The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-05-23


yehfa. and v Jones fu ivu years
During THE dreafe. the present wit
~ gnmulstnd 4 missionary srfN'fs "
three aud a half yeafr among Hawai-.
ans. ~ the isolated station ~ Hama.
Maui. removing thence w the summer
~ isei 60 1ahsinaluna seminary hsV-
inc gained some insight into Hawaiian
social conditions and character. inciud.
iHe profound rvspcc, Tor the deep
pietv ~ many native Christians NJ
we'll as n sad perception ~ the debased
social morality of a majority OF church
members
THIRD DECADE.
Miss Martha Chamberlain gave an
Interesting account ~ the third decade
as follows.
iS5S-Presidont. Rev. Hiram Bing-
ham.
Frcm the wealth of material afforded
by the records Of this society for the
fifteen years that have been assigned
her from 1874 to lSS7. the writer finds
IL indeed hard To choose. And she
Graves indulgence II she begins her rec
ord--as a long historian In her office es
corresponding secretary-with a story
which goes back n little into the last
decade. but which is of special interest
tonight.
A memorial banner was prepared In
1870 to be carried I'm the grand process
sion to Kawaiahao church on the oc-
casion OF the Jubilee of the American
Protestant Mission to the Hawaiian
Islands. II was an elegant creation. OF
spotless white satin, lettered in gold; a
MALE wreath with the word Jubilee"
on one side. on the other our name.
with the date of our Inauguration. 1t
was bound with border of rich green
satin on both sides. | find in the min
utes of the annual meeting for 1870 this
note: "A committee of four ladies.
consisting Of Mrs. II. A. L. Carter. Miss
Nellie Judd. Mrs. T. c. Jones and Mrs.
w. w. Hail. were appointed TO make a
banner for the society for the APP
preaching Jubilee celebration This
banner is present here tonight. But
listen to it's history:
After being treasured with the great
est care for twenty years. II was sent
after the death OF Rev. II. q. Forbes. a
former corresponding secretary OF the
Hawaiian Board. by his successor, Rev.
Oliver =. Emerson. to the Girls School
at kusaie, to be used Ps q parlOr orna-
ment II CHANGED that the correspond
ing secretary of the II. NJ. G. s., In
reading one of Miss Jessie Hoppin's
circulating letters, learned that this
treasured banner was there, and that
when the marriage of one OF the girls
was 10 be celebrated. the green satin
border had been ripped off and used to
ornament the wedding costume. As
soon as possible. a letter was sent to
Miss Hoppin, asking for the return OF
what was left of the banner Most for
tunately 1t was returned in pretty good
condition, and is exhibited here az a
visible witness that this society has
been a supporter OF missions.
The year 1872 found VI in the full
tide of Foreign Mission work. The
opening sentence OF the corresponding
secretary's report that year will bear
! copying. 1.-THE record OF twenty years
is one of progress. To God he all the
glory. and may another twenty years
surprise us more. We find five sons
and two daughters of this mission are
now foreign missionaries. viz, Rev II.
| bingham, to Micronesia; Rev l.. II.
Gulick and Mr.. VIM. II. Gulick. to
Spain: Rev. John r. Gulick, to China;
Rev. O. II. Gulick and Miss An
ma (ClarlO Gulick to Japan;
and Miss Cyrene Van Duzee. to Persia;
while four sons of this mission are la
boring in home missions here: Rev.
S. T.. Bishop. Rev. A. O. Forbes Rev.
| III. n. Parker and Rev. j. p. Green.
In addition. Rev. Thomas G.. Thurston
is preaching In California, and Rev.
| James p. Chamberlain. In Wisconsin.
while the number of missionary daugh-
!
| schools FOR girls on these islands is
/ ten" Others have been added to this
/ list since, but il is wonderful how many
Of these are still spared to us. Al this
! period of our history we We're support
/ ing several Hawaiians as missionaries.
| stationed in Micronesia and the Mar
quesas Islands. and also educating
! their children In our schools here. The
Rev. II. Aea had returned to Homo
lulu for vacation. but he died here
soon after Of pneumonia, leaving all
, his children to our care, and his little
daughter Rachel as legacy to the So
ciety. This darling child. our pet and
! protege. lived only a year longer. and
/ died very suddenly OF heart disease at
he Eawaiahao Seminary, a blessed lit
} tie Christian.
In June, 1873. Rev. Hiram Bingham
delivered the presidents address on the
Difficulties Attending Bible Transla-
Ion" and soon after he and Mrs.
Bingham left again in the Morning
Star, having the finished New Tesla
nent I'm Gilbertese to take down with
them. In October of this year Miss
Lydia Bingham resigned her charge OF
Kawaiahao Seminary and left for Hilo.
( Hawaii, as the wife of Rev. Titus Coan.
Ier sister, Miss Elizabeth r. Bingham,
succeeded her. having as assistant Miss
Lucretia F. Ingraham, a very dear
friend, who had lately arrived from
Hunter. N. Y. The Koloa Girls School
was disbanded this year, and the Ko-
hala, Hawaii, Boarding School was
started. Missionary letters of great
interest from Micronesia were received
and translated from the Hawaiian Ian
guage into English for printing. This
year was made notable as being our
majority: twenty-one years old! 1t is
the proud boast of this society that it
has been able to maintain itself 2 so
cial missionary society,"" for fifty years.
b. without having refreshments a neces-
4 sity! Only twice has this record been
broken. The first occasion was this
majority anniversary. The officers OF
that year planned this as a surprise.
No one shared the secret but the small
committee who aided them. The tables
were spread, the rooms simply dec
Grated in the afternoon. and then