The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-12

Our financial standing shows a vast sum
of twenty-four thousand dollars spent for
tie support of the missionaries, since
they were involved in this undertaking.
Ours were not the only representatives
of the Christian religion residing on these
islands but America had many. Among
them were the parents of our present pas
/ tor, who held an active work there before
they came here.
The Marquesas Islands were not only
our field of labor: but Gilbert. Caroline
and Marshall Islands were later added |
after due consideration of the ability of |
the Hawaiians' administration.
Geography indicates these islands as
merely dots, but to combine them, one
can realize how broad a field lies before
him. Imagine the large population living
on them, who may not have the chance
of penitence, has Hawaii not extended
her willing hands?
The periods of 1S55E1870 was period of
a great "send-off," or in another word
the period of great extension. Never was
: before known such enthusiastic move
ments among the Hawaiians, and when
called to leave their happy home for the
Masters sake. young and old gladly ac-
: cepted it. To leave their homes and the
loved ones behind was nothing but liv-
ing inspiration drawing them closer to
their Maker
These following Hawaiians were the
first to carry the cross to the fields: Mr..
!. and Mrs Aumai. Mr.. and Mrs J. w Ka-
I. nOa, Rev. and Mrs. J. II. Mahoe, Rev.
= and Mrs. NJ. G.. Hama, Rev. and Mrs. w
r. Kapu Rev and Mrs. G.. Leleo, Rev
: and Mrs. w. \! Lono, Rev. and Mrs. r.
Z Maka, Mr. and Mrs. AHA, Mr.. and Mrs.
n Nca and Mr-and Mrs. Kaehuaea. They
left on the Gilbert Islands, where Rev.
: Hiram Bingham, son of the Founder of
this Church, was in charge.
For the Caroline Islands, Rev and Mrs.
zen and Mrs Caun'l Kaaikanla Rev
and Mrs. Kaelemakule. Mr. and Mrs. Opu-
lpui and AIr. and Mrs. Noa.
\ Marshall Islands-Rev. and Mrs. ID. Ka-
pail. Rev. and Mrs. S. w. Kekuewa, Rev
and Mrs. s. X. Nawaa and Rev. and Mrs
5. T. Kaaia. DIR. and Mrs. Snow were
IN charge of this work. They were sue
ceeded by DIR. and Mrs. Beers.
- II was not easy task to gain the
- consent of those people to permit the Ha-
waiian missionaries to stay but rather
- hard friction but God ID an influences
, that soon removed all these frictions, anc
an open door was granted to them.
g The first steps taken by these mission
n aries were similar with that on Marquesal
or islands. one using different methods from
on the other. Rev. II. Aea had noticeabl
way of attracting his people. After hi
.rs long study of their customs, and thei
iff great amusements he found that the
were not only interested in tales an
- songs. but also loved dancing. He at ono
.rs composed songs in their language, take
the air from their own. and using thei
a dancing movements as time-keepers.
1t was not long afterwards they becam
90 useful to these people and their influence
went wide and free.
Ia The teaching of Gods words then wa
carried. first by voice and later by readin
III In their own tongues.
The Rev. Hiram Bingham, after h
HE careful study. found the alphabets no
nd use by the Gilbert Islanders. He d.
, serve credit as a translator of the bibl
ra and composer of songs now sung by -
people. The Rev. Snow might have a.
md complished all for the Marshall Island
had he not died: however the Rev. d
md Beers, his successor. is devoting his tin
1ur tTanslating the Bible as we'll eompo
ing songs and writing matters of int
He'd est In the line of education.
Schools were also established large
i'd by these missionaries, and such bran'
OF their work became the key by whic
the the salvation through Christ took fir
stand among them: this results in Il
ere uplifting of these islands from their lo'
on er standing to that of civilization