Just after from the two months, the spot away from fulfilling try altered of Mr
148 148 M we c roentgen o letter e s i a. [Report, very strong wish to it is, to make it yards y captain company to own a period, three to four ages no less than, to arrange and present the newest Bible, the complete Bible, with the Chinese. Northern PACIFIC Ocean. Roentgen o n o K i t t we elizabeth. (Ascension Island.) Albert A good. Sturges, Missionary; Mrs. Susan Mary Sturges. Kaaikaula, Hawaiian helper. S h a great l o n g P o inside the t. (Ascension Isle.) Luther H. Gulick, Yards. D., Missionary; Mrs. Louisa L. Gulick. Solid s I sland. Benjamin B. Snow, Missionary; Mrs. Lydia Y. Snowfall. On their way to the brand new goal. Edward T. Doane, William C. Shipman, Missionaries ; Mrs. Sarah W. W. Doane, Mrs. a keen. 3 stations. 5 missionaries that a physician. 5 feminine assistant missionaries. step 1 Hawaiian assistant. T his goal provides. started really afflicted by the latest death of Opunui, Mr. Accumulated snow s Hawaiian affiliate. The guy passed away immediately after a preliminary however, severe disorder, August 4, He had been a loyal worker; and his awesome passing was experienced because the a very sore demonstration, besides by their bereaved widow, but from the Mr. and you can Mrs. Snowfall, now left more than ever before alone within their the and you will remote realm of work. A short time following loss of Opunui, the latest missionaries into Ascension Area were also known as to mourning by the death of Mr. Louis Corgat, their really faithful friend among the many foreign residents. He had many excellences off reputation, and you can, regardless of if a Roman Catholic, had rendered this new missionaries important guidance. Rather than your, states Dr. Gulick, there is no way to state precisely what the earlier history of our very own residence right here might have been. Which have your i have lived-in the right protection through the the most critical age our mission. The guy seems to have started preserved just for enough time to help Mr. Sturges and you will m yself in enabling conveniently settled. T the guy a few missionaries with the Ascension Island, which basic found on their own among Kittie tribe, on southern-western area of the area, think it ideal that they would be to reside a few channels; along with June, 1853, Dr. Gulick eliminated so you’re able to Shalong Area, to your a little area some four miles when you look at the circumference, and this lies from the mouth of the windward (eastward) harbor, of the Matalanim tribe. He had previously erected the newest figure off a-one story humane domestic, thirty base from the tw enty, -with a threshold out of
Doane are to see Ascension Island, and Mr
Rev. Messrs. Doane and you will Shipman, due to their wives, sailed out-of Boston, Summer 4, to participate which goal. Mr. Shipman so you can Solid s Area. P Roentgen Age A c H Inside the G S C H O-o L S. With the 13th away from November, 1852, Mr. Snowfall took fingers out-of an excellent thatched family erected having him by the the fresh new Queen and chiefs; and on next Sabbath in the December he held his first public-service for the neighbors in the their household. This new King and all of their members of the family, with quite a few chiefs and a few of the preferred some one, have been introduce, and you will listened extremely attentively. Snowfall s home so you can a big create-household, from the Queen ; and because that point the congregation has actually numbered off seventy-five to at least one hundred and you can 50.
The new Queen kits the fresh new example of always becoming present, with his spouse and you will loved ones, flnless some kind of special hinderance inhibits. He’s also, on the first, exerted their determine in support of an outward observation of your Sabbath. At personal away from his first 12 months, Mr. Snowfall told you, It’s now become yet an established custom towards the men and women to regard the day, one externally it’s leftover with as often propriety like in quite a few spiritual organizations in the home. An appealing account of a few of those Sabbath qualities, as well as new thoughts of those in view from exactly what was said, would be found in the Missionary Herald having February, A college is commenced because of the Mr. Snow within an earlier day ; and also in April the guy had written because follow s: Concerning my profits in knowledge the youngsters English, I really don’t consider I hot amture Aarhus women ever encountered the like at the home ; and you will Mrs.