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VOL.
HONOLULU, T. H., JANUARY, 1905
LXJT-
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
Dec. 28, '04.
Floating Assets
—
Mibscriptions uncollected.
interest uncollected
.. .$
.
265.00
99 I25
We have been in receipt of many cordial greetings from our readers and we
hasten to respond in kind. A Happy
Christmas to you all, overflowing into
the new year as it may easily do. Such
was His intention when He came and
He does not change.
We regret that we had to divide Mrs.
Whitney's excellent article on the Metlakatlah Mission. It is concluded in this
issue.
We are sixty-two years old, and far
from
being unwilling to tell our age.
60.00
Rental Due (6)
We have no contemporary this side of
the Mississippi as far as we know. We
Collections 011 book rooms.
300.00 used to say "Rocky Mountains," but
find we can travel East and still be with.'ash
I79SO in the truth. We are open to congratulations, and if we may choose the form,
would suggest that it come in new subscriptions.
$ 1.79575
Now that we have Dr. Scudder back
home, he will resume charge of this paLiabilities—
per. We would like to give a resume
•
of his most remarkable trip but are not
[Jills payable
$10,750.00 sufficiently posted as yet. We hope to
see more of it in our columns. This
we know that he appeared in nearmuch
Overdraft at bank
845.01 ly thirty
of the most notable pulpits of
the mainland, setting forth in his own
vigorous way the needs of Hawaii. Of
this
also we feel sure, viz.: that the good
$11,595.01
effects must be considerable. Of some
we know already, and that which follows
Excess of indebtedness
9,799.26 will spread over many years.
It may not be too early to say that
Indebtedness last month
9,585.72 Dr. Scudder has probably engaged a
new man for Palama and 'ts environs.
The addition to the corps of Japanese
evangelists has already been mentioned
Indebtedness increased
$ 213.54 in these columns. Certainly this is the
place for the "Long-meter Doxology."
Now that large help from the main-
No.
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near where he lives. Now "line up," as
the foot-ball people say, and we will
soon see what goal you are working for.
Mark this! no one expects a "touchdown" right after the "kick-off."
Did we say "the only thing said
against" the local option bill? The most
potent, effectual thing said (in effect)
was, "we don't want it."
Who said it,—or better,—in whose interests was it said? Watch the attitude
of the liquor man on this issue. He may
not come right out on the open, but you
note the people who oppose and then
inquire closely as to who is back of the
opposition. We venture this a sure
thing in the prophetic field "The Liquor
Man Does Not Want Local Option."
This is one of our best reasons for
wanting it.
Another matter for discussion, Governor Carter, in view of the coming legislature. It is juvenile delinquency. The
Reformatory School is about full, and
what to do with boy offenders is a question big with portent. Fortunately the
Reformatory School is in excellent
hands and many of the boys are really
much better off there, than at home.
But is it the only thing to do, with a
boy who has life enough to be mischievous, to send him to the Reformatory?
Colorado says "No." Her famous Judge
Lindsay gives reasons and proofs no one
can gainsay. Other states have long
since decided on the Probationary idea.
It works wherever tried and why not
here? It is safe to say that fully half the
boys now committed might be kept out
of the Reformatory at a saving to the
Territory and again in self-respect and
manhood on the part of those who thus
escaped commitment. It is becoming
too easy for parents to avoid responsibilities of caring for boys by having
them committed. (This requires separate treatment, but is a significant element in Hawaii's problem). Note elsewhere in these columns a simple expedient in the form of a bill to be introduced by Senator Dickey who is it's
author.
Senator Dickey's Local Option bill
makes the strongest kind of claim for
land is assured we ought to see that the support. The only thing that was sa;d
against it in the last legislature was condebt is persistently wiped out. Next cerning the cost of the election. Now
this objection is most equitably arranged
for in the bill, as the side desiring the
month there will be a better showing.
election pays the b: lls. You see there
are two sides,-I—there1—there is no getting away
Let every man give "as God hath from that fact.—one wanting: license of
THE LEPER CHRISTMAS.
the saloon the other not. The indifferprospered him."
The box went aid was received
ent peoole, if they but knew it, really
rank with the former class, save that though at present writing we have not
T. R.
no one (liquor man included) wants one heard of the exercises which were held
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on Christmas Eve. The buying this
year was in the -hands of Miss Alice
lone* ami the Board is likewise indebted
Id Misses Werthmueller. Hutehins. and
Cooke tor assorting tad tieing separately
the gifts.
Much was made of this feature so
that something like evenness of value
and serviceability was attained: things,
too. peculiarly adapted to nun. women
or children were marked as such, so
that no man need to have been embarrassed with a package of dress goods,
needles, threads, etc.: nor should suspenders and neck-tie have disappointed
a feminine recipient.
The givers were as follows:
Kaumakapili S S.
W A. Bowen.
Lihue S. S.
Marv Castle Trust.
G F. Castle.
Mrs. T. M. Atherton.
Kate M. Atherton.
A Friend.
Mrs. Hopper.
Fukaana S. S.
Making a total of
Of this sum there was spent.
..
$80.50
78.05
Leaving a ba!. for next year of .$ t.55
TREASURER."
per cent, of the $24,360 charged on
the Board of Public Instruction books
for the items above-mentioned, for the
plant would have to be maintained and
the help only partially reduced. One
third of the sum would surely be saved
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and better than that the boys kept out
would be saved the stigma of the Re-
formatory school and their self-respect
is an asset to the community as it is
an invaluable heritage to their children.
T. R.
A UNIQUE SERVICE.
Surely there is no more picturesque chapel than that of Oahu Prison. For
a cathedral what could you have finer than the raped) arch and rich green of that
rare old tree in the prison yard. The singing is good too, the quartette among
the men being particularly harmonious. For the Christmas service here is a
programme, the original of which was prettily done by hand over at the gaol:
Christmas service*
at Oahu
..
Prison. Sun- 111. Address.
Rev. W. M. Kincaid.
day, December j;. 1004, at ,t p. in., under the
auspices of the Honolulu Y. M. C. A.
12. "Tlie Sweet By and Ry."
Mr William Kamana. Warden.
O. P. Glee Club.
Mr John M. Martin. Deputy.
IX Closing Kemarks.
Miss Florence Yarrow. Organist.
Mr. John M. Martin.
PROGRAMME.
1 14. "I will sing the wondrous story."
Congregation.
Prelude—"Watchman tell us of the night."
IX Benediction.
Congregation.
Miss
Florence Yarrow,
t. Hymn—'Joy to the world."
ll is the Holy Morn!
Coneregation.
1Heaven's perfect answer to man's need
j.
Scripture Lesson.
JThe
Christ, the Christ is horn!
languages.
five
In
1.
Fraver.
4.
Hymn—"lt
Rev. W. M. Kincaid.
clear."
came
Upon
the
midnight
Congregation.
5. Carol—"On this Christmas morn."
Oahu Prison Glee Club.
Audited and found correct. H. A. A 6. Address.
Rev. H. H. Parker.
" Vocal Selection.
Mivs Charlotte White.
A MATTER OF COST.
ft Recitation—"Annie's and Willies Prayer."
Miss H. D. Ray Rcll.
It is a vicious way we have of figuring i). Carol—"l keia ka anela."
O. P. Glee Club.
everything by dollars and cents. Take
10. Vncal Selection.
this subject of child delinquency, for inMiss Nellie Waddington.
stance:
the state
the biggest element of cost to
by
reason of
bungling with
our
A ROUSING RECEPTION.
child criminals is in manhood. —dollars
and cents figure too of course.
Dr. and Mrs. Doremus Scudder Guests
Judge Lindsey of Colorado shows a
of Honor at Harvest Supper in the
saving to the state as a result of the
First Church Last Evening—Postluvenile Courts for r year to be $88,827.
prandial Exercises a Pleasing FeaThis was direct and might have been
ture of the Event.
legitimately figured out to be much
greater.
Every hoy committed to state Refor-
in the old wav cost on an average of $227 apiece. Here in Hawaii by
computation from the report of T. H.
Gibson for year ending in I)er '02.
each hoy committed cost $24} for food.
clothing and instruction alone, -not)
considering interest on plant, wear andj
t«*ar, transportation, cost of trial, etc.
There were then 72 boys in the school,
21 committed for fruanev. Judge Lind"sev thinks that in (>$ per cent, of cases,
hoys nrght be kept out of the Reformamatory
,
Each table had a bouquet of chrysanthemums, which were very kindly furnished for the occasion by the Mishawiiiii Flower Company. The menu consisted of baked beans, cold nicaf, rolls.
doughnuts and cheese, p; cs, cake, fruit
and coffee.
The postprandial exercises were of
course the interesting feature of the
The Harvest Supper at the Congreevening.
gational Church last evening was atDr. Norton acted as toast master and
tended by over 400, every ticket being
Burdett, who bordnninrr
quoted Robert
taken several days in advance. It was an address
in a prison said he was glad
and
most
pleasing
a grand gathering
to see so many pnescnt.
success in every way.
was delighted that Dr. Scudder
Preceding the supper Dr. and Mrs. hadHebrought
a salubrious climate with
Scudder rece-vcd in the auditorium of
from those far away islands in the
him
the church, being assisted by Dr. March
and Dr. and Mrs. Norton. Everyone Pacfie.
Ho wished all to fed that they were
had an opportunity of meeting and
of this happy family and that
members
creetintr the irnests of honor, and no they extended
a united joyous welcome
one misled the opportunity.
tory by the Probation system, but supFollowine the reception, supper was to Dr. and Mrs. Scudder.
pose that in Hawaii we might keep but •erved in the vestry where covers were
He then introduced Miss Trecartin.
cent,
the
per
laving—not
out,
note
laid
for
and
seat
wan
taken.
every
50
400
who sang, "When Cereus Smiles," This
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was so heartily encored that she sang
"Auld Lang Syne" all joining in the
chorus. A beautiful bunch of roses was
her reward for this.
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Dr. Norton said that Dr. March alone,
of all that vast assemblage, was the
proper one to give Dr. Scudder the welcome he deserved. We thank God he is
here with us to extend the welcome.
As. Dr. March arose, the audience
stood and as one person cheered him to
the echo, again and again. It was a
most touching tribute of love and loyalty and it was some seconds before he
could control his voice sufficiently to
speak the words of welcome that were
in his heart. Cold type can never do
justice to the hearty and cordial feeling
of thanksgiving and love that he conveyed in his every tone and gesture. He
said, it is for the old folks to sing the
song of welcome when grown up sons
return from years of faithful toil afar
tiff. I would sing and play the song of
welcome until every roof trembled with
the refrain if I were able, but I must
speak it only.
Dr. Norton here paid a high tribute
to the faithfulness, help and inspiration
that is given by those unselfish Christian woman who are the helpmates of
strong men in the Christian missionary
field, and especially to the power for
good that Mrs. Scudder has been in conjunction with her husband in their far
off charge, and then introduced Dr.
Scudder, who spoke of the pleasure it
gave him to be thus warmly received by
his old friends; told something of the
work he is doing and closed, expressing
the hope that he might be here again on
the 90th anniversary of Dr. March's
birth two years hence.
After singing a verse of the hymn.
'The Tie That Binds," the event closed
with a fervent benediction. —Woburn
News.
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PORTENTS OF THIS GREAT WAR.
What looms up as in the near future
of the Mongoloid Empires? What
changes and evolutions does this mighty
conflict portend? What new developments are incubating? What strange
growths may be struggling for birth?
This first decade of the new century already signalized by one of the fiercest
of wars, promises to be fruitful of vast
political change and growth to our Pacific neighbors.
this deadly grapple of two great
ions, the world looks on in wonder,
le striving to be calm and keep mu-1 peace without mutual interference
I conflict, which may God forefend.
c great empire has been remorselessushing forward to subdue and over-
in
Such events drive keenly upon the atrule the Orient. Its lesser but nimbler
opponent has risen in ordered swiftness tention of obtuse China the nature of
and unexpected might, and for a year that vast and fundamental revolution
has pressed back its huge enemy with which has been wrought in the mental
tremendous and unabating force. The
struggle ever waxes fiercer, more resolute, more desperate.
.What is to be the outcome? To us
in Hawaii, the interest deepens. Only
nine days steaming separates us from
the scene of activity, from the strain and
tension of Japan. Most profoundly concerned is this Pacific hemisphere, in
which Hawaii holds a central part. The
future of the Pacific is most deeply affected by the inevitable results of the
war, whatever they may be. It seems impossible that either Japan or China, or
the countries adjacent should remain unchanged, whatever the outcome.
Evidently this twentieth Century has
opened big with great events, revolutionizing the giant masses of Asia, and
changing the near future especially of
that vast body of sluggish yet powerful
civilization, the four hundred millions of
Chinese people. For it is manifestly the
future and fate of China, over which
these combatants are now wrestling,
whatever their fully purposed intentions
may be. The event of this war is to
be more decisive as to the condition of
China, than of that of either of the empires at war. It is that vast, inert, slumbering, but most capable mass of mankind whose future is mainly concerned
in the fierce wrestle and grapple now in
progress in their own territory.
Our vision is incapable of so peering
into the near future, as to clearly discern
either the latent possibilities or the
probable results of this war, whichever
way the final victory turns. But we are
fully assured that all events are in the
hands of the Supreme Ruler, who directs
all things after the counsel of His will;
and He has revealed His purpose to subline this earth into subjection to the
beneficient Kingdom of His Son. And
how may this war lead towards that
great End?
One effect upon China we may easily
conjecture. That is a powerful arousing and quickening of thought among
that crowded mass of people as to their
position among mankind. It would seem
that their torpid thought must awake to
their necessity for participating like the
agile Japanese in the light and thinking of the modern world. How cap their
great central provinces fail to awake,
when such a tremendous tramp and
crash of war thunders on through the
year in their northern province of Manchuria? All China must rouse itself to
ask what means this fearful turmoil, and
how is it created?
and material condition of Japan by taking in the progressive and civilizing
forces of Christendom. They must stir
up the Chinese to appropriate and participate in those vast forces of science and
art. To the world's wonder, Japan's
ordered and determined effort to possess
those forces to the utmost has lifted
that smaller empire into the status of a
formidable world-power, possessed of
marvelous capacity, equipment, and prevision, so as to wage a war of the most
resolute and steady advance, the fiercest
vigor of attack, the most ordered and
thorough application of force.
The Chinese are a race of exceptional
practical and business capacity, and they
are most capable of imitating whatever
is seen to be desirable. Despite their
obstinate conservatism, their repugnance
to change, the fearful thunders of this
war must forbid their longer stopping
cars and eyes to their absolute necessity
for falling into the ranks of modern
progress and advancing into the light
like Japan.
Apparently the hour for China's
awakening has arrived. A day of general enlightenment of that people would
seem to be close at hand. Of c jurie
such a vast revolution will be attended
with great commotions and local resistances. Rut the change is inevitable.
If this be so, now is the time of opportunity for Christian teachers and Christian schools to win their way to acceptance among the awakening masses of
that nation. All foreign teaching must
become in the utmost demand throughout the vast empire. A day seems cio»e
at hand for the highest opportunity for
consecrated Christian effort to pour
powerful Gospel light over those teeming millions.
WONDERFUL TUNNELING
HAWAII.
IN
This tunneling has been done within
the last two years for the purpose of
conveying water for irrigating sugar
cane. It is a new system of ditching,
or rather in place of ditching, in order
to reach otherwise inaccessible streams
of great volume. Nothing perhaps more
notably illustrates the able and determined enterprise of our sugar planters
than this recent and successful attack
upon what seemed to be impregnable
mountain fastnesses, whereby their
treasures of water have been drained
away and distributed over broad and
rich but arid plains.
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There are probably scarcely any other
The first and perhaps most remarkable of the three great tunnel systems similar water systems available in these
accomplished, is known as the "Koolau islands, unless perhaps that of the Koditch" on East Maui* which more than hala mountain be ol like nature. But
doubles the water supply of the great here we have 175 million gallons ot
plantations on the dry western slope of daily supply added, enough to irrigate
Haleakala. Those plantations had pre- 17,500 acres of cane, and produce 80,000
viously been fed by a succession of long tons of sugar per annum on land hitherand very winding ditches dug during the to unproductive.
The foregoing facts and figures are
past 25 years with many long and costly syphons, which drained a series of derived from an article on "Irrigation
streams in north-western Koolau. But in Hawaii" in the Hawaiian Planters'
beyond these was the Nahiku series of Monthly for October, 1904, by M. M.
great streams, ten in number, fed by an O'Shaughnessy.
Hon. Henry P. Baldwin has been the
immense rainfall, which escaped to the
sea in ravines of enormous depth. It leading promoter of the three great unwas absolutely impossible to reach those dertakings described. Mr. Baldwin is
copious streams by ditching. But in well known also as perhaps the foremost
eighteen months beginning with April, among our Hawaiian capitalists in the
1903, seven and one-half miles of tun- promotion of Gospel activities among
nels were constructed through solid us. How blessed a thing it would be it
rock, with only two and a half miles in new ways could be devised for more
ditch and open flume. This great water- effectually burrowing into the craggy
course at an elevation of 1250 feet is fastnesses of humanity to develop spiritS. E. B.
thus mostly several hundred feet under- ual life!
ground. There are in all thirty-eight
tunnels, averaging each 1000 feet long, CLIMATIC FITNESS OF HAWAII
the shortest being 300 feet. On account
FOR AMERICAN CIVILIZATON.
of the porosity of the lava rock, four
and one-half miles of concrete six
inches thick, lines the lower half of the
The truth has become practically
tunnels to prevent seepage. The tun- axiomatic
as the result of universal exnels are eight feet wide and seven feet
that
a high civilization cannot
perience,
high. The whole cost was nearly $400,- be
or maintained in hot clideveloped
-000. The labor employed was Japanese, mates.
high temperature is unwho worked four abreast in drilling and favorableConstant
to the strenuous and sustained
blasting their way in the rock depths. effort which such civilization requires.
The second tunneling triumph is at The muscular and nervous systems bethe north end of West Maui, whose come relaxed by the continued heat of
great stream of Honokahau has just
tropics, where no winter comes to
been delivered out upon the broad the
up the relaxed fibre. Hence the
brace
slopes of the Kaanapali district ten or a torrid climes are occupied by the feebler
dozen miles away. For a few miles west and uncultured races. The homes of the
of the Honokahau valley the mountain diligent and civilized races are in the
surface was excessively broken, making Temperate Zone, as with the Europeans,
ditching impossible. But three and a the Chinese, and the Japanese.
half miles of tunneling have conquered
But Hawaii although in the Torrid
this, with only 200 feet of 36 inch syphon Zone, is exceptional in climate, and
pipes. And the water is delivered at therefore affords a desirable home for
700 feet elevation, some thirty millions the best civilized occupation and culture.
of gallons daily. Cost $185,000.
In our capital Honolulu, the daily temThe third tunneling triumph is at Ma- perature ranges from a common minikaweli on the west side of Kauai, known mum of 580 to a maximum; of 87 0,
as the "Olokele ditch." It was preceded sometimes falling as low as 500 , but
in 1800 by the "Hanapepe ditch" built hardly ever reaching 900
Our usual
on the old fashioned system with only temperatures during the night on the
0
0
TOl3 feet of tunnels, but 14,618 feet of shore are 75 in summer, and 62 in
flume, and ten miles of ditching. This winter. We know nothing of the disdelivered 35 million gallons daily at an tress of hot nights encountered on the
elevation of 450 feet. But the new Olo- Atlantic coast, nor of the broiling days of
kele ditch from the same great Hana- Chicago or New York, any more than
pepe river, delivers over 60 million gal- we experience any stinging or bracing
lons daily at an altitude of 1075 feet. cold in winter, unless we seek the high
And this is done by means of eight miles uplands. Hence there is nothing to preof tunnels traversing otherwise inacces- vent any man on any day in the year
sible country. It has cost $360,000. from working hard all day long either in
Much electric power will be obtained doors or out.
The truth is, and it should be genfor mill and railway uses.
.
erally understood, that the Hawaiian
Islands do not possess a Tropical climate
although south of the Tropic of Cancer.
It may perhaps be called sub-tropical,
although that term more properly applies
to latitudes like Florida well above the
Tropic, where a mild winter comes, as it
does not in Hawaii. We lack the regenerating and recuperating influence of
winter cold, but at the same time we
know nothing whatever of torrid heat
such as prevails in Havana, Manila or
Calcutta throughout the greater part of
the year, although in nearly the same latitude. Our climate is wholly different.
The reason of that difference, which
ought to be more generally recognized,
is simply that we occupy a cold region of
ocean water, which is the only similar
section of ocean on the globe within the
Tropics. The ocean surface waters on
the windward or eastern side of these
Islands stand at very uniform temperatures ranging from near 500 in late winter to over 70 0 in late summer. And on
all small islands like ours, the temperature of the surrounding ocean necessarily determines the temperature of the air.
Throughout Micronesia, lying from
2,000 to 4,000 miles west of Hawaii in
the warm Equatorial current, the temperature ranges from a minimum of Bo°
to a maximum of ioo°.
By a unique condition, existing nowhere else in the Tropics, Hawaii gets
her ocean water directly transmitted
from that vast body of nearly ice-cold
water which occupies the western coast
of North America from Sitka to Los
Angeles, and is known as the Pacific
Coast Cold Current. That current tempers in a marvellous manner the otherwise extreme climates of that whole coast
from Puget Sound to Southern Calir
fornia, which would otherwise be scorching hot in summer and biting cold in
winter. Yet in San Francisco, overcoats
are needed every summer afternoon, and
fires in the evening. One half of the
great states of Washintgon and Oregon
are redeemed by this current from the
semi-desolation of those portions east of
the Cascade Range, and are rendered the
sweetest and fairest portions of the globe
for the abode of highly-civilized man.
By the same law of the earth's rotation
which directs the course of the Trade
winds, the overflow of that great cold
current is driven south-westward to the
ocean-region of Hawaii. That fact is
verified by the frequent arrival here of
huge trees and saw-logs from the Columbia River, which land on our eastern
shores. During the slow progress hither
of this great current, it accumulates
much heat from the sun, but still retains
a very moderate temperature, even in late
summer.
Thus Hawaii was anciently annexed,
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climatically, to America, even as it has
been recently annexed politically. It
would seem as if a kind Providence had
designedly prepared on the Pacific Coast
a glorious home for the development of a
great civilized empire, whose climate is
so wonderfully tempered by that Cold
Current. And still more out here in this
imperial ocean, is created by the same
means a fitting outpost for the same
civilization, confronting the more ancient
civilization of the Orient. May the great
destiny of Hawaii thus indicated be
worthily fulfilled in a high Christian culture with righteousness, social purity
S. E. B.
and public integrity.
THE METLAKAHTLA MISSION,
ALASKA.
was based. In 1870, Mr. Duncan spent
a few months in England, where he
By Mary S. Whitney.
(Concluded)
Each evening after the labors of the
day, they gathered on the shore,
like a large happy family, while
Mr. Duncan gave them a short scripture address, and all joined in prayer
and singing. This company was soon
increased to four or five hundred by
others coming from Fort Simpson, and
after ten months Mr. Duncan was able
to report that there had not been a case
of drunkenness in the colony, and only
two had proved unworthy and been
banished from the place. Evening
family devotions were held in nearly
every home, on Sabbath days labor
was laid aside and hardly a soul staid
away from divine service. Recognizing the fact that no individual nor com
munity can be self-respecting and pros"
perous who depends upon help for
daily existence, Mr. Duncan at once
introduced trades and industries by
which his people should become selfsupporting. Being himself of a remarkably practical turn of mind, he
was able to give intelligent direction to
their work. He taught them improved
methods of fishing, to make better
boats and build better houses; to manufacture lumber and can fish; to read
and write and sing, not neglecting all
the while to teach the religious truths
upon which all hope of improvement
learned the arts of weaving, rope making, twine spinning and brush making, also the scale upon twenty-one
musical instruments, which were donated to the settlement, by means of
which a brass band was added to the
attractions of Metlakahtla.
Thus for twenty-five years, under
the guidance of Mr. Duncan this lone
mission station was prosperous, happy
and contented. When in the height of
its vigor and prosperity its progress
was interrupted from an unexpected
source. Though practically an independent mission, it had remained under the supervision of the English
Church Missionary Society, and had
received encouragement and some
financial aid from this organization.
Early in the eighties the secretary,
Henry Venn, who had heartily approved Mr. Duncan's methods, died,
and a Missionary Bishop was appointed to have the oversight of all the mission stations in British Columbia, including Metlakahtla. This bishop undertook to interfere with their simple
forms of worship, insisted upon ritualistic observances and the introduction
of real wine into the communion service. Mr. Duncan felt that the elaborate ritual of the Church of England
was entirely unsuited to the simple
habits of his people, and that their
spiritual life would be weakened by its
use. The introduction of spirituous
liquor in any form had been absolutely
prohibited in the colony from the first.
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and he was sure that its use, even in
their religious observances, would endanger their whole moral character.
As the bishop insisted that the
changes should be made, Mr. Duncan
felt obliged to withdraw from the
Church Missionary Society and organize an Independent Native church;
but the Missionary Society claimed the
ownership of the two most central
acres of the village, upon which the
mission buildings stood, and the Canadian Government supported this
claim, only allowing the people to remain upon their lands "by the charity
and bounty of the Queen."
Mr. Duncan narrated the circumstances to an interested crowd of passengers from our steamer, including
Rev. Dr. Hillis of Brooklyn, whose
predecessor, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, had shown great sympathy for this
Indian community in their time of
trial. Said Mr. Duncan: "The people
were amazed at this stand taken by the
'We
Church, and the Government.
don't ask the charity of the Queen,'
they said. 'This is our land, and it
was our fathers' before us, our homes
are here, and here we have lived.' "I
saw," he continued, "that the only
thing to do was to again move my people to new homes. Some of them were
for fight, and I knew there were plenty
of the heathen Indians about who
would be only too willing to join with
them in a war upon the whites, and
no white man's life in this part of
Alaska would be safe." Mr. Duncan
told how he held conferences with the
leading -men of the place, and after
careful consideration, they decided to
leave their comfortable homes and
gardens, their beautiful church, which
it had taken them two years to build,
their school houses and stores, and
shops and mills, and seek a new home
upon American soil in near-by Alaska.
A band of Metlakahtlans at once set
out in their canoes to explore the coast.
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and after proceeding about ioo miles
northward they found a beautiful bay
upon the uninhabited t shores of Annette Island in Alaska, and at once decided that this should be their future
home, where under the stars and
stripes, they should not be molested in
their worship of God. Upon their return, Mr. Duncan proceeded at once
to Washington to secure permission
from the U. S. Government to settle
upon the land. The case was carefully
considered by President Cleveland and
other officials, and enlisted the interest of many leading clergymen and
others. In the end satisfactory arrangements were made and in the summer of 1887 a number of the people
proceeded to Annette Island to fell
trees and prepare for the colony which
was to follow.
In the fall about a
thousand men, leaving their comfortable homes tenantless, landed upon
the island and encamped in tents and
temporary huts till spring.
Finding
then that none of the people were disheartened and wished to return, Mr.
Duncan drew up a beautiful design for
the streets and homes and other buildings of a new village, which he intended should be a model city in all respects. The highest land was reserved
for a church, a school house and gymnasium, a large guest house, hospital,
stores, shops, etc. Lots were laid out
80 by 90 feet and assigned to families;
streets were also plannedand then miles
of well constructed board sidewalks,
eight feet wide. Of the town the former Governor of Alaska says:"A neater, more orderly, or better contented
Christian community cannot be found
in any State or Territory of the
Union." They named the place New
Metlakahtla. This was sixteen years
ago. The people received nothing for
the lands and houses they abandoned,
and they are now not connected with
Yet
any missionary organization.
they have by their own industry been
able to build a beautiful church, entirely by their own labor, seating 800, well
furnished and supplied with a pipe organ. It cost $10,286. A school house
cost $4,500. A doctor's residence and
home for girls cost $4,000; a guest
house cost $3,000. A system of waterworks cost $10,000; a saw mill and machinery, $6,000, and a cannery, with
equipment, including two small steamers, $31,000. Add to this their homes,
many of which cost $1,000 each, and
we may have some idea of the thrift
and industry of this company of Indians, who fifty years ago were living
in the lowest degradation of vice and
only white person at the settlement.
He has never married. He is still the
pastor of the church, serving without
a salary. He preaches twice every
Sunday, conducts the Sunday school
and the mid-week prayer meeting. He
is the manager of the large cannery,
which in 1902, produced 16,767 cases
of canned fish, and of the saw mill,
which produced 190,000 feet of lumber.
He is also the father and friend and
spiritual advisor of every man, woman
and child in the colony. Mr. Duncan
would be the last man in the world to
dlow any one to think that by his wisdom or perseverance all this has
been accomplished. It has come about
through the humanizing, uplifting influence of the Spirit of God, brought
to this untaught, savage people by a
man full of love and consecration to
God's work, and it is one of the most
signal modern miracles of the gospel.
About a year ago the publishers of
the Ram's Horn sent Mr. Geo. T. B.
Davis to Metlakahtla to write up the
history of the mission, and I am indebted to his book, recently published,
for much of the information here given.
THE
JAPANESE WORK
AT HILO.
By Rev. V. Yajima.
The Japanese Christian Church in
Hilo was established Jan. 11, 1891, by
Rev. J. Okabe, the first Japanese pastor
of the Church, but we do not know the
details about the matter, owing to lack
of records. All the members who were enrolled in the church from the beginning
to Aug. 1, 1901, the time when I came
here, were 337. But most of them "returned to their mother country, a few
went to the coast, a few died here, and a
few were ex-communicated. There were
only 23 members, including two children,
when I arrived here.
During about three years—from Aug.
1, 1901, to the present day—34 people
were baptized, and 15 were received by
letter.
Twenty-seven of this number went
away or died during that time. The
present number of members is 45. Sixteen of them belong to Olaa station, and
the other 29, including 3 children, are
stopping in the town and vicinity.
The meeting house at Olaa station is
in the camp of the Olaa Mill. The house
was given to us by Mr. McStocker, the
former manager of Olaa, in May of last
year. From that time I have gone and
still continue t» go there on the last Sunday of each month to preach. On the
other Sundays all the believers there have
a meeting among themselves.
savagery.
The last time I saw Mr. John Watt, the
Mr. Duncan, at the age of "]2, is the new manager, I asked him to give us a
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meeting house at Nine Miles in Olaa, because that place is the best. He said:
"Mr. Hill spoke to me about that, and I
am thinking about it. I believe that I
can give you the house, which is now
being used as a harness shop in two or
three weeks." Now we are praying and
expecting to get the house.
Our church services are conducted on
every Sunday afternoon from i 130 to
2:15. After which the Sunday-school
service is held. The reason we are holding the meetings on Sunday afternoon
is, that most of the members are working as cooks or garden boys, and it is
more convenient for them to come to the
church at that time. Every Sunday
morning I visit the Japanese prisoners in
the jail. In the evening we practice
singing Japanese hymns for half an hour,
with the teachers, Mr. and Mrs. Boscow,
and the other half hour we devote to the
study of the Japanese Bible.
The attendance at our prayer meetings
Wednesday evenings averages about ten.
The teachers of the Sunday-school are
Miss Severance, Miss Deyo, Mr. and
Mrs. Boscow, for the young people, and
Miss Porter for the children. The children are very few.
I am publishing "The Mauna Kea," a
monthly Japanese Christian newspaper,
which was started in March of this year,
This is devoted to all the Japanese Christian churches in Hawaii. Mr. Inouye
and Mr. Sokabe are contributing articles
to it. There arc 500 copies published
every month.
The Christian Endeavor Society was
organized on the 10th of July and the
members of the society number 35.
The parsonage was erected by the Hawaiian Board, in December of last year,
for the sum of $500.
In July of this year, we painted the
church, chairs and fence. The cost ($66)
was raised among the believers.
There are two night schools, one is in
the Hawaiian church, near to the Waiakea Mill. The teacher is Mrs. W. H.
Beers, who has been very ill and is resting now. We hope that she will regain
her health very soon so as to be able to
continue teaching. The other is in the
church in Hilo. The teachers are Mr.
and Mrs. Boscow. At present the pupils
number 12.
We visit the Japanese at Waiakea
camps every Sunday afternoon after the
close of the Sunday-school.
HILO MINISTERS' MEETING.
The monthly gathering of the Hilo
pastors was held as usual at Mr. Shield's
house, on Monday morning, November
14th. Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese,
Union Church of Hilo, as well as the
Honomu church were represented.
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After prayer and the discussion of
local items of interest, the paper of the
morning was read by Rev. Yajima, who
has been making a study of the religious
conditions in Japan at the present time.
His paper is given in part as follows:
The ivork of the Christians in Japan
during the war.
"The Russo-Japanese war 'began on
the Bth of February of this year. What
are the Japanese Christians doing during this war?
I will try to tell you
about that briefly.
(i) The Evangelical Alliance of
Japan, which includes all Protestant
churches in the country, requested the
churches to ask God's blessings on the
Japanese army a few days after the war
began.
(2) The Alliance decided to send
Christian chaplains to the field on tfie
27th of February, and not a few have
gone with the army.
(3) The Bible and Christian pamphlets have been distributed among the
soldiers.
(4) A Missionary report says:
"There has been much visiting among
the homes from which niemlicrs have
gone to the front."
(5) "The Hospitals in which both
Japanese and Russians are treated, are
constantly provided with the evidence of
Christ, in sympathy and care, in the
way of literature and all needed assistance not provided by the government."
(6) Many different topics were delivered by the Christian workers in the
cities and towns. A few of them are
put down here:
The origin of the Russo-Japanese war
and the nation's attitude ?t the time of
the war.
The Mission of the Empire.
Thoughts on reading the proclamation
of war.
Japan assisted by Heaven.
A Christian's view of war.
The present opportunity and Christianity.
War and Christians.
Thoughts on the punishment of Russia.
The Christian at the time of the war.
The new life of the Empire.
The arms of a Christian.
What is the blessing of Heaven ?
The yellow peril and Christianity.
Our mission at the time of the war.
Our war.
The spirit of the time and Mission
work.
The war of love.
A war after the war.
Attentions at the time of the war.
The victory and Christianity.
The spiritual transformation of the
Oriental people.
Loyalty with Christianity.
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Not against war.
Christianity and the development of
a nation's destiny.
The problems of the day and religion.
A righteous oriental war and the
preparation of Japan's young men.
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Loyalty and filial piety.
The question of the yellow peril is
dying of itself.
The greatest conqueror of the world.
Christianity and the morality of Japan.
(7) The W. C. T. U. are visiting
many of the homes of the soldiers who
have gone to the war, and trying to give
some help, that they want.
(b) They are gathering many comfort bags from all parts of the country,
and sending to the soldiers. In it are
some of stockings, threads, needles,
buttons, scissors, handkerchief, towels, medicines, postal cards, envelopes,
stamps, tooth powders, tooth brushes,
soaps, knives, candy, etc.
Temperance
(8) The
Japanese
League is advising to stop to drink sake
at this special time, and to give to the
government the money.
The Y. M. C. A. have taken a
to accommodate about 200, to
the field. Tables and chairs have been
prepared, many tracts, newspapers,
games and an organ. Here often letters
are written home for the wounded sol(9)
tent, able
diers.
MISSIONARIES TO HAWAII.
The question is sometimes asked,
What missionaries, appointed by the
American Board, to labor in the Hawaiian Islands, are still living and residing
in the islands? Blackmail in his excellent book "The Making of Hawaii,"
gives the tabulated list of missionaries
appointed and dates of appointment.
This list shows that ten missionaries are
now resident in these islands. They are
as follows:
Mother Parker, coming in 1833.
Mother Rice, coming in 1841.
Mother Castle, coming in 1843.
Rev. and Mrs. O. H. Gulick, coming in
1862.
Rev. and Mrs. S. E. Bishop, coming
in 1862.
Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Alexander, coming in 1865.
Rev. W. D. Wcstervelt, coming in
1889.
Rev. and Mrs. John Leadingham, appointed in 1894, and Mrs. Hyde, appointed in 1877, are now residing in the
States.
This would make thirteen living missionaries representing the work of the
American Board in these islands.
To this list it seems as if Rev. and
Mrs. O. P. Emerson of Maui should be
added, for Mr. Emerson came by a joint
arrangement of the American Board and
the Hawaiian Evangelical Association.
WANTED.
Games, Magazines and Papers for the
Boys' Clubs.
All sorts of games such as dominoes,
crokinole, checkers, back-gammon, bagatelle, hoops, ninepins, etc.; in fact any
game that will interest and hold the boys
of the street.
The Magazines and Papers should be
especially full of pictures. Such things
can be left at the Hawaiian Board Book
Rooms.
AN
ACT REGULATING THE
TRIAL AND PROBATION OF
JUVENILE DELINQUENTS.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the Territory of Hawaii:
Section I. It shall be the
each
Circuit Judge and District Magistrate
in the Territory to appoint not less than
three Probation Officers in the tircuit
or district over which he has jursidiction, who shall serve without pay and
act only when juvenile delinquents are
put under their charge as provided by
Section 2 of this act.
Section 2. All District Circuit Judges
and Magistrates in the Territory are
hereby empowered to release on parole
any juvenile delinquents under the age
of sixteen years who may be convicted
of any crime of misdemeanor before
them the punishment for which is not
greater than imprisonment for ten years,
and cause them to be placed on probation under the supervision of probation
officers. The sentences under such convictions shall be suspended pending
such probation.
Such juvenile offenders shall be ordered to report to the probation officers at
such stated times as the judge or magistrate may prescribe bringing with them
a report from their teachers, employers,
or other persons selected by such probation officer, showing what their behavior has been. The probation officer
shall report to the judge or magistrate
at such times as said judge or magistrate may prescribe and in case of failure to report any such probation officer
may be discharged by such judge or
magistrate and the delinquent put in
charge of another. The judge or magistrate may prescribe any course under
such probation as may seem to him for
the best interest of the juvenile delinquent and the good of the public. He
may call the juvenile delinquent before
him at any time during the probation
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and bring the same to a close if he
thinks best.
Section 3. In case ofbreach of patole
or persistent misbeliavio'r of any juvenile
offender under the care of a probation
officer it shall be the duty of such officer
to return the juvenile delinquent to the
judge or magistrate before whom he
was convicted, and such judge or magistrate may order the original sentence to
be caried out or the probation to be
continued as may seem best in his discretion.
Section 4. After the passage of this
act it shall be the duty of all district
magistrates to try all persons under sixteen at a time apart from the time of
trial of older persons and may exclude
the general public from such trials if
they so desire.
Section 5. This act shall become a
law from and after its approval.
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EDITED BY REV. W. D. WESTERVELT.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
rritory of Hawaii:
Section 1. Whenever thirty per cent,
the qualified electors of any voting
ecinct or of two or more precincts
jacent to each other shall petition the
jvernor of the Territory for the privilege of determining by ballot whether
the sale of intoxicating liquors as a
beverage shall be prohibited within the
limits of such precinct or precincts, the
Governor shall order a special election
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a date not less than forty days after
the presentation of such petition to him,
which said petition shall be filed as a
public document with the Secretary of
the Territory and be preserved for reference and inspection. Such election shall
be held at the usual places for holding
territorial elections and conducted under the rules for holding elections for
members of the territorial as far as such
rules may be applicable. The register
of voters used at the last previous general election shall be used. The result
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violation of this act the original entry,
or a copy thereof certified by said Secretary, provided that such record shows
that a majority of the votes cast at such
election was against the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, shall be
prima facie evidence that the selling,
furnishing or giving away of intoxicating liquors as a beverage or the keeping
of a place where such liquors are sold,
kept for sale, given away or furnished
was then and there prohibited and unlawful.
Section 2. The ballots at any special
election held tinder the provisions of this
act shall be printed with a heading and
an affirmative and negative statement,
to wit: "Shall the sale, furnishing or
giving away of intoxicating liquors be
prohibited," and in proper Spaces below
the words "Yes" and "No" with a blank
square at the right of each in which to
give the voter an opportunity to clearly
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petitioning for the same and the Governor shall require a sufficient guarantee of the payment of such expenses before issuing the call for such election.
Section 3. If the majority of the votes
cast at such election shall be in favor
of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors as a beverage, then from and
after the date of such election except
as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any person, personally or by
agent to sell, furnish or give away any
intoxicating liquors to be used as a beverage within the limits of the precinct
or precincts covered by such election,
and whoever thereafter in any manner,
directly or indirectly sells, furnishes, or
gives away or in any manner deals in
any intoxicating liquors as a beverage
or keeps or uses a place, structure or
vehicle, either permanent or transient,
for such selling, furnishing or giving
away, or in which or from which intoxicating liquors are sold, given away or
furnished or otherwise dealt in as aforesaid shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars, nor less than Fifty Dollars, or by
imprisonment at hard labor for not more
than sixty days or both.
Section 4. Nothing in this act shall
in any manner affect the right of any
legal manufacturer of intoxicating liquors to sell and furnish his product in
wholesale quantities to parties residing
or doing business outside the limits of
the precinct or precincts where the sale,
furnishing or giving away or dealing in
intoxicating is prohibited. This act
shall not affect the right of any person
who holds a license to sell intoxicating
liquors in the precinct or precincts in
which the sale has been prohibited urder
this act, but he may continue such sale
until the expiration of such license. It
shall be unlawful for the Treasurer to
issue any license to sell intoxicating
liquors in any precinct after the petition
mentioned in section 1 of this act has
been made and presented to him and before the holding of such election and
any such license is unlawful and of no
effect.
The phrase "intoxicating liquors" as
used in this act shall be construed to
mean any distilled, malt, vinous or other
intoxicating liquors, but nothing in this
act shall be construed to prevent the
selling of intoxicating liquors at retail
by a regular druggist for exclusively
known medicinal, pharmaceutical, scientific, mechanical or sacramental purposes ; and when sold for medicinal purposes it shall be sold only in good faith
upon written prescription issued, signed
and dated in good faith by a reputable
physician in active practice and used but
once. The words "Giving away" where
they occut in this act shall not apply to
the giving away of intoxicating liquors
by a person in his private dwelling to his
immediate family and friends, provided
such dwelling is not a place of public
resort.
Section 5. At any time after the expiration of two years from the date of
any election held under the provisions
of this act another election may be petitioned for under the same in the same
precinct or precincts and shall be ordered as provided for in section 1, and the
Governor shall not entertain any petition from any precinct in which an election has been held within two years under this act.
Section 6. Any person being a qualified voter of any election precinct wherein an election shall have been held as
provided in this act may contest the
validity of such election before the Supreme Court within thirty days after
such election. He shall furnish the
court with sufficient security for all costs
in the case and on failure to establish
his case shall pay all costs. The decision
of the Supreme Court or a majority
thereof shall be final.
Section 7. This law shall take effect
from and after its passage.
The foregoing is Senator Dickey's bill.
He says of it that one might hardly call
it a local option bill. There is "option"
only to a degree. It amounts to prohition on the one side or the leaving of
things as they are. That is, if a precinct
votes for liquor, they have the Governor
and the Treasurer to deal with in the
matter of licenses.
The advantage of
the bill is clear enough, viz.: that there
is a chance for any community to tabu
the saloon and then hold the police responsible for permitting illegal selling.
What we like about it is that it gives us
a foothold for honest work against the
arch-enemy.
T. R.
FOR SOBER REFLECTION.
Who wants a drunkard for a husband,
a wife, a brother, a sister, a business
partner, an employe, a companion or a
friend? Then why should any one want
the drunken factory to be kept running?
Every asylum is an argument against
the grog shop, for more than half the inmates are there because of rum.
Every poor house is a protest against
liquor selling, for three-quarters of the
paupers are the victims of the saloon.
Every jail is an indictment of license,
for four-fifths of the criminals are the
finished products of the rum traffic.
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Three out of every four of all the dollars paid in taxes by the voter cry out
against his depositing a vote to keep
open the rumshop, because if this vile institution were once abolished, those
three dollars need not be paid; for threequarters of all taxes are simply the contribution which the people are compelled
to make to defray the running expenses
of the saloon. And yet we call ourselves
a free people!
But some people tell us that there will
be as much liquor sold under no license
as under license.
Then why is it that all rum-dom is up
in arms against prohibition and pours
out money by millions and fights tooth
and nail to put it down ?
The Duke of Wellington used to say
that it was good generalship to do the
thing that the enemy does not want to
have done. As the liquor men make it
plain enough that they do not want "nolicense," it will be perfectly safe for temperance people to vote for it.
The fact is there is no more need of
proving that "no-license" is a blessing
than there is of proving that the sun
shines. It is self-evident.
The liquor traffic is not only vile, but
atrociously wicked. It thrives only by
the destruction of the virtue, the happiness, the lives, and souls of men. Both
the Old Testament and the New are
against it. It is the abrogation of Christianity. It is Satan's masterpiece.
The upright citizen could scarcely enjoy a greater privilege than the opportunity of giving it a blow by casting his
ballot against it."—The Search Light.
WIDE WORLD NOTES.
A CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN GUAM.
The missionaries of the American
Board have been doing good work in
Guam, and as a result Rev. F. M. Price
has organized a Congregational church,
with 31 members. Thirty other applicants for membership were organized
into a Christian Endeavor Society as
probationers. Schools have been opened,
and young men from these schools go on
evangelizing tours through the villages
on the island, whose area is about 300
square miles. The missionary work in
Guam includes day and boarding schools
for boys and girls, equipped for practical
training in industrial arts. The present
population of Guam is about 10,000.
The people are sturdier but less spirited
than their Filipino kinsmen, and their
island may yet become a center of light
for the Pacific.—The Missionary Review.
GOSPEL COOKING SCHOOL.
Here is a bit of missionary life from
Tsuchiura, Japan: "Imagine me," says
the missionary, "sitting on the floor,
with a little table three feet square and
a foot high, and a little charcoal fire
with an oven on it, on one side. I was
giving a cooking lesson to six Japanese
ladies." The lesson was on stuffing and
baking mackerel and on making sponge
cake. After the lesson in cooking came
a Bible lesson.
What was the missionary's reward. Three of the women of
the cooking class have already become
Christians!—American Messenger.
A GENEROUS CHINAMAN.
Captain Graham, of Roswell, N. M.,
sends the following interesting item:
"We were having a special soldiers'
meeting last Monday night, to see what
the soldiers would promise towards the
purchase of a lot for a building. We
spied a friendly Chinaman looking
through a hole in the tent. One of the
soldiers went to him, and he said, 'Puttee
me down for $10.' "—War Cry.
WOMEN
IN MISSIONS.
The Bishop of Worcester has struck a
true note in asserting the great importance of women's work in the mission
field. After commenting upon the striking change in public opinion in regard
to this development, he said at a recent
meeting: "It is now generally perceived
that there can be nothing of more transcendent importance than the development of women's work. The whole possibility of the Christian religion taking
hold of such a country as India depends
on getting at the hearts of the women,
and that depends upon women workers.
The progress of religion
depends on what is going on in the
hearts and minds of the women, and nowhere more so than in India; and the
advance of Christianity there will be very
slow until a rear attack is made upon
that in which the whole social system of
the country is imbedded—the zenana."
London Christian.
* * *
—
A lady writing from Uganda says:
"One can tell the Christian women almost at once in visiting a place by their
looks. They are much quieter in their
manners, less quarrelsome, and have a
superior look about them."—Bureau of
Missions.
JAPAN-KOREA
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
"A conference of the directors of the
Japanese primary schools in Korea was
�THE FRIEND
The Friend some 60 years ago published some pictures of Honolulu as it
then was. Some of our readers remember them.
Look at these buildings presented
herewith, good reader of former days,
and indulge in genuine surprise. Surely
progress is not surprising only if, as
with Rip Van Winkle, it happened while
we slept. No, as Carlyle intimates a
miracle is a miracle whether it took one
or a thousand years,—whether it flashed
on us but once or whether it occurs
every morning like the rising of the sun.
Hence, Honolulu's buildings are a
marvel in our eyes as they would be to
eyes long closed in sleep.
Missionary fathers, how much of a
share did ye have,—do ye still have, in
these structures?
recently held at Chemulpo, at which it
was resolved that an association, to be
called the Nikkan Kyoiku-kai (JapaneseKorean Educational Association), should
be instituted, with a view to teach the
Japanese language to the Koreans and
the Korean language to the Japanese in
Korea. The conference has also asked
the Imperial Educational Association of
this country to co-operate in the plan. In
the event of the proposed association
being established it will have its head
office at Tokyo and branch offices at
Seoul and Fusan."—Japanese Commercial Weekly.
CHINESE ORGANIZE.
"An organization of Chinese born in
this country has been formed in San
Francisco which has one of its objects
the aiding of the election to office of such
men as have a kind feeling for the Chinese. The Chinese begin to see the ways
in which they can lead men to regard
their interests."—The Pacific.
THE COST OF WAR.
13
of the older boys and girls have been
interested in getting something for
theirs also. Perhaps the meaning of the
Great Christmas Gift and the spirit of
generosity has grown a little in the
hearts of a few.
Friday, Dec. 16 was a joyous day. In
the forenoon sixty parents and friends
came to see the kindergarten children in
their morning circle, and to receive their
gifts hanging on the prettily decorated
tree. Each child trudged home with a
big orange and a cornucopia of candy.
In the evening two hundred and forty
people crowded the reading and club
room to see the tableaux presented by
the children.
They were then taken to the kindergarten and seated in three rows about
the tree. Candy was given to every one,
and popcorn and oranges to those who
had been most regular in attendance
during the fall.
Three new books and two toys were
the presents for the Alexander House,
Christmas exercises were held at the
Chinese church Thursday evening, Dec.
14, and the Chinese boys and girls were
made happy by the annual visit of Santa
Clans.
A good time is planned for the Chirese boys and girls of Paia next week.
The London Daily News says:"The
world looks on and applauds, forgetful of
the fact that a battleship costs $5,000,000
that $5,000,000 make 10,000,000 yen, that
10,000,000 yen make 1,000,000,000 sen,
and that a Japanese male adult operative
earns in a year about 8,000 sen, or $48.
The wages for a whole year of 125,000 A REMINISCENCE. Hon. G. D.
male adult operatives are sunk in a single Gilman of Boston writes, recalling his
Japanese battleship."—Japanese Com- early experience of Honolulu in 1841:
"The old Hawaiian Sabbath as it was,
mercial Weekly.
is a most pleasant memory. The stillness, the brightness, the bells calling to
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM HAWAII
worship, the orderly, quiet crowds old
Up to May 20, the Japanese and for- and young, the cheery greetings, the
eigners in Hawaii had made the follow- varied costumes giving bright bits of
ing contributions to Japan in connection color along the road ; the services at Kawaiahao, first in the old thatched church
with the war:
Yen.
witH the sides all eaten off by horses
94,891.63 and donkeys.—Limaikaika's (ArmVar fund
i,4°9-9 2 strong) sermon, and Lowell Smith's in
lilitary Relief Funds
200.00 the afternoon, all have left a memory
faval Relief Funds
3,661.49 that is yet dearly cherished. But, alas,
ed Cross Society
7,715.47 there are none about me with whom I
lunjin Engo-kai
okoku Funjin-kai
70.30 can share these tender thoughts. He
ady Volunteer Nurses'
hoomanao ica/e no i ka noho malihini wale
1,294.60 i kahi c."
Association
109,243.41
Total
"I fully agree with you in regard to
—Japanese Commercial Weekly.
those native Christians at Lahaina in the
50's. True and earnest up to the light
they had, coming out of the gross darkALEXANDER HOUSE, WAILUKU. ness they did. Old Kimokeo was one
of the marked Christians of those days
The past weeks have been as sign- and of influence for good. If I remember aright, one could oftener hear the
boards along the road to Christmas.
The little ones of the kindergarten voice of prayer from a native house-in
have busied their fingers making cornu- those days than Dr. K. told you he
S .E, 8.
copias and gifts for their parents, Many heard jt in the Ewt,"
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MINISTERIAL UNION OF HONOLULU.
The first regular meeting in December, was held on the sth at 10 a. m. in
the Central Union Church parlor.
After prayer the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Then followed notes from the field, by
different members. The committee on
the Sunday question was continued and
asked to report from time to time.
Major Milsaps read the paper of the
morning on the Best Use of Life. It
was full of interest and inspiring
thought. After some further remarks
on the subject, the meeting adjourned
with prayer.
The Union met again on Monday
morning Dec. 19th. Dr. Bishop made
the opening prayer. The minutes were
read and accepted. Then followed a discussion on books recently read by the
members. A committee of the pastors
of the English speaking churches, was
apointed, to arrange for the Week of
Prayer.
Rev. W. D. Wcstervelt read an excellent paper on New Methods of Bible
Study. After some discussion the meeting adjourned. Thirteen members were
present.
CHINESE NOTES.
The Sunday School of the Fort St.
Chinese church, gave a most interesting
and successful Christmas entertainment
on the evening of Dec. 22nd. The
church was packed full of Chinese. All
seemed greatly to enjoy the singing, the
recitations and arrival of Santa Claus.
One feature of the entertainment was a
representation of the "Three Wise
Men" who came in leading a camel.
With candy and presents the members
of the school all went home happy.i
THE MORNING STAR.
Through the kindness of a friend we
have the following report regarding this
last of the famous missionary vessels
which has borne this name.
A Mr. Doyle who was third engineer
on the Morning Star was a through passenger from Hongkong on the China
which touched here on the 24th of Dec.
en route to San Francisco. He reports
that the Morning Star reached Ponape
in the latter days of October with all
well, and was to leave soon for Kttsaie.
As a third engineer was no longer needed by the Star, Mr. Doyle was fortunately able to secure a timely passage
by the German steamer packet to Hongkong, whence he was speeding homeward.
The American Board's schooner PIONEER PHYSICIAN DIES AT
Carrie & Annie left Ponabe or Kusaie 44
EVANSTON.
days ago for Honolulu, and is now fully
Dr. Henry Munson Lyman died yesdue.
terday at his residence, 404 Lee street,
Evanston, after a long illness. He was
MISSIONARIES FOR GUAM.
69 years old. Dr. Lyman was the author of
books on medical
By the transport Solace, which left subjects, numerous
a contributor to medical
and
for Guam and Manila on the 27th of magazines and cyclopedias.
Dec. there went out under the American
After serving as assistant surgeon in
Roard as missionaries for Guam, Rev. the United
States hospitals in Nashtake
and Mrs. Case. They will
the ville,
Term.,
during the civil war, Dr.
place left vacant by Rev. and Mrs. Price
who left the field say six months ago,
on health account.
Christmas Edition
Mr. Case graduated a few months
of THE
since from the Hartford Theological
We
wish
these
misyouthful
Seminary.
sionaries godspeed.
CHINESE FIELD NOTES.
paradige *** pacific
Hawaii.—Mr. Thwing made a suc1903
cessful trip to Hilo during November.
Eighty-four Pages of IllustraFive Chinese men were received on
tions and Articles Pertaining
confession of faith into the Chinese
to the Hawaiian Islands.
church. Mr. Thwing preached at the
Chinese church in the morning and at SO Cents a Copy
the Japanese church in the afternoon.
The subscription price of this
A union service was held at the Haillustrated monthly magazine
waiian church in the evening.
is $1.50 a year, which includes
Olaa and Waiakea were also visited.
the beautiful Christmas Number
Good work is being done at the little
Japanese school at Waiakea. At a
gathering of the Chinese during the
THE
week a lecture was given on Alaska
and the St. Louis Fair. An interesting
HONOLULU, H. T.
meeting was also held of the Chinese P. O. Box 789
Christian Endeavor Society of Hilo.
The night school still continues to hold
quite a number of the young men, and
the Chinese kinderearten reaches many
of the children. The little folks are
looking forward to their Christmas
celebration.
Maui.—Wailuku was also recently
visited. A union Japanese and ChiAT BERGSTROM MUSIC
nese communion service was held at
Rev. How Fo
the Chinese church.
COMPANY.
writes the following letter from Kula:
I am in good health and hope you
CASH OR INSTALLMENT
are the same.
About my school, I have 22 scholars
PACIFIC
pApigE OF
VICTOR
TALKING
MACHINES
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now.
And the Christian people had 33
children and old persons. There is a
man who is prepared to join our
church.
The "Merry Christmas" is coming
now. We are expecting you to help us
$3 for the children's toys and candies.
I hope you are willing to help us.
My wife is coming back next month.
May God bless you all.
Your brother,
C. HOW FO.
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Insurance Department
HAWAIIAN TRUST
Telephone Main 184
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Lyman settled in Chicago, where he TTT G. IRWIN & CO.,
engaged in the practice of medicine.
Fort Street, Honolulu
He was borivon the island of Hawaii,
His parents were Araer
26,
Nov.
1835.
SUGAR FACTORS
Rids rooms of mosquitoes and flies.
No smoke or unpleasant odor. More effeot icans. He was graduated from WillAND
ive than burning powder and far more eco- iams college in 1858, and attended the
nomical
Then folHarvard
Medical
college.
COMMISSION AGENTS.
The outfitconsists ofbrass lamp and chimney
lowed a course at the College of Phyand the Hkeet-Go. Price complete, $1.
Agents
for the Oceanic Steamship Co.
sicians and Surgeons at New York.
Money bao lr if not satisfactory.
instructor
Dr. Lyman had been an
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in Rush Medical college, Chicago, and
on the staff of the Cook county hospi- pITY FURNITURE STORE
tal. Later he was one of the attending
«*« kinds of
SCHAEFER & CO.,
physicians to the Presbyterian hospital FURNITURE,
and consulting physician for the hospiImporters and
WINDOW SHADES,
tal for women and children and St. JoLACE CURTAINS,
seph's hospital. "Insomnia and the
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
PORTIERES,
of
is
his
Sleep,"
probably
Disorders
TABLE COVERS, ETC.
Honolulu, T. H.
best known work.
CHAIRS RENTED FOR BALLS AND
Four daughters, Miss Mary Lyman,
PARTIES.
Miss Margaret Lyman, Mrs. Horace
Day of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Howard
Greer of Evanston, are living. No arCdRRIdQE
UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING.
rangements for the funeral have yet
been made.—Chicago Tribune, Nov. TOMBSTONES AND MONUMENTS.
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YOUNG BUILDING
Residence and Night Call: Blue 3561.
22, 1904.
We carry the biggest line of harness in the
Telephone: Office, Main 64.
city; vehiclen of all descriptions; rubber
RECORD OF EVENTS.
tires at lowest prices; full line of everything
Nos. 1 146- 1148 Fort St., Honolulu.
to
Nov. 30—First sugar of new crop arrived
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riOPP& COMPANY,
Importers and Manufacturers of
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AND UPHOLSTERY.
CHAIRS TO RENT.
Honolulu.
Nos. 1053-1059Bishop St.
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from Kekaha. First refined supar ever manu- H. H. WILLIAMS
factured in Hawaii exported from Honolulu
Plantation.
Dec. 2—Stephen Mahaulu, the acknowlAHANA & CO., LTD.
edged confederate of the embezzlements of
MERCHANT
TAILOR.
acquitted
the convicted Boyd, is
on technical
grounds by 'udge Gear's direction.
Telephone Blue 2431.
P. O. Box 986.
3d—Raging sea at Kahului harbor washes
King Street, Honolulu
away the beach road.
13th—Hawaiian Judges confirmed at Wash- CLOTHES CLEANED AND REPAIRED.
W. w
ington.
15th—Execution of Moritaro,
dered Engineer Glennan.
who mur-
16th—$1,000,000 Hawaiian 4V4 per cent,
bonds sold at small premium.—Federal Grand
Jury dismiss Democratic complaint of corrupt action of inspectors of election, on the
ground of want of evidence. Minority of
jury say evidence wasn't sought.
DEATHS.
BRAUN—At Lihue, Kauai, Dec. I, Mr.
Produce | Braun, an esteemed German, aged 68 years.
LYMAN—At Chicago, Nov. 31, Heniy MunEGOS,PINEAPPLES, VEGETABLES
son Lyman, M. D., aged 69.
W. W. NEEDHAH, Manager Sales Dept. S MINER—At Makawao, Maui, Dec. 8, Mrs.
HONOLULU
Geo. E. Miner, aged 53 years.
SWINTON—At Honolulu, Dec. 12, William
Wallace Swinton, aged 23 years.
BLAISDELL—At Honolulu, Dec. 17, of
CELEBRATED HER NINETYapoplexy. William Blaisdell, former manNINTH BIRTHDAY.
ager of Kealia Plantation.
LIMITED
Jersey Cream -:- Dairy
"Mother" Parker's ninety - ninth
birthday was appropriately celebrated
yesterday. All day callers came bringing congratulations. Mrs. Parker expressed much pleasure at seeing so
many of her old friends and was in excellent spirits all day. Many presents
were received. From the people of the
Lunalilo Home came a magnificent
birthday cake, with an appropriate inscription on it. "Mother" is well and
happy and expects to celebrate her centennial next December.—Advertiser.
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MARRIAGES.
CARTER-HARDWICK—At Lihue, Kauai,
Nov. 30, Mr. Carter to Miss Hardwick.
GIBB-CUSHNIE—At Honolulu, Dec. 6,
John Gibb to Miss Bessie I. Cushnie.
WATERMAN-EWART—At Honolulu, Dec.
■» Emil Waterman to Miss Alice Ewart.
BERNDT-PFEIL—At San Francisco, Cal.,
Emil A. Berndt of Honolulu to Miss Lili
Pfeil of Portland, Oregon.
aT. SURE-MOSSMAN—At Honolulu, Dec.
St, Dr. F. A. St. Sure of Kauai to Miss
Mabel Mos„man.
CASTYNDYK-REED—At Honolulu, Dec.
26, J. K. Castyndyk of Hilo, to Mrs, Bernice
Halstead Reed.
Baskets!
Baskets!
Baby--with soiled clothes compartment. Sewing-silk lined also with
stands. Waste—in willow, • reed
»
rattan and straw.
Shirt-waist,
Mtrket,
Dress,
Bottle,
Flower,
Telessope,
Dress-Suit, Linen Hampers
ladies' Shopping Baskets a fine line,
Pfea&e affow U6 to show
them to uou.
LEWIS & CO.,
169 KING ST.
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Famous pictures for Sunday School
uses made by
BROWN
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The magnificent residence tract of
the Oahu College.
COOL CLIMATE, SPLENDID VIEW
Supplied with Artesian Water and
Rapid Transit
The cheapest and most desirable lots offered for sale on the easiest terms: one-third
cash, one-third in one year, one-third in two
years. Interest at 6 per cent.
For information as to building requirements, etc., apply to
FRIEND
Is published the first week of each month
in Honolulu, T. H., at the Hawaiian Board
Book Rooms, 400-403 Boston Building.
BISHOP
Theodore: Richards,
Business Manager of The Friend,
P. O. Box 489.
Transact a General Banking and Exchange
Business. Loans made on approved security.
Bills discounted. Commercial Credits granted. Deposits received on current account subject to check.
Regular Savings Bank Department maintained in Bank Building on Merchant Street,
All communications of a literary character and Insurance Department, doing a Life, Fire
and Marine business on most favorable terms,
should be addressed to
in Friend Building on Bethel Street.
The Managing Editor or The Friend,
Honolulu, T. H.
400-402 Boston Building,
and mml rrach the Board Ruumt by the Hth of
Not a great many, but
the v.Onth.
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VOL. LXII
OJigi
No one in Japan ever rises to address
an audience, enters a room, finds his
way into a compartment of a car or into
the
cabin of a steamer without bowing
26,
Jan.
05.
to those who are there before him.
Bows upon the street to acquaintances,
Floating Assets —
bows on meeting and parting, bows
.$ 265.00 when passing any one in a narrow place,
Subscription uncollected
bows when going ahead of others in
1,576.00 the roads, bows everywhere are the first
Investment uncollected
order of politeness in the Island EmRental Due
75.00 pire. And all this is simply an expression of thoughtful consideration
200.00
Collections book rooms
of others, whence the name o jigi,
honorable bowing. Well were
for
Cash
314-89 America if we had more of the itsame.
Considering the large number of Japanese among the constituency of The
$ 2,430.89 Friend we will follow this pleasant custom and on the return from a three
months' absence in the Mainland make
Liabilities—
our o jigi of hearty thanks for the kind
welcome back to Hawaii nei. It is pleasant
to be home again, side by side with
$
9,750.00
Bills payable
busy, happy fellow workers, planning
Overdraft at Bank
1,918.50 and praying and toiling for the triumph
of the Kingdom.
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
. ..
$11,668.50 Continued Life of the Council
The splendid vitality of the Twelfth
$ 9,237.61
Excess of Indebtedness
Triennial Council at Dcs Moines was its
Indebtedness last month.... 9,799.26 most striking feature. It pulsated with
life. Dead issues, speakers with mere
names and nought beside, leaders with
.$ 561.65 no following were nowhere in evidence.
Indtebtcdness decreased
Men with present day messages compelled a hearing and were not disappointed. By common consent it was
the
greatest meeting of American ConAnd it is going down still more,
gregationalists ever held. It struck keythis debt. Promises are made to cover notes in spiritual enthusiasm, evangelispassion, educational progress, Christhe larger part of it and we are looking tic
tian unity, missionary advance, conforward to next month when we hope structive thinking and social democracy.
It inspired men, filled them with deterto say,—"no debt."
mination to bring individuals into personal touch with Jesus Christ, laid down
Communications
no abstract articles of interdenominaSome contributors have evidently for- tional unity but went ahead to unite with
gotten that unless communications Methodist
Protestants and United
reach the Managing Editor on or before Brethren, pledged itself to stand by
the morning of the 24th day of the those who plead for support in aggresmonth there is no likelihood of their sive work, carried the Church to workbeing printed. Owing to this month's mgmen and compelled their attention.
twenty-eight days all copy for the March The sessions closed. Months have sped.
issue must reach the office not later Still the Council lives. All over the
than February 23rd.
Mainland pastors of great churches and
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of small are pushing the direct personal
appeal as never before. Dr. Dawson of
England, the apostle of the new evangelism, is invited to make a tour of many
months throughout the leading cities of
the Union. Men are being roused.
Other denominations seeing how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together
in unity are asking to enter the triunity
so happily forwarded in lowa's capital
city. A new spirit has entered the
Churches. Every week witnesses to the
growth of a denominational consciousness which realizes it the mission ol the
Congregational Church to serve in wider
relations than ever. Not sectarian
growth but larger service—service in
helping to blot out sects and merge
churches, service in bringing to men the
consciousness of God, service in bridging the industrial chasm between class
and class until classes shall cease to be.
It was a privilege to be present at a
gathering so potent and historical. Hawaii needs the inspiration of this Council. Its spirit is the spirit for which this
Territory sighs.
Yale and Harvard
No better evidence of the thorough
permeation of the Mainland Churches
with this spirit can be found than in
the missionary movement in the two
oldest and largest Congregational colleges. To many the names Vale and
Harvard suggest ideas of friendly rivalry in sport, to others high ideals of
scholarship, to still others the rounded
culture befitting educated gentlemen,
but few have any notion 6f the splendid
training in social service and in practical
religious work open to every student in
these two universities. Of late years
the field exploited by the active Christian men has expanded beyond the boundaries of the Mainland states. One of
the best friends Hawaii has is Dean
Frank K. Sanders of Vale whose interest in this Territory is made evident not
only in the persons of Revs. Mr. Hopwood and Dr. Baker but also in his readiness to influence others of his best men
to come and labor here. Greater America
however does not bound the field in the
eyes of these ardent collegians. Recently at Cambridge the Harvard Mission was organized with the fourfold
aim of familiarizing the University with
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the work of Harvard men in the foreign
field, of securing subscriptions to support graduates as missionaries, of bringing into a compact union all the students
who expect to enlist in missionary service and of sending into the foreign
field within five years no less than twenty
Harvard men who are to be encouraged
to go where the need and opportunity
are greatest. Meantime Vale has invaded Hunan, the central province of
China and the nursery of its noblest
sons, and at Chungsha its capital is
erecting a Christian University for the
higher education of men drawn from all
over the Empire. The work done by
each of these American Universities is
to be undenominational. Indeed the
various missionary societies laboring in
Central China expect to relegate to the
new Vale in Hunan all higher educational work, reserving for themselves
only the preparatory schools. In these
days of frenzied finance it is well to stop
and think that the young men who are
to lead in the America of the future are
being banded together to bring the
world to Christ not only in Vale and
Harvard but elsewhere throughout the
educational centers of "God's Country."
Frenzied Finance
The sudden reaction from financial
depression to elation caused by the rise
in the price of the staple production of
this Territory calls for serious consideration. The promise of prosperity is a
good thing. Men were made to be glad
when successful. And that gladness
opens doors facing in two directions.
(hie is upward to larger opportunity by
the way of self-control. The other is
downward to inevitable narrowness of
life along the road of speculation. Our
community is facing this alternative. It
is time for leaders to set wise examples,
to forego the opportunity of large speculative gains made through the forcing
of securities above the point of actual
permanent
value,
to
discourage the
boom movement, and in especial to lay
emphasis on other than material values
by generous support of institutions
which stand for spiritual ideals. The
tendency of such a financial season as
the present is to induce persons with
small means to risk their all and too
often that which is not their own in the
hope of large gains. The question for
the Christian capitalist to consider is
this: "Is it right for me to sell my
stock at a price above its conservative
value to young men and to others of
untrained judgment knowing that they
must suffer by the inevitable contraction
in price which will come some day ? Am
I not by so doing taking more than an
equivalent for what I exchange, in other
words am I not defrauding?" Of course
the market may not yet have reached
this condition. Judgment of financial
values is also a delicate matter especially
in view of such a commodity as that for
which Hawaii is famous. The role of
a prophet is not courted by any one and
the most conservative judgment may err
in over or under estimation. Granting
all this, should not some of our public
spirited men of business insight be
ready to sound the warning when the
danger point is evidently drawing near?
The Nick of Time
A quaint old English expression this
but one full of meaning. It might be
paraphrased "the wink of time." The
old man with the sickle is now winking.
To get the right work in before the eyelids close demands quick action. In
other words if our leading Christian
business men desire to turn the thoughts
of the community to nobler things the
moment for doing so most effectively is
now. (httside of generous aid to evangelistic work no better method of accomplishing this end for Honolulu can
be sought than by founding a public
library. In this age when less than half
a dozen towns in Massachusetts are
without an institution of this nature the
backwardness of this city is a reflection
upon our public spirit and our Christian
pretensions. Why not have one at once?
The Legislature is about to meet. Suppose the owners of the private library
on Hotel street should offer their plant
to the Territory on condition that a
Board of Trustees be constituted to manage its affairs consisting, say of nine
members, four of whom to hold office for
life and to be self-propagating shall be
chosen by the donors, four to serve for
stated terms shall be appointed by the
Governor who himself shall be the ninth
member c.v-oflicio and on the further
condition that the Territory appropriate
at least a minimum sum annually for its
support. Will the Territory decline this
offer? Could not some of our leading
commercial men render a declination
practically impossible by financial gifts
which should insure to the city a library
worthy of its size, its h'gh degree of
intelligence and its conglomerate population? It is even conceivable that Mr.
Carnegie would gladly aid a movement
of this character. Very wisely his gifts
are always conditioned on a goodly
measure of government support. No
public library should be established
without this kind of constant popular
backing.
Local Option
Senator Dickey's bill which is printed
on another page merits the serious consideration of every one in the community. The first thing that commends it
is its fairness to all parties. Temperance
people often allow their view of the
evils of strong drink to obscure their
sense of justice. The liquor seller has
his rights as well as any other member
of the body politic. Society has fostered
his creation or evolution. Society is responsible for him and therefore must
treat him fairly. His business while
legally pursued must not be taken from
him without giving him both a chance to
be heard in his defence and time to adjust his affairs or without appeal to the
opinion.
supreme authority—public
Senator Dickey's bill recognizes this
truth. It treats the liquor dealer fairly.
It puts the whole question of the sale
of intoxicants where it belongs upon the
intelligence and conscience of the people. It says to the liquor dealer and to
the advocate of no license "Prove jour
case. The people are the jury. If you
convince them you have them behind
you to enforce the only sovereign dictate
among men, that of public opinion." And
the proposed bill does this without cost
to either side. At every election the
question must come up as a matter of
course and be decided by the will of the
majority. Again its feasibility recommends it strongly. It is simple, calls for
no machinery, proposes no radicalism,
offers no inducements to litigation and
is proving its practicability in many
parts of the United States. A third consideration in its favor is its address to
the intelligence. The proposition is a
challenge to both sides in the liquor controversy to train the mind of the electorate. Such a bill is a mighty aid to
the cause of public education. We need
this kind of thing in Hawaii more than
in any section of the country except
Porto Rico and the Philippines, because
of the greatness of the task before us
in training Hawaiians and Asiatics in
the intelligent use of the ballot. The
more frequently such referendums not
only on this question but upon other
matters of public policy may be had, the
better for the future of these Islands.
Every two years the forces of license
and of restraint will line up to convince
young and old and the result must be
progress. Still further this bill proposes
a stated appeal to conscience. Most
political questions are matters of policy
and address the prudential faculty. The
liquor question enters the realm of conscience and thus trains the higher powers of the human soul. We need such
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appeals more and more frequently in a
republic. We are forever splitting on issues dubbed democratic and republican.
Here is a question which moves in the
realm of the higher manhood. By all
means let us have this biennial opportunity to speak to the conscience of the
voter and thus train his loftier faculties.
Finally the issue is with the moral will.
The hardest thing a man has to do is to
learn to say no, no to the lower nature,
no to mere complacency, no to evils that
threaten manhood, the family, the nation, human society itself. Senator
Dickey's bill proposes at regular intervals an appeal to this power to say "ho"
in every voter. The friend prays the
Legislature to grant this privilege to the
citizenship of our Territory..
The County Scheme
It is clear that county government is
not desired by the intelligence and
moral worth of the Territory.' Upon its
face it smacks of jobbery. Its purpose
seems to be to create offices, useless
offices. Its only outcome promises to be
the waste of the people's money. Why
should not the whole project be condemned kindly, wisely but firmly by all
true patriots? There is, however, a
healthy demand underlying the movement in its favor. The people desire to
participate more directly in their own
government. Why not grant this demand? It can be done in two ways, first
by the creation of town government
after the New England pattern and second by the use of the referendum upon
questions in which our electorate can be
educated. With regard to the referendum it may be said that resort to this
expedient should at first be had with
caution. Senator Dickey's local option
bill opens the way to its wise use. Gradually it may be employed more widely as
our voters grow in intelligent use of the
ballot. The town meeting, however,
might be established at once. Certain
simple local matters might at the outset
be relegated to the towns and the ideal
of public service as an honor and privilege might be fostered by the general
policy of official positions without pay.
Difficulties doubtless would beset the
inauguration of such a measure but it
is certainly not impossible. Is it not
worth trial ?
Civic Federation
A movement which may mean much
for the future of this Territory was inaugurated last Thursday in the Chamber
of Commerce when a company of business and professional men gathered to
consider the question of a federation
whose object should be "to aid in se-
curing good government through the religious interest. If this be followed
election and the appointment of honest up for years it is not too much to hope
and able officers, the establishment and for a movement like those mighty stirenforcement of law and the improve- rings which accompanied the birth of the
ment of civic and soc; al conditions." Hawaiian nation into Christianity during
()rganization was effected with the the second quarter of the last century.
adoption of a constitution and the elec- The earnest prayers of all Christians are
tion of a Board of nine Trustees com- besought for Dr. Baker, Mrs. Baker and
posed of two merchants, two lawyers, their fellow workers in Kona.
two educators, one editor, one political
leader and one minister. As has been SNAP SHOTS ON A MAINLAND
TOUR.
fully demonstrated elsewhere the possibilities for good in such a movement are
(hit of memory's portfolio we will
of the widest nature and depend entirely
upon the unselfish devotion to civic choose a few of the random views. Here
ideals, the untiring work and the wis- conies the first—a composite photo from
dom of those who are the chief ser- Salt Lake City. Call it if you will "what
vants of the organization. There is no present day Mormons think of polycall for flourish of trumpets in an en- gamy." A pleasant young elder who
deavor of this lend. The work done had spent 5 years as a missionary in
must largely be of the patient delving New Zealand and had taken in Hawaii
sort with appeal to the public whenever 011 the roatl showed our party of pilthe demand exists therefor. It is essen- grims over the Tabernacle and then
tially an educational movement and its halted fur questions on the steps just
motto is "Watch." It is a great thing opposite the tomblike Temple into
for any community in a free country to whose mysteries Congress has been
have a company of citizens willing to probing. "How about polygamy." we
"We believe in it as strongly
give time and patient thought to the asked.
manner in which the public is being as ever," was the reply. "Of course we
served by those who have been chosen do not pract'ee it now because the lawto do its work, ready to direct the gaze forbids it. But it is a revelation from
of the people at the critical moment to God and the highest truth for the marweak points in that service and unt; ring ried." A few minutes later one of the
in directing the mind of the entire citi* clerks in the great Zion co-operative
zenship into channels that make for civic store touched upon the same theme and
purity. civ; c strength and civic beauty. valiantly championed the doctrine which
The Territory now has an organization Br'gham Young enforced by teaching
with this aim. The friend bids it god- and practice. Those two young men, intelligent and alert, represent modern
speed.
conservative Mormonism. They knew
Kona's Good Fortune
their Bibles well, as the votaries of most
Tidings from Dr. Baker are full of crooked sects do. Their loyal adencouragement. The Central Kona herence to the worst in their system enChurch, long quiescent, is being revived forces the warning being sounded by
and its services are attracting large con- many patriots aga; nst this pernicious
gregations. At Holualoa in North Ko- system which aims to rival the slavena and at Hookena ; n South Kona holding oligarchy in controlling the Napreaching is maintained once a month. tion by seizing the fateful balance of
Several Sunday schools have been or- power in politics.
(irinnell. lowa, where the American
ganized and the interest is steadily increasing. Mrs. Baker is a tower of Board held ; ts 95th annual meeting is
strength. When her son is absent at one of those beautiful New England
the out stations she carries on the cen- towns transported to the progressive
tral service with great effectiveness. The vital West which arc proving themselves
manner in which these enthusiastic mis- nuclei of all that is best in the national
sionaries have been received throughout life. As long as towns of this character
the district argues the presence of a real abound the country is safe whatever the
yearning for spiritual things. The truth Rockefellers and their ilk conjure up
;s that many of the country parts of this against its better self. The college is
Territory have for years been destitute a splendid nursery of manhood and
of anything like vital aggressive reli- womanhood and boasts a number of fine
gious life. The people have not been buildings. But the company of men
fed and are hungry for real food. If who are putting their lives into it far
we mistake not a positive prcaclrng of outclass the structures of stone and
the gospel reenforced by loving personal brick. The Roard meeting moved on a
work is bound to result in a widespread high plane of spiritual power. It took
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a great forward step in modifying its joinder came "I shall not dispute the
rules so as to become strictly a repre- characterization of my riend Depew,
for
sentative corporation. .The attendance as all the world knows he is the greatest
of corporate members was large and the living authority on wind" and for five
keynote was advance all along the line.
Dcs Moines of course achieved a new
high water mark for the denomination.
It gathered a remarkable assemblage of
giants. The faces of some were missed,
notably the brothers Moore of Harvard, Gordon of Boston and Gunaaulus
of Chicago. But there was so much real
eloquence, such
a plethora of good
things that no one could take all in. Dr.
Bradford of Montclair, pastor of the
second largest church in New Jersey,
struck the keynote in the present day
•ton of the Congregational Churches by
voicing the demand for closer organization. His successor Dr. Gladden of
Columbus, known the world over for
his splendid championship of social
brotherhood and faithfulness to the demands of citizenship, was elected on the
platform of service to the whole Church.
He was chosen because his whole life
has been an echo of Jesus" declaration
"not to be ministered unto but to minister" and now the Churches here called
Mm to the honored post of chief servant. We have no bishops in the Church,
but we do have chiefs as defined by our
Lord "He that is greatest among you
shall be your servant." Dr. Gladden is
even now going about the country
spending himself in the onerous service
to which he was elected.
Another sturdy son of New England
who has risen to the command of one
of America's greatest Universities, President Cyrus Northrup of Minnesota
stood forth as one of the leaders in the
Council. Orator, wit, matchless presiding officer, and consumate organizer,
President Northrup enlivened the sessions with his quick sallies, his keen repartee, his genial presence and his noble
thought. His seventy years sit lightly
upon his broad shoulders and his splendid voice rolls forth as gloriously as in
the days of old when he taught us
youngsters at Vale. It was a rare treat
to be his comrade, for a full week sharing the same hotel room. Stories of his
encounters with other giants of the rostrum were freely circulated by the delegates but none that showed him issuing
from any conflict second best. Some
years ago New York's silver tongued
favorite who is rarely silent at any great
eastern talking bee, Chauncey Depew,
tested his metal when he introduced him
to a huge metropolitan audience as
"Cyrus Northrup, the cyclone from the
Northwest." Quick as thought the re-
I the Council back to the Christian funda-
mental "I will make you fishers of men,"
but grandly achieved it; Graham Taylor
of Chicago Commons whose appeal to
:;
minutes New York went mad with workingmen stirred the whole city ; and
shouts of merriment at the expense of finally Dr. Weekly of the United Brethher chief after dinner orator. Speakers ren and Dr. Stephens of the Methodist
have learned to let President Northrup Protestants who led the Council to the
alone when compliments are flying.
; Mount of Transfiguration in their eloLyman Abbott of course, was in evi- quent pleading of the cause of Church
dence, a center of interest because of his i unity.
large influence in shaping the men of
After inspiration, perspiration.
today. Another of the stalwart phalanx 1is God's order. It was followed This
our
tall, athletic, forceful Dr. Stimson of tour. For two months it was oneinlong
New York, (who whilom turned defeat kaleidoscope of churches and audiences.
into victory by organizing out of nothing Jersey City's People's Palace formed one
a great church in the very center of that of the brightest pictures. For
seventeen
polyglot city after being forced out of years the pastor had pled the cause of
the historic Tabernacle through no fault larger life for the people, of opportunity
of his own) towered high above many for recreation under manhood-making
of his fellows and made one of the tell- conditions, of the wisdom
of battling
ing addresses of the week.
against saloon and dance hall by satisA grist of younger men, Dr. Dewey fying in healthy fashion the demands
of Brooklyn, the successor of the in- which these foes of clean living supply
comparable Dr. Storrs, chaste in dic- ; with such foul additions. He had seen
tion, clear cut in thought, Dartmouth's with joy Catholics, Lutherans and other
favorite son; Dr. Jefferson of the Churchmen won to his views and adopt
Broadway Tabernacle, a speaker of the the methods he had urged. At last a
Edward Everett type whose oration was captain of industry in admiration of this
one of those finished pieces of art which steady championship profferedthe money
give the critic no flaw for his pecking to e<]Uip an institution modeled in acand who with all his other talents is cordance with the pastor's long experipossessed of the rarest ability as a direc- ence, and the Jersey City People's Palace
tor of other men's activities; Dr. Hillis 1is the result. Imagine $200,000 concreted
whose words and thoughts tumble into brick and stone forming a gigantic
over one another so picturesquely and clubhouse where young and old may
so minus all order that while trans- ■ play and dance, sing and study, witness
gressing every canon he captivates by dramas or take part therein, air tired
the vigor of his manhood and the charm babies on sweltering summer days,
of his personality; S. Parkes Cadman of learn the sweet story of old and help
Brooklyn's Central Church which he has to put it in practice and all innocently,
at last advanced from the second to the j then dub it People's Palace. The 1,300
first rank in the denomination, a people gathered in the audience room
Methodist and a llriton by birth, a tor- jto hear and see Hawaii's story was a
rent of magnetism, big hearted, loyal sight to stay long in memory's gallery.
souled, full of the spirit of love for men
At Springfield after the tale of the
and devotion to Christ; Dr. C. R. Brown Mid-Pacific Paradise had been told and
of Oakland who needs no introduction Obookiah's life work with its dramatic
to the people of Hawaii; President Gates outcome had been pictured a gentlemen
once of Grinnell now of Pomona of large business interests came to the
College, California, keen, incisive, bril- speaker, extended his hand in greeting
liant, philosophical, who contributed the and said, "The Rev. Mr. Dwight of
purest gem of constructive thinking of whom you spoke tonight who found
the entire assembly; Drs. Dv Bois and Obookiah weeping on the step of Vale
Proctor of Atlanta, negro leaders, one College was my grandfather." By his
a son of Harvard and now perhaps the side stood Miss Birnie whose aloha for
most distinguished teacher of his race, Hawaii has made many friends for
the
the other the most talented pastor in Islands. Incidents of this kind were
the South whose magnificent utterances frequent and added spice to every repecompelled the admiration of every dele- tition of the plea for help. Long and
gate and gave the eternal lie to every careful search was made for a likeness
advocate of the doctrine of the colored of Obookiah. The best that could be
man's essential intellectual inferiority; come by was the portrait of a young
Dr. Dawson of England who not only Islander of about his time which turned
came with a single end in view to bring out to be that of a girl though it an-
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swered well the purpose of showing a
youthful Hawaiian of that generation. It
was not passed off as Obookiah's, however.
Memory beats the kodak in abi'ity to
picture the spiritual. It would be hard
to photograph enthusiasm for Hawaii,
but fortunately not to recognize jr lecall it. It manifested itself in varied
fashion as when President Northrup
dramatically exclaimed while the Council applauded, "We are with you. We
will do all you want," or young men
preparing for the ministry sought out
the Board's representative to offer themselves for service, or the principal of a
fine Girls' Preparatory School in New
Jersey, a most talented lady said, "Is
there a place for me there? I am ready
to go," or busy men of affairs urg-1
that some d-rcct participation in missionary service be permitted them
through the support of some evangelist,
or a company of Monday-tired clergymen kept the ball o! questions rolling
near an hour to end up with an excited
"Why didn't we know these things before?" or finally an Executive Committee of business men and cautious clericals, watchdogs of a great treasury,
started an evening of catechism with the
declaration "We are too busy tonight to
givetime to the full consideration of I la
waii, therefore no vote can be reached
until next month's meeting" and before
two hours had sped voted enthusiastically and without dissenting voice thousands of dollars to help carry the gospel
to our
polyglot population.
Hawaii's
and Hawaii's opportunity moves
men. It does it because it should, for
it is unique and the King's business here
requires haste.
In this propaganda the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition had to take
second place; therefore all that we
saw of it was the outside of dingy
avenues
buildings,
thronged with
rubbish, the burnt out embers of
story
the closing night's glory eight hours
after the end iiad come. Hence for one
day's rest we sought God's exposition
of His glory in the matchless gorge
painted with the colors of Paradise in
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.
Human language is a poor useless instrument for recording what we saw in
that assembly hall of the spirits of the
air as we wound our way down into the
depths, skirted the awful edge, stood
with uncovered head in the presence of
the sun's departing majesty as he touched with a radiance and a strange uncanny prodigality of hue seen nowhere
else on earth the sculptured peaks and
yawning chasms of that sublime and aw-
ful chaos.
That day of wonders was the holiest things in modern American
quite in keeping with the evidences of life. Think of a community spending
tlie father's Hand throughout our trip. thousands of dollars upon a jail and
other thousands upon an insane asylum
(after an unseemly squabble for graft),
WHY SHOULD HONOLULU
and at the same time refusing to equip
HAVE A PUBLIC LIBRARY?
a Public Library. Such a community
1.
Because no self-respecting com- is living ioo years in the dim past. Fosmunity of intelligent Americans able to ter a love of good literature in our
support such an institution can maintain young people and there will be fewer
a reputation for enlightened public criminals and insane in the coming genspirit in this Twentieth Century without eration.
one.
5. Because a Public Library affouls
Because
Honolulu
is
rich
for service. The more inenough
opportunity
2.
to support an up-to-date Public Library stitutions a community owns which dewithout feeling the burden.
mand that the time of busy, educated,
3. Because the mind of this com- cultured men be given without pay to
munity is altogether too much centered the public, the more civilized and Chrisupon sugar to the sad neglect of higher tianized it is. A Public Library is one
things. Witness the charge publicly of these institutions. It of Course lias
made by an honorable body of business its few paid workers. But gradually
men that the organized sugar planters there crystalize about it a large number
are deliberately standing in the way of of men and women who give freely of
the Americanization of this Territory. the best they have, considering the priviWhether this be true or not it speaks lege of serving the people the highest
eloquently of the local conception of the possible remuneration. Public Libraries
paramount value of sugar. Sugar is un- become the center of lectures and talks
questionably good food for the body, on subjects ad infinitum. The Tinsa splendid animal producer, but it is tees who serve gratuitously and apprepoor chucks for the mind, for the mak- ciate it a great honor to be invited to
ing of a real man. A Public Library do so are but a very small part of the
furnishes the noblest possible variety of army of ministering people. First there
mental and spiritual pabulum for all the is the large company of book readers
people. What does Honolulu think who help to determine whether a work
most of, dollars or manhood?
which knocks for admission is worthy.
Honolulu
is
full
of
chilSecond
there are those who prepare
Because
4.
dren growing up into American citizen- lists of books 011 topics of general inship in a subtropical climate where the terest. Lor example hundreds of public
appeal to the lower nature is far strong- libraries in the United States have iser than in colder climes. These children sued more or less elaborate bulletins
can be educated to become readers only in upon the best literature in re the Russotheir early years. A decade hence thou- Japanese war available to their readers.
sands of them will have outgrown the No great popular topic emerges to view
critical period for the cultivation of a without similar announcements to guide
love of pure ennobling literature. The in public enlightenment. Volunteers
twentieth-century Public Library edu- often help the library force to prepare
cates this power to crave good reading. these. Thus as the institution grows it
It was the writer's privilege to serve on trains scores of persons with more or
the governing Board of one of the most less leisure to become loving servants
beautiful public libraries in the Eastern of the people.
States. The chief ambition of the whole 6. Because the Public Library coninstitution was to reach the children, stantly invites to wider giving. Every
attract them to its shelves (a great room- community has its collectors—collectors
ful of books being kept for them to of birds, of birds' eggs, of insects, of
browse in and the time of one intelli- shells, of natural objects of all sorts,
gent assistant given entirely to them"), al-o collectors of art treasures and speteach them how to treat books kindly, cial lines of literature. When these
show them what to read, get before the collections have grown too bulky for
scholars in the various public school private housing or death approaches
grades literature helpful to a larger un- the question comes "Where shall I dederstanding of their work and stimulate posit these." Scores of libraries all
the little ones to educate the home- over the country are becoming deposifolks into a love of the best things in tories for valuable collections of various
our glorious literature.
1lkinds. This sort of giving made public
To refuse to establish a Public Library stimulates its kind and even people not
is to cheat our children out of some of blessed with large means find it pessi1
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ble to accumulate something of real per-! national life, to infuse into the diverse
maiient value which they take a pride in elements of our
population the principle
trans lering to the Public Library. Thus of progress is no easy task. We
one Massachusetts library in a tow 1 want in Hawaii the best and purest
one-third the size of Honolulu, owns kind of Americanism. We can have
one or two art treasures which are it. For here East meets West and out
unique in the entire country, boasts a of the commingling the noblest life the
collection of stiffed birds illustrating ail world has ever seen is to grow, if the
the varieties that frequent the neighbor- spirit of Christ supplies the vital force.
hood and has a relic department of real Every institution which promises to aid
historic value.
in this splendid development must be
7. Because a Public Library is a welcomed. Among all that can be
boon to the local press. The various named, none after the Church, the public
bulletins issued from time to time by, school and the press is of greater value
the ! ; brary are welcomed by intelligent than the modern Public Library.
editors who are glad to have in their
columns thoughtful communications
THE TWO SOCIETIES THAT
from the library staff, the aim of which
HELP US.
is to supply a public need. Thus press
and library react upon one another, the
In 1826 in the City of New York, the
public taste is cultivated with the result American Home Missionary Society
of better newspapers because the people was organized. Like the
American
are trained constantly to appreciate bet- Board sixteen years its senior,
it was
ter things. Some of us have studied this broad
and national in scope, its aim bedevelopment in other communities and ing to carry Christianity throughout the
can testify to its reality and its promise
nation. It was not sectarian and the
of higher civilization.
members of a number of denominations
K. Because the Public Library is in gathered under its banner to carry on
the line of the best and noblest life of the noble work. Presbyterians, Reformtoday. The motto of the Twentieth Cen- ed and Congregationalists formed the
tury is "not for the few but for all." larger part of its constituency as was
Even theology which moves slowest has also true of the American Board. For
forgotten all about "the elect." A years it went on in this simple fashion
preacher today who should get back in- caring nothing for party names. But as
to the atmosphere of that phrase as our the denominational consciousness grew
fathers understood it would soon be stronger in the United States first one
preaching like our friends of a few and then another of the supporting deweeks since in Honolulu, "the Children nominations withdrew, never in a spirit
of Israel" to a handful of loiterers on of opposition, but most fraternally, until
the streets. The Public Library becomes the Society was left to the support of
a home for all, it gathers the best in the the Congregational churches alone.
life of humanity and offers it freely to I Finally urged to do so by the promise
all and it stimulates that love for all of a large gift of money the Society
which Jesus came to bring to man as changed its name to correspond to its
Cod's best gift.
character as the home missionary arm
9. Because the Mid-Pacific Paradise of these churches by dropping the word
should be kept American and Christian. American and assuming that of ConThe menace here is paganism. By this gregational. It operates directly or
we mean no hackneyed expression but through auxiliaries in at least 32 states.
degeneracy in moral standards and in 5 territories and in Cuba and dispenses
the ideals which inspire. Men come, more than a half million dollars anhither mostly for gain. They gather nually. It has never countenanced prosfrom Asia largely and from elsewhere. elyting. It always refuses to enter a
Many represent the lower level in the field where other denominations are
lands from which they hail. Cut off supplying the reasonable demand for
from the developing life of their own religious work. It has faithfully labored
people the tendency is towards stagna- in a spirit of comity with Christians of
tion which always means moral lapse. every other name. It has done more
Thus it is old-time Asia and last-genera- along the line of Christian union than
tion America which is likely to eventu- any other Society of its kind in America.
ate. The action and reaction of these It has instituted hundreds upon huntwo backward streams is accelerated re- dreds of churches on the union plan like
trograde motion. To stem this tide, to Central Union Church of this city.
keep abreast of the stir and movement
The American Missionary Association
■characterizing the more vital centers of was organized in 1846 during the dark
days preceding the civil war as the
special friend ot the Negro. Its leading
men were the anti-slavery giants of that
period. All over the Northern States
and in not a few places at the South it
had its fearless workers and warm sympathizers. It was in close association
with the famous underground railway
wdiich transported so many slaves safe
over the border into freedom-loving
Canada. After the war this association
entered the field to educate the colored
man for citizenship. Hampton, Fisk,
Tuskegee, Talladega, Atlanta and many
other institutions in the Southland
wdiose names are sacred to Americans
could never have been without this Society. Gradually its scope broadened.
Indians, Chinese, mountain whites, Eskimos, Porto Ricans, Japanese have all
been included in its ministrations and
among them all it maintains churches
and schools. Its aim has been to provide industrial, intellectual, moral and
religious leadership for the people of
these races within the greater United
States. When therefore Hawaii knocked at its doors it gladly heard. For the
first year of co-operation it has voted us
$6,000 to enlarge our work. This Society has always maintained its undenominational character.
Among its
warmest supporters, most generous
benefactors and successful workers,
Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Episcopalians, Methodists, Baptists and
many others have been numbered. It
is a splendid augury for Hawaii that a
Society of such broad aims and such
wide sympathies should come to its assistance.
BOARD DOINGS.
At its January meeting the Hawaiian
Board heard the Secretary's report of
the results of the visit of the delegation
to the mainland and requested its publication in the daily press. It afterwards
appeared in the Advertiser by courtesy
of the editor. Dr. Baker of Kona sat
as a corresponding member and gave
a deeply interesting account of the progress of the work in West Hawaii. It is
long since the Board has listened to
such a delightful resume. The engagement of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Rath to
work in Honolulu was ratified. They
are expected March I and will probably
live in Palama. The secretary was instructed to correspond with a number of
men desirous of coming to this Territory to engage in Christian work. Rev.
Stephen L. Desha of Hilo was offered
the privilege of a two years' course of
study in the mainland at Chicago. No
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word has come from him yet as to
whether he will accept the offer. It is
a rare chance. Messrs. K. Koinuro and
M. Nagayama were requested to come
to the territory for evangelistic work.
These two gentlemen are studying at
present in the Eastern States. Steps were
taken to push evangelistic work in Kakaako and among Japanese families especially women in the field of the Makiki church. The Board decided to send
Rev. Mr. Thwing to China to advance
the interests of our work among the
Chinese of this Territory. He will
probably leave Honolulu during this
month. A number of plans for increasing the efficiency of our Portuguese,
Japanese and Chinese Departments were
discussed and it was decided to follow
them out enthusiastically. Notwithstanding the press of business engagements at the opening of the year the
meeting was largely attended by Honolulu business members and great interest
was manifested.
D. S.
ENORMOUS IRRIGATION ON OAHU
FROM ARTESIAN WELLS.
"Wonderful Tunneling in Hawaii"
was the title of an article in the January issue of The Friend, which described
a very remarkable advance just made in
supplying surface water for irrigation,
as accomplished by means of an immense use of tunnels underneath rug-
ged mountain ridges thereby reaching
copious streams which have hitherto
seemed inaccessible.
The writer is told that the great interest evinced in that article calls on him
to supplement it by a sketch of the older
and less novel but even more remarkable growth of irrigation by means of
pumping from artesian wells. The former topic invited notice on account of
its novelty. But the artesian system of
irrigation existing chiefly on Oahu, although somewhat familiar to our readers on this Island, is not only more peculiar than the tunneling, but confers
irrigation on arid lands to a far larger
extent than upon any other island of
the group.
This will be seen by the following
figures: the artesian wells on Oahu are
yielding a daily supply of from 250 to
300 millions of gallons of water. The
new tunnels on Maui and Kauai have
added 175 millions of gallons to a previous daily supply of water considerably
less.
Artesian wells first began to be bored
in the city of Honolulu about the year
1880, when the late Judge Lawrence
McCully, at his residence in Pawaa, con-' which are pumped by an electric motor.
trary to general expectation, struck The power for this is generated two
water at a depth of several hundred feet, miles inland by a small stream of several
which rose to a height of 42 feet above hundred feet pressure issuing from a
sea level,, making a valuable flowing well tunnel penetrating the heart of Kaala
irrigating a large breadth of land. A mountain.
few other wells in the city soon followThere are perhaps forty wells in Hoed. The late James Campbell subse- nolulu, a few of which are pumped by
quently struck water in Honouliuli at a windmills. Two pairs of large wells are
depth of 700 feet, which rose to 25 feet. pumped by engines, one in Kalihi, the
This led to the creation in 1886 of the' other at the base of Punchbowl on Alanow extremely prosperous Ewa Planta- pai street. These contribute to the city
tion upon the great arid but very fertile water works system. Nearly all the arplain of Honouliuli, with its 5000 acres tesian wells on Oahu were bored by
of luxuriant cane fields. It began with 1 John L. McCandless and brothers, who
a row of six ten-inch wells about 30 feet have acquired large and well earned pro■part connected to a single pump which fits by their practical skill and business
lifted the water to about 60 feet level, ability.
irrigating a few hundred acres.
It remains to state what is known as
This was speedily followed by a suc- to the conditions determining the possicession of additional pumping stations bility of artesian wells on Oahu. The
of much greater capacity, in all forcing source of the water is the copious rainwater to a maximum elevation of 200 fall upon the interior mountains. This
feet, and to an aggregate amount of 90 sinks through the very porous lava
million gallons daily. The later wells rocks, permeating the whole like a huge
were all of 12 inch bore, and in groups sponge lying in the sea. This very
of ten wells to each set of pumps. The vesicular or spongy condition of the
water was forced to the upland through rock extends to the depth to which the
24 and 30 inch steel pipes. The pumps island has subsided since the earliest
and the engines driving them are mas- eruptions raised it above the ocean's
sive and powerful groups of machinery, surface, since below that the pressure
some of which occupy deep excavations, of the sea would keep the lava compact.
in order to pump from the level of the This depth is certainly more than 2500
water in the wells, a little over 20 feet feet. The coral reef at Barber's Point
above the sea.
extends 20,000 feet south of the present
Shortly after the successful beginning base of the mountain. The mountain
of Ewa Plantation, that of Kahuku at slope falls 2500 feet in a like distance.
the north end of the island was organu- It may well be assumed that the coned, but with smaller pumps, on account tination of the slope beneath the coral
of limited acreage, the present yield of would not be less steep.
sugar being hardly one-fourth that o f
After penetrating through hundreds
Ewa. A few years later were created of feet of alternate strata of coral, clay,
the immense "Oahu" and "Waialua' lava and boulders, the water is invariably
Plantations rivalling that of Ewa, fol- found after reaching a bed of vesicular
lowed by the "Honolulu" Plantation at' lava below a very thick and compact
the east end of the Ewa district. !•■ stratum of clay. This clay evidently
that district is now a continuous belt of forms an impervious cushion, effectually
cane fields, eighteen miles in length, and separating the internal sponge of water
averaging two in width, and perhaps from all above it, and from the ocean
twenty pumping stations, with three im- to a considerable distance seaward. This
mense sugar mills, all employing a capi- clay-stratum also lies with a considertal of $13,000,000. From these pumps able slope, so that a mile or so inland
the smoke pours day and night the year it is reached several hundred feet nearer
around, and vast volumes of water are the surface than it is near the sea. When
driven through steel pipes to a maxi- it is pierced, the water speedily pushes
mum height of 400 feet.
with force to the sea level, and from 20
The total daily yield of the plantation to 40 feet higher.
wells on Oahu is stated at 287 million \ A question is, why does the water
gallons, from 195 wells. The pumps always rise higher than the sea level?
aggregate 11,847 horse power. And all The probable answer is, that it is due
these values are due to the existence of to the greater weight of the salt water
the great water stratum underground, balancing the fresh at a higher point.
and to the enterprise which developed If one arm of a syphon is filled with oil
and the other with water, the oil being
its yield.
wells,
lighter will stand higher. And why
Waianae
is
a
small
of
group
In
I
,
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10
for it and spent four weeks there Octo- j I owe no man since I came to this
higher at Honolulu than at Ewa ?
ably because the tamping clay stratum ber 24th to November 14th, and started I institute, nor I borrowed, nor wrote a
extends farther and deeper into the for the final examination on November | begging letter, but I have paid expenses
like
ocean in the former than in the latter 18th, and I found that it was very, very! which is quite heavy for poor man
by the
place. The two arms of the syphon are hard examination, but by the grace ofi me, but by the grace of God and
God I did all my best and my written help of the Hilo Boarding School, I
longer.
Oahu has proved to be the only island answers were finished on December Ist, learned how to work and paid my board
of this group where an artesian well is and I waited for the oral examination and other expenses. And I am very
practicable. On the other islands, while before the faculty from December isC glad that I have no debt on hand, and
fresh water is abundant at sea level, to December 17th (because they were I am free indeed, though I have not
yet I am
long-continued pumping causes the sea very busy on account of Christmas), and much money in my pocket,
no person except
because
owe
I
me
happy,
to
asked
all
kinds
of
they
questions
invade
sufficiently
water to
the well
love, from dear friends.
injure vegetation. In some localities, from different studies.
I believe that you have been praying
Well,
am
I
very
Dear
father!
glad
however, shallow excavations or sumps
me every day and I thank you very
for
report
you
to
that
did
good
I
in
pass
from
which
much
cane
have been made,
and I am praying for you all and
and
oral
examinamuch
is irrigated. Just why Oahu should be standing both written
wrote
on
for
Hawaii.
tions.
this
kind
very
paper,
I
the only island to enjoy the necessary
I am very tired and somewhat worn
conditions for artesian wells, does not and I used nearly two hundred pages
out,
for
but not seriously and I expect to
written
answers.
The
different
appear.
()ahu is certainly favored in a wonder- studies and the dates I wrote answers spend a vacation in country.
What is to be done next? Please
ful degree, and especially the city of are as follows:
hard about this matter and give
Doctrine,
Bible
Nov.
questions,
pray
150
Honolulu, in possessing this exhaustan advice about my next step. lam
to
me
18th
26th.
water
immediately
less reservoir of fresh
Personal Work, 7 general questions, praying myself of course, and I will debeneath, and in easy reach, pressing to
cide not many weeks hence. I owe
26th to 28th.
an
Nov.
the surface wherever it is given
out-1 Biblical
the friends of Hawaii and from you
Introduction,
8
from
quesgeneral
j
until
Yet
no
this
suspected
let.
one
so it is not right for me to decide
also,
Nov.
to
tions,
28th
29th.
twenty-five years ago and the conse-1
but first I must refer to the
alone,
Book
and
Chapter
Analysis
(Galaquent twenty millions of invested wealth |
to
friends
whom I owe, not because I detians), Nov. 29th
were undreamed of.
S. E. B.
30th.
Homiletics (two sermons inclusive), sire to have a work, but because I am
earnest in what promised before I left
SORT OF EVANGELIST WE Nov. 30th to Dec. Ist.
Islands.
Bible
handed
the
Chapter
Summary
(just
LIKE.
is my nineteenth year in my
two years' work).
This
!in Oral examination before the faculty school life,
and also fifth graduation:
The subjoined letter tells its own
Primary School, 1887, 5
Japan.
i.
—
Dec.
17th.
story. The Board has invited Mr. Ko- i
Grammer School, 1890, 3
2.
years
spent;
received
the
final
on
Dec.
diploma
I
muro to come to Hawaii and has apspent;
a
and
I was years
3. Normal School, 1894, 2
pointed him to Kona. Dr. Baker will 20th before large audience
spent.
when
received
it.
lam
ninevery
glad
years
I
have a royal associate in this devoted
Hawaii.—4. Hilo Boarding School,
enthusiastic young Japanese. We con- teenth or twentieth graduate and the
friends
are
and
Miss
Sunter
happy
very
1901, 6 years spent.
gratulate Kona upon the prospect of
and
Mrs.
Kenzie
are
very
because
glad
America.—s. The Bible Institute,
being so well manned with Christian
they are from Honolulu.
1904, 2 years spent.
workers:
want
to
to
I
I graduate above schools in 18 years,
you
send
this
diploma,
Chicago, Dec. 22nd, '04.
a
I spent one year in the North
you.
to
is
fine
skin
besides
gratify
It
sheep
Oahu.
Rev. O. H. Gulick, Honolulu,
Institute from Sept..
Missionary
Pacific
1much larger than the diploma which I
My Dear father in Christ:
to
Sept.,
received
from
the
Hilo
School
Boarding
1902.
1901
Please excuse me that I didn't write
Therefore this is my fifth graduation
to you for a long time though I have which I left in your home. It is beautinineteenth year, and I have been
written.
and
fully
been remembering you and Hawaii more
myself for over nine years in
a
at
supporting
made
short
the
close
speech
I
than ever. Dear father, I tell you briefand I took a text from II Tim. 2:3. mv studies and lam very tired. Don't
ly how I spent my busy days.
At the end of September. I finished "Thou therefore endure hardness as a I you think I need a rest ? Please answer
what to do next.
my two years' course in the institute, good soldiers of Jesus Christ." (It was this letter and tell me
Others?
Mrs. So?
well?
Are
you
and I went to the World Fair in middle the only one graduate of course).
love to
give
my
Ok'umura
Please
?
am
to
j
I
Mr.
also
tell
that
glad
you
my
of October.
Nui.
And it had been my sincere aim to spiritual life has been deepened and I all. Aloha
Sincerely yours,
take the final examination which is very am glad that I spent two years here in
for
KAMEJI KOMURO.
the
institute
and
God
it.
praise
hard and just a few passed during past
Dear father when you write to Miss
years, perhaps about or less than twenA WORD FROM HILO.
ty students in fifteen years. There have ! Talcott or other friends please tell this
news,
to
rejoice
good
for
it
is
worthy
enrolled
studbeen about five thousand
1
Friend:
ents since Mr. Moody founded this in- and the people may understand what I To the Editor of The
of
held today
pastors
meeting
the
have
been
while
am
silence.
At
doing
T
in
stitute, and only twenty passed in the
discussed
was Sabsubject
One thing I must say to you that you in Hilo the
final examination, so think it is a very
Hawaii.
The subin
bath
observance
it,
worked
my
may be glad about that T
hard examination.
Rev.
S.
Desha
L.
was
opened
by
ject
I
money
two
The
through
test,
to
hard
way
years.
Well, I desired
take this
he
the
law
thought
if
you
when
asked
who
only.
so I went to Hoover, Indiana to prepare I owe is from
Prob-1
THE
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was now being enforced for the sake of
getting rid of it, replied that he believed
it was enforced from the best of motives, and with a view to the well being
of the people. Yet all agreed that the
present might prove a critical time in
relation to our Sunday Law if Christian
people remain indifferent to the course
of events.
It is becoming clearer every day that
there exists an irrepressible conflict between opposite convictions of men with
respect to the sanctity of the Sabbath
day. We are laying the foundations of
a new State in the Pacific. We are in
danger of following the lead of California, the only state in the Union having
no Sabbath law.
As Christian people we should make
known to legislators our desire that the
Sabbath Law be preserved, otherwise
we may soon find our Sabbath undefended by law. And a defenseless Sabbath, assailed by covetousness intensified by competition, will retain its place
in our communities with greatest difficulty, or be as completely abolished as
it was in France by the Revolution.
C. W. HILL.
Hilo, Hawaii, Jan. 9th 1905.
SENATOR DICKEY'S LOCAL OPTIONBIL.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the Territory of Hawaii:
Section i. At every general election
held in the Territory of Hawaii after
the passage of this act the question of
the prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liquors shall be presented to the
voters of each election precinct. The
ballots to be used at such election for
this purpose shall be of such color and
size as shall be selected by the Secretary of the Territory and shall read as
follows:
"Shall the sale of intoxicating liquors
be licensed in this precinct during the
next two years?"
YES
NO
|
II
And the voter shall indicate his option
making a cross in the space on the
right side of the ballot prepared for that
purpose. The rules and regulations for
voting for members of the Legislature
shall apply to voting on this question
as far as practicable.
Section 2. If a majority at any such
election in any precinct shall vote "Yes"
the general laws in relation to licensing
the sale of intoxicating liquors shall
by
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have force and effect in such precinct, 1 them half Chinese; but the Hawaiian
but if a majority at such election shall women are not fruitful. Additional light
vote "No" then it shall be unlawful for is given by the numbers
of youth in
the Treasurer or other authorized officer schools. In 1902, out of a total of the
17,to issue any license to sell intoxicating --519 scholars, there were
4,903 Hawailiquors within that precinct during the ians, 2,869 part-Hawaiians, or 7,772, benext ensuing two years.
ing 44 per cent, of the whole, against
Section 3. This act shall become a; 5,611 whites or 32 per cent., and 3,378
law from and after its approval.
Asiatic children, or 19 per cent., leaving 5 per cent, of divers origins. We
W. N. ARMSTRONG ON HAWAII. do not believe these percentages have
changed much in two years, except in
Mr. Armstrong is an older brother of a less proportion of Hawaiians.
the late Gen. S. C. Armstrong of philanIn respect to Mr. Armstrong's vigorthropic fame. He is the son of a lead- ous statement of the wonderful political
ing missionary, a lawyer of ability, and construction wrought through the
a brilliant writer. He recently present- agency of the missionaries, when a
libered at Lake Mohonk Conference a paper al constitutional government was permaon the future of Hawaii, and especially nently established in ten years
from a
on the work of the missionaries here. crude despotism, the present
writer deHe has spent much time here in various sires to point out that this resulted from
public services during the last twenty- no deliberate plan or aim of the missionfive years, and hence is well-qualified by aries, but that they were pushed on
in
personal knowledge to deal with his sub- that work almost involuntarily by the
ject.
mighty force of a new-created Christian
This he has done with ability and conscience in both chiefs and people,
force. He especially draws a true and generated by the unexampled national
wonderful picture of the manner in Religious Revival of 1837-8. The nation
which "the Mission Work uncon- had turned with deep enthusiasm and
sciously discharged a singularly unique loyalty to Christ. They were thirsting
and noble task which is now and will be for Righteousness. Weak,
sensual, igits glory, for all time. "It planted Ameri- norant, fearful, they saw glorious
light,
can institutions in Hawaii, the benefits and sought to follow it.
Their conscience
of which the dying native race will cease was dim, but mightily forceful. Their
to receive, but which will stand here- chiefs and leaders earnestly
sought to
after as a permanent agency for uniting embody in just and wholesome laws the
the Occidental and Oriental civiliza- principles of justice and good order betions." His forward outlook is express- fitting Christian people.
ed farther on in the words "It is a matMr. Richards was the first to devote
ter of supreme importance in the world- himself to guiding them
in such legislacontact which this great nation is mak- tion. But the demand was
urgent in the
ing, that this Asiatic community at the native mind. And the good work went
cross-roads of the Pacific will stand di- on from stage to stage with the more
rectly before all Asia as a brilliant head- than cordial concurrence of the king and
light of the American civilization." That chiefs, and eager support of the people.
"Headlight" phrase hits the mark. It is Messrs. Judd, Armstrong, Wyllie and
just what Hawaii is becoming. The Lee successively devoted themselves to
present writer started the "Cross-roads" the grand and fruitful work,
and the
term in 1891. He is not prepared to Hawaiian people speedily
emerged from
concede that the future people of Ha- serfdom, a body of freemen, owning
waii will be predominantly Asiatic, still their lands, electing a Lower House, and
clinging to the hope of a large occu- under equal and ordered Courts of
pancy of the Islands by Americans, who tice.The amiable King Kamehameha Jus111
beyond question can do field labor in embodied the profound sentiment of the
this mild and delicious climate. And awakened nation in the national motto
then the Census of 1900 gives the num- "Ua mau ke ea oka aina i ka pono:"
ber of Hawaiian-born Caucasians as The life of the land is established by
7.283, and Portuguese 9,163, or 16,446 Righteousness.
whites, as against 4,021 Chinese, and
To a very considerable extent it is
4,881 Japanese, or 8,902 Asiatics.
doubtless true that the tremendous reliThis is a ratio of nearly two whites gious enthusiasm of those earlier deborn here to one of Asiatic blood. And cades faded out. Later generations of
since the Asiatic immigrants bring few Hawaiians knew less of it. Ancient deof their women, that ratio of whites pravities and superstitions, ineradicably
seems unlikely to diminish. The part- ingrained during past ages of darkness,
Hawaiians in 1900 were 7,848, many of renewed their activity. But the period
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of gradual civilization and social enlightenment followed. Training schools
for both sexes have wrought a profoundly beneficial work. Established
under a reign of liberty and light, the
Hawaiian people have made much progress. Less ardent, less thirsting for
righteousness than sixty years ago, their
consciences are more intelligent, more
civilized. A Christian people they are
substantially, in a general sense, and
have been for nearly seventy years, as
truly as our British ancestors were such
four hundred years ago.
And this Hawaiian Christianity has
been the nursery and breeding-ground
for the deep-rooted Christian civilization of Hawaii of to-day, America's
"brilliant headlight" towards the Orient.
S. E. B.
THE FRIEND
The Boys' Field has never looked
The track is growing
into fine condition. By the time of the
Field Day (in the middle of March),
there will be very little to be desired.
A contract has recently been given out
to level the whole field, covering the entire surface with a mixture of sand and
light dirt so that the sun will not crack
up the field as it did last summer.
more promising.
some one here. May being an off season on the coast, passage money, entertainment and a comfortable cash offer
ought to attract if for vacation reasons
only. Who she is to be can not be said
at present. She should be preferably
a soprano to fit in with chorus work,
but might readily counterbalance the advantages as an unusually good contralto.
It is not impossible that the Sym-
The Kauluwela Clubs have become phony Society if they secure their leader
much stronger of late. They have may assist with separate numbers. At
any rate the public is promised some
chosen for their colors blue and white,
whether because such colors were vic- thing unusually good.
—
toriously borne by Kamehameha in the
last meet one does not know. Kauluwela sings quite enthusiastically its own
songs and has acquired a bran new yell.
Practicing for field day goes on constantly and the plan now is to fit up the
hall for indoor baseball after the "show"
comes off which the boys are planning
BOYS' CLUBS NOTES.
to give in a Saturday or two. As this
show is to be a pay affair, the boys hope
There is a marked advance over last to reah'ze something which added to the
year in every department of work. Mr. monthly dues will pay expenses.
Turner's work is very largely responsible for that.
MUSIC FESTIVAL.
The new Kawaiahao Clubs are a decided success. There are several boys
The Kamehameha people have taken
from the Kakaako Mission in it and the the initative
in the call for a Festival.
athletic spirit runs high. The Seniors This comes in response to a very genwon first place in the last Field Day. eral feeling among the institutions repMr. Heminway is the leader of the resented last year that such leadership
Juniors.
would be most desirable. At a preliminary meeting held at the Y. M. C. A.
The shop has never been more popu- early in January, Mr. Home of Kamelar. Mr. Hitchens of Kamehameha has hameha yielded to the wish of those
a different class of boys five days in the present that Kamehameha assume the
week for an hour and a half. If a boy general management with such outside
drops out, his place is promptly filled. business assistance as he might desire
This was not all accomplished at once. to call in. Mr. Stanley Livingstone will
To create a demand was the hardest be acceptable in all quarters as conducproblem. For a boy left pretty well to tor. He has snap and energy,—knows
himself is not always looking for steady what he wants and goes directly at it
work. If he were, the use for boys' clubs and withal, has more than ordinary
would be more in question.
serenity and affability.
He has sent for choruses already and
as
the telegraph will be used on the
to
be
Every
are
painted.
The shops
mainland
the music ought to be here in
one who has seen them lately will be less
a
than
month.
of
formerly
glad of that. Mr. Smith
The character of the programme
Kamehameha has the matter in charge.
ought to be more varied than last year.
In the first place there is promised the
Two nights in the week the club aid
of orchestra accompaniment to some
rooms above the shops are open. Mr.
chorus work. Prof. Berger,
of
the
Games,
charge.
is
in
Manuel Serpa
who
deserves
well the title, "the most
reading and the punching bag engage
Honolulu," stands enin
man
willing
who
boys
the attention of the many
back
of this enterprise.
thusiastically
"drop in"—by coming up stairs. A small
;
Secondly, there s every prospect of
library has been added. Books and
games are in demand and gifts would an artist from the mainland. Overtures
are being made that ought, to attract
be appreciated.
The Childrens' Competitive Concert
the Boys' Field promises to be an
improvement if possible on last year.
Mrs. Tucker who got astonishing results from the four schools, severally
and collectively, says that there is a
greater interest this year. Kaahumanu,
the present holder of the trophy designed by E. A. P. Newcomb, will have to
work hard to keep it.
T. R.
at
HENRY MUNSON LYMAN.
One of the most distinguished men
whom our Island community has produced was Dr. Henry M. Lyman, who
died in Evanston. Illinois, Nov. 21, 1904,
of age. His parents wer
missionaries of the American Board t
these Islands. His father Rev. D. B
Lyman, was the founder, and until hi
death, the principal of the Hilo Board
ing School, now conducted by hi
grand-son, Mr. Levi C. Lyman.
Dr. Lyman was one of the earlies
scholars of the Punahou school, now
known as Oahu College, and was gradu
at <*j years
�THE FRIEND
from Williams' College in 1858, being the valedictorian of the class, then
studied medicine in Harvard Medical
School, and in the New York College
of Physicians.
He married Miss Sarah Kitredge
Clark of Honolulu, taking his bride to
Chicago where he soon established a
fine practice.
Their home on Ashland Boulevard
was the rendezvous of a wide circle of
Hawaiian friends when passing through
the great city of the West.
From boyhood Henry Lyman was an
insatiable reader. Like several ot tlie
children of the pioneer missionaries, in
the isolation of their earliest years they
became, in infancy, infatuated with
books, and in the first decade of life,
through the medium of good reading,
entered into an acquaintance with the
wide realm of the thought of the ages.
For such, infancy is cut short, boyhood
is omitted, and manhood entered upon
early.
Dr. Lyman was a man of great learning, of wide reading, and of the most
thorough acquaintance with the foremost thought of his profession, standing
among the highest of the greatest physicians of this country and of the world.
If so broadly cultured a physician can
be said to have a speciality in his profession, his was Insanity and Nervous
Diseases. He was the author of several
medical works, among them, "The
Family Physician," "Insomonia and the
Disorders of Sleep." His work upon
nervous diseases is considered as one of
the highest authorities in this department of medicine.
Among the pleasures of his later studious life was an annual visit to Washington to attend the yearly meeting of
a society consisting of one hundred of
the most eminent physicians of the
world, of which society he was one year
the president.
He was a promoter and founder of
a leading Medical Institution of Chicago,
Rush College, of which he was for many
years the Dean. He was greatly beloved
and honored by the students and graduates of this Medical College, some of
whom are to be found upon these Islands.
He was the physician of the students
of the Chicago Congregational Theological Seminary, usually serving them
without charge, and was also a professor
in this Seminary, giving occasional lectures on hygiene. These students were
always welcome in his beautiful home.
He possessed a wonderful memory,
which placed at his immediate command
ate
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the treasures of a life of constant study work, and eased the burden of the manand reading; and yet with all his great agement.
The kitchen and dining room have
learning he was a very modest man
never making any show of his great at- now enough cooking utensils and dishes,
tainments. His home was the resort of there are some much needed new chairs
the most cultivated people; his collec- in the dining room, and its walls and
tion of books one of the largest private floor have been repainted. The roof has
been repaired, the pupils' reception room
libraries in the city.
other
to
painted, the rooms of the teachers
the
honors
that
came
Among
him was that of filling the chair of a screened, and their floors painted. Revice-president of the University of Chi- pairs on the laundry and other outbuildings, the sanding of driveways, and
cago.
One feature of his character, known the acquisition of various class room
to but few of his friends, was his thor- supplies, constitute the balance of the
oughly systematic giving to good causes.
He laid aside one-tenth of his income
for charitable purposes. When the demand, or the call, came for aid to the
causes which met his approval, the
money already set aside, was on hand
to meet the need. Would that our givers, all, were in the practice of this systematic observance of the apostolic direction.
His wife who was for thirty-eight
years his able help meet in all his work,
left for the better land in 1900. His
four daughters, two married, and two
unmarried, survive their parents.
(). H. G.
A CHAPTER OF ADVANCE.
Kawaiahao Seminary opened in September with an exceptionally prompt
return of the pupils. At the end of
the first month, practically all who are
now registered were in attendance. The
enrollment at the close of the first term
is eighty-four, with an average attendance of seventy-eight. Ten or twelve
new pupils are expected next term.
The work proceeds this year, with
one or two exceptions, along the usual
lines, but with a prospect of greater
efficiency through the possession of
much-needed improvements and equipment. A notably capable teacher has
been secured for the weaving, under
whom it is expected that the work will
be so improved as to open to our products the market of the local curio
stores.
()nly what was absolutely necessary
the comfort of the pupils and the continuance of the work, has been attempted in the way of repairs and improvements to the building and its equipment. A new building and location are
so sorely needed, that it has been deemed best to make no more outlay than
necessity demanded, upon the one now
occupied. But such expenditure as has
been madt of the additional funds raised last year, has greatly facilitated the
to
improvements.
A feature of the work which is becoming encouraging is a tendency on
the part of parents and relatives of pupils, to remember the school with an
occasional gift. Some half dozen sacks
of potatoes have been received this year
from such sources, also other vegetables, honey and fish. The day before
Christmas, a pupil who had gone home
for the holidays presented herself at the
school with a fine live chicken dangling
from one hand, and two lobsters from
the other,—her father's present to the
school.
In sharp contrast to these loyal
parents, and an excellent foil for them,
is one recently encountered, who on
finding a bottle of iodine, marked
"poison" by the bedside of his sick
daughter, expressed his suspicions with
no uncertain sound, and straightway removed the patient to regions which he
considered more conducive to longevity.
Happily, such ignorant distrust is rare.
By its regular friends the school was
most kindly remembered at Christmas
time. A pig and four chickens were
sent for the pupils' luau, by a Chinese
tradesman, candy and nuts from the
New England Bakery and Lewis & Co.,
boxes of apples from Mrs. S. N. Castle
and Mrs. J. B. Atherton, a box of
oranges from Yee Hop & Co., a fivegallon can of honey from Kauai, and
buns from the Y. W. C. A.
The health of the school has been remarkably good,—a blessing which we
K. C. M.
hope will continue.
ALEXANDER HOUSE, WAILUKU,
MAUI.
In order to keep our friends aware
of the vitality of Alexander House it
may be permissible to refer to some
items necessarily omitted from the December "Friend."
( )ne evening twenty-nine boys were
entertained by phonographic music
through the kindness of Mrs. Scott.
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The concert given in November was
a success, and largely so because of the
piano and vocal music rendered by Mrs.
F. C. Atherton and the Indian-club work
by Mr. Atherton. Mrs. Atherton played most excellently in the farce given
December i. We feel very grateful to
these friends for their cheerful help in
many ways.
The beautiful illustrations in "Country
Life in America," subscribed for by Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Penhallow, are a delight
to the children.
Since the Christmas holidays the
average attendance at the girls' classes
has been 13 and in the evening 12. The
Kindergarten enrollment is 70.
A mother's meeting was held January
19. It is expected that the mothers will
be invited once each month.
Thirty-two Chinese and Japanese
girls were invited to a party Saturday
afternoon, January 21. At these occasions the workers feel rich in the ownership of 4 dozen each of plates, glasses
and cups, (bought with the concert proceeds), and of saucers given by friends
whose name we suspect is Case.
The reading club and Miss Laura
Wells have given several books to the
library. We are glad some of them are
adapted to children of which class of
books we are in great need.
E. A. B.
THE FRIEND
We have at this place one family of
believers in the persons of Mr. and Mrs.
A. Fernandes, Jr. These brethren have
been of us a great help and encouragement. Mrs. Fernandes is very dear to
us, of a sweet disposition, an untiring
zeal and devotion for the cause, she has
been an inspiration to us. May God
bless them, and give them spiritual
strength to go forward, scattering sunshine in the midst of darkness, with
their consecrated lives in the name of
our dear Lord.
On October 16th last, we organized
a Sunday School at Hamakuapoko with
32 children, 25 of these being Portuguese, and balance, native and Porto
Ricans. Today we have 61 enrolled,
and of these 36 are Portuguese, the
others being of different nationalities.
The average attendance at this school
for the last three months, was 35; the
highest number attending at any one
time of enrolled scholars, was 56, and
the lowest 14. The Sunday previous to
this the attendance was 16. The small
attendance on these two Sundays, was
caused by outside interference. But
stirred to stronger activity by this opposition, we went to work, and with our
Heavenly Father's help succeeded in
getting 46 to attend the following Sun-
services at the Paia Chapel, leavissg at
the present time about $5 in treasury.
Our aim shall be, with God's help, to
work and live for the salvation of souls
among these people, forgetting not the
example of our Saviour, who came not
to be ministered unto, but to minister.
RECORD OF EVENTS.
3rd. —Japanese of Honolulu make
elaborate celebration of the Fall of Port
Arthur.
Christmas
of
Edition
THE
pai'adip'e oHte pacific
1903
Eighty-four Pages of Ulustra-.
tions and Articles Pertaining \
to the Hawaiian Islands.
50 Cents a Copy
The subpcription price of this
illustrate monthly magazine
is $1.50 a year, which includes
the beautiful Christmas Number
day.
Preaching services have been held
STORY OF PROGRESS IN MAUI. every
Sunday and Wednesday at this
very good success, at least
with
place
By M. G. Santos.
in attendance. At the beginning we
held our services at the native church, P. O. Box 789
HONOLULU, H. T.
On September 9th of this year, I left but the attendance being small on acHilo for Paia my new field of labor, count of superstitious fear, we decided
accompanied by my wife and child. We to hold our meetings in the open air,
began work, preaching and visiting, and in the homes of those so kindly disthree weeks after settling in our new posed. I am glad to say that this plan
home.
has proven successful.
In our work we have met with many
Our Christmas exercises at the above
discouragements and obstacles, having
to contend with the deep rooted super- place were also a success. The children
stition of the people, making our prog- took part in the program with enthusiAT KERGSTROM MUSIC
ress very slow. Nevertheless, with asm. The attendance was also very
COMPANY.
God's help we have pushed forward, good, over a hundred being in the
surmounting many of these obstacles, church, and about 30 on the outside
and today we feel more encouraged for peeping through the windows. The story
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the future. We have confined our work of Jesus and His love for sinners was
■so far, to Paia and Hamakuapoko, with preached to them, the attention paid beoccasional visits to Spreckelsville and ing very good.
At Paia, we also had a very pretty
Puunene.
Insurance Department
Services have been held every Sunday tree and program, the first time at this
morning at the Paia Chapel with a place, we understand, which proved also
HAWAIIAN TRUST
fair attendance. We also have a Sunday a success in attracting many that would
School at this place, with an average not come otherwise. The Glad Tidings
attendance of six, the highest number of Joy was also announced to them.
The hearts of the little ones at both
attending at any time being eighteen.
Our progress at Paia has not been that places were gladdened with small preswhich we would like it to have been, ents, nuts and candies being kindly doml Telephone Main 184
but we are laboring with hope for suc- nated by the Portuguese Sunday School \5
92S FORT STREEI
cess in the near future, trusting in our at Honolulu.
Lord and Master.
Collections have been taken during
pAr>ADSE OF THE PACIFIC
VICTOR^
TALKING MACHINES
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THE FRIEND
January 2d.—Mooheau Hall opened at 117 G. IRWIN & CO.,
Hilo.
Fort Street, Honolulu
12th.—Rev. E. G. Beckwith, D.D., reChurch,
Maui,
SUGAR FACTORS
signs Pastorate of Paia
Bids rooms of mosquitoes and flies.
account of failing health.
on
More
effect
odor.
No smoke or unpleasant
AND
tried for muriye than burning powder and far more eco14th.—Eugene Arroyo,
manconvicted
of
nomical
COMMISSION AGENTS.
der of Riviera, is
The outfitconsists of brass lamp and chimney slaughter in the first degree. Fifteen
Agents for the Oceanic Steamship Co.
and the Hkeet-Go. Price complete, $1.
SUET-GO
years.
2lst._l'riccs
'f not satisfactory.
Money
of Plantation shares
under influence of
advancing,
rapidly
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growing price of sugar. Long depresAll kinds of
sion ending.
Plantation
in
FURNITURE,
First
Rubber
25th.—
WINDOW SHADES,
Hawaii incorporated. Location at Naliiku, Maui.
LACE CURTAINS,
PORTIERES,
26th.—Rapid Transit Co. reports for
TABLE COVERS, ETC.
Kp4, 6,689,401 passengers carried on
line, gross income being
FOR BALLS AND
RENTED
CHAIRS
miles
of
23
$76,919.
net
income
$325,557,
PARTIES.
■tBB«N BBUO ct.
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CITY
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Importers and
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
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We carry the biggest line of harness in the
city; vehicle* of all descriptions; rubber
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TOMBSTONES AND MONUMENTS.
Residence and Night Call: Blue 3561.
A., to Miss Emily Halstead.
Telephone: Office, Main 64.
ROSS-KOPKE—At Honolulu. Jan. 16. Ernest
Nos. 1146-1148 Fort St., Honolulu.
Ross to Miss Bernice Kopke.
W..
S.
N.
Manager.
Sydney.
HEAPY-MALONEY—At
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Jan. 2, Stafford Heapy to Miss Alice
McCLELLAN-HALSTEAD—At Honolulu,
Jan. 3, Lieut.-Col. John McClellan, U. S.
Maloney.
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Telephone Blue 2431.
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B.
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DEATHS.
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and Manufacturers of
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CHAIRS TO RENT.
Nos.
I
1053-1059 Bishop St.
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Honolulu.
Clark farm £6.1
LIMITED
Jersey
Cream -:- Dairy Produce
KOOB,PINKAPPOIS, VEGETABLES
W. W. NKEDHAM, H>Mt|er Sain D«pt.
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WILKINS—At Lahaina. Dec. 27. Henry
Wilkins, Supt. of Water Works.
TULLOCK—At Olaa. Dec. 25. killed by cav- CLOTHES CLEANED AND REPAIRED.
ing of bank. A. E. Tulloch, an old and
respected resident.
KAULUKOU—At Honolulu, Jan. 1, Mrs. ___-msmma—^mm.^———~■
Judge J. L. Kaulukou, aged 51.
OTA—At Honolulu, Jan. 1. Rev. Otahiko Ota,
Japanese missionary of Disciples' Church.
JOHNSON—At Cincinnati. O. Jan. 5, H. D.
Johnson, late cashier Oahu Sugar Co.
AND
HILDEBRAND—In San Francisco. Jan. 3.
Mrs. Jennie Brooks Hildebrand. M. D., j
aged 72. formerly in practice in Honolulu. |
SMITH—At Coronado Beach, Cat. Jan. 18, j
Mrs. Walter Giffard Smith, aged 42 years.
:
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BEAVER
LUNCH ROOM.
H. J. Nolte, Proprietor.
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General Mercantile Commission Agents. TEMPERANCE COFFEE
Queen St., Honolulu, T. H.
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AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian
.
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HOUSE.
Agricultural Co.,
Fort St., Honolulu, T. H.
Onomea Sugar Co., Honomu Sugar Co., Wailuku Sugar Co., Makee Sugar Co., Haleakala
& COOKE, Ltd.,
Ranch Co., Kapapala Ranch.
Planters' Line Shipping Co., Charles Brewer
Dealers in
ft Co.'s Line of New York Packets.
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LIST OF OFFICERS—CharIes M. Cooke, WALL PAPERS,
President; Geo. H. Robertson, Vice-President PAINTS, Etc.
and Manager; E. Faxon Bishop, Treasurer and
Secretary; W. F. Allen, Auditor; P. C. Jones,
Honolulu, T. H.
C. H. Cooke, G. R. Carter, Directors.
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The woman who values the freshness of her skin muit remember that a
Might aperient, a small wine glassful
of ONE of THESE FAMOUS WATERS
Is one of the greatest aids to health
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THE
Is published the first week of each month
in Honolulu, T. H., at the Hawaiian Board
Book Rooms, 400-402 Boston Building.
All business letters should be addressed and
all M. O.s and checks should be made out to
Tiieodori Richards,
Business Manager of The Friend,
P. O. Box 489.
of Beverly
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Rev. Orramel H. Gulick.
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HONOLULU, T. H., MARCH, 1905
VOL. LXII
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
Feb.
Subscriptions uncollected.
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Hills Receivable
(ash
Liabilities—
Hills Payable
Overdraft
Indebtedness last month
Indebtedness decreased
City that the 1 lonic Missionary Society,
50. 00 in the interests of simplicity of co-operation will relinquish the work in Hawaii
1436.OO entirely to the American M issionary Association. This action lias been taken in
140.00 response to a request of the Association
and a suggestion from the Hawaiian
2,500.00 Hoard that such a plan might promise
greater efficiency and harmony. The
10.00 Congregationalist of Boston has from the
outset strongly advocated this plan of cooperation as the ideal one for all parties
concerned as well as for the Churches,
$ 4,i26.<x) which would be confused by a double appeal for the same field. The American
Missionary Association voted $9,tx>o to
the work in Hawaii if such action should
taken, so that we are bettered to the
$ 9,750.00 be
extent of $i,txx) by the change. Hawaii
has for eighty-five years been in close
848.75 connection with the American, Hoard. It
is now to sustain a like intimate relation
with another society bearing the name
American. The American Missionary
$10,59875 Association has done a work of rare
$ 6,47275 heroism and devotion to the highest interests of the entire nation. We shall
more about it as the years pass and
learn
9,237.61
shall come to love it, to stand by it with
our gifts and prayers and in every way
shall strive to justify its generosity to
.$ 2766.84 this Territory in the time of our great
need.
.. .$
Interest uncollected
Excess of indebtedness
'05.
eiation of its readiness to help us when
WANTED.
Any sub)ne copy of the 49th Annual Report we called upon it last year.
of The Hawaiian Mission Children's So- scriptions to this end will he gladly sent
ciety, 1901, for the Library of the Amer- on to New York by the Treasurer of
ican Hoard. Its file is complete with this the Hawaiian Hoard. All such should
exception. Please leave on the Secre- be plainly marked: "For the National
Home Missionary Society."
tary's desk at the Hoard Rooms.
(
Mainland Relations
Word has just come from New York
Floating Assets—
Collections, Rook Rooms
25,
.
No. 3
ThG
e overnor's Message
This document is worthy of the Territory and its public-spirited Governor.
The first impression gained after a careful reading is its up-to-dateness. The
recommendations for voting machines,
in favor of revenue producing public improvements, advocating the imposition
of an inheritance tax and suggesting the
taxing of franchises, are all in the line
of the demands of the age. Some critics
may suggest that the Governor might
have indicated under the head of revenue producing improvements certain specific public works that would he sure to
prove lucrative to the Territory. Bat
this seems to us to be asking too much.
The representatives <>f the people should
be left to devise such details themselves.
The financial part of the message is an
excellent bit of work. The delrt figures
are very serious indeed and the warning
uttered by the Governor is none too
strong. ()ne naturally questions why
Mr. Carter should have singled out only
the Honolulu Rapid Transit and the telephone companies to the exclusion of the
()ahu Railroad, in bis recommendation
of a franchise tax. No favoritism should
be shown to any corporation operating
a public utility. All deserve to be treated
alike. ()ne of the best things in the message is the gloveless handling of the
narrow-minded suggestion that Asiatics
be debarred the privilege of public education. Fifty years from now the Asiatic
element in America's population will be
esteemed on a level with the much vaunted immigration from northern Europe,
the decline in which of late years is so
greatly deplored throughout the country. .Isiii will repay America 200 cents
on every dollar of material and moral
values expended upon her.
The Home Society
Meantime we do not forget that Hawaii is a part of the Union and must
So it dwindles!
claim its privilege of burden bearing in
the evangelization of the nation. The
Next month gives promise of its being Home Missionary Society is dee]) in debt
and deserves our loyal assistance. We
are still auxiliary to it. Through it alone
wiped out entirely.
can we do our part in the work of
We will do as Paul did, who "thanked strengthening Christian churches in the Revenue Producing Public Works
Governor Carter has done well to
frontier communities. It would be a very
God and took courage."
graceful thing for a number of large- sound this note. It is the most Twenspirited men in Hawaii to send to the tieth-century like suggestion in his fine
Treasury of this Society a gift in apprc- message. By all means let us have such
T. R.
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revenue producers. If the Government
should convert the upper level reach of
Nuuanu valley into a great reservoir—
a comparatively simple and inexpensive
procedure,—it would at once create a water supply adecpiate to all the future
needs of this city and would be in a position to manufacture, at a trifling cost,
electricity enough not only to light its
streets, but to furnish light, power and
perhaps heat to the people at low rates,
besides realizing a handsome profit. Why
not? If the great plantations, l'uunene,
Makaweli, Waialua, Wailuku and Lahaina can harness the streams, surely the
Territory can do the same and reap a
golden harvest for its own support. Complaints are constantly heard in reference
to the inadequacy of our telephone system. Common complaint has it that fewcities have a system so unsatisfactory or
where such discourtesy and lack of attention is shown the public by the employees at the "Central" as Honolulu. The
Territory could install a telephone system
on all the Islands which would be efficient
and would bring in a welcome revenue.
Why not expend some of the loan fund
on such improvements as these, which
will help to pay off our indebtedness and
reduce our burdensome taxes?
Statistics
These are coming in from the various
churches after a slow fashion. The likelihood is that Hawaii will just succeed in
crawling into the Year Hook at the
eleventh hour. Next year we must do
better. We ought to be the banner Territory, and every nerve will be strained
to bring this about in 1906. Our churches
make a very poor showing in benevolences. A half century ago the story was
vitally different. The missionary leaders
believed that a Christian who did not
give was a Christian who did not live.
In the slow decline of the churches during the last 40 years, giving has lessened.
There must be a new campaign of education. Every church without some figures to its credit in the column of contributions to Home and Foreign missions
should consider itself disgraced. The
local Associations without exception
voted last year that each church should
make semi-annual contributions to both
the Hawaiian Roard for Home Missions,
and the American Hoard of Foreign Missions. What has been the result ? ( hit
of a total of 83 churches, 2J have contributed to the Home Hoard and 10 to the
Foreign Board. Only one Japanese
church out of 13, and only two Chinese
churches out of 6 report a cent given
to either cause. The Portuguese have
done better, two of their three churches
having given to {he Hawaiian Board and
THE FRIEND.
one to the American Hoard. The ban- done quietly with no public notice. A few
ner church in this grace of benevolence like minded ones may gather together peis the Makiki Japanese church of Hono- riodically to pray for God's Spirit. Keep
nolulu which systematically sets aside it up, three years, five years, a whole deone-half of its benevolent contributions cade if necessary. The blessing is hound
to Home and one-half to Foreign Mis- to come.
sions and makes giving for the spread
of the gospel a regular part of its church New Workers.
Mr. Kinsaku Yamaguchi, a native of
life and instruction.
( tkayama Prefecture has lately come to
take the position of teacher in the PiiuneJapanese School. Mr. Yamaguchi has
The chief purpose of the existence of ne
had
a somewhat wide experience as
therefor,
a church and the only apology
teacher, evangelist and editor in his nais to extend the Kingdom of God. Where tve
; land anil bears the imprint of the
the community is largely unevangelized
famous
Doshisba University. He recogthe church which does not bring the (iosthe strategic importance of the
nizes
pel to the people and win them to Christ work being done in Hawaii for Ins counlias a name to live but is dead. Our an- trymen and believes that the emergency
nual statistics this year will show a net
calls for men willing to sacrifice themloss in the number of members. This is selves for the cause of Christ. Hence in
due partly to revision of roll, but not going from the editorial chair of the
wholly. The past year has in many re- leading Christian weekly of Japan to
spects been the best we have known for the charge of a plantation school in far
some time. In the matter of Christian oft Puuncne be is showing the same
propagation it has been a failure. Ha- courage that animates his soldier brothwaii certainly needs a spiritual earth- er who leaves the home land to fight in
quake like the material one of 1868. Manchuria. Japanese children growing
Leaders in the Hawaiian churches tell
up in Hawaii are some day to have
us that many pastors do not study the heavy responsibilities resting upon their
Bible, make little or no preparation for shoulders. They are to be citizens of
sermons and feed their people on shucks. the American Republic and will be subNo wonder the growth is backward. We jected to keen criticism. If they acquit
believe, however, that it has been stayed. themselves as well in this difficult roll
Earnest endeavor is being made by such as their countrymen are doing in war.
leaders as Rev. J. M. Lydgate in Kauai. if they prove that Japanese make as
Rev. (). I'. Emerson in Maui. Rev. R. A. trustworthy citizens of America as the
Buchanan in Kohala, Rev. Dr. Raker in boasted immigrants from Northern EuKona. Rev. C. E. Shields and C. W. Hill rope, the Far East will have won anin Hilo to stem the current by other great triumph, in the Twentiethorganizing pastors' classes. These are Century world. We wdio know them bedoing noble work. Within a short time lieve they will do this. We expect that our
we shall see the turn of the tide. We Nation will some day be as anxious to
must have a few more such leaders and attract citizens from China and Japan
then after a season of united prayer and as the cowardly politician has been to
of delving work, God will give out the keep them out. Hawaii is to bear an
Pentecostal blessing.
honorable part in bringing this to pass.
We welcome Mr. Yamaguchi to this
task of training the Japanese boys and
Prayer Circles
Pomona,
three
years ago girls of Hawaii to become dependable
California,
In
a company of men decided to meet once Christian citizens of America. We are
sura week to pray for the outpouring of grateful to Ir'm for being willing to
God's spirit on the whole city and espe- render a post of wide influence at home
cially u|X)n the young men of the place. to come to a lonely plantation to serve
They kept at it undismayed. Today Po- his Great Captain in this self-sacrificing
mona is the seat of one of the most re- endeavor.
Xews has just come to hand that Rev.
markable spiritual awakenings ever
The
arc
California.
churches
Koki, pastor of one of the large Osaka
known in
so filled that Christians have to Ik? re- Churches has decided to accept the call
el nested to stay away in order to make of the Xuuaiiu Street Japanese Church
room for the non-Christians. A great of this city. We congratulate the
number of young men have been con- Church, the Japanese community and
verted and the city has been stirred as the Christian forces of the Territory
by no other movement since its founda- upon the prospect of the accession to
tion. Why not the same here in Hawaii ? their number of so elocpient a preacher,
We can have it. The secret is prayer. so experienced a Church leader and so
Let a number of these circles be organ- charming a gentleman. We shall have
ized all over the Territory. It should be more to say about him later on.
The Object of the
Church
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Maui's Grand Old Man.
In another column we publish a
sketch of that Nestor among religious
leaders in this Territory, Rev. Edward
(I. Beckwith, 1). I)., whom every one
delights to honor. We sympathize deeply with the Makawao Church in being
called upon to part with a pastor, so
beloved, so rich in spiritual experience,
so inspiring a preacher, so sympathetic
in personal ministration. We rejoice
that he is spared to give the benediction
of his presence and counsel. Dr. Beckwith has done rare service and has laid
in bis debt hundreds of persons in Hawaii who look up to him as spiritual
leader and faithful teacher. We congratulate him upon the privilege of enjoying the fruits of his abundant labors
and of listening to the blessings pronounced upon him by those whom he
has led into the largeness of the spiritual
life. May he continue long with us to
guide with his wisdom and inspire with
bis spirit.
SOMETHING NEW IN EVANGELISM.
In a little village in South Wales last
November a religious movement began
so quietly and so spontaneously that no
one has as yet been able to point to its
cause or its initial manifestation. The
piercing light of investigation at the
hands of modern newspaper men, than
whom no keener spiers-out of truth have
ever existed, has been turned full upon
the whole history of this contemporaneous phenomenon,'and the result is a frank
"I do not know" to the question of howit originated. Campbell Morgan puts it
thus: "In the name of God let us all cease
trying to find the origin of the movement. At least let us cease trying to trace
it to any one man or convention. You
cannot trace it, and yet I will trace it tonight. Whence has it come? All over
Wales—l am giving you roughly the result of the questioning of fifty or more
persons at random in the week—a praying remnant has been agonizing before
God about the state of the beloved land,
and it is through that the answer of fire
has come. You tell me that the revival
originates with Roberts. I tell you that
Roberts is a product of the revival. You
tell me that it began in an Endeavor
meeting, where a dear girl bore testimony. I tell you that was part of the
result of a revival breaking out everywhere." Thus here and there the fire
kindled until the whole of Wales was
ablaze and in five short weeks more
than 20,000 persons were added to the
churches. The characteristics of the
movement have been song, prayer, tes-
Hut today the world generally is unusually prosperous. God has filled
man's lap with money, and lo! the chief
goods of the world are found useless
to satisfy the longings of the human
spirit. The old scripture experience is
being reenacted
"And He gave them their request,
Hut sent leanness into their soul."
The terrible exposures of rottenness
of character made by Miss Tarhell, Ray
Hakcr, Lincoln
Steffens,
Stannard
Thomas W. Lawson and others in high
places, the widespread conviction awakened by these pictures in the inmost
souls of the readers "Alas the same sin
is dormant in my own heart," the revelation of the blighting effects of love of
money, the consciousness that our
boasted civilization is being found guilty
of crimes that unrepentcd must damn it
forever, the awful peril of doom for the
race and for the nation as well as for
the individual whom Mammon rules—
all these are disclosing our leanness of
soul. We are rich, yet in truth we are
ineffably poor. True religion has died
in thousands of souls who go to Church,
and pass through the round of pious
observance as well as in myriads of the
careless who live but for the day.
This is a blessed sickness which God
is causing. And no place on earth needs
it more than Hawaii. Go wherever you
please in these Islands. Everywhere
you will find material requests granted
by (iod. side by side with leanness of
soul. Would that the Spirit might move
here, exposing our selfishness, our contentment with self, our spiritual poverty.
Somewhere there is a repenting remnant. Let it get on its knees and stay
there in sackcloth and prayer until God
begins to stir the dry bones.
'.lie city was stirred, the saloons even
D. S.
were visited by Christian workers and
bartenders moved to attend the meetings while the liquor business dwindled
WISCONSIN WINTER SONG.
perceptibly. Beginning with 19 Churches
by Jan. 22 nearly fifty were thronged,
people coming all the way from Troy Hackward, turn backward, O Time, in
your flight,
and Albany.
Denver in the Rocky Mountain dis- (iive us July again, just for tonight;
trict, Omaha in the great central belt We are disgusted with snow and with ice,
of States and Pomona on the Pacific Heed our sweet warble and take our advice;
Coast all tell a like story of communities mightily moved with little of the Turn the clock back till it reads August
one,
formal preparat-on which has come to
be associated in the mind of the present Give us some dog-days, give us the sun,
generation with a religious revival.
Give us mosquitoes and send back the
Perhaps the most singular feature of
flies,
the new evangelism is found in its con- But turn on the heat before everything
dies;
tradiction of the old time dictum "Man's
extrenvty is God's opportunity." The Bring back our straw hat and good linen
widespread revivals of 1857 and 1875
pants;
followed or accompanied seasons of Give us a chance to live, give us a chance.
great financial depression. Men turned
Kaukauna, Wis., Sun.
to God when the material prop failed.
timony and a remarkable degree of personal work. Laymen have awakened to
their responsibility for the salvation of
their companions. It has been a wonderfully joyous experience. Its thoroughgoing character is attested by the
changes it has wrought in conduct. The
commissioner sent to investigate the
conditions in Wales by the London
Christian World says:
"A revival which reconciles people
who have not spoken to each other for
years, which reunites separated husbands and wives, which restores prodigal sons and daughters to heart-broken
parents, which amazes tradesmen by
filling their tills with money they had
given up as hopelessly bad debts, which
stops swearing, drinking, gambling and
scamping of work, which makes advocates declare that there is no work for
them in the police courts, which brings
Magdalens by the score from the streets
to the "set fawr" or "big pew," where
the penitents are dealt with, which
closes low drinking clubs by members
almost to a man returning their tickets
of membership, which sends betting
bookmakers back to earn their living in
the colliery or in their old trades —this
is a revival that was bound to win the
respect of even the non-churchgoing
man in the street."
Cross the ocean now and come to
the staid old town of Schenectady in
New York State. Here the churches
as usual united to observe the Week of
Prayer. The newest pastor in town, a
fresh voice, was asked to do the speaking. There was nothing especially moving in the message and it was enforced
with none of the familiar methods of
present day revivals. But somehow
people began to Hock to the meetings,
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REV. EDWARD GRIFFIN BECKWITH, had in it such brilliant men as Prof. John
D. D.—FIFTY YEARS
Baacom of Williams, Rev. Rotxrt K.
MINISTER.
Booth, D. I)., and ( harles S. Robinson.
I). D. of New York City, and Hon. Henry
On the second Sunday in January, M. Hoyt, ex governor of Pennsylvania.
1894, Rev. Edward Griffin Heckwith, I).
It was Dr. Heckwith's custom in
I)., resigned the charge of Central Union earlier years to preach without a
Church, Honolulu, and was called to the manuscript, the sermons Ix-ing prepastorate of Makawao Foreign Church, pared with great care ami memorized.
of Paia, Maui. Eleven years have passed' This gave grace and fluency, and unusual
and on the second Sunday of January discrimination in the choice of words, as
again, HJOS, Dr. Heckwith has resigned well as emphasis and exactness of utterthis later charge, leaving its pleasant bur- ance. When once I remarked on this,
den to be borne by younger shoulders.
he replied: "I presume I have preached
five hundred sermons with hardly a
change of a word of the written maim
script," and in those days the manuscript
was never in evidence. This was during
the years of his ministry in San Francisco, where he spent twelve years of most
successful labor in organizing and as pastor of the Third Congregational church.
When, in after years, he settled in NewEngland, as pastor of the hirst Congregational church, of VVaterbury, Connecticut, where he had a most successful and
happy settlement, he formed the habit
of using Ins manuscript partly in deference to the tastes of his eastern audiences, who bad been accustomed to bear
sermons thus delivered, laughingly he
tells of one old lady to whom he preached
in his earlier ministry, who remarked,
MAKAWAO FOREIGN CHURCH.
"I like to hear Mr. Heckwith preach exlie is seventy-eight years old, having tempore, but I do wish that sometimes
been born Nov. loth, 1826, on a farm in he would preach written sermons."
Though well thought out and carefully
Great Harrington, .Massachusetts, for
many generations the home of the Heck- composed, Dr. Heckwith's sermons came
with family. I le hoped to continue from the heart, straight to the conscience
preaching till the full tale of the strong and will of the hearer. They are the reman's four-score years should be told, but scripts of his pure life and strong, loving
his late illness has made the date of his faith. They well up out of a rich and
retirement a little earlier; and now, after deep experience. It is the man who
being fifty years a minister, he takes a preaches and who is back of the finished
well earned rest. During these long years and fervid utterance. All the force of a
of service he has been able to preserve deep, loving nature, of a firm conviction
his vigor and a fine, resonant voice to a and an enduring faith is thrown into the
remarkable degree. It is but a short time utterance, and withal a gentle humor
ago that he said, "With the exception of goes with it. We remember one serslight ailments, I have never been ill, and mon especially which has stayed by us
during all my ministry of fifty years I ever since we heard it. It was a charachave never failed in meeting a pulpit teristic sermon on "Hie Reasonableness
of Trusting in God," and we have) never
appointment."
The secret of Dr. Heckwith's longev- heard the subject more tenderly and efity and success is the thorough balance fectively handled.
Hut among the greatest of Dr. Heckand sanity of his life. Whether as a
teacher, a preacher, a counselor or pas- with's labors is that which he performed
for Oahu College. He was its first prestor, he is thoroughly sane and wise. Unident,
after Punahou school was changed,
he
a
doubtedly received much from goodly inheritance, hut a large part of the in 1854, into a college, and to him ()aliu
harmony and strength of his character College Owes much of its firm grounding
is the outcome of the discipline to which as wel las its first endowment of $30,000,
which he and his father-in-law, Rev.
be has so bravely subjected himself.
This discipline won him a high place Richard Armstrong, secured in the States
in college. He was a careful student and in [857.
graduated from Williams College at the
His coming to Punahou was most opbead of the class of '49, a class which portune. During the years of his admin-
istration,
1854 to
1859, there was in atthe school a company of
\ollng people who were waiting to receive
in their education the formative influence
of just such a strong character. They
were sons and daughters of the early
missionaries, and to mention them would
Ik- to mention many leading names of
these Islands. Valuable as was the work
which he did previously as principal of
the Royal School,—his first charge here,
1851-54—in moulding Hawaiians of
noble and royal blood, it was nothing to
what he achieved at Punahou in helping
to make the characters of the future white
citizens whose influence has now been
felt for a generation, both in Hawaii and
011 the mainland.
During the stormy days of 1803, and
the six previous years of his pastorate of
Central Union church, perhaps the most
critical period of our history, these same
sons and daughters, now heads of households, looked to him again for spiritual
guidance.
No teacher ever did more for his pupils, and no pupils ever idolized their
teacher with a stronger affection. It is
his remark that "No man was ever more
fortunate in his pupils," and their reply is
that no man ever came more opportunely
to bis post, or filled it better, than Dr.
Heckwith. They believe that he has still
before him years of continued usefulness
and influence, and they wish him and his
companion of more than fifty years the
blessings of a revered old age, in the sunshine of children and grandchildren and
a large circle of loving friends.
OLIVER P. EMERSON
tendance at
REV.
JAMES KEKELA.
pleased the bather
take home to his reward
our venerated missionary, the Rev. James
Kekela, after a long life of service in the
Marquesas Islands, and
Wiikkkas, That service was made conspicuous by courageous and devoted conduct, as well as by fidelity and constancy
in the sacred work of reclaiming most
degraded heathen from their wretchedness, and uplifting tin in into the joy of
Christ's salvation ; therefore,
Rcsol-rcd, That we, the members of the
Hawaiian Hoard of Missions, unite in
praise to the I-ord of the Vineyard for
His grace to His faithful servant during a long life in a dark land, and for
refreshing his years of feebleness by a
return to his native soil, to cheer and incite the Hawaiian churches by his venerable presence among tliein. Also
Resohed, That we tender our sympathetic regards to Father Kekela's numerous children and descendants, Ixith in HaWiikkkas, It hath
in Heaven
to
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waii and the Marquesas, praying that his his own language wherein he was lxirn.
devoted and fruitful life may ever he a We felt the presence of the Spirit in our
holy inspiration to them in the service midst.
The agent of the Hawaiian Hoard
of (iod and man. Also,
Resolved, That we congratulate the preaches at the Central Kona Church
churches and people of Hawaii upon the every other Sunday, going to Hohonor conferred upon their race by so lualoa and Keauhou once a month,
distinguished and worthy a servant of with once a month for visiting.
Thus he was somewhat dismayed
our Lord.
to learn at this conference that besides the eight churches of regular, alTIDINGS FROM KONA.
though in cases, double organization,
there are fifteen chapels in Kona wdiere
Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii,
services are held at varying intervals.
I Feb 15, 1905. That would mean a year and eight months
Central Kona Church stands almost to visit all these places once if he had
within a stone's throw of the division line no interruption.
Fortunately, however,
between North and South Kona. The more than one can be seen in a day in
site is a commanding one; Hualalai to some cases. The last trip south gave
the northeast. Kailua and the sweep of sixty miles in the saddle to visit one
shore ending in Maui, Molokai, and even church, but it was well worth the effort.
( )alm, on an exceptionally clear day, to
The people were warm-hearted, and glad
the northwest, and the curving shore to to receive any suggestions of new ways
the south. Here, next door to the school of working. Where teachers are availhouse, Sunday school and preaching in able English classes are started in the
English have been conducted every Sunday schools of the native churches,
Sunday since the first of November. thus aiding in the transformation which
( )ur Sunday School average for three
the schools are bringing to pass so
months has been 45. and the preach- rapidly.
ing average 54. The lowest number
At the request of the preachers our
at the Sunday school has been 2(1, and conference will meet once a month,
the highest number at the preaching ser- though some men come from twenty
vice 98. Not a person from the Sunday miles away. ()ncc in three months we
school has ever been seen to go away be- shall meet for a clearing house of general
fore the end of the preaching service.
business and discussion, the two months
A native service is also held at the between being given to talks on preachchurch, alternating w it It another building ing essentials, methods of work, etc., with
a little further to the north. A service the use of the question box.
for the Japanese, some eight hundred of
The Catholic Church is fairly strong
whom are in Kona, was begun a week in Kona, and I hear good words spoken
ago, with but five attending at that time. of the priest. Little Mormon churches
Tlie writer can testify that one of the five also dot the land, and little Buddhist temat least has faithfully read a Testament ples. (iround for a temple is now held
loaned him at that time by another Jap- nearly opposite our Central Kona Church.
anese.
In fact, the preacher was recently asked
Nearly all who come to the English to show his "preacher coat," for the Budservice are young people who are at- dhist priest wanted a coat made just like
tending or have recently attended the it.
public schools. Two weeks ago the pasThe Episcopal Church at Central Kona
tor asked any who so desired, to meet
begat) to hold its services again,
recently
with him to form a class for the study of
a
"Reader"
taking charge at the presChristian,
and
to
what it means to be a
time,
ent
a clergyman is soon
although
learn what baptism and the Supper sigIts
have been most
members
expected.
for,
etc.
nify, and what the church stands
kind, and indeed people of all nations ami
the
week,
ten
came
first
and
Five
the
appear most kindly disposed when
second. And of these ten boys and girls, classes
visited.
at
a
sentence.
siv offered prayer by
least
There are discouragements, of course,
Near the first of February a conference of the workers of Kona was held. in Kona. Sonic still think the old ways
Kona has four ordained and two more best, and wish 1 to keep on certain things,
licensed men. These with four others because "we have always done so." Many
met and discussed the various interests of have said, however, that they are glad
the district. We believe that a revival of that their children can rise, even though
spiritual interest will come to Kona, and they themselves may be left far behind.
we are trying to prepare ourselves for ()ne lady said to me: "I am so glad you
this event. Prayers went up to God in have come to pull up our children." As
three languages, Hawaiian, English and beautiful a Christian spirit has been seen
Japanese; every man speaking to God in in Kona as may be found in any part
of the world, for a neighboring minister
has said: "I tell my people that all who
understand English must leave this place
and go to you." Most of us would feel
that this was too much to be expected
of us.
The saloon, and still more the club,
has been a curse to Kona. A saloon at
Kainaliu has recently been closed, and
a number of the clubs. The young men
have been going to certain of these clubs
in far too large a number. Men will go
to these places when they would not enI lorace < ireeley said "The
ter a saloon
better these places are, the worse ; and the
worse they are, the better." Impurity is
also abroad in the land, varying in degree in different sections.
The outlook in Kona is hopeful, although advancement may be slow. At
present the number of things that might
be done is overpowering, but slowly helpers will come in until the work shall be
accomplished. The men who have stood
by Kona need much praise for their
faithful Christian spirit. A few have been
lukewarm, but to these, as to the church
of old, the message comes: "Hehold, I
stand at the door and knock ;if any man
hear my voice and open the door, I will
come in to him, and will sup with him,
A. S. P..
and he with me."
.
:
HAWAII AND CHINA.
By Rev. E. W. Thwing.
Hawaii holds a unique position, midway between the greatest empire of the
East and the great republic of the West.
It is here that these nations first join
hand in friendly intercourse across
the wide Pacific. At these islands, in
the very center of the ocean's CTOSI
roads, China has her first view of the
life and civilization of her Occidental
neighbor. Her officials, her statesmen,
her teachers and scholars, on reaching
Honolulu, see for the first time a real
American city. The relations between
the Chinese and Americans of Hawaii
have always been most friendly, and it
is here in this Eastern center of American life that the strongest effort should
be put forth, to build up the best evangelistic educational and social work, for
the Chinese who have come among us.
TIIK
(
lIINKSK OK HAWAII.
For more than fifty years the Chinese
have I-ved in these islands, year by year
coming in larger numbers, until just
before the annexation to the United
States, they numbered about 39.000. In
earlier times, they carried on an extensive trade in sandalwood with the chiefs
of old Hawaii, so that even now the
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islands are known to all the Chinese by
the name of "Tan Heung Shan" or
"Sandlewood Mountain." Much of the
development of the islands, the sugar
industry, the rice plantations, has been
due to these steady working people. Although since becoming a part of the
United States, their numbers have been
decreasing, they are today one of the
best and most reliable classes of our
population.
Travelers from California have often
remarked that the Chinese of Honolulu
seem to be a better class, as a rule, than
those of San Erancisco. Why is it so?
They are exactly the same kind of people as those in California, all coining
from much the same districts of South
China. Hut in Hawaii the Chinese have
been better treated, have been given a
fairer chance than on the mainland.
They have been protected and trusted,
and have as a rule well proved themselves worthy of the kindly feeling extended to them. If you should visit
among the Christian homes of Honolulu
today, you would find many of the
brightest, pleasantest and in every way
quite American homes, those of the
Chinese. In the schools they are among
the most industrious and capable of the
students. They have proved themselves
faithful in positions of trust. Some of
them have already returned to China,
and are putting their education and experience to g 1 use in helping their
own people to a larger civilization. Some
are now studying in Japan and making
ready to help in the forward movement
for China.
CHRISTIAN WORK BOt THE CHINESE
ciety. The church members help, in and methods of Chinese education, will
services for the Chinese at the jail, in be carefully looked into. Various large
street preaching in Chinatown, and in mission presses will be visited, and the
other forms of City Mission work.
best literature for use among the ChiChristian work is also being done on nese of the islands will be selected. It
some of the large plantations among the is the desire of the Hoard not only to
Chinese laborers. They are always glad enlarge, but by every means, to brim; its
to gather, after their evening meal and Chinese work to the highest efficiency.
listen to a talk from the missionary. And Every effort must be put forth to make
in this way the seed is sown, gospel the work here tell in the future of Chira.
tracts are left among them, and little by
little they come to understand that the
THK OPPORTUNITY.
religion of Christ means helpfulness,
I
comfort and benefit for the people of
No
where
in
else
all
America's
wide
China, One Chinese laborer who accepted Christ said: "My father and territory, from Boston to the Philippine
there a better opportunity for
mother, my wife and children in China Islands, isher
Chinese than here in Hareaching
are not Christians, 1 am sorry, so I am
waii.
And
I
say "her Chinese" for
send
going to
my boy in China to the
should look upon them as her
Christian school in Canton that he may America
learn of Jesus and so teach the others." own people, just as much as those who
come from other lands. .And here in
Hawaii, more than any where else, arc
KNI.AKCKMKNT.
many Chinese proud to claim American
citizenship, because they hay been
The watchword of the Church should treated well, and not as strangers and
he ever forward, pressing on to more vic- aliens. With over
300 Chinese-Ameritories and greater achievements. Hawaii can
here, and many more native
citizens
has been long a land of missions, and is born Chinese,
securing citizenship every
still to be a great centre of light power. year, with some 2,000 Chinese children
The Church in America is just begin- in our schools, what a grand opportunity
ning to awaken to the vast possibilities there is of training up and developing
which may come from active and ag- young
Chinese men and women, who
gressive work among the Chinese and may one day be a power in China.
Japanese here. With the aid furnished
by the Churches of America, the Hawaiian Board of Missions is planing an enAmerica's duty
of
work.
New
largement the
evangelists
In God's wise providence, Hawaii, that
are coming from Japan. The Hoard is
sending the superintendent of the Chi- brightest jewel of the ocean, has
Shall she
nese work, on a special mission to China been given to America.
Hawaii and for Hato secure more Chinese workers and to not do for
bring the work for the Chinese in Ha- waii's children the very best in her
Here in this land, as it
waii into closer touch with the mission- power?
ary work in China. He will visit the were, the hand of Christian America is
important Chinese settlement in Yoko- reaching far out over the Pacific Ocean
hama, Japan, and see the Chinese from toward the Empire of China. May it he
Hawaii, who are studying there. Japan a hand of friendship and helpfulness, to
today is doing much to awaken and lead beckon China "Onward and Upward." Is
Chinese thought. Hawaii is having an it not a duty and privilege of every
influence on Japan, and so through Jap- Christian, who values the joy and light
an on China. He will make a study of and liberty of our own land, to give to
the magazines and literature being pub- all the Chinese who come to these sunny
lished in Japan for the Chinese. During islands of the Pacific the help that will
vsits at Shanghai, Hongkong and Can- lead them to better things? Then shall
ton, he will visit some of the large Chris- Hawaii lead in the triumphant march of
tian colleges, and see some of the Chi- the Church of God, eastward, ever eastnese from 1 lawaii who are Studying at ward, until all of China shall he won for
these places. The more modern plans Christ.
Duringthe past twenty or thirty years,
Christian work has been carried on
among the Chinese living at different
places in the islands. One faithful worker under the Hawaiian Hoard was pastor of a Chinese Church on the Island
of Hawaii for 24 years. In his declining
years, he is now at his old home in
China doing something for his people
there. His son, a graduate of Mills Institute, is an active Christian young man
in Honolulu today; he plays the large
pipe organ in the Chinese Church, as
well as giving good assistance in the
Sunday School work. There are now
six Chinese churches, besides many
other stations for school and mission,
carried on under the care of the Hawaiian Board. In the largest Chinese
Church in Honolulu, between two and
EDITED BY REV. W D. WESTERVELT.
three hundred Chinese meet every SunThe Committee on Legislation of the citizens throughout the Territory, with
day for Bible study and gospel.preaching. There is also here a Christan En- Civic Federation recently sent out a "et ■ the hope of unifying the widespread symdeavor Society, a Chinese Y. M. C. A. ter in the interests of the Local Option
and a Young Ladies' Missionary So- Rill to a large number of public spirited J
,
TempraInc ssues
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THE FRIEND.
This action
pathy with this measure.
must not be taken as indicating too much.
The Federation numbers men of all
shades of opinion upon the liquor question, drinkers and abstainers, saloon men
and churchmen, those who favor high
and low ami no license. Hut the Local
( Iption Hill is a measure Upon which all
these can unite as a perfectly fair and
American solution of the difficulties presented by the saloon problem. Doubtless
no one will be better pleased with a Local
Option Law than the Governor, upon
whom in the last analysis the duty devolves of deciding where saloons shall be
located. This power should be vested in
the people alone. What they decide
should hold. The Local Option Hill in
effect relieves the Executive of this heavy
burden and lets the people make the decision. The Civic Federation in cham-
pioning this measure puts itself squarely
upon the side of the entire people, otherwise taking no part in the mooted question of saloon restriction or expansion.
If the Local Option Hill becomes law,
the members of the Federation will still
divideindividually onthe matter of license
and no license. It should be thoroughly
understood that this Hill is as clearly
in the interests of license advocates as of
no-license advocates. In fact, when it
was recently discussed in the Executive
Committee of the Federation it was valientlv championed by friends both of licensing saloons and non-licensing them.
Tin- Hill is not an anti-saloon measure.
Nor is it an anti-temperance measure. It
is a citizens' measure, just to all sides.
everybody can come together in
support of this typically American pro-
For
once
cedure,
now TO nioN'K
A FARM.
Hob Burdette gives this simple recipe:
"My homeless friend with a chromatic
hundred-foot garden. Go on a proJ. It never increases one's usefulness,
and
see
how
but
lessens it.
long
longed spree some day
it requires to swallow a pasture land to
4. It never allys the passions, but infeed a cow. Put down that glass of gin! flames them.
there is dirl in it —one hundred feet of
5. It never stills the tongue of slangood, rich dirt, worth $43.56 per acre." der, but loosens it.
promotes purity of
6. It never
The public hearing before the Senate thought, but poisons it.
Committee to which the Local Option 7. It never empties almshouses and
Hill was referred did not come off as at prisons, but fills them.
It never protects the ballot-box,
o.
first planned. It seems that some of the
were
also but defiles it.
members of the Committee
which
had
of
another
committee
members
9. It never makes happy families, but
on hand special business of importance. miserable ones.
10.
It never prompts to right doing
A number of citizens, representing various interests in the community, wended in anything, but to wrong.
11.
It never prepares one for heaven,
their way to the Government House in
the
hell.
is
that
another
time
but
for
hoped
vain. It
12. It never diminishes taxes (with
hearing may develop some good pleading
both in favor of and against the measure. all its revenue)-, but increases them.
All who have definite opinions to enforce
13. ft never renders the Sabbath
should attend. This plan of having pub- quiet, but desecrates it.
lic hearings is followed extensively in
14. It never protects our property nor
some States, particularly in Massachu- personal safety, but endangers them.
setts, and gives rise to rare public de15. It never helps one to get a good
insurance policy on his life, but militates
bates.
against it.
16. It never creates ambition and
The next annual convention of the
American Anti-Saloon League will be thrift, but invites laziness, profligacy,
held in Indianapolis, November 22-24, poverty, idleness and crime.
17. It never builds up the church, but
1905. It is not too soon to begin planning for it and to see to it that dele- peoples the .station houses, prisons and
chain-gangs.
gates are appointed.
(8. It never retines character nor
Representation in these annual conventions, as provided for in article 9 of the promotes Christian grace, but is a destroyer of the soul.
Constitution, is as follows:
"In annual conventions representa10. It never teaches honesty and uption from recognized affiliated bodies rightness, but incites the incendiary to
shall be as follows Ten delegates from apply the midnight torch.
20.
It never protects a man, but robs
each national body and five delegates
him
of
his money, his family happiness,
organization
holding
from each state
stated conventions, five delegates from his good name, his hopes and all endeareach State Anti-Saloon League and two ments of life.— the American Issue.
delegates from every other co-operating
SAYK YOlK BOYS.
organization holding annual conventions.
Com"The members of the Executive
mittee, Hoard of Direction, Hoard of
Mother.—"( hir box's out late nights."
Trustees and Headquarters Committee
Father.—"Well, we must tax the sashall be members cx-officio of the con- loons $50."
M.—"Husband, I believe John drinks."
vention.
"For the purposes of representation,
1-.—"We must put up that tax to
religious denominations and international $100."
organizations shall be considered as naM. —"My dear husband, our boy is betional bodies, and the District of Colum- ing ruined."
bia and territories shall be considered as
E.—"Try 'em awhile at $200."
states."
M. —"()ii! My God ! my toy came
P. A. BAKER,
home drunk."
p.—"Well, well! we must make it
(Seneral Superintendent.
Columbus, Ohio.
$300."
M. —"Just think, William, our boy is
REASONS'
OPPOSING
TWENTY
KM
THE
in Jail."
F.—"l'll fix those saloons. Tax 'cm
SALOON.
while you are stirring up the sugar
in a ten-cent glass of gin, let me give you
a fact to wash down with it. You may
say you have longed for years for the
free, independent life of the farmer, but
have never been able to get money
enough together to buy a farm. P.ut
that is just where you are mistaken, For
some years yon have been drinking a
good, improved farm at the rate of a hundred square feet a gulp. If you doubt
this statement figure it out yourself. An
acre of land contains 43.560 square feet.
Estimating, for convenience, the land at
$43.56 an acre, you will see that it brings
the land to just one mill per square foot.
1.
Now pour down the fiery dose and imagine you are swallowing a strawberry tears
2.
patch. Call in five of your friends and
have them help you gulp down that five often
nose,
:
$400."
M.—"My poor child is a confirmed
It never builds up manhood, but
drunkard."
it down.
It never beautifies the home, but F— "Up with that tax and make it
$500."
wrecks it.
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Financial statement, Kauai Pastors' God's Presence and Power, so that their
If, —"Our once noble l>oy is a wreck."
E. —"Now I will stop em; make it Aid Society, year ending December 31, own spiritual radiance may shine forth
under the heavenly impulse, stirring other
1904:
$600."
souls, and bringing them flocking into
Receipts—
M.—"We carry our ]>oor boy to a
$ 50.72 the kingdom.
Balance from 1903
drunkard's grave today."
Some precious and cheering movement
p-—"Well, I declare! we must regulate From Mr. G. N. Wilcox
150.00
Mrs. Helen Robinson.... 50.00 is reported from churches on the Pacific
this traffic; we ought to have made that
tax $1000."
" Mr. Aubrey Robinson
50.00 Coast. It seems nearly certain that we
Estate of the late Paul
shall hear of much more. We hope for a
K.U'AI NOTES
Isenberg
150.00 glorious rain of revival power which shall
Mrs. If. S. Rice
Rev. 1). P. Mahihila, returned mission250.00 drench the land with spiritual life.
And here in Honolulu and Hawaii,
ary from Micronesia, is making a tour of
$700. -J2 may we not hope that the Holy Spirit will
the Kauai churches, giving an account of
come in great and special blessing? It
Expenditures—
his work in the field. Kauai hopes to
$ 45 00 is for us gladly and earnestly to make
retail bin as a settled pastor for one of In aid of Waimea Church
I lanapcpc Church
the vacant churches.
145.00 ready for the Lord to abide in 1 lis power
Koloa Church
144.00 among us We have to draw very near
Koolati Church
Petitions are being circulated through75.00 to God in prayer and supplication, and
I lanapcpc Church
160.00 especially in heart and life. We need to
out the Kauai churches requesting the
18.25 eliminate from ourselves all things that
I egislature to preserve the laws guarding Sundries
cannot be in harmony with His full presthe quiet and sancity of Sunday as a day
oi rest and worship. The Kauai Associa$5*7-25 ence and power within us. How much
tion has suggested to the other Island Balance
113.47 of the world's wrong and sinful ways
are apt to find lodgment in our daily
Associations the advisability of inaugurating similar action throughout the Isl$700.72 thoughts and actions? Zealously put ail
that away. Say, "Lord, here we are.
ands.
f. M. LYDGATE.
Cleanse out all that is amiss in us. Make
Korean Methodist churches have been
us wholly consecrate to Thee, and work
organized at Elcclc and Makaweli, with a GREAT RELIGIOUS REVIVALS.
Thine own mighty work through Thy
resident Korean pastor at Elcclc. The
people in all its glorious thoroughness
services, Sunday and week day, are well
and power.
S. E. P..
attended, and develop a good deal of in( hir religious weeklies abound in stirterest. The plantation authorities wisely ring accounts of great outpourings of
approve of this movement and have Divine Power on both sides of the Atlangenerously assisted in ministering to the tic, SOBK on the Pacific Coast. The reAN ARMSTRONG YARN.
needs of this people.
vival in Wales is one of almost unprecedented
beyond almost any such
Rev. Mr. Wadman recently made a work onpower,
record,
The following bears printing. I lon.
whether in the intensity
Kauai
the
in
intour through Western
I). Gilman writes: "At Lake Mospread,
of
its
the
of
its
G.
rapidity
effect,
terest mainly of the Korean work. He
bonk, W. N. A. told a good story of tin'
conversions,
of
the
number
or
the
reports himself as well pleased with the
strange spontaneity of its manifestations, early days of the two boys—he and Sam.
way tilings are developing. llt was cor- So far as human agencies were eon
)ne Sunday they were taken to the old
dially received ami generously treated eerned, it was self-kindling,
Kawaiahao
pili church (in 1X40). (letbreaking
everywhere.
out spontaneously like wild fire, from ting restless on one ni the old hikics (setAdditions to the churches tees ) they got to punching each other.
Rev. Solomon Kaulili, pastor of the town to town.
at an average of many hunThe father saw it. and called them up
continue
a
church,
enjoying
is
Lihue. Hawaiian
dreds
amusements
enterinto
that old high New Haven pulpit. It
daily.
All
and
vacation on leave of absence at Koolau. tainments
the
was
before
universal
not high enough to hide the boys,
disappear
conKauai. His church work is being
engrossment in prayer and song. All in- who, when their father was again enchurrch.
the
deacons
of
the
ducted by
gaged in his preaching, began their
tensely feel the power of God.
In
America
have
come
already
squabbling behind his back, oblivmany
Rev. G. L. Kopa, after long years of scenes of
of the increasing amusement they
blessing
following
evanious
special
faithful service in the pastorate of the
of
were
affording the congregation, who beeffort.
One
the
most
remarkgelistic
to
Waimea church, has accepted a call
able has been in Denver, Colorado, where came so much interested as to show the
to
ministering
is
now
the
Kohala and
whole city has been greatly shaken good man he was not the show. Turning
church there. Kauai was very sorry to the
the Heavenly influence, and public round, be saw the boys in a grapple, and
with
lose him.
offices have been generally closed to ]>cr- summarily separated them. W. N. did
Ktxdau church has issued a call mit attendance on the meetings. For this not tell us what took place after they got
S. K. Oili. late of Waialua, Oahu, Divine mercy there has been much prayer home. I rather think it was Kentucky
act to the approval of the Island As- and urgent desire for months past, evi- justice, and not Hawaiian."
(Sam, the general, was too young then.
denced in many gatherings of the
ition.
people. The time of favor has come at It must have been P.axter.)
G. D. G. adds: "Mr. Armstrong was
An urgent call was issued by the Wai- least in some degree, and larger blessings
mea church to Rev. J. M. Ezera of Ewa. are hoped for. I'ndoubtedly Christians the best preacher in the Hawaiian I ever
but he is so attached to his people there in many localities are making ready—re- listened to: be bad more of the idiomatic
that he declined to consider the request moving stumbling blocks, ordering their expression, the intonation, and manner
hearts and lives for the precious gift of ism of the natives."
of the Waimea church.
...
...
'
.Erie
�THE FRIEND
INTERESTS THAT BIAS
JUDGMENT.
The Governor says in his message:
"We allow no man to be a judge of his
own cause, because his interests would
certainly bias his judgment, and it is not
improbable would corrupt his integrity."
Now, the Governor was very properly
referring to the astonishing presumption
on the part of liquor dealers that they
were competent to make laws on the subject of liquor. "Bias," and to "judgment"? That's putting it mildly enough,
Governor Cater, and you earn our admiration for moderate language. Now.
in ethics, as in dressmaking, we take it
that a "bias" is a sort of acute angle—a
departure from the main line, as it were.
Hence a bias of judgment might imply
a somewhat angular "gore" in a man's
fairness. Liquor dealers making laws in
the interests of the community I That
does not constitute a "bias": it's diametrically apposed to the public welfare. You
see. your liquor man absolutely cannot
legislate in the interests of the public and
of himself at the same time. Everyone
admits that the saloon is merely toler-
ated, and that the business of legislation
is to check the evils of drink, not foster
them. This legal maxim is often lost
sight of, due to the fact that we have
stood saloons so long that they seem to
have a sort of "adverse possession."
Childlike and bland, wasn't it, —that
bill published in our morning paper and
proposed for legislative indorsement and
coming confessedly from liquor men?
And now they are combined, we are told,
to defeat the Governor at all hazards. It
was only the other day that we read of
their efforts to back up a law-breaking
saloon-keeper to resist the Governor.
And why? Because he used bis power
in refusing to reissue a license. There's
where the rub is. The saloons want to
curtail the Governor's discretionary
power. Where are the public's interests,
think you, in this fight? "Rights?" Aye,
the saloon men may have a few, due to
our criminal negligence. "Wrongs?"
The people suffer them right along, and
they far and away counter-balance the
rights of saloon men.
Moral:—Let's back up the Governor.
TOO HIGH!
It's the water rate. Not that people
haven't noticed it; we think they have.
What they are after is the remedy. Not
every one can sink a well (we know of
some that have) for the cost is large and
many live above the thirty-two feet line.
11
per thousand gallons was put so high that
the meter proved a forlorn hope.
The officials seem to be living within
their instructions and say they are powerless; they admit the rate is too high.
What then? Is the necessity for revenue so great that the rates must be kept
Up? Then woe betide taxpayer and
property owner when county and municipal government gets its whack at him.
It's the sewer rate, too. Many have
connected with the sewer, though it
We hardly
goes past their doors.
blame them, and as long as their places
are sanitary (there must be considerable
presumption to the contrary) they can
hardly be forced to connect, as the law
now stands.
Think of a man paying
nearly as much to get rid of waste water
as he pays for fresh supplies from the
mains! It really looks as though it Were
money in a man's pocket if he let some
one else own his home. Let landlordism
be henceforth named a luxury.
not
MUSIC FESTIVAL.
There is progress to be noted.
Two
choruses, "The Lord
Is Great" and
"March of ()ur Nation," are already in
the hands of the choruses. The former
is from Mendelssohn's "Athalie" and the
music is popularly known as the "March
of the Priests." The second is a stirring
patriotic march by Adam Geibel. Both
will be enjoyed by the young people w ho
are to render them.
Nothing new can be said about a soloist. Enquiry is being made on the
Coast, and something can be reported
soon. Variety on the programme is assured by more instrumental work and
greater diversity in the character of the
chorus selections.
T. R.
THE COUSINS' SOCIETY.
Under date of January 24, our cousin
Mrs. Frances S. Loomis writes to Miss
M. A. Chamberlain from her home in
Rochester, Wis. Probably Mrs. P.G.
Taylor and Dr. Hi shop are the only persons surviving here who remember Mrs.
Loomis' grandparents, the Ruggleses,
who occupied the Kuapehu station in
Kona in the early thirties. Mrs. L. tells
of her youngest son Edward, of [6, making a line start at Hcloit College, "the
youngest and smallest boy in college."
Mr. Loomis had been suffering from a
series of disasters, including broken ribs,
and a bad carbuncle.
A visit from a
three-year-old grand-daughter, Frances
L., is mentioned, and her going through
all the motions of telephoning orders to
butcher, grocer, etc., winding up with
"Central, you keep me waiting—l don't
want to rc]x>rt you, but it may be necessary." There seems to be controversy
which of the tots Grandma likes best.
The triplet boys are mentioned, who had
at Christmas only horns and a mouth
organ each—truly a strong band.
A descriptive paragraph has true literamerit: "I wonder if you would care to
look Upon my landscape for a few minutes? I can see Scott's Hill from my
window, the highest point in the county;
and the wagon road winding over it.
The ground is covered with snow, and a
sleet upon it causes a glow and sparkle
which is beautiful in the afternoon sun.
The trees on the hill standing out against
the white background show each branch
ry
and at this distance look soft and velvety.
"A man is coining with a loaded bobsled and two big horses, all in a cloud of
steam from their breathing, and the man
is thrashing his arms to keep warm.
"Tin school children art 1 hurrying
home, laughing and shouting, and I can
see my neighbor splitting kindling-wood,
and taking in the night's supply of wood
and coal.
"There is a maple tree in front of my
window with a last year's bird's nest in
it, from which flutter several strings. The
robin will be back in the spring and build
Up the new nest on the ruins of the old
one. It is now a tbree-storv sort of an
affair."
That lively winter picture stirs one's
mind almost with homesickness.
"I hope to hear from you soon and favorably. Our times are in God's bands,
and we must wait on Him. I have been
wondering why it was necessary for me
to be laid Up for the last three weeks—
ami have tried to be patient. Hut I setso much to do, and want to be up and
at it."
There are many aged and enfeebled
missionary cousins in Hawaii whose
hearts can respond to Cousin Loomis.
S. E. 15.
OUR NEW OUTSTATION AMONG
THE CHINESE.
Punaluu, Oahu, Feb. 16, 1905.
Dear Sir Mr. Richards
1 am very glad to found a good opportunity here, and thank the true God
to prepare the way before I come.
Now I met some good friends here,
and tell about the gospel. The people
here are far better than the Honolulu
:
people.
I called on Mr. Nuuhiwa here and
he is very glad to receive me, and I believe he will help much the Chinese people here.
�THE FRIEND
12
I am sure we will make good meeting
here, because we l\ave trusted our
Father to help us. Hut only one thing
here is pretty hard for the man who
preaches, why? because here are all
farmers, they all have not very much
time to learn.
But we must take time and be very
patient, there will be a good mission
lure.
Your friend,
YEUNG YUI.
A TYPICAL COAL MINE MEETING.
objects of pity and prayer. All went on
their knees and sang, "For You I Am
Praying," and as it was time to commence work, the benediction was pronounced, the men marching to their work
singing. "Throw Out the Life Line."
Mr. David Davis, the manager of this
pit, told me he had not heard one of the
men swear for over three weeks;—a reThis scene is
markable thing indeed.
only one, typical of many that are daily
taking place in South Wales coal mines,
and at which many men are being converted. —Congregationalist.
HAWAIIAN ITEMS OF INTEREST
(
By a Correspondent of the Rritish
Weekly.)
I descended the pit
other
at
6 o'clock the
morning. Reaching the
bottom, I
walked along the "partings" till I reached the "Baltic" seam. My guide, after
explaining the workings of the mine,
piloted me to a recess in this seam where
a number of colliers had assembled.
Presently the numbers increased, till over
300 men, each with his safety lamp, were
gathered in a strange crowd. Some were
seated on the floor; others knelt, numbers were standing. One of the number
struck up Diolch Iddo ('Thanks He to
Him) this was taken up by the others,
and repeated again and again. An old
collier jumped up, and told, in Welch,
how. after five unsuccessful attempts to
get a fellow workman to give his heart to
God, he had at the sixth attempt, the previous night,triumphed. Diolch Eddoagan
rang through the galleries. Two men
prayed simultaneously, one in English
and one in Welsh. Before they had finished, from the far end of the seam came
the strains—in a rich bass voice—of
"Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah."
In a moment everybody present was
singing this beautiful hymn. Never did
it sound so impressive as deep down in
the bowels of the earth that morning. A
dozen colliers of all ages testified at once,
and prayer followed prayer in quick succession, when in a truly "encircling
gloom" the men sang, "Lead, Kindly
Light," many of them swinging their
lamps ; one marveled at this great change
that had come over these men, whose
usual occupation before starting work
was singing comic songs and indulging
in coarse jest and vulgarity. The ponies,
walking between the curve lines on their
way to the workings, seemed amazed at
the strange sounds and scenes. A brief
address in Welsh was delivered by one
of the men, who appealed for those who
were on their way to glory to show
lamps. Hundreds were hoisted aloft, and
a few remained on the ground. The
owners of the latter were immediately
:
.Advance in Sugar. During the past
few months, the price of raw sugars in
New York has advanced from alxnit $67
a ton to nearly $99, at which point it
stands quite firm. Tor several years, Hawaii has been nearly without a profit
upon our chief product. Finances have
Several of
been extremely depressed.
the weaker plantations have been bankrupted, and the stronger ones have yielded but small dividends.
The cause of higher prices is in the
continued depression of the beet culture
in Europe, and consequent increase of
sugar consumption over supply. This
seems likely to continue for some time,
and makes our financial prospects somewhat brighter.
a
Brief Boom in Sugar Stocks. Eor
sharp
there
was
a
short time in January
jump in the prices of plantation shares,
amounting to 60 per cent, in those of the
stronger concerns, and 100 per cent, advance on prices of the weaker ones, many
of which had been unduly depressed. A
heavy "slump" speedily followed, of from
half to two-thirds of the previous advance. The severe lessons of the disastrous "boom" of five years ago were remembered, besides which there were too
little spare funds afloat in the community
for extensive speculation. A steady advance in plantation values may, however,
he reasonably expected.
A Serious Drought. While the supply
of rain in the islands was well up to the
average during the latter part of 1904,
there has been next to no rain since the
latter part of December, and the drought
is beginning to be seriously felt throughout the group. On the other hand, we
have enjoyed two months of exceptionally lovely weather. It has been cool, the
mercury in Honolulu ranging between a
minimum of 560 and maximum of 84°,
0
The
generally between 64 0 and 78
sky has continued almost cloudless. There
has been a total absence of violent wind,
with very little of southerly weather,
which is always disagreeable if long continued.
.
.
.In influx
of Tourists.
An unusualh
large number of tourists for a month past
have been crowding our hotels and ave-
nues of travel, especially to the Volcano.
They have been greatly favored by this
unusually charming weather, devoid of
heat, and calling for good supplies of
blankets at night. In fact, hot water
bottles in bed are often resorted to. Many
globe-tourists have been making a Stopover both on the Japan and Australian
routes. All have found unbroken sunshine and spring-like coolness. The
commodious steamers on both routes, especially to Japan, have favored this tourist movement.
77ic Legislature.
The third 'Territorial Legislature, which convened on the
15th Feb., has gone to work in a businesslike manner, and promises creditable results. Its chief labors will be to fit the
public expenditures to the very narrowpublic income, and to deal with the
strongly urged County Act, which is also
urgently opposed on account of its increased cost of administration.
S. E. H.
UNITY.
By John Greenleaf Whittier.
'This poem was written by Mr.
Whittier while he was a guest at the
Asquani House. A fair was being held
in aid of the little Episcopal church
at Holderness, and the people at the
hotel were asked to contribute. These
lines were Whittier's contribution, and
the ladies in charge of the fair received
ten dollars for them. They were written in an album now in the possession
of a niece of Whittier's Philadelphia
friend, |oscph Liddon Pennock.—S. T.
Pickard.)
Forgive, O Lord, our severing ways,
The separate altars that we raise,
The varying tongues that speak 'Thy
praise!
Suffice it now. In time to be
Shall one great temple rise to 'Thee,
Thy church our broad humanity.
White flowers of love its walls shall
climb,
Sweet bells of peace shall ring its
chime,
Its days shall all be holy time.
'The hymn, long sought, shall then be
heard,
'The music of the world's accord,
Confessing Christ, the inward word!
'That song shall swell from shore to
shore,
One faith, one lowc, one hope restore
'The seamless garb that Jesus wore.
Asquani House, Holderness, N. 11.
Seventh Month, 28, 1883.
�THE FRIEND
CHINESE NOTES.
Mr. C.
Cho Ping, the Chinese preach-
er at Kohala. was married in February
to a young Chinese girl who has had her
education at the Kohala Seminary. She
was an earnest worker in the school,
president of the C. I'".. Society, and will
110 doubt do much in helping on the work
of the Chinese church.
of the Christians of Kohala is
sending money to China, and has asked
Mr. Timing to help in entering his boy,
a lad of 17 years, in the Mission School
at Canton, so that he may learn the
Christian religion and teach the other
members of the family. This is only one
instance of how Hawaii is helping in the
regeneration of China.
( )ne
good attendance. The excellent singing
of the young people from Kawaiahao was
pleasing. "America" was heartily sung
by all present after which the Rev. Mr.
Soarcs pronounced the benediction. The
next meeting wdll take place at the Kamehameha Schools.
A WAY OF THE BOARD.
had an opportunity to give a Gospel message to the crowds of Chinese who gather
OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHRISTIAN
CONVENTION.
On Saturday evening, Feb. 18, therewas a large attendance of young people
from the Portuguese, Kawaiahao, Kaumakapili. Kamehaineha, Waikane, Japanese, Chinese, Christian, Methodist and
Central Union Churches at the Portuguese church. 'These, with a few other
societies, form a union with a membership of 647. Mr. Thwing is president
and Judge Dickey, secretary.
Each society repeated a passage of
Scripture and sang a hymn in its own
langauge. Miss May Paty recited "The
'Tale of the 'Two Glasses." Mr. 'Thwing
s]>oke of drink among the Chinese, which
he claimed was not as bad as among
other nationalities. The Rev. W. J.
Wadman told of drink among the Japanese. Principal I lome spoke of drink from
a young person's standpoint. The Hon.
E. K. Lilikalani gave an amusing and
interesting paper of conditions among
the Hawaiiani in the reign of Kamehaineha I, and later showed what advance
ment his people have made in religion.
Senator Dickey read and explained his
bill of local option.
Every member of the Kawaiahao Society was present on account of which
this society received a banner, given for
financiers in this 'Territory, spending
hours in patient consideration of details, some of which might seem petty
to novices in work of this sacred nature, but all of which have to do with
the advance of the Kingdom of Righteousness.
'The average American is impatient
of detail. He calls it trivial. When
a test comes like the Spanish war, the
army, careless of detail, proves the one
To one unaccustomed to the conduct signal failure of the entire campaign,
of a religious trust, the meetings of
with its wretched landing on Cuba, its
the Hawaiian Hoard would seem to de- unreadiness
and worst of all its awful
much time to small details. record of death from sickness. 'The
navy alone justified the confidence of
the nation and that because of its
slavery to detail.
Japan wins in her war and George
Kcnnau tells why. because her leaders
arc trained to take care of the littles,
and have eyes like German miscroscopes—nothing is too small for them.
The Missionary Board that, like Japan,
takes time for the littles, deserves the
confidence of its constituency. 'That
member of the Hawaiian Hoard, who
once on a time criticised it for not reel
ing off its appropriations at automobile speed, and made sport of its cusMembers of Hoards that administer tom of taking note of the mites, forgot
such gifts hold the most sacred trusteethe Master, who cared more for
ships in the modern world. 'They ad- about
the widow's littles than for the much
minister a spiritual as well as material
rich, He paid the organization
trust. They differ in toto from direct of the
of the highest compliments it ever
one
(Vs in a bank or other corporation.
earned.
And it is to the glory of America that
it is almost universally true that such
LAND SHELLS.
trustees are faithful, that they pains
takingly consider the tiniest appropriHow They Do It on the Mainland.
ations and that they realize what kind
of dollars are put into their charge—
Pat: "Shure, I voted tlf Kaypublidollars which bear the stain]) of tinean ticket."
widow's mite.
Mike: "Would ye trust such a
It is an easy matter for a national parrty as thot ?''
bank director to vote a million dollars
Pat: '"They didn't ast me to—they
in loans on the say so of a finance com paid me cash."—Puck.
mittee. A Mission Hoard dare not do
that.
It has its committees which
Apropos of the Jones Trial.
carefully go over the ground covered
by each request for the expenditure
"Why do you think the plaintiff inof funds, but the committee action is sane?" a witness, examined as to somenever final, and in point of fact, is fre- body's mental condition, was asked by
quently overruled. Long hours of pa- counsel at a trial.
tient going over and over small mat"Because," replied the witness, "he
ters of expenditure characterize such is continually going about asserting
companies of men as the American that he is the Prophet Mohammed.
Hoard, the American Missionary As"And, pray, sir," retorted the learned
sociation and all the societies of the gentleman of the wig, "do you think
great churches of the Homeland.
that when a person declares be is the
It is so with the Hawaiian Hoard. Prophet Mohammed that is a clear
Viewed from this standpoint, the meet- proof of his insanity?"
"1 do."
ings of this organization are crowded
"Why?"
with business, where great care is ex"Hecause," answered the witness, reercised to make the money donated go
as far as it will. It is a splendid sight garding his questioner with easy comto see this earnest set of men, many of placency, "I happen to be the Prophet
whom are known as among the ablest Mohammed myself."—Tit-Bits.
vote too
Indeed, a gentleman was ojicc elected
to the Board who made merry over the
little done at a long session. If he
had ever served upon the great benevolent Hoards at home he would never
have made the criticism. Most of the
on con- money given toi our large missionary
Five members were received
organizations comes in tiny gifts from
ssion of faith, at the last Communion people of small means. Indeed, anythe Church in Kohala. Mr. U. Cho one conversant with matters of benevng, formerly one of Mr. Timing's olence knows that the poor give more
hool boys in China, is doing good work than the rich proportionately, and very
ere.
often in actual value. 'These contributions represent sacrifice. They cost
a
visit
from
'The Ala Mission enjoyed
because
they are, in truth, life blood.
Dr. Hiram Bingham not long ago. Ik-
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�THE FRIEND
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In the Vicinity of Kilauea.
WAILUKU ITEMS.
'Teacher: "Robert, what does a volcano do with its lava?"
Evening School at the Chinese Church
Robert (the dullest boy in the is still well attended by the Chinese
young men for the study of English,
class): "I—tun —ah—give it up!"
'Teacher: "Correct! Very good, in- four evenings of each week.
()ne very encouraging feature of the
deed. Robert."
Chinese work is, that three of the Chinese women have unbound their feet.
Mr. Ching Leon, connected with the
Salvation
Army, has recently arrived in
THE KISS.
Wailuku. He has been sent by the Army
to work among the Chinese on Maui
By Louise Morgan Sill.
At Paia, eight Chinese young men
meet four evenings of each week to study
Last night I had to go to bed
English at the Kindergarten room. Miss
Mosser kindly assists them.
All by myself, my mother said.
A party for Japanese boys was attend'Cause I'd been naughty all day
ed by fourteen invited and a few self-inthrough.
She wouldn't kiss me good-night, too. vited youngsters, who enjoyed the games
and refreshments as much as any chilI didn't want to let her know
dren could, but in their own quiet, polite
that,
low
cared
'bout
so
much 1
and
I
I dropped my clothes right on the way.
Washington's Birthday was celebrated
tloor—
as a holiday. ()n the evening preceding
A thing I never did before
a short programme by the children was
And put each stocking in a shoe —
given in the Kindergarten Room of the
She just hates that—and didn't do
Alexander
House. About one hundred
hair,
face,
cat
wash
my
or brush
My
of
the
most
regular attendants were presMy teeth, and left things in a squash
ent
enjoyed
and
seeing and hearing their
room;
and then I took
All 'round the
comrades participate.
Her picture and my fairy-book
comrades participate.
E. A. P..
She gave me on my last birthday
In June, and hid 'em both away.
—
I put my father's picture right
I']) in the middle of the light,
'To show 'em just the way I feel,
'Cause be said, "Kiss the child, Lu-
RECORD OF EVENTS.
cille,
.
.
Don't let her go to bed like this
Without your usual good night kiss."
Hut she just shook her head and
turned
Her back, and then my eyes they
burned
.
Like fire
It's been a horrid day
And then, of course, I didn't say
My prayers at all, but went to bed
And wished and wished that I was
dead.
Well. I don't know just how it was.
For I'd been half-way sleeping, 'cause
I was so 'pletely tired out—
When I heard something move about
So quiet, and the next T knew
The door moved back and she came
through
And put her arm around me so,
And said, a-whispering very low,
"My poor, dear child," and was so sad,
And kissed me twice—My! I was glad.
—
From Harper's Magazine.
January 26. —Civic Federation organized.
27th—Herman Kukahiko falls through
skylight over Hawaiian section in Bishop
Museum, 60 feet, and is crushed on the
model of ancient hciau.
28th.—Associate Justice Hatch resigns.
31st.—Fire at 5 a. 111. destroys cottage
and effects of A. R. Bindt at Kapiolani
Park. Family lose nearly all clothing.
—Three-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Marie Carmilla, in a Young Hotel elevator with her mother, is caught and her
head crushed off.
—Month closes with less than one inch
of rain, and mean temjx-rature of 67.2
degrees.
Feb.
1.—Arthur
A. Wilder appointed
second Associate Justice Supreme Court.
—Two Japanese servants arrested for
systematic poisoning of Manager R. D.
Baldwin and family at Makaweli, Kauai.
—J. C. Searle becomes Sheriff of Hawaii, vice L. A. Andrews, retired.
6th.—Postmaster at Koloa, Kauai, ar-
rested for $27,356 shortage on money or-
ders.
15th —Third Legislature of Hawaii
Territory convenes and organizes.
—D. R. P. Isenbcrg chosen President
of Senate, and Eric Knudsen Speaker of
House, thereby ensuring no grafters as
chairmen of committees.
18th.—Mrs. Theresa Rives Wicox is
left $30,000 by B. Button of Santa Rarbara.
—Joseph G. Pratt appointed Postmaster at Honolulu.
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400 Boston Building
COLLEGE
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THE
The cheapest and most desirable lots offered for sale on the easiest terms: one-third
cash, one-third in one year, one-third in two
years. Interest at 6 per cent.
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Is published the first week of each month
in Honolulu, T. H., at the Hawaiian Board
Book Rooms, 400-402 Boston Building.
HONOLULU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Established in 1858.
Regular Savings Bank Department maintained in Bank Building on Merchant Street,
All communications of a literary character anil Insurance Department, doing a Life, Fire
and Marine business on most favorable terms,
should be addressed to
in Friend Building on Bethel Street.
Manacing
Editor or The Friend,
The
Honolulu, T. H.
400-402 Boston Building,
mill mil*' reach the Board Roomi by the S4th of
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then 0-ith.
11 HIE SOME HttllfH BOOKS
The Board of Editors:
Doremus Scudder, Managing Editor.
Sereno E. Bishop, D. D.
Rev. Orramel H. Gulick.
Theodore Richards.
Rev. Edward W. Thwing.
Rev. William D. Westervelt.
William L. Whitney, Esq.
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rvAHU
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Hawaiian Islands. Vice-Pres't; J. P. Cooke, Treas.; W. 0.
Smith, Secy; George R. Carter, Auditor.
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All business letters should be addressed and
all M. O.s and checks should be made out to
Transact a General Banking and Exchange
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Business. Loans made on approved security.
Bills discounted. Commercial Credits grantBusiness Manager of The Friend,
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HONOLULU, T. H., APRIL, 1905
VOL. LXII
"life's mystery—deep, restless
as the
ocean—
Hath surged and wailed for ages to
and fro;
Earth's generations watch its ceaseless
motion,
As in and out its hollow nioanings
iiow.
Shivering and
sea,
Let my
yearning by that unknown
soul calm itself, o
Godl in Thee.
Life's sorrows, with inexorable power,
Sweep desolation o'er this mortal plain.
And human loves and hopes tlv as the
chaff
Borne by the whirlwind
from the
ripened grain.
Oh! when before that blast my hopes all
See,
Let my soul calm
itself,
0 Christ! in
Thee.
Between the mysteries of death and life
Thou standest, loving, guiding, not explaining;
We ask. and Thou art silent; yet we gaze.
And our charmed hearts forget their
drear complaining.
No crushing fate, no stony destiny,
Thou "Lamb that hath been slain!" we
rest in Thee.
The many waves of thought, the mighty
tides.
The ground-swell that rolls up from
other lands,
From far-off worlds, from dim, eternal
shores;
Whose echo dashes o'er life's waveworn strands,
This vague, dark tumult of the inner sea
Grows calm, grows bright, () risen Lord!
in Thee.
Thy
perience bids him keep at it. Let us have
the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire
Humanly speaking, the birthplace of on these Islands. We may and shall, if
the new spiritual movement for which SO each one who reads these lines asks for
many in these Islands arc quietly prayit and begins to do what God in his heart
ing, and which we hope will shake the tells him to do in order to get it.
Territory as Manna Loa did Hawaii
Island in 1868. should be the Ryder Mission in Kakaako. With rare heroism, un- What We Want
daunted pluck, patient daily seed sowing The diebt of the Hawaiian Board will
amid great discouragements, phis a spirit have been paid by the end of the month
of consecration, love for men, cheerful- of April. We have faith to helieve that
ness and winning demonstration of God's we shall close our fiscal year—May 15,
constant presence in his heart, Mr. Ryder, 1905—without a dollar of debt We cerday in. night out, has labored for the tainly shall if every one to whom this call
salvation from sin of hundreds whom comes does what God hids him do. But
hosts of Christians have forgotten or we need more than a mere payment of our
habitually treated as outcasts. If Jesus' debt. There are four men in the United
wav ever has been beautifully shown in States, men of education, consecration,
modern garb in Honolulu, it has been faith, enthusiasm and ability, each with
down in Kakaako by "Brother" Ryder. a woman of equal spirit beside him ready
And God is honoring his work. It is to come here, take up work as a misglorious to be loved by boys and girls sionary in country parts, serve as friend,
and rescued men as he is loved. We counsellor, helper and inspirer to evanpray that the fire may break forth there gelists and pastors of other races and do
first and run therefrom to all churches ol what ought to he done for Christ in this
every name. There is no reason why it Territory. But we have not the means to
should not do SO. Honolulu is ripe for a secure them. To take hold of this great
spiritual harvest. The church leaders are Opportunity will require the addition of
busy planning the campaign. All denom- $6,000 a year to our income. Whence is
inations are most cordially asked to join this to come? God's people on these
in the blessed work. The vacant store in Islands have it. If every one of you who
the Alexander Young building has been read these words should begin at once
rented for a noonday service for men. A to consecrate a full tenth of your income
series of cottage prayer meetings in va- to God'i work and of this tenth should
rious sections of the city has been map- dedicate one-quarter (that is one fortieth
ped out. Once a week the churches will of vour income) to the Hawaiian Board,
hold a union service for prayer. This or in other words, to the cause of Home
will continue through April and serve as Missions, this $6,000 would be in our
a season of preparation for a thorough treasury in short order. Pray over it,
evangelistic campaign of six weeks dura- Think what Dr. Raker and his mother
tion to be conducted by some wise leader are doing for Kona. That district they
So are
from the Mainland. Meantime the pas- find thirsting for the gospel.
tors are to push the work with direct many others in these Islands. You can
preaching to the conscience and will, help supply this want. We white Ameriwhile Christians arc urged to consider cans have too long thrown aside the retheir own responsibility as "fishers of sponsibility for the Hawaiians left us by
men." The revival in Wales has largely our fathers. They did heroic work. We
been characterized by a deepened con- have allowed many of the golden fruits
sciousness of individual responsibility for to rot and now an unharvested field is all
the bringing of others into personal con- we have to show for our carelessness. It
tact with Jesus. Honolulu, nay all Ha- is time to be up and doing. It is not too
waii, is perishing for want of a like clear late to remedy the sad blunder. If we
conception of the first duty of every be- put a devoted and well-trained missionliever pins the determination to do that ary family in every strategic point, the
duty. "Save One" is a good motto for battle which has long gone against us may
every follower of Christ. When a man yet be retrieved. Four such families
begins to pray and labor under the in- await our bidding. They will cost $6,000
spiration of this motto, the joy of the ex- .a year. Who will help us to get them?
The Rising Tide of Evangelism
PEACE.
pierced hand guides the mysterious
wheels.
Thy thorn-crowned brow now wears
the crown of power ;
And when the dark enigma presseth sore,
Thy patient voice saith: 'Watch with
me one hour.'
As sinks the moaning river in the sea,
In silent peace, so sinks my soul in Thee."
No. 4
�THE FRIEND.
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A Stalwart Press
The day of inspiration is not closed.
This is the reflection which arises upon
reading many of the utterances of the
local dailies in this season of strenuous
battling for the best things in our Territory. The Star has done noble service
in its emphasis upon the unearthing of
the Iwilei scandal and in the remarkable series of editorials upon
this subject. And certainly no better work for manhood in this Territory was ever done than the publication
by The Advertiser of March 27 of Dr.
Howard A. Kelly's article on the social
evil, together with the leading editorial
entitled "The Twilci Question," followed
a week later by Dr. Day's contribution.
Honolulu needs just such plain speaking.
This city occupies a peculiar position at
the meeting of the two currents of oriental
and occidental civilizations. Let vice once
gain the upper hand here and we are
doomed. Anyone who has studied in
Asiatic ports the effects Upon white men
of indulgence in social vice knows the
awful depths of degradation and disease
to which it leads. Every father of a boy.
everv mother of a girl should be helped
to recognize what Honolulu is facing in
tampering with this frightful curse. Dr.
Kelly's noble words have double significance here. Every sentence of his magnificent sermon, for such it is, should be
burned dee]) in the conscience of every
parent in this Territory. We have something more to say about this later on.
Mr. Atherton's Letter
class which has made Mr. Smiley rich—
home lovers. Honolulu needs this class
above every other one. Restless, excitement-seeking, carousing jollifiers add little to the wealth and nothing to the real
prosperity of a community. But the people who have earned and saved money by
self-control and who desire a sober community, blessed with a perfect climate in
which to settle in order to educate children and spend their maturer years, are
the most productive and helpful residents
or visitors a city can secure. Honolulu
has unrivaled advantages to offer such
people. It can get them if it caters to
them. They will help it wonderfully in
assimilating the thousands from Asia who
are here to be trained into American citizenship.
Glorious
Day
It i: well worth living in this Mid-Pacific Paradise just at this juncture. There
ire splendid moral battles being fought
here. Evil and good are at it in death
grapple. Fverv man and woman with a
«oul should be in the arena. Frank,
straightforward dealing, shoulder hitting
if th.e doughtiest type, is called for. The
FRIEND proposes not to mince words in
the conflict. Yet everv blow it gives
the stroke of a friend. There is no malice
in anv of its contentions. Tt believes that
good men differ on the most fundamental
questions and it heartily respects everv
honest opponent. Those two conferences
with the Governor on the Sunday Bill
were splendidly significant of an era of
noble citizenship in this Territory. What
We need is more of this sort of thing Let
us line up on everv vital issue and fight
;t to a finish in the good old American
way. When beaten in the Legislature
•arrv back the appeal to the people at
So mav the primeval
'he ballot box.
struggle go on and men became true men
by blows given and taken—onlv our battling is not phvsical but moral, and our
blows those of reason and conscience
Thank God. Honolulu is not dead but
gloriously alive.
That Advertiser of March 27 held still
another golden contribution—the article
by Mr. Frank C. Athcrton. Anvone who
has studied conditions in the vicinity of
Boston knows how well his statements as
to me winning power of no license towns
ate substantiated. "Boston's bedrooms"
number many such, besides a few in
which liquor are sold. Tn general the saloon cities or towns, compared with others equal in size, where no license is enforce 1, show their curse in the form of
high U'xes, slow increase of population,
stagnation of real estate values and the
Sunday
like. Frmilies of the better sort do not Hawaii's Asiatic
in his veto of the
Governor
Carter
such
towns
for
residenc
iike to choose
A classic example illustrating Mr. Ath- Ouinn Sunday Bill did a courageous act
ertcn'l point is also found in the famous »nd rendered the Territory a needed serThe message accompanying the
bostelrv of Lake Mohonk. owned bv the vice.
Smilev brothers, whose fame is interna T»*tn stated c'earlv th" reasons of sober
l
tional because of their annual confe-erces n<>ncp which condemned the action of t' '*
ve*n
It is said that the
on the negro and arbitration questions legislature.
This strictly temperance resort has been >vo"Vl have been sustained if a numhc
perhaps the most successful nvrestiop -f the members of both houses had no*
hotel in the world As a simple business bound themselves by ante-election promproposition Mr. Smilev believes his no ises. If so. then nothing but honor mus*
liquor program has paid a thousand fold V accorded these gentlemen for standSouthern California has catered to the, ing by their word. The blame for the
upon the Christian men of
Honolulu, who, when warned previous to
election, failed to bestir themselves and
force the candidates to pledge no change
in the Sunday law on pain of losing their
support. As usual, the sons of the Kingdom were caught napping.
We have
been whipped and deserve to lose. Hut
we are not one whit discouraged. Our
obvious duty is first to make one
more earnest effort to lead the Legislature to repeal the new law and
failing this carefully to watch developments, giving the new law a full
trial. Then if its provisions are found to
foster lawlessness or excess or prove detrimental to public morals, a thorough
campaign must be organized to secure
better legislation two years hence. Meantime let those who love Hawaii redouble
every effort to prevent the passing of
laws that will boater up the liquor traffic
and pander to vice. The local Promooutcome rests
tion Committee will hardly welcome wide
advertisment of this Territory as having
gone over entirely to Asiatic standards in
establishing a wide-open Sunday with
few safeguards for the working man's
rest day. a yoshimura or Japanese prostitute quarter, and a liquor seller's paradise.
American Backbone
One of the most hopeful and by all odds
the must impressive of Japanese characteristics is what, for want of a better
name, may be termed Nipponism. The
'ittle brown man has been called the greatBeing found
est borrower in history.
minus a civilization some 1200 or more
years ago. he imported one from the
Asiatic continent: having 110 letters, be
took over bodily the Chinese ideographs;
without art, he loaned one from Korea;
finding his own religion too meager, he
accepted what the Hindu Gautama bad
to give, and latterly, conscious of the
worn out character of some of his earlier
finds, he hastened to borrow from the
west
This is true to a degree, but it is
still nearer the facts to say that while
from the first day of his authentic history
'be Japanese has had his eye open for
pood things, never in appropriating
them has be acted as a slave to the foreign point of view. He has put the stamp
of his own individuality upon every acquisition. Ife Iris so mixed his own with
what he has taken from others that it
has ceased to be foreign and become Japanese. He has been consistent with himself and never surrendered an iota of his
free spirit. This backbone Quality of being true to himself i* a Splendid trait.
Nipponism has made Japan the leading
power of Asia, and may yet place her
close to the head of the human race. In
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strong contrast to this is a certain weakness in the present day native-born
American. With him toleration has become such a vice that as in the recent
fight to retain the American Sunday on
these Islands, the opposition argument
has been freely urged that out of regard
to the Asiatic's here it is a hardship to
insist upon our national rest day. A Japanese could hardly understand such a
strange plea. That one of the most distinctive features of the life of the entire
nation, a characteristic which has had
more to do with the development of its
peculiar moral power than almost any
other, should be surrendered merely to
please aliens, is a proposition which has
only to be clearly stated to carry its own
condemnation. The same is true of the
attitude of Christian management in our
plantations towards Buddhism. The Japanese wonders at the lack of Christian
cspritc dc corps which leads men to curry
favor by giving money to a religion
which tliey at heart oppose. The favor
such conduct arouses in the astute little
brown man is contempt. It is getting to
be so that if we can only tack on the
designation of "breatdth," "liberality,"
"toleration" to a scheme which involves
the surrender of anything peculiarly
American, the bluest-blooded among us
will commence leaping on the graves of
grandsires, hat in air, to the tunc of
"down with old fogyism." Is it not time
to call a halt to this movement of surrendering all that is distinctively nationa,
at the beck and call of every considerable
faction of our population hailing from
abroad? America must be progressive,
but not at the expense of her own individuality.
Local Option
The battle is on for this measure. If
the believers in "fair play for all" will
stand together, this peculiarly American
measure can be carried through the Legislature. It is especially necessary that
this question should be disassociated entirely from the anti-drink campaign. It
is not a prohibition or temperance measure. It is merely putting the question of
the location of saloons in the hands of
the people, where it belongs. It is good
to see that the liquor men perceive this,
and some of them are quoted as in favor
of the measure. At the recent Senatorial
Committee hearing not an Opponent of
the Dickey bill showed his face. The lawis so good that 39 states out of the 45
have incorporated the local option feature
in their statute books. Experience everywhere is in its favor. It will relieve the
Executive of the burden of deciding
where to place saloons. It will give opportunity for popular education in civics.
It will force saloon men and anti-saloon
men to fight their battles in the open,
without fear or favor, and the victory
will rest with the ablest fighters. The
first effect of the passage ot the bill will
doubtless be to increase saloons.
This
will stimulate their opponents to do hard
work both in furnishing substitutes —the
only rational way socially to fight this ev il
this commercial age—and in persuading the people to do away with them.
in
Central Union Column
We add this month a new department,
to be in charge of the Pastor of Central
Union Church. The close relations sustained by this aggressive organization
of liberty-loving Christians to the Hawaiian Board and every other good cause,
not only in Honolulu but also throughout the Territory, makes the tidings of its
work welcome news to our large circle
of readers. This Church never rests on
its oars.
Its motto is "Advance,"
and inasmuch as it has the means
to forge ahead, the exposition in
our columns of the new methods
which from time to time it is
putting into practice, will prove both a
help and a stimulus to all of its sistei
Churches. We are anxious to have The
Friend justify its name fully in the larger
life of the Territory. We wish this, the
oldest journal on these Islands, to serve
as an advocate in every good cause. No
realm—political, civic, social, industrial,
moral or religious —must know it as a
stranger. Jt is missionary just as the
bringers of the Christian religion here
were missionary, and this included everything that made for a wider, more wholesome, humaner and better civilization. A
part of this large service regards Unchurch life of the Territory. We artglad that Central Union, the strongest
ecclesiastical organization of Hawaii-nei,
has consented to use our columns as its
special medium of communication to the
public outside of its own pulpit. We
trust that its example will be followed
by other churches throughout the
Islands. We hereby extend a most cordial invitation to every pastor to send us
items of general interest concerning his
church. Thus we all may be bound together by ties of ever increasing intimacy
and the helpful experiences, as well as
the experiments of one, may be shared byall. This is one more step forward in
the line of the policy of "Get together" inaugurated the early part of last year.
Beautiful Honolulu
The Friend rejoices in the manner in
which the Research Club is pushing the
Tantalus and Punchbowl park schemes.
This city might have been made one of
the most beautiful in the world. Its narrow streets, now a fixture, may prevent
this; nevertheless its possibilities of loveliness are still very great. We may yet
have a shore drive from the Iron Works
around Diamond Head, and our hill summits may be made to rival anything
known elsewhere. Little by little, under
the fostering care of the Research Club,
the Merchants' Association and the Civic
Federation! together with their outgrowth
of neighborhood improvement organizations, Honolulu may become famous for
the unfolding into rare beauty of its civic
spirit. Let us all take hold and make
our city a paradise of charm.
HONOLULU AND THE SOCIAL
EVIL.
High Sheriff Henry has succeeded
well in focussing public attention upon
this unsavory question. In the manner
of bis doing this he doubtless blundered.
Honest men often do that. It is a question whether his efforts to subject unfortunate women to medical treatment,
though bungling, were not, after all,
partially justified by the Act to Mitigate.
Legal opinion seems divided u|>on the
subject of this notorious law and until its
status be passed upon by the courts, the
question at issue cannot be cleared up.
By all means let its constitutionality be
determined quickly. In segregating the
women at Iwilei, however, the Sheriff
was clearly acting in despite of law. Upon the question of brothel keepers the
statute is perfectly plain and the Sheriff
was bound by bis oath of office to execute
that law without fear or favor. Flagrant
disregard of this statute deserves censure, however honest the motive. Executive officers have no discretion under
such conditions. Meantime let it be added that in the case of an official so upright, so honorable and so faithful as
Sheriff Henry, an error of judgment of
this nature committed from a sense of
duty, with the undoubted backing of uninstructed public opinion and pending
legislative action, while meriting rebuke,
can be and is forgiven. For the connection of a member of the Hoard of Health
with Iwilei no adequate explanation has
as yet been made public and if facts are
as they have been stated it is difficult to
see how the Governor can continue his
retention upon the Board.
Put the question remains what shall
Honolulu do with the Social evil? A
large part of the people of this community, including no small number of
public-spirited and Christian citizens, answer unhesitatingly, "Segregate and
Regulate by Medical Treatment." It is
readily seen that this is a twofold proposition. Segregation means the forcible
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collecting of prostitutes into one section
of the city. Regulation includes the registration of all such women for enforced
regular medical treatment.
It is claimed by those who favor segregation that such women constitute a
serious menace to public morals. If scat
tered throughout the community they
threaten wide contamination, especially
of the young. When segregated in one
quarter of the city the evil is confined
there, immoral men know where to go to
find companions in vice and therefore
will not be so inclined to threaten with
solicitations "our own daughters" on the
streets.
Meantime the thoroughfares
being kept rid of the presence of the
women, men themselves will meet with
fewer temptations to vice.
The advocates of compulsory registration and medical treatment point to the
wide prevalence of venereal diseases and
insist that it is the duty of the state to
prevent as far as possible contamination
by diseased women. It is confidently dc
dared that this is tin- only "practical"
solution of a very vexatious question.
An obvious consideration in dealing
with any belauded panacea for 8 great
human ill is that of practicability. Is it
possible to segregate women of this
class? This inquiry cannot be settled by
any such a Priori declaration as "If the
police are determined to segregate them,
it can be done." As a matter of human
experience it has been found impossible
to do this. It never has been done and
never can be. Probably Japan has come
nearer the goal in this matter than any
other historic nation. Put anyone who
knows Japanese life intimately can give
definite instances and many of them of
clandestine prostitution. This is true
notwithstanding the fact that in that nation the police know the habits of all the
peopk with a minuteness which seems
marvelous to an Anglo-Saxon. Even in
the Empire of the Rising Sun, under the
most favorable conditions possible, segregation is a failure.
When the experience of Europe
•*
questioned with its hundreds of years of
experimentation the answer is conclusive.
It has been impossible to confine all viei
ous women in any Community in one bad
quarter. Sheriff Henry has lent all the
power of his office to accomplish segregation here and what is the result? In
Iwilei he has rounded up, according to
his testimony, less than 110 women. A
private canvass of the city last September
disclosed no less than »3 separate houses
of ill fame. Of the uH women reported
as in Iwilei lately, 117 were Japanese, 8
were Porto Ricans and 3 were French.
Where were the Americans and I lawaiians? It would he a bold man who
would affirm—"Bad women of these
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do
No, all sides like a worm-eaten building at
here."
succeeded in the point of falling to ruin."
segregating oik- hall of the class And the first authority in France, Dr.
lie is alter.
All history unites to luiirnier, in an address before the Paris
declare that he may try until doomsday Academic dc Medecine in 1899, said "A
ami will have only failure to show tor long experience has fully demonstrated
Ins pains. The reasons are obvious. the inadequacy of the whole system of
Large numbers of unmoral men will administrative measures which constitute
never visit a public brothel. Vice loves at present our only means of defense.
secrecy. The women who practice this The proof is that, in spite of that system,
evil will never consent except as a last the disease is with us as in the past, an
step to reside in a quarter of the city incurable ulcer in the side of our social
where their presence brands them for- system."
ever. Doubtless few of them do not Several reasons exist for this failure;
cherish the hope of recovery.
first and foremost the impossibility of
Since segregation as a public official getting bold of all the women engaged
measure is impossible «»1 .success, why in vicious living. The famous Commitresort to it? A community which does tee of Fifteen in New York came to the
sii is merely cheating itself.
conclusion that "in none of the great
Turning to the medical side of the cities of Europe do registered prostitutes
question let it be asked does regulation make up more than from 10 to 15 per
of this evil b) registration of the women cent, of the total number of those who
and enforced treatment regulate? Let gain their living from prostitution." The
Europe answer the question lor us.
vast bulk of prostitution is clandestine,
lor inan\ decades Germany has been impossible of discovery, and as the com
experimenting with this method ami mittee adds, the "prostitute is most dan
after exhausting all resources within its geroiis in her clandestine years," that is
power the result is summed up by one of those who are so old in the vice as to be
her greatest statesmen, the renowned So- willing to be registered are physically
cialist leader, Herr Bebel, as follows:
less harmful. Again this class is largely
"Medical authorities themselves now composed of minors and every European
acknowledge that the sanitary control of state has found public opinion resolutely
prostitutes gives no authoritative guar- opposed to a policy that would subject
antee whatsoever against the propaga
girls under age to sanitary control. Furtion of venereal disease. Hence it is thermore, treatment to be efficacious
yery difficult to understand how it etiines must be paintaking. It costs too much.
that there still exist in the world leg.s- No government can afford to bear the
lativc assemblies which consider such expense. A certain proportion of cases
measures to be necessary."
also are absolutely incurable, while the
Ile goes on to show that sanitary regu- worst disease of all is communicable,
lation is ineffective (t) because registra- even while under treatment, for months
tion of these women cannot be enforced; or years. No wonder the French mcdi
lor example, in iX<;o tin- government had eal men are responsible for the iih'l
only 4039 women in Berlin subject to "Prostitutes are whitewashed, not
regulation out of 50,1x10 known prosti- cured."
tutes, (_>|
bieause no medical surIt seems strange that in the ease of a
veillance can guarantee a healthy women, disease communicable equally by men
for in less than one hour after discharge and women, reasonable human beings
as cured she may be again infected, (3) should for so many hundreds of years
because these women are constantly ex- have tried to stamp it out by attempted
posed to contagion by men and (4) be- compulsory treatment of, at best, only
cause they induce men to be reckless and one-half of those suffering from it. It is
sii the more expose themselves to dispari of the mean business which began
ease.
when members of the masculine gender
France tells the same story. The dis- invented the story of F.ve to account
tinguished Dr. Charles Mauriae. Physi- for sin, and which has been kept up ever
cian to the Hotel dv Midi in Paris, who since by a social treat mint which visits
in IX7O was so in love with the system the penalties upon the less guilty in this
of medical regulation that he declared it whole sad story of sin.
Why then should Hawaii institute a
the "palladium of public safety," alter 90
years' experience wrote bis sober con- system discredited by the experience of all
clusion as follows :
nations of blood allied to ours after ex"This is where we are at the end of haustive experimentation? Two years
the ujth century.
The old institution ago the famous New York Chamber of
which arrogated to itself the right of Commerce's Committee of Fifteen, a reaggregation
representing
regulating sexual commerce by dealing markable
with the women alone, will undoubtedly science, philanthropy and practical busihe definitely abolished, for it is evident ness, published the results of its careful
even now that it is breaking to pieces on study of the entire question and unaiiiraces
the
Sheriff
not
has
exist
not
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nioiislv reported against the whole sys
tern.
"Segregation does not segregate, just
as it has been shown that regulation does
not regulate," is its sober conclusion upon this side of the question).
A singular defect in the minds of those,
who argue for treatment of physical ail*
indulgence, is
their entire ignoring of the question of
the moral infection induced thereby. The
New York report wisely remaiks: "< Ine
lloes not need a revealed religion or a
subtle moral philosophy to teach him
that Unrestrained vice results in mental
and moral disease and degeneracy far
more insidious and far more dangerous
to society than any form of physical disincuts traceable to lustful
ease." Net the system of state regulation removes every possible governmental rcsl i.iint upon vice so far as men
are concerned.
"They are left free to in
dulge themselves without let or hind
ranee. While some provision is apparently made for safeguarding them from
physical disease. tbe\ arc actually being
exposed by government to the certainty
of moral contagion. Witness the estimate placed In men upon women on the
continent of Europe. Dc we want that
kind of thing here in Hawaii? This system has ever been abborreni to Americans. Instinctively our men have fell it
to be a deadly insult to woman, inevitably threatening the social status of the
entire se\. That any sane woman in
Hawaii can lor a moment tolerate the
thought "f such a proposition as stale
regulation is almost unbelievable. If
there are such they are an excellent illustration of the ancient proverb "Win in
the gods would destroy they first make
mad."
A still more fundamental consideration
than this of disease. ph) sical or otherwise,
is the inquiry "Is the proposed system
right ?"
To segregate and regulate prostitution
is to license it, that is to give to it the
protection of the State. Now this evil
is essentially repulsive to the moral nature of man the world over.
Fouler
than theft it ranks next to murder in the
category of sin. It has no good side
whatever. It clears up nothing t" add
that "nun will do it" because the same
may with equal truthfulness be said ol
cither of these other crimes. The State
has no right to legalize any one of them.
I Li r Pebel justly remarks, "The more
the State endeavors to protect the excesses of men the move will these excesses be indulged." The conclusion of
the Committee of Fifteen meets with the
"Amen" of the public conscience—"To
limit the number of those who seek vicious pleasures, and to prevent the furnishing of such pleasures to those who
are inclined to seek them is one of the
first duties of government." If this be
7
true, the State which licenses prostitution by State
perpetuating a grievous wrong.
there that
is
Again the State has no right to encourage the practice of this vice. It is
notorious that regulation does this because it Says in elleel to men, "You may
safely indulge your passions," and sadly enough 111 saying this it foully lies.
liy keeping the evil in plain sight the
Stale compels the public to be tempted.
11 makes prostitution a political affair
and gives it official standing in the
community. The prostitute becomes a
government chattel, removed 110111 the
realm of moral considerations. Like a
public lavatory, she is made a human
necessity. All of which is fundamentally
wrong. The State has no right to confuse moral issues, or to lead men to believe unbridled indulgence in passion a
physical necessity. W ell does the great
German Socialist stigmatize the State
officials.
What guarantee is
if Hawaii enters upon a policy
of segregation this will not take place
here? Those of us who know the status
of Japanese women fear this for some of
them. Begin it with aliens and who will
prophec) where this injustice will end?
It is certainly nasty work for an en-
lightened government.
Furthermore, what right has the State
to hold women in virtual servitude.
Wherever segregation is practiced the
condition of the poor herded creatures
is that of a legalized slavery. The term
is not ours. Listen to the language of
the memorial presented in IKO4 to Pope
Leo XIII by the entire Catholic Episcopate of Belgium where this wretched
prevailed: "It is a slavery more
revolting than that of tin- negroes."
Those learned and devoted men spoke
nut of a long experience. A woman of
which regulates vice as "a procurer" and iur race once branded publicly by segretherefore "guilty of an unmoral act.' gation at Iwilei would find return to
Nay, we must go further, for the regu- honest life practically impossible. "Ah,"
lated brothel demands as a part of its but some one exclaims, "a fallen woman
machinery tin- seducer as well as the pro- never reforms." Such is the popular
curer. Shall the State become the patron opinion. Students of the problem do not
of ]til 1ips and seducers ?
talk that way. < >ver in Copenhagen
But
further than this govern- where for many years very accurate
mental regulation and .segregation of statistics have been kept, the official rcevicious women is essentially unjust, itil shows according to the Commit! c
because it has regard to but one of Fifteen, "From IH7I to tK</i twenty
of the two partners in the wretched per cent, of the registered prostitllt.s
because
business. Why segregate the woman were cancelled from the register
cent, returned
and let the man go free.' < If the two no of marriage, thirteen per
thought fill student of human society can lo their relatives and tin per cent, were
for a moment doubt who is the guiltier. taken in charge by private persons."
Both of the partners can communicate Here were at least 4,} per cent, reclaimed.
of prostitution in
the disease. In fact, the man is infinitely The report speakingstate
that "After a
more dangerous, for he can and in general, goes on to
number
greater
few
of
shame
the
years
myriads of instances does infect those
who are perfectly innocent, wife and of these women return to honorable emchildren. The immoral woman gives ployment, marry or become kept misdisease only to immoral men. It is a tresses." In other words, a large proquid pro quo transaction, for she yets it portion of fallen women do recover
The Stale
in turn from him. But he visits his sin themselves. They can reform.
every
therefore
should
make
effort to
upon helpless women and tender babes
to hurl
them
and
never
lift
a
hand
help
incalculably
thus
is
and
.nore dangerous
pit
them
into
the
of
degradation.
deeper
to society. Yet the State never for a
(iod we
moment seriously considers it a duty to Doubtless if we had the eye of of
should
see
soul
center
in
every
the
segregate and treat him. Mark the conours,
both
a
one
of
these
sad
sisters
of
clusion of (icrmany, "This unequal treathope
ment of the woman and of the man who yearning for the pure lifeit.and the inexHow
makes use of her is a revolting injustice.' some day of attainingbyto
police registers
What does France say? "The employ- pressibly heartless
in a State
ment, and above all. the arbitrary abuse and enforced sojournment poor
slaves
of police force against one sex, which builded hell to hedge these
impassable barabout
with
well
night
masses together a crowd of women in a
vague manner, ami often without any riers of separation from the better life.
There is a human side to this question.
proofs against them, under the too elastic name of 'prostitute' is discredited, Segregation and regulation of fallen
and can no longer resist the public in- women are abstract terms. Who are these
dignation." Let the women of Hono- host n? "Only Japanese, Port) Ricans
lulu remember that in Prance and Ger- and French, with perhaps later on a few
many where this system has prevailed, Kanakas." is the careless answer. Well
innocent women have been forced into and good that is for the present. Put the
public brothels or upon the official regis- presence of a full supply creates a deIwilei will stimulate the trade.
ter with all that this implies and that too mand.
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New victims must be sought. Who shall
they be? My sistes, my daughter? In
whose breast is the passion to be aroused
by the sight and hearing of Iwilei? My
boy's? Yes, this will be literally true of
many of the families whose men favor
this worn out old world procedure and
are doing all they can to create a public
opinion that will force the Legislature to
act. Remember this prophecy.
Hut its ideal is true today. Every
woman detained at Iwilei since this
year of grace opened is my sister, every
boy drawn thither by procurer or passion is my brother. And 1 am responsible in a measure for I am my brother's,
my sister's keeper. It is solemn business for a Christian man to advocate
State regulation of vice.
I low about Christian women? It is
incredible that a single married woman,
least of all a mother, whom Christ has
redeemed, should for a moment countenance such a blot Upon the fair name of
Hawaii. In our inmost hearts we all of
us know the whole business to be foul
and wrong. Let us then cleanse ourselves from the accursed thing lest like
Aclian we perish.
'The ideal is clear. 'The State may not
in this age be able to eradicate vice. It
can throw all its influence and force
against it. Suppose Sheriff I lenry should
take the public into his confidence and
say, "I cannot suppress this evil, but
with the help of all good citizens J can
make it hide its head like theft and murder. My policemen shall suppress all
public solicitation so far as possible.
Every evil resort that foists itself upon
public notice shall be closed. Citizens
are invited to aid the police by reporting
at the Sheriff's office all suspicious places
and all public manifestations of the evil."
It is conceivable that such a policy honestly administered would give the best results to be hoped for in the present state of
civilization. Meantime if churches,schools
and reform agencies co-operate by better
care and education of children, by furnishing healthful recreation for all, by
stimulating parents to instruct the r boys
and girls naturally and in accordance with
modern experience upon the sacred function of reproduction, and by systematic
training in moral activity as well as in
moral theory, we may hope for the evolution of a human society when this sad
chapter of vice shall have been written
to its end.
D. S.
A LETTER FROM
JAPAN.
The run from Honolulu to Yokohama
has been most delightful; days of fine
weather, games on the deck, pleasant
chats with fellow passengers, all have
made the time pass quickly. As the lino
Sunday was only from 7 p. 111. to midnight of that evening. However, on the
next day, meetings were held among the
Chinese and Japanese, who seemed to
enjoy them very much.
It has been pleasant to meet and talk
with the bright Chinese men on the ship,
who so quickly and skillfully wait on our
every need. It would be a real blessing
to America if she could have more ot
these ready and willing workers.
.Much was learned from conversation
with several Japanese gentlemen returning from England an] America. They
have been studying and carefully thinking of some of the best things that the
West can give, and arc now bringing
back that knowledge for their own Japan.
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me was in business, one had been studying governmental finance, one was interested in naval construction, and one was
working on the development of Formosa,
but all seemed to have the one end in
view, the building up of Orcat Japan.
I hit these young men and many others,
that are taking a leading place today,
are not looking alone at Japan; they are
realizing that it is their destiny to be
leaders of Korea and China. They feel
that these Oriental nations must all stand
and advance together.
The world will
see one day a strong alliance between the
two ( Oriental empires of Japan and China,
an alliance that will not only be of benefit
to the people of the East, but will also
work for the peace and prosperity of the
world. Wherever they meet, the Chinese
and Japanese are becoming more and
more friendly. Japan realizes that China
must be preserved and developed. China
is looking to her younger and more active brother for help. A writer in a Chinese paper, published not long ago, says:
"It must be remembered that Japan is a
country whose inhabitants are our brothers. We and they arc companions who
ride in the same carriage." So now stu-
preaching Christ to them.
They seem to
feel that God is helping them. Rev. 11.
Loomis, speaking of the Christian spirit
of the Japanese at this time, says:
"The war between Japan and Russia
has brought with it many surprises. One
of these is the evidence of much Christian spirit on the part of the Japanese.
Not until the nation felt that its future
>vas at stake, and that every other means
of securing their national rights bad been
tried in vain, did they consent to the opening of hostilities. In the reports of their
victories by the different officials in command reference has at times been made
to the assistance of heaven; and this recognition of divine interposition on their
behalf on the part of the leaders has been
still more apparent on the part of the
people.
"An illustration of the Japanese spirit
was recently shown when the news came
of the fall of Port Arthur. A teacher
in one of the mission schools for girls
hastened to inform the pupils of the great
event. After searching for some time she
found that they had already learned what
had occurred and were all gathered in one
room 011 their knees giving thanks to God
and praying for the Russians."
The following translation by Prof.
Lloyd of a recent Imperial poem shows
the Emperor's kindly feelings for the
Russians:,
"The foe that strikes thee.
For thy country's sake,
Strike him with all thy might ;
Put as thou striks't,
Forget not still to love him."
Now is the grandest Opportunity for
Christian work in Japan. The hearts of
the people seem open. Especially in the
hospitals are the wounded soldiers glad
to hear from the missionaries. During
my stay here in Tokyo, a visit was made
to the large Toyama hospital, where are
dents in great numbers are coming from
o.iKK) sick soldiers.
In two of the
to
China
Japan, to learn the secret of her some
from five to six hundred
large
wards,
1 lower, and take advantage of some of gathered and seemed glad to bear someher better educational institutions.
It
is said that there are some S.ixx) Chinese thing of the work in Hawaii. It was a
a gospel mesgreat pleasure to give
Students now in Japan. More than half sage and watch theirthem
interested
faces.
of all the foreigners in Tokyo are Chito them, and led
Kimura
also
spoke
Mr.
nese. The Chinese are coming in many
in song. At the two meetings sonic
ways into touch with Japanese progress. them
or more held up their hands to show
sixty
Japanese instructors are also employed at desire to become Christians. 'They revarious points in China. All this will aceived
(lospels and tracts with much
bind the two empires closer together.
eagerness. After the excitement of battle, now in the hospital, with many hours
Tokyo, March 9th.
of leisure, they are glad to read and to
'There is very much of great interest in learn. Another very pleasant occasion
this, the capital of Japan, during these was the meeting with the young men who
war times. It is most remarkable to see are studying with Mr. Kozaki, to come
with what a quiet and dignified spirit the and work in Hawaii. They arc looking
Japanese take their wonderful victories. forward to their work with much antici'There are splendid opportunities now for pation.
1:. W. T.
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THE FRIEND.
THE DEATH OF MRS. STANFORD.
Very strangely our city of Honolulu
has been called to make sad lament, if
not even to suffer a sense of indignant
shame, in behalf of the eminent lady
whose monument is the great University
at Palo Alto, which bears the name of
her son, whose founding and growth
she had made her splendid life work, and
which now stands firmly planted to dig
pense mighty forces of mental and moral
culture throughout our Pacific (oast dm
ing all these oncoming years of the grand
national life then- growing to magnificent
stature. It was our sad lot to witness a
bitter and sudden close to that venerable
life within our city's hospitality.
It has been a deep sorrow to US here
that her distinguished life was not pel
initted to lapse calmly away in such ten
der twilight as befits a noble old age.
bowed with weight of years, but thai
it was distressingly cut short in a sharp
clutch of agony and terror, so unbefitting
the dignity of her high position. We
here take no part in the existing controversy as to the precise cause of death,
whether from poison administered by
malice, or from more natural causes. It
is our painful lot to know that her breath
was choked out in a most torturing anguish of body and mind, which extorted
the cry "'This is a horrible death." Rightly or not, she at least fully believed herself perishing as the victim of some malignant poisoner.
It was a most dark condition of death,
embittered not merely by intense bodily
agony, but by a consciousness of shameful indignity, all calling for our most pitying sympathy towards the aged sufferer.
She tasted a great "bitterness of death!"
It is, however, permitted to be our just
consolation to believe that in being thus
suddenly and painfully torn from the life
of Earth, and ushered into what is Beyond, she came into a great bright life
in the Divine Presence, where all that
sharp anguish faded out as a "light affliction," in the experience Of "an exceeding and eternal weight of glory."
Such are the compensations of Eternity.
An Euthanasis was not vouchsafed to
ibis aged one to enjoy. Put she will remain enshrined in the reverence of thousand of youth whose lives were enlarged
by her beneficence, and who will long
venerate the name of Stanford, even the
more that it is associated with an ending
of anguish and tragedy. We all may rejoice in an assurance that she shares in
the glory of that blessed, immortal life
beside which wholly pale all earthly distinctions and earthly enjoyments, and,
barred from which, all these "good
things" below fall into mockery.
S. E. R.
:
Three weeks ago Miss Yarrow sustained a severe injury by being thrown
from her bicycle. After two weeks in the
Sanitarium she is able once more to be
at her work.
A Magazine Exchange has been added
to the Church equipment. 'The members
of the congregation arc asked to bring
their magazines and papers after they
have read them, for the benefit of any
who may not have seen them.
These
magazines can be taken home and returued after they have been read. The
plan gives promise of being a great meet ss.
JOHN G. WOOLLEY.
A Programme for His 'Three Weeks in
I lonolulu.
When we sent the cable to Chicago,
"W 01 illev Welcome," it may have soundhe present m< ml ship ol the t hurc ed "wild and western," but we stand by
;> 1037, 41 having
uen added since Jan it. I here is no greater agitator of rcfoima on the American platform today,
nary 1st, 1905.
and I lonolulu, after it gets over the
shiver of the first plunge, will glow over
At present there is a deeper spiritual Woolley. What we mean is that 110 one
life in the Church than there has been enjoys "stirring up" at first, but "afterfor some time. I Ins is shown in the wards it yields the peaceable fruit of
warmth and cordiality of the members righteousness."
and in the Spirit's presence in the mid
Now, Mr. Woolley is intense on the
Will not the Islands
week prayer meetings and in the Bible liquor question.
stand a stirring there?
School services.
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During the past year, 1904, twenty-one
members of the Bible School were present every Sunday in the year, and in recognition of this fact, each was presented
with a handsome Bible.
Once a month the teachers of the Bible
School—and there are sixty-rive of them
—meet for a social and educative evening. Last month Dr. Scudder addressed
the teachers upon the subject "Child
Study in the Sunday School." The many
fortunate ones who heard this address
learned much of what modern pedagogy
is doing for the Bible School of today.
The Training Class for the boys and
However, he is a lecturer on subjects
of considerable wider range than the
above mentioned, so the course arranged
for the Y. M. C. A. is bound to lie attractive, though the subjects can not be
announced now. 'The following is a tentative programme:
He arrives, .April 12.
hirst Y. M. C. A. lecture, April 14.
Starts to Hilo, April 18.
Returns to Honolulu, April 22.
Second Y. M. C. A. lecture, April 25.
Leaves for Australia, May 3.
In between the alxive are sandwiched
other events, of which more w ill be heard
later.
INVESTIGATION.
Investigation is
not
unqualifiedly a
the girls in the Christian life meets every good tiling. 'Take public officials and the
Friday afternoon. It has a membership Legislature, for instance.
of fifteen and is engaged in a course of "Should not the law maker know about
the functions of the officer he is constudy called "Christian Teachings."
cerned with?"
Certainly,—but must he stop the mabecause, forsooth, he wants to
chinery
At the February communion twentyfive members, and at the April commun- know how the thing works?
Perhaps it is too much to expect of our
ion six members of the Bible School
united with the Church. The Training legislators that they should know the inClass is designed to give help to boys and ner workings of our Government offices.
girls who are trying to live the Christian The average citizen doesn't know much
about these things, and your legislator is
life.
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your average citizen. 'The point of the
criticism is that it is costly business educating the Legislature by stopping everything while members peer in to the vitals
of things.
Take the ease of Commissioner Judd
and Superintendent Atkinson. Some of
the latter's hysterical friends (deliver US
from our friends) forced him into an investigation of "liis otYiaal acts," when all
the Governor wanted was his resignation.
I lere are three busy inspectors taken
right out of a crowded programme and
brought here to make for the second time
a re]Mirt of their daily doings for a COrt
siderable period back.
Assuming that
they are useful men,—Messrs. Davis.
Baldwin and King,— (to say nothing of
many another I what a pity they must
stop work to go through the A, P. C's of
their employment, all for the instruction
Well,
making.
of beginners in law
heigho! It may be only the price we
agreed to pay for representative government It (locs no harm though to scrutinize the items on the bill.
Moral: Go easy on investigations.
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FOC
R HRISTIANS ONLY.
You've had fair warning.
Supposing that any but ■ Christian
reads The Friend he can not claim he
was decoyed into reading this article.
Now, ymi are no Jew, my fellow Hawaiian Christian.
So you will discard
laws made for Jews; only look out how
you class the < )ld 'Testament in that eat
egory, He who came to fulfill the law.
may require much of us all some day:
many things we thought applied to the
other fellow.
Ydu don't tithe, do you?
Perhaps me ought to explain that tithe
ing can be called giving—||() "paying,"—
one tenth of our income to (lod. ()h,
dear, yes.
It all belong! to Him, —but
practically how modi does He avi of it?
How much will he
out of our big
If not the "slavish"
sujjar dividends?
tenth, it certainly should lie more, should
it not ?
Following is an extract from a paper
read before the Ministerial Union, March
13, which may provoke thought at least.
Would to God it would provoke to more,
—"good works" !
.
Attempting no estimate of the giving of the
past, we might figure I little on the reason
aide probabilities of income for this year ami
what should How into the colters of Chris
tian enterprises. At this point it is only fair
tn differentiate bet* en the charitable insti
tutions anil the diatimtivly Christian enterprises. This town is uccustomed to give in
a good natiirod way to all sorts of charitable
institutions of various degrees of merit, often
on no other warrant than that some one else
or tome other Bra give*. Those are generally breakfast save a
sandwiches carried
social or civic duties wo perform, hiiniunihowever,
from here.
l;o'i;m, let us say ,-iml no Christian nlioiilil as
to
the
discomforts
cheerfully.
aeeept
tlinl
lie
is
into
Ihe
Lord's
treat
MM
giving
urv when he yields to any tort of import uni- There was not one
to the
ties ill lllis loose way. Suppose we Call (,'iv -000 Pallinioieans who went and returned
inj; to (ioil only so fur as we give to the
few
Everyone,
seemed
accident
65,-
from this city to the great Inaugural cerspreading ot the goepel ami maintenance of
\vnrship: now let us see what is coming to the emonies
" I'he strains were so numerous Friday
Territory tins yenr which shouhl lie useil in
the interests of the Kingdom:
we were Two hours in riding to Washingindustry alone
Taking the
lon instead of forty five minutes, or an
Taking lust year's nop us a hasis Hint is
-
hour, as the slow trains make the disaverage price ol tance. ( )n Saturday though the whole
forty miles was like a procession on both
s an average the railways
trains being within speak
tplantation
exam
distance
the
whole route, and the time
uig
ineil ttie cost of product ion mid marketing
in getting there was four
wns +4(i per ton; in another it was $li 4 per consumed
Ion.)
hours!
We then have I net profit of $30 per ton.
"The papers say 300,000 witnessed the
and as hist year's crop was 367,473 tons, we procession, but
I should call that an unnet
have ■
income of over eleven million did
derestimate,
as
our railroads sold (15.000
Inrs. First, it will lie noted that this sum,
very much underestimated probably.- is near tickets for the one day, not reckoning
ly all nel onins, for the coat of product ion those who went in advance and stayed
ami marketing payi either directly or indiwith friends or in hotels, or switched
rectly, the salaries and livino expenses of the
ears, or in the suburban residential neighstockholders.
ds. The Pennsylvania railway sent
How much do profeaaing Christian | pie bor!
I eoiiservat ive estimate.
Taking •+*■"> a ton as the
sugar (it is now ifllHI).
Deducting say, |56 per
coat of production. (In one
hold of lllis stockt It is bard to say, though
II
potation returns would tell. The writer
looked over the list of owners in only one
plantation, and in a casual computation ami
taking only the names of those be knew.
there were many lie did not know, he found
that about half of ttie shares were owned
by profeaaing Christiana. This makes no ac
count of the large number of shares held ill
trust. Of course this ratio is no criterion for
tl
ther plantations, son
f which are al
most entirely held by
hrisl ians, hut sup
pose we say that one-quarter of all the shares
ill the Island ale owned 11\- uieinliers of the
I 'hureh of ('hrist.
Then such monitors would receive over
their regular income about �'2,71X1,000,
la, of this sum is
270,000.
Have you faith to believe thai the Kingdom
of Christ will yet that amount, not to speak
of the enoriniiis sum not capable of computation which would come from their regular
incomes on the ten per cent, basis?
<
nothing but passenger trains for several
days, and announced that the Friday midnight train would be large enough for all.
The) started it in sixty sections!
"The outpouring from Richmond ami
the Southern States was most as large as
from the North, while the West seemed
to have migrated entire.
"It seems almost dreadful to think of
such overwhelming crowds, yet there is
a bright side to this gigantic gathering.
It brings together diverse sections and
creates toleration for differences and begins the neighborly patriotic feeling that
we are only one nation.
"It was cheering to see how many surprised greetings were constantly going
011. Everybody's friends had made their
pilgrimage to our American Mecca.
"Washington was beautiful, though
It has been sninowli.-it loosely estimated that
the tSvangelieal Christian work now done on nature had not embellished the place. The
these Islands cannot exceed in cost the sum housekeeping
done to the streets and
of $90,000. That is to say, the present draft hoyels and the
absence of mud, or even
on this Withheld income amounts (~ about
dust,
of
to make it attractive. 'The
helped
$00,000. In the meantime no surplus is ac
Cumulating ill the '•storehouse," just a country around was all white with snow.
dreary commoplace waste, misappropriation.
"Baltimore, March the fifth.
1905."
Why not tithe?
ENGLAND AND JOHN R. MOTT.
At any rate, let no Christian of us fall
behind the Jew in either paying or giv- ( Extract! from a letter of the Leader of
in";.
the World's Student Volunteer
If you are in debt, make < iod your preMovement.)
ferred creditor.
T. K.
My mission at Cambridge i
TCHLOSIE NAUGURAL.
over and the < Ixford campaign is we
under way. In Cambridge I had thre
(Extracts from a Baltimore Letter.)
meetings a day for ten days. One wa
devoted to the hundred or more Chris
"We were up very late last night, our tian workers. Another took the form 0
guests not getting home until after mid- a gathering in an important college o
night from the Inauguration, and cold open meeting for undergraduates, Th
am! hungry, having had nothing since average attendance for the ten days wa
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about 51x1.
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While Jesus revealed the Fa- there was a week's suspension of the
therhood of God, He also laid great em- show, although the lake maintained its
level. Bill it is reported as again in full
phasis on the brotherhood of man.
'The work in I'alama needs this Divine action.
touch of the practical. Within a stone's
\\ ith its excellent roads and hotel, our
throw of the chapel are four saloons, very tame volcano is undoubtedly one of
whose doors are open early in the morn- .the most accessible of the great sights on
ing and late at night, and yet I'alaina the Earth's surface, as it is probably the
t hapel offers no counter attraction, in the very grandest and most awe inspiring. A
wav of healthy recreation or a place of | new comer's first glance by night into the
resort. While there are souls to be saved, awful surging of the crashing fire crests
we must not forget the earthly taberna- rarely fails to extort a cry of horror, as
cles of these souls; it is only as all sides the writer has repeatedly witnessed.
of an individual's nature are developed
Many tourists have already enjoyed
that we can hope for such perfect men as this opportunity, and there seems to be
Paul speaks of, in his letter to the EpllC- every prospect of the continuance for
With worship and praise to (iod, .years of tin- magnificent display.
sians.
must be coupled the work of prevention
./ Great Drought. The past winter
has been marked by an abnormal lack of
and rescue.
I
Win should not Palania Chapel open I the usually abundant rains of the seaits doors to the young men and women son throughout the Islands. For over
of the neighborhood and in some small tlin c mi uillis, since the middle of Decemdegree, try and divert the stream of lvi ber, there has been scarcely any rain on
inanity that is now wending ils wa) to
the other
I lahu. and very little on any of
Islands.
Even rainy Hilo is suffering
the saloons near-by.
Our boys and girls are growing up from drought. At the same time the
fast, and if the Christian church does weather has been of the loveliest,, from
not provide healthy recreation for them, the total absence of storms, and the unothers, with baser motives, will, and then varying coolness.
Perhaps the must dangerous effect of
will Ik- pronounced the doom: "Inasmuch
as ye did it not to one of the least i if these, this thought has lieu the drying up of
ye did it not to me."
J. A. R, the dense vegetation of the usually damp
mountain districts. The forests are everyCURRENT ITEMS.
where thick with an undergrowth of
ferns and vines, which long retain the
Our Volcano Active.
It has been a falling rains at the surface, constituting
great satisfaction to know that since Feb :i reservoir of water to maintain the
ruarv -'-'d, kilauea has once more been streams. Hut now the same vegetation
really active. 'Thirteen years ago. alter has dried to an inflammable tinder, ready
several years of splendid ebullition, the to spread tire and denude the whole
great lire lake of I lalemaiimau gradual- watershed, leaving future rains to waste
ly subsided, the lava floods sunk away. themselves in transient floods.
< )ue great forest lire has just destroyed
and a dark, empty pit remained, about
1500 feet in diameter and ~00 deep. Since several thousand acres of heavy wood
then, from time to time, some smoke has land in upper Kona, on Hawaii, but has
appeared, and occasionally a little fire been arrested at several thousand dollars
could be seen. No such long suspension cost of labor. Another heavy fire has just
of activity in Kilauea has been known been got under control by hard fighting
since the tremendous explosion of 1790, on the important watershed above the colsince which there had been an almost un- ony of Wahiawa on (lahu. We live in fear
interrupted display of molten lava lakes, for our precious new forest back of our
and often of floods "f lava, which had by city on the Tantalus slope, which both
1892built tipibe eight square miles of floor draws down and conserves the mountain
of the main pit to an average of prob- rains now so strangely withheld.
ably 300 feet higher than it was known
The Waikiki Aquarium. 'This attracto he eighty years ago. In the vicinity tive little establishment on the beach at
of the inner pit of I laleinaumau not less Kapiolani Park, near Diamond Head, has
than 500 feet had grown up by succes- just received a high meed of praise from
sive overflows of the congealing fluid.
President Starr Jordan, a chief authorBut on Washington's birthday, the ity on fishes. He pronounces its display
splendid spectacle reopened; lava flooded of fishes to be unequalled for beauty and
the bottom of the pit: the fifty-foot fire rarity even by the famous Aquarium of
fountains shot up from a crusting lake Naples. Vet it is a private, inexpensive
which continued to rise, filling the liot- enterprise.
tom of the broad pit, in all respects rcWe at once revisited it, and found its
ssuming the aspects familiar to the 1111- hundreds of species of strangely beautiful
and singular fishes largely changed from
was told that this was the brother.
largely attended series of religious
meetings ever held there. Sunn- think
that half the men in the University came
under the direct influence of one or more
meetings.
Five hours daily were given to personal interviews with ineii who wanted help
on serious questions pertaining to faith,
habit, temptation or life work. So main
came that even by limiting the convcrsa
lions to fifteen minutes I could not sec
all. ( )wing to the traditions and conservatism I could not employ certain methods as to open expressions, but between
sixty and seventy students definitely indicated their purpose to become disciples
of Christ, and many scores, possibly hundreds, of others formed resolutions which
make possible their finding needed light
and power. Doors have been Opened to
work among entire classes of men hitherto largely inaccessible, and workers
have been stimulated and instructed with
reference to entering these doors.
The public missionary addresses and
the conferences with the volunteers will.
I trust, result in increasing their number from 50 to ~s, the mark set. Con
ference in the interest of enlisting able
men for the ministry were also held. I
may add that I had similar conferences
with the foremost leaders of the Church
in England, Scotland and Wales. The
Archbishop of Canterbury, who, by the
most
way, has shown a deep interest in my
work at both universities, convened for
me one of these conferences, and tinPresident of the Council of Free Churches
called another. 'The ablest professors and
ministers in Scotland participated in the
conferences on this subject which I had
in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
From present indications my Oxford
visit, while developing on quite different
lines, bids fair to be as successful as the
one at Cambridge. I shall be back in
New York before the middle of March.
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* R.
M<)TT.
PALAMA.
"Inasmuch as ye have done it to one
of the least of these m\ brethren, ye
have done it unto me."
These are the words of the world's
greatest teacher in portraying, in dramatic form, the scenes that would be enacted
on that last great day, when all should
appear before a Universal Bar of Judgment. 'The test was to be, not a theological, but a practical one.
Xo one revealed (iod in a clearer light
than Jesus, and yet His teachings arc full
of man's relationship to his brother man
—of the duty of the Christian to his
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those of several months previous. A large
proportion of them we have never seen in
our I lonolulu markets. One marvels at
their variegated ornamentation and
freaks of shaping. 'They rival the forms
and markings of orchids and lilies, with
the added activity of butterflies.
We were fortunate in finding a fourteen-foot shark pushing swiftly around
his tank, in occasional collision with the
swavings of a huge turtle. This Chelo
nian has since deceased, but will soon bin-placed by some other of kindred voracity.
Mingling with Lepers. Whoever was
most to blame, it was surely a great calamity that during the visit of the Leg
islature to Motokai on March [Oth, between two and three hundred relatives of
lepers were allowed to accompany them,
and were not restrained from mingling in
entire freedom with the diseased people.
'There was the most profuse kissing and
embracing. It seems safe to estimate that
not less than one-fifth of those visit
ors will have contracted the malady, and
fifty more unhappy victims of leprosy will
be added to the present number through
this official folly and neglect. Kissing and
embracing arc known to be the surest
method of leprous contagion.
Unfortunately, our kindly I lawaiians
have a mental incapacity for precaution
against any form of contagion, and even
resent precautions against it. I lence the
great unpopularity of segregation of lepers, which is felt even by intelligent members of the Legislature.
City Hater Stiffly — Folly of Gravity
System. 'The present drought is demonstrating the folly of seeking to BUppl)
Honolulu with water from our unreliable
mountain streams. The present extreme
scarcity of water is one evidence, even
although a very costly system of reservoirs might temporarily relieve that. But
an even worse effect is the deadly impurity of the reservoir water, which is
charged witli filth and poisonous germs.
'The only fit and reliable water system
for Honolulu is that of pumping from artesian wells, the system so long and sue
cessfully in use on our great sugar plan
tations. A most copious and exhaust
less reservoir of the purest water underlies our whole district. It presses hard
to mount to
feet above sea-level wherever an artesian steel pipe is driven down
several hundred feet to the watcrbcd.
Thence it may be cheaply pumped to any
required height for distribution. Such
system of pumping has been perfected
by fifteen years of extensive practice on
our plantations, which are distributing
several hundreds of million gallons daily
over twenty thousand acres of cane. For
our city supply such a system is the best,
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and really the cheapest, because unfailing
And it is free from microbes and poison
The feeble attempts hitherto made to
utilize our artesian supply in I lonolulu
with double wells and small pumps are
such as no plantation would tolerate. In
so small a scale, of course, the expense
is greatly increased. What Honolulu
needs is three powerful pumping plants,
two miles apart, with six large wells each,
to give us all the water we need. At
present rates of charge, our plantation experience of cost of pumping proves that
the profit would be immense. Away
then with foolish talk of great reservoirs
All that was studied out
in Nuuanu,
and dropped many years ago, before ar
tesian pumping had been perfected.
S. E. It.
A
JOY NOTE.
Aala Chinese Mission is forging ahead
under the leadership of Mr. Goo Kirn.
It was originally started in 1903, Mr. and
Mrs. Iligelow rendering good service during its early days. After these friends
left, the burden fell heavily upon Mr. Coo
Kirn, whose daughter, Miss Annie Goo
Kirn, stood bravely by him. < H course
Rev. Mr. Thwing carried at heavy load at
all times. 'The school has come to 1111111
ber over So scholars, and 011 April J, the
first fruits wen- received into the membership of Fort Street Church Messrs.
young Ycc and Vup Sui. The friends
of this mission will rejoice in its grow
mg influence and success.
WAILUKU SOCIAL SETTLEMENT
'The "Alexander I louse" kindergarten
and .settlement workers feel much encouraged in their work. 'The daily attendance increases and the results among
the neighborhood children and young
people are noticeable. The average attendance for the evenings of the last four
—.
weeks has been
A mothers' meeting tin- last of March
was a pleasant occasion, and a party
given by Miss Avers to her Sunday
School class at the Japanese church, was
an illustration of tin- loyalty of the children and of the affection one feels for
these boys and girls whether in the settlement work or outside spheres. ( )pcn
your own private homes to them and
share the blessing!
Gftat inspiration came with the visit
with Misses Fox, Anderson, and Davis
of Philadelphia. Miss Fox organized the
clubs and classes which developed into
the College Settlement of that city, and
all three have been associated with the
work done there.
The evening which
they
spent with my boyi was very pleasindeed.
'The Maui Free Kindergarten Association meeting, held with Miss Mosser at
her kindergarten in Paia, was of interest and help to the Alexander House
workers. 'The presence of about fifty,
and the great efforts on the part of live
from l.ahaina to attend the meeting
proves the value of the Association.
'The Alexander I louse has received
gifts from Miss Mary Alexander, Miss
Fox and Mr. W. \\ Hall during the
month. We wish to express our gratitude publicly.
L. A. B.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR ECHOES.
There are four English-speaking C. K.
Societies iii the Local Union.
One of the Honolulu C. E. Societies
has adopted a new committee which might
be helpful to other societies. It is called
the "Visiting Com.," and is made up of
the chairmen of the former committees,
The visitors call upon tin- sick of their
own society and remember them with
flowers or fruit.
The Central Union C. I-.. Society has
completed one-hall of a correspondence
course in Christian work, and hopes to derive much benefit from the course.
Christian Endeavor is what the name
implies a society of those endeavoring
to be Christians. 'There is no age limit.
If you belong to the above-mentioned
class you are needed in C. E. work, and
will gain help from associating with
other Christian people. Let us rally and
take a bold stand.
BISHOP POTTER'S DRINK PROBLEM.
Crow ell & Co. have added to their popular "What is Worth While Series" a tiny
booklet by the famous Bishop of New
York, which is sure to meet with a wide
leading.
If anyone expects to find in
this brochure either a defense of the no
toriotis subway saloon to which the good
llishop's name is indisaolubly linked, or
a fresh solution of the drink question, he
will be severely disappointed. Dr. Potter is master of a clear, readable style,
and states his propositions with the calmness befitting a man of large responsibilities. The book is first of all temperate.
It sets forth the incitement to drink supplied by the hard industrial conditions
prevalent in great cities, condemns severely such panacea treatment of the evil
of intemperance as the advocates of con
ititutional prohibition advise, points out
the complicated nature of the question
and in a general way shows that a solution is to he found only in the faithful,
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application of counteracting
social forces. The I lisliop pleads for a careful study of the modern saloon
in order that the simply which it
furnishes for healthful social demands may be understood, lie then
indicates that these demands must
be met in a fuller and more satisfy-
patient
ing manner by saloon substitutes before
the drink evil can be adequately handled.
'I'o hiil against the saloon for popular pat
ronagr and destroy it by underselling, is
the gist of the whole matter. Experience in England and Denmark suggest
to Dr. Potter that this can be done. It
lie had studied Jersey City a little more
closely he might have been strengthened
in this conviction. In addition to a thorough business campaign of competition
with the saloon as a provider of certain
social attractions needed by millions of
people, the Bishop commends individual
effort for the rescue of persons exposed
The booklet contains
to intemperance.
absolutely no new thought or suggestions,
but for those who have not kept abreast
of the modern anti-saloon movement, it
is a very helpful preface to the study of
such works as Raymond Calkin's "Substitute for the Saloon" and Rowntrce and
Sherw ell's "Temperance Problem and
Social
Reform."
LYMAN ABBOTT'S PERSONALITYOFGOD.
This forms the last number of the
"What is Worth While Series," and
serves as an instructive commentary upon the uiitrustworthincss of much
that is printed as news in the
A few months ago
Mainland press.
the most sensational Stuff was u-it
graphed the world over branding Dr.
.Abbott as having denied the personality
of God in an address before the students
of Harvard University. What he did
say on that occasion is printed here.
'There is absolutely nothing at variance
with the most orthodox present day belief in this .simple, beautiful little volume.
"Imnianuel." (iod with us. is its message,
very helpfully interpreted to the modern
man. It is good Lenten reading. If Dr.
Abbott makes any mistake and we
think he does -it is in a constant reiteration of the assertion that the present day
view of the immanence of Cod is "an
overthrow of old forms of faith." 'There
is nothing either Startling or new in this
doctrine of Cod in all and through all,
and the only thing that can be claimed
for the modern statement of it, is a
changed setting and fresh emphasis.
Often when a man gets a personal grip
uiioii some jrreat truth he thinks of it as
new, when in fact it is new only to him.
Dr. Abbott seems to us to fall into this
This is, however, but a very small
failing and detracts not an iota from the
splendid service that this apostle of
Christian truth has rendered his generation. A vast company of younger disciples the world over acknowledge with
deepest gratitude the debt they owe to
Dr. Abbott. He has bellied make religion a vital personal matter to thousands, whom he has also stimulated to
think out for themselves a rcconcilation
of the "old truths"-- truths as old as
essential Christianity and present-day
thought-environment.
error.
WHY GIVE
our sires.
They won this country to
Christ. We must keep it so.
In the
Providence of Cod a new immigration
has faced us with the problem of conquering Hawaii a second time. We are far
more able to do it than our fathers. We
are more than a thousand times more
numerous than they. We are rich where
they were poor. If we should give but a
tithe where they gave themselves, we
could place a devoted missionary family
in every important center, muster fifty
evangelists and fifty teachers from Japan
for our fifty plantations, station a Chinese
preacher wherever needed, send a score
TO THE HAWAIIAN or more of the earnest young Hawaiian
Christians that Kamehameha is turning
BOARD.
out to
tin- mainland for better theologi-
training, and in a dozen years double,
is making its annual appeal cal
or
perhaps
quadruple, our church memof
the
eighty-three churches
bership. If we are true to our history
with
it
one
organiin
connected
Islands
zation. 'These churches compose the we will do this. 'The only way in which
largest division of the army of Christ in to accomplish these ends is to give and
this 'Territory, with the possible excep- give liberally to the Hawaiian Hoard.
Think next of the economy of work
tion of the Roman communion. Rome
)ur more than under this organization.
<
If we Congrcclaims -'o.ixxi adherents.
6,300 church members represent at du- gationalists do not accept our responsidischarge it, other churches
vet} lowest computation of three persons bility and
to one communicant. 19,000 Protestants will, but alas, at what a ruinous expense!
connected with us. 'This most conserva For we own the best church sites all over
live estimate puts the Congregational ele the Islands, our little meeting houses are
niet't in the population a close second to found almost everywhere, we have the
the Catholics, while a more accurate ecu deep heart love of the natives, the Japansus might show its numbers to be even ese are acquainted with us, and our free
greater. For purposes of aggressive church methods appeal forcefully to their
Christian service, however, it is well to worship of liberty; the machinery is ill
take the actual communicants as a basis. our hands; all that is needed to do the
most efficient work is fuel for steam
We are a little under 6400 strong.
Accepting the figures furnished by our money. .Americans love to do things sciCatholic brethren, anil plussing to these entifically and without economic waste
No scientific man can visit Hawaii and
10,000 more to cover the various Protest
exclaim, "'The Church to do successof
not
have
a
total
communicants,
we
•ml
people outside of the Christian ful Christian work above all others in this
Church upon these Islands. For the sal- Territory is the Congregational Church."
vation of these, our neighbors, we are No business man with an eye Open to
especially responsible. If we do not do large results from a small expenditure
>ur part they will not be reached by of money, but 11111st echo "Amen." We
Christian truth. 'The only way in which can carry on the business of bringing
to bring to them the gospel is through Christ to all Hawaii cheaper than any
the single agency at our command, viz: other Protestant church, because we own
the Hawaiian Hoard. Hence, the first so large a plant free from all encumreason for giving to the Hoard is found brances. For this reason every Chrisin the consciousness of personal respon- tian man of every Protestant communion
sibility which every Christian in Hawaii who has business sense and home misis bound to feel for these, our nearest sionary spirit, should give liberally to the
Hawaiian hoard.
neighbors, who are outside of Christ.
"Of him that hath, much shall be reAgain, we are the historic Christian
communion <>f these Islands. Our story quired." The possession of power creis one of the brightest in all the annals ates responsiblity. We can. therefore we
of the Church of the Lord lesns. It is one ought to evangelize Hawaii. \*o escape
of tin- great epics of the Kingdom. Wher- from this proposition is possible to a disever it is told, it stirs the blood of dis- ciple of Jesus. 'The burden of saving this
ciples as few narrations can. Our herit- Territory is ours liecause the ability to
age is glorious and demands loyalty from do so. i.e., the men and the machinery
every Congregational church member in arc in our hands.
To refuse to give to
the Territory. For it will be to our ever- the Board is nothing more nor less than
lasting shame if we prove unworthy of running away from a plain duty, the care'The
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less shirking of a positive and heavy re-
workers are enthusiastic and believe we
an- at the threshold of a mighty onward
movement. Christ says "Forward." It
I lonic Missii ms. 'The Christian w hi i It ives is splendid to be part of a great victory.
his nation wishes it to be in fact what We (.111 become this by giving more genhe calls it in ideal, "God's country." erously to our beloved Board.
sponsibility.
Patriotism too, demands large gifts for
Finally and fundamentally, Jesus com
America is only part Christian. No true
missionary, who tries to lead foreigners mauds us to "preach the gospel to every
belonging to the so-called non-Christian creature." This means Hawaii and its
nations to Christ, escapes the painful ex main thousands. Here is the supreme
pcricncc of blushing for the sins of his
own nation. He is forced again and
again to apologize because his people are
not ict all true disciples of Jesus. "Savi
America to save the world" is a sound
motto. We must have foreign missions
or we shall perish as a part of Christ'?
Church. But to love the stranger and
not one's own is a sin which even the
veriest heathen would disown. Not lis
for foreign missions is the cry of this art
ielc, hut more for home missions than
we are now doing. Our country calls
us to stand for righteousness, to save tinhordes that are flocking to it for larger
life. It is ours to see Ihat our nation
docs not deteriorate during our genera
lion. It will lose power and character if
we do not Christianize these incoming
myriads. Hawaii is in especial danger.
We are faced here with an Asiatic Sun
day, a hundred times worse than the European variety, with Asiatic standards ol
life and Asiatic vices, We must not yii Id.
Rather must we vallv round the (loss
(live to the Hawaiian Board because it is
the paramount agenc) here for saving to
lesus this section of mir beloved land.
'There is such a thing :is Christian
strategy. 'This world holds key positions,
absolutely necessary for the successful
warfare of the Kingdom,
One of these
is Hawaii.
Midway between America
and Asia, it should be a haven of gospel
light, casting its rays both ways, If we
stifTcr the enemy to occupy this golden
vantage point, the whole army of Jesus
will suffer far more than the United
States would if Japan should possess Hawaii in a duel of war with ourselves. It
is not too late to take this fort and hold
it for our Great Captain. To do this dc
mands a full treasury for the Board.
'Think further that the entire American
Mainland is with us. 'The churches orer
there believe in us. 'They have said it
to the tune of $0,000 for this vitally iin
portant work.
They see the value ol
making these Islands aggressively Chris
tian. They arc convinced that the motto.
"Save Hawaii to save Asia." is an a\ioin
of spiritual tactics. 1 et us justify the
confidence reposed by them in our Hoard.
How can we do this? By giving more
liberally than ever before in our history
Then, too, the work is advancing. (iood
news comes from all over the field.
(>ur
case render verdict of manslaughter in
first degree.
[3th, E. M. Jones, who shot his wife
and mother iS months ago, is sentenced
for 1 5 years
15th. At Central Union Church, an
impressive funeral for Mrs. Stanford, at
S a. 111., prior to embarkation under escort
of I Yes. Starr Jordan.
19th. Legislature visit Leper Settlement and find all satisfactory.
20th, 500 men light forest lite success-
consideration in the cms of a soldier
my General's orders. Jesus looking at
your bank account, setting his gaze upon fully above Wahiawa colony.
jist.
Resignation of A. T. Atkinson,
your earnings, calculating how much you
spend fir yourself and how little for I lim, Sllperintendeiil of Public Instruction.
22nd. Investigation of the scandal at
jays: "(live my gospel to every creature
in Hawaii."
Without a word as to tin- blessedness
of giving or the pure jo) of devoting all
we can to the great work ol saving men.
tin- answer to the question, "Why give
to th,- Hawaiian Hoard?" has developed
these nine sound reasons: Because of
Personal responsibility for the salvation of my neighbors,
l.ovaltv lo the historic past of these
Islands,
l-ci mi nm 1 if expense.
\liilitv lo give the iospi-1 to Hawaii.
I 'at riot ism,
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hristiau strategy.
'The backing of the Mainland,
The success 1 if the work,
'The ci immand of 1 »ur ieneral.
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At Moana I Intel, it:|o p. m.,
the eminent Mrs. Jane L. Stanford dies
suddenly, apparently poisoned by strych
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nine.
March ist. Tlu- legislature adjourns
for the afternoon, mil of respect to Mrs.
Stanford's menu >n.
ad. Some relief to drought on Maui
unl Hawaii.
Increased activity in Kilauea. Light of lire visible at Hilo.
jd. Alexander Lindsay, Jr., appointed
to succeed Geo. I), < icar as Second fudge
■if the first Circul Court of Hawaii. Mrs
I). \\ Richards of Nevada, breaks her
leg while riding out of crater to the Volcano I louse, by horse falling.
slh. Broad lire lake ewers the whole
bottom of I lalemanniaii with powerful
ebullition
Bth. Tour year old Chinese child
killed by car near corner King street and
Desha lane. Motorman exonerated.
Qth, < broner'i Jury renders verdict of
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VOL. LXII
Our
Evangelist Helpers
The Friend rejoices i<> welcome Dr.
Ostrom and his companions, the sin^
ing evangelists, Missis. Ilillis and
Hutler, tn Hawaii nei. The storj
«if their doings on the mainland
has preceded them, and we are
glad in take them to our hearts as fcl
low campaigners in the warfare <>f the
Kingdom. They will find a prepared
field. For weeks earnest prayer has
been made and Christians have been
holding themselves ready to give
themselves, their time and their money
to a faithful endeavor to reach men for
Christ in this community. We knowthat these brethren can do northing
alone. We believe they have come
here under the leadership of < iod's
Spirit, and in answer t<> a real demand
felt l>\ many Christians in lln
nolulu who are convinced that this
Territory needs nothing so much
as a
deep spiritual revival, flacked
by this sentiment and by the dc
termined co-operation of those who
hold it. the visiting evangelists will no:
he alone. 'It may he that the earn
paign at this time will only he fair!)
inaugurated. If so, the earnest disci
pies hereabouts are prepared to gain
all they can, hold what they gel and
march on with greater enthusiasm in
the fall campaign. We are going toy
win in the end, for we mean to fighl
on until we do, and our General is in
the lead.
April
1905.
)ne of the most n< 'table months I la
waii has had in a long lime. The Legislature managed to stir up a lively
four weeks, and when it expired a sigh
of relief, audible for many miles, cs
capcd tin 1 ranks of good citizens,
It is not saying much to characterize the Legislature of 1901; as
"the best since annexation." It did a
little good, hut will doubtless he long
est remembered for its subservience to
the element in the population which
makes for civic unrighteousness. The
Sunday Law in the interests of unscrupulous capital, the infamous liquor
hill, dictated by the lowest coterie of
drink sellers for which, fortunately, the
Territory was saved by the Governor's
veto, the Count y Law, "the Grafters'
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HONOLULU, T. H., MAY, 1905
Pride," which even a veto could not and civic righteousness rally about one
finally the second liquor law-, of their kind, and elect him to the Legsigned in a moment of compromise by islature, they expect him to stand
the Executive, are the special legacy squarely upon his record. If he fails,
kill, and
of the Third Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii. Peace to its ashes and
may we never see its like again. I'or it
is only its ghost, emptied of vital power
to do harm, that will while away
the month of May, drawing undeserved
conipensalio.n while passing money
measures which should have been en
acted dliritij;- the regular session.
Messed be Congress for having inflict
ed a locally elected law making body
upon Hawaii only once in two years.
Temperance Legislation
Let it not be said, however, that the
Legislature was wholly bad. It had
its patriots, who stood by their guns
every time. It gave the death blow to
Iwilei by refusing to sanction that
child of lawlessness. Il declined to
foist an oil monopoly upon the Tcr
rilory. In a spasm of virtue it sustained the Governor's veto of the in
famous first liquor bill. Other good
deeds lie to its credit. Auti saloon
advocates, however, have had little
comfort from the lawmakers. Win
the liquor traffic should have its special
taxes cut in half is somewhat of a con
iindriini. A Territory which can afford to reduce the pay of its teachers
on the one hand, ami virtually make
a present of $S°° lH r MHIUtTI to each
saloon-keeper on the other, is not on
the highway to tlu- heaven of a _;oo<l
reputation among the American sisterhood of states. Especially when its
Legislature turns a cold shoulder to
the local option proposition, which 39
of the States have in one or another
form embodied in their laws. One of
tin- singular things about this Legislature was the attitude of a number of
they should mark him for retirement to
private life.
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The
Remedy
One great trouble with Hawaii is
its nepotism. Long isolated from the
mainland, intermarriage has been so
close that nearly everybody is related lo
everyone else. This largc-familyncss
is delightful—for those in the family.
Especially so to the member who (joes
wrong for then he finds five usefulness
of a land full <«f cousins. Nobody
after him for fear of insultdares
It is about time,
ing his relatives.
however, to end this era of "what's the
odds as lone; as it's in the family?"
That might answer in an island kingdom, but in an aspirant for American
Statehood it is hopelessly out of date.
Rev. Mr. Wcstervelt at the annual
meeting of the Anti-Saloon League,
hinted at the remedy. It has two parts
—first, relentless memory ; second, independent voting. The Civic Federation should as a matter of public service compile can-fully a statement of
the record of each
legislator, showing
exactly how be voted on each measure, make it public now and keep it before the voters just preceding the primary and general elections in the fall
of 1906. Then let every voter resolute
ly scratch the names of those men
who refused to stand for the right during the recent session. Will the Civic
Federation do this? If it will and no
publication of wider circulation offers
its
for the statement, The Friend
esteem
it a privilege to print the
will
story of ho|W every legislator served
his constituents in 1905 by the way in
which he voted upon the measures
brought
before the Legislature.
Christian
its members drawn from
ranks. A leader of this group when
urged to support local option, declared The Bingham Celebration
that the opinion of reformers was of
Request has been made that for purno special interest to him. Some of poses of reference and ready filing The
these men seemed to regard it as a Friend print the account of this nomark of fair-mindedness to listen only table event, which appeared first in the
to one side, and that the side of the colu 11111s of the Advertiser and later in
li<|iior seller in all this controversy. pamphlet form. We are glad to conThis has been a hitler disappointment. sent and thus add our mite in honor of
When iiu-11 who believe in temperance one of the most striking deeds in Ha-
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waii's history —the gift to public ed- Changes.
mI
ucation by a missionary of a princely
After many years of earnest work,
estate which might have enriched his marked by the rendition of notable
family during succeeding generations, services in the cause of education, Mr.
while he himself chose poverty for his A. L. Atkinson has surrendered the
own life portion. The story of Christian position of Superintendent of Public
beneficence contains few like chapters. Instruction. It is a pleasure to record
Men have given their names to insti- 'the indebtedness of Hawaii to (bis
tutions like Harvard. Vale and Dart- faithful servant of the people. Govmouth for far less liberality. Indeed, ernor Carter deserves the thanks of
to a mere casual observer it appears ! the entire community for the appointstrange that a grateful Christian col ment of Mr. James C. Davis to the valege should prefer an island name to cancy. No man in the Islands is better
one SO fraught with memories that fitted for this important post. Mr. Davis
coming generations will delight to has served long in a frontier position,
honor. The celebration fell on an af- having taught 13 years in llanalei. lie
ternoon in perfect sympathy with the kudws the field. He is singularly unoccasion. The participants, the ad- selfish and has the good of the Hawadresses, the other exercises and the au- iian* at heart. To those who know his
dience were all in signficant keeping work, it seems as though God had been
with the spirit of the day. It was a preparing the man for the place. We
unique event in the history of these look for a large future for him in his
beautiful islands.
new sphere. Civil service reformers
are particularly happy over this appointment. Another change in the
public service has transpired in the
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Genial
AReformer.
resignation of Dr. C. IV Cooper from
It has been a great privilege to have the Board of Health. He will be grateMr. John (I. Woolley in Hawaii for fully remembered by the people for
three weeks.
Though here for a what he did to stay the progress of
rest he has generously given hi- leprosy on these Islands.
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time and strength to others. Years
have not tamed his fire nor dulled the
keen edge of his wit. They have, however,
mellowed him into an The Deforest Mission
pened sweetness of spirit. His mes( hie of the most significant events in
sages will long linger among us modern missionary history has recentand we hope to see him acnin in
ly taken place in Japan. It is well
Hawaii. He would help mightily in known that no missionaries have been
a campaign against the liquor traffic.
allowed to go with the armies of Japan
His appeal is always to the best in to the front. After some months of
every man, and his loyalty to the
the war had elapsed this restriction
Christ makes of him a true knight. was somewhat relaxed in favor of the
Godspeed him on his campaign in New Y. M. C. A. workers, a few of whom
Zealand and Australia.
were suffered to cross to Korea and
open reading rooms in a few (»f the
camps in Manchuria. The signal service rendered by these men in contrast
River Street Japanese Church
with the supincness of Buddhist and
(>ur Methodist brethren are to be Shinto priests having been made apcongratulated upon the beautiful new parent to the nation, the time was
church building dedicated on the af- at hand fee a more Striking move. By
ternoon of April 23. For a long time common consent Rev. J. 11. I )e Forest,
the Japanese Methodists among us American Hoard missionary in Sendai
have met in an inconvenient chapel at was marked out for the privilege of
the far end of Kukui street. Their carrying the glad tidini's to the very
dream has been to own a commodious front of the fighting line. He was
centrally located meeting house, com asked to Tokyo, invited to attend the
mensurate with their needs. With Complimentary dinners given by the
courage and persistency they have Premier. Count Katsun. and the Mm
toiled to raise funds sufficient to build ister of War. (iencral Terauchi, to
this vision into a reality, and at last Gen. MacArthur and Ambassador Gris"
they have tasted the joy of achieve- com. and then commissioned to go to
ment. The Friend wishes them suc- Manchuria with letters of introduction
cess in filling this new building with from Admiral Ito and these hitfh mm
redeemed men organized in the service isters of state "to every commanding
of the Kingdom.
general in Manchuria, except Kuropat■p
.
kin," as he graphically phrases it in a
private letter. He goes as a Christian
missionary to giveencounragement and
brotherly cheer to the Christian soldiers of the empire at the front, and
his journey will include |)alny, Port
Arthur, Mukden and the
more
ad-
vanced posts. When returned soldiers
in Jftpan deride their own priests for
their carelessness and turn gratefully
to Christian teachers for help and counsel, it seems strange that Christian employers of labor in Hawaii show the
white feather in the contest of Christ
with Buddha.
RTockheflr Gift
The appeal made to Congregational
pastors by the ministers who recently
requested the American Hoard to refuse the now famous Rockefeller yift
of $too.ooo is printed in another column. The discussion pro and con has
waxed very hot on the mainland, but
it has been uniformly kindly. It is byno means a simple question, as anyone
may ascertain who reads both sides
It is one of the most serious matters
ever presented for discussion to a great
branch of the Christian Church; for
every periodical dealing in a large way
with questions vital to tin- American
people during the past year, has em-
phasized the terrible danger which
threatens the life of tin- nation at the
hands of monopolistic wealth. W'hihnot vet quite prepared to say that it
is tin- duty of the American Board to
refuse this gift, we are Strongly moved
by the considerations named in the appended appeal, together with those re
centlv made public by Rev. Washington Gladden, D. I)., and those detailed
by IV. Bishop ill a subsequent column
to side with those who asked the Board
to return the $100,000.
In this connection we recall a slorv
currcntlv reported as true of Mr. W.
I. Bryan, twice candidate for the Ires
idency. We cannot vouch for its correctness. It was stated
that Mr.
Bryan, al the close of his term of service in Congress, was approached by
the Standard Oil Company and offered
$10,000 a vc.ir a S counsel f«u" that cornoratio" in Nebraska. It is well known
that this eagle-eyed combination is
constantly on the watch for men who
can serve its interests, as well as for
those who are likely to threaten its
nroirress. Mr. Bryan's career at Washington iii'rked him out both as a dangerous
foe of monopolies and as a
nowerful ally for any corporation able
to command Ins talents.
Therefore,
this glittering bait was held out. But
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Mr. Bryan
preferred to accept a mod-
est income of $i_S<x) and be his own
master. lie declined the offer. The
entire country honored the deed.
Now in a certain sense the public
gift of $100,000 to a great Christian
corporation like the American Hoard,
bears analogy to the offer made Mr.
Bryan by the Standard < >il Company,
because it puts that Hoard at a disadvantage in its influence with reference to the system of which the donor
is the creator and the chief exponent.
That system is definitely anti-Christian in character while its chief claims
to be Christian and naturally desires
that his system be not condemned as a
violation of Christian principle. To
accept the gift and condemn the public
life of the giver are not compatible. If
Mr. Bryan is to be honored for declining the offer of the Standard Oil
Company because it left him free to
cast his influence against that company, should not the American Hoard
be expected to refuse to place itself ill
a position that would stultify any protest it might be called upon to make
against a system which threatens our
national life? The Hoard con not Ik
separated in thought from the men
who compose it, and it is safe to say
that a large number of those who form
the corporation known as the American Hoard would take a stand like that
of Mr. Bryan if faced with a proposition similar to that which came to him
from the Standard < )il Company. Is
it not time for lines lo be sharply drawn upon a question that men
aces not only our existence as a
free Republic, but which, still worse
even
than
this,
threatens
un-
to
dermine the very manhood of tin- nation? When character is at stake,
prudential considerations and (|iicstions of ordinary procedure must 1101
control. The whole controversy will
be fought out at Seattle next fall.
Meantime the constituency of the
Hoard has time by prayer and faithful
interchange of
opinion
act as (iod's Spiril
to
prepare
to
shall command.
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SOME IMPRESSIONS.
On mv first visit to this Territory, four years ago, I had somewhat the
of
sense
being a foreigner. Hut happily I find that passed, at this time, and
in its plate a feeling of being to the manner horn.
The beauty, novelty and mystery of sky and sea and soil, the riches
the solid potentialities of fact, and the determination of everyromance,
of
thing, including investment, politics and religion, to rainbows, fill the first
fortnight of the tenderfoot with new experiences ; but as his vision gets adjusted to the unaccustomed lights and shadows he finds himself confronting
here the same old human nature and the same old problems that he has
grown ii)) with and into, on the mainland.
I had heard at home and have heard here some doleful prophecies about
the Islands, both as to the moral and the material outlook, which seem to he
foundationless or near it. On the contrary, the situation is not more unique
than inspiring in the difficulties it presents. The appeal of Hawaii is to quality, and the field for the high-class man is whitening to the harvest.
I am not well enough informed to speak of business matters; but it
seems to me that too many men are hunting something easy, rather than
something permanent and safe. Diversified farming, I should think, holds out
both sure and rich rewards for energetic white men who would get too busyto whine about their laborious and prosperous brother in yellow. There
must be a screw loose when a rich region such as this, that was shipping
food stuffs to California half a century ago, gets butter, eggs and hay from
San Francisco,
Hut politically the outlook is big with hope, on the sole condition that
This Territory is going
good men undertake for Christian civilization.
the greatest of object lesor
is
to
be
going
it
straight to Asiatic perdition
sons as to the conquering and assimilative power of Christian democracy.
At the humble service which underlies all permanent societies, the
Asiatic Kiit-works us. He can and will presently outvote us. To put up
against that combination a sloppy, bigotted, crooked America, is to invite and
facilitate failure.
We have just one advantage in that Competition—a vital and up-todate religion. Will our own people show it up in its purity and its
strength?—that is the problem.
I
It has been shown in the case of the natives, and is being shown now,
in a remarkable way in the case of the Coreans, that clean and strenuous Christianity brings them quickly and happily to its light and easy yoke; but for a
long time after they come under it there must be missionary leadership of
gallant, steadfast white men and women, for these new Christians lack moral
and social initiative, and fall away for lack of shepherding. 'The same thing
is true in the States. 'The lack of nerve and muscle in the leadership is the
shame and peril of the voting church ; but the problem is so big there that it
is difficult to be seen clearly.
'The key word to the island proposition is righteousness. In that name we
shall rule or ruin "the Paradise of the Pacific."
Tremendous riches of opportunity and responsibility have fallen to
Doremiis Scudder, Secretary of the Hawaiian Hoard, and W. L. Wadinan,
representative of the Methodist Home Missionary Society, and magnificently
are they meeting the obligations imposed. I could write something eloquent
about 111 v estimate of them, but for the fear of seeming to Hatter men to whom
that would surely be offensive, and whom I have come to think of as my good,
close friends. 'This simple but most important fact, however, may be and
ought to be stated concerning them—that they seem to me such big, broad,
cosmopolitan men as to be immune from sectism, and to be working together so that every worker and every dollar poes tin wasted to the spot. Their
boards ought to back them with first-class men and women and money,
and money enough to manumit them from anxiety as to ways and means.
One thing has been a great and disagreeable surprise to me—the apathy and lack of information as to the liquor problem among the best people.
Speaking broadly, 1 find no agitation here about the saloon save that provoked by a disgraceful bill that threatened in the present session of the Legislature; and the antidote offered for that is one of remedies long since discredited at home.
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THE RIEND.
There is but one remedy far the saloon and that is no saloon. 'The various forms and elevations of the license system have no decent Christian
following in the States; but Prohibition, on the conscience argument, fortified,
of course, by the economic and industrial considerations relatively equal in
cogency stands alone, among the intelligent and the Christian voters and agitators. The saloon has to be banished from this Territory as a condition
precedent to material prosperity, moral advancement, political statehood, social
stability, and victory, and the Christan men must banish it or know themselves
for weaklings, who in the nature of things will lose their own sons and
daughters from the fold of Christ, if not into the army of the camp followers of legalized vice.
A work of surpassing usefulness is opening to the Anti-Saloon League,
which is, or ought to be, the Church specialized for political work against
the licensing of saloons. Its work is at the very heart of Territorial politics.
It ought to know and let the Chritian voters know what is planning or going on in liquor politics, and in regard to violations of the present law, to present to all candidates for the legislature written questions as to their attitude to the licensing of saloons and publish their answers or their failure to
answer, to keen the record of every legislator on the liquor problem, and publish it in his favor or against him if he stands for re-election; to conduct
an all-thc-year-round campaign of education by newspapers, tracts and public
ting in the churches, under direction of the pastors, and to present to every
■ilature a prohibitory law and push it until it passes.
The law now is permissive. From now- on, every law proposed or
ndment of the existing law, ought to be prohibitory in character. No
istian ought to be asked, nor any Christian permit himself, to support a
nissive measure. Prohibit the saloon from opening on Sunday, but
?r consent for it to open on any day.
Prohibit the saloon from remainopen after say ten ten o'clock at night, but never consent to it being Open
11. Always Prohibition. So shall we keep our hands clean and fit to
k for the Kingdom ; and the time is not very far away when the public
intent of tlu- nation will revolt at the baseness of hanging a "to let" sign
:ie window of the sovereignty, soliciting revenue as the price of shame,
onolulu, April 27.
JOHN G. WOOLLEY.
I
THE AMERICAN BOARD AND
ROCKEFELLER.
The following letter, which speaks
for itself, has been sent throughout
the country:
To the Corporate Members of the American
I). Rockefeller, the head of the
Standard Oil Company. This Company stands
before the public under repeated and recent
formidable indictment in specific terms for
methods which arc morally iniquitous and
To arouse the moral
socially destructive.
reprobation of the general conscience and to
against
Specific olfenses and
direct it
offenders is the supreme need of tlic
hour. The Church is the moral educator and leader of the people, and in order to
fulfill this calling with freedom and cll'oct it
must stand entirely clear of any implication
in the evil it is set to condemn. The acceptance of such a gift involves the constituents of the Hoard in a relation implying
honor toward the donor, and subjects the
Hoard to the charge of ignoring the moral
issues involved. We, the undersigned, ministers and members of the Congregational
Church, therefore protest against any action
by which coir Church may even seem to be
compromised, and we plead with the officers
Of the Hoard to decline the gift of Mr. Ifock
(teller, or to return it if it has been ac-
Mr. John
Board and the Ministers of Our Congregational Churches.
Dear Brethren: A protest against receiving $100,000 from Mr. John I). Rockefeller
has been made to the Prudential Committee
of the American Hoard. The report of their
subcommittee declaring their purpose to a*
cept and retain the gift has In laid on the
table until April 11, in order to give time
ur
for a wider expression of opinion. Sin
entire Church is vitally affected by this ac
tion, wo submit a brief record of proceedings,
together with a fuller statement of the rea
sons why this gift should not be received.
At an informal and notably spontaneous
gathering in Boston, on Monday, March SO, cepted,
a committee was appointed and the following
protest and appeal was unanimously adopted.
On the following cluy this was presented to
the- Prudential Committee of the Hoard. It
THE PROTEST.
was referred to a sub-committee whose report,
already given to the public, has been submit"To the Prudential Committee of the Amerted to the I'rudcutial
ican Board of Commissioners for Foreign awaits their final action.Committee and now
—
'
Missions.
"Dear Brethren. —The public prints of the The Main Issue.
week ending March 18, 1905, report a *irt
of $100,000 to the Foreign Missionary So
The protest given above rests on the eonciety of the Congregational Churches from
compromising relation to a man who in public thought represents methods that are oppressive, dangerous anil wrong. We cannot
disregard the effect of the ■Mutilation which
his name, in view of I'aets that are wide
■Oread and notorious, unfortunately carries
with it. The Church stands for leadership
in moral and spiritual progress. It cannot
to enter into any relation that may
weaken or discredit it in the f ulli 11 tiicnt of
its task. The main question is one of the
moral prestige and power of the Church.
afford
Certain Misconceptions.
This principle will guide us to a practical
solution of the dillicult ies and perplexities
which g-ither about this question. All the
confusion arising from the literal use of the
figure, "tainted money,'' may lie brushed
aside at once. Money is impersonal; it is not
tainted and cannot taint, morally. The moral
element lies in the men who make and give
money and in their method of getting it,
and only in relation to these men and their
methods can the Church suffer moral dam
age. Though their money gained by fraud
or force, dribble into our treasuries or pour
into il by Hoods, of itself it can tiring no
contamination. It is by voluntary relation
to the donors that moral responsibility is in
curred. With the unknown or unimpeaehed
giver, the Church is brought into no such
conscious and deliberate relation.
No conscience need be offended by the acceptance
of his contribution. Neither at the bar of
our own moral judgment nor before that of
the world can we be held accountable.
It
follows, therefore, that the refusal of a gift
fioai such a source as this in ipicstion docs
not imply "investigation of the record of
every giver," and this whole practical difficulty, which has been allowed to obstruct
our fulfillment of the obvious duty of the moment, falls to the ground as fictitious. The
Church owes it to itself and to the public!
conscience to acknowledge responsibility
when it voluntarily enters into dealings with
a donor who stands openly impeached of serious offenses which it is our duty to condemn.
No Judicial Tribunal Required.
i
i
It is not required that the Church form a
tribunal to pass judgment on personal char
aeter or probe into the business methods of
all givers. Such examination is not necessary in refusing a gift. Public belief and
impression, formed on extensive evidence
through a long series of years, furnish sufficient basis for such action. This works no
"injustice to an individual" by "singling
him out" among others suspected of being
"as bad as he."
It is not by any act of
ours that he is singled out, but by his olTer to
us of a gift, and by his own actions which
have, already singled him out before the world
as a notorious and typical instance of an evil
element in national life.
Moral Demand Not to be Obscured.
However formidable may be the practical
difficulties in the way of exercising this
io-
spousibility, they must not obscure the ethi
cal demand. No price" may be set on li"
advancement of righteousness, and no lots
to be incurred may properly deter one from
heroic conduct. The balancing of prude.iti.il
considerations can be only a half-way sta
tion in the consideration of any moral goes-
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THE FRIEND
being consistent is unworthy of the Christian
Church. It clues not help to say, "If we be
gin here, where shall wo endf" Wather let
us ask, "If we do mil begin here, where
shall we nui ! " Where shall we begin, if
not with the most conspicuous case that has
yet presented itself to our Church?
Principle Now Urged.
I TheOver
against this position
Position of the Prudential Committee.
Where we must end is shown by the an
swer of the I'rudential Committee. We must
..
end in the declaration of complete irrespou
sibilitv for the sources from which we accept
gifts. Their words are: "The principle on
which this policy rests is the belief that our
responsibility begins with the receipt of a
Before gifts are received the rerift,
sponsibility is not ours, but is that of the
donors ill their own conscience." Thus they
express in a perfectly frank and unmistakable
wav t in- principle on which it is atlirmeil that
tin- Hoard has acted in the past and pro
poses to act in the future. It receives money
from any man who oilers it, and will make
no inquiry and listen to no evidence concern
ing the way in which his money has been
acquired, and it leaves itself no freedom to
take account of the probable effect upon the
Hoard or the Church arising from acceptance
of the giftPast Policy.
the Church will never
It has not done so in
The I'rudential Committee say,
the past.
•The Church in all ages has received upon
its altars the gifts of all who were moved to
lay them thereon." On the contrary, by
man) acts and utterances the Church lias
declared its right and duty to discriminate
among donors. For an ancient instance, we
may cite the words of Chrysostoin, "The
Church accepts no offerings from the injurious." Pot a modern instance, we inny re(
to the declaration and action of Bishop
fr
Brent in refusing a d it ion from a gam
bling house in Manila.
We believe that
rest in this principle.
This Principle Fundamentally Wrong.
it
principle
i.tself
is vicious and corrupt
Though a trustee be limited by his trusip to definite undertakings, he may not
c any moral c(inseipiences that How out
As an agent of others he
is action.
not be less morally sensitive than ho
d be if acting in his own name. Whena trusteeship is made an excuse for
ethical indifference, it is kindred to the practice that robs corporations of their souls.
The Application.
The principle is impossible in practice.
Wo
cannot acquit ourselves of responsibility m
receiving money, for we do produce ■ moral
effect. "Money talks," and the Hoard has
done much in the past to give it a voice. The
religious devotion, the high principles, the
self sacrifice of its donors have been con
stantly ami justly magnified. Christians at
home and converts abroad have been taught
to love the men and women who, some out of
deep poverty and others out of their wealth,
have sent the gospel far and wide. Never
again, if the policy announced in this report
is maintained, can the Hoard's list of contributors be taken as a roll of piety and
honor.
we urge
the
positive principle, in application to this spe
cific case. This requires that the representatives of a Christian body be peculiarly
sensitive to th
ral bearing of gifts of
fared, and especially to the social effect aris
ing from their acceptance. Kvery high -minded man in the personal conduct of life takes
There are some
a position similar to this.
men with whom he will have no personal relations because he deems them to be com
promising, He stands on his honor anil is
nobly jealous for his character. This prin
C.iple, instead of being less important where
organized bodies are concerned, is more es
sential, since the corpornte relation has con
sequences more far-reaching than the personal relation. If, from any cause, the pro
posed relation promises to bring embarrass
Stent, refusal to enter it is justified by tinlaw of self respect. A Christian curporat ion
has a character which it may not compro
inise by doubtful alliances.
Urgency of Present Need,
The application of this principle was never
so much needed as now. The Church finds it
self in danger of losing its moral leadership.
It is painfully feeling the estrangement of
the common people. It cannot be blind to
the growing alienation between those who
have and those who have not. It seeks to
preserve and strengthen the growing sense
of honor apparent among high-minded business men.
Kor its message is to the cut inhuman family, and a deepening sense of social
And not
obligation has touched its heart.
only human fellowship but the interests of
righteousness are at stake in the problems
of trade, The methods of governing the nf
fans of great corporations are far more significant ill their ethical consequences than
even Hie personal character of the men who
direct them. The battle is on between forces
that are socially destructive and those that
seek a finer order of justice and human op
portunity. There is no question on which
side of this contest the Church should stand.
It is necessary for it to be exceedingly jeal
ous of anything that may swerve it from its
own task. Every act must be avoided that
seems to ally the Church with the wrong side,
to impede its action or to render its efforts
and utterances ineffectual.
Cambridge; Philip S. Moxom, of Springfield;
William Y. W. Davis, of I'ittsfield; Deubcn
Thomas, of Hrookline; Charles U Noyes, of
Soinerville; Charles V, Carter, of Lexington;
William A. Knight, of Brighton; Charles K.
Harrington, of Waltham; Charles H. Oliphant,
of Melhuen; James S. Williamson, of Haverhill; Harris (i. Hale, of Hrookline; Parris T.
I'arwcll. of Wellesley Hills; Samuel ('. Bushiit>ll, of Arlington; Edward N. Hardy, of
Qulney; William I. Cole, of Huston; Albert
F. fierce, of Brockton; Herbert W. (llcasmi,
of Boston; Cyrus Hirhardsnn, of Nashua, N.
II.; Wilbert L. Anderson, of Exeter, N. H.;
and Edward I-'. Sanderson, of Providence,
H. I.
Responses to this appeal may be sent to the
Chairman of the General Committee, Key.
Daniel Evans, Cambridge, Mass.
This statement is sent to the ministers of
our denomination, but the opinions of laymen
are no less desired. Extra copies may be secured from the Secretary of the Committee,
Uev. Herbert W. (ileuson, H.t l'inckney St.,
Boston, Mass.
BASEBALL STILL RESPECTABLE.
It was a narrow escape, though.
one club saved the day for decent baseball. When the Punahou
Athletic Club refused to play in a Sunday baseball schedule, clean sportsmanship was vindicated in this town.
Money and "muckerisms" are correspondingly depressed. The term
"mucker" is perfectly intelligible to an
eastern man, —it stands for a quite distinct stale of things, and no one needs
any definition. For example, Sunday
hasehall is "mucker" baseball, —always
and inevitably,—do you see? There
are several results of "mucker" basehall : one of the earliest symptoms oi
"mtickcrism" in sports is money ; the
last is death,—that is, locally and temporarily.
We are glad that baseball in the
Islands has escaped the worst, notwith
standing the trap laid for it by the
Constraining Motives.
Quinn Bill. (By the way, we are all beginning to wonder whether the Quinn
The motives which constrain us to this appeal are a deep solicitude because of the cor- Hill was made for anything else. Perporate evils that threaten our nation, our haps some of the vicious possibilities
sense of the solemn and imperative mission
are only biding their time). Baseball
of the Church as the moral educator of the
people and a jealous zeal lest its energy and has had its "quietus" heretofore as a
authority be impaired by any seeming com result of professionalism, and right
promise with the evil it ia get to condemn. here in Honolulu it was dead for two
By the convergence of these motives upon or three years. There are not wanting
this special case now brought before iih as
some disquieting signs just now.
a Church, it is lifted into commanding ImSince our boys are to get their ideas
portance and our decision is fraught with
momentous and far-reaching consequences.
of manly s|xirt by what they see out on
CHARLh>- K. CAKTKK,
the baseball diamond, it is no small
PHILIP S. MOXOM,
thing that the check to "muckerism"
REUBEN THOMAS,
has come at this time. We give you
WILLIAM Y. W. DAVIS,
honor. Punahou! You have won a:
CHARLKS L. NOTES,
clean, white pennant on which might
DANIEL KVANB.
be inscribed "CHAMPIONS OF
Committee.
19(1").
CLEAN SPORT." It is relatively unIloston, April 4,
important whether you win any other
coimiHtß
of
The entire committer of twenty
Just
.
the following:
Key.
Messrs. Daniel Kvans, of or not.
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IUnnCvPeerilmogiMstmhoryf ioneer
ary
ingham.
RHeMirvisa.monB
(By Sol. N. Sheridan.)
Raise ye the song of triumph I
Sing as ye battle for right;
Follow the steps of the fathers
They win, who sing while they fight.
Raise ye the song of triumph I
Sing through the darkness of night;
So won the fathers their battles,
Singing while God lent his might.
Raise ye the song of triumph!
Turns now the tide for the right;
Follow the steps of the fathers,
Follow—and Ood will send light.
"Not for a day, but for all time."
If Father Bingham could have looked
upon the scene under the grand old
trees of Punahou when his memorial
was unveiled yesterday afternoon; If
he could have seen the gaily clad
women and brave men, the fair and
fair haired boys and girls who gathered there where once had stood hts
humble home; If he could have marked
them still treading, as their fathers
and mothers trod, the path that leads
to high and noble living in the sight
of the children of the darker races who
bravely hold the road beside them;
surely he would have felt that the work
of his hands had not been for a day
but for all time.
And who is to say that the kindly
shade was not permitted to look for a
moment upon the fruition of the labors
of a life given with noble singleness
of purpose to the uplifting of the lives
of men? Assuredly, the spirit of the
work of Father Bingham, and of hts
companions who gave their lives as he
did, was In the inspiration of that
scene of April 19. The missionaries
suffered much In the devotion which
led them to come from their homes on
the bleak shores of New England to
bring enlightenment and salvation to
the dusky children of these tropic islands, much in the hardships of the life
that they chose, much in the contumely that was heaped upon them by
men who purposely misconstrued their
motives and misrepresented their acts
tor the purposes of evil.
Satan was busy In that early time,
as he has been busy since, and he
chose his most powerful instruments,
aa God did, from among the children
of the dominant race. The missionaries
marched on, gloriously triumphant to
the work that It came to them to do
—and their children have kept in the
forefront of all that great work of
progress and enlightenment that good
men perform for the regeneration of
mankind. It is not, when all is said,
to the missionaries nor to the sons
of missionaries that the powers of evil
look for the
telligence.
darkening
of human in-
They spread the light.
And In the work that he founded at
the humble home upon
whose site his memorial now stands,
Father Bingham kindled on his own
hearthstone a fire whose rays shall
reach as far as the age will run. It
is a light that will grow stronger and
stronger as the years go on, Its radiance burning in the light of young in-
Punahou, in
telligence and finding its fullest (ires
in the brains of active men and women
empowered by the magic of It to do
the world's work.
Father Hiram Ringham, the first
missionary to land on the island of
Oahu, received from the chiefs permission to stay but one year to do
the work of God in these heathen islands. The chiefs proposed and the
Master of all disposed. In nine years
after he had landed. Father Ringham
had won the good will of the great
chief Hoki, though that chief never
embraced Christianity, and it was to
the generosity of Hoki that the Father
owed the gift of the tract of land that
is now the endowment of Punahou
College. Where the memorial boulder
was unveiled to him yesterday afternoon, Father Bingham built his home
on the island. There, where the smoke
of his hearth floated to heaven the
holiest Incense that men burn, he dedicated the lands given him by Boki to
the cause of Christian education for
all time—and from the inspiration born
of that Incense of the Christian home
has come all the power for good that
has marked the establishment and successful continuance of Oahu College on
educational lines characterized by
Christian education, and the building
of character. There the children of the
missionaries and the children of the
native race have been trained together,
and have g-one out together to the
noble battle all good men wage to
death —and beyond that. For the Influence of the good that men do lives
after them.
Under the trees that dot the campus
of Punahou, Just Walkiki of the main
building of the college, was the spot
where the Hingham home stood, and
here the boulder with its inscription
plate stood yesterday, modestly veiled
in the American colors, the flag that
Father Hingham loved. He had come
from the shelter of that flag, long ago.
crossing the stormy waters to bring
light. His sons see that flag flying now
in the light that he brought.
Above the veiled stone the college
colors floated, looking very beautiful
against the foliage of the royal palms
and kiavve, and upon a stand behind
the stone were chairs arranged for
descendant! of the missionaries who
were to take part in the unveiling, and
for the trustees of the college. In
front, upon the shaded _!_■, chairs
wore placed for spectators, and these
filled up rapidly. Ry 4 o'clock, the
time set for the beginning of the ceremonies, every chair was occupied, and
there was a fringe of men and women
and college hoys and girls behind the
chairs, and still behind Ihese a row
of carriage, tilled with interested spectators of the scene.
Presently, the Joyous voices of children arose In song, and from somewhere behind the platform came the
descendants of the missionaries, two
and two, and the college officials, and
took their places on the platform.
It was fitting, that men and women
of the blood of the missionaries should
take the lead In the ceremonial of the
day. The triumph of the fathers was
their triumph. It is their labor today
to complete the perfect work the fathers began. And it was most fitting of
all that a son of Father Bingham, the
Rev. Hiram Ringham of today, should
have been there to unveil the memorial.
A few minutes after 4 o'clock the
band began to play "Old 'Hundred"
and the speakers, trustees and others to
form. The seats had been arranged at
the makai end of the dais facing the
flag-draped stone.
Those who had
places on the platform were President
A. P. Griffiths of Oahu College, Dr.
Hiram Ringham, Mrs. Lydia Ringham
Ooan, Judge S. R. Dole, Hon. P. O.
Jones, Rev. S. E. Hishop, W. R. Castle,
Esq., [_ A. Thurston, Esq., Rev. O.
H. Gulick, Mr. A. F. Judd. Mr. Clarence Cooke. Mr. Wm. Rabbitt, Prof. W.
D. Alexander.
At the conclusion of the doxology
the venerable Rev. S. E. Rishop, the
oldest living male descendant of the
missionaries, offered prayer. After the
prayer a large chorus under the direction of Miss Caroline Castle sang the
grand old hymn "Head of the Church
Triumphant" which was sung at the
ordination of Father Ringham and
Father Thurston at Goshen, then at
the farewell service In the Park St.
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Church in Boston and later sung by
both men as they stood on the maintop
of the Thaddeus under the lee of Hawaii's shore. The hymn is as follows:
Head of the church triumphant,
We Joyfully adore Thee;
Till Thou appear, Thy members here
Shall sing like those In glory.
We lift our hearts and voices.
In blest anticipation,
And cry aloud, and give to God
The praise of our salvation.
While in affliction's furnace.
And passing through the fire,
Thy love we praise, that knows our
days.
And ever brings us nigher.
We lift our hands exulting
In Thine almighty favor;
The love divine, that made us Thine.
Shall keep us Thine forever.
ADDRESS BY REV. O. H. GULICK.
The first address was read by Rev.
11. 11. Gulick, the oldest living I'unahnu student. He spoke as follows:
in l'l.o, the navigator Magellan, coming through th,. straits which now hear
his name, discovered the vat expanse
of waters which received from him the
name Pacific Ocean.
One hundred years later, in 1610, the
Pilgrim fathers crossed the Atlantic,
and landing at Plymouth, laid the foundations for a Christian state and nation, which now spans the continent.
Two hundred years still later, In
a bund of missionaries from .New England landed on there Hawaiian Islands, and began those labors for a
savage people, which within three generations have in :i good degree fitted
the islanders to become citizens of this
great Christian nation.
These missionaries received most efficient help in their labor of love, from
the regent Kaahumanu. and from sev
eral other of the high "hiefs. and from
-oine of the common people, who proved
eloquent and effective preachers of
faith in the newly proclaimed Savior
of mankind.
Some of these shall live
forever as stars in the firmament, as
those who hav c turned many to right-
eousness.
Three names not
of missionary pro-
fession, of those who contributed largely and efficiently to the development
of the Hawaiian people, and the upbuilding of Oahu College, may here
And fitting mention; Mr. James Hunne
well, a merchant prince of Boston.
Judge William L. Lee of Western New
York, and the boon companion of his
youth, Mr. Charles I!. Bishop, of matchless bounty, and faithful love for Hawaii.
Father Alexander, Rev. W. P. Alexander, was once asked what Justification could a missionary give for spending his life in converting the people
of a small island community when
there remained continents of unenlightened millions. He replied that a farm
of a few acres was all that one man
9
could cultivate, and the small farm
might be as valuable On an island as
on a continent.
Geographical position
has much to
do with the development of a nation.
and the history of the world Indicates
the greater comparative Importance Of
island empires when contrasted with
continental empires, witness ihe power of the British empire ai compared
with other European nations, or Japan
with any of the nations of continental
Asia.
The early settlers of New England
came hilo the possession of barren hiils j
an Inhospitable climate, and ■ rocky
soil. They erected the church and Hie
School bouse and for a crop raised the
men who have shaped the i-our. c of
empires,
our missionaries to Hawaii.
despising not the day of small tilings,
stooped to the people of low estate,
adopted an alphabet, gave the people
letters and some knowledge of the
world. Teaching rulers and people
alike to read, they gavv thorn a trans-
of the Hible, wrote for them
Christian hymns, and gave them what
literature was DO sible. The transformation Of t lie race, and of the condition of the people cannot be fully estimated by one who lias not known
heathenism in Its hopeless degradation
and darkness.
The transformation
exceeds the power of huniau language
lation
to
represent.
Eighty-five years from the landing of
Ihe pioneer hand, we are here today to
unveil a tablet to the memory of one
of the two leading men of that honored
hand.
The son of one, and the grandson of the other, are here to participate
"Childin the interesting ceremony.
ion's children are the crown of old
men, and Ihe glory of children are their
fully
futhers."
Let us for a moment consider the
character of these fathers and of those
who Joined them in the holy purpos
of redeeming and lifting to a plane of
Christian life the then dark people.
('onseciation, a loving devotion to the
good of the people, was the crowning
source of a unity, evident at every
general meeting of the Mission. This
devotion to a lofty purpose, and their
unity of heart and action, were the
open -ecrets of their grand success.
Theirs was a pure democracy tempered by advice from the far distant
American Hoard, representative of the
supporting churches.
These fathers were "men of like passions as we are," and of like fallings,
but firmly united in the loftiest purposes that can Inspire human life. They
constituted among themselves an indissoluble brotherhood; and the most valuable legacy they left to their children
was a like fellowship and confidence
in each other. This bond recognized
by the circle of children survived undimmed years of wide separation from
one another, while scattered far from
their island home In the father land.
This warm fellowship of the children
•
of th,. llrst generation took on the form
of cousinhood. and assumed organic
union under the name of the Hawaiian
Mis-ion Children's Society. This unique
circle while wholly destitute of political purpose, neither guided by literary
nor social ambitions, constituted a bond
and helped to foster love and confidence in one another. This bond of
mutual love, cnhflileiicc and respect,
enabled the Hawaiian government amid
scenes of Rivni discord ami threatened
anarchy, to hold on its even way
through the troubled seven years 0.
the Provisional Government and of the
Hawaiian Republic, till the group was
received under the sheltering wings of
the Great Republic.
Our fathers builded better than they
knew. Trusting in (iod they faltered
not. Their brightest visions, their nio>t
careful observations of Hie dusty, barren plain which stretched from Honolulu to the green oasis of Punahou
spring, would never have pictured the
emerald gardens, the peaceful Christian
hollies, the playing fountains, the velvet grass,
beautiful
dowers and
rich fruit -hat tills all the plain.
The wealth of water that Underlies
our city had been revealed to no human being. Franklin's kite bad touched
the
lightning
lo
no
electricity
of Ihe sky, but
Edison had then harnessed
wheels.
slow
horse
sit.
The patient donkey, the
crawling,
faithful missionary
was all they knew of rapid tran-
Today we look out Upon a now world
of Which they knew not. And what is
the lesson for u-'.' We ;nv .is Ignorant
of what eighty-five years may bring lo
us, and our posterity, as were they.
The men or the year 2000 will look
hack to the simplicity and Innocent ignorance of the nun of IMB. Rlessed
shall we be if we possess the heroic
devotion, the unselfish purpose, and the
abiding faith of that generation of
Christian workers; the faith to sow the
seed and leave the rest to the Reaper,
We may know as little as did our
fathers of the purposes of the Lord of
the harvest.
Mighty problems unsolved lie all
about us, problems as great and as
interesting as met our fathers when
Ihey drew to these jcoral bound shores.
Hike them we labor on as seeing the
invisible, we shall like them gather in
the sheaves in the ripening of our seed
sowing in the world yet to be. Like
Magellan we boldly enter the unknown,
uncharted, mighty Pacific Ocean of the
future. Like those who drew buckets
of water to sustain the drooping life,
we shall find the everlasting flowing
artesian fountains of the deeper eternal
life.
Then may it be said of v«, as we can
truly say of our fathers and mothers
These are they who, "Through faith
subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the
mouths of lions," and received their
dead raised to spiritual life.
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MEMORIAL ODE
was a treeless, waterless, dusty
of grass bouses, inhabited by
breach-clouted savages who bad never
seen a white woman and scarcely seen
a white man whose morals were not
worse than their own, If such a thing
were possible.
The "luxuriant living of the missionaries" which we hear sneerlngly
referred to by Investigators of a day,
was no figure of speech In the twenties and thirties and forties In Hawaii.
It was a concrete fact. From t.atl to
$400 was the annual allowance to feed
and clothe a man, his wife and the
numerous babies who successively enlulu
village
The next number on the program
honor of the Rev.
was an ode written I"
Hiram Bingham, in Boston, February,
IS4&, by the poet William Hingham
author of the beautiful hymns
"There is an Hour of Peaceful Rest,"
and " "Pis Midnight." and "On Olive's
Brow," Which stand Nos. 1- and 13 respectively in the printed list of the fifty
best Americau hymns as decided by
popular vote. The ode was read byMrs, l.ydla li. Conn and Is as follows:
Tnppan,
Pyramids of gorgeous story,
Carve we to the conqueror's name,
Who on fields of gore and glory
Builds his own and country's fame.
Charlemagne am Honaparte—
Coals that fire ambition's heart!
'
Yet, thou Missionary Toiler,
Would I rather win thy crown
Than the throne of any spoiler
Who has cast a kingdom down:
He on ruined realms would tread—
ThOU hast raised one from the dead!
Stands Ihy pyramid where ocean
Sleeps within the tropic climes,
Where the tempests make commotion,
Where the billows wake their chimes,
Shadowing the sultry cogIn its wondrous talc—alone!
Wears the night—Earth's glory surely
Like the murky stars will wane;
Truth, the sunlight, shall securely
In meridian splendors reign.
When, forever, shadows flee,
Might my morning break with
ADDRESS OF LORRIN A.
TON.
thee.
THURS-
l-orrln A. Thurston, Esq., a grandwin of Father Hlngliam's co-worker.
Rev. Asa Thurston, followed with an
address about missionary experiences.
Mr. Thurston spoke as follows:
Some men are remembered for what
they have said; others for what they
have done.
What Hiram Hingham said, has already passed from the memory of all
but a few. What he did, will stand
as a monument to his memory ns long
as old Rock Hill stands sentinel over
the scene of his work.
The simple rock which we are today
dedicating to his memory—a rock
gathered from the fields which he gave
to Punahou—ls typical of the man
whom It commemorates and of the
other men and women who consecrated themselves to the service of God
and their fellow-men, In the days when
Hawaii was literally at the ends of
the earth; when the only means of
travel and communication were by the
chance whaler or the tramp trader,
around Cape Horn; when malls came
but once or twice a year; when Hono-
livened the home with
sometimes discouraging
delightful
regularity.
but
Whole families of missionary chil-
dren were raised On sweet potatoes
and goat's milk. Flour was a tidbit
which generally bad to be broken up
with a hammer, and sifted to separate
it from live stock before It was used.
Beef was a rare dainty of the rugged
variety known to sailors as "salt
horse." and the family sat in the yard
to avoid the fumes while It was being
cooked. Journeys were made On toot
over rough and rocky foot trails for
no other roads existed. Voyages between the islands were made In canoes
or sloops and schooners so small and
nl' such poor construction that It took
days ami even weeks to get from one
Island to the other; and these were so
crowded with people, pigs and dogs
that there was scarce room to lie down
on deck. The cabins were unspeakable caverns, the home of crawling and
Jumping and Hying things, and blackened with the fumes of bilge water
and rank tobacco. These are a few of
the high lights in the Uvea of the
early Hawaiian missionaries.
Meanwhile what were they doing? They
were doing practically everything thnt
makes a difference between morality
and Immorality; between savagery and
civilization; lawlessness and law; Ignorance and knowledge; between pa-
and Christianity. They created
among people who
had known no morals but their own
sensuous Inclinations; they created
laws for the protection of private rights
and property, where the unrestrained
will of the King and high chief had
been the only authority; they created
a written language, translated the
books,
scriptures, published school
laws, newspapers; taught the people
to read, to write, to build, to dress, to
work; they preached and prayed and
taught and worked incessantly, and,
more effective than all, they lived their
profession. They did not give money.
for they had no money to give; but
they gave themselves to the cause to
which they had dedicated their lives.
Indicative of this oneness of purpose,
is the fact that when chief Hoki, in
appreciation of the public services of
Hiram Bingham, gave him the land Of
Punahou, the latter Instead of keeping
It for Jilmself and his heirs, ns he was
entitled to do, dedicated It, without
ganism
a moral standard
for all time, to Ihe cause of
education In Hawaii.
"Greater love hath no man than this.
that he give Ills life for his friends,"
salth the scripture.
Croatcr love than this had Hiram
Bingham, for he gave his life for those
who were not his friends, and ills substance to those who were unborn
"It Is not enough to believe In (lod.
One must believe in man, In humanity
and Its future," says Charles Wagner.
Hiram Bingham believed in Ood, in
man and in humanity and he lived and
aCted his beliefs.
-our
We cannot do what he did.
ways are not bis ways, but the
Journey's end remains in
truth the
same."
"It Is always the pole
star that
reserve,
Christian
guides the seamun. whether be cruise
under sail or on a steamship."
the other
Father Hiiighnm and
strong, simple men and women who
laid the foundations of peace, progress
and prosperity In Hawaii, have passed on over the road which we all must
follow; but the pole star of their lives
survives.
Many of those present today have
directly reaped the benefits of those
early days of privation and devotion
to duty. All of us have done so Indirectly.
Hiram Hingham laid a foundation as
solid ns the grand mountains which
look down upon us; a foundation which
will last as long as the trade winds
blow across Manoa and the surf beats
on the beach at Walklkl. The generation which Is still passing, has begun
well the superstructure.
Punahou lias been, and Is, the center
of a radiating Influence which tends to
the uplifting of Haw-all and Ihe right
living of Its people.
It is the duty and the privilege of
those of us who have profited by the
work and generosity of those who have
gone before, to perpetuate the broad
and generous spirit In which the foundations of Punahou were laid and in
which It has since been carried on.
Let us then so act as to demonstrate
to our successors that we believe, and
to encourage them to believe, in Hod,
In man, In humanity and its future.
Following Mr. Thurston's address a
double trio consisting of Miss C. Y.
Hall, Miss Julia Damon, Miss K. M.
Damon, Mrs. C, It. Damon, Miss H. A.
Austin. Miss A. K. Judd, sang "To
Earth Fair Winds Are Bringing." Miss
Ethel Andrews played a violin obllgato.
JUDGE DOLE'S ADDRESS.
Judge Sanfor.l B, Dole was next in-
troduced and
spoke
of the
early days
at Punahou and the spirit and aim of
the Institution. Judge Dole Is the son
of the first principal of Punahou.
His
remarks were as follows:
The surroundings of this place have
much since I was a child.
I used to come out of the end door
there of Dole Hall and pass by the
changed very
place where we are now standing, on
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my way to the old bathing pond. I
am one of those who remember the
old Bingham House. There wag a
later annex adjoining it on the west
which was inhabited by native servants of Punahou. The original Ringham house was then out of repair and
uninhabited.
I remember Mr. Gulick, who was one
of the big boys at thut time, when I
was a toddling child, because he was
always kind to nic and always welcomed me to his room,—he and his
brother Charles. Professor Alexander
was also one of the large boys that I
remember; almost all the Mission
families were represented In the school.
The purpose- of Punahou was an allaround
education —body, mind and
spirit. The ideal was high; the pupils
were put on I heir honor in some
things.
For Instance, I remember
the dining room, situated in the middle wing of the old courts. The buildings were mostly of one story with
narrow verandas and low eaves, not
more than seven or eight feet above
the floor. From these eaves on the
west side of the dining room were hung
a row of bunches of bananas which
were raised among the taro patches
below the spring. My Impression is
that these bananas were never taken
by any of the pupils. I never beard
of any complaints or talk about such
a thing.
Some time afterwards, for
some reason or other, possibly for
convenience or perhaps because the
sense of honor of some of the pupils
had become relaxed, they were locked
up In the store room. After I had been
away from Punahou for some years,
I spent a school year here, during
Which time It became known to me
that several of the more enterprising
boys of the school, having by some
diplomacy obtained a loan of the key
of this room from one of the girls who
had duties there, bad made a mould
from It and a duplicate key, returning
the original. And thereafter, from time
to time, they organized midnight raids
on this store room, when not only
bananas but other luxuries were apand yet they conducted
these enterprises with such discretion
and self-control that it never became
known that the school authorities
missed anything. This shows the difference between the power of a sense
of honor and that of locks and keys.
When Roki gave Punahou to Mr.
Hingham he gave It to the right man,
but he did not probably Imagine what
he was doing for education In Hawaii
and for the benefit of his country. If
he had given It to the wrong man, Punahou would have existed under another name, perhaps on the slopes of
Punchbowl or somewhere else in the
suburbs of Honolulu and might at this
time be merely holding Its own, while
the Punahou grounds would be at the
present time cut up Into house lots.
Hut this gift, passed over by Mr. Bingham to the cause of education, has
been a liberal endowment of the Inpropriated,
stltution which has been a prominent
reason of its successful growth.
I do not like to brag—l don't often
have as good an opportunity as this
to brag about Punahou. At any rate,
I think It Is reasonable for me on this
occasion to refer to the work done by
Punahou boys and girls In different
parts of the world. Like the Punahou spring with its perennial How of
pure and life-giving water, the stream
of influence In the direction of civilization and humanity has flowed from
Punahou as Its source refreshing thirsty places all over the world. Pupils
from Punahou fought In the battles of
the American Civil War. They have
done great work In education In AmerTh.-y have promoted human
ica.
progress in Spain, in Turkey, in South
America, in China, Japan and the Pacific Islands.
They have done this
work with the spirit of Sacrifice. They
have put their shoulders to the wheels
of progress und caused them to move,
and this work they have done largely
because of the training which they received and the Influence which Inspired
them during their stay ut Punahou.
The object of the Punahou educution
Is character—the training of the body
by exercise, the training of the mind
by exercise and the development of the
spirit by exercise, suggestion nnd example. Next to the paramount object
of education, the development of the
right attitude of the spirit toward life,
there come two other qualities to be
sought in the development of such a
character as will enable one to meet
the world with all Its uncertainties and
possibilities. You know how n cat,
falling from a height or thrown Into
the air, always lands on Its feet. There
are persons who, If overwhelmed by
disaster,—loss of
health, wealth,
friends, loss of official position,
or
even succumbing to
temptation, they
land on their feet like a cat, alert and
ready for the next thing that life has
for them whether It be a new calamity
or an opportunity by which they may
retrieve their fortunes. This trait gives
one an advantage in life; It is the unconquerable soul that Henry speaks of
In his verse,—the quality which keeps
one from being discouraged or cast
down,—of giving up In despair whatever may happen. The other trait Is
akin to this or perhaps Is a different
manifestation of the same thing. It
Is the quality by which one tends to
take the Initiative. You girls and boys
know all about this. You know how
you admire and look up to those among
you who are always taking the lead
in your games or entertainments or expeditions or It may be In your mischievous pranks and how willingly you
follow them.
You may have good
morals, be brilliant scholars, be kindhearted and good athletes, yet If you
have not this quality of taking the
Initiative, you will find yourselves at
a disadvantage In life. You will not
be useless. You may be In the rank
and file of the great army of progress
11
where you will obey orders and be of
service, but you cannot lead or control men or exert the wide Influence
without this quality that you can with
It. These two traits which I have referred to I submit to you, Mr. President, as the chief objects of education next to the spiritual development
In the past, and I feel should be still
more emphasized In the future.
ADDRESS OF REV. HIRAM BING
HAM.
A tumult of applause greeted Rev.
Dr. Hiram Bingham, son of the great
missionary, as he rose to make the
address before the unveiling of the
tablet. Dr. Ringham read his address
in a clear voice which trembled with
emotion as he paid a beautiful tribute
to his father and mother. He suld:
In the Commercial Advertiser of July
H, INST, nearly eight years ago, appeared an editorial paragraph, a portion of
which read as follows: "The trustees of
Oahu College propoe to set up a memorial In memory of the late Rev. Illram Hingham, first missionary on the
Island of Oahu, and a benefactor of the
college. The trustees will select a
large boulder and place It In position
as nearly as possible on the spot where
Mr. Hingham's house originally stood.
One fuce of the rock will be trimmed
off to receive a suitable Inscription."
This plan, let It be remembered, was
originated by a very appreciative former President of Oahu College, Mr. F.
A. Hosmer; but, much to his regret. It
was not fully executed before his departure.
The exact sile of (he cottage his sin c
then been discovered by the unearthing
of the foundation of the southern corner, and now, after the lapse of five
years, the present President, without
any solicitation or suggestion on my
part, has nobly come to the rescue, and
ex-President Hosmer's cherished plan
has been successfully carried out,
greatly, of course, to my Joy; and we
nre here today to dedicate this memorial, and to witness to our belief In the
propriety and usefulness of the same.
Hecau--e of my very near relationship
to the man whom we today delight to
honor, It would be my decided preference to be entirely In the background,
but I remember the command first uttered on Mount Sinai, and reiterated by
the Christ whom I serve, viz: "Honor
thy father and thy mother," so I have.
at the especial request of President
Griffiths of Oahu College, with much
diffidence consented to assist in the exercises of this hour set npnrt to formally perpetuate the memory of one a*
the historic deeds of my honored father,
a benefactor of theie Islands, who with
his wife and his missionary associates,
Samuel Whitney and Samuel Ruggles,
teachers, Kllsha Loomls, printer, Daniel Chamberlain, farmer, and their
wives, a pioneer band of missionaries
of the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions, landed on
this shore April 19, 1820, Just eighty-five
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yeors ago today, to Introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a heathen people
who had for many generations groped
In deep darkness nnd gross superstition. Rev. Asa Thurston nnd Dr.
Thomas Holman with their wives had
beer, landed -even day*. bef'»re at Knilua on Hawaii.
To me has been kindly and thoughtfully assigned the simple but delightful ceremony of unveiling this memorial to your view; but previous to my
so doing let m,. briefly but freely speak
unto you of one of the Apostles to Hawaii.
Having rei eived the reluctant permission of Kuinehamehii 11. to spend one
year with his missionary associate < in
these Islands, Mr. Ringham earnestly
began to Win the confidence of the high
chiefs and their people, which Confidence he never afterward forfeited. He
began at once to learn their language,
lo aid ill reducing It to willing, and to
establish schools among the people. His
wife, my sainted mother, Sybil Moseley
Hingham, opened the first school In this
city In May, 1820, surely an historic
date. It was my father's privilege to
prepare the first manuscript for the
llrst printing ever done on these shores.
In bis "History of the Sandwich Is-
lands" he says,"On the 7th of
January,
15.2, | year nnd eight months from the
time of our receiving the governmental
permission to enter the field and teach
the people, We commenced printing the
language, ln order to give them letters,
libraries, and the living oracles ln their
might
own tongue, that the nation
cad and understand
the wonderful
works of God." nnd he adds, "It was
like laying a corner-stone of an Important edifice for the nation." For
eighteen years thereafter he continued,
as other duties would permit, to furnish
material for the printed page, to per-
form the duties of the literary head of
the mis ion press ln Honolulu and to
aid In the promotion of Christian education.
Time would full me to indicate the amount of Christian literature
he prepared for the press, or the number and character of the schools which
h e unceasingly labored to establish.
When he first arrived at Honolulu
Bokl, the governor of Oahu, was at a
distant part of the Island, but, being
apprised of the arrival of the mis binaries and of their design, two days
The
later he returned to Honolulu.
historian says of him, "He was then
so much under the debasing and distracting influence of strong drink as to
be unfit for business except that of a
speedy reformation, to which our business would call him."
On one occasion, some three months later, this
young Governor Rokl came to my father at the close of the public worship
to make some Inquiries about the sermon on the text, "Behold the Lainh
of God which taketh away the sin of
the world," and expressed a wish to be
able to read and understand the Bible,
and consented to be daily instructed ln
It.
Nine years later he gave to his
beloved teacher this land of Punahou
and stretching
from the summit of Round Top to King
Including Rocky Hill
streetf supplemented by
fish-pounds,
flats, all more or
This gift was made In
salt-beds, and coral
less valuable.
IX.it, the year in which Bokl sailed
away to the South Seas on his fatal
expedition. He had never united with
Ihe church, still clinging more or less
to his cups, but he appreciated the
faithfulness of his instructor and no
one can doubt that if he could be pre-ent with us today and behold what our
eyes behold on this campus he would
exclaim "Nani loa," and greatly rejoice that through his magnificent gift
to his teacher the way had been opened
whereby his native land had been for
so many years blessed with such a
Christian institution of learning as Is
Oahu College? His «lft Is witness to
his sincere gratitude that there had
come to his people those who had labored faithfully to Introduce and maintain Christian education and culture
among them, and to do them good.
Would that he had personally profited
more by the faithful Instruction given
him. Let not his grateful liberality be
forgotten so long as this Institution
shall stand.
Such I doubt not, would
he the sincere wish of my father.
Hut v\e are here today e-pei tally to
honor the nume of Hiram Ringham,
and so 1 appropriately ask, what would
be his emotions if he could appear
among us at this hour, after nearly
slxly-ilve years of absence,
twentynine of them spent In straitened circumstances before he went to gloiy and
contra.lt what his eyes beheld In August, IS4O (when he took his final leave
of this spot of blessed memory, and
looked out for the last time from the
maknl door of the humble cottage
which stood Just where this memorial
stands), with what he would now behold, this campus of a noble college,
with Its sightly, convenient and wellequipped structures, thronged with students largely Anglo-Saxon, but Including Hawailans and Asiatics cared for
by a noble corps of Christian teachers,
the President and his associates, and
Its Hoard of Trustees, made up of
Christian representative men of Honolulu? What, I say, would be his emotions? Methinks his breast would swell
with honest pride, his heart beat with
sincere gratitude to God that he had
given him the opportunity and the Inclination to make such disposition of
whatever portion of Oahu's soil he
owned in a way that should greatly
lend to secure the permanence of christian education and the building up of
the Redeemer's kingdom in this Paradise of the Pacific, ln this city of the
sea, now under the Stars and Stripes,
facing so conspicuously the great empires of China and Japan, the Philippines and the East Indies.
Do you
think that I would not spring to take
him by the hand and congratulate him,
and tell him how glad I was, how
proud, to look out upon the many acres
of this beautiful campus and remember
how he was the man who so willingly
consecrated them for all time to the
furtherance of Christian education and
had thus virtually done what he could
to repel the foul and oft repeated slander that the missionaries earn,, lo these
Islands to take and did take fioin the
poor natives their lands for their own
personal and selfish aggrandizement?
Before I close you will hear with me
In my folly. It is not expedient for
I will come to
nit- doubtless to glory.
visions, not of the future, but of the
past, Just a few reminiscences of an
old man.
Punahou cottage, once my
home, where the precious
mother cherished her little ones.
"Backward, turn backward, O Time, ln
Dear
home, sweet
your flight.
Make me a child again Just for tonight.
Mother, come hack from tlie echoless
shore.
Take me again to your heart as of
yore."
Teach me
again, as once you did, on
this very spot lo lisp Ihe name of
Jesus.
Point out to me again tile lilies
of the valley growing by Ihe side of
this cottage, and lead me again to associate them with the name of Ihe
meek .mil lowly Teacher who declared
himself to bo "the Rose of Sharon and
the
Idly
of the Valley."
"Mother, dear mother! the years have
been long
Since I last hushed to your lullaby
song;
I'ome from the silence so long and so
deep;
Koch me to -leep, mother, rock me to
sleep."
It was never my privilege to be a
the Punahou Mission School
but I can well remember how In summer days, when the heut was great and
we were wont, for a change, to dwell
in the humble cottage which stood here,
an older sister and myself used to
start out on foot to cross the dusty
and arid plain two miles to Kawaiahao to attend the little niL-slon school
held ln Dr. Judd's back yard, the germ
Memory goes back
of this college.
sixty-six years to the delights of this
refreshing spot, where, after the long
weary walks of the day, I was wont to
meet a mother's welcome, and to refresh myself, not in this magnificent
bathing tank so near at hand, but ln
an artificial pond originally constructed by my father for purpo<es of Irrigation, but since then used by many
generations of students as a place for
bathing.
It was Just over there, only
a few rods away and fed from the same
spring as the bathing tank of today.
1 remember with what delight I used to
paddle about in my boat, only a box,
in a tlsh pond close lo the spring. I
remember how 1 was wont to stroll in
the cool shadbjr spots so romantic to
me In childhood among the banana
trees which grew by the side of the
pupil at
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taro patches; how
ln this cottage we
Children eagerly listened to the reading
of "the Hollo Hooks" when they first
appeared, and bow we rejoiced over the
toys as one by one they were taken
from the box just arrived from around
Cape Horn.
Finally, 1 remember how,
in a neighboring shady grove, Just a
few yards niakai of this cottage, not
long before we went forth from it (was
it prophetic?), 1 tried to >lng with my
sister the anthem "Daughter of Zion,
awake (rota thy sadness," which we
had beard sung by the choir In the old
Bethel on
King
street.
Those were happy days, but they are
forever gone.
I would not have them
back. It Is enough for me, full enough
that I have the memory of them; that
in my old age I hear the merry voices
of the rising student generations as
after school hours of faithful study
they gleefully roam this campus, seeking rest and recreation; and so long
"One is
,l- their motto virtually is,
your Master, even the Christ," my
heart will to the last, heat with Joy at
the remembrance of the gift of my
father and the continued prosperity of
Oahu College.
In your walks through these shady
avenues, kind friends, will you not
once and again linger a moment here
to reread lllis inscription (which I now
unveil) and call to mind the labors of
love which my dear father put forth
in this city for the redemption of Haw-all, and his parting gift, I'unahou?
THE TABLET UNVEILED.
At the conclusion of Dr. Bingham's
address he stepped to the llag-covi red
tablet and untied the cord holding the
Hags in place. By a system of pulleys
and cords the two ensigns, American
and Hawaiian, together with two Hans
ROCKEFELLER'S
SMHORULD.
BEACCEPTED?
GIFT
■Aroundseverity.
this question rage* a conflict
It is not altogether
with ]>;iin thai we may observe or take
part in it. We may regard it as a welsymptom of moral health. Ii is
c i*_inj_r and throe <vf a keen and aci- conscience, which is likely to bring
rtli fruits of righteousness,
A dispassionate consideration of all
at is clearly known of the business
i-tliods by which Mr. Rockefeller has
quired his enormous wealth, while
Indent to justify stroii"; cdndemnain, is probably inadequate to sustain
an extreme severity of denunciation. 1 le
may very well lie able by special pleading tv construct such justification as
deceives the tribunal of his own conscience.
But after the powerful
public scrutiny that has searched
out his conduct, this at least apgreat
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In the Punahou colors which floated
at the sides of the stone were lifted
from the monument and flung to the
breeze high In the air. The whole audience rose during the ceremony. Immediately after, the stone was dedicated by Mrs. Lydla R. Coan and
Misses May Kluegel, Claire Kelley,
Margaret C. Thurston, Jane L. Wlnne,
Catharine W. Goodale and Helen Alexander, all descendants of the missionaries In the Pioneer company.
The
ceremony consisted of garlanding the
stone with numerous beautiful lels of
maHe and gardenias.
amount here today but I want you to
think about It.
I had the privilege the other day of
reading the will of a gentleman—a
privilege which Is not usual—and I saw
there that $10,000 were to be given to
Punahou when the testator died. I
hope that, if he is here, he will make
up his mind to give it before he dies.
Mr. Dole has said to you that Punahou boys usually land on their feet.
I would like to give a little reminiscence before we go. Judge Dole has
told about the old times and although
I do not remember as far back M that,
I remember when Mr. Dole was fifteen
years old—l remember It because I am
six years older than he Is. At one of
the usual church socials held ln town,
Judge Dole, who wits a Punahou boy
at that time, stored away so much
cake and coffee as to leave the Impression that there was no cake and coffee
on the Punahou bill-of-fare In those
P. C. JONES'S REMARKS.
After the band had played "The PilChorus" from Tannhauser Mr.
P. C. Jones made a short address which
was not on the printed program but
which nevertheless caused great enthusiasm as |t meant that the two new
dormitories planned to take the place
of the present buildings which are
both antiquated anil crowded are assured. Mr Jones's remarks were as
follows:
Friends, it a meeting of Trustees
held last week, plans were submitted
for a new dormitory. There are two
of three in
contemplation now—two
dormitories and a common dining and
living hull—a building similar to Ringham Hull. The only thing lacking Is
funds. Fortunately and very happily,
just as 1 was (inning out here :l gentleman banded nio a most pleasing letter telling of his desire to contribute
$.0,000 to Punahou for himself and his
wife, both of Whom Wei,, former pupils
of this college. Since coming into the
College grounds a little bird whispered
that a friend will probably contribute
$.10,000.
As w,. estimate the cost of
grims'
these
more,
days.
Till.; MEMORIAL TARI.KT,
The memorial tablet Is a simple but
beautiful affair. On a grass mound in
Ihe sh hi., of a truncated pyramid Is a
pedestal of lava rock on which Is a
meat rough lava boulder hewn out
from the slopes of Rocky Hill. On lis
rough face is an ova] bronze tablet
bearing In simple raised litters tills
Inscrlatlon:
"On This Spot
Stood the Home of the
Rev. Hiiain Bingham
Who Cave This Hroad Kslate |
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To the Cause of
('hrisiian Education."
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buildings, we shall require $7. i,ooo
I do not expect to raise that
pears to be beyontl question, that foremost representative of the cruel
he is the most prominent repre- system of monopoly against
which
sentative
in .America of a giant American society is waging desperate
system of monopoly which relentlessly, war. There can be no more doubt of
crushes out all competitors by any not Ii 'hat th 1,1 there is of the guilt of Mr*.
wholly illegal means in its power. It ( had wick, whose money surely no one
is a system of business, most remorse- would dream of taking.
lessly selfish, which has enormously I But let it not be understood that by
enriched Mr. Rockefeller and his asso accepting donations of money iniquiciates of the Standard ()il Company.' tously gained, we thereby become parThey have already been searched out, ticipants in that iniquity, not that the
tried and condemned by the great tri- money is itself tainted,because it conies
bunal of public opinion in America.
from a corrupt giver. The evil comes,
This seems to dispose of the allega- to use the language of the first Pro
tion that we have no right to assume, testers, in that "the acceptance of such
Mr. Rockefeller's guilt and treat him' a gift involves us in a relation implyas a criminal in respect to the money, ing honor towards the donor," in that
we are asked to accept. We may not it puts us under an obligation of siunderstand the whole of bis case, nor I lence as to his iniquity. One cannot
be able to measure the degree of miti-! well take a man's money and then degation of judgment to which be is en-, nounce him for the way he gained it.
titled in the systematic and crushing | If I have a son in need of education,
severity of his dealing with all com- 1 and Mr. Rockefeller generously offers
petitors. We know infallibly that he i to pay the expense, shall I take his
stands out like Diamond Head as the imoney? Never! If I accept his gift, I
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thereby come under obligation to him.
Honor and gratitude forbid me to denounce and oppose him. And I teach
my son to hold in'esteem an evil doer.
I break down my son's integrity and
conscience, which are infinitely more
important to him than any other education. Rather let me say to that erring man, "Thy money perish with
thee !"
If the Missionary lioard of the Congregational Churches of America accepts the donation of Mr. Rockefeller,
they become thereby practically debarred from denouncing his evil and
oppressive business methods. They
become practically muzzled. We already see, in most of the advocates of
acceptance the tendency to apologize
for the donor, to minimize the evil of
his conduct, to tell of the injustice of
condemning him. If we mistake not,
Chicago University is completely and
soundly muzzled by this able man the
great and noble Baptist church is so
muzzled, and now for the sake of half
a day's income from him, it is proposed
that' our dear old Congregational
church clap on his muzzle. May that
S. I'.. 1!.
dishonor be averted.
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CANSM AWAII.
An Account of Stock.
Of course we can only take it parnow. It is not a bad time
though. Here is a Republican legislature just in the act of cashing up. It
has delivered its goods,—all the goods
it had,—and a fine line of "bads," besides whole trunks full of samples. It
was well nigh "straight goods," too,
straight Republican.
They said we
would like it straight; the party managers said this, and everybody fell
over his neighbor in ecstacy at the
glorious victory when we go it
"straight." I low do we like it now we
have got it?
The farmer said when he ate a banana for the first time, —skin and all,
(straight, you see) —"It may be good,
but it ain't so dern good."
Now, honestly, do you think a Home
tially just
—
Rule Legislature would have been
worse? It might have done more
"fool" things, but dare you affirm that
it would have attempted the vicious
things planned and at least partly carried out by this "straight" Republican
Legislature ? I trow not.
Here's some stock:
A Sunday bill in the interests of
rowdyism and against those of labor,
and opposed to the conscience of the
community at large,—at violence with
the traditions of these Islands and the
wishes of those who still hold a moral
mortgage on these Islands.
Then there's the quite totally bad
liquor bill, which the Legislature actually passed,—out of spite, or some
other equally infernal reason. The
Governor, with his veto constantly unlimbered for action, was what saved
the day,—or as much of it as could be
saved by a (iovernor with a backbone.
By the way, do you remember that you
party managers told us, when you
urged us to vote the "straight" ticket,
that the (iovernor could control the
bunch after they were elected? He
couldn't, could he? We didn't see anyone who could, when some agitation
in town developed the fact that control
would be a good thing. People were
actually hunting around to see what
strings the party managers had on
some of these "straight" ticket fellows. If they had 'em they didn't pull
them.
Here's another remnant,—the Coun-
ty Bill. At present writing we tax payers don't feel sure whether we will haveto let the (tther man own our property
or not. It would be obviously cheaper, for we can't all get the jobs there
are in this thing. Perhaps the (lovernor or the Supreme Court will save us
there. Small thanks to the Legislature, however. "Their constituency
wanted this County Bill ?" They may
have done so once, but it was before
they knew the price. What a sensible constituency wants most is a representative with sense enough to
change his mind if need be, but at least
to save the community against itself.
There are other "goods," there is oil,
—and whatnot. Of course, this is no
inventory. There may be some bargains. But if the whole thing is put
up at auction we hardly think we will
bid much.
As for goods marked "straight,"
we've sized them up. It's a bad brand.
The word "crooked" would be fairer,
and we're not buying again. Look
here, you Republican jobbers, we've
done business with you for a long time,
but if you want our business you have
got to put up better stuff. We are
going into the market the next time,
and will "turn you down" without a
scruple if you don't have the very best
thing there is to be had. Some day
there may be enough of us to make
you take do'.wn your sign unless you
heed. Anyway, we will not hesitate
to buy elsewhere,
for
Despite cheap imitations,—innum-
—
erable impositions and sharp practices
in America, the American people probably want good goods.
T. R.
ENDEAVOR NOTES.
.
In the present
movement
revival
there is ample need
of workers, young
and old, rich and
j)oor
The more ex-
perienced workers need the enthusi
asm that younger workers can supply
and the young workers need the aid
of experienced laborers. What a glorious work may be accomplished if all
work, hand in hand, heart to heart!
In this campaign the aim is to reach
the hearts of the young. Who can
have more influence over these young
people, who have not yet realized the
beautiful soul Gotf has designed for
them, than their companions, their
friends? Ought not those who are
endeavoring to be Christians, the
Christian Endcavorcrs, to use their influence to bring their non-Christian
friends to a realization of the beautiful
soul that lies within, as yet latent, to
the beauty of possibilities within it?
At a recent meeting several Endeavorera publically expressed their willingness to do whatsoever Christ would
have them do. Are there not more
who arc willing?
There is a call for troops to fight a
mighty enemy. If none but former
soldiers enlist, our army will be defeated. In the enemy's ranks are welldrilled,
men,
whose
well-armed
strength has not been undermined,
and who are still in the heyday of
youth. Can not the Christian army
boast of lu-r valiant young men and
Helpful young women ? Experienced
officers who have been long enlisted
in His service, or who have led armies
before, are needed as generals, but
without earnest, zealous young soldiers
in the rank and file, leaders alone are
powerless. Let us then, Endeavorers,
be as loyal to our king, Christ, as soldiers are to serve their earthly king,
and let us stand together armed with
the "sword of the Spirit, the helmet of
Salvation, and the breast-plate of
Righteousness," and do valiant battle
for the "King of Kings."
In Central Union Christian Society,
each member of the Society is present
cd with a packet of envelopes, one for
each month of the year, and the
amount placed in the January envelope is the minimum sum you pledge
for the rest of the year for missions.
Several times people arc out of town
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THE FBIBND.
and neglect to send in the money for
the months they miss. To prevent
this, the following plan has been suggested A card, bearing the name and
envelope number of each member, is
to be placed in plain sight, and each
month each member will put a checkmark in the proper place for each
month that he pays his pledge.
During the last two weeks several
Endeavours have announced their intention to personally try to bring souls
to Christ.
Many Endcavorcrs are becoming interested in missionary work in Mexico. This is a new field for C. E. missionary interests.
M. I-:. PATY.
:
TIDINGS FROM LIHUE.
The Kauai Association of Churches
for the regular semiAll the
annual session. April IQ.
churches of the island were represented. The following were the more important matters which came up for
consideration :
The Waioli church, llanalei, presented a unanimous call to Rev. I). I'.
Mahihila, returned missionary from
Micronesia, to become their pastor.
The call being confirmed by the Association and accepted by the pastorelect, a committee of five, headed by
Rev. J. M. Lydgate, was appointed to
install the new pastor, anil May 14
was fixed as the date of the installation.
Rev. 7.. M. Xaahumakua, suspended
from the ministry some years ago, for
grave and sufficient reasons, again applied for reinstatement. The applicalioii was referred to a committee,
which brought in a majority report
recommending that he be restored,
and a minority report that he be not restored. After considerable discussion the
minority report was adopted.
The report from the church of Hanapepe showed that church to be in a very
much enfeebled and depleted condition,
owing to the lonir-continued illness of
the pastor, Rev. J. R. Kahaleole. The
anxious consideration of this report resulted in the proposition to request an
annuity from the Hawaiian Board for
Rev. J. B. Kahaleole. on condition that
he retire from the pastorate of the
church, and that the church be then
merged with the Waimca church under a single pastor. A committee was
appointed to arrange the matter, with
power to act.
There was a general expression of
regret at the passage of the new Sunday Law, with the assured conviction
that it would prove most disastrous to
met at I.ilme
the best interests of the country. 'ITic
conservative and courageous stand of
the Governor was highly commended,
and a committee was appointed to convey to him the hearty approval of the
Association. The various churches
were recommended to hold special
services in the interest of Sunday observance, and the first Sunday in May
was set apart for the purpose.
The usual spirit of harmony and
good fellowship prevailed. The "Ministers' School," under the leadership of
Rev. J. M. Lydgate, followed the Association meeting and was devoted to
study and criticism of sermon outlines
based on a given text. It developed a
good deal of interest and enthusiasm.
Like a mushroom in a night the
Saint Paulists have grown up in Koloa. They meet in a private house,
where is kept the ark of sacred vestments, white and buttonless, in which
they are robed from head to foot. The
services are said to be quiet and orderly, not differing materially from other
services, save in the white vestments
and the anointing with oil, after the
manner of the Old Testament.
There are premonitions of an increased
spiritual interest at Liliue. A cottage
prayer meeting was held on Good Friday
at the house of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lydgate, at which there was a general expression of a desire for a blessing, and
Other meetings were arranged for.
Special Easter services were held at
Liliue and at Koloa.
J. M. L.
MARRIAGES.
HKHHICK-At Honolulu, March 29,
Harry Burr Hrown to Miss Mabel Her-
HKOWX
rick.
Honolulu, April 5,
Kdward M. Coleman to Miss Maggie
( OI,F.MAN-A(il'IAR-At
Aguiar.
KOF.-COOKK-At Honolulu, April 8, Charles
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Koliert Hoe to Miss F.velina May Cooke.
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At Wailuku,
KEENEY LEUTHWAITE
April 20. (__•, N. Keeney of I'uuncno to
Miss Edith Leuthwaito.
DEATHS.
.IKKMAN —At Twin Falls, Idaho, Feb. 27, J.
B, .lernian, latolv of Honolulu.
I'OMKOY—At Honolulu, April 10, Mrs. POlll-rov, SgStf HI.
WYMAN At Honnlulu. April 9, of heart disease, ('apt. W. A. Wyman, aged 55 years.
ONI—At Honolulu, April 18, Mrs. Apiknila
Oni, wife (if S. If. Oni, long of Hawaiian
Board Hooms.
AF,A —At Honolulu, April 15, Cms Hezckia
Aea, aged 47 years, noted printer and
editor.
DAMON—At Honolulu, April _.'t, Charles Gordon, son of Hie late <'•■ Kdvvnrd Damon,
aged nine nionths.
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March
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JIBt—Senate follows House in passing Sunday Act over Governor's veto,
April 4. —J. C. Davis appointed Su-
perintendent of
Public
Instruction.
Strong earthquake shock in windward
Hawaii.
s_fa —Three crowded meetings for
Special Prayer for the Holy Spirit.
dth —Legislature passes new County Act.
Bth—John Richardson, attorney at
Wailuku, sentenced for three years for
embezzlement. At Waipahu, Oahu, in
police raid 011 gambling joints, 300 Chinese attack police, and one Chinese is
shot and killed.
13th—Gov. Carter vetoes the County
Bill. Lower House passes over veto.
igth—Hiram Bingham tablet unveiled at Oahu College, with interesting
exercises.
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Governor calls extra session for May
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Fast and Furious
TREASURER'S COLUMN.
If April was a storm wind, May was
a hurricane. Servants of the King
Out of Debt!
This is the message of the Annual
Report. There is a balance on the right
side to the amount of $869.42.
This
makes no account of some unpaid ac-
counts in our favor.
Yes, we expected it; and gave notice
of our anticipated Halclujiihs and here
they are. It is no little joy to all concerned to close the year without debt.
"In Again?"
That is the question some are asking.
To which we answer regretfully, "Yes."
And we account for it by pointing to
the regularity of our salaries and the
irregularity of our receipts. We pay out
over $2,500 every month in salaries.
Would that people would give every
month! But failing of that sort of giving, we gratefully take our help as it
comes and
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HONOLULU, T. H..JUNE, 1905
VOL. LXII
believe that it will come.
turned from the endeavor to enthrone
righteousness in the legislative side of
civic life to that of aggressive Christian propaganda. There is something
splendidly healthful about the life that
a downright disciple of Jesus must
lead in this more than semi-pagan community. It is sleeves rolled up and
into the fray every day, with a new sort
of battle continually menacing. The
Honoulu Christian must be an allaround fighter. Today it is the saloon,
tomorrow the Asiatic Sunday; one moment the legalized brothel, the next a
decaying church, and then close upon
its heels the demon of graft. There arc
so few unready to compromise that no
time is given a real soldier for
laying aside the armor. It is a
glorious environment and out Qf
it must come a grist both of
strong men and degenerates. ThankGod there is no place for on-the-fenceism in Hawaii. The three and one-half
weeks' campaign, under Dr. Ostrom
and his two comrades, meant business.
More than once most of the active participants were wounded by sheer weariness into temporary rest seeking. But
with everyone it was a wink of sleep,
then up and at it again. Best of it all
the entire movement was so sane, so
free from claptrap, from emotion for
emotion's sake, and from every suggestion of artificiality (or being-got-upness, as our Anglo-Saxon enthusiast
puts it), that in retrospect the entire
experience grows in blessedness. We
pity the few fault finders who were too
busy criticising to take time to share
the good things offered them.
Hence, this debt we only expect to be What Next?
Honolulu is the best place in the
temporary and though it will cost us American nation for a revival, because
the awakened Christian is so beset
something in interest on overdraft we here with demands for real service for
Christ. The only way to keep the
expect to be free of it at the end of the heart warm for Jesus is to get the
hands busy for Him. It is no challenge
year. A budget is being carefully pre- to a man's wits to hunt up the King's
business in this community. Mr. Rath
pared and will be lived up to.
at Palama, Mrs. Damon at Mills, Mr.
Rider in Kakaako, Mr. Gulick, Mrs.
T R,
Mary Wilcox, Mr. Turner, Mr. Rich-
ards and Mr. Scudder would positively
think the millenium were approaching
if a dozen revived Christians should
beset them with the apostolic salutation, "Have you anything for us to do
in Christ's name?" Right here let their
answer be heard in thunder tones, "We
have. Just give us one night a week
honestly.or a few hours on Sunday, and
we will keep your heart singing
through eternity." What Christianity
most needs in Honolulu is this personal
grapple with the heathenism all about
us. We speak not so much of heathenism in religious system as of heathenism in daily living. If the revival had
any vital message for you, translate it
into personal activity for other people
and so prove its reality.
AChallenge to Christians
"What are you going to do with
these girls?" This was the poser asked
by High Sheriff Henry recently of a
Christian man who had fought tooth
and nail against Iwilei, as they stood
one" Sunday morning facing an iron
screen on the top floor of the new jail,
and looking through the bars into the
facts of a dozen young women. "I
could fill the jail with them, but when
we turn them out there is no place for
them to go but back to their former
life. What will you Christians do with
them ?" It was a question inspired by
God's Spirit. And if we followers of
Jesus do not set about finding an answer we are the meanest hypocrites in
Christendom. We have no right to
insist that these girls be arrested if
we cannot help them and society thereby. We can help them. How? By
doing, for instance, what is done in
Brooklyn by the Helping Hand and
in many other places by similar agencies. Let our Christian women erect
an institution in which useful trades
or occupations shall be taught and to
which the courts will be glad to commit these girls for terms sufficient to
enable them to learn how to earn an
honest living. Put some noble-hearted
sagacious mother-soul in charge, and
when the girls have served their terms
let them be kept in sight, provided
with work and tided over into right
living. A large proportion can be
saved by such Christian treatment. In
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the face of this demand what has the
revival in the souls of Christian women in Honolulu to say? If this sort of
thing issues from the spiritual uplift
brought to many during May month,
the movement will mark a historical
era in this Territory. Remember,
many of these girls are Porto Ricans,
unable to find work, incapable of doing
for themselves, fitted by our civilization for nothing other than to become
the prey of the lustful.
The Eighty=Third Milestone
The Evangelical Association meeting this year lacked entirely the splendid finish of its predecessor at Lihue.
Called together in great haste, with
scarcely sufficient time to notify its
members, and without leisure for adequate preparation, evidences of forethought were conspicuously absent.
There had been no opportunity to complete arrangements with transportation companies or to organize entertainment committees. Delegates had
to camp out as best they could, but all
realized that good things of an unusual
order were in store, and no complaints
were heard. Business proved remarkable for its absence.
Only routine
matters came up for treatment, and
these were quickly gotten out of the
way. The presence of the evangelists
from the mainland had been the cause
of gathering in such an unusual manner and naturally the Rible conference
absorbed the interest. The complete program tells the story of the week of meetings. From first to last they were of vital
power.
The addresses, internreted
with great force by Rev. Mr. Desha,
produced profound and lasting impressions.
The simultaneous meetmes of the various races, held in different parts of Kawaiahao Church
during certain hours constituted an
innovation which will be followed in
future annual gatherings. In fact, the
ministry of the Association is steadily
trowing in richness and power. The
delegates returned home with renewed
consecration, and many of them with
a fresh spiritual baptism.
Congratulations
The Friend extends heartiest conto the Japanese of the
Territory and of the Empire upon the
si?nal victory achieved by Admiral
Togo in the now historic naval battle
of the Korean Straits. The story of
human achievement has few conflicts
on the seas to match it. It will take its
place beside such nava} engagement*
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Strikes
Yet Again
as Salamis, the destruction of the
The Advertiser of May 23, said "It
Trafalgar.
Spanish Armada and
seems
to us that concessions to the JapHenceforth Togo's name will shine in
anese
should
stop. As a rule the Asiatic
war.
this
victory
If
the firmament of
looks upon a concession as an act of
prove the prelude to the World's fear, and it emboldens
him to ask for
good men have
Peace, about which
been dreaming for ages, it will stand
forth still more resplendent. We believe Russia will rise up to call blessed
the heroes who are trailing the banners of her Czar in the dust of Manchuria and sinking his vessels in the
waters of the Far East. The whole
world will owe Japan lasting gratitude
if she demonstrates the enormous
losses of a great war and its awful horrors with such clearness that the nations, with one voice, will consent to
disarm and henceforth live side by side
under law. God hasten the day and
sternly speed this war to such a glorious end.
What for the New Year
Our debt is paid. The relief of this
statement no one can know who has not
shared the burden of the past four years.
We are very grateful to the generous
friends who rallied to our call for help
a few months since and we realize to
the fullest extent the timely assistance
of the American Missionary Association
through the instrumentality of which
our Tsland friends were convinced that
the Christian enterprise in Hawaii had
received a mainland backing insuring
constantly larger things. With a missionary society effort never ceases, however, and even while the hurrahs are
sounding over one victory. the next battle must be planned. What has been
done this year can certainly be repeated.
Nay. can we not better it? We ought
to have an income from these Islands of
&io.ooo to meet the demands of our
field. Our constituency mnv be assured
of the strictest economy in the future as
in the nast. There are two Congreeational Churches in the city of Brooklyn
whose members number about 4.300
and whose home expenditures total
somewhat over $48,000. If the amount
of work done by the Board through its
scores of pastors, evaneelists and teachers be compared with that of these two
mio-htv churches, some notion may be
rained of the wide extent of territory
covered and the variety of agencies supported by the 145.500 expended here.
Tan voti put your money into any better
investment for God and your spiritual
nature than this? If not. will you not
-eneat your last eift to the Board and
nhis to it a pledo-e that this enterprise
shall be enlarged?
things he had never before hoped to
get." Something should be said on both
sides of these statements. First, concessions in the shape of redress of
wrongs can never be granted too quickly. Stories frequently come to us of
cruelties which should never be allowed
for a moment upon a plantation. Lunas
should be instructed that a single blow
deliveretl against any laborer except in
self defense means instant dismissal, and
plantation hands should know that insubordination will receive like treatment. Opportunity should be given laborers to report cruel handling to the
manager. We have it on good authority that every strike will be found to
have at its foundation some instance of
brutality. Of course, we cannot vouch
for this statement. As often pointed out
the Japanese professional agitator is altogether too much in evidence in this
Territory. The plantation has it in its
power to rid itself of much of this kind
of evil by ending the collusion between
policemen and the gambling, womanrenting element. No quarter should be
shown these birds of prey, and no community on earth can be found to equal
a sugar plantation in the possibility of
getting rid of such ill-omened vultures.
Here is the place where concessions
made to Japanese tell directly in the line
suggested by the Advertiser. The Japanese will respect rigorous treatment of
gamblers and brothel keepers. Right
in this line comes that other sort of concession which has led so many Christians at the head of sugar enterprises to
compromise with Buddhism by contributions of money to build temples and
maintain priests and schools in order to
win the good will of the laborers. Such
a conscienceless procedure never attains
its object. With slight change we reecho the sentiments of our big brother
the Advertiser "It seems to us that such
concessions to the Japanese should stop.
As a rule the Asiatic looks upon a cowardly concession as an act of fear, and
it emboldens him to ask for things he
had never before hoped to get." For
a Christian to help build Buddhist temples, employ Buddhist priests and erect
or maintain Buddhist schools in order
to keep the Japanese laborer contented
is a cowardly concession and is recognized as such by the little brown man who
laughs in his sleeve at him who makes
it and proceeds to insist upon still more
unreasonable demands.
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THE FRIEND.
The Revival.
The campaign was a remarkable one.
First
for its spirit of Christian unity.
I
Central Union Church, because of the
size of its auditorium, naturally served
as the locus for the public services.
nolulu Rev. Henry Ostrom and family, The Methodist, Christian and PortuMr. John P. Hill's and Mr. and Mrs. guese Churches gadly gave up their
Fred Butler for a special campaign of own meetings, contributed enthusiasAfter several weeks of preparation,
of frequent union meetings and of
much individual prayer, the Christians
of this city sent a goodly delegation to
the wharf on May 3 to welcome to Ho-
much for the future of the Kingdom
here.
A second notable characteristic was
the smallness of the audiences except
on the occasions of the usual services
—Sunday and Wednesday. This was
in itself a clear demonstration of the
largeness of the Christian problem
here and of the restricted nature of
Honolulu
our available resources.
bulks well in population. Its white
American Protestant population, however, is small. It has not the reserves
that appear in cities on the mainland
and crowd to such a series of meetings as the one just closed. It is to be
doubted whether any community on
earth with so few really active disciples
is carrying on so extensive and so
costly a Christian enterprise as is the
case with Honolulu. The audiences
told a great story of courage, and instead of dismaying, fired all hearts
with new boldness. "Fear not, little
flock ; for it is your Father's good
pleasure to give you the Kingdom."
This word of Jesus has come with vital
meaning and encouragement to us all.
Dr. Ostrom, Mr. Hillis and Mr. Butler were also a constant exhibition of
the truth that we have entered the era
of the new evangelism.
JOHN
HENRY OSTROM, D. D.
evangelism. The strains of the "Glory
Song" sent forth a prophetic greeting
to these new friends as they filed
down the gang plank and worked their
way through the gathered crowd. That
evening the meetings began and continued with the intermission of but
one Saturday until Sunday, May 29,
when they closed with an inspiring
evening service.
tic corps of workers and entered so
heartily into the enterprise that no one
uninformed could have told to which
church ministers or people belonged.
"Like a mighty army moved the
Church of God" in Honolulu from first
to last. If there were any inter-church
bickerings or murmur they were too
feeble to reach our ears. It is safe
to say that this spirit will mean
P. HILLIS.
Take Mr. Hillis. for example. He
is as different from the old-time,
arm-swinging,
enthusiasm-compelling
chorus leader as one can well imagine. Solid in build, with a melodious voice that penetrates musically every corner of the auditorium,
dignified, yet splendidly powerful, he
knows how to call forth singing out of
the soul of every one present, so that
it becomes not "hurrah boys," but spiritual expression.
With such a soloist, too, as Mr.
Butler, the old-time evangelistic murderer of music has given place
to the apostle of cultured Christian
song. Our people were wonderfully
moved by classic music interpreted by
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KRKD BUTI.KR
a warm-hearted, thoroughly
trained
enthusiast of Christ. It was a revelation to many, for in Mr. Butler the
highest culture has become the handmaid of the Cross, as it should he.
Some of us, who have longetl ami
sighed for just such a day, are readyto shout for joy, for our eyes have seen
the salvation of the Lord.
And Dr. Ostrom—God bless him!—
is himself one type of the new evangelist.
In the first place, he never
breathes a hint that he or anyone else
ever heard of such a thing as the
Higher Criticism. The era of foolish
polemics is over and each man, cherishing his own theories of the Blessed
Book, may now go on unmolested in
his search into this God-given mine of
Truth. No stirring of prejudices, no
shibboleths of the unessential, no tirades against the Church, no pillorying of this or that Christian who lias
brought reproach upon the cause, but
a faithful, searching setting forth of
the good tidings in Jesus Christ. A
present day gospel, that is to say, just
as new and vital today as nineteen
hundred years ago, was proclaimed so
vigorously and truthfully that it gripped everyone present. Dr. Ostrom is
loveable and loving, stern in his dealing with sin, persistent, patient, eloquent, can tell a story well, is not
afraid of a laugh and knows how to
talk homely Anglo-Saxon. He is apt
to prolong the service, so as to tax at
times the endurance of the people who
live in this climate, where late hours
cannot be indulged healthfully. Hut
even here he shows practical acquaintance with good psychological laws and
inasmuch as such services are only occasional, it is of no moment. In the
after meeting Dr. Ostrom is ever new
and very winsome. He tolerates nothing half way, appeals never to the
merely emotional, does not work up
his audiences, convinces the reason,
gets at the will in rare fashion, and
leaves men strong. He is the best introducer of men to Jesus that we have
ever known among evangelists. In
fact, his only message is, "Get into personal touch with Christ." He well
knows that the Master will tlo the rest.
Now all this goes to make up a picture distinctly modern in evangelism.
The.flings at evolution, at newer critical thought are gone forever. The
man has graduated into the larger,
higher plane of liberty, where each one
keeps his differences to himself, or for
friendly interchange, while he lives in
the spirit of the Christian brotherhood,
and constantly preaches a living, regnant Jesus, humanity's King and Savior. The ethical note sounds loud and
clear, as it always has tlone in fact with
every evangelist worthy of the name.
The new evangelism has come at last
and turns out to be gloriously old. Let
its thank God, join hands and press onward.
The campaign abounded in the picIt was characteristic of
Honolulu's strategic character ami
gloriously prophetic. The ships came
and went, brought their men to the
services, where they met their Master,
and then left to carry Him and His
Gospel with them to far away shores.
■All races gathered side by side and realized their human ami divine unity.
The Bible Conference, into which the
Territorial Association resolved itself,
knew no denominational or other lines.
It provided equally for the Koreans,
who are Methodists, as for the Japanese and Chinese, who are Congregate malists. Names counted nothing,
only men. It was all "Very good," as
God said at the creation.
And the results? The ancient liebrew had the idea that Jehovah hated
enumerations. In this statistic-mad
age some of us think him not so far
wrong after all. The Churches are receiving a goodly number of additions,
just how many we have not heard.
Certainly a great many Christians have
gained new vital power. The whole
city of English-speaking people has
been moved, the very criticisms show
that. But these evidences argue little.
The first seen things must he superficial in such a movement. After a
year has gone by we can begin to get
a better perspective. Indications point
to far wider and deeper results than
can now be guessed. Way out in country places and among simple folk of
other races than our own we look for
stirrings and strivings of the Spirit; in
Honolulu itself quiet movements of no
special observation, we believe, arc beginning: all of which in lime will tell
turesque.
the larger story of what has been to
so many of us individually a true revival.
I).
S.
HIGHER CRITICS VS. MACHPELAH.
As we all know, the advanced and
prevailing school of Higher Critics
have quite settled it among thmselves
that the Hexateuch is unhistorical.
Those earlier books of the HebrewScriptures are entirely the compositions of a scries of later writers and
editors, mostly not earlier than 750 B.
C. Nothing is really known of the
great Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob. They are probably names of
Hebrew tribes, and not of individuals.
Even Moses is mainly a myth. That
portion of the Bible may be morally
instructive, but is not to be taken as
sober fact.
Now, these settled conclusions of
the Critics are not based upon anything but their own fantastic guesses,
except a philosophic conclusion that
miracles and supernatural events are
merely dreams and
superstitions.
There is no substantial, historical basis
for those conclusions, nothing but
their own unbelieving dreams anil fancies. So far as explorations in Bible
Lands have gone, they tend to confirm
the verity of Genesis and the patriarchal stories. Up to the present time,
excavations have been confined to
Egypt and Babylonia. Palestine, below
the surface, remains almost entirely
unexplored, owing to the jealousy of
the Turkish Government. A vast field
of information there awaits exploration. What little has been accomplished in the Holy Land confirms
the narratives of the Hexateuch.
One grand witness of portentous importance remains silent and unquestioned. That is the Cave of Machpelah. According to Genesis XXIII,
Abraham bought from Ephron the
Hittite, the field and cave of Machpelah for a burial place for his wife,
Sarah. There Sarah was buried ; Abraham followed her to the same tomb,
ami probably Isaac. Jacob was also
buried there. Joseph and his other
suns carried thither his embalmed
body from Egypt, and interred it with
a great mourning. Arc those remains of
the patriarchs now in that tomb? Can
their presence testify to the truth of
the history?
The tomb of Machpelah still exists
near Hebron. It is well known.
Through all the vicissitudes that have
passed over Palestine, it is believed to
have remained undisturbed. It has al-
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ways been an object of most sacred regard, alike to Jews, Mohammedans and
Christians. Since the Crusades, for
800 years the Mohammedans have jealously guarded the Holy Tomb. It was
by special permission of the Sultan,
visited, but not penetrated, by the
young Prince of Wales and Dean Stanley, the only Europeans who have ever
passed within its outer courts.
Whenever the Jewish people again
come into the possession of their ancient home, which event seems to be
in the near future, it is probable that a
period of eager exploration will immediately begin. No spot will appeal
more urgently for their reverent and
searching investigation than the burial
place of Abraham, Sarah and Jacob,
and probably others of the family. The
bodies of most of them may have fallen
into decay. But the mummy of Jacob
is probably still perfect and intact,
with its expected wealth of testimony
to the Egyptian episodes.
Until this silent witness to history
has yielded up its disclosures, it may
he premature to assume what its testimony will be as to the personal reality of those patriarchs, whose existence these brave critics undertake to
deny. But what rash assumption is
theirs tooffer such denial, in the known
presence of such a potent witness, who
still abides unquestioned. Nay, what
effrontery is theirs to venture such denial. When the locality is so well
known, so verified and so consecrated
by the venerating worship of thirtysix hundred years.
And this, the chief, is only one of
hundreds of minor witnesses still buried beneath the soil of the Holy Land
waiting to testify to the historical verity of the sacred narratives. We may
continue to accept their truth and be
guided by their teachings, regardless
of the fantastic inventions of the Critics, whose unbelief has so shamefully
infected our Churches ami Theological
S. E. B.
Seminaries.
A VISIT TO THE DOSHISHA.
One of the places of great interest in
Kyoto is the Doshisha College. It is now
about thirty years since this educational
work was started, and many of the workers in various places in Japan, have had
their training here. During a two or
three days' stay in this old capital of
Japan, a visit to the Doshisha was much
enjoyed, and it was a great pleasure to
speak to the young men there, and tell
them something of the work and needs
of Hawaii. I was especially interested
in seeing how this institution had grown,
because my father made the first sub-
scription to Mr. Neesima towards starting the college.
The morning that I spoke in the chapel
to the students gathered there, one of the
professors told the following story, as
an introduction, and explained how Mr.
Neesima started the Doshisha. It was
after he had finished his studies in America and was just about to return to
Japan, that he attended the sixty-fifth
annual meeting of the American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Missions,
which was held at Rutland, Vermont, on
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let.
gth,
1874.
He had spoken before, to Secretary
Clark and Mr. Hardy of the Board, in
reference to his great hope for a Christian College for Japan, but had received
little encouragement. At the meeting,
however, he was asked to say a few
words. He arose to his feet, and with
great hesitation faced the meeting. It
seemed as if he did not know what to
say, so that the chairman leaned over and
whispered: "Say anything Mr. Neesima,
repeat the Lord's Prayer." But it was
not that, his heart was too full for his
beloved Japan. He remembered Mr.
Hardy's word just before the meeting:
"Joseph, the matter looks rather dubious,
but you might try it." This was his one
chance to bring the matter of "Higher
Christian Education for Japan," before a
large American audience. He could nut
remember his prepared speech, but new
thoughts came to him, and for fifteen
minutes he poured out his soul for his
one aim. He declared that Japan must
have tliis college and that he would not
leave the platform without the money
he asked for it. The appeal went to the
hearts of his hearers. No sooner had he
finished speaking than my father, Rev.
E. P. Thwing, stood up and said that
he wished to have the pleasure of
giving the first hit of gold to
start this Christian College in I'.pan.
Hon. Peter Parker of Washington, Ex-Governor Page of Vermont,
Hon. William Dodge of New York, and
others followed with liberal subscriptions,
and soon some $5,000.00 was raised towards the fund to start a Christian College in Japan. From this beginning came
the Doshisha, which has been sending out
men to all parts of Japan, and even to
the work in Hawaii. Many friends of
men in I lonolulu were met with. All
seemed to have a great interest in our
work there. The young men also feel
they have a duty towards the greater
Empire of China. Before long the Christian young men of Japan will be among
the missionaries in China. There is a
great future for Japan, and the Church
of Christ is to have her share.
E. W. THWING.
Kyoto, Japan, March 18th, 1905.
MISS SNOW'S FAREWELL.
On Saturday, April 15th, the pupils of
Maunaolu Seminary gave I farewell luau to Miss Snow, the retiring principal.
Besides teachers and pupils, there were
present many parents of the children, the
trustees of the school and a number of
its friends. After the bountiful feast,
farewell addresses were made by Mr.
Hardy for the trustees and by Rev. Mr.
Emerson, and to express the gratitude
of the parents, by Rev. Mr. laea of Haiku and Mr. Kanui of Waihee. Gifts
were then presented to Miss Snow by
each of the four classes, and a beautiful
ode was sung, which was composed by
a member of one of them as a tribute to
the beloved principal.
The idea of the "luau" originated with
the girls, who provided and prepared
everything with the aid of their parents.
It was a total surprise to Miss Snow,
who, by accepting an invitation to spend
the previous night at a neighbor's house,
was kept in entire ignorance till the appointed hour. This is but one of the
strong testimonies to the deep hold she
has won on the hearts of her pupils, and
the high esteem in which she is held by
teachers, trustees and many friends resident on Maui.
Indeed, during the two years of her
stay, she has done a great work in reorganizing the school and placing it on
a basis more thoroughly classified, not
only- academically, hut industrially, besides being more complete in necessary
appointments. An enthusiastic friend has
remarked, "The school work is now so
systematized that with care it will run
itself." The school is placed on a basis
of half-day work, giving a proper division of academic and industrial work,
thus dignifying the latter and giving it
equal value in the minds of the students.
The latest school books have l*ecn introduced and a graded course of study
can noyv be pursued, with certificates and
graduation for those who complete it.
In the seyving department, a practical
course in plain sewing and fitting has
been so developed that the girls will be
able to draft, cut ami make their own
garments. The laundry has been improved by the addition of more modern
appliances and a drying-shed.
The basement and trunk-room, which
once was liable to be afloat in stormy
weather, has now a cemented floor and
is protected by storm sheds. Further
thoughtfulness for the girls has provided
for food and fruit brought them by their
friends; each has now a wire-screen
locker for this purpose.
Miss Snow has also made a good beginning for more efficient hospital service. There are three adjoining rooms,
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to the windows of which blinds have been
added. Each bed is provided with an
electric bell. The hospital supplies, linen,
utensils, etc., are keot apart and the
training of certain girls in hospital work
has been initiated.
The fact that of the twenty-five or
more girls who were ill during the late
epidemic of typhoid fever which visited
the school, not one life was lost, speaks
well for the faithful devotion, careful
attention and nursing which they received at the hands of Miss Snow and her
assistants.
Though earnestly interested in the development of Maunaolu and reciprocating the affection of her pupils, it seems
to her best to return to Hampton Institute, Virginia, where she taught for fifteen years previous to coming to Maui,
and which suggested to her that for two
years the doors would be held open to
her for her return. She is to be associated with the widow of General Armstrong in the care of one of the departments.
At Maunaolu she is to be ably succeeded by Miss Hensner, one of the teachers
in the academic department.
By Miss Snow's departure, Maui loses
an eminently successful educator and an
exceptional character, who by her large
heart, sincerity and strength, has endeared her to all who have been so happy as
to know her.
O. P. E.
WHR
Y OCKEFELLER'S CRIME IS
UNQUESTIONABLE.
In the case of John D. Rockefeller
there is one conspicuous feature establishing the fact of his guilt, which does
not seem to have been noted with adeIt is this: Mr.
quate definiteness.
Rockefeller has been for many years the
conspicuous and tenacious holder of a
vast possession which in the very nature
of the case has been iniquitously acquired and is wrongfully held. That
peculiar possession of his creation and
acquisition is the Absolute Monopoly of
the Oil Refining Business of the whole
United States. The fact is notorious
and undeniable that, save at the penalty
of being relentlessly crushed, no man or
set of men can make and sell Refined Oil
without the consent of the Standard Oil
Company, which Mr. Rockefeller created
and of which he is the chief proprietor,
becoming thereby the wealthiest private
individual on this Globe.
Now such a monopoly as that of the
handling of oil from wells all over the
United States, which are the property of
a multitude of different men, is in the
nature of the case an artificial and unrighteous monopoly. It is necessarily a
grand Public Robbery. The man who
created and holds such a monopoly cannot possibly have acquired it except by
iniquity. He cannot honestly possess it.
He cannot have righteously acquired it.
It is a vast public property which he
has gathered into his private possession
by cunning means and methods which
are necessarily wicked. We do not need to
explore those means and methods before
arriving at a conclusive and irrefutable
judgment upon his conduct. He stands
conspicuously forth as a Giant Robber
parading before the whole nation with
the plunder upon his person. The actual
means and methods employed in effectuating this enormous robbery have
been fully set forth by Miss Ida B. Tarbell. But we do not at all need Miss
Tarbell's very conclusive expositions to
settle the fact that Mr. Rockefeller is
such a robber, simply because the entire
public see him shamelessly holding in
his clutch a vast property which is in
the nature of the case a plunder from
other men.
The Prudential Committee of the
American Board have formally declared
with the support of a great majority of
the corporate members that "It is impossible for this committee to investigate the subject sufficiently to be warranted in passing judgment over the
heads of the Church and the civil
courts." "Membership in good standing
in the Christian Church should be regarded as sufficient evidence of worthiness for solicitation for the work of the
Board." That is, since Mr. Rockefeller
holds good standing in the Baptist
Church, he is presumptively an honest
man, and not the colossal pirate which
the whole people of the United States
clearly discern him to be.
We repel as futile and absurd the
charge that we who would have none of
his money are Lynchers, trying him by
mob law. Let those who take of his
plunder beware lest they participate in
his shame!
S. E. BISHOP.
companion have received a warm welcome in Honolulu, and he has immediately entered upon a short term of ministering to the Nuuanu Street Japanese
Congregational Church, to fill a vacancy
until the soon expected arrival of Rev.
Koki to whom this Church has sent a
strong call.
Mr. J. Fukuda, who has completed
nearly three years of faithful service at
Lihue, Kauai, is now at Hamakua, Hawaii, seeking to gain a foothold for
evangelistic service among the many
thousands of his needy countrymen in
that flourishing portion of our favored
islands.
Mr. Komeji Komuro, one of our
long resitlent Japanese youth, one yvho
has had the benefit of six years of
schooling in the Hilo Boarding School,
and one year under the instruction of
Rev. J. Leadingham, has now completed
a two years' course at The Moody Bible
Institute, from which he graduated with
high honors in December, IQO4.
He has reached Oakland, and is expected to arrive in Honolulu very soon,
with the prospect of joining Dr. Baker
in his missionary work for the people of
the many races who dot the high lands,
or nestle on the peaceful shores of
elysian Kona.
OAHU AID SOCIETY.
Annual Report
Received as follows from July 25,
1904, to May 31, 1905:
Bal. on last year's account, .f 25
100
Mrs. J. M. Atherton
100
Mr. G. P. Castle
The Mary Castle Trust
50
5°
W. O. Smith
25
W. F. Frear
80
To Bal
K. Leleiwi,
Paid
Rev.
W.
ARRIVAL OF A JAPANESE
$165
Kaneohe, 11 mos. at $15.
EVANGELIST.
Paid Rev. S. P. Kaaia, Waianae, 11 mos. at $15
165
On the 13th of April by the S. S. Paid S.
Haula,
Nuuhiwa,
D.
Korea, Mr. Takejiro Miyamori arrived,
100
10 mos. at $10
with his young wife, for Missionary
work among his countrymen. Mr. Miya*43° $430
mori is a graduate of the Theological
Department of the Doshisha Kyoto.
The Society is therefore in debt to
Since his graduation day in 1901, he has the amount of $80.00. The maintenance
labored over a year as an evangelist at of these three churches is an important
Kasaoka, a city on the inland sea of work. The churches themselves carry
Japan. Since completing this service, the major part of burden.
he has spent one year in the special training school for Christian workers, under
THEODORE RICHARDS,
the guidance of Rev. H. Kozaki and
Treasurer.
associates of Tokyo. He and his bright
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TGhuelickGolden=Wedding.
RKV. O. 11. GULICK
Honolulu climate seemed to realize the
claim of this joyous occasion and responded
by clothing the 19th day of May with the
beauty of perfect Hawaiian weather, than
which the world has none better. By three
o'clock the spacious lawns of the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Richards, who so kindly
acted as host and hostess, began to be
thronged with friends, Hawaiian, Japanese,
Portuguese and Anglo-Saxon, gathered to
bring messages of friendship and congratulation to Rev. and Airs. Orramel H. Gulick,
whose energy and youthful spirit seem to defy
old age. The Territory has had not a few
celebrations of the kind, but this was the first
born of
in which both bride and groom,
white parents in Hawaii, had reached the
Mrs. Gulick had as
golden anniversary.
mementoes of the wedding the fan and
handkerchief she had carried that day. After
an hour of informal social interchange, Hon.
Peter C. Jones summoned all friends to the
grassy amphitheater in front of the house and
called upon Hon. W. R. Castle to present the
congratulations of the Hawaiian Mission
Children's Society, of which he is President:
Mr. Castle said:
The very pleasant duty has devolved on me
of conveying to you the cordial greetings of
your cousins, the children of the Hawaiian
Mission.
Reading the pages of the Third Annual Report of the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society it appears that, "following the usual
opening exercises of the annual meeting, which
was held in the old school house in Kawaiahao, O H.. Gulick, Esq., our second President, was united in marriage with our Third
MRS. A.
Vice-President, Ann E. Clarke, by Rev. J. D.
Strong."
This very interesting report continues, An
opportunity being offered, appropriate and encouraging remarks were made by the Reverend Fathers Thurston, Coan, Armstrong and
Smith."
One cannot help wishing that some of these
appropriate and encouraging remarks had
been preserved, for may it not be said, you
are with us today because you observed and
followed the words of encouragement and
wisdom dropped by these venerable Fathers.
You got a wife but I lost an esteemed
Sunday School teacher. As I had not infreauently and quite involuntarily to sit in her lap
during those sacred hours. 1 suspect she was
not sorry to resign her place to Laura Judd,
who in turn escaped the task of keeping a lot
of unruly boys quiet b•• marrying Joshua
Dickson. Of the weariness of teaching I
speak advisedly, for were not C. M. Cooke,
A. B. Clarke, Allan Judd and W. W. Hall of
the class. This fact is of itself quite sufficient to account for my being goaded into disorder.
The Cousins have watched your lives and
your course through the long years since that
day with ever increasing interest. Judged by
standards of today which fix the accumulation
of money as the gauge of success, your lives
have not been successful, but weighed in the
balances of eternal righteousness, you have
In looking back
not been found wanting.
over your own lives you will not find dark
nages and blots which you would joyfully
wholly erase. Instead you will see visions of
many people of many races who bless you
E. GULICK.
opening their eyes to the light and
bring thetn into the cordial
warmth of Christian civilization. Measured
by such standards your lives have been an
illustrious success.
It is only a little way ahead, only half as far
to your diamond wedding, and we who greet
you today shall hope to greet you on that occasion and believe that your lives till then
will accumulate rich experiences, which in
turn will give light and life to the many with
whom you will come in contact.
Most of the missionary life of Mr. and Mrs.
Gulick having been passed in connection with
the American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions, the Prudential Committee
of that Board learning of the glad event of the
afternoon, had sent a letter expressing the appreciation of this honored society to be read
at the celebration, asking that it be presented
by Rev. D. Scudder in his capacity as a
Corporate Member of the Board. This letter
was next read as follows:
bnth for
helping
to
Boston, Mass., March 23, 1005.
Mrs. Orramel Hi Gulick,
Honolulu, T. H.
I 'cry Dear Friends :
At the meeting of the Prudential Committee held on Tuesday of this week, March 21st,
information was given of the fact that the
19th of May next would be the fiftieth anniversary of your marriage. This information
led to some statements in regard to your
long and varied services, and the Committee
directed me. as its clerk, to send you a mes-
Rev.
and
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sage of love and congratulation,
in view of
this approaching anniversary.
How much there is upon which we can with
We
utmost heartiness congratulate you!
think first of all of your birth as children of
Christian missionaries, and of the training
and influences you received in your early life
among those devoted people who, yvith your
parents, were seeking to establish the Kingdom of Christ in the Island World.
The fact has come to our knowledge that
the 28th of May next, is another anniversary,
the 57th, of the day in 1848, when with twelve
other children of missionaries at the Islands,
you both made your open confession of faith
and were united to Christ's Church. You
have walked together in the Christian life
even longer than you have in the marriage
relation.
We congratulate you as we recall your
united earthly service at the Islands, and especially in connection with the establishment
of the Female Boarding School at Waialua.
From 1870 onward you were permitted to do
royal work in Japan, especially at Kobe and
Niigata. You were among the first to enter
that land in Christ's name, and proclaim
among an unenlightened people the message
of Christ's love. You saw the Kingdom of
Heaven in that land in its stage as a mustard
seed, but before you left it had grown to be a
great tree. Together you toiled for Christ
among the Japanese, winning them to the
Saviour. And when in the great movements
of God's providence so many of the Japanese
to whom you had devoted your lives, came to
Hawaii needing your guidance and help there,
you followed them to the land of your birth
to continue the work on the other shore of
the Pacific Ocean. And now you have been
kept in active service on your beloved Hawaii nei until you come to the jubilee of your
united lives.
We recall briefly these facts in your lives
both that we may express our heartiest congratulations to you, and that we may thank
God more devoutly for what He has permitted you to be and to do. May other years
of blessing come to you, and through them
all may the joy of the Lord be your strength.
In behalf of the Prudential Committee, I am
At your wedding there doubtless gathered avenues of opportunity which you gladly enmany of those who laid the foundations ot tered.
To you, moreover, it was given to share in
the Christian church in Hawaii, the land of
your birth. They were in part your own rela- the work of preparing Hawaii .for entrance
tives and you shaied with them the joy of into the American Union, a movement fraught
reaping the harvest from the seed their hands with no small peril, but which we believe is
had sown.
to prove a real advantage to both lands.
Japan, now recognized as one of the great
You saw the churches which had grown up
around you, whose growth you have watched powers and as representing a civilization in
and tended, send forth their representatives to harmony with that of the West, has become
the islands of the South.
They were your the protector of China against the incursions
children in the faith and you know their hard- of Europe, as well as her instructor in the
wisdom of the West. Probably 5,000 Chinese
ships, their perplexities, and their joys.
In the fulness of your strength, .but with are, as we write, studying in the schools ot
ripe experience, you came to Japan in the Japan, of whom it is said 500 are fitting themsecond year of our Mission's history. You selves for military service. You will recogfound the people bound in the fetters of a nize this as a providential enlargement of
rigid, though decaying, feudalism. Christian- lapan's field of influence and will join with us
ity was strictly prohibited, and its adherents, in the prayer that she may not fail to use her
almost exclusively the remnants of the old newly found strength, not merely with vigor,
seed, bitterly persecuted. Your own first but with a divine wisdom.
teacher of the language was with his wife
In various ways you have been brought
thrown into prison, where he died, a sacrifice into close relation, with work in still other
for his faith, the single martyr of the Protest- lands and have been able, as has been granted
ant community; but through his death came to few others to do, to measure the progress
life and liberty for the infant Church.
You witnessed the sundering of the old
bonds; the gradual development of a wellordered government under a wise and humane
sovereign: the growth of a national system
of education worthy to take its place beside
the best systems of the West; the widespread
acceptance of ethical principles in close harmony with the teachings of Christ; the promulgation of a constitution carefully guarding
the rights of the people and guaranteeing
freedom of religious faith and practice.
You have watched the growth of the
church you helped to plant, from the beginning until now the Christians of our order
muster well nigh 12,000 strong, with an intense desire for independence and self-support, ends for which you strove unceasingly.
In the meantime, the Protestant body has increased from perhaos a dozen to an enrolled
membership of nearly 50,000, while including
the Roman and Greek communions, the enrollment rises to nearly 135,000. representing
a Christian community of 300,000, possibly
of the Master's Kingdom in the world.
In all these varied experiences, you have
stood side by side and we are sure that, as
you look back upon the past on the day oT
your jubilee, while hardships, trials, disappointments, and sorrows will not be forgotten,
irratitude and joy will be uppermost in your
hearts. We believe that your eyes have not
been holden; you have seen the glory of the
Lord as His providences have unrolled before you; you have acknowledged His leadership in the darkness and in the light; and
with sturdy faith you look forward, making
sure that in the future the same divine leadership will be revealed.
We in our turn are grateful for the providence which brought you to our Mission and
gave it the aid of your counsels in shaping the
policy of the Mission and of your unflagging
co-operation througn so many years. We recall how in times of sorrow and trouble you
have both stood by us and ministered comfort and hope, and how our joys have been
heightened by your affectionate interest and
Among the Christians of Japan, you have
Very sincerely yours,
yourselves known men whose names will live
long in the history of the church universal
E. E. STRONG,
men whose influence is felt, consciously or
Clerk.
unconsciously, in every department of life
Following this, Mrs. Doremus Sctidder, throughout the land. Even in the army and
representing the Japan Mission of the Ameri- navy for many years the strongholds of the
can Board as a former member thereof, read anti-Christian spirit, there are found many
who do honor to their faith. Some have laid
the following message of congratulation:
down their lives with the Bible in their
and
H.
letter
to
Rev.
Mrs.
Orramel
A
bosoms, calmly trusting in Him who brought
Honolulu,
Hawaii,
U.
S.
A.
Gulick,
life and immortality to light.
Prepared in accordance with a vote of the
To you it was given to start the first ChrisCommittee ad Interim of the Japan Mission tian weekly newsnaner in Japan and it was
of the A. B. C. F. M., in anticipation of the you who organized our publication work.
fiftieth anniversary of their marriage.
The foundations you laid were well laid, you
To Rev. and Mrs. Orramel H. Gulick, Hono- recognized in this as in all your work, that the
b.
A.
lulu, Hawaii. U.
main object is to stimulate our Japanese associates to do for themselves. The work begun
Tokyo, January 7th, 1905.
under your guidance has expanded under
Tapanese control to an extent it would reDear Mr.'and Mrs. Gulick:
your hearts to see.
In view of your approaching golden wed- joice
You have both left your impress on many
ding, the Japan Mission has asked us, since
near to you recognized your unwe are among your oldest friends, to convey lives. Those In
Kobe, Osaka, Niigata, Okato you its most hearty congratulations. The tiring zeal.
fifty years you have spent together have been yama, and Kumamoto, there are still those
back to --our life among them with
filled with varied and fruitful labors. They who look gratitude.
have included many movements of great im- love and
nortance and of far-reaching influence upon
After twenty-one busy years in Japan, you
the progress of mankind and the growth of returned to Hawaii to renew the associations
of early years and to gather up once more
the Redeemer's Kingdom.
With some of the most interesting of these the threads of influence you had for the time
you have been intimately associated, and your laid down. In the meantime Japan and Halife history embraces certain of their most waii had become closely bound together and
interesting phases.
your experience here opened many new
It is then with great heartiness that we
pray you may live long together and that the
coming days may be your best days, filled with
activities suited to your strength and with
unnumbered joys, the fruit of your conse-
400,000 souls.
—
sympathy.
crated service.
We hope among your plans for the future
you will not neglect to include a visit to Japan,
where a warm welcome will await you. There
could hardly be a greater pleasure than to see
with your own eyes the progress made in
every department of life, and especially to
witness the growth of the churches and the
signs of their increasing influence on the
nation.
To us, too, the visit would afford great joy
for apart from the reknitting of old friendships, it would be a matter of no small interest
to measure with you the gain already made
and the promise of the future.
Renewing our congratulations we remain,
on behalf of the Mission.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed) ELIZA TALCOTT.
(Signed) DANIEL CROSBY GREENE
Rev. S. E. Bishop, D. D., who himself had
celebrated a similar jubilee three years before,
then rose and presented the congratulations
of the Board of the Hawaiian Evangelical
Association.
Read by S. E. Bishop, May 19, 1905:
Mr. and Mrs. Gulick, Dear and Honored
Brother and Sister:
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THE FRIEND
Lono spoke in Hawaiian to the following
effect:
Beloved Parents in the Lord :
This is a remarkable assembly which meets
here this day to express the joy and thanksgiving of many friends, including the members of the Kaumukapili Church, and to express our gratitude to the Heavenly Father,
upon this, your day of jubilee.
It is fifty years today since under the
shadow of the Kawaiahao Church the knot
was tied which cemented in love your home
of happiness, consecrating yourselves to the
secred service of Our Lord. The blessing of
the Most High has rested upon you, and His
goodness ever follows you. You have been
yourselves exclusively to very laborious mis- strengthened and protected amid the dangers
sionary work here, and some years later your of life, and united you have been missionsteps were directed to Japan, where you be- aries both in these Islands, and to the people
came veterans in successful and strenuous of Japan.
You have been witnesses to wonderful
gospel work in that wonderful empire. Now
in later years, summoned back to Hawaii, this changes which have taken nlace during this
headlight of American Christianity in the half century of your lives. You have seen
Pacific, to meet the great influx here of un- the opening of the steam railroad, of the
evangelized Japanese, we of the Hawaiian electric car lines, of the telephone system, and
Board have again had the great joy of your the laying of the ocean telegraph. Many
cheering presence and most efficient wisdom steam lines now brine us in touch with the
and activity in our great work. And you ends of the earth. Many inventions have
have brought to us help not only for the dear lightened the burdens that pressed upon us
Japanese, but in a high degree for our Ha- in the past. We have come under various
waiian churches, whose old familiar tongue forms of government. Wealth has increased,
soon came back to you after the long absence. and the passion for gain has seized the maWe of the Hawaiian Board have counted it jority, and many have become wealthy.
The land has been filled with alien people
a great Divine mercy to have possessed your
strong and wise help in this great work. How attracted to the snores of our beautiful
much more than could have been hoped is it Islands. These are taking the place of the
that in these aging years after half a century failing Hawaiian race.
High schools have been established, and
of united activity of unusual vigor, your
strength does not yet give way, any more the people have become enlightened.
And you two have also been witnesses of
than your wisdom and love abate in your
great and blessed work. It is our united and the progress of the Kaumakapili congregaearnest prayer as a Missionary Board that tion. A fine brick building had taken the
you our honored coadjutors, may long be con- place of the old adobe building within which
tinued in such capable and successful activity, you ministered. And this fine edifice was reand that we and yourselves may alike be duced to a heap of ashes by the sad fire ot
blessed by witnessing large ingathering into 1900. Now there has arisen a new Kaumakathe Redeemer's flock of souls brought out of pili, and you are still with us in our services.
darkness themselves to be a great light to But in all the fullness of these later days when
their fellow men. So may Japan and Hawaii light has so greatly increased and when riches
alike be blessed in you, as they already have too have increased, where shall we find greater
been, and so may your wise and devoted lives faith or more patient devotion than was
continue to be a cheer and an inspiration to snown by your parents and by our ancestors?
Who are to fill the places of the fathers in
us all.
Next the Woman's Board of Missions ot their loving devotion and watchful care of the
the Pacific Islands, through Mrs. W. W. Hall, highest interests?
And now on this blessed day of your lives,
added its tribute in the form of an illuminated filled
with the wealth of the love of this
scroll bearing the inscription:
"The Woman's Board of Missions send the wide circle of friends, it would seem as if
It is my highly favored office on this happy
occasion to tender to you the sympathy and
felicitations of the Missionary Board of the
Hawaiian Evangelical Association, in whose
especial service you have labored for many
years and with which you were long connected after its first organization, forty-two
years ago. Your joint memories with mine
extend back to those early days nearly
seventy years ago when our missionary parents were in the fullest activity of their most
fruitful and wonderful work of redeeming, by
the extraordinary Divine aid, the Hawaiian
nation from their deep bondage of evil gods
and heathen immorality. A few years after
your most happy union you were led to devote
following greeting:
"Fifty glad years filled with glad days for
the crown of united lives to Mr. and Mrs.
Gulick. As associates of Mrs. Gulick in the
work of the Woman's Board of Missions we
bring our congratulations on this memorable
occasion.
"As laborers in Christ's harvest field, you
have gathered gold sheaves from Hawaii and
Japan; thus through you the gold of divine
truth has been brouirht into lives which
would otherwise have passed in darkness, and
you have been permitted to cheer and bless
the little ones of God.
"As you draw near to the gates of pearl
and your sun sinks below the heavenly horizon, let the light from the City of God shine
fuller and clearer until the 'twilight' shall
brighten unto perfect days."
It seemed especially fitting that the congratulations of the Hawaiian Christians should
be conveyed by Rev. W. N. Lono, pastor of
Kaumakapili Church, in the Sunday School
of which Mrs. Gulick has long conducted a
flourishing class and who himself was for
many years a missionary in Micronesia. Mr.
your footsteps were approaching that resplendent city of the Sacred Land. We bless
you both who are of the stock of the fathers,
and pray that your love and patience may
continue to abound towards the churches of
our land from Hawaii to Kauai, and that the
blessing of God which is greater than the
riches of the world, may continue to abound
toward His people.
We pray that love and blessings may follow
you all the days of your life, and that the
happiness which human language can not describe may come as the "ift of God to you.
Now beloved Parents, please receive these
inadequate expressions of our regard for
you; and may the remainder of your days
that you may dwell in the Land, be filled with
the light of that shining Home, where in the
Spirit we shall meet that great Teacher, who
is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
Mr. Lono had hrdly ceased speaking before
Rev. T. Okumura, the veteran Japanese
evangelist, stepped forward and in Japanese
offered the following congratulations:
A Japanese proverb says that "A human
life of seventy years is rare from ancient
time," and more rare must be fifty years of
married life. So we congratulate Ren. and
Mrs. O. HI Gulick on their golden wedding
with deep gratitude to God, who gave to His
faithful couple such a long life.
Rev. and Mrs. Gulick have spent twentytwo years in Japan as missionaries, and then
have been working for our countrymen in
these Islands until today. For thirty-six
years out of the fifty years, they have been
devoting their lives to and have labored for
the salvation and benefit of the people of the
"Rising Sun Kingdom." So we congratulate
them on their long life together with hearty
tnanks to the Lord who gave us these noble
friends.
Hereby we Japanese evangelists present a
watch to express our congratulations and
gold
thanks.
Close behind Mr. Okumura came Deacon
M. Hayakawa of the Nuuanu Street Japanese Church, who said in his own tongue:
"In our friends, Rev. and Mrs. Gulick, we
are glad to see body and spirit robust as
though still young, although mot z than three
score years and ten have passed over them.
You offered your lives for Japan, laboring
tirelessly to spread the Gospel of Christ and
to your love and kindness we owe in part the
present condition of Christianity among our
people. We behold in you the fulfillment of
Paul's words, 'But one thing I do, forgetting
the things which are behind and stretching
forward to the things which are before, 1
press on towards the goal unto the prize of
the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.' We
who have been under your instructions and
who respect you so highly overflow with joy
and happiness on this glad anniversary, recalling our proverb which says, 'The righteous
man lives long.' The continued prayer of
your friends of Nuuanu Church is that God
may continue long to spare your lives aijd
fill your home with His gracious blessing."
At this juncture Justice S. B. Dole of the
United States District Court, pressed into the
inner circle and in fitting phrase bore testimony to the great debt that the Provisional
Government and the Republic of Hawaii, of
both of which he had been President? owdd
to Mr. Gulick for his patriotic services rendered throughout those trying years and particularly recalling the part he bore in giving
advice to the authorities during the historic
episode with Japan.
At the conclusion of Judge Dole's address
Mrs. So, the Japanese Bible woman, presented
a gift from her countrymen, after which the
following very interesting letter was read
from Mrs. S. A. Gulick:
My Dear Cousin Orramel:
Please accept these sleeve buttons as a memento of the past history of several generations.
Mother Gulick gave them to Charles in his
early life, and as I understand the history of
them is: They were your great grandfather's
in the time of the Revolution, handed down to
your grandfather, General Thomas, and worn
by him during his military life in the war of
1812. I have intended passing them over to
you for some time past, but neglected to do so.
Now I thought this, your fiftieth anniversary
of your wedding day, would be most fitting.
With my many loving congratulations to you
and Cousin Annie.
Hoping with the will of our heavenly
Father that we may all met at your diamond
anniversary.
SAREPTA A. GULICK.
May 19th, 1905.
Mr. Jones then introduced a representative
of the Japanese consulate who bore a
memorial from friends in official life. The
more formal exercises were closed by Mr.
Jones, who with the introduction "Money
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12
talks," proceeded to let some $650 in gold
bring their message of good wishes from, a
host of friends in and out of the Islands. Mr
Gulick then arose to voice the gratitude of
Mrs. Gulick and himself for the spontaneous
and wide expressions of friendshin which had
characterized the afternoon. He declared that
the united life of fifty years had been cr.owned
with God's richest blessing to whom all the
glory was due and found his conception ot u
all but expressed in the hymn of the Church!
"Awake, my soul, to joyful days."
Which he read with deep feeling. The assembly then spontaneousl" took up the refrain, singing the first verse as a final response. The afternoon closed with refreshments and the cutting of the golden wedding
cake.
THE GULICK WEDDING—FIFTY YEARS AGO.
The following is taken from the Third Annual Report of the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society:
"The Hawaiian Mission Children's Society
held its Third Annual Meeting, May 19th,
1855, at the 'Old school House' at Kawaiahao.
"After the opening exercises, O. H. Gulick,
Esq., our second President, was united in
marriage to Miss Ann K. Clark, our third
Vice-President, by Rev. J. D. Strong,
"The Third Annual Reports of the officers
of the Society, together with the President's
address, were then presented to the Society
and an interested audience of our friends, who
were present by special invitation.
"An opportunity being offered, Rev. Messrs
Thurston, Armstrong, Coan and Smith made
appropriate and encouraging remarks.
"This profitable interview of friends was
closed by singing and prayer, and the remaining business of the annual meeting was laid
over to an adjourned meeting, May 26th,
to be held at the house of Mrs. Chamberlain."
The cousins had not then commenced keeping an account of marriages, births and deaths
as they do at present and what has been read
is the only notice of the event.
Miss M. A. Chamberlain who wrote her first
Corresponding Secretary's report in 1857, has
furnished us the following items of that
happy wedding occasion in 1855:
The "Old School House" which still stands
in the shadow of Kawaiahao Church, where
all the general meetings were held, was that
evening of the wedding trimmed beautifully
with maile wreaths and flowers and the bride
in her sweet white muslin dress (without any
veil) was as prett" a bride as graces any
modern wedding. After the meeting was over
the whole audience were invited to Rev. E.
W. Clark's house, the home of the bride, to
the reception, where the wedding cake was
cut and congratulations were heartily extended from all.
TempIranc ssues
kditko
by
mmv.
W. D. VtmSTKRVmUT.
MEETING OF THE
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.
ANNUAL
The annual meeting of the Honolulu
Anti-Saloon League was held Monday
evening, April 24, in order to have the
stimulus of the presence of Hon. J. G.
Woolley.
Mr. Woolley heartily endorsed the
position taken by the retiring president
that it is high time to let party managers
know that the Christian votes can be
independent and will vote only for clean
men. Mr. Woolley took the position
that he must be faithful to his own trust.
His hands must not be guilty of the
blood of his fellow men. He said he intended to keep a clean conscience in
politics—and could do that only by living up to his standard never to aid in
the establishment of any saloon.
The new officers elected by the League
for the coming year are as follows:
President—Rev. J. W. Wadman.
First Vice-President—W. A. Bowen.
Second Vice-President—Mrs. J. M.
Whitney.
Treasurer—Rev. W. D. Westervelt.
Secretary—Rev. E. B. Turner.
Chairmen of Standing Committees:
Agitation—Theodore Richards.
Law Enforcement—Hon. C. H.
Dickey.
*
Legislation —Key. Doremus Scudder
Legal Protection —Key. O. 11. Gulick.
Finance—
These officers are expected to meet the
second Thursday of each month. They
fill out their committees by the addition
of as many individuals as may seem
best. Then the officers and all the members of committees from the Executive
Committee of the League, which transacts the business and pushes the work
along whatever lines may seem feasible.
Inasmuch as all the members of the
Executive Committee have a large
amount of other work beside that of
opposition to the saloon, it is a cause of
thanksgiving that the cause of temperance has received as large an impetus as
it has in this Territory so far distant
from the contagious atmosphere of the
host of temperance influences predominant on the mainland.
HON.
JOHN G. WOOLLEY IN
HONOLULU.
Mr. Woolley "stopped over" about
weeks between steamers which pass
from Vancouver to Australia. He is to
spend four or five months in giving his
splendid abilities to the temperance campaign in New Zealand. The New Zeatwo
landers are to exercise "local option"
this fall, and the temperance workers are
educating and influencing the great mass
of the population concerning the res|M)iisihility of voters.
The Hawaiian Islands need the stimulus of a "local option" law to compel
agitation and discussion, and it was too
bad to permit the local option bill to he
killed in the lower house after passing
the Senate and coming to third and last
reading in the House. The personal influence of a few more temperance workers could have secured its passage and
given to Hawaii a fight for instruction
in morals like with that into which Mr.
Woolley is now entering in New Zealand. Nevertheless, it does not pay to
cry for spilt milk. Let the Brotherhood
combine for the education of the people
along the line of legislation during the
coming two years and then a campaign
for the abolition of saloons.
Mr. Wool ley received a well deserved
tribute from Dr. Ostrom the first evening of the revival meetings now being
carried on in Honolulu. It was a testimony to the singleness of purpose in
finding the only true position in regard
to the government and saloons and then
never swerving. Mr. Woolley made an
address in Kawaiahao Church to a large
congregation of Hawaiian!. This gathering was a union meeting of all the
Hawaiian churches and was under the
auspices of the Anti-Saloon League. It
was a strong educational address, exactly the line of thought needed by the
new citizenship which the Hawaiian
voters are now trying to exercise. Two
pay lectures on Christian Citizenship
were given by Mr. Woolley in the Y. M.
C. A. hall. Dr. Kincaid, pastor of Central Union Church, welcomed Mr.
Woolley to his pulpit for an inspiring
Sabbath evening address along the line
of gospel temperance. The annual
meeting of the Anti-Saloon League was
helped by Mr. Woolley's wise suggestions concerning future work. A mass
meeting in the ()pera House yvas arranged by the Anti-Saloon League for
the purpose of giving the citizens of
Honolulu an opportunity to hear this
quiet, logical speaker. Mr. Woolley is
eloquent by reason of the truth which he
utters. He 's forceful because he presents that "ruth with the emphasis, not
of noise, but of conviction. This mass
meeting was attended by many of the
members of the Territorial Legislature.
Another meeting was held in Hilo
while Mr. Woolley was on his way to
visit the volcano. ()n several other occasions of minor importance he gave
talks or short addresses.
In all his utterances the controling
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THE FRIEND
thought was the duty of Christian citizens to place the manhood and womanhood of the nation above all other considerations. This is the practical truth
to which he has committed himself. His
supreme life work now is to help other
citizens act on the same truth.
WAILUKU SOCIAL SETTLEMENT.
On the first evening of April "A Mock
County Fair" was held at the "Alexander
House." So far as possible the amusements and eatables were comparable yvith
those found at the county fair of the old
New England towns. The fair proved
quite an attraction and a good number
were present. The proceeds are already
being used for paint for the "Alexander
House," and will cover about half the
expense of that work.
Some unsold fancy articles yverc displayed in Lahaitta and the residents purchased them most yvillingly. Miss Holden
offered her hospitality fur the afternoon and the profits yvere shared yvith
her kindergarten. The girls of the scyving classes at the Settlement are much
pleased yvith their small returns from
the sale of articles made by them.
The mothers of the kindergarten children have been solicited for small sums
of money to be used for materials. They
complied with such surprising willingness that, by the end of the term, there
yyill be nearly money enough to cover
the cost of materials for next year.
One of the most regular attendants of
the girls' classes—Helen Wallace, who
was drowned at Waihee on the seventh
of April, is much missed both from the
"Alexander House" and the Sunday
School of Ihe native church. It is a comfort to know that her faithfulness, helpfulness, and loving spirit had been commended only a few days before her
death. Will our friends not ask that our
heavenly Father may touch the hearts of
her associates in such a way that their
lives may become worth the living?
F. A. 1~.
MUSIC FESTIVAL.
The interest in music is growing,—
has grown since the last Music
Festi-
val. This second Festival showed this.
The programme so far as chorus work
was concerned may not have been more
ambitious, but the singing was better
and the selections yvcre more interesting. May sth saw a fine chorus
composed of students from Kamehameha, Oalui College, High School,
Normal School and Mills' Institute, all
under the leadership of Mr. Stanley
Livingston of Kamehameha. The orchestral accompaniment, furnished by
Prof- Merger, was a new feature, and
the addition of a noted soloist greatly
increased the interest in the event.
Mrs. Ida Gray Scott has an unusually strong and sweet voice. She
certainly has been trained by noted
teachers, and the press notices she has
from a number of excellent papers in
our large cities, were fully borne out.
A small body of trained instrumentalists united for the purpose of sup
plying an orchestral accompaniment
to
Mrs. Scott in such numbers
as the Cavatina from the Queen
of Sheba, Gounod; or Figlio Del Sol,
I.'African, by Weber. Mrs. Scott sang
also in the open air event, called the
Children's Carnival and Contest of
Song. This took place at the Hoys'
Field as heretofore, and the ridiculously low admission fee of 10 cents made
it possible for a crowd to come in.
(hairs and benches yvere rented on
the grounds. Mrs. Tucker surprised
the comparatively few who heard this
most interesting programme, yvith the
lino chorus yvork of the children. We
•ire sure thai the Honolulu people are
proud of the way in which the children of the public schools sing.
"DOTH JOB SERVE GOD FOR
NAUGHT."
sorry for "The By-stander" of the Advertiser who does not seem to be glad,—
who, in fact appears to have been plagiarizing from the distinguished author
referred to in the foregoing.
This "by-standing" is perilous business. A man named Saul once tried it
to his everlasting regret. There were
"coats off" to be sure on that occasion,
but only for throwing of stones, and a
gootl man was hurt to his death. This
Saul took off his coat to more purpose
later.
There is honest effort enough needed.
We wish nothing worse concerning
you, By-stander, than that you might
come out from among the stone throwers, coat keepers, bv-standers,—take
off your coat and lend a hand.
T. R.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HAWAIIAN
BOARD.
This occurred on the afternoons of
May 22 and 26. The usual reports of
Treasurer and Secretary were read and
approved. They will appear in print
shortly. The Evangelical Association
having elected to membership on the
Hoard for three years the following:
Rev. Drs. H. Bingham and S. F. Bishop. Revs. Messrs. W. N. Lono. J. M.
Lydgate and W. K. Poai and Messrs.
W. R. Castle, C. M. Cooke, S. M. Kanaknnui. I-'. J, Lowrey, S. 11. 001, and
W. H. Rice,—officers and committees
were chosen for the year ioos-'o6, as
follows:
Officers.
President, Hon. Peter C. Jones.
Vice-President, William W. Hall.
Corresponding Secretary, Rev. Doreinus Scudder.
Recording Secretary, Rev. William D.
Westervelt.
Treasurer, Theodore Richards.
Auditor, Frank C. Atherton.
General Superintendent, Rev. Doremus Scudder.
Superintendent Hawaiian and Japanese Departments, Rev. Orramel H.
Gulick.
Superintendent Chinese Department,
Rev. Edward W. Thwing.
Agent for East Hawaii, Rev. Charles
W. Hill.
Agent for Hilo, Rev. Curtis E.
Shields.
Agent for Kauai, Rev. John M. Lyd-
There is no uncertainty about the
of this sententious utterance; it has the ear-marks.—the cloven
foot and horns, —of its origin. There is
a Mephistophelian leer that is incapable
of disguise even when presented in modern literary form.
Divested of it* cynicism, (note that by
derivation "cynicism" means doggishdog-in-the-mangerism) the
ness, —or
t|ttestion is capable of calm treatment.
Doth Job serve God for naught? No.
thank God! None do so. Of course
your true man serves neither God nor
mnn just for his wage. He gets his
There are no paywage nevertheless.
masters like Him with whom we have
to do. As to the character of the wage
it certainly can not be comprehended by
a dollar estimate, neither will it entirely
exclude the bread and butter element.
"The Laborer is worthy of his hire."
As to Dr. Ostrom and the free will
offering, we are on record to the belief
that few men serve God more acceptibly. Does he serve God for naught?
No. We couldn't let that be true here.
Honolulu had its little share in a noble gate.
Agent for Kohala, Rev. Robert A.
partnership with the Almighty in this
particular, and Mr. Ostrom has receiv- Buchanan.
Agent for Kona, Rev. A. S. Baker,
ed, no doubt, a liberal thank offering.
M.
D.
and
We are glad,
are correspondingly
authorship
�THE FRIEND.
14
Agent for Maui, Molokai and Lanai,
Rev. Oliver P. Emerson.
Agent for Oahu, Rev. William D.
Westervclt.
Committee on Hawaiian Work.
Sereno E. Bishop, Chairman.
Frank K. Archer.
Orramel H. Gulick.
John L. Hopwood.
Peter C. Jones.
James A. Rath.
William D. Westcrvelt.
Committee on English and Portuguese
Work.
William A. Bowen, Chairman.
Frank C. Atherton.
William R. Castle.
A. Frank Cooke.
Antonio Y. Soares.
Edward B. Turner.
William D. Westervclt.
Committee on Japanese Work.
William W. Hall, Chairman.
William D. Alexander.
Charles H. Atherton.
Charles M. Cooke.
()rramel H. Gulick.
Perley L. Home.
William M. Kincaid.
Committee on Chinese Work.
Frederick J. Lowrey, Chairman.
George P. Castle.
Samuel M. Kanakanui.
Arthur M. Merrill.
Edward W. Thwing.
Edward B. Turner.
William L. Whitney.
Committee on Educational Work and
Publications.
Hiram Bingham, Chairman.
David Ai.
William R. Castle.
Perley L. Home.
Theodore Richards.
Edyvard E. Timoteo.
Committee on Finance.
Theodore Richards, Chairman.
Charles M. Cooke.
Peter C. Jones.
Frederick J. Lowrey.
William O. Smith.
Friend Board of Editors.
Doremus Scudder, Chairman.
Sereno E. Bishop, D. D.
Rev. Orramel H. Gulick.
Theodore Richards.
Rev. Edward W. Thwing.
Rev. Edward B. Turner.
Rev. William D. Westervelt.
The following were chosen Corresponding Members for the ensuing year:
Mr. Charles H. Atherton.
Rev. Albert S. Baker.
Rev. Robert A. Buchanan.
Rev. Oliver P. Emerson.
Rev. Charles W. Hill.
Rev. John L. Hopwood.
Ires. Perley B. Home.
Prin. Arthur M. Merrill.
Rev. Charles D. Millikcn.
Mr. James A. Rath.
Rev. Curtis E. Shields.
Hon. William O. Smith.
Rev. Antonio Y. Soares.
Rev. Edward W. Thwing.
Rev. Edward B. Turner.
William L. Whitney, Esq.
OF THE EIGHTYTHIRD
ANNUAL MEETING OF
PROGRAM
HATWIENE VANGELICAL
ASSOCIATION.
Kawaiahao Church, Honolulu, May
1905.
22 to 31,
10:00-11:3o. BIBLE CONFERENCE
General Topic: Bible Thoughts on the
Holy Spirit.
Address—Rev. W. M. Kincaid, D. D.
Address —Power, Destructive and Constructive.
Rev. Henry Ostrom, D. D.
2:00-3:00 P. M. Business session if
necessary.
3:00-4:00 P. M. BIBLE CONFERENCEAddress—The Evangelistic Pastor.
Rev. Henry Ostrom, D. D.
4:00-5:00 P. M. Sectional Meetings for
Summary.
7:30 P. M. Evangelistic Mass Meeting
in Central Union Church.
Wednesday, May 24.
Business Sessions. 9:30-10:00 A. M. Prayer Meetings—
Hawaiian led by Rev. J- Kauhane,
Waiohinu.
9:30-10:00 A. M- Prayer meeting led
English
and Portuguese led by
by the Moderator.
Albert S. Baker, M. IX,
Rev.
Address
of
Welcome
10:00-12:00.
Kona.
Hon. Edward Lilikalani.
Chinese led by Rev. Mo Man
Response by the Moderator, Rev. H.
Ming, Hilo.
11. Parker.
led by Rev. T. Okamura,
Japanese
Completion of Roll by the Scribe—Rev.
Koloa.
L. K. Kakani.
Korean led by Mr. P- K. Yoon, HoAppointment by Moderator of Comnolulu.
mittees on:(a) Business, (b) PeP.IBLF CONFERENCE.
10:00-11:45.
of
Churches
(c)
Reports
titions,
P.ible
on
Talks
the Holy Spirit.
and Associations, (d) Necrology.
Address—Vital
Prayer.
Hawaiian
Board
At 11:00 A- M. the
W. Wadman.
Rev.
J.
meet
at
Board
Rooms.
the
wil
Christians, Our RecAddress—Early
2:00-4:30 P. M. Reports of: (a) BusiTheirs.
ord and
ness Committee, (b) Treasurer,
Rev. Henry Ostrom, D. D.
(c) Secretary, (d) Traveling EvanP. M. Business session if
2:00-3:00
gel,st.
necessary.
Elections of: (a) Treasurer, (b) SecCONFERretary, (c) Members of Hawaiian 3:00-4:00 P. M. BIBLE
ENCE.
Board, First Class.
Church.
Report! <>f: (a) Committee on Peti- Address—The Evangelistic
D.
Ostrom,
D.
Rev.
Henry
tions, (b) Committee on Reports
Meetings
Sectional
P.
M.
4:00-5:00
(d)
Associations,
Churches
and
of
for SummaryCommittee on Necrology,
P. M. Evangelistic Mass Meeting
-7:30
business.
7:309:00 P. M. Farther
('
in Central Union Church.
( ON IF. RENTE. TUESDAY,
BIBLE
Thursday, May 25.
to FRIDAY MAY 26.
MAY
9:30-10:00 A. M. Prayer Meetings —
Hawaiian led by Mr. J. B. HanaTuesday. Msy 23.
ikc, Lihue.
English and Portuguese led by
8:00 \. M. 100 Home Prayer Meetings
Rev. J. M. Lydgate, Lihue.
all over the City.
Chinese
led by Rev. C. How Fo,
MeetingsPrayer
0:30-10:00.
Keokea.
by
Rev.
Hawaiian led
S. L- Desha.
Japanese led by Rev. T. Miyamori,
Ililo.
Makayveli.
English and Portuguese led by
Shields,
Hilo.
Korean
led by Mr. S. Hyen, KaRev. C. E.
huku.
Chinese led by Rev. U. Clio Ping.
10:00-11 45. BIBLE CONFERENCEKohala.
Japanese led by Rev. K. Higuchi, Bible Talks on the Holy Spirit.
Address—Rev. Curtis E- Shields.
Puuncne.
Korean led by Mr. X- 11. Moon, Address—The Innermost of Redemption.
Waialua.
Monday, May
22.
—
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THE FRIEND.
HAEVEY—At Honolulu, May 9, Mrs. J.
Rev. Henry Ostrom, D. D.
Tuesday, May 30.
Harvoy, nee Adit r, aged 35.
:oo
Business
Session
2 :00-3
P. M.
if
of ANDERSON-At Honolulu, May 9, Capt. A.
Prayer
Meeting
A.
M.
9:30-10:00
necessary.
Anderson, late of Fanning'B Inland.
all Races, led by Mr. James A. MAY—At
San Francisco, May 16, Emma
3 :00-4 :oo P. M. BIBLE CONFERRath, Honolulu.
May, sister of Mrs. Chas. L. Rhodes of
ENCE.
Honolulu.
10:00-11:30. Final Business Session if BBOWN-At
Address—The Bible and Its Use.
Honolulu, May 18, Mrs. Cathnecessary.
Rev. Henry Ostrom, D. D.
erine (Fornandier) Brown.
RICE—At Kohala, May 16, Mrs. John J.
4:00-6:00 P- M. Minister's Tea Party
Rice, aged 35 years.
at Central Union Church by inviOakland, Cal., May 25, "Sistor
KBKN-At
RECORD OF EVENTS.
tation of Woman's Board of Mis
Anna," mother of E. G. Keen, Esq.
sions.
April 29.—Rapid Transit Cars resume
7:30 P. M. Evangelistic Mass Meeting in Central Union Church.
regularity, after several weeks slowness
in consequence of strict construction of
Friday, May 26.
law as lo extra speed.
30th.—British bark Don tugged off
9:30-10:00 A. M. Prayer Meetings—
Reef, after foolishly hugging
Diamond
Hawaiian led by Rev. D. W. K.
the
Point.
Salvage $15,000.
White, Lahaina.
First Korean Church in Hawaii dediEnglish and Portuguese led byAT BERGSTROM MUSIC
cated at Ewa Plantation under MethoRev. R- A. Buchanan, Kohala.
COMPANY.
Chinese led by Rev. Ting Ah Lin, dist auspices.
May 1.—Legislature meets in Extra
Wailuku.
CASH OR INSTALLMENT
Session
to make Appropriations.
Komuro,
Japanese led by Rev. K.
Revival
Meetings
begin
—Union
3d.
Kona.
led by Dr.
Korean led by Mr. P. K. Yoon, in Central Union Church,
Ostrom.
Honolulu.
Sharp earthquake shock in South Ha10:00-11:45. BIBLE CONFERENCE. waii.
EVERYBODY LOOKING FOR
Bible Talks on the Holy Spirit.
12th.—Cottage of J. Clark at Kaimuki
Address —Rev- D. Scudder.
•EM!
destroyed by fire before 2 a. m.
Address—The Gift of the Spirit.
Davis
destroyed
—Park
Martha
13th.
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Rev. Henry Ostrom, D. D.
fire in Hilo bay with all plantation
by
for
Annual
Meeting
M.
2:00-3:00 P.
OUR. PORTO RH'ANS JUST
Organization of the Hawaiian freight.
celebration
Wedding
19th.
—
Golden
ARRIVED!
Board in the Board Rooms.
of Rev. and Mrs. Orramel H. Gulick.
CONFERP.
M.
BIBLE
3:00-4:00
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Candido Sato hanged for murder ol
ENCE.
on Kauai.
Hernandez
Pasqttal
OLD GOVERNMENT PLANTAddress—The Present Crisis—The
21 st.—1200 Japanese strikers rioting
ATION!
Church and the World.
at Pioneer Mill, Lahaina. One killed
Rev. Henry Ostrom, D. D.
shots.
police
Miliand three wounded by
AAA
4:00-5:00 P. M. Sectional Meetings tary force sent up from Honolulu.for SummaryTHE MOST POPULAR CIGAR
22nd. —Annual Meeting of the Ha-7:30 P. M. Evangelistic Ma*-*. Me-t- waiian Evangelical Association organON THE ISLANDS.
-ing in Central Union Chur h.
izes in Kawaiahao Church.
24th.—Lahaina strike ends, Japanese
Saturday, May 27.
going back to work.
28th.—Evening Union Meeting closes
Annual Picnic of the Territorial Sunday School Association.
the series of Revival Meetings conducted
by Dr. Ostrom.
Distributors and Role Agents
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VOL. LXII
HONOLULU, T. H..JULY, 1905
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
Oahu
County Election
This community has passed through
one of the most exciting political con-
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June 30, 1905.
Floating Assets—
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collections
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Subscriptions due
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Overdraft at Bank
Excess of liabilities
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229.29
This is a sign that the "dry" season
has begun.
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Having finished one year
prosperously it is natural for our friends
to
forget that another year is upon us,
—
that there is no cessation of our expenses.
Nevertheless,
we believe that another
good year is ahead,
T. R.
flicts it has ever known. Not the least
remarkable characteristic of the battle
has been the confusion which has prevailed in the minds of many as to the
issues involved. Time for clear thought
is now granted, and there can be little
doubt that the battle will prove fuller
of good lessons than any fought on this
soil in many a long day. It is well to
recall the steps in the development of
the present situation. After the Legislature had enacted the County Law
a widespread doubt as to its constitutionality began to prevail. Within six
days of the passage of the County Acts
the Executive Committee of the Civic
Federation met and voted to bring a
test case before the Supreme Court so
as to obviate the needless expenditure
of money for election expenses in case
the law should not' stand. Meantime,
throughout the community the conviction grew that the decision would be
against the law. Here occurred the
first mistake made by citizens who had
the good of the community at heart.
Even the Governor, as late as June I,
declared: "I do not think that it (the
County Act) is constitutional." This
feeling gave rise to a carelessness
which paid little attention to the
nomination of Mr. A. M. Brown for
sheriff on the Republican ticket, or to
the undisguised opposition of the nominating convention to the head of the
party in this Territory, Governor Carter. The convention met on May 20.
On June 2 the Supreme Court rendered
a unanimous decision, affirming the
constitutionality of the new law, and
Honolulu suddenly awakened to the awkward and anamolous situation with which
the nominating convention had faced the
Republican party. The first and natural
conviction of everyone was that it was
simply preposterous to maintain at the
head of the Republican county ticket one
who was notoriously opposed to the chief
of the party, and who had openly declared that his candidacy meant public
rebuke to the Governor who had removed
him. Meantime the Civic Federation was called together on June 7 to
No. 7
take the usual non-partisan action of like
organizations throughout the United
States, viz., that of serving as a bureau of
information to all citizens as to the various candidates for their suffrage. In due
from those candidates were endorsed, regardless of party, whose records were
believed to justify honest endorsement, as
worthy of the suffrages of good citizens.
Some names were passed for lack of information sufficient to enable the Federation to form a judgment. Others failed
of endorsement, including both candidates for sheriff. On June 10, the Federation endorsed the independent candidacy of William Henry for sheriff and J.
J. Fern for supervisor.
TAPhet olls
The ten days intervening before election were full of excitement. At one time
it looked as though the Fusion candidate,
Mr. Poepoe, for sheriff, would withdraw
and leave the field to Messrs. Brown and
Henry. This would have meant the
election of the latter. This was adroitly
prevented by the Republican candidate's
plea to voters to cast their ballots for the
Fusion nominee if they could not support himself. This advice encouraged
native electors to think that their man
might win after all, and stopped the Hawaiian stampede to Henry. When it became evident that Mr. Poepoe was thus
becoming a formidable factor, the argument that a vote for Henry might mean
the election of a Hawaiian rather than a
white man was successfully sprung upon
the weak-kneed class, to whom so-called
home rule in this Territory is the chief
of bugaboos.
The Democratic leader,
who had all along sensed the oppositions's rare opportunity of deepening
the split in the Republican party by discrediting the Governor through the election of Rrown, threw all his influence into
the scale and passed the word to stalwarts of his own party to cast their ballots for the regular Republican nominee
for sheriff. Add to this the mountebank
trick of the diligent circulation on election day of the canard that Henry had
withdrawn in favor of Poepoe, and every
fluctuating vote possible was nailed for
the Republican candidate. The election,
which was quiet and orderly, resulted in
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flu- choice of I'.rown for sheriff by a good
plurality, together with the defeat of
(Juinn for supervisor ;fnd Booth for
treasurer, both of whom had failed of
endorsement and had been strenuously
opposed by the Civic Federation. H. T.
Moore, of whom not enough was known
lo justify action by tin- federation. defeated (Juinn. All the others elected
were endorsees of this organization.
The Civic Federation
The outcome for this aggressive organization has been a formidable accession
of strength. Having no axe of its own
to grind and only the good of the community to forward, it fought its battle
fairly and upon the high ground of civic
righteousness. It has demonstrated thai
even in Honolulu the appeal to the conscience has tremendous weight. It lias
in one campaign proved that it can wield
the balance of power. 1 lereafter all parties in local elections will vie for its en
dorsement. There can be little question
that tile election of Mr. Brpwn will make
for its wider and more permanent influence. Much success at the outset is not
the liest fortune for an institution of this
nature. There promises to he a lot of
splendid work for it to do as the watchdog of the public interests in the new
regime of County Government. Meantime, the new sheriff, if gifted with wisdom enough to make use of the Federation, will find it a tower of Strength. It
has opposed him frankly on his past official record, not at all as a man. Indeed to some of its Hi'-st active members he is personally unknown. The
Federation stands ready to co-operate
with the new County Sheriff to make his
administration the distinguished success
which it trusts it will become,
What Of The Future?
It must not be overlooked, however
that the new sheriff takes up his duties
seriously handicapped by Irs supnort. It
is reported that he has given private assurances that his administration will be
free from the features which drew upon
him the condemnation of the Governor
Thus he stands committed to a clean conduct of his office. Can he deliver the
goods? A study of the ballots as they
were read aloud in a tvnical procinc f
showed tli.it a considerable proportion of
straight Democratic votes were cast for
Mr. Brown, with very few for Mr
Henry, while hut a few Otherwise st'a g't
voting Republicans sunootted the latter
A number who voted tin- Advertiser
ticket in HI
de'aib east their ballots for Mr. Brown. A rather mixed
constituency stands behind him. One of
:
the best informed political leaders in the
city, a Kamaaina of very* long standing
(not a Federation supporter), is authority for the statement that in his extended
experience the last election was the first
time be had seen all the vicions elements
united behind one candidate. No section of the population is more determined
to exact payment
for its support or
knows better how to enforce its claims
than the class thus alluded to. It will
take the determination of a ClevelandRoosevelt to stand firm against the pressure brought to bear upon the new sheriff by these elements in our population.
Phis to this the entanglements of Irs pre
vious term of office and the array is for
midahle. Can
he meet the issue? These
questions are not asked captiously or with
a view to discouragement. They merely
make clear the situation and their purpose is threefold—first, to arouse the
■logged spirit of "I will" in the County
Sheriff: second, to call to his aid in the
light the active sympathy of all good citizens, and third, to assure him that one
organization, the Civic Federation, will
stand behind him in every good thing he
does. If this statement be put to the test,
it will not be the first time that a seeming
foe has turned out friend in disguise.
The
Party Whip
The casting
of 860 votes for Mr
Henry out of 5,034. the total for sheriff
in the recent election, is a solemn handwriting on the wall to party managers.
It may he possible to coerce a majority
of Republicans in Honohth', as used to
be the case in staid old Philadelphia, to
hiss the shibboleth "straight ticket." hut
there are already 17 per cent, of those
voting at the recent election for whom
the party whip has become a poor lashless castaway. Fortunately the tendency
of such indenendence-loving contingents
js growth. Even the trustful Philadelnia worm has turned and the redemption
of that party-cursed metropolis has
dawrcd amid the plaudits of the entire
American Union, as voiced by Governor
Folk in his historic telegram. A party
is a tool, never an overlord : it is a horse.
"ever tin- rider. As long as it is useful
to him the good citizen will ernoloy it.
Everywhere in the political realm the
dominance
of party over
conscience .is
a
for children as "straight tickets," "the
party, right or wrong," and begin to urge
the plea of civic righteousness guaranteed by the character of candidates for
puhuc office.
The Republican Committees
"Whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad." ()n June 26, by the
narrow vote of 5 to 3, the Territorial Re
publican Committee endorsed the administration of Governor Carter. ()n the
lame
day
the County
Republican
Com-
mittee denounced him and proceeded to
read out of the party a number of those
who had been prominent in the movement directed against unworthy candidates. This line of action on the part of
{he managers of the county machine and
(>f the minority of the territorial committee is the best of good fortune for the future of honest government in Hawaii.
The real animus of the Brown movement is slowly being made evident to the
infatuated throng that flocked to the polls
to save the party. The only way to save
a man or a party is to get rid of the evil
within either and not to crown it king.
Honolulans will realize this sooner or
later. Meantime the elements now in the
saddle in the county and anxious to grasp
the reins throughout the Territory are
likely to have their day. Let them raven
their prey, turn all the independent voters
out of the party, and make tin- work of
their own overthrow surer. Meantime it
is going to be no easy task to purify a
party so far out of the grasp of its best
elements.
Tantalus Trees
The announcement that the grove on
(Tantalus owned by the Coney family is
to be cut down, has brought sorrow to
pll the lovers of
beauty
in this commun-
ity. The Tantalus park scheme has long
Ik-mi a vision in the minds of Honolulans,
and some time it is hoped that this forest
may be included in the beautiful public
destined to crown the slopes
if the mountains that form the chief glory
of our Territory's capital city. Cannot
the Civic Federation move in this emergency and secure such action by the family owning the trees, as well as by publictoirited citizens, as shall preserve this
pharming grove? A family so well known
ifor its generous interest in good things
(will surely not fail to co-operate in such
:i movement
i layground
doctrine which like ma"\- of the woni-ou*
creeds in the relic-ions world, is being
cast to the bats. The 860 voters did not
stand f"r nothing. In two cases they
broke tl-e straight ticket slate and by Coming Of The Chinese
lonn'np- nut ns a distinct force for a third
Early last month Rev. E. W. Thwing
ca-didaie. they showed how many they (returned, bringing with him one new Chinrc. They control the situation and call mcse evangelist and one Bible woman.
upon both parties to abandon such talk who are to he followed in the course of
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a few weeks by three more evangelists.
This large accession to our working force
is made possible by the generosity of the
mainland churches through the grant in
aid of the American Missionary Association. As is told more fully on another
page, Mr. Thwing was able to save almost half of the expense of going to
China and return to recruit this re-enforcement by securing passports for the
evangelists free of charge. Thus at a
trifling added expense per individual, it
has been possible to secure this new band
of laborers as well as to establish close
connections with the work in China. Mr.
Thwing found that the influence of missionary effort in Hawaii for Chinese was
deeply affecting the life of many homeland communities. His visit has dispelled the opposition of missionaries on the
ground to the coming of well trained
reliable workers to this field. The trip
has paid in every way and has redemonstrated the fact that if our missionary,
endeavor is to tell most widely for good
it must be closely related to the great
work that is being pushed on the Asian
continent.
Every time investigation is
made it is found that tin- claim of I la-'
waii as a strategic paint of highest value
to the Christianization of Japan and
China is fully borne out. \Ve hope for
an early article from the pen of Mr.
Thwing, setting forth the result of his
studies along this line in Southern China.
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Graduation Month
Kaniehameha, Mills, Kawaiahao, the
High School and Oahu College, all report most flourishing conditions. In general graduating classes have been larger
and the number of young men and vvoin-'
en looking forward to college courses is
greater than ever. 'These institutions are
manned by such a splendid corps of
teachers with ideals so exalted that it is
impossible to witness the results of their
labors without a thrill of prophetic enthusiasm. This 'Territory is hound to
see belter days, and the pledge thereof is
given in these graduating classes. The
two most impressive occasions of all perhaps were afforded by the Kamehanieha
Manual and the Mills' Institute closing
exercises. If President Roosevelt and
the leading legislators of the nation could
have been present two convictions would
certainly have shaped themselves in their
consciousness. One would have been
that the problem of Hawaiian evolution
is being solved : the other, that the United
States needs the Chinese as much as
China needs the American. Treat him
right, and man for man. the Chinese will
do as much for America as any other immigrant. The President is beginning to
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see beyond the Pacific coast line of the Lan evangelist) and I'chida of Lihue. InStates, and his recent order to the immi- deed, our Kauai enterprise is one of the
gration officers shows that he has discov- strongest we have.
ered Asia at last. Genius that he is in
the line of grasping the significance of THE TURNING DOWN OF GOVERNOR
great movements, we may he sure that
CARTER.
before long the Asiatic will have no
stauncher, more sagacious friend in
NO other community in the United
America than President Roosevelt
States could have been the scene of
such a spectacular, contradictory, serio-comic, and rationally inexplicable
Japanese Movements
episode as that which Honolulu has
After several months of careful con- witnessed during the past six weeks.
sideration, Rev. Mr. Tsuji of Paia has 'Two years ago the intelligent, liberty
decided to accept the call to Lihue. He loving, God fearing portion of this
will he missed by his countrymen in Territory were practically hopeless
Maui, a delegation of whom have voice.l over the experiment of self-governthe regret of all through a petition to the ment in these Islands. The second
Hoard to have him continue where he is. legislature had just ended a most disThe decision, however rests not with graceful session in which no regard
the Hoard as it was placed upon the con- For public interests had been shown.
sciences of Mr. Tsuji and the entire com- The various departments of the Govpany of Japanese evangelists in this 1 er- ernment were tainted with graft.
ritory. The decision was unanimous that County elections had cemented the
duty called him to Lihue. Meantime Mr. hold of the home rule party upon
I'chida has been bravely holding lIW fort every island except Kauai, the Oahu
there. His school has been notably suc- shrievalty being held for the Repubcessful and now numbers 52. If funds lican party only by the desperate excan be secured to pay traveling expenses, pedient of rejecting ballots by the
Mr. Ishino of Kobe, one of the most trust- hundred. P.ad feeling between the naed deacons in the Tanion Church of that tives and whites ran high, and not a
city, a teacher of long experience, will few of the wisest among us were quescome from Japan to take the place of Mr. tioning whether some form of colonial
Uchido, who expects soon to go to the administration would not be preferable
mainland for further study. Meantime, to the lawlessness of self - governPaia will be supplied by Mr. l-'ukuda, a ment.
At this juncture the President apmost excellent evangelist.
'This leaves'
Hainakua vacant, but inasmuch as the pointed George R. Carter Governor,
Hoard is expecting not less than four new- and called upon him to devote himself
workers from Japan in the near future, to the. problem of bringing order out
a thoroughly able man will be found for of the chaos. Mr. Carter, gifted with the
the Honokaa-Kukuihacle field, llilo is' prophetic vision of young manhood,
mourning the prospective loss of Mr. realized first of all That the Hawaiian
Vajinia, who has succeeded in winning could be led but not driven; that the
a very high place in the estimation of all' exhibition of true friendship had never
thoughtful people there. He will retire yet failed to will him, and resolved to
permanently from the Territory, having prove to the native of these Islands
accepted the chaplaincy of the Gifu Or-i that the old missionary spirit still surphan Asylum. Messrs. Tanaka of Wai- vived with undiminished force in the
luku and Jingu of Kwa, two of our most hearts of the leading white people of
trusted evangelists, will leave for a the 'Territory. How well he succeeded
month's vacation early in July. Mr. I It-. needs no telling. As if by magic the
guchi of Puuncne and the other workers clouds of distrust and mutual recrimiin that vicinity will care for the Wailuku nation vanished. 'The coming of their
enterprise while Mr. lnoue of Papaikou Governor to the people won them
'The legislature that had
will look out for F.wa during the absence everywhere.
Konniro,
our
shown
of the wolf, was
Mr.
temper
brethren.
the
of these two
new worker for Kona, is in his field and called in extra session and displayed the
will soon rally about him the substantial! gentleness of the lamb, plus the wisfarm folk of that region. Mr. and Mrs. dom of the serpent. One after anoththeir permanent field. There is a strong er the various departments of the GovMiyamori have gone to Makaweli for ernment were put on a business basis;
aggregation of Christian school teachers; graft practically disappeared, the treasuin that region, including Messrs. Kato ry, which had been on the verge of bank•f Kekaha. W'atanabe of Makaweli, Ito ruptcy, found money to meet its obligai>f fianapepe, Okumura of Kohala (also tions; despite the terrible business depres-
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sion the Territory's credit mounted to the conviction that the county law against an administration that, thanks
equal height with that of the lead- would be thrown out by the Supreme to those around me, has been economiing commonwealths of 4he nation; the Court, failed to act the role of political cal and efficient, and the surprising
poor bedraggled Republican party, for boss, by both finding and securing the part is that so many are blinded by
years the sport of home rulers, rehab- nomination of a candidate for sheriff ac- political dust or hubbub—that they
ilitated, entered a fresh contest and ceptable to the enlightened public con- can't see it."
well nigh annihilated both of its op- science, the opportunity of his enemies
Two days later, on the eve of elecponents; the new legislature, notwith- had come and they seized it to put in tion, the candidate for sheriff publicly
standing the dangerous absence of a nomination the man whom he had dis- accepted the Governor's challenge and
frankly endorsed his view of the conrestraining opposition, bore itself with credited.
a fair degree of moderation and disAnd now followed the strangest act test by remarking, as reported by the
played an efficiency thus far unknown in all this drama. Instead of repudi- press:
"On the morrow I ask you to cast
in our territorial history; last and best of ating a nomination secured by exactly
all the judiciary was given the position one-half the votes of the convention your ballots for me as a rebuke to
of paramount influence, which it must ever and impossible of being made unani- Governor George R. Carter and a glohold in a successful democracy, by the mous, a large section of those to whom rious vindication." The issue was
elimination of adventurers and the eleva- the community has hitherto looked for perfectly clear and accepted as such by
tion to the bench of men of un- moral leadership were suddenly stam- all men in the community.
doubted integrity. All these achieve- peded into an attitude of intense hosThe result has issued, as some forements were due mainly to the char- tility to the Governor by the cry of saw and feared, in the resignation of
acter, high purpose, public spirit and "Consistency" and "Party loyalty," the Governor. Viewed from the standfaithful service of Governor Car- raised by the gang of his personal ene- point of the business man (and Mr.
ter. He made mistakes, of course— mies.
Carter has from the outset shown himwhat strenuous man does not? He
Governor Carter, by noble descent, self to be pre-eminently this in his
may not have seen the failings of his belongs to what used to be called the conception of his relation to the people
own appointees as clearly as he did the missionary element in the population. and the people's interests) it is not difdeficiencies of holdovers. He allowed But Honolulu, for the first time in its ficult to realize the Governor's posihimself to think aloud too often per- history, saw the sons and grandsons tion. As manager of the territorial
haps, and in his interviews failed at of missionaries opposing vehemently plantation, he naturally expects to
times to indicate that matters in his their own tribesman, who for two years have his board of directors, the Repubmind under consideration had not as had put missionary principles to the lican party, appoint as one of his head
yet reached the stage of determination. forefront in a way as thoroughly char- lunas a man in sympathy with him,
But these were but incident to the acteristic as that of such noble prede- who will help carry out his policy.
opening stage of his public career. cessors as Richards, Armstrong, Judd When, not only in direct opposition to
One thing he grasped magnificently, and Dole, and that too in support of a his wishes, but upon the clear intimaand that was the present day business man for whose removal from office tion that to appoint a certain nun will
theory of government which holds the they had loudly applauded him but a be understood as a vote of lack of conchief responsible for the acts of his few months earlier. It was a strange fidence in his management, the directsubordinates. He accepted the Gov- sight, especially when certain other ors choose the obnoxious luna, it is naternorship as executive head and de- elements in the same support are con- ural that resignation should follow.
manded that his policy be followed by sidered.
Many of Governor Carter's truest
those subject to his removal and apEven personal friends of the Gov- friends, however, cannot help wishing
pointment. He did not hesitate to re- ernor, under the spell of the mystic that he might have taken the view that
move from office the father of his most symbol "consistency," sided against the real Board of Directors is the
intimate political friend. Finally, un- him. The famous Vale solidarity was American people, and not the Repubable any longer to endure the scandal broken so that a fellow citizen is au- lican party of Hawaii, and that the
of police mismanagement, he called thority for the sentiment that he has vote of lack of confidence here, had
for the resignation of the high sheriff, traveled widely through the world and under the conditions of this remarkable
and for doing this he received more never yet saw Vale men help to down campaign, will only commend him more
unstinted praise from his fellow citi- another as here in Honolulu last month. closely to the people whose appointee
zens than for any other one act of his
Both the Governor and the candi- through the Chief Magistrate of the
administration. It would seem that date for the shrievalty made the case Union he is. If this be his thought and
nothing honorable which a grateful perfectly clear. On June 17 the Gov- his resignation be but the expression
party could do would be too much for ernor addressed the following note to of an honorable desire to relieve the
one who had so purified, strengthened the Advertiser:
national administration of a difficulty
"Editor Advertiser: Without con- in case the local election shall be interand rendered it victorious as George
sidering the moral issue, it ought now preted in Washington to be a thoughtR. Garter had done.
in this uncompromising course, to be clear to all as it has been to those ful condemnation of the conduct of his
were made jealous by the suc- who knew the undercurrents, that office, then we may perhaps expect to
of the young Governor, grafters every vote cast for Brown is one that see him continue as Governor. For it
ally were enraged, the vicious will be counted by his supporters as seems certain that the President will
classes, balked of their prey, deter- discrediting the administration. Those ask this service of him. That this may
mined to leave no stone unturned to who doubt this should attend some prove to be the outcome is evidently
get even, the cry of Caesarism was public meeting where Brown's friends the honest desire of an overwhelming
ulously raised, and when the Gov- are speaking for him. Thus every proportion of the people of Honolulu.
or, pressed by the cares of an ac- straight vote is to be used, no matter In time we may look to see those
nuated mass of details and under the intention of the voter, as a slap who have enacted the farce of the late
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election open their eyes to the elements
of high comedy which make it worthy
of a place in the repertory of a Shakespeare. With the more serious side
of its outcome all good citizens must
now deal. The episode is past. No
possible virtue can he found in recriminations. The thing to be done is to
take to heart the lessons of the campaign, for they are many, to close the
ranks of earnest men in future battles
for good government and to learn hereafter to put principles above party,
the public good above mere prejudice,
and the light of conscience above the
D. S.
heat of passion.
candidate for sheriff, which not improbably was based on insufficient ground, as
many of our best citizens believed. On
the whole, the Civic Federation has done
important and effective work. With a
sense of great relief and confidence, honest-minded citizens will welcome their efforts to defeat corrupt politicians, and to
compel partizan conventions to exercise
more scruples in their nominations.
S. E. B.
POLITICAL AFTERMATH.
They have what they wanted,—at least
what the leaders wanted. It was a choiceit
between Carter and Brown. Oh, yes,
was. The Governor emphasized this
DUTY TO ONE'S PARTY.
fact; so did T.rown in all his speeches,—
particularly
in the last ones. And now
In the heat of a campaign men often
the mark!) have their
write what they might not wish to be they (tw, save
held to later. For example, it was with choice.
some indignation that we found so repu"But the public didn't know." Oh,
table a paper as The Hawaiian Star impublic! If the public is just a big
the
puting dishonor to men for standing as
in this instance it
independent candidates after previously baby, as some allege,
too.
a
baby,
agreeing to abide by the choice of a Re- was sick
Heigbo, what ails the baby ?
publican convention. Now, how far is
binding?
any such agreement
common to men
Our answer is: Only so long as the There's a weakness
it
is just an unIn sheep
party managers continue to seek the pub- and sheep.
them to
that
causes
timidity
lic welfare by nominating honest and ca- reasoninghandful move off in any direcpable men. The public welfare is the Hock; a
mass surges that way.
supreme interest. 'Treachery to that ab- tion, and the whole
bodies this weakpolitical
and
men
solves from obligation to the party mana- With
malady.
downright
as a
gers. Suppose that a mate ships on a ness appears
only
no,
not
or
baby
body
politic,
vessel for the prosecution of an honest Your
out
fetich
a
sort
of
makes
"flocks."
but
voyage. Does he continue bound to the
arguments,
answer
to
all
ship when the captain turns pirate or it,—raves it, in
sleep, puts it up in
smuggler? Just so when party leaders —fairly mumbles it in
nourishment, and lapolitical
to
bottles
for
men
combine with corrupt and unfit
"Straight Ticket." That's what
place them in office, they by such acts en- bels it Honolulu dear public, and now
the
tirely release other members of the party ailed
Brown, the "regular nominee. *
who owe their highest allegiance to the it has—
public good. We hold that no matter
But why Brown and not Booth and
what a man has promised, he has no right
rob
men
to
bad
to
help
to keep a promise
Quinn?
While the leaders were busy with the
the public. He cannot do that and himBrown
end of the Carter endorsement
self remain an honest man.
to
some of the loose parts of
that
one's
is
duty
they
neglected
urged
It has been
what the
work through the primary, and so secure the machine. So there awas
"jolt"
in the
of
something
to
convencall
party
boys
the
reliable delegates
be
It
Will
ticket"
programme.
any
can
"straight
What
mockery.
This
is
tion.
again.
to
work
it
notoriously
harder
one do in a primary which is
managed by machine politicians? Our
Now what ails the Governor? "Can't
place to act' is at the polls, previously arbad
he
take a little pleasantry?" "Didn't we
every
ranging to scratch relentlessly
help
That
indorse
will
him two or three times?" "We
on
the
ticket.
party
name
Brown, too; what
to control the corrupt party managers indorsed his friend,
have?"
"Now he wants
more
would
he
into some regard for decency.
For this reason we welcome the agency to quit because we brought back the 'gold
of the Civic Federation, which marked brick' he tried to throw away." "It's
down unworthy candidates, and enabled downright silly, but we do not hesitate
us to defeat them the other day, by unit- to say, 'there are others.'" "In fact we
ing on better men in their places. It is mentioned in some of our speeches that
true that the popular judgment did not some of us could be induced to take the
sustain their estimate of the Republican governorship."
liv the way, isn't Brown the logical
•andidate of the straight Republican
wing for Governor ?
It reminds us of how a lot of boys
thought they would have some fun with
a fellow named—well, say George. He
was a good sort of fellow, this George,
had really been of considerable use to the
crowd, so they thought they would "playSo they gathered
horse with him."
around him and commenced clapping him
on the back. Now, this was rather
rough on George, hut he stood that all
right.
George had a corn.
He had worn some rather tight shoes,
you see, and although he wasn't wearing them just then (had thrown them
away, in fact), his foot was tender. You
musn't forget too, that his back was a
little sensitive from the horse play.
"Now, George," says one fellow, "we
ire going to make a few friendly passes
at you and may land a few, but don't you
butt in.' You just stay quiet while we
have our little game, and George, —take
off your shoes." "Never mind, (jolt him
a few near the belt, fellows) we'll take
'em off—and we have that nice old pair.
You shouldn't throw away good shoes
like that, George."
"Hear him, now! To make such a
fuss about a corn! Walk on it, boys, a
little. It's plum ridiculous."
"There's the right kind of shoe for
you, old man. Darn your corns!"
'What? Going home?
That beats
if
you can't
man,
the Dutch! Why,
stand a little jollying,—why if you'd
have told us before you had corns, we'd
have
But we can't imagine what they would
have done. The fable halts. Let us hope
against hope that we can keep our Governor.
—
Here's another hope: That Arthur M.
Brown may break away from the crowd
that elected him to give us a clean ad-
ministration. Weaver of Philadelphia
did something of this kind, why not
Brown?
T. R.
NEW CHINESE EVANGELISTS.
The work of securing Chinese teachers
and preachers was somewhat difficult and
prolonged. However, after five weeks of
much visiting and consulting with native preachers, and many calls on officials, the work was successfully accomplished. Four good men and one woman
Bible teacher were secured. It was
rather hard to gain the consent of the
missionaries in charge of these workers
to have them go, but after the claims of
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the work in Hawaii were set forth, this
also was gained. The relation of the
work in the Islands to that in China is
now more clearly understood, and there
will be a better feeling and more co-operation in the future.
PASSPORT.
The next work was to secure passports
for these men. The Chinese Government
charge or "squeeze," is about $100.00
Mex. for each one. Five hundred dollars
seemed too much to pay. So I went to
the O. S. Consul General. He said he
would do his part, but could not help me
with the Chinese. I asked him for a letfter of introduction, so that I could go and
see the viceroy about it, who issues the
passports. But he said he could not do
that, and it was very hard to see a high
official. Well, I wanted to see him anyway, and said I would write my own letter. So I wrote, asking for an interview,
and sent the following letter:
Canton, April sth, 1905.
To His Excellency Tseu,
Viceroy of the Two Kwong.
Your Excellency: I have the honor to
request this interview with your Exceljlency, to confer in regard to the educational work in Hawaii. There are many
of your Excellency's subjects in these
islands, and some thousands of Chinese
children. The Board of the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association, Chinese Department, of which I have the honor to be
Superintendent, feels a deep love for
your people. Indeed, "All within the
four seas are brethren."
"All under
heaven are one family." Because thejf
wish these Chinese youths to be well instructed in the "five virtues" and thf
"five relations," and every good way,
they have asked four of your Excellen>cy's subjects, whose names are herewith,
to go to Hawaii to teach.
I have the honor to ask your ExceU
lency's favor to grant them passports, in
accord with the treaty between China and
America. lam your Excellency's
Most obedient servant,
EDWARD W. THWING,
Supt. Chinese Work of the Hawaiian
Board.
Much to my surprise the Viceroy sent
me back a very polite letter, in a large
red envelope, saying that he would be
waiting to see me on the following day
at 10 a. m. Here was a fine chance.
A VISIT TO THE VICEROY.
The next day early, with the four Chinese preachers, we started out for the
Viceroy's yamen. There were five chairs,
each with three chair-bearers, making
quite a procession. We were met by the
Vicej-oy's secretary, and conducted into
the waiting room. He wished to find out
about the work in Hawaii and what was
being done there. After a little consultation he said: "All right; we will go and
see the Viceroy," and conducted me to
the official reception room.
Here the Viceroy met me at the door,
and we made our Chinese l>ovvs and thep
he put out his hand to shake hands, quite
in Western style. He then asked me tp
sit down at a table, where tea. cakes and
fruit were set out. The Viceroy, who is
the ruler of the many millions of Chinese
be made out and registered at the American Consul General's office. The Consul
much surprised to find that I had visited
the Viceroy and secured the passports
free. Next the medical examinations followed and the new workers were readyto start for Hawaii.
Rev. Siu U Tsz, who is about 42 years
of age, conies with his wife and family
of six children. He has done a good
work in Canton. Mr. Ho Kw-ai Tak,
who has also done excellent work in the
Pres. Mission there for over 15 years,
comes alone, but hopes to have his wife
and family come in a few months. .Mr.
110 Tsz Yin is a brother of Mr. Ho of
Honolulu, and has been trained in the
Mission school in Canton. He seems a
very bright, pleasant young man. Mr.
Chi Tv Ting, the elder of the Second
Church of Canton, is a man of fine Christian character, and will come as soon as
possible. Mrs. 'Tain S'z Mvi is a well
trained Bible teacher, and formerly
worked with Mrs. Thwing. 'These will
be a great addition to our work in Ha1;. W. T.
waii.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF THE BOYS' CLUBS
OF HONOLULU, 1904-1905.
'The organization which was formerly
known as the Boys' Brigade has changed
ts name to The Roys' Clubs of Honolulu. 'The military drill distinctive of the
Brigade is now but a subordinate feature
1
I lie Boys' Clubs. 'This organization
was formed in iB<jcj, and for hut two
years out of the live have the clubs had
a salaried superintendent giving all his
lime to their welfare. It seems as though
ilk more than 5,000 boys of Honolulu
living in the two southern provinces, is ought to have all of one man's time.
a bright, intelligent man of about 45
THE PAST,
years. He seems really interested in
many reforms and the welfare of his people. He asked about our work for the
Your present Superintendent, also of
Chinese in Hawaii, and who paid the ex- the trisected genus when it comes to
penses of the work. He seemed quite in- fields of work, took hold of the reins the
terested in the fact that so many yoiuig first of last ()ctol>er. They were someChinese were learning at our schools in what loose, it being the end of the sumHonolulu, and fully realized that they mer season, and there having been no
should be taught Chinese as well as Eng- regular driver during the past year. And
lish. After a very pleasant talk, he said yet he had much to be grateful for. The
that he would give me the passports. So assets of the past were considerable.
I thanked him, drank my tea, wished While there was only one club under
him prosperity, made my hows and de- actual organization, there were others
just ready to hurst forth and bloom.
parted.
He was as good as his word, and in There was the Trades' School, with its
about two weeks I received the five pass- well-equipped workshop below and its
ports free, making a saving of nearly club-room above, representing an outlay
500 Mexican dollars, equal to about of $5,000. And last, but not least, there
$170.00 U. S. gold. Then they had to was the five-acre Athletic Field, into
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During May, June and July there is
which $3,000 of Honolulu's generosity juniors. Mr. Hitchings of the Kamea
exciting series of baseball games
very
hameha
schools
has
been
our
faithful
inhad gone.
structor in this department. We do wish being played at the field. Two games
THE PRESENT.
that yur boys had a little more stick-to- are played—one Junior and one Senior—
it-ive-ness in their make up, and yet we every Wednesday and every Saturday afThe work of the put year was begun remember that to the average hoy, street ternoon.
not with the hope of investing in a new or home, play is more fascinating than
kit of tools, but of sharpening the old work. Several new tools have been addSUMMER CAMP.
ones. During the ]>ast nine months ten ed, among them a tail stock for the turnFor the first time in the history of the
Roys' Clubs have been organized, mak- ing lathe, a circular saw, through the
generosity of the Kameliamelia schools, clubs a summer camp is being planned.
ing a total of eleven clubs, i.e.:
and the grindstone is now run by power. We expect to take ioo of the boys to MaAbout fifteen screens have been made for kua for a week's outing the last week
CLUBS.
the Kauluwela and Palama club nxmi in June. They are eagerly making their
Junior—Palama, Kauluwela, Kawaia- windows, rejoicing the hearts of the boys plans to have their fill of ocean swimhao, Excelsior (J. R. S.), Kamehameha through the introduction of indoor base- ming, fishing and mountain climbing.
bail and basket ball. Hurdles and'jump- The boys themselves will give $50.00 toPrep., Kalihi.
Senior—Palama, Kauluwela, Kawaia- ing standards for our field meet have word their expenses, while the other $150
been made. Aii ironing-table, baseball has been contributed by friendly busihao, Excelsior (J. R. S.), Y. M. C. A.
The number of boys iii each one of bats, canes, tables and towel racks have ness men of the city. This will he the
these clubs varies from twenty to forty. numbered among the other shop produc- first camping experience for most of these
The clubs therefore have their grip upon tions. Two coats of paint have recently boys.
between three and four hundred of Ho- greatly improved the api>carance of our
nolulu's boys, besides indirectly influ- Trades School.
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND THE PROencing many others. One condition of
BATION SYSTEM.
BOYS' ATHLETIC FIELD.
organization is that each club meet once
a week to transact general business and
The new law—Act 28—recently passI lonolulu ought to be proud of an ath- ed by the last Legislature, instructing all
to spend the hour in military drill, in
games and occasional talks, as the leader letic field so well adapted to meet the District Magistrates to appoint probation
nerds of its boy population. It consists officers to care for all juvenile delinmay suggest.
of five acres of well-graded land, sur- quents under 16 years of age, was really
Room
'Trades
at the
'The Central Club
School has been o|K-n two nights in the rounded by a high board fence with a fathered, through the adopted paternity
week all the year. 'The average attend* quarter mile cinder track—the only one if Senator Dickey, by the Roys' Clubs of
ance has been about fifteen boys. Special in the Islands; a fine baseball diamond Honolulu. Judge Whitney has appointoccasions have brought out many more. and a commodious grandstand. It is in ed six probation officers, three of them
It is perhaps too much to ex]K-ct that this reality the only adequate playground in icing closely connected with the work
club room will reach more than the Pa- the city accessible to our many boys. At if the Roys' Clubs. At the request of
lama and Kauluwela boys. 'There ought the close of last summer the field was the Executive Committee of the Roys'
bibs, tiie District Court has recently apto he something similar, though better full of cracks and declivities, owing to a
adapted to boy life, at the Kawaiahao dry summer and to the fact that the pointed attorneys Messrs. Hemenway and
end of the city. 'To obtain greater effi- ground had not been watered. During Thayer, the managers of the Kawaiahao
ciency from this part of our equipment!, the year we have spent over $200 in fill- Junior Club, to look out for the interests
we would suggest that each club prepare ing in with black sand and soil. Rut this of the hoys whenever they are brought
a program and alternate in entertaining is only a temporary relief. We cannot before the court
for misdemeanor.
the different clubs. Then one night a maintain a high-class field permanently Their province is not to defend the boys,
month might be given to a competitive until we lay some 1600 feet of 2-inch and hut to supplement the work of a busyentertainment, each club contributing its 1-inch piping and connect with the arte- judge in learning the boy side of the
quota. The dramatic instinct among the sian well recently installed at Kauluwela. story. There are large possibilities
boys of the streets is strong. It is sigt- The jumping pit has been removed to ahead of us in this department of our
nificant that at one of our club shows, the mauka side of the track, so that now work.
held recently, every actor on the stage the field events do not interfere with the
was knocked down and dragged out in- track events. 'The corner of the field maSPECIAL MEETINGS.
side of five minutes. We can hardly ex- kai of the grandstand has been cleared
rubbish,
of
small
and
a
trees
and
basket
pect more when the highest ideal these
During the year we have had several
boys have is the Orphcum. We believe, hall field has been leveled and made ready
special
we
meetings for the lioys, though byfor
the
have
held
play.
During
year
too, that it would he well if our clubf
—two
no
means
as many as they could have
for
the
Clubs
days
Roys'
hour.
three
field
more
of
a
and
reading
story
made
()n Nov. 26th, '04, profitably assimilated.
The boys were
The very quietness of such a time has a and one an open meet.
an
gathered
for
together
evening in the
meet,
the
Excelsiors
won
and
nature.
the
Junior
softening influence over hoy
the Kawaiahao boys the Senior banner. Central Club Room, for the presentation
On March 25th, 1905. the Kauluwela of medals and banners after both the fall
SHOP,
clubs won both Junior and Senior meets,. and spring track meets. Dick Carvin, the
occasion
Work in the carpenter shop has pro- The open field day, March 18th, 1905!, champion bag puncher, on oneexhibition.
us
a
much
appreciated
gave
Kamehameha,
was
won
with
the
easily
by
Classes
gressed quite satisfactorily.
gospel meetings
have been maintained five days or nights Maile Ilimas coming second. During We have had one or twostereopticon
picheld
a
talks
illustrating
May
C.
also
field
with
day
A.
the Y. M.
in the week throughout the year. Each
we had a competitures.
18th
May
On
ten
at
the
Field.
Hoys'
seniors
or
of
class consists of eight
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tive military drill at Union Square, when
the banner was won by the Kamehameha
Preparatory Juniors. Their work would
have made the National "Guard step lively to hold their honors. Immediately
after the drill 400 boys assembled in the
Y. M. C. A. auditorium to listen to the
singing of Messrs. Butler and Hillis and
an inspiring talk by Dr. Ostrom.
Several of the clubs have been individually entertained at homes or club rooms
by the managers. Ice cream and cake
were the order of the day. One club
greatly enjoyed a Punch and Judy show.
We would advise just such occasional social gatherings. It forms a strong tie
to bind the hoys and leaders together.
THE FUTURE.
As we look into the future we can see
immense possibilities ahead. The only
way to realize them is to work upon the
capital we already have in hand. We
must—and we can —prove to the people
of these Islands that the Boys' Clubs are
a decided factor in the welfare and the
development of our Island boys. To do
this certain needs must be met.
NEEDS
THE CLUBS,
(i) Organization. Reformation must
begin within. We need a more thorough
organization within the clubs themselves.
More ought to be expected from our few
committees. A more careful enrollment
and the marking of absentees would create prestige. Anything that would develop a greater esprit d'corps would be
highly beneficial. A yell, colors, and perhaps a button, would help. A monthly
sheet, well edited and widely circulated,
would do much to interest and profit the
boys. Our clubs are designed for but one
purpose—to help boys. Therefore, the
more we can enter into a boy's life, the
more boys we can know and know well,
the harder it will be to fill our niche when
we step out.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Our Central Executive Committee can
well stand for more organization. Strong
to
sub-committees, willing and anxious
work, ought to stand at the head of each
of our departments. Your Superintendent would be a member ex-officio of each
of these committees. At any special
stress he would feel that he had something tangible back of him.
THE PUBLIC.
Then this idea of organization—if this
is the word—must extend to the general
public. We must have a stronger backing by the citizens of Honolulu. To obtain this, we must first show them that
we are filling a vacuum in the boy life of
our streets. We have not yet reached
that place where the city is talking about
the good work being done by our clubs
to help the boys of Honolulu. That we
may reach this place we speak of our second need.
(2) Money. What are we giving the
boy for his moneys worth? Ah, you
say, it does not cost the boy anything. It
does. It costs him his time. With the
boy as well as with the man—Time is
money. We could have twenty-five instead of eleven strong Boys' Clubs in this
city if we had the proper equipment with
which to handle them. We have boys
enough and to spare. But among other
things boys' clubs, like a hundred other
philanthropic enterprises, need more
money. If our Government could better
make both ends meet financially, we
might receive some aid from them. The
maintenance of the Boys' Field would
certainly appeal to them. Last year the
New York Legislature passed a bill to
establish Boys' Clubs in New York City
at public expense. The bill was vetoed
by the mayor, not because he objected to
the clubs, but that he thought they ought
to be under the direction of the school authorities. Our schools and Government
ought, and will, stand hand in hand with
any work that helps the boys to a better
life and a higher manhood.
It is true that we are working largely
with and for neglected boys, but "a boy's
a boy for a' that," and they are equally
expeditious to discern good bait from a
bare hook. The one reason it has been
more difficult to hold the Kawaiahao
clubs than any others, is because they
have no proper games room —no adequate equipment.
A VISION
It is one thing to shut your eyes and
see what we ought to have, and quite
another thing to realize that dream.
visions and
Just now we are seeing ought
to be
dreaming dreams. There
two buildings in this city largely similar.
One we would call the Young Men's
Christian Association and one the Boys'
Club. In each of them we would have a
dormitory—several sleeping rooms for
homeless boys and unmarried young men.
This part of the Y. M. C. A. would be
self-supporting.
In each building we would have a neat
and tasty lunch room, where sandwiches
and light drinks could be served; a well-
equipped and roomy gymnasium; a games
room, with a billiard and pool table; a
library and reading room; an employment bureau ; a swimming pool; a bowling allley; a tennis court, and rooms fitted up for night classes. It is a significant fact that St. Elizabeth's has about
sixty Chinese young men every night in
English classes. Now if we had the required financial help we could remodel
the present Y. If, C. A. hall and in?ke
it into a Boys' Club, and then buiid .1
new Y. M. C. A. hall that would incorporate the above mentioned features and
that would be a pride and a blessing second to none in these needy Islands. That
there are young men in our city in need
of just such a Christian home environment is evidenced by the fact that one of
our lodges—and there are many—has 300
young men members and is steadily increasing. But our third need is more
vital and more difficult to realize than
either the need of organization or for
more money. It is the need of
and
(3) Men—consecrated men
women too, who see in every boy —regardless of clothes and skin—a great
heart, a noble-minded and public-spirited
citizen.
—
Give us men!
Men from every rank;
Fresh and free and frank;
Men of thought and reading,
Men of light and leading,
'Hie Nation's welfare speeding;
Men of faith and not of fiction,
Men of lofty aim in action ;
Give us men, I say again,
Give us men!
Give us men!
Strong and stalwart ones;
Men whom highest hope inspires,
Men whom purest honor fires,
Men who trample self beneath them,
Men who make their country wreath
them
As her noble sons,
Worthy of their sires!
Men who never shame their mothers,
Men who never fail their brothers;
True, however false are others;
Give us men, I say again,
Give us men!
—Bishop of Exeter.
If we had such men as the Bishop of
Exeter describes at our backs the noble
work in which we are engaged would
never lack for laborers. We must appeal
to men's unselfishness. We want volunteer workers who will give at least one
night a week to boy life. Every possible
talent can be used in this work, whether
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it be musical, recitative, athletic or that
of golden silence. Every club needs the
strong hand of a man to guide it, and
the quiet, cheerful influence of a woman
to mould it. The need is for men of
conviction—men who will not only inculcate purity of life and honesty of purpose
among the boys, but men who will leave
the stamp of a deeper desire to know Him
who is the Father of All.
It will never do to watch too eagerly
for results when working with boys. One
never knows just where to find the boy.
He is an entity distinct un*o Mmself. The
Zoo has not yet corralled his duplicate.
And yet there is not one of us but that
knows that it is time and money well invested when given to the physical, men'al
and the moral development of the boys
who are to be our future voters. Let the
boys be your fad. Talk boys! Believe
boys! work for boys! •
We regret that we have not been able
to have better gathered the loose threads
in the Boys' work; but as you know, we
have been handicapped by having a too
wide and scattered field of service.
We can not bring this annual report
to a close without a deep tribute of gnzitude to President Richards and Treasurer Castle for their untiring interest,
cheerful co-operation and faithful devotion in saving the boys of Honolulu.
•
E. B. TURNER,
Superintendent.
CENTRAL UNION CHURCH.
was the parade of the Bible school chil-
dren of the city, when nearly two thousand boys and girls marched in line.
Some of our mainland cities have an annual Bible school parade. The singing,
the transparencies, the banners and the
speaking make a strong outward witness
to the power of the old gospel.
The annual Kamehameha Day picnic
on June 12th, brought together some
1200 boys and girls and grown-ups on
the Punahou campus.
The day was
spent in playing games of every description, from baseball to running three-legged races.
Fortunately there were no
serious accidents.
On Friday evening, June 23d, the
teachers of the Bible school met with
Miss Yarrow, at her home on Kinau
street, for a social hour and for the discussion of topics vital to the welfare of
the school. Mr. Merrill of Mills Institute
presented the subject of the Normal class,
and Mrs. Carlton introduced the topic
of Vacation Plans in Bible School Work.
One of the crying needs in Christian work
in our city is the organization and maintenance of a strong Normal class that
will prepare teachers for both the home
and the Mission schools of the city. All
our schools are continually needing
teachers, and the excuse in many cases
is, "We do not feel competent to take a
class." It is to be desired that the good
work begun in this line may be continued
during the coming year.
It is hoped that during the summer
months the schools of the city may be
kept up to a high degree of efficiency.
Perhaps three-fourths of our scholars remain in the city during the hot weather,
and since the devil does not take any appreciable vacation, during July and August our schools ought to be made more
attractive than ever to hold the boys and
girls.
A number of our faithful teachers have
gone away, some for the summer months
and some permanently. Their places
must be filled by others. Truly the fields
are white unto the harvest. Are all the
laborers at work?
The Training Class for the Young has
been discontinued for the summer. These
meetings have been very helpful and
some of the boys and girls are better able
now to give a reason for the hope that
is within them than they were before the
class was formed.
During the month of June sixty-five
persons were received into the membership of the Church.
A very impressive communion service
was held Sunday evening, June 4, when
twenty-three persons joined, composed
of the graduating class of Kamehameha
schools. Seven boys and sixteen girls.
We are proud of the Kamehameha young
people.
The regular communion was held Sunday morning, June 18, when forty-two
persons were received —five by letter and
thirty-seven on confession of faith.
We regret that Mrs. Mary Knight Hyde
severs her connection with the Church.
She requests a letter to the Church in
Ware, Mass., where she intends to reside.
Mrs. Hyde is a most efficient worker,
and it was mainly by her untiring efforts
that the Woman's Board of Missions has
become so great a factor in our city.
The Pastor intends remaining in the
city during the summer, taking his va- WAILUKU SOCIAL SETTLEMENT.
cation in October, as business calls him
A few weeks ago a very enjoyable afaway at that time.
Perhaps one of the most unique gath- ternoon was spent at the Workers' Home,
erings in the recent Ostrom meetings connected with the Alexander House, the
11
occasion being an afternoon tea for the
Chinese women. Twenty-one women
and sixteen children were gladly welcomed.
Last Monday evening (May 29) seventeen Chinese young men were also welcomed for social enjoyment.
Meetings have been held at different
Chinese homes for the women. Mr. Ah
Ling and Mr. Chung Leong have kindly
assisted.
A warm welcome was given
us, and an urgent request that we come
again.
The usual afternoon and evening class
work at the Alexander House has been
recently varied by several social events.
On one evening about eighty children
found ways of spending their nickels and
dimes at a children's sale. Upon another
occasion an audience of over a hundred
listened to a programme arranged by the
I lima Club, and were served light refreshments; our new coffee urn, the gift
of Miss Mary Alexander, being used for
the first time.
The young girls' S. S. class of the native church was entertained at the Settlement Residence on the afternoon of
May 15, and the men of the Japanese
evening school the following week. It is
with great pleasure that a class of the
Koreans has been welcomed for evening
English work. The results of the first
six lessons indicate quick and eager pupils.
Gifts have been received from the
Holden, Massachusetts, C. E. Society, of
which the Settlement worker is an exmember, and from Mrs. H. A. Gay, who
was with us last year.
Many families have received calls during the past weeks. A record of people
coming to the
more or less regularly
Alexander Home, kept from May 22 to
June 16, shows an enrollment of 189 different people, chiefly under eighteen years
of age. The total attendance, excluding
the social occasions above mentioned, is
669, the average for the afternoons being
thirteen, that for evenings eighteen.
Although the vacation proper began
with that of the Government schools, by
the choice of the worker, the Alexander
House will be opened evenings for two
additional weeks, and perhaps occasionally, during her absence from town, by
the kindness of Mrs. Way, who has given
assistance to the Settlement work while
a temporary member of the family. The
mothers of the Hawaiian children have
been invited for afternoon tea June 21,
and several Japanese women for the following evening, when our good-byes must
be said to Mrs. Tanaka. The ladies of
the settlement will be at home to all their
friends the afternoon of Monday, June
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26, that farewell may he said to Miss C.
L. Turner before her departure for a
year's well-earned rest.
E. A. B.
i:x VNDEK
,\l
HOUSE
I'OKT FOR
KINDERGARTEN KE-
1904-1905.
ly helped, but those who gave up
their time, night after night, to do personal work or sing in the choir, or to help
by their constant prayerful presence,
gained a deeper conception of our Father's power to answer prayer and to
draw all to Him than the others could
realize. They tried to help others and
found, in turn, abundant help for themselves.
In a certain evangelical church in Honolulu there are, in round numbers, one
hundred members. At one meeting there
were forty-five of the one hundred there,
and at no time were there fewer than nineteen members present at any one meeting.
With forty-five ]>er cent, of the entire church membership present at one
evangelical meeting, and all of these enrolled in C. E, work, can we marvel at
the deeper consecration of the young people, of the full, heart-to-heart prayer
meetings, and of the swelling of the Endeavor ranks?
In the other churches, too, the newspirit of consecration has been noticed.
The prayer meetings have been larger
and more fervent, and more young people have participated in them than heretofore. Many in the churches have taken
a firm stand for the Master, and those
already Christians have felt a fresh spirit
Average daily attendance for the past
nine and a half months in the Kindergarten was 46, some month's attendance being as high as 57, and an enrollment of
80 children.
During the year five mothers' meetings were held, including closing exercises at Christmas and June.
On the sixteenth day of June all the
children sat down to tables spread in
white to enjoy their cake and lemonade.
It was a pretty sight. But as there will
be some changes in the Kindergarten
next year on account of promotions and
the going away of a number of children,
the (lay had its sad side as well.
It has been the aim of the Kindergartener to visit every child's home at least
once a month. Many months the visits
have been more frccpient in special cases.
'The Kindergarten will open with the
Government schools in September, when
it is hoped that ill attendance and interest the school will grow, being a much
greater success than during the past year. of consecration, a keener sense of God's
presence and a new interest in saving
LUCY AYRF.S, Director.
souls.
We offer thankful prayers for past
blessings and earnest supplication for
the future that many young people, who
JotE
IsC
latindngs
have openly united with the various
churches may be helpers in our various
Endeavor Societies, and may grow ever
in their endeavor to be Christians.
M. P.
\\ c are glad to report that a g<x>d deal
of interest has been aroused in Mission
work in New Mexico among the Central
The long looked for evangelical cam- Union Endeavorers, and they have alpaign is now a thing of the past, and we ready raised $25.00 toward a fund for
look with interest toward the various Endeavor Societies to see how these inspiring meetings have affected their spiritual
life.
In a business enterprise, he who has
invested in the greater number of shares
will obtain the greater part of the profits;
in other words, we reap in proportion to
what we sow. And does this rule not
hold true in a spiritual sense—that for
every effort we make to help others we
shall receive help in our own souls, and
that every blessing we unselfishly ask
God to bestow on a brother or sister, returns, like a spring, to its source and enriches our hearts and lives ?
So we find that all who attended the
that place. This is rather a new field,
and may become an important center for
C. E. growth. Let us all remember this
field in our prayers, if we cannot help
financially.
One of the Societies has had cards of
invitation printed. 'These cards are to
DC put aboard the transports and will call
the attention of the soldiers to the Entdeavor meetings, the regular church ser*
vices and the mid-week prayer meeting.
Several young people have announced
their intentions to work in the various
Missions about Honolulu. 'This is noble
work. Are there not more volunteers?
As long as we desire to let others share
our new spiritual bessings, we may Insure that Christ is hovering very near
us. The field here seems all but unlimited, and workers who have borne the
burden so long unaided, will be cheered
and helped by your effort. Will you not
volunteer in this cause?
BOYS' CLUBS.
The annual meeting was held June 16,
at Kaimuki. Supper was provided at the
"Zoo" rooms and nearly twenty members
saw the animals, ate their supper and
elected officers,—in about that order.
Reports were read by Pres. Richards.
Trcas. Castle, and Supt. Turner. It was
voted that these reports he published.
Mr. 'Turner's was particularly interesting.
Tew people have any notion of the extent and value of the work being done
for the boys.
Monday' June 27, Mr. Turner with
some others took about 50 of the senior
hoys to a camp, where they will he joined
later by an equal number of juniors.
the
Careful provision has been made for
comfort and enjoyment of this crowd,
and it will be the event of their lives to
some of the boys.
Temperance Issues
EDITED BY REV. W. D. WESTERVELT.
Thc new liquor laws passed by the legislature of 1905, for the control of the
Territory of Hawaii, contain a number
of important provisions which the citizens of the Territory ought to understand
as well as the members of the police department who are to enforce the law, and
the Treasurer of the Territory, whose
duty is to carefully scrutinize every apevangelistic meetings have been great- plication for license which comes before
»
him. 'The bill provides for the control of
the issance of licenses as follows:
ISSUANCE OF LICENSES AND
TION TIIEKEOK.
CLASSIFICA-
Section 2. The Treasurer of the Territory shall grant to any person, co-partnership or corporation applying therefor,
and complying with the restrictions here-
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inafter
described, licenses of the follow-
ing classes.
many interesting points are
omitted, but it is very essential that the
following be carefully studied by our citizens :
()f course
APPLICATIONS KOR LICENSES.
SECTION 7. No
license shall be issued
any person less than twenty-one years
of age: nor to a person whose license has
been revoked under this Act: nor to a
person who has been convicted of violating any of the provisions of this Act,
or against whom a civil judgment has
been rendered under this Act
Xor to a person conducting a house
of ill-fame, or a gambling place of any
kind, or a bouse or place reputed to be
to
:
either.
Xor to a person who has twice been
found guilty of drunkenness in any
court by any District Magistrate in this
Territory ;
Nor to any person who fails to furnish
a bond satisfactory to the Treasurer of
the 'Territory, as hereinafter provided;
nor to any person who has been convicted of a felony, of gambling, or of gross
cheat, or to a person who knowingly has
in bis employ a person who has been so
convicted.
Xor shall a license be issued for any
building or premises within one hundred
and fifty feet of a building occupied exclusively as a place of religious worship
or a school house, the measurements to
be made in a straight line from the center of the nearest entrance of the buildings used for such place of religious worship or school to the center of the nearest entrance of the place in which such
liquor traffic is desired to Ik- carried on;
provided, however, that this latter prohibition shall not apply to a place which
on the 15th day of April, IQOS, was lawfully occupied as a hotel, nor to a place in
which traffic in licpior was lawfully carried on at said date.
Nor shall any license be issued to any
person against the written protest of a
majority of the registered voters for the
precinct within which such person proposes to establish his business;
Xor shall a license be issued for any
premises without the written consent of
a majority of the property holders within
a distance of 1,000 feet measured in a
straight line from the nearest point of
the premises for which the license is
asked to the nearest point of each of the
surrounding properties, which consent
shall be acknowledged as are deeds when
entitled to record and filed with the application; provided, however, that such
consent shall not be required as to places
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which on the 15th day of April, IQOS.
were lawfully occupied as an hotel nor
places where on said date the traffic in
liquors was being lawfuly carried on.
Whenever the consent required by this
Section shall have been obtained and
filed as herein provided, unless the same
shall be given for a limited term, no
further or other consent for trafficking
in liquor on such premises shall be required so long as such premises shall be
;
essarv to be broken open or through to
enable him to enter such premises; and
such licensee sliall, u|x>n conviction
thereof, be fined in a sum not to exceed
One 'Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
SECTION 19, Any police officer who
observes any violations of any of the provisions of this Act by any licensee hereunder, shall forthwith arrest such licensee without warrant: and any citizen who
observes any such violation shall forthcontinuously occupied for such traffic. with report the same to the |*>lice, whose
Provided, however, that no such consent duty it shall thereupon be to prosecute
shall be required for a place within a for such offense.
distance of one-half mile from any first
class or second class Post Office in this
ILLICIT SALES OP LIQUOR.
'Territory.
Section 20. It shall be the duty of
And provided further, that within such
half mile limit, no license shall be is- any citizen to make complaint to the posued for any premises without the writ- lice officers of any unlawful furnishing,
ten consent of a majority of the proper- selling, or keeping for sale of intoxicatty holders or occupants within a distance ing liquor, and to furnish all possible evof one hundred and fifty feet, measured idence thereof: and it shall be the duty
in a straight line, from the nearest point pf such police officers thereupon to prosof the premises for which the license is e-cute for such'offense.
asked, to the nearest point of each of the
SECTION tl. 'The receipt for. or recsurrounding properties, which consent ord of, the payment of the United States
shall be acknowledged as are deeds that Special Tax as a liquor seller, or certilire entitled to record, and filed with the fied or examined copies thereof, shall Inapplication ; but such consent shall not be competent evidence"thai the person named
required as to places which on the 15th therein keeps for sale and sells intoxicatday of April, I<X>s. were lawfully occu- ing liquor.
Section 22. Proof of the delivery of
pied as hotels, nor to places where on
said date traffic in liquors was being law- any intoxicating liquor, either by the
fully carried on.
owner or occupant, or by his or her servant or employee, or by any other person in the house or place, shall be suffiVIOLATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS.
cient prima facie evidence of money or
Section |8. It shall be lawful for any
officer of the police force of the Territory to enter upon any licensed premises
IDT.K MONTCY
at any time to ascertain whether or not
all conditions of such license and all prois money wasted. Why keep
visions of this Act. arc being complied
with.
it in unsafe places when we
And whenever any such officer, or any
person called by him to his aid, is hinwill safely care for it and pay
dered, obstructed or prevented by any licensees or his employees from entering 4 1-2 per cent, interest cominto any such premises; or whenever any
pounded twice annually.
such officer is by any licensee or his employees prevented or hindered from, or
If you live on the other Islopposed, or obstructed, or molested in the
duty
performance of his
under this Act, ands why not bank by mail?
in any respect, such licensee shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not Write to us and we'll tell you
to exceed One Thousand Dollars fst,-ooo.oo.)
j how to do it.
And whenever any such officer, having
demanded admittance into any licensed I
premises, and declared his name and of- FIRST AMERICAN SAVINGS AND
fice, is not admitted by the licensee or
TRUST CO., OF HAWAII, LTD.
the person in charge of such premises, it
shall he lawful for such officer at all times
HONOLULU, T. H.
to break open by force any of the doors,
or windows, or to break through any of
the fences or walls on such premises nee-
.
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other compensation being given for such ty Dollars ($20.00) nor more than One the duty of said Treasurer to likewise
intoxicating liquor to support a conviction Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or be im- notify all licensees.
Section 51, Any husband, wife,
prisoned not more than thirty days, or
against the party so delivering.
Section 23.
daughter, son brother, sister, parent,
In all prosecutions both.
Section 44. Any person who pur- guardian or employer of any person who
against any person for selling, furnishing or keeping for sale any intoxicating chases intoxicating liquor from any un- is an habitual drunkard, and who by exliquor, without a license, such person licensed person, or from a licensee con- cessive use of intoxicating liquor injures
shall be deemed to be unlicensed unless trary to the conditions of his license or his or her health, or endangers or interat the hearing of the case he can produce the provisions of this Act, shall on con- rupts the peace or happiness of his or
viction thereof be fined not more than her family, or becomes a public nuisance,
his license.
may give wtritten notice to any licensee
Sectoin 24. If any person makes One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
Section 48. It shall be unlawful for not to sell or furnish any intoxicating
complaint, supported by oath or affirmation, before any District Magistrate, set- any person to whom any intoxicating liquor to such habitual drunkard, and
ting forth facts sufficient to show prob- liquor has been consigned, whether con- thereafter any licensee who sells, gives or
able cause that intoxicating liquor is kept signed to him in his own or in a ficti- in any manner furnishes any intoxicating
or deposited for sale or distribution con- tious name, to give to any other person liquor to such habitual drunkard, shall
trary to law in any dwelling house, store, an order upon any common carrier or upon conviction thereof be held liable to
shop, steamer or vessel engaged in the any officer, agent or employee of such the penalties hereinabove described.
carrying trade between any ports of this common carrier, so as to enable such
Territory, depot, railway car or land car- other person to procure or receive such
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
riage, of any description, warehouse or liquor for himself or for any person other
any other building, or in any other place than the consignee; and any person vioSection
Any person who shall
in the district within which such Magistrate resides, such Magistrate shall issue
a warrant, directed to a member of the
police force, commanding him to search
the premises or place described in such
complaint, and if intoxicating liquor is
found therein under circumstances warranting the belief that it is intended for
sale or distribution contrary to law, the
officer acting under such warrant shall
seize and convey such liquor to some place
of security and keep it until final action
is had thereon.
Section 25. Any police officer who
has information which causes him to believe that intoxicating liquor is kept or
deposited in any place described or designated in the preceding section, except
a dwelling house, or is kept or concealed
in any conveyance, baggage or clothing
being conveyed along the highway, for
sale or distribution contrary to law, shall
search such suspected place without warrant and if such officer finds upon the
premises, intoxicating liquor he shall
seize and convey the same to some place
of security, and keep it until final action
is had thereon. Such officer shall forthwith after such seizure make written
complaint under oath, setting forth such
facts before the District Magistrate for
the district within which such seizure
was made: provided, however, that no
search without warrant shall be made
unless the delay necessitated by the procurement of such warrant would result
in loss, destruction or concealment of the
evidence of such violation.
lating the provisions of this section shall
on conviction thereof be fined iii a sum
not to exceed One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) or be imprisoned for not
more than three months, or both.
Section 49. A husband, wife, child,
parent, guardian, employer or other person who is injured in person, property
or means of support by an intoxicated
person or in consequence of the intoxication of any person, shall have the right
of action in his or her own name, jointly
or severally, against any person or persons who by selling or furnishing intoxicating liquor have caused, in whole or
in part, such intoxication.
A married
woman may bring such action in her own
name, and all damages recovered by her
shall inure to her separate use; and all
damages recovered by a minor shall be
paid either to such minor or to some person in trust for him, and on such terms
as the court may direct. Upon the death
of any party to such suit, the action and
right of action shall survive to and
against his executor or administrator.
The party injured, or his or her legal
representatives, may bring either a joint
action against the person intoxicated and
the person or persons who furnished the
liquor and the owner of the building as
hereinabove stated, or a separate action
against either or any of them.
If a judgment recovered under this
Section against any licensee remains unsatisfied for thirty days after its entry,
the license of such judgment debtor shall
be revoked.
Section 50. It shall be the duty of
PENALTIES.
every judge and district magistrate before
whom a person is found guilty of being
to immediately notify the
intoxicated,
who
falsely
repminor
Section 42. A
Treasurer
of
the Territory in writing of
resents his age for the purpose of procurresidence of the persons so
convicthe
names
and
shall
on
ing intoxicating liquor,
tion thereof be fined not less than Twen- found guilty, and it shall thereupon be
:
53.
have been twice found guilty of drunkenness by any judge or district magistrate
shall for the purpose of this act be deemed an habitual drunkard.
Section 54. When a minor, habitual
drunkard, or any person to whom it is
unlawful to sell or furnish intoxicating
liquor, is convicted of the offense of being
found intoxicated, he shall be detained
by the judge or district magistrate before
whom he has been convicted, and shall
upon oath before such judge or district
magistrate, at the time of such conviction
or as soon thereafter as is possible, disclose the places where and the person or
persons of whom the liquor producing
such intoxication was obtained, and the
circumstances attending it, and if he does
not so disclose when required to do so,
he shall be imprisoned until he does disclose, or until discharged by the judge or
magistrate on motion of or with the consent of the sheriff or deputy sheriff of the
district.
BOYS' CLUBS.
Treasurer's report, July ist, 1904, to
June 15th, 1905:
balance
on
RECEIPTS.
hand July 1st,
$
1904
donations and subscrip2,885.75
tions
iross receipts from entertainments
935-95
/arious small items
6.25
$
3,827.95
Total receipts for the
year
$3344-38
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7th—Hon. A. T. Atkinson delivers inaugural address at dedication of new
Athletic Fieldbuildings at Lahainaluna Seminary.
Labor, care of grounds...$ 251.25
Bth—Chun Hook drives across Oahu
Sanding grounds and cinRailway track, and is killed by engine.
der for track
220.90
9th—U. S. Surgeon-General Wyman
Rents and right of way.
34.00
proceeds with Gov. Carter to Molokai to
Taxes
30.00
select site for Federal Leprosarium,, for
Supplies, tools, etc
3 J -43
study of treatment of leprosy.
Balance old debt on grand
10th—Civic Federation endorses the
stand and fence
950.00
independent nomination of Sheriff Wm.
Henry as County Sheriff in opposition to
$1,51758
Arthur M. Brown, Republican.
Manual Training School—
15th—Gov. Carter publishes his reaInstruction
$ 213.00
sons for having removed A. M. Brown
Electric motor
151.60
from the office of High Sheriff, alleging
Kent
75-00
his apparent confederacy with gamblers.
Painting
40.00
Brown replies at length, denying the alTaxes
5.00
legations.
Power, lights, tools, etc.. 217.86
16th—Girdler home, on upper Nuuanu
Road, destroyed by fire 8 a. m. Some
$ 702.46
furniture saved.
General Expenses—
21 st—County election results in large
Cost of entertainments...! 79369
majority for the Republican ticket. Two
Traveling expenses Supt.
candidates defeated, who were marked
E. B. Turner to Honolulu
200.00
down by the Civic Federation, but A. M.
Brown is elected sheriff, vindicating his
Salary Superintendent for
possession of public confidence.
11 months
550.00
Printing circulars, rules
22d—The fact transpires that Governand regulations, postage
33-95
or Carter has sent the President his resignation of the Govenorship. Much sur$1,577-64
prise and regret.
Balance on hand
4670
23—Mr. and Mrs. Claus Spreckels arrive
to reside in Honolulu.
$3,844-38 $3,84438
Total
26th—Early morning fire suppressed
G. P. CASTLE,
adjacent to City Mill on Queen street.
Chinese store gutted.
Treasurer.
28th—Governor Carter leaves for the
mainland to visit President Roosevelt.
DIED.
EXPENDITURES.
.
RECORD OF EVENTS.
MARRIED.
May 31.—Close of meeting of Hawaiian Evangelican Association.
June 1.—Japanese boy at Pawaa jumps
from one car in front of another and is
crushed.
2d—Fourteen live snakes imported for
exhibition, including five rattlers, are destroyed by the authorities. Hawaii is to
continue snakeless.—Supreme Court affirms validity of County Law.
3d—Philip Naone, the wife murderer,
is convicted of manslaughter in the first
degree, and gets twenty years hard labor.
A compromise verdict resulting from plea
of insanity.—■
5th—Fire destroys feed barn of Hustace. Peck & Co., Kewalo, 3 p. m.
6th—U. S. Rev. Cutter Bear sails for
Arctic and Point Barrow.—Japanese theater stopped by police for insults to Japanese consul.
GRAVES-BRIGHT—In Honolulu, June 1,
Harry Graves, to Miss Hattie Bright.
xJUBRAY-CUNHA—At Waikiki, June 5, Dr.
H. Y. Murray, to Miss Rosalie Cunha.
MANVILLE-RIDER-In Honolulu, June 13,
Russell T. Manville of Chicago, to Misb
Laura Rider of Honolulu.
READ-MORROW-In Honolulu, June 17,
Decker T. Read, to Miss Eva P. Morrow, of Santa Rosa, Cal.
MACFARLANE-CAMPBELL-In Honolulu,
June 21, Walter Macfarlane, to Miss
Alice Campbell.
NEUMANN-BMITH-In Toronto, Paul Neumann, late of Honolulu, to Miss Margaret
Cameron Smith of Halifax, N. 8.
HOPWOOD-BARLOW-In Honolulu, June 27,
Rev. John Lloyd Hopwood to Miss Mabel
S. Barlow.
BTTCHANAN-THOM-In Honolulu, June 28,
Rev. Robert Buchanan, Pastor of Kohala
Union Church, to Miss Minnie Alice
Thorn, daughter of Dr. Daniel Thorn, Missionary of the American Board at Mar-
din, Turkey.
ENGLE—At Puunene, Maui, May 27, Mm. R.
F. Engle, aged 51 years.
HARBISON—At Pittsburg, May 20, 8. P.
Harbison, a munificent visitor in Hono-
lulu.
PATY—At Honolulu, June 8, Mrs. John H.
Paty, aged 55 years.
RAMSDELL—At Honolulu, June 13, David
W. Ramsdell, seaman on U. 8. 8. Benning-
ton.
QUINTAL—At Honolulu, June 17, Mrs. Rosa
Quintal, aged 55 years.
Honolulu, June
Rodanet, an old resident.
23, J. A.
kODANET-At
THE EZERA CASE.
At its spring meeting the Association of the Island of Oahu appointed
Revs. E. S. Timoteo, H. Manase, W.
N. Lono, O. H. Gulick and D. Scudder
to investigate the case of Rev. J. M.
Ezera, who had left his church at Ewa,
and was reported to be teaching a form
of spiritism and leading astray members of several churches. Subsequent to
the meeting of the Territorial Association the Oahu Association met and listened to the report of the committee,
which reported facts both elicited by
testimony and known to all through
the public press, together with the refusal of Mr. Ezera to meet the committee before October, and his admission of his arrest and of his being under bonds. The Association unanimously voted that he be deposed from
the ministry.
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Insurance.
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General Mercantile Commission Agents.
Queen St., Honolulu, T 11.
Kids ronms of mosquitoes and Hies.
No smoke or unpleasant odor. More effect
of Hawaii.
)ve than burning powder and far more eco- !
AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian Agricultural Co.,
nomieal
Sugar Co., Honomu Sugar Co., WaiOnomea
te00,000.00
consists
of
brnsslnmp and chimney luku
PAID-UP CAPITA L,
The outfit
Co., Makee Sugar Co., Haleakala
Sugar
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Price
$1.
complete,
SURPLUS,
and the Bkeet-Go.
Co., Kapapala Ranch.
Ranch
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Planters' Line Shipping Co., Charles Brewer
OFFICERS AND DIRKCTORS:
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Charles M. Cooke
Vioe-President
P. C. Jones
2nd Vice-President
F. W. Maonirlaue
O. H. Cooke
Cashier
Assistant Cashier
P.O. Atherton
H. Waterhouse, E. F. Bishop. E. D. Teuney,
J. A. MoOaudleßS and O. H. Atherton.
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W. AHANA & CO., LTD.
MERCHANT TAILOR.
P. O. Box 986.
LIGHT ENTREES Kolt Till-: BUMMER SIC A S<>.\.
HENRY H. WILLIAMS
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FUNHKAL DIRECTOR
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Graduate of Dr. Rodtfers Perfect Embalming School of San Francisco, Cal.,
alao or The Henouard Training- School
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And a
License,l Knibalmor for the State of
New York, also a member of the Slate
Funeral Directors Association of Cali-
fornia.
MONUMENTS'
Lewis & Gompanu. Lid.
Lie
Telephone Blue 2431.
King Strert, Honolulu
CLOTHES CLEANED AND REPAIRED
Farcies.
The Thtnaji tor Ife-ht Lunchcona and
ALWAYS USE
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Importers and Manufacturers of
FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY.
CHAIRS TO RENT.
Nos. i(»s)-ios9 Bishop St •
Honolulu.
Telrphoii* 137
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H. J. Nolle, Proprietor.
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OLD Kona Coffe a Specialty
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K. O. HALL & SON, Ltd.,
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RECEIVED:-
Ltd.
BEAVER
We carry the biggest line of harness in the
city; vehicles of nil descriptions; rul>><er
tires at lowest prices; full lineof everything
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pertainiUK to HOR.SE or Call-
HARDWARE
SPORTING GOODS
SHIP CHANDLERY
BICYCLES and
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
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LIST OF OFFICERS—CharIes M. Cooke,
President; Geo. H. Robertson, Vice-President
md Manager; E. Faxon Bishop, Treasurer and
Secretary; F. W. Macfartam, Auditor; P. C.
.lones, L. H. Cooke, J, R. (ialt, Directors.
Honolulu, T. H.
C/IRRI/IQE
for catalogues and
prices on anything in
the line of
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SCHAEFER & CO.,
Importers and
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
COMMERCIAL AND HAVINOB DKI'ARTM KNTB.
Striot Attention Given to nil Brunches of
Banking.
Agents Boston Board of Underwriters.
Agents Philadelphia Board of Underwriters.
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THE FRIEND
£ Cent Apiece—120 for $1.00
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Famous pic—
• tures for Sun"
day School
uses made by
BROWN
of Beverly
Mass.
■end to HAWAIIAN BOARD ROOMS
400 Roston Building
COLLEGE
THE FRIEND
Is published the first week of each month
in Honolulu, T. H., at the Hawaiian Board
Book Rooms, 400-402 Boston Building.
ed. Deposits received on current account subject to check.
Business Manager of The Friend,
P. O. Box 489.
Regular Savings Bank Department maintained in Bank Building on Merchant Street,
a Life, Fire
All communications of a literary character ami Insurance Department, doing
anel Marine business on most favorable terms,
should be addressed to
in Friend Building on Bethel Street.
Managing
Editor or The Friend,
COOL CLIMATE, SPLENDID VIEW
The Board or Editors :
years.
Interest at 6 per cent.
For information as to building requirements, etc., apply to
TRUSTEES OF OAHU COLLEGE,
-
Honolulu
OAHU
404
Judd
(Arthur
Henry Waterhouse Trust Co., Ltd.
STOCKS. BONDS
AND ISLAND
SECua I T I E S
Doremus Scudder, Managing Editor.
Sereno E. Bishop, D. D.
Rev. Orramel H. Gulick.
Theodore Richards.
Rev. Edward W. Thuing.
Rev. William D. Westervelt.
William L. Whitney, Esq.
Fort and Merchant Streets, Honolulu.
RntfTfit October t7. unit, tit Honolulu, Ifiiwnii. an nfrnntl
rial* vtntlrr. muter net ttf I'migrmf ttf .1/nrr-A .t, W7.9.
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Watches, Art Pottery, Cut Glass,
SUGAR FACTORS AVD COMMISSION
President.)
MERCHANTS.
PUNAHOU PREPARATORY SCHOOL
AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian Commercial
CO., LTD.
Manufacturing Optician,
OFFICERS—H. P. Baldwin. Pres't; J. B
Castle.
Ist Vice-Pres't: W. M. Alexander, ad
Hawaiian Islands.
Honolulu
Vice-Pres't: J. P. Cooke. Treas.; W. O.
Smith, Secy; George R. Carter, Auditor.
Building.
COLLEGE.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
All business letters should be addressed and
Transact a General Banking and Exchange
all M. O.s and checks should be made out to Business. Loans made on approved security.
Theodore Richards,
Rills discounted. Commercial Credits grant-
The magnificent residence trae.i of
the Oahu College.
The cheapest and most desirable lots offered feir sale on the easiest terms: one third
cash, one-third in one year, one-third in two
HONOLULU,
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Honolulu, T. H.
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SUGAR FACTORS.
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Offer complete
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world and transact a general
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Weston's Centrifugals,
New England Mutual Life Ins. Co., Boston,
Aetna Fire Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn.,
Alliance Assurance Co.. of London.
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Fort Street.
The Fulton Iron Works, St. Louis, Mo.,
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GEORGE J. AUGUR,
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HOMOEPATHIC PRACTITIONER.
Residence. 435 Beretania St.; Office, 43>
Beretania St. Tel. 1851 Blue.
Office Hours:—lo to is a. m.. 3 to 4 and 7
Sundays: 9:30 to 10:30 a. m.
to Bp. m.
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OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROCKIES
HONOLULU, T. H., AUG., 1905
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
Statistics
hearts. The truth of this remark was
The statistical report for the year most strikingly illustrated in one of the
Two gentlemen deling
1904, which is now in press, will show Islands recently.
the number of churches cortnected with to a Sunelay school quarterly meeting fell
the Evangelical Association to Ih' ninety. in with one- of those faithful, earnest,
Next year by securing individual reports pure-souled country priests to whose
from churches separately organized and self denying labors the Church of Rome
situated in districts far apart, yet min- owes its success in Hawaii. He tolel
istered to by one pastor and by assum- them he was on his way to the village of
ing new work which is now being offer- A— to hold a service on the morrow.
ed, this number should reach the century Asked as to the religious faith of the vilmark. The Congrc%ationalist of June 24 lagers he replied that they, being natives,
remarks: "The Congregational Year- were- without exception Romanists. Yet
Book for 1905 is just at hand with sta- the following day at the village of B—,
tistics for 1904, We lay il aside for a live- miles from A—, the Hawaiian
further examination, noting, however, Protestant Church was crowded with
thai the nel gain in churches is 19, of worshipers at the quarterly meeting, anil
which 17 are credited to Hawaii." This among them were this prie-st's adherents
not a single- one of whom ptit
large proportion of the entire net gain of from A
churches in the L'nited States which falls in an appearance at the service which
to the credit of this Territory is not ex- the- priest hael come many miles to conactly what it seems to he. Last year we duct rind which had been duly announced.
made no report to the Year-Book, which At the same meeting in B a company
therefore repeated the figures of 1903 for of stalwart Hawaiian*, men and women.
Hawaii. Thus the net gain of 1" gathered from a distance of ten or twelve
churches covers two years instead of one. miles with the story that they were the
Again, one or two churches which have Mormon Church of C— but had grown
at times appeared under one name were weary of the new ism and limped for the
reported this year under their respective fellowship of tin- historic Churches of
appellations. The activity in the Japan- the Islands. There seems in many parts
ese department has been responsible for of the' Territory to be a turning towards
a few additions.
Then. too. some spiritual truth and a yearning for a rechurches which have not been in the turn of the olden days when religion was
habil of reporting through the Associa- such a power among the Hawaiian peotion have come into line of late. It is ple. There- is no need to fear defections
pleasant to keep our sister churches of among our constituents. Let the Hoard
the Mainland advised that we are forg- send forth a score of devoted Hawaiian
ing ahead here in the Mid-I'acific and Christian leaders filled with the Spirit of
that Hawaii proposes to he a lively (mem- (loil and the new era of evangelism wi'l
ber of the great Congregational family. dawn forthwith all over these Islands.
Xext month when the annual report will
he in the hands of all our suhscrihers we
TChaefloM
r en
propose to read some lessons from its
It is the agelong cry echoed by Jesus,
revelations.
"Sheep having no Shepherd" thyit breaks
from the heart of any man carefully
Jury 31.
11)05.
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$2227.83
ive-nlnifl al bank
$
Rxccss of floating assets
4-4-57
$1803.26
Again We have' hern helped at a crisis.
Then
so
came the large
that
as
concerned,
quarterly income
far as the invested funds are
we
,
—
Liabilities—
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No. 8
VOL. LXII
cannot exped much Help
from them for a while. During August
F
tNohing ear
The statement was made- publicly in
the- Mainland last fall that the native
and September we niust live either by Hawaiian* are still deeply attached to
the historic Christianity of these Islands
that although they may elrift off to
anel
credit.
gifts or
ntlie'r communions when neglected by
Church of their first love, they are
< hir choice is clear. Credit is costly. theeager to return. It only requires patient
loving oversight anil care te> arouse the
old snirit of leivaltv sltiniberintr in their
T. R.
studying the situation throughout this
Strong country churches
Territory.
cotdd he gathered within a year or two
if we had the pastors to send. The Board
realizes that the kind of man needed
must he double tongued. speaking
English as well as Hawaiian. Rut how
to get them—there's the rub. Correspondence recently had with the Mainland shows the churches there ready to
co-operate with us in training any num-
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her of our younger Christians for this
service. The Evangelical Association
lately examined and appointed two
splendid candidates, but each has been
forced by circumstances to decline to go,
A strange thing this —scholarships offered in the United States and none to
take them. We trust that in another
year we shall have the men reaely tei go
and avail themselves e>f this rare opportunity to prepare for a noble life
work. Perhaps no better gift could be
made the lioarel than two scholarships
of say $300 each per annum, for giving
voting Hawaiian* of approved Christian
character the advantage* of a special
ceiurse in one of the Mainland schools
for training Christian worker*.
Maui hurches
C
It is becoming very evident that the
Hawaiian Churches on Maui are feeling
deeply and very helpfully the faithful
service of Rev. (). P. Emerson on that
and the two adjacent islaiuls. A general
toning up of discipline, the gradual extinction of warring elements, a strong
trcnel towarels closer union, enthusiastic
rallies anil the like testify to the importance of the work he is doing. In fact
his year of service is a splendid demonstration of the wisdom of stationing men
of devotion and spiritual earnestness in
every strategic point in oreler to encourage, inspire and help the native pastors.
Patience anil persistence will do everything in Hawaii if the inspiring motive
be the triumph e>f the Kingdom of Cod
and the directing force be the Holy
Spirit. The Board is to be congratulated em having so experienced, cautious,
kindly and wise a missionary as Mr.
Emerson in this work for which he is so
eminently fitted.
Vacationing
Rev. and Mrs. < >. H. Gulick will leave
August 8 for a vacation of three months
on the Mainland. They expect to be
present at the meeting of the American
Boarel in Seattle anil will have a good
time generally visiting friends and relatives. It is five years since they have had
a vacation and during this time they haveput an amazing amount of effort into
the notable work achieveel by them in
this Territory. With the exception of
the Micronesian Mission it is doubtful
whether any eif the Missionaries of the
American Board enjoy vacatieins so Infrequently as those eif the missionary
workers in connection with the- Hawaiian
Board. In Japan. China, India anel other
fields a change of air, scene and work
during several weeks of each year is re-
garded as a prune necessity for missionaries and in addition a furlough home is
given every ten years—in some fields as
often as once in seven or eight years.
Pitiless laws of health and of economy
have dictated these usages. The climate
of Hawaii seems to make possible steady
weirk at high pressure for live years or
more with no annual rest and with but
a short furlough on the Mainland. Just
where the vacation line is most wisely
to be drawn is as yet a matter of spevu
lation. Meantime every friend of Mr.
and Mrs. Gulick is rejoicing in the
knowledge that they are really off for a
happy season of rest iii the homeland.
They deserve every possible- joy that will
come their way. The world has fe-w
couples of their years so hale and hearty,
so abounding in energy, so e'onstanl in
ig<iiul works, so efficient and wise-, se> unselfish and devoted as these two life-long
missionaries, Everybody in the- Territory delights to honor the-.ii anel they may
be sure that they carry the universal
itlolni of these Islands with them wherever they go.
Palama
This section of. the city is becoming a
very busy center of social Christian
service.
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Rath is taking on all the features of a
settlement, The Japanese night school
there-iii is in full and successful swing.
An organization called the Shin Yu Kwai
(Society of Intimate Friendship) has
been formed anil already has a goodly
membership.
Volunteer workers
are
being attracted. Indeed, white Christians are slowly beginning to learn that
their Master has work for tlii-.'ii to elei
and are- offering their services to Mr.
and Mrs. Rath for helpful uplifting inIhie-nce in that section of the city. The
chapel is open practically all the time anil
is reaching out in every direction. Its
meetings of worship are- attracting more
constantly. The Sunday school was
never fuller ami the- corps of teachers is
A little way up
steadily enlarging.
Lililia street another home- has been sectireel and will soon be occupied as a settlemeni for Chinese. In between comes
the Lililia chapel and reading room
which has for months been doing fine
work. Ere long that whole section of
Re-Enforcements
town will be honeycombed with lines of
Japan is pursuing like tactics in ma- Christian influence radiating from these
terial warfare throughout Manchuria and four centers.
in the fight feir the kingdom of God herein Hawaii, namely, the constant sending
of well trained soldiers to tin- front. So
while the transports laden to the water's
edge hurry over the Japan sea. steamer
after steamer moving eastward brings
hither in n fired with the purpose to win
others to Christ on this historic battleground. The Coptic recently added to
our working force Mr. and Mrs. Kirinshi
Shiraishi with their three little children
•mil Mr. Masakuni Saito, whose- family
is expected to join him later on. Mr.
Shiraishi comes fresh from tin- well
known Doshisha University. His home
is in the olel province of lyo not far from
the local.capital Matsuyauia. now known
to the world as the temporary home of
many Russian prisoner*. It is the hope
of tlie Boarel that Christian work for
Japanese may forthwith be opened in
Hamakua with Mr and Mrs. Shiraishi as
pioneer leaders. Mr. Saito comes from
the famous prefecture whose- capita] is
Sendai. He has seen not a little evangelistic service in Japan anil will take- Mr.
Inoue's place at Papaikmi, where there
is rptite a eolonv of Christians who hail
from his native province. In a few
weeks we look for the coming of a new
laborer for Hilo and we- cherish the exnectatieni of a pastor for X'uuanu Street
Church before the e-nd of September.
Thus manned the Japanese department
ought to move merrily onward.
MakiOvercrowded
The Makiki Congregational Church,
founded one- year ago by Mr. ( Ikuinura.
has reached a stage in its career where
physical conditions threaten to ile-liinit its
This organization which possesses as aggressive' anil victorious an
esprit dc corps as any (Christian enterprise
iii Honolulu, doubled its membership the
first year of its life and is busy duplicating the experiment. Its service of
worship is held Sunday evenings anel is
crowded to anel out of the doors. One
of its Sunday school classes is compelled
to assemble under the trees em the lawn.
When it rains the class goes home because tin-re- is no room for it in the house.
Another class is held in the home of a
nearby fapanese. The Ai Yu Kwai or
growth.
Young Men's Society numbers 138. A
nourishing Woman's Society is rapidly
increasing its membership. The character eif the lapanese- living in that part
of the city is such that they are far less
migratory than most of their countrymen
in the Territory. Employed as trusted
servants in rich anel well te> elo homes
they expect to remain permanently.
Hence the Church loses very few by removal. This is by far the most systematically benevolent of all our Japan
ese organizations anel makes definite and
regular offerings for home and foreign
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missions. It promises to become ■ great
force for good in this city and deserves
the assistance of all public spirited people in its determination to secure a suitable church home. A plan is on foot te>
purchase a pie-ce- eif land sufficient for all
future purposes and to erect thereon a
meeting house specially planned to supply the demands eif the Japanese in that
part* of the city. Contributions for the
Makiki Japanese- Church may be made
to the Treasurer of the Board who will
see that they are applied to the land purchase and building fund.
prove of inestimable value. Of
this truth the visitors caught a glimpse.
Every subsequent step in their journey
will emphasize and enlarge this concepvision
seein
tion.
They will
these
Islands
teeming with a
iiient to
population
of
of
weaklings
millions
but
composed
of slrenueius
men of many races united in a common
American citizenship. How the East
and the West may amalgamate and carve
out a strong and attractive community
life- under the inspiration of civilization's
highest ideals is the problem with which
I lawaii is battling and in the main with
a fair degree of success. The Eastern
and Western hemispheres need just such
an object lesson. ( )ne of the benefits
which the Taft party is likely to confer
will be found in the conception of the
significance of Hawaii both to America
and toAAsiaa —a conception which these
statesmen will carry home with them,
which they will teach to their comrades
in Congress, anel which will in time became embodied in legislation safeguarding the development demanded by
the character, position and needs of this
not
ThingsPolitical
The calm alter the storm has been
most pronounced.
Governor Carter,
having seen I'resilient Roosevelt, has
consented to recall his resignation and
will soon re-turn toned up by his short
vacation for aggressive and faithful service. County government has been inaugurated without a hitch, the < )ahu
Board of Supervisors demonstrating by
their course- the-'r adherence- to business
principles and their loyal response to the
demands of the Public Conscience. The Territory.
mid-summer quiet has been unbroken
What changes this pilgrimage is calexcept by the advent of the Taft party. culated to effect in the future of the
Philippines it were better that some one
on the ground and familiar with the
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE vast possibilities <>f that archipelago
TAFT PARTY.
should attempt to outline. When one
studies the Japanese and estimates the
Honolulu certainly outdid itse-lf in wel- effect in national character due tei the
coming ai,( entertaining the Taft party commingling of Malay blood with the
on July 14. One hundred years hence more conservative Eastern Asiatic hereditary element in the makeup of this inhistory imay characterize this remarkteresting
and attractive type of human
as
one
of
the
pilgrimage
altogether
able
early
nature,
he is ready to admit that thereyears of
important episodes in the
as yet unguessed in the
possibilities
are
of
the 20th century. The possibilities
this visit of distinguished statesmen to man to be evolved in the Philippines, It
has fallen to America to have a hand in
the < 'rieiit cannot be exaggerated.
We in Hawaii have- a right to be deep- the development <>f this race which is
No one bound to be one of the potent elements in
ly interesteel in these- Islands.
world
knows
so the human family eif the future. Thing*
outside of the Pacific
well their strategic location or can esti- do not fall out haphazard in the process
mate SO accurately their probable influ- of history ami America was not pushed
ence. It is therefore not bombast to into this business of training a race for
Cod
place among the sequels of this influ- self government by anyone's whim.
of
mankind
and
is
at
the
helm
of
the
ship
is
to
the
effect
it
likely
ential expedition
have upon the destiny of this Territory. therefore all's well with His world. In
A fairer understanding of the place this view the visit of so large and reprewhich nature has ordained for these sentative a party of Americans to thea
promises to mark
Islands in the development of the Pacific far off archipelago
of race with race.
the
in
new
era
relation
in
is
sure
to
be
effected
the
minds
world
the Philipjapan's
acquiring
eif
of the members of this party. This car- All talk
or even
their
immediate
to
or
of
pines
the
value
ries with it a conception of
Thei;
the worlel of the construction both of speedy independence is vain.
and
we
as
a
are
ours,
is
nation
aeleproblem
a naval and a commercial harbor
as
the
responsibility
bound
to
administer
of
American
influto
the
demands
epiate
entire
human
family.
Trustees
for
the
ence in the Pacific and of the commerce
which this ocean is elestined to witness. It is fortunate that in this juncture
The United States possesses a great asset America is represented by a leader so
here which only needs adequate develop- sane, unselfish, patriotic and world-wide
'
minded as William 11. Taft. Our country has never experienced quite sei statesmanlike a single act, since the Emancipation Proclamation, as this expedition
with its avowed object of introducing at
first hand the demands of the situation in
the Philippines to a large number of the
Nation's statesmen. We live in an age
when great things are done simply and
as a mere matter of routine. All ot
which means that we are learning the
secrets of the divine working.
But there is something much larger
and to imagination far grander in the
possibilities <>f the Taft party than either
of the above indicated outcomes. That
is nothing else than the introduction of
Asia to America. Any student of Pacific
problems knows that America needs little introduction to Asia. Japan has been
studying us for decades with the most
assiduous attention. She has come to
cherish a deep admiration for our virtues, an admiration chastened by a very
clear recognition eif our failures and defects. Many of the leading men of
China know us intimately and her govI'lnineiit has about reached the point of
determining to leave no stone unturned
to ferret out the secret of American
progress, achievement and character as
thoroughly as Japan has done But
America is wofully anel abominably ignorant of Asia. Those of us, who having been privileged to enter the sanctum
of .Asiatic life have been moved to recognize like Moses of olel that we were em
holy ground, are simply at sea in attempting to conceive how any agent of a
civilized Power, however ignorant or
personally boorish,
can
possibly
treat
Asiatic gentlemen, as employees of our
Immigration Bureau have for years been
abusing Chinese, whose position in the
world, influence among men, family con■leetions and innate courtesy are unquestionably superior to those who subject
them to indignity. The only possible
solution is ignorance, dense, crass,
plebeian, new-world ignorance and prejudice. Listen to the comments made upnii things Japanese by Americans of even
a high school graduate* degree of education if ambitious to wear a blush for our
Nation's colossal ability to know little of
what the world needs to know most in
the realm of inter-human affairs. The
best thing that i-otild happen in the domain of international politics would be a
correct conception of Asia by America.
For years this has been the despair of
the little coterie Who have bewailed the
mistaken policy of our Nation towards
China. But signs of a better day are apparent.
The sudden turning of the
elragon in the recent boycott together
with the consequent electric shock of
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financial peril that awaked the guardians
of our great monetary interests, the
response <>f our President whose' ewes are
slowly opening to comprehend the situation, the dazed wonder eif our people
over Japan's victories all point towarels
national disillusionment. The Taft party
must contribute in the same direction.
After the return of this delegation to the
United States the old-time method of
treating China will be for them an impossibility. Asia will assume something
of proper importance in their vision and
America will learn the lesson which she
has been teaching China anel Japan that
a closed door always, shuts the nation
that is fool enough to use it against
larger life and surer realization of national possibilities. In shutting our
doors to China we have not eleiseel enit
the Celestials so much as we have barred
ourselves from wie|er anel nobler development.
IX S.
NOBK
DY NOWS.
By Marie van Vorst.
Slmw me tin- place when tlie- white heather
grows,
Kind little fairies iii bonnets of blue.
Why dun't you toll, when they laid that you
km-wf
Nobody knows!
Show me- tile- |ihi(-i' where my little ilrrnin
yoos—
(I wnkc in the' morning, the sky is so blue)
They laid that you sent it. I thought that
you knew.
Nobody knows!
—
What have you done with my pretty roil i-osot
It felt like tin- down on the thistli- I Mow.
Tlioy Hiiiil you liowite-hcil it--oil, say, is it
truef'
Nobody knows!
— From
The PaH Mall Magazine.
THE MICRONESIAN CYCLONE.
By Mrs. George Garland.
On the 14th of April the "Morning
Star" anchored in Lee harbor, Kusale,
on her return from the tour of the Marshall Islands. Two days later, a peculiarly beautiful Sabbath morning, the
Captain sat feasting bis eyes on the loveliness of the view from his room, the
deeply serrated mountains, richly green
from summit to base with a wealth of
vine draped trees, anel the wide border
of the luxuriant mangrove swam]), with
the white seabirds circling and wheeling overhead, in the distance the houses
of the mission showing white against
the background of the hills, and, for a
setting to the whole, the curling breakers on the edge of the barrier reef, a
quarter of a mile away. The picture
was one of such restfulness anel peace,
after our long sojourn among the low
coral islands with their heat and monotony, that the Captain remarked more
than once on the beauty of it all, anel we
seemed to have- no desire' but to quietly
lift our eyes "unto the' hills." Three
clays more, anil what a change had come
over our beloved Kusaic! We looked
from our deck upon a desolate and
dreary land, shorn of all its lovely verdure, its mountains seamed, and scaireel.
and rent, its rivers sending out to the
sea great masses of debris, its homes all
wrecked and scattered, and over the
unfamiliar, bare, broken
mangrove
swamp, the bewildered birds fluttering
anel crying in distress. It was a picture from which we- turned away with
quick tears as often as it met our eyes.
This sudden and heart-breaking
change had been wrought by a terrific
cyclone which swept over the island on
the 19th of April. At 3 a. in. the Captain noticed the increasing wind and
consulted his barometer, but it was then
normal. An hour later, however, it had
begun to fall, and continued to drop
rapidly. A second anchor was dropped
and everything possible done to secure
the vessel, but the wind had bcome so
violent that the attempt to take in the
large- awnings fore and aft was unsuccessful, the after awning being carried
away to sea in shreds, the forward one
much torn. 'I he wind sail and binnacle
top soon followed the awning, and other
movable articles, such as fire buckets.
At breakfast time it was so difficult a
matter to get from the Captain's room
to the cabin aft that Dorothy, in rubber
coat and so'wester was dispatched with
a basket to procure supplies for the "besieged city." as we called our epiarters
forward, anil came struggling back,
hardly able to keep her feet or hold her
basket. Meanwhile .our doOTSr windows
and blinds hael been closed, and in the
darkness the noise of the increasing
fury of the elements was terrible. One
can imagine a little of the force of the
wind by the fact that, in spite of the
closing of eleieirs and windows, which
had been an effectual bar against wind
and sea all the voyage, the driving sprayanil rain were hurled in such volumes
anel with so great v'olcnce Upon the
ship that the water poureel in over windows anil eloors anil soon drenched the
rooms, running in rivers over the floors
anel leaving pools in the corners where
the excited Ruth found that her feet
were "all under water" as she walked.
The air was so filled with the spray that
at times it was not possible to see the
shore not far away; it was like a elriving blizzard, and the men on deck found
that it stung cruelly. About 7:30 a. HI.
the ship vas driven across the harbor,
dragging her anchors, and remained
lodged against the- rocks, scraping and
bumping incessantly for more than two
hours. In our dark room the children
and I found it difficult to move about
lie-cause eif the uncertainty of the motion, and I kept niv post for the most
part leaning over the Captain's desk,
where, with a lighted candle, I watched
anil recorded
the movements of the
barometer, as the Captain was unable' to
leave the deck. Its progress was re-porteel to him every ten minutes through
a window on the lee' side, and as I
watched it go down and down, my heart
seemed to go down as fast.
Before 10 a. in. the barometer was at
a Standstill, and the little lull in the
weather gave- us an opportunity to see
the havoc which had been made on
shore near us. The mission is some
two and a half miles away, down the
coast, and it was impossible to see- so
far, but we could well surmise what thedestruction must be from what was
visible nearer at hand.
The- mangrove
trees stood bare and broken, in many
places entirely .shorn of branches, a
wilderness Of mangled stumps: the
mountain-sides were furrowed deeply
here and there as with a mighty plough,
huge' trees lying with their roots in tinair or tossed in tangled heaps, as one
would throw out the weeds freim i garden; the beautiful cocoanut palms itood
with heads twisted and drooping or cut
off as though severe-el with a sharp
knife; here and there even the crests of
the hills had altered their shape,
through the loss of boulders or characteristic trees, and there were many
waterfalls to be seen. One coulil see far
tij) into the little valleys anil all manner
of unsuspected nooks, now pitifully
bare; indeed, there seemed no secret of
the poor island left unrevealetl. But wehad not long to le>e>k. The center of the
Cyclone having passed, the wind came
out from the opposite direction, the
southwest, with a terrific shriek, and the
ship was rapidly driven across the harbor to the other reef, where she again
lodged against the rocks. By this time
the noise of the warring elements was
something defying description ; the expression "all bell let loose" came with
great vividness to our minds. In the
forward room the children and I were
obliged to shout at one another to make
ourselves heard. And as we now and
then had a glimpse of the storm through
one of the lee windows the sight was
not reassuring. At times the broad reef
seemed almost bared of water, as the
wind BWOOped it up anel hurled it aloft,
throwing it back in blinding sheets. We
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watched with anxiety a group of higher
mcks not far away, which thrust their
threatening beads above the- waves, trying to See if we- were- drifting any nearer
from moment to moment, but when at
last the vessel moved again it was a relief to find that we were to be lodged
on a sandy bed. Here we lay all night,
and it was a curious experience to look
eitit. in the soft moonlight which succeeded the gale, upon the line of little
breakers which murmured alongside the
ship, near enough for one to have
jumped into them from the deck.
During the progress of the- cyclone
the- children were at first, quite naturally, greatly terrified. Bui I tried to
reassure then: by the thought that this
was God's ship, and that he woulel care
for it, for the- friends on shore- would
he in need of help which only the
"Morning Star" could give. Then we
remembered that we hael not yet had
prayers in the hurry and anxiety of this
new experience, and so the- children
went into one of the inner rooms for a
few moments and came back much comforted. Dorothy said to me. "Why.
when we went into the other room, 1
was so frightened thai 1 could scarceh
breathe, but now my fear is all gone!"
We- found diversion for the little heads
from the continual thought of danger
by busying the hand with a futile attempt at keeping the- water out by mopping. Even little Elizabeth bail her
small cloth and worked over the "low
bureau'1 in the children's room, forgetting her fear in the thought that she
It happened ( '■) thai
was helping.
Ruth was that week committing to
memory the ninety-first Psalm, and at
bedtime sin- spoke of it to me. repeating
a verse he-e anel there which had been
iii her mind during those- awful hours.
To at least two Itttli girls that Psalm
will always have a peculiar significance.
The barometer had remained stationary some fifteen minutes, and then had
gone up with the same regularity which
had marked its fall. The duration of
the Storm was about seven hours. But
although so much sharter than the hurricane of fourteen years ago. which
lasted three days, the work of destruc-
the- sanely reef. We ha Ino help irom
the- steam, for the engine was all down
at the time, undergoing cleaning and repairs; but the next morning, with the
help of keelge anchors and lines, the ship
was pulled oil', and we were scion at our
usual anchorage. The men bad noticed
the Spot at Which the large brass bin-
nacle top hael struck the
water,
anel went
in search of it, fineling it with two
sizable stones on to]) eif it, anel ill a
somewhat battered condition, but with
two lamps unbroken.
It was repaireel and is now again on duty.
The after affects of the storm were
severe, aside from the loss of food supplies and homes. The rivers were much
clogged by the decaying vegetation, and
sent broad streams of inky water far
out to sea. The stench, with the outflowing tides, was fearful. Thousands
of dead fish floated by, actually beaten
to death on the coral. Our white ship
was turned into brown, the chemical
action of the poisonous gasses in combination with the salt water in which
we had been drenched within and without working the transformation, Ami
incredible masses of debris floated sluggishly past us, assuming the appearance
almost of a piece of the land moving out
to sea. But very fortunately there was
mi long drought, like that which followed the first storm, and maele all the
conditions so very unbealthful; this time
the heavy rains on several clays after
the storm swept down from the mountains the ruined vegetation and carried
it off in the rivers, so relieving not only
the hills bul also the general atmosphere,
But what of the mission? It had
been impossible for us to make out the
station clearly, even with a strong glass,
neither could our friends on shore see
the ship until late in the afternoon, when
they discovered that we had not gone,
as they feared, to the bottom, but could
not toll whether or not we had escaped
serious damage. Early the next morning a small canoe came up from the
station, and while it was yet some
distance away WC haileel the two boys
with the Inquiry, "Are any killed at
Mwot?" Anel with what relief we
heard the answer come hack over the
Then folwater, "No, all are alive!"
lowed the question, "And the house*?"
To which they replied, "The Cirls'
School is all gone: Mr. Cbannon's house
is half down: Dr. Pile's house is tumbling over! Of the native buildings,
nothing is left." They tolel us of senne
who were hurt, also, and as soon as possible the Captain went down to Mwot
with them and learned the whole sad
the
tion was in the present case more complete. The houses were much weakened, from long use and the work of
the borers which make such havoc with
wood-work : anel also the large trees
were more wreckeel than in the previous
gale. ()ne eoulel well understand the
meaning of the expression, "the besom
of destruction," when looking at the
wholesale devastation wrought by this
tumult of seven hours.
1 have saiel that we lay all night on story.
Early in the morning Dr. Rife hail
change in his haro-11 e-U-i. At that time- the wind was blowing hard, anel the branches of trees
about the house were beginning to
crack, Remembering what he bail beartl
of the former hurricane, which he had
mil experienced, he- went to the other
mission houses and warned the families
that something unusual in the way of
weather iniglu be expected. Mr. Channoii did all in his power to fortify his
ild house (the same which Mr. Walkup
built twenty-three years ago) and the
children were dressed as warmly as possible in view of probable exposure. Mrs.
Channon also gave them coffee for
breakfast, much to the alarm of one of
the little girls, who reminded her mother that she had often told them that
children could not have coffee, as it
would prevent their growth! As the
gale increased anel it was found that the
bouse' would be untenable, the family
lied, with the help of their faithful boys,
te> a place which hael been excavated in
Ihe side of the hill, some distance lower
Here they lay hudthan the house.
dled iv the mud anil water for over an
hour, listening to the awful sounds
which surrounded them, and watching
the Hying debris which told of the destruction of the building*. It hael been
their plan to take refuge in the press-
noticed a decided
house-,
a
comparatively
new building
holding the large mission press. Mr.
Channon had even barricaded the doors
and windows of this place, leaving only
one window, that nearest his house, for
a way of entrance-; but this house was
one of the first to go, and some of the
scholars who saw its demolition tell how
it was lifte-el bodily, press anil all. turned
half around, and laneleel in fragments.
The dwelling house was partially destroyed, the main part being moved
eight feet from its foundations, so that
the coral posts which formed the underpinning projected up through the floors,
breaking them up into "waves and bilThe
lows," as some one remarked.
hut
that
staneling,
woodshed remained
was partially protected by a spur of the
hill which arose directly behind it: and
it was this hill which saveel the part of
the bouse which did not fall. All other
buildings, school house, boys' houses,
boat and canoe bouses—everything, in
fact, went completely. Dr. Rife, early
in the Storm, took refuge with his family
in a small tool house close by. and his
own bouse was left tipping at a elangeruis angle, so that, having secured his
possession* and stored them in the tool
house after the gale, it l>ecame necessary to pull down the main house for
safety.
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But the most exposed part e)f the whole
mission property was the hill, lonrok, on
which the Girls' School was located.
This crest rises one Inindred anel twenty
feet alx)ve the sea, a long spur leading
down to Mr. Channon's school on one
hand and another sour to Dr. Rife's
place on the other hand. Deep anil
abrupt valleys on both sides leave the
hill at the mercy of all the winds. The
great trees, many of them giants, which
hael formed one of the chief l)eauties of
lonrok, became a menace rather than u
protection, as the wind snapped off huge
branches like straws anel hurled them
hither and thither; even the trees themselves were prostrated, in many cases.
The cook house and woodshed, outside
school house and new cottage put up for
my use, all went first; the house was so
violently racked anel slraineel that n
seemed to those within like a ship at
sea; it was difficult for them to keep
their feet. Dr. Rife and Mr. Channon,
being unable to go themselves, had sent
some of their choicest boys, at the beginning of the storm, to the assistance
of the ladies on the hill, anil these boys
deserve especial mention for the noble
way in which they lost sight of their
own safety and gave themselves to the
service of the (lirls' School. When, after the center of the cyclone hael passed
.-••id the wind came howling from the
opposite direction with redoubled fury,
it became necessary to flee from the
bouse at once, the' motion of the btlileling was so violent that many of the
sixty-one girls could not get out without help. Miss Iloppin watched from
outside the black opening of the doorway
through which the girls were issuing,
and wondered in a dumb agony if the
end of the procession woulel never come.
And even when the last one was out she
would have entered the bouse to make
sure that no one had been left, had the
I ovs not forcibly restrained her and returned themselves. Scarcely were the
last of the company as far distant as
the length of the house when it fell, anil
they say that such was the horrible uproar of sound which enveloped them
that they heard no additional crash
when the great house collapsed! They
were stunned with the shock of battling
elements, crashing trees, and all else
with which they were surrounded. All
ways of escape were blex-keel; manywere simply buried by the force of the
winel and lay where they fell eir crawleel
as best they could" to small hollows in
the ground. The boys threw themselves
upon them to hold them clown. Miss
Iloppin showed me afterward the place
to which it had been her intention to flee
for refuge, a somewhat protected hollow,
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on the lower hillside, which would easily tool house, which at one time harbored
have sheltered them all, but they were more than a hundred. There was anximercifully prevented from getting to ous watching for the- "Star," and more
this place, for when I saw it it was tilled anxious surmises as to her probable conto the depth of some ten feet with the dition, when she was discovered, but not
heaviest of wreckage, beams, sheets of in her usual anchorage. The ship was
iron roofing, parts of the stove and too small anil the distance too great for
kitchen utensils, and all kinds of lum- any clear view. That night the injured
ber, with a large iron tank toppling ones were left with Dr. Rife, while the
above it from the hillside! We turned girls anel Miss Iloppin were housed in
from it with a shuelder as we thought the upper part of Mr. Channon's woodwhat might have been. Miss Hoppin shed. The Channon* occupied the part
saiel that she had not realized at all what of their house which had been left stanelthe danger woulel be when the house ing. Of course very close packing was
fell; in an instant the air was black with required to take in so many. Mr. Chanwhat hael suddenly been released, the non afterward strengthened and mended
whole contents of the house seeming to what was left of bis house as a temporhave been set in motion at once, so that ary abode for the girls anel their teachthe danger from falling trees and ers, for he was just on the eve of debranches seemed small in comparison. parture for America.
Many of the boys and girls were hurt,
Miss Iloppin, with the assistance of
but the marvel was that in all that large some of the boys, undertook the "wreck
company, at the mercy of such fearful ing" of the' bouse, and worked inilcfatiforces, with no place of shelter, no one gably night and day, superintending the
was killed. Miss Wilson was struck by erection of a shelter for the miscellanea living beam in the siele, and suffered ous mass of articles saved from the
helplessly, unable to move, until the boys ruins. With her ready wit and assumpcould carry her down, after the gale had tion of a cheerful courage- she helped to
somewhat abated, to Dr. Rife's house. keep up the spirits of her associates,
As it proved, no ribs were broken, but even in the- midst of great weariness. Inprobably one was Splintered, and the deed, this necessity of forgetting themblow was so heavy as to cause much suf- selves for the sake of each Other was a
fering from the bruise. A little Mar- needed inspiration for all that little comshall Island girl bail her skull fractured pany of fellow sufferers. Mr. Channon
severely and was in a critical condition remarkeel facetiously at one time, when
when we left the island for the last time. they were discussing the situation, that
Miss Hoppin was struck on the head now they might advertise the mission
and fell, stunned ; her Hash of thought with many additional inducements, such
at first was that this was the end of her, as running water in all the rooms.
but with full return of consciousness "Yes!" added Miss Hoppin, who had
came the
chaiacteristic conclusion, just returned from a most disheartening
"Why. no! I can't die now. for I must day among saturated and ruined hooks,
be here to take care of the others after "Anil a public library on the hill!"
ward." She was at one time taken up
As to the island in general, there was
into the air by the wind, but told me the same tale to tell. Only one house',
that two of the boys promptly pulled her which was more properly nothing more
down to earth again, probably being than a little shack, was left standing,
aware that she was not ready to ascend anel that was the one which sheltered the
just yet.
ageel Likiak Sa, the minister, at L'ttic.
Captain Garland saiel that the wreck The villages of Malim, Piliul and Ii
of the house on the hill reminded him kersrik were wiped out by the "cyclonic
of nothing so much as a bundle of tooth- wave" which preceded the storm; but
picks thrown down at ranelom, the de- fortunately the people had bail enough
struction was so complete. The flatness warning to flee t<> the bills. At Lellu,
of it was appalling. Miss Iloppin sent the principal place, where most of the
me word that she had found a mixing- people live, the destruction seems to
spoon on the roof and a tin of onions on have been the most appalling. Literally
the third shelf of the l>ook-case. The nothing was left, of trees or houses.
heavy rains which followed the storm Some of the men from Lellu had been
completed the havoc among such 01 employed on the "Star" at the time of
their possessions as might have been the gale, and when one of them was
saved, had there been any place of shel- questioned afterward by one eif our offiter.
cers as to the state in which he found
As the wind subsided the refugees his property, he replied: "Oh, my
came from their attempted hilling places house fly away, my box lly away, my pig
and were hel])eel down the hill by ones fly away, my clothes By away, my
and twos to the shelter of Dr. Rife's money, he lly away! Only my wife he
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stop!" Many were hurt more or less,
and five were killeel by falling trees and
houses. Most pitifill of all was the case
of the little child which, as the father
was trying to conduct his family to a
place of safety, was torn from the man's
arms and carried away into the waves.
lie made a vain attempt to receiver at
least the body, but it was swept beyond
his reach. The olel coral church, which
withstood the former .dorm, was partially demolished, but the bell-tower of
rock and cement, thirty feet high, which
had just been erected at great labor byMr. Channon and his scholars to holel
the new bell presented to the Kusaien
church by the "King's Daughters" Society eif the Ciirls' School, stood unshaken, "for it was founded upon a
rock." Mr. Channon had taken special
pains with the- foundation, digging deep
and filling it with rocks. The tower was
to have been dedieateel em the day before
Easter. It now stands as a pathetic
monument to Mr. Chanuon's love for
the people.
The wholesome destruction of all
food supplies must cause much neeel, for
ii will be long before Nature can repair
damages, and most of the large breadfruit and coacoanut trees are ruined.
The limes, papaias, mangoes, alligator
pears, etc., will be greatly missed. The
natives at once oiaele low shelters for
themselves and proceeded to start taro
and bananas, but even these take so long
to mature that i'. will not be easy to wait
for them. The people must depend on
rice anil fish, largely, but what and if
their "money, be lly away?" We felt
this to be a serious problem.
The question of the disposition of the
(iirls' School was a difficult one. As a
result of the deliberations of the mission,
the "Morning Star" sailed from Kusaie
May ist, having on boarel the whole
school anel their two teachers, with all
the effects saved from the wreck, bound
for Ponape, which we hoped hael remained untouched, as in the former
Storm, and thus wheie we thought te)
find a harbor for the homeless company.
The Ponape School building was a
large one anil the school small, so the
plan seemed quite a possible one. But,
touching at Pingelap and Mokil on the
way, we found that they hael not escaped, our storm having reached them
on the night of the 19th. Then we feareel
for Ponape, anel as we steamed around
that island on the next day and found
our fears confirmed our hearts sank
within us. I'onape had fared worse, if
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possible, than Kusaie.
Colony was a mass of ruins; all native
houses were destroyed; at the mission
station, Mr. Gray's houses were all gone,
the (iirls' School building hael been
partly wrecked, then left standing, what
was left of it, "on the- bias," as Miss
Rainier put it. Misses l-'oss anel Rainier
were camping out with their twelve
girls under a rude shelter of iron roofing, along one siele of which the girls
were packed at night like sarelines, anel
in the center of which the two ladies
slept on canvas cots. The shelter was
not rain-proof, ami Miss Palmer told
amusingly how Miss l-'oss went to rest
every night with an umbrella spreael
Over her, sleeping serenely as though it
were quite the natural and proper thing
to sleep that way. Miss Ross feels that
she owes her life to One of the boys
from Mr.'Gray's school, who established
himself as her protector, dragging her,
when she was unable to aid herself,
from one place to another, to avoid evernew dangers from falling objects. The
house had been standing only about two
years, so the lumber was in good condition to use again, anil a good native carpenter was at work rebuilding the place,
On a smaller scale, when we were there.
Mr. Gray hail put up a large room with
the lumber from his house as a temporary dwelling place, intending to enlargebis house a little later.
The food question at Ponape will be a
much more serious one with the natives
than at Kusaie, for the population is
large and the destruction of breadfruit
anil cocoanut trees almost total. We
hope that the German government will
do something toward relieving the inevitable distress. Some fifteen Ponapcas were killed in the gale and about
four hundred injured.
With the friends at Ponape in such a
plight there was nothing for us to do but
to return to Kusaie with all our passengers. Miss Wilson had endured the trip
fairly well, having had a swinging-heel
rigged for her under the awning on the
after-deck, with ready arms always at
call to lift her. The little Marshall Ruth
did not seem to have been harmed by
the voyage, but the German doctor at
Ponape, who was most kind, and came
three times to visit the little patient and
dress the wound, looked very grave over
her and assured us in his broken English
that there was only a chance for her recovery. At the time of our leaving Kusaie
Miss Wilson was able to move alxnit
carefully with a cane, but Ruth had lost
ground. When at last the "Star" sailed
from Kusaie for the Gilbert Islands and
Honolulu, we left the Girls' School established at the Channons' place and Dr.
Rife and his family occupying the tool
house and kitchen, with plans to enlarge their quarters slightly by means of
lumber from the wreck. These workers
are awaiting the elecision of the American Board with regard to the future of
the schools.
In looking back upon this experience
we are still vividly impressed with the
mercies with which it was tempered.
Hail it visited the islands in the night
great loss of life must have resulted, es-
pecially in the two girls' schools. Then,
too, that the missionary vessel should
have been at hand, ready to render the
needed service, anil that she was saved
from wreck or serious damage (only one
sheet of copper was torn off, and a leaking rudder trunk, the result of thumping
on the rocks, was neit BO serious as to
prevent the voyage to Honolulu) was
almost a miracle. As Miss Iloppin said,
this experience had seemed to give the
new "Morning Star" her rightful placein the line of succession with the vessels which had borne the name before
her. There had been, of course, great
interest in the new ship, and rejoicing
that she should be a Steamer, and she
had successfully performed her year's
work; but now she stands confirmed as
"Morning Star Xo. 5, a witness to the
preserving care of God, and with her
true place deep in the hearts of the missionaries anel our people in the islands.
PRAYER FOR A LITTLE BOY.
My
I
pray
Now
Hi
lay
ut.i:s
.Idiinhdn.
mo ilown to sloop,
Thee, Lord, my soul to keep
I
If I should die before I wake,
I pray Tliee, I.oril, my sill to take.
And this 1 ask tor Jesus' sake.
Hut while I live, I want to bo from quick and
passions free,
With gentle thoughts, anel happy fae-c, anel
pleasant words in every place.
I pray, whatever wrong I do, I'll never nay
what is not true;
He willing at my task each day, and always
honest in my play.
Make mo unselfish with my joys, and generous to other boys;
And kind and helpful to the old, anil prompt
to do what I am told,
Hless every one 1 love, anil teach me how to
help and comfort each.
(live me the strength right-living brings, and
make me good in little things. Amen.
—From Harper's Ha/.ar.
HAWAII'S
By
INFLUENCE
CHINA.
ON
Rev. E. W. Thwing.
More than half of Hawaii's population
is Oriental. China, Korea and Japan
have given their thousands to help in the
development and prosperity of these
Islands. The fust impression on arriving in Honolulu is that of a real up-todate American city, but as one travels
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10
from plantation to plantation, or visits
Chinatown or the Japanese stores, one
may well call this an Oriental Hawaii.
As during the past fifty years, the
hard-working, industrious Chinese laborer has made possible the great wealth of
these mid-Pacific islands, so the life and
influence of .America has done much to
change and improve the character of the
Chinese. And not only is this influence
telt by the Chinese who are here, but
those having lived in Hawaii go back
anel in many ways aiel in the changes
that are now taking place in China.
yOU NO MI'.N
IN CHINA.
Ouite a number of Hawaii's bright
young Chinese are now in China. Some
are- taking Chinese courses of study in
the higher schools and colleges there.
(
Hbe-rs are preparing to be doctors in
( bina. A number are acting as teachers,
anil still others are acting as interpreters
and business men. In Shanghai, not
long ago, I met a young man from Honolulu who has the position of private
secretary to Li Hung Chang's son. Another young Chinese, a graduate of
Punahou College, met me with a hearty
greeting on the streets of Canton. He
is now a professor of English in a private school there. While talking to the
president of one of the largest colleges
in Shanghai, he said: "I like to have
your Honolulu boys come here to study.
They give a good spirit to our entire
institution." When invited OUf to see-
Every young man who goes from llono
lulu lakes back with him to China.
American ideas, American ambition and
push. One young man from Mills Institute after being in Hongkong for a
year, when askeel hen. he liked it there,
saiel: "()h, it is not equal to Honolulu.
Win they don't even keep the Fourth of
July out here.' Any hoy that iias
tasted American freedom and liberty,
and Fourth of July too, is bound to be
a help to China's progress by and by.
HELPING llll'. CHURCH of CHINA
flu- Chinese of Hawaii are- also interested in the great Christian movement in
Hsjld
Sim in\
are seen in the- country, with
burning incense-, and often with theprinted motto above. "May the fragrant
incense bring fulfillment to our prayer."
China. The Fort Street Chinese Sunday shrines
school of Honolulu are supporting their
own native missionary in China, who
goes about preaching in the large lleting
Shan district from which so many of theChinese come. Money has been sent
from Honolulu to aid a number of the
missions at work there-. Oiu- good
Christian farmer senels hack money to
educate- his boy in a Christian school,
"that lie may preach the gospel in his
own village."
Every man who returns from America
or Hawaii must realize Of how little avail
such means are-.
The man from Hawaii is the- one who
is ready to help on the railroad and machine shop for China. A few months
ago while riding on the- Canton end ol
the Canton and Hankow railroad, now
I asked the Chinese conductor:
"How do the Chinese like the new railroad?" "Well," he replied, "they did
not like- it very well at first. They were
afraid it would spoil all the good luck,
and so they wanted the road built at
some distance' from their villages."
building.
"Well, how do they like it
has been going for
soiih-
now that il
time."" I asked
again.
they are quite used to it now.
be said, "and they like it. They can go
to town so quick. But when it rains
they find it very unpleasant to walk some
distance from their homes to the rail
road station. So they say. 'Why did
you not build the mad nearer:-' We
would like it right at our doors.' So you
see they all find that the tire- carnage- is
a geiod thing"
The Chinese may be slow and deliberate but when he is fully convinced ola
good thing he is ready to adopt it. And
there is no better place tei convince bun
than here in these Pacific islands.
"(
I.iru
One of Hawaii's Royiln china.
the college military drill, it was a pleasure tO see boys from Hawaii in the front
ranks. Two of the young men from
Honolulu are V-aelers in their glee club.
There are some sixteen boys from the
islands in this one college. Others are
studying in the schools eif Canton. A
young man from Mills Institute, whose
picture is given, has recently left Hawaii
to take a special Chinese course in the
Rati Training School, Canton. This is a
school that has given many of the workers now laboring among the Chinese of
the islands. The Hawaiian Board may
have here several scholarships with a
special view to the Hawaiian work.
eliHii Church
One of the most beautiful churches of
South China, has recently been built
partly with money raised in Hawaii.
This is the church at Lieu Chan of
which a picture is given. Some $400
was sent from Honolulu. Letters are
geiing out all the time with Gospel messages. I'he Christians returning from
Hawaii cannot fail to have a large influence on those they meet in China.
AGAINST SfI'KKSIITION.
Hawaii's Chinese stand for preigrcss
and enlightenment. Any one who has
lived here in the light of the 20th century, who has been swiftly and safely
carried about with comfort in the electric
cars, cannot well believe in "fung shui"
or wooelen idols. A man who has worked
on a large
plantation, and
seen
modem irrigation and great pumping
engines, cannot take much stock in a
paper image, put up in field under a
shelter of ]>oles, as is shown in the picture, to keep away drought. Such
)h
MiillK
CHINESE
IOK HAW Ml.
What these Islands need is more
Chinese laborers to fully man the plantations and bring greater prosperity to
Hawaii. They make the best workman
in the cam-field, 'file foolish un-American Chinese cxclusi n laws will have to
be very much changed if America wishes
te> continue her friendly influence in that
empire. Secretary of War Taft has saiel
that there will he no more Chinese for
Hawaii. Thai the Chinese- only want
changes so as to avoid the insult ami
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ignominy to those permitted to come, lie
claims that this is all the- agitation is
about. lie is greatly mistaken in ids
view of the Chinese feeling, They certainly want to be free from insult. But
they want more. They want, and have
a right to insist on fair treatment, the
same treatment accorded to the most
favored nation. Is it just to allow
Korean, Japanese, Porto Rican or Italian laborers to come into Hawaii, ami
not the- Chinese? They are- quite willing
that America should have exclusion
laws, and regulate or limit foreign labor.
But they insist, and justly so, that Unlaws should apply to all alike. A few
small changes will not satisfy them.
( Inly just and fair treatment can now
arrest the- anti-American feeling that is
fast spreading in every trade center of
China. Those who have not been in
China recently can hardly realize the
size- of the boycott, the strength of the
Chinese feeling, the money that is being
put into it. Nearly every Chinaman in
Hawaii will contribute to the movement
to secure fair treatment for China! It
is the- one subject discussed, not only
he-re- iii Honolulu, and on every plantation, but in every port in China. America
can have- no idea of the tremendous antagonism she has been stirring up slowly
but surely eluring the past twenty years.
She does not know the- strength of the
trade guilds and Chinese tongs, and she
seems to have no realization <>f the.
stupendous possibilities and opportunities she- is just throwing away.
Hawaii should be- foremost in helping
to bring about justice and fair treatme-nt, and not only for China's sake, but
for her own future life anil prosperity.
Is Hawaii to be a gre-at trade center of
tlu- Pacific, a future Hongkong or
Shanghai of .America? That depends
upon whether America secures a large
part of China's trade.or not. If we lose
China, we lose the Pacific.
rill. TRADE Of THE PACIFIC.
Hawaii's greatest possibility of influencing China will come through a
future great Oriental trade on the
waters of the Pacific ocean. The millions that are to make the future of the
world, live in countries bordering the
Hawaii should extend
great Pacific
America's hand of welcome, and not exclusion, to our Oriental neighbors. Forine-rlv the- Chinese government sent her
students lo American colleges, now she
is sending them to Japan. A few years
ago, American clocks, lamps, watches,
toys, machines, etc.. were coming into
large use in China. Now the Japanese
manufactured articles are beginning to
lake their place. America has now but
about 5 per cent, of Cnina'■ trade. She
has not needed it. She has he-en busy
supplying her own great home- markets.
But the lime is s.iein coining when
America with, her fifteen thousand millions of output, will need the great awakening nation of China to use her Surplus
of manufactured products, Is she to
finel then that her friendship with China
is lost? Is she to finel, when it is too
late-, that her gooels are not wanted, that
China is looking to Japan, to England
fan! children are baptised in Kona, so
thai but two members were- baptised at
this time-. At our first communion service we maele' use- of our new individual
communion cups, using the grape juice
which is kept on hand by the Boarel
Agent for the use of Kona churches.
( )ur Sunila\ school continues to holel
its own, Mr. Akana be-ing elected as its
superintendent, July 9, We met with the
Napoopoo anel Kainaliu Sunday schools
at the Kainaliu Church for a general reand Germany for manufactured articles? view exercise and singing. Weekly
If by continued anti-Chinese laws, the prayer meetings are continued, although
ami-American feeling, slow to crystalize, with the rainy season upon us the numis once fully formed, it will be a bard bers have- largely fallen off. Two social
task for America te> change that feeling. gatherings have- recently been held, one
And when in twenty or thirty year*, for the- little- children ami one for the
China is up and doing, with 10,000 miles older pe'eipk'. Rally in June a concert
of railroad, with her pe-eiple clamoring was he-Id in the- beautifully decorated
for the ready products of the 20th cen- church, which cleared forty-three dollars
tury, with her trade not millions, but I'm a number of necessary improvement*.
thousands of millions, what part are
At Holualoa a piece of land, with a
good cottage-, centrally located, has been
America and Hawaii to have?
Every thoughtful American should purchased for the Hawaiian Boarel
ponder well the coming situation with through the kindness of a Honolulu genChina, and rise up and demand a change tleman, the intention being to build a
if unjust laws, a change that will not small chapel in the near future. Mr.
only do justice to China, but will bring Lvomuro, our new Japanese Evangelist,
will make Holualoa his headquarters for
greater prosperity and wealth to Amerthe' pre'scnt, occupying thU new cottage.
ica, will bring not a "yellow peril," but
yellow bags of gold to add to America's lie has he-gun to meet a few Japanese
riches. And if the Chinese are allowed each week, both there and at Central
Both Mr. Koniuro and Mr.
to come and go in friendly trade, and Kona.
honest labor, the free gospel of Jesus \kana have take-n the English preaching
Christ can come to tbe-se- people in wonservie-e- very acceptably.
In several of our Sunelay schools a
derful measure.
Christian America, and America's considerable number of Bibles have been
Christian Hawaii, should strive earnest- presented for perfect attendance. One
ly and faithfully for this end, that she father has asked us if we could not get
may be able to give a true Christian him a cheap Bible', because his old family
welcome to the Chinese, a welcome to Bible seemed in danger of being worn
liberty and earnest toil, to education and out since his three boys had been ata broader life, to the true gospel that tending our Sunday school.
teaches of one great Rather and the
The Preachers' Class is held, although
brotherhood of all men. If Hawaii can preachers are scarce in Kona, and the
aid in thus bringing about a friendly in- usual lines of work continue. At the
tercourse between the two great nations last quarterly meeting of workers sani
of the Pacific, she will have done much larv conditions were eliscussed for the
towards influencing the future of China, general subject, and at the meeting next
and the welfare of the world.
month sexual matters will receive consideration.
FOR
KONA
At a recent visit to the Kona OrphanAHISTORICAL DAY
CHURCHES.
age, at the request of Miss Beard, eight
young people were baptized by immerfour Hawaiians, three Japanese
sion;
Central
Kona
On Sunday. June J.s,
of
Church was formally organised with and one Rorto Rican. The services
regularcontinue
Episcopal
the
Church
three
coming
nineteen charter members,
most cordial relations
by letter and sixteen on confession of ly, and we have anil
members
the Rev. Mr. Walwith
its
This is an English-speaking
faith.
lace.
denomfor
anil
all nationalities
church
An earnest attempt is being made
inations, so long as they can accept out
to
bythroughout Kona to get the church
the
simple covenant and agree
laws. Four nationalities are already rep- lands, most of which seem to lie held as
into the
resented, with the prospect of two or private property at present,
Association,
Evangelical
comof
the
at
the
next
hands
three more coming in
•mmion service. To a large ex.ent in- where they belong. The outlook for this
,
'
�THE FRIEND
12
arrangement seems to be quite encouraging. A couple of acres south, strategically located near a new school house
and court house, have'also been promised for future needs.
Kona is glad of steamltoat communication with Kohala, the "Mauna Loa"
touching at two ports every other trip.
If we do not travel very much, we are
glad to know that we may do so if we
wish. This may point to the time when
the "Kinau" will circle the Island one
way, and the "Mauna Loa" the other,
now that the two companies are one.
Riding about Kona gives one an opportunity to visit places full of interest,
such as the City of Refuge, the old
burial caves, the long Steep grass te>boggan slide of the old Hawaiians, and
several similar placet. It was of interest to observe an old conch shell still in
use at one place to call the people to
worship. Old customs still crop up besiele the new in various places.
finds it warm mornings and rainy
Mosquitoes are plentiful
■moons.
now, and a livelier insect is still
re numerous. A story is told of a
<1 man, who said that the way to obi relief was to give a party and invite
your friends. So come over to Kona,
beg of you, for supply here far overA. S. B.
mces demand.
:
Inly
WHY I BELIEVE IN GOD AND
CHRIST.
It comes strongly into the writer's
mind to tell of how and why he believes
in Cod and the Bible, in the Lord Jesus
Christ and the certain triumph of His
Kingdom on the Earth, in the Heaven
e)f the Redeemed and its Immortal Life.
In these living facts he does believe with
all his mind and soul, and has always
believed. He counts this faith an inestimable blessing and privilege. Now
nearing the end of life, he feels moved
to tell a little about why he so believes.
We live in a wonderful world, crowded with tokens of order, wisdom, beauty,
power and beneficence —such as most
impressively betoken the presence and
care of an infinitely wise and gracious
Creator and Sustainer. One's reason
gladly accepts and quietly rests in the
full assurance of the pervading presence
of the God and Father who made and
who sustains this complex world—nay,
the almost infinite complexity of the universe of worlds which we nightly behold, extending into the fathomless distances of space. Any conception of such
a Universe existing apart from the Inhabiting, Pervading and Sustaining Soul
Divine, seems utterly irrational and impossible.
Such a Being must be a Father to his
rational creatures. He must inevitably
be Impelled to Reveal himself to them, in
such ways as may lift them towards
himself. Accordingly we find in the
Bible an extended Record of such
Revelations going e>n through long ages,
appropriate, merciful, wise, guiding
anil holy. The Divine Being therein disclosed, our hearts rise to worship and
adore. Especially are the teachings of
this Bible Revelation unspeakably attractive and divinely glorious in our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Redeemer, who
lived in such meekness and devoted service, yet in such exalted authority and
luavenliness of teaching, who died a
Sacrifice for our Sins, and who rose
gloriously triumphant over death, summoning us to follow him into Heaven.
This wonderful Redeemer's work has
gone on and grown as a mighty Seed of
Life among the tares and thorns of the
corrupt and evil ways of mankind. It
has powerfully maele its way, anel grown
in the midst eif human wickedness,
cruelty and impurity. It has tx)rne most
beneficent fruits of Light, Liberty and
Social Well-being, advancing in increasing ratio as the centuries continue. Por
it is only where Christ is best known
and most freely taught that this beneficent progress advances. He is the one
guiding Light of the World amid its
sail darkness. To follow Him is the sole
reliable He>]>e of Mankind in order to
win peace and well-being out of their
bitter struggles. His coming Reign in
the World, His victory over selfishness
anel corruption in men's hearts, is the
one glorious Hope of Suffering Mankind.
This Christ our Lord has risen to
reign in a higher and larger Realm than
earth, but has not severed His connection with his People on earth. He
calls us to join him in that Home above,
which he is ever making ready for us,
where He assures us of endless Life and
Blessedness. But He also continues in
manifolel ways, to make His Presence
and Power sensible on earth, for the assurance and comfort of his people here
while they work and wait. The Divine
Revelations of the old tune are not at
an end. The Holy Spirit of God, who
rested in revealing and inspiring power
upon prophets and a]x>stles in past ages,
still visits His servants and inspires
them to speak of the "things of Christ."
Nay, the Lord Jesus himself still at
times personally visits and manifests his
presence to favoreel disciples, in order
that they may more confidently believe
in Him. Jesus is the living Lord and
King in his Church and Kingdom. Our
faith in him is not vague, nor a vain
imagination. It is a living reality.
S. E. B.
THE SHEEP-KILLERS.
ByStanlW
ey aterloo.
The Night Dogs.
Hid in tin- gloom of the thicket that droops
by the pasture's fence,
Lurking amidst the brushwood, gliding
through rushes dense,
Then- are crei'ping, the half-wise devils, near
wlie-re the helpless sleep
Then, growling, they liurst from the covert.
ami—death to the startled sheep!
—
They yelp not as tlu-y harry, for lie-hind tin-
blood lust is fear,
And keen is the farmer's eyesight and the
rifle is ever near,
Hut they swirl over bush and tiissooh—- both
wether ami ewe are weak
And the Dogs of the Night are tire-less, and
it's evi-r the- throat they seek!
—
They have drunk from the throats of their
victims till every maw is full;
Their jaws drip with the blood -slaver and
their fangs are clogged with wool;
And each slinks to the distant kennel, to
offer an honest face
When the farmer come-s out to his milking
and there's life about the plae-i'!
11.
The
Day Dogs.
Where the haunts of nii-n are' crowded, where
the few Consult alone,
Where the maws of the richer clamor, where
the wealth is overgrown,
There they lurk in the rug-spread oflice,
hungry for witless sheep.
And then, when the fliie-k is startled and sud-
denly waked, tln-y le-ap!
They are smug, with rounded bellies, but
they're tirele-ss in the chase;
Their jaws have the blood and the wool tufts;
they are fat—but they can race!
And after the hunt they are pious, anil they
give in a ponderous way;
But —they are one and one, the sheep killers,
the Dogs of the Night and the Day!
From The National Magazine.
—
EDITORIAL
RESPONSIBILITY.
The question of responsibility for State
The h'rirml has been raised.
It is the custom of this paper to print the
initials of all who contribute to its pages.
The only exceptions to this rule are in the
case of practically unimportant material or
of clippings, the source of the latter bslag
given. The first initials appearing in each
issue cover all of the reading matter which
precedes, the next following initials show
whose the responsibility is fur all that inter
venes. etc. To avoid frequent repetition, mi
tials mice printed are often made to e-over
more than one article, espee-ially in the- case
of editorials. Neither the Boarel of Kditors
nor the Hawaiian Board is responsible for
any opinions, statements or sentinu-nts appearing in Tin- I-limit. The individual writer
whose initials are given bears the entire rements made in
sponsibility.
DOHKMI'H SCIIDDKR,
Managing Editor.
�THE FRIEND
HAWAIIAN
MISSION
SOCIETY.
CHILDREN'S
When this society had reached its
jubilee in 1902. there was much talk
about it, and a change was proposed in
its organization, to make it more a commemorative society, and to turn our endeavors for raising money for our mission schools into the channels of the
Hawaiian Board, many of the Cousins
being already the largest contributors to
the Boarel. At the same time at a very
large and enthusiastic meeting of this
society, the question arose of giving up
"The Friend." A most warm discussion
followed, and the then Corresponding
Secretary of the society warmly pleaded
that "The Friend" be continued, and be
an organ of the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, as well as of the Hawaiian Boarel. flu- happy verdict on the
"Friend" was maele in the humorous remark of T. Richards, "Well, the
'Friend' has fallen among friends tonight surely." A plan was maele to
have a Hawaiian Mission Children's Society page and this you know has been
maintained until very lately, when severe
illness has prevented one of the members of the committee for preparing the
page, from doing her share of the work.
Extracts from a letter of Miss Helen
N'ortem, once the Principal of Kawaiahao
Seminary, to Miss Chamberlain. It is
written from Eustis, Florida, June 9,
11)05. She says: "1 have received the
papers sent, the last being May 3d, Oth
anel 20th, anel have read the news with
interest.
You are having so many
problems to face with vow cosmopolitan
population and your isolation, yet perhaps not more than are found in some
other sections, but you meet them more
conscientiously, and care more that
righteousness shall be established. The
Friend has some most excellent articles
deand one sometime since on tothe give
people
of
your
termination
Christianity, education, justice to all oi
whatever color, made me want to give
you all the Chautauqua salute. It is so
different in spirit from what is found in
this South land, and the more is the
pity of it. There are some good signs,
one being the meeting together of the
Blue and the Grey on Memorial and
other clays."
She speaks of the prospective opening
in October of a fine Presbyterian college
in Eustis, and that she has been spoken
to about becoming a member of the
faculty and was considering the matter.
M. A. CHAMBERLAIN.
IN MEMORIAM.
Carol ink Form Akmstroni; Bi-xka itii.
The circle of children of the Protestislands is rapidly being thinneel. But few now remain
of those who were beirn here in the
thirties. ()ne by one the friends and
companions of our childhood are being
bidden to come up higher.
Early in the morning of the 18th of
last month, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. J. J. I lair, the beloved wife e>f the
Rev. E. C Beckwith, whom We knew tn
her girlhood as Caroline Porter Armstrong, went to the rest which she bad
long prayed for. For her it was a blessed release from weariness and suffering,
and her clearest friends would not call
her back even if they could.
She was lx>rn in Honolulu, July 17,
Her father was the Rev. Richard
1832.
Armstrong, who filleel SO important a
part as a missionary, statesman and educates in the "making of Hawaii." With
her parents, the Alexagders, and the
Barkers, she sailed for the Marquesas
Islands, July 2, 1833, where they spent
eight terrible mouths among the cannibals, finally relinquishing that field at the
instance of the Londoi: Missionary Society, and returning to Tahor in Hawaii.
Her home life during the next six years
on Maui, and afterwards in Honolulu,
has been well described in the memoir
of her brother, the late Gen, S. C. Armstrong, founder of the Hampton Institute. I ler father's journal records as his
first deep personal grief the parting with
his daughter Caroline, who was sent at
the tender age of ten years, around Cape
Horn to the Eastern States for the education which it was then impossible to
obtain in these Islands. While there she
lived with her uncle, the late Judge Chapman, of Springfield, Mass.
In 1851 she graduated from Mt.
Holvoke Seminary, which was then the
foremost institution in America for the
higher education of women. But her
ardent devotion to study probably undermineel her constitution, which was
naturally delicate. She returned to the
Islands with her mother in the latter part
of the following year, by way of the
isthmus of Pairama. arriving in Honolulu, February 11, 1853. As the Panama
railroad was not built till two years later
the hardships of the journey and the exposure to the pestilential climate of the
isthmus brought on afterwards an attack
of fever, from the effects of which she
never recovered.
On the 17th of April, 1853, she was
married to the Rev. E. G. Beckwith, who
ant Missionaries to these
13
had come to Honolulu in 1851, to take
charge of the Royal School. Eor the
next half century her life to an unusual
degree was blended with that of her husl>anel, whose tender and untiring devotion to his invalid wife, was ever to him
a sweet privilege rather than a duty. Eor
both of them this long trial was made
a means of rich spiritual blessing. No
sufferer ever made a braver struggle
with infirmity than she. There was always "sunshine in her soul," and she
had cheerful words and winning ways
for all around her. "She wrote many letters full of sympathy, condolence and encouragement." Her sweet patience and
her Christian faith and hope exerted a
far greater influence for good on others
than she herself was at all aware of.
"They also serve who only stand and
wait."
She shared all her husband's long anel
varied experience, first when he was in
charge of the Royal School, then as
President of Oahu College till 18511, then
for twelve years as a pastor in Sacramento and San Francisco, then for ten
years a ]>astor in Waterbury, Conn.,
from 1871 till 1881, then in San Erancisco again, until Nov. 20, 1887, when he
was installed as pastor of the newly organized Central Union Church in Honolulu, which position he resigned January,
10, 1894, to accept the pastorate of the
Makawao Church. In all these places
she has left tender anel sacred memories.
Their golden wedding was celebrated
two years ago.
The immediate cause of her death was
a recurrence of paralysis, which first affected her throat, anel then slowly spread
until it reached her vital organs. "She
was conscious until within a few hours
of the end, which came peacefully in the
early morning, just after her 73d birthday." Her only grandson, Holmes Beckwith, was one of those at her bedside
when she breathed her last.
The funeral services, which were held
in the afternoon of the same day, were
conducted by the Rev. B. Y. Bazata.
The familiar hymns, "Asleep in Jesus"
and "This is not my place of rest," were
sung, and what of her was mortal was
laid to rest under the overshadowing
trees of the Makawao cemetery.
Three of her brothers, viz., Reuben,
Richard Baxter, and Samuel Chapman,
and one sister, Mrs. Clara Banning, who
died June 14, 1004, have gone before her.
Her surviving brothers and sisters are
William N. Armstrong, Mrs. Ellen A.
Weaver, Miss Mary J. Armstrong and
Miss Amelia Armstrong.
She has also left one daughter, living,
Mrs. J. J. Hair, and six grandchildren,
viz., two children of her son, Frank
�14
THE FRIEND
Armstrong Beckwith, and four children the date of departure, which may fall
of her daughter, Mrs. (aniline A. Hair. as e-arlv as the 18th of August anel as
late as the 27th eif September,
W. 1). A.
Friends of the Board are- asked to follow this new venture with earnest
THE SEA CAPTAIN.
prayer. The relief of this honored SoByGeraldGould.
ciety from debt means much for Chris1 am in love with the sea, but I do not trust tian work throughout America. The
her yet;
A. M. A. maintains missionaries and
1 ne tall ships she has slain lire ill to forget: schools among Porto Ricans, Negroes,
Their sails were white in the morning, their
Mountain Whites, Indians, Chinese.
inasfs were, split by noon;
The sun has seen tliein perish, and the stars, Japanese and Eskimos. Its pupils have
ami the moon.
crossed into Cuba, Mexico, China and
Japan, thus widely extending the influAs a BUM loves a woman, so I love the sen.
ence eif its labors which are confined
desire
of
my
even
as
desire
of
her
is
her
Anil
strictly to the' territory of the United
me:
When we meet after parting, we put away States.
'flu- prayers of the- Board's
regret.
will help lift this load of
constituency
lilt
do
not
lover;
I
Like liner joined with
anil
back up our Secretary in
will
debt
t rust her yet.
his difficult mission. It is felt that if
For fierce she is, and strange, and lu-r love is the- home Churches only learn of Hakill to hale;
waii, its strategic importance ami its
Slir must slav whom she desires; she- will
needs
they will be prompt to pour out
draw me- soon or lale
Down into darkness and silence, the place of their resources, This journey may have
drowned men,
:t very important bearing upon the' enAnd 1 shall
Having her arms about inc.
tire- Christian enterprise among Asiatic
trust her I lien.
peoples 011 the Pacific Coast anil may
Prom Tin- Spectator,
bind us still Closer to our brethren on
the' Mainland.
RECIPROCITY.
It is possible- that Rew. lliromiehi
formerly President of the
Kozaki,
Last year when the Hawaiian Board
and now pastor of
L'niversity,
Doshisha
with
heavy
burdened
a
debt
which
was
Church ol
Congregational
leading
threatened a retrenchment amounting theour SecreTokyo,
with
co-operate
may
thefielel
prepractically to abdication of
Coast,
lie is about
empted by an evangelical propaganih tary on the Pacific
of eighty live years, the- American Mis- to leave' Japan for a three months camsionary Association responded nobly to paign among his countrymen scattered
throughout Washington, Oregon and
the call for aid and saved the- day for California.
The
retreat
us with a grant of $9000.
With the- departure of the Secretary
was changed into a victorious advance
'or
the Mainland the- burden of editorial
and now throughout the- entire Terriof the Friend will for tin.
responsibility
and
a
new
of
feeling
courage
ag
tory
four months fall upon
nexi
three
or
gressivenes* is regnant. In June' a letof
the
stall.
Meantime Rev.
others
American
ter was received from tinafter Japanese
will
look
Thwing
Missionary Association telling the- sad Mr.
interests.
tidings of a grievous debt of $100,000,
something entirely new in flu- re-ec-nt
history of this organization which has HAWAII'S CHIEF FAILURE IN
be-e'ii in the- habit of ending its fiscal year
AMERICANISM.
with a surplus. The lette-r requested
(>ue- of tin- most characteristic feathat the Hawaiian Board loan its Correthe
Association
to
tures
Secretary
in American life today is the Free
sponding
in order that he- might assist in a move- Public Library with its varied instrument to lift the- indebtedness. Owing mentalities both for re-aching the entire
to the fact that the- demands of office community with influences that make
anel city work have- been unusually for wider culture anil for stimulating
heavy ever since- the Secretary's re-turn in every individual a love of good read
from the Mainland last December, tour- ing. When we consider that there are
ing has been practically impossible and in the United States 5383 free public
hence the Board felt reluctant to spare libraries, each with i<x>o volumes or
him for the- service requested. Further more, that no State or Territory in the
correspondence has made it clear, bow- I'nion is without one except Hawaii,
ever, that a true spirit of reciprocitj that even Indian Territory has 3 and
calls for tin- extension of this courtesy Nevada with about one-third the popiland the Board has cheerfully voted to "ation of these' Islands, lioasts 6. that
loan Mr. Scudder to the Association for Mr. Carnegie has helped establish more
90 days. A cablegram is awaited fixing than 1000. directing especial attention to
Western communities where there is little or no surplus wealth, the- woful back
wardnes* of Hawaii with its 85 years of
missionary history and its many millions
of boarded dollars is inexplicable, Since
constitutional government was established here Hawaii has seen California
institute 202 free pttblk libraries, ()rcgon build 24. Washington 37, Idaho 9,
Montana 14, Wyoming 8, I 'tali 13.
Colorado 60, and even poor backward
New Mexico 11 and Arizona 5. There
is not a single- free public library book
per iikx) person* in Hawaii where Nevada can boast more than 100 and the
District of Columbia '125. < )ur public
schools suffer for the helpful backing of
the free- library, vice and crime- failing
to encounter its repressive force exult,
the- English language deprived of its
assistance languishes in the I'idjin stage
of development, the homes of the- poor
are deprived of one of the most powerful aids in developing a pure, strong
family life ami our nascent citizenship
lacks a most efficient means of imbibing
true Americanism. We boast of our
trolleys, our up-to-date electric lighting,
our telephone ami wireless telegraph,
our tine business blocks, our churches
ami schools —everywhere we claim to be
keeping step with the Mainland, but
alas, when it comes to that flower of
American public life, the free public
library, we are still barbarians, not one
whit better than the naked, gentlehearted savages that Captain Cook
found he-re over a hundred years ago.
I).
S.
idivf: money
is
nione)'
4
1-2
wasted.
Why keep
it in unsafe places when we
will safely care for it and pay
per
cent,
interest com-
pounded twice annually.
If you live on the other Islands why not bank by mail?
Write to us and we'll tell you
how to do it.
FIRST AMERICAN SAVINGS AND
TRUST CO., OF HAWAII, LTD.
HONOLULU, T. H.
�15
THE FRIEND
Honolulu. July ll\ Her104 persons, including Miss MIIXKHIJMA-In
mann K. Miller to Miss Zelic Limn.
Alice Roosevelt, en route to Manila.
BTBONG lockwood In Tanoia, Wash.,
15th —Missionary Racket Morning
.lime 14, Henry A. Strong of Hocheste-r,
arrives
with
Star
Channon family from
N. V., and father of Mrs. (ion. H. Carter.
('aniline- Islands.
to Mrs. Battle M. Lockwood.
Ruunene Mill on Maui, breaks all BOPKB-LUCS—In II lulu, .Inly 14, William Sopcr to Miss Sealiorn lane.
plantation records with a season's yield
of
tons
sugar.
eif 43.000
20th —Terrify hurricane endangers
table Station at Midway Island.
DIED.
21 st —I'. S. Gunboat Bennington, just
from Honolulu Station, suffers destructive explosion at San Diego.
STALKY Near New Brighton, Kngland.
JOth—Office desk ie Judd block burnMay A. Mrs. Btaley, rcllcl of late Hishop
Staley of Honolulu.
ed late- iii evening— building endangered.
27th Suicide- of John Reddy, by WILIIL'LM In Hilo, .lone L'7, Mrs. Johanna
party eif
LEFTXRAOCMS TIS ALCOTT.
A young Y. M. C. A. worker. Mr.
\ orie-s from Denver, is in llai-himan
living with six Japanese students in his
all of whom have, one by one, become Christians. Mr. Curies has bis
house-,
thrown together,
two lower rooms
furniture' removed, and then the Space
is filled with 200 students and teachers,
twice a wce-k for a Bible class. He- goes
to Hikone to teach Rnglish, and has a
liihle class following, and the- same- in
1 >tsn.
He- is an artist, and his rooms
are unusually attractive- but best of all opium.
he- is an earnest, unaffected Christian,
social with every one-, and commanding
the respect of all. lie said he thought
THE MUSIC
THAT CARRIES.
when lie came out last January, he
would he- happy if the Lord would let
ByW.StrG
ickland illilan.
him be- the means of bringing one
student to Himself in a year, and now, '\■(■ toiled with the men the world lias
I
in six months, he- has sre-n six nie-n makMessed,
and
Christ,
for
ing the- elee-ision to liveAmi I've toiled with the men who failed;
some of them knowing they must meet I ye toiled with the men who strove with zest.
And I've toiled with the men who Wailed.
opposition from their families.
And this is the tale mv soul would tell.
for
a
than
ever
camehomegladder
I
.
share in this work.
In ( Itsti I learned something of the
good results coming here- from the >
M. ('. A. work in Manchuria. <me man
who had he-e-n a strong 1 ipposcr to
Christianity, would not let his wife go to
church, or his boy go to Sunday school
had gone- as a soldier to Manchuria,and
now writes back telling his wife to go
to tin- woman's meetings and send the
I think we areboy to Sunday school.
going to hear more and more- of < mil's
As il drifts o'er the harlior liar:
The si.mills of :i sigh don't carry well.
Itiii the hit of a laugh rings far.
Willi.dm, aged 68 years, and 35 resi.l.-nt
in Hilo.
HAI.I'II In Honolulu, July :i, Daniel W.
Halcli, of Han l-'rancisco, a -Uler.
DEAN In Honolulu, Jnlv !Mh, .lames Dora,
an old Scotch resioenl, aged -I").
t'ABTEg At lloiK.I„lu, Jul* it, David drier.
BPALDING—Ia llonoliilii, July 12, Join,
P. Spnldiqg, aged I.l years.
SCOTT Al Hilo, July lilth, Florence
-cott Scott, aged J.'l years.
W..1-
BECKWITfI At lla,nak,ia|.oko, Maui, .Inly
18, Mrs. Caroline Armstrong Beckwith,
aged 7.'1.
LEWIS—At Honolulu, July ■:•!, William IV
Lewis, aged .17 yours.
The men who were near the grumbler's side,
O, they heard not a word he said;
I'IIRINTI.KY Al Honolulu. July 84, Thorn
The sound of a song rang far and wide.
Christ ley age-1 lis yen is.
And I hey hearkened to that instead.
Its tones were sweet as the tales they tell
Of I he rise of the Christmas star
The sounds of a sigh don't carry well.
Hut I he lilt of a laugh rings far.
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An. alert to the cheerful note.
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Established in 1858.
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OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROCKIES
TREASURER'S
STATEMENT.
Aug.
ji,
1905.
Floating Assets —
Bat. at hank
$1,667
Uncollected subscriptions
I hie
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Cash
from A. M. A
Makiki Japanese Church
of
Church
floating
assets
being
one of the two most
in
Northern
influen-
Japan.
Some months ago, Dr. Schneder was
entrusted by a number of the leading
jo
70 public men of his section with a
precious Japanese sword which he
750 00 was requested to hear to President
Roosevelt. The Chief Magistrate was
delighted with the jjift and expressed his
267
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This means that we are using some
special funds till they
of
$0000 tial foreigners
$2,JJO
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Siberia has been t<> the front these days
of peace negotiations and that not merely
the Russian territory hut also the American fleet-footed ocean greyhound. Under
the spur of the presence of Ires. E, H.
Harriman of the Southern Pacific Kailroad and Manager R. I'. Schweris of the
Pacific Mail Company this gallant ship
drove the trans-Pacific record to Honolulu down by no less than four hours and
established a new pace, viz., 4 days i<)
hours. Among the notable visitors were
Rev. Or. Schneder of Sendai, Japan, who
shares with Df. Dch'orcsl tin' honor
pleasure at receiving the noted blade from
representatives of a "Nation that never
$3.<>37 8i draws sword in the cause of dishonor
nor sheaths it sue with honor." Another
of the transient gtteats was Prof. Bowden
P. Bowne of Boston University whose
hooks on philosophy have made many a
student groan with intellectual pain.
$_, ,i_>u 00
Some thirty missionaries also passed
through on the Siberia Elsewhere we
650 cx> introduce our friends to Rev. Rowland
B. Dodge, the new missionary of the Hawaiian Hoard who came by the same
I .Nihilities—
I [olualoa
No. 9
HONOLULU, T. H., SEPT., 1905
VOL. LXII
are
called for.
Next month we will have to replace this
money, and there will he need of much
assistance from our friends.
1
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steamer.
The Teachers Magnet
If the Promotion Committee could
only succeed in making Hawaii as attractive to the genus tourist as she appears
to In- to the genus teacher, our hotels
would he running over with guests. It
does not seem to he the poor stick who
has failed at home who wishes to have a
try at the youth of this favored clime, but
on the contrary successful, earnest, resourceful men and women with good
positions in hand and records of which
they well may he proud look hithcrward
with longing eyes. It is a little hard to
tell why this is. Climate, missionary history, tales of matrimonial possibilities,
the glamor of the far away, the poetry
which envelopes the very name Hawaii,
all have their advocates among those who
discuss the question. In olden days it
was not hard to secure missionary candidates of the ablest stamp as the history
of the Islands amply proves. The Hawaiian Board last year had only to make
known on the mainland by one feeble
voice her hope of being able to man the
Territory with a fresh hand of devoted
Christian leaders, in order to find more
volunteers among men and women of the
highest education and ability than it could
hope to have funds enough to engage for
many a year. This Mid-Pacific l'aradise
certainly exerts a strong fascination upon
minds that are swayed by ideal considerations. Is this a part of the strange Providential history whose development was
so graphically sketched by Dr. Bishop
in the remarkable series of articles published by him in the Friend a year ago?
Kamehameha's New
Forces
Rres. 1 lonic has come near breaking
the local record for strenuousness during the past few weeks. Leaving Honolulu on the Alameda July i<> with
five teachers to engage, he pushed
across sea and land, making one
or two brief stops until Roston
was reached.
There he stayed but 3
short days, rounded up his little company, then speeded back, and arrived at
home August 21 on the Sil>eria, having
covered an average of 350 miles j>er day
for all the 33 of his entire trip. He brings
to the faculty of the schools Mr. W. D.
Barlow, graduate of Amherst Agricultural College, as assistant in Agriculture,
Miss Elizabeth Yoch for English, and
Mr. Edwin Hall, Harvard '04, of this
city, will be Assistant Registrar. Miss
Pope having a year's leave of absence,
Miss Lemnion will preside at the Girls'
School in which Miss Carrie E, Church
has come to take a permanent position.
Miss Knight and Miss Robinson are
back again in their former places. Applications for admission exceed vacancies
and a royal good year is anticipated.
President Home's administration is proving a notable success.
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Makiki Church Again
This band of Japanese Christians
knows no leisure. When other churches
following the universal American custom, rest on their oars, these < Oriental disciples take as their motto their Lord's
words "My Father worked hitherto, and
1 work." Not content with organizing
in mid-summer open air meetings in
front of the various so-called Japanese
"camps" in Moiliili and Makiki, where
men and women are rounded up and led
to the church, they have instituted a
thorough canvass of the entire district.
Two years ago a similar census showed
a lapanesc population of 561 in the section of town east of Alapai and north of
King streets including Moiliili and Ma
noa. Although the Makiki churchmemhers have worked their field with a care
unapproached by perhaps any other organization in the city, they were not quite
prepared for the revelation of increase
which each new day of the present investigation is making. In Aprd 1903 there
were 35 Japanese scattered along the entire length of Kinau street. Today there
are K7 men and 47 women or a total of
134. Already incomplete returns from
the entire district are totaling kxxi and
by the time the census is completed there
will he something like 15(H) to record as
against the 561 of April. [903.
The Appeal for Aid
A letter was recently sent to about one
hundred friends asking special contributions for a new meeting house for the
Makiki Japanese Church. Responses are
slowly coming in. At the time the letter
was prepared no one had any idea that
in the district covered by this aggressive
organization anything like 1500 Japanese
were resident. It is clearly evident that
this church has a great future before it.
Xow is the time to aid. It is gratifying
to note the responses which are coining
in to the Hoard Rooms for this movement Already enough has been received
to insure the purchase of land. Will not
every reader of this paragraph send to
Mr. Richards, Treasurer of the Hoard a
special donation marked "For the Makiki
Japanese Church?" We must have about
.s6.(kio to put up the building required.
Where to Get Servants
right arm of the Makiki Church
n organization which bears the name
\i Yu Kwai. an association of young
) handed together for practical Chris-
i'he
service. There is also another Ai
Kwai for women in this Church.
' men's organization has opened an
doyment agency which in the terms
the announcement card is "ready to,
assist you in securing reliable Japanese
men and women for house work." The
telephone address of this agency is White
3361. Letters addressed Ai Yu Kwai
I*.
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Box 894 will also reach their desti-
nation. This is a very much needed form
of social service in Honolulu. The Ai
Yn Kwai is determined to sift out the
unworthy, irresponsible and unreliable
and to commend only those who are likely to give satisfaction. Of course no
such guarantee can be given. The aim
is to do the best possible. It will pay our
subscribers to hear this society in mind.
Meanwhile why not give a helping hand
to a Church that plans such practical
service (and that too without cost to
anyone) by sending to the Treasurer of
the Hoard a generous gift to provide for
it a suitable building?
Schools Again
The announcement of the Kamehameha Trustees that the total number of
pupils must be CUt from 301 to 2~0 emphasizes the need of a new institution to
which not only Hawaiian hoys and girls
may go but also those of the other races.
It has long been the hope of
the Hawaiian Hoard to bring about
the consolidation of Kawaiahao Seminary, Mills Institute and the Japanese Hoarding School into one
strong institution in which the ideals of
education as outlined long ago by the
missionary fathers should have their
modern fulfilment Americans should
never forget that Hawaii gave Hampton
Institute to the world not only by the
gift of General Armstrong but also by
having impressed that splendid knighterrant with the value of industrial training. What this Territory most needs tolay is a school whose basic principle shall
be to turn out Christian men and women
fitted to live here and develop the possibilities of these Islands. We have an
immense raw material of Japanese, Chi-
mehameha cannot train.
The one great
demand of the immediate present is generously to equip a splendid institute to
rive not only a general academic training but also a most thorough industrial
education, fitting boys and girls to go out
and make homes for themselves, to develop the country, to enter the various
trades and every where to carry the spirit
of Jesus Christ. Who will he the first to
give largely to realise this noble ideal in
the planting of a Christian Mid-Pacific
Institute near I lonolulu?
Mother Rice
The tidings that Mother Rice of
Kauai had been stricken with illness
caused a wave of sorrow to (low over
the Christian community of this Territory. For so many years both Mother Castle and Mother Rice have been
identified with every movement looking towards better things for the people of Hawaii that they have come to
be a part of the higher life of the island
community. Their hearts have taken
in the whole world and their benefactions have gone forth to the ends of the
earth. Anything that threatens their
continuance with us brings a chill >f
pain to us all. So when the news came
that Mother Rice was seriously ill the
community felt it as a personal sorrow,
and fervent prayers went up for her recovery. It is good to know that she
has rallied, that her faculties are as
keen as ever and her interests as dee])
Mayin every Christian enterprise.
illustrate
the
be
to
spared
she long
beauty and glory of sainted living.
Independent Movements
Mainland newspapers are full of the
latest sensation in the political sphere,
wherein District Attorney Jerome, per
haps the most picturesque personality
in the political life of the nation, figures. It is very interesting to note
nese and other children, ready to he that an entirely new style of leader has
worked up into this sort of product. come to the front of late years, l.a
Within the coming generation a large Kollette of Wisconsin, hoik of Mis,acreage of government lard will be souri, Weaver of Pennsylvania ami
thrown open to homesteaders. Men from lerome of New York, are a fresh evodie mainland, so Prof, Krause calculates, lution, a hitherto unknown species of
will need from 3 to 5 years of experience the genus politician. In fact, the old
(o learn how to adjust themselves to the order typified by Piatt, Quay, Hanna
changed conditions of agriculture here. and that ilk. has had its day, and the
These thousands of boys and girls, born eve as well as the heart of the nation
''ere. born Americans, should be trained <s fixed with exultant hope upon these
in school to go out and take no these men of a new order who believe in
la-ids. Tin v need ai o wlvM ro Go. em going directly to the people for author*
ment school can give, a v'tal Christian, itv, who have no use for machines, and
education. Then they will become the who have absolute faith in the integfinest class of residents our Territory can rity of the popular will. District At
have. The Hawa-ian Hoard holds the torney Jerome has cut out the most
key to the situation for those whom Ka-' revolutionary course of all these for"
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THE FRIEND
ward moving souls, and the entire nation will watch his experiment with
the deepest solicitude. If he wins, and
we believe he will, it will be one more
glorious triumph of government by the
people. In this connection, the recent
declaration made by a national leader
of great acutcness that the majority of
the American people are already independent of party, deserves thoughtful consideration. Parties are useful,
nay, even necessary in a democracy,
but the American people have learned
that they are tools, not masters. Hawaii, of
course, has
not
been long
enough in touch with the Great Union
learn this, but in time it will also
range itself in line with the rest of
to
the body politic. Our county election
was an eye-opener in this regard. I he
hope of freedom and progress lies in
the independent voter.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
lust as we go to press the tidings come
that Japan and Russia have agreed upon
terms of peace. 'There is something wonderfully pathetic in the way in which the
attention of the world has been centered
upon Portsmouth, in this mute expression
of the longing of the heart of mankind
for peace and in the manifestation of the
universal demand not only that this war
should end, but also that hereafter all war
must be made impossible. Unstinted
praise crowns the efforts of our noble
President to bring the commissioners to
an amicable agreement, and we Americans are prouder than ever of the beneficent influence <>f our Chief Magisrate.
While this is true and cannot he overestimated, there is one side of this Eastern question which must not he overlooked. For lovers of Japan cannot hep
being solicitous for that Empire as long
as Russia remains what she is. It should
never be forgotten that the Czar docs not
seem to know the meaning of a binding
promise. Japan is lighting for the integrity of Eastern Asia, for the right of die
Mongolian man to develop his Codgiven individuality. Her foe—the Russian Government, not the Russian people—cares nothing for this ideal. St.
Petersburg has not changed its nature
as a result of the past year and a half's
experience. It has never swerved from its
original purpose to dominate Asia, and
there is no evidence that it has passed
through a conversion following the Woody
baptism of war. 'The only argument to
which the Czar will yield is force. The
logic of this situation is the logic of the
stalwart Roman, Cato. "Cathago delenda
est.". In this case the words should read,
"Russia must be expelled from Eastern
Asia."
It is this conviction which moves a
few of the anient friends of the American President to wish that his peace negotiations might have been postponed
until after Japan had seized Yladivostock, overthrown Linevitcli and driven
the Czar out of Manchuria. It is not clear
to those who do not look beneath the surface that the initiative taken by President Roosevelt practically amounted to
coercion. Japan is in no condition to
resist a
request put forth with the
stren-
this Court, especially in view of the
tremendous compelling ]X>wer which such
a request at this time must carry? Britain's immediate criticism of this suggestion shows what a blow at Japan's
real interests this appeared to the friends
of the Rising Sun Empire over there.
These considerations are well worth
noting here in Hawaii, where the bearing
<>f the Eastern question is seen at close
However, peace is in itself so
range.
great a gain that optimists cannot but
hope that although Japan seems to have
been kept from the full enjoyment of the
fruits of her victory, the movement for
emancipation in Russia will go on to
completion. If liberty should dawn in the
hearts of that mighty people, there will
be no later war for conquest in Kastern
Asia. Japan will be allowed full opportunity to lead China into the larger life
awaiting that giant nation. After all, the
Far East needs only a decade of peace to
render war there with a European power
forever out of the e|uestion. In the light
of such an issue the zeal for peace of
President Roosevelt may take its place in
human memory as one of the nobler manifestations of the Spirit of (iod in the
hearts of His human children.
to
of the American Chief Magistrate. She must have the good will of
our nation in her struggle. It undoubtedly was because of this feeling that her
peace demands were so generously lenient. It is rumored in some of the press
notices that President Roosevelt strongly
expressed his disapproval of the stand
taken by Japan's commissioners in not
consenting to an armistice at the outset.
Later cable dispatches speak of his taking an active part in the negotiations, especially when Japan seemed disinclined
to yield. Some partisans of Japan question whether zeal for peace has not led
our Government to play a part slightly
suggestive of the action of France and
THE BIRTH OF A NATION.
(Germany in standing by Russia and robbing Japan of the fruits of her victory
(
me hundred years ago the Napoleonic
over China in 1895.
wars
sounded the trump of (iod in the
These critics hold that what both
ears
of
Cermanic peoples and the world
interests
and
China
deserve
the
in
fapan
treated
to the sublime spectacle of
was
of their future peaceful development is
birth
of
a national consciousness.
the
from
the entire elimination of Russia
the
Eastern Asiatic problem. No other so- ()nce more the time has come for a like
lution will so effectually guarantee to experience, only upon a far grander scale
to the enthese two nations the freedom to live out and with vastly more concern
tire'
human
The
man
of
Eastern
family.
their own national lives. The continuAsia
has
been
at
for
centuries
work
ance of the war a lew months longer
might have ensured this outcome. If an- evolving his own peculiar civilization.
other decisive land victory should have How stupendous the task has been the
precipitated the Revolution in Russia and world has not yet begun to learn. That
overthrown the Rurcauocracy, the final the process was thorough we in Hawaii
guarantee of peaceful evolution would are slowly recognizing and there are
have been vouchsafed to the Twin Pow- some who claim that the Chinaman is the
most highly evolved man in all the huers of Eastern Asia.
man
that he has passed through
These sympathizers with the aspira- the family,
of unstable equ.libium and that
stage
Presi
tions of the Asiatic also feels that
given Christianity he is the fittest of all
dent Roosevelt was hardly justified in his his brothers to survive. Rut he has done
suggestion of a reference of certain of the
<t without having come to consciousness
terms of peace to The Hague Tribunal. as a nation. The force of patriotism has
They urge that as against European internever been aroused in his soul.
ests Japan cannot expect to get justice at
True he loves the soil. If he cannot"
extra-terin
decision
the
The 1 lague. The
ritorial tax cases against Japan in the face die in his native town he wishes bis bones
of the action of the United States in hold- to lie there. This which is a mighty
ing that her nationals had no just claim passion in the man from China is a comin the premises, convinced the friends of plex of two factors. One is the natural
fapan of the truth of this opinion. Under attachment for the accustomed habitat
these circumstances ought the Emperor to which belongs to man in common with
have been asked by the American Presi- many animals. It is one of the long indent to submit any of the terms of peace heritances of all men. The other element
uoiisness
�6
in this desire is religious.
Ancestor worship and all its related phenomena take
their rightful place# in the make up of
this longing to be laid to rest alongside
one's own kith and kin.
But this love of the old hearth and
glebe is something vastly different from
patriotism, which springs from an altogether larger consciousness. Whether
China in its past ever exhibited this
passion or not is beside the question.
That it does not characterize the people
of that vast conglomerate today and does
not form a part of his heritage is not
to be doubted.
Rut that he is incapable of it the phenomena of the last few years belie most
effectively. And as was the case with
Germany, so now with the Eastern
Asiatic foreign aggression was needed to
stimulate the germination of this mighty
force. Eor decades China has been the
butt of the Powers. The generation
now living cannot remember when Europe was not bullying her. Finally in the
Roxer outbreak the world began to feel
the faint motions of the coming offspring.
I lere in Hawaii the evidences of the slowgrowth of the giant-to-be have been
steadily increasing year by year. The reform movement which has been quite
noisy here at times, the essays of school
boys and school girls breathing a new
spirit of love for China, the careers and
addresses of Wu Ting Fan and other
representatives of the Court at Peking
and now the enthusiastic boycott of
American goods, all tell the same story
that the idea of the Nation is being born.
It is a great experience and for the people which passes through it the noblest
possible movement it can know until the
day when Nation after Nation shall enter
the still larger realm of the World-consciousness.
We hear now and then a mutter of anger against the boycott. Let America beware. Leave a lioness alone that is licking
her new born cub. China may flame into
passion at any moment. Better far for
her and the world if she be suffered
quietly to enter upon the full blessedness
of self-consciousness. Better far if America should stand with Japan in tender
ministration and play the Socratic role
of midwife in the mighty process.
Thank God the hour for the partition
of this Great Nation has passed; and our
own beloved land, whatever may be her
subsequent mistakes in the treatment of
China and notwithstanding her blindness
in excluding and misjudging the people,
whom of all others she most needs in
helping her to build up her own future
out of fragments of worn out Europe,
will find the China of ioo years hence,
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that great glorious China which some of
us in our visions see, turning in grateful
love to the Republic of the West because
of the signal service which obviated a
partition, that might have delayed and
rendered far more bloody to all the Powers but never could have prevented
her birth into the consciousness of the
Nation.
manent life work here. He comes
unmarried but will be joined next year
by his fiancee, Miss Alice Sinclair who
has had the rare advantages of a scholastic training in Oberlin College, Marburg
University and Bryn Mawr and is now
a member of the faculty of the New York
State Normal School at llrockport, N.
V., in charge of the German and French
work in the High School Department.
It is a great privilege to welcome
young people of such generous attainments who covet the opportunity to go to
lonely stations and put their entire lives
into efforts to give to plantation laborers
and Asiatic coolies the message of salvation. Certainly "God is in His World"
when men and women are moved with
this divine passion for service.
Rev. Mr. Dodge will probably be stationed at Wailuku, Maui. His work
there will be to co-ordinate the various enterprises carried on in that district by
representatives of the Board, to get hold
of the English-speaking children and win
them to Christ and to plan for the organization of the churches of the future.
llc will have his hands and his heart full.
We bespeak for Mr. Dodge and Miss
Sinclair the sympathy, co-operation and
prayers of all our constituency.
D. S.
HAWAII AND LUNAR VOLCANOES.
REV. ROWLAND BACKUS DODGE.
The Friend takes great pleasure in
presenting to all its readers the above
portrait of the latest addition to the missionary force of the Hawaiian Board.
Mr. Dodge, who is the son of Rev. John
Edwards and Emma Backus Dodge,
was born in West boro, Massachusetts.
Pursuing his studies in the public schools
and then in Worcester Classical High
School be entered Amherst College and
was graduated in 1901 with the degree
of B. A. He next entered Hartfort
Theological Seminary, where with intervals for the study of German at Heidelburg and for special work at Marburg
University he took his second degree of
B. D. last Spring. At one time in his
student course ill health sent him out upon a farm. Here he acquired an unusual
fondness for farm-garden pursuits, which
will stand him in good stead in his work
in this Territory, where questions of the
development of the agricultural possibilities of our Island group arc so insistent.
For so young a man Mr. Dodge has
enjoyed no little opportunity for
He brings with him an
preaching.
enthusiasm for missionary enterprises and expects to do his per-
Honolulu has been favored by a lecture
delivered on the 28th ult. before the Research Club, by the eminent Dr. W. H.
Pickering of Harvard, upon the phenomena of the moon. The speaker has for
many years made a special study of those
phenomena with the aid of photography.
His visit to Hawaii has been made with
especial view to comparison of the volcanic craters peculiar to these islands
with those of the moon. The results obtained as stated in his lecture, are such
as to justify particular notice in TifE
Friend,
The lecturer omitted all discussion of
the complicated mathematical elements
involved in the astronomy of the moon.
He stated that a most complete and exhaustive description of the moon's surface and condition was issued by two as-
tronomers about seventy years ago, such
as to act as a discouragement to all further study until within a very recent period. It was regarded as a settled fact
that our satellite was an absolutely dead
planet, devoid of all life and activity of
any sort. Atmosphere and water were
believed to be entirely absent; and the
former volcanic energy, attested by numberless craters, had entirely disappeared.
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Recent study, however, has contradicted those conclusions. An atmosphere
does exist, although extremely tenuous.
A recent verification of this fact has been
secured in a photograph of an occupation of the planet Jupiter, in which clearly appears on the face of that planet the
characteristic bar produced by the refraction of the moon's atmosphere as the
planet encounters the moon's limb. This
seems to be a novel piece of evidence,
hitherto unpublished ; but the presence of
atmosphere is attested in other ways.
The presence of at least the vapor of
water is shown by deposits of what seems
to be frost or snow in various localities.
These diminish or entirely disappear as
the advancing sunlight reaches them
with its heat. Even after two hours of
the Earth's shadow the space occupied
by the white frost has been observed to
be sensibly increased. The snow patches
are often extremely brilliant, especially
in hollows or crevices usually protected
from sunshine.
'The existence of a rapidly growing
vegetation is indicated by a quick development
under the sunlight of a dark growth
in various localities. The color of this
appears to be gray rather than green, as
it seems to be in the Martian "oases."
Such vegetable life must be comparatively feeble, adapted to an extreme tenuity
and dryness of the air. Yet it is incomparably remote from the absence of Life.
The moon is no dead planet.
Continued volcanic activity is proved
by the comparison of several areas formerly mapped with minute care, with
their present condition, showing extenOther
sive alterations of the surface.
changes are shown by recent photographs taken successively, proving eruptions of ashes and other matter to have
been distributed. One stream of lava is
plainly distinguished.
As to resemblances of Lunar craters to
those of Hawaii. Our large craters here,
unlike most of those of other countries,
are craters of engulfment, while Vesuvius, Etna and most of our globe's volcanoes are craters of explosion, built up
by violent explosive ejections. Those of
the moon are characteristically the same
as these of Hawaii. The bottom, as it
were, drops out of a large area in whose
depths the eruptive action appears. Such
are Haleakala on Maui, and Mokuaweoweo and Kilauea on Hawaii. And of
like sort are most of the craters seen on
the moon. The lecturer omitted to present any hypothesis as to the conditions
producing such differences in volcanic
activity, or why Hawaii should pattern
after the moon. We have only the fact.
Dr Pickering described the important
theory established by Prof. George Darwin through calculations based on tidal
action, and secular retardation in the
speed of the earth's rotation, proving
that the moon anciently formed a
part of our globe, and was disrupted from it by its contracting bulk
and its consequent increasing speed of
rotation. After separation, the moon's
action on the earth's tides acted a a brake
to retard the'earth's rotation, while a
converse action of the earth upon the
moon gradually increased its distance and
retarded the speed of its revolution in its
orbit.
The lecturer spoke of the connected
theory that the exceptional breadth of
this Pacific ocean indicates that the
moon's substance was torn out of this
side of our globe, leaving this ocean as
the great scar of that loss. Hence, he
playfully intimated, Hawaii, being central in the Pacific, may have a special
connection with our satellite. To the
present reporter, however, that Pacific
theory appears wholly unfounded. The
moon's separation must have occurred
at a period long antecedent to any solidification of our globe's surface, while
Earth was still "formless and void," and
the "waters" or fluids "below" and those
"above the firmament" were still unseparated. No assorting of materials could
'hen have taken place. The moon bore
iway with itself an unassorted mass of
fluids common to both.
S. E. B.
CHINESE EDUCATIONAL WORK
By Rev. E. W. Thwing.
Education embraces the two ideas
of teaching and learning, for the word
learn comes from a word meaning to
teach; so that learning originally
meant teaching one's self. Education
then, is not an end but a means, and
should prepare and train one to teach
himself.
Chinese education is insufficient,
only training part of the mind, and not
leading the student to think and investigate for himself. The memory, and
powers of imitation are well developed,
the student ever following well-established models; and this persistent
copying of what has been done before,
may have much to do with the great
conservatism of the race. The Chinese boy at school has long hours of
study, often from daylight to dark, but
his work is chiefly to memorize the
sayings of ancient sages.
7
THE OLD SCHOOL SYSTEM
For many hundreds, and even thousands, of years China has had her institutions of learning all over the empire but her course of study has been
most limited, and only a few subjects
are considered. The Chinese system
;
does not really educate, for it does not
teach reason or individuality of
thought. It does not teach a man how
to teach himself. There is no learning
to think about it. It is largely simple
memorizing.
Agassiz' three rules for
study: "i, observe; 2, observe; 3, observe." would strike consternation to
the Chinese pedagogue. To the Chinese it is memorize, imitate, copy.
They are ever calling the attention of
the student to what has been done in
their illustriuos past. In the Book of
Rites we read "For purposes of education the ancients, in their villages,
had schools, in their districts had academies, in their departments had colleges, and in their principalities they
had their universities." The commen
tator tells us, however, that all these
institutions of learning did not exist at
one time, but flourished under different dynasties.
As to the narrow
sphere of these institutions, however,
the philosopher Mencius said; "The
academies, colleges, "universities and
public schools established to promote
education, were all designed to elucidate the five relative duties," i.e., yan,
i, lai, chi, sun, or affection, justice, propriety, wisdom and faithfulness, as between father and son, prince and minister, husband and wife, seniors and
juniors, and friends. That is, the many
institutions of learning were, according to the sage, Mencius, all to studysimply the relative duties. If the student could write a correct essay on
these subjects he was considered a
scholar, whether he ever put them to
practice or not. A Chinese professor
in a college in Shanghai has well said:
"The Chinese system is a fearful waste
of energy and a death blow to mental
vigor; and it is this system which has
made a fossil of the nation."
:
HEW SCHOOLS.
The old system is now fast passing
New schools, new methods,
western learning and careful study are
taking the place of the old way. All
throughout the length and breadth of
that old empire of China is found a
awakening.
educational
tremendous
Educational work is becoming more
prominent in all missionary effort.
Young China is fast pushing to the
front.
away.
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8
This school gives the small boys a
good start, and is well named "PuiKei," which means "Strengthening
the Foundation." From the very first
it teaches the boys to think and act
for themselves. These are the boys
that will help China to be great.
LITTLE SZ MKNO-I'ir.
V Young Scholar ot China.
Miss Butler goes on to tell how well
one little fellow, Sz Meng'-piu conducted himself at the examination day:
"Examination day had come, and
each boy was anxious to do his best.
Friends and patrons of the school were
invited to attend. At half-past ten in
the morning a goodly number being
present, the examination of the different classes began and continued until
four o'clock in the afternoon, with a
! short intermission in the middle of the
day. The boys acquitted themselves
well. As we were about to close, the
teacher whispered in my ear that one
boy had something to say. Permission
little Sz Meng-piu step!| being given,
ped on to the platform, and in a few
well chosen words, expressed the
thanks of the scholars first, to the
In every large city in China, bright
young boys from these new schools
are to be met with. Often they arc
dressed in a regular school uniform.
During a recent visit in Canton, after
several years' absence, the greatest
change was noticed in the school work.
pui-kei
teachers, who had given patient care
and
instruction
faithful
to
them
throughout the year; and, thirdly, to
those present, who by attending the
examinations, had shown their interest
in the school."
HOOD WORKERS.
The boys of this school are also
taught to give and work for others.
Five cents is quite a large gift for a
small Chinese boy. It is equal to
about too cash, or about the same to
him as ioo pennies to an American
boy. However, they were ready with
their offerings at the time when their
church needed repairs. Mah Took
Shau made the presentation speech on
behalf of his schoolmates. Speaking
in a clear voice to Mr. Che, the elder
of the church, he said:
"Mr. Che lu-teng: We, the boys of
the Pui-kei School, hearing that this
house in which we worship every Sabbath is being enlarged and knowing
that a great deal of money will be required to complete it, wish to do our
part. To this end we have been saving
our cash for weeks. The duck is now
full, and this morning, with glad
offering
hearts, we present this small
all His
for
Him
thanking
to the Lord,
mercies, Amen."
SCHOOL.
One of the most interesting of the
schools visited was the Pui-Kei school
for smaller boys, in charge of Miss E.
M. Butler of the True Light Seminary.
These bright little lads begin their studies with reading, writing and arithmetic. They also have a good course of
Bible study. Miss Butler says:
"The school has already proved its
usefulness as a means of bringing the
children to Christ. Out of the original ten boys, nine have become Christians, and three or four have been added to the list of such as shall be saved,
each year. After leaving this school
several avenues of learning are open
for their entrance. The High School
comes first; after that the Fa Ti Theological Seminary, the Medical College,
and the Christian College. Those who
have entered the Fa Ti High School
have ranked among the first in scholarship and deportment. One, now Dr.
Mok, stood first in his class. Afterwards he took a four years' course in
medicine, graduated with honor and
received a prize for the highest scholarship."
Little
Jsz Meng-piu.
Man
Foo'k-shau
presents the duck to
Elder Che
In-teng.
Heavenly Father for giving them such
Miss Butler, telling of that meeting,
a good opportunity for study; secondfor
ly, to their kind benefactress for her said: "That was a long speech
looked
Fook-shau,
and
the
boys
their
Mah
love and fostering care, and to
�as if they would like to clap their
hands. As the Elder received the duck
and held it up, necks were craned to
see it, and an audible smile went over
the congregation when the Elder said,
"This cluck is very fat and heavy; it
has been well fed," and then he explained to those present how it had
been fed. The boys had picked up tennis balls and sold pictures cut from
periodicals, and instead of buying
sweets with the money thus earned
they had deposited it all in the duck,
"And now today," he continued, "here
is the duck full. It will hold no more.
We must kill it and see what it is
worth." He, followed by the boys, went
to a side room where, with their little
heads bending over a table and as close
to the Elder as they could stand, they
saw the duck's head knocked off and
the money counted, which was found
to amount to $3.53. That may seem a
very small sum to any but the little
boys in the Pui-kei School; but to them
it semed great riches. And who shall
say that to our Lord it did not seem as
precious as the widow's mite."
(It is of interest to note that Mr.
Che Itt-teng is one of the new Chinese
workers expected in Hawaii by the end
of the year.)
EDUCATION FOR GIRLS
This is but one of the many schools
of Canton that are making bright boys
of a different type from the old Style.
The little girls too are being taught as
well as the boys. ()ne teacher in Canton says:
"For many years past the little girls
have been gathered into the True
Light Seminary and into day-schools,
and the work among them has been
delightful. Many quite young girls
have given their hearts to the Saviour.
They are small stars, but they shed a
beautiful light in their heathen homes,
the light of Christianity; and with
their true soul-winning fervor have
labored for the conversion of parents,
brothers and sisters. One little girl
eight years old went home for the summer vacation and astonished her family by reading the Scriptures to them
and praying with them every day."
Education for boys and girls alike
is what China needs. It is the educational work that has brought Japan to
her position today; so it is only by
true education that China can become
strong. Here in Hawaii and America,
many young Chinese boys are securing
that training which will fit them to be
leaders of men. The promise of the
future is the widely opening door, to Sam's horses and mules in the Philipbetter educational opportunities for pines.
the young people of China.
'The descent of one thousand feet into
Pololu; the ride across the sandy bottom
THE HOUSE WITH THE GREEN and the ascent to the ridge of Honokane
DOOR.
were without event.
Then came the
long ride straight on the crest of Hono
BY SEMUS MACMANUS.
kane till we came to the point where we
made the descent into the deep gulch.
Lone is the house of my Love,
At the foot of Awini we could see a
The house with the green door
gigantic rock surrounded by the beat
That opened to let my Love in,
ing waves, where, according to the early
And opened never before.
llawaiians a famous shark god formerly
had his home. Even now, on a clear
It shut behind her that day;
lay one can often see sharks swimming
In my face blew the bitter rain ;
in those waters. If the shark god is still
I cried aloud at the door,
depending upon the credulous native for
his food offering, he must be experiencCalling her name—in vain.
ing the pangs of hunger.
Oft I went back through the storm.
There are between seven hundred and
Strong the impulse that bore me,
eight hundred Japanese employed on
Stinging the sleet in my face,
the Ditch. As a rule these laborers are
And chill the welcome before me.
i restless, venturesome class, not content with the prosaic work of hoeing and
It opened but once before,
cutting cane. Many of these Japanese
( hice it will open again,
have been with the Ditch Company for
The house with the green door,
ihe past three years. Climbing the nar
And noiseless bolt and chain.
row trails and blasting rock is dangerous
work, but the very element of danger
adds a charm to the little men of tlu
Many my fruitless journeys;
Yet, sometime the light will burn,
Six or seven Jap
Sunrise Kingdom.
And friends watch late in my house,
anese workmen have met their death
And I shall not return.
here during the past six months. Most
of these have fallen from the trail down
I shall have found my welcome,
the precipice, a distance of several hunAnd a wide-thrown green door;
dred feet, upon the rocks below. For
And I will tarry in my Love's house
the most part these deaths were due tv
Shut close for evermore.
the carelessness of the men themselves.
)ne man was killed by the caving in of
—From Rallads of a Country Boy
ihe tunnel. During our trip the guide
A TRIP TO THE HEADWATERS pointed out a trusted Japanese whose
work had been the mending of trails on
OF THE KOHALA DITCH.
all three ditches. The next day a land
It was a bright morning on the 7th slide carried him over the steep side,
of August, that a merry party consist- burying him beneath the rock and deing of the Misses Hart, Huntington nnd bris. Life was totally extinct when he
Whine, Mrs. Ashley, Mr. and Mrs. Tur- was exhumed.
The ditch is thirteen miles long, ten
ner, and our fcuide, Mr. Johnson, left Dr
Bond's with ■ well packed lunch for miles of which is tunnelled through soil
Honokane Gulch—the headwaters of the and solid rock. Tunnelling is expensive
now famous Kohala Ditch. The afore- work, but it is permanent, and in the end
mentioned tramps with the weather doc- will pay for itself. When the-main tuntor's wife as a chaperone, had already nel is of great length there are crosswalked over three hundred miles around tunnels every one hundred yards,
the Island of Hawaii, and were glad to through which the excavated dirt and
hail the sight of horses saddled for ser- blasted rock are brought out on small
vice. However, when it came to choos- cars and rolled down the precipice. The
ing mounts it was a case of "side un- size of the tunnel is six by eight feet,
seen," for the rough-coated, long-legged, making it easy for three or four men to
awkward horse proved the best traveller. work in one opening. Every tunnel has
()ur guide and information bureau its air pump or fan, and its line of pipe
had been with Mr. O'Shaunnessey in the through which fresh air is pumped to
tunnelling of the three ditches on Kauai, the men within. After each series of
beMaui and Hawaii, and was quite com- blasts the smoky air must be cleared tuncan
of
the
All
asked
work
continue.
fore
petent to answer any questions
Where
He had also served time as a cowboy in nelling is done by contract. men
are
blasted,
must
the
Uncle
solid
rock
be
New Mexico and as a luna for
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10
given as high as $11.00 per foot, while
they arc paid but $3 per foot when dig
ging through loose soil.
'The average height of the tunnel is
one thousand feet above sea level. There
is a fall of seven feet to the mile, making
a fall of ninety one feet for the whole
length of the ditch. There are about
forty tunnels, the longest one through
the ridge of Honokane, being over half
a mile in length. The entire length of
the ditch when finished is to be cemented
to pi event seepage. It is estimated that
the total loss from evaporation will be
less than two per cent.
Work continues all the time. Three
gangs of nun work in eight hour shifts.
No stone is being left unturned to live
up to the contract which calls for the
completion of the ditch, and the delivery
1 ( water to the phnutk ns by June Ist,
1006.
'The capacity of the ditch will be seventy million gallons per every twenty-four
hours. Of this amount, it is expected
that Honokane gulch will furnish twenty million gallons, whi'.e the rest will be
brought from Awini, I .aupahuehoc and
vYaimanu, the gulches between Awini
and Waipio. Tlie plantations, live in
number, i.e. Hawi, Union Mill, Kohala,
Halawa and Xiti.ii. have agreed to pay
the Ditch Company for water delivered
to the plantations at the rate of $2,500
per million gallons per twenty f< ur hours
per year. It is said that the Hamakua
Ditch, which will be built next year,
will make a charge of $3,500 for the
same amount of water during the same
length of time.
'The ditch, when completed will cost
$500,000. The majority of the stock is
owned by the Hind and Campbell-Parker estates.
'The Kohala plantations
showed a great lack of foresight in allow
ing this ditch to be owned by any others
than themselves. They alone are to be
benefited by it and they are in no portion to pay a high rate for water to outside parties. The ownership of this
ditch by the plantations themselves
would have done much to have built one
central mill, where the cane of the whole
district could have been ground,—a
combination that should have been effected years ago. After fifty years the
ownership of the Ditch reverts to the
government. The Kohala Ditch is a
wonderful piece of engineering, which
reflects great credit upon the chief engineer and manager, Mr. O'Shaunnes-
and another thousand feet above, with
gigantic palis looming up in front; with
the deeper green of the ohia dappled
with the light shade of the kukui; with
the picturesque camps of the Japanese
in their white muslin covered abodes
dotting the mountain sides here anil
there; with the transparent stream
lushing over the rocks beneath, all made
a picture not soon to fade from the
memory. 'Then the return ride into Pololu gulch with its great tree ferns and
its abundant foliage, suggesting the Volcano road; the up-climb under and over
magnificent waterfalls ol several bun
dred feet drop; hugging the mountain
with the impression that there were great
heights above and depths beneath you
to the "Kniie" canyon just below, were
ail stirring sensations. That trail was
cut into a perfectly perpendicular precipice by lowering men troin the top with
ropes three hundred feet long, to get
standing room, the solid rock had to be
scooped out. One most competent to
judge, who has gone the length of the
Kauai and Maui Ditches, says that for
grandeur of view there is nothing to
compare on either of the other Islands
with the scenery along the headwateis of
the Kohala Ditch.
By this time the day was dying in the
west and part of our party, at least, were
glad to dismount from their faithful
steeds. It was a hard trip and the ladies
who had ridden but little if any before
deserve praise for achieving in an uncomplaining spirit the distinction of being the first white women to go to the
headwaters of the Kohala Ditch.
E. B. T.
GREETINGS FROM THE MAINLAND.
Editor
"Friend:"
When Miss Helen Hillebrand, dele
gate from Hawaii to the American Library Associatiein at Portland, ()regon.
reported the Honolulu Library; she recalled the Long Ago, extending back
into the last century as far as 1859! Kamehameha IV was Monarch of the Happy Isles. At his Royal Court David
L. Gregg upheld the honor and dignity
of Uncle Sam; and gracious Mrs. Gregg,
in "showing around" the newly arrived
Yankee Teachers—wife and self—drove
far up Nuuanu Valley to the residence
of Rev. Artemus Bishop. As we approached the well-remembered hedge of
sey.
Night-blooming Cereus, Mrs. Gregg
The beautiful and striking scenery gave away a bit of local gossip—Miss
this ditch opens for the first time to pub- Elizabeth Bishop, "sole daughter of the
lic gaze fills one with awe. The ride house," and sister of Screno E. Rishop,
down into Honokane gulch, over a four- was "engaged to a brother of Dr. Hillefoot trail, with a thousand feet below, brand!"
Memory gave only a hurried tlasli
light of that pleasant call, forty-six years
ago. before we were deeply interested in
the status of Honolulu's 1905 Library,
as given by the self-poised, clear-voiced
Librarian, a granddaughter—so Time
Speeds!—of that self-sacrificing Mis
sionary family.
No time—till later—to realize that the
Hawaiian Throne is nice matter of His
tqry —that, as do all other of our Country's organizations, governmental, business and social, the American Library
Association includes the "Cross Roads
(jf the Pacific" as na. tu ally as any state
of the Original Thirteen!
Miss Hillebrand's lucid report was
greeted with hearty applause by tlr
large assemblage of delegates; but, niosl
likely, aroused in none, except myself
and wi.'c. such a rich, romantic, reminiscent vein. The recording of it has pleased me—perhaps ■ few Kamaainas may
appreciate cur momentary'lapse into the
Long Ago!
J. A. BREWSTER.
MR. BURKE AND HIS RADIOBES.
Mr. John P.tiller Burke, an eminent
Irish scientist, now of Cambridge University, has lately created a strong sensation by developing in steti.ized beefbroth, microscopic particles which simulate microbe-germs.
I le calls these
"radiobes," because they are generated
by the influence of Rad.um emanations.
They seem to possess some elements of
vitality, although they have failed to be
reproductive.
Very naturally it is suggested that the
first origins of life may thus be accounted
for. since more or less emanations of
Radium doubtless existed in the earliest
geological ages. The Agnostic is always eager to find ground for accounting for the Origin of Life on the globe,
without reverting to the intervention of
a Creator as the Theist does, and Mr.
Burkes discovery is bailed with great
interest as helping to dispense with God
We would
in begetting Primeval Life
however, point out that while Radium
may have been very active in the early
ages, there cotthl kavt been no beef-tea
there, nor any other organic solution, until after Life had begun 6p exist. Hence
Mr. Burkes experiments throw no light
upOn the Origin of Life. You have got
to have at least some existing product of
life to start with.
'The case is probably analogous to that
of Electrical emanations caufting tl'
dead limbs of frogs to simulate living
activity. There is no real life in the
dead frog galvanized. Rut the dead product of former life is indispensable to
.
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getting the semblance of life from the
electric cmanatr ns. 'The: cis a vi. tue o;
power still residing in the undecomposed
organism, which gives response to the
strong and subtle agent previously so
active in the living animals. So the
undecomposed product of life in beef-tea
responds to the penetrative force of the
electric ions from radium, in generating a semblance of living forms, yet
lifeless.
We have another
notable example
analogous to this. Chemists extract
from coad-tar a j;reat variety of products,
including dyes, which are often pr< duced
from living vegetables, such as indigo.
Rut no amount of chemical skill can
combine those products, except from
organic substances, once living. Coal
tar, being an embalmed product of
inultitudious forms of vegetable life.
yields itself readily to the skill of the
chemist for such purposes. Ineirganie
matter cannot be so used.
Mr. Burkes experiments still leave
undisturbed the old maxim "No life
Man's attain
without previous life."
in Science, though very great, are
stdl most imperfect. Vast realms of fact
are yet unexplored, and dense fog still
envelops their processes. There is noth
ing in them te) impair our faith in (iod
and the Supernatural, so fully attested
limits
otherwise,
S. E, B.
F
A IFTY MILLION UNIVERSITY.
colleges and not by the great universi
ties.
This is due largely to the fact, that in
the former the students are brought into
intimate touch with the minds and hea.ts
of their instructors, and receive strong
individual impulses from them, while in
the bitter they are rarely in close contact
with any of the often highly accomplished scholars and scientists, who
work far out of reach of the youthful
and growing minds. The best work of
the educator is rarely in active operation.
Another very adverse influence prevailing in the wealthy ami crowded university is the congregation there of the
sons of rich men. and the expensive style
and standard of living which prevail
Tuie culture follows "plain living and
high thinking." which do not flourish in
the rich and pampered university. < hit
ward show and not elevation of mental or
moral character is favored by the luxurious aggregation.
'The small Country colleges of _'()o or
300 students are' those which accomplish the most of the really valuable work
and send forth the successful leaders of
th. ught and progress. This is (.specially
the case with the great major,ty of suJh
institutions, which are conducted upon
a religious basis as Denominational colleges, where a serious tone presides, and
a spiritual a 111 sphere pr.vai s, creat ng
exaltation e)f character.
Dr. Pearsons, distributing perhaps
four millions among a hundred denominational country colleges, has done ten
fold more for both lea niiig ai.d character in America than Mr. Rockefeller can
lo by a fifty million University,
S. E. B.
<
It is learned that Mr. Rockefeller is
preparing to apply Fifty Million Dollars
in making Chicago University the larg
est and wealthiest institution of learning in the world. In commenting upon
this plan, we would lay aside all consideration of the methods by which those
THE SOCIAL BAROMETER.
millions were obtained, and all thought
of the possible motives leading to such
Just a Squint.
appropriation of them. Assuming the
The social body is getting to be
money to be clean and the motives of
the donor to be the most benevolent, our highly organized. Here in Honolulu
question is whether such application of even there is a society or officer to perthe money is really wise and beneficent form most of the functions of society.
We think it is not so. It will be a Many of these agencies are financed
wasteful misplacing e>f wealth.
What and salaried, and we naturally expect
the American nation needs now more more of them. Some have the name
than ever, is a widely spread distribution to live and are dead,—this without
of opportunity for higher education. It discredit to the dead. Here's an exdoe-s not at all neeel the concentration of ample of how this dying comes about:
enormous wealth in a few institutions 'There is need, let us say, of a moral
or in a single one. The best educational reform. An appeal is made. Some
facilities are those which turn out the excellent, though quite "otherwise enlargest percentage of trained ami manly gaged" people respond to the appeal.
scholars ciualified to grow into leaders Then, in time the ebulition of feeling
of high thought and worthy action subsides, as all feelings must, and the
among their fellow men. It is notori- movement, failing of financial support,
ous fact that such a function is preemi- is left high and very dry. And there
nently fulfilled by the smaller country you are.
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The thoughtless observer cackles his
derision when he sees the bones e>f
such enterprises strewing our beaches.
Retter should he reverence that vital
principle that animated them once. Let
him remember too that there is yet in
society (or she were putrescent and
merely denied burial) that which will
again call life into the dry bones. The
spirit <>f reform may appear spasmodic,
—is all tejo desultory, but in it lies all
the hope society can cherish. Without
life enough in it for any reform, Society were extinct.
It is getting to be a comparatively
easy thing to figure out in N. Y. how
long it will take Tammany to regain
its ascendency after a reform movement, and how long it can stay in
ppwer, When one looks at the elements in the problem the solution is
quick and inevitable Tammany is interested in the contest thoroughly all
the time. Reform is interested tremendously,— righteously to the point
of victory
for a little while.
All lights against selfish aggrandizement have to be fought with the- same
odds. Willi! altruists or collection of
altruists love the communities' inUTe-sts as continually as does the egoist—
ihe- spoiler who loves his spoils. 'To
care for others' interests to that extent
—
were to "love- your neighbor as your
self." This is Christ's solution of the
government puzzle, and He himself
will superintend its application,—-guarantee i's efficiency,— when lie- comes
again. After that the Milennium.
Rut now, no milennium, but the periodic battle of corruption and reform.
Here, for instance, the saloon inter-
est has very
nearly full swing.
Re-cause the saloon
ested
the full
365
people
Why?
are inter-
days in the
The- public is safeguarded how?
year.
By
a
small fraction of the time of a very
small part of the community.
'Take
this new liquor law, for example: the
cheapness of the license and the com
parativc ease in getting it have just
flooded the territory with saloons.
There was a safeguard in the law
which amounted to local option, to the
effect that a majority of property owners in a precinct could protest against
the issuance of the license, and that
license must be refused. But the protest isn't amounting to much so far;
and chiefly because there is no one
who cares enough about it to work up
the protests. In at least three instances abortive attempts have been made
but with no thoroughness. The names
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were found not sufficient in number or
properly qualified.
In one case the same names were
on the protest and the indorsement <>f
the applicant. Some one genuinely in
terestcd would have prevented such a
fiasco.
And now we are getting to the
point we need some one to represent
us who will give all his time- to the
matter. We are organized for it.
Do yon plantation people want to
conserve the efficiency of your labor?
Any practical man will admit that it is
:
inimical to the plantation interests to
have the saloon come right into the
plantation and near the camps. Now
your one corporation protest, although
you may represent thousands of acres,
won't save you you must have the cooperation of little "kuleana" holders,
nay, two or three fellows with leases
las was the case in Kahuku) will beat
you. You may avoid the logic of the
answer if you want —and keep the saloons —but by throwing your influence
and your financial backing with the
;
—
only organization unalterably opposed
saloon here, there' can be done
some great things. 'The Anti-Saloon
League is looking for just the right
man to put his whole time and energy
into this work, and it will need every
ounce of backing and every dollar it
can get.
to the
Once we ventured the opinion in
these columns that Sunday baseball
was "mucker" baseball. What other
than "mucker" results are those of the
recent scandal? Betting and selling
the game are not necessarily connected
in most minds, yet they are but con
secutive steps. Admitted that a betting man is a gambler (no great distortion of terms), and one can find lit
tic fault with the conclusion that a
gambler will sell any sport. If that
seems "overdoing" it to you, take this
as a canon of sportsmanship:—You
must keep money out. 'That, at least
for all amateur gentlemen's sports.
Aye, if the contest is to be fair, money
must be kept out, and an American
crowd won't stand for any sport that is
not fair. Now comes the connection
with Sunday. We- may as well con
fess that we do not know why the use
of the day in such a way brings deterioration all along the line. To a
Christian it is enough to say. God has
spoken on the subject in the grand old
book, and human experience goes to
corroborate His word. Let that suffice. That it will not suffice to the non
Christian is plain enough.
Apropos of the above is the recent
incident in Syracuse, N. V., recorded
in the "( lutlook" of Aug. 5, in which
Andrew I). White commends the' Roman Catholic Bishop in his remarkable
announcement that he will deny Christian burial tv tluise "who die by accident on the Lord's day, having culp
ably violated its duties and obliga
tions." Without committing itself to
the approval of the remedy proposed,
the' "Outlook" expresses Its sympathy
with the spirit and purpose of the'
bishop's effort to combat the paganizing of American life, and quotes Dr.
White as follows :
Although I was brought up under
Puritan ideals as regards Sunday,
and they bad considerable effect upon
nie'. they have been so far modified by
observation and reflection that 1 am
quite willing that the afternoon of
Sunday, after the earlier religious services are over, shall be given to reasonable' rest and recreation, beyond
indeed, what I formerly thought wise.
Rut the extremes to which our communities have gone at length in appointing every sort of game and
amusement
through the morning
hours, and of making Sunday ivsorts
less and less decent, are such as to
create just alarm among all thinking
citizens."
'The Honolulu social clearing house'
has its "catch-all." 'The rule is, "when
in doubt as to know what to do with a
perplexing question, chuck it at the
Civic Federation."
What wonder if
such an over-stuffed receptacle should
get clogged.
'To make up a Civic Federation that
works, you have to take the parts from
several other machines. In the change
back and forth from machine to naamachine, these parts get rather worn.
Speaking more, plainly, in judging of
the net product of the Civic Federation,
—its "output," it must be remembered
that every man in it is supposed to be
doing a man's work elsewhere. It is
no idle compliment to be' "catch-all."
Happy were the Federation if it prove
not to be- a waste basket.
T. R.
CRADLE SONG.
By Sarojini Naidu.
From groves of spice,
fields of rice,
Athwart the lotus-stream.
I bring for you,
Aglint with dew.
()'er
Sweet, shut your eyes,
The' wild fireflies
Dance' through the fairy "ne'ein";
From the' poppy-hole
Dear eyes, goodnight.
In golden light
'The stars around you gleam;
>n you I press
With soft caress
A little' lovely dream.
From The Saturday Review
(
APPEAL OF MAKIKI
CHURCH.
JAPANESE
The following letter, signed by tinsecretary of the- Hawaiian Board, was
recently se'iit to a number of friends in
ihe Islands. A gratifying response has
followed, the land for the church has
been purchased, and if other liberal
hearted well wishers of this good enterprise collie' into the inove'llle'llt the'
building will soon be' erected:
"In the' section of I lonolulu east ol
Alapai and north if King street a large
number of Japanese of both sexes are
employed as house servants in the' numerous well-to-do homes that crowd
that part of the city. As a rule these
Japanese earn good wage's and being
reliable as well as above' the ordinary
immigrant from their country in intelligence, they are less migratory in
i heir habits. A large' proportion of
them are married and plan to remain
long in Hawaii. In fact, they are' perhaps the most stable' class of Japanese
in the 'Territory. A little over two
years ago Mr. T. Okumura, one of the'
most influential and devoted Japanese
Christian leaders in these Islands, re'
alizing the importance of doing something for his countrymen in this part
of Honolulu, opened work in a tiny
shack on Kinati street about midway
between
Keeaumoku and Piikoi
streets. 'There was at first great op
position manifested by the Japanese in
that nieghborhood, and not a little
petty persecution was visited upon the
band of earnest men under Mr. Okuinura's lead. Rut there was no faltering. After about one' year of work, the'
shack was outgrown and the premises
numbered 1302 Kinau street were
rented. In May, I»X>4. •'» church of -'4
members was organized, each one
pledging himself to try and bring one
of his countrymen to Christ during the
next year. At the first anniversary of
the Makiki Japanese Church in 1905,
no less than 51 were enrolled. The
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pledge had been more ihan made
good.
"'This company of Christians is very
aggressive. 'They hold preaching services in the' various so-called Japanese camps throughout Makiki and over
in Moiliili. They are determined to
win all their countrymen in that seclion of town to Christ if possible.
They are thoroughly up-to-date in
method. Knowing that tlu- Japanese
servants need recreation after hours.
they have provided a reading and recreation room open every evening.
Conscious of the value of mass move
iiHiit, they have organized a "Love
b'l iendsbip Society." which binds the
young men and young women each in
a separate company for mutual assistance' in the Christian life' and which
maintains a valuable'
employment
agency. 'They aim to turn out men
and women of approved character and
industry. Already a number of householders in Makiki have learned to respect and honor the good work being
done. In order to equip themselves
better a line' night school for English
teaching is maintained.
"The premises on Kinau stre-ei have
become too small. On Sundays the
audiences overflow the- building, and
two Sunday school classes are compelled to se-e'k shedlcr e'lscvvhcrc, one
on the' lawn, the' other in the parlor of
a neai by Japanese resident. When it
rains the lawn class must go home.
The Hawaiian Board feels that this enterprise is one of the' most promising
and fruitful in all its wide work.
"Being crowded out of doors for lack
of acoemmodations in the present lo
cation, a pew home for this church is
imperative. At a recent meet ing the
Hoard approved of the plan to raise'
money to purchase a suitable lot and
erect thereon a meeting house adapted
to the' character of the work. 'The plan
is to build an attractive church of
which the' neighborhood will be proud.
As the Hoard has no funds for this enterprise, this letter is sent you to present the facts in the case and to ask
yon for a special subscription towards
the purchase of the property selected
by the Hoard and the erection thereon
of a church building. From $7,(xx> to
$8,000 will be required. Of this the
jfapanese will contribute a share out
'>f all proportion to their relative
means.
Will you not help in this
emergency? All contributions may be
sent to the Treasurer of the Hawaiian
Board, 400 Boston building, Honolulu.
Please mark gifts for this purpose 'For
ihe Makiki Japanese Church.' "
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l
THE LAST ACT
BUT ONE IN THE
AMERICAN - BOARD - ROCKEFELLER AGITATION.
Committee of
the
American Board has sent to each of its
Corporate members a letter containing
its declaration of principles governing
ihe acceptance of contributions made
to its treasury. For months the controversy has be'e'ii fought out with
great acumen in the press of the nation. Little by little public opinion has
crystalized on one side' or the other,
and the committee feels that the time
has come for testing the care-fully
formed convictions of its corporate
membership. The letter, besides carry ing the' Statement
of principles,
dwells upon the gravity of the situation raised by the controversy, and requests the corporate members to express their opinions upon the vexed
question in order that the communications may assist the Board in forming
Units decision i" annual meeting.
doubtedly the' character of the replies
will determine very largely the action
to be taken at Seattle. After the decision is registered there, it is likely
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that the matter will slowly fade' from
public memory.
It seems as though there could be'
but one way out of the difficulty and
that is the one suggested in the statement of principles which is subjoined.
While- strongly impressed with the
side of the question so ably championed by Dr. Gladden, and at one time
feeling that Christian duty seemed to
point in that direction, a more careful
and painstaking consideration of the
issm-s and principles involved, have
led to the conviction that the Prudential Committee is right. It may be
that the Hoard will take action directing its officers not to seek gifts from
individuals who are under fire because
of anti-social ways of making money.
This may be viewed as a wise Concession to the company of very devoted.
high-minded and ("bristly men who
have conducted the opposition in this
I>• S.
unique contest.
SI
VII:MK.M OF I'ltlM'll'l.KK
as a corporation to
carry on foreign missionary work and
to receive gifts for that purpose, the
American Hoard has not been given
the- authority to discriminate between
(i)
Organized
those who offer such gifts, and there-
in to judge the character or reputation of the donors. It is not a beneficiary from the gift, but only an agent
or a trustee for others.
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(j) While the Hoard cannot properly accept money from one to whom
any of its officers knows it (Ties not belong, it
cannot,
on
the other hand,
properly decline to receive money from
its legal owner, provided is is given
for the purposes for which the Hoard
was established and in accordancewith its rub's. In the absence of legal
proof to the' contrary, it is necessary
to assume that money belongs to the
person making the gift. Investigation
by the Executive < Mlcers to determine
the sources from which gifts come is
neither justifiable nor practicable.
(3) By acting under the ah >ye
principles, which require the receiving
of gifts without compelling its oftie-ers
to trace the manner in which the do
nor may have acquired them, the
Hoard pronounces no judgment on the
character of donors. Nor by the nc
Ceptance of gifts are its officers or
members slopped from criticising business methods, or from persistently
raising their voices in behalf of the application of the principles of righteousness in all departments and walks of
life.
(4)
The officers of this Hoard, as
of ad oilier similar Hoards organized
to promote religion, philanthropy, and
education, are_ morally bound to use
every legitimate' means to secure and
convert money from other uses into
the direct service of advancing the
Kingdom of (iod in the world. It is
for the good of all that the way should
be made easier, and not more difficult,
for all te> give' of their present possessions and increasing wealth for the
noblest purposes,
HAWAIIAN MISSION
SOCIETY.
CHIDREN'S
Last month's Friend had an item from
Miss Helen S. Norton. We are happy
to add a little more. 'The college mentioned is fairly in shape. Since Miss
Norton has been largely instrumental in
the establishment of this college, we
quote the following advertisement and remarks from a Kustis, Florida, pai>er of
July sth:
The Presbyterian College of Florida.
Under Care of Presbyterian Church,
C. S. A.—Rev. Herman A. Goff, A.
M., President—ln the Beautiful and
Healthful Lake- Region—Complete
Faculty of experienced teachers—
Full College course and three years'
preparatory —Christian
influences.
Bible a requisite text-book—Special
attention, given to the study of
Music —Students desiring to share
—
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these advantages, on application will
be given further information.
The P.oard of Trustees of the Presbyterian College of Florida at Lustis, Fla.,
engaged the following persons to serve
on the faculty the coming year: Rev.
Albert W. Pierce, Creek and Latin; Miss
Helen S. Norton, History; Prof. W. A.
(ate. Natural Sciences and Normal Dept.
President Goff has in view a teacher for
mathematics, also one for music.
It will be only a matter of a slmrt time
before the complete arrangements will be
consummated for the opening of the
school and long be fore the day of open
ing, Oct. 4th, the buildings and
grounds will be in fine order, a complete corps of teachers on the grounds
and read for a tine first year's work.
In both "Missionary Herald" for July,
and "Life and Light" for August, is a
most interesting group of new missionaries, among whom we find Miss Lucia
E. Lyons, so well known here. Mrs. I'"..
Lyons Hay has written that Miss Lucia
will pass through Honolulu on her way
to China and we must be on the lookout
for her. Mr. Carl Andrews, spending
his vacation in Detroit, writes that Miss
Lucia expects to leave Detroit in September, stop off in I lonolulu to see her
friends, and then be located at 'Tien Tsin,
( hina.
We hear that our dear Mother Rice,
who has been BO ill. has lost the use of
her left side, but not her power of speech,
and our hearts go out in prayer and love
to her daily. Her daughter, Mrs. Cooke.
is with her. and her granddaughter. Mrs.
Dora Iscnbcrg, has received a cable, and
will return immediately from California.
In the absence of Dora, she is stopping
with her son William.
Cousin Grace P. Haven writes to Miss
Chamberlain from the Kona Orphanage.
She savs, "Our missionaries Dr. Baker
and his mother are doing a good work.
Dr. Baker preaches at Holualoa the first
Sunday in each mouth and all the older
children and teachers attend the service
there. Dr. Baker has a Japanese assist.ll t. a young man who has just finished
his theological training in Chicago.
This is a very hard field. 1 used to
think the home missions in California
were very harel, but the problems that
Mr. Raker and his mother have here with
this mixed population of Hawaiians, Portuguese and Japanese are very trying indeed.
We miss Miss Paulding in the Orphanage. She was fond of these children and
did earnest, faithful work. Five teachers have left during the year and only
two have come to take their places. Miss
Beard is in California, leaving only four
teachers to do the work of seven, which last July with 14 members. There are
makes it hard."
two other societies in that district.
Mrs. Haven expects to leave the OrMakkna, Maui,
phanage Aug. _(>. and in Sept 5 takes
a position in Maunaolu Seminary. We
are glad for Mrs. Haven, and congratuMr. J. M. Napulou of Makena, Maui,
late dear Maunaolu.
reported that a new society was organized there last March with 24 members.
M. A. CHAMBERLAIN.
They hold prayer meetings three times a
week with the young members as leaders.
Mrs. Elisabeth D. Houston, writing ( )ld church members attend the meetings
some months since in answer to inquiries to regulate and coach the young people.
about addresses, gives some facts which Church members should note this and
will be interesting to her former friends make greater efforts to be present at
an<l acquaintances. Tor she' claims that their one mid-week meeting, Wednesday
Hawaii and the- friendships formed there evenings.
have always been a dear spot in her mem11 am vkiw, H.vw vir.
ory
After returning from Micronesia (in
Hon. W. N. Purdy of Hamakua, Ha1882), Mr. Houston spent many happy
waii,
reports that a new society was oryears in the Home' Mission service, livthere with Rev. C. M. Kamakaganized
Cihnaii,
the
time
at
lowa.
ing
longest
He was gathered into rest in 1890, and u'iwoole as president. The Christian Enhis youngest son, Harold Danskin, fol- deavor movement is new to the Hamalowed him in mjdi. # The diminished kua people, and as there was no one to
family—mother and two sons—lived lead it. they selected their own pastor to
about three years in Kvanson, 111., and coach them until they know how to get
then for two years in Wlicaton, 111., at along by themselves. We commend this
other pastors will take
701 College Aye. 'The oldest son, John pastor, and hope
A., has been in business for the past six the hint.
years, with very successful results: and
HoNoLur.u, (lAim—Kawaiahao,
is now investing his savings iii an education, at Wheaton College. Albert Rhea,
the second son, is an invalid, and Mrs.
Nobody outside of themselves knows
Houston, being his sole and constant at- what good work this society is doing, and
tendant, is a "shut in." She accepts th's. it is no fault of their that as no one visits
not as her hard fate, but as the plan of them and enquires about them and their
her Heavenly Father, whose wisdom and work.
goodness are unquestionable.
The letter ends with these sentences:
"Many of the friends I knew at the Islands have passed to their reward. I
trust the younger cousins are as true to
Why keep
tlu- dear Master, as their fathers and is money wasted.
mothers were."
R. W. A.
,'
.
IDLlil MONEY
it in unsafe places when we
will safely care for it and pay
CIslaEnd Jottings
4
1-2
per cent, interest com-
pounded twice annually.
If you live on the other Islands why not bank by mail?
Write to us and we'll tell you
The Christian Endeavor movement is how to do it.
gaining in strength, numbers and in
works.
Kohala, Hawaii.
Vice-President Mrs. W. P. McDougall
reported by the last mail that one new
society was organized in Kohala, Hawaii,
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This society has organized
branch societies in the different apanas
(localities) one each in Moiliili, Manoa,
ist.
KAUAI NOTES.
Rev. Solomon Kaulili, whe) has beer,
Kakaako and Pauoa.
enjoying a six months' furlough, has re2nd. 'This society has a committee of sumed the care of the Lihue Hawaiian
three that holds prayer meetings during church.
week days at Moiliili and Waikiki in the
Rev. J. K. Kanoho has assumed tempafternoons, and at Pauoa Saturday evenorary charge of the Waimea and liana-
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I.KVV-In Honolulu, All);. IT,, Michael 8.
Lew, aged ">:l years.
BUBHNELL—In Honolulu, Aug. It, Louis
Bunnell, igsd -t s venr*.
II IMB—In Honolulu, Aug. L"J, .lohn Otbb,
aged :ill years.
WILDKB—In Honolulu, Aug. 28, John K.
Wilder, njfed 72 \-earn.
VIKIKA-In Honolulu, Aug. 85, M. R. A.
Vieirn, ajjeil 5H years.
ings.
MARRIED.
pepe churches.
of
society
'The
the
prayer
meeting
3rd.
'These two adjacent fields will hence- DIMONI) YOt'Nd—lii Honolulu, Auk. Ul,
Sunday evenings, have been merge-d toWilliam Young to Miss Annie Dimond.
forth be united into one.
gether with the eve-ning service of the
BALL-WONU LEONG In Honolulu, Aug.
Mr. Frnneis Wonjj Leung to Miss An
church, commencing at 7 p. m. arid clos'The Ministers' School uneler the •SO,
nic KatU-hipohM Hall.
ing at Bp. 111. 'The last quarter hour is charge of Rev. J. M. Lydgate, has rede-voted to the pastor's remarks.
cently been studying "'The Present Condition and Needs of the Hawaiian
churches."
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Under the
new law, there has been an
'This society was the fust that advoca- alarming increase of saloons, especially
ted that the evening service of the church in some of the outer districts.
be merged into the society prayer meeting on Sunday evenings. 'The pastor,
((wing to continued ill health, Rev.
Rev. W N. Lono, always alive to any
J. R. Kahaleole has resigned his pastormovement for the' advancement of ate
at 1 lanapcpe.
church work, gladly consented, and since
then (about two years ago), these two
Rev. J. M. Lydgate. a few weeks ago.
services have been combined. The pas- took some'
of the boys of his Sunday
tor always* makes the closing remarks. School on a camping expedition into the
Service's are held from (1:30 p. ill lo 8:30 mountains. It was a new experience
p. m., and at limes it is closed earlier. Tn which they enjoyed immensely. Now
the event of a visiting pastor the prayer the girls want to go.
is closed at 7 '.->o anil church
service is held.
meet ing
Conventions —II \waii —Maui.
A small quantity left
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'Two island conventions will be held
during this month, one at Hookena, HaAug. 3.—Fire destroys John Reuda's
waii, on the 14th, and the other at Wai- bouse.
Queen street near South.
luku, Maui, oil the 15th. where re-ports
6th,—Dangerous fire suppressed in
of work for the past six months will be Desha's lane.
made. We expect to hear good news
oth. —"Mother" Rice' partly prostrated
and good reports.
by a paralytic streike.
intli to 15th.—A Hawaiian woman at
Kailua. Hawaii, wife of a Chinese, gives
Visiting Delegates.
birth during five days to seven children,
none surviving.
16th.—Mrs. S. N. Castle donates a secSocieties ought to send visiting delegates to other societies whenever conven- ond $50,000 to Oahu College.
K)th. —Ship Spartan wrecked near Kaient. It will pay any one volunteering for
this work. 'Their re-port ought to be made hultii with coal cargo for Kaanapali.
28th.—Notable lecture by Prof. W. H.
in writing comparing the work done by
their society with that of the visited one. Pickering of Harvard on Lunar Atmosphere and Craters, resembling Hawaiian
craters of engulfnicnt.
Reports.
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OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROCKIES
HONOLULU, OCTOBER, H. T., 1905
VOL. LXII
ReturonDamon
Mf r.
TREASURER'S
Monday, September 18, was a glad
STATEMENT.
day for the many friends of .Mr.
Frank W. Damon, for on that morning
the bark Archer brought him back to
his 'ionic and school after an absence
of nearly four years. Time lias dealt
kindly with him, bronzing bis face and
adding no trace of its rapid flight.
Sept. 27,. [965.
Mills Institute was overjoyed to have
him back and the promoters of tin- 11" v
Floating Assets—
movement in the consolidation of the
$ 250 00 Board's Educational enterprise-sin HoSubscriptions due 1
nolulu, welcomed him to a participain this endeavor which has long
Cash
434 Jo tion
been one of his dreams. The Hawai
Ki 1 >■/ ian Hoard had already forestalled li's
llalance at hank
return by electing him a member of the
Board of Managers of the Mid-Pacific
Institute and the latter hastened to
acknowledge his long and
arduous
la-
57 bors in this lint- of work by choosing
him chairman. He has already taken
No liabilities.
vigorous hold of the enterprise and will
give all his time to its development,
The Friend thinking back to old days
of
balance
healthy
this
Though out
rejoices with overflowing gladness to
there will have to come the sum espec- have him here again in his old naunts
and at the w »rk to which < '■ id so sigially donated to Makiki Japanese Church nally has called him
when they are ready to build, This balance'
amounts to $689.00.
Contributions
came in sufficient to purchase
the land,
while the amount needed for the building is estimated to be $5,000.00.
While the work uneler the Board has
never been more energetically pushed in
the
name
of the
Master, it is a significant
fact that our financial condition
healthy.
Health is of (m.il,
T. K.
is
TM
he id=Pacific Institute
This issue is devoted to the cause' of
Christian Education. It makes public
the details of an enterprise' which the
Hawaiian Hoard has been carefully
considering for the past six months.
Indeed the vision of such an organization has ll Kited in the minds of the
members of the' Board for years. At
last the dream seems on the point of
realization. No pains have been spared
to plan the foundations broad and deep.
A geographical name has been Chosen
for the united schools which will carry
its meaning everywhere; It is purposely colorless so that its developing
history may stamp upon it a character
all its own. Tts location is unrivaled. We believe the establishment of
the Mid-Pacific Institute to be one of
the signal achievements of Christian
strategy in the winning of the weirld to
the Kingdom of God, The Hoard appeals confidently to those who control
large resources to eepiip the new insti-
No.
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tutiiin with a generous cnelowment.
The' splendid estate upem which it is to
stand bespeaks the solidity of its financial foundation. Already it has 230
students, one hundred Koreans are
ready to enter as soiui as room can he
provided. The Board proposes to make
use of the buildings of the former Portuguese school em Miller street for a
Korean department in connection with
Mills Institute. It is hoped that the
new grounds may he laid out by an expert landscape gardener and that in
the fall of 1906, buildings sufficient to
accommodate 250 hoys anel 150 girls
may he opened to receive the young
people wh.i at present make up the personnel of Kawaiahao Seminary, Mdls
Institute and the Japanese Christian
Boarding School together with those
who long to enter them but cannot feir
lack of accommodation. The MidPacific Institute will have a curriculum
suiteel t.i (he enlarging demands of the
In addition to regular
Territory.
academic Courses, forestry, market gardening, dairying, poultry farming, subtropical fruit culture, the- traeles anel
domestic training will all finel a place
in its broad scope. The object is to
educate the upgrowing generation of
all races to take an intelligent part in
the' development of the Territory, to
train Christian leaders for Hawaii and
highest of all to senel an ever enlarging
stream of missionaries to Asia to help
win that Continent to Christ.
EInvcidreeanscsgU
of nity
The sael eleath of Archbishop Placide
Louis Chapellc of yellow fever as a result
of his devotion lo duty has called forth a
beautiful and touching response from the
heart of the' entire nation. The Literary
Digest, published by a firm whose head
is an uncompromising Methexlist, and the
( hithxik, whose eeliteir-in-chief is one of
the' leading Ceingregational clergymen of
America, both grace their front cover
with his portrait, while the elenominational Protestant press generally pay their
tributes to this deveiteel Christian and
patriot. It is one of the happy signs of
the times. ( hit iii Manila Secretary Taft,
the descendant of a long line of Puritan
ancestors, acknowledged recently at a
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banquet tendered by Archbishop Harty
that he hael acquired "an almost episcopal
feeling" because eif the close relations
with the Roman Church necessitated by
the friar question." Here in the MielPacific, as the Annual Report of the Hawaiian Hoard shows, we Protestants are
glad to acknowledge the devotedness
with which so many of our Catholic
brethren among us labor and the success
attendant upon this spirit of consecration.
We can learn much from one another's
methods. There is large common ground
upon which we ran co-operate. We can
cherish the spirit which prays and hopes
for the day when our Lord's prayer shall
he answered in the completion of Christian unity, anel still better we can go far
towarels realizing personally the brotherhood of service' for humanity. Mean
time not a week passes without new
testimony to the conquering power of
this spirit of coinn.elesiiip. A month or
so ago this took the shape <>f announcement that the Committees upon Union of
three great American
Churches had
car-
rieel their program successfully through
the National Councils which they represent. A little later the tidings came of
efforts to bind Presbyterians ami Methodists in Korea. And Canada reported
her three leading non-episcopalian Pro
testant organizations as hastening on
towarels the common goal. Then a
the tine cathedrals and the glorious
churches will come in the next." No
one who studies the wonderful work of
IT. Nan Rensselaer of New York, with
his famous St. Xavier Club, or who visits
the several magnitice-nt parish house's
connected with the large Catholic
Churches of Jersey City, all inspired by
the- work of one Congregational Church
there, can fail to thank Coil that in the
Metropolis of America the Christian
forces have' rise'ii to their opportunity to
fight evil with practical common sense
weapons. Meantime the cable' brings the
tidings of the failure of Bishop I'otler's
subway tavern. Nobody who knows theBishop thinks for a moment of crediting
him with anything but the noblest motives in this now famous venture. Rut
Archbishop lie-land ami the Raulist
NEW MISSIONARY FINDS
Father Doyle with their Catholic Total OURMORE
THAN ONE CAN DO.
Abstinence Society intent on meeting so
cial needs through club houses where
liquor is unknown have guessed the right
solution. The next twenty years are
bound to see the Church of Christ develop a vast practical ministry untramirteled by old-time restrictive notions. It
is a privilege to acknowledge that the
pioneer in this splendid endeavor has been
none other than the Y. M. C. A. Meantime over in Japan this organization has
issued from the' war with added prestige.
the Emperor has publicly acknowledged
the indebtedness of the nation to its wisdom and devotion by making a handsome
contribution to its treasury and its praiseis on the lips anel in the heart of the entire nation. Honolulu would do we'll to
Church way down in < Iklahoma gathering into itself representatives of various
communions formally dedicated its ministry to this same glorious cause. "Together" is the Song of Mankind today.
Not to he able to join in it is a mark of plan a thorough remodeling, or better
treason to the race. Let us do our best nerhaps. rebuilding of its Y. M. C. A.
to swell the chorus in Hawaii.
headquarters, so as to make' it both up
to date and more in keeping with the deTriumphs of Practical Christianity.
mands of this climate. This organization ought to be the chief rallying place
Not long ago it was stated that Arch- of young men in town, a veritable hive
bishop Ireland, who with Cardinal < ii 1 of life.
lions and Bishop Spahling form the trio
of Roman Catholics, whom .Americans
Association.
e>f all religions and no religion most de- Hawaii's Ministerial Aid
We arc glad to call special attention to
light to honor, paid a remarkable tribute
tO the Y. M. C. A. by saving that it is Dr. Raker's article in another column upthe only Protestant organization which on the' good work done at Hookena in
the Roman Church envies. About the organizing this Association for the Rig
mielelle of last month Rev. '. A. Doyle, bland. It fills a long felt need and will
the widely known Paulist, substantiated help to strengthen the ministry. Until
this opinion in a le-ttcr which he ad- the native pastors are paid a living wage
dressed tei the Catholic Total Abstinence eve may expect the Churches to languish.
Convention. In this he let it be clearly In this transition stage until the English
understood that the methods which the DC'king Churches of the future are
institutional church has popularized ap- •irmly established generous white friends
peal to him with profound emphasis. "It •mist beln to tide over the situation by
seems," he wrote, "almost criminal to put '-'Hying about just such enterprises as
up an ostentatious, expensive eliurch un- this.
Tf every white Christian on
less with it or before it we provide' for Hawaii should send Dr. Raker an annual
the growing boys an assembly hall, gym- "ift fijr the- new association, the cause of
nasium or reaeling-room. If we take Christ would receive a mighty imnetus.
Care of the young men of this generation, In this connection it might be well for
>
each association to endeavor at once to
advise' pastorlcss Churches to settle a
pastor. Some of the Churches show a
very puerile spirit in choosing ministers,
refraining from calling good, strong
leaders and drifting along with supplies
or with preached-out men. I low to induce living Churches to be wise enough
to take advice that would keep them
alive is a serious question. Some Hawaiian Churches resemble those persons
about whom we have' often heard, who
being told by a kahuna that they would
die, up and elid it, determined not to live.
Honolulu has two good men who would
make fine leaders, yet no Church can be
I). S.
geitten to call them.
One' month on the Islands is long
enough for anew worker to see the opportunities before him, and his only regret is that he must work alone' where'
several me'ii could be used to advantage.
My first Sunday was spent in Wailukit
where the Board recently voted to open
a new station. Upon imitation, I preached in the 1 Hawaiian church in the morning, and in the Japanese Church in the
evening, both times through interpreters,
and gave three' short addresses at other
services. < >u Monday I preached at the
Japanese Church at Puunene. The warm
reception by the Board's workers em
Maui, the cordiality of the Englishspeaking people at Wailuku. and their
hearty invitation to reopen union services
at the "foreign church." made my first
trip to Maui full of delightful experiences.
I *pon my second visit I was invited to
spend a few days at Lahainaluna. where
•i preaching service for the too boys in
that school was hi'ld the second Sunday
of this month. Hereafter this is to be a
regular feature of the work eif that institution which is fortunate to be under
the excellent supervision of Principal and
Mrs. Clarence A. MacDonald. Rev.
Samuel Knpu and Mr. black haw been
two valuable additions to the teaching
force.
>n the second Sunelav evening of
each month. Rev. D. W. K. White, pastor of the Lahaina Hawaiian Church, is
to have a preaching service in English.
English hymns are to be used. This service is designed particularly for the benefit of the young Hawaiians who know
English, and prefer to hear it in the
•hiii-'-h service's. The attendance upon
•he first English service at which I
preached was about thirty, and it is expected as soon as the service is regularly
instituted that the numbers will increase.
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It is hoped that a rehearsal can be held
for the practice of English hymns.
The last few days have been spent in
getting better acquainted with the work
at the Wailuku side of Maui. An invitation has recently come to preach at the
Chinese Church at Wailuku em the first
Sunday morning of each month. A visit
to Wailiev with Capt. Lyman of the Salvation Army gave an opportunity to
speak twice there. A tour with him
around West Maui once in three' months
is being
planned, when house
to house
visitation will be' carried on and religious
literature distributed. That kind of work
is much needed just at present on Maui
and the pastors must be aroused to a
realizatieiin of their duty in this elirectiou.
The .Maui Association has been in session at Wailuku from Sept. 15th to Sept.
20th, at which our Churches were representee! by 12 ordained pastors ami 4 licentiates ami delegates from the Sunday
Schools anel societies of Christian Endeavor. It was the best attended Association that has been known for a long
time. The Churches were better represented than usual, and there lias been a
larger attendance from the Endeavor Societies. The Sunday School Exhibit of
Sunday, though being lengthy, was ex-
cellent, and about 450 people were present, several being visitors from the
townspeople of Wailuku. A good proportion of the exhibit was in English.
The singing, as usual, was admirable,
anil showed much patient rehearsal.
Rev. I). N. Opunui of Hueloand Rev,
David Murra\ of Kaupo, having been
invited by their Churches to become' regular pastors weTe' examined and recommended, anel next Sunday afternoon are
to be ordained at the Paia Church of
which Rev. John Kalino is pastor. Rev.
R. Y. Razata has been invited to give
the right hand of fellowship and Rev. R
B. Dodge has been asked to give the'
charge.
The .Association expressed its hearty
approval eif the new departure in that
Revs. R. Y. Razata. and R. R. Dodge,
the' two new foreign pastors joined the
Association, and that Rev. Ting Ah Lin,
the unordained pastor of the Wailuku
Chinese Church, joined as a corresponding member. The monthly institute eif
which the two white pastors are to be
At
leaders, was also highly approved.
spent
be
will
meetings
a
morning
these
in devotional study of the Bible, discussion, ami sermon preparation.
Some of the interesting special features
of the morning sessions of the Association meetings were an hour in a sermon
outline,
conducted
on Saturday by Rev.
P. Emerson, an address on Monday
Upon "The Importance of the Home" by
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Rev. I'>. Y. Razata and on Tuesday Rev.
R. R. Dodge conducted an inductive
study in Luke's Gospel on the "Basis for
lostis' Ethical Teaching." <>n Wednesday, Rev. ( >. P. Emerson held a school
in Congregational Polity at which Rev.
John Kalino was principalwillspeaker.
be glad to
Friends of the Board
know that interested parties have offered
kutd and lumber for a Church at Kalmlui
and a subscription paper calling for $150
is already in circulation.
By d months from now when the Association meets again, I hope the "Union
Church" at Wailuku will be able to report that regular Sunday evening services have been held. The Church is
soon to be put in repair, anel the grounds
cleaned up. < hie more Church, we hope,
will soon be reported in our columns.
ROWLAND R. DODGE
Wailuku. Sept
-'<>.
roos.
THE CHILDREN'S TREAD-MILL
When you put a horse on an endless
of rollers he' serves a purpose,—he
requently saws wood. It is most boring
to the horse. A high spirited animal
frets itself to death in the tread-mill
set
and
a
new horse makes
considerable
fuss before his spirit is broken.
Did it ever occur to you that the
children's school work is frequently of
die "tread-mill" order without serving
so much of a purpose? The public
school system is arraigned frequently,
—rightly enough, that it totally fails in
moral training. Rut what does it do?
If we could only be sure that it "sawed
wood" instead of getting "on the
nerve's" of the hope of the nation.
"Utility!" Well, with that as desideratum, what do you expect
of your
.•caseh'ss round of figuring, spelling.
reading and writing? There lingers
even yet the' notion in many minds that
this public school sort of education improves the manners and nieirals eif a
people. How much harder will it be
to get rid of the deep set conviction that
the' 7, R's fit pupils for usefulness and
therefore' the- State is warrantee! in
compelling children to attend its
schools.
"Rut who says they don't?" answers
some one. We submit a series of Yankee rejoinders: What do you expect eif
this six to eight years struggle with
Is not the net product
arithmetic?
worry 3 Any "bv-proelucts in the way
of utility?" "Yes, mental exercise,—
teachers call it 'drill.'" (Curiously
enough that is just what the horses objected to). "Anil it helps to make
bookkeepers e>r tape-sellers out of the
poor little things."
May be, but we
doubt it. There is very little of thebread and butter utility in it; for after
the poor little minds and nerves are'
dulleel with these stultifying processes
for some years they don't aelel or subtract with any more vim or ceirrectness.
Take the unjaded mind eif a girl eir
buy of thirteen, put him itito the arithmetic processes feir the first time (of
ceiurse he will have aeleleel anel subtracte-il some) and in a year or less in connection with his other work he will el)
more and better work than your ordinary public-school product. It has been
proven sufficiently often to be clear tei
the investigator.
The space in this article permits no
time to discuss the spelling anel reaeling anel geography fetishes. The results aimed at would not be so unworthy if they were worth the peiweler.
The effort to figure, reael and write
sap all the vital energy of the' mind anil
leave our little public-school wards
shorn of their real power.
After all to increase and make use
children's powers is what our schools
should be striving for. Where is the
power of acquiring knowledge by the'
training of eye anil hand to come in?
Where the creative powers in art, the
industries e>r science? (We are still
looking at the question from a utilitarian standpoint you see —though thereis even higher vantage gmunel for criticism). There would be breael anel butter in the early study of the worlel as
it lies around every child and of manual
training besides its broaelening weiulil
mean dollars to boys.
Leave nut of consideration much
that would merely broaden the soul
making the future citizen more pleaseel
to live with himself, anil can we not cut
out much of the druelgery of the school
course replacing it by as effective mental discipline and by far more useful
T. R.
matter?
The Publisher desires to say that
if friends will send to the office a list
of names of persons to whom it would
be desirable to send a copy of this
paper, he will be glad to do so free of
cost.
There are a few Annual Reports of
the Board still procurable.
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THE FRIEND
HAWAII'S PORT ARTHUR
livery campaign has its chief objective, its enemy's
strongholel, the capture of which determines the ultimate
victory. This is as true in the warfare of the Kingdom
of (iexl as in a military conquest. Until Japan had taken
Port Arthur the outcome of the war in the bar East,
ii|>e>n which the future development of human history
must hinge, was uncertain. When that fortress fell the
world knew that a new chapter in its life hail been
opened.
Pointing of the Past.
In the early clays the great Christian movement in
these Islanels built up and held Lahainaluna, a splendid
training school of noble leaders, the memory of whom
will long remain a tradition throughout Hawaii. But in
a moiiH-nt when faith gave place to sight, when spiritual
vision was for the moment lost in anxiety for practical
eletails, Lahainaluna was given to the Government for no
other reason than money stringency. Alas for America
if Harvard, Vale and their sister colleges had known such
a fate! It seems harel to understand how graduates of
these institutions could have made this fatal mistake.
< >thcr causes help to explain the remarkable decadence
of the Churches eluring the last 40 years, but the surreneler of Lahainaluna must ever stauel as symptomatic
of them all. No Church of large and permeating power
can he maintained today without at least one commanding educational institution.
Second Missionary Advance.
Any careful student of what is taking place in the religious life of these Islanels must realize that a very widespread spiritual movement is on foot. Take our Roarel
aleme with its magnificent array of workers, drawn from
five nationalities, anel its steadily enlarging endeavor.
Witness how the Churches of the Nation are backing us
up with men and means. Mark also the wealth of agencies, churches, schools, settlements, clubs, all centering
their efforts on tlve spiritual appeal. It is clear that the'
campaign is on, that the skirmish for position is quietly
being Dashed anel that in short oreler the battle
will burst forth in fury all along the line. It is an inspiring prospect. Meantime councils of war have clearly
determined the citadel which marks the chief point of
attack. Our Port Arthur is no matter of dispute. It is
none other than
A Christian Educational Center.
There is no eali at present for ihe planting of a colHawaii gave te> the American worlel "the Hamilton idea." "the Tuskcgec idea." It diel not originate with
Remkcr T. Washington, who caught it from Ceneral
Armstrong. General Armstrong even was not its father;
he was traineil up in it by that splendid hand of eelucators,
the early missionaries, who in planting Lyman School,
Lahainaluna Seminary and < hihu College made hand
work and brain work go together, Hawaii needs for its
thousands of growing boyi and girls an institution academical, agricultural and industrial in character, whose
appeal shall lie suited to the demands eif life in this Terrilege.
torv, and that too under distinctively Christian auspices.
Such a school in order to turn out the kiinl of men ami
women required as leaden must be in closest touch with
the very heart of Hawaii nei—it should be near Honolulu. Yet it should also be separated sufficiently to constitute a little world of its own.
The Seed I 'nlilled.
Hawaii already has its Antlovcr Academy ill that institution of which we all are proud, Oahu College, a
noble preparatory schoeil for white boys and girls, whose
tendency is of necessity strongly towards Caucasian exelusiveness. Its expensiveness also limits its constituency, notwithstanding its numerous generous scholarships. Kamehameha, fairest flower of this fair land, is
on the other "hand restricted to youth of Hawaiian blood
and has already carried keenest disappointment to many
a young heart by its announcement of room for no more.
Meantime thousands of Hawaiians, Asiatics, children of
mixed parentage anil others of all races look longingly
for the education denied them.
Buddhism vs. Christianity.
The priests of this foreign cult are not idle. They are'
are actually elebating the erection in Honolulu of a great institution to
crown their system. Buddhism in Hawaii is an alien
religion teaching an alien patriotism. What a menacethis is both to our nation anil tei our faith can be easily
imagined. Are we. followers of Jesus, to be behind hand?
The answer of the Christians of the Territory is overwhelmingly in the negative. Rallying about a splendid
nucleus eif Christian schools in the capital city the elecision has been made to consolidate them into the
covering the Territory with schools and
Mid-Pacific Institute.
A strange series of provielences has reserved on the
very outskirts of the city of Honolulu a plateau gently
sloping from a height of cyoo feet down to 300 feet above
the sea, 300 acres in extent, with soil of rare richness and
an imperial outlook westwarel commanding the broad Pa-
cific from Koko Head to far off Waianac Mountains.
This upland, retired yet just at hand, connected to the
city by a fine electric transit system anel but a half hour
distant from the center of town, has been placed at the
disposal of the Hoard of Managers. Here all the varied
industries of fruit production, market gardening, forest
culture anel elairy farming such as are demanded by the
necessities of this Territory, together with training in the
traeles can go hand in hand with academic instruction.
\'o tedious waiting for a constituency faces this young
school which is young only in name and in its new location. Three overflowing institutions with more than 225
students now in actual attenelance stand reaely te> enter
the spacious campus witli a rush as soon as the gates are
Open, I)f these the largest is
Kawaiahao Seminary,
which dates from 1863, when Rev. Dr. L. 11. (iulick openeel his home to a few Hawaiian girls. Three years later
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THE FRIEND.
He' has put all this in the hands of the Hawaiian Roarel,
the child of the American Hoard, thus preserving historic
Christian continuity and binding the institution to the
ninety historic churches of the Islanels in one compact and
co-operating whole. These constituent schools are
the' Hawaiian Mission Children's Society assumed
charge' of the work and formally opened the school which
lias continued to grow until today it numbers 85 students.
The policy of this institution has always been an inclusive
one' anel it has not confined its energies to members of a
single race-. Hawaiians, Chinese and Japanese, as well
as those of inixe-d blood, have gone forth from Kawaiahao to all parts of the Territory and many of the noblest
Christian women Hawaii holds are proud to call themselves lur alumnae. Among the long list of Principals
and teachers there are' many honored names, for it is a
characteristic of this school that it has always been able
to summon to its aid talented and devoted educators,
ready to surrender positions of much greater emolument
anil name to serve as real missionaries here. The name
of the institution will be perpetuated in the Cirls' Department of the Mid-Pacific Institute.
The second of the three co-operating schools is
.
Mills Institute.
widely known to all visitors to Honolulu through its Principal. Frank W Damon. This is one of those rare products,
Uncreated, spontaneous, which came because God willed.
Thirteen years ago, back in [893, six Chinese youths tired
with the passion for knowledge', knocked at the eloor of
the Damon home in Honolulu and asked to be taken in
and taught. A room was found, instruction began, the
six multiplied slowly until they have become more than
four hundred who have found Mills a ble'sseel home of
light and truth. The influence of this school upon our
Territory can never be told. Its graduates are found in
.ill walks of life, occupying positions of influence here, on
the Pacific coast and in China The enrollment today
is 81.
Within a block of Kawaiahao in the buildings of the
former North Pacific Missionary Institute, the
»
Japanese
(
liristian Hoarding School
This, like- Mills, came- because it had to.
a
In 181/1 Japanese laborer despairing of the future of his
child, condemned to live in the unlicensed freedom of the
plantation camp, sought out our Evangelist, Mr. Takie
( Ikiunura, in Honolulu and asked him to care for his boy
and train him to become a man. Others followed until
the house was fille-d. Larger quarters were purchased,
then a new dormitory erected and finally two years ago
a third change was made. With sixty-three students the
buildings are over crow tied. This school together with
Mills, is to form the Damon School for Roys in the Mid
Pacific Institute-, thus perpetuating a name very dear to
finds its home.
the people eif this Territory.
Divine Compulsion.
.Vote the remarkable coincidence in the founding of
each of these three Schools. No one of them was planned,
each was the outgrowth of a eleinand made by aspiring
boys and girls who were moved by Cod's Spirit. There
is no alternative today for them but to move onward or
to die. The limit has been reached. No effort has been
made to attract larger attendance. Puddings demand repairs, yet repair is but patching old garments with cloth
cut from new bolts. God has deliberately thrown at us
these boys ami girls with the prennise of hundreds more.
He has given us the noblest school site in the Islands.
Thoroughly and Aggressively Christian.
Their aim is not merely mental training. They plan to
turn out VOUUg men and women who have given themselves unreservedly to Christ and who view life as an op-
portunity to
1
serve'
their King. Nothing short of this can
save this Territory. In Hawaii climate and .surroundings
make nominal Christianity out of the question. Without
real life one soon lapses anel the enemy has gained a
captive 'This singleness of purpose forms the great com-
pelling motive in the' inauguration of the enlarged
prise.
enter-
While distinctively Christian however the move-
ment is
Neither Sectarian
nor Denominational.
Conscious of the sorry picture presented by a number of
narrow sectarian schools the- Board in the spirit of the
large movements on the farther side eif the Pacific, which
are- resulting in the establishment of the New Vale in
Central China and other union educational institutions,
has sought the- co-operalion of Churches other than
Congregational. The Presiding Elder anel Pastor of the
only white' Methodist Church of Hawaii has been chosen
as one of the' Board of Managers and as a consequence
no separate Christian
Schools
for Koreans
will be needed. These Korean Christians are already a
product of a union movement, the Methoelists by arrangement with our Hoard looking after both Presbyterian and
Methodist converts who have immigrated here from Korea. One hundred of the young people of this race are
waiting to enter the completed institution. Where in the
history of Christian education has such a beginning been
recorded —more than three hundred pupils reaely before
the school-site- purchase has been concluded or the buildings have' been erected.-'
Mark here the significance of three of the racial names
involved in the new enterprise,
Chinese, Japanese, Koreans.
No ore can doubt that the intercourse between OUT nation and these three peoples of Eastern Asia must grow
closer with every succeeding year. Hawaii is to play a
peculiarly intimate role' in introducing them to one another. 'This Territory also is to send to the remotest parts
of these three Eastern countries the message of the Carpenter of Nazareth anil to do SO by men native to each.
Already this work has begun. To accomplish this destiny
fully there must be a training school here on these Islands
to inaugurate this notable missionary advance. This is
one of the ieleals that move us in the establishment of
this enlarged institution.
After years of faithful consideration of their duty to the
youth of this Territory and after long cherishing the
dream of just such a elevelopment as that which now demands realization the Roarel clearly recognizes that the
establishment of
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THE FRIEND
The Mid-Pacific Institute
in power is the one main objective of the Christian campaign for winning present clay Hawaii with its dominating Asiatic population to Christ. This endeavor is enir
Port Arthur. Shall we capture the prize? To do this,
to seize this opportunity demands no less than the raising
of
Tzvo Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
for enelowment in addition to one hundred thousand dollars for buildings anel equipment. How this is to be secured no one of the promoters knows. It is sufficient to
be convinced that Goel is laying upon us the absolute
necessity to eepiip, man and conduct such an enterprise in
order to make ready for the proud destiny eif these Islands. That is our faith and we call upon all those ill
this Territory whom Coil has blessed with wealth to rally
about this institution.
A Sine Qua Non.
Hawaii needs this enterprise. The vast agricultural
riches of this mid-ocean Paradise are to be developed by
those traineel on the ground. Professor Krause of Kamehameha estimates that mainland-taught farmers must
plan to waste from three to five years here before they arc
fitted to cope with local conditions. We must turn out
young men anel women familiar with the needs, the possibilities and the difficulties of our island agriculture in order to realize the development in store for Hawaii. Small
farmers is the cry, but few freim oversea are forthcoming.
During the next epiarter century scores eif thousands of
acres of public lanel will revert to the Territory for settlement. Shall not the Church of Christ train a regiment or
two of capable young people, born on the soil, citizens of
the Union, fitted to make these lands the garden spot of
the world? The imagination glows with the prospect anel
the heart of the Church warms to it. because coincident
Peace
I
has
now succeeded to the terrific and con-
quering battling thundered for eighteen
months by new and unesteemed, yet
mighty Japan against proud, colossal
Russia of old renown. All the watching
and anxious Nations rejoice and breathe
freely. Continued war was a perpetual
threat—a conflagration liable at any time
to involve other nations, while it was itself a horrible destruction of human lives,
and a wasting elrain of treasure needed
for human welfare. All the forces of the
world's benevolence have striven together
to persuade the great contestants to come
into agreement. They have happily succeeded. We bless God for the result.
Now a new chapter in history begins.
We are strongly moved to consider what
it may bring forth. Most material
changes are anticipated for Russia, and
her relations to other European states.
But our interest in Hawaii naturally
turns to contemplating the probable political changes in the Orient which our
The Money will Come.
With such a divine necessity in the outlook of the 1 MidPacific Institute funds will be provided. Some of the
families whose names stand for all that is noblest among
us will desire to perpetuate the missionary tradition by
entwining it with this latest missionary endeavor. Recitation halls, dormitories, chapel, all await their gifts ol
love. ( hhers will prefer to make the foundations sure by
completing an ample anel permanent endowment for the
payment of teachers. The infant is born, who will gjodD. S.
-1 father it?
mid-Pacific position
AFTER PEACE—WHAT?
Comforting and blessed
:
with this endeavor the new institution will have it as its
chief purpose to train men for Christian leadership. As
these veiling men and women grow into larger life, some
will be moved tei consecrate themselves to special religious
service. 'There is already a loud call for a department in
which to train Christian workers. 'The academic feature
in the new institution will not he subordinated entirely to
the practical. Re<ys and girls trained here in their younger
years will go forth, as the Spirit moves, to special preparatory school and college. They will possess a far
souneler equipment than many, who have been denied
acquaintance with "the Hamilton idea," because of the
saneness of a school which believes in the homely motto,
"We learn by doing."
Not only Hawaii but Asia also needs this School. It
was once the proud boast of the Churches here that they
no sooner hail receiveel the Gospel than they turned anel
gave it to Isles still in darkness. 'That work is ended hut
Asia, the great Continent, looms on the horizon and Hawaii may once again hear the call of the' Master to train
and send to myriads there who know not Christ the light
that has blessed her shores. The men and women she
will equip will not be alien to those to whom they go. <>f
the same blood yet trained from infancy in Gospel truth
they will inaugurate a movement unique and mighty ill
the history eif the Kingdom of God.
so
portentously doubtless in prospect. Considering
confremts. We may well expect a great
revolution in national relations in the
Orient, both local and towards European
Rowers. 'The greatest change seems
probable in the relations of China to the
rest of the world. For more than half
a century that vast, torpid, slumbering
mass, one-half of civilized mankind, has
lain inertly subject to dictation and violence from European Rowers, teio sluggish anel Unorganized to offer effective
resistance. Rut now the kindred nation
of Japan has sprung forth to assume elirectiein. Uneler that young, vigorous,
victorious leadership the vast mass of
Mongoloiel civilization seems inevitabh
sure to pass. The rousing call from
slumber has been made upon massive,
torpid China by the thundering din of
war at her gates. She has been aroused
to the urgent necessity of arming and
equipping herself in moelern warfare, and
to that end, of educating her young men
in all moelern science as Japan has
done. Under such stimulating leadership wonderful developments are
the native capacity of the Chinese people, their enormous numbers, and their
immense resources, such developments
in power and wealth are likely soon to
be gigantic and portentous, unless the'
awakening is strangely slow.
Peering thus into the future of the
present Peace, we can only dimly foresee vast
changes
at hand,
both in
China's internal condition anil in her
outwarel relations to the worlel. The
elements promising early development
are most formidable. One is the en >rmmis population possessing high civil
heed culture and capacity, peculiarly
susceptible tei drill anil training for
unit eel action, anel capable eif vast
achievements in both martial anel inAnother
dustrial accomplishment.
element is China's immense internal
resources in unequalled wealth of iron
and coal, adeleel tei her fertile pr ivinces
anil navigable rivers. When all are
gridironeel by railways, that ceihissal
civilized peipulation will become cap
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able- of resistless action in all
directions.
The' gravest political problems seem
thus inevitably soon to be opened for
treatment by Eur ipean and American
statesmen. As the Rower nearest to
the- great ( >ricul, America will prob
ably be most closely concerned. And
Hawaii, as America's marked and
prominent outpost in mid-ocean, must
assume' an importance disproportionate to its diminutive area. Rut pecu
liarly to us of Hawaii, as the evangelizing outpost of Christendom confront
ing the (irie-nt. there abides the strongest concern to be awake and alefl to
every duty belonging to our important
position. 'Tb.- Friend represents theattitude of those- in whose heart of
he-arts abides the charge of our blessed
Lord, t.i "Disciple- all Nations " and to
"Preach the Gospel to every Creature."
We know I lini to be our Risen and living Lord and King. He is watching
and protecting His ('hutch in their fulfilment of His charge-. Our immediate
ami especial duty is vastly emphasized
by these- ne-w political changes. We
are to rise up and press forward the
standard of the- Lord Christ with assured faith in His Kingdom and victory, He- shall not fail nor be discouraged until His conquest is completed.
Herein, in ibis conjunction of national elements, comes fresh and stirring incitement to the Lord's people to
press forward every possible agency
for bringing the' Gospel if Christ to
China, Japan and Korea, whose empires confront us and whose people areamong us in strong force. And it seems
peculiarly fitting that just now we
should be' decisively entering upon
new organization of educative means
to lead our Asiatic youth to Christ,
and prepare them to help in evangelizing their own pe-ople-s. Our plan for
the Mid-Pacific Institute Well befits
this new- Era of Peace.
S. E. I>.
VACTIONSCHOOLS.
'Teachers frequently complain that
the long summer vacation is demoralizing, especially to the boys ; that the-
associations eluring the three
summer months tend to uproot all the
g.ieiel seeel sown in the preceding nine
months. The boys whose homes are
in the country districts, whose time is
occupied, as a rule come back to the
school stronger and more manly. Rut
the boy whose home is in the city or
street
large village, who spends much of his
time on the streel. as a rule returns to
school with wrong ideas, his ineiral per-
ception weakened, and his ideals low
ered. He listens to the- talk of the
street. He- becomes a part of the street
life feir the time. Even if he escapes
personal vice', he- learns to look upon
sin with an indulgent e'\e\ He- see-s
many idlers. They complain because
there' is no vv.trk. that they are ill used,
that times are hard. The boy generally believes the talk. The harder the
story, the deeper his interest. The
man is always a hero to a boy. The
liov has not learned to see, and indeed
many of us of larger growth fail to see,
that the- great mass eif the- unemployed
are idle- through choice. Even a cur
sorv study of social economics will
convince most men that the slre-.t talk
is vicious ami misleading. Rut the boy
cannot ami will not understand this,
but eagerly believes much that he
hears.
Wherein lies the- remedy? Pew
would advocate keeping the public
schools open more than the 36 to -)<>
weeks provided by the present schedules. The tendency is rather to shorten than to lengthen the school year.
But there is a solution of the- ve-xe-el
question, if not in full, at bast in part.
Many of the- cities and towns of the
United States have- already taken up
the problem and have- secured results.
The location Schools already show
signs of permanence- and best of all the
results have' surpassed the- hopes of the
promoters and more' than justified the
lime and money spent. Time was
when few would have- been hardy
enough to suggest that children remain in school the year round, but the'
improved mental, moral, and physical
life of the pupils who attend vacation
schools is sufficient response. The
larger the' city, the' more simple' the'
solution or rather the' easier to begin
relief. 'The very small city or large
village- must continue to look to the
parents to protect their children from
the stre-et and store influences of their
communities.
Rut the' vacation school for a city
the size- of Honolulu should be an immediate success. 'This is a real need.
( )ur young people, particularly in the
more thickly populated elistricts,
should be under trained educators for
instruction in Xature Study, Domestic Science, anel Manual 'Training.
Work should be- provided for the hanels
as well as feir the head. \o longer is
full emphasis laid upon the three "R's,"
but instead, upon the three lis:—the
I lands. 1 lead, anel I leart.
Mr. Joseph See of Boston states that
the first vacation school he has found
recorded, was starteel in Boston in
9
r866. One teacher conducted the
school, which after iX'iß was carried on
•n a public school building and the
text
books were lent by the city, bjut
this movement was slow in develop
ing. In 1902, however, Boston had 2\
vacation schools, including five which
might better be classed simply as playgrounds. About te-n years ago, other
cities took up the plan anil to-day vaea
'.inn schools are- found in several hundred cities and towns of the- United
States.
The- length of the- summer term
varies in th.se' schools from four to
eight weeks, the- favorite- length being
six weeks. \ three hour session a day
is regularly held. (>ften two sessions
are- held, one in the- forenoon for one
se-t of children, ami ane in tin- afternoon for another set. Quoting from
Mr. See, the' cost for each child a day
varied from less than live- evnts to
more than twenty-five. "In the- te-n
New York public vacation schools, the
term in iScjcj was six weeks, the aver
age- attendance- in each school was 42ft;
the average class was thirty, the daily
cost per pupil pre'se'iit was thirteen and
four-tenths cents, total cost of schools,
$17,166. 'The' supplies cost somewhat
more- than the- teachers, an exceptional
state of things, to be attributed to the
large number of experiments in industrial work.
'The- ages eif the
children vary from tw 1 to twenty, the
great majority are under fourteen." 1
have' quoted Mr, See to some length,
because be- answi rs so admirably many
questions sure- to be' asked,
In commenting on the vacation
schools of New York City, a recent
\Tw York Tribune speaks of tin- success ot the whole undertaking as remarkable. The children whom the
promoters feared would be least likely
to respond to the call, were the most
attracted. To emphasize the- popular
ity of the schools, tin- 'Tribune stated
that thousands of children were turned
away for lack of room. Statistics are
rarely useful, but I hazard the follow
ing. 'The first registration in t lie
schools this last summer showed 32,--780 pupils in attendance and in the
playgrounds 110*329. The nightly attendance at the roof garden concerts
was more than 3,000. A significant
fact in connection with these schools
is the change eluring the clay in the
congested east side districts. Previous
to i) a. m. tin- steps and yards were
crowded with fretful wrangling chilelren. After that hour the same places
were largely free and at the vacation
schools the same chilelren were happi!y engaged, either in playing or work-
-
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ing. The general health of the children deadened I How gladly the young welhas shown a marked improvement. come a change!
Cannot Honolulu join her sister
So great has been the benefit to the
children, that seven playgrounds were cities next summer in giving vacation
set asiele for mothers and their babies. schools for her city chilelren? Surely
The' aim of vacation sediools should no city ever had greater facilities than
sea, the mountains, the val
be to offer some kind of niaiiual train- we. 'The
volcanoes, the many elif
extinct
leys,
Schools
ing and some nature stuely.
fruits,certainly lovers
fe-rent
anil
plants
vary greatly in the amount of teaching
could
of
nature'
find
abundant opporschools
done, but the majority of the
to awaken a new life-. Manual
tunity
of,
classes,
the
regular
have
I know
subjects taught varying with the training ami domestic science are ever
and attractive subjects for the
equipment provided, Fairly strict dis- iicw
'The- expense is slight comyoung.
cipline has brought the best results.
paratively.
If public money will not
but
Schools for the very young eliffer
schools, private enfor
such
little from the ordinary kindergarten. provide can well take it up. Perhaps
terprise
For the older members, provision
make
should be made for nature study, par some- of the- women's clubs could
are
eitir
beginning.
a
chilelren
Our
ticularly of the common plants, ani- most valuable- asset. (>n them in a few
science,
domestic
insects,
for
mals, anel
part of the civic burden.
and for manual work on real things. (years will fall
health-giving food
>ur
bodies
demand
I.it our boys and girls feel that they
of each year.
months
feir
the
full
twelve
while,
something
worth
learning
are
and
the
mind
demand also
'The
hands
and making something of practical
for the same peri.iel
training
healthful
value.
of time. Private charity will do and
Mr. See writes, "In the- \'ew York has done much. Public relief is necelse'hetols in iSijK the children were- mak- ed. 'The city itself should lake up the
ing string winders, plant-labels, key problem and in the light of what has
paper-knives, picture-frames, been done by other cities, fashion her
tags,
stands for Bower-potS, easels, and toy plans for the future.
horses. Other manual training- in vacation schools includes sewing elresses
PERLEY L. HORNE.
for the child or the doll, cooking, milking beds and baskets, drawing.—either
with brush, charcoal, or pencil, decora- THE MID-PACIFIC INSTITUTE.
tive or from nature-, and clay-inodeling.
At its regular September meeting held
all of it of a sort that is valued by the
two sessions on the Ist and 15 of Sepin
life
for
to
real
or
child for its relation
the Hawaiian Board considered
tember,
its own sake." In sonic schools, a
at
length
the question of amalgamating
for
a traele.
definite training is given
Kawaiahao
Seminary, Mills Institute and
taught.
areoften
and
reading
Singing
the
Hoarding School. A basis
JapaneseNature' study work is largely carried
was adopted. 'This pro
for
consolidation
areexcursions
on. In Chicago, weekly
vides
that
the
ultimate
authority rests
made to parks, woods, or to the conn with the
that the conRoarel.
Hawaiian
not
picnics.
try. These excursions areof Mantrol
be
hands
of
a
Board
in
the
Profitable subjects for study need heelected
classes
of
two
memin
agers
three
be
limited only by the time that can
bers each and one ex-ofticio member, that
devoted.
the name of the new organization be The
'The vacation school is not the final Mid-Pacific Institute which shall consist
work. Indeed it is but a beginning of of the Kawaiahao School for Cirls and
the solution of the summer vacation the Damon School for Roys, that for the
problems. It is a step in the right di- present these constituent schools shall be
rection. The normal boy or girl does under separate teaching corps, co-operatnot really enjoy a three months' vaca- ing wherever possible and that an endow
tion. It palls. A week eir even two mint fund of $.250,000 he secured at once
wce'ks occasionally gives the needed in addition to funds for the erection of
change and rest. More than the aelult suitable buildings. 'The question of site'
the child is active, restive. If our was left for the determination of the
adults cannot grow by idling, if to Finance Committee. 'The following were
them the streets are but the training elected tei serve as the
school of the criminal classes, the feedBOARD OF MANAGERS.
ers of our jails, how much more necessary it is that the restless, active,
Term to expire in 1906, Mrs. Samuel
growing boys and girls, be given something to fill their time during those C. Allen and Mr. George P. Castle.
Joseph
three months. How insufferably dull Term tei expire in ie/17, Mrs.Cooke.
Joseph
Mr.
P.
Atherton
and
B.
ambition
is
How
gets!
the street
. .
Term to expire iii [QoB, Mr. Frank W
Damon and Rev. John \\ W'adnian.
Ex-officio, Rev. Doremus Scudder.
The Reiard of Managers met Se-pt. ji.
ami organized as follows:
Chairman, Frank W. Damon.
Secretary, Arthur M. Merrill.
'Treasurer, Theodore
.
Richards.
Committee on Finance, Geo. R. Castle,
Jos. P. Cooke', John W W'adnian, 'Theodore Richards.
Committee on Buildings and Grounds,
F. W. Damon. Mrs. S. C. Allen, Mrs. J.
R. Athertein. 1). Scudder.
Committee on Instruction, D. Scudder,
F. W. Damon, J. W. W'adnian.
The present faculties of the three
schools were- confirmed as the' faculty ol
the Mid-Pacific Institute. Step* were
taken looking towards the raising of a
building fund of $100,000 in addition to
an endowment fund of $250,000.
CHINESE FIELD NOTES.
E.
W. Thwing.
An interesting and successful trip
September. The
Chinese schools were well started.
Good work is being done at Paia with
between 10 and 20 Chinese children.
'They seemed happy at their Chinesestudies. The Wailuku Chinese school
has over 20 children in attendance-.
At the communion service held in
the Chinese Church at Wailuku, feiur
men were received on confession of
their faith. Among them was one
white haired old man of over ninety.
He- has lived in Hawaii for 54 years.
He was at a meeting held in Wailuku
some nine- months ago, and seemed so
interested in the account of the' conversion of an old man in China. He
listened with great eagerness to tilestory. Since then he- has been coming
regularly to Church. He now serins
'The
sei happy in his Christian faith.
Japanese Christians also unite'el with
the Chinese in the observance of the
Lord's Supper. The same evening a
good meeting was held with the Japa
ne-sc at their Church.
Mrs. F. M. Simpson, who is giving
the Chines.- work much help eluring
Miss 'Turner's vacation writes as f >Ilovvs of her work:
"I commenced last week giving the
Chinese and English lesson for a half
hour every day in the Chinese- school
anil the new teacher is so much
pleased with it, he remains fifteen minutes after the chilelren have
was made- to Maui in
gone home- for a lesson for himself.
'The children are enthusiastic anil want
to buy the books. We have commenced with the Chinese anel English
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primer. There were forty-three in
Sunday School ami sixty in Church
service' yesterday. 1 will take Miss
Turner's class of young men ami we
Mrs.
want some of the Catechisms,
Way is going to work up a class of the
Koreans and she alsei wants Cate
chisms.
boon
"I
teaching
commenced
'Ting's wife this morning at her home,
and shall go every morning to Lee
llopp's daughter (now too ohl tei gei
school) will begin tomorrow niorning.
"'This evening will reorganise the1
evening class for young men that Miss
Turner had last year."
to
;
! Must the minister also learn this year taking the silent but significant
a trade to keep from starving, or spend form of a number of applicants from
his time- fishing and farming in place of Kakaako a'tcr a graduate from that district, with two school friends, had spent
pastoral work ?
An offering for this department was the- vacation at home.
The registration to date, for the prestaken on the day of its organization, resulting in the sum of $2.2.05. It is felt ent school year, is already eighty-five
that this work should appeal, not only (85), less than two weeks after
to every person on Hawaii, but to every ing. At this rate, there is every reason
person in the Territory, or beyond it. to believe that it will reach its limit beCash, checks, or money orders, in any fore many weeks have passed. This
amounts, will be
grate-fully received steadily increasing atendancc from year
and acknowledged by the treasurer of to year, the unmistakably renewed aiuh
this department for the Island of Haincreased confidence in the' school, on
the' part of parents anel guarelians (dewaii. Address,
spite the' immortal few found everyALBERT S. BAKER,
where, who can always discover someKealakekua, Hawaii.
ministry
own-
Chinese school work is making a
good start again in Honolulu. Two DEMAND
FOR LARGER THINGS
schools for boys are' held at the ChiATKAWAIAHAO.
nese Church anel also one for girls.
About seventy chilelren are- at work
Three years ago Kawaiahao Seminary
there-. Teaching has begun again at faced the coining year with no systhe- Aala Mission, and also at Liliha tematic course of stuely, no catalogue,
street.
All these- children receive no uniform school regulations, very litChristian instruction in Chinese.
tle religious training for its pupils, an
A dispensary has been opened enrollment of seventy-three C7.,), s
for Chinese and Koreans at the Pa- hundred dollars' ($6oo) worth of back
eel feir Chinese and Koreans at the- Ra- bills to pay, twit thousand one- hundred
lama Chapel am! reading room. This ami forty-live dollars ($-,145) less in
is in charge of Dr. Rurnhani, who has its treasury than had been at its disposal
come tei help with the' Chinese hospital. the preceding year,- ami aspirations
City mission work, night schools, Chi- toward better things.
nese Woman's home, jail work, SunThe ne-xt year found it with a regisday Schools, street preaching, home tration of one hundred (100), a printed
visiting, all bring many points of en- ten page catalogue, a graded course' of
couragement.
study leading to a certificate, and corresponding in almost all points to the
in the public preparatory schools,
course
MINISTERIAL
HAWAII
AND
printed
regulations and rules of courtesy
CHURCH AID.
in every room, a beginning in systemin a
At the September meeting of the As- atic religious training, resulting
with
the
girls
uniting
number
of
at
sociation of the Island of Hawaii
Church,
bills
and
the
treasin
aid
all
paid,for
Kona,
department
a
Hookena,
to ministers and churches of this Island ury not much but "the substance' of
was established. No money is to he- things hoped for."
In that year an effort was made by
paid out except on vote' of the Associaprincipal to raise extra money to
of
extreme
need.
the
tion for the relief
'Twice a year, at each Association meet- meet the needs arising out of the fresh
ing, the treasurer will make a detailed start made, and two thousand seven
report of all money received en- ex- hundred and fifty ($2,75000) dollars
'*
pended.
The object of this department is not
in any way to release a Church from
its obligation to pay its minister, but to
supplement the Church in certain cases
or to relieve extreme cases of debt.
That there is neeel for something of this
kind to he clone in Hawaii may be gathered from the fact that one minister,
who supplies four pastorless churches
and several little preaching stations,
cheerfully reported that he hail received
just eight eleillars in money in six
months. What an outlook for the
veiling men whom we are urging to prepare themselves for the work of the
were- secured.
'This,
expended for
im-
pairs, house- furnishings, equipment and
general needs, supplied the institution
with the necessities of its existence, for
a lime, and enabled it to start the present scholastic year with a balance of
in hank.
The registration last year was ninetyfour (1141, diminished only on account
of cutting out Normal School studentboarders; the number of regular pupils
was the same, a class of nine, all earnest
Christians, was graeluateel in June.
Much gratifying testimony has been received concerning the improvement in
the girls attending the school, some of !t
$i,tx)o.oo
thing to grumble about), — these things
with the- undoubted improvement in the
majority of pupils, all indicate a genuine
need and demand for such a school.
Rut it cannot fulfil its manifest elestinj in its present location. It is already a new school, bearing little if any
resemblance to that which bore the name
three- yean ago. All that is needed is a
new setting to more fully reveal its
change of character, to give- the life that
is in it a chance, for it lives, it is growing, and must have room to stretch in,
or die-.
A more unsuitable location than that
now occupied would be hard to find. A
livery stable- only a few fe-e-t from theKitchen and dining room, is responsible
formany an uneaten breakfast, ( its morn
ing cleaning taking place at our breakfast
hour), anil for much discomfort at other
time-s. while- the moral atmosphere of the
rear neighborh 1 is often quite as unsavory. A house that touches our back
fence, and occupied by se'veT.al women,
has been for some time' under nightly
surveillance by the police', ami notes that
have' been passed to the girls through the'
fence were' said by the boys who passed
them, to be- from these women. These
boys are- part of a gang that infests the
premises at all hours, climbing our
trees and fences, anil annoying the girls
so that many of them prefer to remain
indoors or on the- piazzas, rather than be
insulted while at play. A call for police
aiel to clear the premises once or twice
a week is not unusual. The girls are
thus deprived of even the small space
that the yard affords for exercise, and
their health suffers in consequence,
while moral training cannot make the
headway that it .should, against such an
undertone of evil influence.
The buildings are old, and rapidly approaching the state where repairs will
mean money thrown away. The dormitory system, for which they are constructed, is proeluctive of unspeakable
evil, anel should be abaneloned for sepa-
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12
sleeping rooms, but the change here
would he out of the question.
The lots in our rear have been tilled
in until our own is considerably below
their level. Consequently, after heavy
rains, the lower end of the yard, where
the laundry and bath house are situated,
isince eleep in water for days at a time.
Even in dry weather there is constant
dampness, anel often standing water under and around these buildings.
The outlook for the school, if no
change is maelc, is not cheering. If it
cannot advance, it must inevitably begin a retrograele movement, anel advance
is out of the question under present
conditions 'The best that can be hoped
for as a financial ending to this year, is
to make ends meet. Another year will
present demands for things which would
In- new cloth on an old garment,— a hew
floor in the kitchen, new range, sinks,
and hot water boiler, new sinks in the
dormitories, anel the last of the old
furniture replaced with new. "If the
Lord should open windows in heaven,"
or if Mrs. Allen would pass on her
promised five thousand to the school as
it is, these things might be possible, and
the life of the school prolonged until
success meets the efforts to place it in a
new location.
Unless the equipment and appearance
of the school can be kept up, however,
it is doubtful whether the present teachers can be retained, or the school justifield in inducing first-class workers to
come to it. A good workman will not
and should not work with poor tools;
the results belie his ability. Professional
reputation is the teacher's stock-in-trade,
and must he jealously guarded. Every
teacher here, —from abroad,—came from
a first-class position to find herself in a
second rate school, and, her professional
pride being touched, each has worked
with her might to bring the school to the
state where she could remain in it without sacrificing her self-respect. The
school lacks only the new buildings and
location to bring it to that state.
K. C. M.
rate
BOYS' CLUBS NOTES.
The Boys' Clubs began operations the
week following the opening of the Government schools. We are glad to report
that all the old Club managers are back
at their posts. This argues well for the
maintenance of the life of our Clubs.
()ur greatest need today is for live young
men, who will interest themselves in the
welfare of the boys of the street.
Boys are like other animals, they seek
the greenest pastures. If our Clubs can
offer the boys something to make it
worth their while, there will be no difficulty in coralling from the streets more
than enough boys to fill our reioms. Just
now indoor baseball anel basket ball is the
bait most tempting to both Juniors and
Seniors. A series of indoor baseball
games is about to be arranged. The
games will be played in turn at the differ"
ent Club rooms and will be the means of
creating a great ileal of healthy excite-
learning a fine lesson in honor among
sportsmen.
A scries of stereopticon gospel talks is
being planned for Saturday nights. Mr.
P. M. Snoelgrass is chairman of the Devotional Committee. 'This is a phase of
the work among the boys which we can
not afford to neglect. Any institutional
work which stops short of building Up
Christian character is scarcely half sucment.
cessful. We need the hearty co-operation
A Fall Track Meet open to both Juni- of all interested in the- building up of the
ors and Seniors of all the Clubs, is being Kingdom,
E. B. T.
planned lor ()ctober 28th. This Fall
Meet promises to become quite as popuBOHARSNDITLGUJFPYSES CHOOL.
lar as the Spring Track Games. It is
proposed to offer a handsome medal to
By Takie Okumura.
the hoy winning the greatest number of
It was in the month of August of
points. In the Spring Meet every winner
iBej6 that at the request eif a friend. I
of first place is given a medal.
'The track at the Roys' Field will re- took a boy to my house ami began to
quire a great deal of work to be put in take care of him. Shortly afterwarels,
proper repair. Since we have graeleel the two or three' boys were sent to me. At
fielel and laiel the water pipes the grass that time I hael no idea of starting a
has been growing so fast that it has taken hoarding school. Not wishing to refuse
one man's whole time to keep it mown. ny friends' request I took charge of as
A horse mower would be economy and many children as I was able to do. In
a short while I had four or five children.
efforts are being maele to secure one.
A new anel important addition to the ( )ne of them was a child of seven years
Roys' Field and the Kauluwela Club is who was a very bail and disobedient
the erection of a swimming pool. This boy. After having been with me for
pool is 20x22 feet in size; is 6 feet deep several months, he became quite changat one end anil 4 feet at the other. It is ed feir the better to the surprise of his
built of stone and cement. Twice a week parents anel neighbors. 'There was alsei
the water will he emptied into the sewer 1 boy of nine years who was very disanil the pool filleel witli fresh water. ibedient. When I reprimanded him for
There are also two shower baths which 'lis naughty actions, he would become
must be used before entering the pool. angry anel woulel throw stones at me.
This precaution will insure cleanliness.
\lter having been with us for a long
The upper floor of the building which while he gradually became better, anil
houses the pool is to be a gymnasium. very obedient and faithful. He was
Leading out from the second story is a always the first one to volunteer to go to
bridge connecting the building with the the postoffice on steamer days and
Roys' Field. After playing on the Field seemed to feel very happy to hear me
the boys will be given a plunge and no express the words "thank you" after he
one can doubt the popularity of this handed me the mail.
commendable feature. Athletics on the
The improved conduct of these chilBoys' Field ought to be in greater de- elren so impressed the minds of the
mand than ever.
Japanese parents that they began to
The Trades' School has opened with bring their chilelren to me for care. 'This
nearly all the old boys in attendance. is thus the beginning of the format ion
There is no doubt but that some of these of the Japanese Boarding School.
boys mean business. More difficult work
Accordingly, I rented a house on
will this year be undertaken both at the Kukui street feir the boarders. 'This
benches and at the turning lathe. Mr. school was recognized by the Hawaiian
Hitchings will again have this depart- Roard as a mission work at the end of
ment in charge.
1898. As time passed by. the number
The baseball season closed amid a blare of children began to increase. In the
of trumpets anel of protests. The Fielel month of October, 1891). the school was
never saw such fast ball as was played removed to the larger premises, across
this summer. The championship was the street, bought for the school. Mrs.
given to the Excelsior Club (Japanese S. X. Castle' donated thirty-two iron
Boarding School). Roth Kauluwela ami single heels which are known to the chilPalama played winning hall, but inas- dren as "Castle Reds." In the month
much as each team played a boy over age of October, ujoi, a new tvvo-storieel
it was decideel by the Roys' Clubs man- dormitory was erected, and heels for 50
agement, that they had forfeited their
(Continued on Page 14)
right to the championship. The boys arc
�THE FRIEND
13
INTO Hawaiian Annual for iBe>4 Mr. \Y. 11.
Wright. Secretary of the Chinese
HAWAII 1852-1898 (THE YEAR
Bureau adeleel a few figures gathereel
OF ANNEXATION.)
by himself. Access to the "Chinese Arrivals" papers eif the Chinese Bureau for
CHINESE IMMIGRATION
It is a (patter of regret that exact
statistics are- not obtainable.
During
thenf
Monarchy,
under
the
and
l>art
Provisional Government as well as
throughout the- existence of the- Republic, two sets of statistics see-in to have
been kept, one by the Foreign < Knee,
ami another by the- Customs Department. In [886 the President e>t the
Bureau of immigration prepared a very
careful report covering Chinese immigration from 1K5.2 to 1886. In Thrum's
YEA It
18511
I860
1861
18li2
1863
1864
1866
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1875
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981
1802
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1459
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• ' o I 2110 18637
19837
19837
19348
3100
1898
53816
50099
55730
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Totals II
For Januaryy-September 1893 W. H, Wright gives V,1205. For October-December
W. Girvin 188. Total 1393.
mberl893
1893 J. W.G
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2110
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1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1629
2464
8852
1367
2
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48
62
161
1283
557
2924
888
1646
1HH6
1887
18S8 }•
1889 i
1890
117
210
Figures for
nods of ten
12
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616
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1870
1871
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
Figures for IV-
liods of ten Year-.
1
I'M
1866
1867
1868
1872
1873
1874
,.,
iabmw.
table in.
This takes as basis the figures of the
TABLE II.
ke8 H |..lsiH the Reports of the
i lis
T
Ires, pi the Hurenii of lam_»*
This takes as basis the figures of the ChiCollector General of Customs and
given in bis report of 1886 l. e. 1HBBese Bureau as given bv Secretaries
covers the years 18791888, 1886-1898.
188b and supplements with Chi,,; w oirvjn
AV H WliKht
Ti„, v (lr(1 Bnpp] eroentrd bv the fiMM iiiivmIh papers, except where.
1866-1898, and supplements with fiHires of the Uepoit of the lYesidt .it
the latter are wanting, in which ease
<if the Bureau of Immigration fur
eul es of I where 11 is silent,
the bgures of the Collector General
of Customs are given.
1852
1858
1854
1860
1856
1857
1858
period eif 1890 to 1 SejB having been
kindly granted me by Ihm. A. 1.. C. Atkinson, Secretary eif the Territory, I
have' compiled therefrom figures covering these years which appear below under Table I. Copies of The Reports of
the Collectors General of Customs from
the years 1577 to 1 S<;S have- he-e-n given
me by Mr. Atkinson. In these, figures
for Chinese immigration covering the
years 1879 to 1898 are found. They differ somewhat from those which appear
in the "Chinese Arrivals" papers of the
i the
Chinese Bureau. Mr. J. W. Cirvin, for
several yean in charge of th\s bureau,
and Miss Kate- Kclley until lately
connected with the Executive Office,
have very kindly aided me in securing
material for the subjoined tables. The
discrepancy between the thre-e lines of
estimates is quite- large. Probably table
111 gives the more correct total. Hon.
Chang Tso Fan the Chinese Consul in
Honolulu, has estimated that the total
immigration of separate individuals, excluding travelers and counting hut once
those who have entered Hawaii two or
more times, is about 30,000. This estimate seems to Mr. Cirvin and others
rather low. They woulel prefer to regard it as nearer 40,01x1.
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THE FRIEND
STORY OF THE HONOLULU JAPANESE fifty-eight are with their parents and of charge, owing to the poverty of their
continuing their study. We have at parents.
BOARDING SCHOOL.
to
sixty-three chilelren, eight of
present
I wish to express my sincere thankswho
(Continued from Pm*e 1.1
whom are supported free of charge.
Mori
and
S.
Iga
Kobayashi,
Dr.
Dr.
Total expenditures from January of have attended our sick chilelren and given
children were provided of which all
medicine free of charge.
were soon occupied. In September of 1899 to December of M>m, is $Is>the,
was
paid
by
-375.90;;
$12,1183.115
1903, the Hawaiian Board voted to
and $3,603.00 was donated by FINANCIAL REPORT, JANUARY
move the school tei the premises of the boarders,
Hawaiian
Roard and other friends.
the
1ST TO JUNE 30TH, 1905.
North Pacific Missionary Institute- on
Punchbowl stre-e't. \'ow we' are' very
happy to have this largi'r place and
Receipts.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.
larger play ground for the children.
Special donations fur the deficit of
I wish to mention briefly, how the
In publishing this semi-annual report, last report—
children pass their time. Every morning at six all the- chilelren get up and at I must first of all thank our generous Hawaiian Roard . .$ 150.00
Mrs. |. B. Atherton 100x10
6:30 gather at the assembly hall. Some and kind-hearted friends, who have from Mr.
and Mrs. C. M.
assisted
finanthe school
offer prayer while- others re-ad a verse' time to time
100.00
Cooke
from the- Bible. T speak to them as to cially. I am glad to state that the inhow they should conduct themselves debtedness of the' last report has been Mrs. S. \. Castle.
50.00
-'5.00
eluring the day. They breakfast at " wiped out by the' ahoiindant gifts oi OUT Mr. J. P. Cooke.
25.00
after a little- work, and then thee are- kind friends, as my financial report Mr. S. M. Damon
se-nt to the English school eluring the' shows, and also now we are- enabled to Mr. and Mrs. \Y. A.
Bowcn and Mr.
forenoon, while' in afternoon they attend make this report with a small balance.
Spencer
30.00
the- Japanese school. In afternoon after
At a meeting of the Japanese Temper3t1.no
school hours, they spend their time- in ance' Society, one of the members made a Mrs. M. S. Rice.
-'5.1x1
physical exercise or gardening. An very interesting speech as to how he' Mr. G. P. Castle. .
20.00
athletic society named Xishin (Excel- gave un his drinking habit. He- said: Mr. \Y. < I. Smith.
10.00
sior) (luh was organized by our eiiil "( )n the last day of December four years lapancse friends
$ 565.OO
is
thein
Japanese
dren. In the evening, meetings are- held ago, my son who
$1,467.30
which are presided over by the e-leler Boarding School, came home to spend Boarders
66.00
Inns. Songs are sung, prayers offered, one night with us. As it is our custom Hawaiian Roard..
Mrs.
anel
drink
Mrs.
Castle.
the
offer
"sake-"
to
our
gods,
ard short remarks are- made by
chil- l.i
Coleman
a n <1
dren. They then go to their own study for the- passing year, 1 ordered my boy
fKi.no
Mrs. Westervelt
rooms to review tlu-ir lessons before re- to go and buy a bottle of sake. To my
$1,587.30
earnheand
declined,
for
the
surprise
strongly
tiring
night.
All of the children are in direct estly asked me to pass the night with$2,152.30
Total
charge' of Mrs. < ikumura. Mrs. ()ku- out "sake." or he woulel not like- to stay
mura and myself are' not trained teach- at home, hut would go hack to the,
ers and do not know the method of edu- school. So 1 was compelled to give Up
cation. We are- doing our he-st to bring the sake to have- my son stay with us.
the children up and educate them and Xext morning we had a clean and happy
teach them "Love and Truth." In per New Year's day, as we never had hail
MONEY
forming our work we- pray to God and before. I was much moved with the
ask for His guidance- and he-lp so that, firmness of my son, and made up my is money wasted.
Why keep
the many children entrusted to our care mind not to use intoxicating drink any
it in unsafe places when we
may he brought Up according to His more. I attended the temperance meetthe
state
that
and
signed
month,
am
to
we
of
very glad
ing
wishes. I
that
are greatly assisted by the older chil- pledge, and also determined to become a will safely care for it and pay
dren who by their good conduct and Christian."
cent, interest comA well known Japanese physician in 4 1-2 per
behavior, help us a great deal to condrinking.
trol the new ones.
Kauai recently gave up sake
twice annually.
The- boarding school is conducted This is attributed to the influence eif his pounded
without any funds whatever, merely re- beloved son who went home from our
If you live on the other Isllying u|>on the money paid by the hoard- school for the summer vacation.
ers, which amounts to five dollars per Through these facts I am much pleased
ands why not bank by mail?
month for each child, and to the gener- to know that our children are becoming
osity of the friends of the school. I am the leaven to reform the Japanese homes. Write to us and we'll tell you
glad to state that we are able to carry
I am also very glad to hear that, at the
work
the
valuable
assisthow to do it.
through
oii the
sumnicr camp of "the Honolulu Roys'
ance of our friends.
Clubs" in Makua, the good behavior and
( hie hundred and
seventy-two chil- good conduct nf our boys was specially
dren came to our school during the past proved by the Superintendent. And in FIRST AMERICAN SAVINGS AND
nine years. Twenty-nine of them went the baseball game our hoys got the chamTRUSTCO., OF HAWAII, LTD.
hack to Japan with their parents, five pionship especially because of their goeiel
went to the mainland. Nineteen chil- spirit and fair playing.
HONOLULU, T. H.
We have at present sixty-three chilelren have grown up anel are now at
work in Honolulu and other islands, and dren. Eight of them are supported free
.
....
.
IDLE
�THE FRIEND
Honolulu. Sept. 17, Richarel I.
character one is rich indeed, though MOULD—Ia
Mould of San I'ranciseo, aged 4X vcar-.
everything else.
JOHNSON—In Honolulu. Sept. 2,' Fred
Character.
Johnton, Jr., aged JI years.
A right character is formed by a
MARRIED.
process of growth in the moral life', as
II tMMAM-McLEES—In Honolulu, Aug. -•<>•
truly as the physical body grows to its
M. S. Il.iiiiinaiii in Miss Stella MrTacii of
This growth ne'e-els
Disbursements.
Rice- anel bread.
.. .$
Groceries and K. oil
Fuel
Wages
Washing
Minor expenses and
repairing of house-
I leticit of last report
true-
he may lose
457^5
<M9<95
48/15
187.00
111.95
74-3<>
$1,799.70)
345-55
Total
$2,145.25
$
Balance
7.05
OKUMI'RA.
T.
Principal, Japanese Boarding School,
RELATIOSHNUDMFEAYSCHOOL.
Rbv. Albert S. Baker, M. D.
last March I was requested by the
Association to give a paper here upon
this subject.
Sunday School so Substitute.
In the first place, let me say that the
Sunday School never can and was nevei
meant to take the' place of the home' in
the Christian training of children. At
best it can hut supplement the home, and
where' the home life' is absolutely at variance with all that is good and holy the
Sunday School stands a relatively small
chance of giving a new life- to the indiStill, of course-, the- Sunday
vidual.
School is glad to try in every case. Rut
what is one- hour a week spent at the'
Sunday School compared to the' time
which the child lives in the home, saturated with the' home atmosphere, whether
good, bad, or indille re'ii:
Education.
Education is of several different kimls.
Children go to the' public schools td
learn things which they cli 1 not know
before, to increase their knowledge. < <:
they may be educated to be skillful in
And still ansome' branch of labor.
other kind of education is Christian education, a discipline or training ol character. This branch of education is the
most important kind of all. Yet many
.seem to think that one hour a week without any instruction at home by teaching
or example, ought to he sufficient to
prepare us for eternal life, when the public schools give five days a week to instruction in the knowledge of this world.
There is not a single thing in this worlel
or any other which is so valuable as a
good character. Character is not what
a man appears to be: it is what he really
is. Neither riches nor worldly success
are of my use, without a good character.
Rife would still lie a failure. But with a
By
15
proper height.
guiding and guarding. Right thoughts
and feelings must he- suggested, if good
habits are- to he formed, and character
is largely made up of good habits. We
all know when any .kinel of growth can
he'st be trained. It is when a growth is
young, from the very beginning. The
most favorable age for Christian'training is childhood, anil especially its earlier
years when new impressions <if every description are being received. Therefore
upon the home falls the' gre-at responsibility of starting the' growth of character in the right direction. Father,
mother, brothers and sisters, are' responsible for starting a Christian education,
in order that the' Sunday School may
carry on to fulleT completion that which
has been begun by those whom Cue! has
appointed for this very purpose. So to
have a relation to the Sunday School the
home must he Christian. ()f course even
in Christian homes children may learn
the meaning of Christianity and refuse
to obey it, unnatural as this really is.
The' natural thing is for children to growu)i as Christians, anel never know themselves as anything else.
iTn in- continued).
Lus Angelcn,
MA6UIRE-KEKAULA—In Hito, Autf. •<>.
Charles
tn
MEYER-JAOAO—A«
38, Theodore
Edith Jaoao.
DIED.
TORRES- In Honolulu, Aug. JI, Mrs. Hannah Tate Torres, aged 42.
WIGHT—In Halawa, Kohala. Sept.
James Wight, aged 91 years.
I,
Dr.
K. Ke-
Kamalo, Moiokai. Amg.
Meyer of Kalae to
Miss
9.
17,
George Wrighl to Miss Mav l.veett
"
I.ahaiua,
WKSCOATT-llAYSELDEN At
Sept. 19, Wren \V. Wescoatl to Miss Raelu-1 K.
1
I faytelden.
f
Ostrom $ fiillis
If "Hymns and Spiritual Songs" I
A small quantity left
<•>
t
25CENTS
A
5 FOR A DOLLAR
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RECORD OF EVENTS.
4September i—Governor G. R. Carter
returns from visit to the President, and
resumes the exercise of his office.
Kohala of Hr.
— Death at llalawa.
James Wight, an aged and distinguished citizen.
4th—Fall term of Public Schools
opens with very crowded attendance.
Bth—ll. S. Townsend, former Tnspector General of Hawaiian Schools.
passes through, in charge of forty Filipino youth for American colleges.
e)th —Achi's Kapiolini Tract in Kalihi, sold on foreclosure of $300.0eD0
nth—Oahu College schools open
with thirty per cent, increase oyer last
year.
13th—Miss Laura Green robbed by
burglar of $190 geilel.
14th—Governor authorizes Loan of
$750,000 under last Loan Bill.
1 Oth—Barn burned hack of Camp
McKinley—-loss $500.
Miss AMiie
SMITH-PETERS \t Honolulu. Sept.
Auftutua Smith to Miss Annie Peters
WRIGHT-LYCETT Ai Honolulu, Sept.
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of the Territory
Incorporated Under the
of Hawaii.
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No smoke or unpleasant odor. More effect
ive than burning powder and far more eeo
AGENTS FOR -Hawaiian Agricultural Co.,
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noniieal
'1 he outfit consists of brass lamp and chimne;
200.000.09 and the Mkeet-Go. Price complete, fl.
70,288.95 Money hac l, if not satisfactory.
and
dircotom:
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President
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P. (;. Jones
2nd Vice-President
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Importers and
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California Rose...
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HENRY H. WILLIAMS
(non-alcoholic)
ALWAYS USE
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LEWIS &CO.LTD.
Iflrphonr 240.
W. AHANA & CO., LTD.
MERCHANT TAILOR.
Telephone Blue 2431.
Box
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King Stre-1, Honolulu
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FURNISHED.
169 King Street.
Sole Agents Apollinaris, Apenta
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Chairs to Ttent.
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The Friend (1905)
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