The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-07-08
SUPPLIES FOR
MISSIONARIES

if fHe American missionary f.H.araf
tHffIe Hni Annie fDf.hes tHe gUh.fI
carol nn and NaffhHII FIuups nf island
. HlIhHut Wiahap DO tUIf American
n.IssInnHfI.e stationed un tla.. IfnuI.
nll hH UH" n r0u..Hish their Hl..s
This schooner is how In Hun.iui1 p.IU
tn' regular yeafiy supplies for tho nis-
eiunafIps. ana expects 90 continue hpf
voyage to me islands this afternoon
The Carrie and Annie. under tho
command of captain j. g. Marshall. lR
a tiny bt of a. crhft-1ulE ninety tons
She arrived from San Franuisro on SAT-
urday after a tWenty-dBy trp. She
will spend ten months In carry ing the
missionaries from island to island ln
the extensive eastern half OF Microne-
eta. Supplies for whine men are very
expensive ln these islands and az ths
missionaries depend entirely for the r
supplies upon this boat they are OF
course anXious!y awaiting her coming
Among her cargo are such mcr, ham
7 disc as tin roofs for erecting houses,
canned meats. sugar rice. medicines,
and IN fact. as Captain Mitchell says.
Almost everything that white man
would require"
There are four white men on board
the Carrie and Annie. and FIVE Micro
nesian natives. The natives had n
great time In Frisco. Modern clviliza-
ton astonishes them. Decoration Day
was past their understanding. None OF
them liked America and all seemed
anxious to get back TO the islands. Cap
tain Mitchell stated that these natives
did not seem TO readily adopt the bad
practices Of white men. They do not
drink or smoke.
Among those who greeted the schoon-
err In Honolulu was DIR. Bingham, who
established the first missionary station
In the Kingsmills or Gilbert group in
1881. The fact that the Carrie and
Annie Is carrying large number of
BIBLES printed In the islanders own
tongue recalls an interesting story con-
corning DIR. Bingham. as he was the
nrst 10 give the islanders "A Bible print
ed In their own language. In 1871 DR.
bingham published a portion of the
Bible in the native tongue. but III
health interrupted his work and liz re-
turned 10 Honolulu, where he was en-
abled two years later to present to the
Hawaiian Board of Missions the first
printed copy of the New Testament I'm
the Kingsmill tongue. In 1873 a second
and revised edition was printed IN do-
nolulu. In 1890 he completed the trans
latlon OF the whole Bible, having be-
gun the work more than thirty-five
years before.
The four missionaries in the islands
have small sailing vessel, the Hiram
bingham. which is also fitted with an
auxiliary gasoline engine, which en-
ables them to travel about the islands
ana serves at times as church, home
and means of transportation.
captain -,iItchell Is an enthusiast on
the work OF running missionary
schooner. He says: III believed half
that people have told me of those mis-
sionaries down there / would not bring
supplies TO them for any amount 81
money, but / believe they are all good
men and II they have taught the Other
natives In as good manner as they
nave these boys ! have on board here
they are doing wonderful work
DR.. Bingham helped along the is
landers lot and he is interestc5 a
great deal In the missionary vessels
He told Inc that / was not the only man
who could run a schooner. as he said
he had. He picked up the business OF
navigation on a boat and at one time
navigated vessel around the Horn"
The Hawaiian Board of Missions Ia
to send few boxes OF supplies along
by the Carrie and Annie.