The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-06-22

NNfuIrflN d4E NeA LtltAilaN u A-AS y
4 diasrynt purposes II HE. In tia, errsirinl, OF
Youth In tie various branches OF Christian eduea
ticnH which Is the Cbec. " this inSil uiioii, We
( Ssek first q al 70 LEAD eVozy talnd 70 MAKE 0oS
ard his holy viii the supreme choice OF the SOrL
Nithcc. this kicA purpose, men are machines o;
I tools. ret children CT Immortality and heirs Of
I hea7er. To have no individual purpose TO accom-
I rlish. 70 reccGnizs 10 motive Of setion but ne
vhi Of che moment. is TO write o-es SELF cipher,
with no significant value IN the great sum total We
call the world, no vslre Whatever except from The
I mere fact Of position. The great qreStion thar
the world now asks Of every one who claims that
I the world owes him living. is What work ctn
/ You 10 = When he whom We adore as the World 5
I Re6eensr the Master and Lord 81 All, came into
the world, his qsof'le asked HIM, : What syn
showest Thou What doSt Thou work = his
Is the work Of God was His eply, that ye be
heye IN Him whom BE hath sent" The INST step
towards the right end in life l. the recOgntaon OF
the Lord Jesus Christ. as no. only our Divine Re
detner from Sin. hut our Teacher ard Standard
in all holy living. How many Of the pupils AZ
PunaAoa have here tirst been roused 20 think
Seriously OF their work in ife- How many have
here made their choice Of 4 life OF faith, living
thencefoTth for the Unseen aud the Eternal no,
the present and the sensual. Could these walls
speak. they would testify OF many earnest qcsS-
tiouinSs not Of facts in science history, but in
reeard 10 personal duty and ChristS claims. IL
has been the privilege Of the teachers here, not
only to be guides. philosophers and friends 20
youthful pilgrims IN the hel0s OF literature, but TO
point many young inquirer 10 him who IS the
Way the Truth and the Life for every child Of
GOD. Read over the nantes of those who IN these
halls Of learning have been taught the rrdlnieits
Of Christian science, and notice how many OF the
prOuliAent workers IA this Community N every
d plrruent of active industry. have once been
connected with this school ut Funahou. They
the lawyers. the ciergymsn. the Physicians, the
merchants. the scientific experts the thriving me-
ehanicS the sSilful ship-lnaSters the sugar plant
and sugar. factors in this city and all the
Islands. They are busy in Christian work, IN its
widest sense, all work done with reference to tbs
g LM.aNHa. -
deemed and reSenerEts humanity. There Ought
to 6s srecil effort to furnish from the pupils OF
Punahou whatever workers may be needed IN amy
department. In the limited idea Of Christian
work rs direct effort for the salvation Of from
spiritual death and their advancement IN spiritual
life, life II Christ life with Christ, there has not
been realized doubtless all that wis once antici-
pated. We cannot tell OF great achievements III
carrying farther and raising higher The standard
# the among these Havhiusris OF other tOiy
nesi2n races. But SO 100 IN other departments
PunahCn has not re0eled the high ideal vhich the
founders OF Oahu College hoped 10 see realized.
Yet also must 1t be said never Usfors has the Inst
tuition had such golden opportunity as ~ the
present time. Never before has there been Sueh
ILn8Lelsl prosperity would warrant the exc ectl
tio2 a1d tie lSSsiollty o1 tie ei.oiture Of such
INT Of money Is lGlperLJlVeiy dem gn1ed
II this Institution Is to reEe IL fact hat IN name
II promises to provide for the educational needs of
tLl> community. 1 those whom God Made the
stewards OF his earthly bounty give literally 10
furnish the needed appliances Und couvenienceS
fOr Il tkorUugh education. Let those Who, bearing
Christ's lame, are representatives of his spirit
anu leaders IN bis work, TO It that all their
piAns and purposes for Christian work are IN hAT-
mony with ChrlSts purposes Of mercy and love.
No small value can be assigned TO this institution
IN the introduction TO these Islands OF Christian
civilization With It's high AIMS and approved
methods. We may not see the work. we'll be-
gun, carried OUT 10 its full completion. Imperfee
ton pertains 70 all that Is human. Olly de who
on the cross OF Calvary ended his duty and bis
life together, could sat. 1t Is finished. | have
finished the work that Thou eaVest me to do"
But It vas for the Joy set before him'-the JOY
that de endured the cross HIS life OF Ssltdsnial
and Sslf-sacrIice; His de lth of shame and agony.
SUCH gathering as this such time of ioy as
this IN Witnessing the purpose that founded this
school realized so lar as see L to-day, Is fore
taste of that eternal Joy when Christian work |
SHALL have its full frultl0R IN the kingdom of
heaven Then 10 all connected with this school, /
who have cJntrib1ted 10 its success been proted
BY its privileges. may there from the Master
that approval which Is the highest incentive and
the cToRning Joy OF all Christian work, Well !
done, good and faithful servant, enter thou into
TIE Joy Of thy Lord
On the conclusion of Dr.. Hyde's address
Dr.. Damon remarked that bankers were
usually credited with merely looking after
the acquisition of wealth, but that he
knew of Banker who devoted a con
siderable portion OF his time and energies
to the furtheranee OF education in this
country and without further preface he
would cali upon Mr.. c. R. Bishop to give /
q sketch Of the State OF Education in
this kingdom" Mr.. Bishop read the fol-
lowing:
In order 70 fully appreciate the present e1ndi- (
ton OF educ thu II this c0Untry, It would be I
necessary - rsyieR what has bean done aai the 2
experiences OF the past and to make couparlsoas,
bur We have no time for such wUrk nov. Tie /
reports made to tine Legislature from tIns to tins
are accessible 70 all, must conhle my remarks \
today TO matters of the present.
The Acs OF January 10In, 1866, and the amend /
uelts thereof, comprise the school laws of this 4
kingdom; IN which, II Is stated that the object Of
the common schools supported b. Government I
Is to Instruct the children or the nation n good
morals sud In the rudIme1ts Of reading writing, 4
geography, arithmetic, and OF other kindred 1
elementary branches To c0lstIt1ts legal 1
SCHOOL i Is necessary that It shall be kept not les
than isU days IN eac1 year- All children between I
tls ages Of and 10 ara TO attend some legal .
school and parents and guardians are liable to /
penalties If they neglect to send thsIr children
wards ID s1ch school, Those les than and /
over Is years OF age are not e1ciudsd from the
Government schools. Foz the support OF schools, L
all males from - to 60 Years of age are liable to
an annual tax OF -. The interest on the fund
dEEIFEQ EEDE4 sd1-S OF ldEl15 anu AEJll EElE1 OF
lands leased are used for the support Of select
schools and for building and repairing school
houses. and last but not least, on the aPProPSi-
st111s OF psbi1c funds by the Legislature for sls
family schools for Hawaiian girls, and for scholar
ships N Colleges. Thsss several : KS. incomes
and appropriation ara by law placed uzder the
care of the Board of Ed1cstion, and are expanded
according to law In 1878 tie school tax c1liected
Amounted to 81 ,0Sa II 1873 II was S3S "a, and
the total expenditure for educational Purposes IN
that rear Ees 5000
For 1851 the tax viii pzo515iy arro1at TO
$500, and the whole expenditure TO r1ore than
sIUt0Qj which viii consume al Of tie funds
aElIlzbis for s1c6 pUrp15sS-
The amount expanded FOX building and repair
ing school-hJ1ses N the two years e1dlag March
5Ist, ISo0. vas Dc-s than Sz4-DkJJ and for the
year ending AaTch 3lst, lssl- s01staing over
and daring the last year the special grants u
family schools fHr native girls ia addition - the
grsrltsl amounted 70 <SssN
Ine average annual cost Of Eaziish text books
Is about Szs55o, and these and the other books
used n the schools are fEr1Is6sd AZ cost
Ikcre are bit 6Ix districts II which the schools
have, durIag ths year 1850, been Supported ezGiE-
siveiy By tie TAX paid L the respective districts,
tn III: kan, HaEzzao, Eva and Haianae, hoo
l1c1oko, Izhz= and Eauzlsz and II solls Of these
the opening Of Enei5sh SCHOOLS EiH SON make me
expenses 70 exeeed tbs taxes
Toe terms Of the GossEur1ent schools cover y
weeks Of each year, days OF hoCrs each. n
gliding recesses In each Eeek-
Tuition n the Government schools n which
only the Hawaiian language Is used Is free. and II
those II which the teaching i IN tie E1giish the
ch4V1s L s. psr zn11m, ezceps N tns FoE1 Street
School, where Il i 30 cents PSF week
Referring again % the sc1o0l tx, -o1ld he-s
Ts7lrx that if the tan for this year should be
collected froz al Who are hlbts % pty the
ClIlss= VII pay Ec-s than al Other nst5iJnslitses
combined Al Of the GoTsra1sat SCHOOLS are