The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-17
cHRisr1AN1zrNo THE'AsIATICs.
Mission TO the Chinese In Hawaii
Tour of Two Missionaries among
the Stations.

the monthly missionary SoilNS't at tlS
Iyceum on Wednesday evening.
Among those present were His Excel
lency H. A. P. Carter Hawaiian Min
lister to Washington, Hons. w. ID.
Alexander and c. Fl. Dickey Mr.. Jos.
S. Emerson, Mr.. ]. M. Damon, Prot.
M. M. Scott, Mrs. Lechler, missionary
from China, and mony other ladies.
Rev. E. c. Oggel, after conducting
devotional and praise service, intro
duced the Rev. Mr. Lechler, the visit
Ii ing missionary from China. Mr..
Lechler said he hoped to testify to the
work being done among the Chinese.
| The Chinese who c., ne here as Chris
tians we're kindly taken up by the late
Dr. Damon, and since his death by his
son, Mr. f. w. Damon He had been
delighted to have gone round with Mr.
Damon and visited those people on the
islands of Hawaii and Maui. They
had met the Chinese in Honolulu first,
at reception rendered to them by the
| Christian Chinese. 1t was pleasant to
come from China and meet their old
friends, members of their churches in
that country. Some OF them were
steadfast, but others had become weak.
This might happen anywhere and not
only to such Christians as came from
among the heather. 1t was not a
matter of great surprise that, not having
the same oversight but greater freedom
here, some of them should abuse their
freedom and instead Of listening to the
voice of the Spirit of God fall into the
devices and Snares of Satan. But the
Lord was faithful, as he told his peo-
pie before he left, and whoever com
mitted his way to the Lord would be
kept by him. There were Cinnamon
in many other countries, Mexico, Pa
mama, etc, but he had seen with his
own eyes that the best care was taken
of the Chinese in these islands and
they appreciated it and were grateful
for IT. 1t must have been encouraging
to Mr. Damon that these people were
so glad that they had visited them.
They seemed 10 be ready to listen to
advice and sometimes also to rebuke
and chastisement. Their feelings were
fully drawn out One boy always re-
NAMED before his imagination, who
confessed that he had gone astray, but
was so full of love and so glad to see
them that he was the last to Leave
them when going down on the railway
from Makapala to Mahukona. When the
bell rung and he could stay no longer,
he burst into tears The Chinese had
feelings, although they were thought tc
be cold-blooded. Two boys in Hilc
had omitted to write letters home, and
their mothers were solictous, asking
Mrs. Lechler to look them up. Or
hnding them in Hllo, one was impu
dent enough to say that his mother die
not write to him, although he knew
that his mother could not write. The
speaker told them to write and bott
did so. He was pleased to notice tina
when the church subscription wa.
: taken, one of them signed $40 and tn,
other $40. An empty letter was no
Of much account in China. Thos,
boys spent their money some way else
so that their old mothers must go with
), out. There was a man in Maui WHIT
a had been his cowboy and afterwarC
4 table boy in Hongkong When thu
r contribution was subscribed, he signeC
: $40 a year, and he promised to SEM
e his boys to school in Honolulu, wher
n they could learn both English ant
n Chinese. For what Chinese were will
r ing to give they had heart 1t ha,
|, been great pleasure to him to Sc
It how earnest and jealous Mr.. Damon
was in the work among the Chimes
he often thought he did too much
e as when, after the meeting in Hilo, h
II travelled away some distance to Sc
n people who were unable to come III
r prayed God to give more reapers here
n especially Chinese helpers. Those me
d on Hawaii had been in the missio
o schools in Hong kong, but he wishe
IS they would display more energy. H
Is had been told that the air was to
e heavy in the islands compared wit
d China. The women said they coul
not carry the same burdens here as q
= home. Perhaps an atmosphere reste
y on Christians here which was not to b
: blamed on the climate. 1t had Away
= been their desire in China to build u
6 the churches by educating the people
- 1t was impossible for the old people t
% learn; they could not take in anythin
= more than the Lords prayer, tn
: Apostles creed, and the simple que,
70 tons in the catechism. One thing ths
y painfully touched him was that ther
: were too many children on the differer
" plantations who had no means fc
=, going to school. He was very muc
- pleased to hear of the boarding schoC
" ,or boys in Honolulu and hoped
would be a success. But money wa
wanted and the money was the Lord
,g He trusted that the Lord would prC
O. vide for the great necessities of boarC