The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-25
TUESDAY, MAY %, 1886.
MICRONESIA.
JOURNAL LETTER FROM REV. Il. W.
LOGAN, OCTOBER 2, 1880, TO
MARCH 8, 1886, TX MORN
ING STAR.

where we arrived the next morning, |
and got ashore for our days work
at 10 A. NJ. This is Solomon's home, /
and he was able to take the laboring |
oar. There were here many lapses |
into sin, and while the school APP /
peared real well, 1t is composed |
almost entirely of young women and |
children, the boys and young men
preferring tobacco and wiCkednesS. |
to study. A fine young couple here
volunteer for our school. Two boys
who have been two or three years
with Mr.. Doane, were here chosen
school masters. We left our an
chorage here the next morning,
Thursday, March 4th, and ran over
ten miles to Nawa. Here the cap
tain tied to the reef, and we lad a
day on shore. Nawa has been three
years without teacher. Solomon
doing what he could for them. Both
Losap and Nawa suffer much from
being stopping places for trading
canoes from Mortlock to Ruk, many
who come on these canoes opposing
Christianity, both hy words and
deeds. Three couples here wanted
to come to school. but there were
charges against each one, 50 we
could bring none of them. Another
fine couple, however, offered them
selves ut the last. The Star drifted
toward the reef so much that the
captain had to take off the Hedge
and steam away, SO we FASTENED
through with our work and got on
board about , =. VI. A little later
we squared away for Ruk, got into
the lagoon before breakfast and got
to anchor off Anapauo about . \. NJ.
Our fourteen scholars were mostly
sea sick, and | got them ashore Il,
soon as possible. Arthur and Beulah
came off in the boat and got ON
board before we got to anchor. The
voyage lasted Just two weeks during
which we had visited ten churches,
on as many different i,icts. | en-
dured the strain real well after the
first few days. DR.. Wctmore was
very helpful. The condition of the
churches was on the whole better
than expected. They so much
need more frequent and longer
visits from the missionaries, and
earnest, wise and faithful teaching
on each islet. The people are very
slow to give up their old customs,
especially the talk" and the mems
long hair, and the native dress, or
rather want of dress. They still
cling also to some of their old super
stitions, and where there are trading
stations women are sold TO vessels.
Captain Bray and DIR. Wetmore
Joined me in vigorous protests
against their rcprehensiblc customs
OF course, transient observers, see
the outward more than moral vile
ness. | hope there may be not UNI
frequent opportunities during the
year to write, so that can do what
/ can by letters to the churches and
schools. The Morning Star lay here
over Sunday, and this morning took
on board Mary and Mr.. Worth to
90 to Fefan and Uman, while | re-
main at home to write up my letters,
reports, etc. The days are very
busy. Sunday was a pleasant day.
Captain Bray and DR.. Wetmore
talking to our people, and plea
SAINT English service at our house at
p. NJ. The Star will probably
come back tomorrow and sail the
next day. Mary was very busy
while | was away. MIR. Worth
came down with fever soon, so she
had to attend the meetings morning
and evening, and take the whole
service the second Sunday. She,
however, got along pretty well with
her writing, and was able to cheer
up Miss Palmer also. Mr.. Worth
is better, but very weak. We have
severe epidemic of influenza
which has extended to every island
we have visited. | had it slightly
before we started for Mortlock
ue WOTh WIS IHuCI illOlt IlllllCull
everywhere, as often the coughing
and nose blowing nearly drowned
our voices. Here at home we heal
of two deaths, the teachers have al
suffered much, and some of the
scholars are down sick. ] hope th(
worst may be over.
We shall start upon our work foI
the next year with high hopes. The
responsibility of caring for clothes
and feeding, as well as teaching
these fourteen MortIock scholars, il
addition to our ten Ruk boys il
heavy, but we trust we shall b'
helped through. We raise here GU
Ebenezer, and look to the futur,
hopefully, enthusiastically. Pra!
for us that we may 50 walk, as tina
we may be the channels for commu
nicating Divine power. David i
not yet located but several places
are calling earnestly for him
Titus has much improved in health
and his ulcer has almost healed
DIR. Wetmore holds out some hop
that Susan may recover. ! wOul'
give you the statistics of the Mort
lock churches, but have not We
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