The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-12-11
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On the deck of the little missionary
schooner Hiram Bingham yesterday af-
ternoon special religious exercises were
held undsr the auspices of the Hawai-
ian Buarl o. Missions to commemorate
the dnnar re todav Of the vessel on its
mission o p ace and education to the
Gilbert is nds. Hymns that were sung
in New England seaports eighty and
ninety on ago when sailing vessels
departed thprefrom for the Hawaiian
Islands. were sung yesterday, and In
many resp cts the order of exercises
was the SAM as that which had to do
with the starting of the old Thaddeus
and her successors.
Among those gathered on the deck
and wharf were Rev. and Mrs. o. IL.
Guliek, j. T. Gulick, Rev. DR.. and Mrs.
Doremus Scudder, Rev. Mr.. Ebersole,
Rev. w. d. Westervelt, Rev. Mr.. Seeley,
Prof. w. d. Alexander, Rev. Mr.. Lono,
Rev. NJ. Nakuina, Paul Super, Captain
Bray, DIR. Emerson, L. Herrick Brown,
Rev. and Mrs. Oleson, John Martin,
Theodore Richards, w. w. Hall, Mrs.
Austin, Miss Gulick, Mrs. Atherton,
Miss Atherton, Miss Eleanor Walkup,
Captain Walkup's son, and representa-
tives of the Salvation Army and vari-
ous churches.
The exercises opened with the sing
ing of hymn 204, "The Morning Light
is Breaking to cornet accompani-
ment by Mr.. Super. Rev. Mr.. Ebersole
offered n fervent prayer for the privi-
lege of the group to be present on such
an occasion. He thanked the Almighty
for such glorious missionary work
begun and now being continued, work
which would bring people out of
darkness. He prayed that this little
God-speed service would, in time, be
felt around the world.
Following the singing of hymn 207,
Rev. Mr.. Lono, the Hawaiian pastor
of Kaumakapili church and once mis-
sionary to the Gilbert Islands, spoke
of his earlier experiences on the
Morning Star twenty-five years ago.
Rev. o. II. Gulick spoke of Captain
Walkup of the Hiram Bingham, and
the first visit he made in the Morning
Star to the Gilbert Islands, Mr.. Gulick
went as second mate. On arrival at
one of the islands Captain Wallsup
feared to attempt to enter a lagoon.
Mr.. Lono was on the island, He came
out and pioted the vessel safely in.
DIR. Scudder spoke of the reference
made in the New Testament to ships
and their value in missionary work. He
offered as motto a selection from the
'Testament-"God hath granted thee all
those who sail with ye,''-the promise
the Lord made to Paul.
Mr.. Gulck, speaking again, said the
people here cannot realize the inexpres-
sible Joy the natives feel when the mis-
sionary vessel comes to them. There
were about 10000 people on long
chain of islands stretching out over
400 miles, and it was for this purpose
that the schooner was being sent there
Captain Walkup spoke of the late DR.
Binghams great work of translatine
the Bible into Gilbertese, and amplify
ing a poverty stricken language of on
ly 1000 words into one of 10000 words
He thanked the people for their kindly
feelings toward him and the interest
they expressed in his work as a mission
ary-navigator The services closed will
a benediction offered by Rev. Mr.
Oleson.
Captain Bray, a former master OF
the missionary vessel Morning Star
speaking of Captain Walkup yesterday
said he was the right man to do mis-
sionary work among the Gilbertese
Captain Walkup went to the islands
about twenty-five years ago on the
Morning Star, never having seen sucl
vast area of water before. He pick
ed up navigation and in time became
an expert in sailing among the islands
He was a rare missionary, being
plain-spoken, blunt yet kindly man, on
whom the natives regard as one o
their best friends.