Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-07-27

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PRESIDENT DOLE.
but not until 177s did their consecu- /
tive connection with the west begin.
In that year Capt. Cook landed on \
KAUAI and was looked upon by the /
bsti,es Is an Incarnation OF the god /
Lono. They considered his crew Is I
supernatural beings Cook returned /
the next year. but became involved in /
Gispntes with the natives. and was 4
killed February a. 1879.
From the beginning almost the
Hawaiiaus have sought protection 4
from Europeans. in which. of course. /
are included the Americans. In 1894 /
fhe king. kamehameha. and his chiefs /
voluntarily placed themselves under the I
protection of England and the British
Tag was hoisted in Hawaii. This /
kamehameha had secured supreme +
power through sanguinary civil war
listing nine years. lie was nephew
OF King Kalaniopuu. whose son he
dispossessed and finally got assassin /
Hted- Acivil war in he Leewardislands I
gave kamehameha a chance 10 inter
fere. He did so; reduced Oahu to sub
lection TO himself, and for the rest OF
has days had peace His domains in
cluded all the Hawaiian islands ex-
eept Kauai and Niihau. the extreme
western ones But his work was not
yet Done In March. 1910. the last
king of Kauai was persuaded To nav
tribute TO Namehameha and hold his
island during the remainder of his life
rs ficf OF the king VI Hawaii. In1S15
the Russians attempted TO annex Kauai.
but the firmness of kamehameha frus-
trated their designs When ne died. in
1879. he had consolidated the Hawaiian
islands into one strong kingdom.
His eldest son. Iiholiho. succeeded
him and took the name OF Kameham-
cha H. The reign OF this prince was
distinguished by the introduction of
Christianity into the islands But
the conversion of the Hawaiians oc-
rurred in perhaps the most curious
fashion in which such "a change was
ever Effected. Vancouver had visit
ed the islands several times during the
last part OF the eighteenth century.
and Is still remembered as "a visean
generous benefactor OF those islands"
The words are taken from an Ha-
Waiian document. He taught the Ha-
Eaiinns many things and among
others a dislike for their crude svs-
TENS Of idolatry The king went so
far as 90 ask him TO send ont mis-
scenarios from England. but Van
eouytr. in 1904 sailed away for the
last time. and no missioparics came.
However. his teachings were working
reformation in Hawaii. and under
Aamehameha IT, b. came TO "a head
In lel9 there was "a general breaking
Of idols and burning Of temples
throughout Hawaii s cousin Of the
hug. indeed. rallied the conservatives.
ard civil war broke out. bur Goo the
battle Of kuamoo. December 2D lsl9.
b. was defeated and slain
The prcuiiarity Of this reformation
s. thar 10 was purely negative. Nomis-
siouaries had set arrived The island
srs were not tabiishing Christianity.
lhey had simply sickencd Of their old
religion and bad east 30 ont They had
created reiig Gus vacuum. fhsy ,ycr.
people without faith ard their
ninds STOOD empty for tbe entrance OF
new creed.
% came 10 fhcm Npril g 1s21. by the
arrival % fhc pioneer parity or Ameri-
ear mi ionarias "Thc mis-. 11rnrira
were vrn received SAYS Chambers.
-and ihe work OF Instruction tta4 at
cree begun. in Jess than f0 vcnrs fhr,
bad Taught fhr whole Hawaiian peo.
pc 90 reed au@ rrits. to rirher aud
lew. 'IheY soon reduced .ha Jam.
ruage tn writing ents an official re-
port of fhn Hawaiian r.-uI|.r ..rr