Incidents of a whaling voyage : to which are added observations on the scenery manners and customs, and missionary stations of the Sandwich and Society Islands : accompanied by numerous lithographic plates . tymoral revolutions ! I often thought, as I looked uponthese representatives of the past, what must be their feel-ings, in contrasting their former degraded condition withthe present blessings, which a pure and holy religion hasconferred upon them. There are about a thousand com-municants connected with this church ; and from all Ican learn, they appear to understand the fundamentaldoctrin
Incidents of a whaling voyage : to which are added observations on the scenery manners and customs, and missionary stations of the Sandwich and Society Islands : accompanied by numerous lithographic plates . tymoral revolutions ! I often thought, as I looked uponthese representatives of the past, what must be their feel-ings, in contrasting their former degraded condition withthe present blessings, which a pure and holy religion hasconferred upon them. There are about a thousand com-municants connected with this church ; and from all Ican learn, they appear to understand the fundamentaldoctrines of religion, and the nature of their covenantobligations, so that their admission into the church isthe result of a sober and intelligent conviction of itsimportance. But the place of religious worship, which is destinedto be by far the finest upon these islands, and which inarchitecture and construction will vie with some of thelargest in our own country, is the church which is build-ing in the eastern part of the town, very near the oldnative church. The representation I have made of it, istaken from a front view and side view, lent me by theRev. Mr. Bingham, by whom the edifice was designed, ¥. i SCHOOLS. 257 and who is himself chief architect. The foundation ofthis building was laid in 1839, and it is now carried upnearly as high as to the cornice. It is built of coralstone, hewn out into large cubical blocks, and its dimen-sions are very great, being one hundred and forty fourby seventy eight feet. The expenses are defrayed bythe chiefs and by the contributions of the natives. Thelabor is performed almost entirely by the natives, andwhen the church is completed, it will stand as a monu-ment which will reflect high honor upon the enterprizeand skill of the Hawaiian nation. The representationsof the old and new native churches, are, in some respects,emblematic of the past and present condition of the Ha-waiian nation. There are several schools in Honolulu, for the instru
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