The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-01-13
Editorial Remarks, i5m the y. Y, Evening Post" Of yov. %
The Hawaiian Mission Again.

Americans are undoubtedly the best-naturad
people in the world Ever ready TO forgive an
injury. they delight in forgetting their animusi-
tIes and repaviu2 wrongs done bv acts Of gene
Ty=ity. \ iey weeks ago we saw English bond
holders arguing that we ought - pay the rebel
war debt, and now we have an English bishop
begging II our door, asking Us 10 aid him in
establishing an English mission for the increase
OF English political power III the far of Hawaiian
Islands. u the detrlmeut Of American interests
there. such. Of course. Is not his avowed pur-
pose, but such i the real object Of his labors.
II-Slug our vanity with the assertion that he
remembered the President OF the United States
IN his prayers, and always had the success of the
Union cause at heart-a>scrtiJn unfortunately
not verified by other>-and trusting u our ign6-
rance OF the condition Of society at the Islands
80 many thousand miles away, he saws: Come
and help ne in this work. The American mis-
sIOnaries are good enough in their wav, but thew
are behind the age they don't know the wants
OF these people. All that the missionaries have
done for the last forty years amounts 70 nothing :;
true, they have taught almost every man, woman
and child 70 read and write have made the Ha-
waiian a written language, and translated into il
the Bible have created a civilized nation OUT Of
sayaEes, a nation that supports its own churches.
and edUcates and sends missionaries 10 les en-
ll-htencd Islands of the Pacific but all this Is as
Haught. Tor the morals Of the people today are
worse than when the Americans began this work.
Now | am An English bishop | know their
49, AA.S- A4tA wait q CJl44El"tC CLGrcl the
American missionaries have nicely paved the
way for me let me supply their Deficiencies.
That church ! have pltntei-a church with
tJrmUlarles and captivating outward show. Not
the Roman Catholic Church exactly. but its near
relation, and | call it the Reformed Catholic
Church We use the cruciIx. altar and candles 10
attract the simple. and our font Of holy water i
only for the convenience Of the natives: but We
studiously omit the errors Of P0perv. and hone
eventually 10 make the Hawaiian a Christian IA
ton. and my church It's national church. Thus
far l have succeeded tamou>lv. have not made
many native converts, but tie English residents
mostly attend my church. and - does the Att,r-
ney-General. an American Of doubtful LOYALTY.
Then | am intimate with the King; he does r5t
often come u church. | admit. but he sends hi,
carriage and four - stand at the testiHule. which
does quite a well besides I am the Kings rrivv
councillor ana cabinet minister. AMI if | do a.
tend = little more 10 political than u religious
affairs. YOU cannot blame me. for M r~osit;5n Isa
tempting one. These Islands are important u all
maritime powers. and it would never do - LET
them fall into bad hands.
Thus, IN effect, speaks the Bishop Of Honolulu.
10 his last opinion we reply, Amen II Will not
do 20 let that government fall into bad hands.
and English hands are bad for us. T. will not