Morning Star vessel Archives - The Marshall Islands Journal

Gospel Day sparks parades

By Journal on December 15, 2023 1857, Assembly of God, Congregational missionaries, Ebeye, Ebon, Full Gospel, Gospel Day, Morning Star vessel, Parades, Rita to Laura, Salvation Army, Wilmer Joel Feature Articles

WILMER JOEL Gospel Day, one of the Marshall Islands’ most important holidays, was celebrated in the streets with a parade earlier this month. It honors the introduction of Christianity with the arrival of Congregational missionaries aboard the Morning Star vessel in 1857 on Ebon. Throughout the day, a large number of participants from well-known Christian […]

Excitement on Gospel Day

By Journal on December 8, 2022 165th anniversary, biit, Christianity, Clara Bingham, Francis X. Hezel, George Pierson, Gospel Day, Hilary Hosia, Hiram Bingham, jepta, Jr., King Kamehameha II, MIHS, Morning Star vessel, Palukne Johnny, SJ, Uliga Protestant, vessel Caroline, Wilmer Joel News Archive

WILMER JOEL Marshallese across the country filled local churches December 4 to honor the 165th anniversary of the arrival of the gospel onboard the Morning Star. Biits, songs, and dramatic performances were the main spectacles that lasted throughout the day up to the middle of the night, featuring different jeptas from all walks of life […]