The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-03-05

son have been Of the most cordial and friendly
nature. We would merely add, that DR.. Anderson
and family expect TO leave next Monday, oa board
the steamer, for Hawaii, to be absent until about
the middle Of April. He also hopes to visit Kauai.
and to be ready for the general meeting Of the
Mission, which commences about the Ist of June.
MONTHLY COSCERT-The usual Monthly Concert
OF Prayer for Missions was held at the Session Room
Of Fort Street Church. on Monday Evening. The
audience was quite large, aud the exercises were en-
liyened by the presence and address Of DR.. Anderson
The meeting was conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Mills.
who opened the exercises by appropriate remarks,
and introduced DR.. Anderson, who said that, after
having visited Mission Stations in Greece, Turkey,
Syria, Egypt and Iudia, it afforded him great pleas
ure to stand upon Hawaiian soil. He referred to the
fact Of his having conducted the correspondence Of
the Board with these islands for more than thirty
years and now TO the delight he took in meeting the
missionaries face to face. In the course of his re-
marks. he alluded 10 the general work Of missions
under the patronage Of the Board, and the uudi-
minished interest which the people of the United
States still took in the Sandwich Islands. His re-
marks respecting the effect of the civil war in Ameri-
ca upon the cause, were most encouraging. The
friends Of missions in the United States were as re.o-
Lutte as ever to push forward the glorious enterp rise,
rs the Board had net suffered materially by a falling
off in the contributions. Some facts were given
that showed a healthy state Of public feeling upon
this subject. Last year, $4,000 were received
from legaeies, aud 5000 had been received from
England. The last Annual Meeting of the Board. at
Springfield, Massachusetts,. was the largest religious
gathering OF Christians ever held on the continent of
America Ii was estimated that ut least 5000 were
present. In referring 10 the work on these islands,
and in Micronesia, the Doctor remarked, that so far
from taking a Responding view, he was disposed to
take the opposite. In Micronesia the work would be
still more vigorously prosecuted.
~ In the course OF an editorial, mashed out of
victuals of rather doubtful quality, our neighbor
the PoIyaesian last week utters this mournful
lamentation
~ %. Ls,n5s 1Saos Of ,h ltt; ter r there E, was "a, a .R msianshoIy dearta:
for by pilgrims from afar. but unknown to the Beiouins Of the
Desert Since his time there has been no Hawaiian writer"
II seems too bad TO spoil such a pretty picture by
stating that on the very evening the above was pub
lished, twenty two volumes of Mr.. Jarves' works
comprising his Confessions, which received such
here) we're sold at auction. by John
Cole. Esq, at an average price of t,cetre and
4 half cents a uoiume. 1t forms a singular
episode to the leader referred to, and most un-
proves "A " melancholy dearth" among
IS Of - pilgrims from afar," if not Of - gentlemen
- 1900 ~ A@' NHHN " ohA HA NhbA = NBNIlk
he editor of the Polynesian) be clqssed By Mr..
Iarves, in the next edition of his history. as - Be-
iouins Of the Desert unworthy Of any similitude to
the Fame Of the Lybian Apollo" Alas FOR literary
genius and worth when resting on the plaudits ofa
government editor. Non SIC itur al Gsira.'
LOOK OUr-There have been of late quite n num-
ger of burglaries about town. and merchants and
lousekeepers should be on their guard. Door-locks
re seldom proof against sharp rogues. and petty
hefts are more annoying than large robberies.
- doubt many of our storekeepers lose goods in
mall quantities, which are not missed Mt the time.
ust back Of Maunakea street. there lives an old
'hinaman, who, we are informed, is in the habit of
cling quietly, without a license of course. goods far
Glow the wholesale or auction prices. He may get
lem neutrality-suspicious. not. Look out.
Last night there was an unsuccessful attempt
to enter Mr.. Halls store, on Fort street.