The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-04-17
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
A PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACTS.
By AZ AMERICAN MISSIONARY.

AlR. EDITOR In q recent number OF the 'tOv
ernmcnt Ga=sffc, which has just now come int.
my hands find an editorial. which. it seems {,
me, ought not 70 pass without some further no
tice. For cool d,a5eTis Of peryers0n, the articl,
has rarely been surpassed, even by the rerGcioue
parties who write the editorials of that paper.
In previous issue of the Adrertiser, the to me
unknown writer Of n short article. entitled '' Our
Answer" had stated frunkly and truly the great
reason why the American .. Missionaries " could
not % amicably pull together " with .. the Pow
ers that be- in advancing the educational in
terrsts under the control Of the present Board oi
Education. The reason given i this, VIZ; Y0u
hate NE principles rhicA such HssH rspresclf. -
AMI to this the writer adds simple =. iIIustra-
ton.
To this, one woud suppose. not very obscure
ehnrgca gaiust the Board OF EIucntion the editorial
writer replies with all Imaginable coolncss .. All.
vrs we understand - .. the whole principle in
volved is that some years ugD the Board Of EIuca-
tiou d. d. took away the Office Of School Treasurer
from the good man who set the precious example
OF not getting IN acre Of the lands for himself
when others Of his friends were getting few and
gave 10 aH0thSY ''(2) What principles thissood
soul represents different from those represented
By his associates. Reys. Mr.. Lyman. e. Il. An
drews, serene Bishop, Mr.. Wilcox and Dr. Smith
OF Kauai, all Of whom now actively aiding the
Board, in actual service and may we not
say nearly all Of the older Missionaries . . we
do not know
There u no mistaking the character OF n writer
who thus purposely raises n dust. with the low
design Of eoneealIng the point at issue from his
readers and leading them a false scent But
we have had 10 do with this HONEST man before.
Mr. Editor, and are not ignorant, methinks, Of
his devices. The to set DR.. Gulick IN the
EilOk0a and the author Of - Our Answer in
the 4drertiser, in opposition to - nearly all the
older Missionaries, besides the formidable array
Of names and references specifically given, Is char
actcristic But IL Is sufficiently transparent 20
those acquainted with the facts involved. and can
not aid in efFectiHg the writer's purpose, save
among those who not versed in the past edu-
cational history Of the Islands, the present
Board have made it.
Rev. 1ir. Lyman has for more than genera
tiou been the honored and successful Principal Of
the IiiI) Boarding School. For the past few
years the IIiIo Boarding School has received aid
from the School Fund amounting to $500 or 5000
Per year. The flct that the Trustees Of that
school receive the above named sum, constitutes
it. Principal, Of course, active assistant .. in
actual service - OF the Board. Very we'll; none
of ~ object TO that, it il be fair statement
Of the csisc.
- Rcvs. ;. r. Bishop md q. u. Andrews - are
the Principal and chief Professor in the Seminary
at Tnhaiualuna. The Institution was. years since.
made over BY the American Board 10 the Hawai-
ian Governments ON condition OF it, being con
tnucd by the Government upon an unchanged
ha-is 20 religious principles and instruction.
The iaet that the gentlemen mentioned are con-
nectcd with that Institution makes them - ne
lively aplins the Board in actual service Very
We'll, n these things ore so, We are content.
But allow me % suhjpin a fact or two. When
not long since, IN conversation with one of these
attire qgsHfs ot the Board Of Education. the re-
mark WIS made D. him-.s We have given You
credit f'r being in full sympathy with the Hon.
NIr. -- in sustaining the iniquitou- dOings Of
the Elard - the gentleman declared this impli-
eIton a. an igszif To- bis Christian character and
his manner was evidence that he spoke the truth.
Aalin. for three successive years the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association has passed series of
resolutions at its annual session. thoroughly con-
dcmnatory Of the Board Of Education in it, man
agcment Of the Common schools. Now in the
several votes taken after full discussion Of this
MATTER. the discussion. too. based upon full ~
port from every portion Of the l-lands-the qucs-
ton has erey isfollcs bean cGrTied tnqGaigous'y
or 'rrfh Zee aHg'e d,sssHfigg r9ioe. Indeed, on
no subject brought before the Association, has
more perfect unaniulity prevailed than that which
has been exhibited by it, members on this very
issue between the Board or Education and those
who have conteuded fJr sound morality a. the
necessary basis Of all right education.
Notwithstanding, therefore, the impression
which the Government writer aims % convey.
that the s0odly array Of the older Missionaries
and their sons and daughters - have forsaken the
grounl- Of their former hostility to the policy oi
the Board Of Education. together with their re-
hgi0u- principles, and gone 50 largely into the
active support Of the Beard, thereby definitely
iuiorsins IT. wholesale patronage Of immorality,
and it, notorious warfare, especially upon the
religious interests with which these Missionaries
are Identified. ~ well a. upon the rights OF "a
rents and indeed against the very existence Of the
Common School system sustained by then-I say
Notwithstanding tbi- -y in-inuatiOn Of Missionary
recreancy, by the Government writer, beg, for
one, % De excused from yielding credence thereto.
The truth - we have need Of full rc-statc-
ment Of the points at issue between the Evangeli-
cal PrDJestanism Of these Islands ant the Board
ct Education Nor, ON any account, can we af-
trd b let the which gave rise % the con-
niet between these two parties, snk into oblivion.
The history ot the matter then, IN brief. l. this
Alter that grieyous outrage upon the uation-the
Overthrow of the Constitution of 1852, had been
ELECTED, and q legislature, elected by minute
fraction oi the people. had characterstically abol
Fhei the former school Erw-, and in their stead
enacted others suited TO tie de-Totic policy-in
every sense retrograde-of the new Government,
'he event, which for months had not iaintiy been
'o'eshndawe'i. took shape IN the appointment Of