The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-10-11
!. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER Is, 1852
mrrhanirIi gHas
MnAuairaI Gsras.


Leaving = scci c,,S clinistc in New England. for
residence in the trOpieS for one expected to wilt
down. Snd pas> avSy in the cour>e q ten years
Bui having had ihreI-iOli CONVICTION on the sub
jecs q MY duty 70 - snd lrsch In gosPel 10 the
heather. We ;c>k oar lives in our hands, and came
10 live. lSho- and die 81 the Sandwich Islands The
first year We were locSte by the mission Mo,oSi,
with Rev. Mr.. and Mrs HiichcOck. The sccond
yesr we wero removed TO Eva, new station, where
ve lSbo-ed two yeAr>, teaching Prgching, building
s dwelling house and S.hocl house; and ccu,menced
the wOrS q building laryv adobe meeting house.
In lSS6 We were removed To KSwSialusc, 70 super
intend the eOnnscn schools 81 that station In the
SF,zsng q 1857, the large rcjnforcement q school
teachers Srrived: SDd during the general meeting in
June Mr.. and Nh. Coke wen sppoiutC,l to take
ciNrse q the schools at KAwsiahSo; and We we've
rC,lus>ted to commence second churvh and congne-
ga,ios a, HsuulAkapii Their We Aborcd during
the years q toe great revivs iron So TO 40. and
gathered many souls into the church q Christ; yea,
and for ulo-v than 50 years during the prime al cur
lives. We rse up early and ~ up lste; tcSching,
pFesehing visiting from house to house, doctorins
the SEX and trying To do the people god in both
S,gi snd body. = we had opportunity. Aud I am
hspPy 10 sly thst oar >ucyv>> in disabling the
peoyls, snd winning soul> 20 Christ VS> fsr g0ster
thsn We hsd ever anticipated And We wish now 10
honcr cur Lori and Master by saying that he has
sbgndAnty, fulfilled hi> promise, 70 b. with and hlcs
Il, even unto the prs>ent time.
Nou an su svAre thst Nh, >uiJh hs> devoted
uo,, q her missionary life 70 teaching children and
youth in olr parish and neighborhooj For many
year she taught ucue bCt Hawaiiau>. >onc adults
but principally cildren and youth. And She has the
satisfaction q knowing that most q her PuPi> have
TUNED CIT well. Sone q them have died in the
faith q the SOepel: >ome Ct them arr now god
honest mechanics; some sry -oci efficient >ehool
ieschers: and cye or mon i now an Oieer Of Cow
crlment Hon Mr.. Kapens. oar present Postmaster
General. i oRs o. her ~ebolsr>.
But revolution, q SINE kind have aIVsy- tsen
the o0ier q the day in Honolulu. - during the
perici q; Rev. Mr.. Armstrong supeTiuteriins the
Government Schuol> It Wa thought wise TO remove
si the small Iaiive schools in Honolulu 10 HsIir1g
and Ilste them under one principal teacher. TO lei
supplemented by >eyenal assistant teachers Nh.
smith Uss regUs>ed 70 become one Of sid teachers.
his q cv9rse she declined; for. being mistress Of
fsnlily. >hs cold ~; 20 away nom home % teach
ssooL Six then opened In, door ~ her school
NON fo- the children q s1me of cur foreign neigh
ho-> residing in Nuuanu; and for many ycars had
quite lzrge sch,sl- Numbers % her pupil, have
grsiustei frum time to time into Puuhou college.
70 rivC the superior advantages Of thsf institution.
lszie.isss In common with other Christian fami-
lie, God. in Iii al-Ei>s providence bas seen fl 70
set u again and sgain with tera.veIlents: he ils
frs of cur Ogu chilIrga, and rr-- of our
gTsni children By death. in their infsucy. These
several bersysrnents vere IN trial-. and INSIDE our
Eareutd heart strings Heej The cause Of these
rsEental eETetious wa. quite uaintsligible 40 the
time; YET the Lori seemed 10 ssy, whist do thou
sroEe>t no, DOW, lat thou shalt know hereafter"
We have alvsys remembered cur birth iay- and |
have counted them up TO m1pe thsu three ~eore
year. a1d ten. And If We have remembered the /
II q Ortut-r the anniversary of Oglr ulsrEsse: We
have allowed the Eooi.s'- the 81, the eggs'al and
the sl-T siisgs To Ps-> y. without suggesting to
or ehiliran- friends and neiehJcT- JsI We should
b. hzpyy 70 1e-eive friendly matrimonial e.I from
them But . God. IN hi good providence. ha~
>F0rgi Lives till the 50th r-r; oar child
ren in our behslf, have invited few relatives,
friends. neihtrs and pupils, To- assemble Thu after
mon and in ti> socal way. unite with o. IN Rising
III - l-l-fr--a aiil il E-ll trfsl IlF E- lifelong
privilege 81 serving him = hi missionary, servants.
81 the SaHdwieh I>lsr,i--
one generation Eslsseth .zas and another c-,nieth
A. ~ nesr the eio@e % our pgriuage. IT j. very
gratifying TO olerye III gnat Iiy.ieil. -cial and
ns9ral changes that have r.keu place in Honolulu
during cur residehes here- Fifty year ago HcDo-
uiu va dry. horren pain with HlTTory, crooked
sue=f iHsbitsl principally ts natives. who duelt in
gas hats, Nth n enciesvug7, and t.a vegetable
gardens But Iov W have good comfortable streets
he grzs= hut have given pleee 80 =1.d wooden.
.t9ue and briek eostagg~ and piis4ly Iala,e,. The
9~n / v7eil supplied viii -to-- and lsr-e pubic
slildiugs; with --houl feti- ,ld ciurehe> and an
.I.cil-.i and adorned uitiI .e and fruit tree anil
s0~er=- We have af-s tuk. ,.l.-t o7iee, several
printing oFi-e>- and telephone And IN our
lrt.E ve have-I=a3d coa-,er~. prop.le,i ly steam,
yiich 20 and eosne time But u at comforts cur
ieart- met, l. the -ozl 1pud and religigus char
,ctsr a the ps0Flc- For IEzHy year. cur >aiiaths
lave hem que; sud orderly - in The mo=t civil
gel Countries q Europ, snd Anleri.a The inilabi-
znt- generaliy church going Ieoi8e- The
iLiIdren and Youth gasierg,', into the common
he -eiect and ihe Saitath 7sfool,. The Young
,Ien'- CHri=5izH Association arr doing god Beuev-
eli EoTs, and experimenting the Ialor. d the
Minister o. the GoeI. 10Th AMONG the foreigner,