March 19, 1820 – Lord’s Day. – Favored with the privilege of public worship on deck. The attentive audience listened to a discourse from Luke 23: 39-43, in which the prominent and distinguishing doctrines of grace were illustrated by Br. B. Our only hope with respect to the seed sown is in God who giveth the increase. Tamoree absented himself from public worship as he often does from our family devotions. He has, to our grief, expressed some skeptical views respecting Christianity. His intercourse with a Deist on board has been no serious advantage to him. We still hope the Lord will save him from the power of the enemy and make a blessing and not a curse to his countrymen. (Thaddeus Journal)

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March 20, 1820 – Special mercies received in answer as we believe to special prayer. in the case of a member. (Thaddeus Journal)

March 20th. Sail rapidly at the rate of 200 miles a day. Expect to see our long wished for Owhyhee (Hawaii) in 6 or 8 days. O how shall we rejoice again to set our feet on land. (Samuel & Nancy Ruggles)

March 20.-When I gave my hand to Mr. Thurston, and came out from my father’s house, to go far away to a land unknown, I felt assured of the care and friendship of one precious friend. But my expectations have been more than realized. To be connected with such a husband, and engaged in such an object, in the present state of the world, is, of all situations in life, what I choose. (Lucy Goodale Thurston)

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March 21, 1820 – no entry. (Thaddeus Journal)

21st. Today have been thinking much of beloved brethren and sisters in Brookfield; perhaps some of them are now in eternity, if so, O that it may be a blessed eternity. Do you my dear friends enjoy the stated ordinances of Gods house? Do Christians in B. feel for the heathen? Tell them to be up and doing for the Lord, requires their exertions, the heathen are calling for their assistance. (Samuel & Nancy Ruggles)

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March 22, 1820 – Proposed some important measures of economical polity for the regulation of our domestic concerns. Some objection being offered by one of the brethren, against one of the principles established by the Board with respect to common-stock, the passing of the Byelaws was postponed till tomorrow evening. (Thaddeus Journal)

March 22nd. We are no longer languishing under a vertical sun, wishing for the favorable winds of heaven. Saturday last, when about the 5 deg. of lat. we were brought into the trade winds which at once took us on in one uniform rapid course. We had then 2000 miles remaining of our journey, but counted it almost the last stage. This morning a log of wood passed the vessel, upon which the Capt. cried, ‘from Owhyhee’. Something less than a week we hope will land us there. 0, am I so near that heathen land J I cannot say, what I have been permitted to say through all these pages, my health is good. But I would call upon my heart for gratitude for what I have enjoyed. It was uninterrupted for four months. I think not one day after commencing systematic study that I was interrupted by ill health, till within 2 deg. of the Equator, two weeks ago last Saturday. The day before, I had recited my last lesson in logic, through which I had been, very laboriously, and that day came to the last theorem in the first book of Euclid, and came almost as near what I desired to do in some other things. So you will see how I have been favored. Do not think study has hurt me, I am not seriously unwell, and hope to be allowed, before sending this, to speak of comfortable feelings, if no more. With little strength, and no appetite, I feel the scarcity of our board after a five months voyage. Nothing fresh—not one kind of vegetable —no bread, no butter, no milk. The sea biscuit I cannot now taste. But very many are our comforts. I think I feel them, I would consider myself bound by them to cheerful, active obedience. (Sybil Bingham)

Thursday. 22d. Lat. 12° Long. 137 West. Owhyhee is now the nearest land-much talk about preparations for landing on the shores of the heathen. May the Lord prepare us for whatever awaits us in his providence. and O! that the Heart of the King may be prepared to receive the law of Christ. (Lucia Ruggles Holman)

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March 23, 1820 – Adopted the rules proposed last evening. (Thaddeus Journal)

March 23,1820. The following by-laws having been under consideration for some time, were adopted this evening:
That the Property furnished by the Christian public, either in money or other articles of any kind, for the purposes of the Mission shall be at the disposal of the members jointly and subject to their vote.
The property acquired by the members jointly or by individuals of the body either by grant, barter, or earnings shall also be subject to the disposal of the members Jointly.
The property thus furnished or acquired, either divided or undivided, shall be devoted to the general purposes of the mission, according to the tenor of our Instructions from the A. B. Com. F. M. and according to our own regulations, not incompatible with those instructions.
No member of this mission shall be entitled to use or allowed to appropriate such property divided or undivided, in bying [sic], selling, giving, or consuming, etc. in any manner incompatible with our general Instructions, or contrary to the voice of a majority of the members.
Should any member withdraw from the service of the AmerBoard, or abandon the mission, or without material consent separate himself from the community, or for heresy or misdemeanor be cut off from this church, he shall be considered, of course, as forfeiting all right to the patronage of the Board, and to the property of this community; – and that the holy cause may not suffer or be embarrassed by loss of property in such cases, if he shall have received a dividend of the property furnished by the Christian public, or acquired while under the patronage of the Board, he shall be bound to restore that dividend to the common stock, to be again at the disposal of the community.
Should any member of this Mission persist in violating the regulations of the Prudential Committee, or the rules adopted by this body, such violation shall be considered as uncharitable, insubordination to rightful direction, and sufficient ground for Christian Discipline.
Should it be thought advisable by this body that one or more of the members should be separate from the rest, in order more happily or effectually to secure the benevolent object of our mission, such person, or persons, whether separated at their own request, by the consent of the mission, or by nomination or ballot, shall be subject to the same general rules, as to support and labor, and the application of property and talents, and receive his proper dividend from the common stock.
No member shall be allowed to make a bargain, to bind his brethern, without their consent; but a Com. may be appointed, with discretionary powers to buy and sell for the community. (Minutes of the Prudential Meetings of the Mission Family)

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