Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-02-07
SATURDAY ..... ....... FEBRUARY ,, ICES
"RFST'
a Bri,f biography II The Late ur. LotFeH
smith.

She pAsard through Glory morning sate
md walked Ia Paradise"
A week ago to-day, at seven o'clock in the
morning. Mrs Lowell Smith passed through
Glory, gate.
Abigail willis Tcnney was born in the
villpgc Of Barre. Worcester County,in the state
Of Massachusetts,, December 4, 1909. Her
father was a successful school teacher, and
Abigail was the 9th ct II children, six Of
whom were boys.
When she was still little girl, the family,
owing to business reyerses rem0,ed to Bran.
don, Rutland County. Vermont, where the
childhood, girlhood and young ladyhood Of
the future missionary was for the most part
passed.
To the personal training of her father Miss
Tenny doubtless owed large share Of her
proficiency as teacher.
At about eighteen, while teaching the will.
age school In Heath, Massachusetts, she met
young Lowell Smith, then an undergraduate
in Williams College. lie was even then fit.
ting himself for his future missionary work.
having left the pillow for the college on his
became engaged soon after, and, better to fl
herself to second the future labors Of her hus.
band, Miss Tenny entered the newly organ.
lied young ladies seminary a, Ipswich, Essex
County. Massachusetts. This institution was
founded in 1913 10y Miss Lyon and Miss Grant,
who afterwards founded Mt. Hobok, Semin.
airy. Under these ladies' Ipswich Seminary
soon became Justly celebrated for its successful
schooling Of teachers, and the future educator
OF so many Haw iians-of such varied parent.
age-was pupil OF Ipswich in the hey day oil
its usefulness. How well she improved heI
opportunities was shown by her rapid promo
ton to the important trust OF pupilteacher
The after .fruit Of those studious hours is par
Of the educational history OF Honolulu
the Hawaiian nation.
Miss Tenney became the wife of X. e,
Lowell Smith, October ?, 1899.
On the s3rd of November following the,
sailed from New London, Connecticut, OF
board the old whaling bark Mentor, Captain
John Rice, in company with Rev. John DELL
FIRST senman's chaplain and first pastor Of the
Bethel, and Mrs. DELL. Rev. and Mrs. h. w
PARKER parcnts Of Rev. Henry II. Parker
and Mr.. Charles Burnham, a carpenter and
bsidler, who came to erect the Bethel Church
the flame work OF which was on board ia,
vessel.
The voyage was memorable one, occupy
ing i59 days, during which they saw no land
though, being driven by stress Of weather ia
south Of Cape Horn, they passed alar'ningl'
near many icebergs.
They landed May 1, 1888. The ladies Q
the party were met st the shore by the queen
earriage--a hand cart, drawn by two natives
clad in dignity and malos.
The first station Of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith wa
At Molokai, then well populated. Their onl
white colleagues on the island were Rev. tn
Mrs. K. II. Hitchcock. Their first hous
was a small native hut, But after endur
ing It's discomfort, few months Mr.. Smith
assisted by his parishioners, all natives
built comfortable cottage OF stone collecte
from an abandoned heau, the natives furnish
ing matched roof.
A biography of the devoted Chrisiia
woman whose life has been thus far outline
cannot be separated from the life OF her equall
devoted husband. |, is no, often given t
man and wiie--no matter how congenial an
mutually hclpful-so efiectually TO supplemer
each other in a noble life wo'k. And thong
in the first years of their island life the hu'
bands energy was conspicuous and the wife
ill.heaith confined her influence to silent an
often unnoticcd channels, yet it is seli.eviier
to those who have known them best tha
neither could have led lives OF such hlesse
usefulness during the changes and vicissituds
Of half century, II each life had not give
strength and purpose to the other.
On Molokai Mrs. Smiths health brok
down, and il was many years before she wa
restored to the good, and compuaiivel
vigorous health she has enjoyed for the pa
thirty years. Her condition while on MolC
kai became so alarming, when they had live
there about year, that she was brought
Honolulu, her husbands station ben
changed to Eva shortly after, where they r
manned about two years. A, Eva, Mr.. Smi'
began the lection Of the Eva church, con
pieted during the pas,ora,e Of Rev. Ariem'
Bishop. But the Eva climate proved Il
sufficien, to restore Mrs. Smith to health ar
they returned again to Honolulu in order III
she might have continuous medical trea,men
and tina, MI. Smith might engage in ,eaehir
the hundreds OF children and youth who hi
no school.
Amer teaching there about year, Mr.. Smi
wasappoinied to,he Kaanakapili district. as Il
FIRST pastor, The frs, place OF worship was
large lanai. built outside an adobe school hous
erected under Mr.. Smiths supervision and {
nearly ,woyears Nj. Smith preached there, TOT
audience Of nearly Il no, quite 1000. Then
said to his aock III you want ,ne to preae
You must build house for US to worship in
Now Ka~aiahao was controlled by the Chi,
for themselves and their more immediate al
more well.io do. rciainers. bat kann,akap
consisted u the ''eommo"" people. So VII
Their pastor told them tina, they mus, build Il
Lord house, they did no, quite see how !, "
TO be done. But their pastor and their pasto
wife we're no, the ones 10 fold their hands Al
wat for Providence 10 do the hard work. Tn
appreciated the situation aud rose to is lev
They then lived in house opposite |.
1 ptesen, site Of Kaumakapili church, . lot eli
A,sd abou, where now Is ,hs Eva and mau
corner VI Bsrs,sniA street and smi,h's lar
no, far nom Smiths bsiGge, previously erect
under Nj. Smiths supervision both lane Al
bridge receiving his name. Mrs. Smith u
N Invalid. and obliged to lie on sofa all ia
pvs daily Asdisass 10 many native ~s~s