The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-16
MORNING STAR ARRIVES.
Missionary Packet Returns From
- South Pacific.

j ~ missionary pdChSl, AIOIuluS
Star, Bray master, returned TO port at
about y noon yesterday, after a cruise
Of about nine months duration through
the islands of Micronesia, distributing
provisions to the missionaries at work
among the natives. She came in look
ing neat and clean, and not at all as if
she had been on a long cruise.
The trip throughout, with the excep-
ton of very days, is reported by the
captain and mates, as being most pleas
ant. The worst thing that happened to
the Morning Star was the parting of
her main boom in a bloow met with
while on the way from Ruk here.
The Morning Star started from this
port on July 28th of last year, and ar
rived here on April 18th, just a few
days lacking nine months.
The missionaries were met and talk
ed with at all ports along the route
They seemed to be more and more en-
couraged. The work was getting along
splendidly and the more the natives
learned, the more anxious they seemed
to learn. Some changes in consequence
Of missionaries returning home. were
necessary.
Rev Mitchell who went down on the
Morning Star in July, returned to Ho-
nolulu. While the Star was at work
among the islands, he taught and
preached in Apaiank. Quite a reunion
is reported under his administration.
Messrs. Anderson and Scumfelt, were
among the return missionaries from
Butaritari in the Gilbert Islands The |
latter went to this place two years ago |
to spread the Gospel among the ma
tives. No one sent him. He simply |
saw there was a field for work and |
went, earning his own bread as he went |
along and imparting as much knowl
edge as he could. He is now returning |
to his home in Los Angeles. Mr.. Scum
felt says the children in the Gilbert |
Islands are just as other children. Some
are bright while others are dull. If
there is one branch they pick up more
quickly in than others, it is mathe
matics.
Among the other return missionaries
are Miss FOss, assistant to Mrs. Logan
in the girls school at Ruk; Miss Pal
mer of the Kusaie girls school, now on
her way home; Miss Wilson of the
Kusaie school, returning home for
treatment Of her eyes; Mrs. Price,
whose husband is in charge of the
work at Ruk; Miss Price, returning to
the States to be educated; john Hig-
gins. a half white with relatives both
here and in the United States; Rev. S.
Kaaia, wife and daughter and Rev Ka-
paaluhi, wife and three children.
Mr.. Kimm was one of the passen-
gers from the Marshall Islands, where
be has charge OF the business of Mrs.
ingalls,, whose husband, now deceased,
was at one time American Consul to
Samoa. He is here on business and
will visit the States. He has in his
care Master Christopher ingalls,, son Of
Mrs. ingalls,, who came up to be edu-
Gated.
Chief Engineer Ranear is the posses
sor of a bottle club, given him by Ma
-aafa. the Samoan chief who is now an
exile in Jaliut. He called on the old
chief and upon asking him what curl
0us he had, was shown various things.
Ranear got his eyes on the club and
asked him how much he would take for
It. 'Are you an American" asked Ma
.aafa. The answer being in the affirm
alive. the old chief answered: Very
we'll, you may have it for nothing"
Mate Anderson had troubles enough
If his own Wine in Micronesia. Sever
al times he made attempts to paint the
Star, but no sooner had he
done this, than the natives sWarmed
about and destroyed his work. 1t was
necessary for him to postpone all oper-
ations, until leaving the islands for
good.
The Star left Ruk on March 9TH, and
during the time that elapsed before ar
irving here, steamed about five days.
Some ten days of bad weather was met
with