The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-03-03
THE PA IFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
Bishop Staley in America.
tFru The Y Y. Evening Pest. Jzz- =
The English Mission at the Sandwich
Islands.

The Bishop OF Honolulu. in the Church Month
y FOR December. prOpounds and answers = few
questions with respect u his English Mission al
tie Hawaiian Islands.
We o. not now propose . review the Bishops
article. but only u call attention u the no;e 70
his fourth answer. III which ne denies hayin.
used the expression - The morality Of the Islands
IN Christian days : ten tunes lr0rSe than IL was
under he4thenism.f he claims that this gross
eEaEgerati0n' arose from an expression made use
u by him 81 the Church Of the Incarnation
that even IN heather days there were certain
safe guards IN the authority Vi the Parent over
tie daughter, which prevented that carly con-
taminatIJn which now. in Christian times. 10
our shame be II said, does exist there. Il was
In no wise imputed IS a fault Oh the part Of the
missionaries"
Now II happened that our reporter, a regular
church attendant, was in his accustomed sat AT
the Church Of the Incarnation on the evening
the Bishop delivered his address. IL not only
listened u the Bishops words, but with phon6-
graphic rapIdIty Iotted them down in black and
white. After Speaking Of the superficial Chris
tianIty taught by American missionaries, the
Bishop said d" Ii it had been what il ought 10
have been, surely the morals of the people today
would not be ten times worse than they were
under the heather system
In commenting upon the words, We character
lied them a. hard statements if true. Two DAYS
later, at the request Of the Bishop, We published
ms elaborate reply to our report. In il he made
no disclaimer nor allusIon TO this quotation. If
our report was 50 grossly exaggerated, he
should then have taken exception u it.
This expression Of Bishop Staley, however.
does not bear the characteristic Of novelty, nor Is
this the first occasion on which he has given
utterance u the same sentiment. We have ON our
tablea copy Of his = Pastoral address, ;" delivered
in Honolulu January l. 1865, and afterwards
published, as he states in the preface, for circula-
ton III England and the United States. In this.
as We shall show by extracts from it, he indulgrs
in the same kind Of assertions which he now
denies having made in New York. On pages 81
and % he says:
"Itis very painful to ihiak that there was less Of the fearful
practice e poiysniry AID the Corruption q girls ia the heather
than IN the Christian days Of this people"
Then. after citing the evidence Of a native, as
II the former state Of things, he adds
" How sadly al this i altered now Is notorious among those
Who have any kao"Iei=s Of iAe habits Il the people; AMI t.e
aided 1y PGHtani-m' WORKING partly by faulty legislation,
partly ~ the religious urreaAty which K t5 commonly fosters.
influences Gaf-yCrahls 10 morality, such a. never existed he
fore. Offering l-cGuitry iniucsmeutst 10 parents even % prJ.ti-
pure Christianity ought 10 have a; least prevented any dei=riO-
ration under the action Of those Influences. Il : iIi not iryluce
tauiiy working with ana directing those natural ilsiiacts
which Cd has planted within US. and not seeking to override
AID crush theln, would have done 30"
After this showing it is apparent how much
weight should be given TO the Bishops denial Of
bis mission being an English political scheme. a
that the overthrow Of the convention by the
king, was sanctioned by the English party. led
by the Bishops church officers IN face Of the
TACT that the Bishop fills the anomalous position
Of priest and member Of the kings privy council
the board Of education. and i'm the face Of
concurrent testimony Of every American res