The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-08-04

Mr.. Lyons, OF WMmea, Hawaii, in q
letter dated January Is, 1869, reviewing
the previous year, mentions various mat
ters Of interest. pleasant or otherwise, in
connection with the work at the Islands.
A few brief extracts will be presented
here. nrrs u
NATIVE PASTORS.
There has been an encouraging increase
Of Hawaiian pastors. While one has fallen,
and another proved incompetent to take
the care OF his church, there have been
several ordinations and installations of Ha-
waiians, who are all doing well-laboring
faithfully, and it is hoped successfully, in
the Lords vineyard. The introduction of
natives into the ministry and pastoral
Office, during the last four years, has been
truly wonderful, and calls for the loudest
thanksgiving to God, and should make
the American churches feel that they have
not contributed in vain for the support of
missions on the Hawaiian Islands.
DIsTILLERIEs.
A great Increase OF rum distilleries, es-
pecially in Waimea district, must be no.
ticed. Before my arrival here, in 1882,
small distilleries had been numerous, but
the chiefs had put them down. There had
been an occasional and partial revival of
them after their destruction, but during
the last year they had become quite nu-
merous. and threatened to demoralize and
destroy the whole community. The dis
trict judge and some of the police helped
on the work Of destruction, by Joining in
and getting as drunk as any of the lowest
classes. The central Government finally
took bold of the matter in earnest, and de-
termined to put an end to the distilling
business. The drunken judge was requested
to resign, and another man appointed in
his place; the distillers were taken up,
tried, and heavily fined though most of
them have appealed to trial by jury, to
come off next May. This has produced a
temporary cessation, at least, of distilliDg
DEATH OF NOBLE FRIEND.
The death of the President of the Board
OF Education, His Excelleucy NJ. Kekua-
naoa, Ex-Governor Of Oahu, the father of
two Kamehamehas, is among the sad
events of the past year. The whole ma
tion mourns his loss. The missionaries, in
particular, mourn that this pillar Of the
church, this stanch friend and supporter of
the missionaries, from the beginning to the
close of his life, has fallen. Few are the
chiefs who remain--none Of like stamp.
May the King lay the affiiction to heart,
and be better mana better King for it.
THE CHINESE EVANGELIST.
Mr.. Gulick wrote from Honolulu, Feb
ruary l6, noticing the labors of the Chi
nese preacher, of whom some account was
published in the Herald for February last
Our Chinese missionary, Abeong, has
been spending six months among his coun-
trymen on Hawaii and Mani, and will now
spend as many more months on Oahu and
Kauai. He came here as coolie, twelve
or more years ago, but was of the educated
class, and soon won the esteem and conf
dence of his employers. He has learned
the English and Hawaiian languages, the
latter Of which he uses with great power
and it was through this that he came to a
knowlede of the truth. He is very at
tractive speaker in any Of the languages
he uses. Last Sabbath evening, nearly so
of his countrymen assembled in one Of our
city churches, to hear him speak for Christ.
Meantime, some earnest Methodist friends
have opened free evening school for the
Chinese in this place. Thus are the
heathen, brought to US from China, being
cared for. Aheong thinks there are three
other Cinnamon, besides himself, who have
really embraced Christ"
The Morning Star was expected to sail
about the 4th of March, on her animal
voyage to the Marquesas Islands. Rev. J.
=. Pogue was to go as delegate from the
Hawaiian Board, to visit the Marquesas
mission.-Missionary Herald, June, 1869.