The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-16
A FAMED MISSIONARY.
DR.. bingham, Who Commanded the
Morning Star, Talks of Cannfb balls.
San Francisco CbropfoIa

Morning Star, Talks of Cannibals.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Rev. Hiram Bingham. D. D., who was
born sixty-two years ago, in the Hawaiian
islands. and who has for forty-five years
the Pacific. is at the Occidental DR..
Bingham was for many years missionary
In the Gilbert islands, on the EQUATOR as
was Mrs. Bingham, who accompanies him
here.
They have translated number Of books
int the language OF the
translated by DR.. Bingham long ago.
Now he has accomplished task which
has consumed many years, and which
his life. 1t is the translation of the Bible
in full. Furthermore, he and Mrs. Bing-
ham have just returned from New YORK,
where the American Board OF torelSn
Missions has printed the Bible
There were about two hundred OF them
in all, and most; of them are now here ana
will be forwarded to Honolulu by the
steamer Alameda. AS soon therea tier as
possible they will be sent down to the
Gilbert group. Mrs. Bingham has also Tor
several years been engaged in the author
ship of sCnool books, and some OF Ihese
have already been published One of the
latest books she has been w0rNin p;n ON rs rs
said yesterday, had required an INFINITE
amount of care. There are no equivalents
in the Gilbert island language for certain
arithmetical terms. and the lacy Was wa;
obliged to almost coin the, terms. me
Doctor thinks she has succeeded very well:
1.-The Gilbert islands are progressive,
he said. There is a vast difference be-
tween them now and when hrst weni
down there years ago. Then almost all
the natives were entirely naked-the men
never thought of wearing anything: NOW
they think they must all have ciothes'
and all of them are anxious TO learn
''The King Of Butaritari, VINO was mere
some time ago, is good man. He Is really
a Christian. being sincere in 1t, and any.
thing he can do for the advancement OF
the islanders he Is always anxious TO DO
The islanders never were cannibals In the
sense that the Fijians were. They never
ate human flesh for the love of It, but If
in war they killed their enemies they
might taste some of the flesh to show
their hatred of them. But the Fftians
would eat men entirely for the love of the
flesh.
IT am very enxious to visit the Gilbert
isl6nds again. For sorue time / have been
engaged at Honolulu on the Bible. We
brought several of the Gilbert islanders up
end employed them as servants and got
them employed, and whenever we needed
any assistance as to the meaning Of any
expression we would call on them. Be
sides, nv wife is remarkably good scholar
In the Gilbert island language. So we got
very we'll
There are about $4,000 natives and they
are situated on eighteen islands, scattered
along on and near the equator. They are
about 1850 miles from Honolulu. MY father
was missionary to the Hawaiian srouD
in 1920 when 7 got old enough. after I
was educated, Isfell into the work natur-
allv"
DR.. and Mrs. Bingham who have be-
come famous for their missionary work.
will start for the islands on the next
steamer. The Doctor once commanded the
missionary ship the Morning Star.