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VOL. LXI
EDITORIAL AND GENERAL
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we present the picture of the new president of the Hawaiian Hoard, lion.
Henry Waterhouse, who was elected to
that office at the last meeting. Mr.
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long time as its vice-president as well as
lie, therefore,
on its committees.
knows its objects and its needs and is
able to give it much valuable aid and
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counsel. Mr. Waterhouse comes to the
office at a critical tune, when much wisdom and thought are needed in launching the Hoard upon the career that is
now opening to it. We wish him the
largest success and the heartiest co-operation of all his colleagues.
At the Board's last meeting Mr. W.
\V> Hall was elected to the office of
vice-president. Mr. Hall has also been
a long-time member of the Hoard, serving for many years as its treasurer and
agent of the American Board, previous
to the election of Mr. Richards, who was
appointed on Mr. Hall's resignation.
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With this number, THE FUEND completes its first year under its present
management. For the managing editor,
at least, it has been a year of new experiences which on the whole have been
very enjoyable. His fellow-editors and
people generally who have been called
upon for help, have given prompt and
valuable assistance. The paper has met
with a gratifying degree of success. Its
list of paid subscriptions has increased
by about eighty per cent.
With the April number we hope to,
change its appearance externally as well
as to alter somewhat the arrangement
of .the inside matter. We have learned
some things from the first year's experience and hope to show improvement as
time goes on.
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The indications at the
present time seem to be
that the question of the
regulation of the liquor traffic in these
Islands, will be a prominent one before
the Legislature which is now in session.
It is understood that the liquor-sellers
have their plans arranged, while the
temperance people are also getting ready
for the action they intend to favor. It
is perhaps impossible for either side to
say anything new in the matter, and for
that reason there is danger that the at
tention of people and legislators alike
may become engrossed in watching the
tactics employed, or in discussion of the
methods contended for, while the real
and vital issue is lost sight of. This issue does not lie in the comparative ad-,
vantage of one method of regulation
over another, but in the nature of the
business itself. The point that should
be made clear and emphatic throughout
the whole discussion is that the traffic
in intoxicating drink is in its essence
and effects, destructive of all good.
It gives nothing of value in return for
value received. Poverty, suffering, vice
and crime, follow in its train. Tt works
always and every where toward the demoralization of good order and character. Tt is on these grounds, therefore,
bat the linuor business should be ar-"irrucd. and from this point of view all
'■ffort for regulation should proceed.
The aim in legislation as in agitation,
should not be to please one side or the
other, but to strike the most damaging
blow at the evils of the business.
Liquor Legislation
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No. i
pectable and free from the presence of
saloons. Changed about, the situation
would be that temperance would have
.the field, and the burden of petitioning
for a vote on the question would rest
on those who wish to drink. Local option in this form would have decided
advantages over that in which it is commonly presented.
It would probably
considerably increase the number of protected districts while it would also tend
to relieve local option of one of the delusive features that now adheres to it.
This feature betrays itself in the argument that local option is the method of
fairness. It is true that it carries with it
a superficial look of liberality and
equity.. Hut if we stop to look beneath
the surface we shall sec that this is
only sophistry of the shallowest kind.
Neither local option nor any other
method that allows the business to exist is fair to the man who is losing his
reputation, character and property
through a drunken habit. It is not fair
to his wife and children and friends,
who suffer in consequence of his poverty and disgrace, or, perhaps from his
violence: It is not fair to the virtue and
innocence of youth that wither under
the blasting influence of an environment of debauchery. The idea of fairness rests upon the false assumption
that men who follow the liquor-selling
business have the same right to shape
the life of a community as those who
wish to earn an honest living free from
their influence, and to bring up the'r
children to lives of virtue and usefulness and to see prosperity and happiness
abound among their fellow men. A
business that is built up on the ruins of
human character and human souls can
claim for itself no equality of rights.
While, therefore, local option may be
the best measure that can be advocated
under the present circumstances, let it bt
the kind that puts temperance in the
field and requires those who wish to
drink to petition for the option. In any
case, let- not temperance people commit
themselves to local option in any form
that would hinder the work of temper
ance agitation and temperance endeavc
I from going right on in the most aggrcv
! sive way to something more effective.
While our mental attitude may be such as that
indicated in the forego; ng paragraph, it must be expressed in
some form of effort toward restriction.
Local option seems to be the form that
the temperance people will attempt to
carry through at this time. As a main
issue, this is, perhaps, the best that can
be done, but it is worth while to ask,
"from whose initiative shall the question
be submitted?" We have lately received
what seems to us to be a valuable suggestion, to the effect that the question
should be submitted to vote on the request of those who favor saloons and
drinking, instead of those who arc
against these things. As local option is The High Sheriff's Tn the Advertiser of
February 19th, is given
commonly understood, the liquor busiReport
an abridgement of the
ness has the field, and temperance people
ask the privilege of submitting to vote report of the High Sheriff to the Attorthe question whether the community in ney-General. It is stated therein that
which they live can be decent and res- "police work has increased and the prosLocal Option
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pects are that it will continue to increase ;" also, "that" present appropriation! are insufficieiM to carry on police
work to the best possible advantage."
The reasons for this increase of police
work are not mentioned, but that such 1
condition should arise is only what
might be expected, and what thoughtful
people probably have expected, ever
since the unprecedented expansion of
liquor selling was permitted. No other
condition of things was possible.
Farther.on in the report the High
Sheriff is quoted as saving, "I would
also recommend licensing the sale of
beer upon payment of a license fee of
$250 for each such license. Would also
recommend that the present law licensing sale of wine, beer and ale be
amended by striking out clause that 'no
such license shall be granted .within two
miles of a place where vending of spirit
nous Honors at retail is carried on.'
Also strike out clause requiring licensee
to stop business at 8 o'clock p. m. Time
of closing should be extended to 1 1 130
p. m."
It is difficult to tell whether the relation of these two extracts is logical or
illogical. At first thought it strikes one
as highly inconsistent to say that police
work is likely to increase, and to suggest increased appropriations to carry
it on, and then to recommend such an increase of the scope, both in space and
-
time of the forces that are most potent
in Droducing disorder.
On the other hand, when we take
into account the increased amount of
crime and disorder that is certain to
follow, sooner or later, from such an
extension of privilege to the sellers of
the lighter intoxicants, to recommend
increased appropriations for police expenses might appear as a measure of
prudent foresight.
Now. we do not profess to know the
motives of the High Sheriff in making
these recommendations, and so make no
charges nor insinuations. The facts are
to be deplored.
The fact that such
places as those recommended should
exist with the consent and approval of
the highest police officer in the land
could not be without its effect on the
police force. If they are looked upon
as agencies for neutralizing the evils of
the saloons which sell the stronger
drinks, (and presumably this would be
the High Sheriff's argument) the only
logical way to treat them would be to
allow them full swing, else they would
fail of their object: and having full
swing, it would only be a short time, if
it did not begin from the start, when
those who frequented them would thirst
for something stronger and these saloons
would become the feeders of the saloons
which retail spirituous liquors, instead
of drawing away from them. This, at wise and honest administration. Nor
least, has been the history of the drink- does blind adhesion to any party organnig habit from time immemorial.
ization have any connection with true
the tendency of moderate drinking patriotism.
lias always been to become immoderate,
The true patriot desires to develop and
and there is no reason to believe that it uplift Hawaii into all that is most desirTestimony able and honorable. He wants our matewill ever be otherwise.
shows that this has already been the rial prosperity to abound, and to be duly
tendency of the use of the lighter shared by all classes. J'.ut much more
liquors in these Islands. In the list of he wants our social life to be clean and
questions sent out by the Agitation pure, vice and disorder to be repressed,
Conunitee of the Ami-Saloon League high and worthy living to advance and
last summer, the answers to which were increase, education and general intellipublished in the September Friend, one gence to stand high, the people of all
was, whether the use of the lighter classes to be orderly, prudent and indusIrinks had increased or diminished the trious, and their habit of life to keep
use of the stronger liquors?, ()f the posi- tending upward toward what men can
tive replies given, thirty stated that :'. honor, and God will approve.
had diminished the use, while fifty-two
For several generations Hawaii has
stated that the use of the stronger been steadily and rapidly growing out of
'iquors bad been increased thereby. All darkness and barbarism into light and
history and experience is against the virtuouseivilization. A marked and pecuclaim that indulgence in the lighter liar course of Divine I'rovidences has atliquors will serve as a check against the tended and furthered this remarkable
movement, which has already resulted in
use of the stronger liquors,
( )n
another page are given some ex- placing upon the full political level of
tracts from an article showing the evils American citizenship a race of men
which arise when the police force of a whoseancesters, some of them still living,
:it\ has been corrupted by the saloon were degraded serfs. And these native
nower. It is a danger against which llawaiians are distinguished by being
the people of these Islands may well be the only colored tribe on the globe who
-in their guard. The conditions are pehave attained "to such a political distincculiarly favorable to such corruption and tion. The upward progress of Hawaii
i lax state of public sentiment in regard through much effort and many struggles
to the situation would be sure to bring has been a marvel of Divine favor. 'Tt
it about. We would suggest that the becomes every citizen of Hawaii to re\nti-Saloon League can render no bet- cognize these facts, and to exercise the
ter public service at the present time enthusiastic purpose to continue and in�ban to invite opinions and information crease this upward movement. Let it be
from all pnrts of the groun as to the the earnest aim and effort of cvcrv patriInfluence of the saloon on the effective- otic citizen and legislator to promote and
less of the police system.
ndvance whatever makes for the DUritv,
�ho honor, the well-being of society in
Hawaii, whether among natives, whites
PATRIOTISM FOR HAWAII
->r Asiatics. This is not Puritanism, nor
fanaticism, if it is what dirty politicians
A general and vigorous exercise of ■ neT nt ns "Sundav-scbool nolitics." Tt
'latriotism by its people is essential to U �!,(> true pud p-emiine Patriotism, as
�he nrospen'tv of any country. Hawaii •veil as the best political wisdom.
needs and deserves more and better patfl. E. B.
riotism in its citizens. Put it
01
must
be
enlightened as well as eartiest love
if our little country. Tt should take the
form of a atronc nurpnsc to labor for the
''isdiest and nohWt welfare of the whole
•ountrv and of all classes of its neoplc.
The true Hawaiian patriot is the one
•vho strives to make Hawaii as worthy,
ts pure, as noble, and as prosperous as
: s nossible.
Tt is not patriotism to seek to "Americanize" Hawaii, save as such introduc'ion of such political and business practices contributes to elevate our Hawaiian
onimunitv morally. socially, and economically. \or is it patriotism to raise the
-rv of "Hawaii for the Hawaiians," un'ess it is clear that an increased occupancy of tiublic offices by native Hawaiians is the best way to promote gixjd,
SOME TRAITS
OF THE OLD
HAWAIIANS
The Hawaiian of half a century ago
was a" imnrovidcnt being. His taronatch afforded a perennial supply of that
•überous root which has proved itself
all comers the most satisfactory.healthand hunger-satisfying vegetable
dr't mother earth has vet produced.
Should taro fail, as it seldom did. there
was the banana, the most healthful and
:ntisfnctorv fruit known to man. Wild
'"asanas and plantains of several varieties abounded in the sheltered valleys
■>nd beside the mountain stream, in a
'and tmassailed by the destructive cattle
fo
•nving
later brought to the islands by the white
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man. Thetl in times of famine, when
perhaps a long period of drought had
dried Up the stream needed to maintain
the growth of his taro patch and the
vigor of bis clump of banana trees, recourse could be had to the wild sugar
cane of the valley; or, when other resource failed, the under-grow th of the
mountain forest afforded fern root and
the sweet root of the ki plant. While
times of famine were not unknown, it is
doubtful if able-bodied men or women
ever perished of starvation.
Hawaii was a land of well-fed, stalwart men and women, for size and agility unequalled by any race on island or
continent. While improvident, the native Hawaiian was the most generous
and hospitable of human beings. The
stranger passing by was always hailed
and bidden to come in and partake of
what the house afforded, which meant a
good feed of fish and poi. < )r if, in a
stormy time, fish was scarce, the householder would apologetically say, we have
poi but no fish. At such times of destitution, the hungry traveler might eat his
fill of poi seasoned with grains of coarse
salt.
■ilinent of the promise, "The liberal soul view with a member of the New York
sliall be made tat; and he that watered! police force. For very obvious reasons
shall be watered also himself." This [his man withholds his name,but his staterichness of life and spirit, the white set- ments are of the deepest interest as givtler has inherited or imbibed from his ing an inside view of a situation in
dusky brother. For the past thirty years winch the power to which a great city
(he tearful inroads of leprosy and the looks for protection and good order, isdread of this scourge of humanity, has corrupted by the liquor power and its
oarred the white man from accepting as cognate vices. It exposes a situation
freely as before the open-handed hos- winch is always possible and nearly Inpitality of the native Hawaiian, and so evitable, in greater or less degree, wherdie later coining foreigner has known ever the liquor power exists. The artinot to say alarmhut little of the old time Hawaiian hos- cle is also interesting,
on the judgthe
affect
in
showing
ing
pitality. °
The docility and tractability of the na- ments and ethics of the man thus brought
tive Hawaiian! were among their strik- under the influence and temptations of
The missionaries, such a system. We regret that we have
ing characteristics.
but
when once they were fully received, not space for the whole interview,
some extracts showing the
give
chiefs,
we
the
by
higher
and
loved
trusted
found a people ready to receive them as methods of securing a place on the police
and the methods of
angels from heaven, with a trustfulness force of New York,
the
procedure
after
place is obtained.
and devotion touching and beautiful in
to furnish some deep
are
sufficient
These
transparency.
and
childlike
its simplicity
Literally and metaphorically, the Ha- suggestions to any thoughtful person.
waiian as an individual and as a people,
When I got to be twenty-one years of age I
sat at the feet of the missionary.
10 net mi the police force, and a politried
on
the
opposition
Despite the violent
tician told me that he would put me on for
part of the missionary bating portion of $300, 1 had been working as 1 clerk for a
a
the foreigners, great and wonderful things junk man in Pearl Streetto and had saved
pay $300. I gave
and T agreed
were wrought by and for this then mild- little moneypolitician
in tlie hack rpotn of a
to the
mannered and child-like and so lately itsaloon
on William Street and he counted the
leathen people. The peaceful changes money anil said that he would see me through
were so great and acknowledged to be He told the proprietor of the place to inclose
in his
so real, and thorough, that Hawaii was the money in an envelope, and put it
which
was
done.
safe,
the
the first, and for about fifty years
"lis all right." said the politician to me.
inly once heathen people in the nine- "You'll he appointed."
teenth century whose autonomy and
I made my application anil waited three
independence were fully acknowledged months, hut was turned down. So I went to
the politician, and asked him what was the
by the great nations of Europe and Am- reason,
lie told me that the saloonkeeper had
erica.
kept the money, declaring that he never had
The decisions of her Court of Admir- seen it And tliat was the fact: when I went
alty were accepted by all the maritime to the saloonkeeper he said that he had never
powers. .For about forty years Japan seen a cent of my money. We could not make
complaint about it. Sc he won that
an
was knocking at the Courts of Christen- lime.open
Imt he had no luck afterward, being ofdom praying for such a revision of her ten arrested for keeping open after hours and
treaties as should acknowledge the full on Sundays, and once-being nearly clubbed
autonomy of her government, abolish to death !>v unknownmeparties.
that I would have to
The politician told
the Consular Courts, and permit her to raise
$1,00 more, and so I went back to clerkover
all
foreigners
dominion
exercise full
ing till the beginning of 1808 when I was
for another attempt to get on the force.
on her shores. And during all these ready
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years little Hawaii as a result of her
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If a policeman disturbs "good people who
teachable spirit, and of following entribute" the district leader comlightened missionary guidance, was en- are paving
to the captain of the precinct, and if he
plains
joying full autonomy, acknowledged by ,I,h-s not mend matters a complaint of the capall the great Christian powers, and tain is made to the commissioner. But this
The patrolman who insisted
bad secured such a recognition of her seldom happens.
mii enforcing all the laws would he an idiot.
has
not
even
tosovereign statehood as
He would not last a month, and would he
day,, been accorded to Turkey or Perout a broken and disgraced man. His
thrown
sia. "Blessed are the meek for they officers and comrades would see to that.
There isn't any reason why a patrolman
sliall inherit the earth."
enforce the fool laws about gambling
G.
should
0. H.
,iu(l excise. They're against nature, and he
The hospitality of the native Hawaiian was abounding. The best that he had
was never grudged to the visitor. The
one fat hen, the petted sucking Dig, were
quickly dressed, cooked and offered to
the honored guest. The story of father
Abraham, who called in the passing
Stran per S, and said to Sarah "mike read'
quickly three measures of fine meal,
knead it and make cakes upon the
hearth," and then himself ran unto the
herd, and fetched a calf tender and good
and gave it to a young man who hastened to dress it, and to set it with butter and milk before his hungry guests,
lias been re-enacted a thousand times in
a thousand thatched Hawaiian homes in
all our islands.
Every relative in time of his need was
welcomed as a rule to the bountiful supply that his well-to-do friend's house afforded. Those out of work and out of
food had but to go to the bouse of the
well-to-do relative, and meet a hearty
welcome as long as the supply of poi
lasted. This trait of abounding hospitality I believe has had it healthful effect
Upon every foreigner who has lived even
for a few years upon these islands. Openhanded hospitality is catching, and none
could live on terms of intimacy with the
Hawaiian and not receive some effect
from his generosity' of heart and band.
knows it. and has no sympathy with them.
The white people going from these isl- "FROM
POINT How far this bu-incss of protecting people
POLICEMAN'S
THE
who violate law goes I don't know. It used to
ands during the past fifty years to CaliOF VIEW"
include pickpockets, tin horn gamblers with
fornia, have always met with a most corbrace games, bunco men, green goods anjl
dial welcome in that Eldorado, as a conknock-out-drops operators, and burglars—pretBy a New York Patrolman
sequence of the reputation that they
ty nearly all sorts of regular operators. It
bore for hospitality in their own island
isn't anything like as complete now as it used
Under the above title, The Indepen- to be. Still there are pickpockets now operathomes. The Hawaiians, regardless of
color, have received in California the ful-. dent of January 15th, publishes an inter- ing about the Bridge, and how could they do
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it unless the police were fixed?
As 1 went around with the experienced policeman during my probation he taught me all
the ropes." and explained thai the greatest
danger for a young man was from the temptation to arrest people Who were "putting up."
"If you do that," be said, "the sergeant will
work you forty-eight hours at a stretch, and
finally break you."
It didn't take me long to find out that the
sergeant could keep me on the go till I dropped if it suited him. That was when I went
on regular duty at the end of a month. I arrested a saloonkeeper who forgot me, but who
had put up for the wardman and the inspector's
man. I got a hint to leave the man alone after
that, but I wanted to make him understand
that I had something to say as well as the
big fellows. I took him in again for violating
the Sunday law- He was discharged. Soon
after that I came off duty and went on reserve,
I went upstairs to the dormitory to sleep, having been on patrol for sixteen hours. I had
not been in bed ten minutes when the sergeant
called me down to the desk, and sent me out
to see about some hoys annoying householders
ten blocks away. It was a fake report. When
I came back he sent me out to a fire, and after
that he found another special call to keep rue
busy till I had to go on patrol again. There
are plenty of these special calls at a busy
station house, and the sergeant can always
make some if he wants them. I square/1 matters by apologizing to the saloonkeeper.
Before I got on the force I bad heard that
policemen made a deal of money in addition
to their salaries, and after I trot fairly to
work I found that I was in it.
In some of the nrecincts where there s
plenty of "graft." the man who is violatinc
the law pays the patrolman for closing his
eyes, the captain for not breaking the patrojman. and the inspector for not breaking the
captain. These are separate amounts. Say
the patrolman gets $<; a month, the captain and
* * * *
in*nector would get $20 each.
The most I ever made on any post was
$150 a month. That was downtown in Manhattan on a beat that was about a mile and
a half long. Every saloonkeeper on my post
used to put tin $5 a month for me and my partner in addition to the money given to the
captain's agent—the inspector had no one
collecting. There were twenty-five of thes.e
saloons and five gambling places, three of
which gave me $io a month, while two paid
$5. From the women I and my nartner. who
patrolled the beat when I was off. cot a total
of about $75 a month. Of course, there were
many who tried to do business without paving,
but they soon found themselves in a hole because we enforced the law against them. Some
patrolmen have made a* high as $2so a month.
Beside the presents of money which naturally make policemen feel kindly disposed toward
everywhere
the givers there is free liquor. It istrips
a good
offered to the policemen, and it
many of them up. The fool law is also responsible for this, because if it wasn't a fool
law it would not have to be violated, and then
the liquor dealers would not have to make
themselves solid with us.
little
After a man has been on the force a "putare
while he knows all the people who
ting up." and grows to be very friendly with
beat
them. There are twenty places on mydrink,
where I can tap at a side door and get a
and there are nearly as many where I can go
some one
in a back room and sleep while
watches to give me warning if the roundsman
comes in sight. So the temptation to take
and
it easy and have a good time is very great,
on bad nights the policeman need not patrol
his post unless he wants to.
If a policeman is anything of a good fellow
he will prefer to favor his friends rather than
is any trouble be- has heard his minister preach for five years
gambler and some without once letting him know that he has re
ordinary ciuzen he inclines to decide against ecivcd a particle of comfort, uplift, or light,
from any of his sermons, it would be hazardthe ordinary citizen, that's the way that acetic sijtuctmies gel the idea that policemen ac ous for such a man to attempt much at first.
Ml thai could reasonably be expected the first
cept money for protecting robbers.
New York policemen are just as honest as rear is some very slight manifestation of
any other set of men, and this system yf Christian life.—just enough to let the minister
bribery is not their fault. It is the fault of know that the man is not a deaf unite. This
the fool laws made for the benefit of old wo- duty of bracing men for arduous tasks by
men who don't understand human nature. The cheering and fraternal words is no tritle. There
laws pretend to try to abolish gambling and is no surer way of increasing the' Dower of
strangers, so when there
tween a liquor dealer or
disorderly houses and to close drinking places the pulpit than by enlarging the heart of the
on the only weekly holiday. That is all hypOCi preacher by drenching him in great Hoods ot
risy. Men always will gamble and drink. In affection and goodwill. If a man become*
the great cities of Europe there is a license spoiled by being loved, there is nothing lost,
system. If that were in force here it would is the man at the start was worthless.
A man who speaks of "our" church with
put a stop to police bribery.
pride, and of "our" minister with affection,
has a right to offer suggestions and to disap"IF
A LAYMAN"
prove. But if I were a layman. I should .not
disapprove of tVtry new enterprise suggested
By
by the pastor, nor should I find fault with him
Minlster.
if he occasionally said something in the pulpit to which I could not say "Amen." A minTwo months ago, we printed an arti- ister must have his own viewpoint, and take
cle from the Sunday School Times, on his own altitude. He must do his own thinkthe subject. "If I Were a Minister." The ing, and must lead his people as he feels himLord. I should therefore
article was written by a layman. The self directed by the
my tongue off him if he did not echo in
following article, taken from the same keep
every sermon my own opinions and convic
paper, gives the other side, jfnd seems to 'ions. I should endeavor to hear in mind that
us to be as full of excellent auggeatkma I was only one in a large company of people.
as the former one. The editor of the and that a minister who always thought as T
Sunday School Times states that it is did would be sure to be ruffling up .the spirits
of a large number of his bearers who have
written by one of the most prominent as much right to bear (heir ideas promulgated
ministers in America:
from the pulnit as I have to bear mine. A
perfection when he
If I were a layman. I should get as close layman is well on towards
to the minister as he would let me come. If realizes that he is only "one." .Whenever the
it be true, as the New Testament declares, that minister made statements which struck me &i
we are all priests unto Cod. then the minister incorrect or misleading, instead of exploding
is only one among many brethren, chosen hg like a Mt. Telee. 1 should quietly re-examine
his fellow-Christians to teach and lead, but my own conclusions, and remind myself that I
in no sense standing in a class apart. And differed from the minister as widely as he difwhy. then, should there be an awful gulf be- fered from me. And. if he was broad enough
tween lift and the other members of the to tolerate me in the church notwithstanding
I WERE
a
-
househohPTif faith? I should bridge the gulf. my divergent opinions. I should do my best
and show myself a sympathetic and co-operat to be broad enough to live in pace with him,
1 should do this for the minis- in spite of his inability to square his ideas
ing brother.
ter's sake, and for my own. We could build with mine. So long as a minister preaches
each other up. Poor man!
The preacher his truth "in love." why should not a layman
needs to be built up like other mortals—and hear it "in love"?
And if at any time 1 bad a word of critiwho will build him if laymen do not do if?
He needs companionship,—Jesus did. Our cism which must be delivered. I should never
Lord fell back, in the crises of his life, upon speak it on the Lord's Day. After a preacher
He has gotten through bis sermon, his nerves arc
the twelve men who were nearest him.
shrank with horror from the thought of being abnormally alive. The man who approaches
left alone. "Could ye not watch with me one him while in this state of excitation for the
hour?" is a question full of heart-break. Thj purpose of criticism or controversy is sure to
modern servant is not above his Master, nor hurt him. Nor should I hurry toward the
the twentieth-century disciple above bis Lord. pulpit as soon as the benediction is pronounced
A minister needs encouragement, and it is with some matter of personal or ecclesiastical
the duty of laymen to give it. He needs i£, business related in no way to the sermon. The
not because he is a bahy. but because he is a ernion always makes a deep impression on at
man. A man. to succeed as a preacher, must least one man.—the preacher. Into it he has
have a stout heart and a buoyant spirit. F.very poured his blood, and in the preaching of ]f.
kind look reassures him. and every hearty he has given his life. He lias preached it that
He needs encourageami a great deal of it. The world constantly stabs him, or ignores him. and his
brethren must show themselves friendly. Some
hand-clasp braces him.
ment,
churches are dumb. Some Christians cannot
say "I praise you" without having the words
stick in their throat. Many a clergyman lias
been killed simply by lack of encouragement.
It is the finest and truest men to whom such
neglect is fatal. The temperament essential to
effective preaching is affectionate and sensitive. It withers and dies in an atmosphere
chilled by silence. If I were a layman, I should
at least once a year speak to the pastor some
one approving sentence. I put the figure low,
knowing that great enterprises must he undertaken by slow and gradual approaches.
Sudden shocks are to be avoided. If a man
it might impress the hearts of those who beard
it. and mold their after lives. If then, at the
conclusion of the sermon, a man conies forward with not a trace of the sermon clinging to him. and begins to converse enthusiastically about some matter which has not been
once in the preacher's mind, it looks as though
the sermon has made on at least one heart
no perceptible impression. Such a man has
a millstone for a heart, and the discouraged
preacher is apt to wish be had another millstone around his' neck.
And if I were a layman I should behave it
home as well as in church. I should never
in the presence of my children, either at the
dinner-table or anywhere else, speak of the
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7
THE FRIEND
TEMPERANCE ISSUES
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REV. W. D WESTERVELT
The saloon is not a modem institution and its character has not changed.
I he table on which the purchased wine
was drunk was also the table over which
the dice were shaken. The drunkard
murdered bis friends in drunken brawls,
brutally beat bis wife and impoverished
bis children, two or three thousand years
ago just as be does today.
Apparently there was not so much opposition to saloons then as at the present
time. Nor were there very many legal
restrictions. Evidently the world is
growing better, as far as the place held
by saloons in the eye of the public is
concerned. Just bow much the Hawaiians as a whole were made drunkards
in the days of Kamehameba 1., 1 do not
know. Certainly the drunken whites
taught the method of rude distillation
through a gun barrel. Quantities of nun
were shipped in and the King himself
was often the worse for liquor, until be
society
made himself into a temperance
and decided that be. rather than rum,
should rule. In the days of Kamehameba 111., the Hawaiian! were called a nation of drunkards and the King uttered
bis temperance proverb worthy to be
placed beside the national motto which
adorns Hawaiian silver coins. It was
during contemplation of civic problems
that he said "Debt is a moth and rum a
poison god." Then for a long time the
use of intoxicants was checked. A resident of the islands told me how his
brother was arrested and fined once for
furnishing a bottle of liquor to one of the
young princes.
I think it is true that the last great impetus to drunkenness in these islands was
by
given in the days of Kalakaua, and
be absoThe King himself. It may not
lutely true that the present increase ot
saloons has increased the amount of
drunkenness. It may be that the drunkenness was here and that the licensed
saloons are simply the legal recognition
of the fact that there are many drunkards in Hawaii.
Nevertheless we must acknowledge
that annexation has brought a deluge of
saloons. The present condition of the
liquor question in these islands is bad
enough with a prospect of being much
worse in the near future. Already the
saloon interests are looking up available
sites in residence districts on which they
confidently- expect the coming legislature to allow them to plant saloons. The
liquor interests are even now acting as
if they were certain of the position which
will be taken by a majority of the mem-
bers of the Legislature. There is not a
hint so far as I know, in business circles
of removing a single saloon from the
present down town limits. The plan is
rather to locate many new saloons in the
outskirts of the city and throughout the
residence and country districts.
During 1902, there were taxed by the
United States lnter-revenue officials; in
the Hawaiian Islands 455 places where
intoxicating liquors were sold. This is
an increase in six years of from 23 to
about 455 recorded saloons. Probably
there are few stores where liquor is sold
unlawfully, as far as the territory is concerned, which have not come under the
eve of the officials of Uncle Sam.
The method of procedure is simple and
yet effective,e.g. blank and Co. are large
liquor dealers. They ship to all parts of
the islands all kinds of intoxicants including that distinctive preparation called "Sand paper gin." The internal revenue officers say to Blank and Co., "Let
us see your shipping lists." Blank and
Co. are learning that they cannot play
with United States officials, so the books
are opened ; the revenue officers make -1
list of the small stores on Kauai or Hawaii, in which be finds something of interest. He makes a tour of Kauai and
collects revenue all along the way. In
a little while nearly 500 tax certificates
are issued, certifying that these stores
have paid Uncle Sam's charges, and yet
a new field of activity probably awaits
the revenue officers.
This comes on good Japanese authority. On the plantations all over the islands, there are among the Japanese,
many small saloons. They are conducted
as follows, so says my Japanese informPerhaps'twenty or twenty-five
ant.
Japanese form a club, and hire some one
to cook for it. That one keeps on hand a
store of canned and bottled goods, and
also a few bottles of beer and cases of
take and sometimes something stronger.
( )ne of the"lvii" comes in to the common room with a friend or two. They
call for coffee and then take or beer
paving the cook his or her price for the
same—and thus, as my Japanese friend
,
—
expressed it, "There follow much gambling and many vices and crimes."
Again and again have I asked natives
to show me that "maikai" "good" of
the saloon business. The invariable answer is, "There is no maikai." except the
"oluolu o ke kino," "The pleasure or
lust of the flesh."
We face the contined enormous increase of licensed destructive business.
What is the other side? The working out of natural laws is always encouraging. Productive business has increased apparently in far greater ratio than
the use of intoxicants. Cultivated land
chokes out weeds. Education along
physiological lines is doing great good.
Productive business is fighting shy of
managers and responsible workmen who
are addicted to the use of intoxicating
liquors. A strong and true morality,
learned only by those who sit at the feet
of the Lord Jesus Christ, is having a
mighty hold on the desires and passions.
There is no more powerful check on the
use of intoxicants than an earnest
Christian life. Hut involved in Christianity are the humanitarian methods to be
used in checking, as far as possible, the
evils whkh the Arabs say are a drove of
black camels kneeling at the doors of
their tents.
The W. C. T. U. has held the fort
alone for a number of years. Tt is a
wonder that so small a band of women
should fiave been able to do so much for
The more recent organization, The
Anti-Saloon League, has also come to
stay. However in all the islands there
is now no person paid for the one purpose of devoting time and thought continually toward meeting the problems of
the liquor question. The work must be
done by self-sacrificing effort through
various committees in these two organizations, supplemented, it is hoped, by a
large numbers of individuals outside.
A determined effort must be made by
all interested toward securing fair play
on the part of members of the leeislature.
The local option idea is thoroughly fair.
It places the responsibility of saloons or
no saloons upon the majority of the
voters of any precinct or district or municipality. If the majority want saloons
the minority ought to acquiesce and
make a better fight next time or move
away. If the majority wants no saloont,
it is perfectly fair that the saloon keepers
sliall give up until they can rally sufficient forces to make a new battle at the
polls, or move away.
Plead the argument of fair play in
your talks with members of the legislature. The hot fight of the temperance
people will be on local option. Local
option must not be asked as a favor to
the churches or to the Anti-Saloon
League or to Temperance workers. It
must not be a favor to anybody. The
demand for local option must be on the
ground of fair play to the majority of
voters. It is self-evident that if the
members of the legislature intend to be
fair in dealing with cither liquor men or
temperance men they must enact a law
which places ffie right Jo have saloons or
no saloons in the hands of a majority of
the voters and thus give both sides fair
play at the polls without fear or favor.
THE FRIEND
8
His professed followers stand uncompromisingly for this, are they recognized as such by the world. "By this,"
said the Master, "shall all men know."
He saves His people from all their sins
THE ONE TEMPTATION
i, by saving them from this one generic,
There is no "room for chaff in a all-inclusive sin of putting this, that or
measure that is already as full as it can the other thing or things before love.
hold of wheat. It is very much so with No, not business for business' sake, or
a heart that is as full as it can hold of money for moneys sake, art for art's
love. Such a heart is like an inn filled sake, learning for learning's sake, or
full from top to bottom with congenial dominion for dominion's sake; but busiand happy guests. Envy, hate, malice, ness, riches, art, education, power or
jealousy, revenge, worldly ambition, position—yes, the more of them the betcome along and apply for accommoda- ter, so they are gained, held and used as
tions. "Give us any kind of a place," they ministering handmaids of grateful, resurge, "only let us in." "Not a room to ponsive, out-going and out-giving love.
Heaven is as full of love as it can
spare," is the prompt refusal. They are
not allowed to register, even.
hold. We are here a good way from
How about anger? Anger may come that, as yet. Put we are coming to it,
in and stay long enough to tell his story however ilowlv. We know that we shall
and cool off a little, but must leave be- come to it wholly, one of these days, and
fore sundown. On no account can he that our Lord's prayer and our. His
be allowed a night's lodging. This sug- people's, prayer, will stirclv be fulfilled.
gests a tear-starting question, however: "On earth as it is in Heaven."
"Is there in the wide world, a city, town, j
Professor Addison Ballard.
neighborhood, family. or even one single
In the .Vctc York Observer.
heart th?t is as full as it can hold of
MISSIONARY ITEMS
love? Yet it is precisely for this that
Christ and His church stand.
Christians have, comprehensively, but i Rev. Ph. A. Delaporte writes to Rev.
one temptation to resist and overcome. ( ). 11. C.ulick from Jaluit, Marshall IslJesus had but one, the temptation to put ands Dec. 20th, 1903, while on their rej,
some other thing or things before love. turn passage from Kusaie to Nauru.
"See," says satan, "what a noise you
Kusaie last Monday. Dec. 15th. on
will make in the world if by a word you theWe5\ left
S. Oceana, and hope to reach Nauru
bread;
stones
a
turn these
into
what
Dec. 24th. We have spent some very full
greater noise still if you leap from this weeks at Kusaie. weeks full of hard work.
temple top and are caught in mid-air by We received a real hearty welcome from the
there, and were entertained at
rescuing angels; and greatest of all if missionaries
first by Dr. and Mrs. Rife, and later hy Mr.
you become, what I will make you, pos- and Mrs. Cliannon and Misses Hoppin and
sessor and sole monarch of all the king- Olin. Miss Wilson was on a trip to Ponape
during our stay.
doms of the world."
I think our going to Kusaie at this time was
"No," answers Jesus: "on no such truly
ordered of the Lord. Nearly all the
showily ambitious errand have I come.
material needed for the 500 testaments and
Miracles, indeed, I shall work: miracles, 500 hymn-books which we printed, came on
too, far grer.ter than turning stones into the same steamer which took us to Kusah.
bread, or than that of being caueht and Mr. Cliannon had ordered paper, etc.. from
months ago, not knowing anyupborne by the hands of descending an- Boston some our
plans for printing. I have
thing about
of
a
mocommanding in
gels, or even
forwarded copies of our books both to you
ment of time the submissive homage of and to Dr. Bingham. We worked to the very
all the kingdoms of the earth. Hearts hour of sailing. Mr. Channon did most of the
and all of the binding. Dr. Rife kindof flint T will turn into hearts of flesh. printing
ly helped mi the printing of the gospel of MatAngels will attend Me, but it will be not, thew. I did all the proof-reading and made
as the imposing retinue of an earthly j myself generally useful. Mr. Channon workking, but only that tbev may minister to ed very bard, and most evenings we did not
before seven or eight o'clock. I
the weakness, pain and sorrow incident get through
Mrs. Delporte
somewhat tired myself.
feel
to the working out of mv consuming and myself have done much night work durpurpose of love in the world's redemp- ing the past year in order that our beloved
tion. A crown of dominion I shall wear, people may at least have a portion of the word.
You will notice that we have translated and
but of dominion exercised in furthe gospels of Matthew and John, the
therance of love's most loving behests." printed
epistle to the Galatians, I. and 11. Timothy,
of
this
prince
The ambition of the
and the three epistles of John.
world is to out-do and to out-shine; and Our hymn-book contains sixty-six hymns,
Faith, Church Covenant, and
in order to this, to out-wit and out- a Confession of Marriage
Ceremony, the Ten
maneuver, to out-fight and to out-kill. a form for the
Commandments, the Lord's Prayer. Apostles
to
The ambition of Jesus is
out-love and Creed, and some verses relating to the Lord's
to out-bless. He is the world's Saviour j Supper and Baptism.
This steamer will touch at Nauru on her
in that He stands unwaveringly, unfalteringly, and fully for this. So far as way to Hongkong Feb. 3. The Carrie and An-
The ChristianLife...
,
,
,'
Nic was expected to arrive at Kusaie from Ponape and Kuk on the day we sailed, she having left Ponapc a day ahead of the steamer.
We are taking back with us another couple
of Marshall Island scholars, who are to hehj
us.
Mrs. Delporte has been quite ill while at
Kusaie, .suffering with heart trouble, but is a
little better now. The children are both well
and enjoyed themselves very much at Kusaie.
We speak of you and our Honolulu friends
daily and we often wish that some one could
come down and see the needs of our people.
Please remember us to all our friends. [
would be glad if you would show our liooks to
those who make it possible for us to work
among the Nauru people.
Dr. Scudder writes from Kobe, Japan,
under date of February Ist, that he expects to begin operations again, that is,
to enter upon a northern tour, early next
month, visiting among other places, Niigata, whence have come a considerable
number of the emigrants to Hawaii.
Readers of The FRIEND have learned
of Dr. Seudder's plan of making the acquaintance of the relatives of those who
have gone as laborers to Hawaii, and becoming as it were a messenger from the
parents and kindred in Japan to their
loved ones now in Hawaii. Thus expecting to secure a cordial welcome and
a hearing ear from many a lonely and
sorrowing young man to whom a message of love from the far land will be as
cool water to a thirsty soul.
Dr. Scudder purposes to finish his touring in Japan and to turn bis face toward
Hawaii, by the end of April.
Miss Eliza Talcott, who for two and
a half years rendered such efficient service for the Japanese women and the
lapanese church of our city, has now
entered upon her duties as associate with
M'ss Harrows in the Women's Bible
School of Kobe, Tapan.
Under date of January 11st, she
writes from the home of Miss Barrows,
the old Citilick bouse in Kobe, as follows:
This morning, the snow is falling, and the
crass is white though the *now melts as it
touches the bare ground. Tt is cold everywhere in suite of seven coal fires that have
been kindled in the bouse besides the kitchen
fire. They dispensed with the furnace some
years ago. I believe, as too extravagant, and
the result is a cold house! With a fire in mv
grate. I am silting with a heavy shawl over
my sl,o iil (|ers! J )laVe had a little cold but n;v
health does not seem specially affected by the
sudden change of climate.
Recarding the moral atmosphere Miss
Talcott savs:
The arrest of
many Principals
of High and
Normal schools, and officers of the Educational Department, has greatly and publicly emphasized the need of a thorough moral purification of the nation. Mr. Harada (pastor of
the Kobe Japanese Congregational church)
said in his s.ermon last Sabbath, "The Emperor's Rescript is not sufficient as a moral
stimulus in our School and colleges. We need
Christ and his teachings." This would have
been considered almost treason, a little while
ago.
9
THE FRIEND
.
OUR ISLAND HOMES
I You
this? When God wanted a love with
which to compare his own he chose the
love of parents for their children.
"As one whom his mother comforteth,
so will I comfort you, saith the Lord."
"Like as a father pitieth bis children,
SO the Lord pitieth them that fear Him."
And why? lieeause, "He knoweth our
frame he rememberetb that we are
dust." He makes excuses for us just
as father and mother do; hence
the
boundless patience pf God; like the patience of a loving mother.
Some day, if you live long enough,
you will be better able to appreciate all
this. When you have sons and daughters of your own and all the joy, pride
and anguish of parentage is a personal
experience, then, you will be able to put
yourself in mother's place. God grant
that that day may be free from bitter
memories.
Forgive us for preaching a sermon,
perhaps you dislike preaching; but this
comes from the heart. "We speak that
we do know, and testify that we have
seen," We have no individual case in
mind, this is only general; you also may
"know" and "see" if you will.
Youth is thoughtless, but remember
"Evil is wrought from want of thought
As well as from want of heart."
No, we whose hearts are ojd have not
forgotten. Youth is attractive to us;
we love, often long for, the society of
the young; we like to be included in
their pleasures; we value their little
courtesies and confidences, and are keenly sensitive to slights. It is easy to hurt
us, to make us feel in the way, or that
our expressions of affectionate regard
are a bore, and we are not dull about
these things. Do not allow yourselves
to treat either parents or elderly friends
thus thoughtlessly. You may be old
have never been old; you have
never bugged your baby, all your own,
Take for thy leader, One most meek and lowly,
to your breast with that agony of love
And lie will grant His blessing on the same.
winch only a mother knows; you have
Into tbv home His spirit shall come stealing. [never spent yourself with tireless watchHis peace shall bless, His presence comfort ling and anxiety, over the sick bed of
thee;
your child ; you have never looked forAnd. all the depths of purest love revealing,
ward to the day when all this love
Thy earthly love through Him shall perfect
and care would find its reward in resInon.yino us.
U-. "
ponsive love; you have never felt the
pride she feels in your triumphs, tlie
OLD"
"WHEN THE HEART IS
sorrow she suffers in your pain. It is
impossible, you (imply cannot put your"the
Last month we talked about
self in her place. Indeed, when you
to
try
we
will
child,"
of
a
today
heart
think, well over the whole subject it
prove the truth of the old adage, "It almost seems
as if you were the "queer
is a poor rule that will not work bot'.i
cranky" one.
and
ways."
Some of you are a long way from
It is the fashion to talk and write
much of the duty of parents to children, home, you have gone off to seek your
and a very good fashion it is, we par- fortunes; we wish you the best kind of
But you cannot afford to be
ents can hardly be over instructed, we success.
thoughtless
in your treatment of the old
all,
is
our
responsibineed it
so mighty
lity. Infinite patience and gentleness hearts left behind in the old homestead.
must the real mother have, but let us How they watch for your letters; when
remind the children that all the love and one mail fails to bring news of you tbev
tenderness, all the unselfish considera- say, "surely it will come the next time,"
tion should not be confined to the par- and they watch and wait with trembling
They have always accepted
ents. The children have their part to patience.
play in order to make the home what the anxieties of their office as a matter
of course, but now that you are grown
it should be.
This has been called the age of obe- up you can save them much of that sufdient parents, and we fear there is too fering, more than you can now undermuch of truth in this cutting speech. ( >f stand. Take time to write a real loving
course, if parents did their whole duty, letter occasionally full of the little deno cynic even, would have dared to per- tails of your daily life. Tell them about
But alas! your work, your recreations, your
petrate such an aphorism.
ever
an
individual
who did friends. Let them feel, that though they
did you
find
bis whole duty? certainly not, and you no longer pay your bills, sew your butnever will before the millenium, so you tons on and darn your stockings, tbev
your life.
Spare
must needs take parents, and others, as still have a part in
your worries, unless there is pood
them
to
be.
not
as
ought
they
tbev are. and
yourself some day.
from
Now, in spite of the mistakes your reason for asking help or advice
No, all the patience, all the considermother has made, and will continue to them, but make them partakers of your ation should not come from the old. We
make, being human, she is still your joys. Do not say, they will not care need to make a "treaty of reciprocity,"
mother; and no amount of filial love for all this, you do not know them; and we whose hearts are old are quite
from you is going to spoil her, she has they will feel flattered by such treat- ready to meet the young hearts halfa right to all you can possibly bestow ment. EvetV thing that interests you way.
upon her. She is sensitive in her love interests them, every thing that hurts
Listen to a secret. You, who are
for you. It is very easy for you to you hurts them twice over.
young, can make old hearts young
No, you cannot put yourself in Moth- again by little kind attentions; by
wound her. A hasty, thoughtless speech,
some trifling neglect which would not be er's nlace; your heart is too young; but thoughtlessness you can make loviner
noticed in another, cuts like a knife she can put herself in your place, so hearts old before their time.
she has the advantage of you. How
coming from you.
Elizabeth Van Clcve Hall.
• "Ob! but," you saw "mother is so quick she is to make excuses for your
God gives us always strength enough
queer and cranky; she doesn't know- faults; bow ample the mantel of her
bow young people
she forgets that charity which covers you. No one will and sense enough for what He wants us
stick to you with the faithfulness of to do; if we either tire ourselves or puzshe was young once herself."
Does she? Are you quite sure of this ? your mother. Even your wife may fail zle ourselves, it is our own fault. And we
Stop and think a minute, and think you, it often happens, you know, but may always be sure, whatever we are
hard while you are about it. Mother your mother "always stands your friend. doing, that we cannot be pleasinp Him if
oan- we are not happy ourselves.—Ruskin.
was young once and that not so very You may break her
lone ago, after all. Do you think you not destroy her love. Her
could put yOurself in her place for a will be for you; your name spoken wrth S Before this earth can become a Paevery life must be such as would
little while? Try it; this is the best tenderest love will be last on her lips.
Can
afford
to
love
like
be
at
home
neglect
in a Paradise.— The Pacific.
you
the
conduct
of
another.
a
to
judge
way
There is no love but what is pure and holy;
What is not that deserveth not the name.
.
I
I
I
feel:
radise
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THE FRIEND
DEATHS
RECORD OF EVENTS
NOTES ON OAHU
CHURCHES
MARLIN—At Hilo, Jan. 28, John Daniel
Marlin, aged 74.
SCRIBEN—At Hilo, Jan. 28, Charles Scriben.
Jan. 29th.—Geo. R. Carter confirmed MADDEN—At Kukaiau, Hawaii, Jan. 29, T.
B. Madden.
by L. S. Senate as Secretary of Hawaii
WALKER—In Honolulu, Jan. 31, Thos. .T.
Territory.
Walker, aged 57.
Feb. sth.—First National Bank be- ARMSTRONG—At
Hampton, Va.. Feb. 7,
gins Redemption of Hawaiian Silver Mary Frances Morgan, wife of W. Nevins
Armstrong.
Coin, having received $50,000 U. S. Silver for that purpose.—Fifty bales or 25,- EDDY—In Honolulu, of aneurism. Feb. 20,
Mrs. Sarah E. Eddy, mother of Mrs. R. D.
-000
lbs. of Sisal Fibre, being one Silliman.
month's product, arrives for shipment HONS—At Wailuku. Feb. 20, George Hons,
Attorney.
from plantation near Ewa Mill.
Feb. 11 tli.—Mercury 53 degrees at JARRETT—In Honolulu. Jan. 25, William
H. Jarrett. aged 49 years.
Punahou, lowest minimum for ten years.
BRUGUIERE—In Manila. P. I. Jan. 23.
—Rogers James, colored, the "tall man
Mrs. Grace E. Bruguierc, only daughter of
with big feet, concerned in several reMr. and Mrs. S. B. Kose of Honolulu.
cent burglaries and robberies, is sentenced to 12 years at hard labor.
A VETERAN PRINTER GONE
•
13th.—Auction sale of remaining old
Palace furniture, included some rarities.
A clock goes to S. M. Damon for $290.
14th.—John Collins, demented by long
drunkenness, "runs amuck" with a hatchet, nearly kills Ben Foster, cook at
Makiki Fire-station and severely wounds
three other men down the street, one of
whom shoots down the maniac, who dies
in a few hours.
15th.—Mother Gulick reaches her 99th
birthday in good health.
16th.—Cold dry spell for four days,
ranging from 62 degrees to 74 degrees,
simultaneous with severe cold on the
Continent. —S. S. Alameda lands $1.50,-000 U. S. silver for redemption of Kalakaua silver.
17th.—Two more of the James burglar gang sentenced, for ten and twelve
years.
18th.—Legislative Biennial Session
begins. —Senate completes organization,
with C. L. Crabbe as President.—The
House, by reason of a quarrel, in the
Republican majority, elects as Speaker
F. Becklev, Home Ruler, and adjourns.
19th.—Lahaina visited by a hailstorm.
Ilaleakala mantled with snow far down,
as well as the great mountains of Hawaii. 57 degrees minimum in Honolulu.
—House completes its organization.
20th.—Governor's Message is read to
the two Houses.—Snow cap on Hualalai.
21st.—Am. ship Paramita arrives in
distress dismasted in the hurricane which
devastated the Paumotu Islands.
store burned,
Jan. 25th.—Chinese
Kuakini
Streets.
and
cor. Liliha
MARRIAGES
IU'GG-KELSEY—In
.
Honolulu.
The week of prayer was observed by
the church at Waianae with good results. The services began on Sunday,
Jan. 4, with the observance of the Lord's
Supper. Three were received into
church-membership and three children
were baptized. The services of Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday evenings were
well attended, being under the leadership of Mr. Timoteo and the Secretary.
Calls were made during the day at the
homes of the people, some of the young
people joining in this work. Waianae is
fortunate in having a pastor who has
won the respect of all classes. The people are also fortunate in having a just
judge who is a cousin of the pastor and
who is a great assistance to him in the
work.
There passed away in this city, February
Living together as one household they
23rd., 1903, James Auld. a part Hawaiian, in
the 63rd year of his age. whose death re- form an interesting and choice familymoves from our community a familiar figure: circle. No one can become a member
one deserving of a tribute of more than mere of that household without feeling the
notice.
To many of the business people and others reality of religion. One of its members
who have had to do with the printing offices lis an old man, nearly if not quite 100
of this city he was well known, having been years old, who is the father of the
a prominent and efficient figure in the prinjudge. He was a lad in the days of
cipal offices for some forty years till he was I
first, his father being a
Kamebameha
few
years
laid aside from a paralatic stroke a
near Waialua,
ago. Of a quiet, unobtrusive, manner and konohiki of the lands
painstaking in his chosen work, he won alike Molokai. Coming under the influence
the esteem and confidence of all with whom of father Hitchcock he became a churchhe had to do, and as an employing printer, member in 1842, and ever since has been
as he was for a number of years, his unchanged demeanor to all gained him favor in a regular attendant of church services.
circles beyond the limits of his profession.
At the ringing of the church bell he
The writer knew Mr. Auld as a young man starts for the meeting house. It is inleaving school to enter as an apprentice, with teresting to hear
this old man quote
a school-mate. Peter Porter, in the Commercial Advertiser office at. or about, the time Scripture at family prayers, which he
of its establishing, in 1856, both of whom does with great fluency. He has been
made rapid progress and readily mastered a strict temperance man from his youth,
their profession, as testified by their employ- never
having used either awa, alcoholic
er. Mr. H. M. Whitney. Mr. Auld not only
He can hardly be
was efficient at the case, but as pressman or drinks or tobacco.
poster printer he was equal to all demands. persuaded to take medicine, so alive is
Furthermore. Ik- was a natural mechanic, his taste to all stimulants. He associwhich bent he doubtless inherited from his ates soda water
with other suspicious
Scotch father (who will be remembered hy
'
'
our older residents) which enabled him to
take readily to the machinery department of
the office; a faculty that early showed itself
and received commendable notice at the time,
by his setting up, with the aid of another,
the first Adams' book press received in the
country hy the office, without having seen
anything before in this line of printing machinery. And when other presses, more complicated, and steam, became an essential adjunct to the printing business of the city, he
was at no loss when or wherever his services were required.
In the latter part of the 6o's he joined with
J. H. Black in a job office which shortly after
branched into the news and stationery business, which branch they relinquished
lan.
Tbester Rugg to Miss Mabel E. Kelsey.
28,
Jan. 31,
SPENCER-RAUPP—In Honolulu.
C G Snencer to Miss Katie Raupp.
Jan.
MAYFIELD-JERMAN—Iit Honolulu.
Maui, to
25. Geo. Mayfield of Puunene,
Miss Mary Jerman.
Kauai. Feb. 17.
WILCOX-RICE—At Lihue. Anna
C. daughRalph L Wilcox to Miss
ter of W. H. Rice.
in 1870
P. C. Advertiser and
office from Mr. Whitney. This interest he
held for a number of years, then retired for
■a time.
He was afterward with the Gazette
office and later with the Press Publishing
Co., as foreman. In his long printing experience not a little of the Educational and Hawaiian Board publications devolved upon him,
to the material advantage of the work and
satisfaction of the committees in charge.
T. G. T.
when they bought the
drinks.
Special services, which were begun at
the Waialua church Wednesday evening, called out a good attendance, and
on Sunday four were received into
church membership and
were baptized.
two
children
The Waialua church is fortunate in
its laymen, several of whom are good
workers. The conduct of the regular
services goes right on whether the minister is present or not. There are also,
good women in its membership who
lead meetings with much acceptance.
We beard three of them give impromptu
talks which were admirable and one
was of a highly spiritual order. Special
work began with the Waikane church
on the 17th of January. On Sunday
there was a good attendance. The interest in the service increased, till on
the evening of the 17th nearly one hundred were present.
11
THE FRIEND
On Wednesday the work was trans- THE JAPANESE WOMAN'S HOME
ferred to the Hauula church, where it
continued three days, after which it
A year and a half ago, the women of
was renewed at Waikanc, where, on the Japanese Church on Nuuanu and
Sunday, there was quite a full bouse, Kukiii streets, established a Home for
eight being received into church-mem- women of their own nationality who
bership and three children being bap- were in need of such a shelter. Some
who were temporarily out of a place, or
tized.
A charge was laid before the church had no room at the houses where they
that some of the church-people were were working, were glad to avail themengaged in the use and sale of liquor. selves of such an opportunity. GradualThe burden of the meetings was that ly the scope of the Home has enlarged,
they clear themselves of such a charge. and for several months it has been doing
A leader in this work took the bhie a most important and valuable work, in
ribbon and on vote of the deacons, the caring for women who arrive by every
pastor himself made a public statement, steamer from Japan, to join their husconfessing himself to have been at fault bands, who have come earlier, and are at
and promising amendment.
work on plantations. From two to twelve
arrive
by every steamer, and as soon as
It was brought to the notice of the
church that the church-building, church- they have passed the quarantine, are sent
yard and pasturage yard were in need to the Home by the Customs authorities,
of attention. To this work of clearing to await the arrival of their husbands.
This means a stay of from two to six
and cleaning up the people have been
giving their attention with gratifying days, and occasionally two to three weeks
and gives us a chance to give them some
results.
The three days spent with the Hauula ideas of their new surroundings, and of
church made plain the fact that the the Christian religion. During Miss Taluntiring in
pastor had gained a firmer hold of the cott's stay with us, she was
her labors for these women, teaching
community.
O. P. E.
them from the Scriptures every morning,
taking them out for recreation, giving
them lessons in English, etc. Many will
long remember her kindness, in their
Page
6).
(Continued from
scattered plantation residences.
minister, or the sermon, or the church, or
The husbands, on coming to Honoanybody connected with the church, in a tone
which disparaged. And if my children were lulu, are obliged to appear at the Imsmall. I should be doubly careful. No living migration Office and prove to the satiscreature hears so much as a three-years child. faction of the Inspector, that they are
And. if a child is playing, his capacity for
the husbands of the women they claim
hearing what big folks are saying seems to
lie increased. The man who criticises the as their wives. Then they are given a
church, or anybody connected with it. in the letter to me, authorizing me to allow
presence of growing children, is locking doors their wives to go with them.
which he may never be able to open, although
Sometimes there are cases that draw
lie may strive to do so with prayers and tears.
Thousands of children are lost to the church quite deeply on our sympathies. One
because of the foolish talk of thoughtless was the case of a woman who came
parents. In my home the Church of God with her husband, and on arrival here,
should be spoken of always with reverence
Trachoma, a conand love. It should be the theme of many a be was found to have
conversation, and in all my talk it should be tagious eye disease, and was sent back to
made supreme and glorious. Among the pa- Japan, there was not money enough
pers on mv table should be at least one church for them both to return, and the wife
paper, and among the latest books should be
to stay as she had come so
a few small volumes of church history, or of was desirous
Christian doctrine, or the biographies of some far; so he returned alone, and she came
of the modern heroes of the faith. My draw- to the Home until she found a place to
ing room table should proclaim to my own work. In two other cases, little children,
household, and to all who came to see me.
been brought thus far by the
that the Christian church is august and sover- who had
were
mothers,
found to have the eye disis
beeign, and that in my judgment a man
hind the times who reads the latest novel, and ease, and the mothers had to decide
ignores the splendid literature which the whether to give up joining their huschurch of Christ is today producing. Never bands,
and go back with their children,
under any circumstances should a Sunday
or
and send them back in the care
stay
newspaper come into my home. For my
health's sake, and for the sake of my sons of friends, who were obliged to return.
and daughters. I should keep one day in the These mothers decided to stay, but ;t
week free for the reading of bpoks written by
was very, very hard for them, and they
the masters of the supreme problems of life
and thought. Like the Christians of the first were almost heart-broken over the sepcentury, I should have a church in my house, aration from their little ones. One of
and this church in my house should be made them, whose husband did not come for
to furnish atmosphere, vitality, and power for her as soon as she expected, actually bethe church upon whose book my name had
came so sick that we were obliged to
been enrolled, and before whose altar I had
send her to the Japanese hospital.
my
entire
life
to
God.
dedicated
The women pay for board, and a trifle for lodgings; but the main expenses
of rent and matron's wages are paid
from money contributed by Japanese women, and some benevolent friends among
the white ladies of Honolulu. It is a
worthy
enterprise, and is doing much
good. The women on arriving here, are
not exposed to the dangers and temptations that would beset them in a Japanese hotel, but have a safe and Christian shelter. Many express their gratitude for such a home to come to, and
the "Fugire Home," (Woman's Home)
has a good name in Honolulu, and over
the Islands.
Mrs. O. H. Gttlick.
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12
HAWAIIAN MISSION
CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
It was with pleasure that the anread in the daily papers
of January 15th of the nomination by
I'resident Roosevelt of Mr. George K.
Carter—one of the Cousins —to the office of Secretary of the Territory, in the
place of Henry F. Cooper, who bad resigned some time before, to take another
position in the government here. Mr.
Carter is a personal friend of President Roosevelt.
nouncement was
I luring
the last week of January.
Governor Dole appointed to the office
of Attorney-General of the Territory,
another of our members, Mr. Lorrin
Andrews. He is a grandson of the
venerable missionary. Rev. Lorrin Andrews, whose name he bears, and who
arrived at the Hawaiian Islands in 1828.
He was for many years stationed at
Lahainaluna, Maui, as one of the faculty 0! the school for Hawaiian Young
Men. Later, he took his dismission
from the A. B. C. F. M. as a missionary,
and was called to be a justice of the
Court of Hawaii. He was familiarly
Styled Judge Andrews to the day of his
death. " The present attorney-treneral is
the son of Mr. William Andrews, who
was fourth son of Rev. L. Andrews. Mr.
William Andrews married in the United
States and has resided in Brooklyn,-N.
V., for many years—never having revisited his "autl hanau." This son was
born and educated on the Mainland,
coining to these Islands in 1898, and entering on the practice of law here. He
was elected to the office of recording
secretary of the 11. M. C. Society in
iB<j<) and has continued in office ever
since. We are pleased to learn that he
has chosen as assistant Attorney-General, Mr. Philip L. Weaver, son of Mrs.
Ellen (Armstrong! Weaver, who is now
the manager of the Lunalilo Home.
"Founder's Day"
at
Lunalilo Home,
1903, was celebrated as
usual, with a luaii for the inmates who
January 31,
chanted in ancient style the name's and
praises of the founder William C. Lunalilo after they had enjoyed the music
of the Hawaiian band, which annually
gives them this treat, and as they were
seated at the tables loaded with luaued
pig and other Hawaiian delicacies which
tbev so greatly enjoyed.
On February 7, 1903, in Hampton.
"The Hawaiian boys at Vale and Harvard are making themselves known in
many ways. Fred Alexander was recently elected chairman of the supper
committee of the senior class of the
Scientific School. He was also elected
chairman of the class book historians.
"George Cooke won first prize in a
diving contest in the New York Athletic Club tanks. He dived 60 feet and
won a gold medal for bis feat. Alexander and Cooke were both on the Yakwater polo team.
"Henry Damon won a silver medal in
not long ago
■ novice swimming race
Athletic
Club tanks,
York
the
New
in
and Richard Cooke also won a gold
watch as first prize in a swimming race.
"Maurice Damon is on the Vale swimming team, the inter-collegiate champions last year.
"Of the llawaiians at Harvard, Harold
Dillingham was recently elected captain
of the 1904 weld crew. Charles Hartwell is a prominent member of the Harvard Varsity crew."
All the voting men are members of
the Hawaiian Mission Children's Soci-
ety."
Virginia, there occurred the death of
The last meeting of the Society was
Mary Frances Morgan Armstrong, wife
held by invitation at the home of Key.
of Wm. N. Armstrong.
Wm. M. KincaJd, on Jan. 31st. I nvery boisterous
We dip the following from the Ad- fortunatelv owing to the dengue
fever.
weather,
the
prevailing
vertiser :
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Among the Honolulu people
who have bought a KNABE are the
following; in whose homes the
pianos sing their own praises:-
Nearly seventy years of
uninterrupted success in the manufacture of the KNABE PIANO
insures the possessor of the Knabe
of today, an instrument incomparable in the realm of pianos
Gov. S. B. DOLE F. J. LOWREY
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v
A. B. Wood
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tlru
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Washington
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:
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and the fact of many having already attended "Founder's Day" celebration,
there was but a slim attendance.
For a literary entertainment a very
early letter of one of the missionary
mothers was read and interesting reminiscences followed. Also! some facts
about Rev. Doremus Scudder's present
mission to Japan were given.
CONFIDENCE
Psalm 37:—3.
4,
5-7-
Trust in the Lord from day to day,
Keep ever close to Him,
He'll hold thee in each winding way
And clear that which is dim.
Delight in Him through all the years,
As earthly joys decrease;
His comfort c'en amid the tears.
Will bring most perfect peace.
Commit
to Him the way you take.
And never feel a fear.
He'll ne'er forget, will not forsake.
The child to Him so dear.
Rest in His promises so true.
The fullness of His love:
W;iit patiently life's journey through,
Then endless joys above.
C. 1.. Turner.
Wailuku
Maui.
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THE REV. T. T. ALEXANDER
The Rev. T. T. Alexander, D.D., for
twenty-five years a missionary of the
Presbyterian Board in Japan, died in
Honolulu on Nov. 4, 1902.
About a year ago Dr. Alexander had
been obliged to leave Japan on account
of ill-health, but instead of coming all
the way to America, stopped in the
Sandwich Islands, where it was believed
the conditions would be more healthful
for him, and where also he might find
opportunities to work among the more
than 70,000 Japanese living in the Islands. During his sta\yrn~Hio»vSiulu he
was constantly busy hTfliis work, preaching and assisting other workers until the
last.
Dr. Alexander was born in Mt. Horeb,
Term., October Bth, 1850, and went out
to Japan in 1877. During his life in
Japan be bad been active in the opening
of new stations, bad taught theology in
the Meiji Gakuin in Tokyo, and just
prior to bis departure from Japan bad
been in change of the evangelistic work
in the city of Kyoto, where also he was
helping the Congregational missionaries
in the Theological Department of the
of a faultless life, and by a service that
never wearied, and that never put case
or self in the place of the Savior. He
was the type ot missionary of whom the
critics ot missions know nothing—a
gentleman, a scholar and a Christian.
Well would it be for both America and
Asia if all who went out from the one
to the other, went with a title of his
nobility of character and his purity of
unselfishness.—From The
Herald, February, 1903.
Assembly
WHY A GREAT TRAVELLER BELIEVES
IN MISSIONS
I have been asked to Speak today as
a traveller—1 may add as an outsider,
as one who has no connection whatever
with mission work. During my twentyfour years of Eastern travel it is only
within the last eight years that 1 hay become a convert to the necessity, and
duty of Christian missions. 1 am grieved to be obliged to say that in the earlier
years of my journeys in Asia I had no
interest
whatever in missions, and have
often taken a journey of two or three
days off my route to avoid accepting
missionary hospitality, and being, as I
Doshisha.
supposed, dosed with tales of missionaDr. Alexander was a man of great ry work in which 1 had no imaginable
ability, one of the best Old Testament interest.
scholars in Japan: a man of rare openI should also say, whatever testimoness of mind and beauty of character; 1 ny I may give may have its moral
lover of peace; always forgetful of him- strength emphasised by the fact that I
self, modest and gentle in all bis ways, was not made a convert to missions
yet a man of iron principle and of uneither by anything at home or by seeing
swerving devotion to what he believed missionary work abroad.
It was not
to be right. Few foreigners in the Emmy lot to bear the reapers CO.* ling with
pire were as highly valued as be by the shouts of rejoicing from the harvest field.
Japanese, both for the purity and sweet- I saw them everywhere sowing in tears,
ness of his Christian character, and the but very little of the reaping enjoyed;
value and solidity of his counsel and one gathered here and anodic- there,
judgments in their perplexities. He and little more than that.
did a great deal at the time when the
I'ut it was that everywhere, from the
liberal movement was strong in Japan Eastern shore of the Sandwich Islands
to help many to find solid standing to the waters of Babylon, and from the
ground.
Amur River down to the Equator, I saw
For the last seven or cirdit years of that humanity was craving unconscious
his life. Dr. Alexander was alone on ly for the Gospel of Christ, and that,
the field. Mrs. Alexander and the chil- whatever may have been dreamt at home
dren residing in Marvvillc, Tcnn., for if excellences in the philosophical faiths
the education of the children. Happily, if Asia, had disappeared to a great exthe eldest daughter. Miss Emma, under tent out of them, leaving a corruption
appointment as a missionary to Japan, )f teaching, of creeds, of morals, and
had stopped in Honolulu for a brief visit )f religions which was absolutely pitewith her father on her way to her field. )iis to behold. I came to recognize
and was present with him at the time of -vcrvwhere in the great and small Asiahis death.
'ic countries that the whole head was.
sick, and that the whole heart was faint,
type
was
the
of
man
Dr. Alexander
of whom the world knows nothing, to •'nd that without Christ and His Gospel
whose nature all boasting and vanity there is for these people no balm in
are utterly foreign, who never sought Gilead. T came to see that in every faith
his own things, but always the thirnrs die pood bad been lost, and that the
of Testis Christ, whose nature was in- Treat philosophical faiths of Asia, in
capable of meanness or personal enmity, their descent down the ages, had lost
and who sought only to commend his the purity of moral teaching with which
Master and His Gospel by the example they started, that there could be no hope
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entertained of any reform within them,
and that if these people are to be raised,
as we trust and believe they will be
raised politically, socially, morally, and
religiously, it must be by the Christian
faith, for there is no resurrection power
in any one of their own faiths. Mrs.
Bishop, quoted in The Chronicle of the
London Missionary Society.
—
A BRIEF VISIT TO HILO AND
VICINITY
derfully promoted by these two agencies.
Perfect health and the utmost concord
reigns in this large school. Parents scat
tereil from I'abala, Kau, in the south to
Kukuihaele on the north, over one hundred miles apart, attest their confidence
in the devoted and loving service of the
teachers of this school, by committing
their best treasures to their care. During
the forenoon and BOM hours all the**
children are assembled in the government school of I lonoiiui, where in a
school of 150 pupils over two-thirds are
Japanese.
The earnest Christian spirit lias in
this case commended itself to a wide circte of Buddhist parents, who have had
CHURCH NOTES
The Central Union Church has voted
a leave of absence for four months to
the pastor, Rev. Wm. M. Kincaid, in
order that he may visit Palestine and
Egypt, as well as the points of interest
in Europe.
If satisfactory arrangements can be made for supplying the
pulpit in bis absence, Mr. Kincaid will
embrace the opportunity, and start on
his journey sometime during the present worth, going by way of New York.
A committee is at work trying to find a
Landing from the steamer Kinau at 7
p. m., Wednesday, February nth, we
supply.
went directly to the home of our Japanese pastor. Besides the good man of
A new departure in the Central Union
the bouse, Rev. U. Vajinia, and his wife the discernment to see the hcaury of unSunday
School, which is working well,
toward
them
selfish
love
manifested
and
and little boy, we met Mr. Inotiye the
is that of appointing a leader of the orG.
their
children.
O.
H.
a
is
doing
good
active evangelist who
chestra from among its own members,
work at Papaikou, bis parish, six miles
each one thus appointed, serving in that
of
and
city
Hilo,
out northward from the
apacit\ for one month. Mr. Philip Hal!
one of the most hopeful and nourishing
is the present leader.
OF
HAWAIIAN
WORK
THE
THE
of our out-stations.
BOARD AMONG THE
Within thirty minutes it was anThe industrial classes at Kawaiahao
nounced as time to go to the Wednesday
PORTUGUESE
i buret) began another year's work the
evening prayer-meeting. Like the Methodist minister of the books, the traveling
From Hilo we have encouraging news first week in January. 157 girls are enmissionary is supposed to be ever ready in regard to Portuguese evangelical rolled in the sewing classes and many
to preach or to die. The missionary was work. It will be remembered that last uthers have been refused for lack of
at once asked to address the thirty November, owing to tin- resignation of helpers. A teacher is now needed to
bright young Japanese men who came Rev. R. K. P.aptiste, Rev. I-'.. G. Silva care for the work done on the sewing
together for the prayer-meeting. Such was transfeired from Paia, Maui, to machines. One teacher can ot care for
1 class of more than 10 or 1.2 girls.
a company gathered to attend the mid- Hilo.
week prayer-meeting is as good evidence
The work of the lace class has been
Letters recently received from him
as can be given of faithful missionary and from others, bring encouraging nereaseil. Instead of two afternoons,
two days from <> a. in. to 3:30 p. m., arc
work on the part of the resident mis- words concerning bis work.
sionary pastor.
Mr. I'aptistc altho retired from ac- now given to the lace work. .Fifteen
The next morning before eight o'clock tive service has not lost interest in the girls are learning lace making.
your missionary was installed
It was Imped to start a class in some
on the work to which he gave so many years
back seat of a canopied express wagon, if hard and faithful labor. The attend* industrial work for the little boys in
here called a Japanese stage, for the ride nice at the church services is very good Kakaako. but no way has vet Opened.
of twelve miles to the out-station of Ifo- nid the Sunday-school shows marked Some weekday work to bring in the litnomu, where is. located one of the most growth not only in numbers, but in in tle boys should go with, 'and help our
interesting of the institutions conducted crest as well. With the aid of a little Sunday work.
The Primary Department of the Sununder the auspices of the Hawaiian '"•'" which has hf*n secured for the
Board —the boarding school for Japa- "f-int dctnrtnv'U. it is hoped that still day -school keeps up in numbers. Many
nese children, under the care of the lovetter results will be obtained. Mr. Sil- new pupils have Ikvii enrolled this year.
ing and faithful workers, Mr. and Mrs. a writes of bis intention soon begin cot- A class of seven girls was promoted to
S. Sokabe. The cost of this twelve mile tage prayer-meetings, and these, I am the Senior department at the first of
ride, which took three hours, was fifty nrc. will great)V tend to the increase of the sear. We are using the Hammond
cents, and no charge for the traveler's spirituality among
attendance certificates and tbev help to
the people.
valise.
By the removal of Mr. Silva. the make the attendance niyre regular.
Here we meet evidence of the teem- Maui field is left unoccupied. We hope
HARDWARE CO.. Ltd.
ing Japanese life of this portion of the 'bat soon, Mr. Vierra, who is now sttidvng under Mr. Leadingham. will be sent
Territory of Hawaii.
Importers and Jobbers of
Ninety children of from five to seven- »o take charge of the work there.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
teen years of age are here boarded and
There are a great many Porto Rieans
lodged and schooled under three large dso on Maui, who could be reached
Jt J*
roofs; while the wide lot granted by the with the gos|KJ in Portuguese, as the At
Fort
Streetliberality of the Honomu Sugar Com- •wo laniruages are similar. While Mr.
Hardware, Art Good*. Picture Mouldpany affords a fine drill ground where Silva was there, unite a few of them ating*, Paints, Oil*. Varnishes, Gasoline
under the careful drilling of a Japanese nid.-d his meetings and seemed interand Kerosene,
Agricultural Implegraduate of the Hilo Boarding School, ested.
ments, etc.
the lads make a fine showing in military
J»
Evangelical work in .Honolulu, moves
evolutions, led by those pulse-quickening m much the same as usual. The aver- At Bethel Street—
ageifcies, a bass drum and its little broth age attendance at the Sundav-schoo]
Househuld Supplies, Sewing Machines,
er, the snare drum. The pomp of war was hardly affected by the non-continStoves, Ranges, Glassware, China,
Crockery.
and the fun of marching are most won- uance of the day school.
A. Y. S.
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is a pure soap, cleansing and delightful
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Just try a cake and be convinced; 2oc.
box (3 cakes), 50c.
There was a very fair attendance ai
the meeting of the Honolulu Ministerial
Fort Street, Honolulu
SUGAR FACTORS
\\ estervelt presented a paper on"The
Present Status of the Temperance Cause
AND
Union,-Oil February 2nd. Rev. W. D.
COMMISSION AGENTS.
Hawaii," the substance of which is
Agents for the Oceanic Steamship Co.
given under Temperance Issues.
HOBRON DRUC CO.
Senator C. 11. Dickey was present
and added to the interest of the njeet- IV j EW YORK DENTAL PARLORS.
E. C. WATERHOUSE,
titig by bis earnest advocacy of the need
Office cor. Miller and Beretania Sts. and fairness of "local option."
Plate of Teeth, $5; Gold Crowns, $5; Bridge
Residence, 1598 Thurston St.
[6th, Work, per Tooth, $5; Gold Fillings, $l; SilAt
the
of
meeting
February
Office Hours:—lo to 12 a. m., 2to 3 and
Principal C. P. Dyke of the Kameha- ver Fillings, 50 cents.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
7:30 to 8:30 p. in. Sundays: 10 to 11 a. m. niclia Schools, read a paper which dealt
Elite Bldg., Hotel St.
Honolulu, T. H.
Telephones: Office, White 3492- Res., Blue 2841 mainly
with a study of the state of
to
religion, and
knowledge in regard
FURNITURE STORE
what constituted a person religious, on
B. CLARK
the part of the boys who enter the ManAll kinds of
DENTIST.
ual School and their progress in these FURNITURE,
WINDOW SHADES,
ideas after some years of residence
Beretania and Miller Streets.
LACE CURTAINS,
there.
showed
Mr.
they
that
Dyke
gain
Office Hours:—9 to 4.
PORTIERES,
in religious knowledge by doing ChristTABLE COVERS, ETC.
ian work and told how the students CHAIRS RENTED FOR BALLS AND
were given this opportunity by being set
PARTIES.
DM. AJVDERSOJY,
at work among their own people in the
DENTIST.
UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING.
vicinity. A discussion of considerable
TOMBSTONES AND MONUMENTS.
interest
followed.
Philadelphia Dental College, 1883.
Residence and Night Call: Blue 3561.
Telephone: Office, Main 64.
1087 Alakea Street.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION
Nos. 1146-1148 Fort St., Honolulu.
WILLIAMS
H.
H.
:
:
: Manager.
AUGUR,
D.,
M.
J.
The Honolulu Young People's ChristHOMOEPATHIC PRACTITIONER. ian Union held its quarterly convention
W. AHANA & CO., LTD.
Residence, 43s Beretania St.; Office, 431 at the Chinese Church Monday even- \yr.
Feb.
The
3d.
of
the
evenMERCHANT TAILOR.
ing,
speaker
Tel.
Blue.
Beretania St.
1851
Telephone Blue 2431.
ing was Colonel French of the Savatton P. O. Box 986.
King Street, Honolulu
who
an excellent address in
Army,
gave
Office Hours:—lo to 12 a. in.. 3 to 4 and 7
CLOTHES CLEANED AND REPAIRED.
regard to personal work for Christ. As
to Bp. 111. Sundays : 9130 to 10:30 a. m.
this date celebrated the 22d anniversary
of the founding of the first Christian M OPl* & COMPANY,
Endeavor Society in Willston Church,
CHAS. L. GARVIN,
Importers and Manufacturers of
Portland, Maine, a portion of the evenFURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY.
opp.
St.,
Beretania
Haw'n
Hotel.
232
ing was given over to a question box in
CHAIRS TO RENT.
Honolulu,
Office Hours:—9 to 11 a. m.; 1:30 to 3 and regard to Christian Endeavor methods No. 74 King Street
7:30 to 8 p. in. Tel. Blue 3881. Res. Tel. tnd work, which proved an interesting
White 3891.
feature. It may not be known by all 1)11 ILIP L. WEAVER, JR.,
our readers that there are now over
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
three and a half million members of
J. HUTCHINS,
Societies
in the
hrislian Endeavor
LIFE, AX,
Merchant St., opposite Post Office.
world—the outgrow lb of that first sociFIRE, MARINE
exety of fifty-seven. Colonel French
Real Estate Titles and Instruments a specialty.
INSURANCE.
pressed himself as greatly pleased to
Mclnerny Block.
attend the convention, and was interK. KAAI,
ested in tin- cosmopolitan gathering there
Teacher of
PACIFIC HEIGHTS.
represented.
Offers greater attractions and induceGuitar, Mandolin. Banjo, Zither, Ukulele and
Taropatch.
Rev. C. H. Daniels D. D., Home Secretary
ments as a site for choice residences than
the American Hoard of ComBuilding, Room 5.
of
—Love
Studio:
any other portion of Honolulu.
Hours:—lo to 12 a. m.; 1130 to 4p. m.
missioners for Foreign Missions, is exThe Pacific Heights Electric Railway pected to reach Honolulu on March 17th,
Line affords easy access to all lots; and for a visit of three weeks in these Islands.
FEED CO., Ltd.,
water and electric lights are supplied Dr. Daniels is to be accompanied by
from independent systems at reasonable his wife.
Mr. Henry E. Cobb, of Newton, Mass., DEALERS IN WAY, GRAIN AND FLOUR.
rates. To parties intending to purchase
AUENTH FOR —
corporate member of the American
and improve, especially favorable terms IHoard is in Honolulu
ABASIO
at the present time.
"
"
COR. QUEEN AND NUUANU STS.,
will be given.
For further particulars apply to Chas. S,
HONOLULU.
I >ur Field Votes did not reach us in
Desky, Progress Block.
time for this issue.
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in
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(11TY
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DR.
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ERNEST
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565.
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dent; C. 11. Cooke. Cashier; I-'. C. Atherton,
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v.
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I-'.. F. Hi shop.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Solicits the accounts of firms, corporations,
EBERHART SYSTEM
Merchant
St.
Brown,
with
Cecil
93
Office
trusts, individuals, and will promote and careTo induce regularity of attendance. fully attend to all business connected with
Room for 200 names. Lasts four years with hanking entrusted to it. Sell and purchase
FRANK
.
BE.
FERN
THE
Ell I. EPS ft CO.,
Dry Goods Importers.
All the latest novelties in Fancy Goods
received hy every steamer.
Fort Street
FA.
.
-
- -
-
Honolulu.
SCHAEFER & CO.,
increasing interest.
Send to
on
the Islands.
HAWAIIAN BOARD BOOK ROOMS.
406 Boston Building.
DR.
117RITE TO IS
Ulii
Run through trains to Pearl Harbor. Ewa
Plantation. Waianae, Waialua and Kahuku.
Gives tourists an opportunity of viewing some|
of the richest tropical scenery to be found any-,
where. The road passes through sugar, rice,
taro, coffee, pineapple and banana plantations, ]
skirts the shore- of the famed Pearl Harbor
and borders the broad Pacific for a distance of
thirty miles. Excursion tickets good from Saturday to Monday.
F. C. SMITH,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
BREWER & CO., Limited,
AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian Commercial &
HARDWARE
SPORTING GOODS
Sugar Co., Haiku Sugar Co., Paia Plantation
Co., Kihei Plantation Co., Hawaiian Sugar
SHIP CHANDLERY
BICYCLES and
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Co., Kahului R. R. Co., and Kahuku Planta
tion.
E. O. HALL & SON, Ltd.,
Wholesale and Retail
BEAVER
GROCERS, PROVISION MERCH-
LUNCH ROOM.
H. J. Nolte, Proprietor.
ANTS and COFFEE DEALERS.
J*
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AGENTS FOR—-Hawaiian Agricultural Co.,
Onomea Sugar Co., Hononiu Sugar Co., WaiFort St., Honolulu, T. H.
*i
luku Sugar Co.. Makee Sugar Co., Haleakala
Ranch Co., Kapapala Ranch.
EWERS & COOKE, Ltd.,
Planters' Line Shipping Co., Charles Brewer
& Co.'s Line of New York Packets.
Dealers in
Agents Boston Board of Underwriters.
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W
President; Geo. H. Robertson, Vice-President WALL PAPERS,
and Manager; E. Faxon Bishop, Treasurer and
Secretary; W. F. Allen. Auditor; P. C. Jones,
H. Waterhouse, G. R. Carter, Directors.
Honolulu, T. H.
HOUSE.
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ff
METROPOLITAN
U ENRY MAY & CO., Ltd.,
Honolulu, T. H.
Queen St., Honolulu, T H.
MEAT CO., LTD.
OFFICERS—H. P. Baldwin, Pres't; J. B.
Castle, ist Vice-Pres't; W. M. Alexander, 2d
Vice-Pres't; J. P. Cooke, Treas.; W. O.
Smith, Secy; George R. Carter, Auditor.
SUGAR FACTORS AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS.
for catalogues and
prices on anything in
the line of
General Mercantile Commission Agents. TEMPERANCE * COFFEE
G. J. WALLER, Manager.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT—Ordinary and
Term Deposits received and interest allowed in
accordance with rules and conditions printed
in pass-books, copies of which may be had on
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Issue Letters of Credit.
Judd Building, Fort Street.
GEO. H. HUDDY,
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Rooms:—Mclntyre Block, Fort Street.
MERCHANTS.
OAHU RAILWAY & LAND CO.
Foreign Exchange,
application.
Importers and
I oMMISSTON
In use
CQ.
JS*k
YEE HOP & CO.,
\m
J)
T. May, President.
W. T. Lucas, Vice-President.
S. G. Wilder, Secretary.
H. E. Mclntyre, Manager.
A. S. Prescott, Treasurer.
and 92. P. O. Box
Telephones,
22, 24
CLAUS
SPRECKELS & CO.,
BANKERS.
j*
386
j*
Draw Exchange on the principal ports of the
world and transact a general
banking business.
Honolulu
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PORTER FURNITUREof
CO.,s
Importers
FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERY
Kahikinui Meat Market and Grocery.
Shipping and Family Butchers
AND BEDDING.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
and Navy Contractors.
Fort St., opposite Love Building.
Beretania St., cor. Alakea. Phone Blue 2511.
Purveyors to Oceanic Steamship Co.
Wickerware, Antique Oak Furniture, Cornice
Also at the
and the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Poles, Window Shades and Wall Brackets.
Meat Stalls 19 and 20.
Honolulu, T. H. FISHMARKET
No. 50-62 King Street
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$1.00
A Cent Apiece—l2o forIx6)a
inches
§
■end to
.
Famous pictures tor
Sunday
School
made by
BROWN
of Beverly
Mass.
HAWAIIAN BOARD
406 Boston Building
COLLEGE
uses
ROOMS
HILLS,
H., at the Hawaran Board
Book Rooms, 400-402 Roston Building.
most
as
ments, etc., apply to
TRUSTEES OF OAHU COLLEGE,
404 Judd Building.
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Honolulu
(Arthur F.
Hawaiian Islands.
Griffiths, A.8., Presiuem.j
and
Rev.
P.
O. Box
JUIOSES K.
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Business Agent,
Honolulu, H. T.
NAKUINA,
Managing Editor of The friend.
Honolulu, T. H.
638.
of
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And Dealers in Photographic Supplies.
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Editors :
WATKKHOUSK
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Incorporated and capitalized for $'200,000
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~
Catered October W, JMf, m llimniulu. Hawaii, on uroml
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rUl** mutt.r, mitlti nit <>J f'niiiiriis 111 Munli .i. 1879,
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Rev. J. Leadingham, Managing Editor,
Dr. S. E. Bishop,
Rev. O. H. Gulick,
Rev. W. D. Wcstervelt,
Rev. O. P. Emerson,
Theodore Richards.
Arthur B. Wood
liobt. W. Shingle.
Itieliard H. Treut
All>ert Wnterhouse
,
President
V l'res. and Manager
Secretary
Treasures
Director
,
ISugar Factor*,
Real Ettate Agents, Stock
ami Bond Broken, Investment and
Inan m nrc Agent*.
BABY
Does » general Trait tad Investment Business
Acta it* guardian, administrator, trustee, Hgcnt ami
attorney,
HIY
'
isloud enough and
Correspondence solicited,
WICUMAN,
Manufacturing Optician,
lewder and Silversmith.
of Diamonds, American and Swiss
be most easily handled—if I Importer
W'.itches, Art Pottery, Cut Glass,
it is a
Honolulu
..BILHORN..
$25.00
30.00
35.00
They are in use in churches
and missions in this city
CALL A Nit SEX OWJB A T THE
JONATHAN SHAW,
Oahu College,
Established in tBsB.
J. Leapincham,
The Boaku
can
PUNAHOU PREPARATORY SCHOOL
(Samuel Pingree French, A. B, Principal.)
Offer complete
College preparatory work,
together with special
Commercial.
Music, and
Art courses.
For Catalogues, address
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a General Banking and Exchange
Loans made on approved security.
All business letters should be addressed and
discounted. Commercial Credits grant! cd. Deposits received on current account suball M. U.s and checks shoud be made out to
j ject to check.
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tained in Bank Building on Merchant Street,
Box
O.
and
Insurance Department, doing a Life, Fire
P.
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and Marine business on most favorable terms,
in Friend Building on Bethel Street.
All communications of a literary character
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to building require-
BANKERS
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years. Interest at 6 per cent.
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The
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BOSTON BU LDiNG
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I M. WHITNEY, M.D..D. D. S.
DENTAL ROOMS,
Real Estate Agent, Notary Public and Agent
to Grant Marriage Licenses.
Fort Street.
Boston Building.
Room 401 Boston Building.
...
Leather Goods, Etc.
Hawaiian Islands.
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>
Honolulu, H. I.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
SUGAR FACTORS.
Agents for
The Ewa Plantation Co.,
The Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.,
The Kohala Sugar Co.,
The Waimea Sugar Mill Co.,
The Apokaa Sugar Co., Ltd.,
The Fulton Iron Works, St. Louis, Mo.,
The Standard Oil Co.,
Geo. R Blake Steam Pumps,
Weston's Centrifugals,
New England Mutual Life Ins. Co., Boston,
Aetna Fire Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn.,
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The Friend
HONOLULU, T. H., MARCH, 190*
VOL. LXI
EDITORIAL AND GENERAL
Watch for sonic changes
FKIKND next month.
in
Till
of The Friend beF. W. Damon lias been
lost sight of. If anyone knows of its
whereabout! he will confer a favor l>v
returning it to Mrs. Damon.
A lioiind
longing
volume
to Mr.
our front cover for this month,
we present the picture of the new president of the Hawaiian Hoard, lion.
Henry Waterhouse, who was elected to
that office at the last meeting. Mr.
Waterhouse has served the Hoard for a
long time as its vice-president as well as
lie, therefore,
on its committees.
knows its objects and its needs and is
able to give it much valuable aid and
( )n
counsel. Mr. Waterhouse comes to the
office at a critical tune, when much wisdom and thought are needed in launching the Hoard upon the career that is
now opening to it. We wish him the
largest success and the heartiest co-operation of all his colleagues.
At the Board's last meeting Mr. W.
\V> Hall was elected to the office of
vice-president. Mr. Hall has also been
a long-time member of the Hoard, serving for many years as its treasurer and
agent of the American Board, previous
to the election of Mr. Richards, who was
appointed on Mr. Hall's resignation.
.
With this number, THE FUEND completes its first year under its present
management. For the managing editor,
at least, it has been a year of new experiences which on the whole have been
very enjoyable. His fellow-editors and
people generally who have been called
upon for help, have given prompt and
valuable assistance. The paper has met
with a gratifying degree of success. Its
list of paid subscriptions has increased
by about eighty per cent.
With the April number we hope to,
change its appearance externally as well
as to alter somewhat the arrangement
of .the inside matter. We have learned
some things from the first year's experience and hope to show improvement as
time goes on.
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The indications at the
present time seem to be
that the question of the
regulation of the liquor traffic in these
Islands, will be a prominent one before
the Legislature which is now in session.
It is understood that the liquor-sellers
have their plans arranged, while the
temperance people are also getting ready
for the action they intend to favor. It
is perhaps impossible for either side to
say anything new in the matter, and for
that reason there is danger that the at
tention of people and legislators alike
may become engrossed in watching the
tactics employed, or in discussion of the
methods contended for, while the real
and vital issue is lost sight of. This issue does not lie in the comparative ad-,
vantage of one method of regulation
over another, but in the nature of the
business itself. The point that should
be made clear and emphatic throughout
the whole discussion is that the traffic
in intoxicating drink is in its essence
and effects, destructive of all good.
It gives nothing of value in return for
value received. Poverty, suffering, vice
and crime, follow in its train. Tt works
always and every where toward the demoralization of good order and character. Tt is on these grounds, therefore,
bat the linuor business should be ar-"irrucd. and from this point of view all
'■ffort for regulation should proceed.
The aim in legislation as in agitation,
should not be to please one side or the
other, but to strike the most damaging
blow at the evils of the business.
Liquor Legislation
•
No. i
pectable and free from the presence of
saloons. Changed about, the situation
would be that temperance would have
.the field, and the burden of petitioning
for a vote on the question would rest
on those who wish to drink. Local option in this form would have decided
advantages over that in which it is commonly presented.
It would probably
considerably increase the number of protected districts while it would also tend
to relieve local option of one of the delusive features that now adheres to it.
This feature betrays itself in the argument that local option is the method of
fairness. It is true that it carries with it
a superficial look of liberality and
equity.. Hut if we stop to look beneath
the surface we shall sec that this is
only sophistry of the shallowest kind.
Neither local option nor any other
method that allows the business to exist is fair to the man who is losing his
reputation, character and property
through a drunken habit. It is not fair
to his wife and children and friends,
who suffer in consequence of his poverty and disgrace, or, perhaps from his
violence: It is not fair to the virtue and
innocence of youth that wither under
the blasting influence of an environment of debauchery. The idea of fairness rests upon the false assumption
that men who follow the liquor-selling
business have the same right to shape
the life of a community as those who
wish to earn an honest living free from
their influence, and to bring up the'r
children to lives of virtue and usefulness and to see prosperity and happiness
abound among their fellow men. A
business that is built up on the ruins of
human character and human souls can
claim for itself no equality of rights.
While, therefore, local option may be
the best measure that can be advocated
under the present circumstances, let it bt
the kind that puts temperance in the
field and requires those who wish to
drink to petition for the option. In any
case, let- not temperance people commit
themselves to local option in any form
that would hinder the work of temper
ance agitation and temperance endeavc
I from going right on in the most aggrcv
! sive way to something more effective.
While our mental attitude may be such as that
indicated in the forego; ng paragraph, it must be expressed in
some form of effort toward restriction.
Local option seems to be the form that
the temperance people will attempt to
carry through at this time. As a main
issue, this is, perhaps, the best that can
be done, but it is worth while to ask,
"from whose initiative shall the question
be submitted?" We have lately received
what seems to us to be a valuable suggestion, to the effect that the question
should be submitted to vote on the request of those who favor saloons and
drinking, instead of those who arc
against these things. As local option is The High Sheriff's Tn the Advertiser of
February 19th, is given
commonly understood, the liquor busiReport
an abridgement of the
ness has the field, and temperance people
ask the privilege of submitting to vote report of the High Sheriff to the Attorthe question whether the community in ney-General. It is stated therein that
which they live can be decent and res- "police work has increased and the prosLocal Option
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pects are that it will continue to increase ;" also, "that" present appropriation! are insufficieiM to carry on police
work to the best possible advantage."
The reasons for this increase of police
work are not mentioned, but that such 1
condition should arise is only what
might be expected, and what thoughtful
people probably have expected, ever
since the unprecedented expansion of
liquor selling was permitted. No other
condition of things was possible.
Farther.on in the report the High
Sheriff is quoted as saving, "I would
also recommend licensing the sale of
beer upon payment of a license fee of
$250 for each such license. Would also
recommend that the present law licensing sale of wine, beer and ale be
amended by striking out clause that 'no
such license shall be granted .within two
miles of a place where vending of spirit
nous Honors at retail is carried on.'
Also strike out clause requiring licensee
to stop business at 8 o'clock p. m. Time
of closing should be extended to 1 1 130
p. m."
It is difficult to tell whether the relation of these two extracts is logical or
illogical. At first thought it strikes one
as highly inconsistent to say that police
work is likely to increase, and to suggest increased appropriations to carry
it on, and then to recommend such an increase of the scope, both in space and
-
time of the forces that are most potent
in Droducing disorder.
On the other hand, when we take
into account the increased amount of
crime and disorder that is certain to
follow, sooner or later, from such an
extension of privilege to the sellers of
the lighter intoxicants, to recommend
increased appropriations for police expenses might appear as a measure of
prudent foresight.
Now. we do not profess to know the
motives of the High Sheriff in making
these recommendations, and so make no
charges nor insinuations. The facts are
to be deplored.
The fact that such
places as those recommended should
exist with the consent and approval of
the highest police officer in the land
could not be without its effect on the
police force. If they are looked upon
as agencies for neutralizing the evils of
the saloons which sell the stronger
drinks, (and presumably this would be
the High Sheriff's argument) the only
logical way to treat them would be to
allow them full swing, else they would
fail of their object: and having full
swing, it would only be a short time, if
it did not begin from the start, when
those who frequented them would thirst
for something stronger and these saloons
would become the feeders of the saloons
which retail spirituous liquors, instead
of drawing away from them. This, at wise and honest administration. Nor
least, has been the history of the drink- does blind adhesion to any party organnig habit from time immemorial.
ization have any connection with true
the tendency of moderate drinking patriotism.
lias always been to become immoderate,
The true patriot desires to develop and
and there is no reason to believe that it uplift Hawaii into all that is most desirTestimony able and honorable. He wants our matewill ever be otherwise.
shows that this has already been the rial prosperity to abound, and to be duly
tendency of the use of the lighter shared by all classes. J'.ut much more
liquors in these Islands. In the list of he wants our social life to be clean and
questions sent out by the Agitation pure, vice and disorder to be repressed,
Conunitee of the Ami-Saloon League high and worthy living to advance and
last summer, the answers to which were increase, education and general intellipublished in the September Friend, one gence to stand high, the people of all
was, whether the use of the lighter classes to be orderly, prudent and indusIrinks had increased or diminished the trious, and their habit of life to keep
use of the stronger liquors?, ()f the posi- tending upward toward what men can
tive replies given, thirty stated that :'. honor, and God will approve.
had diminished the use, while fifty-two
For several generations Hawaii has
stated that the use of the stronger been steadily and rapidly growing out of
'iquors bad been increased thereby. All darkness and barbarism into light and
history and experience is against the virtuouseivilization. A marked and pecuclaim that indulgence in the lighter liar course of Divine I'rovidences has atliquors will serve as a check against the tended and furthered this remarkable
movement, which has already resulted in
use of the stronger liquors,
( )n
another page are given some ex- placing upon the full political level of
tracts from an article showing the evils American citizenship a race of men
which arise when the police force of a whoseancesters, some of them still living,
:it\ has been corrupted by the saloon were degraded serfs. And these native
nower. It is a danger against which llawaiians are distinguished by being
the people of these Islands may well be the only colored tribe on the globe who
-in their guard. The conditions are pehave attained "to such a political distincculiarly favorable to such corruption and tion. The upward progress of Hawaii
i lax state of public sentiment in regard through much effort and many struggles
to the situation would be sure to bring has been a marvel of Divine favor. 'Tt
it about. We would suggest that the becomes every citizen of Hawaii to re\nti-Saloon League can render no bet- cognize these facts, and to exercise the
ter public service at the present time enthusiastic purpose to continue and in�ban to invite opinions and information crease this upward movement. Let it be
from all pnrts of the groun as to the the earnest aim and effort of cvcrv patriInfluence of the saloon on the effective- otic citizen and legislator to promote and
less of the police system.
ndvance whatever makes for the DUritv,
�ho honor, the well-being of society in
Hawaii, whether among natives, whites
PATRIOTISM FOR HAWAII
->r Asiatics. This is not Puritanism, nor
fanaticism, if it is what dirty politicians
A general and vigorous exercise of ■ neT nt ns "Sundav-scbool nolitics." Tt
'latriotism by its people is essential to U �!,(> true pud p-emiine Patriotism, as
�he nrospen'tv of any country. Hawaii •veil as the best political wisdom.
needs and deserves more and better patfl. E. B.
riotism in its citizens. Put it
01
must
be
enlightened as well as eartiest love
if our little country. Tt should take the
form of a atronc nurpnsc to labor for the
''isdiest and nohWt welfare of the whole
•ountrv and of all classes of its neoplc.
The true Hawaiian patriot is the one
•vho strives to make Hawaii as worthy,
ts pure, as noble, and as prosperous as
: s nossible.
Tt is not patriotism to seek to "Americanize" Hawaii, save as such introduc'ion of such political and business practices contributes to elevate our Hawaiian
onimunitv morally. socially, and economically. \or is it patriotism to raise the
-rv of "Hawaii for the Hawaiians," un'ess it is clear that an increased occupancy of tiublic offices by native Hawaiians is the best way to promote gixjd,
SOME TRAITS
OF THE OLD
HAWAIIANS
The Hawaiian of half a century ago
was a" imnrovidcnt being. His taronatch afforded a perennial supply of that
•überous root which has proved itself
all comers the most satisfactory.healthand hunger-satisfying vegetable
dr't mother earth has vet produced.
Should taro fail, as it seldom did. there
was the banana, the most healthful and
:ntisfnctorv fruit known to man. Wild
'"asanas and plantains of several varieties abounded in the sheltered valleys
■>nd beside the mountain stream, in a
'and tmassailed by the destructive cattle
fo
•nving
later brought to the islands by the white
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man. Thetl in times of famine, when
perhaps a long period of drought had
dried Up the stream needed to maintain
the growth of his taro patch and the
vigor of bis clump of banana trees, recourse could be had to the wild sugar
cane of the valley; or, when other resource failed, the under-grow th of the
mountain forest afforded fern root and
the sweet root of the ki plant. While
times of famine were not unknown, it is
doubtful if able-bodied men or women
ever perished of starvation.
Hawaii was a land of well-fed, stalwart men and women, for size and agility unequalled by any race on island or
continent. While improvident, the native Hawaiian was the most generous
and hospitable of human beings. The
stranger passing by was always hailed
and bidden to come in and partake of
what the house afforded, which meant a
good feed of fish and poi. < )r if, in a
stormy time, fish was scarce, the householder would apologetically say, we have
poi but no fish. At such times of destitution, the hungry traveler might eat his
fill of poi seasoned with grains of coarse
salt.
■ilinent of the promise, "The liberal soul view with a member of the New York
sliall be made tat; and he that watered! police force. For very obvious reasons
shall be watered also himself." This [his man withholds his name,but his staterichness of life and spirit, the white set- ments are of the deepest interest as givtler has inherited or imbibed from his ing an inside view of a situation in
dusky brother. For the past thirty years winch the power to which a great city
(he tearful inroads of leprosy and the looks for protection and good order, isdread of this scourge of humanity, has corrupted by the liquor power and its
oarred the white man from accepting as cognate vices. It exposes a situation
freely as before the open-handed hos- winch is always possible and nearly Inpitality of the native Hawaiian, and so evitable, in greater or less degree, wherdie later coining foreigner has known ever the liquor power exists. The artinot to say alarmhut little of the old time Hawaiian hos- cle is also interesting,
on the judgthe
affect
in
showing
ing
pitality. °
The docility and tractability of the na- ments and ethics of the man thus brought
tive Hawaiian! were among their strik- under the influence and temptations of
The missionaries, such a system. We regret that we have
ing characteristics.
but
when once they were fully received, not space for the whole interview,
some extracts showing the
give
chiefs,
we
the
by
higher
and
loved
trusted
found a people ready to receive them as methods of securing a place on the police
and the methods of
angels from heaven, with a trustfulness force of New York,
the
procedure
after
place is obtained.
and devotion touching and beautiful in
to furnish some deep
are
sufficient
These
transparency.
and
childlike
its simplicity
Literally and metaphorically, the Ha- suggestions to any thoughtful person.
waiian as an individual and as a people,
When I got to be twenty-one years of age I
sat at the feet of the missionary.
10 net mi the police force, and a politried
on
the
opposition
Despite the violent
tician told me that he would put me on for
part of the missionary bating portion of $300, 1 had been working as 1 clerk for a
a
the foreigners, great and wonderful things junk man in Pearl Streetto and had saved
pay $300. I gave
and T agreed
were wrought by and for this then mild- little moneypolitician
in tlie hack rpotn of a
to the
mannered and child-like and so lately itsaloon
on William Street and he counted the
leathen people. The peaceful changes money anil said that he would see me through
were so great and acknowledged to be He told the proprietor of the place to inclose
in his
so real, and thorough, that Hawaii was the money in an envelope, and put it
which
was
done.
safe,
the
the first, and for about fifty years
"lis all right." said the politician to me.
inly once heathen people in the nine- "You'll he appointed."
teenth century whose autonomy and
I made my application anil waited three
independence were fully acknowledged months, hut was turned down. So I went to
the politician, and asked him what was the
by the great nations of Europe and Am- reason,
lie told me that the saloonkeeper had
erica.
kept the money, declaring that he never had
The decisions of her Court of Admir- seen it And tliat was the fact: when I went
alty were accepted by all the maritime to the saloonkeeper he said that he had never
powers. .For about forty years Japan seen a cent of my money. We could not make
complaint about it. Sc he won that
an
was knocking at the Courts of Christen- lime.open
Imt he had no luck afterward, being ofdom praying for such a revision of her ten arrested for keeping open after hours and
treaties as should acknowledge the full on Sundays, and once-being nearly clubbed
autonomy of her government, abolish to death !>v unknownmeparties.
that I would have to
The politician told
the Consular Courts, and permit her to raise
$1,00 more, and so I went back to clerkover
all
foreigners
dominion
exercise full
ing till the beginning of 1808 when I was
for another attempt to get on the force.
on her shores. And during all these ready
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years little Hawaii as a result of her
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If a policeman disturbs "good people who
teachable spirit, and of following entribute" the district leader comlightened missionary guidance, was en- are paving
to the captain of the precinct, and if he
plains
joying full autonomy, acknowledged by ,I,h-s not mend matters a complaint of the capall the great Christian powers, and tain is made to the commissioner. But this
The patrolman who insisted
bad secured such a recognition of her seldom happens.
mii enforcing all the laws would he an idiot.
has
not
even
tosovereign statehood as
He would not last a month, and would he
day,, been accorded to Turkey or Perout a broken and disgraced man. His
thrown
sia. "Blessed are the meek for they officers and comrades would see to that.
There isn't any reason why a patrolman
sliall inherit the earth."
enforce the fool laws about gambling
G.
should
0. H.
,iu(l excise. They're against nature, and he
The hospitality of the native Hawaiian was abounding. The best that he had
was never grudged to the visitor. The
one fat hen, the petted sucking Dig, were
quickly dressed, cooked and offered to
the honored guest. The story of father
Abraham, who called in the passing
Stran per S, and said to Sarah "mike read'
quickly three measures of fine meal,
knead it and make cakes upon the
hearth," and then himself ran unto the
herd, and fetched a calf tender and good
and gave it to a young man who hastened to dress it, and to set it with butter and milk before his hungry guests,
lias been re-enacted a thousand times in
a thousand thatched Hawaiian homes in
all our islands.
Every relative in time of his need was
welcomed as a rule to the bountiful supply that his well-to-do friend's house afforded. Those out of work and out of
food had but to go to the bouse of the
well-to-do relative, and meet a hearty
welcome as long as the supply of poi
lasted. This trait of abounding hospitality I believe has had it healthful effect
Upon every foreigner who has lived even
for a few years upon these islands. Openhanded hospitality is catching, and none
could live on terms of intimacy with the
Hawaiian and not receive some effect
from his generosity' of heart and band.
knows it. and has no sympathy with them.
The white people going from these isl- "FROM
POINT How far this bu-incss of protecting people
POLICEMAN'S
THE
who violate law goes I don't know. It used to
ands during the past fifty years to CaliOF VIEW"
include pickpockets, tin horn gamblers with
fornia, have always met with a most corbrace games, bunco men, green goods anjl
dial welcome in that Eldorado, as a conknock-out-drops operators, and burglars—pretBy a New York Patrolman
sequence of the reputation that they
ty nearly all sorts of regular operators. It
bore for hospitality in their own island
isn't anything like as complete now as it used
Under the above title, The Indepen- to be. Still there are pickpockets now operathomes. The Hawaiians, regardless of
color, have received in California the ful-. dent of January 15th, publishes an inter- ing about the Bridge, and how could they do
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it unless the police were fixed?
As 1 went around with the experienced policeman during my probation he taught me all
the ropes." and explained thai the greatest
danger for a young man was from the temptation to arrest people Who were "putting up."
"If you do that," be said, "the sergeant will
work you forty-eight hours at a stretch, and
finally break you."
It didn't take me long to find out that the
sergeant could keep me on the go till I dropped if it suited him. That was when I went
on regular duty at the end of a month. I arrested a saloonkeeper who forgot me, but who
had put up for the wardman and the inspector's
man. I got a hint to leave the man alone after
that, but I wanted to make him understand
that I had something to say as well as the
big fellows. I took him in again for violating
the Sunday law- He was discharged. Soon
after that I came off duty and went on reserve,
I went upstairs to the dormitory to sleep, having been on patrol for sixteen hours. I had
not been in bed ten minutes when the sergeant
called me down to the desk, and sent me out
to see about some hoys annoying householders
ten blocks away. It was a fake report. When
I came back he sent me out to a fire, and after
that he found another special call to keep rue
busy till I had to go on patrol again. There
are plenty of these special calls at a busy
station house, and the sergeant can always
make some if he wants them. I square/1 matters by apologizing to the saloonkeeper.
Before I got on the force I bad heard that
policemen made a deal of money in addition
to their salaries, and after I trot fairly to
work I found that I was in it.
In some of the nrecincts where there s
plenty of "graft." the man who is violatinc
the law pays the patrolman for closing his
eyes, the captain for not breaking the patrojman. and the inspector for not breaking the
captain. These are separate amounts. Say
the patrolman gets $<; a month, the captain and
* * * *
in*nector would get $20 each.
The most I ever made on any post was
$150 a month. That was downtown in Manhattan on a beat that was about a mile and
a half long. Every saloonkeeper on my post
used to put tin $5 a month for me and my partner in addition to the money given to the
captain's agent—the inspector had no one
collecting. There were twenty-five of thes.e
saloons and five gambling places, three of
which gave me $io a month, while two paid
$5. From the women I and my nartner. who
patrolled the beat when I was off. cot a total
of about $75 a month. Of course, there were
many who tried to do business without paving,
but they soon found themselves in a hole because we enforced the law against them. Some
patrolmen have made a* high as $2so a month.
Beside the presents of money which naturally make policemen feel kindly disposed toward
everywhere
the givers there is free liquor. It istrips
a good
offered to the policemen, and it
many of them up. The fool law is also responsible for this, because if it wasn't a fool
law it would not have to be violated, and then
the liquor dealers would not have to make
themselves solid with us.
little
After a man has been on the force a "putare
while he knows all the people who
ting up." and grows to be very friendly with
beat
them. There are twenty places on mydrink,
where I can tap at a side door and get a
and there are nearly as many where I can go
some one
in a back room and sleep while
watches to give me warning if the roundsman
comes in sight. So the temptation to take
and
it easy and have a good time is very great,
on bad nights the policeman need not patrol
his post unless he wants to.
If a policeman is anything of a good fellow
he will prefer to favor his friends rather than
is any trouble be- has heard his minister preach for five years
gambler and some without once letting him know that he has re
ordinary ciuzen he inclines to decide against ecivcd a particle of comfort, uplift, or light,
from any of his sermons, it would be hazardthe ordinary citizen, that's the way that acetic sijtuctmies gel the idea that policemen ac ous for such a man to attempt much at first.
Ml thai could reasonably be expected the first
cept money for protecting robbers.
New York policemen are just as honest as rear is some very slight manifestation of
any other set of men, and this system yf Christian life.—just enough to let the minister
bribery is not their fault. It is the fault of know that the man is not a deaf unite. This
the fool laws made for the benefit of old wo- duty of bracing men for arduous tasks by
men who don't understand human nature. The cheering and fraternal words is no tritle. There
laws pretend to try to abolish gambling and is no surer way of increasing the' Dower of
strangers, so when there
tween a liquor dealer or
disorderly houses and to close drinking places the pulpit than by enlarging the heart of the
on the only weekly holiday. That is all hypOCi preacher by drenching him in great Hoods ot
risy. Men always will gamble and drink. In affection and goodwill. If a man become*
the great cities of Europe there is a license spoiled by being loved, there is nothing lost,
system. If that were in force here it would is the man at the start was worthless.
A man who speaks of "our" church with
put a stop to police bribery.
pride, and of "our" minister with affection,
has a right to offer suggestions and to disap"IF
A LAYMAN"
prove. But if I were a layman. I should .not
disapprove of tVtry new enterprise suggested
By
by the pastor, nor should I find fault with him
Minlster.
if he occasionally said something in the pulpit to which I could not say "Amen." A minTwo months ago, we printed an arti- ister must have his own viewpoint, and take
cle from the Sunday School Times, on his own altitude. He must do his own thinkthe subject. "If I Were a Minister." The ing, and must lead his people as he feels himLord. I should therefore
article was written by a layman. The self directed by the
my tongue off him if he did not echo in
following article, taken from the same keep
every sermon my own opinions and convic
paper, gives the other side, jfnd seems to 'ions. I should endeavor to hear in mind that
us to be as full of excellent auggeatkma I was only one in a large company of people.
as the former one. The editor of the and that a minister who always thought as T
Sunday School Times states that it is did would be sure to be ruffling up .the spirits
of a large number of his bearers who have
written by one of the most prominent as much right to bear (heir ideas promulgated
ministers in America:
from the pulnit as I have to bear mine. A
perfection when he
If I were a layman. I should get as close layman is well on towards
to the minister as he would let me come. If realizes that he is only "one." .Whenever the
it be true, as the New Testament declares, that minister made statements which struck me &i
we are all priests unto Cod. then the minister incorrect or misleading, instead of exploding
is only one among many brethren, chosen hg like a Mt. Telee. 1 should quietly re-examine
his fellow-Christians to teach and lead, but my own conclusions, and remind myself that I
in no sense standing in a class apart. And differed from the minister as widely as he difwhy. then, should there be an awful gulf be- fered from me. And. if he was broad enough
tween lift and the other members of the to tolerate me in the church notwithstanding
I WERE
a
-
househohPTif faith? I should bridge the gulf. my divergent opinions. I should do my best
and show myself a sympathetic and co-operat to be broad enough to live in pace with him,
1 should do this for the minis- in spite of his inability to square his ideas
ing brother.
ter's sake, and for my own. We could build with mine. So long as a minister preaches
each other up. Poor man!
The preacher his truth "in love." why should not a layman
needs to be built up like other mortals—and hear it "in love"?
And if at any time 1 bad a word of critiwho will build him if laymen do not do if?
He needs companionship,—Jesus did. Our cism which must be delivered. I should never
Lord fell back, in the crises of his life, upon speak it on the Lord's Day. After a preacher
He has gotten through bis sermon, his nerves arc
the twelve men who were nearest him.
shrank with horror from the thought of being abnormally alive. The man who approaches
left alone. "Could ye not watch with me one him while in this state of excitation for the
hour?" is a question full of heart-break. Thj purpose of criticism or controversy is sure to
modern servant is not above his Master, nor hurt him. Nor should I hurry toward the
the twentieth-century disciple above bis Lord. pulpit as soon as the benediction is pronounced
A minister needs encouragement, and it is with some matter of personal or ecclesiastical
the duty of laymen to give it. He needs i£, business related in no way to the sermon. The
not because he is a bahy. but because he is a ernion always makes a deep impression on at
man. A man. to succeed as a preacher, must least one man.—the preacher. Into it he has
have a stout heart and a buoyant spirit. F.very poured his blood, and in the preaching of ]f.
kind look reassures him. and every hearty he has given his life. He lias preached it that
He needs encourageami a great deal of it. The world constantly stabs him, or ignores him. and his
brethren must show themselves friendly. Some
hand-clasp braces him.
ment,
churches are dumb. Some Christians cannot
say "I praise you" without having the words
stick in their throat. Many a clergyman lias
been killed simply by lack of encouragement.
It is the finest and truest men to whom such
neglect is fatal. The temperament essential to
effective preaching is affectionate and sensitive. It withers and dies in an atmosphere
chilled by silence. If I were a layman, I should
at least once a year speak to the pastor some
one approving sentence. I put the figure low,
knowing that great enterprises must he undertaken by slow and gradual approaches.
Sudden shocks are to be avoided. If a man
it might impress the hearts of those who beard
it. and mold their after lives. If then, at the
conclusion of the sermon, a man conies forward with not a trace of the sermon clinging to him. and begins to converse enthusiastically about some matter which has not been
once in the preacher's mind, it looks as though
the sermon has made on at least one heart
no perceptible impression. Such a man has
a millstone for a heart, and the discouraged
preacher is apt to wish be had another millstone around his' neck.
And if I were a layman I should behave it
home as well as in church. I should never
in the presence of my children, either at the
dinner-table or anywhere else, speak of the
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THE FRIEND
TEMPERANCE ISSUES
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REV. W. D WESTERVELT
The saloon is not a modem institution and its character has not changed.
I he table on which the purchased wine
was drunk was also the table over which
the dice were shaken. The drunkard
murdered bis friends in drunken brawls,
brutally beat bis wife and impoverished
bis children, two or three thousand years
ago just as be does today.
Apparently there was not so much opposition to saloons then as at the present
time. Nor were there very many legal
restrictions. Evidently the world is
growing better, as far as the place held
by saloons in the eye of the public is
concerned. Just bow much the Hawaiians as a whole were made drunkards
in the days of Kamehameba 1., 1 do not
know. Certainly the drunken whites
taught the method of rude distillation
through a gun barrel. Quantities of nun
were shipped in and the King himself
was often the worse for liquor, until be
society
made himself into a temperance
and decided that be. rather than rum,
should rule. In the days of Kamehameba 111., the Hawaiian! were called a nation of drunkards and the King uttered
bis temperance proverb worthy to be
placed beside the national motto which
adorns Hawaiian silver coins. It was
during contemplation of civic problems
that he said "Debt is a moth and rum a
poison god." Then for a long time the
use of intoxicants was checked. A resident of the islands told me how his
brother was arrested and fined once for
furnishing a bottle of liquor to one of the
young princes.
I think it is true that the last great impetus to drunkenness in these islands was
by
given in the days of Kalakaua, and
be absoThe King himself. It may not
lutely true that the present increase ot
saloons has increased the amount of
drunkenness. It may be that the drunkenness was here and that the licensed
saloons are simply the legal recognition
of the fact that there are many drunkards in Hawaii.
Nevertheless we must acknowledge
that annexation has brought a deluge of
saloons. The present condition of the
liquor question in these islands is bad
enough with a prospect of being much
worse in the near future. Already the
saloon interests are looking up available
sites in residence districts on which they
confidently- expect the coming legislature to allow them to plant saloons. The
liquor interests are even now acting as
if they were certain of the position which
will be taken by a majority of the mem-
bers of the Legislature. There is not a
hint so far as I know, in business circles
of removing a single saloon from the
present down town limits. The plan is
rather to locate many new saloons in the
outskirts of the city and throughout the
residence and country districts.
During 1902, there were taxed by the
United States lnter-revenue officials; in
the Hawaiian Islands 455 places where
intoxicating liquors were sold. This is
an increase in six years of from 23 to
about 455 recorded saloons. Probably
there are few stores where liquor is sold
unlawfully, as far as the territory is concerned, which have not come under the
eve of the officials of Uncle Sam.
The method of procedure is simple and
yet effective,e.g. blank and Co. are large
liquor dealers. They ship to all parts of
the islands all kinds of intoxicants including that distinctive preparation called "Sand paper gin." The internal revenue officers say to Blank and Co., "Let
us see your shipping lists." Blank and
Co. are learning that they cannot play
with United States officials, so the books
are opened ; the revenue officers make -1
list of the small stores on Kauai or Hawaii, in which be finds something of interest. He makes a tour of Kauai and
collects revenue all along the way. In
a little while nearly 500 tax certificates
are issued, certifying that these stores
have paid Uncle Sam's charges, and yet
a new field of activity probably awaits
the revenue officers.
This comes on good Japanese authority. On the plantations all over the islands, there are among the Japanese,
many small saloons. They are conducted
as follows, so says my Japanese informPerhaps'twenty or twenty-five
ant.
Japanese form a club, and hire some one
to cook for it. That one keeps on hand a
store of canned and bottled goods, and
also a few bottles of beer and cases of
take and sometimes something stronger.
( )ne of the"lvii" comes in to the common room with a friend or two. They
call for coffee and then take or beer
paving the cook his or her price for the
same—and thus, as my Japanese friend
,
—
expressed it, "There follow much gambling and many vices and crimes."
Again and again have I asked natives
to show me that "maikai" "good" of
the saloon business. The invariable answer is, "There is no maikai." except the
"oluolu o ke kino," "The pleasure or
lust of the flesh."
We face the contined enormous increase of licensed destructive business.
What is the other side? The working out of natural laws is always encouraging. Productive business has increased apparently in far greater ratio than
the use of intoxicants. Cultivated land
chokes out weeds. Education along
physiological lines is doing great good.
Productive business is fighting shy of
managers and responsible workmen who
are addicted to the use of intoxicating
liquors. A strong and true morality,
learned only by those who sit at the feet
of the Lord Jesus Christ, is having a
mighty hold on the desires and passions.
There is no more powerful check on the
use of intoxicants than an earnest
Christian life. Hut involved in Christianity are the humanitarian methods to be
used in checking, as far as possible, the
evils whkh the Arabs say are a drove of
black camels kneeling at the doors of
their tents.
The W. C. T. U. has held the fort
alone for a number of years. Tt is a
wonder that so small a band of women
should fiave been able to do so much for
The more recent organization, The
Anti-Saloon League, has also come to
stay. However in all the islands there
is now no person paid for the one purpose of devoting time and thought continually toward meeting the problems of
the liquor question. The work must be
done by self-sacrificing effort through
various committees in these two organizations, supplemented, it is hoped, by a
large numbers of individuals outside.
A determined effort must be made by
all interested toward securing fair play
on the part of members of the leeislature.
The local option idea is thoroughly fair.
It places the responsibility of saloons or
no saloons upon the majority of the
voters of any precinct or district or municipality. If the majority want saloons
the minority ought to acquiesce and
make a better fight next time or move
away. If the majority wants no saloont,
it is perfectly fair that the saloon keepers
sliall give up until they can rally sufficient forces to make a new battle at the
polls, or move away.
Plead the argument of fair play in
your talks with members of the legislature. The hot fight of the temperance
people will be on local option. Local
option must not be asked as a favor to
the churches or to the Anti-Saloon
League or to Temperance workers. It
must not be a favor to anybody. The
demand for local option must be on the
ground of fair play to the majority of
voters. It is self-evident that if the
members of the legislature intend to be
fair in dealing with cither liquor men or
temperance men they must enact a law
which places ffie right Jo have saloons or
no saloons in the hands of a majority of
the voters and thus give both sides fair
play at the polls without fear or favor.
THE FRIEND
8
His professed followers stand uncompromisingly for this, are they recognized as such by the world. "By this,"
said the Master, "shall all men know."
He saves His people from all their sins
THE ONE TEMPTATION
i, by saving them from this one generic,
There is no "room for chaff in a all-inclusive sin of putting this, that or
measure that is already as full as it can the other thing or things before love.
hold of wheat. It is very much so with No, not business for business' sake, or
a heart that is as full as it can hold of money for moneys sake, art for art's
love. Such a heart is like an inn filled sake, learning for learning's sake, or
full from top to bottom with congenial dominion for dominion's sake; but busiand happy guests. Envy, hate, malice, ness, riches, art, education, power or
jealousy, revenge, worldly ambition, position—yes, the more of them the betcome along and apply for accommoda- ter, so they are gained, held and used as
tions. "Give us any kind of a place," they ministering handmaids of grateful, resurge, "only let us in." "Not a room to ponsive, out-going and out-giving love.
Heaven is as full of love as it can
spare," is the prompt refusal. They are
not allowed to register, even.
hold. We are here a good way from
How about anger? Anger may come that, as yet. Put we are coming to it,
in and stay long enough to tell his story however ilowlv. We know that we shall
and cool off a little, but must leave be- come to it wholly, one of these days, and
fore sundown. On no account can he that our Lord's prayer and our. His
be allowed a night's lodging. This sug- people's, prayer, will stirclv be fulfilled.
gests a tear-starting question, however: "On earth as it is in Heaven."
"Is there in the wide world, a city, town, j
Professor Addison Ballard.
neighborhood, family. or even one single
In the .Vctc York Observer.
heart th?t is as full as it can hold of
MISSIONARY ITEMS
love? Yet it is precisely for this that
Christ and His church stand.
Christians have, comprehensively, but i Rev. Ph. A. Delaporte writes to Rev.
one temptation to resist and overcome. ( ). 11. C.ulick from Jaluit, Marshall IslJesus had but one, the temptation to put ands Dec. 20th, 1903, while on their rej,
some other thing or things before love. turn passage from Kusaie to Nauru.
"See," says satan, "what a noise you
Kusaie last Monday. Dec. 15th. on
will make in the world if by a word you theWe5\ left
S. Oceana, and hope to reach Nauru
bread;
stones
a
turn these
into
what
Dec. 24th. We have spent some very full
greater noise still if you leap from this weeks at Kusaie. weeks full of hard work.
temple top and are caught in mid-air by We received a real hearty welcome from the
there, and were entertained at
rescuing angels; and greatest of all if missionaries
first by Dr. and Mrs. Rife, and later hy Mr.
you become, what I will make you, pos- and Mrs. Cliannon and Misses Hoppin and
sessor and sole monarch of all the king- Olin. Miss Wilson was on a trip to Ponape
during our stay.
doms of the world."
I think our going to Kusaie at this time was
"No," answers Jesus: "on no such truly
ordered of the Lord. Nearly all the
showily ambitious errand have I come.
material needed for the 500 testaments and
Miracles, indeed, I shall work: miracles, 500 hymn-books which we printed, came on
too, far grer.ter than turning stones into the same steamer which took us to Kusah.
bread, or than that of being caueht and Mr. Cliannon had ordered paper, etc.. from
months ago, not knowing anyupborne by the hands of descending an- Boston some our
plans for printing. I have
thing about
of
a
mocommanding in
gels, or even
forwarded copies of our books both to you
ment of time the submissive homage of and to Dr. Bingham. We worked to the very
all the kingdoms of the earth. Hearts hour of sailing. Mr. Channon did most of the
and all of the binding. Dr. Rife kindof flint T will turn into hearts of flesh. printing
ly helped mi the printing of the gospel of MatAngels will attend Me, but it will be not, thew. I did all the proof-reading and made
as the imposing retinue of an earthly j myself generally useful. Mr. Channon workking, but only that tbev may minister to ed very bard, and most evenings we did not
before seven or eight o'clock. I
the weakness, pain and sorrow incident get through
Mrs. Delporte
somewhat tired myself.
feel
to the working out of mv consuming and myself have done much night work durpurpose of love in the world's redemp- ing the past year in order that our beloved
tion. A crown of dominion I shall wear, people may at least have a portion of the word.
You will notice that we have translated and
but of dominion exercised in furthe gospels of Matthew and John, the
therance of love's most loving behests." printed
epistle to the Galatians, I. and 11. Timothy,
of
this
prince
The ambition of the
and the three epistles of John.
world is to out-do and to out-shine; and Our hymn-book contains sixty-six hymns,
Faith, Church Covenant, and
in order to this, to out-wit and out- a Confession of Marriage
Ceremony, the Ten
maneuver, to out-fight and to out-kill. a form for the
Commandments, the Lord's Prayer. Apostles
to
The ambition of Jesus is
out-love and Creed, and some verses relating to the Lord's
to out-bless. He is the world's Saviour j Supper and Baptism.
This steamer will touch at Nauru on her
in that He stands unwaveringly, unfalteringly, and fully for this. So far as way to Hongkong Feb. 3. The Carrie and An-
The ChristianLife...
,
,
,'
Nic was expected to arrive at Kusaie from Ponape and Kuk on the day we sailed, she having left Ponapc a day ahead of the steamer.
We are taking back with us another couple
of Marshall Island scholars, who are to hehj
us.
Mrs. Delporte has been quite ill while at
Kusaie, .suffering with heart trouble, but is a
little better now. The children are both well
and enjoyed themselves very much at Kusaie.
We speak of you and our Honolulu friends
daily and we often wish that some one could
come down and see the needs of our people.
Please remember us to all our friends. [
would be glad if you would show our liooks to
those who make it possible for us to work
among the Nauru people.
Dr. Scudder writes from Kobe, Japan,
under date of February Ist, that he expects to begin operations again, that is,
to enter upon a northern tour, early next
month, visiting among other places, Niigata, whence have come a considerable
number of the emigrants to Hawaii.
Readers of The FRIEND have learned
of Dr. Seudder's plan of making the acquaintance of the relatives of those who
have gone as laborers to Hawaii, and becoming as it were a messenger from the
parents and kindred in Japan to their
loved ones now in Hawaii. Thus expecting to secure a cordial welcome and
a hearing ear from many a lonely and
sorrowing young man to whom a message of love from the far land will be as
cool water to a thirsty soul.
Dr. Scudder purposes to finish his touring in Japan and to turn bis face toward
Hawaii, by the end of April.
Miss Eliza Talcott, who for two and
a half years rendered such efficient service for the Japanese women and the
lapanese church of our city, has now
entered upon her duties as associate with
M'ss Harrows in the Women's Bible
School of Kobe, Tapan.
Under date of January 11st, she
writes from the home of Miss Barrows,
the old Citilick bouse in Kobe, as follows:
This morning, the snow is falling, and the
crass is white though the *now melts as it
touches the bare ground. Tt is cold everywhere in suite of seven coal fires that have
been kindled in the bouse besides the kitchen
fire. They dispensed with the furnace some
years ago. I believe, as too extravagant, and
the result is a cold house! With a fire in mv
grate. I am silting with a heavy shawl over
my sl,o iil (|ers! J )laVe had a little cold but n;v
health does not seem specially affected by the
sudden change of climate.
Recarding the moral atmosphere Miss
Talcott savs:
The arrest of
many Principals
of High and
Normal schools, and officers of the Educational Department, has greatly and publicly emphasized the need of a thorough moral purification of the nation. Mr. Harada (pastor of
the Kobe Japanese Congregational church)
said in his s.ermon last Sabbath, "The Emperor's Rescript is not sufficient as a moral
stimulus in our School and colleges. We need
Christ and his teachings." This would have
been considered almost treason, a little while
ago.
9
THE FRIEND
.
OUR ISLAND HOMES
I You
this? When God wanted a love with
which to compare his own he chose the
love of parents for their children.
"As one whom his mother comforteth,
so will I comfort you, saith the Lord."
"Like as a father pitieth bis children,
SO the Lord pitieth them that fear Him."
And why? lieeause, "He knoweth our
frame he rememberetb that we are
dust." He makes excuses for us just
as father and mother do; hence
the
boundless patience pf God; like the patience of a loving mother.
Some day, if you live long enough,
you will be better able to appreciate all
this. When you have sons and daughters of your own and all the joy, pride
and anguish of parentage is a personal
experience, then, you will be able to put
yourself in mother's place. God grant
that that day may be free from bitter
memories.
Forgive us for preaching a sermon,
perhaps you dislike preaching; but this
comes from the heart. "We speak that
we do know, and testify that we have
seen," We have no individual case in
mind, this is only general; you also may
"know" and "see" if you will.
Youth is thoughtless, but remember
"Evil is wrought from want of thought
As well as from want of heart."
No, we whose hearts are ojd have not
forgotten. Youth is attractive to us;
we love, often long for, the society of
the young; we like to be included in
their pleasures; we value their little
courtesies and confidences, and are keenly sensitive to slights. It is easy to hurt
us, to make us feel in the way, or that
our expressions of affectionate regard
are a bore, and we are not dull about
these things. Do not allow yourselves
to treat either parents or elderly friends
thus thoughtlessly. You may be old
have never been old; you have
never bugged your baby, all your own,
Take for thy leader, One most meek and lowly,
to your breast with that agony of love
And lie will grant His blessing on the same.
winch only a mother knows; you have
Into tbv home His spirit shall come stealing. [never spent yourself with tireless watchHis peace shall bless, His presence comfort ling and anxiety, over the sick bed of
thee;
your child ; you have never looked forAnd. all the depths of purest love revealing,
ward to the day when all this love
Thy earthly love through Him shall perfect
and care would find its reward in resInon.yino us.
U-. "
ponsive love; you have never felt the
pride she feels in your triumphs, tlie
OLD"
"WHEN THE HEART IS
sorrow she suffers in your pain. It is
impossible, you (imply cannot put your"the
Last month we talked about
self in her place. Indeed, when you
to
try
we
will
child,"
of
a
today
heart
think, well over the whole subject it
prove the truth of the old adage, "It almost seems
as if you were the "queer
is a poor rule that will not work bot'.i
cranky" one.
and
ways."
Some of you are a long way from
It is the fashion to talk and write
much of the duty of parents to children, home, you have gone off to seek your
and a very good fashion it is, we par- fortunes; we wish you the best kind of
But you cannot afford to be
ents can hardly be over instructed, we success.
thoughtless
in your treatment of the old
all,
is
our
responsibineed it
so mighty
lity. Infinite patience and gentleness hearts left behind in the old homestead.
must the real mother have, but let us How they watch for your letters; when
remind the children that all the love and one mail fails to bring news of you tbev
tenderness, all the unselfish considera- say, "surely it will come the next time,"
tion should not be confined to the par- and they watch and wait with trembling
They have always accepted
ents. The children have their part to patience.
play in order to make the home what the anxieties of their office as a matter
of course, but now that you are grown
it should be.
This has been called the age of obe- up you can save them much of that sufdient parents, and we fear there is too fering, more than you can now undermuch of truth in this cutting speech. ( >f stand. Take time to write a real loving
course, if parents did their whole duty, letter occasionally full of the little deno cynic even, would have dared to per- tails of your daily life. Tell them about
But alas! your work, your recreations, your
petrate such an aphorism.
ever
an
individual
who did friends. Let them feel, that though they
did you
find
bis whole duty? certainly not, and you no longer pay your bills, sew your butnever will before the millenium, so you tons on and darn your stockings, tbev
your life.
Spare
must needs take parents, and others, as still have a part in
your worries, unless there is pood
them
to
be.
not
as
ought
they
tbev are. and
yourself some day.
from
Now, in spite of the mistakes your reason for asking help or advice
No, all the patience, all the considermother has made, and will continue to them, but make them partakers of your ation should not come from the old. We
make, being human, she is still your joys. Do not say, they will not care need to make a "treaty of reciprocity,"
mother; and no amount of filial love for all this, you do not know them; and we whose hearts are old are quite
from you is going to spoil her, she has they will feel flattered by such treat- ready to meet the young hearts halfa right to all you can possibly bestow ment. EvetV thing that interests you way.
upon her. She is sensitive in her love interests them, every thing that hurts
Listen to a secret. You, who are
for you. It is very easy for you to you hurts them twice over.
young, can make old hearts young
No, you cannot put yourself in Moth- again by little kind attentions; by
wound her. A hasty, thoughtless speech,
some trifling neglect which would not be er's nlace; your heart is too young; but thoughtlessness you can make loviner
noticed in another, cuts like a knife she can put herself in your place, so hearts old before their time.
she has the advantage of you. How
coming from you.
Elizabeth Van Clcve Hall.
• "Ob! but," you saw "mother is so quick she is to make excuses for your
God gives us always strength enough
queer and cranky; she doesn't know- faults; bow ample the mantel of her
bow young people
she forgets that charity which covers you. No one will and sense enough for what He wants us
stick to you with the faithfulness of to do; if we either tire ourselves or puzshe was young once herself."
Does she? Are you quite sure of this ? your mother. Even your wife may fail zle ourselves, it is our own fault. And we
Stop and think a minute, and think you, it often happens, you know, but may always be sure, whatever we are
hard while you are about it. Mother your mother "always stands your friend. doing, that we cannot be pleasinp Him if
oan- we are not happy ourselves.—Ruskin.
was young once and that not so very You may break her
lone ago, after all. Do you think you not destroy her love. Her
could put yOurself in her place for a will be for you; your name spoken wrth S Before this earth can become a Paevery life must be such as would
little while? Try it; this is the best tenderest love will be last on her lips.
Can
afford
to
love
like
be
at
home
neglect
in a Paradise.— The Pacific.
you
the
conduct
of
another.
a
to
judge
way
There is no love but what is pure and holy;
What is not that deserveth not the name.
.
I
I
I
feel:
radise
10
THE FRIEND
DEATHS
RECORD OF EVENTS
NOTES ON OAHU
CHURCHES
MARLIN—At Hilo, Jan. 28, John Daniel
Marlin, aged 74.
SCRIBEN—At Hilo, Jan. 28, Charles Scriben.
Jan. 29th.—Geo. R. Carter confirmed MADDEN—At Kukaiau, Hawaii, Jan. 29, T.
B. Madden.
by L. S. Senate as Secretary of Hawaii
WALKER—In Honolulu, Jan. 31, Thos. .T.
Territory.
Walker, aged 57.
Feb. sth.—First National Bank be- ARMSTRONG—At
Hampton, Va.. Feb. 7,
gins Redemption of Hawaiian Silver Mary Frances Morgan, wife of W. Nevins
Armstrong.
Coin, having received $50,000 U. S. Silver for that purpose.—Fifty bales or 25,- EDDY—In Honolulu, of aneurism. Feb. 20,
Mrs. Sarah E. Eddy, mother of Mrs. R. D.
-000
lbs. of Sisal Fibre, being one Silliman.
month's product, arrives for shipment HONS—At Wailuku. Feb. 20, George Hons,
Attorney.
from plantation near Ewa Mill.
Feb. 11 tli.—Mercury 53 degrees at JARRETT—In Honolulu. Jan. 25, William
H. Jarrett. aged 49 years.
Punahou, lowest minimum for ten years.
BRUGUIERE—In Manila. P. I. Jan. 23.
—Rogers James, colored, the "tall man
Mrs. Grace E. Bruguierc, only daughter of
with big feet, concerned in several reMr. and Mrs. S. B. Kose of Honolulu.
cent burglaries and robberies, is sentenced to 12 years at hard labor.
A VETERAN PRINTER GONE
•
13th.—Auction sale of remaining old
Palace furniture, included some rarities.
A clock goes to S. M. Damon for $290.
14th.—John Collins, demented by long
drunkenness, "runs amuck" with a hatchet, nearly kills Ben Foster, cook at
Makiki Fire-station and severely wounds
three other men down the street, one of
whom shoots down the maniac, who dies
in a few hours.
15th.—Mother Gulick reaches her 99th
birthday in good health.
16th.—Cold dry spell for four days,
ranging from 62 degrees to 74 degrees,
simultaneous with severe cold on the
Continent. —S. S. Alameda lands $1.50,-000 U. S. silver for redemption of Kalakaua silver.
17th.—Two more of the James burglar gang sentenced, for ten and twelve
years.
18th.—Legislative Biennial Session
begins. —Senate completes organization,
with C. L. Crabbe as President.—The
House, by reason of a quarrel, in the
Republican majority, elects as Speaker
F. Becklev, Home Ruler, and adjourns.
19th.—Lahaina visited by a hailstorm.
Ilaleakala mantled with snow far down,
as well as the great mountains of Hawaii. 57 degrees minimum in Honolulu.
—House completes its organization.
20th.—Governor's Message is read to
the two Houses.—Snow cap on Hualalai.
21st.—Am. ship Paramita arrives in
distress dismasted in the hurricane which
devastated the Paumotu Islands.
store burned,
Jan. 25th.—Chinese
Kuakini
Streets.
and
cor. Liliha
MARRIAGES
IU'GG-KELSEY—In
.
Honolulu.
The week of prayer was observed by
the church at Waianae with good results. The services began on Sunday,
Jan. 4, with the observance of the Lord's
Supper. Three were received into
church-membership and three children
were baptized. The services of Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday evenings were
well attended, being under the leadership of Mr. Timoteo and the Secretary.
Calls were made during the day at the
homes of the people, some of the young
people joining in this work. Waianae is
fortunate in having a pastor who has
won the respect of all classes. The people are also fortunate in having a just
judge who is a cousin of the pastor and
who is a great assistance to him in the
work.
There passed away in this city, February
Living together as one household they
23rd., 1903, James Auld. a part Hawaiian, in
the 63rd year of his age. whose death re- form an interesting and choice familymoves from our community a familiar figure: circle. No one can become a member
one deserving of a tribute of more than mere of that household without feeling the
notice.
To many of the business people and others reality of religion. One of its members
who have had to do with the printing offices lis an old man, nearly if not quite 100
of this city he was well known, having been years old, who is the father of the
a prominent and efficient figure in the prinjudge. He was a lad in the days of
cipal offices for some forty years till he was I
first, his father being a
Kamebameha
few
years
laid aside from a paralatic stroke a
near Waialua,
ago. Of a quiet, unobtrusive, manner and konohiki of the lands
painstaking in his chosen work, he won alike Molokai. Coming under the influence
the esteem and confidence of all with whom of father Hitchcock he became a churchhe had to do, and as an employing printer, member in 1842, and ever since has been
as he was for a number of years, his unchanged demeanor to all gained him favor in a regular attendant of church services.
circles beyond the limits of his profession.
At the ringing of the church bell he
The writer knew Mr. Auld as a young man starts for the meeting house. It is inleaving school to enter as an apprentice, with teresting to hear
this old man quote
a school-mate. Peter Porter, in the Commercial Advertiser office at. or about, the time Scripture at family prayers, which he
of its establishing, in 1856, both of whom does with great fluency. He has been
made rapid progress and readily mastered a strict temperance man from his youth,
their profession, as testified by their employ- never
having used either awa, alcoholic
er. Mr. H. M. Whitney. Mr. Auld not only
He can hardly be
was efficient at the case, but as pressman or drinks or tobacco.
poster printer he was equal to all demands. persuaded to take medicine, so alive is
Furthermore. Ik- was a natural mechanic, his taste to all stimulants. He associwhich bent he doubtless inherited from his ates soda water
with other suspicious
Scotch father (who will be remembered hy
'
'
our older residents) which enabled him to
take readily to the machinery department of
the office; a faculty that early showed itself
and received commendable notice at the time,
by his setting up, with the aid of another,
the first Adams' book press received in the
country hy the office, without having seen
anything before in this line of printing machinery. And when other presses, more complicated, and steam, became an essential adjunct to the printing business of the city, he
was at no loss when or wherever his services were required.
In the latter part of the 6o's he joined with
J. H. Black in a job office which shortly after
branched into the news and stationery business, which branch they relinquished
lan.
Tbester Rugg to Miss Mabel E. Kelsey.
28,
Jan. 31,
SPENCER-RAUPP—In Honolulu.
C G Snencer to Miss Katie Raupp.
Jan.
MAYFIELD-JERMAN—Iit Honolulu.
Maui, to
25. Geo. Mayfield of Puunene,
Miss Mary Jerman.
Kauai. Feb. 17.
WILCOX-RICE—At Lihue. Anna
C. daughRalph L Wilcox to Miss
ter of W. H. Rice.
in 1870
P. C. Advertiser and
office from Mr. Whitney. This interest he
held for a number of years, then retired for
■a time.
He was afterward with the Gazette
office and later with the Press Publishing
Co., as foreman. In his long printing experience not a little of the Educational and Hawaiian Board publications devolved upon him,
to the material advantage of the work and
satisfaction of the committees in charge.
T. G. T.
when they bought the
drinks.
Special services, which were begun at
the Waialua church Wednesday evening, called out a good attendance, and
on Sunday four were received into
church membership and
were baptized.
two
children
The Waialua church is fortunate in
its laymen, several of whom are good
workers. The conduct of the regular
services goes right on whether the minister is present or not. There are also,
good women in its membership who
lead meetings with much acceptance.
We beard three of them give impromptu
talks which were admirable and one
was of a highly spiritual order. Special
work began with the Waikane church
on the 17th of January. On Sunday
there was a good attendance. The interest in the service increased, till on
the evening of the 17th nearly one hundred were present.
11
THE FRIEND
On Wednesday the work was trans- THE JAPANESE WOMAN'S HOME
ferred to the Hauula church, where it
continued three days, after which it
A year and a half ago, the women of
was renewed at Waikanc, where, on the Japanese Church on Nuuanu and
Sunday, there was quite a full bouse, Kukiii streets, established a Home for
eight being received into church-mem- women of their own nationality who
bership and three children being bap- were in need of such a shelter. Some
who were temporarily out of a place, or
tized.
A charge was laid before the church had no room at the houses where they
that some of the church-people were were working, were glad to avail themengaged in the use and sale of liquor. selves of such an opportunity. GradualThe burden of the meetings was that ly the scope of the Home has enlarged,
they clear themselves of such a charge. and for several months it has been doing
A leader in this work took the bhie a most important and valuable work, in
ribbon and on vote of the deacons, the caring for women who arrive by every
pastor himself made a public statement, steamer from Japan, to join their husconfessing himself to have been at fault bands, who have come earlier, and are at
and promising amendment.
work on plantations. From two to twelve
arrive
by every steamer, and as soon as
It was brought to the notice of the
church that the church-building, church- they have passed the quarantine, are sent
yard and pasturage yard were in need to the Home by the Customs authorities,
of attention. To this work of clearing to await the arrival of their husbands.
This means a stay of from two to six
and cleaning up the people have been
giving their attention with gratifying days, and occasionally two to three weeks
and gives us a chance to give them some
results.
The three days spent with the Hauula ideas of their new surroundings, and of
church made plain the fact that the the Christian religion. During Miss Taluntiring in
pastor had gained a firmer hold of the cott's stay with us, she was
her labors for these women, teaching
community.
O. P. E.
them from the Scriptures every morning,
taking them out for recreation, giving
them lessons in English, etc. Many will
long remember her kindness, in their
Page
6).
(Continued from
scattered plantation residences.
minister, or the sermon, or the church, or
The husbands, on coming to Honoanybody connected with the church, in a tone
which disparaged. And if my children were lulu, are obliged to appear at the Imsmall. I should be doubly careful. No living migration Office and prove to the satiscreature hears so much as a three-years child. faction of the Inspector, that they are
And. if a child is playing, his capacity for
the husbands of the women they claim
hearing what big folks are saying seems to
lie increased. The man who criticises the as their wives. Then they are given a
church, or anybody connected with it. in the letter to me, authorizing me to allow
presence of growing children, is locking doors their wives to go with them.
which he may never be able to open, although
Sometimes there are cases that draw
lie may strive to do so with prayers and tears.
Thousands of children are lost to the church quite deeply on our sympathies. One
because of the foolish talk of thoughtless was the case of a woman who came
parents. In my home the Church of God with her husband, and on arrival here,
should be spoken of always with reverence
Trachoma, a conand love. It should be the theme of many a be was found to have
conversation, and in all my talk it should be tagious eye disease, and was sent back to
made supreme and glorious. Among the pa- Japan, there was not money enough
pers on mv table should be at least one church for them both to return, and the wife
paper, and among the latest books should be
to stay as she had come so
a few small volumes of church history, or of was desirous
Christian doctrine, or the biographies of some far; so he returned alone, and she came
of the modern heroes of the faith. My draw- to the Home until she found a place to
ing room table should proclaim to my own work. In two other cases, little children,
household, and to all who came to see me.
been brought thus far by the
that the Christian church is august and sover- who had
were
mothers,
found to have the eye disis
beeign, and that in my judgment a man
hind the times who reads the latest novel, and ease, and the mothers had to decide
ignores the splendid literature which the whether to give up joining their huschurch of Christ is today producing. Never bands,
and go back with their children,
under any circumstances should a Sunday
or
and send them back in the care
stay
newspaper come into my home. For my
health's sake, and for the sake of my sons of friends, who were obliged to return.
and daughters. I should keep one day in the These mothers decided to stay, but ;t
week free for the reading of bpoks written by
was very, very hard for them, and they
the masters of the supreme problems of life
and thought. Like the Christians of the first were almost heart-broken over the sepcentury, I should have a church in my house, aration from their little ones. One of
and this church in my house should be made them, whose husband did not come for
to furnish atmosphere, vitality, and power for her as soon as she expected, actually bethe church upon whose book my name had
came so sick that we were obliged to
been enrolled, and before whose altar I had
send her to the Japanese hospital.
my
entire
life
to
God.
dedicated
The women pay for board, and a trifle for lodgings; but the main expenses
of rent and matron's wages are paid
from money contributed by Japanese women, and some benevolent friends among
the white ladies of Honolulu. It is a
worthy
enterprise, and is doing much
good. The women on arriving here, are
not exposed to the dangers and temptations that would beset them in a Japanese hotel, but have a safe and Christian shelter. Many express their gratitude for such a home to come to, and
the "Fugire Home," (Woman's Home)
has a good name in Honolulu, and over
the Islands.
Mrs. O. H. Gttlick.
A. R. GURREY, JR.,
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12
HAWAIIAN MISSION
CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
It was with pleasure that the anread in the daily papers
of January 15th of the nomination by
I'resident Roosevelt of Mr. George K.
Carter—one of the Cousins —to the office of Secretary of the Territory, in the
place of Henry F. Cooper, who bad resigned some time before, to take another
position in the government here. Mr.
Carter is a personal friend of President Roosevelt.
nouncement was
I luring
the last week of January.
Governor Dole appointed to the office
of Attorney-General of the Territory,
another of our members, Mr. Lorrin
Andrews. He is a grandson of the
venerable missionary. Rev. Lorrin Andrews, whose name he bears, and who
arrived at the Hawaiian Islands in 1828.
He was for many years stationed at
Lahainaluna, Maui, as one of the faculty 0! the school for Hawaiian Young
Men. Later, he took his dismission
from the A. B. C. F. M. as a missionary,
and was called to be a justice of the
Court of Hawaii. He was familiarly
Styled Judge Andrews to the day of his
death. " The present attorney-treneral is
the son of Mr. William Andrews, who
was fourth son of Rev. L. Andrews. Mr.
William Andrews married in the United
States and has resided in Brooklyn,-N.
V., for many years—never having revisited his "autl hanau." This son was
born and educated on the Mainland,
coining to these Islands in 1898, and entering on the practice of law here. He
was elected to the office of recording
secretary of the 11. M. C. Society in
iB<j<) and has continued in office ever
since. We are pleased to learn that he
has chosen as assistant Attorney-General, Mr. Philip L. Weaver, son of Mrs.
Ellen (Armstrong! Weaver, who is now
the manager of the Lunalilo Home.
"Founder's Day"
at
Lunalilo Home,
1903, was celebrated as
usual, with a luaii for the inmates who
January 31,
chanted in ancient style the name's and
praises of the founder William C. Lunalilo after they had enjoyed the music
of the Hawaiian band, which annually
gives them this treat, and as they were
seated at the tables loaded with luaued
pig and other Hawaiian delicacies which
tbev so greatly enjoyed.
On February 7, 1903, in Hampton.
"The Hawaiian boys at Vale and Harvard are making themselves known in
many ways. Fred Alexander was recently elected chairman of the supper
committee of the senior class of the
Scientific School. He was also elected
chairman of the class book historians.
"George Cooke won first prize in a
diving contest in the New York Athletic Club tanks. He dived 60 feet and
won a gold medal for bis feat. Alexander and Cooke were both on the Yakwater polo team.
"Henry Damon won a silver medal in
not long ago
■ novice swimming race
Athletic
Club tanks,
York
the
New
in
and Richard Cooke also won a gold
watch as first prize in a swimming race.
"Maurice Damon is on the Vale swimming team, the inter-collegiate champions last year.
"Of the llawaiians at Harvard, Harold
Dillingham was recently elected captain
of the 1904 weld crew. Charles Hartwell is a prominent member of the Harvard Varsity crew."
All the voting men are members of
the Hawaiian Mission Children's Soci-
ety."
Virginia, there occurred the death of
The last meeting of the Society was
Mary Frances Morgan Armstrong, wife
held by invitation at the home of Key.
of Wm. N. Armstrong.
Wm. M. KincaJd, on Jan. 31st. I nvery boisterous
We dip the following from the Ad- fortunatelv owing to the dengue
fever.
weather,
the
prevailing
vertiser :
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who have bought a KNABE are the
following; in whose homes the
pianos sing their own praises:-
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insures the possessor of the Knabe
of today, an instrument incomparable in the realm of pianos
Gov. S. B. DOLE F. J. LOWREY
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C. M. COOKE
v
A. B. Wood
A. F. Judd
i/maoe «. /-~
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WM. KNABE
tlru
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Consult Miss C. B. HYDE
Kinau street
Washington
New York
:
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Honolulu
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and the fact of many having already attended "Founder's Day" celebration,
there was but a slim attendance.
For a literary entertainment a very
early letter of one of the missionary
mothers was read and interesting reminiscences followed. Also! some facts
about Rev. Doremus Scudder's present
mission to Japan were given.
CONFIDENCE
Psalm 37:—3.
4,
5-7-
Trust in the Lord from day to day,
Keep ever close to Him,
He'll hold thee in each winding way
And clear that which is dim.
Delight in Him through all the years,
As earthly joys decrease;
His comfort c'en amid the tears.
Will bring most perfect peace.
Commit
to Him the way you take.
And never feel a fear.
He'll ne'er forget, will not forsake.
The child to Him so dear.
Rest in His promises so true.
The fullness of His love:
W;iit patiently life's journey through,
Then endless joys above.
C. 1.. Turner.
Wailuku
Maui.
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THE REV. T. T. ALEXANDER
The Rev. T. T. Alexander, D.D., for
twenty-five years a missionary of the
Presbyterian Board in Japan, died in
Honolulu on Nov. 4, 1902.
About a year ago Dr. Alexander had
been obliged to leave Japan on account
of ill-health, but instead of coming all
the way to America, stopped in the
Sandwich Islands, where it was believed
the conditions would be more healthful
for him, and where also he might find
opportunities to work among the more
than 70,000 Japanese living in the Islands. During his sta\yrn~Hio»vSiulu he
was constantly busy hTfliis work, preaching and assisting other workers until the
last.
Dr. Alexander was born in Mt. Horeb,
Term., October Bth, 1850, and went out
to Japan in 1877. During his life in
Japan be bad been active in the opening
of new stations, bad taught theology in
the Meiji Gakuin in Tokyo, and just
prior to bis departure from Japan bad
been in change of the evangelistic work
in the city of Kyoto, where also he was
helping the Congregational missionaries
in the Theological Department of the
of a faultless life, and by a service that
never wearied, and that never put case
or self in the place of the Savior. He
was the type ot missionary of whom the
critics ot missions know nothing—a
gentleman, a scholar and a Christian.
Well would it be for both America and
Asia if all who went out from the one
to the other, went with a title of his
nobility of character and his purity of
unselfishness.—From The
Herald, February, 1903.
Assembly
WHY A GREAT TRAVELLER BELIEVES
IN MISSIONS
I have been asked to Speak today as
a traveller—1 may add as an outsider,
as one who has no connection whatever
with mission work. During my twentyfour years of Eastern travel it is only
within the last eight years that 1 hay become a convert to the necessity, and
duty of Christian missions. 1 am grieved to be obliged to say that in the earlier
years of my journeys in Asia I had no
interest
whatever in missions, and have
often taken a journey of two or three
days off my route to avoid accepting
missionary hospitality, and being, as I
Doshisha.
supposed, dosed with tales of missionaDr. Alexander was a man of great ry work in which 1 had no imaginable
ability, one of the best Old Testament interest.
scholars in Japan: a man of rare openI should also say, whatever testimoness of mind and beauty of character; 1 ny I may give may have its moral
lover of peace; always forgetful of him- strength emphasised by the fact that I
self, modest and gentle in all bis ways, was not made a convert to missions
yet a man of iron principle and of uneither by anything at home or by seeing
swerving devotion to what he believed missionary work abroad.
It was not
to be right. Few foreigners in the Emmy lot to bear the reapers CO.* ling with
pire were as highly valued as be by the shouts of rejoicing from the harvest field.
Japanese, both for the purity and sweet- I saw them everywhere sowing in tears,
ness of his Christian character, and the but very little of the reaping enjoyed;
value and solidity of his counsel and one gathered here and anodic- there,
judgments in their perplexities. He and little more than that.
did a great deal at the time when the
I'ut it was that everywhere, from the
liberal movement was strong in Japan Eastern shore of the Sandwich Islands
to help many to find solid standing to the waters of Babylon, and from the
ground.
Amur River down to the Equator, I saw
For the last seven or cirdit years of that humanity was craving unconscious
his life. Dr. Alexander was alone on ly for the Gospel of Christ, and that,
the field. Mrs. Alexander and the chil- whatever may have been dreamt at home
dren residing in Marvvillc, Tcnn., for if excellences in the philosophical faiths
the education of the children. Happily, if Asia, had disappeared to a great exthe eldest daughter. Miss Emma, under tent out of them, leaving a corruption
appointment as a missionary to Japan, )f teaching, of creeds, of morals, and
had stopped in Honolulu for a brief visit )f religions which was absolutely pitewith her father on her way to her field. )iis to behold. I came to recognize
and was present with him at the time of -vcrvwhere in the great and small Asiahis death.
'ic countries that the whole head was.
sick, and that the whole heart was faint,
type
was
the
of
man
Dr. Alexander
of whom the world knows nothing, to •'nd that without Christ and His Gospel
whose nature all boasting and vanity there is for these people no balm in
are utterly foreign, who never sought Gilead. T came to see that in every faith
his own things, but always the thirnrs die pood bad been lost, and that the
of Testis Christ, whose nature was in- Treat philosophical faiths of Asia, in
capable of meanness or personal enmity, their descent down the ages, had lost
and who sought only to commend his the purity of moral teaching with which
Master and His Gospel by the example they started, that there could be no hope
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entertained of any reform within them,
and that if these people are to be raised,
as we trust and believe they will be
raised politically, socially, morally, and
religiously, it must be by the Christian
faith, for there is no resurrection power
in any one of their own faiths. Mrs.
Bishop, quoted in The Chronicle of the
London Missionary Society.
—
A BRIEF VISIT TO HILO AND
VICINITY
derfully promoted by these two agencies.
Perfect health and the utmost concord
reigns in this large school. Parents scat
tereil from I'abala, Kau, in the south to
Kukuihaele on the north, over one hundred miles apart, attest their confidence
in the devoted and loving service of the
teachers of this school, by committing
their best treasures to their care. During
the forenoon and BOM hours all the**
children are assembled in the government school of I lonoiiui, where in a
school of 150 pupils over two-thirds are
Japanese.
The earnest Christian spirit lias in
this case commended itself to a wide circte of Buddhist parents, who have had
CHURCH NOTES
The Central Union Church has voted
a leave of absence for four months to
the pastor, Rev. Wm. M. Kincaid, in
order that he may visit Palestine and
Egypt, as well as the points of interest
in Europe.
If satisfactory arrangements can be made for supplying the
pulpit in bis absence, Mr. Kincaid will
embrace the opportunity, and start on
his journey sometime during the present worth, going by way of New York.
A committee is at work trying to find a
Landing from the steamer Kinau at 7
p. m., Wednesday, February nth, we
supply.
went directly to the home of our Japanese pastor. Besides the good man of
A new departure in the Central Union
the bouse, Rev. U. Vajinia, and his wife the discernment to see the hcaury of unSunday
School, which is working well,
toward
them
selfish
love
manifested
and
and little boy, we met Mr. Inotiye the
is that of appointing a leader of the orG.
their
children.
O.
H.
a
is
doing
good
active evangelist who
chestra from among its own members,
work at Papaikou, bis parish, six miles
each one thus appointed, serving in that
of
and
city
Hilo,
out northward from the
apacit\ for one month. Mr. Philip Hal!
one of the most hopeful and nourishing
is the present leader.
OF
HAWAIIAN
WORK
THE
THE
of our out-stations.
BOARD AMONG THE
Within thirty minutes it was anThe industrial classes at Kawaiahao
nounced as time to go to the Wednesday
PORTUGUESE
i buret) began another year's work the
evening prayer-meeting. Like the Methodist minister of the books, the traveling
From Hilo we have encouraging news first week in January. 157 girls are enmissionary is supposed to be ever ready in regard to Portuguese evangelical rolled in the sewing classes and many
to preach or to die. The missionary was work. It will be remembered that last uthers have been refused for lack of
at once asked to address the thirty November, owing to tin- resignation of helpers. A teacher is now needed to
bright young Japanese men who came Rev. R. K. P.aptiste, Rev. I-'.. G. Silva care for the work done on the sewing
together for the prayer-meeting. Such was transfeired from Paia, Maui, to machines. One teacher can ot care for
1 class of more than 10 or 1.2 girls.
a company gathered to attend the mid- Hilo.
week prayer-meeting is as good evidence
The work of the lace class has been
Letters recently received from him
as can be given of faithful missionary and from others, bring encouraging nereaseil. Instead of two afternoons,
two days from <> a. in. to 3:30 p. m., arc
work on the part of the resident mis- words concerning bis work.
sionary pastor.
Mr. I'aptistc altho retired from ac- now given to the lace work. .Fifteen
The next morning before eight o'clock tive service has not lost interest in the girls are learning lace making.
your missionary was installed
It was Imped to start a class in some
on the work to which he gave so many years
back seat of a canopied express wagon, if hard and faithful labor. The attend* industrial work for the little boys in
here called a Japanese stage, for the ride nice at the church services is very good Kakaako. but no way has vet Opened.
of twelve miles to the out-station of Ifo- nid the Sunday-school shows marked Some weekday work to bring in the litnomu, where is. located one of the most growth not only in numbers, but in in tle boys should go with, 'and help our
interesting of the institutions conducted crest as well. With the aid of a little Sunday work.
The Primary Department of the Sununder the auspices of the Hawaiian '"•'" which has hf*n secured for the
Board —the boarding school for Japa- "f-int dctnrtnv'U. it is hoped that still day -school keeps up in numbers. Many
nese children, under the care of the lovetter results will be obtained. Mr. Sil- new pupils have Ikvii enrolled this year.
ing and faithful workers, Mr. and Mrs. a writes of bis intention soon begin cot- A class of seven girls was promoted to
S. Sokabe. The cost of this twelve mile tage prayer-meetings, and these, I am the Senior department at the first of
ride, which took three hours, was fifty nrc. will great)V tend to the increase of the sear. We are using the Hammond
cents, and no charge for the traveler's spirituality among
attendance certificates and tbev help to
the people.
valise.
By the removal of Mr. Silva. the make the attendance niyre regular.
Here we meet evidence of the teem- Maui field is left unoccupied. We hope
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Ninety children of from five to seven- »o take charge of the work there.
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teen years of age are here boarded and
There are a great many Porto Rieans
lodged and schooled under three large dso on Maui, who could be reached
Jt J*
roofs; while the wide lot granted by the with the gos|KJ in Portuguese, as the At
Fort
Streetliberality of the Honomu Sugar Com- •wo laniruages are similar. While Mr.
Hardware, Art Good*. Picture Mouldpany affords a fine drill ground where Silva was there, unite a few of them ating*, Paints, Oil*. Varnishes, Gasoline
under the careful drilling of a Japanese nid.-d his meetings and seemed interand Kerosene,
Agricultural Implegraduate of the Hilo Boarding School, ested.
ments, etc.
the lads make a fine showing in military
J»
Evangelical work in .Honolulu, moves
evolutions, led by those pulse-quickening m much the same as usual. The aver- At Bethel Street—
ageifcies, a bass drum and its little broth age attendance at the Sundav-schoo]
Househuld Supplies, Sewing Machines,
er, the snare drum. The pomp of war was hardly affected by the non-continStoves, Ranges, Glassware, China,
Crockery.
and the fun of marching are most won- uance of the day school.
A. Y. S.
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G. IRWIN & CO.,
Curative skin soap
THE MINISTERIAL UNION
is a pure soap, cleansing and delightful
to use. Makes the skin like velvet. Best
for infants; will not cause eruptions.
Just try a cake and be convinced; 2oc.
box (3 cakes), 50c.
There was a very fair attendance ai
the meeting of the Honolulu Ministerial
Fort Street, Honolulu
SUGAR FACTORS
\\ estervelt presented a paper on"The
Present Status of the Temperance Cause
AND
Union,-Oil February 2nd. Rev. W. D.
COMMISSION AGENTS.
Hawaii," the substance of which is
Agents for the Oceanic Steamship Co.
given under Temperance Issues.
HOBRON DRUC CO.
Senator C. 11. Dickey was present
and added to the interest of the njeet- IV j EW YORK DENTAL PARLORS.
E. C. WATERHOUSE,
titig by bis earnest advocacy of the need
Office cor. Miller and Beretania Sts. and fairness of "local option."
Plate of Teeth, $5; Gold Crowns, $5; Bridge
Residence, 1598 Thurston St.
[6th, Work, per Tooth, $5; Gold Fillings, $l; SilAt
the
of
meeting
February
Office Hours:—lo to 12 a. m., 2to 3 and
Principal C. P. Dyke of the Kameha- ver Fillings, 50 cents.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
7:30 to 8:30 p. in. Sundays: 10 to 11 a. m. niclia Schools, read a paper which dealt
Elite Bldg., Hotel St.
Honolulu, T. H.
Telephones: Office, White 3492- Res., Blue 2841 mainly
with a study of the state of
to
religion, and
knowledge in regard
FURNITURE STORE
what constituted a person religious, on
B. CLARK
the part of the boys who enter the ManAll kinds of
DENTIST.
ual School and their progress in these FURNITURE,
WINDOW SHADES,
ideas after some years of residence
Beretania and Miller Streets.
LACE CURTAINS,
there.
showed
Mr.
they
that
Dyke
gain
Office Hours:—9 to 4.
PORTIERES,
in religious knowledge by doing ChristTABLE COVERS, ETC.
ian work and told how the students CHAIRS RENTED FOR BALLS AND
were given this opportunity by being set
PARTIES.
DM. AJVDERSOJY,
at work among their own people in the
DENTIST.
UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING.
vicinity. A discussion of considerable
TOMBSTONES AND MONUMENTS.
interest
followed.
Philadelphia Dental College, 1883.
Residence and Night Call: Blue 3561.
Telephone: Office, Main 64.
1087 Alakea Street.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION
Nos. 1146-1148 Fort St., Honolulu.
WILLIAMS
H.
H.
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: Manager.
AUGUR,
D.,
M.
J.
The Honolulu Young People's ChristHOMOEPATHIC PRACTITIONER. ian Union held its quarterly convention
W. AHANA & CO., LTD.
Residence, 43s Beretania St.; Office, 431 at the Chinese Church Monday even- \yr.
Feb.
The
3d.
of
the
evenMERCHANT TAILOR.
ing,
speaker
Tel.
Blue.
Beretania St.
1851
Telephone Blue 2431.
ing was Colonel French of the Savatton P. O. Box 986.
King Street, Honolulu
who
an excellent address in
Army,
gave
Office Hours:—lo to 12 a. in.. 3 to 4 and 7
CLOTHES CLEANED AND REPAIRED.
regard to personal work for Christ. As
to Bp. 111. Sundays : 9130 to 10:30 a. m.
this date celebrated the 22d anniversary
of the founding of the first Christian M OPl* & COMPANY,
Endeavor Society in Willston Church,
CHAS. L. GARVIN,
Importers and Manufacturers of
Portland, Maine, a portion of the evenFURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY.
opp.
St.,
Beretania
Haw'n
Hotel.
232
ing was given over to a question box in
CHAIRS TO RENT.
Honolulu,
Office Hours:—9 to 11 a. m.; 1:30 to 3 and regard to Christian Endeavor methods No. 74 King Street
7:30 to 8 p. in. Tel. Blue 3881. Res. Tel. tnd work, which proved an interesting
White 3891.
feature. It may not be known by all 1)11 ILIP L. WEAVER, JR.,
our readers that there are now over
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
three and a half million members of
J. HUTCHINS,
Societies
in the
hrislian Endeavor
LIFE, AX,
Merchant St., opposite Post Office.
world—the outgrow lb of that first sociFIRE, MARINE
exety of fifty-seven. Colonel French
Real Estate Titles and Instruments a specialty.
INSURANCE.
pressed himself as greatly pleased to
Mclnerny Block.
attend the convention, and was interK. KAAI,
ested in tin- cosmopolitan gathering there
Teacher of
PACIFIC HEIGHTS.
represented.
Offers greater attractions and induceGuitar, Mandolin. Banjo, Zither, Ukulele and
Taropatch.
Rev. C. H. Daniels D. D., Home Secretary
ments as a site for choice residences than
the American Hoard of ComBuilding, Room 5.
of
—Love
Studio:
any other portion of Honolulu.
Hours:—lo to 12 a. m.; 1130 to 4p. m.
missioners for Foreign Missions, is exThe Pacific Heights Electric Railway pected to reach Honolulu on March 17th,
Line affords easy access to all lots; and for a visit of three weeks in these Islands.
FEED CO., Ltd.,
water and electric lights are supplied Dr. Daniels is to be accompanied by
from independent systems at reasonable his wife.
Mr. Henry E. Cobb, of Newton, Mass., DEALERS IN WAY, GRAIN AND FLOUR.
rates. To parties intending to purchase
AUENTH FOR —
corporate member of the American
and improve, especially favorable terms IHoard is in Honolulu
ABASIO
at the present time.
"
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COR. QUEEN AND NUUANU STS.,
will be given.
For further particulars apply to Chas. S,
HONOLULU.
I >ur Field Votes did not reach us in
Desky, Progress Block.
time for this issue.
P. O. Box 452.
Telephone No. Main 121
in
DR.
ALBERT
(11TY
GEORGE
DR.
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ERNEST
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HERE IS WHAT YOU WANT.
* 7ILLIAM R. CASTLE,
I.
Attorney-at-Law.
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BANK OF HAWAII, Ltd.,
(Incorporated under the Laws of
the Haivaiian Republic.)
$600,000.00
Paid-up Capital
I
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Reserve
Merchant Street, Cartwrigbt Block.
Trust Money carefully invested.
j00.000.00
Undivided profits..
48.00000
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:—Chas.
\l. Cooke President; P. C. Jones, ist VicePresident; 1-Y V\ Maelarlane. and Vice Presi
O.
Box
P.
Main
565.
Tel.
103.
dent; C. 11. Cooke. Cashier; I-'. C. Atherton,
Assistant Cashier. Henry Waterhouse. 1-Y l>
1-Y
ANDES.
v.
'• Tcnnev. J. A MeCandless. (.'. 11. Atherton.
I-'.. F. Hi shop.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Solicits the accounts of firms, corporations,
EBERHART SYSTEM
Merchant
St.
Brown,
with
Cecil
93
Office
trusts, individuals, and will promote and careTo induce regularity of attendance. fully attend to all business connected with
Room for 200 names. Lasts four years with hanking entrusted to it. Sell and purchase
FRANK
.
BE.
FERN
THE
Ell I. EPS ft CO.,
Dry Goods Importers.
All the latest novelties in Fancy Goods
received hy every steamer.
Fort Street
FA.
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Honolulu.
SCHAEFER & CO.,
increasing interest.
Send to
on
the Islands.
HAWAIIAN BOARD BOOK ROOMS.
406 Boston Building.
DR.
117RITE TO IS
Ulii
Run through trains to Pearl Harbor. Ewa
Plantation. Waianae, Waialua and Kahuku.
Gives tourists an opportunity of viewing some|
of the richest tropical scenery to be found any-,
where. The road passes through sugar, rice,
taro, coffee, pineapple and banana plantations, ]
skirts the shore- of the famed Pearl Harbor
and borders the broad Pacific for a distance of
thirty miles. Excursion tickets good from Saturday to Monday.
F. C. SMITH,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
BREWER & CO., Limited,
AGENTS FOR—Hawaiian Commercial &
HARDWARE
SPORTING GOODS
Sugar Co., Haiku Sugar Co., Paia Plantation
Co., Kihei Plantation Co., Hawaiian Sugar
SHIP CHANDLERY
BICYCLES and
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Co., Kahului R. R. Co., and Kahuku Planta
tion.
E. O. HALL & SON, Ltd.,
Wholesale and Retail
BEAVER
GROCERS, PROVISION MERCH-
LUNCH ROOM.
H. J. Nolte, Proprietor.
ANTS and COFFEE DEALERS.
J*
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AGENTS FOR—-Hawaiian Agricultural Co.,
Onomea Sugar Co., Hononiu Sugar Co., WaiFort St., Honolulu, T. H.
*i
luku Sugar Co.. Makee Sugar Co., Haleakala
Ranch Co., Kapapala Ranch.
EWERS & COOKE, Ltd.,
Planters' Line Shipping Co., Charles Brewer
& Co.'s Line of New York Packets.
Dealers in
Agents Boston Board of Underwriters.
Agents Philadelphia Board of Underwriters. LUMBER. BUILDING
LIST OF OFFICERS—CharIes M. Cooke,
W
President; Geo. H. Robertson, Vice-President WALL PAPERS,
and Manager; E. Faxon Bishop, Treasurer and
Secretary; W. F. Allen. Auditor; P. C. Jones,
H. Waterhouse, G. R. Carter, Directors.
Honolulu, T. H.
HOUSE.
L
ff
METROPOLITAN
U ENRY MAY & CO., Ltd.,
Honolulu, T. H.
Queen St., Honolulu, T H.
MEAT CO., LTD.
OFFICERS—H. P. Baldwin, Pres't; J. B.
Castle, ist Vice-Pres't; W. M. Alexander, 2d
Vice-Pres't; J. P. Cooke, Treas.; W. O.
Smith, Secy; George R. Carter, Auditor.
SUGAR FACTORS AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS.
for catalogues and
prices on anything in
the line of
General Mercantile Commission Agents. TEMPERANCE * COFFEE
G. J. WALLER, Manager.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT—Ordinary and
Term Deposits received and interest allowed in
accordance with rules and conditions printed
in pass-books, copies of which may be had on
A LEXANDER & BALDWIN, Ltd.
Honolulu, T. H.
.U_l._l7v F; jj
Issue Letters of Credit.
Judd Building, Fort Street.
GEO. H. HUDDY,
DENTIST.
Rooms:—Mclntyre Block, Fort Street.
MERCHANTS.
OAHU RAILWAY & LAND CO.
Foreign Exchange,
application.
Importers and
I oMMISSTON
In use
CQ.
JS*k
YEE HOP & CO.,
\m
J)
T. May, President.
W. T. Lucas, Vice-President.
S. G. Wilder, Secretary.
H. E. Mclntyre, Manager.
A. S. Prescott, Treasurer.
and 92. P. O. Box
Telephones,
22, 24
CLAUS
SPRECKELS & CO.,
BANKERS.
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386
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Draw Exchange on the principal ports of the
world and transact a general
banking business.
Honolulu
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PORTER FURNITUREof
CO.,s
Importers
FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERY
Kahikinui Meat Market and Grocery.
Shipping and Family Butchers
AND BEDDING.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
and Navy Contractors.
Fort St., opposite Love Building.
Beretania St., cor. Alakea. Phone Blue 2511.
Purveyors to Oceanic Steamship Co.
Wickerware, Antique Oak Furniture, Cornice
Also at the
and the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Poles, Window Shades and Wall Brackets.
Meat Stalls 19 and 20.
Honolulu, T. H. FISHMARKET
No. 50-62 King Street
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