Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-01-08
'sThe palm tree shall grow,
The oorsl shall spread,
Bot man shall cease"

The oorsl shall spread,
Bat man shall cease"
A census taken Just before the Amer
lean Exploring Expedition was there,
showing the indigenous population to
be 1900. The Missionaries called it
5000. In the Sandwich Islands, the
dcclin, Of the population is such as his
tory can scarcely parallel, and AS every
nearer at an Exeter Hall May meeting
should be informed OF. We are told,
not only by native tradition, but bv the
early navigators Of the Pacific. that
there were once human abodcs, where
ever there was good soil and water,
and that the population OF this group
was not less than 500 900. Now it is
under $4,000. Twenty-Five years ago
within the period Of strenuous Mis-
xionary ctfort-it was double this
Westminster Review.
In the above there arc facts stated,
which are suilicieu, to sci people to
thinking upon the subject spoken of
therein. The above extract from the
Westminster Review which all will
conccdc To be conclusive authority. so
far as facts are concerned amounts to
demonstration, that IN respect 10 one
Of the most celebrated and thorouphlv
worked fields Of Missionary labor ,far
the whole world knows the Sandwich
Island to be that ficl,l) that the efforts
there have not been crowned with the
greatest success. Hundreds of thou
sands OF dollars are every year gwen
by citizens of the United States alone.
the ostensihlr ann of the expenditure
of which Is 10 nristianigc the semi
barbSrlaDs Of ASS. ana the Pacific Is
lands; but in fact the statistics of the |
Wsstmiaster would seem 10 prove. |
quite different result. tn, eA,c,m;na.
ton OF the native races, and the making |
room for those people oi n more hardy |
and vigorous stock.
And, while these vast sum. are con.
tributed with the view of benefit,inr Of
these, We might almost say. pre-,l~om
ed races of men, thousands. and tens, |
w hundreds OF thousands of people
citizens Of this fair land. here At home |
our midst, are suffering every degree
Of want and dessitution. and ekinc out |
y miserable existence. actually diving |
by inches for the want Of the food and |
clothing which these vast sums would |
supply. And not only SO; bu, they |
live and die rs ignorant Of the gospel, |
in reality, and all the practical benefits
Of christianity in this world, as the
poor heather" who has never even
heard OF the founder Of our religion.
There ere in every community Of
any magnitude in our country. those
individuals who have given hundreds
and many, thousands OF dollars TO the
cause Of Foreign Mission; but who Of
the number has given an equal amount
to our home and Aomely charities
Will the reader run his minds 0cv,
over that class and pick out just onel
The men who give hundred dol
lars to the Sandwich Islanders will
give perhaps two or three dollar. to
. Female Charitable Society, or a
~ articles of cast of clothing to an
industrial School! To all such We
would commend the statistics Of the
Ws'as'sster Res;ew, hoping that thus
giving thought to the facts as there sta.
I'd, and duly considering Of the same
nay induce them hereafter to change
he objects Of their charity and give
.heis hundreds to our home charlie.
> tie slleviating Of the want which
talks IN out midat, and to the speed Of {
10 gospel within our own country. .
Ind until Il can he shown that the
apply b greatear than the home de- d