The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-02

with them. without the special infu
ences of the Holy Spirit.
nth. That those who embrace thi
Gospel. were chosen in Christ befort
the foundation of the world. that the.
should be holy & without blame befors
him in love. G. that they should bt
saved, not by works of righteousness:
which they have done, but according Il
the distinguishing mercy of God
Through sanctifcation of the spirit, s
belief OF the truth.
18th. That those who cordially en-
brace Christ will be kept by the mighty
power of GSd through faith unto sal
vation-
9Th That there viii be general
resurrection both Of the just & of the
unjust; & a day of judgment. when all
must give account to Christ of all the
penitent viii go away into punishment,
& the righteous into life, both of which
will be without end.
10th. That the Lord Jesus Christ
has visible church in this world; that
the terms Of membership are credi-
BILE profession of faith in Christ. & Of
renewing grace of God: that none but
members of the visible church in regu-
lar standing. have a right to partake
of the Lords Supper & that only they
e. their households can be admitted to
the ordinance Of Baptism
':Off1ce of Public Instruction,
May cath, 1s49.
ITO Rev. VIM. p Alexander
Rev. c. B. Andrews. &
S. N. Castle Esq.
Gentlemen:
Your letter of May sth. enclosing
confession of faith, which you request
may be substituted for the one accom-
panying your letter of the 25th of April,
has been received. & I have only to
state that the request is granted, G.
the substitution made.
1t will be desirable, think, when a
deed of transfer is made. to incorpor-
ate this confession of faith in it. But
this cannot be done until the transac-
ton is ratified by the American Board,
& the Legislature of the Islands.
Very respectfully,
Your humble servant
r. ARMSTRONG.
Minr. of Pub. Instruction"
The proceedings were ratified by the
Hawaiian legislature and in March,
1850, the mission transmitted the fol-
lowing ratification of the prudential
Honolulu, March, 1850.
ID Sir:
ION behalf of the committee acting
for the Mission in the interim of Genl.
Meeting beg leave for the information
Of His Majesty's Government to COM
municate to you the following Resolu-
ton passed by the Prudential Commit
tee of the American Board of Commits
sioners For Foreign Missions on the
list of August, 1S49, viz:
Resolved that the agreement entered
INTO by the Sandwich Islands Mission |
N April last transferring the Seminary |
at Lahainaluna in the Sandwich Is i
ands to the Government of said Is |
ands on conditions stated in a letter |
rom the Mission to the Minister of |
Public instruction dated Honolulu, |
April 25, 1S49, and in a letter from the |
Minister of Public Instruction dated /
April q, 1s49. be approved by the Pru- |
iential Committee & that the Secretary /
having charge of the foreign CORE
'pondence give immediate information |
If this fact to the Mission.
Very Respectfully
Your friend & Servt
''SAML. n. CASTLE.
To His Elk r. Armstrong
Minister Of Public Instruction
'.of the Hawn Govt"
1t is worthy of note that the pru-
lential committee do not appear to t
n lx-;Ca Sc
If the written confession of faith for
he printed profession of faith Not
,nly is this shown by the dates of the
referred to in their
but the original letter trans
hitting this resolution from Rufus An I
lerson. secretary of the A. B. c. F. NJ I
lated September Is, 1S49, acknowledge
ng receipt of letters in detail (Plain-
ifs Elk. -, makes no mention of any
etter which by date or otherwise refers
o the substitution. After the close
f the evidence the court requested the
ttorneys for the plaintiffs to furnish
opy of the report of the American
Board for 1s49. in which the CORE.
pondence before the Board, set out on
ages 239 ct seq. ends with the letter
f April 49, 1s49.
While previous to the establishment
f the land commission there were no
rivate titles to land in the Hawaiian
Stands and while the failure of the
american Board to obtain an award for
he property in question left the title
n the Hawaiian government (Act es-
ablishing land commission, Sec. s r. L
j. 1859, there can be no doubt that the
of the claim of the
american Board and the transfer of the {
ersonai property constituted valid I
for this agreement. Nor
an we sustain the claim of the Terri
Dry that its expenditure of money for
with the knowledge OF
he plaintiffs of existing conditions,
9th prior and subsequent to the al
eyed breach, constitutes an estoppel.
he only serious questions at issue are
Thether there has been a breach of the
ontract In question: if so, whether this
ction is barred by the statute OF limi-
atoms: and whether the deed from
he American Board to the plaintiffs