The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-11-13
RuK. Nov. 18th. 1884.

the Rev. r. w. Logan, to the friends
of the Micronesian mission:-
RuK, Nov. 18th, 1884.
DEAR FRIENDS We wrote until
past midnight, after day of hard
work, the night that our last letters
were closed up. The next morning
Capt. Holland came in with his
boat about A. NJ. We had hur-
ried breakfast, l wrote an extra
letter, had thought of during the
night, and then every thing was
closed up. We went to the landing,
the good-byes were said, and then
the boat pushed off, leaving us
alone. Levi, the leading one among
the natives in welcoming us, seeing
Mary crying came and patted her
on the shoulder as if to assure her
that she had his sympathy. Then
we came back to our stopping place
in the church, and soon after came
up to the house. AS we looked
about the task before us seemed
very great. Only one door was
hung, not window was in place,
and L knew so little about carpenter
work. l hung the grlndstone that
forenoon, and ground the planes,
chisels, etc. In the afternoon l
worked on Il window frame, and
came to the conclusion that if l got
one window in each day l should
have to be content. There were Is
windows, and then the doors, and
the painting, the pantry, etc., so
the prospect of soon getting in to
our house did not seem to be very
bright. Mary counted the windows,
and her heart sank within her as she
thought of the long time we must
stay in the old church. The kitchen
was yet to be rooted, also the
verandahs, the partitions upstairs
were all to be put in, and the bath
house built, and the many little
things that come into the work of
finishing off house. But ! found
that gained skill and somewhat of
strength as l went on, so that l was
able to accomplish two or three
times as much as at first. l made
some plumbers, and was often about
at my wits end to know what to do
next and how to do it, but the Lord
helped me not to get discouraged,
and l always found out how to do
after while.
The Jennie Walker sailed Friday,
Oct. II, and one week from the
next Wednesday October 29) we
moved into the house. | had got
the windows and outside doors in,
downstairs, two inside doors hung,
pantry shelves in, kitchen rooted,
and Mary with native help had got
the dining room and our bedroom
painted. She also helped in driving
nails, etc. Aisaiam, one of oul
Mortlock boys, developed up con-
siderable skill in work, and Solomon,
our teacher at Looup, 40 miles away,
had come over and helped week.
He knew but little about carpenter
work, but helped nicely about the
painting. The weather was fine.
The first evening after the ship left,
l began to have evening meetings
with the natives, and have kept up
meetings both morning and evening
ever since. We begin here at very
nearly the foundations, las the natives
know almost nothing of religious
truth. My Mortlock is not very
comprehensive to them, as there
are not few different words in use
here, and they have different ways
of mouthing the words. Solomon's
coming was very helpful in getting
started. He could make them under
stand pretty we'll, and he seemed t.
know better than L what things they
needed to be told at the start. Mar,
has taught them several hymns anC
they have learned to repeat the
Lords prayer with me, and l an
beginning to teach them catechisn
/ have prepared, which embodie;
the main outlines of Christian truth
/ have now got all the windows il
upstairs, the blinds ON, etc. We
planned to begin painting the out
side Monday of this week, but an
disabled with lame foot. poisoned
il someway the day we landed q
waded barefoot) and it has troubled
some ever since, and now disables
me entirely. 1t was swollen badly
but has now opened and discharges
freely, so we hope l shall not lose