New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27
HI W1U NEI.
CAI1FoRNIANs AND THE IsLANDs-THE MIS-
sIONARY BLOOD

sIONARY BLOOD.
san Francisco July e.
California is Knitting closer her social and business
connections with the Glawaiian Islands. It began
long time ago. before the American Conquest. The
first clergyman OF the first Congregational Church in
san Francisco came here from Honolulu; did the
first American schootcachcr, Thomas Douglass When
gold was discovered thousands Of KanaIas came TO
California and formed picturesque feature Of the carly
camps. A few years later we began 70 Balance the
account by establishing Bohemian colony fOr de
fauting debtors and decayed geniuscS in the ancient
ingdom Of KamelSamchama. In the course Of time IL
grew to wonderful proportions and California began to
supply most of the royal favoritcs. Then We sent
over Sir Claus Spreckles 10 corner all the avaiahe
sugar lands on the group.
Of recent years many Californian families have
moved to the Islands. one that Of John ".
Homer, known IN 1888 as the potato king OF CAN
fOrnia' the companion OF the Dcards, ENSwGrths.
Coolies Palncrs Ralstons and other prominent men Of
the time The elder norner came to the coast with
sam Brannsn and the Mormon Expedition, and hae
made and lost half dozen fortunes His last one is
now being made at the Islands, where he Is one OF
the great sugar-plantcr,.
\ remarkable group OF noble and simple men came
from the Hawaiian Islands few decades ago. some
Of them were missionaries sons: some were young
teachers and clergymen whose youth was spent there
The famous Oahu College one Of the centres Of
these early influences. General Armstrong. OF the
Hampton school: the Rev. Eli Corwin the RcNs.
f.. G.. and G. F.. Bcckwlth. and dozen mGr. rep
resent this scholarly and eloquent grolp. pr. IccK
with. for many years Of Waterbury, Conn, then 81
san Francisco, Is pastor of the Honolulu CoHgrc-
gatiOual Church. Many of the sons OF these Old
Hawaiian missionary fanilicS-thc Bishops, Foster
COrwins and BcckwithS-wcrc partly educated in Ca
fornia, then went TO Yale. Harvard or Dartmouth DR..
-orwins son is now prosperous Ncw.Iork lawyer.
The last Of the teacher, from oahu College who has
taken Occidental hon0ro is Young Dr. sanford. Cali
fornan. who after graduating at the University OF
California spent several wears in Honolulu. lie then
took Johns Hopkins fellowship and now holds
place at Clark University. Worcester.
never think Of Hawaii without recalling perfect
phrase from Charles Warren Stpldards Lazy Letter;
from Low Latitudcs7 in Wlich he calls the "pOchct-
handkerchief Kingdom" OF the Twelve Island, "a Gin
dclella among nations handful of ashes a coral
hearth. slowly fuctiiyng ia the san and dcws of an
eternal summer And vet what sacred scarlet bios
sons what fragrant melting Ohas, what marvellous
natural fcrneries and gardens, the like OF which tie
continents nave not. grow fair and large from tt.s
lightf letters he otuScater in the cool cro'n
wales under The purple peaks vi Hawaii Nc and NJ
most beloved domain IN the vale Of NuuafI,
where at night tho moon opal TIA" stars
emcrald>" and the whole wonderland picture Of Garth
and and sky IS done in seventeen shade Of green