The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-10-04
Action of Board Of Trustees Of Hilo Board
ing School, Sept. Is, 1873.

With grateful acknowledgment Of the protecting
and guiding band OF a covenant keeping God IN tho
past history OF the llilo Boarding School. the
Trustees are constrained 10 rceognize. In accord
ance with their recent action, the absolute aud 10
them. painful Necessity OF, NJ least, a partial release
OF the faithful and eminently successful Principal
at the school from the too exhaustive responsible
Tires which he has hitherto borne.
Ia taking this action. IL Is proper 81 say tha, the
Tact. that this institution has uniformly been con.
Quoted with singular ability and with a suce-s-
rarely achieved in th. training Of youth. j. every
WHERE attested by Ibr voice OF the community. and
silli more emphaIically by TIE hundreds Of its grad
yates scattered throughout thr group living tx
amples Of the value Of the nstimtion-ihe cGcient
educators, Legislators. and workers of the nation.
Aud the trustees are constrained. by a sense ui
simple Justice. TO put on record their conviction
that this high success has. under God. been due To
the perNevering toni, the rare Judgment. and The ex-
ecniiVe skill with which he principal has devoted
himself to this his life long work.
Nor can they forget or fail to express their high
appreciation Of the faithful services, the patient
devotion aud the wise eounsels which Mrs. Lyman
has through all these toilsome years brought with
herself 10 the service of this institution. Whilst
N N'N"hAAS bNf VI thNh Ntihs ~ w fANRNt All
10 acknowledge, has been and is found In the fact
that all has been done for Christ.
llilo Boarding School stands. to-day. in the midst
OF the nation, a testimony that cannot be gainsayed
to The unspeakabie value OF n Christian education
founded upon the faithful teaching 81 Gods word.
in the work OF national regeneration social, civil.
and moral. And We bless God that an experiment
50 satisfactory, in this regard, has been carried
through in this institution.
And, now, in the new arrangements 10 be made
We cannot but express a common and cordial
thankfulness that the principal is able TO continue
in a paternal relationship to the school. which will
be essential To its healthinl immediate future. and
thereby still render service to Hawaiian youth. and
through them TO the nation and TO the church ct
Christ. The trustees therefore resolve,
First, That the Rev. II. -. Lyman be and he l. hereby earn.
estly requested 90 continue in the Institution as principal
emeritus thereof, from the lst day Of February, a. d. Is5a.
with all the authority he has hitherto exercised in the man
agement of the school.
Second. That he be aud he ia hereby invited 60 act especially
as Treasurer and Financial Agent 50 long aud To such extent
AS the Master shall give him ability.
Third, That, in accordance with these arrangements. We
place the institution more fully under the management IT In-
waiisns, looking 10 God for his continued favor Ia our endcavor
TO carry forward the school successfully In time 90 come.
thorized and requested 10 perfect arrangements with the
teachers now employed in the institution, and with such utherA
as may he found needhl for carrying out the purpose Of three
resolutions. 7. CoAN, Scribe.