History of American missions to the heathen, from their commencement to the present time . lNff. 183 Two presses were in almost constant operation. Four natives had becomevery respectable workmen, and were employed in the office. In ninemonths previous to September of this year, 61,900 copies of hymn books,portions of Scripture and tracts, were prmted, containing 2,417,900 pages inall. The four Gospels had been translated. That of Luke was printed atthe islands, in an edition of 20,000 copies. The others were transmitted tothe United States, to be printed under the superintendence of Mr. Loomi
History of American missions to the heathen, from their commencement to the present time . lNff. 183 Two presses were in almost constant operation. Four natives had becomevery respectable workmen, and were employed in the office. In ninemonths previous to September of this year, 61,900 copies of hymn books,portions of Scripture and tracts, were prmted, containing 2,417,900 pages inall. The four Gospels had been translated. That of Luke was printed atthe islands, in an edition of 20,000 copies. The others were transmitted tothe United States, to be printed under the superintendence of Mr. American Bible Society printed 15,000 copies of Matthew, and Markand John were done at the expense of the Roard. The station at Waimea, in Kaui, which had been vacant for a year ormore, was resumed. The governor, Kaikioewa, one of Tamahamahas vet-erans, was delighted with the return of Mr. Whitney with additional left alone, he and his wife Kapuli, formerly the wife of Tamoree,had done what they could, and, in the opinion of Mr. Whitney, the peoplehad not gone During the summer, tours of inspection and preaching were made aroundMaui, and the small islands of Lanai, Molokai, and Kahulawe. On Mo-lfl(kai there were about 5,000 inhabitants. No missionary had ever been onthis island, except Mr. Chamberlain, who once landed there, but made no 184 HISTORY OF THE AMEHICAN BOARD. Stay, and gave no instructions. Here they found 1,000 learners in theschools, nearly all of whom could read. On these four islands, they exam-ined 225 schools, in which there were present 5,039 males and 5,204 fe-males, or 10,243 in all. Of this number, more than 6,000 could read, andmore than 1,000 could write. The whole number belonging to the schoolswas found to be 12,956, in a population of about 37,000. The impulsegiven by this visitation raised the number to more than 18,000. It is re-markable, that but about one fifth of these learners were underl4 years of were 60 yea
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