The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-12-14

And I entreat thee also, true yoke
fellow. help those women which labor
ed with me in the gospel, with Clement
also. and with other my fellow labor
ers. whose names are in the book of
life
The exortations and the commands
OF Scripture come down the ages just
as appropriate and binding as when
first given.
In looking over the records of our
missions am surprised at the number
Of unmarried workers and their labors
are not in vain. Not long since the
wife OF a missionary who had been
long in China wrote TO me, asking me
10 unite with her in prayer that more
single ladies might be sent in place
Of some who were so worn by the lab
ors as TO be obliged to leave. and also
10 give thanks for the zeal and sue
cess OF others So with JOY welcomed
recently three young ladies bound TO
China, equipped with the knowledge
OF medicine as well as other prepare
ton.
And should we not also remember
the women on Hawaii who have done
and are doing so much for the gospel
OF Christ? Let US remember them in
our prayers and in words of cheer I
VIII not give names but we will not
forget the one who gives her life TO
Hawaiian work Then two stations
in lonely places are held by the daugh-
tiers Of deceased parents who had lab
ored long in those places. Then there
Is q great work done by teachers and
women throughout the Islands. A
Hawaiian pastor said 10 me the teach
er al my place is a very good woman
she helps me all the thine" Then
quite g host Of women are working in
Sunday Schools and caring for the
sick and poor anu strangers.
Others we will remember who have
PASSED on. Il is pleasant 10 bring tC
notice my very kind friend and asso-
ciate for eight years at Punahou-
Marcia Smith. We were workers wher
Punahou was in poverty and board wa:
given at one dollar week. The fam
lily used TO number 25 or 80 with many
guests from the mission. We all sat
at one table in the long dining room
The kitchen was not connected witt
the house and the walk TO it was un
protected from the trade winds. With
in the kitchen was a fire place with it!
old fashioned crane and many kettle:
and the heavy bake-kettle. And at on'
kitchen was a fire place with its OLE
fashioned crane and many kettles anC
the heavy bake-kettle. And at on
side OF the fire place was large bricl
oven which once heated thorough!
would give three turns of food. frs
bread and meat, then pies and ginger
bread. and then brown bread and bean
or pudding which were ready for tn,
next day. Miss Marcia Smith, havin!
great strength, especially Of hand an,
arm. and never thinking of herself
endured the toll, working all day an,
often spending her evenings doctorinl
the hurt feet OF the barefoot boys AM
binding up their wounds In thos
days We talked Of help" not "a cook.
4 servant who could get a meal with
out the care OF the home-maker wa.
very rare Punahou was little farm
We raised vegetables in their season
had cows TO furnish milk and small
supply Of butter, raised chickens, hal
eggs and pigs. Miss Smith would
take the trouble Of making sausage
though one Of the boys who found he
thus employed said to her, My mothe
never makes saugages: she says sh
cannot with six boys" but Miss Smitl
never spared herself to make the mos
palatable food her scant resource
would permit In q letter to q mothe
Of one Of the boys she writes: 81 an
quite discouraged about writing. Their
are so many ways to turn, such mul
tiplicity Of cares, such an endless vari
ETY. Of interruptions, such ceaseles
causes Of anxiety and uneasiness tha
the effort is almost in vain TO fix N
mind on any train of thought lon
enough to express clearly a singl
idea" but she was the only one t
teach singing and tried hard to have
regular reading Of history with tn
boys on some evenings, and was a
earnest teacher in Bible principle:
She was hasty Of speech and irml
believed in discipline and obedience
yet she was ceaseless in her efforts 70
the good of others. Perhaps Punaho
owes her existence to her self sacrifc
though she was Martha, not Mar!
but Jesus loved Martha She left th
work with reluctance, being called
the care Of a very infrm mother VII
fingered many years. Her own lii
also was prolonged in great weakne:
10 the age Of 90 years.
I cannot give exact dates but in ii
first OF the ffties, while our home va
at Punahou, on our way to church G
Sabbath morning, q friend came TO l
with the sad intelligence that an a
quafntance had died suddenly duriT
the night. The deceased was mothe
leaving five children unprovided 70
The lady was here for health and Il