The Hawaiian gazette., 1877-06-20

Win orusnWood, In parts with rich grasses on
which iced cattle and sheep. Scattered here
and there are deeper patches of green, revealing
the presence of sugar plantations. interspersed
and mingled with which rise the white houses
and factories of the planters. giving life and va
riety to the landscape. Far beyond is seen the
blue Pacific Ocean, its waves breaking with hea-
Wy measured swell against the coral strand fash
ing and glistenlng in rainbow hues beneath the
tropical sum- To the west rises a chain Of
mountains, rugged and bare forming boundary
and framework for this beautiful picture.
This point OF view is the one which every ira
weller is anxious to see, not only for its mere
beauty but as the locality where the ancient
inhabitants were finally beaten and conquered by
the Napoleon of Hawaii, King Kamehameha |.
In the islands are 242 schools with T755 scho-
lars, who are educated in the native and English
languages, Government expanding 40 900 dollars
annually in support OF them.
In addition there are the American Mission
schools, and those of the Church oil England.
For the education OF the children of the better
classes there is large American establishment
| at Punahou, and several very good private boys
and girls schools conducted by masters OF
ability.
| In connection with the Church of England is
large girls school. under the superintendence
of Sister Bertha Good musical instruction, and
instruction in Continental languages, can also be
had, so that no parents coming for health need
apprehend any difficulty as to educating their
children.
Church accommodation is provided by the
Church of England. the Congregational and
Roman Catholic Missions aud clergy. but none
are well attended Us might be expected from
the length of time these islands have been christ
anlzsd.
There is also a large Church conducted by
ota horn in no isla attan cd hv
natives. exclusively
AT the temporary wooden church in which
the Episcopal service is held | surprised to
find that His Hawaiian Majesty, King Kalakaua,
his consort the Queen. the Heir Apparent, the
Dowager Queen Emma take precedence in the
prayers, and are prayed for before Her Most
| Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria.
That this should be so appears TO me to be
mistake, and that wherever an Agcan Church
is established, Supported by English money,
worked by English clergy, drawing its chief in
come from the Society for the Propagation of
the Gospel, the government OF such Church
should place our Queen before all other poten-
tates, powers. and rulers whatever.
In saying that the establishment Of this
Church, with its hierarchy OF bishop and clergy,
its originally High Church ritual. was mistake
l feel that am treading on tender ground but
in doing so only echo the general opinion of
| the chlet residents OF Inc place.
| That a clergy man. and building in which to
ship after the forms of the Church of England.
wanted for the English community of this place in
| 1861, 1 fully admit; but to send out bishop and
| several cergymen to administer to the spiritual
wants of congregation which does not exceed
hundred persons appears to me to be uncaled for.
| speak only of the white population. The American
missionaries had already chrstanzed the natives,
that any attracted the Church of gland services
would only change form OF our reformed religion
| for n ma Ee than oh nOe
has a very bad effect. They cannot distinguish or
understand why the forms of the different services of
| religion with common basis of belief should be
| different, and the attempt to draw them from one
| church to another has only confused without con-
| frmng their religious convictions. In proseytng,
perhaps the Roman Catholic Mission has been the
In est successful.
Among population fond of music, of flowers, of
gorgeous coors in dress, this is not to be wondered
present Anglican bishop and his clergy are in
wise responsible for the of their predecessors
More earnest, devout, hard working
| where be found They have arranged the church
and the service now so that no can take offence
at the ritual, which in England would be considered
low rather than high but the information is still
stumbling block to many supplemented people. ac-
customed to the forms of Congregational worship,
and its omission would, 1 think, increase the
| limited attendance.
In conclu ding these remarks on the church will.
ngly bear testimony the zeal of the present clergy
and to the liberal way in which they not only give
| their labor There six services Sundays and
twelve during the week. but their private means, TO
further the interests of the Anglican Church, but
with little apparent resut, the following extract
| from the Bishops printed Report for 1874 shows:
I" Three years is too brief period in the church's
life to enable to speak of results and TO those
who expect that the fruit of mission work must i'm
medatey appear the records of the past three years
will seem eminently disappointing, when it is found
that the records consist of little else than account
of the agencies that at work. and have but little
to tell of any change brought to pass in the life of
| the people,"
And these remarks of Bishop Willis will, believe.
be endorsed by the clergy of other denominations,
and by the missionaries
! 1t vain to do more than has already been
| done for the adults
given to the education of the children and youth of
the islands. The efforts of the Anglican Church
Mission in this direction show very different result
to that of proselytizing, not only in the island Of
Oahu, where Honolulu is situated, but also in the
islands adjacent.
There exists great desire the part of the
tives that their children should learn the English
language and have English schooling to gain this
end they willing to pay according to their
They look such knowledge the key to success
in future life the consequence is, that while Church
services are badly attended, the schools are well
filled. Those for girls established by Miss Selon at
Honolulu under Sister Bertha, and at Lahana the
island of Maui, under Sisters Phoebe and Mary Clara,
are thriving the former requiring its acoommoda-
ton increased before it is able to receive pupils.
The great fact in connection with the Anglican
Mission appears to be, that while a means of pro-
| seytizing the natives from the American Congrega-
tional to the Anglican Church it has failed, the
other hand in the establishment Of schools and in
the number Of scholars male and female il is able
attract to them, it has been great success and will
be so if funds found by the people of England
carry the work. The Government grant to the
schools of the Anglican Church is $500 per annum.
The Hawaiian Government has lately concluded a
reciprocity treaty with that of the United States for
period of seven years.
Under this treaty it is proposed to admit great
variety of articles free of duty from the United States
the United States reciprocating by admitting duty
free from Hawaiian ports, rice. sugar, taoH hides,
and various agricultural products.
The treaty is ratified, but requires confirmation by
Congress next year before going into operation.
Opinions differ to its value. Great expectations
are held out that it will increase the cultivation of
sugar and rice to a considerable extent.
On the other hand is admitted that it, the end
of years, be not renewed, the of these
islands will be worse than at present.
Practical men in possession of sugar and rice plan
tations who understand their business, and have
to borrow money at the high rate current here 90 to
| IL per cent. per annnm) to carry operations,
make money under the present system. Men work
ing borrowed capital in the hands of their
agents or bankers, do not a rule succeed.
1t is supposed that the treaty will induce people to
invest capital in plantations but the difficulty
experienced of want of labor will not be lessen
ed, but enhanced by increasing the demand for it.