The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-09-08
Printed First Bibles for the Gil
bert islanders.
WAS CAST Up BY THE SEA.
Bur Missionaries Looked On His Arrival as
Proviienrial-Many Years In Offices Of
Honolulu-Aged Printer Dies Afrer Liuger-
ing lnnesS-Rev. Mr.. Bingham 0fficiafes.

Charles HotehkisS. whose name will
always be associated with the pioneer
days Of the art preservative in the Isl
ands OF the Pacific, died Friday morning
at the Queens Hospital. after lin
! gering illness. While Mr. HoIchkiss
never attained much prominence in this
I country. his career was most remark
I able one, and among the missionary
circles Of the South Sea Islands his
name will always be kindly remem-
bered. OF his early history, compare
I lively little is known. He was born In
| Vermont and has relatives in ST. Louis,
Mo-, and Toledo, Ohio He first came
70 the Pacific as sailor on merchant
/ ship. which was wrecked. HotchkiSs
( with several sailors took 10 small
I boat and found haven Of rest at Apt
ang. where Rev. Hiram Bingham was
/ stationed as missionary worker. The
story of his arrival ar that place and
the work performed in giving the Gil
bert Islands copies OF the Bible is told
as follows by Mr.. Bingham in his 'Sto-
ries OF the Morning Star"
Among other worthy deeds OF the
Morning Star, she had carried printing
presses TO Micronesia. The story OF our
press at Apaiang 1 think viii please
you.
Nearly five after We landed there, We
sent a copy of the Gospel OF Matthew
in the Gilbert Island language 10 Homo
lulu, by the hands OF Kanoa, 10 be print
ed there. as also a small hymn-book.
| Thirteen months later, kanoa returned
in the Morning Star, bringing back an
edition OF the hymn-b book, but no print
ed copy Of Matthew. We we're very
sorry, for we had often told our pupils
that they would soon have an entire
Gospel
/ II happened that printing-press had
Just been sent 10 US in the Morning
Star; and so we said. we can print
Matthew for ourselves" The box which
was supposed 10 contain the press was
landed, and soon opened We found in
[ il q small box of types. cases, and other
things used in printing, but no press,
The captain felt sure that all had been
landed; but could not rest until had
boarded the vessel and inquired Of the
mate He assured ne that there was
nothing more As padded home that
I evening, my heart was doUbIy heavy,
from this second disappointment.
I Next morning the examination Of one
I OF our schools was held; and while this
was going on, the captain came 10 in
form ne that another search for the
missing press was TO be made; and, in
I = - H. !
Stripes would be hoisted- How great
was our Joy, upon leaving the school
house, TO see the old flag al the mast
headt
The Morning Star soon left US We
had press, but no printer. \ book,
however, telling Us how 70 print had
y been sent, and We hoped soon TO under
stand the business Only two days after
i Captain James, departure, Z boat en-
tered our lagoon, which had gone adrift
L with several sailors, when trying 10
reach g small guano island, some forty
miles from the place where they had
been wrecked For ten days they were
upon the ocean, and after voyage OF
six hundred miles they reached Maiana.
They rested one night, and then set
out for Apaiang, in the hope OF finding
the Morning Star, and going IN her 70
Honolulu The current was too strong
and the wind too much ahead; so they
put hack, and remained five days long
II er- They then set out again for Apai-
ans, and reached Us Just too late, 4
few weeks later they had an Opportu-
nifty Of leaving for Sydney in { cocoa
nut oil trader
One Of the men was printer, and IL
was willing TO remain, and set our little
press 10 work In few weeks We had
Matthew ready for our pupils, Mr.
Hogchkiss flor that was his nance aIst
printed several other small books which
we're greatly needed We love 10 thinE
that God sent that kind printer 10 i!
: over the vide ocean, IN an open boat
10 help Us IN giving the Word OF Life q
the poor Gilbert ISLANDERS
Mr. Hotehkiss arrived in Hawaii il
: 1865. and for the greater portion OF tht
time since then he has been employed
: By Robert GTieTe, one OF the oIdes
printers in the country
The funeral held yesterday Afternoon
l in Il Il Williams undertaking psrIor
: was attended BY members OF the typo
: graphical fraternity, among whom Nj
HotchkisS was pleasantly known
The funeral service was read By Rev
: Hiram Bingham, who paid z touehiul
] ! tribute to the man whose name ma
soon be forgotten but whose zssistanc
10 the Missionaries in the Gilbert Isl
ands viii always be remembered Is On
OF the proTidenIizI blessings 10 thos
engaged in spreading the news OF Ii
Gospel The remains were inferred z
NUusnu Cemetery.