Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-04-14

Christians When the woman poor thing,
had finished her light meal and smoked a few uhifs
from pipe she reached her hand for our little Gar
field beckoned him to come but before he could 10 to
her she was away in the land Of visions The re.
mainder soon followed the example Of the woman and
on awakening they seemed much bevildered, looked
around the ship then alo the cloud q white canyas
Their own craft had in the time been thoroughly
cleaned, propped upright. a tentlike roof made over
her. all their little trnkets and soanty clothing washed
and spread to dry in tropical sun which for the
two days previous had been darkened by tempest and
rain, which made their condition haples indeed whas.
gle the younges, Of the three young addressed
me in good English, Captain where ship boundY I
informed him that we were bound for Japan Ship no
stop at ApemamaT To this query replied 1t was
possible might touch his island IL winds prevailed
from the West and II had casterly should touch
at Ponape In any event. they should be cared for as
we'll as circumstances would permit. Captain, said
Whaggie, I thank YOU The change in their
fortunes began to tell on these waits Of the sea-
three Of whom young men whose physique and
manly forms could not be matched by any three men
among our crew. The fourth was an elderly man. the
husband Of the surviving women, and brighter eye
than twnkled in his old head it would be hard to find
1t he who refused brandy repeating his only word
Of English, me missionary pointing himself and
then upwards and we readily comprehended his mean.
ing. Abou, a week on board, and prospects
looked like landing proteges their own island
We reached within furyve miles and fully expected
to make the island easily the morning On learn
ing this the islanders set to rejoicing came on deck
(a is my eustom) in the middle watch and found three
young men arm.n-aim and walking the deck, singing
psalms. Our disappointment next day was great when
we found by observation that had struck the equator.
ia current and had been far to the westward with
light easterly wind it practicable to pursue
the course Longer. Thence we shaped our
course for Ebon Island which also lay in our track.
We made it at night, dark boisterous night and no
time to be lowering about coral reefs in heavy ship
from this took departure for Barings Island INA
meril) expecting to sight I, early next day Our
| island friends in doubt whether they would be
kindly received by the inhabitants Of this island They
in doubt Of being inhabited by other than can
nibals, Nd night and stormy weather were again up
on us communication with the shore was cut or did
not feel justified in simply giving them provisions and
sending them of in their boat to almost unknown
island and perhaps extremely unkind people lEy
IDENTIFY the Captain had been constant reader Of the
Mssiora,y He,adl My mind soor
made up. Calling our visitors to me- acquainted then
1
was the word and ! you their faces at once
frightened up, and load was taken oHmy mind. Next
morning, ship fairly danced along toward Japan
Whagge asked il though, they should ever see Ape
mama again. - I determined tina, they shoult
see Apemama and their friends If my interest eoult
bring this about. whaggie innmated that the King Of
Apemama would be pleased enough to pay money, Civ,
plenty COBRA etc. As for goods money payment
| not n If mr.
rived safely in Yokohama the 18th of January 1885,,
In letter of DR.. Theodore w. Gulick, datet
Yokohama, January cath, he says: "Sincs
these people came here Mr.. and Mrs. Auster
have had the care Of making them comfortabl,
at the Seamans Free Reading Room. AL
classes of the community have shown an inter
est in their welfare, and the agent for the Pa
citic Mail Company has promised them FIRE,
passage to San Francisco, and with funds nov
being raised here, and what will easily be raised
in San Francisco, we expect they will be landed
boat and all, in Honolulu, with something I,
their credit, when we feel sure they will fine
some way open for them to return home in du,
time. Last Sunday they attended the Japanes,
service held in the Union Church Building
The missionary ladies have shown true sisterl,
Kindness to the woman, most enough to have
quite upset her if she were not in such delcat,
health. have just learned that nearly $50
have been raised to go to their benefit"
Mrs. Captain Geett, in a letter to Mrs
Bingham, written in Oakland, California
March end, says 81 want to send you few
lines by the Sues, which is to leave San Fran
cisco tomorrow with some of your parishion
ers on board. They have maintained famil,
worship, and decline to eat wherever they arr
until blessing has been asked" In speakin,
of their visit at the Bay Conference, which wa
in session at Dr. Mobiles new church, she write
"They sung hymn in their own language t,
a tune recognized as Ortonville with varia
tions). think their visit made deeI
impression, and that nothing was said at tn
meeting more convincing Of the power Of tn
Gospel"
After a few days sojourn in San Francisco
they sailed for Honolulu and arrived as is state,
above. These people are now stopping witt
us in hope OF securing passage to Apemam
in the Morning Star, If not by some Garlic
opportunity. They seem eager for instruction
and we are daily striving to make them NOR
, and more acquainted with Gods word, and L
teach them little vocal music that they ma
be able to sing "Ortonville" and other tune
with fewer variations. Two of the young me
can read. One Of them had with him a well
thumbed Gilbert Island Testament, going /
pieces from being wet in the boat where 70
some forty or fifty days they drited those 20
, miles over the wide Pacific, and the noble ten
perance old man is trying to learn his alphabet
, Compelled as am from poor health to resid
elsewhere than in the Gilbert Islands, esteer
it privilege to have these strangers under m
, care, influence and instruction.
E HIRAM BINGHAM.
Honolulu, March 81, 1883.