https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/706f8d045752fe1302f14317a0702bb2.pdf f43e26e25c8929a12cabc4b2d3738a15 PDF Text Text �June, 1910 THE FRIEND, 2 Ha m aiian farust Co. THE FRIEND limited: / Fire, Marine, Life SURETY ON BONDS. 01a8a, Employers' Liability, and Bur- [iSf:l.'l ((%( \^lsiirfalSS7 \j«S glary Insurance 923 FORT STREET, Safe Deposit Building. iSs Lots for Sale IN "CTOLLEGE pg Ltd. COLLEGE. (Arthur F. Griffiths, A.8., President.) —and — All Communications of a literary character should be addressed to THE FRIEND, corner Alakea and Merchant Sts., Hono■ lulu, T. H., and must reach the Board Rooms by the 24th of the month. Henry Waterhouse Trust Go. LIMITED STOCKS. BONDS AND ISLAND SECURITIES Offer complete College preparatory work, together with special Commercial, Music, and Art courses. For Catalogue, address JONATHAN SHAW, - College, Business Agent, • Honolulu, H. T. WHITNEY, M. D., D. D. S. DENTAL ROOMS. • - - Doremus Scudder, Editor in Chief. Frank S. Scudder, Managing Editor. F. W. Damon. John G. Woolley. A. A.' Ebersole. Orramel H. Gulick, H. P. Judd. W. B. Oleson. Theodore Richards. Paul Super. William D. Westervelt. Perley L. Home. Ernest J. Recce. Edward W. Thwlng, Foreign Correipondent. "' (Charles T. Fitts, A. 8., Principal). Fort Street Regular Savings Bank Department mainAll business letters should be addressed and all M. O.s and checks should be tained in Bank Building on Merchant Street, and Insurance Department, doing a Life. made out to Fire and Marine business on most favorable Theodore Richards, terms, in Friend Building on Bethel Street. Business Manager of The Friend. F. O. Box 489. Bnt«r«d Otfnecr -T. ">>-'. ll"ii')lulii, Hawaii, an Kriniid bum matter, under act «/ tonsraai of March .1. tt/9. Punahou Preparatory School. JM. rent account subject to check. THE BOARD OF EDITORS: Trent Trust Co. Oahu . 1 HILLS LOW PRICES EASY TERMS OAHU BANKERS. Is published the first week of each month in Honolulu, T. 11., at the HaHONOLULU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. waiian Board Book Rooms, cor. Alakea and Merchant Sts. Subscription price, Established in 1858. $i .oo per year. A special rate is made to Alission Transact a General Banking and Exlift Churches or Sunday Schools in the change Business. Loans made on approved -Jm) Islands. Clubs of 25 to one address 25 security. Bills discounted. Commercial o/ Credits granted. Deposits received on curcents apiece per year. JfflWJf^* Accidenl Plate BISHOP & COMPANY, ' The BOY Wants Stories There are none so good as the old BIBLE stories, the boy himself as judge. We know for we have tried with a number of boys, girls too. But you should have GOOD PICTURES <a texts when you tell Bible stories. We have a Bible with 800 good illustrations. We knew one copy of it to be worn out by the use of one family,— four children one after the other literally wearing it to pieces. We have one. and have sent for a number more. Fort and Merchant Streets, Honolulu. HF. WICHMAN & CO., LTD. Manufacturing Optician, lezveler and Silversmith. Diamonds, American and Swiss Watches, Art Pottery, Cut Glass Leather Goods, Etc. Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu Importer of - - - Castle - & Cooke, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT. REPRESENTING Ewa Plantation Company, Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd. Kohila Sugar Company, Waimea Sugar Mill Company. Apokaa Sugar Company. Ltd. Wahiawa Con. Pineapple Co.. Ltd. Kulton Iron Works of St. Louis, Hl.ike Steam Pumps, Marsh Steam Pumps, American Steam Pump Co. Weston's Centrifugals. Baldwin's Automatic Juice Weigher, Rabcoclc & Wilcox Boilers, l>rrniiigs Superheaters, Green's Fuel Economizers. Matson Navigation Co. ■ Planters Line Shipping Co. if.tm Insurance Company, Citizens Insurance Co. (Hartford Fi'el Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. (Marine Dept.) NationalFire Insurance Co. Protector Underwriters of the Phoenix of Hartford, New England Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Boston. ESTEY ORGANS — Hawaiian Board Book Rooms. Hawaiian Board Book Rooms. AT THE Boston Building. Ltd. SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, SUGAR FACTOR AND �The Friend. OLDEST NEWSPAPER WEST HONOLULU, H. T., JUNE, 1910 Vol. LXVIII The Plebiscite Fight. TREASURER'S STATEMENT April 20—May 20 closed our books for the year 77|E have IjLI with a balance on the right side to the arnount of $314.83. We lived "Within, our estimate expenses—trie budget which) we rnade at outset. Alrqost all of our regular supporters stood by Usrnost loyally to the arqourit giver) in previous years. It is not at all improbable that a if wise use of trie rnoney would have justified it we could have secured rnore help than We did. Another thing It is greatly to the credit of our supporters and shows the spontaneity of giving —the fact that no appeals for rrioriey were rnade by letter or otherwise, save sorne notifications to a regular donor or two. and an elevei~|th-hour canvas of three narn.es to get enough to bring us out without debt. Since God is in this work, or it is worthless, we bring Hinq of : thanks. NEXT YEAR For the OF THE ROCKIES last Five years we have added approxirnately $2,000.00 yearly to our budget. This year is no"exception. Faith is the basis of this optirriisrri —mixed, of course, with) baser elements e. g. "business outlook.'' Opportunity and Need figure largely too. Perhaps the foundation of our Faith » too largely our confidence in our hurnan Friends. Aye, we trust VOU w»ho are God's stewards. We believe you will help even years, rnore than on previous for we need rnore. Expect, and get, a report in duly. T. R. No. 6 I manhood and the effect is a moral bracing apparent everywhere. The personnel This has begun in earnest, and is to be of the Prohibition League is a surprise a tight to the finish. The liquor side, as i !to everyone. The splendid inclusiveness is always the case in any of its conflicts, of its members and the wide range of has abundant sinews of war. It is con- interests, financial, racial, social, indusscious that it is fighting for its life here, trial and religious, which they represent and it is not wasting time or brains. It strength of the determinacares not a whit for consistency, knows betokens the tion to free Hawaii forever from the that it need not stop to avoid contradicThe Hawaiians, great modern curse. tions in its pleas, but bends all its ento >, are not to Ik* outdone. Indeed their ergies to win every voter by adroit aporganization ante-dated that of the l>cal to his pet prejudice. With some it whites by several months. Their leaders is jealousy of the outlander, hence the are of conscious the gravity of the situahowl against Mr. Woolley ; with others tion, and are showing consummate abilhade-hatred gives the cue. and the note, ity in meeting the conditions. livery day "the whites will all get the liquor and the discloses the insidiousness and wide Hawaiians none" is trumpeted. One reach of the pro-liquor propaganda, hut man is told that under prohibitory law resource is being overno educative use of intoxicants will increase enorm- looked. Everyone who knows the Haously, while his neighbor's sympathies waiian \w>\> no telling that he will vote are aroused for the poor rum-seller who understands the quesaright if be clearly is to be robbed of his means of liveli- tion at issue. Therfore patient, painshood. The handsome income from liquor taking explanation and appeal to reason licenses is held out as a bait to the poor and conscience are called for. These are and interferthe abominable taxpayer, used. The women, too, are organbeing ence with personal liberty is the slogan izing, will be pressed for the bumptious citizen. The more you into and the children motto is utilize every service. The spend for drink, the more other busiand tittle of influence. We believe nesses will flourish, and the rummier the jot outcome will be a decisive "yes" the place the greater its attractiveness for vote. Hut it can be secured only are two stock well arguments, tourists through the exhaustion of every possible seasoned in like campaigns since the means of producing right conviction. liquor demon was first forced to fight for his life, Meantime the side of truth and right is patiently at work, quietly letting in the light and slowly convinc- Are Japanese Assimilable? ing the thoughtful. The constant reference in Mainland papers to the .Munchausen tale, that the Japanese laborers iii Hawaii are a part Favoring Forces. of the grand army of the empire, ready The situation among the white popu- to gobble up these Islands any time the lation is distinctly encouraging. We Mikado nods, raises the question whethhave never enlisted in a fight against er Carlyle's caustic designation of the rum where so large a number of leading British nation—"forty millions, mostly men have enthusiastically ranged them- fools"—may not have a restricted appliselves on the temperance side. A splen- cation on the Opposite side of the Atdid spirit of unselfishness is being shown lantic. The entire attitude of our counhere by drinking men. which s]>eaks try towards the Asiatic being based on volumes for the wider influence of this the false assumption of racial incompaticampaign on moral lines. Whatever the bility, we may expect the consequent disissue. Hawaii is bound to be a better trust to breed false fancies continually. place after this fight is over. It seems The craze to waste millions through fear as thqugh the public conscience among of a great Pacific war is one of these Caucasians had been deeply stirred at Will-o -thc-Wisps. Another is the canthe sight of the drink-doomed Hawaiian ard that a Japanese never can become an race, and the spirit of noblesse oblige American at heart, that he is so truly a had been thoroughly aroused. As the ap- son of Nippon, and hence possessed of peal strikes down to the heart men are such unique patriotism that it would be coming face to face with their essential impossible for him to become a loyal �4 June. 1910 THE FRIEND American citizen. All of which is simon the Japanese who have been long wdth uess to the one whom he had chosen as us find our freer life so full of attract- the Master of his life. It is clear that iveness that after one return across sea this dominating purpose made him the with Japanese. Thai it is hard for any they plan to come hack and stay perman- man be became. He began at once to loyal national to surrender allegiance to ently. If citizenship were open to them develop along the several lines that charthe government under which he was they would gladly apply for it. Indeed acterized his later life. ( )ue of these was born and nurtured, and which ruled his there are pathet'c instances of the deep painstaking care in little things. He was fathers for uncounted generations, is love for America that begins to grow in a master of detail. Another was faithonly saying that he is broadly human. A the hearts of many of these ardent souled fulness to trust. As i consequence peoman who could lightly cast off his native Nipponese. "How can these people sell ple formed the habit of putting burdens citizenship would easily despise his their votes, when I would give anything upon him. A third was enlarging peradopted country. With people like the for the right to cast my ballot as an sonal touch, and a fourth a constantly Japanese so closely knit to their own American citizen." exclaimed one planta- widening range of human interests. He land, the characteristics of which are tion workman to the public school teach- knew how to enter by kindly thoughtful such as to evoke the most devoted love er of his children. What they cannot service into the lives of others so that even of foreigners who reside there but secure for themselves these laborers are they never forgot the timely word of a few years, it is no wonder that willing- bound to get for their boys and girls welcome, the greeting spoken just at the ness to expatriate themselves is a matter born on the adopted soil. This is no right moment, Of the cordial friendliness of slow growth. There was never felt in mere conjecture. For the two years shown when most needed. The beauty Japan the impelling force driving the in- \'H)7-H there were 111 applications by of this service was that it was never calhabitants elsewhere to seek a home such Japanese for certificates of American culated but always came spontaneously, as has been true of European countries. birth for their children. In l'JO0 one and therefore left its lasting mark. The Only during the past few years economic half that time, there were 796 applica- largeness and permanency of his symconditions and the rapid growth of popu- tions, more than double the ratio, while pathy was manifested by his long ;ivnlation have caused a restiveness in the during the first three months of 1°1() the empire which has made emigration a so- number rose to 561, or at the annual rate cial necessity. How recent the exodus of 2244. This represents the increasing has been is indicated by the fact that as desire of the Japanese for American late as IXB4 there were only 11') Japan- citizenship. Only those conversant with ese in Hawaii. Emigration is barely 25 the thoughtful among these people knowyears old. Yet in that time a marked how ardent is the desire to he a part of revulsion of sentiment lias taken place our great free nation, and how true is in the minds of these hard working peo- the ambition to be worthy of the priviple. Despite the fact that most of those lege. President Roosevelt never did a who come to us have been for centuries more statesmanlike thing than when he attached to the soil, and hence are the suggested the possibility of an endeavor hardest to he affected by a love of a for- to secure citizenship for Japanese immieign land, the Japanese in Hawaii are grants in America on the same basis demonstrating more forcefully every with other peoples. It may have been year their desire to make America their meant as a mere threat, which, if true, permanent home. Years ago few of these would of course have been unworthy of people could be found who for a moment him. Some day a statesman will arise would consider the possibility of their who will champion and secure this suWILLIAM W. HALL. children growing up to live here. There premely wise and just measure. We was a constant procession of little ones trust it will come, together with a proviback to the homeland. Next forced by sion that no foreign born person shall ciation with varied institutions, lie bethe inexorable logic of economy as well be admitted to our citizenship until he came treasurer of the Hawaiian Board as by parental affection, a widespread passes in English a rigid examination PX)I. serving movement to keep the children near by upon American civics. That done, we in 1883. and resigned in rare faithfulness and without rewith and yet in touch with the Fatherland, by believe as many Japanese as representa- muneration. Since PX)3 he has been its giving them a Japanese education here, tives of any other non-English speaking vice-president. In 1883 he became the led to the establishment of scores of nationality will apply for and secure the agent of the American Poard in Hawaii, schools all over the Territory, until ev- right. and gave time unstintedly to its varied ery plantation had its center of instrucinterests until close of life. This. too. tion. But slowly the parents have been was a gratuitous labor of great love and forced to realize that an American born William Wisner Hall. joy. In this duty he found opportunity and trained Japanese is an impossible life here seventy years ago to show unnumbered kindnesses to travHis began creature when sent back to the old first of June, and if he had continued eling missionaries, whose interests he In the first place the young the country. with us a few days longer he would have made his own. He was also a valued man finds ignorance of the language a halted hut one milestone short of the member of the Merchants' Association constant handicap, then the climate is Psalmist's Few men become so and the Chamber of Commerce, in atrigorous, the customs are strange and completely limit. with the commun- tendance upon the meetings of which he identified burdened with formality, government ity they live as Mr. Hall did. exhibited the love of regularity which which in control of the individual is irksome, This was not due so much to marked made him so valuable an associate in all army conscription a nightmare, reward prominence and striking traits as to a mutual undertakings. When Palama for work precarious and pitifully small, very beautiful human spirit. He united settlement so outgrew its conditions that while new worldism in the blood makes with the old Fort street church at the it was necessary to entrust its manageoldworldism a torture. Pack he comes to early age of eleven years, and began thus ment to a special committee, Mr. Hall, Hawaii if he can get here. Meantime in bovhood honestly to cultivate a like- though at the time in precarious health. pore nonsense, as everyone knows who has any deep first-hand acquaintance , �June. 1910 and having arrived at a period when many men lay down burdens, accepted service with the joyous alacrity which we associate with youth, and gave to activities new in this community ls warm an interest and as many hours as any of He showed the same his associates. spirit during lis membership in the executive committee of the Civic Federation. In his church he was a foremost servant. l'"or thirty years he sang in the choir, and carried the ministry of music into homes of sorrow all through his life. He succeeded Irs father as Fort street church clerk in 188.?. and was the only incumbent of that position that Central l'nion has ever had. I lis records were kept with the scrupulousness of a historian. and will prove invaluable henceforth. Prompt, in his place and ready to do his part it was a joy to serve with lrm. In all that he did therewas a self-effacement, a cheerfulness, an absence of search for praise or evident desire for expressions of gratitude that lent a rare charm to his service. One of his lifelong comrades well said, "l-'ew men in this community will be missed as greatly as William I [all." Dr. White. It is a wise procedure for a church like Central l'nion to secure the services of noted preachers from the mainland for occasional terms of exchange with the regular pastor, or during his vacations. Such ministrations are a tonic to the entire community, and react favorably in Rev. Frank Newhall White, D. D every way upon the church itself. Newviews of truth are presented, working laymen have a fine opportunity for exl>ert consultation with these chiefs of prominent and successful organizations, and the echoes of the effective service rendered spurs the regular minister to more varied and energetic work. Central I'nion. which has frequently profited by THE FRIEND. this experience, is expecting Rev. Prank New hall White, I). I)., pastor of Union Park Congregational Church of Chicago. 111., to supply for eleven weeks during the summer vacation. Dr. White is the son of a successful minister, was educated at Kipon College, and Andover Seminary, served as pastor in Hancock. Mich., for a few* years, and then became a missionary of the American Hoard in Japan, where he did splendid work and rapidly forged to the front. He was stationed at Sendai and at Tsu. Failing health in his family compelled his return to America, where he was successively pastor of Congregational churches in Burlington, Iowa: Cheyenne, Wyoming; Sioux City, Iowa; and now in Chicago. He is twice I). I).. Kipon and Iowa Colleges having given him the honor in the same year. A corporate member of the American Hoard, having the honor of holding the position of alternate preacher for the coming centennial meeting, closely associated with Chicago Theological Seminary, and one of the inner circle of the leaders of his denomination in the Middle West, Dr. White is at the very acme of his powers. His church is about to erect a $1(X),000 parish house to serveas a clinical center for the seminary, and a home of wide ministry for the entire district about l'nion Park. It is hoped that the dee)) spiritual interest now stirring the hearts of the young people in Central L'nion Church will be intensified during the summer, and result in still larger accessions next fall. 5 Mr. Gardner has been called from London to Boston to manage the still greater exhibition planned for next spring, lie wishes to make Hawaii because of her dramatic Christian story, still more prominent. The Bishop Museum Trustees have been asked to loan material, and the Hawaiian Hoard is being opportuned to aid to the fullest degree. The Board has appointed a committee, with Mr. ( Heson as its chairman, which will do its best. A very wide cooperation of all able to assist in making th's a notable exhibit of Hawaii's story is requested. The Promotion Committee will unofficially lend its aid. More than a million of the leading Christian people of the Eastern States will view this exposition, and if we do our part the lure of these Islands will be felt by them all. The direct result for missionary support will be very large. D. S. .1* WAILUKU NOTES. Miss Towner of the Wailuku Settlewrites as follows about their proposed gymnasium: "From time to time we have mentioned that a plan to extend the settlement work at Alexander lb use was being worked out, and we are glad to announce to our friends that stub a plan is about to materialize. We have raised $2210 toward a gymnasium and swimming pool. It will require about $4500 to build and equip the building. When this is completed we will be in a position to do something more for the men and hoys of the community. It is planned to have afternoon classes for women and girls and the evening for The World in Boston. men and boys. We shall be glad for any the finest opportunities for I la- assistance from any friends who wish t hieto ofimpress waii the people of the Eastern to help us in the great work." States will occur next Spring in Boston, when the great missionary exhibit will ITEMS FROM KAHULUI. draw hundreds of thousands of visitors. The Chinese parents of Kahului asked Two vcars ago in London the first of such mammoth expositions of Christian that their children might have the privihistory was projected, and proved one of lege of a school in the Chinese language. the mosi attractive exhibitions which This has been granted them. The school Hawaii opened a few weeks ago in the old native that metropolis has ever seen. was represented on that occasion by a church which was secured through the scenic portrayal of Kapiolani's defiance kindness of Hon. H. P. Baldwin, and the of Pele. Regarding the effect produced, committee of the Kahului Union Church. Rev. R. M. Gardner, the executive head Thirteen children are now at work after public school hours each day. Mr. Yec of the London exhibit writes: "You probably know that in connec- Kui. the evangelist, is giving them intion with 'The ( )rient in London' in June struction, letting it form a part of his and July. i lX)8. a "Pageant of Darkness evangelistic work. The annual meeting of the Japanese and Light' was presented in which one of the scenes was a dramatic representa- Women's Society connected with the Jaption of Kapiolani's defiance to Pele. I anese church was held on the evening of think that to most people this was the May 14th. There was an attendance of most impressive scene in the whole ex- one hundred women and children. There position. We made Kapiolani a house- was an interesting program. At the close hold name among thousands of people in of this there was a small exhibition of London, and Tennyson's poem and other sewing, the work of women and children. literary references to her became quite Refreshments concluded the evening's enjoyment. famous." ment �THE FRIEND, 6 Hawaii Cousins Hawaiian Mission Children's Society. A meeting of the Cousins was held beautiful Arcadia, the home of Gov. and Mrs. Frear, on the evening of April 30th. The "Thaddeus" and the voyage of the pioneer missionaries in 1810 20, was the topic of the evening. Amid such artistic surroundings it was not easy to put one's self in sympathy with the brave young souls crowded in that little bark upon an at angry sea. To make it more realistic, some young people, dressed in the costumes of 1820, came slowly down the broad stairway, as the names of the voyagers were read from the Missionary Album, and joined with the company in singing "From Greenland's Icy Mountains:" and Miss Reynolds, a grand-daughter of Father and Mother Bingham, played "A Storm at Sea" till you seemed to hear the dashing of the waves upon the deck, and almost felt the rocking the shivering of the little craft. A journal, written on board the "Thaddeus" came into the possession of the society about a year ago, and from this extracts were taken, all read by descendants of these pioneer missionaries. Mrs. Whine, a grand-daughter of Father and Mother Thurston, read of the partings at Poston. the sea-sickness, the calms, the long delays, the improvement of their time, rough weather, and of the celebration of Christmas Day. Miss Reynolds read of storms, of the first sight of land, of ships in the distance and whales near by, of the rounding of Cape Horn, and again terrific storms, and through it all a spirit of trust and love and consecration. "Arabeske," from Schumann, was at this point sympathetically rendered h/ Mrs. W. D. Westervelt. and seemed to quiet the elements and bring the wayfarers out upon the smooth Pacific, and we were ready for the third paper. Mrs. Ranney Scott, a great-granddaughter of Father and Mother Whitney, continued the journal where it told of more rapid progress on the Pacific, of searchings of heart, adventures with a shark, the falling overboard of Mr. Whitney, and the arrival at the islands, where beautiful scenery and good news of idolatry overthrown greeted them. A social half hour was enjoyed when the beautiful spirit of the Fathers and Mothers was (hscussed. when this valuable journal was talked of, and other journals, and it was voted to print these extracts in The Friend. With hearts full June. 191C October 27. of thanks to Gov. and Mrs. Frear for their hospitality, to Mrs. Westervelt and of seeing we the pleasure had Today Miss Reynolds for the music, and to the a brig. Seasickness continues. Captain readers, the meeting adjourned. P. is attentive to our situation, serves out even chicken broth and water gruel to ( )n board brig "'Thaddeus." Captain numerous patients spread about on deck Blanchard, bound to the Sandwich or lying in their berths. Islands. October 2X. Departure and first day at sea. Oct. 23. Another brig appeared today. Not able 1819.—This day in the good providence to speak her. of (iod we have been allowed to leave our Favored with pleasant weather, and dear native shores on an embassy of some of our number with comfortable mercy, having been set apart to the work health. < )ur Divine Creator is good even of propagating the gospel in the Sand- to the unthankful and evil. Last evening wich Islands. Having been commended was so much relieved from seasickness to (iod and to the word of His grace by as to enjoy the pleasure of lifting up our the Rev. I). Worcester and attended on voices together in one of the songs of hoard by many dear friends to whom Zion. with tears we gave the parting hand, we left Boston harbor with a prosperous Business Arrangement for the Voyage. gale, and with peculiar smiles of heaven. November 10. 'The little mission family, containing 21 souls, attended by (i. P. Tamoree, is this This evening in a prudential meeting evening blessed with universal health. He the brethren adopted several important who has called us is faithful, and though regulations with respect to our immediwe go out to a foreign land not knowing ate concerns; committed to Captain C. the things that shall befall us there, we the care of our provisions and property cheerfully commit ourselves to his guid- in common stock, and to Dr. Holman ance and protection ami endeavor to give the superintendence of the medical up ourselves and all we have to be for- stores; requested Captain B. to order our ever employed in His service. table and preside at our meals, and in order to maintain suitable regularity and Lord's Day. Oct. 24. at the same time make ourselves as comThis 'morning in comfortable health fortable as our situation would admit, offered the morning sacrifice and lifted agreed unanimously that if any member up our song of praise. "Welcome. Sweet of our family should need anything from Day of Rest." While lying at anchor 10 our common stores different from what miles from Boston, the treasurer of the was prepared for the family at any time, A. 1!. C. F. M. came on hoard with an such person should speak to Captain P. additional supply of provisions and stores for his permission. for our voyage, for which we had found occasion to send back. The promptitude Review of First Three Weeks of with which our wants are supplied calls Voyage. forth our gratitude, and encourages us to November 17. go forward to our work with more cordial reliance on the providence of God Still watching for favorable winds, yet and on the affectionate, seasonable and without repining. Captain P. tells us efficient aid of our patrons. Having again that in his last voyage he crossed the line taken an affectionate leave of the treas- in less time from Poston than we have urer and some other friends, weighed now been out; but it is now the fouranchor at one o'clock p. m.. and at two teenth night that we have been driven up sent letters ashore by the pilot. P.efore and down like Paul in between the paralevening most of the mission family be- lels of latitude 30 degs, 35 degs, and 37 gan to be seriously seasick. degs. We have been tossing, rolling on an uncommonly rough sea, according to October 25. the account of the best seamen on board, We have today fresh gales, a heavy 24 days, and yet have proceeded but five swell of the sea, the brig rolling very and a-half degrees towards the Equator. deep and leaking: most of the family We cannot but conclude that He who very seasick, but generally patient under controls the winds and the waves and this" trial, which we confidently expected. conducts all the affairs of nations, is eithThese are but the beginnings of our hard- er kindly withholding us from dangers ships, and we hope not to be wearied with and disasters at Cape Horn, or operating running with footmen, but to acquire changes in the Sandwich Islands favorstrength to contend with horses. able to the introduction and success of our enterprise. He is kindly inducting (Ictober 26. us to a life of toil and hardship. Ikconsiderable thunwe had night Last spreads our table on the face of the boiswinds. der and lightning, with violent terous deep, gives us now the comfort of We enjoyed but little sleep. �THE FRIEND. June. 1910. 7 returning health, teaches us to sit with This day is to us truly a joyful day, and by the school, the church choir rendered meekness at His feet and trust in his we cherish the hope that before another an appropriate anthem. 'The decorations Christinas we shall be enabled to pro- were unusually fine. 'The large stage all-sufficient grace. claim to the deluded worshippers of was surrounded with palms and ferns, Improvement of Time. Akoah. "Heboid, we bring you good tid- and the back of the stage was covered ings of great joy, etc.," and that on each with green vines and hundreds of white November 24. succeeding anniversary of this event asters. 'The subject of studies for the voyage many tongues which have long been em'Taken all in all, it was one of the most We feel ployed in chanting vain orisons to dumb delightful Children's Day services Cenwas discussed this evening. the importance of attending not only to idols, tuned by divine grace to the song tral Union has had for some years. the studies of the different professions of angels, will with adoring gratitude'The following, taken from a letter rebut of making the (hvhyhean language a respond, "Glory to God in the highest, ceived by the minister the day after prune object, though the means of ac- and on earth, peace, good will toward shows what one of our visiting friends quiring it are limited. men." November 30. a 'This evening opened singing school for the improvement of ourselves and the officers in sacred music, and concluded to sing together one hour in a week besides at our ordinary seasons of soul worship. Observation of Christmas Day. December 22. At a meeting of the brethren it was resolved unanimously that we deem it expedient to observe the anniversary of the Savior's birth in a religious way. December Christmas. —'This day we passed under the vertical sun in the Tropic of Capricorn. 'This day we joyfully commemorate the rising of that Sun which is the Light of the world, far more glorious than the orb of day. We thought it desirable to devote this day to meditation upon that interesting event which was hailed with rapture by the hosts of heaven, and to the recollection and acknowledging of our obligations to our condescending Savior. In the evening Pi other Bingham preached a sermon on the occasion from Luke 2:14, in which the birth of the Savior was considered. "1. As a manifestation of good will to men:" "2, As a means of promoting 'peace on earth," and "3, As an illustration of the glory of god." Concluding with four reflections: (1) This event is worthy of the most grateful and joyful commemoration: (2) how widely different are the feelings and conduct of infidels and scoffers from the angels, respecting this birth of a savior: (3) the propagation of the gospel is the most desrable employment this side heaven; (4) : this event will be an occasion of joy to the thousands of the Sandwich Isles, to the millions of thedterth universally, and to the holy kingdom of Jehovah to all eternity. The hymns sung were "Angel's Song." by Watt; "Epiphany." and an original hymn from Matt 2:2. continued for the occasion by W. G. Conant, a serious youth of liberal education, mate of the brig Thaddeus, and considerably, interested in the object of our mission. thought of the exercises: "The perfection and beauty of the Sunday school service today is beyond till praise. Having in the past in the city of Brooklyn and other cities attended many Sunday school anniversaries, I am unable to remember one that can compare with it.'' It will, we are sure, he a great encouragement to the superintendent and to all who assisted in getting up the program, to read these words of appreciation from an outsider. J Second Annual Ladies' Night. 'The Men's League, following the precedent of last year, closed its year's work with a dinner to which the gentlemen were privileged to invite their lady friends. The dinner was given in the mauka pavilion of the Alexander Young Hotel, on Monday evening, May 23, at 7 o'clock. Instead of the usual after dinner address the executive committee conceived the idea of having Miss Eva Lindeman, of San Francisco, who is visiting in the city, give a song recital, and fortunate, indeed, were they to secure her. Seldom are Honolulu people* priviA. A. EBERSOLE leged to hear such singing. Miss Lindeman possesses a soprano voice of remarkable volume and sweetness, and she Children's Day. enters into the spirit of her songs with Once a year Central Cnion devotes a an enthusiasm that carries her audience Sunday distinctly to the children of the church. 'This year the services were held | with her from first to last. The social half hour out on the roof on Sunday, May 22, at the hour of the before dinner was announced, garden, regular Sunday morning service. The program included a processional of the was given a peculiar charm and made Sunbeam Class, nearly a hundred little forever memorable by Halley's comet tots, each bearing a small flag; an exposi- blazing in the western sky, and the moon tion by the superintendent, Mr. Ed. at the same time in the eastern sky in Towse, of the new graded course of ; almost total eclipse, a combination of Study adopted by the school at the be- phenomena to be witnessed only once ginning of the year; recitations by pu- in a lifetime. A fitting finale the whole affair proved pils of the junior and senior departments ; the recognition of the children of to be for the second session of our Men's the church who are seven years old, League. some twenty receiving Pibles this year, and last, but by no means least, the Other Events of the Month. graduation of the minister's class, a The regular monthly meeting of the group of boys and girls thirteen years of age, who had successfully completed Woman's Hoard took the form of a the course of lessons given by the min- faiewell to Mrs. Scudder, the president ister each year. Besides the songs sung [of the board, who was soon to leave, has Central Union News �THE 8 now left, for an extended visit on the mainland, and after Dr. Scudder joins her, in Europe. The address of the afternoon was given by Mrs. Walter I". Frear, after which the meeting adjourned and a social hour with most delightful refreshments was enjoyed. The missionary concert, as usual, was a bright spot in the month's mid week services. 'The paper by Miss Lydia P. Coan on the "Religions of Peru" was ably written and extremely interesting. Through her nephew, Prof. Bingham of Vale, who is an authority on South American civilization, Mrs. Coan was able to become thoroughly informed on the people of this fascinating country, the land of Pizarro, the ancient Incas, and primitive sun worship, as well as the bright and oftimes dark story of Catholicism. Most vividly did she portray the moral degradation prevalent. Put the dawn of a new day has come to Peru. The missionaries of Christ have sown the seed ami a new and higher life is appearing. On Thursday evening, May 5, Mr. Sydney Hoben, R. C. M. Leipzic, gave an organ recital in Central Union Church, assisted byMr Alan White, and Mr. Philip Hall, who each sang solos and by Miss Margaret Clark as accompanist. The large and appreciative audience which was present confirmed the conviction we have long had that there is opportunity here for a much larger service in the way of concerts and recitals which the church has been all too slow in accepting. We sincerely hope that this may be the beginning of a larger service of music. Surely the success of this first recital should encourage our music committee to arrange for others. The concluding social of the season was held in the chapel and parish house, Thursday evening, May 12. A most enjoyable and certainly a most novel feature was the dramatic representation entitled "Why Mrs. Gordon did not hire a servant," given by members of the society. It was an original production written by Miss Helen Spinks. she herself taking a leading part in the presentation. It was a great success. Everyone enjoyed it. It made the evening really worth while. Refreshments were served in the parish house, where small tables were set to accommodate all who were present. Once again we are called upon to bear sad news. Central Union has suffered a great loss in the death of Mr. W. W. Hall, for so many years the faithful clerk of the church. We leave to others, better qualified to speak, to tell of his long life of faithful service, but we can- . from bearing our personal kind and loving nature. We shall never forget the many kindnesses and friendly favors he showed us from the day we came to Honolulu even to the very last. And we know that the warm friendship he gave to us he shared with all. 'The sympathy of the whole church goes out to the bereaved family for we know their loss is far greater than ours. A life that meant so much to the church and to his friends must have meant much more to those of his own not June. FRIEND refrain testimony to his home. 101C I till him with whisky, and then it's his vote That's working for me. There's plenty of Church folks who call him a "bum," And unctuously pray for the Kingdom to come; But they vote the same way—that Is, they vote Rum They're working for me. — The Scribe's Corner REV. WM. BREWSTER OLESON THE DRAM SELLER SINGS. I've got a good fellow —a hard working man, Working for me. For six days a week, as hard as he can. He's working for me. He starts early mornings, gets fined if he's late, But as for myself, I get up at eight; Slep while he sweats, quite content with his fate, Working for me. Corresponding Secretary. The liquor interests are no friends of labor." — Chicago Daily Socialist. The Real Issue. (iood men may differ as to the wisest way of handling the liquor problem through legislation. Put the present is the time to discuss these differHe works hard and long, but he keeps hardly ences' Whether men are glad to have it mighty poor. so or not. the present issue is sharp and Working for me. Prosperity never will enter his door: clear. It amounts to this: Will you vote He's working for me. to stop the sale of liquor in Hawaii, or His comforts are few, his bills he can't will you vote to continue the sale? Evmeet; His clothes —well, he buys them along River ery voter faces this issue and no other. street: Questions of high licenses, more stringHis kids have to go without shoes on their ent enforcement of the present law. the feetGothenburg system, and all else, are irreHe's working for me. levant in the' present juncture. Those I live in a villa; he pays my rent, who vote in the July election must voteHe's working for me; to stop the legalized sale of liquor or to He has a room in an old tenement, continue it. There is no middle course. Working for me. Every "Yes" vote will count in favor of I've pictures, pianos and furniture fine, Bought with his money, but all the same a stringent curtailment of the present mine; liquor evil. Every "No" vote will count But he takes no notice, and I make no sign. in favor of the legalized continuance of He's working for me. this evil. No amount of discussion can He's got two smart children —a girl and a change the reality of this issue. lad- sf He's working for me; But they don't get a chance, and they'll go Meeting to the bad; He's working for me. Our voting community is divided into But they run the streets and they're puny two groups, viz., those who are desirous and pale, of liquor, and While my boy Is hearty and healthy and of promoting the sale hale; those who would be glad to secure a But I'm only selling, their dad drinks the greater restriction of liquor selling. The ale; latter group is made up of men of all He's working for me. the Issue. possible variations of belief as to the A hard working woman's his wife, but she's wisest solution of this social problem. not These differences of opinion have operWorking for me. ated here as elsewhere in preventing un heartache She loves him, though many's the animity of action, and have thus made it she's got Thro' his working for me. more difficult to reach a satisfactory soHer trinkets she buys at a cheap ten-cent lution. It is manifest that no solution store, will be reached until men who believe in restricting liquor selling get together. And he and "the boys" will buy her some Minor differences may well be subordimore nated to the duty of securing what is obWorking for me. tainable. The July election offers the opportunity of securing the delegalizing of At every election, I'd like you to note, He's working for me. the liquor traffic. Some men may have While my wife has galore; — jewels and diamonds �June. THE 1010. such serious doubts as to the efficacy ofobtainBut this is what is it is able in the coming election. And trial, better to get that, and give it fair than to continue things as they are. Indeed, to vote 'Acs" at the coming election is the only way left open for the man who believes in restricting the honor traffic to voice his convictions. a solution. J* Indifferent About Voting. Every man who wants to promote the sale and use of liquor will vote at the coming election. So will every man who can be influenced by him. On the other hand, even- man who believes in prohibition will vote and will influence as many more men to vote with him as possible. But there are some men who may not vote. They are prejudiced against prohibition, or they prefer some other form of restriction! or they are content as things are, or for some reasons other than these, they are now inclined to keep away from the ballot box on July 26. 'The presumption is that these men are all favorable to the restriction of the sale of liquor, and therefore it should be dearly understood that their staying away from the polls will count in the interest of the continued sale of liquor in Hawaii. Their absence from the polls in each case, means one vote less for the forces to which they naturally belong. and commensurate encouragement to the interests they do not favor. J* If Prohibition Carries. If prohibition carries at the July election certain things are likely to follow. 'Thus, the legislators who get elected at the November election will be elected by the voters who carry the July election. These men will be in sympathy with the wishes of the electors and will enact a law in keeping with the mandate of the special election. Again, our legislature will profit by the experience of mainland legislation in framing a law that will provide proper facilities for the effective enforcement of the people's will. Again, it is altogether likely that Congress will enact legislation that will substantially reinforce the decision which our voters make in the special election which Congress itself has ordered. These are all probabilities, and as such become in themselves weighty considerations why hesitant men should give this movement their support, and thus help to give a prohibitory law a fair trial. Another consideration is imbedded in the fact that many communities either under local option which has maintained local prohibition for a long term of years, or under statutory prohibition, are overwhelmingly satisfied with the results. What has been accomplished elsewhere may be accomplished here. Such a pos- FRIEND, sibility ought to have due weight with every voter. sti- ll Prohibition Fails. We ought to look that possibility squarely in the face. No man has a larger concern in such an issue than the man who is proposing not to vote. What will happen if prohibition fails to carry at the special election? For one thing the liquor element will find itself in tin saddle, and the anti-liquor element will be unhorsed. That will probably mean pro-liquor legislators, and pro-liquor legislation. Put it will also mean a renewed antagonism on the part of the anti-liquor men. On one side will he passion and selfishness, and a vested interest flushed with success at the polls; on the othei will be men of honest conviction and unselfish civic patriotism, and genuine civic brotherliness, defeated for the time, but in the lists to win out at last. If any man thinks that this question is going t< be kept out of politics by allowing prohibition at the coining election to go down to defeat, he may as well disabuse himself of such an opinion. Prohibition, oi at least the more stringent restriction of liquor selling, is bound to be one of tin big issues before the voters in the future, the issues before the voters in the future if it is not settled by the July election ir accordance with the wishes of a great number of public-spirited citizens. It will be in politics with a vengeance if not settled right now. No community in the mainland has been able to keep the convictions of its best citizens on this vital question out of politics and it will not he possible here. It would seem like political wisdom for the men who love politics as a game to clear the deck of this question before it gets into polit'cs. This is the time to do it. It will be t(X) late if the anti-liquor men get unhorsed at the coming election, for they will get horsed again quickly enough, and there are other elections coming. Great moral questions like this suffer delay but they never fail to win out at last. KILAUEA The moil and toil and boil Of Mother Earth The pyre of fire and ire Of Father Time I know thy glow and flow Reflect my God. May 31 1910. J A. RICHARDS. 9 The Call of Christ in the Plebiscite A Sermon Delivered at Central Union Church, Honolulu, Sunday, May 29, by Doremus Scudder, D. D. "Render unto Caesar the things that arc Caesar's and unto Cod the things that arc Cod's." This is Jesus' law of citizenship. It requires men to be as faithful in politics as in religion. Xay, it links the two spheres, and makes it impossible for a man to be fully religious who does not perform his duty to the State. The plebiscite to be held on July 26 is a mandate from the American nation. It is a rare thing for the country to call upon one of its component parts to express its mind upon a great moral question, perhaps the greatest moral question in the social realm. The nation and the world await the outcome. No citizen worthy of the name has the fight to dodge the issue. The Christ calls upon every one of his followers to express his solemn conviction, first by using his intluence before July 2d on the right side and second by voting. Even the women may not escape. In the providence of God they too hold mighty compelling forces, and by their use of them may inlluence the nation as profoundly as the men. The sacredness of the obligation imposed upon us men and women.of Hawaii cannot be overstated. As minister of Jesus Christ in this historic church, I should be false to the Master if I did not employ every possible personal and official influence on the side of eternal right in this decisive conflict. The call of the Christ in this plebiscite is a demand for justice. We of the white race are responsible for the introduction of liquor here. Our alcoholic drinks exterminated the royal family and the high chiefs, and have almost destroyed the entire Hawaiian race. The remnant is being killed off so rapidly now that unless liquor is banished, the pure strain will soon disappear from earth. If we are not ruthlessly to murder a whole people we must call a halt to the terrible traffic. It is late in the day to show justice to these Islanders. It is very meager jusf'ce to deny alcoholic beverages to those of our own race here in the hope of staying the dstruction of our Hawaiian brothers. And the Author of the Golden Rule leaves no alternative. Infinite pathos breathes in the Christ call of the plebiscite. The story of Ha(Continued en page 14) �June. 1910 THE FRIEND 10 Range Lights By JOHN G. WOOLLEY, LL. D. SAVE THE BOYS. Once personal appetite gets the best of self interest and conscience, it is ready and too often able to defy the public law that interferes on behalf of the general welfare. Whenever prohibition carries in an electorate we still have to allow for a margin of failure on account of the ripe fruit of the liquor business—the army of ruined men whose citizenship has been charged off by stupid, reckless, wicked license financiering, from the column of civic assets to the scrap-heap of liabili- ties, and for the insolent yelp of the liquor sellers, who. having coached the runners in the race for ruin, and got their pocket books, point their light fingers at the wretched company and My with puffy cheeks. "Prohibition does not prohibit." There is a certain dirty quality of truth in it: but even at that, they lie For there is many a drunkard too weak to walk a man's gait through a gauntlet of to seize with miserable joy the possibility afforded by the prohibitory law. with all the personal suffering involved, and make a dash for liberty and restoration to the ranks of manly men. Nevertheless, it remains only too true that the main body of the human wreckage will make no steadfast effort to reform, and will stop at nothing to go behind the law in answer to the call of crazy nerves and fainting ambition, for alcohol and sleep or madness. Lined up on the same side of the arguwith these incompetents and incorrigibles is a company of the prosperous and care- less "temperate" drinkers, who repudiate the call to sacrifice even so much as one poor occasional cocktail for the general g(x)d. 'These corroborate the false and fraudulent clamor of the liquor side with the calm and crooked cynicism. "You can't make men moral by law." "Crooked" is an ugly adjective, but it is justified in this connection. For anybody that knows anything about the social philosophy or history, knows that civilization must stand or fall, on the proposition that you CAN make men moral by law. The defective and perverted will conspire with criminals, and the competent self-lovers and gluttons will flout the law. Put these are relatively few. Most of us are reasonable and normal, open-minded to the law—the school-master of the world, that raps the restless and heedless with the ferrule, stands the stubborn in the corner, flogs the disobedient, and expels the vicious, but brings on the great pupil body by mere wholesome suggestion. Who is it that says "Prohibition does not prohibit"? The men who intend that it shall not. And by so saying they confess the criminal nature and connections of the business and their own dishonesty in the debate. Who is it that says. "You can't make men moral by law"? Those whose deity and university are their own cravings. and who despise the duty and the privilege of helping others. Put concede that the drunkard and the glutton will hold on their way to moral and material poverty. Yet the plain truth stands, that as to the young, the well disposed .the healthy- bodied .healthy minded majority of the people, prohibition docs prohibit, and teach self-control and selfrespect. The home decanter, beer bottle, keg and demijohn are a treacherous pack. �June. 1910 THE FRIEND 11 but sharply limited in sco|)e of evil influ- a Ix'tter chance than a local and conve- regulations of the Federal treasury deence. Bat the licensed dram shop is a nient dram shop would give them, to partment, and the practice of the interpublic school of treating and tippling think, to hear a convincing suggestion— nal revenue division thereof in its dealat any rate to get the idea and the habit ings with the vendors of the prohibited and wasting, and idling and failing. 'The first time a hoy visits a saloon he of saving for drink money. Young men commodity. takes soda water, lemonade or a cigar. out for a lark may go on a debauch with "In Kansas, where the sale of liquors But the pressure exerted upon him by the imported drink, but the romance will is prohibited, not only by the constitufriends outside the bar. the friendly- soon die out of that. tion and laws, but by the almost unaniAt any rate, the public school of drink- mous sentiment of the people, the govwaiter back of it. and the general principles-be-damned air of the place, is ing will be closed and the teachers set to ernment at Washington through the instrong and constant, and if he keeps hunting better work. ternal revenue service is. in fact, giving coming he yields. The pictures on 'the Our cartoonist has drawn an ugly moral support and assistance to bootwalls, the scenes enacted, the drift of picture but a very strong one. In the leggers and other lawless vendors of intalk, never cease saying: "It is a shame ranks of the "down and outs" one jkxjt toxicants to such an ojien and notorious to save your money," "Home is a joke," wretch has "turned op his toes." He is extent that the affair is scandalous in "Gambling is good business," "Perjury past help. But shame to us if we do not itself .besides being the means of breedis noble." "Profanity is refined enough." smash the business that would put a boy ing contempt among our people for "To hell with chastity." in his place. their general government. It is no accident that the salixin operJ» "When the people of a State jxjsitively ates as a school, but malice aforethought. little 'Territory in the middle of express their opposition to the sale of 'The In the dark lexicon of the liquor dealer the ocean, with its mixed races and its intoxicating liquors the Federal governthere is no such word as mercy. For still, small voice, given directions from ment should respect that expression and example. At a meeting of representa- Washington to hold an election on the help rather than hinder giving the best tives of the liquor trade in the State of local liquor problem, got back demurely possible effect. ()hio, one of the speakers incautiously and delightfully at Uncle Sam. "Internal revenue officers are dailypublished the theory of the liquor school, The People's Prohibition League, in selling Federal stamps to outlaws, giving in substantially these words: its initial meeting, accepted heartily the them quasi authority to violate the laws "THE SUCCESS OF OCR BUSI- Congressional intimation that there was of the State and in some instances are NESS IS DEPENDENT LARGELY a mote in the Territorial eye, but added giving them marked advantages over UPON THE CREATION OF APPE- that from this distance the Federal optic purchasers of license stamps, in States TITE FOR DRINK. Men who drink appeared to be out of commission. where the sale of intoxicants is not a liquor, like others, will die. and if there It was a lovely hit, as startling as crime in the eyes of the law. The Fedis no new appetite created, our counters courteous, and all the more becaus- it eral law requiring the ]>osting in a conwill be empty, as well as our coffers. ()ur was the work of the native Hawaiians spicuous place is violated with impunity children will go hungry, or we must of the league. The whites did not pro- and the ruling of the Treasury Departchange our business to that of some oth- pose so bold a stroke, and apparently had ment that credit for sixty days may be er more remunerative. not thought of it. Put they were quick extended to these malefactors is an out"THE OPEN FIELD FOR THE to see the justice and the wisdom of it, rage on the temperance States and comCREATION OF APPETITE IS and it went into the platform with a munities. AMONG THE POYS. cheer. "I therefore suggest that the govern"After men have grown and their haThis not only puts the League in win- ors of temperance States, as representabits are formed they rarely ever change ning form for the plebiscite, but also ad- tives of their people, join in a protest in this regard, and I make the sugges- vances the Territory to the right of line against the practices of the internal revtion, gentlemen, that NICKELS EX- in the mainland movement for Federal enue division of the national treasury, PENDED IN TREATS TO Till-: legislation in support of the police power to be sent to Congress and the PresiP.OYS NOW WILL RETURN IN of states and territories. At the next ses- dent, with a view to re-establishing reD( >LLARS TO YOUR TILLS AFTER sion of Congress the nine prohibitory spect for the laws and rights of selfHAS THE APPETITE BEEN states will insist upon relief from the in- governing States. FORMED." justice of the present regulations of "It will please me greatly to hear from The statement got into the newspapers Inter-state Commerce, which tend to ob- you in this matter and get any suggesand was strenuously denied by the trade. struct and defeat the states that are seek- tions from you that may offer a more The denial was corroborated, in a meas- ing to expel the liquor infamy, and in effective aire for this scandalous evil. ure, by the incredibleness of the brutal- that notable and righteous deputation, if "\'erv sincerely yours, ity of the idea. But a reliable witness, the Hawaiian voters make good on July "W. R. STUBBS, in the person of a Methodist minister 26—and they will—the Islands will open "Governor of Kansas." who heard the speech, settled the ques- the debate. tion with an affidavit. The responses were prompt and the The need for Congressional relief is united action effective. The President A prohibitory policy will impose ex- pressing, and deliverance is near. has changed the policy of the internal pense and trouble, and bring many distime ago Governor Stubbs of revenue department so that the officers appointments. Confirmed drunkards of Some addressed the following letter of that department must aid the authorilow and high degree will send away for Kansas to each of the governors of the nine pro- ties in "dry" states, territories and disliquor, and the liquor dealers' association tricts to enforce their local laws, instead will magnify the fact and multiply it by hibitory States: of hindering them. many falsehoods. Put even at that, such "My Dear Governor: petty importers will have to save up their "In States having laws prohibiting the Under the old system, which has been money, to enclose with their order, and sale of intoxicating liquors executive of-1 in vogue since the founding of the govwhile they save, and while they wait, ficers are greatly hampered in the en- [ ernment, the revenue department never to receive the shipment, they will have forcement of said laws by the rules and : (Continued on page /j) �THE 12 Men Working for Men PAUL SUPER Annual Report. June. 1010 FRIEND A. C. McKeever gives the address. 'These meetings in the posts seldom fall below 90 men. and frequently draw over 100 men. Put" instead of getting odds and ends of Mr. Larimer's time, a secretaryshould be employed to do nothing else but military work, and we expect to get the man. Our annual report has just been mailed, and many of The Friend readers have received a copy. It shows the best year's woik the local Association has had. Every year's report should do that, and we hope to keep up the habit. Under the heads of Men," "Cash," "Activities, and "Visions,' the achievements of the past year and some of our hopes Industrial. for the coming year are shown. A thousThe meetings at Catton Neill Co., the and members by August, 1911, is a vision Honolulu Iron Works, and the car barns m work for the employes of the company This is good. It is also right in line with what the best roads in America are doing for their men. President Brown of the New York Central Lines, said recently. "A solemn obligation rests upon the management of these railroads to do everything within their power to make these employes the safest, most reliable men jxissible; and in doing this, in my opinion, no agency can be enlisted so •well adapted, so consecrated to the work, and so successful in the work, as the railroad branch of the Young Men's Christian Association." And last summer I heard Mr. Brown say that his lines had spent $700,000 in equipping Y. M. C. A.'s for their men. and spent $40,000 annually to help defray the expenses of the work. He said further, "I say with- THE NEW Y. M. C. A. BUILDING we feel certain of realizing. Three hundred students in the night school this coming fall is one we will have to work to realize. If we succeed, we will have to pack them pretty closely. We had 220 this past year, and had to do some figuring to find class room for them. I hit packing this old building till the men and boys stick out of the windows is one of our chief amusements, and we expect to continue to have fun. fall to the general secretary. Here, too, a man should be employed to give all his time to welfare work for the men in the employ of these corporations, and as they are all directed by men who believe in welfare work conducted by Christian men, we feel sure that this man will be employed at no distant date. Corporations in other cities have turned welfare work for their employes over to the Y. M. C. A. with results eminently satisfacto both employer and employee, and any plan that satisfies both these factors in Visions. production or distribution has a good Next year we want to report that an case. The Y. M. C. A. can "make good" army secretary has been sent out from here, and we feel it will be given a the New York office to work with the chance. We have the chance. It is the soldiers at Leilehua. We want to report secretary we want. that a man has been added to our own Jt force to work at Fort Ruger. Fort Dv O. & C. R. L. Russey, the Marine Parracks, and at Fort Shafter. Mr. Larimer is at present The railroad has voted to add a Y. M. carrying on the work with the men in C. A. secretary to the pay roll of the khaki, arranging meetings at which Rev. railroad, to give all his time to welfare out hesitation or qualification, that in my opinion no investment of a like by the New York Central Lines has ever paid or ever can pay so large a return as this expenditure." And again we see that Honolulu business men are not slow to adopt methods proved good in the States. amount Bon Voyage Dr. Hand. Tuesday night, the 24th, a large number of members of the Association and their lady friends dropped in on Dr. Hand and the general secretary while the former was spending a last evening at the house of the latter, to wish the doctor a bon voyage, as he leaves for a vacation in the States, and to express appreciation of four years of hard work. Dr. Hand was presented with a complete traveler's case, and the general secretary with a chafing dish. We had a fine even- �ing together, nearly 200 of us. 'The evening was clear, and the lawn, lighted up with dozens of lights, made a tine placeWhile Dr. to spend a six-ial evening. Hand is away, he will get bids on the equipment for the physical department of the new building. a* New Building. The Library building has been sold, and the lot is being cleared. As soon as possible, excavations for the foundations will be made, and the work of construe tion pushed. Mr. Ripley spent a week with the Association committees going over the plans for the nuilding. and had returned to the coast to complete his work, when he will come to Honolulu to stay and superintend the work in person. Plans of the building will be printed as soon as they are returned to Honolulu, perhaps in time for the next issue of The Friend. tion as clerk. One day A. & P. were in a hurry for a bookkeeper for one of the plantation stores. 'They told us about it, and the former deliverer of goods for a grocery, who later delivered the goods as a clerk, was recommended by us. 'That was about five months ago. Last week we had the pleasure of telling what we knew about him, when he applied for a bond to take a position with the same company considerably higher up. Evidently he is still "delivering the goods." Some day he will be refrred to as "one of our leading young men.'' RANGE LIGHTS. ( Continuedpom page //) vending as a crime. When a vendor or bootlegger was caught selling liquor without a government stamp all he had to do was to square himself with the revenue officers and take out a stamp covering the time he had been vioA Charter Member. lating the law. The revenue agents were Ass(x;iation, The like many another in- ever ready to accomimxlate him by datstitution in Hawaii mourns the loss of ing his stamp tax back to cover the peMr. W. W Hall, who was one of the ten riod of his violations. men who organized the V, M. C. A. of 'This policy was especially obnoxious Honolulu way back in 1869. Mr. Hall in Kansas and other "dry" states. Whenhas held almost ever" office in the Asso- ever the state/or local authorities would ciation, and no man has a brighter re- catch a IxxHlegger and send him to jail cord for faithfulness. There are few. if the revenue officers would go round to any, important meetings that he did not the jail and make him take out a governattend, and frequently mixed with the ment stamp to cover his violations. younger men in the monthly Round-Ups. Governor Stubba insisted that the revWould there were more such. Faithful- enue service should enforce the federal ness. What a memory to leave behind. law. which lays a heavy penalty on persons selling liquor without federal J* stamps, rather than compromise with Next Campaign. crime by letting them pay for a Stamp We want 100 readers of "Association covering their violations. By condoning Men," the international organ of the Y. such crimes, he declared the governM. C. A. We do not care how many ment was helping to promote the bootsubscribers w-e get; it is readers we are legging business. after. To get this 100, we will have a After listening to his story, the Presithree day campaign, and go after them. dent brought his fist down upon the One of the features of "Association table and said: "This jxjlicy must stop." Men" is the daily notes on Pible readAnd it did. By direction of the Presings, full of inspiration for right living. ident, the internal revenue department If you have no systematic plan of daily will no longer issue liquor stamps to Pible reading, let us put you on the list. cover past violations of law. BootlegCost you half a dollar. We have over gers, caught selling without a governthirty to start with. ment stamp, will be prosecuted. They Delivering. 13 THE FRIEND June, 1910 0 Two years ago he came into the Association and said he wanted to study stenography. We showed him that a little more English and arithmetic would do him good, and he signed up for these courses. At that time he was driving a grocery wagon at a salary that does not allow for purchasing much sugar stock. This year he entered the bookkeeping class, and soon left his wagon for a posi- treated liquor cannot compromise with the government any longer. A bootlegger will not run the risk of going to prison for two years under the federal law, and if he takes out a government stamp the state or local authorities can immediately secure his name from the records in the revenue department and arrest him. In Kansas the possession of a government stamp is prima facie evidence of guilt. Govern- or Stubbs says that the new policy will reduce violation of liquor laws in "dry" states fully 50 per cent, if not more. And now. to complete the good work begun by Governor Stubbs. the CurtisMiller I till has been introduced in Congress. It is as follows: A PILL To Constitute Intoxicating Liquors as a Special Class of Commodities, and to Rcgul te the Interstate Shipments of Such Liquors. Section 1. P,e it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That all fermented, distilled or other intoxicating liquors shall constitute a special class of commodities, and. as a special class, shall be admitted to and carried in interstate commerce, subject to the limitations and restrictions hereinafter imposed upon interstate commerce in articles of such special class. Section 2. 'That the interstate commerce character of all fermented, distilled, or other intoxicating liquors admitted to interstate commerce in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and transported from one State. Territory or district of the L'nitcd States into anyother State, Territory or district of the United States, or from any foreign country into any State. Territory or district of the United States, shall terminate upon their arrival immediately within the boundary of the State, Territory or district in which the place of destination is situated and before the delivery of said liquors to the consignee: Provided, That shipments of such liquors entirely through a State. Territory or district of the United States shall not be subject to the provisions of this section while in transit through such State, Territory or district of the United States shall not be subject to the provisions of this section while in transit through such <btate. Territory or district of the United States. a* WHAT! WHERE! WHO! When the dram seller assumes that eager expression of countenance and says: "If prohibition carries, where is our revenue to come from," he is making a play on words. He does not mean the public revenue, but "OUR." that is, the revenue of the philanthropists engaged in the liquor business. Nevertheless, the question is pertinent, Where will they get it? "It is hard to say. But they can get it by going to work at some decent, honest labor. A good many women who have been deprived of the revenue that should have gone to them and to their children, for the sake of the dram seller, have made a living, such as it was, by taking in washing. When the dram ship goes out of business these women will not need to continue with their tubs. There will be a demand for that kind of work, however, which the dram sell- �14 THE FRIEND June, 1910 ers might supply, at least temporarily, THE CALL OF CHRIST IN THE [thing with no life of its own and no poswhile their pudgy hands and flabby mussible appeal to human sympathy. No PLEBISCITE. cles were getting hard enough for someneed to condemn those who, by the exthing manly. igencies of social evolution, are its sup( Continued from page i)) porters and abettors. Love for them Put on the other hand, some men are asking where the revenue is to come waii's children is one of history's beauti- prompts us both to rescue them from from to replace the $75,000 of annual ful but tragic poems. Coming out of the their sad trade by ending the business license fees now realized by the Terri- far southwest to these blissful isles, fight- which keeps them out of the ranks of ing their way up from savagery to a producers and to hasten the day when tory. Well, at the worst, the Territory can get settled rule under the first Kamehameha, they will thank (lod for their deliverthe money from the same jieople wdio pay opening wide their hearts to men of ev- ance. the revenue. And who is it that pays ery race with a hospitality never before 'The plebiscite is a Christ call to practh; revenue —the liquor dealer? Not known on earth, their minds so ready tical wisdom. Here is the point where he. The liquor dealer simply gets a rake- for truth that when it dawned upon them earnest and conscientious Christian men off of say a million dollars a year for they welcomed it with an avidity and an are apt to divide. Granted all that has for ultimate corollaries of law been said as to the nature of the liquor cai rying the $75,000 to the treasurer. aptitude order, and justice, equality of privilege, trade, will a prohibitory law enacted in The drinkers pay the revenue; and in order to do it many of them rob their universality of education, stability of response to a popular mandate on July own wives and children. They could property rights, extended suffrage and 26 be effective? The battle ground dispay the $75,000 direct to the tax'collect- religious freedom unexampled in history, closes a four-sided fight between advoor and have a million a year. There vet stabbed to the death by the strangers cates of prohibition by legislative enactare. roughly. 150 licensed dram shops whom in love they pressed to their bos- ment, of local option, of the Gothenin the Islands. It is conservative to esti- oms, and now. a mere handful remain- burg system, and of restrictive law like mate their profit at an average of twen- ing, summoned to decide a question as that now on our statute book. To enter to their race as that into this debate is neither the purpose ty dollars a day each, and every dollar momentous the Jewish people faced nor the duty of this hour. The newspapis lost by the drinker and those who which when Pilate bade them choose ers are presenting all sides of the arguhave a right to look to him. robber, while ment with commendable fulness. between the Savior and the It is If the drinkers owe the drink sellers about them buzz a bevy of destroyers sufficient to say that the testimony from a living, they could well afford to pay who for paltry gain of selfish dollars ex- the two States of Maine and Kansas, tliem ten dollars a day each, and at that, haust the arts of demagogy, falsehoixl pivotal in all this discussion, reenforced they would save half a million a year, to seduce them to demand by personal experince in the former comand bribery ckar profit, or if they owe these sensi- the of drink whose sole pur- monwealth, has thoroughly converted me Parabas tive patriots the courtesy of buying from pose it iV to filch away their very lives— from a decided opponent to a firm supthem "blend" and "type" and "square face" and "dago red" and all the poison where will you find its like? 'The Jew porter of State prohibition. The tremenhis fatal choice away off in one dous revulsion in sentiment regarding alswill "to suit the climate," they could made comer of the world. Who thought or coholic drinks that has deeply affected at least save the sorrow, disease and discared what became of him? Put the Ha- the entire Knglish-speaking world durgrace that go with it by pouring the waiian is deciding his life or his death ing the past three or four years coinci"goods" into the sewer. in the amphitheater of twentieth cen- dent with the wide publication of thorThe fact is that there is no "revenue" tury mankind, whom divine sympathy oughgoing scientific experiments as to problem in connection with prohibition. has bound into a sacred community of of minute doses of intoxicants Enforced prohibition is only another kindly interest. It is a dramatic spectacle the effect upon the healthy human system, has creterm for "saving"—men and money. In of strange power. And we white men ated a public opinion back of all legis35 counties of Kansas the jails are emp- may help our brother choose aright. lation upon the subject which has comty. In 37 the courts have no criminal The call of the Christ reveals a funda- pletely changed the complexion of the cases of any kind. 25 there is no In mental question with but one side. For prohibition question. Our national conpoor house and in 44 there is not a pauthe past few weeks the columns of our gress necessarily lags behind the people per. daily press have been open for free dis- upon great moral issues, for it waits, and The man who says to vote "No" on cussion. Both sides have availed them- wisely so, to be sure of the popular manJuly 26 for the benefit of the public funds selves of the privilege. Put not one single date before acting. Hence the attitude is ignorant or mentally deficient or in- argument worth an honest man's con- of Congress on the liquor question leaves sincere. sideration has been urged in favor of no doubt any longer as to the practicathe drink trade. (hitlawed by- our most bility of legislative prohibition. The august tribunal, the Supreme Court of stock arguments of anti-prohibitionists IN MICHIGAN. HOWEVER. the United States, ostracized by the na- of ten and twenty years ago are ancient tion's industries, condemned by organ- history to us lovers of pragmatism toApropos of the statement of .our ve- ized labor, the arch enemy of pure poli- day. We are living in a new century of (o)racious fellow citizens the dramsell- tics, the apotheosis of predatory selfish- conviction and determination. Sober ers .that a reaction has set in in the ness, the Judas Iscariot of home life, the business men who in 1900 laughed at prohibition movement, on the mainland, one unpardonable sinner whom religion Mott's borrowed phrase, "the evangelizathe Michigan election is interesting. cannot save, for whom even science, so tion of the world in our generation," are Michigan is distinctly a "wet" state, long heralded a friend, today cannot now enthusiastically organizing a laybut on April 4 thirty-six counties voted speak a single good word, the beverage men's movement to get the gospel to on prohibition with the result that twenty liquor traffic stands plealess, convicted by every man with the same thoroughness went "dry," and sixteen "wet," and this the intellect and conscience of mankind. that the astute politician reaches every is only the beginning of the movement in Its last comrade, social usage, is begin- voter before a great election, while the that state. This election put out of busi- ning to desert the culprit. It provokes old-timer, living back in the nineteenth ness 300 saloons and six breweries. no pity, because it is a crass material century, rubs his eyes in dazed amaze- �June. THE 1910 ment The 15 FRIEND same holds true of the fight waii's vote, if "Yes," will carry the na- Britain against intoxicants. thinks nothing of nibbing $25,000,000 off its annual liquor bill; army officers extolling the virtues of the out-of-date canteen grow red in the face before congressional committees who sleep through the harangue, while the Y. M. C. A. steps to the front with its army secretary and building and ends the argument; far-sighted political leaders in the progressive West carry the prohibition fight into rum-cursed centers like Chicago and send cold shivers down the backs of primeval bosses by their manly and convincing demonstration, both that prohibition prohibits and that prohibition politically pays. Not a single argument that I have seen in the press directed against the practicability of legislative prohibition in the present campaign has borne the faintest suggestion of modernity—old dead nineteenth century mummies every one of them. But Hawaii's situation is, like everything Hawaiian, far in the vanguard of new issues. The nation has seen nothing like it. It is a fitting prelude to the second decade of this noble century. Hitherto the American people, as a whole, have held rather aloof from taking a hand in the anti-liquor fight. Good faith with the Indian, who, by treaty, demanded to be saved from the alcohol curse, compelled Uncle Sam to safeguard Indian reservations, and also Indian Territory when Oklahoma became a State. A national conscience that was ashamed to let its soldiers serve under conditions that any great industrial plant would not tolerate for a second, forced Congress to abolish the canteen. Out of decency the national legislature cleansed its own quarters in Washington from the drink nuisance, but beyond this it refused to budge, and its highest court solemnly sanctioned the bombardment of every prohibition locality by the combined liquor forces of the rest of the Union. In fact the nation exerted itself to make prohibition not prohibit. Lo, then, with Hawaii a new era dawns. Wonderfully moved by the appeals from the native race, the sovereign people of the United States have demanded that these Islands say once and for all whether they want the liquor curse here to live or die. If the answer of July 26 be "Death," and if this be followed up by corresponding legislative enactment, the nation will be committed irrevocably to action that will make effective the will of the people of Hawaii. Good faith with us will compel Congress to prevent the importation of liquor, except for scientific or medicinal purposes, into these Islands. The local prohibition league, in its declaration of principles, makes this fundamental. Ha(ireat tion for the principle. "Prohibition must prohibit." and the law will automatically follow preventing the people of non-prohibition States from the nefarious and unjust endeavor to render ineffectual the will of communities that have outlawed the liquor traffic. Whatever may have been the case elsewhere, prohibition will and must prohibit in Hawaii because the nation in demanding our vote is morally bound to make it effctive. For this reason the call of the Christ in the plebiscite is a summons to the highest practical wisdom. Our nation has in God's wise providence placed Hawaii on the firing line of this great moral battlefield, just as the divine unfolding of human history has advanced us to the forefront in the still larger movement of universal human brotherhood. The eyes of our country are upon us. We are fighting the fight of every local option community which has voted "no" and of every State which has enacted a prohibitory law. Our "yes" on Jury 26 will be registered in the high- est deliberative assembly among men, the Congress of the United States, and will animate with courage every fellowsoldier on earth in the war of truth against falsehood. This is Memorial Sunday, when, in raemory of all those who died for the nation, we dedicate ourselves anew to our country. The honored dead of the past are looking down upon us wondering how we will bear ourselves as patriots in this latest conflict. It is also Peace Sunday in Hawaii when the churches of are thinking of the bonds Jesus Christmen everywhere in a loving that unite that shall forever end all fejlow service warfare. We are fighting one of the great human battles with a definite bearing upon the forces that make for a universal world life and therefore for world peace. The call of the Christ in the plebiscite has an ideal value all its own. It challenges every voter in the Territory and every man. woman and child who can influence a voter to do his utmost for lovely Hawaii nei. for the nation, for mankind the world over and for God. Our Young People HENRY P. JUDD THE SUNDAY SCHOOL MOVEMENT. ( Extracts from a sermon in the Kahului I'nion Church. Sunday. May 22. 1910). This twenty-second day of May is called "World's Sunday School Day," because we are today remembering our fellow workers in the Sunday schools all over the world, and especially those from many lands now meeting in the city of Washington. D. C, in the World's Sixth Sunday School Convention. At the request of the World's Sunday School Association, sermons are being preached today in Christian churches all over the world in the interest of this world-wide movement so important in its bearing upon the young people. Sunday schools everywhere are thinking especially of the Convention at Washington, and the great movement that is teaching the Word of God in every part of the earth. We here in Hawaii form a link in the chain of prayer that is today encircling the globe. It will be well for us to trace the history of the Sunday school movement, noticing its strength and work in the world today, its nrogress in Hawaii nei and what we here in Kahului can do for the movement. The idea of a school for instruction in the Word of God seems to have been prevalent among the Hebrews at an early date. In the Book of Deuteronomy, we read that the father was commanded to teach the law to his family. He was thus like a Sunday school teacher, having as his pupils the members of his household, his children, servants* and others. After the return of the Jews from the Babylonian captivity, Ezra gathered the people together and read the law to them, explaining it carefully. Eighty years before Christ schools were held in the synagogues of Palestine in which attendance was compulsory. Jesus was probably a student in a school of this character. In the early church of Christ there were these schools. Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians, mentions the teacher as a separate and distinct officer in the church. Before the end of. the fifth century these schools were abandoned and were not restored for a thousand years. In the Middle Ages the Truth was not lost to the world even if its light was burning but dimly. It had been kept alive by the faithful effort of the cloistered monks, to whom we owe a debt of gratitude. Luther and other reformers put the emphasis on Bible teaching and introduced catechisms. In spite of what they accomplished, these failed to fulfill their �THE FRIEND 16 Bhttle j Hhwhii Hymn of —• QT^w^f? »— Words by Anna C Dole. i June, 1910 Mu»ic by -AlA The Mary. D. Frear. . ■ • 0 brota- trs 1 TRe ■ftght is on The woe oj-roe World is Tie-hue! us Basawwua far- vvn.rcl on. "ho- day The. The. To- mm +r—f—H--u4- n v De-niohOTclriiu\ is oMue Q»<"o- k¥~! ,rn ij~~i f~\ IO ',- j 'it te **=E=?~TT broth.my iny w&i- r-i s\r- mor } com'. -ror trie tothe Utu-iuqus trav - But tke Then sonn-Tien. M2ircK.-ii\g<3.-lo!\a Rncl tke airvq- i<\ci"rkeir "be-Wie The bat-tie is long ouTtne \11c-tVy sure T%eu Tlasyn an? asje "rlev- er politic H.\s oa ioq "WorlJ, Q T?rota - crs Is i broth- I 1 j fe U FJ> J; ecs' For ers, O Goo I [-71 '* f I' ps T^ ljr=p istvith. us to- cla.j^' F-iqrtt-jorHa-wu-i rM irr- * 8 ]\lei • H h M �THE J.une. 1910. the sclkx>ls ceased to exist. Growing out from the Wesley revival of the eighteenth century was the modern Sunday school, established by Robert Kaikes, his first school being founded in Golucester, England, in 1780. The success of these institutions was great, for in four years the enrollment reached a quarter of a million in spite of some purpose and the state and provincial Ix-xlies, the coun- and town organizations. The World's Union and the great World's Conventions have stirred up a tremendous interest in the Sunday schools, especially in mission lands. We should not overlook what the system of uniform lessons has done in creating a bond of sympathy and interest opposition. One Scotch preacher object- throughout the world. ed to it on the grounds that it would deIn 1784 John IN HAWAII NKI. stroy family religion. Wesley wrote, "Who knows but what Sunday schools have existed in these some of these schools may become nurMauds for many years, doing a good series for Christians." the knowledge of the In England there was religious in- work in spreading statistics show that truth. The latest struction, but their main purpose, was to are 204 schools for Pible teaching teach reading and other subjects now there the Territory. 713 officers and teachtaught in the public schools. Because of in 10.983 pupils, and a total enrollers. the great expense, the system of paid ment of 11.6)1). teachers was abolished and volunteer Some of these schools are doing a teachers became the rule. work, owing to the trained and faithfine in first successful school Sunday The America was started in Philadelphia. ful workers at the helm. Examples of Pa., in 1811. Since then the growth has efficient schools may be found at Kabeen rapid. There are now over 150,000 waiahao church. Honolulu, also at the schools in America, with a total enroll- Palama Settlement. Kaumakapili. Cenment of 15,000,000. while in all the tral I'nion, Fort street Chinese. Portuworld there are about 275.000 schools guese and others. with a total membership of 25,000,000. 'The problem in i law ah nei is a varied one. VVe must raise up friends among ITS STRENGTH AND WORK Christian people, and set them to work TODAY. in the schools, and we must bring in The largest army under one banner in more children and young people into our America is the great army of the Sunday schools. schools. (Organized work was begun in There is also a great work to be done 1869, and is responsible for the new con- with the material already in hand. Reception of the Sunday school idea and the forms should be made in the conduct of great interest in the study of the Scripthe schools and classes; new methods tures all over the world. The movement should be introduced that will bring newhas awakened pastors, superintendents life into the schools; pastors, superinand teachers, so that the church is now tendents and teachers should be made beginning to understand the movement, to feel their responsibilities: teacher to appreciate its significance and support training should be stimulated and daily it liberally. The systematic work has Pible study encouraged in the homes. visitation, stimulated All this may be comprehended in one perfected house teacher-training, magnified the mission- word "progress." Our religious instituary idea, brought the school's usefulness tions should be making as much progress into the homes and promoted the daily as is being made in the secular schools. study of the Pible. It has also driven Pecause the child so often receives resectarianism to cover, and given us a practical example of what may be ac- ligious instruction only in the Sunday complished by the cooperation of school, the time should be well spent churches, united to further the study of and the work of the teachers be made as efficient as possible. the truth. If teachers only realized wdiat a mighty There are several reasons for the great success and development of the move- power they wield for good in influencing ment. First, is the tendency of parents the minds of the young for the right, to place upon the schools the duty of they would take greater pains with the training the children in religious truth. pupils, and give them their best thought Then the work of the various denomina- and time. The op|>ortunities for service tional organizations has aroused interest in the schools of Hawaii nei are great. through presenting informat on. More- They are popular institutions that attract over the International Sunday School young and old alike. The problem is not Association vvith it work on the Main- so much how to bring the people into land, in Canada. Mexico, the West In- the schools as how to put them to work dies the Philippines. South America, and and keep them at work which will bring Hawaii, has done much for the move- a rich harvest in Christian knowledge ment We must not forget the labors of and character. : 17 FRIEND AND NOW BRYAN. ty Signs of progress are so numerous nowadays that it seems almost a waste of time to single any out. But the liquor dealers and those people who through ignorance they make their ]>olitical allies continue to speak of the present prohibition movement as a "wave," and they keep their eyes fixed on the shore and cry day and night. "Now it is going to recede." Hut it is not a wave, and it will not recede. It is growth. It is science. It is human brotherhood. It is religion. It IS civilization, inarching and conquering. The liquor traffic ought to die for the same reason that a plague rat ought to die. and the process of their destruction is the same. It is easy to catch one rat and kill it. It is hard to catch them all. It takes time and traps and guns and poison and infinite industry. But the war on plague rats is no wave and it will not subside, until the rat peril has become a thing of the past. It is easy to close one saloon or bottle shop. It is hard to close them all. for they are the most cunning and burrowing and nocturnal of rodents. Hut it must be done. It will be done. Detectives will set traps for them. Restrictive legislation will put out poison. Towns, counties, territories and states will go gunning for the nuisances, and in the near future, the federal government will take the field against the whole black brood. In local option towns and counties, victory will swing backward and forward like a pendulum, now "wet," now "dry." Hut this is the beginning of the end of the most rattish, swinish, wolfish, hyenaish business that ever battened on. the ruin of mankind. The most striking, because the most recent sign of progress is the conversion of William J. Bryan to the prohibition side. Through years of political and moral leadership he has ignored the call of the prohibitionists. He thought he was hunting bigger game than the dram shop. But the growth and spread of the movement have at last got his attention, and convinced his judgment. And now at length, with characteristic bravery he shows his hand. Speaking in the Auditorium in Chicago, May 18, under the auspices of The Catholic Total Abstinence L'nion of America, he said, in part: Speaking for myself, I am not willing to sit down at a banquet with young men around and by my example teach them that it is safe or wise for them to drink liquor. No pleasure that I could get from a glass of wine, no satisfaction that I could derive from doing like people around me, would compensate me for the haunting thought that my example �might be just the little influence that would turn the scale in some man's mind who was struggling to free himself from the appetite for drink. I believe it is a good thing to sign a pledge. I said in the beginning that I had signed a great many. 1 havetoheard sign people say that they didn't want the pledge, that they didn't need to sign the pledge, that they didnt' want to confess, by signing a pledge, that they were so weak that they couldn't refuse to drink without a pledge. Well, that argument doesn't go with me, my friends; I don't know how it goes with you. 'The man may fool himself with that argument, but he dosen't fool me. Is it a sign of weakness for a man when he enters married life to take upon himself the marriage Why doesn't he say, "I will not v< w ? make any promise to her. It is a sign of weakness"? Is it a sign of weakness for a man when he assumes the responsibilities of office to raise his hand to heaven and swear, so hell) him God, that he will be faithful to the duties of that office ? Is that a sign of weakness? Is it a sign of weakness for a man to put in writing a thing that he agrees to? And, my friends, when a man refuses to sign a pledge and says he is not going to use liquor, it means that he has not made up his mind that he, will not do it. If he has made up his mind that he will not do it, there is no objection, and when he sees it he is stronger for having signed it. A man needs to be fortified by all the additional strength you can give him. Man is weak enough at best. But there is another reason. I said that the influence of example ought to have its effect on a man, that he ought to be anxious to set a good example, not to set a bad one, and so when we come to discuss the signing of a pledge, it is the point where a man comes out and declares himself. Until he has signed the pledge he is classed with the people who drink or may drink, but when he does sign the pledge his influence is over on the other side, and if a man had no other reason for signing a pledge he ought to sign it that others may know where he stands and that his position may have whatever influence it has on the right side. My friends, if a man is not going to drink, he can't give a good reason for not signing; as he is not going to have any of the pleasures of drinking, why should he deny himself the pleasure of having his influence help others to stop Hand Craft Wares YE ARTS & June, l'Mll THE FRIEND 18 drinking? < >f all men he has the least ex- May 2—\V. Franklin I'lerce, grand master of grand lodge F. and A. M., arrives, and given reception by local lodge. Hon. John 0. Put. my friends, there is another phase Wooley returns after six months in Washof this subject, and that, recognize, is ington to engage in local fight for prohibithe most delicate phase of it. It is the tion. Mhv 6—Pint rally for the Prohibitionists legislative phase. I recognize that there P, hall. is a zone between what a man's con- in K. oft;—The king Is dead! l.cng live the May science would lead him to do and what king! Kdward VII. or Great Britain died he would be willing to compel by law in at midnight. George Y. reigns. others, and for that reason questions of May 7.—First Bod turned for the Third legislation are at the very best difficult Kaumakapili church, by Master Harold Rangreat grandson of the first questions, and often questions enter in dolph FJrdman, Key. Lowell Smith, the father Of apart from questions of conscience. I psetOT, Mrs. H. F. Dillingham. desire to lay down some principles that I May S—Four bronze tablets dedicated in regard as fundamntal on the liquor ques- Kawaiahao Church commemorating the tion. lives of four early pastors —Rev. Hiram Bingham and Rev. Richard Armstrong, first ( To be Concluded) two pastors of Kawaiahao, and Rev. Kphraim (Mark and Rev. Lowell Smith of Kau- cuse. I makapili. EVENTS. May Id —Portuguese cruiser San Gabriel arrives on her world tour. Warmly welcomed by local Portuguese. Honolulu women organize for prohibition campaign and plan for a straw vote prior to the plebiscite vote on July 26. May ll—President A. F. Griffiths of Oahu Ccllege, appointed by Chamber of Commerce as its representative at Mohonk May Conference. May 12—Prohibition forces an slowly massing for the coming struggle. May II —Annual meeting of directors of Palama Settlement shows over M.OOO bottles of milk dispensed the past year. Delegate Joining Kiiliio cables from Washington, the Prohibition Committee of 100. May is—Earth passes through the path of Halley's comet. Congress passes the Organic Act amendment with few changes. May 21—Prohibition campaign committee of 101) published. April 2'i —Governor Hughes of New York appointed associate justice of the U. S. Supreme Bench, to succeed the late Judge Hrewer. Collector of Internal Revenue Walter F. Drake resigns. April 26—Schaefer & Co. withdraw from Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Association. Yacht Club benefit at the Umpire Theater to help defray expense of yacht Hawaii In coming transpacific- race. April 28—Orpheum theater destroyed by tire. Y. M. C. A. directors announce choice of architects for new bu|ldlng, Ripley & Reynolds of Oakland, Cal. April 2!)—Russian immigrants have to be dispersed by sheriff to avoid serious riot. Free kindergarten and private schools of city hold May Day celebration in Thomas square. April 30—May Day fete at Ainahau by Kilobaud Art League. May I Russian immigrants organize miniature government for themselves at Iwilei. Dr. Snidclcr announces that Dr. Frank Newhall White of Chicago will occupy Central Union pulpit during summer months. Monster ltiau at Watertown to celebrate wedding of Walter F. Dillingham; MO guests. — RESPONSIBLE For those Japanese Servants? More than we think, perhaps. Let them read a Christian paper in their own tongue. It is THE TOMO. 50c. a year. 1 Union Pacific Transfer Co., "d. BAGGAGE, SHIPPING, STORAGE, WOOD, PACKING, COAL. ?"<>«" C 5^ fi3 C3 FURNITURE AND PIANO MOVING — 126 KING STREET : : : : Kodak Developing and Printing = Artistic Picture Framing -—— CRAFTS SHOP : Fort Street below King : �June. THE FRIEND. 1910 May 21 —Brilliant presentation of "As You Like It" on I'unahou campus by students of Oahu college. May 22—Children's Sunday at Central I'nion. May 2.i—Local branch of Amateur Athletic I'nion organized. Second annual dinner of Men's League of Central I'nion Chunk. Ladies night. Miss Lindeman gives concert after the dinner. MARRIED. Germimlown, .lI'DD-FOI'LKK—In I'enn., April 211, 17*10, Gerrit P. .ludd of Honolulu and Miss Margaret I'oulkc ot C.erinantown, I'eun. London, England, McGRKW-GRAMI'—In April 7, ItlO, J. Tarn McGrow and Miss Isabella Scott Gramp. .lAEGER-FISK In Oakland, Cai., April 27, 1110, Allan Jaeger and Miss Lillian Flak. MILNE-SCHOOMOVER—In Ililo, Hawaii, April 27, ItlO, Will 11. Milne, of Waiakea I'lnntation, and Miss E. Schooniover, of Ones Valley, Cal. lIKI'IUKX MeCANDLESS—In New York City, N. Y„ April 18, 1910, Lieutenant Hepburn and Miss Madge McCaudless. SMITH-FESSENDEN—In Arlington, Mass., April 2S, 1910, Arthur G. Smith and Miss Helen Chase Fessenden. April CAMI'MELL-HARRIS—In Honolulu, ,'iv, 1110, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, byRev. Simpson, George Campbell and Miss Helii'kiih Harris. DILLINGHAM-GAYLORD—In Italy, May 2, Miss 1111(1, Walter F. Dillingham and Louise Gaylord of Chicago. CAMI'IIELL-McDERMOTT—In Honolulu, May 14, 1910, by Father Valentin, Eugene. M. Campbell and Miss Isabel! MeDermott. DIED. BLACK—In Philadelphia, Pa.. May 19, ItlO, ('apt J. H. Hlaek, veteran of the civil war, formerly of Advertiser, aged M veara. EMM ELI TH—ln Honolulu. May M, 1910, John Emnieluth, aged .">7 years. HART—In Honolulu, May M, DUO, Judge Chillies F. Hart, aged 76 years. DOS REIS—In Honolulu, May 21, Itlt, Manuel IOS Keis, an aged resident. Honolulu, May 22, ItlO, Mrs. DOWER In THE VON HAMM-YOUNG CO . fht Saldniin Jla!ional Bank of jjaliului KAHULUI, MAUI, T. H. BANKING, EXCHANGE, INSURANCE. Savings Bank Department, Intereit on Termi Deposits, Safe Depoelt Vaulte for Rent. , Ltd IMPORTERS, COMMISSION AND AUTOMOBILF MERCHANTS Honolulu, T. H. Eunice Dower. Is Your Japanese Servant a Christian? Let him have- THE TOMO Every Month. 5OC. a year. TOO MUCH stress cannot be laid on the importance of having your eyes fitted with proi>er glasses. S. E. LUCAS, Optician Alakea Street. Masonic Temple, I HAWAIIAN IRON FENCE & MONUMENT WORKS, Ltd. 5. Reinforcement. 180 King St Phone 648 Safes, Vaults, Concrete 1066 Fort Street Pictures and Picture Framing Jt Local Views Ansco Cameras j» Ansco Films Art Pottery and Casts DEVELOPING AND PRINTING L.B.KERR&C0. ALLEN & ROBINSON LIMITED. DAYTON—In Honolulu. April it, ItlO, David Dayton, formerly city marahall, a wll known lodge man, aged 7S fears, DRIVER—In Honolulu, April 27, ItlO, E. K. Driver, Jr., employe of Metropolitan Meat Market. PERN—In Honolulu, April 28, ItlO, Mrs. Sheha Apapai, wife of Mayor Joseph Fern. CLUNKY—In Honolulu, April 2s, 1910, ('apt. Cluney, a native of Fall River, John Mass., aged 72 years. NAKALEKA—In Wailuku, Maui, May !*, ItlO, Mra. Nakaleka, wife of Hon. Joel Nakaleka. . 19 LIMITED. Alakea Street. . The onlv store in Honolulu where Llimber and Buildin & Material, Builders' Hardware, you can get anything in Wearing ApPaints, Oils, Etc. parel for MEN, WOMEN or CHILDREN Goon Goods and Reasonable Prices. Agents for Walkover and Sorosis Shoes. 55 Queen Street : : Honolulu. , W first Hafional AT HONOLULU. CAPITAL ?500,000. BROWN. Pres. W. R. CASTLE, CECIL gank of ftaniaii M. P. ROBIN8ON, Vlce-Pres. O. N. WILCOX. 8URPLU8 $123,000. L. T. PECK, Cashier. O. P. CASTLE. United States Government Depository General Banking.—Issues Drafts, Money Orders, Letters of Credit and Cable. Transfers available in all parts of the world. ACCOUNTS INVITED �THE FRIEND, 20 * THE BANK OF HAWAII, Ltd. Honolulu AGENTS FOR—Wailuku Sugar Co., Hawaiian Agricultural Co., Onomea Sugar Co., l J epeekeo Sugar Co., Honomu Sugar Co., LEXANDER & BALDWIN, Ltd. Hakalau Plantation Co., Paaunau Sugar Plantation Co., Hutchinson Plantation Co., uiowalu Plantation, Waimanalo Sugar Co., OFFICERS—H. P. Baldwin, Pres't; J. B. Honolulu Plantation Co., Kilauea Sugar Castle, Ist Vice-Pres't; W. M. Alexander, 2d Co., Hilo Sugar Co., Baldwin Locomotive Vice-Pres't; J. P. Cooke, Treas.; W. O. Works, Oceanic Steamship Co. Smith, Secy; George R. Carter, Auditor. LIST OF OFFICERS—E. F. Bishop, President; Geo. H. Robertson, Vice-President and Manager; W. W. North, TreasurSUGAR FACTORS AND COMMIS- er; Richard Ivers, Secretary; J. R. Gait, Auditor; C. H. Cooke, R. A. Cooke, G. R. SION MERCHANTS. Carter, A. Gartley, Directors. *A AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., Haiku Sugar Co.. Paia Planta- E.O. Hall & Son HAVE A FULLY EQUIPPED HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT. including Garland Stoves and Ranges, Aluminum Ware, Enameled Ware. Kitchen Furnishings, Refrigerators, Garden Tools, Rubber Hose, &c. Second floor, take the Elevator. Co. Tel. Main 109. P. O. BOX 71?. FORT ST., ABOVE HOTEL. Dry Goods the Territory. House in Especial attention given to Mail Orders. ALWAYS USE California Rose Creamery Butter Guaranteed the Best and full 16 ounces. HENRY MAY & CO., LIUITKO 22 TELEPHONES 92 Honolulu, T. H. RIGS OF ALL KINDS, , GOOD HORSES, CAREFUL DRIVERS. CLAUS BPRECKELB ft CO., BANKERS. : : Hawaiian Islands. "Thy Man-Servant and thy Maid=Servant" I ARE THEY JAPANESE? GIVE THEM THE TOMO 50c. a year. \A7 W. A HANA & CO., LTD. MERCHANT A BIBLE WITH COnHENTARIES The Leading 1^^ CLUB STABLES Honolulu, HONOLULU, T. H. ERS & COOKE, Ltd. LUMBER, j^ T C. H Bellina, Mgr COFFEE A SPECIALTY. B. F. EHLERS&CO. LEW tion Co.. Kihel Plantation Co., Hawaiian Sugar Co., Kahului R. R. Co., and Kahuku Plantation. Draw Exchange on the principal ports of the world and transact a general banking business. OLD KONA Ccneral Mercantile Commission Agents. Queen St., Honolulu, T. H. Honolulu, T. H. Banking by mail, 4|% interest. J. Importers and COMMISSION MERCHANTS. you will think of future as well as present needs, j* > Begin by opening a saving account with this bank, j* > C. O BREWER & CO., Limited, C A. SCHAEFER ft CO., If You Are Wise Day & June, I'JlO J P. O. Box 986. Scofield's We have many other kinds too. Hawaiian Board Book Rooms MERCHANT AND ALAKEA STREETS, HONOLULU. Blue 2741. 62 King Street. CLOTHES CLEANED AND REPAIRED. ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. REVERENT, SCHOLARLY AND FULL OF INSPIRING SUGGESTION.—IT IS TAILORS. Telephone Henry H. Williams FUNERAL DIRECTOR. Graduate of Dr. Rodgers Perfect EmSchool of San Francisco, Cal., also of The Renouard Training School for Kmbalmers of New York. And a Licensed Embalmer for the State of New York, also a member of the State Funeral Directors Association of California. MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONES FURNISHED. balming Chairs to Rent. LOVE BUILDING, 1142, 1144 FORT ST. Residence, 240 King Street. Telephones: Office, 64; Res., 1020. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1910) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1910.06 - Newspaper