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OLDEBT NEWSPAPER WEST OF THE ROCKIES.
VOL. LXV
HONOLULU, H.T., APRIL,
1908
No. 4
ness if they could and have been privateexpressing themselves to this effect
ly
) to their
DIX'I.ARATION.
I
friends in this community. Mr.
((
"/ believe a majority of the citiAtkinson's noble stand has brought the
From February 20 to March 20, 1008.
(T ecus should have the right by cast- J question so to the front, lias forced so
Receipt* —
(( ing their ballots to decide whether | many to think who heretofore have drift$ 10.20 ff saloons be allotted in the precinct i ed on the stream of a careless opinion
A. B. C. F. M
80.00 }.■
Atherton, J. B„ Fond
4. which stigmatized temperance men as
in wkick they live.
Bishop, C. R.. Fund
9.00 L
"/ therefore favor a liberal Local
cranks and is moving so many of them
Rush Place Fund
42.00
Cooke,"C. M.. Fund
210.00 \, Option law, and let me tell you j) to realize that the entire Nation is pass6.00 t when I say I believe a thing I mean 5 ing thru a tremendous moral experience
Friend, The
Hawaii General Fund
7.00 L to let you know I believe in work- \ Upon the subject, that Tin: FIIENO most
12.1.50
1 loaloha
ing for it by all legal means."
congratulates both him upon tlie
Kauai General Fund
2.00
J heartily
timeliness, foresight and courage be has
Knhala Seminary
15-00
Maui General Fund
103.50
displayed and the community upon its
Mid Pacific Institute
900.60 Expectations Realized.
of so doughty a champion of
possession
Ministerial Relief Fund....
II.OO
It ii certainly a
month
we
March
righteousness.
prophesied
Last
that
civic
Oahu General Fund
614.00 would
()ffice Expense
prove lively. We were right. No good' day to be living.
25.00
I'alama Mission
05 00 greater sensation has been recorded in
Portuguese Work
55.00 this Territory for years than that pro- The Next Duty.
Spanish Work
1.90 duced by the above qtotcd words of
.50
The Tomo
It is clear enough that the advocates
Japanese Work
13.00 Former Secretary Atkinson spoken in
of
Local Option have now the opporUnion
Church
at
the
union
mass
Central
of a generation. The campaign
tunity
realon
March
meeting
Everybody
15.
$2,324.20
ized that it took courage to issue a chal- must be fought to a decided finish with
lenge of this sort to the entrenched hosts uncompromising spirit. The parties in
Expenditures —
of liquor men. But no one acquainted with the field should he urged to embody a
Chinese Work
$ 98.50
Mr. Atkinson can fail to know that he plank in their platforms declaring uneSalaries
003.00 $1,001.50
possesses to a marked degree the courage quivocally their attitude upon this quesof his convictions. It appears that for tion of local option as embodied in the
English Work
$ 36.50
months
he has been giving careful, first- final form of the hill of 1907. Let the
Salaries
69S.00
734.50
Friend
2.25
hand study to the question of alcohol in fight be carried into the precincts and let
(ti&oo
General Fund—Salary
our Nation's life, that this investigation every precinct club instruct its delegates
Hawaiian Work—Salaries.. 30300
has led liim to reverse many of his to the various conventions to demand fa41.25
I loaloha
former opinions and that it has shown vorable action upon local option. The
Japanese Work... .$ 46.00
Salaries
069.50 1,015.50
him that one of the first great duties of Anti-Saloon League has but one
American patriotism is to down the aim—to fight the saloon. To this
Japanese House Rentals
saloon. Hence he has entered the lists entf it wants every party and every canand Repairs
60.25
with his characteristic enthusiasm and didate to come out openly for a local
Japanese Travelling Exnow on the liquor interests must option bill, then whoever is elected the
from
penses
4965
reckon him as one of its most determined issue is safe. By carrying the fight into
Koliala Seminary to close
account
foes. That this splendid stand of Mr. the precincts definite action can be had at
74-53
Mid Pacific Institute
1.043.60
Atkinson has stirred' the Territory to its the very fountain head and the candiOffice Expense ...$160.75
depths is evidenced by the letters which dates will be forced publicly to support
Salaries
482.00
642.75
have come pouring in from all quarters the measure. There is such a thing as a
and from the most unexpected sources Public Opinion Microbe. Just at present
Palania Mission
111 00
congratulating him upon his declaration this Microbe is of the Local Option
Portuguese Work
258.00
Social Work
and pledging support. There is the wid- species and is most active thruout the
5000
The Tomo
3100
est evidence that people who never before United States. What is needed in HaWaiakea Settlement
10.00
turned their attention to temperance ques- waii is to cultivate this beneficial micro
tions and upon whose support the saloon organism. It is wonderful how a microbe
$5.59478
has counted as a matter of course have of this sort multiplies in a community
Excess of expenditures over
are pres ■
receipts
$3,270.58 suddenly begun to think and have found when the appropriate conditions
that this manhood destroying institution ent. Those conditions are general re$5.50478 $5.59478 has absolutely no reason for lieing al- ceptivity of mind and a great national
lowed" to exist. Among those who think movement. Fortunately these are guar
Anti-Saloon League g<.
$3.9°7-73 thus are not a few saloon men themselves anteed*. Let the
Overdraft at the Bank
and
see
to
it
that a company of d<->
who
would
be
rid
of
the
vile
busigladly
husy
Hills Payable
6,500.00
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
I
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a.
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termined men in every precinct connected
with each political party is pledged to attend each primary and demand in the
name of the Nation the passage of Local
Option instructions to all delegates and
candidates, and the Microbe now most
lively among Americans will get in its
most effective work with the result of
the adoption of the Local Option law
next February.
Then What.
Look out for tamperers with our present liquor law. The highest authority in
the L T nitcd States, Hon. John G. Woolley,
has declared that our present license law
is the best of its kind in the country (tho
every license law is in principle bad from
the point of view of the consistent antisaloonist). It is known that the liquor
men intend to make a determined assault
upon this law so as to shear it of all
power. They will fail because their ruse
is understood and because public opinion
is too well satisfied with the splendid
way the law is working. It is becoming
increasingly clear that this law should be
strengthened in one or two details, particularly in forbidding liquor dealers to
solicit trade in districts out of which
saloons have been legally forced. There
are other features well worthy of attention which the Anti-Saloon League may
be trusted to advocate when the opportunity comes. Meanwhile let all the
friends of strict control of the liquor
traffic keep wide awake nnr! studiously
strengthen public sentiment now already
overwhelmingly in support of our excellent liquor law.
Shall Congress Intervene.
There is an organization in Washington known as the International Reform
Bureau whose Secretary is Dr. Wilbur F.
Crafts. Many notable achievements are
due to the energy and wisdom of this
Bureau. It has world-wide aims as well
as national axes to grind. For many
years it has been busy endeavoring to secure Congressional action on the liquor
question. Its chief objectives are the
prohibition of the manufacture and sale
of alcoholic beverages in the District of
Columbia and the Territories of the
United" States and legislation forbidding
the importation of liquors into States
with prohibitory laws. Requests have
pone from Hawaii to this Bureau and to
Senator Tillman, the special champion of
temperance in the Upper House, setting
forth the wisdom of action by Congress
which shall continue the wise legislation
of the Kamehameha sovereigns against
intoxicants in these Islands. Congress
in taking over Hawaii did the native people a very great injustice in failinc to outlaw the saloon here.
From the first
liquors have been forced upon the Ha-
THE FRIEND.
waiian people by foreign powers. Pot
Congress to end the saloon here would he
logically just and we hope in time this
action may be secured. But it is too early
to hope for this happy consummation.
The first duty of Hawaii is to pass a
Local Option law showing to the world
that public opinion here is against the
saloon. Then after we have done all we
can for ourselves, let us hope that the
Nation will step in and do its duty by the
Islands.
ist trade for Hawaii. For years the
policy of discrimination against stopovers, discouragement to travelers who
desired to see the wonders of this midsea
group and disparagement of our Island
scenery or of local accommodations for
sightseers seemed to prevail, but during
the past winter all this has changed. Both
mainland railways and trans-pacific
steamship lines have awakened to the
large asset they have in this beautiful
Now much is
midway rest-house.
being done to encourage travel and' beBy Way of Business.
fore long the most obstinate factor in the
give way to
"Dc dry cotmdies arc tie best for peez- situation—high rates--must
of
soliciting
sightseers.
methods
modern
nez all right. Dey buys dc goots and dey
and in no small deCoincident
with
this
for
dem
too."
A German drummer
pays
antecedent to it and the cause therefar keener for business than for his new gree
of, the worl; of promotion has been pushed
uttered
this truth of experilanguage
ence some days ago in a local restaurant so judiciously and successfully by the
while he was draining a glass of beer. local committee under Secretary A. B.
that the attention of the mainland
"You can see I'm no Prohibitionist," he Wood
is being focusscd more and more upon
added. He bailed from Oregon, had
the wisest procedure
come to sell goods, and was succeeding. Hawaii. Perhaps
inaugurated
by
ever
a Territory to win
His companion and he had' been talking
confidence of the entire
thoughtful
the
(
the
over the effect of Local )ption in
State of the web-footed, where then 1 are country has been that of bringing over
of Congressmen to view the
so many dry counties. His experience companies
possibilities, litis method of
and
its
land
was that of every legitimate business
introduction
not only pays, but convinces
man who has known a community to
mtr bona fide intentions.
the
Nation
of
pitch the saloon out of doors. More
come here see for themThe
men
who
business, more money for everyone t<>
have to offer and carry
selves
what
we
spend and more spent, larger deposits in
not over-written advertisements but
back
the savings banks and by more people,
Hawaii needs
bills paid and every one happier. A visit actual experience. And
the sober account
so
as
nothing
glowing
to Pasadena by a dyed in the wool saloontaken time to study
supporting Honolulan recently sent him of the man who hasThese
statesmen visiher
on
the
ground.
back hither, a convert for temperance. "I
Many ot
tors
to
their
constituencies.
go
never believed temperance could bring
and they
such prosperity to a place: let's get the them live in small communities
the solid sober people of Amerisaloon out of these Islands as quick as convince
whom flaring newspaper writeups do
ca
we can."
Meantime those who know
That we arc reaping the refind a deep conviction spreading among not reach.
enterprise is evident from
ward
of
this
Hawaiians. "The natives are finding out
here this year, a very
the
class
of
tourists
no
one
wants
to
that
employ a drinking
of whom have avoided the
number
large
I lawaiian and hence they are quitting
or boarding
liquor on «H-*i4es," said one of the widest hotels, sought lodgings
cottages and kept
houses
or
have
rented
awake men in toNvm the other day. InCollege is
spector Fennell clinched this by his recent house for themselves. Oahit
to he sought as a college'
beginning
statement: "All along my route from preparatory school by parents who wish
one saloon to another I get hard luck
spend some time here educating their
stories of dead business. In those saloons to
This side of the promotion
children.
where there seemed always to be a crowd business
pushing. It is certain
will
there are hours when not one man will be that a definitebear
and increasing proportion
throwing money over the bar. Tn some of those who come to make a long stay
places the cash registers are (jetting rusty
return for permanent winter resifrom lack of use." All this is good news. will
dence.
The eves of the people are getting
opened. To your guns, anti-saloon men. Promotion Problems.
our day of victory is nearing?
Meantime it is growing more and more
evident
that passenger accommodations
Things Are Coming Our Way.
are becoming less and less adequate to
Signs multiply that the tide of white meet the situation. Tourists who hold
emigration from the Islands has ceased thru transpacific tickets are well cared
and that the current is setting slowly in for because they can use the nonthe opposite direction. The attitude of American lines. I [olden of return mainthe great steamship lines shows this. land tickets by the new ruling are now
They have begun at last to cater to tour- fairly sure of getting back, but this will
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THE FRIEND.
long hold true. In a short time they
will be as badly off as before because of
the increasing traffic. Meantime Island
residents who desire to go to the mainland are in very bad plight. In fact they
were never so wofully discriminated
If Congress should pass the
against.
bill allowing all vessels, regardless of nationality, to carry local passengers to and
from San Francisco the relief would be
complete. This is the one great desideratum which will save the day in our tourist and local travel. A recent acquisition,
Mr. A. 11. Ford, is endeavoring to bind
all the Pacific Islands and Australasia in
one united' effort to turn the eyes of
travelers to the wonders and beauties of
this section of the world. Having learned
to surf hoard here in a former visit, he is
also stimulating interest in this king of
sports and bids fair by his exertions to
place it where it belongs in the van of
our Island pastimes. If he could only
resurrect the grass toboggan of the oldtime chiefs he would restore a most
unique sport.
The Nation Takes a Hand.
That the entire American people is centering its interest in Hawaii is quite evident from the change of sentiment in
Congress upon the question of adequately fortifying this group.
Rumors of
large appropriations sure to he voted
either during the present or following
session are insistent and believable, because of tbe favorable action of one or
two committees, the attitude of the President and bis advisers, and the assurances
of an increasingly large number of
friends in both Houses of Congress.
Work at Pearl Harbor has begun, the
Diamond I lead fortifications are being
pushed and' orders to double the accommodations at Fort Shatter are being
executed. All this means a definite addition to the number of white residents.
The tide has surely turned. We shall not
see large evidences of the new order for
two or three years, but after 1910 the upward movement will be very decided and
fairly rapid. It behooves the historic
Church of Christ in Hawaii to man its
field thoroughly in anticipation of this
new and permanent growth. For we are
persuaded that coincident with the coming of people of moderate and large
means won by our climate, and with the
influx of laborers and soldiers incident to
Uncle Sam's Cibraltar-plans for Hawaii, small farmers will drift over here
lured by the sure promise of what these
Islands are bound to mean to the Pacific
coast as the chief source of their tropical
fruit supply.
not
Disregard of Law.
A recent number of Puck has a
graphic double page picture of how the
seeds of socialism are being sowed broadcast in our Nation by those who disregard the law. We commend this picture to every patriot in the Islands. It
is bad enough when law as flouted by
Labor Unionists in time of strike thru
stonings and killing of scabs, worse
when mobs of incensed whites do to
death blacks suspected of nameless crime,
still more inexcusable when men or corporations controlling millions of dollars
deliberately set themselves to circumvent
or break the laws and engage the keenest
legal talent to keep Justice from exacting its penalty therefor, and worst of all
when the authorities elected or appointed
to enforce law defy or set at nought or
disregard its provisions. Some two
years ago The Friend had to speak out
very emphatically and clearly on this
point when the Police and Board of
Health were overriding the law by fostering a center of ill fame at Iwilei. At
that time not a little personal feeling was
engendered in some quarters tho no
possible personal offense was intended.
Suffice is to say now that for tbe Police
management of Honolulu THE FRIEND
has unusual aloha. We believe that Col.
laukea and Chief Taylor have administered their offices with distinguished
honoi, with singular uprightness and
public spirit and with remarkable success. Tney are a terror to law breakers
in general and since they took office the
city has been unusually free from crime
and lawlessness. In its Board of Health
1lawaii has a right to he proud. It does
most efficient service and its members
are both devoted and most solicitous for
the public welfare. For all of the gentlemen who compose the Board and who
direct our guardians of the peace The
FRIEND desires herewith to express the
highest personal regard. But we have
not vet reached the stage of human development when mistakes are not made
by the best of men.
Iwilei Again.
It cannot be denied that with the connivance'or sympathy or fostering care
(or whatever other pleasing phrase may
cover the situation) of the Police and
the Board of Health * a camp of prostitution is being maintained contrary to law
at Iwilei. Into this camp an attempt is
made to force practically all prostitutes
and to secure medical inspection thereof.
Into the details of the procedure it is not
necessary to go. It is clear that this has
been done on the theory that public
opinion is with this method of treatment
of the social evil. That may be so. Re-
•
We have heard it rumored that th« action here
alluded to is not one lor which the Board ol Health as
whole
ii responsible but that it is the unauthorized
a
work ol the President of the Board.
cently the matter was brought to the attention of the United States Grand Jury
by the Ministerial Association and no
action was taken. It is understood that
the District Attorney is ready to proceed
and end the Iwilei nuisance if supported
by public opinion. The inaction of the
Grand Jury seemed to argue that this
potent force was on the side of violation
of the law. The Territorial Grand Jury
is now studying the question and may
act. The Friend contends that public
opinion or no public opinion our local
government should enforce the law until
public opinion sweep it from the statute
books. Especially should this be done
when any reputable section of the community, even tho not a majority, rises to
demand the enforcement of the law.
The dee Question.
It is not an inspiring theme but in a
community like ours it is healthier at
times to speak the truth than to cover
evil by silence. The action of the Police
and the Board of Health proceeds upon
the assumption that by segregation and
medical inspection the menace to public
health from the social evil can be obviated or lessened. This can not lie maintained scientifically, and practically is
against the facts. Segregation is not segregating here. The evil while centered
at Iwilei is scattered over the city. The
medical inspection of some women secured by the police and Hoard' of Health
in Honolulu is a farce. In support of
this we appeal to such local authorities as Drs. Wood and Brinckerboff. Meantime by attempting what is
proving a failure our authorities are
practically maintaining an open, shameless center of vice, known to every man
and youth in town, where the arm of the
law gives sanction to the unholiest evil
society holds. Here medical certificates,
absolutely worthless and mendacious,
hold out to the young the promise of immunity which is worse than a mockery.
The very Board whose duty it is to preserve health thus indirectly becomes the
sure means of disseminating disease. It
is useless to claim that the Board
does not require these examinations
There are many
and certificates.
ways of getting things done by not
doing them. We know of no such colossal and pitiably mean deceit as these
certificates of cleanliness covering foulness so menacing to the public health.
The plea of the President of the Board
seems to be that these certificates are in
the line of the requirement of the law
which states, "It shall be the duty of
every physician having a patient infected
with smallpox or other disease dangerous to the public health to give immecfiate notice to the Board of Health," etc.
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THE FRIEND.
Put this plea is merely throwing dust in authorities is a traitor that stabs the
the eyes of the people. The Board of home to the heart through the hack. Lei
Health does not require and knows that us meet this question like men. Many of
it cannot compel physicians to report us are ignorant. Let such take adcases of the diseases of vice in their prac- vantage of New York's wide experience,
tice. .And these Iwilei certificates arc- get bold of the scientific literature on
not reports of the presence of disease the subject published by this Society
dangerous to the public health, but re- for Sanitary and Moral Prophylaxis and
ports claiming the absence of such dis- then fight out this evil which is so
ease in certain women. It is time certain- largely one of ignorance by letting in the
ly for plain speech. In publicity alone light. Tin. Friend in suggesting this
is safely amid such conditions. It is re- solution is not acting the pari of fanaticported that the maintenance of this dis- ism. We want a clean coiumuuit \ here.
graceful camp is a menace to the health of We cannot have it and continue our presthe soldiers stationed here and is recog- ent suicidal course.
nized as such by tbe military authorities
who are said to have used plain language
Valedictory Report.
in cautioning the men again Iwilei. Our
licet will soon be here and the scenes of ()n another page we print the Annual
violence that narrowly escaped large pub- Report of Hon. John (i. Woolley, Superlicity last summer when the cruisers were intendent of tbe Anti-Saloon League. It
in port are likely to be repeated with is the most notable temperance document
such additions that Honolulu will gain beating upon the local situation that
we have seen. Undoubtedly the League
disreputable notoriety in consequence.
will make a campaign paper of it
and scatter it far and wide. Il closes
What To Do.
with the resignation of Mr. Woolley.
Those of us who
what has been acthis
New York has faced
question with complished by know since
he came in
him
characteristic frankness. The Commission appointed lo Study the evil reported
so strongly against segregation and inspection that their report has become a
classic. Forced by the terrible spread
of the awful diseases of vice in the
metropolis (he leading physicians, together with a few prominent laymen, have formed the American Society
of Sanitary and Moral Prophylaxis.
The purpose of this association is
August of 1907. realize that this Territory can never begin to repay the debt il
owes him. If Mr. Atkinson's change
of face had been the sole effect
of Mr. Woolley'* residence in Honolulu, the past eight months' service would have been notable. Put
when to this is added the remarkable
campaign among tbe children with the
thousands of letters written and the o.txxi
buttons backed by free discussions in
to educate the people, especially men.
thousands of homes and the deep
Upon the whole subject of the menace of memory-grove in these tiny brains
to
vice
manhood, physical health, the
the yean will not efface, some
family and the integrity of our Nation. that
is
gained of the influence
idea
A series of pamphlets has been issued by exerted' thruout tbe "■
erritory. This
the leading scientific authorities upon is not all. Mr. Woolley ha.- pul the
these questions and a campaign of educa- Anti-Saloon League on an entirely new
tion has been inaugurated. The Civic footing.
His expert advice has been
Federation of Honolulu has sent for worth years of fighting for experience.
copies of these pamphlets. If these could I le will be sorely missed by this group of
he distributed to the men of this city earnest men. We hope he may be able to
popular falsehoods would he banished. return and take a hand in the fall camThen let the Police notify the citizens paign. Wherever
he goes Hawaii will
that they will pull any place where vice follow him with deep interest and will rehides when information is given on joice in every prosperity that attends his
good authority, let them raid suspected future work. We doubt not that this will
places when inmates and visitors are always
be Aloha-land to him and' Mrs.
known to be present and hale into court Woolley;
both the men and the women caught
there, let the law be faithfully executed Points To
Be Punctuated.
against those who rent premises for viciour purposes, let the evil be driven
Mr. Woolley's report is worthy of
into secrecy and the strongest possible most careful reading by every patrioticblow will have been dealt it. Secret vice voter in Hawaii. His study of the work
stigmatized and treated as a crime is no of the License Commissioners is frank,
great menace to the home. Vice nrotcct- appreciative and full of kindly advice.
ed by law has the sanction of the law and The observations as to the number of
means death to the home, while outlawed saloons demanded by public opinion and
vice which is lawlessly fostered by the the vigorous holding down to this figure
is most opportune. We do not remember elsewhere to have met so wise a suggestion in all the range of license discussions as that of a requirement concerning public examination of all records of
sale of liquors by wholesale licensed
bouses. This would kill off blind pigism
at one blow if penalty of Forfeiture of
license for failure to record any sale or
for any illegal sale were imposed by law.
< >ne of the rarest and truest sections of
the Report is that devoted to the breweries. It is stated that the brewers ami
malsters of the United States have appropriated live millions of dollars to
light the anti-saloon evil.
Astutely
enough they have thought to throw dust
in the eyes of their opponents by offering
join hands with temperance forces to
liquor men on the
ground that beer is harmless, They don't
know the mettle of the Anti-Saloon
Leaguers. Mr. Woolley handles the case
without gloves. Honolulu and the Nation should ponder most tbotfullv Mr.
Woolley's clear forth setting of the international menace held out by our
saloons in such a danger center as this
will become when large numbers of
American sailors and soldiers arc thrown
into close contrast with our Asiatic population. There is no special need of caution just at present, but at a lime of
stress or il ever a delicate international situation should supervene
these saloon disseminators of evil
easily precipitate a
temper might
broil-engendered war. We believe thai
if the Islands do not clean out the
liquor traffic the Nation will feel called
upon to do so for the sake of maintaining in Hawaii a fortress which shall be a
guarantee of peace between the peoples
that line the Great Ocean. Finally, the
appeal of the Report to the leading white
men of the Territory lo assert moral
leadership sounds the keynote of the soto
down the strong
lution
of the entire problem. We white
men have blessed the Hawaiian people
with our religion, our education, our
liberty and our larger life. Put we also
have cursed them and killed them off
with our unmentionable diseases, our
vices, our filthy politics, our murderous
liquors and our insensate worship of
gold. If the so-called Christian men of
the Islands should renounce the use of
intoxicants, banish them from home and
club, throw their influence consistently
against the saloon and all beverage use
of alcoholic drinks, it would not take two
yean to sweep the vile stuff forever out
of this Paradise. We can do it. Will
we ?
Serena Edwards Bishop.
The illness of Dr. Bishop, for so many
years Editor-in-Chief of The Friend,
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explains the absence of the familiar mi to meet on March 24 and assist in the or- careful and just registration of all the
tials from our pages this month. We hope ganization of the church and installation Chinese born or naturalized in Hawaii is
they may appear a.s usual in our May of tbe pastor. The Council was very being carried out by the Immigration < >fnumber. Dr. Bishop's great learning, largely attended and most harmonious. fice and certificates of citizenship are
versatility and ever-youthful enthusiasm After hearing reports of the preliminary being issued to all entitled to them.
have endeared bini to our wide circle of steps and after examination of thepastor- Meantime the advent of Minister W'u
leaders and we miss bis work sorely. ()nc elect, Key. J. L. Eiopwood, it was unani- Ting Fang at Washington promises betof the peculiarities of Tin: FRIEND is that mously voted to assist in the services of ter things for Chinese in America. Ho'h's
il is truly a free sheet. There is no at- organization and installation. At the arc being indulged that our vigorous ex
tempt to secure unanimity of view in our evening services some sixty charter mem- elusion laws may be amended to allow
Editorial Hoard. The Editors are a com- bers were constituted into a Church, the laborers to come hither from China. Hapany of independent thinkers who differ pastor was installed and two infant chil- waii needs and should have this privilege.
in theological standpoint as well a.s in not dren were baptized, one being the son of The new Chinese Consul General at Hoa few practical matters. Hence contra- (be new minister. This new Church will nolulu, Mr. Tseng llai, has made a very
dictory opinions frequently appear. Being mean much for Hawaii. Its basis ol pleasant impression upon all who have
signed (or initialed) they commit only membership is, like that laid down by met him and we trust that ere long he
the writer. The open forum plan adds Jesus for discipleship, very simple, it is may have the satisfaction of witnessing
zest to our columns and is a tribute to interdenominational in spirit and out of the opening of a new era in the relations
the discrimination of our readers. Dr. regard to the Founder of the School, of the United States with China. MeanI.ishop is undoubtedly the most positive Mrs. Pauahi I'.ishop. the affiliation is to time the local labor situation may at any
of us all on many subjects. It has been a the historic Church of the Islands. We time be further complicated by the immijoy to read from his pen that from which wish the enterprise the largest and most gration of I lindtts, a first contingent having come to the Islands on March 7.
others of us totally dissent. I lis stalwart effective life.
championship of bis point of view has
Other Details.
been such a delight that to be deprived The Lo Sun Case.
of it even for a season is a source of disSome time ago Lo Sun, a Chinese
The month of March witnessed the
tinct regret. Tin: FRIEND prays for his teacher, was brought from China to give
arrival of a new inter-island steamer,
speedy recover) and bears to him the instruction in Mills Institute. He com the Manna Kea, a
handsome, commoaloha of a large circle of friends.
plclcd his work there at the close of the dious and unusually steady steamship
last Chinese year when the usual vacation which promises to free
the trip to the
The Lenten Campaign.
of soiiu' two weeks supervenes among the
from its most unpleasant feaVolcano
schools of this race. In addition to
The daily press in Honolulu has always teaching he had been doing some ture —excessive seasickness. Kilauea
been very helpful to religious interests editorial work for a Chinese news- is unusually active and the many tour
and this spring has carried the campaign paper. During the New Near holi- ists who have Hocked tiiere the past
winter report the sight as well worth a
of the Churches into thousands of homes.
days word came to the ImmigraDuring Lent Bishop Restarick has been tion Office that Lo Sun was no longer trip from the Mainland. At last also
the McKinley Memorial project after
delivering a series of sermons on "Reliteacher, but only an editor. At this the many vicissitudes has reached a setgion and God" which the Advertiser has aImmigration
authorities arrested Lo Sun
been printing. This daily has done the and held him under $s,<xx. bond's, pre- tlement. The Honolulu High School,
same for the Old Testament Topic scries paratory to deporting him as having no afler moving into its new building, is to
be known as the McKinley School, some
of the Minister of Central Union.
right to be in the United States. Rev. E.
$5000, bringing in an annual inThe Young Men's Cabinet of the latter
W. Thwing now appeared as his cham- come of -S.V*'. are to be donated as enChurch has united with the Men of St.
pion, claimed that if Mr. Lo Sun were dowment for a school library, $1500 or
Andrew's in planning a series of Noon only an
editor he was as such a teacher, w, additional to be expended for books
Day meetings for men in the Young pointed out
that Lo Sun was not teaching
building during Passion and Holy at the time of his arrest because it was at once and a statue of the late PresiWeeks. Besides this the Methodist, vacation and showed that the prisoner dent is to adorn the grounds. EveryChristian and Central Union Churches was intending to resume teaching in his body seems very happy over this deciwill unite for three evening services dur- own school after the close of vacation. sion except a few chronic growlers.
ing the week preceding Easter Sunday. The authorities holding to the ruling that Sugar having risen to 4.36 and the
island output for iox)8 promising to be
( hit of these varied activities a deeper
was not a teacher, Mr. Thwing
Christian purpose should crystali/.c in the an editor to President Roosevelt, wdio re- several tens of thousands of tons in exappealed
cess of last year's yield the local good
hearts of many.
ferred th- iiiav.r to the Department of humor is at its zenith. How much of
Commerce and Labor at Washington, the increase will go to endow the MidBishop Memorial Church.
which after full consideration ordered Lo Pacific Institute, to increase the perTuesday, March -.4. was a festal day Sun set at liberty. The Department manent funds of the Hawaiian Board,
for Kamehameha Schools. For more answered that as early a.s February to obey the great command of Jesus or
than four years in the minds of two suc- 16, 1906, it had ruled that edi- otherwise hasten the coming Kingdom?
cessive Presidents, Messrs. Dyke and tors should be classed as exempt! beI lornc, and of Chaplain llopwood, the cause "the occupation of an editor was so The Gilbert Semi-Centennial.
ideal of a School Church has been cher- similar to that of a teacher." It apjiears
During the past month word came to
ished. At last after full consideration that this decision had not heen communiby the Trustees and Faculty the details cated to the local authorities. This happy Rev. Hiram Bingham, D. D., of the
were planned and a Council of the outcome is a tribute to the watchful joyous celebration of a half century of
Churches of the Christian. Congrega- championship of the cause of the Chinese Christian missions in the Gilbert Istional or Union, Episcopalian, Lutheran by our fellow Editor, Mr. Thwing. In lands. It was in November of 1857 that
and Methodist denominations was called this connection it may be added that a Dr. Bingham and his young bride land-
c.
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Ed at Apaiang to brgin their iiHinorable
work there. For yean the two continued
at this |Hist till health \_a> sacrificed anil
Ihev were forced In lake up residence in
Honolulu. The star) of the iiiiy (rears is
a glorious one and the joy of Dr. Buig
ham is overflowing as be reviews the
wonderful changes wrought in the oil
hers. During all the time ol bis residence
here Dr. Bingham has been at work
translating the Bible, preparing text
books and gathering material for a dictionary of the (lilbertese language
which he reduced to writing. Years
ago he had completed the dictionary
which was lost through the inexcusable
carelessness of an English scholar who
ba<l borrowed it for a few days. By a
series of kindly providences Dr. Bingham was able to gather much more
abundant material and to complete the
work in larger, more perfect form.
(
»nly a few days ago word reached Honolulu that bis son, Prof. Hiram Bingham ~d, of Vale University, had mi
dertaken the publication of ibis yaluable work as a memorial to his father.
Dr. Barton, Foreign Secretarj ol the
American Board, is authority for the
statement that Dr, Bingham is the first
man who has been known to reduce a
language to writing, translate the entire Bible into it and then prepare an
All
exhaustive dictionary thereof.
honor to this sturdy missionary vet
I). S.
can!
joj reading, and fewer
si ill are able to aeler; from the most creditable nf mo
profit by any professional I ives he is too dien "on (he fence," and
reading. The vast suggestive, helpful bis preaching is too much j;ivcu tn
and aUo disturbing, field of periodical pleasant generalities aimless firing in
literature which his more educated to the air.
brother draws mi is a sealed book to
In spite of his meagre education, and
bun And anyway for these ami Oth" his limited opportunities lor study, bis
ci reaaoaa
lie isn't a student in our general conceptions of theology are on
sense of the word, lie is often a stu- the whole surprisingly wise and sane,
dent nf the Bible, however, in a simple, his native good sense saving him from
literal way, and knows il the more thor many of the follies into which bis more
■Highly because there is so little else educated brother falls.
within Ins reach,
Perhaps the most encouraging .fual
If he knows lillb' of books, he knows iiv about the Hawaiian minister is his
He is
I good ileal of men. The Hawaiians ready response to leadership.
■re an open race. The closed door of seldom bumptious or conceited seldom
thinks he knows it all, bill is ralhei
i archill, guarded personal affairs is m it
ciijn.
MINISTER.
Hawaiian characteristic. The Ha
ininisiei knows bis people as no
<>■ <lin.ii \ minuter elsewhere does. And
he is mn- of his people. I le has not materially soared above them in his point
nl \ lew ; there is no sense of constraint
a
w.nian
because of superior education and en
ilowiiieiit he lakes what comes -they
give liMll what comes, and both I'ccl
quite at home. This advantage gives
him speedy access In the real Condi
lions of Ins people and greatly facili
tales his influence over them. Where
liis Pun ipclll brother is wondering
what the leal true inwardness of affairs
is he is in intelligent touch with it ami
is ministering to it.
The Hawaiian pastor as a rule is
communicative, genial, kindly, optimis
always courteous ami dignified
ever ready io recognize the superior
advantages of others and to welcome
the help which others may be able lo
give him. If it is true that no people
needs leadership more than the Ila
waiians it is also true that no people
responds more kindly lo that leader
ship when available, and there are al
ways line possibilities .unl pleasanl stir
prises for the future which will furnish
such leadership.
Ami the medium
through which this leadership may he
most effectively furnished to the I I.i
waiian people is very largely the Hawaiian minister.
J. M. I.
FOTCRAHECHILDREN.
seldom severe. So that even where he
Hawaii does as much, if not more,
touches tbe open wound of sin the t hrislian w<irk, for its size, as any <ither
touch is gentle and sympathetic rather place on the face of the globe. Here
than punitive, binding up rather than are educational and philanthropic en
probing.
terprises, lor all sorts and conditions nl'
I le is never a fanatic or a crank. Sel people. Put there is no more Important
dom bitter or unsparing in invective: work ill these islands, than the protCC
seldom stirred to real wrath: seldom lion, care and education of the children.
moved beyond the limits of good There are plans for a children's hospi
humor. A stranger may perhaps doubt tal in Honolulu, which if completed,
this, as he listens to the intense and
excited outbursts of an animated dis
cussioil, tendered more emphatic by inlense action, but those who know them
Ten years of more or less intimate ac
pastor,
as well as a life-long knowledge of the
Hawaiian people may perhaps justify
these random reflection*.
As far as education goes—either gen
enil or special—the Hawaiian Minister
has little to set over against that of his
more favored brother of other lands.
He knows nothing of the ancient languages in which the Scriptures were
written, which he reads, as a rule, only rest easy in tbe confident assurance
in the Hawaiian version. Fortunately that after the Steam has blown off, an
however, that version is in many re- adroit phrase, a tiincl. illustration or
spects better than our own King James anecdote, will divert the stormy drift
Version, ami has furthermore the ad- and put every one in smiting good hit
vantage over our version of being at inor again.
This picas.mi temperament, however,
once classic and popular. His knowledge of Theology is meagre, ami that has its drawbacks. It i>> wanting in
of two or three decades ago. The burn- strong conviction and that fixedness nf
ing questions of higher criticism and purpose and energy of intent which will
modern thought do not bother him, for override difficulties and force success
he knows absolutely nothing about The Hawaiian minister wants lo he
them. He reads little or nothing for genial and kindly: he doesn't want to
the sufficient reason that there is noth- say or do anything which will hurl, or
ing to read. Few of them—l refer to offend, or alienate. Accordingly his
the middle aged men—read English lines of action and his tone of preachwith sufficient case and fluency to en- ing are apt to lack virility and char-
quaintance with the Hawaiian
<
;
in-
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wdll do great K""( h The free Kinder
gartens of Hawaii are supplying ■ real
need. I here are homes for destitute
and orphan while children, also for the
children of Koreans and Japanese.
Until this year there has been no I place,
to take in the very pmn i»r fatherless
t hinese
children.
11l January several very pitiful cases
of destitute (hinese children, having
been found, Mrs, Thwittg opened her
home for them. With the help of some
friends in America, at hinese Chil
ilren's Home has been stalled at Ka
imuki, Honolulu, live or six father
less little ones have already been received, and arc finding a pleasant
( Inisliaii Inline here.
It is hoped thai
ibis new home may have its little pail
in caring for, and helping on, the needy
children of I lawaii,
1.. W. T.
PENCILLINGS
Now thai the pnstol'lice has been
discontinued at Kamucla, doubtless we
back to the old
may he allowed to
name Wainica. How beautiful for sil
nation 1 \o wonder old lather Lyons
caught the i >d of the Psalmist, and,
looking out on the inspiring panorama,
resolved each day: I will sing a new
si mv, unto the I _oi d.
\\ hen one really gets down to business, however, in spite i>\ the uplifting
influence of these glorious mountains,
be speedily finds himself in the living
dusl of earthly affairs. Khaki is the
ihing then. Il is the righl color and
How con
will can have il washed.
if
it
would
be
we
could
gel rid
vc.ni.cnl
of the darker phases ni community life
as easily as shifting a soiled suit!
High Standards.
The Hawaiian ministers, in attendance at the Association meeting March
.| 11, al Wainica, were line samples of
sterling good sense, and of loyalty to
high standards. This was shown in
one instance l>- their counsel and had
ership in refusing to restore to the ministry one of ibeir brethren who had
been deposed on account of personal
habits. Naturally, there was a disposition to reinstate ibis man on the score
ih.it he was penitent, and had abandoned bis evil habits. Put these men,
zealous in guarding the ministry, in
sisteil that he should thoroughly re
establish himself in ■ good life before
being reinstated ; and so tender and
sympathetic were their expressions of
hope for his reclamation, and yet so
clear and positive their convictions that
he should wait for reinstatement, that
the Association voted unanimously to
continue his ease-, and to have the coin-
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mittee report again concerning him at Kilo Boarding School ought to have
the next meeting. Not even a Massa- $35,000 added io its endowment to put
chusetts Association could have dc it permanently on a self-supporting
tided the matter more wisely.
basis. Kohala Seminary OUghl to have
$5,000 ai once for permanent improve
Apostolic Admonition.
incuts, and $..0,000 towards its endow
There was a beautiful exhibition of incut. And this year's lUgar crop
lo contribute this money.
primitive Christianity in connection
with one of the meetings at Waimea.
The New Endeavor.
It was the old case, repeated from the
first days unto these last, of Diotrephes
Ihe finest thing in Hilo in modern
"wlm inveih to have the preeminence, ( hristian effort is the Social Settlement
and receiveth us not." ( inly this lime ai Waiakea. It has created a religious
the minister wlm bad to endure was nol center whose pervasive influence in
die well seasoned ami benign Apostle transforming the tone of the surround
John, but a youthful Hawaiian Timo- mg community is acknowledged freely
ihy just beginning bis labors. The mi every hand. Ihe same thing maywhole difficulty was thoroughly talked be said of the Social Settlement at
over and talked out al one session, and Wailuku, whose equipment, by the
the Moderator was instructed to give way, is superior to anything of the
hot 11 parties Apostolic counsel as tn the kind in the Territory.
future. This was deferred by the Mod
How the old missionary fathers ami
erator until the next day, when, sand mothers would rejoice to see these
wiching ibis in between items ol busi modern agencies for uplifting the
ness, be called both parties to the front, homes .md fm' training the community
and in a most tender and set plain ami iii wholes. Hue and vital ways! Bui per
unmistakable admonition, showed them baps they do see. We are surely com
each bis own particular dutj , and clos passed about with a cloud of witnesses,
id with a prayer thai made more than Ihe thought of such possible specta
And then both Diotre- mis should be an inspiration and inniie eye moist.
phes and I iniolhs clasped hands in the centive lo every one who has a share
pledge of love, ami the Association ill the humble but blessed work.
sang the I (oxology,
Voicing Facts.
Gathering of Clans.
The meeting of the Maui AssociaThai was a notable union meeting tion al Wailuku, March iK _!_t, was well
that was held in ihe lole Church, at attended and profitable. These Asso
Kohala, on Sunday afternoon, March ciation meetings are pretty heavily
Kth. There were representatives pres- weighted down with a mass of reports
ent from each of the I'rolcslanl thai consume a good deal of valuable
Churches, There were brief addresses time; and vei these reports voice the
from Methodists, Episcopalians and life of ihe Churches, and in some InCongrcgationalists. Each race present, stances rank among tbe choicest contriincluding Hawaiians, Koreans, Jap- butions to the occasion, Such certainly
anese, l hinese and Anglo-Saxons, bad was the report from one of the Molokai
si niic share in the program in their own
Churches at this session. In times of
language. Ii was a miniature Pente- awakened religious interest so inspiring
cost iii spirit, if not iii immediate re- would be this voicing of the Churches
sults.
that all else would be subordinated.
Sugar and Schools.
May such an awakening come I
To one who has been away from HaA Brighter Outlook.
waii for fifteen years, the greatest surprise is the amazing increase in cane Sunday, March -'-.', was a most inspiracreage. What a marvelous and con- ing day al Kaahunianu (lunch, Wai
tinuous cane field windward Hawaii luku. All day the Church was crowded
displays from Waipio to Waiakca! with eager listeners and participants.
And how ambitiously the cane has Two Hawaiian licentiates, who had al
pushed itself up into the Kohala high ready given good proof of their fitness,
lands! And bow vast and bewildering were ordained formally to the Chris
are the extensive stretches of cane on nan ministry. Ihe service was an imMaui's once barren isthmus! And the pressive one. 'Ibis old Church seems
yield will probably break the record to In- taking on new life. Seven perthis year. And sugar is mounting high sons were received into membership in
er and higher. Surely great returns the afternoon and four children were
will come from the soil this year. Will baptized. Large things may he hoped
great returns come into the Lord's for from this Church under the leadertreasury from the hearts of the sharers ship of a strong, wise, progressive man.
W. B. O.
in this prosperity ?
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RANGE LIGHTS
BY JOHN G. WOOLLEY, LL.D.
Annual Report of the Superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League.
During twenty years of more or less studious
campaigning in the interest of local, state and
national prohibition of the beverage liquor traffic, I have noted in every conumtnity a disposition to consider its own conditions peculiar and remarkable.
In the case of this Territory there is some
ground for such an opinion. The peril of the
tropics is complaisance. There seems to be no
emphatic ripening-season for plants or purposes.
This climate is ethically super-tropical. Where
things sometimes freeze or dry up, or drown
out, or blow away, there is an arrest of thought
that tends to providence and an appreciation of
the value of preparation and decision. But
even stimulating drawbacks are denied Utopia.
It is handicapped with its perfection. It is
almost too good to be true.
Life here is a kind of realized immortality
—an everlasting now.
If one would think
upon his later end the bewildered mind answers
in surprise, why, this is it. If in some devout
moment he would remember his creator, a
answers:
voice out of his deep contentment
Creation is all over, but the enjoyment, this is
the whole thing; "as it was in the beginning.
is now and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen. It is a population of Rasselasses, where
every prospect counsels against radical change.
It is a population of Adams where it is hard
to take solemn warnings seriously.
It is small, and, as in a good theater, every
part of the stage is visible from every seat.
Life goes on in the spot-light. Privacy is difficult. The wilderness, the solitude, the hand
to hand devil-battle with self, unbacked and
uncheered, is escaped mostly. The shut in.
fireside home life, the great gymnasium of inclement countries for promptness, thoroughness and high resolve, is largely absent. But
there is no excuse for base politics in suCh a
society. Campaigns and administrations are
wide-open. The body politic is not deceived.
A drunkard or other incapable, in a place of
important trust is fit enough for a public that
knowingly winks at him.
Caste exists. The whites are dominant, but
divided sharply by Superiolatry and Ishmaolitry. The natives, trained to be led by the
chiefs and the missionaries, and then abandoned by the American Board, are held to impossible standards by the better class of the
white people, as to clean, efficient, independent
citizenship and allbut abandoned to the training
and exploitation of the rattiest lot of demagogues I have ever seen succeed. The Orientals drive out and keep out the hard-headed,
hard-handed American farmer and mechanic,
the good yeast of social ferment in any community. The mighty opportunity of education,
given to masters and mistresses, in the employment of laborers that demand and command decent respect and gentle manners, in
business intercourse, is almost wholly missing.
The islands are volcanic politically as well
as geologically, and erowth by eruption is a
baffling method of development. Christianity
or civilization, which is the same thing, dropped suddenly upon these barbarous islands,
out of the sky as it seemed to the natives, but,
as we know, out of New Bedford, with the
doctrine of inherited total depravity taught by
uncompromising fishers of men, with an inHexible theology administered from an office
in Boston, seven months sail from the scene
of action, and on the other hand, new possibilities of enjoying the unhappy inheritance,
illustrated by certain jovial and irresponsible
fishers of whales.
The fishers of whales were not the best of
men, but they were good mixers. They married native wives and founded, or. at least, disseminated families. The fishers of men were
families, virtuous, detached, severe, that loved
the natives wisely but not well enough even
to let their children play with them. While
the Bible had to he translated in order for the
missionaries to perform their high and wholesome errand, the bottle was easy reading in the
original, and immediately brought into compact working union, the weak and vicious elements of the beach.
Then followed convulsion after convulsion,
until Annexation at one of the darkest hours
in our history installed American commercialism, without the clear necessity of social
struggle, existing on the continent, and reduced all political problems to a study of sugar
md whiskey, the natives having the votes and
the whites having the money.
But in all vital points this is the story of
every new country. The strong men take to
money. The weak men take to dissipation.
Ihe shifty men take to politics. And politics
is money to the mean. The salaries, the perquisites, the inside chances, loom very large to.
eyes that focus small. Big men go for bigger
money and keep out of politics, first because
there isn't "enough in it,' then because it is
too dirty to touch except from the outside by
hired mercenaries who open law offices, and
devote their talents not to practice but prac-
—the poor in spirit, those who realize their
nun limitations —the peacemakers—the merciful—the simple hearted—those who arc misunderstood, and criticised falsely.
Tbe man who sells alcoholic drink is a traitor
tn progress, the man who distributes a corruption fund among venal legislators is another,
and both of them ought to be stoned to death—
if there were anybody in a position to throw.
But selling liquor is precisely as patriotic as
selling licenses, and selling licenses is quite
as patriotic as voting for license n;en. And
"fixing" legislators is quite as patriotic as holding aloof from civic duty. And "there is so
much bad in the best of us, as well as so much
good in the worst of us. that it is a poor business for some of us to throw stimes at the
rest of us."
The Anti-Saloon League is common ChrisIt seeks the complete suppression of the beverage liquor traffic
for the sake of everybody—including the liquor
tian fellowship, in politics.
seller. It seeks this not by might, nor by power.
but by the will of the people, in the spirit of
our free institutions. It forms no party. Tt
booms no church. It seeks no short cut to
It desuccess. It decries no competitor.
nounces no honest opponent. Tt lays claim to
no monopoly of wisdom or virtue. It simply
urges the community to crystalizc the sentiment it possesses into legislation, or the enforcement of present law, for the present public good and the improvement of the public
sentiment itself by exercise.
I have been a member of the Prohibition
Party for over twenty years and am proud of
the fact. It did a great thing greatly. Tt drove
the nation by its importunity to consider the
liquor problem, as politics. But now that the
nation does give attention from end to end of
the union, by states, counties, cities and voting
precincts, in all parties and outside of any
party, its partizan occupation is gone, and it
ought to be big enough and is big enough to
glory in the discovery by the Anti-Saloon
League of an inter-partizan program that results in such action as sets the liquor trade
roaring like Caliban and begging for a chance
mend its ways, and at the same time permits and encourages practical participation in
the solution of all the other problems of the
to
tices.
Thus for a time in every democracy, the day.
scrub gets to the front in politics and the The importunate widow got herself into
thoroughbred gets to the front in trade. Then sacred history with credit, not only because
politics become so corrupt as to threaten busi- she got a hearing, but also because, when the
until at length, the big brains return to
the subject. The guaranty of the great reform
movement now marching through the States
is that economics at last has joined religion,
to purge elections and legislatures. The remoteness of Hawaii from the centers, and certain embarrassments of affinity and consanguinity, retard reform here. Cousin-archy is a
poor form of government for energy and courage. But the tide is coming in.
And the elementary lesson for the Christian
citizen is about the hardest one to see and to
learn. It is that all of its, and all kinds of us,
high, low. Jack and the game, must get together and lift together, or none of us will rise.
By Christian citizen I mean any citizen that
sincerely and practically longs and determines
to help his neighbor, his time and his country.
The divine economy ordains that classism,
moral, mental, or material, means decay. The
seggregated rich are the abjectest poor. The
ness,
seggregated aristocracy runs to idiocy. Seggregatcd labor runs to serfdom. Seggregated
scholarship- runs to namby-pamby foolishness.
The holier-than-thou Church runs to dry rot.
And the first thing that one who entertains
designs of public betterment ought to pray for
is to be delivered from the "big head."
All the Beatitudes are simply variations upon
that single theme. Blessed are the bridle-wise
iudge opened court and called her case to bar.
she stopped the clamor and became a quiet
witness in the trial. If she had kept on demanding trial and denouncing the judge, she
would have lost her case and been sent to the
ducking stool as a common scold—and served
her
right.
The Press of America—the high sheriff of
the court of public opinion, is crying now, in
tones that ring from Alaska to Porto Rico,
and from Maine to Manila. "Hear Ye! Hear
Ye! Hear Ye! This court is now open for the
trial of the liquor business, charged with
poisoning the wells of civic life, liberty and
happiness." And if my party now, should obstruct the course of justice by partizan vociferation, the sheriff will put it out of court as
a brawler and a nuisance.
The prohibition movement is no longer a
mere aggitation. It is staple, practical, constructive politics, with the accent on cleanness
and efficiency and a fair deal all round. And
one who sets out to make use of his nieghbors
for the purification of the government is as
much bound to be decent to them as to be true
to himself.
I found the liquor situation in this Territory
to be in the nature of a political China-shop,
where a bull might exhibit great loyalty to
his own point of view and yet make poor use
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of the crockery. In such a condition one may
serve bis cause by what he dues not do, even
better than by what he does. I came to do
good, so far as I could see the good, or to do
nothing; and while I have to confess that I
have done very little. I have not allowed anything to make tlie fussy. At the time of my
arrival, causes already in motion were pro
ducing good effects which it would have been
folly to belittle and impossible, at the time, to
improve.
The law of 1907 was a licensing law and in
my opinion bad fundamentally: but it was a
clear advance in licensing legislation, and in
effect, it has ham-strung the liquor power in
the Islands.
ers
The appointment of commission-
for the various counties had been made
with singular discretion, and the experimental
year of the new jxilicy has reflected clear credit
on the new arrangement.
T immediately sought the acquaintance of the
commissioners and am glad to give my testimony to their high average quality as men and
as officials. I at once offered my services as
1lie agent of the league and kept close watch
of their work, but refrained from seeiuinir to
meddle, and from asking for relatively little
things, premature things, or impossible things.
The frequent contentions in the board as to
whether a certain man was good enough to
be certified as a Saloon-keeper, I did not engage in. Xo man is got d enough to keep a
saloon. But I (lid urge upon tbe various boards
the single proposition that there were already
enough saloons. To have claimed anything
more radical at their hands would have been
useless and foolish. The law was new and
was entitled to a fair trial. The commissioners
were untrained in their duties and unacquainted with the liquor traffic, at close, studious
range. But their education was advancing rapidly. The press was favorable to reform. The
liquor dealers were disconcerted and frightened. The new plan was working fairly well.
The election was more than a year in the
future.
It is
no small compliment to ihe law and
those who administer it. that the liquor dealers
are so afraid of it. They intend to effect its
repeal and are already working to that end.
That ought to be prevented and can be prevented. Failing to repeal the statute or emasculate it, they intend to cripple it by getting
"liberal' men appointed to fill vacancies as they
occur. This too must be prevented and can
be prevented. This Territory is unlikely to
have a governor who would intentionally play
into the hands of the liquor trade; but neither
is any governor likely to have prompt and accurate information as to the peculiar fitness of
eligible men, unless it is furnished by this
league. Nor can the league have it unless it
canvasses the subject county by county in advance of any vacancy.
The precise attitude
of men to familiar matters, and the temper of
their courage are hard to know off hand. The
liquor dealers know their case every hour, and
keep a constant watch and pressure 011 the administration, from the governor down. We
must do as much.
Undoubtedly the incorrigibly bad character
of the liquor traffic is impressing the minds of
the commissioners. But it sceus to me that
they have not yet fully grasped the idea which
they represent, legally and morally. They
seem to deal with applicants and protestors as
if they were before the board in the relation
of litigants, raising issues of justice as be-
tween the two. There are. of course, no such
issues involved. The applicant for a license
may triumphantly refute every intimation of
his unfitness and answer every objection to his
location; he may show the protestor to be a
rival, a villain, or a fool, the particular ground
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of protest frivolous, aed his petition regular, tion is most aggressively, dangerous and
and Unanimous within the statutory thousand vicious.
It has made a record which, for
feet, and yet make out no caM whatever for downright anarchism is unparallelled. It pays
such a trifle to labor that its profits are eno'rfavorable action.
The sole question before the hoard in such nious and its policy is to force the trade by
a case is: Is it for the best interests of the the multiplication of saloons and. the subsidizcounty to have this saloon opened? There are. ing of newspapers by the use of large adversay. fifty already. Will fifty-one be better for tising space, to teach and to promote the drinkthe health, comfort, safety and pleasure of ihe ing habit.
It is quite true that beer is less dangerous,
people? Is it too far, now. for any citizen
to have to go to buy a drink of whisky? Is in itself, than whisky, but in the hands of
any family at a disadvantage in the race of callable and unscrupulous management, it far
life for lack of alcoholic conveniences?
outstrips whisky in the sum total of peril and,
There are over fifty licensed liquor shops in injury. The whisky traffic rides an ebbing
Oahu now. I think there can be no justifica- tide. The case against whisky is made out;
tion for even half thai number, nor any ex- the doctor does not recommend it; the teacher
planation of their existence, save a very hazy advises against j| the alert athletic, ambitious
apprehension by the commissi >n as to wlvt it youth are afraid of it; the liquor dealers as
is here for. The population is below a hun- a class arc belter and poorer than the brewers.
dred thousand: eighty thousand are women But the terrific brewery propaganda of adverand children. Not over ten thousand patronize tising, treating, educating, bribing and threatthe bars because they feel the need to do it, ening, has saturated the ignorant portion of
Half the Ihe public with the idea that heer is mild and
or any strong inclination lode it.
patrons of the saloon go there because they harmless and its political power almost unlimihave been invited and treated and ilien because ted Ihe result is that the brewery is the
ihey think they ought, in turn, to invite and primary, intermediate, grammar, and high
treat, "r simply because the place is oven and school of the drinking habit, graduating its
they have time on their hands. This, of course, pupils into the fatty degeneration of beer exmakes no allowance for the visitors—sailors cess, or the ruin of raw whisky.
It is perfectly safe to say that, measured in
and soldiers. But it is certainly disgraceful
that the chief hospitality of Honolulu lo en- the large, the brewery far out classes ~11 the
listed men whom the government seeks by all other agencies that make against sobriety, pure
possible means to guard from drink shops and politics and respect for law. The Honolulu
brewery is not licensed by the commissioners,
dives, is in the form of saloons.
So long as it remains the policy of the Ter- but undoubtedly it is within their supervising
ritory to issue licenses, the question of the jurisdiction. Its business ought to be submaximum number that is essential ought to be jected to the most rigid scrutiny. And at the
kept before the public and the commission, best, there is no great relief in sight against
and it ought to be clearly understood that this giant of the dissipation industry until the
there is practically no limit to the power of federal government shall take a hand, and hapthe commission to keep the number down to pily that is not far away. The great drunkthe lowest that the public opinion will sustain. ard-maker is the proposition that it is safe to
'The commissions ought to be sin wn, if they Irink temperately, and the brewer is the high
need to be shown a thing so plain, that whole- priest of that doctrine.
Ihe Sunday and after-hours privilege, ought
sale liquor dealers are not entitled to extraordinary courtesy at their hands, although they lo be abolished, and saloons ought to he rigormay be personally well connected, old in the ously kept vacant, out of the permitted hours
trade, or strong financially. 'Their business is of business.
he local option act that so nearly passed at
a public peril, if not a public calamity. 'They
all sell supplies to "blind pigs." 'They all ihe last session, ought to be pressed and passdespise tbe prohibitory features of tbe law. and ed. A determined movement in that matter
to the full extent of their ability obstruct by tbe good men and women of the Territory,
them. They all refuse to accept the right of begun now, would in all probability be successpersonal liberty in citizens even lo express a ful, in spite of the weakness of tbe Senate. On
wish or an opinion on the subject of their such an issue the support of many who are
business. 'They all shut their eyes tight to patrons and victims of the traffic could be
the probable consequences of their sales and counted on, and the rising tide of sentiment
refuse to admit any responsibility in that re- from the mainland in favor of temperance and
gard. They should be compelled, as a con- popular rights will be beating hard upon these
dition of holding a license, to keep a complete islands before the next election.
Under such a law the beverage liquor trafrecord of their purchases and sales and exhibit their books to the agent of the commis- fic would at once suffer vigorous pruning, presion, solely for the purpose of preventing the cinct by precinct; and gradually be extermiillicit traffic. 'This would be no additional dis- nated as an open, ruinous industry. Even
grace, nor any hardship.
The banks of this where success was difficult, or long delayed,
city are establishing audit departments and be- the precinct poll would furnish valuable inginning to limit loans to merchants who will formation to the boards, as to the condition of
subject their business to expert inspection, and public opinion, and furnish reform aggitation
banks are useful, necessary and reputable in- i constant fulcrum for its leverage, it ought
stitutions. Why should not these hazzardous to pass even if it could accomplish nothing
concerns that borrow sovereign power by the more than to rebuke the brutal impudence of
year from the people submit themselves to the trade that would deny to the electors their
examination in the common interest ?
inherent right to express a political opinion
The present law ought to be amended so as about the safety of their own homes and the
to prohibit wholesale dealers from engaging morals and opportunities of their own chilin the retail business and from solicting trade dren.
in anti-saloon territory. The will of the peoBesides, the passage of such an act this year
ple of Kauai has been largely defeated, by would stimulate congressional relief, and this
solicitors for wholesale houses.
is important. I believe in trusting the people
I think the commissioners have paid no at- and putting responsibility upon localities, and
tention to the brewery. But they ought to yet the protecton of Congress for a territory
understand and everybody ought to under so remote, so small, so fluid, socially; so important strategically, so bound up with the
army and the navy, ought to be strongly
such'
;
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evoked and 1would surely, in time, be given. The
or ill, is inevitably to
he a great camp of figbling men, the greatest
fortress of the nation- Diamond Head and
Pearl Harbor must he made impregnable in
great nuns, great cotiinianders and sober men.
Japanese population swarms here. Japanese
ships are constantly touching here. Just one
brawl might plunge the nations into war. 'The
liquor traffic must be driven from these islands
for the whole world's good.
Aside from such considerations, the busi
ness Interests of the islands call loudly for the
suppression of the industry that makes for idleness and loss and crime, When the news goes
through the press that this Paradise of the
Pacific is free from the gin mills that grind
up men and women and children as a sugar
mill grinds cane, to enrich Ihe worst monopoly
on earth, the Promotion Committee may be
discharged; home seekers will come by the
ship load and seed the very mountain tops to
prosperity, and social culture.
The present law is a license law and bad.
pro tanto. It concedes the inherent iniquity
of the liquor business. It assumes tbe incapac
ily. or corruptibility of public servants, Il
leaches that money can bed the smart that
honor feels. It is economically ridiculous; no
license revenue ever equalled the cost the trade
entailed. The law consists of thirty five closely printed pages and every line of it is a confession that the thing to lie legalized is rotten
with potential ruin of the people.
'The liquor business is tbe maniac of inihis
tries. It has to be kept in a straight jacket.
It cannot be allowed at large without a ball and
chain. Striped clothes and plenty of police. 'The
very act that legalizes it convicts it of being
unfit to live, and convicts the people of being
unlit to govern themselves. 'That is bad teach
ing. It ought to stop. It is going to stop
Local prohibition is ,1 palliative, It is not a
cure. It is a hit of court-plaster on a spot of
leprosy, The American people are not local;
they are travelers. Honolulu whisky debauches
boys from every quarter Of the union and the
World. It beats a ship's officer from the
stales, to death.
The saloon ill one precinct
sends a drunkard into another to heat his wife
to a pulp and pass on into a life sentence.
Drunks made on Kauai are pauperizing little
boys and girls in Honolulu.
I have heard some criticisms of my siiperintendency. on the ground that I refrained from
taking part in the prosecution of "blind pi|_s."
But I am not a pig-chaser. 'The "blind pig"
is nierejy the runt of the license litter, and
where half a hundred saloons are as lawful as
public schools, even the police are ashamed to
island of Oahu, for good
run after the slippery swine that is
a
No reform legislation will be very effective
without an active, growing public sentiment
along with it. No matter how good a law you
have, there is a constant unwritten local option
to make it of no effect, ignorantly, weakly or
wickedly. Along with all political effort for
public betterment—front, center and behind—
must go the appeal to Ihe conscience, intelligence and self-interest of the citizens; front.
to get the law and the officer center, to get
:
the educational value: rear, to secure reAll prohibitory legislation must be embedded in a perennial campaign for total abstinence, and loyalty to law
because it is law. And as the mountains are
round about this city, so the public schools.
spect and enforcement.
exactness
of their knowledge already gained,
ihe promptness and enthusiasm of their response, the pathetic background of their history and environment, and their outlook, made
an impression on mc that 1 despair of making
anybody understand. The teachers. I believe,
had not neglected to teach the common learning on ihe subject, but the voice of a stranger
and the novelty of lirst-band facts about other
stales and countries sharpened the accent of
the good regular work of the teacher.
I distributed over six thousand badges, tingift of Mr. John S. Huyler of New York, in
answer to letters from the children, to he worn.
not as pledges, but merely as declarations of
intention not to drink anything alcoholic, on
the ground thai abstinence was ihe safe thing
lor self and the helpful thing mi account of
others.
No badges were given at the time of my
speech, nor ever without the approval of teach
er and parent or guardian, shown by a letter
lo me. inspected by the teacher and by him
forwarded to me with his own requisition
lor the badges required.
The English exercise
was excellent for tbe children and the letters
received were a mine of human interest.
I do not doubt that many lives have thus
been direelly influenced for good, but my chief
purpose was to gel the subject Up in the
homes, with the children as promoters and
missionaries, and I have ample evidence that
the plan, as to that, was very successful.
In connection with this school campaign 1
have spoken to the conventions of native ministers on the various islands, and met personally the most influential people of the sections visited, and I believe the anti-saloon sen
linient is general and growing. Notable meetings of this kind were at I.ilme. Koloa, Klcclc.
Lahaina, Kahului, Makawao. Paia, Wailuku,
inupah__.ua, lluclo, Hilo, Kealakekua, Waikane and Waialua.
Tar too often in my travels. I met the
market wretched falaey that the Hawaiian people wish
alcoholic drink and will have it. But I ani not
afraid to brand that claim as false in the na-
for some paltry pints of wine. This league
does not exist to punish people, but to leach
and persuade them not to establish public incubators of lawlessness. I am a lion hunter,
and have been stalking the noblest game in the
islands—the schools, the churches and the
homes.
out
the churches and the homes of this 'Territory
moral progress.
Having first obtained the permission of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, I have
visited practically all Ihe schools in Oahu,
Kauai, Maui and Hawaii (except Puna and Kohala, which unfortunately I had to miss for
lack of tune. I to speak to the children about
ihe physical effect! of alcoholic drinks and the
nobility of government by law. scrupulously,
of course, avoiding politics and religion. 'The
teachers without exception welcomed me. and
ihe work was quite the most fascinating and
compensating I have ever done. The eager
ness of the cosmopolitan little audiences to
bear and to learn, ihe almost tragic depth and
are round about every hope of
ture of things and unsupported by any pertinent facts. Our issue might confidently be
left to the Hawaiian voters alone, if they
could have it uncomplicated, on the merits.
And I am very free to say that, all things considered, this Territory might well be proud of
Us native citizens, and that it would be a long
step toward the needed house-cleaning in tcrlilorial politics if the white people would stop
misjudging and misrepresenting the Hawaiians
and begin to set them a better example.
Frequently too I run against the mouldy
nonsense, that "men will drink" and "men will
get drunk." That's a lie, and its author was
the father of lies. If the good, dominant,
white men of these islands will abstain from
drink and teach abstinence, on principle and
by example, and make conditons favorable to
abstinence, in business and in legislation, the
tendency will lie for men Ml to drink, nor to
get drunk. Too many of your good, strong.
prosperous, masterful white men use these
drinks in their clubs, in their homes and in
public places, and the men thai fail through
drink are boys who tried to do as they do and
were not strong enough to go the gait. The
crying need of these islands is clean breathed
and clean-handed white men to prove up
brotherhood and Christian derm cr.icy in social
and political life.
My travels have put the league under nbliga
lion to many, for entertainment, transportation and practical help of many kinds Every
body has been so helpful that detailed scknowl
edginent is scarcely possible.
There is nothing in the year's record In induce vanity, but I myself have been so heloed
and interested that I feel reasonably Satisfied,
But I think my further presence here is con
tra indicated,
There is a prejudice against
men that are new. and especially against non
residents, interfering with island problems, cs
pccially if it can be charged that they are in
any sense professional reformers. At the same
lime there are more extended lines of influence on the mainland where I could be more
usefully employed, 1 accordingly olTer my
resignation, to take effect al the earliesi con
venience of the league.
There are plenty of things here that need
correcting, and plenty of hard work to <|o.
But there is no shadow of reason for ,|is
COUragemeUt. All exceptionally able and earnest
ministry conducts the Church activities; the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union keeps
up its steady pressure through the years; the
Young Men's Christian Association has taken
on a new and strenuous life; tbe Civic I'eilcia
lion is increasingly vigilant and influential;
ihe Territorial government is clean, careful
and able: the press leans clearly to the [rood
side of things, and the very trade winds are
heavy with the sound of a mighty going in
the lops of the mulberry trees, on Ihe main
laud.
The saloon uuist go. It is going. I
hope every one of you may live to say: It is
Hone.
I urge you to lose no time
in getting to
work at the practical details of rhe present
campaign. The liquor forces are already organizing a campaign of education in the interest of popular ignorance It is a movement
that ought not to be criticized, nor hindered.
It is well within their undoubted rigbls asciti
/ens, and really ill our interest ; for the absurdity of educating the people to drink alcoholic
beverages is so manifest that a wayfaring man
though an awful fool, and drunk, can see it as
be staggers home from that school.
But it must he met with simple, truthful, re
sped fill teaching of science, religion and the
observation of cinumon life. There can he no
uncertainty as to Ihe outcome of that com
petition. For .'is Mr. Lincoln once said and to
the end of his life maintained: "The real issue
in this controversy, the one pressing upon
every mind that gives the subject careful consideration, is that legalizing the manufacture,
sale and use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage is wrong—as all history and every dc
vclopnieiit of the traffic proves it to be—a
moral, social and political wrong."
Toward the outlawry of this miserable busi
ness, alias vice, we work and ought to work
until we win, not by shrewd politics, or any
kind of benevolent, paternalistic tyranny, but
by ihe free will of the majority expressed in
democratic forms
This 'Territory is not yet ready for the issue,
put so broadly and far-reachingly. The present
purpose and business of the Anti-Saloon
League is simply to help the people to take
hack into their own hands the power to say
whether they desire that the liquor traffic
be carried on in the precincts where they have
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their homes. It is conceivable that liny
vote "Yes" lo the saloon. Should
do so. they will hut exercise the light (>l
men, anil Ihe league cannot complain. In
ll.iiupton, with their magnificent contribution
lo Ihe solution of the threatfree
States, and
that ening Race Problem in the
ease we simply go on, kindly, faithfully, per these institutions would not become ansi.lenity, hope-full. ie.ch.n_i with a firm grip tiquated and ready for ihe junk shop
on the old scripture: "The righteous shall hold after a do/en years. Hut, no! we have
iv his way, and the hands that arc clean shall been above all sordid thought of our
grow stronger and stronger."
all
may
they
own welfare, "not looking to our own
things, hut to the things of others."
\'o one can accuse us of national
RIVALRY, THE HARBINGER OF selfishness in our crusade in behalf of
peace, for who does not know that we
PEACE.
are al peace with the whole world, and
Ii is a fact of threat significance that on terms of unrivalled friendship with
ihe Rulers oi the World are coming to all nations. We have not heen attackthe tn uit in the cause of universal ed by any nation for a century nor is
peace, t /ar, President, King and Em- there any likelihood of our being atperor, each vying" with the other in his tacked for a hundred years to come. It
devotion in this ideal. It is mpsl en- is our devotion to the spirit of altruism
couraging alsu to know thai the very that leads us to maintain an honorable
means that hitherto have always made rivalry with our friends on the other
for war are, In 1 he alembic of happy side i d the sea.
While we lake a just pride in the
phrases, to he transformed into the instruments nl' peace. What can be more 'magnificent engines of peace which
let us not forget that
self-evident than thai the bayonet tie (a iiupi isc our navy, Irving
nations
are
to outdo us in
'other
and
the
viu
sword
velops manly virtue
dieales national honor; that liriiicforce jtheir devotion to the cause' of peace.
begets friendship, and preparedness for ] Let us not hi' weary in well doing. Let
war is the guaranty of peace: that huge as not grudge $40,000,000, $70,000,000
armies insure Ihe tranquility, and a or $.00,000,000 more a year. Let us
ileet uf Dreadnaughts promotes inter- [quit ourselves like men, and gird our
national concord. Goodbye tn the loins fur the peaceful fray, rememberdove, and pronounce the benediction ling the apostle's injunction, "as much
with the mailed list. In ihe magnifi- as in you lieth, be at peace with all
cent catalogue of twentieth century men."
I". S. s.
peace axioms we already see the coming triumph of the spirit of brotherhood- Animated hy these exalted asWHAT'S DOING IN KALIHI.
pirations we contemplate with an enthusiasm akin lo soul-ravishing joy the
In response lo a request, 1 will atspectacle of our great naval Ileet, pet of
to answer three questions that
Icinp
ouf
and
people,
our President, pride nf
preserver of peace, circling the globe, are often put to me in reference to the
and thundering forth its persuasions to English Department of the Kalihi-Mopeace in tones that none can fail to un- analua field.
Ihe first is, "Chamberlain, how did
derstand.
It is not becoming in us to boast. hut you get into the Kalihi-Moanalua
who would deny us a word of self-con- work?"
Ihe answer to this question must he
gratulation nver the fact thai we are
displaying 110 small degree of niag- prefaced by an item of history well
nanimity m our contribution to the known to the Hawaiian Hoard, but
cause of peace I for to ihe maintenance probably unknown to many of the
of peace by means of our army and friends and supporters of "The Board."
navy are we not contributing Si_» per Some yean ago members of "'lhe
family a year, besides immense sums in Hoard," alive to the growing need of
'
English-speaking Christian work in the
In all this too we have heen nobly city, planned to build a chapel and esdevoting ourselves to the welfare of tahlish a work in Kalihi. This work
others rather than of ourselves. Had was to he connected with the I'alama
we considered our own interests lmw Settlement and to be placed under the
much we might have done to help ill management of the wise and aggresthe solution of some of "the tremen- sive social settlement worker, Mr.
dous problems that at home are' clutch- I, A. Rath. A lot was secured and if
ing at the foundations ni our entire I mistake not plans for a building were
social, business and political fabric." drawn. The work, however, proceeded
The price of one battleship, for instance, no further. "The Board," at the urwould suffice to build, equip and endow gent request of the Christian Church,
ten such institutions as Tuskcgcc or desisted from further action on the Kaihe way of pensions?
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lihi project. The ground upon which
the objection was raised being that
of Christian comity. Christian comity
prevailed, "The Hoard," for the time
being, not pressing its Kalihi obligation, ln the meanwhile the Christian
Church erected its chapel on (iulick
avenue and took up English-speaking
work in Kalihi, building the work up
from an afternoon Sunday School held
in a private home. Providence however seemed unwilling to release "The
Hoard" from its obligation to that field.
The renewal of the call to "The Hoard"
to put its shoulder to the wheel and
carry forward its Kalihi obligation
came through the Macedonian cry of
the Kalihi-Moanalua Church which
was being crowded to the wall and face
to face with a struggle which meant
life or death. Life if it established
work in English, death if it went on
in the same old way. The Kalihi-Moanalua t hutch, tlinnigh its pastor, Rev.
\Y. K. I'oai, bravely decided to face
changed conditions and live. 'I"he.,
fell that they had a right to the field
as they had heen there since 18(17 mv
that their Board had no right under
the plea of Christian comity to desert
them and hand the field over to another
denomination. Hence, through the
pastor of the Church, the Hawaiian
Hoard was asked to lake up its obligation and once again renew its efforts
for the upbuilding of Christ's Kingdom
in Kalihi. Ihe appeal -0 "The Hoard"
was made by the pastor of the Kalihi
Moatialua Church to the agent of the
1 lawaiian Hoard (if the island of ( )ahu.
The agent in his official capacity invited me to assist him in this work and
later on the Church, through its pastor,
repeatedly urged me to continue in the
work of the English Department (if the
Kalihi-Moanalua Church.
I have thus given a rather lengthy
hut complete answer to the first question.
Ihe next question frequently asked
me is, "Chamberlain, what are you doing down there in Kalihi.''"
In answering this question I am constrained to say with the "Psalmist,"
"Let them shout for joy. and be glad,
that favor thy righteous cause: yea, let
them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. And my tongue
shall talk of thy righteousness and of
thy praise all the day long."
The Kalihi-Moanalua Church has
certainly been making great progress
since establishing an English-speaking
department. One of the most pleasing
aspects of this new movement is the
renewed and enlarged life of the native
department of the work. The congre-
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gat ions have increased, the member
ship has grown. A much greater interest is being taken in the work by the
natives. ( >nc seeing the Kalihi-Moanalua Church and grounds in September
of nineteen hundred and six (iooo),
when the Church entered upon its
struggle for life, by establishing the
English department, would hardly recognize it for the same place. The natives have repainted and made sound
and whole the old Church building, cut
out the trees and cleaned out the yard,
built a large hall for concerts, Sunda.
school gatherings, socials and for whatever other purposes it may be needed,
and rebuilt and white-washed the fence.
In fact the new life and impetus to the
Hawaiian side of the work which this
lorward movement has engendered is
remarkable. 'Ihe credit is in no way
due to myself, but wholly due to the
natives themselves under the leadership of their pastor, Mr. I'oai. Such is
the reflex action of this movement.
Now a word about the English work.
The English department of the work
is not centered in the native Church
building. Such centering could onlylead to confusion. The idea is to have
Ihe two departments as independent of
each other as are the two legs of the
body and yet as closely related, both
being subject to the one controlling,
governing body, the head, or the
Church. This will necessarily he of
slow growth. The topography of the
Kalihi-Moanalua field makes it necessary to center a part of the work on
the site where tlie Church formerly
stood on Gulick avenue. The native
department is centered in the buildings
on Kamehameha Fourth road and from
this center carries on work in its various chapels, one being in the valley
or Kalihi-ttka, one at Moanalua and a
growing Sunday School and Christian
Endeavor Society, at what is called the
Cam]) or Kalihi-kai. The English department is centered near the new Kalihi-waena school building, on ground
owned by the Church. The Church
owning two ktileanas with a road frontage on Gulick avenue of one hundred
and twenty or more feet.
Betides the Sunday School, which is
held in the native Church building, we
have a Senior English-speaking Christian Endeavor Society of twenty-three
members. This society is contributing
toward the support of Christian Endeavor work in Japan. It has also contributed to the support of the American Board and intends to lend a supporting hand to all our great benevolent societies. Twice it came within a fraction
of taking the senior banner at the rally
of the Young People's Union of Oahu.
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Ihe name of the society is the Kauikeaotili C. E. Society. We have a nice
large Junior C. L. Society, which has
twice, due to the energy of Mrs. Nakuiiia, its superintendent, and her assistant, taken the Junior Hanner of the
()ahu Union. We have a boys' club
with both senior and junior departments. There are twenty-four enrolled
members of the senior and twenty-live
enrolled members of the junior depart-
sure access then is another advantage
of this salubrious suburb of Honolulu.
As well as climate, people and accessibility to town, we have room for large
growth, as Kalihi covers a big area of
country and in the coining years will
have a dense population. Xow is the
time to lay the foundation for a great
work which is surely coming.
In closing let me say that what our
work in Kalihi is now calling for is not
ment. "Ihe fields are white unto har- money to put up buildings and playvest," "but the laborers are few, Oh, ground equippage, for a prospective
how few! in comparison with the work and the dense population which
need, l'ray ye therefore the Lord of is coming, but facilities and proper
the harvest, that he send forth laborers equipage for the work we now have.
into his harvest."
'I hink of trying to carry on our work in
Last September, through the gen- a 12x10 room. No room for games, no
erosity of Mrs. M. K. Nakuina and tlie room for social work, just barely room
president of "The Hawaiian Hoard," we for prayer meeting and Church service!
secured a two-acre lot, and have since No organ, no proper equipment of anj
had it cleared for a play-ground. Tlie kind! Why it is like asking a carpenHoys' Club has recently been fitted out ter to build a cathedral with a saw,
through generous contributions made hammer and hatchet.
Ihe Master
lor that purpose. Now all we need in Mechanic is calling for a cathedral in
a material way for the next step in our Kalihi to be built out of living rocks, —
work is a building. A committee, ap- each individual stone a human life.
pointed by the Hawaiian Hoard has How shall we shape them without the
recommended the erection of a build- tools? We do not plead for a cage for
ing 40x40x1(1 to be used for general the bird in the bush, but we do earnestpurposes until the growth of the work ly plead for a cage for the bird now in
demands enlarged quarters. We hope band.
to have this building up and in use
The bird is languishing for larger
within the next three months. We arc quarters; unless you come to our relief
doing our work at present in a room we must let it go that another may
catch il and, perchance, do better by it
uxiO.
There is a great work in Kalihi than we have.
knocking at our doors. Will we be
11. W. CHAMBERLAIN,
true to the trust He gave us or abandon the field to others?
Agent of The Hawaiian Hoard for the
The third question asked is this:
District of Kona, (lahti.
What is the future outlook for the Kalihi work? Here let me state a few
facts. Many physicians will tell you
KONA.
that Kalihi has the most salubrious
climate of the city of Honolulu. One
The "strain and stress" of the
thing we who reside in Kalihi know to
be a fact. When in other parts of the months since the much talked of accicity it is sweltering hot, in Kalihi it will dent in June, was perhaps partly rebe cool and pleasant. Families that sponsible for the short but severe illhave resided in different parts of the ness that prevented my writing earlier,
city after moving to Kalihi find doc- of our joy over the return of Dr. and
tor's bills greatly reduced and in most Mrs. Baker, and their almost perfect
cases the doctor is dispensed with al- restoration to health. It is good to
together. They attribute this to the have some one take the heavy end of
the burden again, although it has been
climate.
that we have had more
But we have more than climate. We a great comfort work
at Central Kona
have people. One of the teachers in helpers in our
the beautiful new Kalihi-waena school than ever before.
building told mc the other day that
Frequent calling upon the people,
they had three hundred ami ninety many meetings of various kinds,
scholars. This by no means enrolls all preaching every Sabbath instead of
the children of Kalihi, for many go to once in two weeks a.s usual, the care
other schools.
of the home, and many other duties
The Splendid car service which the kept mc very busy but though often
Rapid Transit Company gives us makes weary in the work, T have never
the ride to Kalihi but a few minutes wearied of it, and I am most grateful
from the center of town. Easy and to Him who has enabled me to carry it
;
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on. With renewed strength, I feel like in the primary S. S.—the little day
saying. "Lord, if I may, I'll work an- school, and in various club meetings.
other day."
White we have many causes for
Our numbers have steadily increased thanksgiving, especially for some who.
at both services, faithful effort on the show a steady growth in grace, our
part of our good helper. Mr. Akana, hearts are 'sorely burdened over sonic
and a trained and enthusiastic kinder- of our wayward young people, who in
garten teacher in our Primary Sunday spite of our utmost efforts to teach
School have contributed toward this them the better way, have gone very
far astray. We pray very earnestly
result.
for
all.
that
Cod will help us to set plainly bewas
a
time
glad
Christmas
We had exercises in two Sunday fore this dear people, the way of life
Schools. A Christmas concert that was and death, and that He will incline
greatly enjoyed, and required much their hearts to choose the way of life.
practice, was given on Sunday at CenRUTH B_ BAKER,
tral Kona Church, and a tree on a week
evening. Mrs. Jones generously supplied tile candy for our tree, and there
was enough for a small Japanese SunLATEST NEWS FROM PLEASANT
day School taught by Mr. Okamura.
ISLAND.
We assisted him in entertaining them
at our social hall one evening.
A class of eight young ladies (members of the primary department when
we came here,) taught by Mr. Akana
are most faithful and loyal to Church
and Sunday School. Three of them
are members of our Church, and others.
WC hope, will join later. This class,
ami also the little children meet every
week on different days for singing and
Mist ruction, and both classes have occasionally given selections at the
Church sen ice.
Il was pleasant after our own service. In call in at the dedication of I lelani's new house of worship on New
Year's Sunday, and congratulate them
on their energy and perseverance in so
quickly completing their neat and commodious, 20 by 40 feet, bnilding. The
old parsonage on the shore furnished
sufficient lumber and roofing- They
have a
sweet-toned
bell hun? in the
porch at the front of the building, and
all expenses are paid. They have also
just ordered a new individual communion set of fifty glasses and koa trays.
Dr. Ralrer is still their supply. On a
visit to the old stone church at
the shore, cightv of these good people
went down to the service, for the sake
of the few old people remaining there.
Only three of these were present, but
the mauka people say they will go to
hold a service with them once every
month.
We have enjoyed visits from Mr. and
Mrs. Woolley. Mr. Gnlkk and Mr.
Prank Scudder. Such workers always
iring inspiration and help.
We greatly enjoy our new $<>000
\stev organ, purchased at the Board
ooms. It has been paid for largely lube efforts of our own people, only sixeen dollars being contributed by
friends outside. The baby organ is
used more than ever before however—
recent
I ascribe the introduction of most of these
epidemical diseases to the Chinese who arc
seemingly not a high grade of coolies. The
company docs all it can to minimize the sufferings of the people, but our sanitary conditions
.ire such that their, as well as our efforts arc
unl enwned with remarkable success.
Miss
l.inke. our assistant, lias been ill in bed several
days, but has recovered again. Our two children have been more or less sick since we
c.iinc. but climatic changes may be blamed for
our own disorders. At present things look
brighter as far as your missionaries are con-
cerned.
However a beautiful contrast to the sad
physical conditions which prevail on Nauru is
its spiritual state. We found more real life
in the Church than we had dared to hope for.
Willi the exception of a small number of minor
breaches of discipline and one or two cases
of entire backsliding we found the people, who
for the first time since their conversion had
been left without a white missionary, clinging
to their faith. Our young people are as brisk
as ever. We have reorganized our Sabbath
School which is quite an Important factor in
uur work.
The writer takes charge of Ihe
Nauru. M. 1.. Feb. |H. 190K.
senior class while wife teaches the junior
We arrived here safely on January 24 on classes.
Nearly 200 people attend these
the S. S. "Opland" of the Pacific Phosphate ('lasses.
Company. Ltd We had a fairly uncomfortaOur Sabbath services are better attended
ble voyage, but got here safely. With the I ban tiny were prior to our going on' furoff
the
tumbling
of
our
little
Mabel
exception
lough. Of course the attendance of about [00
bridge and myself falling one dark night into Ponape, Pinglap and Truk boys, employes of
the cual bunkers, nothing of importance hap- Ihe company, help to swell numbers.
Thus we
pened. It was a little inconvenient to arrive have Nauru, Pinglap, Motlock. I'onapc, Truk
coming
with
a
face
after
bandaged
at Nauru
uid Marshall Islanders represented in our
able to prove Church,
from a vacation, but we werenoses
while one or two Chinese attend our
and
black
the origin of nearly broken
Christian Endeavor meeting.
eyes.
We reopened our school today with about
The Cbannons were our fellow-passengers
per cent, less scholars than a year ago. The
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and we were certainly mure Ihan glad I" travel mortality among the school children in
1907
again with our old friends. We have since has been fearful.
heard that they arrived alright at Ocean IsWe have changed our Wednesday afternoon
land where they, without doubt, received a service into a
Bible class for adults, taking
hearty welcome from their beloved Gilbert Is- up tbe "Life of Christ." We trust thus tn gel
landers.
the older people better acquainted with the
As we arrived at our moorings we noticed scriptures.
from the ship's deck that many of our people
The natives were delighted to get their
had gathered on the beach to welcome us. neatly
bound New- Testaments of which we
to
hive
joy
we
ashore
at
last
their
got
When
sold ever 350 copies in three days.
seemingly
very
them
was
again
us among
We propose t" revise and enlarge our hymn
great. Mr. Channon was remembered by book in tlie near future and print it here (in
ago
that
he
too
had
also,
years
seeing
many
the field, We are now able lo print and bind
.topped a day or so on the island.. Tbe natives our own books as we have, through the sale of
nearly carried us up the beach. Hut so many the testament, a book fund on band. We are
familiar faces were missing, nearly 150 of our so glad to have this fund as it will save us
people have gone to I better land during our money and lime.
absence. As we enquired for this or that man.
We are very busy these days repairing and
woman or child we often received but a short enlarging the buildings on the main station.
answer. "P. man" (he or she is dead). Tn We found thorn in a most deplorable condition,
many respects it was a sad hnnie coming. The a result of their occupancy by so many people
very first news we beard was, that the local of the Pacific Phosphate Company. Ltd., durofficial, Mr. Geppert. had died a few days prior ing our absence. Our own dwelling house we
to our arrival. How sad! He too had just in enlarging by adding two rooms and new
come back from bis furlough to die.
verandas. A new kitchen is going up, as well
Our island once M healthy is now saturated is a small spire house and a boys' house for
600
Chinese the training school boys.
with disease. We have perhaps
on the island at present, but hardly a day
On January 1, a tidal wave swept our fences,
passes without a death among them. Today
we have. I understand, JS. men in the hos- outhouses and everything else portable away
days in
pital sick with "berri-bcrri," tynboid fever and and we will thus be occupied many
and rearranging the Station. HowOther severe diseases. Poor Nauru, once so rebuilding
the new Mission House
sweet and healthy, has joined the long list of ever when completed,
of
unhealthy tropical islands. We never knew (i.e. partly new because of the addition two
anything about typhoid fever, dysentery. large rooms and verandas) will be one of the
whooping cough, scarlet fever and berri-bcrri coolest and finest in the South Sea. A picture
of the station will be taken and forwarded to
here, but times and conditions have changed.
\s T am writing these lines five Europeans you as soon as everything is finished.
You will rejoice to hear that our natives
are very ill. The doctor hini'elf is unable to
attend to bis duties as he has a most severe have now contributed nearly 1500 Marks
attack of tropical dysentery, while tbe captain f$J75) towards our new church building.
of police has typhoid fever and several em- 'ITius we have with the money which we reployes of the company arc laid up with various ceived from our generous Honolulu friends
and well-wishers about 5000 Marks on hand.
complaints. What a record !
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We hope to raise about two or three thousand days when misfortune seems to overwhelm so j asked in my last letter. Mr. Pratt will pay
our lumber and ironmonger bill with it. Next
Marks more and will then, if God will, build many business men.
a nice church. We need a substantial building
Next Sunday we expect our new local offi- | mail I shall try and send a copy of the building bills up to dale.
as our native matcrjal is giving out. By cial to arrive, a Roman Catholic.
I have not told you yet that the "Opland" Please remember us to the officers and nioiiiChristmas we hope to'be able to dedicate our
new house of worship. The natives are still went on the rocks while here and for a lime ! hers of Central Union Church. I can't write
I it looked as if we were to lose our worldly 110 everybody separately and I think that our
collecting funds.
1 trust that the present financial crisis in possessions once more, but our Heavenly supporters rather have us spend our time in
lor the natives than in writing long
the United States will not seriously affect the rather sent a vessel just in the nick of time working
and often uninteresting letters.
resources of the Board and our own Central to pull her oIT.
I hope that the friends in Honolulu will soon
Union Church. May God put it into the heart
riui.ir adam: delaporte.
of men to give the same, yea more, in these send the seven hundred dollars for which I
NOTES FROM THE FIELD
BY FRANK S. SCUDDER
The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto Treasure Hid in
With the desire of obtaining full and
systematic information about the various
lines of work carried on by the Hawaiian
Hoard, we shall hereafter aim to give
especial prominence to two different departments of work every three months.
Our plat) does not contemplate ruling
out other notes than those indicated,
but simply to bring the different departments to the foreground in rotation.
In accordance with this scheme, the
workers among the Hawaiians, and in
Educational and Social Work have given
generous notes and' articles for this April
issue of the FRIEND, We hope that
"Notes from the hield" will become a
practical bureau of information, and a
department for the sympathetic exchange
of ideas in our great common cause.
aged as a result of a recent tour through
the Island of Hawaii. Even in places
where there is no resident pastor he finds
a
Field.
GOOD NEWS FROM
KAUAI.
WAIMEA,
Mr. J. A.
Under the leadership
degree of steadfastness among tlie Akina,
at Waimea, Kauai, is
the
church
Christians which he compares to the aalii, becoming a center of interesting activity.
which defies the Kotia winds. There are The congregations have been growing so
two forces at work which entice the
that the old church was too small to acweak and worldly minded into carelesscommodate them and many had to stand.
ness and sin, namely, the Mormons who
In November of last year the members
say, "loin our church, in which nothing of the little church decided lo make ceris prohibited," and the laxity of the
tain improvements, and forthwith raised
of
a
Catholics,
who. untrue to the better
the purpose. Now a
teachings of their sect, seek to increase $1,200.00
addition, thirty by thirty feet, is Hearing
their membership by declaring that completion. The carpenter work is being
liquor drinking is neither harmful nor
done free of charge by members of the
unchristian, even the leaders among them church,
two of whom are skilled carsetting most unfortunate examples to the penters, and others working under their
rest.
But while a few are enticed by direction. This is what we like to see
such methods, tbe faithfulness () f those and
we venture to say that no people will
who are founded upon the rock Christ
their church more, or look with
love
lesus is a cause for great joy and thanks- greater pleasure in days to come on the
We pray best when our prayers are giving.
work of their hands, than the people of
hacked by information. Let us give
in the awakening of its the Waimea Church.
especial prominence in prayer this month Putlla rejoices
( )laa, which was neglected
to the subjects indicated in the I'raver members.
\\* INSPIRING WEEK.
Calendar for Thursday, Friday and Sat for some time is now enjoying the effi-of
cient and enthusiastic assistance
urday.
Rev. J. M. Lydgate, speaking of the
School Inspector, Mr. Charles E. King.
inspiration
the people of Linue as a
and Mrs. King, who are carrying on a result of thetoobservance
SATURDAY.
of Passion Week
Sunday School. The people of Olaa are
as a week of prayer, calls attention to the
and
are
encouraged
considering
much
"If tin 111 canst believe, all things are
recommendation of the Evangelical
possible to him that helicveth." Mark plans for building a chapel and a parnote.
sonage.
God'a Kingdom and
Africa.
The Hawaiian P.oard.
our Missions
in
The Woman's
Hoard.
The Evangelical and Island Associations.
Out Hawaiian Pastors and Churches.
()ur Financial Needs.
Hawaii's Candidates for the Ministry
and Theological Students in America.
We bow our heads together in sorrow
over the bereavement which has befallen
our brother, Rev. S. L. Desha, whose
beloved companion has heard the loving
call of our Heavenly Father.
The Onomea and llakalau churches,
while they have no pastor, are sustained
by the devotion of their members, many
of whom are young people. The travel-
ing Evangelist has been able to visit these
PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS OF churches but once in six months, on
which occasion he baptized eight persons
WORK AMONG THE
and received into membership two, one of
HAWAIIAN'S.
whom was converted' from Catholicism to
Key. K. S. Timotco u much cncmtr- true faith in the Lord Jesus.
lor
neat
Association in the following
The readers of the FRIEND are reminded that at the annual meeting of the
Evangelical Association of 1906 the Hawaiian churches were recommended to
adopt what is known as I'assion Week as
the week of prayer in place of the first
week in January, which for various reasons is not suitable. It is to be hoped
that the churches generally will observe
this week in some suitable way which
will make it at once memorial and inspiring.
In default of other or more suitable
subjects the following are suggested as
those adopted for the Island of Kauai:
Sunday, April 12.—Confession,
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Monday, April 13.—Thanksgiving.
Tuesday, April 14.—The Christian in
His Relation to God and Man.
Wednesday. April 15.—The Home.
Thursday, April 16.—The Kingdom.
Friday, April 17.—The Ultimate End
of Love.
Sunday, April 19.—The Risen Redeemer a New Vitality.
Special collection for Hawaiian 01
American lioards.
KAUAI NOTES.
A commodious chapel has just been
dedicated with appropriate services at
Wauini, a place about midway between
llanalei and Kilauea where there is a
small secluded community. This station
is in connection with the llanalei
Church. A similar chapel was erected a
few years ago at I laena, on the other side
ul" llanalei.
The llanalei Church displayed a
commendible energy and perseverance in
building these two chapels in addition tn
other burdens, the more especially as it
is an impecunious district.
of the problems that arises on
of church site. A number
of the church buildings have been erected
on government land under long lease to
plantations which they served. These
leases have now expired and the lands
are being cut up for homestead occupation. At first it was thought that these
sites could he granted to the churches in
possession, at a nominal figure without
being put up at public sale. Put this is
imt now considered feasible and it looks
as though the churches will have to go
into the open market and perhaps hid a
high figure for the land which they have
made valuable.
The inspiration, assistance and guidance of friend's of the white race is a
most valuable asset of any Hawaiian
church. This is strikingly evidenced at
Lihue where there is a strong and active
church and Sunday school, though the
Hawaiian community is scattered. This
is very largely due to the help and interest of generous friends of the white race
—who give not only of their means, but
most generously of time and strength. It
is a pity there are not more such friends
of the Hawaiians throughout the Islands.
J. M. L.
()ne
Kauai is that
I
FRIDAY.
What things so ever ye desire, when
pray, believe that ye receive them and
shall have them." Mark u 124.
id's Kingdom and our Missions in Turkey and the rest of Asia.
it
Educational Work; Kamehameha,
Mid-Pacific, Maunaolu, Hilo, Kohala.
ir Plantation Christian Schools.
17
The spirit of both pupils and faculty is
PALAMA SETTLEMENT.
'Tis sunshine that helps the children inward and upward.
For four months we struggled on
grow,
without a matron a.s best we could, hut
heaven
the
a
bit
of
to
world
brings
And
the position is now satisfactorily filled by
below."
So sing the children with a great Ileal Mrs. Mason from Los Angeles.
One item of much interest to us must
of zeal and energy, little realizing how
he omitted and that is the generous
not
The
much truth there is in the words.
Settlement has tried to bring a beam of donation (of)urnew books by two Honolulu
library has been so meager
sunshine into the hearts and lives of all friends.
those it has touched, from the babe in its that it has scarcely deserved the name.
We are doing all that we can under presmother's arms, to the mother herself.
ent circumstances to encourage and
was
Pure
which
The
Milk Depot
the reading habit, and there is a
opened in June, 1907, is fulfilling its develop
growth
along that line. But we must
babies
have
mission. Since June fifty
been under treatment, and -.4.853 bottles have more books. Will not some one
who reads these lines contribute?
of modified milk have been dispensed.
A new lighting plant is soon to he inThe Kindergarten is an inspirator in
stalled
which will add very materially to
itself. Under the untiring leadership of
Miss Campbell, the little ones are com- OUT comfort and convenience. And so
ing to regard the Settlement as theirs. shall we be indeed, "a light set on a hill
The average attendance of ninety little which shineth out in the darkness."
E. L. IL
ones speaks for the good work done by
the Director and her Assistants.
The Clubs and Classes for the older
KOHALA GIRLS' SCHOOL.
boys and girls, continue their helpfulness
The Kohala (lirls' School has heen
and good work. The Sewing Classes favored by several
visitors since Christhave been very largely attended, and the mas.
It encourages us all to have people
old problem of volunteer help in this
come and give us an uplifting talk.
work still remains with the Settlement.
Mr. Gulick and Rev. Prank S. ScudThe Evening Classes have had a very der came in January. Roth of their talks
good attendance, averaging seventy-two. were well remembered by the children.
The Reading Room is patronized by Just a short time ago the children were
both old and young, and is steadily gain- delighted to hear
Mr. Gulick address
ing friends.
them again in Hawaiian.
The property purchased in December.
Rev. Wm. I!. Oleson gave theni a talk
1907, has heen put into repair, and the that they will not soon forget. These
yard graded and grassed over. In a very precious words do not fall on barren soil
short time, the people who live in this and we are all greatly benefited.
congested area will have a small park
In January our music teacher, Miss
and play ground.
Bertha Clark, a daughter of 11. M. C.
Tbe District Nurses are both busy, Cousins, arrived, completing our list of
and the Dispensary is answering a great teachers. Since then we have been busily
need. In addition to this work the nurses arranging for our concert, which will
have never failed' to visit in the homcs_of take place in May.
the sick and of those who needed their atWe are procuring a new piano that is
tention. In fact the work of the nurses badly needed to help us in our concert.
has grown to such an extent that it may This will have to be paid for on the inbe necessary to add to their number in stallment plan unless kind friends come
order that all the demands made may be to our timely aid. Any contribution will
be gratefully received by the Kohala
properly met.
The Settlement is sadly in need of an (iirls' School. Kohala. Hawaii.
adequate plant in which to carry on its
varied work. The present plant is outgrown and unsuitcd to the work. At
WORDS FITLY SPOKEN.
present the Settlement is used by some
three hundred people or more a day, who
come to it for various purposes; with a
better plant these numbers should' be
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser,
doubled and its usefulness thereby great- commenting on the Tatsu Maru incily increased.
J. A. R. dent, gave expression to a sentiment
that is rapidly gaining assent among
thinking people the world over, nameMAUXAOI-l' SEMINARY.
ly, that the time has come when civiMaunaolu is having a very prosperous lized people should pause to consider
year. The attendance is good and there the irrational course we are pursuing in
has been no serious illness, not even colds. stirring up international suspicion and
"
�18
THE FRIEND.
These are words fitly spoken. We tition of the "Presentation of old misrivalry of armaments by the uncalled
for increase of our military and naval wish that such courage of conviction sion times" as given at the Woman's
preparations, Among the many excel- was more common in the daily press. Hoard meeting in December.
lent comments we call especial atten- To raise one's voice at the present time
During the month wedding hells
tion to the following words which against increasing armaments is nut have rung for three of the Cousins.
dearly show how military activity on popular—for it sides with the minority < )n the 39th of February, Dr. James
our part, instead of increasing our se- ■—but il is prophetic, and every such Robert Judil wedded Miss Alice Louise
curity, simply forces other powers to utterance helps onward the rising tide .Marshall, in San Francisco, and has
of opinion which will demand of our brought his bride lo reside in Honogreater rivalry
that they reach some lulu.
take
note
"We
much
of what Japan governments
()n March Jtid, also in San Iran
more
and
reasonable
honorable
is doing in arsenals and dockyards, but
of solving international dis- cisco, Harold Dillingham married Miss
methods
overlook the fact that we have been
busy in the same time. Japan had no putes than by the arbitrament of arms. Margaret I l\ dc Smith, and they have
The people are coining more and more, already come to make their home in
more than emerged from the war with
not
to listen to reason, but to be this sunny land; and on March loth,
Russia as a great Pacific power than lieveonly
in
the
possibility of a heller way, Honolulu s fair and favorite Florence
the United States began hustling muniand when the people believe in the pos- Hall became the bride of Mr. Malcom
in
of
to
far
Philippines,
tions
battle
the
of World Peace, that peace Melntyre. We wish them long and
excess of the amount needed there to sibility
come. When agitators were rais happy lives, and hope to soon welcome
will
preserve local peace. It also began lay- ing a
against the System of slavery, all the new coiners into the cousining plans fur building a fortified naval even cry
the sympathetic Lincoln, five hood.
station as near as possible to Formosa; years before the Emancipation ProclaPut even while the sun shines brightto increase the garrison of the group mation, saw no prospect of its abolijust
est,
the mountain rain drops
and lo multiply warships, tn so equip tion, but hoped to put in operation laws and teatsover
are falling, and we weep with
with
rilles
that
there
the Philippines
which would bring about its ultimate the husband, the son and the daughare HOW four to every soldier, and to extinction. A few years,ago the saloon
"fa dear COUsin who has passed
mount cannon and pile up munitions of was so strongly, intrenched that those ters
within the veil. Mrs. Sara |, (lark,
war with an almost feverish energy, who sought its
overthrow were ridi- wife of |)r. A. I',, (lark, after some
Was not this enough to hasten Japan's
and today the voice that is raised months of illness, died al her home in
culed,
own war preparations? It is an axiom against the monstrosity of war is at a
Manna mi March Ji. We had learned
nf thai great fighting power in be ready discount, but success against slavery lo love her dainty
presence during her
for any emergency to forestall it, in and the saloon, has taught us that what six years residence in Honolulu, and
fact. Japan never means to be catlghl the people wish to do they can do; and during
many previous v ears. Cousins
napping. Others may take chances; a campaign in behalf of peaceful set who visited the home land
have reatakes
none.
She
can
not
desire
to
she
all disputes by arbitration son lo remember her kindly entertain
dement
of
have a war with the United Stales, will be followed in the not far distant iiient in her ( hicago
home
knowing full well that it would precipi- future by the triumph of peace. Il will
The funeral services were very imtate another conflict with Russia and not be hmg before the world will be pressive. The Bowers, the music, the
possibly one with China; nevertheless looking back to the present age with uplifting remarks of Dr. Scudder and
she must be in a slate of absolute pre- wonder (hat the barbarism of war could the
comforting words of Jesus, rested
paredness for any misfortune that may have been tolerated and even gloried like a benediction
upon the mourners.
come.
in by people who were otherwise intelAnother Cousin, Mrs. Mary Dana
Hall, died at a sanitorium in Atlantic
"What a situation it is and largely ligent and humane,
We hope that the coining of the fleet iiv \. J., mi March id.
because the aggressive Yankee has inIn November Miss H. s. Norton
jected himself into the sphere of the will not result in Stimulating pride and
in call- wrote to Mrs. Hall, sympathizing with
Asiatic Monroe doctrine, established faith in military prowess, but such
as her mi the death of her sister, but even
himself behind frowning muzzles in the ing to mind saner thots,
geographical track of Japanese de- were voiced by Benjamin Franklin in then Mrs. Hall was in Ihe sanitoriuin
velopment; has interfered in questions the following words; "We make daily and could see no visitors.
be could well afford to let alone. The great improvements in natural there is
M. S. A.
instinct of McKinley against the Span- one I wish to see in moral philosophy;
ish war was true; be knew that it the discovery of a plan that would inwould prove a Pandora's box of evils duce and oblige nations to settle their
RECODF
EVENTS.
and it has. We have the Philippines disputes without first cutting one an
human
will
throats.
When
other's
must
and
defend them if we can. We
can not afford to sell them; their own reason be sufficiently improved to see
February 27 The new Hawaii Colpeople are unfit for self-government; the advantage of this?"
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
S.
P.
S.
our attempts to create naval and milireported thai Prof. J. S. Donagho had
tary depots there are alienating the
accepted the professorship of mathegreat power that, historically, has been
matics.
our friend for more than tiftv years.
March 2—Oahu Railroad reported
These islands cost us a war and $30,
dividends for 11)07 of over $iV >o,ooo.o<>
000,000 bounty. Since then $100,000,
or 7 1 per cent, on its capital stock.
000 have been spent upon or because
March 1, Dr. P. S. Phillips visits
of them and if. eventually, they should
\ house-warming will be given at these islands; appointed lo inspect the
cause a war with Japan, no one can The Old Mission Home al four o'clock bee industry, The Korea brings 84
tell what the account would sum in on April 4111 for the Cousins ami their people to Honolulu. The old fishniarmisery and debt."
! friends, at which there will be a repe- kel building, rechristened "The Crystal
:
<
Hawaii Cousins
;
.
.
�ri ii-:
Revised Bibles
The American Standard
—
•
A new handy size of this most popular edition just received it will go
in a man's coat pocket, yet is in
Bold Face Minion Type, has references, concordance and maps.
We also carry a very complete line
of other Bibles and Testaments, including
Red Letter Bibles
and Testaments
in which the prophicies regarding
Christ's coming are printed in red
and all of Christ's words are in red.
The Emphasized New Testament,
Christian Workers' Testament.
ingtoii to duplicate the buildings at
Cam]) Shafter, thus doubling the capacity of the camp.
March 12—LO Sun, a Chinese teacher and editor, who was arrested to be
deported to China when he pave up
teaching, was ordered set free by the
Department at Washington; thus setting aside previous rulings.—The new
Inter-Island Steamship Mauna Kea arrived in Honolulu, seven days from
San Francisco.
March 15—Temperance mass meeting in Central Union Church addressed
by lion. John (i. Woolley and Hon.
A. 1.. C. Atkinson.
March 15-if.—Heavy rains benefittipg the entire L.roiip of islands.
March jo A Japanese burglar shot
and killed while robbing the --tore and
DOStoffice at Wahiawa.
March 21 —Governor Frear and party return from a tour of tbe southern
islands of this group.
March 1 <>-_,_» —The new steamship
Mauna Kea takes a large party on an
initial excursion around the island of
Kauai,
March 23—"Admiral" George C
[.eckley, many years purser on the Kinan and other island Steamships, re-
signed.
March j.j The Mauna Kea made
We have a Bible that will go in her firsl trip on her regular run to Hilo
your vest pocket, one that will re- and return.
25— Messrs. A. Hartley and
quire boih hands to lift as well as March
c. 11. ("ook report having discovered in
all sizes in between. You will be
surprised too when you see how
low our prices are.
HAWAIIAN BOARD BOOK ROOMS,
a heiait at Keei, South Kona. Hawaii,
a mass of human hones.
The skulls
show bullet holes. Tradition assigns
the sacrifice of these bodies to the time
of ihe last conflict in Hawaii when the
tabu was ab<ilished.
909 Alakea Street.
DIED.
\\ 11.11 WIS
In Honolulu. Fell. a7, igt*, Wm
Williams, light-house keeper fur thirty-six
(Iras Hall under the auspices of the
rears.
ROE- In Honolulu, March i, iqoK. Mn. WilKilohana Art League.
liam C. Roe, an old resident of this city.
March 4—Tlie McKinley Memorial
lii Honolulu, March 3, _9_*VC. Wi
WINAM
Trustees, after consultation with the
t.iin. 1 prominent Chinese merchant of this
1
Hoard of Education, decide to endow 1 city.
the new high school for library and, ICLARK In Honolulu. March ai. mox, Mrs.
Sarah I. Hanlin Clark, wife oi IV. A. B.
possibly, science department, and also t'l.it
k.
erect a statue (if Mr. McKinley front- COPP in Honolulu. March aa, 1908, Miss
The
be
school to
Lydia Copp, aged is years.
ing Thomas Square.
named "The Mckiulcv High School.*'
March s—The5—The corner stone of the
MARRIED.
new McKinley High School was laid
HDD MARSHALL In San Francison, Feh.
at 3 p. 111., Judge Dole making the adSO, M)oK. Dr. J. R. Juilcl of Honolulu to Miss
dress.
Louise Marshall oi Chicago,
March 7—News received from the COLLINS-HARRIS—tn Honolulu. March 2.
IQOB, (.'has. K. Collins to Miss Ida Harris.
Gilbert Islands concerning the celebra-
Palace,"
was used for
the third Mardi
19
i-kiKNi).
,
I
SMITH —In San
tion In.November, 1907, of the land- DILLINGHAM-HYDE
Frand-CO, March _>, 1008. Harold Dillingham
ing, fifty years ago, of Key. Hiram to
Miss Margaret Hyde Smith.
Bingham, the first missionary to these McINTYRE-HAU_—ln Honolulu. March 10,
islands.
KX_R, Malcoin Mclntyre lo Miss Florence
Hall.
March 11—Orders come from Wash-
Is Your Hearing
Ail Right?
If not come
in
and
see
THE ACOUSTICON.
You may try it too, it will give
you a surprise if you are not accustomed to hearing the ordinary
every day tones of your loved
ones and friends.
We have the Phonete and
the Portable No. 1 and No. 2,
all of which can be worn about
with you, then we have a desk
size and a church size.
Two gentlemen who tried
these recently in our rooms requested us to cable their orders
immediately. No matter how
hardened your drums are or
whether the drums are gone
THE ACOUSTICON
will enable you to hear ordinary
conversation. For the improvement of the ear itself we have
THE MASSACON.
This gives an electrical treatment to the ear that frequently
restores the hearing entirely.
Send for descriptive booklets if
ii you cannot come in percon.
HAWAIIAN BOARD BOOK ROOMS
E. HERRICK BROWN, Manager
MERCHANT AND ALAKEA ST.
Honolulu, T. H.
�THE FRIEND.
20
SCHAEFER & CO.,
The BankofHawaii, Ltd. FA.
Importers and
•
Incorporated Under the Laws of the Territory
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
of Hawaii.
Honolulu. T. H.
$600,000.00
PAID-UP CAPITAL
800,000.00
SURPLUS
107,348.65
UNDIVIDED PEOFITS
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
President
Charles M. Cooke
OPP & COMPANY,
Vice-President
P. C. Jonea
2nd Vice-President!
F. W. Macfarlane
Importers and Manufacturers of
C. H. Cooke
Cashier
FURNITURE
AND UPHOLSTERY.
Chas. Hustace, Jr
Assistant Cashier
CHAIRS
TO RENT.
Assistant
Damon
Cashier
F. B.
F.
E.
D.
A.
Bishop,
Tenney,
McCandless,
J.
Honolulu.
E.
Nos. 1053-1050 Bishop St.
C. H. Atherton and F. C. Atherton.
COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
A LEXANDER & BALDWIN, Ltd.
Strict Attention Given to all Branches of
•
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- -
Banking.
JUDD BUILDING.
E. O. HALL
STREET.
FORT
en
SON
In addition to Hardware and
General Merchandise have now a
complete assortment of
HOUSEHOLD GOODS,
including Crockey, Glassware,
Stoves, Kitchen Furniture, Refrigerators and Ice Chests, Etc.
Also Garden Tools of all kinds,
Rubber Hose, Lawn Mowers.
Call and examine our stock at
the Hall Building.
C. J. DAY & CO.
rmc
QROCER.ES
OLD Kona Coffee a Specialty
B.F. Ehlers & Co.
P.O. BOX 716
HONOLULU, T. H.
The Leading Dry
Goods House in the
Territory. Especial
attention given to
Mail Orders.
OFFICERS—H. P. Baldwin, Pres't; J. B
Castle, Ist Vice-Pres't; W. M. Alexander, at
Vice-Pres't; J. P. Cooke. Treas.; W. O
Smith, Secy; George R. Carter, Auditor.
SUGAR FACTORS AND COMMISSIOA
MERCHANTS.
0. H. B_.l_.ina, Mgi
Tel. Main 109
JUST
RECEIVED
On thk Traii, of the Immigrant.
ByPROF. KOWAHI. v.SIEINER
of Gnnnell College, lowa.
A book by tt scholar, once himself an immigrant
who tins crossed Ihe ocean many Miies. often in the
eerage and ma<le h carefuland intelligent study of
the people coming to oi:r shore.. Trice tl 75
.
HAWAIIAN BOARD BOOK ROOMS.
L
EWERS & COOKE, Ltd.,
Dealers in
117
92
V,
Fort Street, Honolulu
SUGAR FACTORS
FORT ST., AHOVF. HOTKI.
BIOS OF ALL KINDS
(JOOD HORSES
CAREFUL DRIVERS
CLAUS
SPRECKELS & CO.,
BANKERS.
;JH^Kf,/
G. IRWIN & CO.,
AND
COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agents for the Oceanic Steamship Co.
W.
|P.
W. AHANA & CO., LTD.
MERCHANT TAILORS.
O, Box 986.
Telephone Blue 2741
62 King Street
CLOTHES CLEANED AND REPAIRED.
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Hawaiian Islands
MUSIC ROLLS
HENRY H. WILLIAMS
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Graduate of Dr. Rodgers Perfect Embalming School of San Francisco, Cal.,
also of The Renouard Training School
for Embalmera of New York. And a
Licensed Embalmer for the State of
New York, also a member of the State
Funeral Directors Association of Cali-
fornia.
A few choice bargains in leather
Music Rolls and Lap Tablets.
MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONES
FURNISHED.
Chairs
HENRY MAT tV CO. Ln.
TBLBPHONBS
LIST OF OFFICERS—CharIes M. Cooke,
President; Geo. H. Robertson, Vice-President
and Manager; E. Faxon Bishop, Treasurer and
Secretary; F. W. Macfarlane, Auditor; P. C.
Jones, C. H Co oe, J. R. Gait, Directors.
CLUB STABLES
ounce*.
22
AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian Agricultural Co..
Onomea Sugar Co., Honomu Sugar Co., Wailuku Sugar Co., Makee Sugar Co., Haleakala
Ranch Co., Kapapala Ranch.
Planters' Line Shipping Co.,
Agents Boston Board of Underwriters.
Agents Philadelphia Board of Underwriter!.
tion.
Honolulu
Guaranteed the Best and full 16
General Mercantile Commission Agents.
Queen St., Honolulu, T H.
AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian Commercial i
ALWAYS USE
BUTTER
BREWER & CO., Limited,
Sugar Co., Haiku Sugar Co., Paia Plantatior
Kihei Plantation Co., Hawaiian Sugar
0.,
Co., Kahului R. R. Co., and Kahuku Planta- LUMBER. BUILDING
Draw Exchange on the principal ports of th<
world and transact a general
hanking business.
Rose...
California
0-tB-.B__._T
C
Hawaiian Board Book Rooms
LOVE BUILDING
to Rent.
1142, 1144 FORT ST.
Telephones: Office Main 64. Res. cor.
Richards and Beretania, Blue 3561,
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