The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-08-05
Or. Anderson's New Book.

son. r5ea Foreign Secretary Of the a B. G
il, visited these islands u Al Official tour Of
inspection. On his return home, he issued an
account Of his travels and observations during
bis star and extended tour oxer tie islands, IN
Guiding also 4 sketch OF the history Of tie mis-
SION But N the making Of books there Is na
end, ays the wise man, and ne Doctor has
recently published another volume in Boston,
under the htle Of = History Of tbe Sandwich
Islands Mission We have not 7es seen the
book, but have noticed a short review in he
columns Of the View York World, which we
hare heard attributed % the able pen of Dr. T.
II Coau, now On the editorial staff Of the hide
peaGeat. In that review. DR.. anderson is some
what sharply criticised for the small need Of
justice he has awarded 70 the Missionaries who
have labored 50 long and 50 aTduously IN this
fed, while he apparently claims for the B3ard in
Boston pretty much all the credit Of all that has
been done in civiiizIng and Outstanding the
Hawaiian nation Il is claimed that he has
written his history TOO much from a Boston view
which IL cha-ractenstically 3 personal one-ios-
ing sight or undertaking. the labors of those who
have here borne the heat and the burden of the
day.
While 1t would be TOO much to say that the
missionaries have accomplished a great work IN
spite Of the Board, IL is none the less true that
the half viii probably never be told Of the trials
and priyations, and consequently the obstacles %
usefulness, 10 which ae missionaries were often
unnecessarily subjected through the policy Of the
Boston management. Il would be in questionable
taste and Of doubtful exPedieney to partieularize
nOw what might be told OF that management in
the past, while yet many OF the fathers Of the
mission remain with zs. The day may come
when the - History Of the Sandwich Island
Mission . will be written from a somewhat dit
ferent standpoint from that Of DR.. Anderson, OF
eren Of that fitness under duress-so 10 speak
the late Rev. Dir. Bingham.
The F7end for the present. month has also
reviewed his work at some length, and 50 far as
we can judge, fairly, but very gently Sithal.
The author IL mildly accused Of having done
injustice u men who were great benefactOrs Of
this nation but who were not connected with the
mission, by ignoring their Iabors in Developing
the social and civil life Of the Kingdom. By
giving . an unenviable historic fame to many
opposers Of the missionary enterprise, and studio
JURY ytitAtillZ - 81 sadt rs EaC d. AacsiAAS
Of the missionaries or their work among the
foreigners, DR.. anderson gives very decidedly
the impression - his readers that all were 3 ma
lignants.' Such perversion Of history IS mis-
chievous, in more ways than one. One may be
guilty of constructivcIy BEARING false witness by
a suvyressio Ceri. and this exhibition Of unfair
ness in Christian men tends 70 make = sadducees''
Of lockers on. Says the Friend
Perhaps the author Of this book might reply
that he lid lot start with the intention Of writing
the full history Of the Hawaiian Kingdom. This
uIay be -, but Still re Las found nipple space 70 give
IN unenviable historic fame 10 very many oppOsers
Of the missionary enterprise. Now We claim as ne
has not forgotten the enemies Of the good work, 50
he should not have forgotten or ignored the friends
Of this Kingdom and the Protestant Mission on these
islands. One whole chapter Tx IS devoted 70 ''the
opposition Of foreigners - besld. $, many n page and
scattered through the book recounts the
misdeeds and shortcomings OF men VINO were iuimical
10 the missionary work but IL seems that the author
opposite stamp, unless they were serving under the
Board
Another reviewer, writing in the New York
Nation, Of June 9th, pretty keenly criticzes
book. He very justly remarks,
6 What religious missions have done for civiliza-
ton, and what they have failed to do, viii remain n
point OF controversy as long az theology and the
focfTIne OF evolution fHi 70 make up their difference.
DR.. Anderson's philosophy, in the matter Of the
discussed IN the present volume, is very
simple. Providence opened tire hearts Of the island
srs and the purses Of the american church members
guided the missionaries TO the Hawaiian
shores. Tho Prudential Committee of the Amer
AN Board Of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
directed the energies Of the faithful labOrers in the
field. The Prudential Commitree shares with
the credit OF the spiritual harvest"
After describing the wonderful progress made
by the Hawaiians in religion and civilization,
md explaining It's causes as found in the char
ictcr of the Enthusiastically. doeile, initiative
and their preparation by the abolition Of
dolatry to welcome the less exacting rule of
Christianity, the reviewer truly and forcibly says.
Only those who have lived among savages can
estimate the inferiority Of he material with which
lie missionary has % deal. He il required TO
mould the clay. rather than to work in the marble.
md though the result may be defined by the same
ines az those which bound the statue. vet the
model Is uncomeiy and perishable. and in constant
Danger Of reverting tn its original f0rmIessness."
TIE PAPER MONEY controversy is probably fresh
IN the minds of most of our readers. IL developed
one fact beyond question-thab the people of
these islands were decidedly ayerse TO a paper
currency. For some months past, there have
been in circulation here, Bank certificates of de-
posit, issued by the Finance Department, setting
forth that the Bank has deposited in the Ha-
waiian Treasury certain sums of silver coin.
could be obtained on presentation Of the
quite recently, another form of Ger
not specifying the coin, has been in cir
for which the Bauk-and we presume
the Treasnry-has been ready to pay gold coin.
Now the question naturally arises, do these certi-
represent iona tide deposits, or are they
issued TO relieve a temporary stringency IN the
money market, Of which the Treasury and Bank
have the first warning? IF the latter is the
Ease, it is a dangerous practice. Such infa-
ton Of currency tends TO the keeping up of
prices a branching out into enterprises that
would not otherwise be attempted, and it is too
well known that we have at work in our midst
enough OF demoralizing agents without introduce
ny this, the most mischievous of all. To use
this means in the hope 70 tide US over the dull
Is too much Ike borrowing an employ
srs ; money To pay pressing demands, in the deIu-