The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-28
VOYAGE ACROSS
THE FAR PACIFIC
INTERESTINGLY DESCRIBED az
REV. ROBERT MeMuLLiN
WHO GOES AS A MIS-
SIONARY

SlONhNN
rhe Lebanon Enterprise has lust
published extracts from letters receiv
I'd from Rev Robert J. McMullen and
wife. formerly Miss emma Foffett.
who recently sailed TO. CHINA % be.
come missionaries. As Mr.. McMullen
taught here and both are very wen
known here. the story OF their voyage
acruss the Pacific win he interesting
20 I. j.. readers. Vie writes:
rhe captain and officers were Eng
nsh and the crew chiefly Japs and
chinese. who spoke broken English.
There were fifty-two first-class pas
songcrs. ,most OF them bounp Tor
Manila via Hong Kong. and are EN-
ploycd in the government service. a
lady from Columbia, Tenn, the vile
of physician. Is going to reside with
Der husband who has charge OF the
Ieper colony In Manila.
ON the third DAY az sea We encount
cred quite a storm. and the mountain
ike waves broke entirely over our
ship. Tho captain stood on the bridge
nearly all night and by daylight the
wind moderated. Oi the nity-two pas
.eugers only seven appeared at break
last next morning am glad 20 say
VAS In1 81 the seven and ave
MOI nlss-d a meal. On the sixth day
cut We reahced Honolulu. Our tirst
ElAnpso oi land was the norhrrn
coast OF Molokai. the lepcr colony
tongue -, land Just out Stom the
island. embracing some 1000 acres,
which is surrounded on three sides
hy the sea and separated from the
main land hy a prccipltous wall ~
rock some 500 feet high, About y
thousand lepers live In two separate
villages. A. the entrance OF Honoiu-
H. harbor yellow flag was holsted
and the steamer stopprc until reveral
health officers came aboard and scan.
ned the messengers who Nere assem-.
hled IN the dining saloon. They were
soon satisfied We had no contarious
diseases aboard and gave the captaic
clean papers. Soon VIC we're At IN"
dock which was thronged by motley
crowd OF men OF various nationalitics
many IN their shirt sleeves and wear.
ing straw hats: the women all wore
mother huhbards and the children a
single carmcnt The crowd seemed
happy and all were shouting. Aloha
floha'' twelcomc' wclcome'D Six at
as got into IN automobile and took a
run tnroueh the city which Is well
named the Paradise al tnt. racine
No description Is adequate. Honolulu
must Re seen To be- appreciated The
avenues OF royal paiIhs. tho procession
Of beautiful flowers of every hue, iluv
crs on shrub vine and tree IN this At
most typical Island delicious '!1.
GRANGE on eve, breeze. the artistic
homes hidden away among chamber
ms vines: mammoth ferns the groyes
oi pa ne ond bananas and the heauti.
iul palaO.. Grounds with magnificent
Widc spreading banyan trees and the
extensive botanical grandeurs com
tine to make Honolulu even more
known as Pacific Heights where
mountain behind the city 10 point
beautiful than ito musical name
Electric car lines run Zig.ag up the
The beautiful blends with the w1iea.
tic. a. the city and ocean from a
gloTiOis panorama Witch utterly beg.
EARS description II . sad there Is
Lot n grinder view in ,up world. In
the harbOr lie the ships al many ma.
tons, while the hlrhprs pncirCling
reefs II marked FAR and near by tines
oi snow white foam, contra sting beau.
tiiullN with the oceans varying tirts
~ emerald and blue on either hand
are lovely valleys greea With crops
oi Hgtwaii's staple tRIo. large carrot
shaped root. ten or twelve inchcs long
and from five TO eight inches In dia-
meter. Nflth 10 uiced dried snd
groupd ri1und for making bread
Nuanu. the princpai street. Is
lrOcd. well paved and Vel lad out
and lined with stores ant residenceS.
ror7e ri which are very handsUle
yns e,nhowered In 2 proiuAion OF scr,
arou- flowers. Our days outing viii
long BE- remembered rs one of novel
Ist-re.t and pleasure. No returned
- ou: steamer only ten mInutsa be-
fsre calling for Yokohama. Japan. y.
fce Iniies distant. In the main pas
szxes "a, on the -,esmer 10 \ large
NAP Snoring our course. ana . little
iisA each day 1T noon indicates our
vrer~Hsoufs Wa usually MAKE shout
90 s-oiieal miles ev~ty t~~ntyfour
houfs We are nov twn days from
Yokohama ann receive wireless mes-
rasss nom Toxic daily. AZ noon
sssiy bulietin OF twelve page " ID.
s,.ed On board. chiefly Advertisements
weather reports with wireless mes
szxss interspersed. Tse .-reiess sta
ion Il ait on the ship and al nirht
the flashes OF electricity are very dis
tipct when messages are received
We will leave the steamer a. Yoke
hama ard 20 by rail TO Toxic. kods
aud Nskasah where We will catch our
steamer. We arc due In Shanghai
March g.
We find the captain ana officers
very courteous and pleasant, and have
had a yery pleasant Journey
Ashore Tor Yokohama cries the ste