The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-01

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better land; and think you not she
will rejoice with me when I come to
tell her what plans I formed to help
carry out her early wishes and the
spirit OF her purposes of love toward
Kawaiahao church, and how I was
permitted by your pastor to lay these
plans before his congregation on this
my seventy-second birthday in the
form of the following definite propo-
! sitions4
Not long ago I was the owner of a
| lot OF land at Punahou lying south of
| the College Campus which lot was
once n part of my fathers Punahou
Estate which he gave to Oahu College.
This lot 1 purchased twenty-five years
ago from the Trustees of Oahu Col
lege when it's value was not one-eighth
of what 1t now is. 1t contains about
10, 700 square feet, or nearly one-third
, of an acre. 1t has a frontage of 81
feet on Bingham street. $50 named in
honor of my father by the Trustees of
Oahu College). The lot is 200 feet
deep, and 40 feet wide Mt the mauka
! end. 1t adjoins Mr.. George II. Rob-
ertsons valuable property on the Eva
side at the head of Artesian street. 1t
Is only one minutes walk from 1t to
the Rapid Transit Line at the corner
of Bingham and Alexander streets.
Easy connection with the sewer-main
on Bingham street can be made. The
lot has been assessed this year at ST.
900. Its real value is at least $3.50.
| In 1900 I gave this land to my only
| living son Hiram He has since then
given me the refusal of the repurchase
at any time for the object which will
appear below. with the $1,000 legacy
which was bequeathed to me by my
sister Miss Elizabeth Bingham who
died in Nov, 1899. and who, in her
will. stated that If I was not living
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
ands. This sister of mine was not only
interested in the mission work in the
| Gilberts. but was a friend and teacher
of 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
tian 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 a
parsonage for Kawaiahao: as far as
am concerned have no objection what
ever, nor do l know of any objection
to your proposition. l am perfectly
willing to sell for site for such a
parsonage" The way then Is open
| for me to make the following PROPOSE
ton to Kawaiahao church with the
I full appreciation of my dear wife. Of
| fer to repurchase that lot with the
above mentioned thousand dollars, and
without wishing to let my left hand
know what my right hand doeth, tC
donate it at once to Kawaiahao church
as a site for a parsonage on the fol-
lowing conditions:
J THAT Kawaiahao church shall
erect upon it a dwelling suitable fol
the parsonage of such a church as
Kawaiahao is, say one in which youl
present pastor would feel himself tc
be comfortably located, should he al
any time elect to occupy it or any pas.
tor with a family who may succeed
him:
| 1.-The lot shall never be sold so Ions
as the Gospel of Christ shall continue
to be preached at Kawaiahao church
But if at any time 1t should not bt
used as a site for a parsonage the
net avails of the lease of it shall bt
devoted to the support of the Gospe
in that church:
|, 3.-The lot shall be called 1.-The Sybi
Moseley Bingham Memorial in aid o
Kawaiahao church,"
Aft the Trustees of Kawaiahat
church should at any time, after hav
ing accepted 1t on the above condi
tons, cease to be Trustees on a posi-
BILE disbanding of the church., or a
any time fail to carry out the abov,
conditions, the lot shall be sold by tn,
proper authorities, and the avails b,
given, one-half to the American Boart
of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
for educational work at the Gilber
Islands; and the second half to tn,
Board of the Hawaiian Evangelical
Association, to be added to the Gil
bertese Permanent Bible Fund; or t.
my nearest legal heirs. If they so de
sire.
In case however. the Hawaiian Boart
should be willing to care for the entr
amount of the avails of the lot a
permanent fund, to be called 9TH
Sybil Moseley Bingham Memoria
Fund" the annual income therefron
to be expended in the support of
Gilbertese pastor or catechist In tn
Gilbert Islands. preferably on Apaiane
and my nearest legal heirs should ap
prove, then the entire amount shall
be so appropriated:
5.-That in case myself and wife de
sire it, we be allowed the use ant
!, control of the land and the firewoo
. and other products grown on 1t unit
, The church shall be ready to begil
building the parsonage, the taxes. Il
, the mean time, to be paid by myself
If the above conditions, as I hav
said, be accepted I will at once pur
: chase the lot and give the deed t
Kawaiahao church.
, If they be not now accepted, I wi
continue the offer until January 1. 1901
, with the hope that the church ma
! yet see it's way clear to accept then