The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-21
GL|MPSES Of HAWAII
IN ITS MANY PHASES
s. Burniston Writes to Jersey City Friends
of Life in Honolulu missionary Work
and Educational Facilities Here.
Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 2, 1905.

| Honolulu,
Dear Jersey City Friends
my letter. written at Wahiawa gave general outline
impressions the trip from Homo
lulu as city after arrival with touch Of the country
from Waiawa, distance about
seeking cooler climate change
came necessary 1t some 900 feet higher than Honolulu and
expected results afterward proved fail
ue This hard except that great force of
the trade winds which come sweeping through the valley from the
adversely condi
ton and made sufferer acting healer;
that after six weeks time came back to Honolulu where
feeling much better though unable stand longer the
climate of the islands.
correct an made in letter to
height of the Waana where stood said
1900 feet 1000 feetuite difference Still
wish to say that On the Island aWa you stand at an
ton of $4,000 but this has privilege Honolulu
mind OF Princeton N j. and that
privileges
mission stations and work that half It's population
tered the other study Of kind and with
the incentive of the missionary work advancing and trust
patrons which fortunately wealth back
of them, of missionary work but be almost
forced ahead It's power and means and must hasten to md oer
friends outside help in this work May this that
will be impressed to of its surplus and could for
this seems to be the age OF great giving to the cause OF education
thus of the Master be- and will be- pushed
finish.
Money helpers every phase of the work
Chinese Japanese Hawaiian Portuguese and others helper
here where there ought be three Rev Ed hwng has
been forced by circumstances uprntend the japanese work
with his Chinese work order enable others of the
handicapped for help funds these islands
will be Cristianzd for all nations here
AS for the education, English the basis of all instruction
the islands, the Hawaiian language having been eliminated some
all admitted the school, but all must be
English the schools their scholars for the colleges
the
The High School a building Caving
of the and and the head of the public school system
building for Normal School is about finished will be
credit city, it has all improvements.
Oahu College the grandest and Oldest colleges here
opened 1871 Ex-Governor Dole father charge beau
full grounds and larger cannot be anywhere.
Kawaihao Seminary having charge of the education
of Hawaiian girls forty years ago by Guk
of the mission.
Kamehameha Schools founded by Princess Berniee Pauahi
Bishop and girls grounds and buildings but
school, the girls being instructed in household
Louis College large institution carried by the Catholics
academy Chinese only started
years still
able corps of teachers commencement this summer was
perform Chinese drama placed the stage
English and surprised in the efficiency of the
chinese when educated to stand side bv side with the English speak
ing nation NV SON Rev Thvng by Mr. F. w
connection with this institute And so might but
enough to show that here
mission accomplished will readily must
flow here carry the work.
that make white population
the islands Deember have
permitted all classes of society have purpose
mixed with ALL yet
anybody and have the other found
everybody willing way help and
again people accept their friendship and have
been sorry in
my part world if they there Without exception
perfection ighbreedng and good WILL with both
high
Our President excellent judgment his selection of his
servants and here courtesy
and many And here wish the of the
Postmaster Joseph gentleman the word
of his had right to expect and
forced him his busiest time
nonresident and faithful to business and family al
WAYS there depended Such has been privilege
to know the islands Pteness and the
is proverbial
To those the islands, the Aquarium which is the
wonder of the coored fish, be be
appreciated l.
Waikiki doubt of the finest of the world
where the and here all oors of blue from
the deepest ghtest robin all shades showing at
once upon the solved BY
Bishop Museum of the greatest collections of all the
of the world be seen at one time and under
one roof and the building and appointments beau
+;f, Joan Palace Government Building of the
b attractive features place. here the kings made