| TITLE: |
Hawaii's missionary saga : sacrifice and godliness in paradise / by LaRue W. Piercy. |
| AUTHOR: |
Piercy, LaRue W. |
| PUBLISHED: |
Honolulu, Hawaii : Mutual Publishing, ©1992. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
221 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm. |
| NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-216) and index. |
| NOTES: |
Introduction: Latter Day pilgrims -- The fateful life of Henry Obookiah -- Those eager volunteers -- That long, hard journey to Owhyhee -- Getting the mission started -- Three Christian natives and the prince -- Hardships of missionary life in Kailua for the Holmans and Thurstons -- Those indomitable Thurstons -- Thurstons-Keep the children's minds pure -- Powerful Artemas Bishop -- Doctor Seth Andrews serves nobly -- Governor Kuakini and God -- Kapiolani spreads Christianity -- Goodrich starts the Hilo Mission -- Those industrious Lymans -- Titus Coan-leader extraordinary -- The Wilcox woes -- Charles Wetmore-Hilo physician-druggist -- |
| NOTES: |
Dwight Baldwin and his difficult mission -- Lorenzo Lyons-he loved Hawaii and Hawaii loved him -- Forerunners in Kohala -- Elias Bond-strong man of Kohala -- John Paris-leader with two missions -- Appendix A. Missionary birthplaces -- Appendix B. Personal missionary record by companies -- Appendix C. Special subjects index -- Appendix D. Mission churches in Hawaii -- Appendix #. Chronology -- Appendix f. Those well-educated missionaries -- Appendix G. Missionary years of service -- Appendix H. Missionary birthplaces by state. |
| SUBJECT: |
Missions |z Hawaii |x History. |
| SUBJECT: |
Missions |z Hawaii. |
| SUBJECT: |
Missionaries --Hawaii--Biography. |
| SUBJECT: |
Missionaries --Hawaii--Hawaii Island --History. |
| SUBJECT: |
Missionaries. |
| SUBJECT: |
Missions. |
| SUBJECT: |
Hawaii --History. |
| SUBJECT: |
Hawaii Island (Hawaii) --History |
| SUBJECT: |
Hawaii. |
| SUBJECT: |
Biography. |
| SUBJECT: |
History. |
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