Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-09
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81 ,ssnt thee, Jew. fo' reaching me tha, word"
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~ thank thee, Jew. fog teaching me that word.
Sisto-ksyr.
The party Of Independents who are
opposed to the corrdpuons Of the Gibson ad.
n,inisiration, ough, to be more than content
with The name which the eouuptonis,s have
bestowed upon them. The designation
is significant and honorable one. |, is Ger.
tainly true tha, most ofthe descendants Of the
carly American missionaries, who did so much
to redeem these fair islands from h,athen-
ism, belong to the lndcpedent or missionary
party. The exceptions ere, here and there an
office .holier--y5u can more tnn count them
on the fingers Of one hand. I, is equally true
est sculion in the lowest department, who arc
seeking to revive ths disgusting huli.hun and
ofhcr heather practices Of a hundred years ago,
belong 10 the anti.missionary Or hcathcn party.
Consider for a moment from what it is that
the labors and influence Of the missionaries
have redeemed this people The story is told
Of one Of the honorable old Hawaiian Kings
who received his first written letter dictated
by the missionaries, from his sister on another
island. "Wondedul Wondcriul y he cx-
claimed Heretofore, when wished to com.
munica,e with my sister, bad to send man
TO her, who forgot half tina, told him to tell
her. and more ;hau half she wished him 20 tell
me in return and now | can converse with
her, as it were, face to face" These rcvilers
of the missionaries not only ignore all the
benefits Of education, but also the redemption
Of this people from the disgusting orgies, the
grass huts, the stone fences, the raw FISH diet,
aud other peculiarities Of hundred years ago.
Rev. Mf, Paris tells the story of pious old ma
tive in Kona, who encountered one OF these de-
iamers Of the missionaries, representing them as
having done more harm than good. EYES, -
said the old man, " II it had not been for the
missionaries, we should have eaten you up,
long ago"
The defendants Of the Missionaries com
prise bu, small portion OF the party Of the
Independents. Its not that they to anygrcatex-
tent control or influence the sayings or doings
Of that party. But the Heather party needed
to resort to somsthing to cas-, stigma, ia the
minds Of the ignorant masses, upon those
who are fast acquiring the favor and esteem
OF the more intelligent natives, and nearly all
Of all natonaliies, who have home and
/ pecuniary interests on the islands. 50 they
dubbed the opposition to the corruption o
government, the Missionary Party" lie,
us accept the designation and look a little
into the signiicane Of it,,
Rev DR.. Nc Lean, an eminent divine
from California, who recently returned home
from a visit to these islands, thus describes the
parties, in an interesting letter 10 the AL.
vance, of Chicago: :" In Honolulu and
Throughout the islands there are two great anta
gonistic parties, two social and political seq
ments, two contestant influences; the missionar,
and the anti.missionary. These designations arr
used in very wide and comprehensive sense.
The missionary party stands for, not onl,
religion in the technical sense, but for moral
i,y in all its forms and degrees; for good order
social and political purity, for frugality, goot
government, Temperance, industry and 50
briefly. The anti-missionary party reach on
directly and indirectly for all the things op
posed to these. They are anti-Sabbath
anti.temperancc, and many ol them are
against all purity, decency and order
Let the distinction between the Mission
airy and the Heathen parties be distinct!
defined.
"Under which king, B.sonan f-speak or die"
4 1t is emincmily fitting that the leader Of the
Anti Missionary party should be renegade
Mormon-who, after filling his pockets will
the generous contributions of the conhdinl
Mormons, under false pretenccs, turns his
back upon them, and becomes the reviler o
those who labored so long and faithfully t
change the habits Of the islanders from th
vices Of heathenism TO the virtues of civilized
and Christian people. Every American mus
blush that representative of that naliol
should be among those who reve the Mis-
sionares, and represent them as having dom
nothing but steal the lands Of the natiy
people Doubtless in his estimation thei
descendants. should have initiated the shiftless
ness and thrihlessness Of SO many Of the native
in heather times.
"The Missionary Party !" repeat, !e
the opponents Of the corruptions Of the GOV
eminent, and the friends Of civilization ant
progress, except the designation, and all IL i'm
, plies, and go on in their work OF reformaiio
with renewed vigilencc, grateful that ,hei
OPPONENTS have bestowed title so honor
able.
PIIiLo.