Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-01-05
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We print the following in the hope
that it may do good. We know the
writer to be one of the class of young
men the community most needs to
reach, and we think it is not altogether
his own fault that he has not been
reached We also think Mr.. Cruzan
will be one of the first to recognise this
fact.
EprroR SATURDAY. pREss--.Sir: AsThurs
day nights beautiful moon sank into the
placid bosom Of our encircling ocean, walked
homc musing as had muscd for several
nights upon Mr.. Cru,an's words Of last
Sunday evening "What Is the life of the
young man in our midst One young man
rises in the morning eats works eat, I;
works eats sleeps. Another young mana
worse case rises in the morning eats does
not work eats does not work eats sleeps +"
Then Mr. Cuzan-having other thoughts to
communicate than those connected with the
why's and wherelores Of the "yuung mans g
peculiar life - went on to further matters ;
leaving the two young men smaring from his
knocks. Perhaps it would have been better,
sir, had some one Of equal ability to Mr.. Cru.
zan undertaken to follow up in your columns
this week an "average" young man of Homo.
lulu.
But would like TO say here, do not wish
to combat a single statement or argument Of
Mt Crutan's. | only referred to his remarks
in order that I might he assisted TO introduce
the "young man " Of Honolulu TO notice
again-and whilst doing so to put the question,
as from one vitally interested, "Does Homo.
lulu do its duty its whole duty, to the young
man in its midst ?"
No one will think ask why the question
should be nooted. The young man is the hope
Of his country. And any one who does moi
| think so, and feel so, had better not follow my
! subject any further 1t is OF the greatest i'm.
portancc that the young man--just in tha, very
critical period Of life should be looked after.
II he cannot be by his intimate friends and
well wishers, does the responsibility rest on no
one Few will, think answer but TO affirm
that il rests on that class of the community
who themselves are in what might bc termed,
in this relation positions Of safety. And that
means Christians.
Though have used in the las, sentence one
of the most solemn Of words, could scarcely
avoid it. As write in earnest, there is no
use denying the fact that to no other class can
one look confidently for true solicitude for the
spiritual and temporal welfare of ones fellow
men. Experience teaches that at-despite the
shafts Of infdelity. But the question, never.
theless, forces itself home-ls the labor al
present performed by the Christian portion Of
this community, towards the helping Of young
men, well advised
Let me take an "average" young man
judged from my standpoint. He comes to
Honolulu from some distant land (about
thrce.fiths of the young men in our town are
strangers, think). He is of average ability;
average morality; average modesty; average
pride; average human frailty. He comes from
good associations perhaps Of his child
hood, dear and true. lie lands here to try
his fortune; and readily obtains work. He
finds room 10 sleep in and restaurant
wherein to eat. But where does he find the
congenial influences for good that his better
self Graves for. If he goes to church--the
average yo6g man does sometimes that, GER
tainly, is something like home. But-Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday. Even if there were church on all
OF these days its only the "young man" Of
theory whose case ii would meet, and am
speaking of an average young man-of real
every day life. may be answered there are
lodges, 'socials," church meetings and lots of
other resources, Including the y. NJ. c. Az
But, il am not presumpthous, | would still
press a conviction that there is class, worth
being looked to, that these means for good do
not reach. And | would like to press con
viction, too, that il is for several reasons Just
the young man who is not reached by these
influences who is worth snatching from the
edge Of the pits of sin with which our pretty
little town abounds, am sorry to say. Pre-
suming he has brought no letters Of introduc
tion, his average modesiy and his average
pride combined tend to keep him for long
from making an entrance into good society
just about long enough to give him over to the
saloons or to life Of lazy viciousness.
II he has only average ability he is sat upon
by the younger representatives Of that class
| have heard in other places the gutter children
call aristocratics :" And to this class
especially so far as the, stemer sex is con-
cened-a great deal OF the hampering Of
good work is due. And, whilst their influence
for the worst is thoroughly felt, can any one
contentedly say the counterbalancing power
that should be put forth by the "true and the
tried is couespondingly felt.
Our young man is Of average morality he
makes fight against the saloons and the
peculiar temptations Of the place for while
Then is the time is it not, when he should
be assisted1 Not by an outside view Of
spiritual self-complacency or an insipid show
Of sociabiity on the part Of those from whom
he expects some real sympathy but by real
downright self-denying efforts to make him
feel that he is among warm.blooded people
whose care for his welfare is not merely an
abstract matter II he is OF average pride and
average sensbility he feels hurt at any mani
festation OF the quiet suspicion that has been
engendercd in the minds OF citizens and citi.
renesses through dealings with those who have
traded on our hospitality and travelled to other
shores, as a writer in Thrum's annual said the
other day ito boast Of their exploits.
Now, though | have barely touched upon
my subject, ! find have already wandered
into verbosity. So l must condense vigor
ously. do not wish to reflect on the
christianity Of Honolulu. must admit thal
never before in the course Of my experience
not very long, certainly did meet with such
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