The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-15
MICRONESIA.
JOURNAL LETTER FROM REV. II. w.
LOGAN, OCTOBER 2, 1885, TO
MARCH 8, 1886, Ex MORN
ING STAR.

Titus ulcers have not improved
under treatment, and he has be.
come discouraged. The medicines
were painful, go at his desire /
have discontinue them. except the
use of the iodids Of potassium in
ternally. He had talked Of going
back to Ponape. | proposed to
him the other day, instead of going
back to Ponape where he could be
of no service, that he take field
here, and do what he could. His
wife could teach school, and he
could do much by his presence and
advice, and could also do some
preaching. He says if we can find
people who will accept such
forlorn object rs he, he will be will
ing to do what he can.
Mr.. Worth and | went to Utet,
hoping they would want him there.
We feel anxious to get light burn
ing there, as it is very favorably
situated for spreading tue light
among large population in the
west part of the lagoon. But the
people bluntly refused they want
only white missionary. We came
away with heavy hearts. The north
east trade winds were blowing in
their strength, so we had fine run
before them to Utet, but coming
back it was nearly a dead beat, and
we were six hours in getting home,
and l was so sea sick that | did not
get over it for some days. There
are doubtless other places where the
people would be glad to get Titus,
but he is not able to see to the work
of building a house to live in, or a
place of worship.
Solomon, of Losap, is here with
his sick wife Susan. She has kind
of paralysis. She was one of our
best, very efficient, and very lady
like. Her mind seems shattered,
and her case is / suppose hopeless.
She has something like fits. Both
Solomon and Susan enjoyed their
work, and we hope he will not be
permanently lost to it.
The food question still perpleXes
us as the breadfrut crop comes in
very slowly. We have some most
every day but not enough for all.
The morning temperature at this
season is often delicious; in fact, |
think there are more hours of COM
Portable temperature here than in
any part of America.
The captain of the trading
schooner has trouble in dealing
with the natives. They have very
little idea of values, and get angry
when they do not get so much for
their produce rs they want. a
plan was laid to kill HIM the other
night, but we heard of it and put
him on his guard. | have daily
lesson with the teachers who are
here, in which Mr.. and Mrs. Worth
Join in the = listles. They Lave
never had I'll in Ponape, so |
want to hell lem to understand
them. We have also reading
lesson daily with those who can
read in the Testament. The in
terest in meetings is good. Mr..
Worth is repairing Moses boat, a
job which will require several
weeks hard work.
February Sth.-We went the
other day to Tunuk on the north
side of this island. There is a
church there, which has a "name to
live" They have been two years
without teacher, and no one there
can read. The church building is
sadly delapidated, and the teachers
house uninhabtable. | brooched the
subject of bringing them Titus for
their teacher, with fear and tremb-
ling, but they said they would like
to have him come. The next Sunday
Solomon went and preached fol-
them, and they renewed their request
for Titus. Last week we took then
over. They live for the present il
a small vacant house, with the pro-
mise that the parsonage" shall be
speedily repaired. On the north
side of Toloas they have begun tC
have Christian services by them
selves. We went there the othel
day, and had an encouraging visit
The next Sunday the chief mar
came to Anapauo to attend our ser
vices. We hope the work will pro-
gress there. They have set apart 6
piece of land on which to build {
church, and say they will go on ano
build. i asked why they wanted tc
be Christians, and they answered
that they were tired of war.
We begin to fear that the Morn
ing Star may not come back at al
until the regular trip next fall Oh
winter. 1t will he sore trial to us
But now comes the schooner Fran
Ziska from Jaluit and Ponape will
news that the Morning Star was il
the Marshall Islands in Decembe
so we may look for her very soon
We learn also that she is not to g
on to zap this year, so our time TO
letter writing will be curtailed. w
had planned to do our writing whil
the Star was gone to zap. 1t seem
there is a dispute between Spail
and Germany as to the sovereign,
of the group. 1t would seem to u
disastrous to have Spain get pos
session. They would likely senC
Catholic missionaries, and perhap
forbid our work altogether.