Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-08-29
VOL. l2.--N0. SO.
Queen. Emma.

The New Workers have been having
sensation, oil small scale, over a visit of
her most gracious and Pacific Majesty.
! Queen Emma, spouse in his day, of King
kamehameha Liiiliho ", deceased, whose
brother occupies the throne of the Sandwich
Islands. This King was gathered to his
dusky fathers some three years ago. Queen
Emma has Just been making friendly and
sisterly call upon Queen Victoria, where she
was royalty entertained, but her real mis-
sion to England proved failure She went
there to enlist the sympathies of the High
Churchmen of England, in behalf of that
Church in the Islands. Under the highest
Episcopal and aristocratic patronage, she at
tended meetings, public aud private, in all
parts of England. THE Bishop of Oxford
has been Peter, the Hermit, for her sake,
and here, there and everywhere" says the
London N0nconJormist, has enlarged on
the claim of the Sandwich Islands to the
support of the High Churchmen The
whole amount collected for her is but s5,-
600, in addition to another 5000 toward a
Memorial Cathedral AS her Majesty has,
been away from her country more than
year, her expenses must have consumed the
greater part of the contributions. ~
England has not done well for her and
her mission She fell in with the wrong
class of the English people. That is all and
we are sorry, says an English paper, but not
surprised.
The struggle now at the Islands is wheth-
er the Roman Catholic Church, or the E.
piseopal extreme Church, shall have con.
troll OF spiritual matters. nod f5
The journals describe her as a handsome.
amiable, and accomplished woman. She is
OF dark complexion, but not black, yet not
so light as quadroon, but not black, but
more of the Spanish cast. Her cheek bones
are high, her nose aquiline, her face, as q
nothing of the air Of royalty. " - ssA1
The maiden name of this Queen Dowager
was Emma Rookie. Her father was a
Scotchman, engaged in trade in Honolulu.
She was born in New Y ork, but taken in
early life to Hawaii, where she grew up and
attracted the attention and finally secured
the love of kamehameha, the royal repre-
sentative of the old Cannibal Dynasty, to-
whom she was married, and thus raised to
be Queen.
She has been week in New York city,
where she has been feted, admired, written
up and generally entertained. The New,
Workers know how to do these things, hay-
ing had considerable experience with royal
ty of all kinds, from the Prince of Wales
and Billy Bowlegs to the japanese Tommy
and the No -Kamis delegation Whether
they will be more liberal in contributions to
the Church than was England, remains to
be seen. New York is able and should give
her at least $40, 000-if it likes the cause
for which Emma is laboring. st
From New York she went to w ashing-
ton where she was the guest of the Presi-a
dent, who, no doubt, entertained her with
becoming respect. From thence she goes
% Albany, and from thence to Massachu-
'etts, by invitation of Gov. Bullock, who
vas personally acquainted with the Queen
many years ago, when she was but girl
She will then visit Niagara Falls, the Mann
moth Cave, Kentucky, and other places,
including Pittsburgh. ll1splls