Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-31

at the time of her death $500 Of the
ABOVE amount should be given to my
nearest legal heirs and the remaining
$500 to the American Board Of Com.
missioners for Foreign Missions for
educational work at the Gilbert Isl.
pnds. This sister of mine was not only
Interested in the mission work in the
GilbeTss, but was friend and teacher
ci the Hawaiian girls for many years,
and for a number of years principal Of
kawaiahao Seminary. Her remains lie
in the adjoining mission cemetery.
Just under the shadow of this great
church, where also lie those OF my
two brothers, the oldest Of whom was
the first individual to be inferred there,
and whose funeral was the first Chris.
tan funeral to be observed in this city
so far as is known. Many are the
links which bind me TO Kawaiahao.
In a letter of Nov. 30, 1902, my son
writes: I'm regard to your plan for q
parsonage for Kawaiahao; as far as
am concerned have no objection what
ever, nor do | know Of any ob,ertion
t. your proposition. am p-nectly
willing TO sell for site for such par.
sonage." The way then is open for me
to make the following proposition to
Kawaiahao church with the full appro.
baton Of my dear wife. offer to re-
purchase that lot with the above men.
toned thousand dollars, and, without
wishing to let my left hand know what
my right hand doeth, TO donate II at
orce to Kawaiahao church as a site for
parsonage on the following condi.
tons:
]. That Kawaiabao church shall
erect upon It dwelling suitable for
the parsonage Of such a church as Ka.
waiahao is, say, one in which your pres'
ent pastor would feel himself to be
/ comfortably located, should he at any
time elect to occupy It or any pastor
with a family who may succeed him.
2. The lot shall never be sold so
long as the Gospel of Christ shall con.
tinue TO be preached at Kawaiahao
Church. But II at any time 1t should
not be used as a site for a parsonage
the net avails OF the lease Of II shall be
devoted to the support of the Gospel
in that church.
9. The lot shall be called The Syb.
II Moseley Bingham Memorial in aid OF
kawaiahao Church"
4. II the Trustees of Kawalahao
church should at any time. after hav.
ing accepted IL on the above condi.
lions, cease to be Trustees on a pos.
sible disbanding of the church, or at
any time fail to carry out the above
conditions. the lot shall be sold by the
proper authorities, and the. avalls be
given, one.half to the American Board
Of Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
sions, for educational ork at the Gil
bert Islands; and the second half TO the
Board Of the Hawaiian E"angelical AS
ISOLATION, to be added to the Gilbert
csc Permanent Bible Fund; or TO my
nearest legal heirs, If they so desire.
In case, however the Hawaiian
Board should be willing TO care for the
entire amount of the avails of the lot
as a permanent fund, TO be called The
Sybil Moseley Bingham Memorial
Fund" the animal income ,berefrom
n no axnended I'm the supnort of a
Guber,ese nastor or catecbist in the
Gilbert Islands, preferably on Apaiang
and NV nearest legal heirs should an
rroye then the entire amount shall he
60 concentrated
8. That in case myself and wife de
sire II we he allowed the use and CON
troll of the land and the firewood and
other products grown on IL until the
church shall be ready TO begin building
the parsonape. the taxes. in the mean
time. IN he Maid nv myself.