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


had from the Gilbert Islands for the
Girls school on Kusaie. Some fifty.
At least. are hoping that their turn
will come soon. but two hundred
could be had for the ssking oi their
parents. from kindergarten size uP 90
full grown Christian girls.
No marriages are to be hereafter un-
less both parties wish IL: thus hun
dreds OF girls rejoice and give God the
praise. We have population OF 10000
TO care for tthe Samoan Mission ear
ing for nearly 10000. Those That are
willing to- listen To the old story of
Jesus and his love are about one-half
or 10000. Nearly 5000 have profcSsed
10 love Jesus since tn" beginning Of
the mission Gin 1851 bu; only about
200 adults are real sure today that they
love Jesus and are willing To bear a
cross for Him; while among the 3UOO
school children there are perhaps 200
little Christian heroes. ,
Twenty-Five preachers. four Of them
ordained. preach the gospel to $500
people weekly. being assisted more or
less by the twenty-siN teachers. over
800 of the 1900 Sabbath school mem
beTship make n thorough study 30 the
lesson. committing not only the verses.
but the outlines and references for
home readings.
AS To- the gifts: (Over siO0l About
siXty-two cents a member only: hut
what proportion is this OF their i'm
come? Many heathens have hard work
To get. besides their tobacco. the
Queens tax OF fifty cents: while our
Christians buy books. having paid the
past year s62S for them. including $3.50
| Ia, NJ hnV
buy clothes -four yards OF shifting
from the traders. or eight yards of
calico for S1l"
| What shall we say OF Apsmama.
where the contributions for the sup
port of native catechists amounted tC
| 81. 10 per church member for 1898
when we remember that the annual
exports of the entire group 10 not en-
ceede So per capita?
How came your people iIto thsiI
present condition?
As our time Is limited. We cannot
this morning dwell upon the part ne
American Board have had IN helping
us. but we will especially try - show
you by the aid of this symbolic lad
der what you. through the hawaiian
| Board, have done for IL.
The missionaries brought Wal
| them a book which they called ne
| Bible. and from which they said ",
could learn about the only true 90,
| and His Son. Jesus Christ. Of course
| we could not read IL. even 80 - az
been printed in our own language
| So the missionaries. a. soon as tIeN
had learned a little % CIR l1aEIic -
began TO tell us OF this one God VIM
| so loved us that He gave Nis only
| Son. that whatsoever believer IN =. M
| should not perish. hut have -TsriH-t
| ing life
This work they called 5s--, 1i1E =,
| Gospel. BY this preaching Ws IFS
began TO ascend this iad5s-. Cor vr.n'
| of us began TO believe the Gospel. .It
to cast aside our weapons % var -ls
our idols. our drinking and Ees,l,1E
our numbering and our s.se!.--,,.
| symbolic this conduc- -s now y.-s
/ our weapons and idol AMI heather
dress at the foot OF this ladder and. rs
il were. ascend the first round tn a
faint and obscure belief ~ the s'le
God and His Son Jesus Christ. We
will mark this point - our ascent hy
the syInbolical placing ~ q -ilss,-i,Iu
Bible on the first TounG. @ sTutul II
the earlier labors OF yogT Hawaiian
1
representative Rev. z. NaEa Will now
deposit ii for us.
| CThis Is the Mission a.- r axe
Robert Louis Stevenson the Use ~ MS
house during the short Soio~rr 80 me
latter on Butaritari, AMI % whom Ste
venson So humorOusly but Kin lly
writes in his book emitted a.
South Seas
At this point IN tn. exercises he
school sang the last verse q: The Cos
pei Ship is Sailing
How did you-reach the -s2- -~'nd nj
this symbolic ladder?
You see here a large G!lbsrtsss road
ing chart for use in our schools. pub
lished by the Hawaiian Board: also a
small one, the first printing done FOR
us by the missionaries - 1888 from
the charts We easily learned 20 spell:
for our words needed only thirteen let
! tiers. viz: q. .. /. q. u. N. y. =. y. X. r.
T. W. When we went 20 school we
wanted clothes. and a or teachers
recommended to us to spend less of
our little income on our great luxury.
tobacco. We began to- buy cloth and so.
as | hang the small chart and IS COM
panion. a little primer. printed in 1860.
on the second round. We must also
hang by their side n pair OF scissors.
a little basket containing thread. need
les and thimble. also a bar OF soap.
emblematic of what the wives of the
Hawaiian missionaries very early
taught Us To- do. viz: TO cut and make
and wash our own clothes: remember
ing. perhaps. that in the same chapter
in Genesis which contains Gods first
promise OF the Messiah 20 fallen Adam
and Eve. IL Is also stated that Unto
Adam and 10 his wife did the Lord
make coats OF skins AMI clothed them.
And what have YOU brought that
may help 10 symbolic your ascent
| \ book containing the gospels oi
Matthew and John. the Epistle to- the
! Enhnsinn. and a f.u- Ellnln .rnri.a