The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-02

her gentle character are remembered |
undimmed to this day. She was joyous
in her remuneration of the worlds good
things. Her life has been an open book
to all. The demands of health and
strength called for a change for her
after years of work among the Gilbert
csc, and both she and Mr.. Bingham
returned to Honolulu. She looked upon
her missionary work as a vast harvest
field.
Mrs. Leadingham said of her that she
was like the prisoner of old, who as the
years went by, came closer and closer
to death as the walls moved inward to
crush him. Disease had enmeshed her
in it's embrace, lingering year after
year, until finally it had encompassed
her. In her later years here she had
prepared several editions of the Gill
bertese geography, arithmetic and
reader, and even as late at 1902, al
though paralyzed, she read proofs for
her husband, the proofs being held be-
fore her practiced eyes by her nurse.
AS long as she was able to sit up, she
continued with this work of love for
/, the people whom she desired to ele-
vate. After she was unable to hold a
pen she carried on large correspond
ence through an amanuensis, but aft
! erward being unable to more than
speak to express her wants, she did
only what she might to assist her hus-
band in the preparation of the Gill
bertese books. Then it was that those
about her saw in her eyes the light of
her soul.
| Mrs. Cornelia Damon, Miss Austin
and girls from the Kamehameha School
sang during the meeting, which was
closed with the singing of Rock of
Ages
by Matte A. Chamberlain, was adopt
ed by the Board:
Resolutions of the Woman's Board
of Missions for the Pacific Islands:
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty
God, our tender Heavenly Father, to
| remove from earth, Mrs. Minerva Cla-
rissa (Brewster) Bingham, for many
1 years President of this Woman's Board
of Missions for the Pacific Islands:
Resolved, that as a Board, we record
the deep sense we have of the services
tshe rendered to this organization, as
first President in the formative inl-
tial years, 1S71-73, when she dropped
the office into the hands of Mrs. Lowell
Smith, in order to resume her own mis-
! sionary work in Micronesia. Return
ing to the Hawaiian Islands some years
later, she was unanimously chosen
again to fill the office left vacant In
1885, by the death of Mrs. Smith. She
continued in Office until the summer OF
1892 when we celebrated our twenty.
first annual meeting.
Resolved, that the deep and con-
tinued interest of her later years, as
long as she was able to attend oul
meetings, was a source of joy and in,
SEPARATION to us, and her long years Of
patient waiting and decline, have beer
shared by all of US, knowing she was
still left to pray for us, such a mode
= of patience and resignation.
Resolved, that on Tuesday, December
| 1, 1903, a memorial service be held ir
connection with the regular meeting OF
the w. B. NJ. P. I.
Resolved, that a copy of these reso-
buttons be sent to the family of Mrs
NJ. C. Bingham.
Resolved, that these resolutions be
presented with the report of the memo
rial service.
A very interesting account of tht
growth of. Professionalism in Norway
and Sweden was read by Mrs. ]. 7
Mcdonald.