The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1870-11-16
Mission Labors on the Gilbert
~ Islands.
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SCHOONER ANNIE, Oct. IL, lefu.
Rev. J. F. PoeuE, Cor. Ssey. HaOaiian Board
MY bEAk BRorath :-Ere- another week bas pas
sed we hope to be with you. Let me then hasten to
give sof1e fecounfs 81 Ourselves sidee We ian The
Hs~ siiaa Islands oa the sch Of idst "A bril- The
jamestown came to anchor at the North end Of
TaraEs alters passsEr OF footfean dave pHae5we
learned that King Abraham had returned to Apai-
ang from Tarawa months before, and the Tarawsn
rebels 90 Ierssyag w1ihout kolisieD sad a.Darhai
peaeefFss sprSalisg. He's ltEws slsd that Ne
learned that the man who wounded our brother
Mahoe had long before iusn b. the lrand oevyenee.
Capt Truxtun invited seSeral OF the high chiefs
OF TarAwa and Apiang on b6ard The Janlest0Wn
where they signed paper to protect ship wrecked
mariners and whatever foreigners might be permit
ted tolnsd 'an,org them.i NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tradeps,. Two of the high chiefs who assisted in
destr0ging the mission premises on Apaiao q siktdt
paper promising 10 pay ten tons Of eoeoanut oil
duTiug the next eighteen months, in accordance
with the demand made upon them by Capt. Trux-
tun fue for the property of the American
Board destroyed upon Apaang, We have heard that
scarce any thing hse yet been done by them, aud
ii Is not probable that they will trouble themselves
to make any oil for months to come, on thissc
1 cannot but hope that the visit Of the jamestown
has done something TO help the Inhabitants of Ia
rawA and Apaiang to dwell more pesceably with one
another Time win show.
We rejoice greatly IN the opportunity which has
been offered Us for making prolonged visit in the
Gilbert Islands. We found much to do, much more
than had strength fur. OF the nearly four months
and half which spent IN the group, most of the
time was spent on Apsang, part on TarAwa, aud
part on Buiaritari.
Tho sim. ~ rr,,rrass o., D.,
taritarf are hopeful Eight persons ad been ad- 4
mitied toIhe church on TaraWasby profession of
faith in Christ (of whom the high chef Kourapi is
one,) and eight members have been added TO the
church on Apaiang, chosen from among some fry
inquirers. The desire fer instruction. both on IA
nwa aud Apaang has been In part Indicated bya
much larger sale of books than before IL the
length Of time During much OF the timc
while We were Oh Apaiang it our privilege to as
sst ia school averaging about sixty pupils. mostly
adults. class OF Young men were among them,
to whom gave biblical Instruction with the hope
that some Of them might at some time become
qualified to teach their eou,iryinen and become
pastors Of churches. The majority Of pu9ils we're
women under the special instruction Of Mrs. Biug-
ham aud Kalua sige- s1tal FL o. tf'a
During our visit the Sabbath school at Hoinawa
was reorganized, the teachers numbering ten, and
the pupils about seventy Tie interest of the little
children in learning onr sabbath school hymns was
most gratifyiBg. An interesting teachers meeting
held on Thursday Afternoons. The female
prayermeetings on "Wednesday The services on
the Lords day were ATTENDED by about one hundred
people.
While many ofthe members ofthe Apaiang church
had wandered sadly bile ON Tarawa, yet it was
JOY tile Willingness 81 nearly al 10 make con
LESSONS Of their siRs and 10 express determination 10
seTpe more faithfully their Blessed Master a few
suspended. Among. the rystoEed members
you will be glad to learn that Joseph. who was
once member of our family, whom you have seen,
is He is now with Us ON our way to Honolulu,
coming upin the capacity of assistant translator.
OF this am very glad he is the best qualified of
any one in the whole group to help us in the most
difficult work.
Tue church or Apasng chose two deacons while
vewere there, Kiig Abrahsin aud job The two
men who have stood thc drmesr during an the iiery
trials of the adversary.
On the site Of our church, totally destroyed by the
Tarawa reoels our people are now erecting new
temple to the worship of Jehovah Services for the
pasf mouths have been Aeld in the large council
house. The same building also furnished Us with
school accommodations. Tue cornerstone Of our
new church which wasset up iher tbe,i laid the
10th Of last August with religious services II was
brought on the shoulders of nineteen from a
distance Of more tlsna mile. "a
The Annie reached US on the 18th of August
and took passage her the next day for Buiari-
taris After ieayiDg Apaiang leaFaed from Capt
Babcoek that he intended returning from the Mar
shall Island 10 Honolulrthrought the 'dodrums,' aud
this would occasion his passing not far from Blu
tariiar. and asbort dtlaJloniy, TO touch a secopd
time at that island requested to be len there un
I'll his return, especially were DESTROYS Cf as
sising la organizing the new boarding school for
girls, the nucleus OF which we bad in six yonng
misses, who were taking passage with us 10 Buiari
tart to bsnhdeF specialtrdiuins Amoag the mission
aries there -,- - ---, ~
The Annie was gone from us just four weeks,
returning on the 2lst Of September, and we were
furnished with excellent opportunity for beeom-
ing ssttereeqehinted with the people Of BntTf,ar.
Maka had 10 boys' boarding school, and was glad,
With bis wife Mary, TO take charge Of the Female
Boarding School Tor the coming yea5.- Kanoa hopes
20 give special attention this year TO the training or
few young men From the annual reports Of the
brebren which accompany this you will gather facts
respecting the progress the work On the sland Of
ButsntsH. Ienelose also the reports of the mis-
slonaries on TaraWa and APPALLING
Tho Annir brought 70 us from Namerik our bFsih-
er Kaelemakule, guile an invalid. Upon the day Of
his arrival be prostFated- by stroke Of para
lysis, and fingered till Tuesday Sept 27ih, when he
was taken 10 his hnal.rsst The next day we buried
him, and the following morning we resumed our
voyage for Honoluiu Thus far We have been most re-
maIkably favored, h-fF Go Co.. sr
Your fellow laborer In the Lord,
gf-s-7 tes.I --at - h BINGHAM.
TIE ROGERS TROUPE are out with attractive and
novel programmes f'r Friday and sasurdas nights