Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-10-01
The Native Press.

The pos AD0 of Saturday last. says that its re-
port in regard to the rumored sale Of the islands
was extracted from the New York Times, which II |
declares il one Of the leaders Of public opinion in |
tile great city of New York, and asks If the R"o-
koa can say that IL not n reliable Journal. IL con-
oludes: eve Of the opinion that these reports |
do not originate in America, but with persons |
living here, or else with some who have gone from
here and in that country busy themselves III in
venting stories TO excite and annoy people"
The kuokou gives considerable space To accounts
of the recent religious meetings, which IT speaks
approvingy Of; while the Pde 1ino has not n word
to say ON the subject. The former Journal calls
attention 10 the practice of district justices APP
pearing i'll the higher courts as counsel III crimi-
nal cases, which practice IL considers improper
The reason for concluding IL that government
ia the prosecutor i'll criminal cases; the district
Justices employed and salaried by the govern
ment; therefore IL III not proper that they should
take active part III opposition To government
And il surmises that snch n practice would not be
tolerated In other countries,
A correspondent OF the knOh0a writing from
Waihee, Maui, says that the practice OF playing
cards for money IL now very prevalent mt that
place, by crowds of both men and women, who
openly boast that gambling il far more pleasant
way of getting living than 10y working on
plantation. Sunday sees no interruption to the
card -playing and, says the writer 1t IL most in.
teresting to observe the police, who are supposed
to enfore the laws lolling in their easychairs and
only exerting themselves once month i'll the
| labor of drawing their pay.
| The Eieie of last Wednesday says IL il i,npor-
tant that there should be a Chinaman ON the
police force, and suggests the name of Akana
| kalauki, who it says discharged from the
| force sometime since on false accusation.
| The same paper has an editorial notice of the
recent religious meetings ut Kawaiahao, which we
translate IA follows:
| "THE REvIvAI.-We rejoiced, and our heart was
made glad, when we heard of the good work,
physically and spiritually, of Martin Luther Hal
lenbe *, during the past few days.
I'VE are with him, and we trust that we shall
share in the good results. Truly, the community
has been aroused from its comfortable sleep OF
fifty years more. And 1t il not only the sinners
who have been thus aroused, but also those who
have been styled our fathers in religion. These
meetings are quite important for several reasons;
the first of which is, that through them the mis-
sionary fathers have been awakened from their
slumbers. Second, good opportunity has been
thereby afforded these missionary fathers To re-
pent for having neglected the work of the Lord
year which bave passed. Third, and very impor,
tant for Hawaiians, these meetings for the good
of the soul have become occasions for the good OF
the body.
Perhaps it will be asked-how shall we com
| port ourselves Thus, according to our thinking
others. Let us not imagine that by following thu
directions of others in regard TO religion, that viii
necessarily be religion before God. And above all
let not accept the ideas and the persuasions o
any man to guide our minds and direct ou
actions, for q mans own conscience IL his invalu
able possession under God. Man may put fortl
all his skill and accomplishments, but 1t will b.
with God to confirm his efforts, and II God il will
! him his labor will be successful. And we desr
therefore, that We may be watchful, and not well
ourselves slaves to the personal greedy ends o
certain persons who now DESTROYS only OF ad
vancing their own interests; conceaiing their rea
selves beneath the hypocritical cloak of righteous
ness"