen tral The School from Olualu consisted of 97 c h ild ren . That of Okumehame of 6 7 . That of Kahoolawe of 2 0 , b eing a l l \ the c h ild ren , that belonged to the i s l a n d . At the close of th is exam ination, a day was devoted to examining David M alo' s d iffe ren t sc ho o ls, at whh ( I) wej?e present the c h ie f s , a ll the chh ( I ) & many others. The f i r s t week in Ju ly , the three schools of c h ild r e n on Lanai were examined, one of whh ( 1) contained 84 c h ild r e n , another 4 2 , & the th ird 21 = 147 i n a l l . During the f i r s t part of the y e a r , important aid was rendered by the chiefs & people towards organizing r e g u la r schools throughout the f i e l d . The walls of fo ur doby school houses had been b u ilt by them p reviously; one at the H . end of Lahaina one a t the S . end - one at Olu alu; & the fo u rth at Okumehame. D uring the month of Ju ly , these b u ild in g s , they bestowed much time & labour upon in covering & otherwise f i t t i n g them for th eir intended use - H oapiliw ahine su p erin ten din g, i n perso n, the work of those in Lahaina - In A u g. they were ready to be occupied, �1838 - 3 when the schools of the two o u t d is t r ic t s , whh ( I) h ad b een p reviously in operation, were removed to the new b u i l d i n g s ; & new schools were organized in those at each extremity of La­ h ain a . At this time we also obtained one of the most worthy graduates of the High School, who has superintended the South school of Lahaina, & , for a large portion of the y e a r , cen tral boys' school a lso . the Miss Ogden l e f t Lahaina f o r W ailuku about the middle of the y e a r . Her school has since b een con­ tin ued by fo,ur n a tiv e fem ales, three of whom are members of th e chh. A ll tiaese schools have been continued during the y e a r . There has also been a nativ e b u ild in g erected on the Western part of Lanai fo r the accommodation of meetings & schools & a small stone school house, on the Eastern side of the same has been b u i l t this y e a r , en tirely by the children them selves, under the superintendence of t h e ir teahher. David Malo was much engaged in teaching the a d u lts, & espec ially the chh the f i r s t part of the year - he had a school i n chh history - one in geography - one in arithm etic - & one i n the Kumu H a w a ii. At a l l these the ch iefs attended & were much interested - but they did hold out through the y e a r . For remainder of report on schools, see report of tea ch er. The church. There have been but two members admitted to the chh from the time th at Mr. Richards l e f t the s ta tio n to the present not but that there were probably some more who belonged to the household of f a i t h who shd have been adm itted. part of the time Mr. B . But the f i r s t considered h im se lf but im perfectly ac­ quainted with the people; & the la st part he was expecting the �1838 - 4 congregation soon to f a l l into the hands of t h e ir former p a s to r. Added to t h i s , he has "been obliged, during the y e a r , to v i s i t a l l the st a tio n s , on Maui & M olokai, except Hana, fo r m edical a i d ; has had an unusual share of the same work at the s t a t io n , & has attended to the numerous calls for medical a id from "the p eople, duties whh, of course, take the precedence of a l l others these w ith many other cares & labours at the s ta tio n whh were almost equally indispensable have not l e f t him that time to attend to the d u tie s of pastor whh seemed d e s ir a b l e . The record of the chh then for the year w ill b e as follow s 2 admitted during the y e a r . 3 received by letter from other c h h s. None excommunicated. 1 . dism issed to Molokai chh. 4 . dism issed to K a ilu a chh. 4 . deaths i n the chh. Of the 1 3 , who were on the suspended l i s t at the commencement of the y e a r, suspended. two have been restored - & 2 new ones have been The whole number now in r e g u la r standing i n the chh is 1 7 2 . A minih er of the members of the Honolulu chh who have r e ­ s id e d at Lahaina, & one from W aialua chh have been suspended at the request of th e ir resp ective p asto rs. drin kin g either wine or ardent s p i r i t , or shortly a f t e r , Their offence was c h ie fly at the time o f , the K i n g ’ s f e a s t . The state of the body of the chh at £ahaina is probably as good now as In times past - but a considerable number, perhaps as many as. h a l f a dozen, w i l l probably require the hand of �1838' - 5. ex c isio n whenever the pastor is ab le to attend to the w o rk . Thirteen c h ild re n have "been b a p tized during the y ear 4 of them children of the m ission. M arriages» There have been 98 marriages at the statio n during the year. Labours in preaching & c . M r. Baldwin was a b le to m aintain preaching as u su al on W ed. - also to preach twice on Sab. during the year - These w it h the Sab. school & other customary meetings of the statio n were sustain ed re g u la rly ; & the congregations were perhaps as large as usual & exhibited their ordinary in t e r e s t . commenced t i l l No new meetings were about the middle of F e b ., when we commenced a m eeting, at the meeting h o use, to be h e ld every morning before s u n r is e . An encouraging degree of in t e re s t was m anifested in th is meeting. The house was generally w e ll f i l l e d . About the same time, a committee of 12 of Lahaina chh, & 6 of Oahu members re s id in g among u s , was appointed to v i s i t & converse w ith the whole p o p u la tio n 'a t their h ouses. They did their work as f a i t h ­ f u l l y as cd "be expected; & the reports they brought back showed, that the Spt ( I) of God.was already at w ork. Many confessed w it h t e a r s , that they had never attended the m inistratio ns of tjie Gospel, shores. except, from c u r io s it y , when i t f i r s t came to theirThis measure had also th is good e f f e c t , that i t brought fo rth many of the h a l t , the lame, & the b l i n d , whom none of us had seen b e fo r e , to attend the protracted m eeting, whh commnsnced the 6th of March. The exercises during the 6 days spent in this protracted �1838 - 6 m1g were much the same as in other m’ gs of the k in d - preaching 3 times d a ily - one m’ g d a ily w ith ch ild r e n ; & occasional meet­ ings w ith the chh. The brn ( i) of W ailuku & Lahaina-luna d id almost a l l the preaching during these 6 days, in about equal pro p o rtio n s; & , as we th in k , w ith evidently good e f f e c t . Every sermon seemed b le s s e d not only in awakening in d iv id u a l s , but in in c re a sin g the genl seriousness of the congregationl A fter the close of the protracted meeting, the morning meetings were continued - Mr. B. also met the people of c e rta in la n d s , every afternoon, where the time was spent in personal conversation, prayer & exhortation from him self & some of the members of, the chh. His house was also thronged from morning to n ig h t without interrup tio n - I t was often a scene of ^.weeping, & one apartment of it of fre qu en t, & some days, we might say, of almost continual prayer from some of the female members of the chh. We gave ourselves up wholly to the w ork, allow ing n o thing to divert our m inds, in the l e a s t , from the p e o p le . The afternoon meetings were continued t i l l b ro . R i c h a r d s 1 a r r i v a l , & the morning meetings are continued s t i l l , b esides whh we have had frequent meetings for the grey headed. The meeting house was generally crowded to excess d uring the protracted m 'g - 2000 or more - & so i t has b een g en era lly since on Sab. & every morning t i l l 2 or 3 weeks p a s t . The King attended most of the m 'gs those 6 days & pretty frequently afterwards - but has grown more n egligent l a t e l y . The young men around him began to attend at the protrd m eeting, & a fte r that meeting attention to meetings became gradually more general among them. For some tim e, there have been very few probably �1838 - 7 of his tr a in who have not generally attended on the means of g race . A few weeks after the protracted meeting for the congre­ g a t io n , we spent a week in meetings for the children - th is means seemed to he b le sse d beyond our h ighest expectation* E ffe c ts * If it be asked what were the e ffe c ts of a l l these means among the people, it may be answered, that there w a s , a t the time of the protracted m eeting, a general seriousness minds of the great body of the p o pu latio n . on the And th is seriousness increased in extent & in t e r e s t , g rad u ally but very p erce ptibly for many weeks afterw ards. In d iv id u a l cases were coming to our knowledge every day of a more & more In te r e stin g k in d - the most stone-hearted, in many instances, down to tears, at le a s t , were m elted i f not to penitence - men who had apparently looked at the Gospel, fo r 15 y e a rs , as an id le sto ry , novf for the f ir s t ft im e j, began to view it as a r e a l i t y , & to wake up, In some degree, to the worth of t h e ir souls - tobacco pipes were abandoned, by old & young, as i t were spontaneously, w hile not a word was said on the s u b je c t . a ffe c t e d than the a d u l t s . The children seemed more Some of the most d isso lu te of the k i n g 's tr a in were among those who were awakened very e a r ly One or two of those, we th in k , give decided evidence of p iety & probably many of them think they have found the Sa v io u r. The k ing has appeared to be much exercised at times - has uniform ly favoured the tu rn ing of h is people to r e lig io n - b ut never seemed f u l l y ready to engage in earnest h im s e lf. His w i f e , at f i r s t , seemed to take a stand of opposition - but of late appears �1838 - 8. more interested than the k in g ; & professes to he horn a g a in . We hope a goodly number of adults & some ch ild ren are truly converted; hut we think, have been born a g a i n , that hundreds & hundreds more the work have been fo llo w ed up properly f o r a few months lo n ger. This ed not be done by u s , as from the day of Mr. R ich ard s' a r r iv a l I was taken w it h a co ld , whh prevented my preaching altogether - & Mr. Richards* absence f i r s t at W ailu ku , then at the meeting of the b rn of Maui & Molokai at L ah ain alun a, & la s tly at Haw aii l e f t him but l i t t l e time at the s t a t io n . For one Wed. & one Sab. during h is absence on Hawaii I attempted to preach - but f e e l i n g the ill effects of i t , I p rese n t, alto g eth er; thought i t prudent to d e s is t , for the so that for most of the time s in c e Mr. R ’ s re turn, the meetings have been conducted almost e n tire ly by n a t iv e s . During the last month, the diminution of i n t e r ­ est in the congregation has been v ery apparent. I omitted in its proper place to m ention, that immediate­ ly a ft e r our f i r s t protracted meeting I a ss is te d in a p ro trac­ ted meeting a t M olokai; & also that shortly a ft e r Mr. R . ' s ar­ r i v a l , we held another protracted meeting of three days w ith the people. During the whole period of excitem ent, at L a h a in a , deserves to be mentioned, it that a few in d iv id u a ls of the chh seemed truly awake & endued w ith a s p ir it of prayer - of p er­ severing prayer - & but few , compared w ith the whole chh seemed to p articip ate at a l l in the work. When speaking of schools, I omitted to m ention, that our S a b . School had not been enlarged this y e a r , because we had �1838 only about h a l f a supply of the ai o ka l a . - 9. Hundreds have c a lle d for i t & b een sent-empty away - as they have l a t e l y f o r the Old & New T e s t, in v a i n . The demand for books, es­ p e c ia lly the Scriptures & Hymn book has greatly increased for months p a s t . p eo p le . This has especially been true of the k i n g 's They have been eager for the word of l i f e , b ec a u se, as one of them remarked, 1Tthey have h ith erto read nothing but ru m ." They have brought th eir money, & other things to pur­ c h a se , & it has been w ith great p a in , dreds of times over, that I have s a i d , hun­ there is n either Buke k in o h i , nor Kauoha hou remaining at Lahaina. We commenced taking up mon. concert contributions in D ec. last. The contribution that month, consisting of money only, was twenty two ( $ 2 2 . ) the contributions d o lla r s . In Jan . i t was proposed, that consist of work certain days on the school houses whh was done. During the month of F e b . the people expected to contribute food fo r the scholars of the Seminary but an unexpected supply from the region of W ailuku p revented t h e ir givin g as they expected - & my hands were soon too f u l l of work to prosecute the business fu r th e r . No regular wages have been p aid to teachers during the year but something has been g iv e n in cloth & otherw ise, to each teahher from the Seminary. S eamen1s Pep ar tment. During the season of shipping the la st f a l l , & also this sp rin g , I have endeavoured to take care of the Reading Room, & attended to many other matters connected w ith that d e p art­ ment . �1838 - 10. When we returned from g en l m’ g la st y e a r , M essrs. Conde & I v e s , returned w ith u s, & re s id e d at the s t a tio n , end of the y e a r . till the They did most of the preaching to the seamen, h o ld in g m eetings, as had been customary, on Sah. at 11 A .M . - & Sab. evening & on Thur. evening on board sh ip. B r o . Mc­ Donald also conducted some of the m eetings. B ro . Oonde devoted much time to the study of the n a tiv e language - but bro . Ives gave him self up mostly to seamen, during the season, putting up tracts & papers fo r them to carry to s e a , supplying them w it h B ib le s & T e s t ’ s - conversing w ith them at tim es, & loaning books to them from the Seam en’ s L ib ra ry . That Library now numbers about 600 volumes, most of whh are flo a t in g on the ocean. During the v i s i t of ships th is sp rin g , bro . McDonald has conducted many meetings both on shore & on board - b ro . Richards has also preached to them some. I have looked a ft e r th e ir Reading Room, given out B ib l e s , d is tr ib u te d Tracts & papers to them, as fa r as other duties wd allo w , & also r e ­ ceived & loaned the books of the Seamen's L ib ra ry . D uring both these seasons, several pious masters have been a t p la c e . the I have [a j lette r from a s a ilo r of one of them, g iv in g an account of the conversion of one of the men - Three of his men were decidedly pious b e fo r e , & a l l In the h a b it of attend­ ing public w orship. We have reason to t h in k , that the number of pious is increasin g among this class of our f e llo w men & that opposition to the G-ospel is becoming more & more unpop­ u lar. D . Baldvrin �Report of Lahaina S t a t io n , - May 1st 1 8 5 9 . The commencement of our past m issionary year found us in the midst of a precious outpouring of the Spt of God, whh we w ere , at that tim e, en jo y ing, in common w ith very many s t a t io n s , throughout the i s l a n d s . The work commenced in March p rev io u s; though we thought we could perceive the f i r s t movings o f the Spt fo r even a month or more earlier than t h a t . So f a r as means w ere b lessed in introducing the work, besides the ordinary means of grace, they were the v is it i n g of a certa in number of se le ct chh members at every house throughout the p la c e ; sp ecia l conversation with in d iv id u als wherever we had opportunity; the establishment of some extra m eetings, where truth might be brought to bear upon the people; & e s p e c ia lly of morning meetings w ith a view to prepare the minds of the people fo r a protracted meeting to be h e ld in March; but above a l l we look upon that protracted m eeting, at whh I was a s s is t e d by brn from L a h a in a ­ luna & W ailuku, as having done most in commencing the w ork. During that meeting there was evidently a deep solemnity r e s t in g over the whole p la c e . I t was days, & even w eeks, b efo re the fe e lin g s of the m ultitude came out f u l l y to l ig h t ; but as they became more & more developped, the minds o f a l l c la s s e s , & of the entire population of that region appeared to b e engrossed In the g re at things o f salv atio n . One of the f i r s t signs whh we w itn e s s e d , ment became g e n e r a l, w a s , after the ex c ite ­ that people, in every d i r e c t i o n , were throwing away t h e ir tobacco p ip es, w h ile nothing was s a i d on that subject - as i f the use o f tobacco was a b a r r ie r between �1859 them & sa lv a tio n . 2 Many of those who had in years past stood aloof from the Gospel, befo re - perhaps I ought to say a ll that had acted the part of scoffers & re v ile r s were broken down & came w ith tears confessing t h e ir sin s; & no class of the people were more a ffe c te d than the c h ild r e n . The f e e l i n g among them also was almost simultaneous w it h that of a d u l t s . The arriv al o f b r o . & s is t e r Richards at the statio n in A p r i l , w hile the work was in progress was very seasonable & welcome; the more so as I was at the time almost exhausted by incessant labo urs. Owing to my taking cold & to a p a r t ia l loss of v o i c e , on that account, I was a fte r that nearly l a i d a sid e from labour for a tim e. From this f a c t , together w ith Mr. R . ’ s b eing absent on a v i s i t at W ailuku & at H a w a ii, besides having h is attention taken up with the Is l a n d & delegate m e e tin g s, there was so great a want o f labour in the congregation, that f e e l i n g began ev id en tly to d eclin e; & we feared the Spt was about to take h is 'departure. disapp o inted. But i n this we were wonderfully There had been an evident s p ir it of prayer in a goodly portion of the chh, & their w restlin g was not y et at an end. As soon as the d iv e r tin g causes above named were removed, & we were able to g ird ourselves again to the work, God s t i l l showed him self near at hand & ready to convert sin n ers. The r e v iv a l went on w ith undiminished interest through the summer, during whh time we h e ld a t h ir d protracted m eeting; through the f a l l also there did not appear to be any abatement i n the work; r e l ig io n was s t i l l the great concern among a l l c la s s e s ; insomuch that strangers who came there could not but remark the s t i l l ­ ness & solemnity that reigned over the p lace; the s t i l l n e s s along the shores where hundreds of c h ild re n used to p lay ; & the empti­ ness & s t illn e s s of the market even when 20 or 30 ships were at �1859 anchor & taking in th eir r e c r u it s . - 3 I t was a new thing fo r the people to w itness so many ships at anchor, & yet no apparent dim inution either In the numbers or interest of our d a ily meet­ ings . W ith the exception of occasional flu ctuatio n of f e e l i n g , & perhaps, at p articular tim es, a dim inution of i t , may say, that this in t e r e s tin g state of things at Lahaina has continued to the present tim e. I t h in k , we The u n iv ersal prevalence of the mumps, however, among the people, & an unusual amount of other sickness have, fo r two months p a s t, made great Inroads upon our co ngregations; & perhaps the d iv e r sio n of fe e lin g produced hy these causes has b een such, that there was much less in t e r e s t at the time we le f t than there had been b efo rel I f i t be asked by what means the work has been co ntinued at L a h a in a . We must answer, that next to preaching of the Gospel & the other ordinary means whh we have used , shA be named an uncommon s p irit o f fa it h fu ln e s s , on the part of a goodly portion of the native members of the chh. A b le s sin g has doubtless attended the ze a l & f i d e l i t y w ith whh they have carrie d the truths of God to the cottage & the p r iv a te c i r c l e . e ff ic ie n t But the most of a l l the means they have used has been prayer for the S p i r i t . Many o f our native members, I have reaso n to b e ­ l i e v e , have been powerful in prayer & have p r e g a ile d w ith God. I have neve r, in America, seen any C h ristia n s, even the most devoted, & g i f t e d , take hold of this work w it h so much apparent sim plicity & f a i t h ; nor have I ever seen any others hold on to i t with such unwavering perseverance. They have been often encouraged to b e l i e v e , that as long as they continued to pray, �1859 the b le s sin g wd continue to come. - 4 They have read the same - "A sk & ye shall r e c e i v e ,” - & they seem to have taken God at h is word. The manner in whh some of them have persevered in pleading fo r the S p ir it to carry on h is work, i f f u l l y brought to the light of day, w &, I have no doubt, put the most f a i t h f u l of a l l our number to the b lu s h . Some of those to whom I have re fe rr ed as having e x h ib ite d a s p i r i t of prayer have been b u t babes in years as w ell as babes i n C h rist. Perhaps no part of the population of the place has f e l t more of the influ en ce of the Spt than the central g i r l s ' school whh has numbered about one hundred, & was form erly under the care of M iss. Ogden. I t is now about 15 months that these g i r l s , w ith th e ir pious native female teachers have met fo r prayer every day e it h e r before or a fte r their scho o l; & from what I have heard, I .sh^- judge, that those seasons of prayer had o ften been seasons of refreshin g from on h ig h . The la rg e r part of that school are probably truly converted to God. We trust much good has been done in this work of the Spt of God - good whh w i l l last as long as e t e r n it y . & th ir ty one have been gathered into the chh. One hundred A part of these have doubtle§§ been b o r n a g ain the past y ea r; & of othei’s , we have reason to suppose they were r e a l l y the L o r d ’ s long b e fo r e ; but have b een roused to a higher degree of s p ir it u a l l i f e i n t h is time o f r e v iv in g , communion was the w if e Among those admitted a t our last of the king as well as many others who were formerly h is d issip ate d companions. named, are 30 o f the g i r l s ' Among the 1 3 1 , school formerly M is s . above O g d e n 's . �1839 - 5 These we cannot hut look upon as the most precious of a l l the f r u i t s of the h a r v e s t. Their advantages have b een better than those of t h e ir mothers before them; & , may hope they w i l l be i f truly converted, w§ e ffic ie n t coworkers in the cause of G h r i s t ; that they w i l l be mothers in I s r a e l ; & Sfcfifcpt© as p il l a r s in h is temple, & become at length as stars in the firm am ent. But the good done has not been confined to a few . A new image seems to have been stamped upon the whole face of s o c ie t y . Those who b o ld ly stand aloof from the Gospel, or who can l i f t up t h e ir heads as sco ffe rs or r e v i l e r s , we are to ld , are now rarely to be fo u n d . So f a r as I can judge, there appears to be i n the minds of hundreds .& thousands, yea perhaps of the whole population as a mass, a deeper & more tangible co n v iction than befo re both of the r e a l it y & importance o f the C h ristia n r e l ig i o n & this i s great gain to the Gospel. The chh also has re c eiv ed new l i g h t ; & we may expect the t r u ly pious in it w i l l h e r e a ft e r be more in t e llig e n t coworkers in b u ild in g God’ s h o u se . hope also , We w^ that besides those already received to the chh, hun­ dreds of others w i l l prove truly born a g ain , who may in due time, be gathered Into the fo ld of the Great Shepherd. And may God grant that what he has hitherto done may be only the b eginning of greater & better things to come. Mr. R ich ards, as he has reported, has done the preaching on Sabbath & on W ed. The congregation t i l l of l a t e , has been thronged, numbering probably from 1500 to 2 , 0 0 0 . I have g enerally attended the adult Sabbath sc h o o l, & also a meeting for the children every Sabbath. The f i r s t part of the year I attended se ctio n a l meetings every afternoon of the week, �1839 when there was not some more public e x e r c is e . h ain a was d iv id e d Into sixteen d iv isio n s - 6 The whole of L a ­ one of whh I met each day in regular r o t a t io n . For the whole of the year I have attended morning m eetin gs. The meetings have commenced, when i t was f a ir l y l i g h t , have "been h eld at the meeting house, & pretty f u l l y attended. They have g en erally b een sh o rt, but s t i l l long enough to admit of s i n g in g , two or three prayers & an exhortation adapted to the state of the p eople. Owing to want of su ita b le accommodations I have been able to do f a r less in p rivate conversation w it h the people than I could have w ished. B e s id e s ' labouring as pasto r, I might mention, that I have been more or less engaged d a ily in Im parting medicines to the peo ple. I have a l s o , to some ex ten t, attended to the m edical wants of the several f a m il ie s ; but the la tte r part of the year I have received c a lls for a id from Molokai & W ailuku to whh the situ a tio n o f my own fam ily rendered it utterly im possible fo r me to a tte n d . In case of severe sickness In one of M r. G re en 's c h ild r e n , b r o . Richards went several times to W ailu k u , & by the blessing? of God on th e means used, the c h ild was re sto red to h ealth. The females at the s ta tio n have also been engaged i n h e lp ­ ing forward the work of the Lord. For some part of the year M rs. Baldwin has h e l d three weekly meetings for conversation, prayer & c . - On Monday a f t e r ­ noon she met with females who were not members o f the chh. Teus. On ( I) afternoon, w ith those -who were members of the chh; & on Thur. afternoon with the ch ild ren . �1839 - 7 Mrs. Richards has enro lled the names of a l l the females of L a h a i n a ,'f o r the purpose of meeting w it h a certain p o rtion of them, every day, for personal r e lig io u s conversation & p ra y e r. These meetings were attended w ith many b e n e f i t ,.n o t the le a s t of whh is Its b ringing one to be acquainted with those of a l l classes & conditions In the f i e l d . The-work of communicating in stru c tio n to those at our outstatio n s has been l e f t , the past y e a r , much more to the labours of native members of the chh than in years p revious. The fo llo w in g are the s t a t is t ic s r e la t iv e to the chh & c . - The whole number admitted to the chh from the commencement is 382. Admitted the past year on p ro fe ssio n , 131 - Received by le tte r from other chhs mostly scholars returned from the Sem. - 4 D ism issed to other chhs 5 _ _ _ _ _ _ D ie d in a l l from the commencement — 48 D ie d the past year 8 Children b a p tiz e d from the f i r s t , C h ild re n b ap tized the past y e a r, Marriages the past year 265 — — 81 126. I have not the means of knoviring the number now in regular standing in the chh, because of those who, in former y e a r s , have removed to Molokai & the region of W a ilu k u , I know not how many have had their names regularly tran sferre d to the chhs in those p la c e s, & how many s t i l l stand on the l i s t at L a h a in a . fmembersj Five of the chh/who stood suspended the la s t y e a r , h a v e , t h is y e a r , been re sto re d . Three of the same c l a s s , who have been su sp e n d e d ,) hav e, ( v i z . those this y e a r , fo r the a d d itio n a l �1839 - 8 crimes of a d u lte ry , l y i n g , & c . been excommunicated from the chh. Near the commencement of the y e a r , a member was sus-ended fo r adultery who was shortly afterwards restored; & two others were suspended for drinking ardent s p i r i t , who are not y et re sto r e d . No new case of d is c ip lin e has occurred in the church fo r about the period of elev en months. Honolulu May l s^ 1839 D . Baldwin �Report fo r Lahaina Station — 1840. I n reviewing the conerns of the statio n at Lahaina fo r the past y e a r , i t w i l l he proper f i r s t to notice the d ea ling s of God towards u s, & the admonitions he has given us of our f r a i l ­ ty. Death had repeatedly heen commissioned to v i s i t i n previous y e a r s . the statio n One a fte r another of the precious l i t t l e ones had heen c a lle d away; hut the last year is the f i r s t when any a d u lt has heen taken away. You have a l l heen inform ed of the death of h r o . McDonald on the 7th of Sept. l a s t . He died of inflammation & abscess of the lu n g s , the disease under whh he was laboring & of whh he was extremely feeble at our la st genl m eeting. Prom the time of h is severe attack previous to the meeting last y e a r , he probably indulged no hopes of l i f e ’ s b eing lengthened out very long. He continued to f a i l g radu ally through the summer, often w ith great su ffe rin g of b o d y , t i l l a week previous to h is d ea th , when a v io le n t attack of haemorrhage from the lungs, we supposed, w1^ re lease him at once from a ll p ain . But he survived this attack & a sim ilar one the succeed­ in g d a y . Through this last week we were expecting h is depar­ ture d a ily & sometimes h o u rly , & he h im self often expressed intense desires to be gone; to throw o ff the body of s in & death & to be w ith C h r is t . He re t a in e d his reason & the powers of h is mind most p erfec tly to the l a s t . Not only d id he r e t a in h is mental powers, but the same great & important matters whh had engrossed h is thoughts , when in h e a lth , h e l d p erfect pos­ sessio n of h is mind, t i l l he had no longer s u f f ic ie n t b reath or stren {g^th to express them. �1840 - 2 As to his piety i t appeared to be much of the same cast near death that it exh ib ited during h is l i f e . When asked some days previous to h is death respecting h is f e e l in g s , he r e p l i e d , that he did not think he had a l l the glow of fe e lin g s that some p ossessed; that h is r e l ig i o n had always been more of the i n ­ t e ll e c t u a l character. H e, however, expressed an unwavering hope in Jesus C h rist; & on another occasion, he s a id , none of us need be concerned but that a l l was w e ll w it h him a f t e r he was gone. His habits of mind were always decidedly of the i n t e l l e c t ­ ual stamp; but h is fe e lin g s were notwithstanding stro n g , & the d is in t e r e s te d character of them in regard to the great sub­ jects connected with the M issionary en terprise, & e sp ec ia lly the strength of interest whh he always m anifested in some p ar­ t ic u l a r branches of benevolent e ffo r t leave us no room to doubt but that the grace of God had found a home in his h e a r t , & that he has now found a home in a better world than t h i s . W ith the exception of Mr. M c D .'s c a se , most of the members of the Station have enjoyed pretty uniform Jhealth; & been able to atten d to th e ir several spheres of labour during the y e a r . Nearly the same r o u t i n e / of labours has been fo llo w ed at the statio n as has been reported in years p a s t. services of the Sabbath, the Wed. le ctu re , The re g u la r the monthly concert & the chh prayer meeting on S a t. have been kept up as hereto fo re The morning m eeting, communcing at d a y lig h t , has also b een con­ tin ued ever since i t s commencement in 1 8 5 8 . I t h a s , however, been conducted the past year by leading members o f the chh. The S a b . School in the Ai o ka l a , & the c h il d r e n 's meeting every Sabbath, at the chh, have also gen erally been conducted �1840 - 3 by members of the chh; & the c h ild r e n 's Sabbath Sch o o l, on Sabbath morning, has been sustained by the teachers of the common schools a ll united together. A fter going repeatedly through w ith the Haawina K a m a lii, a ll the older part of th is school have attended to the Ninauhoike - w hile a younger set have used up over & over again a l l the small c h il d r e n ’ s books; & there i s , among u s , a sad scarcity o f such small books as are f i t Sabbath day. for the A l l these schools have been v i s i t e d o ccasio n ally & conducted & superintended by the p astor. Mr. Richards has done a share of the preaching when he has been at the s t a t io n . Owing, to h is frequent absence & to other causes, we have not ourselves been able very fre qu en tly to v i s i t our---outstations. This lack of service has b e e n , in a good measure, made up by fiv e or s i x of the n a tiv e members of the chh whom we esteem very competent to conduct p u b lic m ee tin g s. Our congregations, at the S ta tio n , on Sabbath & at other tim es, have not apparently dim inished in numbers or i n t e r e s t , during the past year; nor is there any very strikin g d iffe r e n c e between the congregation of Sab. morning & that of the a f t e r ­ noon. They are nearly the same. The chiefs at the s t a t io n have gen e ra lly been regular attendants at the house of God on the Sabbath - & on Wed. We must, hovfever, except the k in g who has not b een at the sanctuary during the year on Sabbath, t i l l the afternoon of the second Sabbath of the present month (M a y ). There may be on the -whole less f e e l in g in the congregation than there was a year ago . Probably the relig io us f e e l i n g , among most, has been gradually d e c lin in g for more than a y e a r . S t i l l we are not without proof that the word of God is quick & pow erful. We often see evidence that our labours are not in v a in in the �1840 - 4 Lord. Besides the other meetings Mr. Baldwin h is conducted a B ih le cla ss, the past y e a r, the tim e, on F r i d . a ls o . every Teus. afternoon & a part of A ll who could read f l u e n t ly & w ished to jo in this class have been allowed so to do - though a l l the chh & as many others as chose, have been in v ite d to a t t e n d , as l is t e n e r s , whether they co u ld re ad w e ll or n o t . About 300 have been enrolled who have g en erally been punctual in t h e ir attendance. The object of this class has been to dissem inate a knowledge of the B ib le . The parts of the B ible whh have been attended to are the books of D a n ie l & R e v e la tio n s . These books have been se lected w ith sp e cia l reference to the contest b e ­ fore us w it h ” the mother of harlo ts & abo m in atio n s.” - Wo other books give so f u l l & clear descriptions of the beast as t h e se ; & no others deal out such aw ful denunciations & plagues whh are soon to come upon him. I t has been a part of our p lan that members of the chh who occasionally go & hold meetings at our outstations shA communicate what they le a r n , to the most d istan t parts of our f i e l d . in th is e x e r c is e , The meetings of th is class have been deeply in tere stin g & we think have been p ro ­ ductive of good. I n all our m eetings, on the Sabbath & at other t im e s , where prayer has formed a part of the e x e r c is e s , it has been an i n ­ v aria b le ru le w ith us to have but one praying aloud at o n c e . W i l l the m ission t e l l us whether th is is proper; or whether the praying aloud of 4 0 , at once, in the same m eeting, is more according to Scripture & more favourable to the o peration of �1840 the Spt of God. If - 5 so, we ought to adopt i t . As to the state of the church, there is evidently a good proportion who have not declined in p ie ty for these two years past. They have lo st some of the glow whh ch aracterized their fe e lin g s In 1 8 3 8 ; hut they received an impulse at that tim e, & gained light whh they m anifest to t h is day - & there is no p ro b a b ility that they w i l l ever lose what they then g a in e d . They are more zealous than b e f o r e ; & more e f f i c i e n t , not merely because of greater z e a l , b u t because they understand b ette r how to w ork for C h r is t . They give evidence that they have been taught of the Spt. The past year has not been one of t r i a l & d i f f i c u l t y i n the chh - at le a s t , there has been nothing p ecu liar in t h is r e s p e c t . There has been f a r more order & q uiet in the conduct of our members than one would suppose from the number actually under d iscip lin e. The fo llo w in g statement w i l l e xh ib it the s t a t i s t ic s of the church. Whole n o . admitted to chh on examination from beginning Number admitted on examination the past year Admitted on c e r t if ic a t e past yr Deaths i n chh past year Excommunicated Suspended Dism issed to other chhs Now in good standing -------- ------ Marriages the past year ---------- ■ -- ---- ------- - 131 22 12 2 --------- Children b a p tize d the p ast year 513 16 10 426 ------ 99 140 �1840 Of the 16 mentioned above as suspended, - 6 two are old mem­ bers who have long been considered as unprom ising. F iv e are young persons g u ilty of gross o ffe n c e s , four of whom g ive some evidence of repentance. at Waimea on H a w a ii. at H i l o , since One is a young man from the chh One is a young woman recd from the chh The remaining seven are young females recd two years on examination h e r e . Their crime was' that of l i v i n g on more sociable terms with scholars of the Seminary than was thought to be f o r the good or s a fe t y of either p arty . I t is b e lie v e d , that there has been no ground of complaint a g a in st them in th is re sp ect, since the time of th e ir suspension.. In the 12 deaths mentioned in the above s t a t i s t i c s , the m ission w i l l remember that that of our lamented governor H o a p ili is included. He died Jan. 3d 1 8 4 0 , of dropsy in the bow els. A few words only can b e sa id of him h e re . I n h is la st d a y s , h i s piety shone out w ith a more glowing & heavenly flam e than any of us had expected to w it n e s s . m il i t y , His deep & u n a ffe c te d h u ­ expressed in more ways than any of us could have d e v is e d , h i s sens-e of o b lig a tio n to Christ for renewal & pardon of s i n , i & h is longing to b e gone & be w ith Christ were such, cd possibly mistake th e ir meaning. God, that none His love to the house of (whh had always been uniform) h is love to the work of prayer & p r a is e , & h is interest in the cause of truth & r i g h t ­ eousness were such as showed he was r ip e fo r glo ry. Even while we were looking upon him as almost gone, he wished to pray once more - rose upon h is knees (whh to us seemed im p o ssible) & then punred out his soul to God; - when through, he sa id ,r]tfa pau" - �18 40 - 7 His anxiety fo r the future welfare of this n a tio n , h is warnings & entreaties to the King & the tears he poured out over him were almost as much as even h is m ajesty could endure; they spread a sacred awe over the -whole p la c e . We need not a d d , that we remember him w ith affe ctio n & in t e r e s t , & that we g re atly deplore h is loss as a c i v i l r u l e r . The Lord ra is e up many such to preside over th is p erishing people I Prom the time of Mr. McDonald1s death, the superintendence of schools has devolved on the p asto r. As much a tte n tio n has been g iv e n to them as was consistent w ith other d u t ie s . School committees have been appointed in a l l the d i s t r ic t s whose business was to awaken interest among parents & s c h o la rs , to collect contributions fo r the teachers & attend to such other matters as the prosperity of the schools r e q u ir e d . We have some men who have taken great interest in the work. We have eleven schools in our f i e l d , not including K a a n a p a li. None o f them have been e x tin c t the la tte r h alf of the past y e a r , though some have had to struggle for existence; & several have done w e l l , considering how l i t t l e patronage they have had from the govern­ ment. This has been p artic u la r ly the case with David M a lo 's school in the centre of L a h in a , to whh he has devoted h im s e lf, w ith great patience & f a it h f u l n e s s , for the last s ix months. The Seamen’ s Chapel, at La h ain a, though not f i n i s h e d , was opened for p ub lic worship f o r seamen in the f a l l of 1 8 3 9 . During that shipping season, & the season th is sp rin g , the labour of that department have devolved on M r. B aldw in. w h ile ships were i n , He has preached once every Sabbath in E n g lis h - has d i s t r i ­ buted tracts & Bibles to seamen, loaned books from the Seam en's �18 40 - 8 l i b r a r y , & used such other means as time & opportunitles have perm itted. When there has been a service in E n g lis h , & Mr. Richards has been present a t the statio n , he has preached to the native congregation on Sab. morning. a b sen t, at such tim es, When he has been the n a tiv e services have been conducted i n the morning, w ith acceptance, by David Malo, or some other n a t iv e . Notwithstanding a l l the darkness whh hangs over seamen we often f in d signs of encouragement & hope among them. There is now a seaman, at th is p la c e , perhaps converted here who has been 12 months under deep co n v ictio n , formerly enormously w icked, now in the midst of much profanity & r i d i c u l e , & In a ship where there is no one to d irect him in the way of l i f e . As the committee on Temperance were not called on f o r a report last year & probably there w i l l be no report th is y e a r, i t may not be amiss to mention, that subject h e re . As soon as the re su lt was known of the v is it of the French fr ig a t e in July 1 8 3 9 , a ll the frie n d s of intemperance took courage. The general Impressions among them, on th is i s l a n d , was that a ll laws against ardent s p ir it were broken down. Therefore liquor soon found it s way h e r e . In one month a ft e r the King signed the French treaty to permit ardent s p t / on shore, we saw more staggering drunkards in our st re ets than we had seen in a l l the is la n d s , fo r f i v e years b e f o r e ; b ut not a Sandwich islan d native among them a l l . This in t o x ic a t io n d id not continue long as the supply f a il e d - The f i r s t A p ril, of last a certain fo r e ig n residen t brot l|r brls to th is place whh was soon a ffe c t in g the g a it of many r e s id e n t s ; b u t as fa r as our observation extended of no n a t iv e s . Lately w haleships �18 40 - 9 are sa id to have furnished some; for instance 6 b r ls from a sin g le ship. A l l Masters cry out again st its "being g iv e n to t h e ir crews - yet Some are so conscience seared as to he able to f u r n is h the deadly drug to the crews of others. The brandy part of the French treaty has outrun the popery part as i t respects our f i e l d . T i l l w it h in a few d a y s, it was not known, that a sin g le d iscip le of popery had reached this part of M aui. A work was assigned to Mr. B. to be e n t it le d a chh member’ s guide some time s i n c e . Such a work was needed & Mr. B . apology for not fu rn ish in g i t . owes an The only excuse is a perpetual press of work whh has not allowed him to s it down to s t u d y . He has now befo re him the outline of a tract on that su b ject whh he hopes to f i l l up ere long. I t w i l l then be p laced at the disposal of the p rin tin g Committee, so that it may not be best to continue the assignment any longer on the p rin ted minuets ( I ) of the M issio n . One other subject may be mentioned h e r e , v i z . that of p ro v id in g, at this p l a c e , of means fo r landing & conveying on board passengers & such goods as are to be landed here or shipped from th is place. We have now no conveyance at our d is p o s a l whh is thought s u f f ic ie n t l y safe for the valuable lots of books & boxes of goods whh come here for the d if f e r e n t statio n s on Maui & Molokai; nor, can a very safe conveyance be e a sily h i r e d . Some suppose a small but strong double canoe wd -be the convey­ ance needed. I f so, cost 200 or 250 d o l s . t h is , w ith a house to keep I t , might The m issio n , together w ith the members of the stations most concerned, can determine whether It w i l l or w il l not be best to lay out that sum f o r such an object at L a h a in a . May 1 4 th 1840 �Report of Lahaina Station, 1841 Through the k in d n e s s o f Pro v id en ce an unu sual m easure of h e a l t h has b een enjoy ed at the S t a t i o n the past y e a r ; o r d in a r y la b o u rs in terru p tio n . h e r e t o fo r e v i z . & the of the S t a t io n have b e e n co n tin u ed w it h o u t P r ea ch in g has been m a in t a in e d r e g u l a r l y as t w ice on S a b . & on W e d . a fte r to o n ( i ) . m eetings have b e e n as r e p o r t e d i n ye ars past - v i z . i n p e n c i l from "w e e k ly " m onthly concert — [in se rte d to nco n c er tnJ w eekly prayer m e e t in g , a m eeting for sch o o l for c h i l d r e n , & c h ild r e n on the S a b . also f o r a d u lt s - a Sab. in the A i o k a l a . L a t e l y a ls o an hour has b e e n spent each S a b . by a d u lt s r e a d in g & e x p la n a t io n o f the B i b l e , Morning m eetings at of the y e a r , at K ahakulo a & at two on the a d u lts have h a d , m eetings or schools & f o r the there were a lso d a i l y morning m eetings but for the l a s t h a l f o f the y e a r , m orning m e e t in g s , the every day have been m a in ta in e d a t th e three o f our o u t s t a t io n s , v i z . La n a i; in commencing w it h G e n e s i s . s t a t io n conducted by the le a d in g members o f the chh; fir s t half Other several tim es in s t e a d o f t h o s e at our fou r o u t s t a t i o n s , in the a ft e r n o o n o f each w eek, i n order to r e a d the B ib le through from G en . to R e v e l a t i o n . M r. R ich ard s has co n tin ued to do one h a l f o f th e p r e a c h in g a t the S t a t i o n . have When no sh ip s have been at L a h a in a , commonly spent the S a b . a t O l u a l u , W hen one of us h as not b een t h e r e , one of us 6 m iles S . o f L a h a i n a . that m eeting h as b een s u s ­ t a i n e d by some member of the chh from L a h a i n a . Sab. m eetings have also b e e n h e ld r e g u l a r l y a t the three oth er o u t s t a t io n s by such as have b een a t the Sem inary & are now lo c a t e d there as t e a c h e r s . �1841 The w eekly B ib le 2. cla ss a t the s t a t io n has b e e n continued, w i t h no loss o f I n t e r e s t . About th ree hundred of our most en ­ lig h t e n e d & i n f l u e n t i a l chh members & others have r e g u l a r l y a tte n d e d t h is class. We have been th ro u g h w it h D a n i e l & R e v ­ e l a t i o n , & c a r e f u l l y re v ie w e d b o t h ; m aking I t a sp e c ial o b je c t to examine a l l they have g iv e n us on th e s u b je c t of p o p e r y . We have a ls o b e e n over the tr a c t on P o p ery . no p apal o p era tio n s on Maui or L a n a i , expect to b e thus fa v o r e d , - As y e t we have though we do n o t lo n g as the D e v il has d o u b tless some f o llo w e r s among us whom he w i l l be g la d to put under the f i r s t p o p is h priest- that o ffe r s to t r a i n them up more t h o r o u g h ly f o r h is purpose. Our co n greg atio ns on the S a b . are much as in y e a r s past. Perhaps our morning & a ftern o o n con greg ations have n e v e r b een n e a r e r a lik e than they are at p r e s e n t . The c h ie fs g enerally a tt e n d m eetings both morning & a ft e r n o o n on S a b . - & the K in g o ft e n e r t h a n he has a t some form er p e r i o d s . good sig n fo r It perhap s a the con test that i s to b e m a in ta in e d w i t h p o p e ry , that a l l t h e h i g h c h i e f s , whether good or b a d , opposed to i t . does not h e lp is seem d e c i d e d l y The manner i n whh popery was in t r o d u c e d p ro b a b ly them love i t ; nor is there any th in g ( I) i n the o p p o s it io n whh p a p is t s are now making to the laws whh i s c u la t e d to make the r u l e r s w ish i t . to the b e a s t We t h in k t h e ir i s becom ing more & more s e t t l e d . cal­ o p p o s it io n S t i l l we know t h e i r weakness & f i c k l e n e s s & must put no t r u s t i n man. [singular is t r u e copy] The shipmate^ o f po p ery , rum & in tem p eran c e, have fo u n d more of an abode at L a h a in a th is y e ar years. The trade is than I t has b efo r e f o r many deemed d i s g r a c e f u l , & no one owns th at he �1841 sells i t - "but s t i l l s a i l o r s sometimes - 5. stagger & f i g h t i n the s t r e e t s - the n a t i v e p o p u la t io n has p a r t i c i p a t e d h u t l i t t l e d r in k in g the a b o m in a tio n . d eg rad ed themselves h a s been t h e c a s e , A few m asters o f w h a le s h ip s h a v e so low as to s e l l rum t h e r e ; & when such they have not b een a s s a i l e d so v i o l e n t l y b y m is s io n a r ie s as they have by t h e i r own b ro th e r M a s t e r s . w ork of f u r n i s h i n g rum to s a i l o r s g r a c e f u l by a l l We s t i l l th ere two or n a t iv e s s e n s ib le men who s a i l see in among us is deemed d i s ­ the oce an . d e c id e d f r u i t s of the work of God - & three y e a r s s in c e - We hope too th ere y e t s ig n s that the S p t M t The are of God has no t w ho lly f o r s a k e n u s ; b ut yet works i n co n v ertin g s i n n e r s . S t i l l as a g e n e r a l t h in g th e f e e l i n g i n the co n g r e g a tio n has p ro b a b ly b e e n d e c l i n i n g f o r a y e a r or two p a s t . 426 were r e p o r t e d l a s t year as i n r e g u la r s ta n d in g i n th e chur c h . 86 have been r e c e iv e d the y e a r p a st on e x a m in a t io n , & 44 from other c h u r c h e s . A ll 130. 3 members, fo rm erly s u s p e n d e d , have b e e n r e s t o r e d the p a st y e a r ; & th e r e have b een 7 new cases of s u sp e n sio n d u r in g the y e a r ; l e a v in g 13_ now on the l i s t of suspen ded members. 3 have b een excommunicated d urin g th e y e a r ; 13 have d i e d ; & 25 have b e e n recommended to other c h h s . 599 i s the w h o le number whh has b een a d m itted to the chh at La- ( I) L a h a i n a , on e x a m in a t io n , t i o n i n 1 8 2 3 ; & 239 is other chhs. r e g u la r s in c e i t s o r g a n iza ­ the whole number r e c e iv e d by l e t t e r from 70 o f a l l these have d i e d . s ta n d in g . first 5 13 now rem ain i n £The f o llo w in g in s e r t e d i n p e n c il^ Ohh �1841 - 4. - p le d g e d to a b s tin e n c e from S p t , w in e & to ba cco . 4 6 3 c h il d r e n have b e e n b a p t iz e d s in c e the f i r s t tio n of the ch h . 102 of these were b a p t iz e d the p a st y e a r ; i , e , or about 2 / 9 of the w h o le , almost the past y e a r , when only 86 new members were r e c ^ to th e ch h . The y e a r p r e v io u s , b a p t i z e d when 1 3 1 i n d i v i d u a l s were r eed is o r g a n iz a ­ 9 8 only were p-^ _ P o p u la t io n perhaps i n c r e a s i n g . There have b e e n 93 m arriages a t the s t a t i o n - T h i s , how­ ever, does not in c lu d e a few perform ed by Mr. R ic h a rd s. For 2 or 3 months every s p r in g , & f o r a lo n g er p e r i o d i n the f a l l , making about once each S a b . 6 months I n the y e a r , I ha v e p r e a c h e d to seamen & to such fo r e ig n e r s as h a v e a t t e n d e d w i t h them - have also fu r n is h e d t r a c ts h a v e anchored at L a h a i n a , & B ib le s to n e a r ly a l l s h ip s whh to such as have n ee d e d them. A f r i e n d l y s p i r i t has b een m a n ife s te d g e n e r a lly by m asters a l l who b e lo n g to ships - & t h is sp irit, I t is & b e l i e v e d , has b een more & more apparent of late y e a r s . M asters & ' o f f i c e r s , w hether b e l ie v e r s are g e n e r a lly fo u n d in the house in C h r i s t i a n i t y or n o t , of God,, & are fr e q u e n t i n t h e i r c a lls to b e upon us. A Seamen’ s Chapel has been b u i l t a t L a h a i n a , & i s w it h the e x c e p tio n o f a fe w a d d i t i o n a l s e a t s . It com pleted, i s t h e upper * story of a b u i l d i n g 4 6 f t lo n g , by 2 8 b ro ad - the exp ense has b een m ostly d e fr a y e d by s u b s c r ip t io n s from M asters & o t h e r s , & a s u b scrip tio n l is t Is s t i l l k ep t open f o r com pleting the b u i l d i n g . the pu rp o se of We have u s e d it as a p la c e o f m eeting f o r f o u r s u c c e s s iv e s e a s o n s ; the two l a s t of whh the a tte n d a n c e �1841 h as b een b e t t e r than t h e two f i r s t . - 5. Hie g e n e r a l e s ta b lis h m e n t o f b eer shops throughout the p l a c e , w h h , i n many c a s e s , a r e u s e d s e c r e t ly as rum shops f u r n i s h a s i t t i n g p la c e on S a b . f o r many a poor s a ilo r who m ight otherw ise have b e e n drawn to the Sanctuary. Cards have sometimes b een u s e d at such p la c e s on G o d 's h o ly d a y , & we have no t had H o a p i l i 's thorough adm in­ i s t r a t i o n to put them to f l i g h t . I have g iv e n more a t t e n t io n to our system of s c h o o ls t h is year than g e n e r a l l y I n p revio us y e a r s . 12 schools - v i z . We h a v e , i n our f i e l d , 5 i n L a h a in a & 7 at o u t s t a t io n s , n e a r l y a l l o f whh are taught by members of the c la s s whh f i r s t g r a d u a t e d at the H ig h S c h o o l; & most o f them are managed w i t h some good d eg ree of e f f i c i e n c y . The want o f thorough government i s an e v i l in many o f th ese s c h o o ls, g r e a t l y Im peding the p r o g re s s o f scholars - the want o f new s u p p lie s o f r e a d in g m a tter is an e v i l i n a l l , t e n d in g to make the schoo ls d u l l & t ir e s o m e . We have h e ld 2 g e n e r a l exam in atio ns of the schools d u r i n g the y e a r ; the f i r s t in June 1 8 4 0 , when 7 1 6 c h ild r e n w e r e ex­ amined - the second in J a n . 1 8 4 1 , when 849 were e x am in ed . Most o f t h e s e have attend ed the sc h o o ls p r etty r e g u l a r l y . the In t e r v a ls b e tw e e n these ex a m in a tio n s , In some of our most en­ l ig h t e n e d chh members have o c c a s io n a lly b e e n se n t to v i s i t the scho o ls con­ at the o u ts ta tio n s to s t i r them u p , & re p o r t t h e ir d itio n . The new school law has brought such c h i l d r e n in t o the schools as d i d n o t a t t e n d b e f o r e , & has in oth er ways been b en efic ia l, though perhaps in no part o f our f i e l d has i t b een c a r r ie d into thorough o p e r a t io n . ["The f o llo w in g to end o f para- �1841 schools 6. - graph. In s e r t e d in p e n e i l j A d u lt Geography i n the s c h o o l s . W r it in g on S l a t e s , A r i t h m e t i c , & c . About 2 months s in c e we formed a B i b . I t was made to b e s ib le. as e n t ir e l y — S o c ie t y a t L a h a i n a . every c h ie f who every K a u k a u a l ii & w e a lt h y man $ 2 . who is w aiw ai i k i $>1. - a woman i n cts a poor man 5 0 .c t s No a v o lu n ta r y a s s o c i a t i o n as p o s ­ The c o n s t it u t io n r e q u ire s $5- y e a r l y ; enco u rag ed . jo in s to pay each; a man s im ila r circum stances & a woman 25 — 50 c h ild r e n 12-ir c t s . The c o n s t it u t io n had not been c ir c u l a t e d among c h i e f s when we l e f t About $ 2 5 0 h a d b een s u b s c r ib e d by the common p e o p l e . The g r e a t e s t s u b s c r ip t io n by any one of the common p e o p le was $ 1 0 . Many others-were $ 5 . each. i n th e c o n s t it u t io n i s The o b je c t o f t h is the same as of a l l B i b . S o c ie ty , g r a t u it o u s as s t a t e d S o c ie tie s b ut the immediate o b j e c t , most t a lk e d of among u s , is - — the supply o f a l l our s ch o o ls w it h the New T esta m en t, an ob ject whh we hope w i l l b e accom plished w ith out much d e l a y . Our S o c . i s a u x il ia r y to the Am. B . a u x i l i a r y to the S a n d . I s l d B . I have co m p leted , Soc. S o c . b ut ex p ected to b e as soon as one i s the past y e a r , fo rm ed . an a d d it io n to my ho use o f two rooms; one f o r a stu d y & d is p e n s a r y - the o th er f o r a bedroom . The cost has b e e n $ 6 0 0 . fo r the w h o le . sum was d e fr a y e d by a g ra n t made me, fo r M is s i o n , y e ar before, l a s t . the p u r p o s e , b y the the past y e a r , have been spent in the' purchase of a d o ub le put u p . o f t h is Of the 2 5 0 g ra n te d to b u i l d a canoe house & purchase a c a n o e , canoe is not ye t put $250 in order fo r u s e , about 7 5 dols c a n o e ; b ut nor is the the b u i l d i n g A l l of the fu n d g r a n t e d fo r t h is o b j e c t , except the �1841 - 7. 75 dols above m en tio n ed , has b een expended 'in f i n i s h i n g my own b u i l d i n g ; & b e s id e s o b jec t, th is, I am in a r r e a r s , fo r the same at the Depy [ D e p o s i t o r y ] , betw een 90 & 100 d o l s ; m aking me i n d ebt to the Depy & the m is sio n about $ 2 7 5 . whh sum I s h a l l be o b lig e d to a s k of the m is s io n , & perhaps some more a ls o to a i d in at the p r e s e n t m e e t in g ; the e r e c t io n of a cook house whh is now p a r t ly f i n i s h e d . D. H o n o lu lu May 1 8 , B ald w in 1841. S ta tis t ic s W h o le number adm itted to chh on exam in ation ---- •--- 599 A dm itted on c e r t i f i c a t e ------------------------ 89 A dm itted p a st y e ar on ex a m in a tio n — ------------- 86 P a s t y e ar on c e r t i f i c a t e ■ — ------------ -------- - 44 W hole number p a st y e a r ------ -— -------------- 130 Whole number d is m is s e d to other c h h s ----------- 80 D is m is s e d p a st y e a r ------------------------- 25 Whole number d e c e a s e d ------------------- --- -— 70 D e c e a se d p a st y e a r ---------------------------- 13 Suspended past y e a r --------------------------- 7 Rem ain s u s p e n d e d -------------------------- -— 13 Excommunicated p a st y e a r ----------------------- 3 Whole number e x c o m m u n ic a t e d --------------------- 16 Remain e x c o m m u n ic a t e d ---------------------- --- 16 Whole number in r e g u l a r s t a n d i n g ---------------- 513 W hole number o f c h i l d r e n b a p t i z e d -------------- 463 C h ild r e n b a p t i z e d p a st y e a r — ---- ------- ----- 102 M arria g es past y e a r ------------ ------ •-- -■---- 93 A verage number o f co n g reg atio n 1 0 0 0 to 1 50 0 �Report of L a h a in a S t a t io n May, 1 8 4 2 . The h e a l t h o f most in our f a m i l i e s good. M rs . R . , h o w e v e r, h as b e e n i l l the past y e a r h as "been at times & b e e n r e s t o r e d to h e a l t h b y an o c c a s io n a l r e s id e n c e h ig h up the m o u n ta in , where the tem perature i s g e n e r a l l y 15 degrees lower than a t the M rs. B . has shore. also b e e n l a i d a sid e more or le s s w it h s ic k n e s s d u r in g a la rg e p a rt o f the y e a r . w h ic h h a v e , in consequence, b e e n a g reat h in d ra n c e The a d d it io n a l c a res & la b o u rs d evolved on M r. B . h a v e , of c o u r s e , to labours among the p e o p le . The i n ­ t e r r u p t io n s from other causes have been the same a s in years p r e v io u s . He has b e e n c a l l e d o fte n to g iv e m ed ical a d v ic e to the fa m ilie s & o c c a s io n a lly to v i s i t of M rs. B. other s t a t i o n s . p r e v e n tin g h i s going to Hana on account o f one of the fa m ilie s t h e r e , M r. R ich ard s went & spent a f o r t n i g h t i n F e b . o f t h is y e a r . M e d ic a l a t t e n t io n to the n a t iv e s s t a t io n r e q u ir e as la r g e a sh are of a t t e n t io n as on some accounts more a t t e n t i o n , c in a t in g The h e a l t h at th e ever b e f o r e - inasm uch as the w ork o f v a c ­ the n a t iv e s has b e e n r e g u l a r l y fo llo w e d up by M r. B . f o r the l a s t s i x or e ig h t m onths. The in t e r r u p t io n to labo urs fo r t h e n a t i v e s , v isitin g o c c a s io n e d by of w h a le sh ip s has always b een c o n s id e r a b le a t L a h a i n a , b ut g re a te r fo r the p resen t year th an ever b e f o r e . ships i n the f a l l ; & we h a v e a lre a d y h a d 36 t h is Me h a d 46 sp rin g , g r e a t e r number than we have h a d any s p r in g b e f o r e ; a & we expect many more b e fo r e the s e a s o n is end ed . y e a r i n F e b . in s t e a d of A p r i l , as has b e e n the case h e r e t o f o r e . The f a l l season a ls o is The season began t h is exp ected to commence a month e a r l i e r in �1842 fu t u r e than i t has fo r m e r ly ; ships 9 months i n the y e ar b e e n th e c a s e . - 2 so th a t h e r e a f t e r we exp ect whale- in s te a d of s i x , T h is change i s as has g e n e r a l l y owing to a change in the b u s i n e s s ; a change Tifaich w i l l b r in g i n upon us & upon other p a r t s Islands, in fu t u r e , ha v e h e r e t o fo r e the w hole f l e e t of F r en c h w h a lesh ip s w hich c r u is S d i n the r e g io n of New Z e a l a n d . A l l that has b e e n attem pted i n la bo u rs here fo r has been preach in g in E n g l i s h a t fu rn ish in g o f the the Chapel seamen once each S a b b a t h - the R eading Room w ith papers & good b o o k s , out s u c h b ooks as b e lo n g to t h e Seam en’ s l i b r a r y , T ra c ts to each s h ip as they were fu rn ish in g ready for. s e a , & th e B i b l e such as were d e s t it u t e & w is h e d to r e c e iv e i t . could not be attem pted w ith g iv i n g to More than t h is our p r e se n t amount of s t r e n g t h . The Chapel has g e n e r a lly b e e n w e l l a t t e n d e d , e s p e c i a l l y by M as­ ters & o ffic e r s . W hen, a t r i t h a s been most a b u n d a n t, some parts o f the y e a r , ardent s p i­ the b e e r s h o p s , as they a r e w h ic h a re numerous & have f u r n i s h e d ardent s p i r i t , a more po w erful a t t r a c t i o n to s a i l o r s I n t o x i c a t i o n among them has b een as called, have proved than th e house o f G o d . common on the S a b b a t h as on any other day . N a t iv e s . The o r d in a r y course of l a b o u r s , pursued h e r e f o r e f o r the n a t iv e p o p u la t io n , has b een kept up the p a st y e a r . The amount of p r e a c h in g r e p o r t e d i n years p a s t has b e e n the same t h is y e a r . Our m eetings on the S a b . the same. M eetings up on the S a b . o f the church. in g & on oth er days have g e n e r a l l y b e e n also as our fo u r o u t s t a t io n s h a v e b e e n kept g e n e r a l l y , h o w ever, a tte n d e d by n a t i v e members M r. R ich ard s has u s u a lly done h a l f to the n a t i v e . co n g reg atio n on the S a b b a th ; a t t e n d e d any of the m eetings d u rin g the w e e k . the p r e a c h ­ but has not o f t e n H is d u t ie s as �1842 - 3 t e a c h e r of the c h ie f s have a b s o r b e d most o f h is a t t e n t i o n . We cannot s a y that we have had any t h in g l i k e outpouring of the Sptfiit among us the past y e a r ; a s p e c ia l & y e t we t h in k the p reach in g & other means of g ra c e here have not b e e n w it h o u t s a v in g effect. Our con greg ations have d im in ish e d n o t h in g i n numbers or In t e r e s t from what they have e x h ib it e d i n y e a r s past. The r u le rs of the n a t i o n , a s a general t h in g , have been p r e t t y punctual In t h e i r a ttend an ce on the p u b lic means of grace We have m a in t a in e d a S a b . School & a B ib le c la s s at the S t a t io n every S ab b ath ; fo r a d u lt s & have had three S a b . Sch o o ls f o r c h il d r e n i n La h ain a in s t e a d of one as in p revio us y e a r s . P ro b ­ a b ly three t im e s ,a s many c h ild r e n have a tte n d e d these t h r e e scho o ls as a t t e n d e d the one p r e v io u s l y . The p astor has co n v ersed w it h a l l who w ish ed to co nverse on t h e s u b je c t o f r e l i g i o n , t io n , throughout L a h a in a , once d u r in g the p a st y e a r ; extent a t the o u t s t a t i o n s , a t t e n d e d w ith good e f f e c t . in regu lar rota­ & has done the same to some an e x e r c is e w hich has seemed to be Two o f our m eeting houses at o u t s t a t io n s have f a l l e n d u r in g the p a st y e a r . the One has b e e n r e p a i r e d , & two f i n e sto ne meeting ho uses are I n a g ood degree of p ro g ress on L a n a i , w h ic h we hope may be com pleted the p resen t year. The people a r e p o o r , b u t are w i l l i n g beyond t h e i r a b i l i t y I n one r e s p e c t , w e have been h i g h l y fa v o r e d on a l l M a u i. We have h a d no f o r e i g n J e s u it p r i e s t among u s , three who m erely la n d e d f o r a day or tw o . a n est h e r e of such a s c a l l except two or We h a v e , h o w ever, themselves p a p i s t s , g a t h e r e d by the n a t iv e who was ed ucated i n Prance & by c e r t a in p o p is h d i s c i p l e s who have come h e r e , from time to tim e , from O ahu. They may amount to 50 or 60 & keep up m e e t in g s , whenever we have m eetings �1842 S im il a r clu sters are to b e fo u n d in other parts So f a r as I can l e a r n , m eetings or schoo ls - 4 of the islan d . few of them e v e r h a d any t h in g to do w i t h i n tim e past - they know l i t t l e abo ut the G o s p e l, & s t i l l le s s about po pery ; b ut w i l l undoubtedly f u r n i s h the n u cle u s f o r a p o p ish c o n g r e g a t io n , w henever an a r t f u l f o r e i g n J e s u it s h a l l t a k e up h is abode h e r e . we expect to do a l l we c a n , by s c h o o l s , t in g the B ib le & B ib l e k n o w led g e, I n the m eantim e, p r e a c h in g , & d is s e m in a ­ to root out the seeds p o p e r y , w hich were v e g e t a t in g h e r e long b e fo r e e it h e r of the name o f t h e pope or o f the B i b l e h a d r e a c h e d the Sandw idh I s l a n d s . Schools . We t h in k our schools have b e e n more f f l c i e n t the p a st than i n any p revio us y e a r , though I n t h is r e sp e c t some o f them d i f f e r w id e ly from o t h e r s . The schools are 18 i n number under the I n ­ s t r u c t io n of about 4 0 teachers & a s s i s t a n t teachers. The num­ b er o f s ch o la rs n o m in a lly connected w it h the schools i s p r o b a b ­ ly the same as l a s t y e ar 1 1 2 0 now be a s c e r t a in e d . was in S e p t . June n e x t . last. The average atten d an ce cannot The only ex a m in a tio n h e ld d u r in g That u s u a lly h e l d i n A p r il was d e f e r r e d to We a r e very d e s t it u t e of school houses L a h a i n a ; but w e have by th e governm ent. the y e a r the prom ise A l l the ju s t now at of h a v in g 5 or 6 e r e c t e d soon scholars a b le to r e a d i n the s c h o o ls , throughout our f i e l d , have b e e n s u p p l ie d the p a st y e a r , w i t h the New T e s t , by our L a h a in a B ib l e S o c ie t y , w h ic h s u b s c r ib e d fo r t h is ob ject about $ 4 0 0 . — T h is s u p p ly , we t h i n k , has done g r e a t good - by communicating d ir e c t l y much B i b l e kn ow ledge to th e c h i l d r e n - by f u r n i s h i n g them a permanent r e a d in g b o o k , & by e x c i t i n g In th e schools a d e s ir e to le a r n to r e a d . Many new �1842 r e a d e r s E H &H &ix have "been add ed to a l l th ese whole number of r e a d e r s - 5 s c h o o ls ; b u t the cannot now be a s c e r t a in e d , as w e have n o t b e e n a b le to o b t a in a supply of the New T e s t , f o r such as have lea rn ed to r e a d during the y e a r . Number l a s t y e a r 5 8 4 . Cause of Temperance. Three ye ars s i n c e , the l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s of t h i s p la c e a llo w e d no ardent s p i r i t to b e brought on shore a t t h is p l a c e . From the time t h a t th e F ren ch t r e a t y was made, to la n d i t - very s e c r e t l y at f i r s t grown b o ld e r & b o l d e r . Last y e a r , s c a r c e ly an e f f o r t a t concealm ent; le s s shame than ever b e fo r e at - b u t they have g r a d u a l l y i n some fo r e ig n e r s b e e n opened i n every part of our v i l l a g e in g v e r y common. c a r r i e d by n a t iv e s ( i ). Beer shops have - most of w h i c h , I t was an every day occurrence to s e e to the fo r t f o r f i g h t i n g , p ects of f o r e i g n e r s , b o th v i s i t o r s The k i n g , r io t s & the l i k e , h u la s had started These w ere c a r r ie d to g r e a t e x c e s s , o ft e n kept up n ig h t & d a y , by him & some o t h e r s . n a t iv e s The p r o s ­ seemed s c a r c e ly b e t t e r . i n a n t i c i p a t i o n of the b ir t h of a c h il d , a so n , was b o r n J a n . some & r e s i d e n t s , seemed d i s m a l . part of our v i l l a g e the a n cien t h u la s & m e l e s . we Drunken s a i l o r s w ere becom­ & others c a r r ie d by t h e i r comrades to t h e i r b o a t s . That of th e n a t iv e th e re was & t h is year they showed the t r a f i c s u p p o s e , k e p t the p o iso n f o r s a l e . some h a v e v en tu red 14th & Feb. The c h i l d , 1 4 t h I t d i e d , b e i n g , as the some.times express i t , h u l a d out of e x i s t e n c e . But the d id no t even t h e n cease even thoug h the k in g h a d prom ised from the b e g in n in g to stop them soon; & many scenes o f i n t o x i ­ c a t io n were w it n e s s e d among those h i g h i n a u t h o r it y & among others. Our prospects were nev e r darker h e r e only as we lo o k ed �1842 6 - up to the Lord f o r l i g h t , & b e l ie v e d the clouds w^- ere lo n g b r e a k away - how , we knew not - som etim es, we thought the Lord w ^ come d ressed i n v e n g e a n c e , & s c a t t e r the leaders i n th ese a b o m in a tio n s. seemed to us "When the l i t t l e the b e g in n in g . one was cut down, i t But, perhaps the Lord d id not h a d other d e sig n s whh we knew not c a s e , from what has s in c e see as m an, & of - such wd seem to b e the o c c u rr e d . B efore the end of M arch, the k in g was brought to prom ise to put an immediate end to a l l h i s h u la s & every other h e a t h e n ­ i s h p r a c t i c e , never to r e v iv e them afeain; & to abandon h i m s e l f u se of a l l i n t o x i c a t i n g d r in k s , T his was a great never to resume t h e ir use a gain . step for one who h a d pursued the course he h a d , & we cd not doubt t h a t It was i n answer to the pray ers o f those who lo v ed the L o r d , & who had poured out t h e ir h e a r t s b e f o r e h im . A ft e r s u i t a b l e d e l ib e r a t io n w i t h the other c h i e f s , were here con cluded to ta k e t o x ic a t in g d rink s a l l who the same ground i n r e l a t i o n to I n ­ - a p u b lic m eeting was c a l l e d A p r il 2 6 t h - Our n a t iv e m eeting house was f u l l - a ft e r some r e m a r k s , t o t a l pledge was p r e s e n t e d , & the K in g stepped f o r w a r d , a fe w ap p ro p riate rem arks, a temade in whh he s a i d "h e was p l a c e d as a f a t h e r over t h is people & he meant to b e a fa t h e r to t h e m ," & then put h i s name to the p ledge - the other c h ie fs a l l f o l ­ low ed - t h e ir p e o p le , hulum anuTs & c . the t e t o t a l m ark. the all came at once up to We r e j o i c e d , b ut r e j o i c e d w it h a stran ge & p a i n f u l m ixture of t r e m b lin g , as we saw the v e r i e s t v e te ra n s i n the army of o ld Bacchus vowing b e fo r e a great c o n g r e g a t io n & b e fo r e God t h a t they w1^ have n o t h in g more to do w i t h t h e ir �1842 d ru n k e n , abominable God. - 7 i&fter the c h ie f s & most o f t h e i r peo p le h a d g iv e n t h e i r nam es, the m u ltitu d e gave t h e i r s ; though a second day of m eeting was a p p o in ted b e fo r e even the l i s t th o se n e a r the K in g & c h ie fs was com pleted. The p le d g e has b e e n s ig n e d by upwards o f 1000 - Perhaps a l l M a u i, & , we h o p e , the other is la n d s w i l l yet s ig n i t to g e t - but we are n o t to keep The Lord alo ne i s them. The fo llo w in g are s t a t i s t i c s r e l a t i v e to the c h h . Whole number adm itted on e x a m in a t io n , 653. Whole number on C e r t i f i c a t e 124. - Past y e ar on exam ination Past y e ar on C e r t i f i c a t e 54. - W hole number past y e a r 33 ' 87 Whole number d is m is s e d to other chhs 93 D ism is se d the past y e a r 11 Whole number d eceased D eceased past y e ar -------- — 90 ------- 10 Suspended p a s t y e a r ------- 18 Remain suspended 19 Excommunicated past y e ar 9 Whole number excommunicated, 25 Rem ain excommunicated -- 24 W hole number in r e g u l a r s ta n d in g — 558 Whole number of c h i l d r e n b a p t iz e d 525 B a p t iz e d p a s t y e a r — a l l of so anxious the m u ltitu d e p le d g e d as we are to have the l e a d e r s t h is work stand fir m to t h e i r p u r p o s e . of 62 in a ble �1842 M arriages past y e a r ----- p en d e d lorijg hegoxjB. 8 96 A verage number o f C o n g reg a tio n on the Sabbath -Most o f th o se - 1500 excommunicated the past year h a d b e e n su s­ Many o f those suspended also h a d b e e n s u s ­ p ended and r e s t o r e d b e fo r e - some o f them r e p e a t e d l y , e i t h e r i n c o n n ectio n w ith t h e k i n g 's fea st, or fo r some other c a u s e ; so th at e n t i r e l y new cases of d i s c i p l i n e have not been numerous d u r in g the y e a r . The l e t t e r s a s s ig n e d me, v i z . to the Tonga I s l d M i s s i o n & to the M is s io n in Greece were w r it t e n & fo rw a rd ed e a r l y i n the year. The Chh Member’ s G u id e , ly w ritte n . a work a s s i g n e d me, has b e e n p a r t ­ I t has b een d i f f i c u l t i n t h e midst of to s i t down to such a work a l l my la bo rs & c a r e s , & the a d d i t i o n a l care of my fa m ily whh s ic k n e s s has d evolved upon me. The g re a t d iffic u lty ( I) c o u ld b e of t h is has b e e n , that so few m inuets at my command a t any one tim e . no w b e fo r e I But I hope i t w i l l n o t b e long can f i n i s h the w o r k . b u t may answ er, i n some m easure, We g r e a tly n eed more h e lp a t a id s I t w i l l be but a t r a c t the end d e s ir e d . our s t a t i o n . M r . R ic h a r d s i n p reach in g on the S ab b ath - but d u rin g the days o f the e n t ir e ly d evoted to the w o r k o f h i s week even th en , as he is own departm ent, too many labo urs & cares d evolve on the p a s t o r . Bufi> the g r e a t e s t d i f f i c u l t y i s when he I s g o n e , & s h ip s are h e r e . as h e o f t e n i s , Two c o n g r e g a t io n s , & most o f the la bo u rs connected w ith two c o n g r e g a t io n s , then devolve on one m an. �1842 The h e lp we need is i n p r e a c h in g , s in c e , - 9 fo r most p a r t o f the y e a r , we have two co n g r e g a tio n s a t the s t a t i o n , & much p r e a c h ­ in g ought to h e done a t the o u t s t a t i o n s . D. B ald w in �Report o f La h ain a S t a t io n 1845. Through the b l e s s i n g ha s of God, the f a m il y at th e S t a t i o n e n jo y e d , d u r in g most o f the y e a r , almost u n in t e r r u p t e d h e a l t h . No s e r io u s case of i l l n e s s has occurred among us t i l l now n e a r the c lo s e s een f i t of the y e a r . D u rin g the l a s t month the L o r d has to a f f l i c t & bereave u s . y o u n g est c h i l d , excep t on e, d ia r r h e a or d y s e n t e r y . About the l 3^ o f A p r i l , our (D o u g la s s ) was taken down w i t h For a tim e , d e f ia n c e to a l l r e m e d ie s , b u t , some m easure, e o n t r o le d ( 1) ; the d is e a s e at le n g th , it seemed to b i d seemed to b e , & we hoped the l i t t l e one in soon / recover. d ise a se , But w h e th e r, d u r in g the g r e a t e s t v io le n c e of the some f a t a l in j u r y took p l a c e , or w h eth er, from some other c a u s e , he sunk away under the d is e a s e & d ie d on the 3 ^- o f M ay. This has b e e n , w ou ld not f o r g e t , -things w i s e l y , to th e p a r e n t s , a sore b ereavem ent; that the Lord has done i t . & we pray fo r but we He does a l l g r a c e , that we may a c q u ie s c e i n h i s h o ly w i l l . D u rin g the i l l n e s s o f t h is little o n e, such was the b u rd en on the mother from the care o f the c h il d s t i l l y o u n g e r , & from oth er c a r e s , t h a t the a t t e n t io n of M r. B a ld w in to th e s i c k was r e q u ir e d almost c o n s t a n tly by n ig h t & by d a y . For n e a r l y a month h e almost e n t ir e l y abandoned m isy w o r k in the c o n g r e g a t io n . One month a ls o of the y e a r he sp en t w it h h i s to a f f o r d m ed ic al h e l p to the f a m il y t h e r e . tio n s , & a few l e s s e r in t e r r u p t io n s p ro fessio n , m isy l a b o r . he has spent the year fam ily a t W a i l u k u , W it h t h e s e excep­ from a t t e n t io n to the same i n d i f f e r e n t departm ents of �1845 - D u rin g th e in t e r r u p t i o n & absence o f the p a s t o r , 2 some one or other of the L a h a in a lu n a b rn has p reach ed on the S a b b a t h , t h a t the Sabbath e x e r c is e s & Wed. m a in t a in e d . le c t u r e have b e e n r e g u l a r l y Our con gregations have b e e n more r e g u l a r l y f u l l fro m b e g in n in g to the end o f the y e a r than ever b e f o r e . ha v e p e r c e iv e d but l i t t l e in d if f e r e n c e betw een the c o n g r e g a t io n the morning & that o f the evening o f the S a b b a t h . f a c t s & others we a r e encouraged to h o p e , (I) no t d is p e n se d not a lto g e t h e r i n v a i n . B esid es a c h i l d r e n 's Prom th ese that the w ord is the two r e g u la r s e r v ic e s on th e S ab b ath we have Sab. S c h o o l, as in former y e a r s , a i oka la school fo r a d u lts at no o n , a d u lt s in We the a fte r n o o n . endeavors to a t t e n d . This B i b l e The work i n l y the B ib le i n c o u r s e . S a b . m orning - & a B ib l e c la s s fo r c la ss the p a sto r g e n e r a l l y it is to r e a d & expound b r i e f ­ The class h a v in g commenced a t G en esis have a lrea d y proceeded through a fo u r t h part o f the S a c r e d vo lum e. t io n s is is in A s im ila r e x e r c is e is a tte n d e d a t each of our outsta- fo r the purpose of r e a d in g ( i) to R e v e l a t i o n . t h is w o r k . the B ib le through from Gen- Some part of every Sabbath is spent M afnjy o f the people h a v e , , e i t h e r in p r iv a t e or i n t h e i r f a m i l i e s , f i n i s h e d the r e a d in g of the whole B i b l e course - some o f them many times in over - but as to the mass o f t h e p e o p le , we know o f no w ay i n whh a knowledge o f the S a c re d o r a c le s is l i k e l y to be advanced among them than by form ing among them B ib l e c la s s e s conducted on the above p r i n c i p l e s . The monthly concert has b een m a in ta in e d at the w e l l a s a t a l l our o u t s t a t io n s ; s t a t io n as & , d u r in g the p a st y e a r , we have �1843 - 3 commenced observin g the 2 ^ monday of ea c h month as a con cert fo r schools - the 3^- monday f o r Seam en, & the l a s t monday o f the month as an A n t i S la v e r y c o n c e r t . These pray er m eetings we expect to m a in ta in i n f u t u r e the same as they are m a in t a in e d by a p o r t io n o f th e churches i n C h r i s t i a n l a n d s . b e in g t h is y e ar l e f t alone at the s t a t i o n , im p o s s ib le f o r him to v i s i t o u t s t a t io n s , h im to preach a t them on the S a b b a t h . up , I n some m easure, of the Schools by D a v id M alo , The p a s t o r i t has b e e n almost & e s p e c ia l l y d i f f i c u l t fu r This la c k has b e e n made who is the s u p e r in te n d e n t of Maui & the a d ja c e n t i s l a n d s . He h a s made fr e q u e n t t o u r s , & they have always been more or le s s p r e a c h in g to the p e o p l e . & w e have many f e a r s , tours of For many months past he has b e e n i l l , t h a t h is s e r v ic e s in the cause o f C h r is t w i l l not con tin ue v ery- lo ng . Our s c h o o l s ,.w e any p rev io u s p e r i o d . t h in k , a r e In as prosperous a s t a t e as at We see many signs among the people to g iv e t h e ir of an i n c r e a s i n g d e s ir e c h ild r e n e d u c a t io n . We h e a r few or no com plaints h ere among t e a c h e r s , are n o t p a id fo r t h e i r w o r k . The r u le r s seem to have come up to t h e law they have made so f a r as p a y in g teach ers i s The s u p e r in te n d e n t r e p o r ts p a i d to the teac h er s p a id i n money, b u t the of t h is that they concerned. sum of $2 ,45 8|r as h a v in g b een is la n d by the governm ent; not in o t h e r kinds of .p ro p e rty ; & h e r e p o r t s same amount as h a v in g been r a i s e d by the p e o p le . the We have r e a s o n to b e l i e v e t h a t sup p lyin g our s ch o o ls w i t h the New Testam ent has b een g reatly f o r t h e i r a d v a n t a g e . Of the new r e a d e r s we have s u p p lie d many t h i s y e a r - b ut many are y e t u n s u p p l ie d for �1843 - 4 want of Testaments. One thing we ought to b e g r a t e f u l fo r - The p a p is t s have d ev o ted very l i t t l e Even a few that of t h e i r e n erg ies to our part o f the f i e l d . c a l l e d them selves p a p is t s at L a h a in a have vanished - or i f seem to they s t i l l b e lo n g to that S e c t , we h e a r n o t h in g of them. Over the temperance cause a t L a h a in a there hang many d ark clo u ds - in t e r m in g le d with spots d o u b t fu l in d ic a t io n s o f b r ig h t sky that g iv e no of clear w eather In tim e to come. The d a r k e s t cloud that has r is e n upon us was the d e c is io n o f th e B r i t i s h Commission to l i c e n s e ru m sellers at L a h a in a . T h is r a i s e d alarm among us - alarm t h a t has no t y e t s u b s i d e d . We im m ediately f a n c i e d our s tr e e ts r eso u n d in g w i t h p r o fa n e oaths & filth y songs, w i t h b r o ils & f i g h t i n g , & not a l i t t l e h a s proved r e a l i t y . When w i l l law makers a l l l e a r n , h a v e no moral r i g h t , except as the d e v il g iv e s l i c e n s e persons to t u r n r a t io n a l b e in g s c r a zy fie n d s ? o f t h is t h a t th ey them r i g h t , in t o s i c k l y p o l l u t e d , Three l ic e n s e s have been g iv e n to s e l l ard ent s p i r i t - & perhaps it Temperance c a u s e s , that two of t h o s e who have b een l i c e n s e d should b e m entioned as a good omen fo r the are r e p u t e d the lowest & most d egraded of any b e in g s ever set foot on our s h o r e . Of the t h i r d , so l o w , a s e a f a r in g man l a t e l y s a i d , l i c e n s e to d e a l i n ardent s p i r i t , any other man to corrupt place. have fo r to though no t who have counted & that when he h ad not that he was doing more th an the morals of those who v i s i t e d the Now to a l l th e eminent q u a l i f i c a t i o n s whh th e s e people s e rv in g the d e v i l , why the power of rum has b een a d d e d , �1843 can b e accounted for only on th e p r i n c i p l e down w i t h great power w hen he knows h i s is - 5 that the D e v i l comes time to b e s h o r t . It among the good s ig n s fo r Tem perance, t h a t the K i n g , & c h ie f s & p e o p le who signed the pledge seem to stand f a s t . A fo reig n S o c ie t y f o r t o t a l a b s t ic e n c e has b e e n form ed a t L a h a i n a . Between 30 & 40 of the r e s i d e n t s have s ig n e d the p l e d g e , & some of them have b ro ken i t . In c l u d in g those from s h ip s s o c ie t y numbers above one h u n d r e d . s ig n s It the is among the c h e e r in g o f the d a y , t h a t th e Temp, cause is making s u ch r a p i d strid es i n a l l e n lig h t e n e d l a n d s ; & as m ight be e x p e c t e d , the in flu en ce is f e l t I n s h ip s l a t e l y from t h e U . S t a t e s . One ( 0 s h ip touched a t L a h a in a w i t h a t e t o t a l S o c ie t y of 20 on board an o th er w it h 27 - another w ith 2 9 . the p le d g e . sh ip s, It On a n o t h e r , a l l h a d s ig n e d -CO is owing m ainly to the t e t o t a l I n f l u e n c e In that w h ile rum abounds on s h o r e , & we have h a d t h i s s e a s o n already over 90 s h ip s , s t i l l a good degree o f q u ie t & order has p r e v a il e d on s h o r e . W hether w e lo o k a t the it Temp, c a u s e , is matter o f devout g r a t it u d e to God, dawning on the sons of the ocean. N antucket & other seems R e v iv a ls a t New B e d f o r d , Two ships have h a d a r e v i v a l on b o a r d when w i t h i n a fo r t n ig h t s s a il of L ah ain a. were h o p e fu lly c o n v e r te d , whh made, & man. that a new day and the V in e y a r d have g ath ere d i n many shipm asters s e a fa r in g men. I n several or w hatever good c a u s e , other ships in a l l , I n one of them t e n 20 p iou s on b o a r d . there have b e e n pious m a s t e r s , One l a t e l y there h a d a p iou s m a s t e r , & e ig h t h a d then p ro fe s se d to be b o m a g a in . o ffic e rs of the men We h e a r o f many others �184 3 w here God d w e lls . 6 - One, i n p a r t i c u l a r , w i t h a p iou s C a p t . & stew ard from home, has h a d 20 others con verted on the v o y a g e . The Mary F r a z i e r , w h ic h b ro ugh t out a la r g e rein fo r c e m e n t m is s io n a r ie s in 1 8 3 7 , now a w h a lin g B a r q u e , of is a B e th e l where God i s a d o r e d , & where the S p i r i t is poured o u t. These f a c t s speak of g lo r io u s tim es to come on Seam en, & g lo r io u s tim es fo r every ca use over whh seamen have an i n f l u e n c e . S t a t i s t i c s f o r L a h a in a chh. W hole number a d m itted to chh on e x a m in a t io n , 758 Whole number on c e r t i f i c a t e 157 P a s t y e a r on ex am in atio n 105 P a s t y e a r on c e r t i f i c a t e 33 W h o le number p a s t y e a r W h o le number d is m is s e d to other 138 ch h s , 97 D is m is s e d past y e a r 17 Whole number deceased 1 12 D e c e a se d past y e ar 22 Suspended past y e a r 7 Rem ain suspended 19 Excommunicated past y e a r W hole n o . 1 excommunicated 26 Rem ain excommunicated 25 W hole number in r e g u l a r S tand ing 6 57 Whole no', 663 of c h ild r e n b a p t i z e d B a p t i z e d p a st year 138 M arria g es paast y e a r Average C ongregation on S a b . L a h a i n a May 9 th 1 84 3 67 1600 D. B a ld w in �Addition to the Report of Lahaina Station 1843 I n the report of L a h a in a S t a t io n no m ention was made of the assign m ents made the l a s t y e ar & "before. A chh members gjuide was a s s ig n e d to M r. B a ld w in some y e a r s s i n c e . At the commencement of l a s t y e a r h e began to prepare some th in g l i k e a Tract on t h a t je c t, s u fficien tly la rg e to b e u s e f u l i n th e H a w a iia n c h h s , & had h o p ed soon to complete i t — p e r y was sub ­ a ssign ed him — b u t at th e l a s t m eeting a w ork on Po­ th is, it was th o u g h t, was more im m ediately demanded t h a h th e o th er work — at the same time Mr. Arm strong sent him a sm all w o rk, w r i t t e n b y an E n g l i s h P r o t e s t a n t a g a in s t p o p e r y , t r a n s l a t i o n of whh, h e thoug ht, wd be a f u l f i l l i n g m ent. of M r . B ’ s a s s i g n ­ He w is h e d the same t r a n s l a t e d fo r t h e Nonanona. was a t t e n d e d t o , a H is r e q u e s t & t h e catechism on popery was p u b l is h e d i n s u c c e s ­ s iv e numbers of th e psp er — The work has c o n s id e r a b le p o in t & s t r e n g t h on the s e v e r a l p o in ts of c o n te s t w i t h p a p is t s -- b u t still i t is n o t i n a l l r e s p e c t s p r e c is e l y w hat i t wd have b e e n h a d i t b een p r e p a r e d o r i g i n a l l y f o r t h is p e o p l e . r e a d i t more o r l e s s , i t to b e Most of the brn h a v e d o u b tle s s & they must d ecide whether i t i s b e s t to p r in t c ir c u la t e d in t h e form o f a t r a c t . H a v in g devoted co n sid erab le tim e to t h i s w o rk, & have h a d to devote, as a lre a d y m e n tio n e d , an u n u s u a l amount of tim e to m e d ic a l d u tie s, & h a v in g had an in c r e a s e d b u r d e n from other s o u r c e s , b e e n u t t e r l y out o f the q u e s t io n fo r M r. B . the Chh member’ s Guide -- i t has to resume h is work on He i s now somewhat r e l i e v e d by M r. A ndrew s' b e i n g employed to p r e a c h at the S eam en's C h a p e l, & what he can do t h i s y e a r i n th at way is y e t to be s e e n . �Addition to the Report of Lahaina 1843 2. L a s t y e ar $ 1 5 0 w ere a p p ro p ria te d to "build a canoe h o u se a t th is place. A spot was procured i n the m aking the ro a d a d j o in in g d atio n p a rtly prepared. edge o f the Sea on c o n d i t i o n of i t , whh has b e e n done in part., & the fo u n ­ About 100 d o l l a r s have b een e x p e n d e d & the r e m a in in g 50 w i l l be as soon as m a t e r ia ls c a n b e p r o c u r e d . 1 5 0 w i l l prob ab ly about complete the fo u n d a t io n — It The whole is h ig h ly d e s i r a b l e th at the b u i l d i n g be f i n i s h e d as we have now no house fo r our c a n o e s. t io n I s The b r n from t h is p la ce can t e l l w h a t , p r e p a r e d , w i l l b e need ed to put up the h o u s e . be w e l l to m ake, b u ild in g & a ft e r for the o b j e c t , the fo u n d a ­ Perhaps i t wd a somewhat i n d e f i n i t e g r a n t . shd be b e tw e e n 4 0 & 50 f e e t The long & of p r e tt y g o o d w i d t h s , shd be w e l l secured in fr o n t w it h clo se f o l d i n g d o o r s . I t i s w e l l known t o the b r n r e s i d i n g in t h i s v i c i n i t y , t h a t M r. B a l d w i n 's house does not f u r n i s h any spare room fo r the accommodation of v i s i t o r s n o t w it h s t a n d in g the s t a t io n many c a l l s , & he w d be is so s i t u a t e d , t h a t h e has g lad to f u r n i s h them w i t h good accom m odations, e s p e c i a l l y as most o f them a re w e l l sea-worn by the time they a r r i v e . I t was h is in t e n t io n th e p a s t year to have f i n i s h e d a sp are room i n a p a r t of the store house a t an expense of about 100 d o l l a r s — b u t he abandoned the o b je c t because he fo u n d he cd not a c c o m p lis h i t w it h o u t b e in g about 1 0 0 dols i n d eb t at the le a v e s end o f the y e a r . He i t w it h the m is s io n to say whether th at sum ought n o t to be g r a n t e d him to f u r n i s h b e t t e r lodgin gs to those who a r e u n d er the n ecessity o f , or who c h o o s e , c a l l i n g at t h i s p l a c e . {TJnsigned, b u t B ald w in * s j �R ep or t of Lahaina, June 1844. F o r the l a s t two y e a r s only one misy fa m ily has r e s i d e d a t L a h a in a , A ll the la b o rs o f the s t a t i o n & of the t h r e e s t a t io n s con nected w i t h i t have d evolved on M r. B a l d w in . the f i r s t of th ese two y e a r s , b e s id e s a tte n d in g w ith some h e lp For to the n a t i v e co n g reg atio n & to th e m ed ic al wants of Maui & M o lo k a i, as i n h is power, h e , o u t­ as f a r from o t h e r s , m a in t a in e d p r e a c h in g once each Sabbath in t h e Seam en’ s c h a p e l, f o r m early the whole of t h e y e a r . D u rin g the p a st y e ar M r. Andrews has b een engaged to preach to Seamen - b ut M r. d iv e r t e d from h is labors wants any previous y e a r . than d u r in g y e a r he & h i s B . has b e e n more as p astor by a t t e n t io n to m e d ic a l One fo u r t h o f th e l a s t fa m ily were a b s e n t from the s t a t i o n . h a l f months of t h is tim e were spent a t W a il u k u . Two & a D u r in g t h is time the p u lp it was g e n e r a lly s u p p l ie d on the S ab b a th by one of the b reth ren fro m L a h a in a lu n a ; b ut the amount of m isy la b o r perform ed has b een far from adequate to t h e w ants T h is w i l l be more r e a d il y understoo d when i t is o f t h e p e o p le . added, th at the number of ships a n n u a lly v i s i t i n g L a h a in a has in c r e a s e d from 60 or 7 0 to 250;- thereby d im in is h in g the amount of la b o r Tfihich a m isy could give to t h e p e o p l e , & in c r e a s in g the n e e d of such la b o r. For a part of th e y e a r , the h e a l t h of the fa m ily a t the s t a t i o n h as b e e n good - b u t fo r a s t i l l la r g e r p o r t io n o f the time more or less I l l n e s s has f a l l e n to t h e i r l o t . h a d o c c a s io n a l tu rn s l a s t g e n e r a l m e e t in g , of i l l n e s s , M r . B . has & a few days p r e v io u s to the one o f t h e i r l i t t l e ones was removed �1844 g - by d e a t h . The common ro u n d of m isy la b o r at th e s t a t io n h a s b e e n p e r fo r m e d , b o t h on th e S a b . & d u r in g the w e e k . We cannot speak of any s p e c ia l o u tp o u rin g o f the S p i r i t - b ut s t i l l as i n many other y e a r s , c o u r a g in g . to the t h e a t t e n t io n to the means of g ra c e has b een e n ­ We would h o p e , t h a t these means have b een b l e s s e d co n versio n of many; & we see many p le a s in g p r o o f s , t h a t r e l i g i o u s knowledge & in t e r e s t a re in c r e a s in g among a l l of th e p e o p le , & t h a t , throughout our f i e l d , there I s c la s s e s a grow­ in g c o n v ic t io n o f the r e a l i t y & w o r t h of th e G o s p e l. The c o n g r e g a tio n a t L a h a in a whh has g e n e r a l l y b e e n e s tim a ted at 1 5 0 0 , has b een as la r g e the past year fu ll. There i s as u s u a l - perhap s more a lso a g e n e r a l u n ifo r m it y in the co n g r eg atio n s o f one Sabbath compared w i t h another; & that o f the S a b . morning is much th e same w i t h that of the a ft e r n o o n . There is more r e g u l a r i t y in the a tte n d a n c e of t h e k in g and c h ie fs t h a n i n some form er y e a r s ; & where i r r e g u l a r , t h e i r example has power over others M eetings n ativ es, less than fo r m e r ly . are m a in ta in e d at each of th e fo u r o u t s t a t io n s by on the s a b b a t h , & on Wed - a ls o the concert f o r p r a y e r each monday. But the s i z e of the c o n g r e g a t io n s , or t h e of good e f f e c t e d cannot b e v e r y d e f i n i t e l y s t a t e d . s t a t io n s have b een v i s i t e d amount These o u t­ only a few times b y the m isy the p a st year. The sc h o o ls in that part of th e f i e l d have b e e n as f l o u r i s h ­ in g as in years p a s t , & the c a l l s f o r books about the sam e. D a v id Malo is prob ab ly the most e f f i c i e n t in a l l the i s l a n d s , school s u p e r in t e n d e n t & h e has done what h e could fo r t h e i r �1844 p ro sp e rity . It is owing m a inly to h i s - 3 effo rts & z e a l , t h a t th e government have f u l f i l l e d t h e ir engagements in p a y in g wages to a l l th e teachers teachers t h e y have of M a u i. H a lf the pay fo r c o n s id e r e d as due from the p a r e n t s . d o u b tle s s b e e n g r e a t sence d e fic ie n c y . I n p aying t h i s , t h e r e has Owing to the i l l n e s s & a b ­ of the m is y , but l i t t l e h a s b een done the p a st y e a r in way o f examining s c h o o l s , except by n a t iv e s s e le c t e d f o r the purpose. No a d d it io n s have b e e n made to t h e church d u r in g the y e a r , p artly f o r a t t e n d to the want it. a l l b e lo n g in g of more time & s t r e n g t h i n th e p a s t o r to S ix t y s t a n d propounded fo r a d m issio n to t h e ch h , to one o f the o u t s t a t io n s . & La h ain a may f u r n is h c i p l i n e the 1 50 more c a n d id a t e s . The other o u t s t a t io n s The cases of d is ­ past year have not been num ero us. C o n t r ib u t io n s . The church & peo p le have done som ething, a p a rt o f th e y e a r , more reg u la r i n c o n t r ib u t in g v eg eta b le s & c . to the m isy than i n any previous y e a r . T h eir c o n tr ib u t io n s have a v a i l e d some­ t h in g towards the support o f the p a s t o r . t h e s e has not b een g r e a t , b u t The r e a l w o r t h of t h e ir g iv in g has b e e n commendable inasm uch as i t has "been .e n tir e ly o f t h e i r own a c c o r d , & as all t h e y have c o n t r ib u t e d has borne a h i g h p r ic e i n the m a rk e t. The chh at L a h a in a h a v e , during the y e a r , b u i l t one s c h o o l h o u s e ; the government 2 or 3 o t h e r s . The peo p le o f L a n a i have done / something towards t h e i r two m eeting houses - b u t they a r e not y e t completed - & the peo p le in the w h o le f i e l d h a v e b een en ­ couraged to g iv e i n support of t h e i r own school t e a c h e r s . The church & p eo p le of L a h a in a have c o n tr ib u t e d , year, $ 4 0 0 f o r th e com pletion of m eetings & other p u r p o s e s . the p a s t a house fo r church & p r a y e r �1844 The B ib le S o c ie ty has commenced it s sent y e a r ; b u t T h e ir i t cannot y e t be to ld what vote at t h e i r l a t e th e ir fu n d s , 4 c o lle c t io n s the p r e ­ they w i l l amount t o . annual m eeting was to a p p r o p r ia t e the present y e a r , to s u p p ly in g new r e a d e r s s c h o o l s , w i t h the New T e s t . - to f u r n i s h i n g the N . some o f & to Test, the most needy of the s ch o o ls of other parts g iv in g the B ib le chase I t e n tire i n the a lso to o f M a u i, to some s u c h as are un a b le to p u r ­ for th em selv es. C o n trib u tio n s a re also going fo r w a rd i n the at L a h a in a f o r the iAmerican B oard . have b e e n p a id i n f o r c o n g r e g a tio n Over one h u n d red d o l l a r s t h is o b j e c t . It hundreds have b een s u b s c r ib e d - b u t i t w i l l be c o lle c t e d d u r in g the y e a r . is supposed th at several cannot now b e t o l d what W hether i t w i l l amount to a support fo r the p astor or not w i l l b e b e t t e r known at the c lo s e of There appears the y e a r . to b e among chh members & others a commendable d e s i r e to give for the of the support 'of the in s titu tio n s G o s p e l. Of Improvements among the people i n p o in t of c i v i l i z a t i o n there are some s ig n s . Many a t L a h a in a are b u i l d i n g b e t t e r h o u ses - many a re p ro curing b e d s t e a d s , & b u re a u s , ta b le s, ch a irs, & a few have clocks & w atches to h e lp them improve t im e . Chh S t a t i s t i c s W hole number adm itted to chh on e x a m in a t io n , 758 W hole n o . on C e r t i f i c a t e 179 on exam ination 0 P a s t year on c e r t i f i c a t e 22 W h o le n o . past y e a r 22 P ast y e ar t ru n k s �1844 Whole number d is m is s e d to other chhs D is m is s e d past y e a r --- Whole number deceased ---- D e c e a s e d past y e a r ---- --- - 1 14 5 138 26 Suspended past y e a r ------Rem ain suspen ded ----Excommunicated p a st y e a r ----- 7 20 2 W hole number excommunicated 28 Rem ain excommunicated ---------- W h o le n o . I n r e g u la r s t a n d in g W hole n o . c h ild r e n "baptized 25 ---- - 637 ----- B a p t iz e d p a st y e ar ------ M arriages past y e a r / --- Average c o n g r e g a tio n on S a b b a t h , 5 725 62 117 ' 1600 1 2 2 4 in c lu d in g m en, women & c h i l d r e n at La h ain a pay t a x e s - & the whole p o p u la t io n probably amounts to 2 6 0 0 or 2 7 0 0 . Two or t h r e e y e a r s s i n c e there were le s s t h a n 2 9 0 0 , b e e n s e v e r a l d im in u tio n s s i n c e . th e r e ha v e The m eeting house at L a h a i n a , when w e l l f i l l e d , h o ld s 2000 p e o p le . D . B a ld w in �Report of Lahaina Station, May 1 8 4 6 , During the two y e a r s s in c e the l a s t g e n e r a l m e e t in g , Lo r d has k in d ly p r e se r v e d the l iv e s L a h &In a . of a l l the the m isy fa m ily a t He has n o t s u f f e r e d d e a t h to la y h is h a n d upon any of t h e i r num ber, as he has done i n some p re v io u s y e a r s , & th e ir h e a l t h has been more unifo rm ly good th an i n almost any two p r e v io u s y e a r s . T h ey , h o w e v e r, s u f f e r e d , in common w it h every i n d i v i d u a l i n the I s l a n d s , i n March & A p . almost 1 8 4 5 , fr o m the influen za. Between 30 & 4 0 o f t h e n a t iv e s at L a h a in a d ie d of the d i s e a s e , m ostly such a s h a d b een p r e v io u s ly d e b i l i t a t e d b y other d is e a s e s . There were two d i s t i n c t a ttack s March 2 0 t h - t h e second In A p r i l . - the f i r s t commenced The f i r s t was by f a r the most se v e re , & the only one w h ich much a ffe c t e d any o f the m is s io n fa m ily . During the summer of 1 8 4 5 , M r . Forbes & f a m i l y , who h a d l e f t K ealakek ua, on account, of the i l l n e s s of M rs. F o r b e s , took up t h e i r r e s id e n c e at L a h a i n a , i n the ho use form erly o c c u p ie d b y M r. R ic h a r d s , & h e has s in ce b een a s s o c ia t e d i n t h e la b o rs o f the s t a t i o n . a t the s t a t i o n , years. 9 A .M . The o r d in a r y round of labo rs has b een p u rsu e d the two years p a s t , These have c o n s is t e d , the same as i n a l l p revio us on the S a b b a t h , o f a sermon at and another always at 4 P .M . the same hour i t has been from the commencement o f the s t a t io n - a S a b . s c h o o l f o r c h i l d r e n & y o u th a t 7 A .M . the a i oka l a S a b . s c h o o l , a t 11 A .M . & a B i b l e c la s s at 1 P .M . The two sabbath schools have b e e n l e f t to the management of n a t iv e s - the B ib le c l a s s / / has g e n e r a l l y �1846 - 2 b e e n a tt e n d e d by the p a sto r - has b een w ell a tten d ed & a p p a r e n t ­ ly p ro d u ctiv e of much g o o d . g e n e r a l l y a tt e n d s e rv ic e The m is s io n a r ie s & t h e i r c h i l d r e n at the S eam en's Chapel at 1 1 A .M . The m eetings d u rin g th e w e e k , p ray er every mon. a t 4 P .M . P .M . - a s in g in g school F r i d . every S a t . a t 4 P .m . have b e e n a concert fo r - the W ed. male p ray er m e e t in g s , by s e c t i o n s , - le c t u r e at 4 P . M . thro ugh L a h a in a , 4 P .M . Fe­ Thur. 4 - & the chh p r a y e r m eeting - The b u sin e ss m eetings of the church have b e e n h e l d T e u s . ( I) 4 P .M . The n in e s e c t io n s of L a h a in a meet im m ediately a f t e r p reach in g cn S a b . & a f t e r the le c t u r e each s e c t io n at t h e i r teacher. own m eeting h o u s e , & under t h e i r on W e d . own Their m eetings are f o r q u e s t io n in g on the serm o ns, f o r e x h o r ta t io n & p r a y e r. These are a l l the s ta te d m e e t in g s ; s id e s w hich the p a sto r h a s sometimes met w i t h d if f e r e n t of be­ s e c t io n s the church - or o f ca n d id a te s f o r the church - or w i t h those who are suspended from the chh - & sometimes w it h committees o f the chh on b u s i n e s s . S a b . m e e t in g s , & S a b . s c h o o ls , W e d . m eetings & the mon. con certs have b e e n a t t e n d e d a t the fo u r o u ts ta tio n s of the f i e l d by n a t i v e preach ers of the misy (not., l i c e n s e d ) - b u t the v i s i t s at th o se o u tsta tio n s have b een f a r b etw een owing to h i s •alone at the s t a t i o n , & h a v in g many d u t ie s b e s id e s p a sto r r e s t i n g upon h im . the s t a t i o n , S ince the r e s id e n c e each misy has v i s i t e d The pastor has b e e n of the n a t iv e s He h a s , s t a t io n s & a lso for this the those b e in g of o f M r . F o rb es a t outposts more f r e q u e n t l y . o b lig e d to a t t e n d to t h e m e d ic a l w ants of the m is s io n f a m i l i e s purpose, - one at H a n a , i to some e x t e n t . o c c a s io n a lly made v i s i t s to other at the commencement o f 1 8 4 5 , was pro- �1846 lo n g ed to s i x w eek s. In Ap. last, - at the req u est members of K a il u a s t a t i o n , he made a v i s i t 3 of a l l the to D r . A n d r e w s , who h a d b e e n a f f l i c t e d f o r more than n in e months w it h ch ro n ic d ia r r h e a . As to the f u t u r e , the p a st o r o f L a h a in a ex p e c ts b e f r e e d from m ed. a t t e n t io n s M o lo k a i, inasmuch a s to the m i s . f a m il ie s a p h y s ic ia n o f known s k i l l & from A m erica, now r e s id e s a t L a h a in a . h a v e g iv e n h im employ, & w ould, to on M aui & e x p e r ie n c e , The m is sio n families of c o u r s e , have a p r e fe r e n c e f o r one w holly devoted to h i s p r o f e s s io n over one who was encumbered w it h too much other w ork. As to the state o f fe e lin g L a h a in a , we may r e m a r k , Sab. in t h e chh & c o n g r e g a t io n at t h a t , d u r in g the w h o le two y e a r s , congregations have been p r e t t y u n ifo rm ly f u l l i n g & evening m eetings have b een n e a r l y t io n unifo rm ly g o o d . - The Wed. a t t e n d e d , c o n s id e r in g the b u s in e s s at L a h a i n a . - the morn­ the same - & the' a t t e n ­ l e c t u r e h as a lso b e e n w e l l great d iv e r s io n o cc as io n e d by s e c u la r Towards the c lo s e to b e an In crease of in t e r e s t i n the of 1 8 4 4 , th ere a ppeared chh & c o n g r e g a t io n , w h ich appeared much the same t i l l June 1 8 4 5 . h a d the s a t i s f a c t i o n , the During t h is t im e , we at i n t e r v a l s , to hear of one & another d e c l a r in g f o r C h r is t who had b e fo r e appeared i n d i f f e r e n t . t h i s tim e there was a m a n ifest p e o p le . iAbout in c r e a s e o f f e e l i n g among the This was e s p e c ia l l y m a n ife s t e d in the a w akening o f a c o n s id e r a b le number of those who h ad b e e n c o n s id e r e d among our hardest characters ~ but who now came out to a l l our m e e t in g s , & sought fr e q u e n t o p p o r tu n it ie s fo r r e l i g i o u s They h ad b e e n a c q u a in te d w i t h a l l p r a c t i s e d at L a h a in a , c o n v e r s a t io n . the d epths o f i n i q u i t y as & they sometimes now exposed the former �1846 p r a c t ic e s of them selves & t h e i r com panions. in g o f the n a t iv e p r a c t ic e 4 One of them speak­ of m e d ic in e , s a i d , d o c t o r in g was con nected w i t h id o la t r o u s a c t s , a d m in is t e r e d the K o w a l i . - that a l l n a t iv e except when they Another was so a d d ic t e d to g a m b lin g , t h a t , a f t e r h a v in g sta k ed & l o s t a l l h is little p r o p e r t y , he a c t u a l l y gambled away h is w if e & c h i l d r e n & gave them up to the w in n e r . Another s a i d , f i f t e e n tim es fo r a d u l t e r y , in p u b lic , that he had b e e n t r i e d was g u i l t y i n every i n s t a n c e , escaped c o n d e m a t i o n by crafty management. sailo rs, or h o l o k a h l k i s , Many o f the n a t iv e seemed to be much a f f e c t e d at t h a t t im e . A protracted, m eeting was a p p o in ted fo r A u g . h a d a r r iv e d i n seaso n - M r. Forbes to a s s i s t the pastor on that o c c a s i o n . The e x e r c is e s , d u r i n g the w e e k , m eetings of th a t k i n d . were much the same as at other The m eetings were f u l l y a t t e n d e d - the a t t e n t io n was good - & the feelin g but e ffe c t was e v id e n t ly an in c r e a s e throughout the p l a c e . of Numbers then had t h e i r a t t e n t io n c a l l e d up f o r the f i r s t t im e , d u r in g th a t m e e t in g , who as y e t seem to rim w e l l . A f t e r the p r o t r a c te d m e e tin g , i n a d d i t i o n to s t a t e d m e e tin g s , we met o c c a s io n a lly w it h d if f e r e n t sec tio n s o f the p e o p le , effects. c la s s e s or whh m eetings were a tten d ed w i t h good The m eeting o f t h is k in d most fr e q u e n t ly a t t e n d e d by us was in a part of the p la c e most n o to r io u s fo r w i c k e d n e s s . When f i r s t commenced, n e a r ly a l l the abandoned fem ales a t t e n d e d , & they p r o m is e d , to the number of 50 or 6 0 , v i l e mode of l i v i n g long - so h a rd is to f o r s a k e t h e ir - a promise w hich few o f 'them kept very i t fo r "t h e Leopard to change h i s S h ip s soon m u lt ip ly in g upon u s , in d u lg e n c e o f l u s t , & the o ffe r s s p o t s .,r they c o u ld not w it h s t a n d the of filt h y lucre, attended, as �1846 - 5 i t was i n some c a s e s , w it h rtu$> that f o u l d e s t r o y e r o f sense & decency. The I n t e r e s t a t L a h a in a d e c l in e d very s e n s i b l y towards th e end o f t h e y e a r . From May l / 4 4 to May 1 / 4 5 a d m itted to the c h u r c h . receiv ed . From May l / 4 5 - 62 were to May 1 / 4 6 - 20)02 were Probably 150 may now be c o n s id e r e d as s u i t a b l e can­ d id a t e s f o r a d m issio n to the chu rch . There has b e e n , on the part of th e r e a d in e s s to c o n tr ib u t e to p ublic the y e a r ending May 1 8 4 5 , Board. Since church & p e o p l e , & b en ev o len t o b j e c t s . D u rin g $ 2 2 1 . were c o n t r ib u t e d to th e that tim e b u t l i t t l e <Am. ( $ 1 1 0 & over) has b een co n ­ t r ib u t e d f o r t h a t o b j e c t , the people h a v in g turned t h e i r t e n t io n mostly to r a i s i n g funds fo r the r e p a i r of t h e i r For t h a t o b je c t , about $ 8 0 0 . 1845; &, were r a i s e d , for the same o b j e c t , s in c e s c r ib e d about $ 1 6 0 0 , Jan. the l a t t e r exceptio n of 7 0 0 0 b e e n r e c e iv e d from them. sub­ a lr e a d y p a i d . s h in g le s from A uhea) n o t h in g has What has b e e n r a i s e d for t h is y e a r , p a rt o f fo r the church - b u t has b e e n g iv e n b y the people th em selv es. In c r e a s e the sum, at­ church. 1 8 4 6 , th ey h a v e a good p o rt io n o f w h ic h is The k in g & c h ie fs s u b s c r ib e d something (w i t h th e a It t h is ob ject is ho ped they w i l l to 2 5 0 0 or 5 00 0 d o l l a r s . A con­ t r a c t has already b een made for new r o o f in g & a tho ro ug h r e p a i r o f the chu rch , tio n s , the coming summer. B e s id e s th e people of L a h a in a have p a i d , $ 1 8 0 for the above c o n t r ib u ­ t h e past y e a r a b o u t the support o f the teachers o f t h e i r s c h o o l s , & $150 more have b e e n p a id by the government f o r the same o b j e c t . The p eo p le have a lso o c c a s io n a lly b ro u g h t I n other a r t i c l e s as were n eed ed in the fa m ilie s such v e g e t a b le s & o f the m i s s i o n . �1846 The s c h o o ls , usual. throughout the f i e l d , - 6 have b een c o n tin u e d as They have b een s u p e rin te n d e d by D a v id Malo m o s t ly . O w ing to h is a b s e n c e , d u r in g a la rg e part o f 1 8 4 5 , they must An. exam in ation was l a t e l y h e l d o f those h a v e somewhat d e c l i n e d . o f L a h a in a & the n e a r e s t o u t s t a t io n . Connected w it h t h i s o f our schools w ere 668 sch o la rs I n v a r io u s There are so many tem ptations i n L a h a in a , minds of c h ild r e n & y o u t h , select stages o f Improvement so much to d iv e r t the that th ey a re i n c l i n e d to fo r s a k e school at an e a r l i e r age than is d e s ir a b l e improvement. p o r t io n There is needed m uch, - the b e s t age fo r therefo re, a tho ro ug h g o in g schoo l, w hich should command the a t t e n t io n o f s u c h as are too o ld to b e drawn In t o the w ould f i t them f o r the busin e ss w h ic h b u s in e s s i s q u ie t place it once w a s . It of a c t iv e l i f e , always open b e f o r e them. About 4 00 ships now v i s i t of r e c r u i t s . common schools - a sch o o l w h ic h the p la ce y e a r l y , dem anding a l l is not uncommon to have 700 the lo c a l a u t h o r it ie s too weak & i n e f f i c i e n t . f o r e ig n e r s have s o ld L a h a in a is n o t the The w h a lin g f l e e t has g r e a t l y in c r e a s e d shore upon l i b e r t y , a t the same tim e . or two p a s t , an abundance of M e a n w h ile , sailo rs on fo r a year of the p la ce have b e e n q u it e For a y e a r in t o x ic a t in g or 8 0 0 sorts or two p a s t , d rink s some 8 or 10 almost w ith o u t c o n c e a l­ ment - a dozen more, have sold more s e c r e t ly - ndme p i n a l l e y s h a v e b e e n m u l t i p l i e d - c a r d p la y in g & b i l l i a r d s have become q u it e too common - n o i s e , c e r a t in g s a i l o r s p r o fa n e n e s s , in th e f o r t , in to x ic atio n & in c a r ­ have r ag ed at d i f f e r e n t t im e s , about i n p r o p o rtio n to the amount o f rum to b e h a d on s h o r e . S till it should b e a d d e d , that n a t iv e s are seldom known to take �1846 - 7 i n t o x i c a t i n g drinks;: & awa d r in k in g & awa s e l l i n g have g r e a t ly d im in is h e d fo r a y e ar or two p a s t . The in c r e a se o f the w h a lin g f l e e t a t L a h a in a h a s t h e number o f f o r e i g n r e s i d e n t s . I t has in c r e a s e d the amount o f m e r c a n t ile , m e c h a n ic a l, & a l l has in c r e a s e d other k in d s of b u s in e s s - it in c r e a s e d also t h e p r ic e of la b o r & p r o v i s i o n s , & made i t d iffic u lt to procure the fo r m e r . whh v i s i t L a h a in a is ago, somewhat la r g e r t h a n 'i t was 10 or 15 ye ars thereby in c r e a s in g the f a c i l i t i e s the d i f f e r e n t islan d s, ers, The number o f s m a lle r v e s s e l s islan ds. of communication b e tw e e n O f such v e s s e ls as cr u ise among the (not i n c l u d i n g , ho w ever, some of the s m a lle s t schoon­ or any of the numberous boats whh go. from i s l a n d to I s l a n d ) th e re have been at L a h a in a , d u r in g riv als. In these v e s s e ls , few by l a n d , .in th e the y e a r 1 8 4 5 , in c lu d in g a few by w h a le s h ip s & a same y e a r , there have b een also a r r i v a l s o f 3 26 m is s io n a r ie s & m i s s i o n a r i e s ’ c h i l d r e n . p asses w ithout o p p o r tu n it ie s L a h ain a. about 4 00 a r ­ Seldom ^ a week for s e n d in g to other i s l a n d s O fte n s u c h o p p o r tu n it ie s from o f f e r every day i n the w eek (S u n da y e x c e p t e d )[ .J As misy postm aster a t L a h a in a , M r. B ald w in has fo r w a r d e d , the y e ar 1 8 4 5 , Oahu, 83 l e t t e r s to A m eric a , 1 3 8 6 i s l a n d l e t t e r s the postage of w h h , at 6i 91 letters to H i l o ; L a h a in a l u n a ; cents e a c h , tA 1 07 to W . H a w a i i ; 3 60 t o W a ilu k u ; 1 3 8 6 to Oahu & 1 7 5 3 to the s t a t io n s $86.62|- - 3 4 6 to M o lo k a i; 1 5 7 to H a n a ; le t t e r s 5 8 8 to 1 0 4 to Makawao; i ,e , ' on M a u i, M olok ai & H a w a ii - or 3 1 3 9 i n a l l - o f w hich he has w r it t e n 4 52 h i m s e l f , l e t t e r s to other S t a t io n s to each two d a y s . This or 3 in c lu d e s no sent th ro u g h other c h a n n e ls , nor any whh are c a r r i e d by �1846 the numerous m isy & other passengers t h a t , a t a m oderate com putation, L a h a in a o f th e in 1 8 4 5 . - 8 to & from L a h a in a ; 4 0 0 0 m isy l e t t e r s so p a s s e d thro ugh T h is w i l l help us to u n d e r sta n d the rem arks correspondent o f the K L y n e s ia n , about Tlthe p a u c it y of l e t t e r s w r it t e n by m is s io n a r ie s one to a n o th er" — about t h e i r "becom ing fewer & f a r t h e r b etw een" - & "l e s s e n i n g i n q u a n t it y & q u a lit y t i l l May 9 ^ they become mere h a s t y n o t e s ." 1846. A census was tak e n of Jan. See P o l y n e s ia n 1846. By t h is of the p o p u la t io n o f L a h a i n a , it a p p e a r s , that the n a t iv e p o p u la t io n has In c r e a s e d about 500 in the l a s t three y e a r s . ing i s the enum eration of the d if f e r e n t 1 boys, N ativ es or 1 06 2 n a t iv e c h il d r e n ; in c l u d i n g the m is s io n f a m il ie s n a t iv e p o p u la t io n , T o t a l p o p u l a t io n 5 4 4 5 . I n a l l 1 12 f o r e ig n p o p u l a t io n , o f L a h a in a ; w i l l make a t o t a l appears, w h ic h , of 5 5 5 7 . added to the By the above that there a r e , at L a h a in a , more n a t i v e men than women - & more n a t iv e boys than g i r l s . n a t iv e m a les, a t L a h a in a , The excess over the fem ales is 1 2 9 . is not c l e a r , t h a t the fem ales h a in a , - 589 88 men - 6 women; or 94 a d u lts - 7 boys - or 18 f o r e ig n c h i l d r e n . s ta tem en t, i t classes. £5 . 0 * F o reig n ers. 11 g i r l s , The f o l l o w ­ - 1 1 9 8 men - 1 18 5 women or 5 2 8 5 ^ a d u lt s 475 g i r l s , 2. the f i r s t perhaps not to H o n o lu lu , the c o n tra ry n o t w it h s t a n d in g . So that of It of M olok ai have fl o c k e d to L a ­ the E d it o r of the P o ly n e s ia n to See P o ly n e s ia n F e b . 14^ 1846. The number of dogs a t L a h a in a J a n . 1 8 4 6 , was 5 2 8 - or about one to every seven p e o p le . fo re ig n e rs; the & about one f i f t h o f them b e lo n g e d to people c h ie fs. S h o u l d he A few only of these b e lo n g e d to S3 of �1846 Of the n a t iv e s o f L a h a in a , c h i l d r e n ) are kuew as; i ,e , 9 (i n c l u d i n g men, women & have n e i t h e r house l o t s , c u l t i v a t i o n o f t h e i r own, & are sustenance, 1422, - dependent m a in ly , or la n d fo r fo r t h e i r on fo o d brought in f o r s a l e from other p l a c e s . Progress i n C i v i l i z a t i o n . The people of La h ain a h a v e , w i t h i n a few y e a r s , made some commendable progress in c i v i l i z a t i o n . them the m eans, & there has been use the means they have h a d , houses, bedsteads, tab les, k e e p e r s , more c l o t h in g , for th eir c h ild ren . Ithaleshlps h a v e f u r n i s h e d an in c r e a s in g d i s p o s i t i o n to to procure f o r them selves b e t t e r c h a irs , k itc h in ( l) f u r n i t u r e , time & c . & i n many c a s e s , b e t t e r e d u c a t io n The people pay f o r a l l the books they have. I n a l l L a h ain a there a re 882 grass h o u s e s , h o u s e s , & 59 stone 1 0 9 6 h o u ses; T h is , if if t h is w i l l make or s h e d s , whh are used added to th e h o u s e s , w i l l make the num­ c o r r e c t , w o u ld g iv e an average of abo ut t h r e e I n d i v i d u a l s to ea c h house Y/e have had the t a b l e s , &c. In a l l & there are a l s o 94 la n a is fo r h o u s e s , & w hh, ber 1 19 0. or wooden h o u s e s . 155 a d o b ie thro-ughout the p l a c e . p la te s , k n iv e s, forks, a l l numbered - but t h e number is not . at h a n d . sp o o n s, As n e a r as can be r e c o l l e c t e d , about 3 0 0 fa m il ie s a t La h ain a eat a t t h e ta b le i n t h e s t y le of c i v i l i z e d p e o p l e . W it h in a l i t t l e more than a y e a r , w e have b een i n v i t e d to one d in n er by n a t l g e s , where about 200 sat down & a t e at t h e ir own t a b l e s ; w here 80 a t e at t h e i r own t a b l e s ; tables; at a t h ir d 200 sat a t the at a f o u r t h th e re were about 1 5 0 . down w ith 3 5 0 . The f i r s t same h o u s e , & among the to a seco nd , & at the f i f t h we sat & l a s t of th ese d inners were a t the same p e o p le . In all these cases I t was �184 6 a r u le not to "borrow t a b le s or t a b le bors it - & t h e ir fu r n it u r e - 10 of t h e i r n e i g h ­ cooking was g e n e r a l l y w e ll done, & a p o r t io n of in European s t y l e . B esid es th e n a t iv e stone chh, w e h a v e , s e c t io n a l m eeting h o u se s , & n eed fo u r m ore. 5 at L a h a i n a , We have a l s o 9 school houses & need one m ore. H it h e r t o , on Maui & L a n a i , we have b e e n a llo w e d to pursue our misy work w i t h l i t t l e or no o p p o s it io n from p a p i s t s . have had no f o r e i g n J e s u it s or on M o lo k a i. We to r e s i d e on e it h e r of t h o s e i s l a n d s , This w e have esteem ed a g re a t p r i v i l e g e , have b l e s s e d God, that, w h ile , the b rethren have h a d to f i g h t i n other p a r t s , f o r & w& seven y e a r s , a g a in s t the man of S i n , we have h ad no thin g w orse th an the abom inations o f h eathen h e a r t s deal w it h . But we expect such a p r i v i l e g e no l o n g e r . 2 1 s t of A p r il l a s t , p riests the Kamehameha I I I land£ ed] On the e ig h t p a p is t at L a h a in a from Oahu; & on the 2 3 ^ she took fo u r on to H i l o . So the great scourge & cu r se mother of h a r lo t s & a b o m in a t io n s ," is to of the e a r t h , come among u s . o f them "t h e We ex­ p ect henceforw ard to have a c o n te s t w it h t h is A n ti C h r i s t . It w i l l not be p le a s a n t to come I n con tact w i t h p a p i s t s ; it w ill be p a i n f u l to see them draw away poor unwary w ic k e d n a t i v e s t h e ir snares. They w i l l 'undoubtedly reap so many o f the w icked & ign oran t as B ut i t rem ains y e t to b e i n a land of B i b l e s . lo ca tio n is among there are among t h is p e o p l e . seen w hether popery ever can l i v e lo n g I t was rum ored, t h a t of th e fo u r p r i e s t s , one w^ be lo c a t e d a t L a h a in a ; one on M o lo k a i. some h a r v e s t in to one a t L a n a i ; one a t W a ilu k u ; I t w i l l p ro b ab ly m atter l i t t l e where t h e ir - W herever i t i s , w i t h no f a m il y t i e s to b i n d to & �1846 one spot, - 11 they w i l l d oub tless roam over the l e n g t h & b r e a d t h o f the lan d. S ta tis tic s of L a h a in a Chh May 1 $ 4 6 . W hole number a d m itted to the chh on exam ination 1021 W h o le number a d m itte d on c e r t i f i c a t e 223 Pa st 2 years 263 on exam ination V i z . May l / 4 4 to May l / 4 5 - 62 May l / 4 5 to May l / 4 6 - 201 P a s t 2 yrs on c e r t i f i c a t e V iz. 44 May 1 / 4 4 to May l / 4 5 May 1 / 4 5 to May l / 4 5 - 27 ( I)- • 17 W hole number past 2 yrs 307 Whole n o . May l / 4 4 to May l / 4 5 - 89 May l / 4 5 to May l / 4 6 - 218 Whole, number d is m is s e d to other c h u rch es, 134 D is m is s e d the p a st 2 yrs (i ,§ , l s-k y r 10 20 2d yr 10. ) - W hole number d eceased 178 D e c e a se d past 2 yrs (v iz . 40 l s t y r 20 S uspended May / 4 4 Suspended May l / 4 5 - 2d y r 2 0 ) to May / 4 5 to May l / 4 6 - 32 ss 8 Suspended past 2 yrs 40 R e s t o r e d p a s t 2 years 18 Rem ain suspen ded 12 Excom m unicated p a st y e ar Whole number excommunicated 9 37 �1846 - R em ain excommunicated — 34 W hole number I n r e g u l a r s ta n d in g — 885 W h o le n o . — 9 35 — 210 -- 223 of* c h ild r e n "baptized B a p t iz e d May / 4 4 to May / 4 5 12 - 71 B a p t iz e d May / 4 4 to May / 4 5 139 ^ O b v io u s ly means May / 4 5 to May / 4 6 ] B a p t i z e d past 2 y e a r s M ar ria g es May l / 4 4 to May l / 4 5 - 1 24 M arriag es May 1 / 4 5 to May 1 / 4 6 - 99 M ar ria g es past 2 y e a r s Average C ong reg atio n on S a b . 1831, 1600 f . } Sin ce about t h e yr a l l the members of the Chh at L a h a in a have b een p le d g e d to t o t a l a bs tin e n c e from tobacco sm oking. It t h a t many of them v io l a t e that p l e d g e . they are known to do so, they are d e a lt w i t h , ju st If is not b e l i e v e d , as they wd b e , oth er vows. D . B ald w in if false to any �S t a t i s t i c s of L a h a in a chh. from A p . 1 . 1 84 6 to A p . 1 . 1847 W h o le n o . r eed on ex am in atio n to A p . W hole on c e r t i f i c a t e . . . . 1083 . . . . P a s t year on ex am in atio n Do. 1 /4 7 242 . . . . . . . . 62 on c e r t i f i c a t e ....................................... .... W hole past y e a r ................................................ .... W hole n o . d is m is s e d to other chhs D is m is s e d f r . Ap. 19 . 81 . . . . . . . . 151 l / 4 6 to D o . / 4 7 .......................... .... Yi/hole n o . d e c e a s e d . 17 ......................................................... 1 86 D e c e a s e d p a s t y e a r ............................................................. 8 S uspended past y r ................................................................. Remain Suspended ............................... . . 26 Excommunicated l a s t y e a r .................................................... 17 W hole n o . 54 excomd . .............................. 19 .................................................................. Rem ain excomd ..................................................................' . . Whole n o . in W h o l e 'n o . of c h ild r e n b a p t iz e d Do. good sta n d in g ............................................ ............................... ............................................ Average C ohg reg ation on S a . 969 999 p a st y e a r ............................................................. M a r ria g e s la s t y e ar 48 * 64 58 1600 �2 Schools of Lahaina & outstations — May 1847 S cho la rs 9 Schoo ls Do. of L a h a in a O lu a lu Do. . . ...................... 739 cL Schoo l . ...................... 95 Okumehame . . . . . . . . . . . 1 S choo l of K a h a k a l o a ................................... 6 Schoo ls o f L a n a i , a b o u t , . . . . . . . T o tal ~ There is 72 40 1 10 1086 in an E l e l e fo r June perhaps an a c c o u (n )t o f our exam ina­ t io n i n May whh w i l l give many p a r t ic u la r s do of schools — — - hut i t does not I have not now time to co n tain L a n a i i f I r e c o l l e c t r ig h t & i t g iv es only the number at e x am in atio n whereas the above g iv e s the whole n o . of S c h o l a r s . I have made out the above i n h a s t e , w i l l no t ensure t h e ir accuracy i n every t h in g — Your; b r o . D . B ald w in B r n at D e p o s ito r y [A d d re s se d t o :J M r. L e v i Cham berlain or M ess rs . C a s tle & H a l l H o n o lu lu Oahu tNote i n c o r n e r ] : Dwight Baldwin. „ S & p . 1 0th 1 8 4 7 . Not a l l accurate & � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Maui Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mission Station Reports - Maui - Lahaina - Lanai - 1832-1847 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1846, 1847