History of American missions to the heathen, from their commencement to the present time . nd during the year ending in June, 72natives were added to the churches. The whole number received from thebeginning was now 864, of whom 13 had been excommunicated, and 24were now under suspension from church privileges. The young princess hadat last been drawn away by the king, her brother, and was among the ex-communicated. Still she expressed no doubt of the truth of the gospel, andthere is some reason to hope that she died penitent. Schools were taught by the members of the mission at all the statio
History of American missions to the heathen, from their commencement to the present time . nd during the year ending in June, 72natives were added to the churches. The whole number received from thebeginning was now 864, of whom 13 had been excommunicated, and 24were now under suspension from church privileges. The young princess hadat last been drawn away by the king, her brother, and was among the ex-communicated. Still she expressed no doubt of the truth of the gospel, andthere is some reason to hope that she died penitent. Schools were taught by the members of the mission at all the stations,and greater numbers of children were induced to attend. Near the close ofthe year, Hoapili if sued an order, requiring all the children over four yearsof age on Maui to be sent to school, and exempting the teachers from all otherservices. The High School at Lahainaluna had 118 students in geography,arithmetic, trigonometry, composition, and similar studies, and a small select-class in the rudiments of the Greek language. They wrote more and morefor the paper issued from their The reinforcement sent out the previous December arrived on the 6th ofJune. The labors of the mission were gradually extended to parts of theIslands hitherto neglected. At Koloa, on Kauai, a small church was formedin April. Here, at Ewa on Oahu, and at the new stations generally, themost rapid improvement was observable. Miss Brown, soon after her arrival began to teach spinning, weaving and WANT OF FUNDS. 267 knitting at Wailuku. The experiment commenced successfully. Severalof the chiefs showed great interest in the attempt, and some cotton wasplanted. Dr. Chapin embarked for the United States in November, as the onlymeans of preserving Mrs. Chapins life. CHAPTER XXVril. 1836. Meeting at Harlford. Missionaries detained for want of funds.—Redemptiojj of slaves.—Mahratla mission. Visits to Jaliia. Converts.—Tamul missions. Revivals in Ceylon, removes to Madura. Church formed there.
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