The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-10-26
THE Old MISSION HOME
STORIES OF EARLY DAYS IN HA-
WAII' ARE RELATED.
An. Evening of Interesting Reminis-
cences-Men Who Were Babies in
the Building-Work of the Women.

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The old Cooke homestead in Kawa-
iahao was the scene Saturday evening
of a large gathering of members of the
Hawaiian Mission Children's Society
and their friends.
The audience was made up of a large
number of descendants of the early
missionaries, their connections and
friends. Among them were noted
President Dole, Chief Justice Judd, l..
A. Thurston, j. b. Atherton, the
Cookies. Rices, Binghams, Rev. f. 5.
Bishop, Halls, Castles, Smiths, Da-
mons, Emersons, Gulicks and many
others. The entire building was bril-
liantly illuminated and decorated for
the occasion. Some of the old furni-
ture, still preserved, was exhibited in
the house.
Rev. o. H. Gulick, president of the
society, opened the meeting. "Blest be
the tie that binds" was sung, after
which the report of the Board of Man
ayers was received. The following
Maile Wreath Committee for the ensu-
ing quarter was appointed: Rev. S.
f. Bishop. chairman, Rev. o. p. Emer-
son, Mrs. j. w. Whitney and Miss
Brooke. The collection of the evening
amounted to $27.15.
Mrs. Annis Montague-Turner, nee
Cooke, who was born in the old house,
sung in a touching manner "Home,
Sweet Home" after which loft in the
Silly Night was sung by the aud
ience.
Rev. Hiram Bingham, who also first
saw the light there, told the story of
the old house. He began with the ar
rangement of the missionary party IN
Boston and gave an account of the
preparation of the house there to be
put together in Honolulu. 1t was taxi
en- on bard the original Thadeus, and
brought around the Horn, reaching
here in 1920. For some time the king
refused to let the strange house go
up. Finally, when his suspicious con-
cerning the missionaries were allayed,
he gave permission, the house was fin
ished and all of the Thadeus party
then in Honolulu moved into it,
From this point the hardships en-
dured in the routine of life among so
many adverse circumstances were de-
tailed. A full account of the work
carried on, successes and reverses, w rs
also an interesting feature. The chiefs
were special objects of attention, it
being necessary to gain their symp1-
thy before the work of educating and
Christianizing the people could ne
prosecuted. After a time the chiefs,
members of the Royal family and
many others were frequent visitors ut
the home of the missionaries.
The remainder of the evening was
devoted to "reminiscences of the old
home, related by a number of those
present. Rev, S. f. Bishop read pa
per, giving many interesting facts con
cerning the early work. Chief JUS
tice Judd had fund of "reminiscences
of the old house to tell as did also
Hon. w. K. Castle. The latter referred
to the good seed at once sown among
the natives which produced in the few
years following nobler and wiser men.
Other speakers were w. w. Hall. Rev.
o. H. Gulick and Messrs. c. NJ. and A.
f. Cooke, the latter being among the
members whose birthplace the old
home is. Mr.. c. NJ. Cooke was spec
tally interesting in his account of the
early appearance of the Kawaahao 10.
cality and the methods which have SO
improved the region and the large dis
trict beyond.
Mrs. l.. b. Coan, who was a .Bing-
ham, read from a dairy of her moth.
er's, Mrs. II. Bingham, giving AN in
teresting account of life at the mis-.
sion.
After the singing of a couple Of
hymns, one of them being "From
Greenland's Icy Mountains, the meet,
ing adjourned.
S. c. L. THEATER.