The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-10-18

| -lAc WluccpIcdu tulnusldslu lOI Icdu-
ing and religious teaching, culmin-
ating in the possession of new print
ing press. Soon came forth the first
book, the Primer, and with it gen.
eral yielding to the missionary iDfiu-
ence.
Mrs. Jewett devotes one chapter of
her book to the history Of the build
ing of the Morning Star, and details
the launching in Chelsea with four
thousand spectators, half of these chill
dren stockholders; the greeting in
Honolulu; the arrival in Ebon, the
most welcome sight in Micronesia.
Its regular arrivals thereafter brought
new life to the work, and linked the
missionaries to the living, loving
world beyond the seas. A heart
rending time for this lonely mission
airy was during the ten months after
the Star had sailed with all his fam
lily for whom change was impera-
tive. We find him brave and fever
ishly industrious, but with what a
strain on heart and head and health!
And when, after the little bark had
returned and reunited this family,
there came the astounding PROPOSE
ton to sell the Morning Star and
abandon the work in Micronesia, we
fairly breathe in relief that his burn
ing appeals and offers of greater and
incredible sacrifices on the part of the
missionaries should save Micronesia
from the dreary fate OF being ma
rooned.
In 1860 failing health brought DR..
Gulick and his family to the land of
his birth. He was so changed by his
work and suffering as to be unrecog-
nizable. But he did not find suffi-
cient tonic even in the Joy of life in
Honolulu with all his friends about
him. Nor even when the comforts of
home were augmented by the exhila-
ration of horseback riding did he re-
cover. So we find frequent change in
| place and constant occupation in the
next four years spent in America, his
missionary furlough." He spoke
everywhere most brilliantly in behalf
of his beloved Micronesia, sketching
thrilling pictures of original heath
enism," touching hearts and purses
for the people there.
He burned to work as foreign
missionary, but Micronesia was phys
ically out of the question. Honolulu
was different matter, however, and
! in 1864 he came here as secretary of the
Hawaiian Board. He thoroughly I'M
derstood the needs of the field, and it
was largely at his suggestion that
many changes in the work were
brought about. He threw himself
whole into accomplishing
these changes. He travelled about,
counselling with the missionaries and
visiting the Hawaiians, everywhere
finding aloha awaiting him. He
toiled on his newspaper, the Kuokoa,
giving news, reports and advice to the
Hawaiians, who welcomed il weekly
as a friend. He proposed and brought
about the native pastorate, radical
change. In 1865 the infant Kawaia-
hao Seminary was opened with eight
scholars, Mrs. Gulick in charge.
AS secretary of the Hawaiian Board
DR.. Gulick was the executive officer
of the organization which taught Ha-
wall to stand alone. His work of cor
respondence, organization, editing and
publication was arduous, and attend
ed with obstacles and Encouragement. |
Yet in addition he felt the burden of
part in politics.
Those were the days Of the struggle |
between the king, Kamehameha V |
and the people. They were willing to
follow the leading of the missionaries,
who chad brought all the rights the
natives ever had" to quote an anti
missionary adviser of the king. As a
man, as an American, as a Christian,
as a son of Hawaii, DR.. Gulick felt
himself precipitated into the midst of
this fight for constitutional liberty.
In no falteripg words he made his
weekly demands for right and justice
for the people. But not unmOlested.
In 1856 we zee him before the bar of
the Legislature, cited for contempt,
and after turbulent discussion in the
House, dismissed with reprimand.
1t is interesting in the light of to-
day to find him in 1868 a prophet of
and solving various Ha-
waiian problems as follows:
1.-THE time will come when we shall
be ready for absorption by the great
if they desire it. AT pres
ent we are not ready, but these dis
cussions are preparing the way. -
Be assured that the time will come
when MISUNDERSTANDING and a truly
government will be Sc
cured for Hawaii"
Without doubt one OF the greatest
trials in the life of this man of many
trials was in relinquishiDg his post as
Secretary Of the Hawaiian Board. He
took this step when he realized that
his political activity was deemed by
some inconsistent with his Office. He
could not do otherwise than protest
against the wrong being done to his
His vehemence may
have been arbitrary, his protests pre-
but he could only give up the
missionary office he held
never the convictions. Nor would he
stay to cause dissension in the Board
and so he went, amid words of regret
and appreciation even from those who
did not approve his politics.
Here our absorbing interest wanes,
for what most concerns us, what is
most novel to the general reader, has
been told. AS the author says in her
preface, "His later missionary expert
ences were in line with what the
Christian church already understands.
They have therefore been crowd
ed into narrower compass"
And yet these later chapters
record more missionary labor than is
often the privilege of one man
twenty years work, part of it in the
Roman Catholic countries OF Europe
and then an ever increasing burden of
sboring under the American Bible
Society in Japan and China.
What wonder that the inevitable