The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-01-08

added to the Redeemer's crown? Is it too
much to hope that we shall hear n public
proclamation of this Government, which shall
decree Christianity TO be the religion of this
country, and announce TO the world that
these are Christian isles, truly rejoicing that
the Lord God omnipotent reigneth ?"
Some of the reigning chiefs were early
convinced of the truth of the Bible. and were
hopefully converted to Christianity. la
December, 1926, some eight or ten persons
belonging to the royal family were baptized
and received to the Mission church. among
whom were kaahumanu, kalanimoku, La
nui, Kapiolani, Kalakua and others.
Mr.. Bingham was variously employed in
preaching, teaching, preparing school books,
experimenting schools, and translating the
HOLY Scriptures, in which he bore his full
share with other brethren engaged in the
same work. And at the time of his depart
ure from the Islands, far the larger part of
the HYMNS that had been written were from
his pen.
MIR. and Mrs. Bingham were with us dur
ing the great revival and ingathering of souls
into the Hawaiian churches during the years
1898. 80 and 40. By referring to the
records, it appears that the year previous to
his return to the United States he baptized
and received 275 persons to the fellowship
of the church. The whole number who had
been gathered into the Kawaiahao Church
at that time under his ministry was 1,O75,
of whom 900 were then alive, and in good
and regular standing. And it is but justice
to state that quite a number who were re-
ceived to that church some thirty or forty
wears ago are still alive, and adorn their pro-
fession by lives of prayer, benevolence, and
a consistent Christian walk before the world.
Attached to his station at that time there
were five common schools, and two select
schools-one o. boys, and one of girls. The
average number of scholars in the five schools,
including those of the select schools, was SO,
making 400 in all.
Mr.. Bingham's last labor at these Islands
was laying the foundation of the Kawaiahao
stone church, and raising its walls to the
tops of the lower windows. The building
was afterwards completed under the pasto-
rate Of the late DR.. Armstrong.
The protracted feeble state of Mrs. Bing-
hams health rendered it necessary that he
should return with his family to his native
Accordingly, with the consent of
the Mission, they embarked for New York
the Sd day of August, 1910.
For six years after their return to the
United States, the hope was constantly en-
tertained, from spring to fall, and fall to
spring, that the next season would see Mrs.
Bingham sufficiently restored to health to
allow of their return to their work upon Ha-
wall nei. But this hope at last died out, and
in lS46 their resignation was rendered TO
the American Beard. During this period of
MIR. Bingham was actively engaged
in writing his " History Of the Sandwich
and under the direction of the
Board, went from place to place to present
the cause of missions to the Christian
throughout New England and the
Middle States.
Several years after Mrs. Bingham's death,
occurred February 81, 1S4S, Mr.. b.
as stated supply in one of the west
srn towns of Massachusetts. In 1852 he
Miss N. E. Morse. and his home
since that time has been in New Haven, CT.
Many of the vacant pulpits in the %neIghbor-
towns anu villages, and also in the city,
ooked often to him as one always ready to
a vacated post and one of the New
Haven African churches will long remember
lis faithful care of them for more than a
gear. when they were without a pastor.
He entered most heartily INTO all the great
questions, and his pen was often busy IL
writing TO those whom he hoped to encour-
lge or influence in their efforts for moral or
reforms. But while MS heali
5lowed with liveliest interest in scenes of i'm
around him in his own native laud.
lis love for these Islands and this people
lbated not, and when called to give up tw)
If his daughters. for whom work in this part
If the Masters vineyard was found, he gave
hem cheerfuIly, rejoicing that the children
night be thus allowed to carry on what the 4
,arents began. And perhaps no JOY of his
ife was greater, next to that felt on his
'wn conservation to missionary toll, than
hat his only living son, with his faithful
ompanion, was consecrated to the same
work., and allowed to be a pioneer to isles
eyond. Almost every letter to his " Pacific 1
~uartette las he was wont to address his
bsent children), has breathed a spirit of love
D this nation, and his deepest longings to (
ear of its advancement in righteousness. :
His last illness was short. He was vio-
entity attacked with typhoid pneumonia,
'hich in the course of three days resulted in
is death. He died at New Haven. CT, on
lie 11th of November, 1869, being so years 81
nd IL days old. Thus after a long life of 70
evoted and untiring labor in his Masters
%ervice, he has passed away 10 his reward.
"Soldier of Christ WeH done,
Rest from thy loved employ 1
The battle fought, the victory won,
RanAiva Ia prOyEn with inv ~ -