The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-12-31

Jointly chanting, now rejoice;
Brethren. all unite your voice;
Husbands, wives, and little ones,
Greet this friend with grateful tones.
This is he who hi.her sends
These true missionary friends,
To enligiten our dark mind;
Thanks and love to one 80 kind.
q" Il: Us then 81 rise AMI sing,
And cur grateful succOr bring;
For our sre our love 20 prove
Love, good will, unceasing love-"
II is natural, in a volume of this kind, that
allusion should be made 10 the recentlv-intro-
duced Reformed Catholic Mission. The author
deyOtes 10 it the twentieth chapter. narrating
its origin and principal characteristics. This
is done chiefly by introducing letters and ex-
tracts from Mr.. Wyllie, DR.. Armstrong. Mr..
Ellis, the Archbishop Of Canterbury, Bishop of
London, Bishop Stoley and o~thers,-witnesses
whose testimony will be accepted as unimpeach-
able. After perusing the chapter, which has
evidently been carefully written, and embodies
the most succint and perhaps impartial history
Of it that has yet appeared, and which carries
proof and conviction on every page, the reader
cannot help coming t. several conclusions-that
the establishing IF an Episcopal Mission here
was not sought or designed by the late King.
who only desired a chaplain or presbyter-that
the Mission established here is not i representa-
tive Of the English Episcopal Church-and that
its establishment is u violation of that Christian
comfy which has been recognized, even by the
English people and the English church. in for
eign Missions. On this latter point, DR.. Ander-
son introduces some extracts from an address
made by the Earl of SALISBURY at a public
meeting in London, called TO protest against the
establishment of Z similar Mission in NIadagas-
cara field which had been already occupied
by the London Missionary Society and the Catho-
lies for many years. The remarks Of the noble Earl
are as appropriate 10 these islands as 70 NADIA
gascar, and we take the liberty to insert them:
- am certain he says, - that there are persons
whose names are on that list, who. if they were &C
quaintei with the state Of things in Madagascar, with
what has been done, what is doing, and what is in
preparation, would no more think of disturbing the
operations OF this noble body. than they would think
Of upsetting the Church Of England, and spreading
disorder in all parishes of this country"
And he continues,-
a am afraid that it will introduce a new priuci-
pie, that may be subversIve OF all harmony, and act
most ;ujuriously upon missionary operations in gene
raj. There has been hitherto recognized among all
missionaries in the Protestant denomination a kind
OF courtesy, that they -hould not interfere one with
another, unless il could be proved that q field was
shamefuliy ill-worked, or that there were hereticsl
doctrines taught, or that mischief was being done,
instead Of good. As 10 interfering one with another,
thrustiug yourself into another mans vineyard, not
attending to your own, but ever spying out what
your n~eighbor l. doing,-thst is contrary 10 the re-
ceived principle OF missionary operations. Ii i con
trary to acknowledged courtesies, and If it be allowed
10 gain head, II will lead to 8 civil war among mis-
sionaries ten times more distressing IN its consequences
than even the civil war 10 America. | do nope that
all parties will very seriously consider before they
allow themselves to go one step farther. | should
most 1EarIv lament TO 9 thar the tnUTrn of Eng
land, which has been 80 true aud go energetic, which
has exhibited go deep and solemn an appreciation Of
the work OF its brother PTotestants and brother Chris
tIans IN foreign lands, should now be coming forward
In a spirit Of selhshness and mean aggrandiZemeGt,
for the purpose OF tearing from the hands Of others
the work that they have so nobly and so signally
performed"
The twenty-frst chapter is devoted to an histo-
rical sketch Of Catholicism in the Sandwich
Islands, and to show that the American Mission
aries are not responsible for the opposition TO its
introduction here. Referring TO the French
Missionaries, be says: II saw nothing of the
Bishop of Arathea, the vicar apostolic Of the
Hawaiian Islands. but heard him we'll spoken of;
and the little I saw of two or three French papal
priests gave me a favorable impression of their
characters
The volume is written in a calm tone, devoid
of that exultation which one might expect 70 find
in a work of the kind. In some portions, il
seems 10 have been rather hastily written, though
perhaps this impression arises from the effort
made by the author TO condense and curtail it.
On the whole, it must be considered as a valuable
addition to the list Of books on the Hawaiian Is
lands. and, as we said before. it is a work that
will be read and fully credited in every Christian
country in the world. The author establishes
the fact with ample proof that the Hawaiian is a
civiH=ed and christianieed nati0n, and if it is not
50 refined, 50 industrious and so wealthy as older
peoples, in proportion to the number Of its inhab-
itants, it is none the less entitled to be consider
ed by the Christian world as a Christian Nation.
We may add here that q supply of these books
is on the way out from Boston, by express, and
they may be expected by the A. 4. E2dridge.
The price in Boston is 1925 but the book will
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