The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-10-04
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On Sunday evening last the Rev. J. A. Crunau
selected for the subject Of his discourse Free rum
and what are You going 10 do about it, At the
outset he gave an explanation for not having COM
mitted his ideas to paper consequently be was
compelled 70 offer his views extemporaneuusly.
He said that tomorrow Monday would be
memorable day in the history Of this kingdom,
because the rule preventing natives from purchas-
ING liquor would be abolished and run and LIQUOR
would then be theirs legally by right. Many per
sons with whom he had talked on the subject
were in his opinion needlessly alarmed about the
excessive drinking that would follow. It vas
well known fact that the Hawaiians could get all
the liquor they wanted Notwithstanding the tabu.
This class will continue 10 drink. But It is not
true that liquor and those who provide It have cap
tured the native race. He said we can lift up our
hearts and thank God that there are on these isl
ands 1900 Christian natives who never were in
temperate. These be believed would be sufficient
and remain as salt 10 save these people. In view
of the declarations that had been made BY planters
and Others, there cause for panic or alarm
God has his chosen ones who will not bow the
knee, but will stand for truth and what is right
he came TO show them something better than a
crisis. There time for skulking. now is
the time for every to step TO the 'front.' for az
gressive common sense work in the temperance
Cause The first duty as Christians is to strictly
and rigidly enforce this law. tihe Liquor Law
II the Christian temperance will DO Just this
one thing, they will close all the liquor saloons in
this city in six months. This law will prove the
He read over the different kind of licenses that
were issued, wholesale, lObbing, and retail. He
quoted Section %. which provides that any person
holding a license under the new Act II convicted
twice within period of twelve months. Of any Of.
fence against the provisions of the Act. he shall
forfeit his license and be deemed incapable Of ever
again holding license under this Act. he said
take any one of these men who paw their one thou
sand leprous dollars and they will say they sell
rum for the money there is in it. There won't be
great deal Of money in it If the Christian men
and women do their duty BE next quoted Section
q relating to the harbOring of drunken or disor-
DERBY persons, and asked what man in Honolulu
can run his premises without having drunken and
disorderlv persons their premises in the course
of six monthsg He also quoted at length, Section
20 and q in which the provisions exceedingly
stringent, but as nothing compared with Section
81. He again threw down the gauntlet 10 the man
who has pure whiskey for sale. lie challenged in
regard to all liquors, with the exception of Califor
MIA wines. There IS no difficulty in finding out
what IS pure liquor. The Mills Of God grind slow
ly but they grind exceedingly fine. The Trainer Of
this law put milestone around his neck the law
will catch every saloon keeper and grind his bust
ness to powder. These men sell liquor for the |
money there is in it. They know that they make |
homes miserable, that they are the cause OF insan
ity and four-hfths of the poverty and still they 4
continue because there is money in IL. Common /
sense tells Us that should take the money out Of
it. He referred 10 the clause which provides for |
suits being instituted for damages against saloon
keepers, and urged that this course be pursued. |
be dead letter unless temperance men and the /
world pledge themselves TO see that they are en-
forced. There was formerly prohibitory law aud /
yet liquor was sold throughout the kingdom in /
violation of that law. Il is within the power of |
the pulpit the press, the pedagogue and the plat
form to stop this question of liquor selling. II is
crime TO sell liquor and a crime to drink Ii. The
man who drinks Is not only a victim, but he II /
criminal. The days Of marves past. and God /
will not close saloons in answer 10 prayer. He /
called upon all who loved temperance to draw the
sword and wage war in tho cause of temperance. /
No mans house Is safe. Our only hope Is in
facing the danger and ocnquering the foe. 10 .
conquer we must be placid. Christianity must not /
be content with speaking in churches, but il must
enter into dwellings. II tomorrow Monday /
one thousand consecrated Christian men and wo-
men 90 forth, what mighty power they would be
in staying this intempeuuce. He grew sick at /
heart when he thought Of the apathy Of men and
women. He impressed upon his hearers that no
home safe from the storm that is creeping over
the world Finally he said Awake, thou that
seepest and call upon thy God, II so be that God
hear us and we perish not