The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-31
Tsn ideals and the Episcopalian religion.


 dustrious little communities in all tn South Sea. Under his skill doze
 large houses were built for the Jen
 nings family and for the headquarter
 of the community government and bus
 mess of the island. When he died h
 left eleven grown up children and thir
 ty grandchildren. His remains wer
 inclosed in a mammoth sarcophagus o
 cement and coral, which stands on thu
 spot where Jennings first slept ol
 Gente Hermosa soil in 1856.
 We hope that our natives will lov'
 us as much" writes Miss King, "a'
 those of Gente Hermosa did Eli Jen
 nipgs. We will certainly have large
 crop of fruit and copra, so our financial
 prospects are very bright. You cannot
 imagine how perfectly smooth and de
 lightful life is here. I came after the
 most arduous tasks had been accom-
 plished-building the houses and set
 ting upon a communistic plan of gov
 ernment. We have each our allotted
 share of labor, but there is plenty o1
 time left for other things
 "The three young ladies who teach the school, two music teachers and my
 self, keep house in delightful cottage
 We have native woman who does the
 rough household work, and the lighter
 duties we divide among ourselves. Breakfast is a very light meal consist ing only of fruit, cereal and drink made of dried grain and fruit. Neither tea nor coffee are allowed, We are not
 vegetarians, but believe in the very temperate use of meat. It Is served only once a day. The stock which they brought here is thriving, and some of the vegetables do fairly well in this soil, while others have failed utterly. However, one soon finds the tropical fruits and vegetables palatable, and they are plentiful The same diet is | followed by all the colonists. Your gourmets would call us abstemious, but we have none of the ills that go hand in hand with overeating.
 Before breakfast, which is at half past six, we all go down to the beach for dip. At half-pasts seven the wheels of industry are set in motion. The men go to their labors, the women to their duties and the children to. school At eleven o'clock the men and children return to their homes, and af- ter the midday luncheon there is an hour of leisure
 In the afternoon the adults assemble in the public meeting place, which is constructed on the plan of large ar bor. It is a rarely beautiful sight, for men and women in the simple, graceful Greek gowns that do not spoil the scenery as do corseted moderns in all the atrocities of fashionable dress The arbor is overrun with sweet-scented tropical flowers and overlooks the blue sea. Music is always part of the pro- gramme. The works of the masters are discussed and interpreted by the musical members of the colony, We have several voices that would compare with the best concert singers, and one of the young men is violin player.
 Aside from the general discussion of music, every person in the colony must privately cultivate musical ear ana those advanced in the art are delegated to help the beginners, The women practice their music during the morn ing hours and, like the Greeks, we be- lieve that boys should be taught some instrument and singing,
 After the symposium young and ola go to the gymnasium, which is not a very large building, for only few of the sports are practiced indoors We have a one-mile running track that the men have laid out, and racing is very popular. Fencing, boxing, wrestling and sword practice are taught and en- The girls and women, after the Spartan idea, take as much exer- else, if not as vigorously, as the men. Most of us have another plunge In the surf after gymnasium, and the colony is then ready for the evening meal. Lights out at nine o'clock is the strin- gent rule.
 "The children in the colony have an advantage over us, for they are being brought up under ideal conditions, while we are tainted with the years of l improper living. Intermarrying with E the natives will not be countenanced, ! as they could not possibly adjust them | selves to our standards. But we hope that our example will encourage other colonies to come to the South Seas and settle on the neighboring islands and atolIs, where we will be little world E by ourselves, large enough to prevent { StdRndUlOIl anu Sllldll Ciioueh sO Do WAY in ideas and ideals"
 From other passages in Miss Kings etter it is evident that the money to carry out this colony scheme was dona- ted by the members according to their means. As several of the colonists were people with private fortunes, there was no lack of money to equip hem for their venture. Those who nave since joined them were either per- ,onal friends of the leaders or close ac- 1uaintances of some of the colonists.
 The Island Beautiful is not meant as , refuge for anybody. Only those who are In sympathy with the idea of the are eligible to citizenship in hat remarkable community The 'ickly were sifted out before he colo lists sailed for their island home, and ,nly those endowed with good health will be permitted to join them.
 Whatever the ultimate fate of the en- husiasts of Hay Nasos Kalla, the is- and Beautiful, they are pursuing the 4raeco- modern tenor of their way un- disturbed by what others, near or dis ant, may think of them.
 
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