The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-05-04
NOTABLE CRUISE
Morning Star Visits Islands Of
Marshall Group.
CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE FELT
Natives Have Built Substantial
Churches-Are Eager for
the Gospel.
CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE FELT

missionary packet Morning Star among
the islands of the Marshall group.
Probably there will be one more ar
ticle on these interesting islands and
then will come another field. Mr.. Har-
" Swinton tells the story well.
It was intended by DR.. Rife, as l
have already stated, to leave Limagen
at this station, but somehow or other,
there was some difficulty about which
i could find out nothing. Those con-
cerned seemed to be rather reticent
about the affair, for reasons best
known to themselves. 1t was decided
to take Limagen further on and to
leave him where he was most needed.
We brought his canoe alongside,
ook it apart, and had it hoisted
board. Got under way that day (3:30
!. m, October Sth), made Arm, the next
sland, bright and early next day, but
Is the passage into the lagoon was
some distance off, We did not enter it
until Has d. m, coming TO an an
chorage abreast of the station at
p. N.
This island is not a very large one.
Notwithstanding that fact, however,
# seems to be well populated. The
canoes were off, as usual. Mats and
other articles were disposed of
amongst the crew and passengers. We
found there, as in the other islands
we had visited so far, that the good
work was progressing. They have a
very nice little church. with quite a
large number of members. There were,
of course, not as many as in Mile, Ma
juro or Arno, but, considering the size
of the place, they made very good
showing.
We left this island on the 10th of
October at 9 a m. being there but q
hours. As the next island is close, too,
we came to an anchor that same day
at sos p. m. Being so late. DR.. Rife
and his people did not go ashore TO
hold a meeting Mr.. Gordon, trader,
came on board to see DR.. Rife about
his little daughter, whom he wanted
to be taken under his care for tuition
and TO be brought up in his family.
This DR.. Rife agreed to do. Mr.. Cor
don pays him 500 year for her board,
lodging and tuition This l consider
very reasonable.
Here we left Mr. Limagen, the man
we brought away from Majuro, and
took aboard the old teacher of the
place To judge from what / know of
Mr. Limagen. the people there will be
the gamers by the exchange.
We found the same progress, moral
" and religiously. although not SO
marked as We saw it at Majuro. How
ever. as the teacher we left was the
very man who made such progress at
Majuro. it is to be hoped he will infuse
some of his zeal into the people at the
new station. so that when the Star
reaches there next year she may eX-
pect to find very much improved
community. She is sure to find a
marked difference, religiously, among
the people.
We left this place at noon on the
18th of October. having spent the Sab
bath in Mulwunlap. At 4:4O p. m. we
came to an anchor just inside the pas
sage out of the lagoon. il being toe
dark TO see our way out The length
of the lagoon formed another obstacle
Early next morning. weighed anchor
for Warchi. one of the new islands to
be visited this year. Came up to the
entrance Just at sunset Notwithstand-
ing the fact that Captain Garland had
not been there before, he passed into
the lagoon and came to an anchor il
SO fathoms of water, half a mile or 81
from the entrance.
Daylight next morning. got undel
way for the supposed new station, ar
irving abreast of it in an hours time
We did not have as many alongsid,
as at the other places we visited, ow
ing. suppose, TO the fact of this bein.
a new place. and the people somewha
shy. Nevertheless. in the appearance
of the inhabitants we could see yer.
plainly the influence exerted by tn
godly men and women among them
and that was not labor in vain"
Even here they were dressed in Eu
ropean style ] did not see a singh
person with old-fashioned or absenc
of clothes. All seemed to have "caugh
on to the comforts of civilized dress.
DR.. Rife went ashore to see the peo
pie and to find place for the pastor
ate. He found that the people had al
ready built a small church. Miss Pa
mer. Captain Garland and the schoc
boys and girls also went ashore wit
DR.. Rife.
On this island there is a pond {
fresh water close to the place they ha
picked out for mission station. Ther
are other ponds of water on the islam
besides this one These are somethin
unusual to find on coral island. {
course everybody had to go ashore o
a tour of inspection TO see the wonder
full pond. with the exception perhaT
of the mate and one or two of th
crew. They found the pond, SUI
enough. but it did not pan out to |
what they had expected. 1t was M
so deep as they were led to believ