New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-26

port Of Honolulu eouals half he population on me
town. The temptations arising T. 'on sueh o. W. y,
things, too much aided by the inhere W u 10
native character are mel by the esS e'or's OF .1
best people, native and foreign, IN the use "a iuia'
means and by Legislative coercion. IL IL cIose 49,
gle and in the large seaports, often disco ragiis au
of doubtful issue; hut il il struggle of dni V, anu n
never yet been relaxed Doubtless the mis- Nohailes
have largely influenced the legislation of the Il
and IL police system it is fortunate that they ny. i
done Influence of some kind was the law Oh VIZ
native development Had not the missionaries anu
their friends among the foreign merchants and profe
siOnai men been III the ascendant, these islands womb
have presented only the usual history OF handful OF
foreigners exactng everything from people who de-
MED their right to anything AS ii H. in place in the
world that have visited, the rules which control
vice and regulate smusemens 50 strict yet 80 reason-
able and 40 fairly enforced. The Government and the
best cs ene stand good genius between the natives
and the besieging army. AS to the interior, II II wen
known that man may travel alone, with money,
| through the widest spots unarmed Having Just come
from the mountains of California, was prepared VIVA
the usual necessary belt and it's appendages Of that
region but told that those deienses were unheard
Of in Hawaii. | found no hut without its Bible and
hymn-book in the native tongue, and the practice OF
family praye and grace before meat though u be over
more lhan calabash of poe and few dried fish,
and whether ut home or on Journeys Is as common us
| in NeY-England century ago.
II NAV lie asked whether there is no offset no de-
| ducon 10 be made from this high estimate Of the
| American missions As TO their fidelity and industry
in the worst of times, and their up To the point
thew have now reached, think of none. As TO the
prospects for their system in the future and the direc-
ton tie native mind may take in its further progress,
there are some considerations worthy OF attention
Tie minds of natives Of this Of the globe pecu-
liny require something 10 retain their attention and
interest. The missionaries have recognized this law IN
ileir schools and ndt expedent to Tx the attention
OF scholars in recitaOns by classes, by responsive and
general reading and answers, by the use OF gures on
black boards, hy maps and pictures. The only system
of worship and discipline which the missionaries have
I inf has re- II known
the Puritan Independent and III this they have had
the field 10 Themselves. The bouses OF worship arc
plain naked buildings with pews and benches, large
desk in which the preacher sometimes dressed IN the
tweed sack coat of the shop and market for, rs once
saw with the spur yet hs boots, stands to read
preach, and prHy. The congregation SIT through the
whole service not only never kuecling Standing in
PRAYER hut not even bending the head forward in
token Of reverence The muric, which is solely the
singing of one two ryung hymns, Is performed by
,mal choir. The congregation have no part IN The
service They simply listeners, from beginning to
end. Young old, learned unlearned, they are eX
peCted 10 be attentive listeners Tor some two hours,
! without word TO say thing TO do or a sound to
utter fOl themselves by observation, after attending
several places of worship in the principal islands, is
that tie natives except there be stirring passage
in the sermon langud and easily dstracted listen
ers and irreyereut actors. In their family worship
they kneel and are reyerent, being left more 10
their instincts AT public worship they come in at all
times sit look about, easily fall asleep, and when the
last prayer ends, start for the door, good deal as
healer breaks up hardly ever waiting for the bene-
! dction.
| The Mehodsts are Just entering the field and
should not be al all surprised If their voluntary and
congregational singing, praying, and shouting their
esfacie and their REVEALS should draw OFF the natives
in large numbers. The missionaries of tie Church OF
England in all parts of the globe, bear earnest tes-
mony the special value Of the Liturgy III making the
natives actors IN the worship The prayers, creeds
anthems confessions thanksgiyngs, and plain chant
ing Of familiar psalms the responsive worship between
| pastor ard people, make the service truly common
worship, enabling all TO be actors IN IT. as well as CIV,
ing il variety. Another deficiency which the Ritual
SUI plies is the system Of concentrations. In the
service these islands all days and all Sundays are
alike OF varied only by the sermon, winch depends
the choice taste Of the preacher The great facts
of Christianity-ihe Birth the last days. the Death,
| Resurrection ana Ascension Of Our Lord-and the
great doctrines of the faith have special commeno-
ration. The sacramento system, too, is almost ob-
Grated The whole public service, week after week
wear after year. s unbrOken uniformity OF sitting
congregation ana standing preacher, with such IN
strncon he may choose 70 gave, on such topics as
lie choose 10 present. Indeed, WITHOUT eXhggerh-
tion may ray that person moi knowing the language
would hardly know whether be were attending secu-
lar religious lecture, and would hardly suppose 1t
| 10 be more than lecture.
| II il not difficult 10 see that the Roman Catholic
Church. with lis open Doors free slttings daily mass
and yespers its corps Of teaching ana visiting nuns m
sacramento system, It's worship addressed 10 the mind
and heart through the eye and ear, well AS by tue
word TO the understanding; with ITS service which
gives part 10 all, and especially its system OF com
memoTaiops, and, IN the modern sense, It's spiritual
irn' of angels and departed saints. wis strongly en-
| listing the almost vacated native faculties.
! As an instance too Of the power of accommodation
uossesscd by the Roman Catholics, II IS not too small
matter 10 notice that while III the open assemblies OF the
American Missionaries the natives s on benches IN
constrained attitudes, and come dressed IN limitation
OF iLe EurOlean fashion, the men IN black hats,
| boots. tight coats and trOw-ers, and the women
| in out-of-fashion hornets and unaccutomed shoes,
in the Komfn Catholic Churches they kneel on
| mats and 1T on mats in chairs wear the looser
| and easier dress Of every day, the women with
ba1e heads and the never-fang garland Of flowers or
berries and the Young men to the porch IN straw
| hats deched with flowers and green leaves.
This subject has attracted attention in the Islands
! found that many who agreed WIN me IN hign e5-
innate of he good the missionaries have DONE yet elt
The defects in the public worship and one OF the mis-
sonaries told be had long thought that changes must
e made in their system IN the direction OF the Ritual ana
Liturgy of the English Church. movement has been
made 10 establish AN Episcopal Church in Honoluu,
and the late journals ray that the hing has gwen ot
OF land for that purpose. The Methodlsts nave already
built a chapel II may be that the system OF worship
and discipline established by these missionaries subject
ed now competition with other systems Is to lose It's
hold and be modified superseded. IL may be that
they or those educated by them 10 differ and divide,
and that others are to enter into their labors Ii Is
true that they were favored by mountaineering
thew entered the field at fortunate moment oil rel-
pions interreguum Just after that remarkable man,
Kamehameha /. had abolished ldOlalry, and when the
people had neither a religion nor a CIVILIZATION 10 De
warred against and that they had the field, undls-
turbcd to themselves for one generation favored ana
almost secured in a monopoly by the Government.
Yet the earnest and judicous labOrs, and the SELF
denial of the earlier nsslen families the no small po-
lltical ability and legislative skill and steady policy IN
moral reforms OF the later missionaries, ana AZ nome,
H. genius Of Evarts, the administrative ability OF the
American Board and the enthusiastic and even ro-
mantle zeal and generous contributions OF the people,
should be forgotten nor credit Tor them be spar