Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume IV, Number 29, 22 July 1865 — Missionary Items. [ARTICLE]

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Missionary Items.

The Board of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association. This is the executive' body of the Haw. Evang. Association. Its second Annual Report was rendered to the 6eneral Association u its recent meeting in June. From that Report vvelearn that the contributions by tbe Hawaiian Churches to the treasury of the Board during the year ending May 31st, 1865, vvere For Foreig , n Missions $2.060.15 " Homa»Missions 679.05 " Publications 56.10 Undesignated 1.670.39 Totai fn addition to whieh there had been lorwarded to the treasury of the American Board, Boston, from Hawaiian Churches 5542.88, und from the infant ChUTches of Micronesia $87.12. T\vo churches alone had received Home Missionary assistance during the year. Seven pupils of the Theological School at Wailuku, had found fields of labor. The Knu Female Schflol closed in May with 26 p U pils. Nearly 3.000.000 pages of printed matter had been put in circulation. The reccipts for the sale of books during the year were $1.491.08. . of Rev. E. T. Doanh. Mj:. Doane and wife took passage in the Golden Rule from New York on the 20th of May, for San Francisco via Nicaragua. in the Carribean Sea they were wrecked, through the most culpable carelessness of the Captain and officers, on Roncador Keef. Over 600 souls escaped with scarce anything but the clothes in whieh they slept, for it was about 3 o'eloek A. M. when they struck. After three -days they \vere taken by two Govemment steamers to Aspinwall, andfrom there, were sent to San Francisco, arriving there probably on the lst of July. The Morning Star had been detained a number of weeks for Mr. Doane, but on the receipt ot the above news on the 15th, it was thought best to despatch her without further delay. The Morning Star. On the 17th inst. the Morning Star sailed on her. tenth missionary voyage to Micronesia. The Rev. B. Gr. Snow and wifeand two children returned in her to their home on Ebon of the Marshall Is. Rev. J. S. Emerson went as Delegate of the Hawaiian" Board to visit the several missions, and cspecially to communicate with the Hawaiian missionaries of whom there are now nine fainilies. R. Maka and wife of Kool:iu, Oahii, also went as missionaries, appointcd for Gilbert ls. His location will be detennined after his arrival there. It is expected that a new station will be taken on Butaritari or Pitts Islands, the most Northern of the group. The Rev. John Hall also took passage in the Morning Star, to the Gilbert Is. hoping to get passage from there to Sirtney in sonie of the cocoanut oil traders Rev. H. Bingiiam Jr. jMr. Bingham and wife sailed for California on the 19th inst. in the D. C. Murray and will immediately go on .to the Eastern States. His health hasbeen mueh improved during his six months residence on these islands ; but a visit to a colder climate will be essential to a full restoration. He will return to his work on the Gilbert Is. Micronesia, as soon as his medical advisers permit.