The New=Zealander.

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 384, 19 December 1849, Page 2

The New=Zealander.

Be just and fear not: Let all the ends tliou aims't at, be thy Country's, Thy Goo's, and Truth's.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1849

Perhaps there is no one part of that " world" which is the Divinely appointed " field " of evangelistic effort, which presents more unequivocal evidence of the beneficial character of Missionary operations than that in which our lot is providentially cast ;— and perhaps there is no one point connected with the past and present state of New Zealand on which men of all shades of political opinion are more thoroughly agreed than that both the aborigines and the colonists in these Islands owe an incalculable debt of gratitude, under God, to the Churc a

and Wesleyan Missionary Societies, by whose united exertions so much evil has been remedied or prevented, and so much good— both spiritual and temporal— realized in and for the country. We must confess, therefore, we at first felt some disappointment and surprise on learning that, in tbis town, only one of the Societies had an Association organized as an auxiliary to the Parent Institution. Considering the number and social position of the memfcers of the Church of England here, it might have been anticipated that long ago there would have been this' practical and intelligible manifestation of their attachment to a Society which, as existing in the bosom of their own Church, had especially strong claims on their sympathy and support. It is with unaffected pleasure therefore that we find steps taken to supply this deficiency,— shall we say, to wipe away this reproach "?— and we most willingly give insertion to the following statement of what has been done, and what it is proposed to do in the matter, which has been handed to us for publication : — At an Adjourned Meeting, held 13th Decem her, 1849., Rev, G. A. Kissling in the Chair, it was unanitnously resolved that the following laws and regula. tiont be adopted, with the intention of forming an *' Auckland Minionaiy Association in connexion with the Church of England."

lit RUX.JS. That this Meeting form themselres into an Asiociation to be denominated " The Auckland Missionary Association in connexion with the Church of England."

2nd hull That the "Auckland Misiionary Association in connexion with the Church of England," embrace the two branches of Domestic and Foreign Miiiionary operations, and that it be understood that the " Domestic Mi69ion" comprises the operations of the Church Missionary Society iv New Zealand, and that the "Foreign Mission" shall comprise the operations which may hereafter be carrird on in the Islands of the Pacific in connection with the Church of England.

3rd rule. That the Domestic and Foreign Miisiom have each a proportion in the support of this Association, namely : two thirds for the Domestic Mission, and one third for the Foreign Mission : but that all recom* mendations of grants for either purpose shall be mbject to the approval of the Committee of this Association. (Vide rule 7, section 4.)

4th ruib. That ss meant to carry out these objecti, a Committee be formed of wbich »even members shall be a quorum, and that this Committee shall choose from among themselves an Acting Committee, five of which ahall be a quorum, wilh power to avail themselves of the aisietance of aoy suitable persons who may be willing to aid them in their duties.

sth RULE. Tbat a general meeting shall be held once a year in the month of Decemlwr, for tbe examination of the acctftints, the general business of ibe Afsocibtion, and tbe appointment of a Committee for the ensuing year ; and «hat in the absence of President or Patron, they shall choose a Chairman from amongst themselves.

6th rule. That each iubscr,ber of one guinea and each clergyman subacribing 105.6 d. per annum shall be an annuul Bwember of this Association, and have a right to vole at the generaUneeting.

7th RutE. That the duties of the Acting Committee be be follows :— Ist.— To circulate as much as possible information at to the objecti of tliii Association among their friends. 2nd— To receive contributions f<>r this Association. 3rd— To prepare and print circulars, or any other address, which may be considered by them as calculated to promo'e the objects of thit Association. 4th— To hold communication with the Central Committee of the Church Miisioiury Society in New Zealand, and on their recommendation to iiiue granti to such of their schools, and in Buch proportions as the Committee of this Association may approve. sth— To attend to the arrangements necessary to the holding of annual public meetings when a report of the proceedings of this Association shall be read, and an account of its receipt! and its disbursements presented, duly Audited. 6th— To solicit stated or occasional Lectures on Missionary subjects on behalf of this Asiociatiou.

Bth RULE. ' That a ipecial general meeting of this Association may be convened, by the Acting Committee, or by the Secretary and Treasurer, or by the President and five of its membersi at any tim» that occasion may leem to them to require the assemblng of lucb special general meeting.

9th ruix. That subscriptions in cattle, sheep, grain, clothing, and such other articles us may be serviceable', to the schools referred to in Rule 7th, Section 4vh, shall be received in lieu of money.

10th RULE. That no fundamental laws, or law of this Atsociation, such ni have now been ngreed to, shall be altered, nor any new law proposed, except at an annual meeting, or special general meeting, and that six months' notice shall be given in writing to the Secretary or Secretaries, of any intention to propoie either an alteration of, or an addition to, any of the exiitiDg Laws and Regulations of this Association.

The following gentlemen wer£ appointed a Committee for the ensuing year.— Rev. G. A. Kisiling, Rev. A. G. Purchai, Dr. Carter, J. A. Gilfillan, Thomas Lewis, James Baber, Esqrs., Captain Rough, Messrs Gundry, Burit, O'Neil, Scoit, Rich, Hallamore, O'Brien. j The Acting Committee to be hereafter selected. Unanimously reiolved— that The Rev. G. A. Kisslino be Chairman fop the en. luing year. Dr. Carter, Secretary. * Thomas Lewis, Esq., Treasurer. W Proposed and carried that (he Committee do meet the second Monday in each month at half put seven o'clock. Place of meeting hereafter to be named. Meeting closed with prayers. t Adjourned to the Second Monday in January. Matthbw Carter, M. D. Secretary. I Auokland, Dec. 14th, 1849. The general object thus contemplated — (we advisedly refrain now from entering into details and collateral considerations which may suggest themselves to some minds) — merits the approbation of the Christian and philanthropist, to whatever section of the Church Catholic he may belong. For, the very gepiug of the Mis-

sionary enterprise is unbounded catholicity; and if in the whole sphere of religious action there be pre-eminently one spot so hallowed by the expansive spirit of Gospel charity that the strifes of sectarian jealousy and the pretensions of ecclesiastical exclusivism should not be permitted to approach its consecrated precincts, surely that spot is to be found here. We can scarcely conceive a more fearful responsibility than is incurred by the man who would alienate the Missionaries of one Protestant Society from those of another, or bewilder the minds of converts, just emancipated from Heathen darkness into Christian day, but who still, in many respects, only " see men as trees walking," by denominational doubts on confessedly minor matters, or disputations on points of Church order and polity on which the wise and good have differed, do differ, and probably will continue to differ, until they are brought hereafter to see " eye to eye" in that eternal light which shall dissipate the mistaken views of this imperfect state. On this principle the two Missionary Institutions which we have named as having directed special attention to New Zealand—(the Church of England and the Wesley an)— were based; on this principle they have acted at home ; and on this principle, their respective agents here harmoniously co-operated duiing all the early years of their struggles, " helping each other on," each rejoicing in the success vouchsafed to the other, and only lamenting the inadequacy of their combined strength to the full peiformance of the great work set before them. We trust that the Clergymen and Laymen who are associated — (as in such an undertaking Ministers and their people always should be) — in the management of this interesting addition to our local Institutions, will exhibit this and all other evidences of a genuine Missionary spirit, and that they will, in consequence, be encouraged not only by liberal support from their own communion, but also by the sympathy of others, who may be able and disposed, — without any diminution of either affection or aid to the operations immediately connected with their own Bodies — to help forward every Scriptural endeavour in the common cause of the One Lord. It is from a sincere desire to promote this end that we accompany the publication of the above document with these observations, which, we need scarcely say, proceed entirely from ourselves.

Having received a tolerably complete file of the Polynesian for several weeks up to the 15th of October, we compile from it some intelligence in addition to what we have recently published respecting the Sandwich Islands, the interest connected with which is now heightened owing to their geographical relation to California, and the political questions raised by the French outrages on the Hawaiian Government. King Kamehameh*. had judged it expedient to send a " Special Commissioner and Plenipotentiary Extraordinary " to lay the facts of the late occurrences before the Governments of France, Great Britain, and the United States ; and Mr. Judt>, the Minister of Finance, had been nominated to that embassy. On the 11th of September, he took his departure for San Francisco, accompanied by Prince Alexander Liholiho, the heir apparent, and his brother Lot Kahamehamea, in both of whom, we are informed, " the hopes of the nation, and the affections of the Chiefs centre in a very great degree." The warmest demonstrations of the good wishes of the entire community were manifested on the embarkation of the members of the embassy, and the crews of the vessels in the harbour greeted them with hearty and renewed cheers until their vessel had passed the whole fleet. So universal is the sympathy with the Hawaiian Government in their wrongs and sufferings. After the departure of Admiral de Tromelin, entire quiet and good order prevailed in Honolulu. When we remember how patiently the people endured the outrages inflicted on them by his command, we are prepared for the assurance that " there has been no moment since that period when a French citizen, of whatever rank or grade, could not go about the streets with the utmost safety to his person, although entirely unarmed ; and French property is also just as secure as it evei has been, or as that of the citizens or subjects of any other government." It is an interesting circumstance that at the very time when the French troops were insulting the Cabinet and destroying the property of the Hawaiian nation, the Hawaiian Protestant Churches were contributing liberally accoiding to their means to a fund for the circulation of the Scriptures in France. A list before us dated the 6th September, (just a week after the French had taken violent possession of Honolulu), specifies the particulars of a sum exceeding three hundred dollars, raised chiefly in that town and by the Native churches in its neighbourhood, for the French Evangelical Missionary Society of Paris. This was taking a noble — a truly Christian — revenge indeed ! The Anniversary of the Restoration of the Hawaiian Flag was celebrated on the 31st of July with every honour. A fine portrait of Admiral Thomas exhibited on the occasion excited much interest. The most grateful recollections of that officer's conduct during the trying scenes of 1843 are maintained, and it is intended that a large public square to be formed in the town shall be called by his name. Business during a considerable portion of the present year was in a very discouraging state

The Polynesian, with its usual candour, stated at the end of July — " Business appears to be at a dead stand almost in this place; at the present time : such a depression we do not recollect for years; and, to judge from appearances, few establishments in town, wholesale or retail, are more than paying expenses, and hardly that." However, since that date, a cheering stimulus has been given to trade by the arrival of the whaling fleet, which (the whalers having been more than ordinarily successful) produced an active circulation of money. It seems probable that the Sandwich Islands will also, like New Zealand, — while they lose something by emigrations to California-— yet gain considerably by their exports to the land of gold, where their fruits and vegetables find a ready and profitable sale. The difficulty is that the length of the passage — (25 days) — causes loss or deterioration in such products before they can be brought into the market at San Francisco. This want is likely to be met, however, by a scheme which is earnestly contemplated, and the execution of which would in many ways be very important. We allude to a project for establishing a regular line of steamers between the Sandwich Islands and California, by which the passage could be made in ten days. Such a facility of communication would, it is expected, induce many to come during the winter from California to recruit, and enjoy the genial climate, and the comforts which the gold region does not yet afford. It would also greatly promote the object, — which already engages much attentioo, — of bringing the Sandwich Islands to be adopted as the general route from the Atlantic to San Francisco. It is inferred from apparently sufficient data that it would effect an important saving of time — from ten to forty days — in the voyage, if vessels from Cape Horn would steer at once for these islands. Besides, the different motion of the ship after taking the S. E. trade-winds would agreeably contrast with the pitching of a close-hauled vessel bound for San Francisco; and there would be the opportunity of getting fresh water and provisions. The steam communication would, moreover, give a regularity and security in the conveyance of the mail which men of business would know how to appreciate. The plan therefore seems likely to pay, — a fact, which, in this world of ours, is one of the very best reasons for anticipating that it will be brought into operation. The opening of the Califomian market, the demand for not only poultry, pork, &c, but also for fruit and vegetables for the use of whale and other ships, and the increased consumption at home were giving a powerful stimulus to agricultural effort. The Polynesian of September 22 says, " In a word we have never known a period when the agricultural prospects of the Islands were so bright as at the present moment. Those that will work, may calculate upou an abundant reward for their labour."

UJ^g° The Band of H. M. 58th Regiment, by the permission of Lieut. Col. Wynyard, will perform in the Grounds in front of die old Government House on to-morrow evening, from four till six o'clock.

In our last we gave an account of the Races on Thursday and Friday. We subjoin a similar report of Saturday's proceedings. Third Day. Saturday, Dec. 15th— Hurdle Race. Captain Greenwood's b. g. Jack. Mr. Macky's Jim Buck. Mr. Young's g. g. Zaccho. Mr. Page's eh g. Faue;h-a-Ballagh. Wou by Jack— rode by Rich.

Poney Race. Lieutenant Page's Delirium. Mr. McFarlanes Gypaey. Mr. Young's General.

Won by Delirium. Consolation Stakes. Mr. Macky's Jim Buck Mr. Dennett's Greenhorn. Mr- Page's Dissipation. Capt. Greenwood's Erin-go Braghi Mr. Me Farlane's Dudu. Won by Ji m Buck

Overture Op. "La Muette de Portio .... Auber lelection ...... Op. " I Due Foscan'' Verd 1 Lir and Chorus.. Op. "Euryanthe" Weber tecit. c Finale... Op. "Sonambula" Bellini Valtz " The Princess or Olga" Jullien iuadrille " Les Martyrs " Musard »olks .."The Jupiter" Koenijr iohg "The Dream" Knight long " The Fairest Flower" Phillips