The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-01-03

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Ladies Of Honolulu to the Trustees If the
QueeH's Hospital.
If any apology is needed for the course pur-
sued by the ladies who memUrialized your COM
mittee, it Is found in a deadly evil which exists
in our community, the devasting effects Of which
have filed many homes with pollution and sor-
row.
Those who have loved this nation and labored
for its good, have earnestly endcavored to check
the progress of this evil but all the motives
presented by moral teachers and by the legisla-
ton Of former years have been insufficient 10 rid
the community of this vice, OF materially arrest
il in its course.
During the past year a law has been enacted
the man intention Of which was, rs We have
been informed, To place upon vice iniamy mark,
and thus.tO makes Its votaries feel the shame and
disgrace which Is attached 10 such prOtligatcs in
moral communities in other lands. In this way
the law was intended, u we suppose, to encuur-
age III this young and Ignorant nation that love
Of character and self-respect which is 50 power
ful III enlightened nations. Another part of this
law made pecunIary provisions for Il hospital for
these Magdalens. Through the trustworthy
efforts of our highest rulers, their Majesties the
King and Queen OF these Islands, u benevolent
institution has come into existence, where Ila-
waiians may go and receive the best medical at
tentiOn gratuitously, or otherwise, according TO
their pecuniary condition. The Hospital was
originated for the good of this nation and all
its influences, direct or indirect, should be to ben
eft this people.
Now it appears to Us very important that no
arrangement should be made by tine managers Of
this institution, which would tend to lessen the
shame and ignominy which it is 50 desirable
should be attached 10 those who have voluntarily
and openly chosen The path Of rice. They should
not be placed side by side with the respectable
part OF tine community. They should not be
considered eligible TO any part OF the hospital
under the especial patronage of our young and
lovely queen. BY doing - Its reputation would
be injured, which should be watched over with 4
jealous eye indeed, it appears 10 US that giving
to them 50 comfortable quarters in 50 respecta-
able an institution will be considered by them
and by those who are not of their character, as
AN encouragement to persons of that description.
Considering the subject in this light, We cannot
help feeling that it would be gain, great gain to
the cause of virtue to have the Queens Hospital
wholly and entirely distinct from that Ot the
Magdalens.
Let there be a hospital for them, located away
from the respectable quarters of the city. Let
II have its own name attached to it. Let it be
a place where moral influences shall be admitted,
as well as physical remedies. If the Govern
ment funds are insufficient TO do it in this way,
doubtless there are those in this community who
would render pecuniary assistance to an institu-
ton of this kind, with the hope that by 50
doing they might save some Of the souls, as well
Us the bodies, of their fellow creatures.
Gentlemen, you have called for the reasons for
our memorial. and We have here presented Il few
of them. We will not weary you by detailing
other reasons that exist in our minds. We feel
that the time has come when every true-hearted
woman who loves this nation, should arouse her
self, use all her influence TO assist her Hawaiian
sisters in the path of virtue, and throw around
them, as far as possible, those hallowed associa-
tions which adorn virtue with her own lovely
and spread over vice her own vile
raimeut.
If we do not succeed in convincing you that
our view of this subject is the correct one, We
shall ut least have the satisfaction of having cx-
planned 10 your highly respectable and honora-
bic COMMITTEES the reasons that have actuated us
in the course We have pursued.