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| − | On March 31, 1820, Thomas Hopu and Hiram Bingham were the first Christian missionaries to set foot in [[Hawaii]].<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-03-31&view=View</ref> | + | On March 31, 1820, [[Thomas Hopu]] and [[Hiram Bingham]] were the first [[Christian]] [[missionaries]] to set foot in [[Hawaii]].<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-03-31&view=View</ref> |
They translated the [[Bible]] using a 12-letter alphabet. They also established a school, a church, and a newspaper. They persuaded women to wear dresses. | They translated the [[Bible]] using a 12-letter alphabet. They also established a school, a church, and a newspaper. They persuaded women to wear dresses. | ||
| − | By this time King Kamehameha II and his Queen mother Ka'ahumanu had already banned human sacrifice and idolatry. Queen Ka'ahumanu, who had helped spread the Gospel in the islands, received a copy of the newly translated version of the New Testament in her native Hawaiian language just prior to her death. Her last words before she died were | + | By this time [[King Kamehameha II]] and his Queen mother [[Ka'ahumanu]] had already banned [[human sacrifice]] and [[idolatry]]. Queen Ka'ahumanu, who had helped spread [[the Gospel]] in the islands, received a copy of the newly translated version of the [[New Testament]] in her native Hawaiian language just prior to her death. Her last words before she died were: <blockquote>"I am going where the mansions are ready."<ref>''Id.''</ref></blockquote> |
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Revision as of 21:54, July 24, 2007
On March 31, 1820, Thomas Hopu and Hiram Bingham were the first Christian missionaries to set foot in Hawaii.[1]
They translated the Bible using a 12-letter alphabet. They also established a school, a church, and a newspaper. They persuaded women to wear dresses.
By this time King Kamehameha II and his Queen mother Ka'ahumanu had already banned human sacrifice and idolatry. Queen Ka'ahumanu, who had helped spread the Gospel in the islands, received a copy of the newly translated version of the New Testament in her native Hawaiian language just prior to her death. Her last words before she died were:
"I am going where the mansions are ready."[2]