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By the Oldest Members. History of the Cousins Bears Upon All Phases of Islands' j Development. i years of nctlve Christian FIFTY was rounded out lust evening at Central Union Church liy the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, when Its golden jubilee was celebrated with the narration of the work accomplished In each decade of Its existence. Upon the draped with Hawaiian and lean flags, were men and women who have played Important parts In the missionary history of t,he Islands and its material development, nnd have lieen effective for the advance of Chris-' Han teaching not only In the Hawaiian' Inlands, but throughout Polynesia. The history of ilve decades was told, romprlslng the term of existence of the Cousins' Society, by live of the oldest rrlembers of the society, and all phases of public and private llf,o In the Islands were touched. It was shown that from the small beginning of a farewell to one of the Island-born young men, the Cousins' Society had Its origin, and at the present time has become almost Identical with the scope and objects of the Sons of the American Revolution. I The Interior of Central Union Church was attractively decorated with blue nnd white banners bearing inscriptions denoting the places where the early missionaries established themselves. Among the banners was the white satin one which occupied a conspicuous place nt the Jubilee in 1870, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the establishing of missions In Hawaii. The word surrounded by an embroidered wreath of malle, appears upon It. The pulpit platform was bedecked with large flags and flanked with potted palms. Seated upon the platform was the president, Charles II. Dickey, who occupied the central seat, and on either Hide were the Rev. Sereno Bishop, the Rev. O. II. Gullck, Professor W. D. Alexander, Mrs. Lydla Coan. Miss Martha Chamberlain nnd the Rev. W. D. Westervelt. i The exercises were opened with the singing of "Awake, My Soul," followed by prayer offered by the Rev. W. M. Klncald. Miss Iola Barber, the violinist, rendereu! the "Andante llgloso" In an acceptable mnnner. rne live decades were put Into story In turn as follows: First decade, the Rev. O. H. Gullck; second decade, the Rev. Bishop; third decade. Miss Chamberlain; fourth decade, Mrs. Lydla Coan: fifth decade, Professor W. D. Alexander. During the exercises Mrs. A. H. Otis and Mrs. G. M. sang" a duet with organ accompaniment by Professor Ingalls, and a violin quartet, consisting of Miss Barber, Miss Woods, Mrs. Howard, Dr. A, M.' Smith, played excellently. Following the reading of the history of the decades, the Rev. W. D. Westervelt gave the financial resume for the lifty years, showing that $75,000 had been collected by the society, or an average of about $1500 per year. The largest amount came In 1890 and the smallest in The history of the first decade was load by Rev. O. II. Gullck, the retiring president of the society, as follows: Fifty years btnee first we met. "What Is fifty years? A short Bpan of life, which the youngest one of us hopes to Mil. Yet though so short, it Is one thirty-eighth portion of the time since the Christian era began. How fleeting the years, how short the rcnturles! In the spring of 1852, Rev. Luther Halsey Gullck, a child of the mission to the Hawaiian Islands, long absent for study In the United StateB, returned to his Island home on his way to labor In the Mlcroneslan Islands, where as yet no missionary work had been attempted. He and his wife jvere young, earnest, enthusiastic and devoted missionaries, and during their few months' stny In these Islands, kindled among the missionary children, some of whom were Just entering on lives of business, an enthusiasm which, before the young couple set sail on the schooner Caroline for their dark find trying field among naked savages, led to the formation of this society, wliose fiftieth anniversary we celebrate tonlsht. The first recorded sentence of the ralnutea of the proceedings of this society la Jn the handwriting of O. H. Gullck, and dated June 5th, 1852, reads as follows: "Met according to adjournment from a meeting of Mission Children on the 22nd day of May, two weeks previous." That first meeting of May must have been In some measure Informal, and of It vre have no record except this leference In the minutes of the June 5th meeting, at which the constitution and by-laws were adopted, and the following nlllcers elected: Asa G. Thurston, president. MI3S Caroline Armstrong, now Mrs, K. G. Beckwlth of Maul, vice president, O. H. Gullck. recording secretary. Mrs. Persls G, Taylor, corresponding secretary. -H. M. Whitney, treasurer. if ' ntamiinn mmtttt VOL, XXX VII, No. Jit) llONOl.ri.il. 11 T, IMUItAV. MAT '.3 1P02 HC.MI WKKKI N. 2S(. HAWAIIAN MISSION CHILDRENS' SOCIETY CELEBRATES ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE IN CENTRAL UNION CHURCH .f ftttHttM ft . tr Five Decades Told of mmm v . t HON. C. II. DICKEY. President, 1U0J. The following persons, not descendants of the mission, were made eligible for membeishlp: Rev. E. G, Mrs. Louisa L. Gullck, Mr, Chas. Kit Hedge and Mr. Ho)(race Holden. The preumble to the constitution then adopted nuds as follows: "We. the children of the American Protestant Mission to the Hawaiian Islands, deslilng to strengthen the bond of union that nnturnlly exists among us, anil lo cultivate the ary spirit among ourselves; also with me view oi aiuing in mo Bupport o tho Mlcroneslan Mission about to be sent foith, one of whose members is of our own number, do hereby organize ourselves Into a Soclnl Mleslonaiy So- clety, under the following constitution and by-laws," Tlie society thus pledged Itself to the- support of Rev. Luther Halsey Gullck ami ins wire, who were of the pioneer band to Micronesia, bent out by the American Hoard. John T. Gullck, who went to Micro- nesla with the first missionaries, was appointed a delegate and reiiuested to make a repoit to the society, of the then but little known Islands, I The departure of Dr, Gullck and wife, with the Snows nnd Sturgeses, for Micronesia, In the little schooner Caroline, nnd their subsequent enreer, gave nn earnest missionary type to the whole circle of cousins. This interest wns Increased by tho entering, five years later, of another child of tho mission, Rev. Hiram Bingham, on this same missionary work. He and his wife sailed In the first Morning Star, a vessel which was built expressly for the cairylng on ot the woik In Micro- nesla. t I Thu building and services of the four successive missionary vessels, bearing each the name Morning Star, were uinong the more ielnarkablo events of 4 t 1 M . ,;; ww f JUDGE I.YLH DICKEY, Treasurer, 1!02. the latter half of the missionary tury; but special Interest clusters around the tlrst vessel of the seiles. A nappy thought was the suggestion mud,. In lKMi. tlmt thp nhlldr.,11 nf thn Sabbath Schools of America bo asked to build a missionary vessel of 150 tons, for the service of the mission to Mtcionesla. The vessel wns to bo a joint stock affair nnd to cost about J12.000. Certificates of stock In shales of ten centR ouch weie Issued, nnd tons of thousands of youthful share holdeis riom America und other lands respond- id, and one year from the laying of the keel, 285,454 shines had been taken, and $28,515.40 had been raised. The vessel, when ready for ben, cost $13,000, nnd ovei $15,000 remnlned for mice, tepairs, and future running ex- penses. A multitude of the supporters of missions to be found In the Amer- lean churches today trace 11m Hist awakening of their Interest In forelun missions to the imrchtibo of a ten cent shnre in the first Morning Star. She sailed from Boston mound Cane Horn. was most joyfully welcomed at Hono- lulu in the summer of 1857, und was re- , , , . ,..- ,.- us uu augei iium ucuvcii uy mo missionaries and Christians of Micro- nesla. Never was vessel followed by more faithful prayers fiom a greater number of ship-owners, and neer was shining white canvas more eagerly welcomed to any snug haibor, than wns that blessed Morning Star. The fam Ishlng eagerness of souls hungry for human sympathy and yeninlng for woids of love from kindred nnd friends, of wliose existence nnd wi!lfnre not a word had been heard for a year, none tan realize more vividly than those who went down In that first Morning Snr. Among those pennltted to enjoy this tlullllng expoilence was the bee- ond president of this society, who went as second ofllcer of this clipper LORRIN Recording tine. It wns his privilege to assist In the erection and shingling of Mr. and Mrs. Uluglinm's cottage, benenth the coconuut gloves of Aplung the first shingled roof seen on that lagoon, the lust Christian home on the Gilbert Islands, and the center of one of the most heroic snuggles between the powcis of darkness and the messengers of light, that missionary annuls iccord. This beautiful craft and her successors hud much to do in keeping alive the spirit In our missionary society. Dr. L. .11. Gullck, after nine years of faithful service in Micronesia, during which, time mnny of the bnvnge Islanders' became the followers of Christ, wns obliged on account of falluie In health to return to his native land, nnd the next nine yenis were spent In missionary work In these Hawaiian Isl ands. Not a little of the early life of the society wns due to the enthusiasm with which the first president, Mr, Asa G. Thutston. throw himself Into the scheme. He drafted the constitution and by-laws which defined the nlm nnd .,. ,... i .. .i.ii. ...i,i. scope oi wie nucieiy, unu wiiiuii, nun but little moumcation, nave ueen me guide of our procedure for the fifty years. The names of the members recorded nt tho close of tho first year. May 21st, 1833. were 153 In number. Of these 65 have died, leaving J8 still living at tho close of fifty years. This Is a life rec ord -which speaks. volumes " favor or our halcyon climate, and nlso for the cood morals and steady habits which the missionary fathers nnd mothers left us a legacy to their children. Life In- suranco among us would have been a most profitable business, The successive presidents for the flist twelve years were: Asa G. ThurBton, elected 1852; O. II. ANDREWS, DR. Secretary, 1002. - 44- f 4-4 Gullck, 1S5.1; Asa a, Thurston, 1854; Win i en Goodale, 1855; Wm. II. Gullck, 185C; Samuel C. Armstrong, 1857; Win. D. Alexander, 1858; A. Francis Judd, 1858; Levi Chuiiibeiluln, 1SC0; W. D. Alexander, 1861: A. O. Foibes, 1862; S. T. Alexnnder, 1863. The Pilgrim fathers crossed the ocenu to find a home where they might worship Cod In freedom, Our fathers two hundred years inter, left their homes nnd traversed two oceans Hint they might give to benighted men the knowledge of God nnd His love In Ills Son, For thirty years these devoted men and women had sown the tiospel becd when our society wns founded. The seed had bi ought forth fruit a humltcd fold, In thu chnliged character of thousands of the people lor whom they had given their lives. In 1852 Hawaii wns sllll fully occu pled by the native nice, who fmin time Immemorial had held undisputed possession, At that time there wcie 82,202 native Huwniluns, and but 1HC2 people of other nationalities on all the group. Outside of the missionary clicle there weic piobably not over twenty white r....lil,.. "iii:.i. The native HawnllaiiH were govern- ed by their loved and houoied native chiefs. lli T I n r T.pn I I T" t tfciAltn titnltn J J(U iVIIIi JVtlllllAt I'M II IXIllllVlltllllUlltl HI, In ISfO, had given his people a very brief constitution or bill 1 of rights; but on June 4, 1852, under the wise nnd filendly advice of the missionaries, and wan me am ot unlet justice wiuinin L. Lee, lie gi anted a constitution which was a grent advance upon that of 1840'. and wns the basis upon which the laws were named, and the people led up fiom the condition of vabsals to that of cltl7enshlp under a constitutional mount chy. Tho pi ogress seemed slow, but tho steps were sure, and the upward course steady. ivni tiiiAnil ilvu'IIP T i l r A WATFR CURE FOR THE BREWERY 'Sag pt' JH BSE b'bsT JH ALBERT U. CLARKE, 11)0.. - The general meeting of the mission In ought thu mission families together annually, and the time of the meeting wns looked forward to, as was thu great national annual feast of the Jews, at which all the tribes assembled .it Jerusalem. Honolulu wns thu Jerusalem of the nilsslonury families, tuid heiu when the fathets gathered In general meeting, the children hud grand times of social family lnteicourae. This family Intel course was Inevitably very closi and Intimate. The flower nnd fruitage of this Intercourse was this mlbslonniy society, which was uniiiue in Us Inception, and unparalleled In many respects by any society that has been known In the Christian centurleH. This society has been a quiet but poweiful Influence for ponce, good order and good will among the peoples of this group, nnd among the tribes of Mlcionesia and the Marquesas Islands. Thu spread of the gospel of life und peaco has been Its mission. It only lemalns for me to remind the members of this society, nnd all whom we gieqt hero today, of whatever rare or chinch, who have with us shared In the Christian benedictions that have lehted upon this favored land, that "To whomsoever much Is given of him shall , much be requited." , , , f"1' of "llr fathers, known of old, ' ii'ft'fA. Beneath whose awful hand we hold Dominion over palm and pine, Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Jcst.we forget, lest wc forget!" Ono of the lesults of their seed sowing was the going forth during the first decade ot our society's existence ot hovoiul native Hawaiian missionaries, both to Micronesia and to tho Islands. The funds for their support were contributed by tho Hawaiian churches. Many of these missionaries did faithful and vullnnt service. Threu of them are still living, and one is yet In the field. SECOND DECADE OF THE SOCIETY The second decade was told of by Rev. Sereno Bishop, ns follows: In examining the annual rcportB of the society from 1803 to 1872. one Is ft i uck by the careful and enthusiastic woik of the coriespondlng secretaries, who made it their duty to note ull events of Interest occurring In the circle of Cousins and their ,famllles."Thls wns especially the case with Miss M. A. Chamberlain, who filled that ofllce during nil except the first year of those nnmed, as she has done duilng so large a part of the later yoarB. During the eniller years of the decade these lecoids abound In echoes from thu camps and battlefields of thu Civil War, where so gallantly strove S. C. Armstrong, H. M. Lyman, N. 11. Emerson and others of the young Cousins of those days. Later there sounded notes fiom Eastern colleges, where weie A. F. Judd, 9. H. Dole, the Emersons, Gullcks, W. R. Castle, and many otheis. Those young men have loi.g occupied plnccs In public life. Many of them are grand parents, and many have passed away. It seems strange to find such births as a flist daughter to Mrs. Dillingham, or such a marrluge as Wm. Andrews to Miss Oscnuyau. One of the last records of the decade is that in 1872 of the first great-grand child of the mission, being of Bingham descent. Later In the decade, the grand work of Armstrong at Hampton begins to come Into view. The record of missionary and educntionnl work in Hawaii and the Paclllc Is of growing Interest. The Gullcks had already come up from Micronesia, and Dr, Gullck had gone on to the States. The BlnghamB are going and coming from Apalang. The Morning Star Is in full activity. In the reports or 1863 and 1864 Dr. Anderson writes and speaks with his wise and mature counsels. Dr. L. H. Gullck returns from the States In 1863, nnd vigorously and ably labors as missionary secretary until February of 1870, when ho leaves ua to enter upon wider fields. Already very prominent In those years became the work of education for Hawaiian girls, which began in this decade to assume the Importance which Is hns since held. Our society's part in It began in the years '64-5, by giving $100 towaid fitting up rooms for Mr,'D. Gullrk's "Ragged School," which became the foundation 6t the since prosperous Kawalahao Seminary. Two hundred and fifty dollars was also thn grv?n toward Its superintendent's salary. This appropriation gradually increased to about $500 In '68. and ffO In '60. '70, '71 and '72. In '67, .Miss Lydla Blnghnm becamo principal of Seminary, having for that purpose accompanied her brother around Cape Horn (n the second Morning Star, which he then commanded. Miss Lydla Continued on Page 6.) . i