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sent the First Company instead, men | sent the First Company instead, men | ||
− | + | like Hiram Bingham, Asa Thurston, and | |
Elisha Loomis. He was converted | Elisha Loomis. He was converted | ||
− | completely to | + | completely to Christianity and by the |
time of death had mastered English and | time of death had mastered English and | ||
Latin, common arithmetic, geometry, | Latin, common arithmetic, geometry, | ||
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the strength and fervor of | the strength and fervor of | ||
'Opukahaia's determination to bring | 'Opukahaia's determination to bring | ||
− | + | Christianity to Hawaii, the mission | |
− | + | felt obliged to undertake forming the | |
− | + | First Company and sent it out in | |
'Opukahaia's place. One of | 'Opukahaia's place. One of | ||
− | 'Opukahaia's | + | 'Opukahaia's letters frames this |
− | + | frustrated commitment: | |
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− | + | : I hope the Lord will send the Gospel to the Heathen land where the words of the Savior never yet had been. Poor people worship the wood, and stone, and shark, and almost everything [as] their gods; the Bible is not there, and heaven and hell they do not know about it. I yet in this country and no father and no mother. But God is friend if I will do his will, and not my own will. <u>9</u>/ | |
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− | + | <u>David Malo</u>, born in 1793, commenced | |
− | + | his studies for Christian ministry at | |
− | + | 30 years of age. He spent the | |
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− | I hope the Lord will send the | ||
− | Gospel to the Heathen land where | ||
− | the words of the Savior never yet | ||
− | had been. Poor people worship the | ||
− | wood, and stone, and shark, and | ||
− | almost everything [as] | ||
− | the Bible is not | ||
− | and hell they do not know about | ||
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− | father and no mother. But God is | ||
− | friend if I will do his | ||
− | not my own | ||
− | David Malo, born in 1793, commenced | ||
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previous 30 years immersed in ancient | previous 30 years immersed in ancient | ||
culture preparing for the priesthood. | culture preparing for the priesthood. | ||
Converted in 1823 in Lahaina, he began | Converted in 1823 in Lahaina, he began | ||
− | writing the Mo'olelo Hawaii (Hawaiian | + | writing the <u>Mo'olelo Hawaii</u> (Hawaiian |
− | + | Antiquities), a historical description | |
of ancient mores, after 1831, in the | of ancient mores, after 1831, in the | ||
− | company of other | + | company of other illustrious Hawaiian |
peers at Lahainaluna Seminary. Before | peers at Lahainaluna Seminary. Before | ||
− | + | his death in 1853, Malo finished other | |
− | writings that have been | + | writings that have been lost. Had he |
− | not written the Mo'olelo Hawaii, | + | not written the <u>Mo'olelo Hawaii</u>, all |
− | + | that has been included about ancient | |
− | + | religion in this Report would never | |
− | have been | + | have been available. Although |
− | converted, Malo | + | converted, Malo still accepted the |
task of writing about the past he had | task of writing about the past he had | ||
− | come to | + | come to reject. |
− | 4) The | + | |
− | Company of American | + | Malo cannot be fully appreciated, |
− | + | however, by reading his written work | |
− | twenty-seven); | + | without assessing his lifetime as a |
− | 5) The conversion of Malo at | + | period of immense cultural upheaval: |
− | Lahaina in 1823 (Malo was | + | |
− | + | : 1) The conquest of Oahu by Kamehameha in 1795 (Malo was two years old); | |
− | arrived in Hawaii with | + | |
− | Tahitian converts who spoke | + | : 2) The ceding of Kaua'i to Kamehameha by Kaumuali'i in 1810 (Malo was seventeen); |
− | fluent English; | + | |
− | 6) Malo entered Lahainaluna | + | : 3) The death of Kamehameha I in 1819 and overthrow of the <u>kapu</u> system in the same year (Malo was twenty-six); |
− | Seminary in 1831 (he was | + | |
− | + | : 4) The arrival of the First Company of American missionaries in 1820 (Malo was twenty-seven); | |
− | his | + | |
− | footnote for explanation of | + | : 5) The conversion of Malo at Lahaina in 1823 (Malo was thirty); William Ellis arrived in Hawaii with Tahitian converts who spoke fluent English; |
− | curriculum at Lahainaluna | + | |
− | Seminary.] | + | : 6) Malo entered Lahainaluna Seminary in 1831 (he was thirty-eight when he commenced his studies); <u>10</u>/ [See footnote for explanation of curriculum at Lahainaluna Seminary.] |
− | 7) The | + | |
− | Lahainaluna Seminary published | + | : 7) The first printing press at Lahainaluna Seminary published the first Hawaiian language newspaper, <u>Ka Lama Hawai'i</u> (The Hawaiian Torch) in 1834 (Malo was forty-one); |
− | the | + | |
− | newspaper, Ka Lama Hawai'i | + | : 8) The Hawaiian Magna Carta, or Declaration of Rights, was promulgated by Kamehameha III in 1839 (Malo was forty-six); |
− | (The Hawaiian Torch) in 1834 | + | {{p|243}} |
− | (Malo was forty-one); | ||
− | 8) The Hawaiian Magna Carta, or | ||
− | Declaration of Rights, was | ||
− | promulgated by Kamehameha | ||
− | in 1839 (Malo was | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:14, 16 April 2006
died in 1818, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions sent the First Company instead, men like Hiram Bingham, Asa Thurston, and Elisha Loomis. He was converted completely to Christianity and by the time of death had mastered English and Latin, common arithmetic, geometry, and was learning Hebrew. Because of the strength and fervor of 'Opukahaia's determination to bring Christianity to Hawaii, the mission felt obliged to undertake forming the First Company and sent it out in 'Opukahaia's place. One of 'Opukahaia's letters frames this frustrated commitment:
- I hope the Lord will send the Gospel to the Heathen land where the words of the Savior never yet had been. Poor people worship the wood, and stone, and shark, and almost everything [as] their gods; the Bible is not there, and heaven and hell they do not know about it. I yet in this country and no father and no mother. But God is friend if I will do his will, and not my own will. 9/
David Malo, born in 1793, commenced his studies for Christian ministry at 30 years of age. He spent the previous 30 years immersed in ancient culture preparing for the priesthood. Converted in 1823 in Lahaina, he began writing the Mo'olelo Hawaii (Hawaiian Antiquities), a historical description of ancient mores, after 1831, in the company of other illustrious Hawaiian peers at Lahainaluna Seminary. Before his death in 1853, Malo finished other writings that have been lost. Had he not written the Mo'olelo Hawaii, all that has been included about ancient religion in this Report would never have been available. Although converted, Malo still accepted the task of writing about the past he had come to reject.
Malo cannot be fully appreciated, however, by reading his written work without assessing his lifetime as a period of immense cultural upheaval:
- 1) The conquest of Oahu by Kamehameha in 1795 (Malo was two years old);
- 2) The ceding of Kaua'i to Kamehameha by Kaumuali'i in 1810 (Malo was seventeen);
- 3) The death of Kamehameha I in 1819 and overthrow of the kapu system in the same year (Malo was twenty-six);
- 4) The arrival of the First Company of American missionaries in 1820 (Malo was twenty-seven);
- 5) The conversion of Malo at Lahaina in 1823 (Malo was thirty); William Ellis arrived in Hawaii with Tahitian converts who spoke fluent English;
- 6) Malo entered Lahainaluna Seminary in 1831 (he was thirty-eight when he commenced his studies); 10/ [See footnote for explanation of curriculum at Lahainaluna Seminary.]
- 7) The first printing press at Lahainaluna Seminary published the first Hawaiian language newspaper, Ka Lama Hawai'i (The Hawaiian Torch) in 1834 (Malo was forty-one);
- 8) The Hawaiian Magna Carta, or Declaration of Rights, was promulgated by Kamehameha III in 1839 (Malo was forty-six);
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