Posted on 07/08/2019 7:09:02 AM PDT by Perseverando
In 1778, British Captain James Cook discovered Hawaii, which he named "The Sandwich Islands" in honor of John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich -- the acting First Lord of the Admiralty.
Captain Cook was killed on his third visit to Hawaii in 1779.
When Captain Cook's voyages were read in England they raised awareness of new lands and inspired a missionary movement, led by William Carey, who took the Gospel to India in 1793.
The Hawaiian Islands were united by King Kamehameha I in 1810.
In 1819, King Kamehameha I died.
His wife, Kaʻahumanu, and his son, Liholiho (King Kamehameha II), abolished the pagan religion with its kapu rules and human sacrifice.
The Second Great Awakening in America sparked a global missionary movement.
In 1820, the first missionaries arrived in Hawaii from New England on the brig Thaddeus. They were led by Hiram Bingham, and Yale graduate Asa Thurston , and his wife, Lucy.
Hiram Bingham's son, of the same name, attended Yale, then returned to spread Christianity in the Pacific.
He was the first to translate the Bible into the language of the people of the Gilbert Islands.
Hiram Bingham's grandson, of the same name, discovered the Inca city of Machu Pichu in 1908, then became Governor of Connecticut and a U.S. Senator.
Hiram Bingham IV was an American diplomat who helped Jews flee Nazi forces during World War II.
In 1822, Missionaries Hiram Bingham, Asa Thurston , and Elisha Loomis created Hawaii's 12-letter alphabet, then translated the Bible into the Hawaiian Language.
On November 22, 1822, Betsey Stockton, a young African American woman from New Haven, Connecticut, set sail with the second group of missionaries for the for a five-month voyage to Hawaii.
No, the Hawaiians received a knowledge of the one true God and the opportunity to have a personal relationship with His son, Jesus, the Christ. They also became civilized, received wisdom, and became part of an eternal Kingdom where they will never die.
They stopped their sacrifices to the God of the volcanoes.
Ever heard of the phrase: "Live like hell and you'll get there?"
Let's face it, either Jesus was who he said he was, or he was a liar or he was insane? Do you know what he said? Try the Gospels of Mark or John for the most detailed accounts of his life.
Not choosing is still making a choice.
Life is short and then you die. Eternity is long. Then what?
A. Heaven?
B. Hell?
C. I don't want to think about it.
You and yours can't afford to be wrong, nor can me and mine.
Thanks! Great post! How little Methodists know about John Wesley and the founding principles of the Methodist church. Today they would call him an intolerant hater and a homophobe. Let's face it, if Jesus came back He would be crucified in short order.
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