The Death of Mr. J. Naloloa.
("Ka Make o Mr. J. Naloloa", Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, September 30, 1865)
DEAR EDITOR; GREETINGS:—We are filled with an empty heart by the death of our beloved colleague Joseph Naloloa at Lahaina on the 18th of this month.
Mr. Naloloa spent many years in Lahaina as a teacher. He also served in that capacity at Waikapu at the request of schoolmaster Alexander. He became an elder in the church of Wailuku. Later, he studied at the clergy school there. In 1864, the Presbytery of Maui and Molokai permitted Naloloa to preach the word of God. When the Rev. H. Manase1 departed the Church of Kaupo for the Church of Honuaula, Mr. Nololoa moved to the Church of Kaupo in June 1864 to serve as pastor.
He did not stay there long, and it became clear that he was worthy of the good work he had undertaken, his love, patience, piety, meekness, skill in matters related to God, and wisdom in the ways of the world. He had the true nature of a fisherman catching fish. The people there are surely mournful and saddened by his passing. The head pastor of the church will take care of them and provide them with another who is capable of preaching the gospel.
In the first few days of this year, our friend became weak, and the illness increased in him from there. In July, he returned from Kaupo seeking treatment. However, nothing worked, and his body was taken captive by the great enemy of all mortals. He suffered greatly in his final days, but his spirit was not defeated. He expressed his steadfast faith in Jesus, and the joy of his soul in being saved.
We have no doubt that he will return with much love from the patient servants of the Lord, and will give them the most beautiful crowns. His burden and troubles are gone; he has been saved to reside with Jesus. Let us, our fellow workers, be ever patient as well until we are called to go to that place. He will be returned that to place of great love by the patient servants of the Lord and will be given a beautiful royal lei by them
S. E. BISHOP.
Lahainaluna, Maui, Sept. 22, 1865.
Below is the obituary in the original Hawaiian:
Ka Make o Mr. J. Naloloa.
E KA LUNA HOOPONOPONO; ALOHA OE:—Ke noho nei makou me ke kaumaha o ka naau, no ka make ana o ka makou hoolawehana i aloha nui ia, o Josepa Naloloa, ma Lahaina, i ka la 18 o keia malama.
Ua nui na makahiki a Mr. Naloloa i noho ai ma Lahaina ma ka oihana Kumukula. Ma Waikapu hoi oia i lawelawe ai ma ia oihana, me ka makemake loa ia e ke Kahukula o Alekanedero. Ua lilo oia i Lunakahiki ma ka Ekalesia o Wailuku. Mahope ua noho haumana ma ke kula Kahunapule oia wahi. Ma waena o ka Makahiki 1864, ua ae ia o Naloloa e hai i ka olelo o ke Akua, e ka Ahahui-Lunakahiko o Maui & Molokai. I ka wa i hookuuia ai o Rev. H. Manase mai ka Ekalesia o Kaupo, a ka Ekalesia o Honuaula, ua hoi o Mr. Nololoa i ka malama o Iune 1864, e noho i kumu haiolelo me ka Ekalesia o Kaupo.
Aole liuliu kona noho ana ma ia wahi, a akaka mai la kona ano kupono no ka oihana maikai ana i hapai ai, kona aloha, hoomanawanui, haipule, akahai, ka makaukau ma na mea a ke Akua, a me kona akamai i ke ao aku i na kanaka. He ano lawaia maoli kona, e hoohei ai i na ia. Ua nui loa ka makemake o ko laila poe ia ia, a e nui no paha ko lakou minamina a me ke kaumaha, i kona nalo ana’ku. Na ke kahu nui o ka Ekalesia e hooluolu ia lakou, a e haawi hou aku i ka mea kupono nona e hai ia lakou i ka olelo maikai.
I loko o no la mua o keia makahiki ua loaa ka nawaliwali i ko kakou hoaaloha, a ma ia wa mai ua mahuahua mai ka maimai ona. I ka malama o Iulai ua hoi mai nei, e imi i ka oluolu o ke kino. Aole nae i loaa, a pio kona kino i ka Enemi nui o ko lakou mau kino a pau. Ua nui kona eha ma kona mau la hope, aole nae i pau ka lanakila o kona Uhane. Ua hai mai oia i kona hilinai paa ana’ku ia Iesu, a me ka hauoli o kona uhane i kona mea e ola’i.
He kanalua ole nei makou, ua hoi kela ma kahi aloha nui ia mai na kauwa hoomanawanui a ka Haku, a e haawi’aku ai ia lakou na lei alii nani loa. Ua pau kona luhi a me ka luuluu; o ka palekana kona e noho pu nei me Iesu. Na kakou, e na hoa lawehana, e hoomanawanui mau, hooikaikapu, a kii ia mai hoi kakou e hele ma kela wahi:
S. E. BIHOPA.
Lahainaluna, Maui, Sept. 22, 1865.