The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-12

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second edition OF 500 copies was pub
lished 10y the Hawaiian Board the next
year in Honolulu.
Let sconers at the results of mis-
siouary labor tn thes. Hawaiian
Islands TAX" notice ~ this book and
reflect on that for which Dr. might
stand
have also book 90 ola Testament
/ Bible stories. published iu part o. %.
/ Hawaiian Board. ia Honolulu. and
now wholly by the American Tract So
cisty at the request ~ the Hawaiian
/ Board
While We were early in possession
ct some 81 the gospels bpfur. the pub
lication OF the entire Bible in 1898. We
valued these old Testament Bible
stories because they helped us better
tn understand our Sayior's illusions 60
such men as Abel and Noah. Abraham.
Isaac and Jacob. Moses. David and
solomon. Isaiah and Daniel.
| And what have YOU brought
| l have an Hawaiian 90. ar spade
and a Gilbcrtcse illustrated reader or
hand book published by the Hawaiian
Board in the 9TH edition containing
very brief but valuable information
respecting many things as punctuation
-
something of general history and Chro-
nology. confession of faith. with
proof texts. u church and marriage
covenant. etc. II tells vs. little about
the pillow. hut We have NO need of
plows. for W. have neither oxen nor
horses nor mules. which cannot live
ON our coral island. and again. our
soil Is coral sand and mo- crops would
grow in our land. II IL were ploNcd.
by this reader ! hang this on. SuCh
"a We have been wont tn procure from
the Hawaiian missionaries. who have
exchanged them for native fool and
timber. etc. These spades have been
exceedingly useful to- us. especially Ia
the cultivation of the papai. our only
vegetable.
The on and this hand hook have gone
hand in hand in aiding to raise us into
a degree of Christian civilization.
And what have YOU brought
\ cocoanut and two books. One al
these books u n Gilbcrtcse Geography
published 10y the Hawaiian Board
From IL we learned show small n people
we are. and that there are great con
tinents and islands where dwell mil
lions ut human beings in darkness
who need the gospel light as well q.
knowledge OF their lands and condition
to pray more intelligcntly and earnest.
~. From IL We learned of powerful
civilized and Christianizcd nations
and We were stimulated tn try to b..
come like them.
, The other book - - C;ilhcrtcs.. Arith.
metic. published by the Hawaiian
Board. in 18th edition. We prize Il
for 10y its study We adults. who could
not tell how many seven aud eight
were without counting our fingers
when the missionaries first came among
Us. can now much better appreciate this
magnitude oG the numbers i'm the :.
, instances in our Bibles in which they
exceed 100000. and especially the iO0..
100000 of the angelic hosts of whou
We read in the Book of Daniel ard the
Revelation. Glad We wcr. to- - taught
10y this book how the better to keeg
our accounts with the traders who bus
our Copra. Copra. or the dried kernel
OF the Cocoanut. Is our principal and
almost only article at export. without
which We could not possibly expect "a
rise high in u Christian civilization
For with the copra We buy our ClUthcs
and chests. our books and tools
and largely secure the means foT
AAAAN tWN H-tEhRtH anu Ns-AGAtssa
and Of paying our British taxes. Copra
Is as much king ON the Gilbert Islands
as sugar Is king in Hawaii.
BY the side Of these two books. ia.
Typography and the Arithmetic. we
hang the cocoanut as cmblcmaiiC -.
the seed or basis at our material Chris
titan civilization.
And what have YOU brought
Three GilbertcSs books: first the
Bible. complete. in our own Language.
our greatest gift and that Ia which
we owe the most in our rise. II was
published. u Is true. by the American
Bible Society. but In the translation 81
Ia the Hawaiian Board rendered much
assistance by supporting Giib.rtcss as
sistant translators during the years in
which a large part at the translation
was being made.
! ! have also an illustrated Bible Die
tionary. published by the Hawaiian
Board. defining nearly 100 foreign
words which had tn b. introduced into
our GilbertcSe Bible. rs We had no
equivalent for them in our Ian
guage: for example. such words as ice
snow. hour. mile. swear. tower. talent.
Pharisee. baptism. and many other
words. tn say nothing OF the names II
many plants. trees. minerals. precious
stones. musical instruments. coins
weights. dishes and architectural
terms.
The third book u a hook Of Bible
Readings. one for every week TN tn.
year. published by the Hawaiian
Board. a book designed To- help US in
the study OF Gods word. especially "a
aid our women when they come to-
gether weekly. often without teacher
at their Friday afternoon prayer meet
ings.
And what have you brought
\ little booklet called Brief Notes
ON Job" just published 10y the Hawaii