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missionary secretary until February Of
1870. when he leaves US to enter upor
wider fields
Already very prominent In those
years became the work OF education
for Hawaiian girls. which began in this
decade TO assume the Importance which
~ has since held. Our society's part In
II IL began In the years '64-5. by giving
800 toward fitting up rooms for Mrs. ID.
II Gulicks so-calied Ragged School.
which became the foundation OF the
since prosperous kawaiahao Seminary.
Two hundred and fifty dollars was also
then given toward It's superintendent
salary. This appropriation gradually
increased 10 about $500 in '6s. and $500
u in SO. 20. IL and ~. In 81. Miss Lydia
Bingham became principal OF kawaia-
hao' Seminary. having for that purpose
accompanied her brother around Cape
Horn In the second Morning Star.
which he then commanded. Miss Lydia
was soon Joined by her older sister.
Elizabeth. who afterwards succeeded
ner as principal.
Other girls schools grew and pros
pered. While Miss Ogden's. at Ma<iki.
was disbanded In SO. and that OF Rev.
q. H. Gulick was closed when he left
waialua in 1870. the latter was soon
reopened by Miss Mary r. Green. The
seminary at Makawao. previously es-
tablished by G. u. Andrews in '6l, and
carried on by the Greens from SO to 69.
, when IL was destroyed by fire. was re-
opened Dy ana MIS- y. Is. Amer
son and Miss Helen Carpenter in 1870.
since when IL has had a most success
ful career.
The financial features Of this period
are interesting. The receipts OF the
treasury show a general increase dur
ing the ten years. as follows: 1868. SO,
S400.4S. $433.if. S571.32. $53717. S179.59.
/ SiOfs.75. $500. 90. <sS9.90. $sS9S1. about
doubling In ten years.
The disbursements were as follows:
s51042. S52s.07. $SlS.50. $664.64 $500 81. |
| S7S0O7. 1922 Al. $1O02.77. Stats. ss39. 81
From 1866 onward the larger half OF
/ the disbursements OF the society We're |
made for educating Hawaiian girls. |
The salary OF the principal OF kawaia- |
hao Seminary was paid by the society. |
and girls were supported there and in !
other schools.
The list OF presidents OF the society
during these ten years Is as follows:
s. T. Alexander. n. w. Andrews H.
II. Parker. Thos. G. Thurston. j. Z.
Cooke. II. a Il. Carter. L. Il. Church.
S. u. Dole. =. +. Bishop. II. Bingham.
The vice presidents during the same
period were:
II. a. p. Carter. ]. p. Cooke. A. F.
Judd. r. w. Andrews. c. J. Lyons. A
r. Judd. A. o. Forbes. II. A. Il. Carter.
+. G. Jones and a. r. Judd.
Recording secretaries were William
Andrews. :. NJ. Damon. G. a. Castle.
J. r. waterhouse Jr.. X. w. Andrews,
f. II. Dimond. Il. F. Dillingham;. r. w.
Andrews. c. NJ. Cooke. and Robert
Thurston.
The treasurers were W. w. Hall for
five years. Levi Chamberlain three
years. and +. c. Jones for two years.
During this decade. the present writ
er completed n missionary service OF
three and a half years among Hawaii
ans. At the isolated station OF Hama.
Maui. removing thence In the summer |
OF 1866 to Lahainaluna Seminary. hav-
ing gained some insight into Hawaiian
social conditions and character. includ- |
ing a profound respect for the deep
piety OF many native Christians. as
well as a sad perception OF the debased
social morality OF a majority OF church
members.
THIRD DECADE.
Miss Martha Chamberlain gave an 3
interesting account of the third decade I
"a follows:
1S73-PresiGent. Rev. Hiram Bling
ham. 4
From the wealth OF material afforded :
by the records OF this society for the I
fifteen years that have been assigned {.
her CfrOm 1879 to lSSD. the writer finds =
IL indeed hard To- choose. And she I
Graves indulgence II she begins her rec I
a long historian in her office as c
secretary-with n story
which goes back little into the last
decade. but which - OF special interest u
tonight. I,
A memorial banner was prepared in :
1870 To be carried in the grand process n
sion TO kawaiahao church on the &C. n
rasiOn OF the Jubilee OF the American n
Protestant Mission to the Hawaiian n
II was an elegant creation. OF .
spotiess white satin. lettered In gold; "a
MALE wreath with the word Jubilee" nj
on one side. on the other our name.
with the date Of our inauguration. 1t
was bound with n border OF rich green -
ut.s Of the annual meeting for 1870 this
note: "a committee ~ four ladies'.
Cf Mrs. II. 4. 7. Carter. Miss
Nellie Judd. Mrs. L. &. Jones and Mrs.
W. W. Hall. were appointed to make a
banner for the society for the ap- |
preaching jubilee celebration This
banner il present here tonight. But i
listen To- it's history: ~
After being treasured with the great 4
ast care for twenty years. IL was sent
after the death OF Rev. II. q. Forbes. a
former corresponding secretary OF the
Hawaiian Board. by his successor. Rev.
Oliver i. Emerson. To the Girls School |
~ Eusaie. To- be used as a parlor orna- i
nent. II CHANGED that the correspond
ne secretary OF the II. NJ. G. <. in |
reading one OF Miss Jessie Hoppin's /
letters. learned that this l
treasured banner was there. and that Il
when the marriage OF one OF the girls L
vas e. be celebrated. the green satin /
,order had been ripped off and used TO
ornament the wedding costume. AS
loon as possible. "A letter was sent To- |
Miss Hoppin. asking for the return OF /
that vas left OF the banner. Most for
uuI'a'y 10 was returned In pretty good /
0-ii.'oN. and Is exhibited here as a
.is.r'" witness that this society has .
."' supporter II missions.
Ths year 1872 found Us in the fun
ID" Of Foreign Mission work. The
p"nirE sentence Of the corresponding
report that year will bear