The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-04-27
HOW EARLY MISSIONARIES
WERE ORDERED TO BEHAVE

holy work Of cyanaeuting the
heather.
"on your arrival at the Islands. NJ
either ~ them, you will employ all
prpptr means FOR obtaining such IN
formation as will enable you 10 Judge
correctly respecting the most eligible
plan for the mission; will use all prop
or care 60 awaken no iealousies. to
create no prcjudioes and 10 concilia.e
confidence and favor, and without un-
necessary delay viii fix upon your sta
lions and commence your settlements
and labors upon the principles OF your
general Instructions and In such man.
nor AZ circumstances shall render
most advisable
III however. IN the sovereign wis.
dom OF Providence things be found in
such state as To render an attempt
for establishing the mission in the
Sandwich Islands, or either OF them
impractioable or extremely hazardous,
YOU viii make the best arrangements
in your power, conformably to the
articles OF agreement between the
prudential committee and the owners
and capta!p OF the Thaddeus, for get
ting to the Society Islands, and will
act according to your best informa-
ton and Judgment in regard to set
! Ting there or going to some other oil
| the dark places of the earth.
"In all cases. and especially in cases
of great Importance, you will make II
a point of affectionate and religious
care to act with the utmost unanim
ity.
with the most sincere affection ans
the most fervent prayers for your
happiness and the success of the mis-
sion, we commend you again to the
grace of God.
by the Prudential Committee o.
the American Board of Commissioner!
for Foreign Missions,
rs. WORCESTER,
Secretary.
Boston, August 22 1919"
Not the least pleasing feature o
the gathering yesterday afternoon
was the song selections rendered b!
four sweet-voiced girls from the Kai
ulani Home. They sang a very beau
tiful hymn first, later rendering "SinI
Me to Sleep" a slumber song of ap
pealing softness, as only a Hawaiian
girls quartet could. They were heart
lily applauded.
George r. Carter suggested that al
the members donate pictures and au
tographs of their early relatives VIII
came to Hawaii, these to be frame'
and hung on the walls of the Mission
Home. Several valuable donations o
this nature were received yesterday
one of them being a rare picture o
one of the early missionary schooners
A collection was taken up during tn
course of the afternoon, the money t
go towards meeting the general eS
penses of the society.
w. w. Hall stated that the Old Mis-
sion Home was peculiarly an object o
love to him on account of the fac
, that he had lived there a space @
/ about ten years. many years ago. H
said that his brothers and sisters wer
born either there or in houses YER
nearby. Mr.. Hall also gave some yer
interesting information regarding tn
grounds near the Mission Home, stat
ing that he could remember seeing tn
! grass houses in which the mission
aries had lived when they first cam
to the Islands.
F. C. Atherton read extracts fror
i several letters OF great interest to a
those present. A general discussio
!. of things for the betterment of tn
Cousins Society then ensued. afte
which the meeting, after being in ses
sion over two hours, adjourned.