The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-11-21

American can visit the Islands and remain there
even a month, without feeling proud that the
civilization which has here been created in so
maryelousiy short a time was the work of has
country men and women and IL you make the
acquaintance of the older missionary families. you
will not leave them without deep personal esteem
for their characters, as well as admiration kr
their work They did not only form a written
language for the Hawaiian race, and painfully
write for them school books, q dictionary. and a
translation of the Scriptures and Of q hymn book !;
they did not merely gather the people in churches
and their children into schools /; bat they guided
the race, slowly and with immense difficulty.
toward Christian civilization"
REASONS FOR RECIPROCITY.
Under the blessings and smiles of Gods over
ruling Providence, the Christian people Of Amer
ica, have conferred upon the inhabitants of these
Islands a Christian civilization, and the Hawaiians
have cordially reciprocated what has been done
United States spent over a million Of dol
lars for their eyangelization- There has
grown up between the two nations, a most
intimate relationship, not only in INT
and trade, but in the intercourse of life.
Our sons and daughters seek to complete
their education in the land Of their parents, but
erelong, hope to return to the islands and spend
their days. Some of our sons fought manfully
and heroieally on the Federal side in the great
Civil war, and one honored as a General in the
feQcf4i ARMY. now pESSfueS over the lmpoEtADI
Normal School, for educating the Freedmen, at.
Hampton, Va; and let me not omit to mention
the fact, that within the last two years, four Off
GERS of the United States Navy have led to the
Hymeneal Altar, four of our fair daughters. In
a social and religious point of view, the Hawaiian
Islands are now annexed to the United States :
There is not a more intimate connection, in these
respects between England and any one of her CO.
lonnl possessions. America has been the foster
parent of Hawaii mel, and now the latter, asks
for O still more intimate bond of union, such as
will be formed by a TTeaty-o Reciprocity. l do
most earnestly maintain, that it would prove
mutually beneficial, -benefcial not only to the
islands, but still more beneficial to the United
States. These Islands are what the people of
Oregon and California need to complete their
commercial integrity and unity; such as may be
secured by Reciprocity. The mmer and bus
inese of the Islands have been developed under
the natural and fostering care and capital of the
United States, and for the United States Govern
ment not to promote increased intercourse and
trade, would seem a suicidal policy.
HIS MAJEsTY's VISIT TO AMERICA.
The visit of His Majesty to the United States,
at this critical time appears to be most opportune
and providential. Most heartily do we hope and
believe Christians of all communions will respond
to the call, in the Proclamation OF the 2Ist of
October, to pray that God will be pleased to
prosper and guard His Majesty during his absence
from his Kingdom. =" Tyndall, Huxley, and other
materialistic philosophers, may prove TO their
entire satisfaction, that God does not interfere
with the established order of the created universe,
yet / hase not the least doubt that those scientists,
if they were about to cross the Atlantic in a
staunch Cunard steamer, Offered and manned by
the ablest commander and seamen. would after
all feel a little more at case and a little more safe,
if assured that their fathers, mothers, sisters and
friends, morning and evening, offered up prayer
to Almighty God in their behalf and for their
safety! The author of our being has deeply
implanted in the human soul, a feeling of de-
pendence, which finds it's natural expression in
humble prayer to God. No amount of reasoning.
speculation or argument can efectually eradicate
this feeling from the human heart. The dweller
i'm the darkest and most heathenish island of
POLYNESIA or in the wiIds of Africa, acknowledges
this truth, equally with those educated in the
meridian light of modern. civilization and Chris
tianity. Those men denying this principle may
be true to their scientific convictions, but they
are not true to- their spiritual natures hence,
most heartily do / honor His Majesty for making
this request, and so must every Christian man,
woman and child, throughout this Kingdom. In
conclusion, listen to the word of God, by his
Prophet Isaiah For thus saith the high and
lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity, whose name
is holy L dwell in the high and holy place, with
him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit
Many an humble and contrite prayer, / doubt
not, will go up for His Majesty from his subjects
of all communions that God will prosper and
guard" King and people, now and ever more.
Amen. go SIS