The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-03-04

cupied an hour and quarter before
they would let me stop. DIR. Coan
fills the pulpit of his large church ev'
cry Sabbath, and usually one or two
outsta,lons the same day. This mau
has gathered a great host into the
church of God in his time. He bap-
tized l,7u, in one day in that great re.
vival on the islands. In three years.
20,t gave credible evidence of be-
coming Christians, and were received
into the churches on these islands. Ii
il estimated that at least $4,000 Of these
islanders haye become Christians and
gone to heaven already. The native
Christians are now extending the
Christian religion over the remoter is'
lands of the Pacific, and beyond that
The first ST. % contributed to build
Christian Protestant church in Japan
was given by the Sandwich Island
Christians. This great work of plant
ing the Gospel on these islands has
been accomplished in one lifetime
The writer of this article well remem-
bers the sailing of the vessel, in 1919
which carried the first missionaries to
these islands, and hearing the letters
read which brought back the news oi
their arrival on these far off islands OF
the Pacific, i'm February, 1920. Who
then, can not answer the question
"Does this missionary work payy
Why, the whole amount of money
spent by the A. b. c. F. M. by which
this work was accomplished, has not
exceeded the amount ordinarily used
in building so miles of railroad.
A visit to the volcano, and the sight
of flowing lava, we'll repays the cost
and trouble of going there. On leav'
ing Hilo, we made the circuit of the
island, calling at fifteen different places
The landing is in all cases by yawl'
boat. Excepting Honolulu, there is
not a wharf for a steamboat or vessel
on all these islands. On the west side
of Hawaii, the natives came to OuI
steamer in their little canoes, without
rigging attached, bringing fish, cocoa
nuts, oranges, bananas, ETC., to sell
We were invited to- go ashore at Kea-
lakehua, where Captain Cook was
murdered by the natives, February
14th, 1779. This port and Kailua
where the first missionaries landed,
were interesting places to me. The
remains Of old heather temples and
altars, where human sacrifices were
offered, are still standing at some Of
these places.
On the 4th of January we took pas
sage on the steamer "Kelaua Hae
for Kahalua. on the north side of Moui
Rev. f. III. Robinson, pastor-elect oI
the church at Wailuku, and wife were
fellow w-passengers. They are now in
their field at work. In the course o.
tho AFTERNOON we found ourselves a
the female seminary in Mskawao, in
accordance with an invitation from its
principal, II. E. Carpenter, with whom
my daughter was acquainted in Mich.
igan, And just here let me say, that
seminary is doing noble, good work
having some fifty native pupils, who
are taught not only the ordinary
branches of literary education, bu1
all sorts of housework, good manners
and moral and religious truths. One
need not stay long to see that all thes'
things are successfully taught, and
with very small amount of expendi
ture. Miss Carpenter loves her work
and the pupils loye and obey her will
a most pleasing devotion. Rev. L.
Rouse and wife made us an early call
and he sent over to the seminary n
excellent horse, saddle and bride fol
my use while we remained on the
island. lie has large parish, with s
few parishioners but what is wanting
in quantity is made up in quality. Mr.
and Mrs. Rouse both speak of th'
kindest consideration for their com
fort shown by their people.
The sugar interests are the engross
ing concerns of the people of Maka
wac. There are now five sugar-milli
there, manufacturing from three tt
twelve tons of sugar day. Fou
more mills are soon to be built. Twen
ty. five thousand tons of sugar were
manufactured on these islands las
year, and $4,000 or 4O,G > tons will b.
manufactured this year, worth at pres
ent prices. $5,0O0,OJ0. One company
have already invested $25O,OOO in th'
successful experiment of bringing
water thirty miles from the mountain
for irrigation, and are now beginning
to plant cane. The yield is from two
to six tons of sugar to the acre-ever
more than this under very favorable
circumstances.
AS to the religion of this people:
saw several large Roman Catholic
churches-one at Honolulu, one at Hi
10, and one on the island of Maui; al
so an Episcopal church at Honolulu
but the prevailing form is after tn
pattern of the apostolic churches a
described in the New Testament.
AS to the question, Who and wha
are the people? should say they ar
black-not SO black as negroes, bu
copper color. Some are faded, of full
stature, long black hair, large eyes. 4
slight curl in the upper lip indicate
the race. They are slow in motion
mild in thought, and not vigorous il
anything. Then there are the white
the old missionaries from New Eng
land, and their numerous descend
ants; and the old sea captains from al
nations, who left the seas and settlet
down OIL these islands, and their de