The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-12-10
commercial Advertiser.


Vi In the First Congregational Church, Providence
l., commencing on Tuesday, September, o, 1857,
4 o'clock, p NJ
The Treasurer, James VI. Gordon ESQ.,, submitted
Annual Account, with the Certificate of the
aditors thereto From the report it appears that
ordinary Receipts for current expenses during the
nr, s352,T 80.
fhe extra Receipts, for special purposes, were as
ws:-
E a. :sass az q; fsess. s Of tn: previous year. 70
here were also received in aid of the Missions of
Board -
a the Turkish Missions AID Society $3.50 90
IA tbs American Bf5Ie Society, 7IIs as
the AAaer Tract society. 1000 90
u 5. treasury for Indian Schools, ssso 90
he ordinary current Expenditures Of the Board,
the same period, were sS55, $50 So. leaving an
paid balance against the Treasury of 2,s47 81.
The extra Expenditures of the year, for special OBJ
Its, follows:
a.assia ss Msssss q @ . s S the as5. q
The total Receipts for the year, from all sources,
ordinary and extra, greater than those of the
previous year by sllO,139 81.
Twentyeight Missionary laborers have been sent to
heir several fields, in different parts of the world;
even or whom were returning to stations which they
tad before occupied There under appoint
Pent in this country eleven Missionaries aud seven
81 male assistant MissiOnaries::s;ssAN, eighteen.
review of the various Missions under the care of
-he Board was read, but owing to its great length
KFe obliged to omit it.
The of most local interest are the proceed
ngs of the Board in regard to the Oahu College
That body finally assumed the responsibility of con-
inuing the institution, until sufficient funds have
been realized to endow it.
From the Boston CoHgregafionalist we copy the
saddresses of Messrs- Armstrong and Beckwith, tie
former having been delivered in so low voice that
/ the report Of it is brief
Rev. DIR. Armstrong superintendent of Public In
struction the Islands, under appointment Of the
Hawaiian gOvernment,) and Rev. Mr.. Beck with, oc-
Scupied hour in presenting the wants of the Sand
{wch Islands, and especially OF Oahu College Rev.
SDr. Anderson made brief remarks introducing the
suhject, and in closing, by slip of the tongue,
made say that he would introduce to the audience
REV DR. anderson (hnsel instead of DIR. -drmsfrong
la mistake which provoked some laughter. DIR.
Armstrong's voice greatly lacking in power, and
Dr. Anderson nterruptng, told him to imagine him
self speaking in the large church at Honolulu, which
we had heard much of, and then there would be
trouble in making this audience hear. DIR. Pomroy
rejoined, 5. No. if they stll'' and DIR. Armstrong
Iresponded, '' and if could speak in the language
have been accustomed to for than twenty
years.
Their by requests ssspeak louder Some Gae said
s'Paul would speak louder If he here. Dr. Arm
to which the Doctor immediately replied.
Paul thing; I am another
He then went to say, being heard by most of the
audience that he had this country for his
health for any other purpose, but present the
wants Of Oahu College DIR. Armstrong proceeded to
speak Of the progress OF the institution, which
frst established solely for the accommodation of the
children of missionaries, but has now grown TO the
dignity of College, with some fifty students 1t
aeeis library, two professors, and of all, it
needs money. The trustees wished to raise $50 900.
or this the Hawaiian government would give
$4,000, and the American Board $1,000. $4,000
might seem small for the government give,
but il not, IN consideration of the fact that
sixth Of the entire OF the government i
expended in supporting free schools, and money IS
borrowed at eighteen per cent to carry On the public
works The speaker offered at considerable length,
eogent reasons whyfeh Christians of this country
shOgld sustain TIL Institution. 1t would tend to quiet
the minds Of q ssionariss naI and indn:e them to
Is therchiIdren could have the advantages of lib
era e,Iucaton- ~ the efficiency of toe President
they had secured. he did not believe better
eaui be found IN this country A college class of
tar had already passed their Freshman year. All
they wanted now was funds. He stated that about
sesenty-fye different volumes have already been
printed in the Hawaiian language, and among them
Dr. Wayland's Moral Science They had system Of
free schools as regular that Of Rhode Island or
Connecticut. and there now 10000 children in
them besides about 600 in select schools They
hoped in raise their men, tthey must
have College for IT.
Rev. Z g. Beckwitb, President of4ie College, and |
snn-law of Rev Dr. Armstrong, followed in an adj
dress which evidently took deeper hold Of the audi
snce than any other Of last week. The limited time
for closing up this suect, extended, in order to
give the speaker tirne by vote of the Board,
ari evidently in accordance with the wishes of every
one present Mr. Beckwith's whole soul seemed 70 be
thrown into the subject, and as he went on to give
tae history Of that ncipent college, and deineate
te necessity for its success the audience were moved
Alternately from laughter to tears, and that, too,
without that painful inappropriateness and incongru
Of md rps-iou times ID se-
cure this result We give the address In full
PRESIDENT BEcKwITH's ADDRESS
must, first Of ALL protest against sentiment Of
our beloved brother who has just addressed you He
Gh yOu that should be able to raise up better men
,aAn those who have been long laboring In those
9stant islands From this opinion must respectfully
9ssent do not believe that company of nobler,
'elT men can be found on the face OF the earth.
am glad to be here; to mingle in these pleasant
Eenes to enjoy these good things to get some inspi-
t'i"n from the holy influences which feel are COM
Ms upon US as the dew of Hermou, and as the dew
'Aieh descended upon the mountains of Zion 1t is
god to De here And yet feel reluctant to occupy
ao nlent OF your precious time with humble plea
~, the Hawaiian nation has sent with petition
70 'he Christian brethren in this land, and we thank
i0u nor the kind courtesy which has granted us
hefng at this jubilee Of the churches
iou have already that beggars not over |
oeked with modesfy; and you will therefore expect
- come right to our story Our petition, then, is
"r little money! just few thousanddollars to meet
present necessity. And am the more bold TO pre-
us nls plea, because know you viii not regard it
- ,ne plea Of mendcant stranger To be sure, that
sie Sst nation has claim upon your bounty. The
- ~ = all on the other side. Ii offers claim but
- cialm Of needy child who loves its father, and
ION .som Its father loves. The Christian civilization
you sent to the Sandwich Islands is the child Of
ia =. american churches; need not say, wel-be-
:; - chiid IL IS the son whom God has given you
On. sAer TO your prayers You have sent out vigor-
T,- -, manly Christianity, which has wooed and won
e nation under the sunny skies Of the Western sea-
b we're glad in the day Of their espousals. Heaven
g;. smiled upon the union, and you yourselves have
su en- 'nem parents blessing, and now the young
nave sent US to ask for a little dowry; some-
sang to start WITH as used to hear them saw in nv
Nil "a ~ Am too bold in thinking that q parent
Ana -s - 'he prayer Of the children whom he loves,
r., n.psai vows his own hands havesealeds
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