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OAHU

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Honolulu. Hawaiian islands.
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No.

Number 4.

HONOLULU, H. T., APRIL, 1885.

Volume 43.

rpHE

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THE FRIEND.

vessel from the United
New
States and Europe. California Produce received by
«8 FORT 3TRKKT, HONOLULU.

Goods.received by ci-cry

"Tja'nSoyT""'

T AINE & CO.,

HONOLULU, H. 1.,
Li
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Importer--* and denier* In

physical.

Punahou Preparatory School,
MISS E. Y. HALL Principal.
In a seven years' course of st'ndy prepare* for Oahu
College. Pupils. *• over ten years of aire," desiring to
enter this School, may be received as boarders at the
College
Catalogues of both Schools, with full Information,
furnishedby addressing the President.
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Second Term begins January 12,1886

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L EWERS

& COOKE,
Dealers In

Lumber and Building Material,

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Office—BB Fort St. Yard—«or King Merchant St.
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EHLERS & CO.,

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Agents for the

Pacific Mutual Life Ins. Co.,

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Of California.

HONOLULU, H. I.
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THE FRIEND.

2

WENNER

JAWAllAN MONEY ORDERS.

& CO.,

I OLLISTER & CO.,

Manufacturersand Imporl--rs of

Diamonds, Fine Jewelry, Watches,

IMPORTERS,

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Oold and Silver Ware.
Hall. Honolulu. 11. I.
Domestic Postal Money Otders will be furnished on
Engraving and all kinds of Jewelry made to order. application at any of the following Money Order
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Fort

St., opposite Odd Fellows

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in

Offices, payable at this or any other Money Order Office
named below;

rpHE "WHITE. HOUSE,
No. 118 Ninianu Street.



MRS,

J. T.

WHITE, Proprietress.

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FUHNIM.IKD BOOM* 1M KKNT l.y ihr week Off
month t.t reason Hole rate*. Bpac'oOl lm*-ui.(lh. lu-julinjt Hoom, Hath*, and i*very convenience. Ilm.-t-locttted In heart of city, Only respectable paiticß adjsiiiHT.y 1
mitted.
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Pahala.

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ON MOLOKAI.

Haualel,
Killno*.

Kaunakakal.

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Kapaa,

tjueen St.. Honolulu.

IITM. G. IRWIN & CO.,

Plantation Sp Insurance Agents
Honolaln.

MOORE & CO.,
78 KitiK St. (Telephone 2!9) Honolulu, H. 1,,
Dealers in

GUNS AND AMMUNITION,
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Sewing Machines, etc.
kinds, and Oeuoi-a' Machinery. Repairing of all kinds
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a epoclalty.

A

L. SMITH,

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JEWELRY, PLATED WrfRE
King's Combination Spectacle-. Glassware. Sewing

Machines, Picture Vr.imes, Vase brackets.
Etc., Etc., Etc. Terms Strictly Cash.
83 Fort Street.
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JOHN

NOTT,

Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Worker,
Fitter, Etc.
StoveLand Ranges of all kinds. Plumbers' Stock and
Metals, House Furnishing Goods, Chandeliers,
Lamps, Etc.
Kaahumanu St., Honolulu.
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SADDLER YAiYD HARNESS
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Honolulu, H. I.
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COMPANY.

Thirty-fourth Annual Report.
Assets (Cash)
Annual Income

$38,000,000

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Special Agent for the Hawaiian Islands.
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Poltclee. Being practically an Endowment Policy at
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Cash Surplus

Manufacturers of

Ginger Me and derated Waters

Application for Money Order-*, payable in the United

59 Nuuanu Street.

States, may be made 1 t any Money Order tftlec in this
Kingdom; and they will he diawn at the (ieneral Poet
Office, Honolulu, on any international Money Order
Office in the United States, of which a lift can be aeen

by inquiring at any Hawaiian Po-st Office.
Likewise Money Orders may be drawn in the United
Stales, payable at any Money Order Office in this King-

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dom.
GENERAL POST OFI'ICE, I
Honolulu. January 1, 1885. j,
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/IASTLE & COOKE,
Agents for
The Kohala Sugar Co.,
The llaiki Sugar Co.,
The Pais Plantation,
The Hitchcock *ft Co. Plantation.
The Waialua Plantation, It. Hal stead,
The A. H. Smith & Co. Plantation.
The New England Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
The Union Marine liihUrunte Co.,
The George if. lilake Manufacturing Co.,
L> M. Wesion'ii Centrifugals,
tJuyuc & Sou's Medicines,
Wilcox ik Globs' Sewing Machine Co.,
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PACIFIC

Retail Store cor. Fort and Merchiint, Sts.

Honolulu, H.

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J. B. ATHKHTON.

SHIPPING & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

Importer und Dealer In

TOILET ARTICLES.

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FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS.

COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

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ON OAHU.
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Waianae.

Koloa.

DKUGS, CHEMICALS,

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Makawao.

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HAWAII.

IHlo,

HARDWARE CO.,
Successors to

I.

T D. LANE'S

MARBLE WORKS,
No ..!0 Fort Street, near Hotel,
Manufacturer of

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MONUMENTS,

HEAD STONES,

Tomb*, Tablet!*, .Nimble Mantles, Walnutuml
Tops, and Tiling,

In Black, or White MARBLE
Marble Work of ever*/ description made
at til low-fat pAMlDlfc rates.

to order

Monuments &. Headstones Cleaned ■&. Reset.
Order* from the other islands Promptly
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GEORGE LUCAS,

CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER,

B. F. Dillingham & Co., and Samuel Honolulu Steam Planing Mills,
Nott,
E PLANAPK, HONOLULU, H. I.

IMPORTERS,
Port -"In-'-t, Honolulu,

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House Furnishing Goods,

Silver Plated Ware,
Cutlery, Chandeliers,

LAMPS,

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kindb
Band
rawing. All kinds of Planing, Sawing, Morticing aiid
Tenanting. Orders promptly attended to, and work
guaranteed. Order* from the other Islands 00
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licked.
'A Indow Fiamee. Blind*, Sanhits. Doom, and all
of Woodwork Kini-h.
Turning. Scroll and

JEMMELUTH

& CO.,

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LANTERNS, TINSMITHS
& PL I MBKRS,
No. 6 Nuuanu street, Honolulu.
Successor- to

Paints, Paint Oil, Turpentine,

Varnishes,
Kerosene Oil of the Best Quality.
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Stoves,

Rangts, Tin.

(1 Segelken

A Co.,

Sheet Iron, Oalvanlzed

Copper and Japan Ware, Galvanized Iron

Iron,
and Lead

Pipe, India Rubber Hose, Washstands, Bath|Tuba,
The '- Superior," the best Cooltlnff Btove, etc. Particular attention given to Tin Roof-tig, Guttering aad
laying Water Pipes Orders from the other Islands atljaSßly
tended to satisfactorily and with dispatch.

Volume 43.

THE FRIEND

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Honolulu, H, 1., by Messrs. CmziiiiandOKijel, Pits

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SKATING RINKS.
The skating rink seems to be a center
of much attraction to those who attend
it. The young people especially appear
to have taken an ardent fancy to it. This
new and popular amusement has become
quite general in the States and we, though
somewhat isolated, already have two, or
rival rinks. The amusement, when first
introduced here, was greeted by many
with a cordial aloha. The reasons of this
were, doubtless, that there seemed to be
nothing inherently wrong in the matter;
it had the appearance of a harmless diversion, a pleasant pastime. One thing
•which especially commended it to public
favor was, that besides the amusement
which it would furnish, it promised to
do much toward preserving and supplying health. It engaged to develop the
physical nature, add color to the cheeks
and give tone to the system.
Now as to this point, to begin with,
the skating rink, of which we speak now
in general, is a source of great and serious disappointment.
From one of our exchanges we gather
the opinions of six leading medical practitioners, of Boston, who speak disapprovingly of the rink.
The first physician says:—" They are
bad. bad all through. Nothing good about
them."
The second:—" Is any exercise conducive to health that is carried on in an illventilated room, where the atmosphere
is poisoned with scones of breaths ? Is it
conducive to health to exercise in an intolerable heat, and then to take a sudden
coolim? draught from an open window ?"
The third:—"One of the worst places
for lungs and head. The room is filled
with fine particles of dust, which pours
forth from every crack in the floor and
from every other place where the heavy
jar of the skates can cause it to escape.
This fine dust penetrates the lungs and
head and irritatesthe mucous membrane,
and let a cold be taken at the same time,
and you can imagine how feebly a case
of pneumonia may be resisted under such
circumstances.".
The fourth:—"In most cases now-adays, when misses come to us for medical
advice in regard to some new form of ill—

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HONOLULU, H. 1., APRIL, 1885.
ness, the first question we put is, Have
you been to the skating .rink ?" He
also adds, that the late Dr Thorndike,
one of the most eminent physicians of
Boston, remarked to him shortly before
his death that he had attended no less
than fifteen eases of spinal affection coming directly from the skating rink.
The fifth:—« The unnatural effort Incident to standing on rollers and skating,
though not noticed at first by a well person, frequently causes protracted invalidism, and sometimes leads to spinal meningitis."
The sixth:—" The movements of
skating on rollers are all injurious. The
ankles stiffen and often swell badly from
the severe strain and the knee joint loses
its ease of action; the spine sometimes
suffers greatly, especially among girls and
women in whom the dangers of future
disease are much greater from all such
exercise."
We also note that a permanent enlargement of the ankle, or as it is now called
"the skating riu'c ankle," has become a
well known physiological fact to physicians, wherever I his amusement has prevailed for any length of time.
Hence the institution in question appears fraught with danger to the physical
well-being of those who frequent it.
We. may add, that actual cases are
reported, not a few, of broken arms and
limbs; in one case of a mdtherwho broke
an arm, her four children at home dependent on her care. Is roller skating a
harmless amusement ? Is it healthy exercise ? Still sadder are the many cases
of elopement of young girls, often witli
married men, who leave wives and children behind. This would seem to be a
natural result of the promiscuous gathering at the rink. Three such cases in one
town in the States have come under our
notice.
A leading Chicago publication remarks:
—m We know of one official member of a
church who once defended the rink and
became a stockholder in one. Forty ilays
experience has taught him a lesson, to
unlearn which he would give his very
life. Educated, rather.rich, confident, a
loving father, and sure there was no
danger, his own and only little girl, in his
own rink, fell a victim to the very 'innocent recreation' in which he 'bought stock'
and which he will lament as long as he
lives. The father in question reaped his
percentage on the admission-price of a
well-dressed young scamp who skated
with the child, won her confidence, and
finally gave the father a dividend of
ghastly horror that will forever keep him
from being a Univerealist."
It further impresses us, that the rink
draws away the minds of its patrons from
the proper pursuits of life. We believe
this to be especially true in the case of
those attending school, whose attention

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to their duties should not be diverted by
anything of so exciting a nature as the
amusement at the rink.
The institution educates in feelings

that do not seem right. We understand
that there are present such as do not take
an active part, but who only attend to see
those engaged in "the whirlwind of hot
fun," and especially beginners, fall down.
The qualities that adorn human nature
and of which we all stand in need are
those of kindness and gentleness.
We submit, in view of all the facts,
that it behooves parents, to exercise a loving and watchful care over their children.
In what has been written we have with
the best of feelings solely aimed at the
public good.

WORKING MEN, SALARIED MEN

AND SILVER.
is
Nothing more certain than the fact
that, unless some action is taken by the
Government by which the present quantity of silver shall be largely reduced,
and tin* excess permanently withdrawn,
Hawaii's business must be conducted
upon the basis of our 85-cent silver dollar. The result is inevitable.
When that result comes the great loss
and hardship will not fall upon capitalists,
and tradesmen, and planters,—those
classes in the Kingdom best able to endure it—but upon the working men, and
salaried men, the very persons least able
to endure it.
America is facing the same inevitable
fact, that she must stop coining 85-cent
dollars or lose her gold, and conduct her
business on the basis of 85-cent -ilvt-r
dollars. In the Senate last month, Mr.
Morrill, of Vermont, called attention to
the hardship which such a calamity
would bring upon all wage-workers.
Commenting on his speech, the JV. Y.
Independent says:
Wage-workers and those whoreceive
fixed salaries will be the first to feel the
evil effects. These persons are paid for
their services in money ; and if the
money in which they are paid has lost
some fifteen or twenty per cent in its
purchasing power, this is to them practically equivalent to a similar reduction in
the rate of wages or the amount of their
salaries. The prices of the things on
which they live, and which they must
therefore buy, will rise much more rapidly from a depreciation in the value of
money, than the rate of wages or salaries. It takes considerabletime to bring
about an upward movement in the latter;
and while this process is going on the
wage-workers and all salaried persons
who receive no more money for their
services, have to pay more money for
what they buy and consume. This is to
them a severe hardship, and often involves a great deal of misery. They
have to use their money as they earn it,
being paid by the day or by the week,

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and are generally compelled to spend
about as fastas they earn; and if prices go
up, and wages and salaries, though not
nominally changed, practically go down,
then a heavy burden Jails upon them.
Their services will buy less of the needed
comforts of life."
When Hawaii Is drained of gold, and
our tradesmen must buy exchange at 1">
to 20 per cent, to pay for goods which
the wage-worker buys, it goes without
saying that the tradesmen will not bear
that loss. They will simply add that
much to their prices. And the clerk
will find that his one hundred so-called
dollars, which he receives at the end of
each month will buy only eighty dollars
worth of the necessaries of life for himself and family. In Other words he will
have to pay fifteen or twenty dollars
each month because Hawaii's business
is on a silver and not a gold basis.

daily food, and one of you say unto them,
depart in peace, be ye warmed and tilled,
notwithstanding ye give them not those
things which are needful to the body;
what doth Uproot?" (James, 2: 15, Hi.)
We must economize ? Yes. But to
begin by discharging clerks with families; tutting down the salaries of those
you retain: dispensing with white domestics and replacing them with Japanese;
leaving the old tumble down fence, and
the house unpaintcd, and the out-huildings unrepaired; rattling the old carriage,
like A dice-box, through the streets rath-

er than spend a few dollars in repairs, is

not the wisest or the most Christian way
to economize.
How would it do to drop off Ihe tobacco

and the wine bills, and many other useless, not to say harmful, and expensive
luxuries, and use the money thus saved
in a wise endeavor to make the times
better by giving work lo the unemployed ?
"WE MUST ECONOMIZE."
He helps the poor man most who gives
Must we ? while economy is generally
hitn
a chance to help himself.
to be commended, in some cases, it is
a
christian
anything but
grace. Going
into the private office of a large factory, in THE W. C. T. U. OF THE HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.
the States, just after the tinancial crash
of 1872-:!, we found the proprietor with
This society was organized last Deceman anxious face in deep thought. Lay- ber, during the stay here of Mrs. Mary
ing his hand on a balance sheet, he said, Clement Leavitt. Mrs. Leavitt was sent
"This shows that I have been running here by the National W. C. T. U. of
my factory at a loss of several thousand America, to begin a work proposed by
dollars this year. I knew it would be so, that body, viz., to organize in all civiland I am thankful that the loss has not ized nations of the earth, National W.C.T.
been quite as great as I expected. But the Unions, thus forming a belt ot'prayer and
loss the coming year will be still greater." labor for this object, which shall eventWhy don't you shut down ?" I asked. ually encircle the world. This Union, in
The Christian Greatheart, his manner these islands, naay be said to be the first
showing that he had fought over that fruits of Mrs, Leevttt's labors in this diground, replied, "What would become rection. She is now lecturing with good
of my 200 working men and their fam- results in New Zealand, and proposes
ilies if I did ? I can stand the loss for a soon to proceed lo Australia and thence
year or two more: and as long as I have probably to India, China, Japan iVc.
anything these working men shall have a
The officers Of this Union are as folchance to earn bread for their wives and low-. —President, Mrs. J. M. Whitney;
little ones!"
Vice-Presi(lents,Mrs. E. C. Oggel, BethIt was as unselfish, and as grand a el Union Church, Mrs. J. A. Criizau, Port
courage as that of the soldier who perils St. Church, Mrs. Geo. Wallace, English
his life for country. And is not such Church; Mrs. F. Lyman, President Hilo
unselfishness a plain duty now laid at the Branch, Mrs. E. Bailey, President Waidoor of wealthy Christians here iv Ha- luku Branch; Recording Secretary, Mrs.
waii
J. Greene; CorrespondingSecretary, Mrs.
Is it your duty to ecomonize when your E, W. Jordan; Treasurer, Mrs. C. M.
economy may mean loss of bread to some \lyiU~.
poor working man ? Ought you to refrain
Mrs. Leavitt also visited Hilo and
from making improvements upon your Wailuku, and organized branch Unions
home, or extending your business, when in each of those places. The officers of
that caution will increase the number of the Hilo Union are : —President, Mrs.
idle mechanics, and men eager to work Fred.Lyman; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Rev.
but cannot find it ?
E. P. Baker, Mrs. Nawahi; Recording
These are hard times. But what are Secretary, Miss Lucy Pitman; Corresponyou doing to make them better ? Have ding Secretary, Mrs. A. J. Oleson.
we not all a duty to perform in giving
Officers of the Wailuku Union :—Prework to those to whom its withholding sident, Mrs. E. Bailey; Vice-President,
may drive to want or a life of sin ? Mrs. M. E. Sharratt; Recording SecretaAsk yourself the question, Am I doing ry, Mrs. W. W. Goodale; Corresponding
my whole duty when I shrug my should- Secretary, M. C. Widdifleld; Treasurer,
ers amidst my plenty, and looking out Mrs. J. W. Girvin.
upon the city filled with unemployed
As this organization is still so young,
men, say, "These are hard times, and I it cannot be supposed to have yet accomam sorry for those who have no work.!" plished very great things in temperance
How does your Bible read P
If a broth- reform. The ladies feel, however, that
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form themselves intelligently in regard
to all phases of the temperance question
and work. For this purpose they have
adopted a course of reading recommended by the W. C. T. U. of America,
proposing to spend half an hour at each
monthly meeting in discussing some important subject. At the Kerch meeting
Mrs. W. W. Hall read a most carefully
prepared paper on"The Physiology of
Alcoholics," founded upon a lecture by
Dr. Carpenter of England. And Miss
Charlotte Carter gave an equally full and
interesting resume of a lecture by Dr. B.
W. Richardson, an English physician of
note, upon "The action of Alcohol upon
the Body."
In connection with the Woman'sBoard
of Missions they have secured the services of Miss Mary E. Green, of Makawao,
a Lady thoroughly acquainted with the
native people and language, who will devote her whole time to temperance and
evangelistic work among Hawaiians.
She will arganlee a Temperance Society
among them, visit their homes, circulate
the pledge, and endeavor in every way
to awaken a public sentiment in the right
direction among them, as well as to reach
individual cases. She has already entered upon her work with enthusiasm,
and finds much to encourage her.
They have also standing committees
upon the following departments of temperance work: Influencing the Press;
Scientific Instruction ; Sunday Schools J
Juvenile work; Temperance; Literature;
Evangelistic work ; Prison and Police
Station; Work among the Chinese; Work
among Sailors; Music.
The ladies feel thatthere is a great responsibility laid upon them as the only
specifically temperance organization in a
community which has such needs in this
direction. And that their Society may
not have only a "name to live," they
ask the willing assistance and sympathy
of all who are interested in righteousness
and reform.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Thk Revised Version of the Old Testament has been issued both in England
and America. We await the arrival of
of specimen copies with eager desire.
We predict that it will meet the favor of
the public to a greater degree than did
the Revised Version of the New Testament.

We welcome to Honolnlu, that earnest
and successful worker, and genial good
fellow, H. J. McCoy, General Secretary
of the Y. M. C. A. Full accounts of his
work here will be found in the Y. M. C. A.
department. Mrs. McCoy accompanies
her hustiand, and has also won a large
place in the hearts of our people.
We are glad to note the fact that
our Anglican Church friends are holding revival services this week. We
trust that God's blessed Spirit will be
with them, strengthening Christians and
converting many among those outside the
Church. We hear Mr. Simeon's work
well-spoken of.

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As an American we are proud of the
new mistress of the White House, Miss
Ei,iZAiii;iii Ci.KVKiiAsn. She is a Christina woman who (I ires to think. In 1882
she gave the address before the alumnie
of Hlmira Female College,and the A7 Y.
i Emaii/clist says that, "of all the addresses
J given during the quarter of a century of
j the college by many of our ablest men,
San Jose papers received by last mail such as Prof. Upson, Dr. Wolcott Calkins,
contain full and interesting accounts of Dr. Lyman Abbott, and Dr. 11. M. Field,
Mrs. Hampson's Evangelistic services in ;i this was pronounced second to none of
that city. We learn from private sources | them, and for practical adaptation to the
that while, as In ILmolulu, the number j young ladies, the best." In this address
of conversions was not large, the Chris- she (old the young women
tians of San Jose were greatly helped,
and have taken much higher ground There is n ■ d of failli in God, f.iith la self, and
Professor Wayland's lecture at
the Y. M. C. A. Hall, on the evening of
the 24th, on the English House of Commons, and the two greatest of England's
modern statesmen, Disraeli and Gladstone, was listened to by an appreciative
audience. His Majesty the King was
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spiritually.
There is a constant pressure on pastors by a certain class' of hearers for socalled "great sermons." Rev. Dr. Todd
of Pittsfleld, Mass., once told Dr. Gould
that he never wrote but one great sermon in his life, and, immediately after,
he told the Lord that if He would forgive
him, he would never write another as
long as he lived."

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The N. Y. Observer of March sth apThe
pears in a new dress throughout.
type it says, is fresh from the foundry." This of course, is an indication of
the patronage and prosperity which the
paper enjoys and justly merits. Its pages
look bright and attractive and are rilled
with able editorial articles and interesting reading matter throughout.
Rev. Dr. Happer arrived by the last
steamer, for a brief visit witli his daughter, Mrs. F. W. Damon. A reception
was given him at the Chinese Church,
Wednesday evening, March 2;ilh. Dr.
Happer delivered a very interesting address at Fort-St. Church, Wednesday
evening, March 25th, and also at the
Chinese Church, Sunday morning, March
29th.- He sails to-day for San Francisco,
carrying with him the Alolia of many
new friends made during his brief stay.

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Grover Cleveland was inaugurated
Presidentof the United States March 4th.
His inaugural address was not "brilliant,"
but what was much better, it was manly,
straightforward, common-sense, and conservative. Taken in connectioon with
his Warner letter," and his selection of
Manning as Secretary of the Treasury,
the new administration is fully committed against the folly of further coinage of
85-cent silver dollars, which the people
do not want, and which are steadily piling
up in the treasury vaults. On civil service
reform the inaugural gives "no uncertain
sound." The Cabinet, as a whole, is a
good one j certainly since the days of
Lincoln there has not been a stronger one.
But the seclection of two members from
the President's own State, and leaving
the great Interior States without a representative, seems strange, to say the least.
Grover Cleveland has the grandest opportunity, and the hardest battle before
him, if he manfully attempts to fulfil the
just expectations of the Nation, of any
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faitb iv bum.mity. Sbe would bt- bopuful, and not
Marriage was not necessary for a
woman: -In- need not be simply a button bole bouquet to some titan. If (rood is in one, it will come
out. Go nit and you will Htioceed.

pesmiuiHtic.

Miss Cleveland's personal appearance
is thus described :
In looks Miss Cleveland reminds one of Anna
Dickinson; perhaps because she wears her hair in
the same stylo. Yet there is nothing mannish about
her, and in private she is rather too modest than
otherwise. Her voice is clear, and her articulation
distinct, making her a tine speaker. Since 1882
she has given frequent lectures at the college,
which have been very popular with the young Indies. Her name is found in the last catalogue in
the Faculty as Lecturer on Mediteval History. The
country may congratulate itself upon hating so
intelligent and public-spirited n Christian woman
iv the White House.
Rev. W. G. T. Shedd published an
able article recently in the North Ameri-

can Review maintaining the orthodox
view of Endless Future Punishment.
The Index, of Boston, calls the article
"fiendish," which leads VR. Siikdd, in a
brief article in the X. Y. Observer to call
attention to the fact that the doctrine is
Jesus Christ's and not his, and closes witli
these wise words:

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['residents of the United States have sunk
leagues from the Father of his Country to
the father of—[Here Mr. Cook paused as if for a
word, and the nudienott broke into loud applause,
which was several times renewed as he nt tempted
to speak. Finally, be said] 1 did not finish my
sentence. You are yourselves responsible, Mr.
('hairmiiu and ladies and gentlemen, for your own
conclusions, and for this significant and weighty,
but, as I think, timely, i üblio expression of litem.
[Loud applause and luiuhter.]
10,ism

Clean people desire that the mud of
campaign in America
should not be stirred up, but if it must
be, then from such a platform as Mr.
Cook's we have a right to expect that
the mendacity of Mr. Blame will not lie
passed by in silence, if he raves over the
lapse from personal purity of Grover
Cleveland.
the last disgraceful

THE CHURCHES.
THE BETHEL UNION CHURCH.
MARCH—AI'RIE.

This month has been one of more than

ordinary interest to us as a Church.
On the evening of the 4th a business

meeting was held, after the Monthly
Concert, at which Mr. J. O. Carter, on
behalf of the Committee, presented the
Charter, which was approved; also a Constitution and Rules, which were discussed, and with a few changes, adopted.
The following persons were elected
officers:
Trustees forone year : H. M. Whitney,
H. A. Pannelee, B. F. Dillingham.
For two years: J. O. Carter, S. M. Damon, T. (j. Thrum.
For three years: S. E. Bishop, Robert
Lewers, D. B. Petersmi.
For members of the Standing Committee : W. Babcock and G. C. Lees. S. E.
Bishop was appointed Scribe, and E. C.
Damon, Treasurer.
Deacons: Robert Lewers and D. B. Peterson, and
Deaconesses: Mrs. S. C. Damon and
Mrs. S. E. Bishop.
A word about the Sunday School: The
monthly Teachers' meeting proves to be
of great helpfulness in the work. Mrs.
E. C. Oggel has a Bible class for ladies,
and Mr. J. E. Bidweli a class for young
men.
There is, it seems, a special interest
now in the infant room, in behalf of
which an entertainment will be held in
the vestry on Tuesday evening, March

The class of persons represented by the Index
have a hell phobia. This is something very differ
ivit from the serious, oilru and reverent fear of
hell, such as the Bible enjoins and Christian men
have, t'ne fear wbic'i the disbeliever feels is thai
ol panic. This man believes that if there be a hell
—and bell is a possibility—he is in great danger.
Consequently, even the suggestion that there is
one, startles him, and the startle is shown in his
irritation and violent epithets. But the fear which
the believer feels is tranquil, steady and intellt
gent. * * * He is made solemn, and anxious,
and thoughtful, but he does not lose his head. He
proceeds to make preparation to meet the final
judgment in the way that the very Being who will
presideat that judgment has provided for him.
Hell is like any other danger. To be forewarned
is to be forearmed. In order to escape danger one
must believe in it. Disbelief of it is sure destruction. Speaking generally, all who acknowledge a
hell and fear it, will esc ipe it; and all who deny a 31st.
hell and ridicule it, will fall into it. "The prudent
man foresee th the the evil and hidetb himself, but
The next meeting of the officers and
the simple pass on and are punished."
teachers of the school will be held on

Good and able men are sometimes
swept off their feet by political bias. We
have seen no more glaring and lamentable instance of this than was given by
Joseph Cook, in his prelude on Washingtou, England and America, delivered iv
Tremont Temple, Boston Feb. 23rd.
Not only was he unfair, but he came perilously near to being untruthful, in resorting to the dodge of stopping in the middle of a sentence, and shouldering upon
his audience the responsibility which he
dared not take himself. The following
any fair and truthful man ought to be
ashamed of:

Tuesday evening, April 14th, at the residence of Mr. S. M. Damon on Nuuanu
Avenue.
There is in connection with the Church
a Social Union, which is doing a good
work.
On Wednesday evening, March 25th,
the Standing Committees severally te.
ported, and were re-elected for the ensuing six months.
Mrs. H. M. Whitney was appointed at
the head of the Comnaittee on Visitation
in place of Mrs. Dr. Lowell Smith, deceased. Mr. Oggel spoke of Mrs. Smith's
services and faithfulness in connection

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with this department of Christian work.
On Sabbath morning, March 29th new
members will be admitted and the sacrament of communion celebrated.
The first Sabbath in April there will
be Easter Services morning and evening.
The following subjects are announced
for Wednesday evenings:
April 1. Monthly Concert, Micronesia,
Addresses by Secretary A. O. Forties and
Captain Bray of the Morning Star.
April 8. The print of the nails. John
20:24-20.
April 15. Home Religion. Josh. 24:15.
April 22. Christ's sympathy with the
weak and the weary. Matt. 12:20.
April 29. Prayer. Ps. 145:18.
FORT-ST. CHURCH.
The annual meeting was held March
4th. From the report of the Clerk, Mr.
W. W. Hall, we glean the following :
lembers in regular standing reported at last
867
annual meeting
lembers added during year.
12
On profession
By letters
11— 23
jess

)ied

those dismissed to other Churohes

inspended

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Leaving in regular standing March 4, 1884.

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380

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366

Which shows a net gain of nine members during the year.
During the year the Pastor has administered baptism to twenty-five infants
and one adult: has attended twentythree funerals and officiated at nineteen
marriages.
The Treasurer's report showed receipts
for the year, including balance of $151.35
from last year, of $2,137.35, and disbursements amounting to $1,840.55, leaving a
balance of $442.15.* Of the disbursements for the year, $708.95 was paid to
the Hawaiian Board to aid its mission
work, and $1,004.85 was spent in mission and charitable work in the city. The
receipts for City Mission work, from
eleven envelope collections, amounted to
$1,303.40. Since the annual meeting the
twelfth collection closing the first financial year of this work has been taken,
and resulted in $130.
The Sunday School reports showed that
branch of the Church work to be in a
prosperous condition. The average attendance for the past quarter, showed
a gratifying increase. Cash receipts for
the year, $006.73; expenditures, $402.75;
balance cash on hand, $203.98. The Librarian's report showed 500 volumes in
library; 1458 books were drawn during
The Pastor's report showed a marked
advance in the spiritual state of the
Church; noted a large attendance at the

prayer-meetings; and the meetings for
public worship well sustained, but the
question of their responsibility for the
greater efficiency of the evening services
in thesalvation of souls, was laid upon the
In addition to this 92,187.86, the last report of
the Treasurer of the Society shows receipts from
paw rents for ourrent expenses amounting to
more than $6,000.

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conscience of members of theChurch, and
the regular attendance of all members
of the Church was urged at the evening
services.
The election of officers for the year resulted as follows: Deacons, A. F. Judd,
W. W. Hall; Standing Committee, P. C.
Jones, Jr., J. T. Waterhouse, Jr. Sunday School officers: Superintendent, J. B.
Atherton; Asst. Supt., Rev. W. C. Merritt; Superintendent of Primary Department, Mrs. J. B. Atherton; Treasurer,
C. M. Cooke; Librarians, E. A. Jones,
B. Burgess; Ushers, Messrs. White,
Koch, Jones and Oat.
The following votes were passed: To
employ Mrs. Southwick as City Missionary for the coming year, and to raise
funds necessary to carry on the work by
the envelope system; appropriating $25
to pay bill of Kawaiahao Seminary for
care of Lizzie Nathaniel, and to assume
support of Rev. Leleo's daughter at Kawaiahao Seminary next year; ordering a
special collection for purchase of a new
Sunday School library, and appointing a
standing committee on Sunday School
Library, to make additions thereto quarterly, and Mrs. W. F. Allen, Mrs. Whitney, and Mr. C. M. Cooke and the
Superintendent and Pastor, ex officio,
were constituted said Committee.
The prayer meetings during April,
with the exception of the first one (Wednesday, April Ist), which will be the
Monthly Concert of Prayer for missions,
will have for their general subject,
difficulties of christians.

April B.—l have no interest in Bible
reading.
April 15.—I feel no love for God.
April 22. —My thoughts wander during
prayer.
April 29.—1 am lieset by temptations.
The following collections will lie taken:
April sth, for general missionary work ;
April 19th, special collection ordered by
vote of Church, to purchase new Sunday
School Library; April 26th, collection
for City Mission work.

Volume 43, No. 4
see one of God's wonders, the great crater. On his return lie in company with
Rev. A. O. Forbes took supper with Rev.
W. B. Oleson at Hilo Boarding School,
that grand institution which has done so
much to educate and build up the characters of the young Hawaiians. The grand
results are seen in all the Islands. Each
pupil is under the best of influence. The
attendance this year is 84 ; average attendance is 77. There is some religious
interest. Scholars are learning exceedingly well. No sickness this term worth
mentioning. All strangers remark the
fine physical appearance of the scholars.
Special attention is given to the thinking and reasoning faculties. The studies
this year are Political Science, Biblical
Geography, Hawaiian History, Roman
History, Natural Philosophy, Popular

Science, Algebra, Arithmetic, Reading,
Spelling witii English lessons, Geography, General Information, Calisthenic
exercises, Vocal Music, Penmanship,
Moral Instruction. There have been put
into the school moulding tables, to teach
object lessons in geography and language,
with good results. The school feel very
much the need of an industrial building,
for teaching carpentry, funds for which
the Government should contribute, as
much good would come by erecting such
a building. Such an institution should
not lack anything thatIs needed, for it has
been abundantly proven that they are of
great value to the Hawaiian.
James A. Martin.
The Rev. A. O. Forbes has been absent
during the past three weeks in attendance on the semi-annual meetings of the
two Associations of Hawaiian Churches
on the Island of Hawaii. The Association of North and West Hawaii met at
Waiohinu in Kau on Friday, March 6th,
and closed its sessions on Saturday evening. Sunday was occupied with the
examinations of the Sabbath Schools connected with the Churches of the Association. Theattendance was unusually large
and enthusiastic, and the orderly conduct
of the crowded audiences throughout the
whole was worthy of all praise. The
spirit manifested was excellent, and the
impulse given to the work will, we doubt
not, result in much good. There are sixteen Churches on the roll of this Association, embracing the districtsof Haraakua,
Waimea, Kohala, Kawaihae, North and
South Kona, and Kau. Seven pastors
and thirteen delegates were present, and
over two hundred delegates, superintendents, teachers and scholais from the
various Sunday Schools.
At "Hilo, the Association of East Hawaii met on the 10th of March, and concluded its sessions on the following day.
This Association is at present much
smaller than the other; its field embracing only the two districts of Puna and
Hilo as far as Laupahoehoe.

HILO.
On Sunday, March Bth, Mr. John Lidgate of Laupahoehoe delivered a sermon
on Little Things at the Foreign Church.
On March 15th (Sunday) Rev. Arthur
H. Smith, Mission of North China, occupied the pulpit of the Foreign Church, in
which he spoke of God's calling His
people and giving each work to do for
llim. A very practical sermon, one of
great benefit to all who love the truth;
a sermon that will long be treasured by
those who were favored to hear him. In
the evening he delivered a lecture on
China which interested all; his illustrations were excellent and caused some to
smile considerably, which of course gave
satisfaction, and each of the audience
felt that they had received much instruction. Itis seldom that we get such a mass
of information in a short hour. May God
The night school for Japanese has albless him in his soul-saving work, and ready been opened at the North Pacific
may he see great fruits from his great Mission-try Institute. Mr. H. M. Dow
labor. On Monday the 16th he went to is the teacher. The attendance is good.

April, 1885.

THE FRIEND.

DR. DAMON AND MRS. SMITH.
The N. Y. Observer contains a considerable portion of Father Damon's valedictory when he entrusted The Friend
to the present editors. Referring further on to the enlargement of his residence,
But he has gone from
the editors say:
the scene of his earthly labors to dwell in
that house not made with hands eternal
in the heavens."
In another article the editors give to
their readers from the The Pacific Commercial Advertiser of this city an account
of Dr. Damon's life and public services.
Editorially the Observer says: Few men
have been known more extensively or
more favorably. Being stationed on one
of the great highways of the sea, as a
touching place for vessels from all parts,
his influence was carried far and wide.
The N. Y. Evangelist of March sth also contains a long and appreciative article
on Dr. Damon.
In the same number of the Observer,
Rev. Dr. S. Irenaeus Prime pays his tribute of respect to the memory of our beloved and lamented Mrs. Lowell Smith
He says:
More than 50 years a missionary in
Honolulu, the work of Foreign Missions
has lost one of its noblest friends in the
death of this accomplished woman. Her
husband was a classmate of the writer
of this notice.
Mrs. Smith was a lady-of refinement
and cultivation, fitted to adorn the best
society, and able and willing to adapt
herself to any company into which duty
called her. Therefore as a missionary,
a teacher, a friend, a wife and mother,
she has exerted the happiest influence.
Many of the '< first families at the Islands have had their children educated
by her, and they rise up to bless her
memory. Mrs. E. Throop Martin, of
Auburn, N. V., was a friend of Mrs.
Smith, and on hearing of her death she
writes:
< She was a woman of rare gifts and
graces, and those who had the privilege
of knowing her wonderful character will
all unite in saying, Take her for all in
all, we ne'er shall look upon her like
again!' The correspondent who sends
me the sad tidings says: < There was no
valley of the shadow of death for our
dear Mrs. Smith; she seemed like a tired
child needing'rest and gradually falling
asleep.' ******
"Thus has closed a beautiful life of
missionary service. Mrs. Smith was
very happy in her work. At the head of
a fine school she exerted great influence.
Her house was the resort of travellers
and others who greatly loved to enjoy its
hospitality. The corps of Christian laborers at the Islands held her in the highest
esteem. The heart of her husband safely
trusted in her. She did him good and
not evil all the days of her life. She
opened her mouth with wisdom, and in
her tongue was the law of kindness. A
woman that feareth the Lord shall be
praised."
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contains an appreciative notice of Mrs.
Ami.mi. Willis Smith, and her life
work. Speaking of herdeath, the writer
beautifully says: Gradually the "silver
chord" was loosed; the keepers of the
house trembled," and '.'those that looked
out of the windows were darkened";
and then till that was mostal of one who
had nobly borne her part iv life << put on

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THE WAR IN CHINA.

BY REV. A. P. HAPPER,D.D.
The origin, the object and the prospects of the wtir between France and
China are but imperfectly understood by
most persons outside of China. We have
to prepare for our readers a condensed

statement in reference to those points
which we trust will help tliom to a
clearer understanding of this matter,

which is a subject of great, interest in
itself, but which has a special interest
from the fact that it is so intimately connected with missions in China.
The war originated not beuause France
had any complaint to make against China
iv regard to anything, but it has arisen
from France's desire to get possession of
the countries of South-Eastern Asia.
Having established a colony, of which
Saigon was the capital city, France was
desirous to annex other territory, and
hence sought to take possession of the
whole of the country between Saigon and
the southern boundary of China proper,
which is known by the name of Annum.
The northern part of An nam is called
Touquin. The French pVoposed to exercise a protectorate over Tonquin. One
great object in seeking to get possession
of this region was through it to get access to the south-western part of China.
For the Red River, which is the largest
river in Tonquin, rises in Annain, which
is the south-western province of-China,
and flows iv a south-eastern direction,
draining the greater part of the whole
district, and empties into the Gulf of Tonquin. To the east of its mouth lies the
large and important island of Hainan.
The French, through constraint, had obtained a cession of the protectorate from
the King of Annum. But there was still
the traditional suzerainty of China in the
way. In 1883 the French Minister to the
Pekin Court, Mr. Bores m.idea treaty
with China, in which China consented to
France having a protectorate of the most
of Tonquin, leaving a tract of country
between the part yielded to France and
the southern boundary of China, which
was to be regarded as neutral territory
between the two powers. This treaty,
which gained so much for France without any military force or the destruction
of peaceful relations between the two
Governments, was rejected by the French
Government and the Minister recalled.
This region was then held by a band of
outlaws known as the Black Flags. They
were a part of the forces of the Talping
rebellion, which had tied from China to
Tonquin and maintained themselves by
plundering the peaceful people. After
the rejection of this treaty the French-

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attempted to get possession of the country by military force, and the Chinese
(iovcrnuient encouraged the Black Flags
(and perhaps aided them by sending men
end war supplies) to hold the country
against the French. There was desultory
warfare up to May, 1884, when a convention was arranged by H. E. Li Hung
Cluing and a representation of the French
Government, in which China consented
to France having a protectorate over
Tooquln with various conditions and
stipulations. This convention provided
for the cessation of the war, and it was
to be all arranged and settled by a formal
treaty within three months.
This satisfactory arrangement was set
aside in a few weeks by the French because as they stated the Chinese had
refused to give up some military posts
held by them and had led the French
army which had come to take possession
of it into an ambuscade and fired upon
it. That there was some fighting between the Chinese forces which held the
position and the French forces which
came to take possession is a fact. But it
is not true that there was any ambuscade
or treachery on the part ol the Chinese
olHcers. The official report of the French
Commander stated that he found a Chinese force in possession of the approaches
to the post. The Chinese officer in charge
stated that he had not received any
authority yet from the Chinese Government to give up the post, but that
if time was given to arrange the matter he would withdraw. The French
officer replied that if he did not withdraw in one liour he would open Are
upon the forces, and by reason of this
the convention was set aside, and the
French Government claimed an immense indemnity from the Chinese Government for the alleged treachery in the
matter. The negotiations which were
then commenced between specially appointed Chinese Commissioners and the
new French Minister were not successful in arriving at any terms of agreement
in regard to the indemnity as the Chinese utterly refused to admit that there
was any ground of a claim for an indemnity.
While these negotiations
were still in progress some of the French
vessels of war went into the Mm river
up nearly to the city of Foo Chow. On
the cessation of the negotiations their
vessels of war, without any previous
notice, attacked the Chinese gun boats
lying in the river and the forts on the
river and the large arsenal. After destroying all these the French fleet went,
out of the river and attacked the fort on
the N. E. corner of Formosa to get possession of the coal mines of Kilung, and
get possession of the forts. This was in
August of 1884. Since then warlike
operations have been carried on in Formosa and in Tonquin as yet without desired results. What the result may be
no human foresight can fortell. We feel
assured thafHe who overrules all things,
will overrule this war in China for the
furtherance of His own glory.

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"SAIL HO!"
Wand'rur o'er the ocean,
Ploughing through the foam ;
Mid tbe waves' oom motion,
Whither dost thog roam ?
Gay the life thou leadest,
While the tempests sleep ;
Little then thou heedest
Dangers of tbo deep.
Wild wiudH soon ma; wnken,
Perils gather fast ;—
Thy stoatship be shaken
By the roaring blasts.
Hlmulil some dread disaster
Wreck thy prospects fair;
Cull upon the Master,
He will hear thy prayer.

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Sweetly nn a pillow,
Once He slept at sea ;
Calmly trod thy billow,
Stormy Galileo!
Still His voice of warning,
Winds and waves obey :—
Might is changed to morning,
Darkness turns to day.

THE BETHEL OF NEW ORLEANS.
The Upper Bethel of Now Orleans has
just celebrated its seventh anniversary.
The chapel was crowded with seamen
and friends of seamen. Rev. Drs. Palmer, Markham, Flinn, and Rev. Dr. T.
D. Witherspoon, of Louisville, Ky., and
other ministers were present.
This mission is under the charge of
Dr. Witherspoon, the indefatigable and
successful chaplain, -whose name is known
over sea and land. At this meeting he
read communications from emperors and
empresses, kings and queens, princes and
princesses, Presidents Arthur, Diaz and
Barios, Mrs. Commodore Vanderbilt and
many others showing their interest in
the work. He then introduced his kinsman, Rev. Dr. T. D. Witherspoon, 'of
Louisville, Ky., who said he had ceme
from the foot of the limestone cliffs of
Kentucky, from near the centre of population of the country, not to see the Exposition, but to see the friends and patrons of the Bethel. He must say, however, that he was surprised to see the extent of the Exposition and the evidences
of its success, and wondered at the criticism of it which had been made by some.
His friend, the Chaplain, had been raised
a land-lubber, like himself, but had recently grown so much of a seaman that
he looked upon the hills and cliffs of
Kentucky merely as water sheds for the
sea. It was of the knighthood of the
sea that he proposed to speak.
The address is reported to have been
one of unusual merit and interest. We
may be able to give it in a later issae.
The closing part of it related to the possibilities which the life of a seaman presents for the spread ofChristianity. "It
every seaman," remarked Dr. Witherspoon was a christian man, the church
would have a band of missionaries which
would soon convert the world." Well
said, Bro. W. Another was inspired to
put it thus:

"

Sailor loves the Gospel
" IfHethewill
tell the glorious news,
joyful message

important then to train him
" How
For so useful a career,

And take the
Wherever he may
Bot if reckless, wild or vicious,
When he visits foreign land*,
He will fearfully obstruot tbe work
Of missionary band*."

He may help to spread the gospel
In either hemisphere;
If he nobly shows his oolonrs,
Good example will prevail;
He will pray for all his mess-mates
And faith's prayer shall never fail."

PORT OF ANTWERP, BELGIUM.
As a commeVcial entrepot, the trade of
the port of Antwerp has increased to an
astonishing extent within the last few
years, as shown by the following figures:
—In 1809 the tonage of the port of Havre
was 1,042,23(1; Of Hamburg 941', 154; of
Rotterdam 878,889; of Antwerp 148,664;
of Bremen 420,237; of Amsterdam 413,-780; of Dunkirk 279,144. Of all the
notbern ports, therefore, Antwerp ranked
fourth. Hut in 1882 it had so rapidly
increased, owing to the improved harbor
works and navigation of the Sheldt, and
also to the greatly extended railway communication, that Antwerp has mounted
to the top of the tree, and now stands
first. The figures of 1882 show that the
tonage of the port was 3,401,534, while
thatof Hamburg was 3,030,909; of Havre
2,20(5,927; of Rotterdam S, 086,888; of
Bremen 1,129,217; of Dunkirk 9:19,313;
of Amsterdam 784,379 Chart and Compass, London, England.



The Chart and Compass of London reports the departure to the home above of
another Chaplain. It says:—"The Rev.
R. Byron fell asleep in Jesus at Antwerp, December 18th, 1884. The Lord
has at last released him from pain and
suffering and taken him to Himself.
Antwerp, Dec. 18, 1884. For thirty-two
years Chaplain Byron bore witness of
Christ in this great city. Physically
strong and robust, he has for several years
acutely suffered from cancer in the stomach. But in the fiery furnace of suffering be glorified God. How strange thus
to end one's earthly life. But 'Thy will
lie done."

this side" is as graphic and entertaining
as the former numbers, and Miss Tincker's Aurora enters on a new phase
while moving towards the denouement
The editorial departments are as well
filled as usual.
The 22nd day of October, 1884, was
the fortieth itnniversary of the Rev. Dr.
flapper's arrival in China, In the Chinese Recorder of Nav.-Dea... Dr. Happer
gives a retrospect of the missionary work
in China since 1841. I-Yom this article,
replete with information, we quote the

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following:

"

This expansion has gone on with increased
rapidity since that time until Missionaries now
reside in and out of the 18 Provienoes in the Empire. The number of Missionaries, male and
female, not counting the wives of Missionaries, is
iH now 544. The numbers of statious where Missionaries are resident is 120, with some 700 outstations. Therb are more than 400 organized
Churches, with some 24,000 members. There are
nearly 15,000 children gathered into Christian
schools including Sabbath Schools. .There are
more than 100 ordained native preachers, someooo
assistant preachers, more than 100 colporteurs,
mon than 100 Hible women, 270 Church buildings
for worship and over 600 preaching placeH or
chapels. Some 150,000 patients are seen annually
in the IK hospitals and 24 dispensaries. There are
some 250 Theological students in the 21 Theological schools."

AS OTHERS SEE US.
The New York Observer says:
" On the Ist of January, of this year, The Friend

was transferred by Rev. Dr. Damon to Messrs. J.
A. Cruzau and E. ('. Oggel, who have enlarged the
paper and are conducting it with great ability and
true editorial spirit."

The Sailors' Magazine and Seamen's
Friend of New York for March says:
The Friend of Honolulu is brought to the es-

pecial notice of our readers by Key. Dr. Damon's
valedictory and the salutatory of its new proprietors and editors, both of which we print in this
issue. It has exerted, we make noquestion,all the

influence therein claimed for it, and, indeed, yet
more. Messrs. Cruzan and Oggel now publish it
in an enlarged form. Its monthly visits are always
welcome and profitable to us ; its tone and execution are of the highest."

The Pacific of San Francisco says:

The March number of The Friend of Honolulu
is exceedingly rich in spiritual things iv memory
of the good and faithful whom God has taken,
after earthly lives of remarkable beauty and usefulness."
LIPPINCOTT'S MAGAZINE.
RECEIPTS FOR THE HAWAIIAN EVANGELICAL
ASSOCIATION FOR THE MONTH ENDING
In Lippincott's Magazine for March
28th,

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MARCH

1885.

"Letters from Sonora," by John Heard,
FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS
Jr., give a vivid and realistic picture of From Fortst. Church
$ 60 85
25 00
the semi-barbarous condition of the From Wuialua Church, 8. N. Emerson.
85 85
FOB GENERAL FUND
northern provinces of Mexico, with a
From Gilbert islanders at Waimea, Kagovernment at once weak and oppressive,
20 00
uai, W. N. I.ono
20 00
an ignorant and lawless population, nat- Walpio Church, J. Bicknell
40 00
ural resources that tempt the cupidity of
PUBLICATIONS.
of books at lino'* Depot for quarter
Sale
foreign speculators, but no real industrial
ending D>c 31, 1884
879 48
879 48
development or indications of progress.
HOME MISSIONS.
The Balia," by Marie L. Thompson, is From Walalua Ch.Oahii, s. N. Emerson
25 00
BIBLE SOC1ETT.
a lively sketch, in which the position of AvailsofAMERICAN
Gilbert Island Ti stu nts sold
to K. Vernier, Tahiti
11 00
the wet-nurse in modern Italian families
sold by W. N. Lono
L 60
serves to illustrate some of the scenes in Testaments
From the Morilocks, K. W. Logan
6 00
22 TO
Romeo and Juliet." The New Orleans
GILBERT ISLAND l'URLICAT'ONS
Exposition forms the subject of a paper Avails of books sold to f'.Virnler,Tahiti 10 00
10 50
by Edward C. Bruce, John P. Peters Hooks sold by W N. Lono
20 50
GASOLINE ISLAND PUBLICATIONS.
gives an interesting account of "BabyReceived from the Morllocks from R.W.
lonian Exploration," and T. F. Crane
Logan
26 26
FO lOWINO ACCOUNTS ARE IN DEBT:
summarizes a recently published collec- THE
Foreign Missions
872
63
tion of << Sicilian Proverbs." << The Cos- General Fund
189 07
Ial. Publications
84 72
mopolitan," by Helen Gray Cone, is a Caroline

Marshall '•
126 85
ACCOUNTS HAVE A CREDIT I
good-natured parody of Henry James, THE FOLLOWING
712 30
Home Mission
and Tina's Holln' and "The Devil's Publication
Fund
55 00
Bible Society
1,284 40
Luck are fresh and pleasantly written American
GilbertIsl. Publications
824 09
stories. The third instalment of "On
W. W. HALL, Trail. Haw'n. Board.

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THE FRIEND.

April, 1885.

BOARD
HAWAIIAN
HONOLULU, H.
I.

This page fc devoted to \h>- Ittt-afaati of Urn Hawaiian
Board of .Mi-.-i.oi>, and the Kditor, appointed by the
Board, in WtpOßribh for Uh content**.

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD FOR 1884-5.
Prealdanl
Vice-President
KccurdlnK -ccii-tary

Hon. A. F. .litun
Hon. 11. Watkkhiiusk
Rev. CM. Hyde. I) D
Rev. A. O. Fiiiibes
W. W. Hall
P. C. Johkh. Jll

Corresponding Si-crelnry

si. 0. Forbes,

Editor.

TrMURI
Auditor

THE LICENSE QUESTION.
Again all true friends of the Hawaiian
nation are called upon to raise their voices
in loud protest against an imminent danger. It is now proposed by the Government to open the flood-gates a step wider
forthesaleof intoxicating liquors on these
Islands, by granting licenses for such sale
at principal poiids on each island of the
group. We are glad to see that, with
perhaps a single exception, all the papers
published in this city are unanimous in
their disapproval of this move. And
more than that, we can tell His Majesty
and his administration that all the lawabiding, right thinking people in the
kingdom are united in their opposition
to any such measure. All honor to Mr. E.
Bailey and the citizens of Wailuku for
the manly way in which they have spoken
out. It but voices the feeling which Is
ominously growing among ajl the better
classes of the people. Who wants the
increase of licenses to sell liquor? Not
the merchants, not the ship-owners, not
the inter-island steamer and schooner
owners, not the planters, not the sober,
thrifty, industrious mechanics and wageearners. All these are opposed to it.
None of them have called for the issuing
of such licenses. Why should they be
granted? As a revenue measure? The
veriest tyro in such matters shouldknow
by this time from the statistics of crime
and the concurrent testimony of the highest authorities in Great Britain and the
United States, that every dollar of revenue so obtained will be offset more than
ten times over by the increased cost to
the kingdom of crime produced by the
increased consumption of liquors.
But we are told that the licensing of
the liquor traffic will prevent in great
measure the illicit sale of intoxicating
liquors. So would the licensing of theft,
arson and murder prevent the iUicit
commission of those crimes; for of course,
where an act is authorized by law it
cannot be unlawful. But, says the license law, it is unlawful unless you pay
for it The difference then, it seems, is
not one of principle, but one of money.
But facts have never yet proveu that the
licensing of the liquor traffic does actually
diminish the unlicensed sale of liquors,
except where license is freely extended
to every person who may wish to make
money by the sale of liquor. A license
at a few principal points only will do
little to check it.

We hardly think any one will venture
the absurd plea that the amount of drink
consumed, and the consequent amount of
drunkenness, will be decreased by increasing the facilities for obtaining intoxicating liquors lawfully. Does the licensing of dry goods or hardware dealers tend
to decrease the amount of those goods
consumed? As well the one as the other.
The fact is, the drinkers will purchase
the drink at at any rate, whether lawfully or unlawfully; and the sellers will
sell as long as there is anyone to sell
to, whether lawfully or unlawfully. It
will therefore require some other kind
of law than a license law to restrict the
consumption of liquors and consequent
drunkenness.
Mr. Ruskin fitly characterizes the
whole business in the following words
"The encouragement of drunkenness for
the sake of the profit on the sale of drink
is certainly one of the most criminal
methods of assassination for money hitherto adopted by the bravos of any age or

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country."

ITEMS.
One thousand copies of the "Lei Alii,"
a school song book with tunes, prepared
a few years ago by Rev. L. Lyons, and
published origin liy Mr. 11. M. Whitney,
have been recei\cd. This second edition
is published by the Hawaiian Board, the
stereotpye plates and all rights in the
lx>ok having been purchased by them a
few months since.
By the Morning Star the first shipment of the new Hawaiian 18mo. Bible
has been received from the American
Bible Society. It will be a great convenience to our ilawaiian Christians to have
the Bible in a portable form. We regret
that owing to want of time only 300
copies could be sent by the Star, as we
have no doubt that 1,000 copies could
have been disposed of.
Letters received from Rev. R. Maka
and Rev. J. W. Kanoa, our missionaries
on Butaritari, state that a British vessel
of war(name not given) arrived therelast
July, and the commander instituted an
inquiry into the murder of a Chinaman
there which occurred in September, lss ;.
One foreigner and three natives were
accused, but no sufficient evidence being
obtained, the foreigner and one of the
natives were acquitted. The other two
natives were banished to the little islet
of Makin. Then the commander demanded the surrender of all the guns in
ths hands of the people. More than a
hundred guns were surrendered and
thrown overboard by the ship of war in
deep water.
The commander seems to have been
favorably impressed with our missionaries, and rather surprised to find Christianity the ruling influence on that island,
where doubtless he expected to find, and
a few years ago would have found, only
cannibal savages. It should be recorded
to his credit that he treated our missionaries very kindly, entertained them on
board his vessel by invitation, attended

their service on shore on Sunday, and

finally gave a donation of twenty-five
dollars to purchase a clock for their

church.
The Morning Star arrived here on the
15th of March, one hundred and thirty
days from Boston, having been much delayed by calm weather and light battling
winds in the Pacific. Notwithstanding a
furious gale encountered within twentyfour hours after leaving Boston, which
thoroughly tested her sett-going qualities,
and did some damage to her upper works,
she has turned out her cargo In excellent
condition. We rejoice to welcome her
to her work, and we extend our hearty
congratulations to dipt. Bray on the prospect before him of enlarged usefulness
and greatly increased comfort and safety
to all on Ixiard by reason of her auxiliary
screw.
The exact date of her leaving has not
yet been determined, but she will leave
as soon as she can be got ready for her
first year's work in Micronesia, which
will be about the last of this month or
the first of May. She is to be fitted out
for a voyage of ten months, and after visiting all the mission .stations at present
occupied in eastern and centrrl Micronesia, is expected to stretch her course to
the westward as far as Yap, between
eight and nine hundred miles farther
west than Ruk.

A little careful investigation of the
census lately taken gives
us some food for thought. According to
these tables, the total number of aboriginal Hawaiians on these Ishuids, including half-castes, is 44,.'132. The total number* in 1878 was 47,508. The total
decrease, therefore, during the past six
years is 3,17(J, or 7.1(1 per cent. During
the six years previons, we find on reference to the census of 1872 and 1878, the
rate of decrease was 7.80 percent., which
wits a diminution of 4.51 per cent, from
the rate of decrease lietween 1866 and
1872. What do these figures indicate? We
had hoped, almost against hope, that the
cheering progress indicated by the census
of 1878 would at least continue to 1884.
The percentage of decrease had been diminished from 12.31 per cent, in 1872 to
7.80 per cent, in 1878; being an actual
diminution of 4.51 per cent, in the
rate. But we find that during the past
six years the percentage of decrease has
been from 7.80 ocr cent, in 1878 to 7.16
per cent, in 1884; being an actual diminution of only 0.11 per cent, in the rate.
Comparing this with the 4.51 per cent.
of actual diminution of rate in the previous period, we find that the percentage
of decrease has risen 4.40 per cent during the past six yearn. This is a saddening fact. Will free liquor to Hawaiians,
and Government aids to its sale in the
shape of licenses check this downward
tendency In the next six years? If not,
what will? If anything is to be done to
carry out in earnest the motto of Hooulu
Lahui (increase the race), '''twere well
'twere done quickly."
figures of the

THE FRIEND.

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THE Y. M. C. A.,
HONOLULU, H. I.
pant- is devoted to the intercuts of tin- llnno uln
Christian Association, and tuo Hoard
of Directors arc responsible for Its contents.

Thin

Young Men's

Wm. R. Kinney,

- - - Editor.

The annual meeting of this Association,
will be held April 10th. Judge Judd
and W. A. Bowen, have been appointed
a committee to make up nominations for
the new year. We understand that
there will be a complete change in the
officers. This is as it should be. Others
should be brought into active work of
the Association.

Mr. H. J. McCoy, General Secretary of
the Y. M. C. A. of San Francisco, accompanied by Mrs. McCoy, arrived in this
city, March 23rd., for a three week's
visit, returningon the 15th of this month.
He comes as the guest of the Association
and during his stay will do what Association work he can. He has been connected some 15 years with Y. M. C. A.
work and evidently knows in a practical
way what should be done.
The evening of his arrival, he met
members of the Association at the Hall,
and gave a very practical and valuab c
talk on the methods of work adopted by
the San Francisco and other Associations.
The work of the Y. M. C. A., he says
is a definite work, ». c. to reach young
men. The efforts of the Association
should be concentrated on this line of
work. It reaches after men not only religiously but mentally, socially and
physically as well. Physically, through
their Gymnasium, baths and other tike
conveniences; mentally, through the educational classes to be found in every well
organized Association.
Socially through the entertainments
and social gatherings and the fellowship
of other members, and last but not least
religiously through the meetings, and the
Gospel of Christ, this being the main object for which the Association was formed and towards which all work should
converge. The secular branch of the
Association is what first attracts young
men and pave the way for religious effort.
Yet experience teaches that it is not
sufficient to have a fine building and all
the best of appliances and attractions.
We may have all these, yet young men
will not come in any numbers unless they
are sought out and drawn in by personal
efforts. The Y. M. C. A. building of
San Francisco, is worth $130,000. They
have a fine gymnasium, baths, reading
rooms, the best lecture talent the Coast
can afford etc., and everything practically
free and yet even thenyoung men do not
come until they are personally sought out
and brought in. Another important
branch of the work is to attend young
men who are found sick. The 8. F. Association is in communication with all
the reputable physicians and hotel clerks
of the City, who are requested to notify

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the officials of the Association of any during the year, an increase over the
young man found sick in the city. These former year. The present membership
always secure prompt attention and nurs- is 3,507.
ing.
The roll book of the Evenings Classes
The above will indicate the tenor of show that 308 young men studied BookMr. McCoy's remarks and ideas, and we keeping, 299 Writing, 254 German, 198
must say, it is such talk that we especi- French, 175 Phonography, 163 Vocal
ally need, plain definite directions what Music, 122 Arithmetic and 98 Spanish,
being 1,707 in all, an increase ot 297 over
to do, and bow to do it.
During his stay with us, he has con- the number reported last year.
ducted n noon meeting at the Y. M. c. A.
THE FIELD.
hall, and addressed the menders, and
the public the Monday and Thursday
The following indicates the vastnessof
following his arrival. Friday evening the field which the College Department
was devoted to a reception by the Presi- of the Young Men's Christian Association
dent, P. C. Jones, at his residence, and seeks to cultivate:
Saturday evening our visitor conducted
350 colleges with over 60,000 students,
the Temperance meeting at the Bethel. 50,000 of whom are young men ; 250 norHe is to be absent on Hawaii a Week, and mal schools with 50,000 students, half of
upon his return will .spend another week whom arc young men ; 150 medical colwitli us before sailing for home. Every leges with 15,000 students; 50 law colmember of the Association should profit leges with 3,000 students; 200 commerby his visit.
cial with 45,000 students.
A large number of high academies regarding which it is difficult to obtain
NEW YORK CITY ASSOCIATION.
statistics.
The thirty-second anniversary of the
Altogether over 1000 institutions with
New York City Association was held fully
150,000 young men.
Feb. 20th. W. W. Hoppin, Jr., presided.
Association has lieen formed in
An
The report of the Treasurer, F. A. Mar150 colleges, 20 academies and 10 norshowed
had
been
quand,
expend- mal schools, 190
$29,391
in
leaving over 800
ed in the work. Addresses were given more institutions toall,
reach.
by Hon. Chauncey M. Depew and Rev.
('.II. Pnrkhurst. From the annual reBe honest, be sincere in your manner
port of R. R. Mcßurney, the senior Sec- and work. Do not say to a stranger, at
retary, we glean the following interesting the close of the meeting, you are glad to
facts :
see him, when you really do not mean
Last year the reception room had an it. More than that, do not express such
average daily attendance of 797 ; the a sentiment when your honest thought
reading room 348 ; the library 155 ; the
is, you were glad he was present, so as
gymnasium 147; to the 1,491 secular to make one more to report in your staan
of
increase
gatherings, 66,070, being
tistics. We can gild over unrighteous
81 in the number held, and 2,816 in the motives with a
cordiality that we suppose
total attendance, over the previous year; is Christian worthiness when it is only
and to the 1,100 religious gatherings selfishness. Some men's faces are like
came 42,084, being an increase over last automatic machines, they have a machyeai iv services held of 274, and in attenine smile. They can appear so cordial,
dance of 4,251. In these religious gath- the regulation heartiness is
there, but any
erings are included the four Bible acute observer of human nature knows
classes held weekly, the prayer meetings it is only an alteration of the facial musfor all classes, held daily ; and those for cles,
that goes no father than the jaw.
young men exclusively, on Sunday, Let the handshake and the smile say
Thursday and Saturday evenings; for honestly, The love of Christ eonstrainmedical students on Sunday afternoon ; eth me."
for boys on Friday evening ; the family
prayer service every evening in the parThe late Dr. Damon bequeathed $4,500
lor ; the members' monthly meeting, and to Oahu College:
The will was admitthe meetings of the different committees ted to probate on the 14th ult. The foliv charge of their various religious ser- lowing public bequests were made; $51.0
vices.
for the purchase of prizes for declamations
The secular gatherings include the and compositions by the studentsof Oahu
evening educational classes, the lectures, College; $1,000 to constitute a fund to
medical talks and receptions, the young be culled the
Samuel J. Mills' Library
men's literary society, lioys' literary so- Fund" for the purchase of books relating
ciety, and variouso*-her meetings, includ- to Polynesia for the Library ofOahu Coling' the tea at which 119 young men, on lege; $750 to be set aside for the Lian average, sit down together every Sun- brary Scholarship Fund," for the college
day evening. Many of these young fel- expenses and tuition of such deserving
lows, who aie in that city away from student, of either sex, as shall be selected
home, pronounce this informal tea gath- by the President of Oahu College. Also,
ering on Sunday evening to be the best three scholarships of $750, to be given to
thing in the building," For social fellow- such three students, of either sex, as may
ship and good cheer, this is undoubtedly be designated by the three sons of the
true.
devisor during their lifetime, and after
Situations were found for 531 persons; their decease by the President of Oahu
1,582young men joined the Association College.

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April, 1885.
A BIRTHDAY LUAU.
It is not often that the haole. is treated
to a first-class luau, or alumina. In part
because a thorough Hawaiian feast is becoming a thing of the past, and because
that when such an affair is had the haole
is not always present. The feast given
on the spacious; back lot at Kawaifihuo
Seminary a few days ago, in honor of the
first anniversary of the birth of the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mahelona, was
in all respects a first-class Hawaiian feast,
and the large number of both Hawaiians
and haoles present so thought, and evidenced their appreciation by the vigor
with which they attacked the dainty and
sometimes interesting viands.
The feast was spread in a large lanai
(or tent) not less than seventy-live feet
wide and one hundred and fifty feet long.
Across the westerly end stretched two
long tables. At right angles to these
four other longer tables extended up the
tent. The easterly end was cut off by a
room whence the smoking and delicious
dishes from lime to time emerged. There
was seating capacity for several hundred,
and they were all there. The lanai was
beautifully decorated in true Hawaiian
taste with ferns, inaile, bunches of ieie
and flowers. A single blue banner with
a golden crown indicated where His Majesty the King should sit; and he presided there with royal affability and
dignity. The occasion was also graced
by the presence of Her Highness Princess Likelike and many of (Air leading
citizensof many nationalities. The tables
were waited ui>on by the girls of the
school, all in white, with different colored
ribbons for those attendant on each table.
It made M exceedingly pretty scene.
Those who were curious about Hawaiian
cookery methods satisfied that curiosty
by a visit to the rear of the tent, where
a large smouldering lire burned. There
they saw large rolls or bundles of the ti
leaf, containing fish, young pig, or other
tempting meats. Elsewhere whole pigs
were slowly roasting, fowls and fish sent
an appetizing odor into the air, and before the welcome signal to rally round
the table came, all felt—if they did not
say—that they were in a «ondition to eat
a whole ox.
About half-past twelve His Majesty
seated himself. He was quickly followed
by the crowd, and the feast began. Of
course poi was everywhere; fresh poi,
sour poi, in bowls, on plates and in calabashes. There was fresh bread, but no
butter, for that forms no part of such a
feast; baked kalo and huge sweet potatoes; koele palau, cooked sweet potatoes,
cocoanut grated mixed with the milk;
kulolo, kalo and cocoanut grated and
mixed, then baked, making a most delicious pudding ; tuau, boiled young kalo
leaves, a "green"; limu lipoa and limu
kola, sea mosses or sea-weed; roasted kukui nuts but not grated, in which form it
is called inamona, and other dainties.
In the next line roast pig takes precedence. It was there puaa kalua, whole
pig; puaa hoolua, pig cut up in small

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pieces and roasted in ti leaves; and again

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the same roasted with small chunks of
Jobbing and Kelall
beef, or with pieces of chicken. Most of
these bundles had, as a necessary part,
a little limit ; chickens, whole or cut up,
18 and 116 Fort Street,
and roasted in the same way, called moa
lioolua. Of course there was tish in abundAgents for Boreicke & Schreck'a
ance, raw and juicy, of several kinds:
and
awa,
iceke,
moi,
amaama,
oio, kumu,
Homoeophatic Medicines,
other kinds, roasted, broiled and laulau'd;
Kickseckcr'a
that is, cooked in ti leaves with or without luau. Opihi with limn was another
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fish; also papai, the crab, and a hundred
and one other things, with names and
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nameless. Besides the Hawaiian dishes
And Lei Aloha Boquet.
the tables were laden with cakes and
confections. The potables consisted of
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a bounteous feast, and sufficient for more IT HACKFELD & CO.,
than the many hundreds who were there.
The utmost good feeling and mirth
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prevailed, and the little fellow in whose
honor the affair was given entered into
Corner Queen and Fort Streets,
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honors well. After all were filled, and
had withdrawn into the shade of the ii TJIFTY YEARS IN THE
CUUKCH OF HOME."
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grove at hand, or scattered in groups
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Rev.
Father
Chiniquy, formerly a Priest.
the scene, and produced several most adshouldbe
in the handsof every Protestant
hook
mirable pictures.
This
Price
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Grover Cleveland said: ('Polygamy in
the Territories, destructive of tho family
relation and offensive to the moral sense
of the civilized world, shall be repressed."
Amen.

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Steamer Kinau,

MONTHLY RECORD.

KING
Commander
Will leave Honolulu each Tuesday ai 4 p. u. for Lahaina, Mnahiea, Makeiia, Muhukonu, Kuwaihae, Laupahoehoe and Hilo. Leave Hilo Thursdays at no'in,
MARRIAGES.
touching it the same ports on return, arriving hack
WISEMAN-STILL -In thla city, March Uth. 1885, Saturday--* at noon. Passenger train for NiuMl will
Ittv-a each rriday at 1 i\ M., to connect with the Kinau
by I'cv. J. A. (Jruznii, .Mr. J. K. Wiseman to Minn Mollit Mutiukuna. Tho Kinau will touch at llcnokua and
lis Still, of sau Francisco.
Piiaiihau on down Iripts for Passengers, if a signal U
KKLAND—ERICSON-lu this city. March Dili, 1885, made from the shore. The steamer Kinau will not
by tho Uuv. E.-J.OKuel, »1 Bis residence on Nuuunu take heavy freight for Laupanoehoe;
light freight and
Vniiiy Areata. MB, (has. Ekland. to Mi«s SomiE packages only. All heavy fn ight for the above port
KiitusiiN, all of this city.
wiil be taken by the Lehua and Kitauea Hon.
LVSKI'I'-HART—In this city, Mnrch Kith. 1886. by
J. A. Cruzun, pastor of l-'ort-St. Church, John Lysett
and i.i.i.a tlakt. both of Honolulu.
HC'KB-In this city, March 28th, LORENZEN
A*> DERSEN
Commander
18S.*), by I'ustor J. A. (Jruzaii. Air. P. A Andebsen and
Leaves Honolulu every Monday at 4 ph. for *KaunaMiss A. Fiokr. both of Honolulu.
kakai, Kahului and Keanae every other week; Huelo,
liana, Klpahulu and Nuu. X.-turning, will stop at the
BIRTHS.
tame ports, airivmg back Saturday mornings.
At Wailuku, Maui, i-Ybruary l7ih, 1885, to the wife of
*Kor mails and passenger* only.
Hiiny U. Treadway, a daughter.
In Honolulu, March 2d, 18S5, to the wife of J. A.
Cruzun,a uou.
WEISBARTH
Commander
At Wailuku, Maul, March Uth, 1886, to the wife of T.
Leaves Honolulu each Monday at 5 p. m. for Paauhau.
E. Evans, a son.
Koholalele, Ookala, Kukuiau, Honohlnn, Laupahoehoe,
DEATHS.
Hakalau and Onomei. Returning, will arrive back
each Saturday.
STEYLAERS—At Hrusscls, In August, 1884, Joseph
.Steylaebb, late Hawaiian Consul at Bruges, Belgium
KOKLLINO— At Hanalei. Kauai, February i»tb, 1885.
Commander
Chaki.ey, oldest sou of C. Koelliug, Esq., aged 3 years McDONALI>
and V months.
Wilt leave Honolulu once each week for tho same
BELL—At Waimea, Hawaii. February 28th, 1885. of ports as the Lehua.
croup, Rebecca Ann Bell, youngest daugh'.cr of Oeo.
and Aui Beit, aged one year, 4 mouths and 11 days.
KINO -In Wailuku. Maui, March 11th. 1885, of conCommander
sumption. Mary Ann, beloved daughter of Mr. J. L. MrOREGOK
King, a native of theae islands, agcrT 32 years.
Leaves Honolulu each Wednesday for KaunakahaOU.NiiERSON-In thiscily, March 17th, 1885. Fbedkal. Kamaloo, Pukoo, Moanui, Halawa, Wallua, PeJe
bkick, ,ou of Mr. and Mrs. Ounddrson, aged 12 years. kuna and Kalaupapa, returning eaeb Monday evening.
The Company will not be responsible for any freight
Maui,March
18th,
1886,
TRKADWVY—At Wailuku.
Persis Ellen, iufant daughter of Henry O. and Ellen or packages uulesa receipted for. nor for personal
baggage unless plainly marked. Not responsible for
Treadway, aged 1 month and 1 day.
money or Jewolry unless placed in charge of thePurser.
ULSON—In this city, March 21at, ISB6, Alma.
AH possible care will be taken of Live Block, but Ou*
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ulaon, aged one year and Company will not assume any risk of accidents.
seven monlus.
SAMMEL Q. WILDER. President.
FISHER -In this city, March 22d, 1885, Floba X..
8. B, Rosa, Secretary.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fisher, aged one year. | Office—Corner Fort and Queen streets.
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Temperance Coffee House, Fort St.
The Casino, Kapiolani Park—Orchestrion Music.
11. J. NOLTE, Proprietor, Honolulu.
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for parties ffoinu to sea
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which an- the elegantly furnished parlors A hroml pus- :
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througn the wealth of tropical foliage that surrounds the
balconies.
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supplied with pure water from an artesian well on the premises. The Clerk's office is furnished with the Tele
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