Title | Friend Supplement, 1881-10 |
Subject | Christians-Hawaii--Newspapers; Missions--Hawaii--Newspapers; Sailors-Hawaii--Newspapers; Temperance--Newspapers |
Description | Published by the Rev. Samuel Chenery Damon from 1845 to 1885, The Friend focused on temperance and Christian mission to seamen. It began as a monthly newspaper that included news from both American and English newspapers, and gradually expanded to adding announcements of upcoming events, reprints of sermons, poetry, local news, editorials, ship arrivals and departures and a listing of marriages and deaths. From 1885 through 1887, it was co-edited by the Revs. Cruzan and Oggel. The editorship then passed to Rev. Sereno Bishop, who held the post until the publication of the paper fell under the auspices of the Board of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association in April of 1902 where it remained until June 1954. Since then, it has continued in a different format under the Hawaii Conference-United Church of Christ up to the present day, making it the oldest existing newspaper in the Pacific. Note that there are some irregularities in the numbering of individual issues, so that two issues may have the same volume and number, but different dates will distinguish them. |
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Nlodulatmg from l tu_res a_nd, th:- true sympa_thy of the speaker th~ last tones_of his volu?tary, Mr. Jones _j.. w1tb his subJect; these things types and papel' ----t~s~lect10_n was wel~ rn~de, a~d Mr. J?nes d1d _i modulat10ns of the voice, the appropriate ges- Memorial Service at Fort Street. ___ v'. j; sk1 11fully_ led mto the rnm,1c _of the anthPm, ? cannot give. , T_hy_ "JYill Be lJoiie/ the voices commenced i After the address, the choir and congrega A large nudience flSSembled in Fort Street f prnmss1mo. rose gradually and then died ij tion once more joined in a hymn, and with church la~t Thursday, to show their respect l away again to a faint breath of rnusical'~-- one word or so of dismission the assemblage for the memory of the hte President. The ,·~sound at the words, "'fhy will be done.'' t was dispersed to its homes; and the memor1 . church had been be"utifully and appropriate- .·.T he Rev. J. A. Cruzan, in a very effectivei_~_"- ial services for President Garfield were at ly decorated for the occflsion. Over the or- manner, then repeated the Lord's prayer; :,,an end. gan recess was a light festoon of flags. The . this was followed by the chant "Blessed are) Among those present on this occasion we Hawaiian in the centre, caught up with _- ~the dead,.' which was sung sitting. Next ~ noticed H.B. M's. Commissioner and Conhe ,1 vy masses of black; and ~m each side the ' the Rev. S. C. Damon read Psalm No. 93. ,f sul-General, the Commissioner of the French American. In large letters extending across J and im~ediately after the organ hushed all ; Republic, the members of the Cabinet. the the upper pit rt of the organ pipes was the ii' sounds rn thP church, by one of the softest~ Judges ef the Supreme Court, the Consular single name Garfield. Below was a beauti-1 and sweetest interludes, which introduced :• Corps and a Yety large number of our most fol_ c_ross of_ white stephar:iotis, ,l~oking_ ex-1 the Quartette, sung by Mrs. Ha°:ford, Miss %: prominent ci!izens of al~ nationalities and qms1tely bright and be ,utiful. I he rail of,i Jo_nes~ Mr. W. "\V. Hall and President Jones,, ,1 creeds, showing how wide-spread was the the choir had a hands_orne wreath of white j th1_s piece was unaccompanied, but the four i sorrow for the sad event.-Ga-zette. flowers in the centre, nnd at either side mas- voices rang out clear and true, and the ef-• sive boquets of. ferns and white flowers, fect after so much instrumental m_usic, was • Services at St. Andrews. 1 th-rouo-hout the J1rrhtness of the central dec- t very solemn and restful A reading of the oratio~s. The t~ble on the platform was l~ scriptur.e , Corinthians, XV, was given by -, The servic~ at_St. Andrews' Cathedral on draped with the American national flag, ' the Bev. S. C. Damon, and then tne choii< , Sunday evem_ng m co~memoration of the partly shrouned with black crape, and here _ sang the anthem '0 thou afflicted," com- .·.death of Pres1~ent Garfield, opened by the again was a beautiful arrangement of light . mencing w~th a fine fugue passnge in which '•Dead March m S_aul.'' played as a volunferns and flowers . The gallery at the b1ck ( the_bass voice to_ld magrnficently. The Rev. f tary by the organist Mr. Wray Taylor; a of the church was draped in black and whitej C. M. Hyde delivered a prayer; followed by j fittmg prelude to the sol~mn evening which and in the centre, overshadowed wit~ heavy i a respon_se from the choi_r "He~r m:y pr~y~r,"~ followed. The gl?d str~~ns of the magnififolds of funeral black, was the portrait of the Ja nd chon,.. and cong:egat1on umted m srngmgl cate wer~ ~u~he<l rn a M1_nor Chant and the illustrious dead. ' hymn 480. All this was a fitting prepara- f. N unc Dmutt1s ~vas sung m the same mournWhile the audience were assembling, the ,• tion for the very fine address deilivered by , ful tone. Spec~al lessons from Holy Scripband pla~ect. a number of pieces sui_table to :· Rev. ~. A. Cruzan spoke· with feelin.g and j ture were read in::;tead of tho~e appointed for the occas10n, the most noticeable berng Cho- . yet wlth force; no one could have l1stened l th~ day. The first from II Samuel III, repin's funeral march; that 111ost hopeless of,-to all that beautiful music, so exquisitely -latmg the murder of Abner by Joab. The all funeral music, more heathen than Chris- , rendered, without having some of the very ?ec~nd from Romans XIIl, concerning "subtian in sentiment, and yet possessing that · best and deepest feelings of the heart touch- } Ject1?n and many other duties we owe to the subtle beauty which Christi&1.n chuch music _l ed but the address went even deeper than : m~g1stmtes. The hymns were most approhas seldom awiined to. i the power of music ever cq_n, it touched the l pnute to the solemn occasion being:At 11 A. M., minute 0o-uns were fired from ; inward sanctuarv of every man's heart, who \~ "OworshiptheKingallgloriousabove.'' · ;!gt Id · ·d h · d '·Days and moments all quickly flying." the battery and mrnute bells were tolled. ,icou sit unmove at t e picture rawn o _"Afewmoreyearsshallroll, afewmoresunsshallset." Sh~rtly after that hour, the strains of the \ tbe bea ut 1(u_l home-lif~ of Garfield, _.at his ~· The sermon was preached by the Right nat10n8:I anthem, soft~y played, annouuced j/~nder sol_1c1tude for his mother . at h1~ affec- . Rev. the Bishop of Honolulu. A large numthe arrival of ~ier MaJesty the Queen. The~ t10n for h1s ch1ldre~? We may admire the \rn ber of people including the Minister Resident· assembla~e rose as . Her M_aj~sty entered1·.·st~tesr:1an, the soldier, the clear-he~ded man ·_ _ '. of the United States, Major W 0- dehouse, She walked up the aisle leaning on the ar~ . .of_ busmess? but we are toucned with a far Hon. A_. _S. Cleghorn and many other promof General Comly, and was followed by His · higher feeling when we contemplate the son ., inent citizens were presBnt.- (}-azette. Excellencv Governor Dominis, Hon. A. S. and the husband. Mr. Cruzan dwelt wiselv ,. . Cleghorn ~nd three staff officer~. Shortly , _upon this part.of Garfield's char~cter, and w"'e Memorial Services at the Bethel, Sabbath after the _tones of the. organ were hea_rd, -feel sure that It must have r~qmred a strong · Morning; commencrng on the umson passage wh1chl , effort of that self-control, which the modern introduces the Quando Corpus of Rossini's .civ~lized man _so prides himself upon, but. A service was held at the B th 1 Ch h Stabat .1.llfater/ most meloncholy in the effect which the ancient Roman cared nothing for on Sunday morning last, in m:m:ry of u~~e . 1 fi' .... 94 1' H E F R I E N D , 0 C 1' 0 .B E R l 8 8 I. ========:...:===::..:::_::~===-===--==-=-- -- ----- - - . . .: . .: · ·-- -- -----·--- and stat,e smanship, were most needed to rule over and guide the political affairs of a great nation. But hark! I hear a voice, coming over the continents, and down the centuries, from the lips of Him who spake as never man spake, "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing ? and one of these shall not fall to the ground without your f~ther." And another voice I hear, uttered sevep. centuries before, " ] 1 or my thoughts are not as your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, oaith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." Without stopping to speak of dates or refer to details which are ~o abundantly and copiously presented to the reading lady.-Hawaii"an Gazette. public by the journalists of the day, it MEUORIAL DISCOURSE OR, PUL- bas appeared as if this memorable event was suggestive of reflections which could be most appropriately commented upon in PIT REFLECTIONS, the pulpit. It appears as if the present ON THE DEATH OF was the season for the pulpit to give utD IF' ru i D terance to its most solemn warnings, moral i u I¼ . u M. n I[. ' sayings and evangelical teachings. When God speaks it is becoming in mortal man PREACHED BY to keep silent and listen. Is not God now speaking '?Is He not now saying to all rulel'S REV. S. C. DAMON, D. D., In the Bethel Chapel. Honolulu, Sab- and nations, "By me kings reign? " For • o h well saith the Psalmist, "promotion cometh b ath J.v.11.orn1ng, ct. 9 t. , 1 881. nei'tl1er f rom the east nor the west, nor ISAIAH LV: 8-9. "For my thoughts are not your from the south. But God is the Judge; thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith he puteth down one and setteth up anothe Lord. For as the hea':ens are higher Lhan ther." I come before this audience with the earth, so are my ways ln_gher than :vour ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." no mere loosely expressed ideas upon During many weary days and weeks, a God's sovereign rule over this world great nation most anxiously awaited the and universe, but as an eminent Divine result of the assassin's fatal ball. They (President Washburn, of Robert's College, had been days and weeks of terrible sus- at Constantinople) declares, "We believe pense. Alternate hopes and fears had ele- that God permitted the assassin to fire vated or depressed the heart of the nation. this shot, we believe that he might have Such a con:tlict of emotions in the bosom prevented it, but that in His wisdom, He of a single individual is quite distressing-, did not choose to do so. In this sense it but when that feeling is intensified, bv b~- was His act. We have asked Him to ing participated in, by a great nation mitigate the dreaded consequences of this keenly alive in every pulsation of its act, by sparing the life of the President. " mighty throbbing heart, then comes a feel- But God has not, in this respect answered ing of terrible conflict and distress alto- our prayers. Let us then enquire what gether indescribable. Afier eeventy-nine a're some of God's teachings in view of days of this alternate elevation and de- this sad ev-ent. pression, the announcement fi.ashes over Firstly. The death of President Garthe wires, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, field leads to reflection upon the uncerand to foreign lands, "President Garfield tainty of human life, and all human plans. is dead." The noble Chief Magistrate, the This is a lesson which God is ever t.eachupright public functionary, the affection- ing us, but on some occasions far more ate father, the true husband, the Lilial son, impressively than on others. The present the sincere Christian and genuine friend, 1s one wherein God has seen fit to imis no more, but sleeps in deat,h. The press this truth on a great nation and the cause or causes, which have conspired to world, by removing the President of a the result of this sad and melancholy nation, which had chosen him to be their event, are of a nature to arrest universal Chief Ruler. Never has a President enattention, and make a solemn impression tered upon the duties of his high position, upon the whole civilized world. Not only with fairer prospects of usefulness and has it clad fifty millions of American citi- honor, or with a more reasonable proszens in the garments of the mourner, but pect of living to terminate the period, for foreign nations and foreign courts have which he was chosen, and perhaps even put on the mourner's badge. Each mourner another four years. He was physically might in heart-felt sorrow, break forth in hale and healthy,-possessing those physthe sad and dirge-like language of Eng- ical and me.o.tal elements naturally in.Janel's great poet, the immortal Milton dicative of long life. The language of over Lycidas: Shakspeare might well be uttered, when "Yet once more, u ye laurels, and once more beholding him as he walked on that fatal Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, morning to take the train, "How noble in I come to pluck your benies harsh and crude, reason! In form and moving how express And with forc'd fingers rude, Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. and admirable ! " The G!eat N8:tion was Bitter constram_t and sad occasion dear, proud of her noble President, mtellectCompel me to disturb your season due: ually and morally. He was a noble speciFor President Garfield is dead,-dead in I men of the American pec~Je. He was his manly, noble prime,-dead when, to born in the heart of the Great Nation, human view, his Ii.Ee and character, ability and had grown with the Nation's growth; late President Garfield. An impressive and instructive discourse, appropriate to the occasion wus preached by the Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Damon. which we print in foll in to-day's issue. The flaral decorations about the pu!pi t, arranged by the ladies of the congregation, were simple but tasteful and beautiful. The singing by a full choir of ladies and gentlemen was excellent, the hymns selected being the well-known compositions of Montgomery, beginning-"Servant of God, Well Donr," and "Go to the Grave in nil Thy Glorious prime.'' The services were concluded with the anther!\ -•·God bless our Native Land.:' The churd1 "as filled by an attentive audience, 11rnong whom we noticed the United States Minister Resident and pn t sn, E T r F [' LD had fought the Nation's battles and escaped the death-dealing weapons c: war; but in a moment, the most unexpected receives the assassin's wound, terminating in his death. How it confirms the declaration of the Son of Man, when on earth: " Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh." "\Vhen King David reviewed his miraculous escape, on a certain occasion, he exclaimed: " rrruly, as the Lord liveth, there is but a step between me and death." If the fallen President could have but taken one step, the fatal ball would have passed him; but it was not so to be,-<!l-od had, for wise " reasons," ordered otherwise; and it is for us, short-sighted mortals, to bow our heads and say: "Not our will, but Thine be done." It is in vain for us to reason, why did not God order otherwise; just as well might we make the same remark, touching other events of life. This is no accident, no chance e nt; it teaches us this lesson, to trust in od, the Sovereign Ruler; who would ever impress upon our minds the solemn truth that life is uncertain, but death is certain'? Secondly. Is not this sad calamity designed to bring a great nation to sober reflection 1 A nation does not appear at its best estate and in its most healthy condition, when engaged in war or when rushing onward in a mad career of worldly prosperity, and "all hearts are chilled in the eager pursuit of wealth," and when the motto is, " to the victors belong the spoils." Now this was just the lamenta~ ble state of political affairs when the attention of the whole country is suddenly arrested by the terrible news of President Garfield's assassination. The first burst of furious indignation breaks upon the doomed head of the man who has dared to plot and execute so hellish a deed. While the murdered President lies suffering and pining away, thoughtful men, and patriotic statesmen and humble Christians, enquire, "Is Guiteau th0 only sinner among the millions of America! Is not this odious and detestable deed shared in by many others 1" Many eminent writers do not hesitate to declare in print " that this m:ime was the result of the 'spoils system.'" God deals with nations on the principle that he deals wit.h indi viduals. National sins bring down Heaven's displeasure. " The assassination of President Garfield was a judgment upon onr nation." Thus good and noble, patriotic and true men reason. rri.e nation is made up of individuals, now so far as individuals uphold the "spoils system" or any other great national sin or crime, leading to such crimes, just so far individuals are guilty of Garfield's assassination. Goel has brought tho nation to serious and sober reflection, and if the result. shall be to lead to national reforms, then Garfield will not have died. in vain. How often has the &ssassination of Lincoln been attributed to slavery~ :May we not with equal propriety say, that Garfield's assassination may be attributed to that miserable system of spoliation, which is deplored by all good citizens and true patriots~ The American people are reflecting upon this subject, and not a moment too soon. (Read " Assassination and The Spoils System," in Princeton Rerieu' for September, 1881.) -- - - - -- - - --------- 95 Thirdty. The assassination and death of field appears admirably designed to hum- i a human being. As long as he lived, he President Garfield has led the American ble the nation. Humility in an individual is I was the guiding star of a whole brave poople--certainly--all true Christians of one of the noblest Christian graces, but ! nation; and when he died, the little chilevery denomination in that land, to reflect how much more when manifested in a dren cried in the streets." After a similar upon the subject of prayer. I do not great nation made up of fifty millions. : manner will future historians of America believe so many earnest and fervent Ninevah is an example, ,vhen humbled by : write respecting the death of him whose prayers were ever before offered in the the preaching of Jonah. The American '. loss we now so deeply lament. space of two-and-a-half months, offered people are inclined to pride and boastfulThere is one feature of his noble life, from the 2d of July to the 19th of Sep- ness. rrhese are their peculiar national upon which the American people will temher. As the long summer days have sins. They are a rich peopl~ and becom- dwell with peculiar, genuine and heartfelt slowly passed away, how m--..ny earnest ing more so. The result -is to foster na delight. I refer to his domestic virtues. prayer::; bave gone up that God would tional pride and vanity. How few in their Upon President Garfield, as an affectionspare the life of the beloved President! pride and success stop to reflect that God ate son, devoted husband, tender-hearted The history of the world and of prayer rules and governs the nation. Remember father and sincere friend, the millions presents but few parallels like it. All believ- those words of Moses, in the 18th of Deu- now living, and future millions of Ameriing in prayer have most earnestly prayed. teronomy, "Beware that thou forget not cans, will never cease to dwell with fond Governors have called upon the people the Lord thy God,-Lest when thou hast delight. and ever fresh enthusiasm. His of their Several States to pray. Religious · eaten and are full, and hast built goodly life, with that of Washing-ton, Lincoln, and bodies and Conventions have prayed. houses, and dwelt therein. And when thy many others of our noble Presidents and Millions of private Christians have prayed. herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy statesmen, will be kept in perpetual God has not seen fit to answer these silveT and thy gold is multiplied, and all remembrance. ~rhe Nation inherits a rich prayers, in exact accordance with the that thou hast is multiplied. Then thine and lasting legacy in the lives and characthoughts and wishes of the petitioners. As heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord ters of thetie good Presidents and patriots. a rule, however, G d either answers our thy God. ** And thou say in thy heart, My closing reflection relates to Presiprayers in accordance with our petitions my power, :and t.he might of mine hand dent Garfield as the Christian Man. Many or He gives us something better. We hath gotten me this wealth. But thou have di;,rnlt upon his career as ~t promising must remember the _words of the text, shalt remember the Lord thy God, for it is lad desirous of acquiring an education, '' For my thoughts are not your thoughts, He that giveth the power to get wealth." upon his characte1· as a statesman, as a neither are your ways my ways, _saith Now have not the American people trans- scholar, and a patriot; out I regard his the Lord. For as the heavens are higher gressed in this very particular! Have Chri!:itianity as his crowning glory. As than the earth, so are my ways higher they said in pride, " Is not this great Baby- ages roll away, I trust it may become than your ways, and my thoughts lon,--[this great nation]-that I have built rnore and more true, that the world and than your thoughts. The people have for the house of the kingdom, by the the poets will continue to extol honesty prayed that President Garfield might might of my power, and for the honor of by saying: "An honest man is the noblest be spared. This was a right prayer, but my majesty." While the word ,vas in the work of God;" but it should be rememif God has seen :fit he should die, may it king's mouth, there fella voice from heaven, bored that Christianity is at the foundation not be uroved true that his death shall re- saying, "0 King Nebuchadnezzar, the of all true honesty. President Garfield sult in ~i far great.er blessing than Garfield's Kingdom is departed from thee." You was not only honest, but a Christian. In life~ Life and death are mysterious sub- know how that proud King was made, for that, his true greatness was conspicuous, jects. Christ said, "And I, if I be lifted seven long years to live among the beasts, and as such he was worthy to rule over a up, will draw all men unto . Me. " vVhat as a punishment for his pride. But at the Christian Nation, of fifty millions, who marvellous words! How far reaching their end of that p~riod, he came forth an now lament his untimely death; and they mysterious influence, have we not been humbled and better man and wiser King. are joined in this lamentation by the told in eloquent words in Fort Street God has been pursuing a different millions of other lands, with the noble and Church, two days ago, how Garfield's method of discipline to humble the pride beloved Christian Queen of England and death had made the American people one'? of the American people, but it is fervently Empress of India, leading the grand proWe are not living in a universe of chaos to be hoped this method of God's disci- Cf}ssion of mourners. How solemn and and disorder. "As in the vast and mysteri- plinary Providence will prove as effectual impressive the scene when so many of ous laboratory of the physical universe," as in the case of Babylon's King. ':I.1he eart~'s inhabitants thus mourn the death (remarks one who has long meditated upon American people do appear to be calling· of the honored and beloved Prnsident of this subject-the Rev. T. Coan,) "God is their sins to remembrance. If the death tho United States! analyzing, combining and centralizing all of their President shall cause them to bow · elements, all forces, all changes, bringing their heads in humility and rnvere:nce THE CHINESE CHURCH FAIR order out of apparent confusion, and shin before God, and trnly to exemplify the Held on last ThursJay afternoon and evening in ing worlds out of chaotic darkness; so in motto upon their coin, "In God we trust," the vestry i·oo!H of Fort Street Uhurh, wa.::: a the moral universe, His unseen hand is then the President's death will not have very iutereRting ,w<l suc.-ce:.-;sful affair. The Cauever busy controlling all spiritual dyna- been in vain. Do ,ve not read, in onr mies, evolving gooc1 out of evil, light out of Bibles, "For whon1 the Lord loveth He casian and ~Lngohan a~sernbled on this occasion darkness, allegiance out of rebellion, love chasteneth '? " Surely, God is now chast- to curry ont a :;cheme of brnthcrhoud, out of hatred, peace out of war and life ening the American people, as a Nation. and to eelebrnt-e a fraternal lovi; feast. 'l'he g, oumh; of the church \V e l'tJ il lumi1rn!.ed out of death. Above the clouds, darkness '· Now no chastening for the prnsent nnd tempest, above the ruin and wreck of seemeth to be joyous, but g-rovious; never- with an auay of Chine::;.:i lanterns. It ,vns u wars, of intempernnce, of selfishness, of th4.-)less, afterwards, it yielcleth the poac8ful Feast of Lantern:; to promote fa e worship of the oppression, of brutality, [ of assassination] fruit of righteousness." trne Uocl. Inside was n r,;t1·iking display of above the awful darkness and fmperstition Very many are the impressive lessons quaint Ohine~e drn,gL•ll pat,en1 <lntpery ; and of of our race, above the seething and surg- taught by this sad and memorable event. Chinese tapestry, an,J i;pn,113led silks ; aud a lot ing of human passions, anc1 above all, the Some of these I have noticed, but othern of gentlemen vn queue, aud a number of neat, bad elements of fallen natures, Jehovah will continue to suggest themselves to all speaks in a voice whj ch reassures his toil- thoughtful minds. These and others will cleanly Chiue:-.;e women in their okl hom e cosjng, weeping, fainting servants amidst call forth comments and reflections by the tume, with a iot of oJ(l looking pretty dainty, the din and conflict of earth and which p1·esent and future generations. Political quaintly dressed Chinese ba.bieH, and youngsters awakes echoing shouts on the heavenly writers, historians and divjnes will never of all ages, all of which presented n, lively imhills, cease to give utterance to their sentiments preHt;ion of the great Flowery Land, And inter"Behold I make all things new," and and opinions upon these subjects. Three blended, yet directing. and ruling the occasion, ao·uin I repeat the words of my text. centuries after the assassin Balthazar were hevies of beautiful, graceful, and assiduous "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, Gerard put an end to the noble life and neither are your ways my ways, saith the career of William the Silent, Prince of Caucasian ladies ; and the busy man of weste1·n Lord. For as the heavens are higher than Orange, on the 10th of July, 1584, the progress, whose yearly rnund of schemes, is the earth, so are my ways higher than historian, Motley, thus remarks: " The said by the poet to be better than "a cycle of your ways, and my thoughts than your Prince was entombed amid the tears of a Cathay.'' That may be; but to open away to thoughts." whole nation. Never was a more extensive the h earts of four hundred millions of our fellow Fourthly. The death of President Gar- and legitimate sorrow felt at the death of beings, t:icomt:d a big ocension, Ancl we thought 1 :FRIEND, THE 96 as we stood in the midst of the prnssing throng of gay, cheerful, ancl perspiring people ( the evening was very warm); and looked at the , • gracious an.cl bm,y ladim,, presiding in the "gallery of art,,, and at the tablei;; and ran o,·er momentarily in uur mind the history of Chiuese association with other races and natiorn; ; we thought, thus. "\Vould there have ever been a massacre in Batavia, if Vn.lckenier had pro, ..nr .11 R . moted Chinese church f airs t non c aJah Brooke have been driven out of Sarawak amid blooll and fire, to reta1iate with more blood and more fire, ancl plant the seeds of eternal hatred; if the ladies of his society and little court, had been making up good:-; am1 superintending tables for Ghinmie "·elforc ? ~\.ml wunl<l lu.Lrecl and massacre have raged in Siam, 8nmatra, l' 1 C111 tl h l b t eru, an( ,a}\,II' as l~ey .rftvoth<. oneh, vecn E uropean anc1 • .1ongo rnn; i , ere tU1 1)een any endeavor for mutual uuderst:mding, fraternization,ancl lleace? Never-Onr fellow men of many lands, have many ingrained pr0,juc1ices hard for ns to unllen;taud; but the human heart will respom1 happily to the tonch of true love and Lrotherhood everywhere, And we were glad to be at the Pair last night to coutri1mte a mite towards promoting Chine:-;e instruction, feeling assmed, that every dollar given this way, is worth more than a hundred nolloctel1 in the shape of taxet> for augmenting clln· police force. Her Royal Highness the Princ68S Likelikc was there, Hon. A. 8. Cleghorn, I-Ii:-, Bx. Gov•• ernor Dominis, and of conn,e ,J. T. ·w;-1,terhouse, the chief patron of the church was there, also Rev. Dr. Damon, Rev. Dr. Hyde, Rev. A. :i\facintosh, Rev. J. A. Cruzan, Prof. Frank Damon, the soul of the occasion, and ;_t noble throng of ladies a nd. ge n tlemen. . The ladies who so busily and pleasantly presided at the sales tables; :;\ilrs. J. T. Waterhouse, :Mrs. Bickerton, Mrs. W.W. Hall, Urs. A. Herbert, 1\'frs. Haalelea, Mis1:1 Payson, l\Irs. Lewers, °' 0 ~t:: C 'f F~. RB E R , J 8 8 I. };~!~i~/1:~~~'.·:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~;~~if:i~ - - -·-- -- - . - ~-- "' seems ::-u.fficient indeed to ai·ouse the ambition .1 "At! Hail Lhe Power," etc .............. Cone;regation of angels. 5 Roadiun; of !:icripture .. · ······.. English and Cl~me.,e A{ter prayers aucl readings, succeeded some of (i '· I am ,je:,;11,;' Ht.tie lamb " .................. Cl.J1ldren 7 Solo-" ,Jesus thy nainc I love·• ...........Urs. t'r11zan the sweet minstrelsy of ladies, who have recently 8!J Ac "'1J9yfully, Joyfully,, ... etc................. ................. D ..... are~s ............... r. D.Choir muon c1e11·g11ted tlJ.e ea1·s of 1i·steni·ng congregations. lO '· Jn,;t "" 1 nm"······················· .Congregation l\fiss Carrie Castle presided at the organ with t~~~t~{;::-~t'~.·.·.·.·_-.·.·.·_-_-_-.·.·.·.·_-.·.·_-_-_-_-.·_-_-?r.1 her fine musical touch, while ::M:rs. Cruzan sfmg :~·.:0~i;;i~· g :: 1:3 "Heeking ·Je,,;,1c< " ... ........................ Chilclren 14 Address (Chinc,:;e) ... ... . . • • • • • • • • • • .. ••••••Hit !11oon 15 So o-" \VhaJ; means tl1is" etc ........ :ifr1<. Simmons Hi ,. Nearer my God to the,, ............... Congregation 17 "I Jove to tell tlle t>tory" ................... .... Choir 18 Addr~.-~ · .. · · · · · .. · · · · · · · .. · .. · · · · · · ·· .. ····.Dr.Hyde l!J "Dare to do right" .......................... Children 20 Solo- •· Rock of Agei; " .............. •. • • ?.Irs. Cruzan 2t A<idiestl by Hi.· Ex. Hon. H. A. P. Carter, :iJini,:;ter of the Int.erior. ;J~ ,\ddre,-s by ,J. 'I'. \Vatrrhon;,t, E11q., \Vho if< I lw originator of the Uhinei:;c Church lrnildhig and the largc~t contributor to to its f1rntl. ·· From C-heeuland',- '' .........•........ UoJ1gregation ;.:1 ,\·ord,- of a :: kno\\·Jedgmcnt to friends ,rnd of e11<:onrn~:nm ent to the Chin<:~e from F. W Damon "Jesus, thy nnme I love." A l 1·ttl h.l ft 1 nc a 1 e w 1 e a erwarc s, ~~•Rock of ages, cleft for me." Prof. Damon, referring to the sweet chaunt, :;,aid " that the ltH1ies were singing d.irect to the heai·t of China. "\Ve trust it may be so, and that C' · l 1 d Ch · · heavenly aucmnau me oc y an , nstian thought will touch, subdue, and. win the Mougolian soul. But you must have patience, Pro- fessor, and not hope for speedy satisfying results ; and you will have patience, no doubt, for your great and. arduous work. As w~ noticed -27 B 1 •nediction by ......... . ............ R,,v. Dr. U:1mon the contrast between the full-voiced Anglo-Saxon Jvtr Lee Kan, one, of tbe prominent Chinese merchnnt,; of Honolulu, once a pupjl in Dr. Mol'l'ison's utterance of several gentlemen who made reSchool, acted as interpret.er.-Saturd<ty Pres:-:. marks, am1, what seer , to us, the monosyabic ! jerky twangs of the interpretation ; we thought THE CHINESE CHURCH. \ how wide were such races apart-and then recalled to mind an incident in l)Oint. When rRAISE 8ERYI0E LAST SU:N'DAY. t.he Burlingame J~mbassy was in Europe, and 1 There are probably at this time about four the Chinese mandarins were present at a grand thousand Chinese residents in Honolulu-or 25 concert of string instruments ; and inquiry was 1r.rger per- made to ascertain their appreciation of the per1 per cent. of its populatioll ; a much ; . . . . . .. centage of this n.1cc m Honolulu than m ::;au formance, they ::-aid they liked it somewhatl!'ranc1sco ; and yet Honolnlu can pomt to her especially a certain part, which was ascertained Christian Chinese Chnrch, whil!:it San Francisco to be the tun1ng of the instruments. Ears accushai,; to acknowledge tho presence of a Joss tomecl to the tinkiting of the zitara and the rub. , . . House. There are Chmese Chnstians, and a a-dub of the tamtttm may not readily appreciate Chinese Olnistian service in San Francisco ; but the grand symphonies of the Christi an church with her army of Caucasian Christian divines organ, and the clear melodious fl.ow of an exqui- tw:~i ~(t\;::r~.e~t~::::::::::::::::::::::ci~1;~~~~!lf,:)1~ 1 11 tlfs~g'r!\~!: a!r ;n!~y ~~~::\ :f;o and people, the J 088 House is 11 reproach to the site Anglo-Saxon female voice ; but "·e derive "\Vinter and Mii:;s Chambedain, at the "Gallery great empoxium of tho Pacific. hope and encouragement from the thonght,of Fine Arts," realized altogether the lrnnd,;ome The neat new Chinese Church 011 Fort-street that there is the same human heart everywhere, sum of $1423 4-0 ; itmonnt received pl't>viously, presented a bright gala:appearance on Sunday and the same inspiration of Divine Love which, 2 $ !J 7 SS; evening. The wall in the rear of the pulpit was being presented by a faithful aud loving interPraise Service at the Chinese Cnnrch.. I tastefully decorated with beautiful fronds of preter, as on this occasion, must win and triumph on Sun<lay Evening. ferns and palms. 'l'he pulpit was radiant with in the end. A "new thing under th;sun," never before seen floral ornamentation; .and b~fore the small !v:Irs. Pierce sang "Guide me" in her usnnl or heard was the Praise Service at the Chinese parlor organ, placed directly m front of th e clear, sweet voice; and Mrs. Simmons sang Church ~n Sunday l~vening. 'J.'he neat little chnrch pulpit, stood a floral cross, exqui::;itely designed "What means this," &-c., " Jesus of Nazareth is was most tastefully and profusely decorated with and arranged. rrhe church was filled to its passing by," with very pleasing effect. palms and ferns and flowers. At the hour ::i.ppoin- utmost capacity, and there was a large Caucasian The young Chinese women a nd men, a n <l the children composing the choir of the church took ted every availal>le seat was occupied. As the bell representation of ladies and gentlemen, mingled an effective part in singing from their Shanghae ceased tolling, the children of the day school with mongolian friends. Along with the Revs. hymn-books-" Seeking Jesus." ·' I love to tell m~rched up each aisle, headed on one si<le by Damon, Hyde Bishop, and Forbm,, •were the the story;" and many others. Miss Payson, and on the other by Frank W. Da- , .. . ' . _ , Mr. Sit Moon, the worthy and faithful colmon, under whose direction the whole service had Crown Mm1sters His Excellency H. A. p. Carter, portuer preacher, delivered a Ehort discourse to been arranged. Then followedinquicksucces..;ion aud His Exce1ieney ,J. 8. Walker and family; his people, which •we doubt not was edifying; hymns from the Chinese Choir, the congregation, . . , , , f , · f . ·~ the children, interspersed with solo::,, beautifully and a 1a.1ge company o prnmment orei 0 11 and we hope, by and by, to be instructed and rendered by some oi the sweet sin~ers of our Ho- . citizens \Yith their ladies ; Goo Kim, L. Aseu, interested by Chinese thought and discussion, nolulu Isr~el, and brief addresHti:lS from friends j Lee Kan antl other influential Chinamen were throu.gh the interpretation of Prof. Ditmon. pres~nt. Every hymn or song on th'? progralllme ! ' This young gentleman, fresh from the scholarwa~ rn the hymn book used by the 0hmese C~ur~h . also present, 1 ship and art of Europe, gives his cultured mind I 1 ~tis a book preparec! by th1:: Presbytenan Mrni,non I'rofessor F. W. Damon to whom i1:1 due the \ to the work of teaching harmonizing a,nd Chri,1m Shanghae. The little children showed that even . . . . ' t· 1· · th 0, Ch· ! th R ·-'. I 1 d so unmusical a language, as is their own mother c:red1t of g1vmg a fresh unpetus to the move- rn1; zmg · rn~se .m e a:van,:n,. an s. tongue, has not unfit them for learning the flowing ment of Chinese education and Christianization This noble enterpn~e .1s of th~ m1ghtiesc unport or stirring melodies '.of our English hymnology. . ' not only to the 0hnst.rnn seekmg the wellfare of With but little training, they sing solo parts or in (commenced 111 a humble way by Rev. Dr. Damon souls, but to the st11tesman of Hawaii, who must se~i-chorus0rinf~11lchorns,in~roducinga i:ltrange and Mr. Dunscombe,) led the exercises of the seo in such a co-operation the Hand of Goel vanety of effect mto the ordmary monotonous . p f D d "1. p shaping the destiny of the islands to most glosing-song of our Celestial friends. One of their evenmg. ro · amon an .a 158 ayson en- rious r~sults own women leads the rogular Sunday singing on tered the church at the head of the interesting A d th· fi. t Cl • • !'; • • H the melodeon 'md one of the men does the . . . . n is rs nnese praise • erv1ce m ono., th . ' S< d . S d s' h 1 band of Chmese scholars, smgmg ,, Marclung lulu is the formal beginnina of a new era for same ... or eir un ay morning un ay c oo, ,, . . . . · .. . o . .' for which they ba.ve a special room and a smaller on, wlnch produced an enhvemng and exlnlar- Hawan. There was an informal begrnnmg some m~lodeon. As His Ex. Hqn. }~. A. P. C~u-ter first ating effect. And A.S they were marched with time ago,. "'.hen the faithful Dunscome comsa1d, "If we can get them to adopt om ideas and .. . ,· . .. . , ··d menced his httle school. 'rhat was the "mustard ways, the Chinese problem will set~le itself very military. precision mto. t 11611 seats, it was e-'il ent beed" which, planted in faith, has grown up to soon and vei-y hopef~llv." We are n:formed that that Chma was marchmg on, and that a heart be a tree that offers shelter to many inquiring they have entered with equal ardor mto the pro• • 1 . 1 h 1 · . . · b · ject of the LadieE>' Fair to be held next Thursday and an mtelhgent sou had reso ved to mars a Chmese sonls , and bemg watered y the fa:th evening in the Vestry of Fort Street Church. We the Celestial Empire into the ranks of Christian and love of a i:ew an~ zenl~u.s soul endowed with print in full the programme of the Praise Service progress on the narrow arena of our Hawaii nei. numberless gifts, th1.s sp1ntual tree shall, by a.s in itself an item of peculiar and general interest. God's grace, spread its benificent shelter over PROGRAMME CHINESE PRAISE SERVICE And what a glory for little Hawaii to be enlisted the islands, the ocean, and the mighty land of 1 ")!arching On" ..................... School Children in an enc'lenvor of so mighty import-one that Si.ni.m.-P. 0. Jldvertiser. to~!!_:2_~~-.~~·-P·_.?·~iverlisei·. 1· |
Contributors | Damon, Samuel Chenery, 1815-1885 |
Date | 1881-10 |
Type | Text |
Format | application/pdf |
Language | eng |
Spatial Coverage | Hawaii |
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Scanning Technician | Kepler Sticka-Jones |
Call Number | AN2.H5 F7; Record ID 9928996630102001 |
ARK | ark:/87278/s6mm0qpz |
Setname | uum_rbc |
ID | 1396075 |
Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mm0qpz |