The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-15

and Tinker; in 1882, Alexander, Arm
strong, Emerson, Forbes, Hitchcock,
Lyons lyman and Rogers; in 1888, Par
ker and Lowell Smith; in 1884, Coan
Dimond and Hall; in 1887, Bailey, Cas-
lie, Cooke, Johnson, Wilcox; in lS4l,
Bond, Dole, Paris and Rice; in 1913,
Rowell and J. w. Smith; in 1914, {. -.
Andrews and POgue, and Suipman in
1855.
In 1910, ending the first twenty years
OF the mission, fiity-three couples in all
then laboring here. Only ten of those
had been more than ten years OH the
ground. Descendants of forty mission
ary families ara now livin- in these
Islands, numbering about $50 OF each
sex, more than two thirds OF them of
the third and fourth generation.
In 1880 was completed the first stone
church in the islands, that of Wainee in
Lahaina. The stone church at KaiIua
was finished in 1887, that OF Kawaiahao
in Honolulu IN 1912. A very large and
substantial adobe church was finished at
Eva in 1886, and a similar one at Kau-
makapili in 1888. Solid church build
ings rapidly followed in all the principal
districts; also well built school houses.
A great impulse was given to education
bN VIC CoNS- tlllNlll III 1901 vi lAC N-A-
cellent high school at Lahainaluna, from
which trained teachers were soon dis
trbuted throughout the stands.
BY the press and binGery under the
care of Messrs. Hall and Dimond, as
vel as press at Lahainaluna, Scriptures
and school books were greatly multi
piled fifty and sixty years ago. The en-
tire Bible was completed in 1889, care
fully translated and revised by the labor
ious cooperation chiefly OF the older
missionaries. who were the most skilled
in the vernacuar, Thurston, Bingham,
Richards and Bishop. Both at kailua
and at 4 "A my father spent many hours
daily bending over his trsnslations from
the original Greek and Hebrew. Weekly
instalments Of proof sheets and of copy
for revision traversed the Eva road be-
tween him and Mir. Bingham III Homo
lulu. This was added to frequent teach
ing in school, preaching in cut districts,
constant medical work and pastoral
duty.
The most notable event of the mis-
sionary experience was the mighty re-
vival in 1878. During the previous
years less than 2000 converts had been
baptized and admitted to the church.
More than $4,000 were admitted in the
next three wears A tremendous spirit
ual force descended upon all the people
of the islands They came out en- masse
to daily preaching services. They were
oveI come with weeping and praying.
Then a boy Of eleven, l remember the
deep impression made by stran e,
supernatural power with which the mis-
siOnaries seemed at that time to speak.
l saw 5000 half-clothed people OF Eva
and Waianae on one Sabbath seated on
the ground under q lanai where the Eva
church now stands upon the bill, while
my father administered baptism 10 four
hundred men and women, calling them
each by name, q service occupy ing two
hours. He affused the water from
sponge. Rev. 4 titus Coan baptized 1900
converts in one day, employing brush,
after the manner OF baptism by the Jews
in Christs day who spGnkled with
bunch OF hyssop in token Of cleansing.
Although the great revival left two
thirds of the 100 600 native people in
1870 still unchanged IN heart by the gos-
pei nevertheless the whole nation had
received a mighty spiritual uplitt. 1t
had become essentially a Christian ma
ton. 1t was prepared 10 enter upon the
noble period Of progress in civilization, in
constitutional liberty, and in represent
atlve government which followed. ! left
my fathers house at the end Of 1889.
The common people were still nearly
naked. They we still serfs and with
out ownership of land There was no
code of laws, nor regular courts. he
king owned ali the soil, and the chief un-
der him exacted from the poverty
stricken people according to caprice. There
was nc pubic system Of finance. Foreign
merchants clamOred for the payment Of
Government debts.
eoon after that Messrs. Richards and
Judd left the mission to aid in organizing
civilized government. When | got home
again after thirteen years, 1 found a
ajOrity OF the people decently clothed.
Their lands were their own in Zee simple.
There was a legislature, fixed taxation,
a code Of laws and courts respected for
thei decisions. The treasury was out Of
debt. Hawaii had become 4 civilized
country under a liberal, constitutional!
monarchy. all accomplished in oae-third
Of 4 century from the savagery and des-
potisin Of kanahameha's da
For more than forty years since then,
political, social and commercial progress
have continued Long since has been
more than realized in Havaii TIE hope
expressed in the instructions given in
1919 to the pioneer missionaries: "YOC
are 10 aim at nothing short OF covering
these islands with fruitful fields and
pleasan, dwellings and schools and
To US, here assembled, who largely
the ineal and spiritual progeny
of the missionary fathers, has descended
the gooIly heritage Of homes and occu-
patjons in this now civilized and beau
tiiul land, with its precious opportunities
Of culture and growth in al good things.
The true children and heirs Of those ven
Grated fathers are by no means only
those Gneal descendants who follow
them in character and purpose. All you
are such children who make those men
your fathers By adopting thei- grand
aims, and applying yourselves to fulfil
the work which they began.
What was tne Predominant end held |
in view by those missionary fathers? 1 /
used 20 attend when a boy, with deep
est interest, the daily sessions Of thor
annual meetings, wuich we're held III ,
yonder Cd school hous- beyond the |
ston- church | know what thought !
predominated in the dai Y prayers amt |
speech Of my father and his missionary |
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