New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-20
HIRAM BINGHAM-THE FIRST MISSIONARY TO
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.

The Rev. DR.. Bacon Of New-Haven gave,
recently funeral sermon the following "reminiscences
OF the late Rev. Hiram Bingham. who was the first mis-
sonary 10 the Sandwich Islands More than 60 years ago
shipmasteT returning 20 Newasvsn 6EOusa. WITH hin =,
them found stnR on the steps OF one OF tho eOeSs
s sas ncO IN to lie had
conception that those edces were devoted 20 education
which he sd but SSSG T aaa oIdsd
taken up by Christian philanthropy and sympathy.
He died after short life, devoted useful work. Tax
ing up this boy led 10 the discovery that there Nere
we're educated some Of them at LtehAeld. The quss-
tion then Who shall return with these boys To
their native countryi There seemed to he la those
islands remarkable opening for evangelical enterprise
Little known OF the people who lived there gen.
aud cannibais The story was remembered that they
had slain and eaten Capt. Cook Who Will go to teach
to the theological seinlnaries Al Aidover. two yones
men were found ready TO undertake the wofk-hlraus
as assistants and teachers physician obtained.
and tfy years ago the expedition sailed irom Boston,
Goshen on the 2sth OF September, 1919 IL was
o event, being the first ordination In Conneeu-
course assembled upon the occasion and the OF
tIves there sii They sailed In October and not til .
iSs sSndwIcS Islands With the news their arrival
there came also the startling ntegenee .na al .e e
that his throne had descended TO ms son. that tne new
had found the people waiting for tho Law OK
Christ Is difficult conceive the degradation OF those
poor ignorant and filthy slaves, subject 10 the owest
bondage, to whom our departed brothers Went Noulu
they even be permitted 10 land After long
consultation, PERMISSION granted ~ was
Impossible at first, for the natives 10 compt-
bend the motives which sent the missionaries there but
IL gradually dawned them. The missionaries went ON
patiently IN their work I'LL sudden change came over
the multitude. Then happened the most remarka1le
display of Divine grace that has ever been seen stree tho
ap5stoo age as relates 60 Held OF labor All Christ
endom was aroused. In little while the WlOle hallvn
was taught read and write. None were ever so "s4
or quickly taught, such evidence ~ pefsons ia
terest in Christ la this work none were more elncSht
than Hiram Bingham. He had one ruling thought ins
nropa Of the gospel OF Christ through inc "vu
aed Ria mind He had not breadth OF MIND IN o'hsr
sn6Imity of that idea gave character 70 the
,man and unity TO his life This one Thoughts
Eliminated and sustained him through opposi
t,nn neriIs and prosecutions among hunany degraueu
ma only humanity be, below the lever OF the
Mr. bingham had been schOolmaster, aug
and writing master lie about thirty years oiu nru
ms work az preparatOn completed, nnu there Was
scarcely any gift he could not employ TO carry on me-
work lie translated familiar hymns, schoolDooAs, h
the Scriptures into the language of Polynesia ne oa
tho work given him do, and he did " Wen II ,has
coffin were la Honolulu today-a village OF hus Wnc 10
went there, grown up TO populeus ana Moa, ,h
uourners would to mourn the burial OF the
of that nation His memory wilever I'VE thero. a1 ~,
An health OF Mr. Bingham's wife compelled us feui
Tins country but his heart always there ahohH o
swarhy converts OF his i've chlinren oil pOrh IN
the Sandwich islands, have returned To their hhno
land Recently his only sou was dedicated 10 slIIs'
work lie Is now engaged tn trahslathH tue onr'o'