The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-07-22
Communicated. 4.

Mr.. EDiToR The last mail brought to these
Islands some copies of 4 pamphlet of twenty-four
pages. entitled e The Hawaiian Islands as Devel-
opcd by Missionary Labors. by Rev. Andrew p.
Peabody. ID. d.. it being a republication of the
article from the Boston Review for May, 1865.
DIR. Peabody is 4 Professor IN Harvard University,
a man Of ripe scholarship and pure Christian char
acter. being in religion what is called an Orthodox
Unitarian. The following is an extract from the
above pamphlet, a which on page -, speaking Of
the establishments OF the Reformed Catholic Mission
at these Islands. Or. Peabody says:
These men of lofty apostolic pretensions have
taken precisely the course which might have been
anticipated. and will undoubtedly succeed in ere
ating schism and luminosity among the native Chris
tians. They ignore the ministerial character and
Office OF the American Missionaries. They avail
themselves of every opportunity of baptizing chill
drcn. without reference to the ecclesiastical rela-
tons of the parents. They have established the
most snowy and communicating modes of wor-
ship. with s~urplice and stole. with alb and cope
and crosier with rochet and mitre, and pastoral
staff; with Episcopal ring and banner with pic
lures. altar-candles, robings, intOnationS. process
sions and attitudes Meanwhile Bishop Staley has
been preaching the most extreme and offensive
doctrines of his party in the church, doctrines dia-
metrically opposed TO those taught by the mission
aries. patristical tradition, baptismal regeneration.
the gift of the Holy Spirit in confirmation, comics
sion to the priest, and priestly dissolution. vt the
same time he has stultifed himself. while he has no
doubt mvstifed his serious hearers, and encouraged
the undevout in the Dissertation of holy time, by
declaring that Sunday Is most falsely and mis-
chievously called the Sabbath. and intimating that
the daily service Of the church and the observance
of its solemn festivals fifty supersede the special
reverence with which the people had been taught
by the missionaries and required by the law Of the
land 10 regard one day in seven. He has Stultifed
himself. We say. for. unless the high church has
changed all this the precept. Remember that thou
keep holy the Sabbath day, Is read constantly in
the service. with the response,
Lord. have mercy upon rs. and incline our hearts
to keep this law Ii Sunday l. most falsely and
miSchievously called the Sabbath to what observ-
ance does this portion of the English liturgy have
reference? Or does Bishop Staley require his adj
herents. in the most sacred service Of the altar, TO
perform an act of solemn m~ockery. to Offers prayer
which is arrant blasphemy. to beg OF divine mercy
that they may be inclined TO practice ftlschoOd
and Mischief Candles at MONDAY are harmless
folly this Is gross impiety. We have Spoken
freely and warmly of this intrusion, but we believe
that We have said no more than candid Episcopal
ians would readily admit and endorse. For the
English church and its American sister we cherish
all due reverence. gratitude and affection and be-
cause we feel this, we can not think or write with
easy tolerance OF the s:ilted and popinjay carica-
tures Of its solemn order and majestic ritual" =