close their hearts against the truth, and thus die in sin, will remain under the power of sin, and suffer forever under God's displeasure.

VI. We believe in the resurrection of the dead and the final judgment, when all mankind shall appear before God, and receive according to their deeds, those who have been turned to righteousness being made partakers of everlasting life, and those who have rejected the grace of God going away into everlasting punishment.

VII. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are a record of God's revelation of Himself to the world in the work of redemption,that they were written by men under the guidance of the Holy Spirit,-that they contain the great truths pertaining to life and godliness, and are given to men as their divinely appointed guide to salvation.

VIII. We believe that God has provided for the spread of the gospel in the world through the coöperation of His people, and that they are authorized and required, wherever they may be, to associate themselves in churches for the maintenance of worship, for the observance of the sacraments, for the promotion of Christian growth and fellowship, and for the preaching of the gospel; and that for the furtherance of these ends He has instituted the Sabbath as a day of rest from secular employment, and for worship and religious instruction.

IX. We believe that the sacraments of the gospel, instituted by the Lord, and committed to His church for perpetual observance, are Baptism, and the Lord's Supper, symbolical exhibitions of the great truths of the washing of regeneration, and the continued de

pendence of the renewed soul upon the Lord Jesus Christ for spiritual life,—that the Lord's Supper is for those only who have received the Lord Jesus as their Saviour, and that Baptism is for these and their infant children.

X. We believe that the proper evidence of God's grace in the heart is the Christian character and life, and that those only are in the way of salvation who by faith are attaining the victory which overcomes the world.

XXI

A TRIP TO HAWAII, 1884

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FTER his first trip abroad in 1870–71, President Fairchild made occasional tours in dis

tant parts of this country-generally on the invitation of friends. In 1872 he and Professor John M. Ellis visited the Northwest where they were the guests of Rev. and Mrs. E. S. Williams at Glyndon, Minn. Here Mr. Williams displayed his skill at shooting on the wing, by dropping an occasional prairie chicken at the feet of the admiring president, "who clapped his hands in glee—as he had never done over a recitation in mathematics." With Mr. and Mrs. Williams as escort an excursion was made at this time to the White Earth Indian Reservation, of which however no records are preserved.

His most striking experiences in travel, after those of 1870, occurred in the summer of 1884, when he was able to visit California and view the beauties of the Yosemite Valley. After the enjoyment of this tour he found a delightful surprise awaiting him. An extension of his journey had been planned for him, into the fascinating toils of which he was easily led. This was a visit, rare in those days, to the Hawaiian Islands. "Six old Oberlin students and friends" prepared the surprise, and provided for the expenses of the trip with a willing generosity. It was a twofold pleasure which was anticipated; he would see the

wonders of this "Paradise of the Pacific," they would have the joy of seeing him for a brief season in these new scenes. The plan was in every way successful, more than realizing all expectations.

The steamer from San Francisco arrived in Honolulu harbor on Friday, August 7, 1884. Eight or nine Oberlin students were at the wharf to give him a welcome. Robert W. Logan and Mary Logan had left their regrets behind them, being compelled to sail for Micronesia just before the president's arrival. In a letter written by Henry Castle to his sister then in Germany, he said, "The sensation with us just now is the presence of President Fairchild, who reached here day before yesterday. We were down to the steamer to meet him, of course, standing out on the end of the wharf and straining our eyes to catch the first glimpse of him as the boat went by. We recognized him as he passed, and then we started off at a lively pace for the Oceanic Co.'s wharf. It was delightful to see him, I assure you, and brought back old times in a very lively manner." W. A. Bowen, in a letter to Robert Logan writes of the scene:-" With my hat off I walked down the wharf beside the good old president, and felt so full of joy and pride that it seemed as if I really should burst!"

The president was entertained at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Whitney being a graduate of the Literary class of 1859. That evening a reception was held, over a hundred invitations having been sent out. Chinese lanterns in great profusion were strung along the avenue of palms from the great archway to the house. Hon. W. R. Castle, one of the leading attorneys of the islands, and a former Oberlin student, made an address

of welcome, in which he ventured to make a play on President Fairchild's name which was not uncomplimentary to his dignity:-" While Honolulu is justly celebrated for the beauty of its children, it is safe to say that we have never before looked on such a fair child as this!" "President Fairchild, with his usual modesty," writes Mrs. Whitney, "turned the attention which had been directed upon himself to the college he loved: -'I appreciate, of course, that the cordial reception given me to-night is not because of any interest that I inspire, but it is for the college which I represent,' --and then he gave the facts of particular interest about Oberlin, which he, better than any other, knew how to make real and to estimate at their true worth. The sight-seeing began at once. "Yesterday" [Saturday] wrote Henry Castle, "we took the president up to the Pali. The president, Dr. and Mrs. Whitney, and Mr. Rice (Mrs. Whitney's brother) rode in a doubleseated carriage, while Dr. and Mrs. Hyde, myself and some others rode horseback. We stopped at Luakaha, but lunched farther up the valley. I thought President Fairchild seemed to enjoy everything very much. He thought the Pali very fine, and compared it to the Yosemite, where he had just been." The reader who has not made this climb, and from the summit seen the ocean on both sides this narrow part of the island of Oahu, and the charm of the landscape stretching out and losing itself in the ocean, and the ocean losing itself in the indistinct lines of the sky with all the hues of blending color, can hardly realize what a justifiable pride must have inspired these friends in giving President Fairchild this vision. A glimpse of the scene from the high point of the summit is sketched by Henry Castle in