The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-11-30

his royal rrcgresS arccnG the world The
dwelleSs On Hawaiian shores have for :
eeatprv greeted visitors ard voysgers with :
hearty A.ail; as they cane frcn distant shorei
and remote rzioaS, and now il IS = source fol
crstefel aekpov Judgement that the nations
dwelling On The other side q cur globe hsv,
reeipsveAted this kindly feeling Of Hawaiian:
by welcoming Hawaii's King in his tom
aroard the world. This IS = marked and
ranch eommensed-upou event in the history q
tke passing aga. and l shall be much disap-
pciased IL one Of the seed results Of HIS Maj
eStv's tour, shall no. be the promotion q
frieadshjp arno1- the nations. This was IN
ioDhteily the sfect Of The visit Ct the Ha,-
pe0or 0f Brazil TO Europs and America dur
ies centennial year.
Ill. Ci-i-i,nssa,. International friendship
viii be ssai0ertly fos;eyed and advanced when
civilization christian civiliration--ext
sbrCzi is happy, bsrign and ane6oratins in
fuence arao1s tie uatious The reading Of
SANKEY'S CrcsSips the dark continent, and
= Grants tour arpund tie world, will set be
fore the mind the strong contrast between
civilization and barbarisu,. Among savage
aud tarbaruus tribes AMI ustions there IS
literally no international friendlineSS aud
friendship, bot not 50 among civilized and re
ine3 rssionS. Now the idea is. that the ad-
Vancerusrs Of CnristiGn civilization will emiu-
enIiy prousote Friendship smG0g the nations.
" CiviliZ1liou, remarks Guirot, :" IS ~ i'm
proved eorditioa Ct man resulting from the
establishment q social orier in the place Of
the lawleSsreSs q tarbaruus life ''Civiii-
Ea,ioa Is, IS IL were, the grand emporium Of !
people. IN which all its wealth, all the sle
uisars cS It's life, al tie powers Of It's exist
euce are stored up. While bold Christianity
to k be tie great promoter Of friendship
suouS tie nations, We. Christianity must ne
esSSzTily take with II multitude Of the means
ard appliances Of civilized life. l DO nos
held with some. that civilization Is 10 prscede
Christianity IN It's advance among heather
ard barbaruuS people, but I Do maintain that
civilization should accompany christianity.
The uscorS OF the earth need TO be enlightened
IN regard 20 scisccs and the various depart
meats Of human knowledge. Through the
spread q useful sud scieEti6c knowledge,
fTieudship will be projected amous the nations.
If tie youth q China, Japan and Iudia, are
educated iu England and Auerica, they will
return to their native lands to spread abroad
useful information and advance their respsc-
tive n4ti0cs in the arts ard sciences Of civil
irsd uations-
In rlc5crn times international ezpositi0us
have become j marked feature in the passing
age, refer 10 tie s1pCsiuens Of London, Paris,
Eicr15, Sydney and BOW OF SbanSh1e, IN
China. Il Is reported that there have besa
y eco applicali0uS from European and Amen
cau manufacturers. Who can estimate the
ufShrv impetus which these various exposigious
Of tie products OF civilized nations, Will give 10
the empire Of China TIE prejudicss Of ages
must gradually give way before the advancing
tide Of modern civilization. Now | maintain,
that this grand exposition Of the results Of
uind and skill. Of civilized lands, will have
mighty influence for good among the Chinese,
1S It has among the japanese. Friendship
wilI thereby be promoted among the uati0ns
Let Gov Christianity become , co-opsrarinS
sge1cy With tie arts and contriva1css and
discoveries Of civilized nations, and who shall
ssy, that friendship and amisy shall not be
thereby promoted This brings Us 10 con
slider the importance Of the representatives, Of
England, AmericS and other civilized and
Christian ustio1s, being bigh-uiudsd and noble
slo shall not represent tie low,
EsrcellFy and 6su,0ralizins elements working
IN Christian lands. but men representing Chris
ti4u ciyiifzati1a IN its higher departments.
1t foreign courts should be men
Of character. integrity ard principle, whose
-
ard zljeHatlg1- The history Of the foreign
Diplomacy Of Christian uati01s does nos re-
feet uuch honor upon many Of these who
lave ue-utilted treaties with weak and de-
fsuceiess uari0us. Tie opium treaty Of Eng
land with China 5 one rh4t admits Of no Jus-
-i6czti1u On the ground Of enlightened CARTS
tan sJarssuzushiP. Il cannot Be defended on
moral grounds It's influence IS now sugs1
5eri1s sHuity ard hatred, and the most bitter
aEir.1s5cy znou- the Chinese towards TIE
English people, and Is proving one Of the mast /
f1rullfaIfe Obstacles to international friend
ship AMI tie spread q tie Christian religion.
L i a matter for profound thanksgiving thzr
some q E1-llnd's rob.est men are resolved
to arrest til. Opium traffic, an are nov labor
iuS for Is suppression zs past geHsr1ti0u
IN England la6Crsd for the suppression Of
slavery. Ills. however, Is only one instance
among many which mi-hs be cited 70 Illus
s-rut= the sad results Of grISPInS and w
scrVpul1Es tyranny Ct tie powerful ever the
weak, ami hence the IEporsaucs q public dis
cussIou, AID rs zrraI guHrsu1 Of n1tIoas before
the lar Of the public sentiment Of the world
NJ ration. for lis cwn credit, can IE0rd 20 be
EuI1sr and sc-1pul11s IN It's dealings With
tie weak ard def-nselsss- The spread Of
civilization tends ts create IN enlightened
1ablic sentiment. and g. AZ public sentiment
xii favor friendship ard sniry am0cg natioas.
HAT all the nations Of the earth fgru U1e
great family Is becoming more and more tie
public sentiment of the w0rit, and II one mem
Der q the great fsmiiy =IE=r, all the other
members szs-r with IL How smpIiaticaIly I
TX vas illustrated II the late civil war II
10 America The s5zrts q that var we're not
,uiy feLs IL EuEIaui aa5 Europe generally, (
51r O. remote Iliiis, Airica ami China
". TE- BFLe. IrteruatianaI friendship Is (
attended, f1steraI All essentially promoted
b tie sprgai U TIE Bible Here IS Z basis
-uou which the rztIrus can stand, ard g. when .
les rzy make their appeal L : 20 random /
mi unfouriei assertion that the leading +
and diplomatisis 7f the uztigas Of
Europe ard America are bsc0uinZ more and I
~. ccHvIEced that huuesty q the best policy I
-rhaE trUih aui h9n1r. based upon riEhi- are 4
he great ard fundamental principles, which 4
IhcELd inEEszcs narI1ls 70 their intercourse j
zith each qtiler- IljEzti-s and oppression 4
-sael Eith truuezdogs power How euPhsti-
ally tie EuEIish H1ti1u fsls this reaction n 4
he late SepoT reheliicu and mltiry II India : 4
!. H-zri-z ezperIsnesf tbs sane II the late civil 4
gar CEierusztl these mighty Ep1sEFaiS Of
L. n4t1cs, rEers Waz discovered sIlsat, but
isrElsrE-E sprza1 q b-cte-sTuiI Szc bI1ts-
-rI1ci es- Nari1ual Tsgcl1ti1us and righiihE
{ zruuz can 10 nors Be TEsIs1sd thau the
rs-isi1u e the zs-Iuo1=ss CT Tie rsgelatIEu
{ he Scissors there EIll be 10 permzusns
est, pezcsr and friendship azlo1g The nsflalss
mn Ll--5r f-tercnErse = BASEL apou the Billie 4
nd - srhlf--s tezzhI1zs Il = a important
81 uati5a= a. iudiVii1alss &c d unto 0theTE
= they w1Eld have othsrE 10 unso then.
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