The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-06-22

CT las E-fllL SUI N lA4LLee ~ ANAA- iA-sA -
WeS TIE wcSced union " rcltglccs VITA fnsnt-
culture tke intellect 30 De trairyG II discipline
activity, ani furnished with the keys u know
eSge, siEultsueously with The trsinln2 q TIE vi
IN lcyel cheGienes % Christ. Srd the SnectiocS !
LOVING 6svCtica % CTR Lord and hi2g.
Gals 60, o1r fathers felt could the wnsle ma
grow u sym-stry, Ia beauty, IN heath
ANY other scheme Of eG1ektion voold have Gee
impossible With men Who had given their lives !
TIE vcrk q turning this people frcri idols an
sorcery 70 TIE Lord Jesus. This rrinepls G
Christian edccar,on Is fC-su,oSt N Niah0 NulieS'
b the purpose and provision Of its founders. an
O. tins bass Il claims to-day Cur profocae e>t cor
EGeree. and deserves cur most rruEihceut S1pEor'
For forty years hiss this vc-thy creation OF I',st
ard parental love been growing. lis fruit Is a.
around Is n the mental and neral eleV2tiGn c
tais most exceptional tropical community. Il y
strung school il y no shell OF lumber 10 tumbl
10 r1iecss IN week. Il Is a structure bUilt soldl
ans frrn. IN truth ard wisdom and love, 10 stan'
and 60 grow, snd 10 be g home arG centre OF llch
for nisay generations. With 10 prvterse or boast
inr. we declare that investments IN such an lnsti
tutiOu VII be enduring Gnd productive
& The name OF e. Missionary has hsd Its period
Of oparohintn As did once the name Of 'ChriStitp,
and szccessivply the name Of Puritan, O
q Methodist ard OF Abolitionist. - Like thos'
names il has grown to somewhat Of honor n late
DAYS, while still exposed % reproach. OF late, W
missionary people have found uiRny 10 Surer lkt
4 affection with cs. lucrative Nituperatio1s have
Z been eruAnAtIng from u vell-knoEn source. sig
n8tizing the largest and best part OF our Whit
community vl.h tie objectionable name OF mis-
I sionaries-
Well we vii welcome YOU to partake in this oul
I grisyous afictiou- We viii gladly extend 10 yoJ
ALL good frienJs, ths little Of missionary people
EIth whatever If repruach OF OF honor II may con
yey. MAY VOC all be missionary IN spirit AMI II
7 eiort. We invite VOC all. We invite everyone II
7 this HxwaIisn community, European, POly nesian
or Asistic. who are l0yGl - what IS true. honor
able IuSr pure lovely and Of good report. % count
yourselves of tie Coodly fellowship Ct The Mission
ary Fathers Who established this school Of Christ
ian learning. We welcome you to a full share N
is bsnehts. ard ask for It yUUr generous support
The Chairman next called upon Rev.
Mr.. Forbes, an alumnus Of the college and
one Of its earliest numbers, for some re
marks upon Punahou IN the olden time.
/ Mr. Forbes, who was seated at the lower
part Of one Of the tables, mounted form
as a rostrum and gave the following:
A response TO such sentiment as this. being
well adapted 10 deliberate written expression as
that Of M friend who has Just spoken.
elp remember well the time when these build
ines were not here There VS. then but a single
grass house, standing back Of the EtsuH trees
where the stable nov Is. At that tine this
spot vas bright OASIS Of green. booking Uur toward
the town And harbor acruSs a dry and tt eleSs
plain. bz-rsn Of vsr61rs except for the crseping
very green leaves SrG its prickiy burrs, vh- Oh
wherever they lay always hac thurn Uppsriuosl,
ready f0r the luckleSS trsad Of barefoot urc1inS-
The simmer of the arr II the ul1dSy Sun
Amounted alrncst to mirage upon this PLAIN, and
made the contrast all the greater wnsn one reached
this cool retreat, With rs Cluulps Of sngar-c1ne
growing II front OF the house, and is tsrcacsd
rows Of raro patches fed by the Old spring, which
covered the eastern h1t OF the enclosure with
lovely mantle Of green
Ih1rty-ulre years ago, how vel do REMEMBER
helping TO plant and water THIS noble tIultrlnd
trse which n0E spreads Its welcome shade above
cEr heads. Thirfy-HiHs years ago! 1t almost
frightsns ne when / look around and see IN this
coDpgnv sumo OF nv schoolustes Of the her sex
who might lot thlnk me for saying It! these
buildings were then new. but they stand unchanged
to this day. I recognize yOu6er room At the end
Of the west wing. where l spent i've happy wears.
snd 1t Is ths same identical rOon to-day that II
was then These veranda posts are the SINE old
posts the raftsrs are the same old raferS th0Cgn
Of grass thatch and the adobe walls are the same
to-day that thsJ were then
This sch lol vas founded on the good old pTin-
cIple. he that eats must wUgk, and accordingly
one hour II the morning and one II the afternoon
Of each dsy its troop OF barsfOoted boys, Elth
their hoes In their hands, marching down to the
fed 10 earn their daily bread Right where those
i -o1a trees EOS 50 thIckly grow, hat crops OF
corn. beans, sluaskes, uelouS and bananas Gld Ee
manage to coax oct Of mother earth, with the ad
drtlon nov ard then Of a mess OF stravOeTT1ss,
ralshss OF psEnuts By way OF diversion But those
were the good old days long ago. and must not
trespass further On y0Cr time and patience, or /
might keep you here TIL might Let me close With
70 zeal FOX the endowment Of this Institution
Whs5 school II any oeheE cIvlhzsd CErlsfizr con-
rlElIrv. Walc1 hat been as Successful and naQ
done a. much for the nation as this, would be al
loved % exist for forty years WIKI the sauls old
adobe buildings the SINE old pcGts AID tIrlners
unchA1ged and znIEErrgTe- II e TINE neE build
IncS Egre erected Hud elLLrCed facilities provided
for the needs Of this Institution and l earnestly
hope It vii soon be done. len. t=snty- fifty tho1-
s.rd dollars are needed Iu1lediately and the IN
vCssmest Eo1id veil repay the gIveEs.
The old pilgrims said the Chairman.
: two hundred and fifty years ago, appre-
ciating the advantages of education,
founded an institution among the marsh
lands near Cambridge. On that In
stitution blossomed into Old Har5drd an ex-
pupil Of that College Is among Us and
shall call upon Judge Hartwen to speak
upon otter e0Ilegss."
Mr. Hart7=el being called upon rs 4 graduate OF
Harvard said that neither E1TvGrd College
nor any other eoliegs can make brains ApPre-
GATED the distinction OF b=ing called upon
- address those Who represent the es1se of
letters u this hilgioE1- Harvard C0ileee vas
often uver-rated and often lisrsprsseuted- Il
not lElaE the
yOunE miL1 kTi1lES a1Eth1rz- lie smaller country
colleges sometimes called g fresh water colleges
sh0Eed jzst as sincere and manly work as did Har-
yard and 1t men equally well for fighting the battle
of hfs- But Il Is Eot true on the other hand that
Harvard Univsrsify Is the hot bed OF iudelIty and
lrrelIEiol which so1s would have Il to BE- Inc old
motto Of Harvard Crlgf1 et Eectssi1e Is not for
gotten, but the great majority OF CanbridZs men
at least Try prae+ca II their lives the principle
Of sound religion. while detsstine shans and
hypoc-ises Nor does Harvard train mere thsorists
or dilettzntI- That old college Is proEd Of the
recSTd Of her sozs dz-Izz the Great Rsbellinn-
Even savage old Carlyle, =no could hardly think
vel OF any one, ard Who cnce expressed great
co1te1pt for A11sTlcz Is said 70 have changed his
=lsE5 zfenE reading the Esuo-zzl Biographies Of
the Hzryzrd Esn who fell N tia war, and be
q7sathsd soEs Of his books 70 the Library OF that
CntTerSrT Il = true Of all SCHOOLS that thsF bear
the stamp ard inpreSs Of their heads Consider
the inH1ercs the ed1caoed classes Il the United
Statss Of szcn men as Presidents Walker Of Can
bridge Noolsey Of Yale, NayisEd Of Br0=u- Hop
kizs Ct Villas and Horace Mzzn OF Antioch
OF Mister Gardner ofsthe Boston Latin School
SIN Taylor Of PhIlii1ss Academy ard Hoyt Of
EEster. Tkers are those here Eho could tell
EE51; the speaker tho1-ht that Dr. Arloldis
iaHzslcs i fsit today Il the Imperial Co1acils Of
Great BCItIiu; CERTAINLY Il Is Eldsly felt IN the
ne usa-zI q shis i that Oahu CoIIees should
SzEs Al e1do<1zzzt Of At lzaLsr SI60yO00 from tie
iaoSSus Of Ehieh t1ree chairs SAY os Enzlish
lIszrs4SSe- uathenztIcs and TIE classics could be
filed win drst-cizss us1- When this i coue this
country VII Se safer and happier than It = noE.
No country = sNse until L establishes the nobility
Of letters On s01aS basIs-
The Chairman sid he would nov cal
upon g member Of onS Of these Fresh
Water Colleges to speak, haSeollege which
hzs given Us Garfield Hyds Dele
and Lyman