Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-11-21
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.

The editors Of the Nea York Express have received
files Of Sandwich papers up Ia the Isl Of July.
The L. s. ship Levanl, Coomodofe P,GE, arrived AT
Oahu the OH Of June from Taht-onicers and crew
all well.
The Of Temperance is still furnishing in the
Islands, much 50 that liquors cannot be sud any
rate
AMERICAN MissoN,nirs.-T grncnl meeting OF
The American Missionaries clused at Honolulu, the LIST
Of July. The Friend newspaper says.
This annual gathering OF the Mssi ,naries almOs,
the only event which Divers their minds from unin-
tenp,od series If laburs among the native population.
At this meeting they spend few days In reviewing
the past and in planning for the future. Reports are
read aud statements made in regard to every department
oi missionary business 1t is customary for Of the
missionaries to cUme accompanied by their wives and
children This alilrds an opportunity for the families
situated in the different islands cultivate init
nate acquaintance, & keep alive those social kin., and
christian feelings which happily exc. among them It
was recently our privilege 10 the brethren and
sisters OF the -,Un, at the table Of our Lord
anu saviour. II was season long 10 be remembered
The elements were administered by the Rev. Messrs.
Bishop, 'lhurst'n aud Whitney, among the very oldest
IN the missionary work.
The following the of missionaries present:
From kanai.- Rev. :. Whitney and wife. DIR. j. w.
Smith and wife, Rev. &. b. Rowe and wife, Mr.. f..
johnson and wife
From Oahu Rev. A. b. Smith and wife. Rev A.
Bishop. Rev. y Lowell Smith Mr. A. :. Gonke and
wifi, Mr. IT, Dimond and wife, Mr.. f.. IT, Rogers aud
wife, Rev. II Armstrong and wife. Mr. :. ~ Castle and
wife, Mr.. II. knsrp aud wife, Nj. f.. o. Hall aud
wife Mr.. levi Chamberlain and wife Rev ID. Dole,
Miss NJ. NJ, Smith,
From Mauat-Rev. Mcssrs. Baldwin Alexander,
Emerson, Clarke. and Condo; Rev S DiLble and Wife
Mr. f.. Bailey and wife. Mr. Rice.
From Mulokai.- Miss l.. Brown.
From llnwali-Rev. Il. Conn and wife. Rev l..
Lyons and wife. Rev. A. Thursron aud wife, Rev.
VI Ives and wife, Rev J d. Pors, Rev D. b. Lyman.
ro'al-gen,lemen, 81 ladies' %
II may be interesting 10 state that the first Mssiona
cs 10 the Sandwich Islands sailed from Boston In Or
tubcr, 1919. They arrived at Hawaii IN March, 1920
In April 1920. the King and Chiefs consented their
landing Since that tine 81 males and 81 females ha We
JOINED the missions from the United States The a
mount OF none, paid for the support Of these mssiona-
es has been sos sos, and all by the American branch
of Foreign Missions, except t5O,ot0 by the American
Bible Society and Sl9,3C5 hy the American Tract So-
eiety. There are eighteen missionary stations and forty
permanent dwellings, besides Two printing llices, sem.
natcs aud sehool houses. built by the natives, sc. sc.
The results have been IN that Christianity has bern
introduced aud adopted as the religious system of the
nation. The language has been reduced to writing. Three
separate editions Of the New Testament, of ten thousand
copies each, have been issued from the Press making
thirty thousand copies; du,declmo edition of the
Whole Bible, ct ten thousand copies, and the purchase
and circulation OF great many miscellaneous works.
All elementary school books and scientific and mScea
works have been issued at iht expense Of the
mefican Board Sctnos have been established and neal
~ half of the adult population taught to read A,
present tie schools mostly confined to chldlen.
bout iwery Thousand Of whom gathered into them in
different parts ct the Islands
Mrs. Emily II. Dole, of the missionary ladies'
died the 9th of Nav at lIon9lulu She went from
llallowell, Me, aud leli the country in 1910.