The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-11-14


helped to get down to their UNDER
standing, and they are helped in
many ways. At first we could have
no Sunday school as no one could
read except our two Mortlock boys,
but now we have about one hundred
and fifty scholars in thirteen classes.
Mary gets the teachers together
twice a week and helps them to
learn and understand the lesson.
In school we have six who have
begun to read in the Testament, and
a dozen others who will be able to
commence in it by the close of an
other term. The books prepared in
the Mortlock language are of untold
value. 1t is a great stimulus to the
scholars to feel that there are other
books beyond the Primer all ready
for them. There are quite number of
words which need explanation; but
the scholars soon learn them. The
better we become acquainted with the
language, the more we find of same
ness. The differences are on the
surface. When we come to make
more books we can use almost en-
tirely, words. that are common but
until thenythe books which we have
will do satisfactory service.
1t is exceedingly encouraging to
watch the growth of the people in
knowledge and in right living. One
thing is very hopeful; the people
are utterly without intoxicants of
any kind. Teddy from cocoa sap
is very easily made, but the people
throw it away when it ferments,
thinking it is spoiled. This seems
strange, as they will eat fish after
they smell so badly as nearly to
knock one over at forty rods.
Doubtless white men will some time
teach them to drink, as they have
at the Marshall Is. ;~but at any rate
the Gospel is here first.
A few days ago we heard that the
people on Uman had been fighting.
The quarrel began by one mans
getting angry and cutting adrift a
canoe; and we hear that two men
have been killed; also that the one
who began the trouble is a church
member. Yesterday few Japates
people came and sat on our porch.
1 asked them if they were not
afraid. They said, yes. 1 said l
hoped ere long the religion of Jesus
would be accepted all over the
group and then we would not be
afraid of each other, as Jesus
taught us to love one another and
that it is wrong to kill one another.
One of them answered that the reli-
gion of Jesus did not keep them
from fighting Oh Uman. So you see
these people are not so stupid as
one might think.
Our Mortlock Joni has been sick
for week, so Mary's duties are
heavy. This afternoon she is over
looking the ironing, which one of
our Ruk boys is trying to do. 1t
takes her more time than it would
to do it herself, but we hope he will
learn by and by. 1t takes a good
deal of Mary's time and strength to
look after the clothing of our ten
boys. She has to cut out, haste and
overlook all the sewing.
Sept. 1.-THE Morning Star ar
rived yesterday. Arthur is well and
SO glad to get home, and we-well,
l will say nothing about it. Mr..
Sturges has had paralytic shock
and by vote of the Ponape mission
the Star is going direct from here to
Honolulu with him, then return to
Micronesia, do the work in the Mar
shall Islands and then come on to do
our work. 1 suppose it will be four
months before we see her again.
OF course it disarranges our plans,
but we will do the best we can.
Mr.. Sturges has improved good
deal on shipboard, and perhaps if it
could have been foreseen that he
would grow stronger it might have
been safe for the Star to have done
her work before going to Honolulu.
The missionaries in Eastern Micro
nesia are able to remain at their
posts except Sturges, though none
of them are very strong. We have
from Thursday noon until Saturday
noon to visit with the friends, look
after our boxes, &c., and do all our
writing, so we must hurry. We
shall send mail when the Star goes
again. May God bless you all.
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