The New York herald., 1874-11-30

the New Testament theory that poverty is q
virtue, and regarding pauperism as the direct
fruit of charity. 1t is in the genius Of the in
dustrial age that he expects to find the ssbsti-
tute for alrnsgiving The Rev. Mr. Nye ex-
pounded the idea Of . universal heaven at the
Universalist church in Clermont avenue,
Brooklyn but aside from this unorthodox
view his sermon differed little from the
orthodox discourses of the day. AT
St Patrick's Cathedral the mission for
men was begun, Father Damen preach
ing on the return Of the Prodigal Son.
1t will thus be seen that most of the preaching
yesterday was without salient features, and,
perhaps for that very reason, the best
preaching.
The King OF the Sandwich Islands.
King Kalakaua has arrived at San Fran
cisco, and is now the guest Of the American
people As general rule monarchs, with
real crowns, seldom visit this country. We
have had monarchs without crowns such as
Mr.. Louis Napoleon, Joseph Bonaparte and
the Bourbon who was among us. Future
sovereigns, with the phantoms Of what seemed
to be crowns above their heads-as, for
example, the Prince of Wales and Grand
Duke Of Russia-we have seen; but real
King has been rare. 1t is, therefore, with
unusual pleasure that the advent of His
Majesty of Hawaii is received. We cannot
Washington we trust that Secretary Fish will
assure him that he does us honor.
Two great institutions were named after
Lord Sandwich-the first the islands which
King Kalakaua SO ably rules, the second the
delicious combination of bread mustard and
ham which that eminent Premier invented.
The latter sandwich we have always with us,
and it can be had by any one, with mug of
ale, for the small price of ten cents But the
King oe the Sandwich Islands is novelty
and prize. His country is sandwiched be-
tween America and Asia, and is valuable to
both continents. To the commerce of the
Pacific it is important and especially so to
Americans. We have always been on good
terms with the Sandwich Islands, and this
visit will assuredly add to the friendship OF
the two nations. No king in the world could
be more warmly welcomed than King Kala-
kaua, for he rules by the will of the people,
and is not despot, but kind of republican
monarch, such as third or fourth term Pres
ident might be to us. We interpret his visit
as an evidence of good will to the American
nation, and it will be our fault if he returns
to Honolulu disappointed in his trip.
San Francisco received King David Kalakaua
with the honors OF cannon and flags; Wash
ington will officially welcome him, and New
York may be expected, as the metropolis, to
give him emphatic proofs of the nations hos
pitality. Strange things will be seen by him
in his journey through our territory Every
man he meets will be sovereign, and he will
be one of great Congress of Kings He will
see railroads, steamboats,, manufactures, i'm
mense plains, cities and rivers, which, as he
has never before been from home, ought to
astonish him. In fact, he is expected to
be astonished, and in. some. respects is
certain to be. Our architecture will surprise
him, and when he beholds the New York Post
Office he will admit that Honolulu can boast
OF nothing of the kind. But he ought not to
be surprised at the enthusiasm the American
people will show during his journey over the
Continent, for that will be natural and sincere.
He is not common King but one to whom
we can give our allegiance for time with a
clear conscience, for we believe him to be a
good man, who has the happiness of his ma
tion at heart, and good friend to the Ameri-
can Republic Long live King Kalakaua, and
long may he reign! will be the Christmas
greeting our royal visitor will receive through
out the length and breadth of the land.
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