The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-24

II In spain were w anu MS
wife. most wisely and valiantly carry
| ing forward an educational work Of
which IL was said: THE quiet meth
DDS, the strict discipline. the manifest
Improvement OF the pupils revolution
lied public opinion regarding IT. =
II received public recognition such as
never before In Spain has been accord
ed TO a Protestant missionary institu-
ton OF any kind" To no other cousin
were we indebted for so full a corre-
sponderce as to William Gulick.
Rarely has a life been so full of
changes and so marked by ceaseless
activities as that OF DR.. l. II. Gulick.
chief organizer OF our society. His feet
traversed many a strand. his eloquent
voice was heard on many a shore. In
Micronesia. Hawaii and Japan: in
America. Europe and Asia he told the
message OF the Master. On the sth of
April. 1891. his Lord crowned his SER
want and gave him welcome TO his Joy.
OF the other brothers of this rare
missionary family. three. Rev. o. II.
GulIck Rev. John s. and Theodore W..
were all gospel heralds in Japan. sup
plemented In their labors by their
charming wives. with their sister Ju-
liza no whit behind In consecrated en-
ergy. Sidney l. and Hattie NJ. chill
ried In 1857. and with their companions
Joined their kindred in Japan and wore
the mantle OF their parents. OF her
widowed mother Hattie wrote: she is
a host wherever help is needed at home
or In the missionary work. where her
fertile mind Is always devising new
methods OF interesting the shy multi
tudes." She died In Kumumoto. June
H. 1894.
A few statistics may here be OF in
terest. Chronicled In the annual re-
ports from 1857 to- 1896 were eIghty-four
marriages OF members of the society:
one hundred and thirty-one births. of
which sixty-five were boys and sixty
six girls: one hundred and eighteen
deaths. In this last We find the names
OF ten of the missionary mothers who
passed on into glory. These were
Mesdames Alexander. Emerson. Hitch
Geek. Johnson. Meiicent Smith. Lyons.
Dimond. Green. Bailey and Tinker. Dear
mother Dimond Vas the oldest of these
revcrcd women. whose average age was
81 The fathers who fell asleep during
this period were Rev. Lorenzo Lyons.
Dr. J. W. Smith. the venerable James
Ely. aged ~. n men Der OF Ihe first rein
fOrcement. DR.. Lowell Smith. Rev. J. ID
Paris. Dr. Seth l. Andrews. Hon =. ~.
Castle and Father Dimond. Their average
age OF - years Shocks OF corn fully ripe
were they. gathered into the garner OF
the Lord
I do not know what other decades show
as To our contributions. but LOOKING over
the trcasurcr's figures In my period /
find the amount OF receipts To have been
SIS s5. Not n poor showing when We con-
slider In how many other benevolent en-
tcrprises the cousins are leading and ac-
tive factors In iSS7. thanks TO our adopt
ED cousin. W. g Merritt. there was kept
"A fubflgs. In he fffffafh
vcrsary OF the landing OF the reinforce
mcnt 81 fs37. To his kindly. generous
efforts owe the Jubilee pamphlet. that
preserved FOR us the papers historic and
Geographic OF the rcminlsccnts on that |
occasion. Read these papers. and your
hearts will be stirred anew with loving |
reverence for men and women who gave /
their lives In willing sacrifice for the Ha- |
waiian people. Among other items for |
that year was that or the coming OF |
Rev. Thomas l. .Guiick and his lovely |
wife for pastoral work on Maui also that |
OF the celebration of a silver wedding /
when a host OF friends offered congratu- /
lations To- Mr.. and Mrs. 4. G. Jones and /
were royalty entertained by them.
In ISIS an attempted revolution made /
that the most marked historic year up To /
that time OF the Hawaiian Kingdom since |
the organization OF the II. NJ. g. 5. Some
Of the cousins were among the trainers
OF n new constitution and the numbers OF |
til0rf w nbuoiADlG StAlioilS oi government
tai trust was much increased l. 4.
was Minister OF the Interior.
Hon. :. II. Dole was enrolled among men,
beers OF the Supreme Bench. DIR. :. l..
Bishop was editor I'm chief OF the Friend.
and Henry Castle editor OF the CONNER
cial Advertiser.
The two churches. Fort street and
Bethel. were that year united under the
name OF the Central Union Church and
DIR. Beckwith WAY installed as our own
beloved pastor. Much correspondence |
was held with the a. u. q. r. NJ. and
discussions concerning men and L
means for the revival Of work our
own shores filled many moments of our
meetings. Our desires for rein-l
forccmcnts Were In part realized the fol-
lowing year by the coming OF Rev. Mr..
md Mrs. westcrvclt and the return of -.
+. Emerson To resume the duties OF tn.
OF the Hawaiian Board.
post left vacant by our lamcntcd Cousin
Forbes. There was added to our ranks
also that true lover OF Hawaii. DIR. a
Z. Lyons. who took the chair Of natural
science In Oahu College. his charming :
Tife entering our circle and sharing I'm
- tasks To- the manor born.
June g. 1873. was the jubilee anniversary
r the completion -of the Hawaiian Bible. 4
Judge Judd delivered n most able address
N the native language on that occasion {
,cfor- a large assembly In Kawaiahao :
.hurch. repeating the same In English i'm ,
ne Fort street Cnurcn. An anniversary 4
4 interest was the centennial ON October
nth. iSS9. 81 the birth OF Hiram Bling I
lam. pioneer missionary. \ tablet Of l
marble from Vermont. his native State. I
with hitting inscription. was placed 10y the
idc of the corner stone of kawaiahao
hurch. OF which ne was the architect.
\ strange and startling day was July d
nth. 1883. when insurrection. bloodshed Y
nd death Were rife In Honolulu. Cousins j
allied about the points OF greatest dan .
or. and were In action or on guard y
through all it's hours. Their wise coun- a
els and loyal deeds aided largely I'm the a
maintenance Of law and re-establishment n
order. e
In 1880 the courage and perseverance Of II
ir. u. r. Dillingham; were rewarded by y
he successful completion Of his enter II
rise. the Oahu Railway. which brough q
earl Harbor and the new settlement. I
earl City. within less than an hours ride -
Z the capital. That year was completed y
n excellent carriage drive TO the summit
{ Punchbowl. due TO Cousin l. Thurston. II
In 1891 ''Ashlar blocks OF gray lava. mas a
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