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

The house is nearly done now,
and we think it is very nice and
convenient. The front looks west
ward to the sea. A verandah runs
the whole length, divided by rail-
ing in the midle, the one end belong
ing TO the natives and the other sup
posed TO be reserved to ourselves.
From the native end of the porch
door opens into little room, which
we have adorned with cards and
pictures and is given up to the
natives. Opening out of this is my
study aud medicine room. From
our end of the porch door opens
into the sitting room, and at the rear
are the dining room and our bed
room. At one end of the back
verandah is the kitchen, and at the
other the bath room. The stairs
ascend from the dining room and
the pantry is an alcove beside the
stairway. This is rude diagram of
the house. In front the land slopes
to the sea, which however, is fringed
by mangrove trees. Behind it rises
Towel Mountain, 800 feet high,
which is not far off. The land is
very rocky, but we hope not only
that it will he productive but also
pleasant to the eyes.
The little church we found here
has been for long time too small
for the congregation, and the people
are now charging it. The morning
and evening meetings are attended
by from 80 to GO or 20. The Sab
bath congregations are from 200 to
800. The interest we think is grow
ing healthily. AT first | could not
make them understand very much,
but now have some fluency in speak.
ing. Some listen earnestly. There
is training class of 20, of whom
the greater part promise well, so
that we shall expect to organize a
church when the Morning Star"
comes.
L went one day to Iras, the first dis
trict to the north of us. On the way
waking along the beach, we came to
place where small sticks, with the
bark cut off in strips, and a crown
of cocoa leaves on the tops, were
stuck into the sand. The natives
turned out of the way into the bush.
On inquiry found it was part of
their worship of spirits to secure
success in fishing. On another visit
to Leana, the first district to the
south, l saw in the house in which
we had worship a rude image of a
large bird, which was worshipped.
The majority of the people in the
districts about cling till to the old
superstitions, but we hope little by
little to win them.
More than a dozen men want to
work for US. We give some clothing
to our boys, and they get their food
from what is brought to us, and
from the mission land. One boy
takes care of the COWS, one cuts
wood for the kitchen stove, two cook
the native food, and five help in
keeping the place in order. We did
not want more than two or three,
but they so much wanted to come
and we could have them much more
under our influence than otherwise.
Most of those who come to school,
and to the daily meetings, have
learned to say ''good morning"
end good night" (there is no
salutation in their language) and it
would do yonr hearts good to listen
to the hearty, loving salutations we
are greeted with. Three weeks ago
schooner came in from Jaluit and
Ponape. We did not expect it in
the least. We had letters from
Ponape and Kusaie, and two from
Honolulu, but the latter were dated
early last August. We got news
of the election of Cleveland, but
nothing special beside. The captain
was also owner and spent some l(
days or more in the lagoon trying tt
work up trade. He anchored frs
off Iras about two miles from here
then came here, then cruised abou'
the lagoon for nearly week, an(
then came back. From here hi
went to Iras again. That day oul
natives heard that the Iras people
were planning to seize the vessel
One of our candidates for baptism
whose relations live at Iras Chi
name is Simeon) said he would g
to Iras and if he found there wa
truth in the report he would war;
the captain. gave him letter t.
the captain, warning him, Simeon, t,
tell no one of it. Some one, how
ever, saw him give it to the captain
and suspecting what its content
were, the chief attacked Simeon
who barely escaped with his life
4 He came to us a few hours later will
a fearful Fash on the side of hi
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