Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-24
A MISSIONARY EPISODE.


How IN. Good work In Milo Was Inter
rurird BY the Queens sacred HOS.
Shortly after iho arrival Of the 1rst mis-.
nlonarics NJ the Hawaiian Islands n small
party Of them landed from q schooner NJ
lilo on their way 20 visit the volcano NJ
Eilguoa a, that time no missionary had
been stationed NJ lilo. and consequently
but few Of the people ot the place had ever
had the opportunity u hearing preaching
"A the party were detained In the Village
over Sunday they appointed morning nnd
afternoon services Il ~ happened that
the only building large enough for the pro.
pu.od meetings was q canoe house situated
on the beach. Thither the congregation
assembled ~ the appointed time IN tho
forenoon. nllng the house IN III. utmost
capacity. There were old, acarrsi anil
white headed warriors. WIN had fought IN
tho wars VI Kanehnmoha, sitting IN thulr
kapa kihcis. through whose qultt dignity
NJ manner there shonc certain expression
N expectation; there we0i dgiei Mp old
orpnos. 10 whom tho emancipation from
the knpn hal come almost too late. and
there were younger people aud children
and habics, more or less drcsscd according
to the oonycniencc or within or wealth of
each individual.
Tho posts which supported the roof Of
the mouse were appropriated by some Of
ths mora agile boys ~ elevate themselves
NJ oye the crowd, where, clinglng on like
uonkoys, they awaited proceedings with
! counirnauces expressive Of the greatest tn.
umph and delight. Others, with equal In
! acnuity aud greater comfort, climbed on
TO the outside Of the roof, and by stealthily
charging small holes, which they found
. Nla.HtasIs Ia sAHNslt al tua
] had an unohsi ructsd view Of the ~ iic,
aud the enormous size OF their eyes, visible
from below, showed how they appreciated
Il. Under these favorable circumstances
| tho meeting commenced. The preaching
was listened TO with great attention by the
audience, and the missionaries felt that
they were making an impression.
Suddenly. when the meeting was about
| half through, there ensned scene Of the
widest confusion. Men and women rushed
out ot the building through the uncovered
! sides or wherever there was an aperture
| large enough. rolling over each other In
| the attempt and screaming most uunc;
oountably. Babies Hcfvcchcd ~ they were
tossed around In the panic. little boys
dropped from the posts and rolled from the
roof. In les than a minute the house was
empty. excepting the missionaries and an
Immense hog. which quietly mndc IL. bed
on the straw on the middle Of the floor.
At the beginning u the disturbance the
missionaries supposed that Il was y sudden
attack from "a hostile tribo or an uprising
against Themselves. but they soon nsccr.
tained that the black hog which lay grunt.
/ ing In comfort on the eraw-a 'puaa
anana" IN six foot hogl, as the natives call
those OF that slze-bclongel 10 Queen Kaa.
humanu and was held sacred by the na.
tiycs, that the canoe house was H. accus-
toned resort In the heat OF the day, aud its
abrupt entrance among the crowd, swing
Ing IT, sharp tusks from side ~ side with
perfect contempt o. tho common people,
was sufficient TO cause tho exodus dc.
fcribed.
There Il no reliable authority that the
missionaries male any satisfactory prog.
rcss NJ Hilo till Kaahumhnu's PIG died.
Paradise OF the Pacific.