The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1870-06-01
Ez---eu S=zoa by Rev Il. c.
~ roE1 srEEET uHUEoH sUEDkF EvESIEG, MAY
a2d. 1870.


oH-uuuHs-lu saking aHectiouate leave Of you
g. TN cioss OF ny brief ministry, il has seemed
~ M ma ] could not better improve the Occa-
au thzn i,g rizinr some Of ny impressions Of
an iszndE. and from religious point Of view,
-za-ins lev suggestions supposed TO be appro-
rri1rs
Ihess Islands nave Suffered much at the hands
q t-ansieui visitors Whose fund Of information
1n5 r-ure Of criticism, have often been in in
1919 proportion 70 the time spent here, and
ial,sfr ofiler ia1iiiiieE for obtaining ssets-
sh4ll hnd les OCCASION for recaicitrating after
isa1e could ] suppose the disposition posi-
hie- 4 ne my thought, Ehether Of approval
or taedi7 exception N your presence now.
lhs HaEaiiau Islands czn never be confemp-
1isie 4 rroTIbetic crescent rising out Of the
ooezrE Dius ring me pathway Of great ma
-loIE. 1hs nEsazal locus IN mid-ocean TO which
iruu Al ths Er1u1 outlying czpes, and the busy
rsuren o. trace 70 the East and 10 the West,
a. surshinr lines Of commerce converge
Inc msy rsver be great ike the British Isles,
a. IA possession and tribute Of wide colonial
rs1tmE o. lii1e nations whose continental ex-
rasns Of isrlils lands endures a dense and mu-
ti-udluous s1lluGiion- But their situation, their
baiuT .oiimais. thei1 history, their unique and
frt-s-siinr susne-y, the vet unmeasured re-
H1u-rss 1f numerous valleys, on the other hand
Ic-nid 1mi they should be accounted mean and
EaiBeissz- J believe that the soil Is vet to be
.lls-1rersl Ehict Wi yield more tons Of sugar
a. ~ z-us lhzn some Of vours The skies
uouHsrs i,snc more propiiiOasly over the aged
a. laf-m. me iuEaiid driven from the rigors
.c- northern ciimes or merry childhood. Ma
-urE usEhe-t siss presents such startling con-
t-uzu he-u. the picture Of utter desolation
utrsr HANGING side By side With that Of the
uus ezuuisite l0reiiness- Scores Of waterfalls
ruut Ehite r0bed The Seraphim and iris
srauu-d OK Of heaven IN extent and grandeur
q raisauir scenery especially. these islands are
iuusu-Fzs-ei- Kilauea. and the crater Of Hale
azaa Hke Eia-arl and the Swiss Alps, are Of
th1-useires suEicient 10 redeem country from
lu.l1u-Ieanoe. One feels IN their presence as
b. rul-h- suppose Elijah did, when be hid his
ar b. his marie. a. Horeb. amidst the over
rl1ue-iuc salemuiiies- On these islands even
a. lamlm- p8iuIs or the compass lose their
zirlsdaznss- A little world by themselves, so
uia-uillser- and OVer-aWing are some Of their
E.l-urz leaiureE, That Instead Of North and
haurl las and y est We hear Of Mauka" and
llaiza -ioEurds the mountain. and towards
a. So And Ehai q sea Il lie Z stretching away,
ol ever hand I'll the thought is almost lost in
az iuuusnsiiT- embracing in It's silvery arms an
area 81 d n00uo0 Of square uiles; and these
islaHds and al Polynesia.-6sO islands-but
tIu- gems or ne hearing bosom But what
lla1-h theT BE- islands, Al lands are islands,
n1iT a q iarreT sizG and the earth itself is but a
t,aatiur isisn6 in the unreasonable void. They
zl neael doEu through the abyss TO the solid
llaBe i,ensath YES 10 the very central fires that
lIslzu. iis lilrobhing be4-t They have shared its
iurtunss hitherto. and 10 doubt, viii share those
na-le- fortunes Of the promised future There is
uIu1l Eaid concerning Islands IN the Bible. They
sssH. assiEusd b. their peculiar position to act
surus ugstsrlousiy important pari in the evangel-
izaiis1 and u.orai uplifting OF the world. Their
ssaaaiiou nsT even be the very point in their
IrTu-- sTotE or res and reflection perhaps,
za-ust e.useiE where the doors may be sometimes
Enut upau TOO NOISY and too eager world The
-s-y Nv o. progress u separation, IN order to a
Hiri,s- uury. The natural features Of the earth
ief on thesg igE and distant Islands more than
al E'aissiine vas isoiaied by mountain barriers,
81 dsssrls and oceans. and Jehovah chose il to
iluiid uf thsrsiu peculiar people. Certain it
a. Ina ths Isies shaI wait for his law And
rher IN Lord shall SET His hand again to re-
rsre- the remnant Of His people, not only shall
-hsT b. rztisersd from Assyrla aud Egypt and
Ilattrus and Cash bui also from the Islands Of
a. * 0iteu By the sacred penmen, the isles
~ dissriuiiuiaie0 from tie rest Of the EARTH as
tilalrt ir sT.acial honor. The Lord reigneth
D. the sa-ti rejoice let the multitude Of the
isies b. rad Thereof Not lost to God. then, |
and nor los 70 those great hopes which inspire
s. rsaesmed race. though island places, which /
a. dlE.aui seas keep lonely Indeed, the re-
iI-Iuuf iusio-T o. these Islands already, will be
aiu1FE tilriiiInE and no annals OF the Christian |
ChurcL hereafter. vii be complete without it. |
-hers ar those before me who saw here the /
hua duEuiag Of Christianity upon a purely
iszlheI l'sopis iifg Fszrs sgone. and now behold |
b tsi,Ilr r1uE among .he Christian nations Of the |
sri Eitt free schools free churches, constitu-
tiun1. government. and laws enacted by the |
r.sanis- Do nor think the Millennium has
i,srul- ere1 amonr HnEaiians. and venture no
7-1rhs-T concerning the future Of this race
~ ~ prejudice and no pressing sense Of what
eel fsuaias 30 b. done car wipe Out the fact of
. uiriltT EarE accomplished with simple means
ft1- bsrs sinner have been converted from the
r-rur o. thsir WAYS souls saved from death, and
rn1- tilcrt haTe beer hidden multitude OF sins.
iiu- lsr uosi has eseu among the foreign pop
lIl.i1r |of ihese Islands. and as might be ex-
E,ssisd. 20 M lhey oier pOiuas Of more especial
intsresi This singular admixture Of elements
49, lsruilariiIss 81 many peoples and tongues
i,siur -h-u8r mo one social smalgzm) produces,
o. fauHse. striking elects Il al least excludes
a-rihrnr Ike Fr0Eineialisn from among us
~ iIiis ~ AZ GO some extent, shut up BY our
selas rai ugrlaiu representative portions Of the
l--., aela 81 lssazkind- EIth Their various char
1rleastirE ianraarez. and customs. are shut IN
-ai1 o. Ne CIT the world in our little ark
80 1iilt rendsrs or less less excessive. And