The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-19
MICRONESIA.
JOURNAL LETTER FROM REV. r.. W.
LOGAN, OCTOBER 2, 1885, TO
MARCH 8, 1886, Eek MORN
ING STAR.

February 16th.-Our letters have
come, by the vessel from zap, 10
or more. A new trading station has
been opened about two miles away,
and there is prospect of more.
We now have little English SER
vice Sunday afternoon at p. NJ.
We have heard from Titus twice.
He is encouraged, and we hope that
the work there will now go on pros
perously. We are very busy these
days, with our writing and other
preparation for the Morning Star.
Our Mortlock vocabulary we are
finishing up, ready to be sent to be
printed. Mary has done all the
copying, and it is almost ready.
What the effect of the coming Of
traders upon our work may be we
cannot tell. At first, of course, it
abstracts the peoples attention, and
tends to develop their covetousness.
March 8, 18S6.-The Morning
Star reached us Thursday, February
18th. We heard the night before
that large ship came into the pas
sage about sunset, and anchored.
80 we were full Of expectancy.
Arthur ran around like wild boy
all the morning, and got off in the
boat as soon as the Star came in
sight around the island. About
10:3OA. NJ. the whole party came
on shore, Captain and Mrs. Bray,
Carrie, DR.. Wetmore, the delegate,
and his daughter Lucy; Miss Cath
cart and Miss Palmer. We were
surprised to see the latter and
panied to hear that it was judged at
Ponape that she must go to Homo
lulu for her health. We had such
busy time visiting until after dinner
when we had prayer meeting.
Toward supper time all returned on
board and we got leisure to look
over our letters, and begin prepara-
tions for my voyage to Mortlock.
We expected the Star would go to
zap and return, and then go back
to Ponape before sailing for Homo
lulu, but found that on account of
the delay caused by taking Mr..
Sturges to Honolulu, and the I'M
settled state of affairs at zap, she
is to sail direct to Honolulu from
here, hence we are very much
pushed in our letter writing. The
next day about 10 A. NJ. we had
completed preparations for the trip
to Mortlock, and all went on board
to dinner, after which Mary and
the children came home, accom-
panied by Miss Palmer, and We
started on our voyage. David ant
Sarah, who were at Lukunor, Mort
lock, eight years, and were DIES
tined for zap, came on the Star tt
take work at Ruk for the present
Moses, Solomon and Manassa, wen
with me to Mortlock, leaving thei,
wives at Anapauo. The task TO
Mary seemed large one, her letters
looking after our boys, and all thos
families with David's to be careC
for. But Mr.. Worth and Arthu
were at home, and there was nj
alternative. We got out of tn
lagoon about 4 p. NJ, and l resigned
myself to the inevitable sea sick
ness. About p. NJ, the next day
we were at Namaluk. Joram, tn
teacher, came off in canoe, l toll
him we wanted he should go t.
Mortlock with us, and asked him i
he wanted to 60 on shore first. HI
said no. said, then send word t,
your wife, and say we will be bacl
in about 10 days. He fused about
talked Ponape to the crew of hi
canoe, and seemed at his wits ends
In q minute Moses came with lette
to Joram's wife all ready for him t.
sign, and also made all plain to tn
natives. Then the Star stood away
but the natives were so slow in get
ting off, that two of them were a
last left on board. One of then
was very slow from anxiety lest SOM
Of the red paint for the face he hat
got should get wet. Two Losal
men had been given a passage tt
their homes from Ruk, and one o
them was the paint merchant. A
soon as the captain saw it he tool
possession Of it, and a further searcl
discovered more in the steerage
Captain Bray confiscated it all, ant
threw it into the sea.