The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-05-15

ItR. EproR In the Government Organ OG
april 2sth. our old friend, the Minister, has
some structures certain statements made BY
me in n late is-uc Of the AdrsTfiSer.
It Is scarcely necessary for me 90 say, that In
making these statements, IL part Of my
purpose or expectation that anything ! could say
would meet the APPRECIATION Of the members Of
the Board Of EIueation, or of these who sympa-
thize with them in the crooked policy they have
pursued Nor, further was it my expectation to
guard aguust quibblcs and cyasions, for which
the mini-tc writer j. universally notorious
Hence, in the matter Of his f,sf point, viz:
noe tblt thrr- from New
entirely Cpri- of Local school Ngrnts~-
I remark that it was not SUPPOSED, nor j. IT now
cnmprebcutcd. that the introduction Of n few Of
the former CorIe Of Local Agents into the new
body, was Of any very special significance pro or
soH. The great flct which I wished to put
squarcly upon the record, was, that hts Corps
of Locai ScGoof 4geHfs body Of men.
especially seiected 10 crry out he hostile purposes
# tie Boayd fg,rards missionaries, fAe docfriHes
hiey hq2ff anil hte influences hte girers rcieid'Hg
orsr fie Hr,raaaH peoPis. ! stated this n mat
ter not Kept in CORNER, but proclaimed every
where abroad, I need not say.
Aud this, felt to be the more necdiul, inas-
much, as Just now, the Board j. apparently very
much troubled IN view Of it, past outrugcs upon
a sound morality and upon the rights Of the great
majority OF the people; and furthermore l. ann
ing 10 conceal the past by nevvly-fledscd zeal
Tor cyangelicuI morality. Its singular recalling
It, aid, OF the eontemptuOu-ly ejected mission
nry element. j. sufficient illustration Of this Tur-
pose.
But another thought worthy Of consideration
in this connection j. f5und in the fact that the
gentleman defender of the Board does not inti-
mate in his enumeration OF the eight members OF
former agencies, rc-aPpointc'i 70 the new
Corps, Rotr many Of htes~ irere RETAINED bscause
fis B0ard fsHHd a. az absolute inposajiIfy, after
months Of carsfaf gforf, 10 iad NE sort Of men
dey desrsds or. hariAg lolad than m esrtGia
rs,a1ees rere upa5ie 10 iunce than 10 Gcceyf ME
eIEce.
There certainly wu-, ut the time. secrcsy
thar the Board was, for these measures Compelled
q, re-gppgiaf uisJs rrba1i ffey did not ,raHf, and
who moreover, a. j. common uot1riety, hare
Hsre~ serred tfe Boord, ip he capacity ia ,~hich
soais Of hlsir agrliss hare serred fieHr So r~-a-
she bitter and persistent foes or morality and
evangelical religion.
We klor whereof we affirm. ~. therefore,
n ta- time and a-1in been reiterated, - now,
We once more repent that % ruEEE WE'RE srECNL
HElsoNs" why few good men were put into the
new Corps OF Local Agents. And we did not, Do
not, nor shall We set down anything to the credit
of the Board because n few good men were, con-
trary to IT. wishes and designs, found among the
new .ub-agents.
To the Ministers ro-tuIntc number .. That
the new appointments were not. with rare exccp-
ti1u>. grossly immoral men, I have two obi.c-
tions. 10 his mind they may indeed, be Of little
consequence, whilst % mine, they involve ihc 2
entire gist of the question at issue.
lit j. evident that the standard Of morality
Is hiss anil the Boards system Of ethics j. a very
diaerent standard from that 20 which we hold.
Whilst it would be- easy 20 DO .p il l. not ut
all needial for my purpose TO fll the columns Of
che 4dcsrtssr with fets illustrative Of this stntc
ment. " n single example, however. we should
not deem a school teacher living openly with two
wives in biz own house, and having children by
both. '' a person Of good moral character nor
should re retain him teueher of children.
despite the protcstatious Of parents - because it
would seem too Puritanieul =" to Gust him
2.-Asnin, the gentleman who speaks for the
Board gives the Ii-t Of Local School Agents. A.
gabd'eted by that body.
Referring 10 what has already been said n to
these appointments, allow me 70 add that he does
4of publish the Of those. in the class refer
rel to by '' O,r AHsreT men who would have
rendered the Corps Of Local Agents more nearly
h'mogeneOus in It, moral elements. .cgtidtts Board
Aare vc'Tsd t5eir serrices. On the contrary are
n'a those very eases IN mind, shall we soon
i''get them, however jealous the Board may
hereafter show itself in building up, what once it
sought by all the means in It's power, TO destroy.
'n THIS feeling. there are large numbers who are
with us. And however readily they may consent
% work with the Board 81 E,Iueation. in IT.