The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-09-04
tCorrespondence of +. G. Advertiser-j
.I.essing Al0ne."

Mr.. EDITOR There was q time when the hev. o.
S. Green, .sthe pastor of Makawao." was ths
strongest of radicals. There was a time when' 80
far fror1 {. quietly minding bis own business " and
that 6 8 among this people, ne used beth his pen ana
his voice in vigorously attacking q peculiar insti-
tuition ;" in that then distant country the United
States of America. He was at that time alse profound
ly impressed with the enormity of other sins and, II
1 mistake not, a young minister Of this country was
published far and wide, by that irrepressible pen OF
his, as going to the devil. or something like 1t, be-
cause he was using tobacco. I think ( have read in
the Pacific, SEA religious paper of extensive cireula-
tion.' very severe articles, ON Governmental matters
and people here, and over that familiar signature
1t would seem that our friend has become suddenly
tired of strife not, however. tired OF writing.
Hear what he now says in the aforesaid Pacific, and
to the especial delectation of the Z" scissors" Of tbs
Gazette office.
"If YOU see our weekly papers-,he Commercial Aduer-
tiser. published by Mr.. Whitney, and The Hateaiian Gazette,
the Government paper-you will see that OF late there isa
that some of the younger missionaries Of the A: b. I'm.
present Board in their quarrel. No one can be surprised to
see the Government paper earnestly IePeilng The pubic re- e.
one of their annual reports; ! am not part an in the dis,
paf sse but sai . I a% i las the to i nsw aha, T kinsa %,ss'o and so n p"rs s,.9I sse
work Of preaching the gospel, and teaching the people the way
the heavenly world, they had better be quiet, and let the Gov
ofRmen' is a ,insus,i nst to =, s ssw ra rssE mem and %s t %aee and viii
do no possible good. l should not wonder if il should work
government is not the only enemy to the work of missions at
the islands Time will show, or if not, the great day viii
waHan Government is not perfect; and what Government, !
ask, is sol"
.Scissors - is immensely tickled thereat. "The
venerable pastor of Makawao, in his direct, simple
way, touches the thing nicely Happy scissors
forgetful of the ~past-hopeful for the serene future
Henceforth naught but sweet encouragement shall
be waited down by the soft breezes of Makawao 4!
That stern old Puritan has attained to the age of
serene and ripe conservatism and content, and ia
now to let the world and the Government wag on as
they may. Really, however,, the pious language Of
the latter part of the letter, which I have not room to,
quote, reads strangely enough among the editorial
columns of the champion paper of the coOlie trade.
Perhaps the manager has taken to reading religious
papers to satisfy his conscience.
But TO take the thing seriously. Years ago il would have
been very proper TO speak of missionaries here who were
:" allowed to live quietly in the Hawaiian Kingdom" tits
rather out of place now however, when young men, born in
the country, with a God-given right to live ia it,-which the
son of our venerable friend will doubtless claim,-when they,
taught by contact with the free modern world, take an interest
in the Institutions and politics of their native country,-it il
rather out of place, and late in the day, to tell them to "a keep
country-that is the word, is it, The Reverend pastor must
be thinking of the time when a boat tremblngly approached
the shores OF a heather kingdom, and asked leave TO do what
now-thank Gods the RIGHT and privilege of any Christian
man to do. provided he is ft,-of that time, rather than of the
Let the Government alone" l can remember when the
can too. Ii is rather hard. however, when the Government
paper has TO beg through its own columns TO be let alone.
such n change in the views and principles of old champions of
reform as has taken place in certain quarters since the records
be feared from younger men who come under the insidious in
fuences of the public treasury funds?
writer's views in the columns of a foreign paper nor must he
object to this like free handling of the same. ".