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as they were residents here, were nearly
sufficient to delray the salary of the teach
ers.


Accordingly, on the Sd of September,
1892, the subscribers met, and having ap-
pointed Treasurer and Secretary, with
Il Committee of five, the whole seven form
ing Board of Trustees for the manage
ment of their affairs, they proceeded to
draw up constitution for the school, and
receive proposals for erecting buildings,
&c. &c.


A contract was entered into for a stone
building 36 feet by 26, with the necessa-
ry accommodations for the sum of $S 800,
which being completed by the end of the
year, application was made for the servi-
ces of Mr.; and Mrs. JonstOne, then at
tached to the Sandwich Island Mission,
as teachers. Temporary permission be-
ing granted, Mr. and Mrs. Johnstone were
engaged with salary of $500 per an
mum.


/Thirty five children of both sexes hav-
ing been admitted, the school was open
ed on the 10th Jan. 1888, An address
was delivered on the occasion by John
c. Jones, Esq. United States Consul
The teachers now entered on their ardu-
GUS undertaking-the difficulties of which
are not generally understood-and must
be witnessed to be felt. The children
were all beginners, and nearly all entirely
ignorant of the language of their teachers.
Parental and other influence so deplora-
bly, wanting that the attendance of the
children was too often dependant on their
own wills. An angry word-a hasty ex-
pression-or an unpleasant occurrence,
would infallibly have driven them from
attendance at school. Their studies were,
however, conducted with that nice dis
elimination, so as to engage not only their
interest but their affections TO go to
school became with them pleasure, not
a task.


The first annual examination took place
in Nov. 1893, when the change in the
behaviour of the children, and their pro-
gress in their studies, was highly gratity-
ing to the patrons of the school, and had
a visible effect on the contributions of
some who had till now held back. The
continued success of the scholars, visible
at the next annual examination, in 1884,
was equally gratifying.


This promising state of affairs was
threatened with severe blow, in consc-
qucnce of the American Board of Foreign
Missions having decided. that Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnstone should no longer devote
their whole time and services to an insti-
tuition in which the English language was
taught, as being contrary to their standing
regulations. TO lose the invaluable SER
vices of Mr.. and Mrs. Johnstone at this
period would have been fatal blow to
the Charity, and the state of the treasury
would hardly allow the Trustees to adj
vance larger sum for their provision, in
the event of their breaking off their con-
nection with the mission, at special
meeting of the subscribers, however they
undertook to do all that was necessary for
their comfort in the event of their contln-
uing at the school, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnstone eventually consented to leave
the Mission and devote themselves entire
" to the school. A house was provided
for them accordingly.


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