Certain papers have stated that Protestant ministers came to Molokai before Father Joseph Damien De Veuster, SS.CC. and made the same sacrifice that he did. Probably these were among native Protestants, who were lepers, some of whom preached occasionally before De Veuster came. Of late years there has usually been someone to hold meetings for the Protestants. They were always native Hawaiians and no white Protestant ministers ever resided at the settlement. One native preacher, who came after De Veuster's arrival, has been specially mentioned. This was Hanaloa, whose wife was sent to the settlement as a leper. The wife died in 1887 at twenty-nine. He remarried and died in 1890 at eighty-four years of age, apparently a non-leper. Hanaloa was a quiet and good old man. Dutton knew him well and was friendly with him. Hanaloa did not seem to consider himself as being in a position different from that of other natives in the settlement. The natives do not fear the disease and consider it a privilege to be allowed to remain with their leper friends. The purpose of the above is to show the reasons for Hanaloa's coming to the settlement. Dutton esteemed him highly and considered him a friend. This report has been written at the suggestion of Father Wendelin Moellers, SS.CC., who came to Dutton yesterday with a statement he had prepared after seeing in the Catholic Review an from the New York Sun about Hanaloa. Moellers asked Dutton to send his statement to the Review, but Dutton told him he did not think it best to publish anything. It then occurred to Dutton that perhaps the editor of the Review might like to make an editorial note of the facts. He has made the memorandum for the editor to use if he likes. Dutton suggests that Harper might send a copy of it to Hudson, besides getting it to the Review. :: X-3-l A.L.S. 6pp. 4to.