The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-06
TO TIE "ERIENn,"

EDITOR BULLETIN:-The Novem-
Der number of the "Friend" con-
tains long editorial on the subject
Goddess Schools" discussed be-
tween several parties and myself. L
have to thank the "Friend'' for the
compliment he pays my poor person
Gas far as it goes) and his acknow-
ledgment of the courteous tone in
which the interchange of opposing
views has been conducted.
1t is to be regretted that the
"Friend'' sounds his trumpet in
very different, not to say discordant
tonc, without the least respect for
the most delicate feelings of his
nelghbors, by calling tic rricste
''interlopers, and our religion,
which is dearer to us than life itself
''lhe Catholic Corruptions of
Christianity" This savors of the
famous Blue Laws. The heart of
the writer Is perhaps full of Chris
tiau charity, but those expressions
surely do not prove it.
He acknowledges the straight
forward presentation of my opinion
but he seems to have read my state
ments through glasses col0red by his
own preconceived ideas, and he
again presents them with q strong
additional color intended to show
them in an untavorable light. In
order to be accepted by a liberal
secular paper as yours is, and that
my articles might not tire the gen.
eral public, | have expressly excud-
ed from the controversy refer
ence to the intrinsic merit of our
respective creeds. 1 hold that the
Catholics have as good a right to
believe, to practise and to propa-
gate their old religion as the Pro-
testants have their new ones.
The "Friend' has not tried to
prove, that, standing on this liberal
neutral platform, 1 produced any
false argument; he merely tries to
throw me off by bringing in bitter
abuse of the Catholic religion itself
calling it "Corruptions of Christian
ity" and its ministers "mere inter
lopers." This, in my old fashioned
popish opinion, is neither courteous
nor liberal; it is perhaps Christian
charity according to our Friends
notion. The only excuse for the
bitterness of the tone is, that the
"Friend" is sectarian paper.
Since he gives no proofs for his
abusive assertions, having no doubt
taken his information from anti.
Catholic sources, need not follow
him up in that direction. For fair,
minded people, the use of such often
sive expressions in the face of any
adversary. is worse than the loss OF
an argument. For those who are pleas,
ed with such kind of augmentation, ii
would be useless to explain matters
and set them in the clearest light.
Nobody is so blind as he that vii
not see.. As for practical Christian,
ity | can safely leave the question
with the unprejudiced public whe
ther the Catholic clergy and active
church members compare fayorably
or unfavorably with our Protestant
neighbors represented by the
"Friend."
After all ! am grateful to the
"Friend" for his unmistakable con.
iirmation of my repeated assertions,
that a strong party in our commune
ity fayors the plan of turning our
Catholic children, especially the
Portuguese, over to Professionalism
If that Jealous party uses fair means
enly, with the full consent of the
children's parents, for instance, by
receiving the children into the Ka
mehameha Schools professedly
founded to oppose Romanism ant
supported by private means, l dt
not deny their legal right to do so
the rest being matter of conscience