The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-13
MICRONESIA.
JOURNAL LETTER FROM REV. II. w.
LOGAN, OCTOBER 2, 1889, TO
MARCH &, 1886, En- MORN
ING STAR.

December 2nd.-Time flies ra-
pidly. l did not realize it had been
so long since had written. We'd |
nesday, October 2S, we organized u
church at kuku. Eighteen were
baptized. The chief of the place
has been q famous warrior. 1t was
he who killed a white man named
Hartman, few years ago. Hart
man richly deserved his fate, no
doubt, as he had killed quite n
number of natives and was in all
ways a bad man. hesitated about
baptizing the chief, but could see no
reason for refusing him. He takes
the name of Saul | went to kuku
Tuesday, found Moses already there.
We spent some time examining tue
candidates and were much pleased
by their answers and the spirit which
they manifested. Wednesday morn
ing Mr.. Worth brought over Mary
and the children in the boat. This
time the sea was calm and the boat
ride pleasant. We filled in the day
with services until about p. NJ.
when we started for home. We had
lust heard that son of the Hartman
mentioned above had gone with
fleet of canoes to the western islands
of the group (Utct and Tol), and
that there had been fight in which
several men had been killed; so we
came home by way of Sopora, the
place where Hartman's five sons
(half-white) live, that | might talk
to them. The boy said he did not
fire until his party was attacked, and
then only to ''fraid'' the other party;
and that none were killed, only two
wounded. ] warned him faithfully
that he would be punished if he shot
people, and he promised to abstain.
We reached home about an hour
after dark, thoroughly tired but
we'll satisfied with the days work.
Our school has been going on
prosperously. Mr.. Worth is now
able to take the heaviest part of the
work, so / am relieved for other
duties. The days are very busy.
l am sometimes reminded of work
ing with threshing machine at
home. When the machine has
started one must push on his work,
no let up until the machine stops.
Arthur's lessons take considerable
time, and on the other hand he
relieves me of many duties | should
otherwise have TO look after. He
seems thoroughly content here.
Solomon, our teacher on Losap,
has come over in a canoe bringing
his wife who has lost her mind {;
softening of the brain probably.
She was one of our best women and
her case is very sad. They will 90
to Ponape if she lives until the
Morning Star goes again. We can
not tell when he will get back into
the work again and we seem to need
him so much. We try to make a
trip to some other point once a
week. We go IN the boat, some
times all going, sometimes only Mr..
Worth and L. We usually send
word beforehand so the people may
gather together to meet us. We
have frequently the opportunity tC
''tell the story" to those who have
never heard. In my talks at such
times / begin at the foundations,
telling that there is God, who has
all power, who made all things, who
is our Father, who hates wickednes:
and loves righteousness, and viii
call all men to account for theil
deeds. The life after death, the
mission of Christ, ETC., also come in
and also that the revelation of these
things and of Gods will, is writer
down in book, hence our know
ledge of them.
Last week we went to Sopuk a
the east end of Uela, about ten mile
from home. We all went, taking
along a lunch. We started afte
breakfast. The wind was northerly
so we ran around the south side o
the island, and thus had calm waite
much of the way. Moses had beer
10 tDOpuh OllCC VI 'NiNS, puN WIN
people were strange spectacle
We went to large canoe hous
belonging to the high chief. 1t j
simply huge roof, the caves only
few feet from the ground. In on
corner there was frail enclosure
entered by hole about two fee
square near the ground, out o
which the chief crawled. The peopl
gaZed at us with the same wonde
with which bacllwoods people gaz
at circus, or wild animals in
menagere. | talked while wit
the chief, and people who were pre-
sent, and then asked them to SEM
and gather the people generally
and especially the women, not on
of whom could be seen. As it wa
now noon we ate our lunch, and thi
to the spectators was quite equal t
the second act at the circus. Afte
lunch, Mrs. Logan with the help o
the children, Mr.. Worth, and til
boats crew, sang several natiy
hymns. The old chief could no