The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-07
SUPPLIES FOR
MISSIONARIES

| IF the American missionary schoore-
sc'arrie and Annie reaches the Gilbert
fCaroline and Marshall groups of islands
4 without mishap the four American
missionaries stationed on those islands
| will be able to replenish their stores.
This schooner is now in Honolulu with
the regular yearly supplies for the mis-
sionaries, and expects to continue her
voyage to the islands this afternoon.
The CARTE and Annie, under the
command of Captain ]. G. Marshall, is
a tiny bit o.. craft-only ninety tons.
She arrived from San Francisco on Sat-
urday after a twenty-day trip. She
will spend ten months in carrying the
missionaries from island to island in
the extensive eastern half of Microne-
STA Supplies for white men are very
expensive in these islands and as the
missionaries depend entirely for Their
supplies upon this boat they are of
course anxiously awaiting her coming.
Among her cargo are such merchan
disc as tin roofs for erecting houses,
canned meats, sugar, rice, medicines,
and in fact, as Captain Mitchell says.
almost everything that a white man
would require"
There are four white men on board
the Carrie and Annie, and five Micro
nesian natives. The natives had a
great time in Frisco Modern civiliza-
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-
er in Honolulu was DR.. Bingham, who
the first missionary station
IN the Kingsmills or Gilbert group in
1851 The fact that the Carrie and
Annie is carrying a large number of
Bibles printed in the islanders own
.ongue recalls an interesting story conf
eerning Dr. Bingham, as he was the
irst to give the islanders a Bible print
ID in their own language. In 1871 DE-
Bingham published a portion OF the
Bible in the native tongue, but i'll
health interrupted his work and liz re-
urned to Honolulu, where he was en-
lbled two years later to present to the
Hawaiian Board of Missions the first
printed copy Of the New Testament in
itS 1AiAtS3oiiilAi LUIS Ii 1910 d SECOND
nd revised edition was printed in Eo-
olulu. In 1890 he completed the trans
alton of the whole Bible having be-
,un the work more than thirty-iive
ears before
The four missionaries in the islan5sf
ave, a small sailing vessel. the Hiianf
inshanl, which IS also fitted with ait 5
uxiliary gasoline engine, which en-M
hles them To travel about the islands q
nd serves at times as church, home L
al means of transportation c
-slitcheN is an enthusiast on J
Ie work OF running missionary G
hooner He SAYS: If / believed half
at people have told me of those mis- F.
oI1arles down there ! would not bring 3
lpplies to them for any amount IF b
oney, but | believe they are all good q
en- and If they have taught the o:her q
-tives in as good a manner as they b
We these boys l have on board here 3
ey are doing a wonderful work,
DIR. Bingham helped along the VS.
nders lot and he is Interested d
eat deal in the missionary vessels. q
: told me that was not the only man 3
10 could run 8. schooner, as he said
had. He picked up the business of
vigation on a boat and at one time 8
vigated a vessel around the Horn !
fhe Hawaiian Board of Missions is 4
send few boxes of supplies along 8
the Carrie and Annie