The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-12-04

taught there, and temperance princi-
Piles are faithfully inculcated. Nine
ty-seven of the young ladies have
signed the pledge. AT the last
election there were Hawaiians in
Honolulu, true to principle, who
would not be bought for money,
men who feared God rather than
man. An old Hawaiian and his
wife, who live in high places main
tain their Christian character n
spite of all that would lure them
from the ''pono"--the right. At
Kamoiliili the good work continues.
The secretary of the society was
asked if he did not fear that the
approaching festivities attending the
Kings birthday, might lead the
members of the society into intem-
perance. 80 no." he coolly replied,
''the President and l can look out
for the youngsters" This society
enrolls sixty-four names.
Manoa Society numbers forty. On
several public occasions the chill
dren have sung in Hawaiian, "Turn
your glasses down, boys" with fine
effect.
Waikiki society numbers twenty
members. The monthly meetings
are always interesting, and attend
ance fair. The pupils of the public
schools are present on such occa-
sions, and we anticipate the healthy
influence exerted will widen and
deepen as years roll on.
l went to Kauai in April last,
where spent month at Lihue,
and adjacent places. Also at Koloa
and Waimea, preaching gospel tenn
perance at the churches, the school
houses, and the dwelling places of
the people. / should have COM
| pleted tour of the island had not
unavoidable circumstances prevent
ed, also tour of Hawaii and Oahu.
The temperance societies ut Waio-
hinu, Kau. and Hookena, Kona,
Hawaii, are large and prosperous.
Their officers are men and women
of more than ordinary ability.
BY this weeks mail l received a
letter from Judge Martin, Ha-
waiian, dated Waiohinu. Hawaii, in
which he says: 81 am very happy
to inform you that the Temperance
Societies in Waiohinu, Naalehu,
and Honuapo are in an advance
step. The total number of members
to date is III. Since / came back
from Honolulu we held u general
meeting in Waiohinu which was a
success. Seven new members were
added to the list. To-day Nov. 1G)
we held another meeting in the
Waiohinu church on the occasion of
His Majesty's birthday. We were
very glad to see no less than 200
people in the church. A nice pre-
sent was made to His Majesty by
adding four new members; the four
were known by every one to be old
kulu merchants. This is one of the
finest and quietest days in Waiohinu.
There has not been sign of drunk
enness around. am also able to
say that since the society was form
ed, the number of cases in court un-
der the influence of liquor has been
reduced to six in twelve months. -
On the 18th of July last, l left
Honolulu for Maui. | visited Hama,
and found after convening the peo-
pie at the church, that the anti-rum
portion of the community had held
their own with the exception of two
or three individuals. Four of the
members have died, others taking
their places, so the number sixty
yet remains. The boys and girls
who, the year previous, took the
white ribbon badge, are growing
stronger to resist evil, and have no
desire to take ''the first glass"
AT Paia, found the society had
grown in numbers; at present
eighty. One man who had been a
hard drinker, came forward and
signed the pledge, an answer to the
earnest pleadings of the good old
father for his erring son.
AT Wailuku, Maui, the liquor
licensed saloon still thrives on the
hard earned wages of natives and
foreigners still scatters fire brands,
arrows and death; still engenders
poverty and crime. / held meet
ing at the church whore members of
the union gave favorable reports.
They number thlrty-three. They
greatly need efficient officers. One
man gave testimony to the fact that
he had kept the pledge, taken when
/ met him at the Wailuku prison
the previous year, and that he felt
himself to be better and happier
man. So he indeed seemed, the
contrast was marked.
AT Wailuku l met the society,
after having spent three days in
laboring from house to house, en-
deavoring to awaken fresh hope and
enthusiasm in the hearts of the peo-
pie. The number of signers has
risen from eight to thirty-seven,
since my former visit.
At Waihee, ] was cheered by a
full house and an appreciative
audience, faithfully had the meet
ings been continued. Thirty-seven
are on the Secretary's list. The
good word is: "We are keeping The