The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-11-13

killing man. q woman, and child.
One of his people was killed in the
melee, and it was in revenge for this
man that he wanted to kill some of
our scholars. They came, it is true,
from another island, but were
friendly to the Elm people, and one
of the scholars belonged to the
same class rs the man who killed
Pokio's follower. Such is heathen-
ism here. The vileness. the treach-
cry. and the blood thirstiness are
revolving.
APRIL llth, 1885.
We have had two weeks of school
this new term, there are 80 scholars,
and they are learning. On Fridays
after roll call at the beginning OF
school we have time for looking
over the events of the week, and the
scholars tell of any wrong thing
they have done during the week.
Yesterday one young man had to
tell that he had beaten his wife, a
middle aged woman had been angry
with her husband, young man had
got angry while wrestling, man
had got angry and struck his boy.
&c. On Saturday evenings the class
who are preparing for baptism con-
fess their sins, and tell their thoughts
in reference to the new life. These
meetings are growing to be of great
value to them. Mothers speak of
the great interest they have in watch
ing the development of their little
ones. 1t is very interesting to watch
the development of the spiritual life
of these babes. Some are develop
ing rapidly. New ideas are crowd.
ing upon them from what they see
of our own lives, from the teachings
of the Sabbath and the morning and
evening meetings and the school.
God grant that the foundations be
laid wisely and well. 1t is a delight
to work for these people; there are
many hopeful things; they make no
use whatever of anything intoXica-
ting; they do not cling tenaciously
to their old superstitions they are
teachable; and they readily learn to
love us. The Ponape people were
quite irascible, but these people are
very patient under reproof.
Simeon, the man who was wounded
at Iras when the ship was here, has
nearly recovered; the wound having
healed very rapidly. Several times
while l was dressing it he said very
earnestly, Mr.. Logan, l love you.
When others were determined to
revenge the attack, | asked Simeon
if he wanted they should do so, and
he said very earnestly, No, for 1
love you. l tried to get them to
put the refusal on the score of love
to God, but did not succeed. The
love to God "whom they have not
seen" will we trust come later.
We have been charging our church
which will now seat about $50. The
bell which the Market Street Sun
day School, Oakland, Gala, sent us,
we have hung, and the natives enjoy
intensely listening to its clear tones.
l have made rude pulpit on which
we spread a pretty stand cloth sent
by young ladies in DR.. Taylor's
Broadway Tabernacle Church, New
York, and on this lay fine large
Bible, the gift of Rev. John Thomp-
son, District Superintendent Amer
lean Bible Society, Oakland, Gala. !;
so our pulpit has pleasant appear
ance.
Beulah has had q run of fever,
lasting nearly two weeks. She was
so patient and so careful not to
make more work for either of us
through it all. The people were so
sorry for her, and few prayers were
offered in the church which did not
contain a petition for her. She is
convalescing beautifully. I have
been wanting to 90 to Tunuk on the
other side of this island where there
is small church founded by a
teacher who is now on Ponape. Po-
kio, the chief who has been trying
to stir up war, lives there, and Beu-
lah is SO afraid he will kill me if l
go, Mary and / talked it over and
concluded / must not go until Beu-
lah was well again, as the nervous
strain would be too much for her
while she is weak. To-day some of
the church members from there
came to get help on a,Sunday SER
mon. Benlah was so delighted, say
) ing, Now, papa will not have to go.
There has been some fighting on
Toloas and Fefan since i wrote re-
sulting in one death and several
severe wounds. Manassa, our teach
er on Fefan came over and staid
two weeks with us. He has to run
: the gauntlet of two hostile tribes in
, coming, so his people are very I'M
willing to bring him. He needs help