The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-11-07
A few words bout Morunon-.

Few words a. bout Mornon--
KooLAuLoA, October 80, 1861.
Sic As the subject Of Mormonism amongst the
natives seems to 6e resuscitated just now, will you let
me tell you what | have seen Of it in my %neighbOr-
hood since it was first introduced here. Between
nine and ten years ago, "a well a. | remember, some
persons, protesting to be Mormon teachers, first made
their appearance on this side Of Oahu. | used to
meet them frequently travelling from place to place.
on foot generally, sometimes sIngy, sometimes III
pairs. They were generally stout, active, able-bodied
young men, some Americans, some English. They
came Oh several occasions TO my house and demanded
quarters Of any kind for them. On two occasions
they forced their way into the house, and attempted
TO convert me-, and / must observe that the three men
who did -. were three Of the most perseyeringly i'm
pudent fellows / ever met. Once | put on my hat,
went out and requested Of them (there were two) to
20 out also, as | wanted to loci. my doors. One Of
them told me not to put myself to any inconvenience,
that If I had anything to do L had better 90 and DO
it, that he was very well where he was, and would
wait till l returned. l psremptorily declined the
favor.
Another, whom / informed very civily that | had
no accommodation for MIN, persisted in his demands
for 4 bed and supper. The had travelled seven miles
that day. and when | told him that as | was not one
Of his disciples, aud did not intend to become one,
aud ~ ne knew where there was n house Of one OF ms
converts in the neighb lrhoOd, l thought he had bet
ter 20 there. shook his scrip and his staff, .he had a
scrip, il was a shiny black bag with a brass lock,)
and prayed that the Lord might reward me accord
ing TO my works. Then suddenly from inprecaupns
he burst into prophecy, and shaking the shiny black
scrip With the brass lock in one hand ard the STAB in
the other, exclaimed vehemently, and he Will,
young man nc will! you see If lac don't
Another demonstrated with me very Indignantly
for refusing TO give timber to build a church, q kind
Of small matched IiOn.) and told me that II was q
shaAe to persecute them; that it was NJ wonder the
natives were 30 niggaTdiy in refusing support TO the
Elders when foreigners, who ought To Sno~ better.
set them such an example. See here" he said,
showing me n crack III the side of one Of his boots,
IL have worn cut this pair going round preach
ing and baptzIng, aud now they refuse to SUD
scribe five dollars TO buy me a new pair rs the
Latter Day Saint had come unlimited to my house
and had himself preached the subject Of his shOeing,
/ thought l was entitled TO offer an opinion | told
him that | thought u "A shame that "A strIppIng, able
bodied young fellow like him. should pass his time
lOlfng, aud s~puBging on the natives, and begging
the price OF a pair Of boots from people who were go
ing barefoot themselves, when If he chose TO turn
his hand TO any useful work he could earn tue price
Of a pair in a DAY or two himself. The Saint depart
ed without either praying or prophesying, at least
aloud.
trct. never saw one Of Ghem put his hand to work o! any kind,
nor iii I ever hear Of their attempting 10 teach their converts
any lind q hauticraft OF manual labor Of any descrtIuJn-
Thy BED. - Ear a. I could judge, an intensely lazy Ete. They
b1d .sal- cau@crIs at Iaie, where their headquarters in this dis
trct ..m-i o. b.. api / have frequently known th.an t. make
a days barney. from thence to Maale- or haunaia- a disi.Ees
Il s1ysu er eight miies- l have frequently seen those VINO L+i
started from L,ir ia abe morning. liz down to rest IN a shady
place and suo,ze out the day il the afternoon Rheu they II - 81,
on into quarters Tor the night They ~'rr perhaps urn t's
hur, when 10 vulgar eyes AMI ears they appeared TO he a,E~eP
lions with the celestial powers. As their manner i. Irs few
converts whom they made about here were parties VII" 'gre
worth nothing either morally. intellectually or pecuniarhy.
There were some scampish Iads Who joined them for fun tor a
While some la.I-s Wh6 were Twin. on "A separate mafuient nc-
fdnIiu- Themselves who are termed IN the yernacuIar. 4 fDll-
gaatai. tphlar 81 -atJ and the leader vas a man whom ! have
Known since my residence here 20 have been Roman Cahoi'
schooLteacher, a Protestant Missionary school-trach'r aud &
Mormon preacher From his requirements and general e."Ile.
set. lie has lett this district. L never could see that the for
ei-uers who came here teaching the doctrines had any other
object in view than To lead an Idle life themselves at The expense
Of their dlsep a., and =, far - l can kan. it Wa some hints
-ts-t., an ,,tln ~ ri-if diyiua To- would L.. a utL. ~, much
for the most faithful: Hawaiian believers.
1t may Ire tlHt l am narr'~ minded and rr.jult,ed' but !
ever SINCE I read AMI inquired anything about them, their his
tory or their doctrines l ulink they must be- either dgpeso OF
knIyrs- II a man dos not believe "a Je smith hN dreams
his s1li.u plates AMI lHs conversations with the Deity, and yet
breaches the doctrine aud endeayors t. iuculculate such a be-
lief on the minis Of men who are more Ignorant than he is,
think tia: most people will ALLOW, no matter what motives Ia,
III all these things, 1 for oue have 40 Er-at opinion Oi his intel
one thing more and I have done. 1 once happened to see
Mormon Eli-r rubus and uurpaiu. Up ~ kapcut falls. A. be
dI NOS seek privacy, 1 c1Ud ~; help seeing IT, His inner gar
meut wa different from tiat OF ordinary mortals- II was hA'
aLiy's peisnoir 81 ~hte m gT %Isg IN ir..s r.i,h, ~ LION
hi etI. " ht- i'ot-hnsrrs' irhl'i WIN h""ln- >SHts - amp
sleeves. Looked on with admiration not uumIn.ivi wlthaTe
and confidently expected that IA would wall down Nuu"n,
Valley IN his can1nicaIs. and D. followed by all the little boys
To my intense disappointment however, he proer'-led 70 cloth
himself externally with such every day garments "a = common
people wear. but how d. ever n Hnar,i tD tu,S iut"his PestoT
tn xh0-r % the flowing duTery 3 his EThDl las always r.
manned a puzzle and q mystery g. me- / have always l"oA~
/ 0u 10. a. the process tpIs place before my eye. 10 have been al
ingenious and complicated Mormon miracle performed evident
Is by tie laying on q hands Apriu> g mIracl-s,a - the Nor
mons claim 90 D. able o. 30 -0m' h.ug IN that line. ! wish the
wuuLI try tt-r htni at q few showers. for are irvadfuly i-
AMI bare just now, ~ dry and A. har- a : a Honolulu news
p4rart III we're quite sure that they cuuli manage the ran,
I might b. t-mpt-I 20 necumes Mormon myself during the month
q september. October. aud November / should protest, hos
EVER. against the wive-. the EThsis. and against believing d
Yours. R.M.
/ S-Does laying on q hauls" mean -eizius everythH
within their r-arhf
I =. >-Nore las: worisl l see that they profess " heal
ing l. that the reason they Uc &c the c0usecraied essence Of
OIL q CANNON 50 extensively