The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-08-28

W re are not QulCo sure Oh tulnSS I'LL tuey
have been tried. They built ship
somewhere on the Atlantic coast, few
years ago, that was beautiful in its pro-
portions, and seemed staunch enough |
for the widest storms. But it broke In |
two, the first voyage. Things need to \
be tried And our new government has |
been tried and found staunch and steady;
equal it would seem to any strain that
is likely to be put upon it. And it will
be stronger in itself, and stronger in the
nations confidence, for having been put
to this sharp and sudden trial. SO we
have good out of the evil.
Then, third, because the government
has borne this strain with such absolute
safety and with such quiet dignity, and
with such quiet consciousness OF power,
men everywhere will say it means sta
bility. And stability insures trust. And
trust means capital for enterprise. The
| bonds of the government, and the bonds
of your industries, will be at better
premium in London for having this test
| of the nations stability behind them.
But see, still further, some things we
are learning under this sharp discipline.
First, we are learning what quick and
effective defence we have for our liberties,
and our business; and our homes, In
our citizen soldiery. If you have ever
thought the drills, and parades, and
camp life of our companies of rifiemen
were all only an innocent bit of military
pageantry, just pleasant pastime Tor
the young men of the city, you will
think so no more. Thew have shown
us what they mean. They sprang to
the city's defense, and faced the clty's
peril, like veterans hardened to battle.
They saved u.s. At their own imminent
peril, some of them standing among his
ing rifle shot and hurting cannon ball,
they poured their deadly fire into the
ranks of the insurrectionists and saved the
city. Our citizen soldiery, not all OF
them in the ranks or out of them, prov
ing themselves brave, and loyal, and
skillful, by their quick rallying and
their unfinching daring, saved the city
GUS anarchy All honor to them. /
bring them here the heartiest thanks of
, all these protected households.
Another thing we are learning is the
need of an active personal interest in
our public affairs. Our security is in our
vigilance. There is no government that
/ has not bitter enemies. And if its
friends sleep, these enemies will not sleep.
7 They will plot while we are
saying "peace, peace" And SO we must
l never sit singing lullabies of peace. That
l | is what our day of terror is teaching us,
, the need of eternal vigilance; the un-
ceasing fidelity of all good men and true
to these public trusts.
( Further still. There is a benediction
/ coming to this Hawaiian people from
r this outbreak.
8 First, in the way ofneeded instruction
< They may learn from it, as l hope they
will, something of the meaning of lib
8 erty as opposed to license, and some
/ thing of the sacredness ofrighteous law
f and something of the peril of plotting
e against the right, and something of the
e folly of listening to evil counsel. AnC
t they may learn, as | hope they will, whC
g are their truest friends and their kindes
g counselors. From Niihau to Hawai-
= they will talk of all these things in thu
o light of this disaster, and let US hope
g their talk may turn more and more to
e ward justice, and judgment, and equity
e Then finally,-and this believe to bt
e the chief providential significance of
d this outbreak is Gods voice to us
y summoning us to our duty to his neg
l. little way into the light of Christian
CIFAIlAdelOAi, anu LAlOA 1IdfO ACAG ohCAu "
e grope their way alone. And the onl,
marvel is that they have not gropet
: more blindly, as they will, if they ar
If not taken more closely into our Chris
e tan sympathy, and taught more per
J, sistently the things that make for peace
It and prosperity. It's our only safety, tn
: Regeneration of Hawaii Mel. And so thu
d echo of that day of terror seems to m
J. Gods summons to US to put ourselves
e into the closest possible sympathy witt
e this dear people; to pour out our prayer
Il for them to consecrate our activities t.
= them to devote our wealth to their en-
d lightment; to spare no love, no time, NJ
= money, no men, that may be needed, TO
!, the speediest, and completest evangel
t ization of all this Hawaiian people
It Let us listen to it so, and in little, b,
: the new love that will bind them ant
/ us together, and by the better manhoo'
d into which they will have come, and tn
s perpetual peace we shall have in all GU
d borders, we shall understand right wei
d how God makes the wrath OF man t.
e praise him.