The morning call., 1890-08-25
/ LESSON IN MORALS.
Rev. DR.. Case Lectures on His
Visit to Hawaii.

Rev. W. W. Case, DID,, pastor Of the
Central Methodist-Epi scopal Church, on
Mission street, near Sixth. at the regular
church services last night, resumed his de-
scription of what he saw during a recent
trip to the Hawaiian Islands. In speaking
of his visit to the great volcano of Kilauea,
on the Island of Hawaii. DR.. Case touched
on what he saw at the leper colony of Molo-
kai He said: "There are now over 1900
lepers there, and it is estimated that over
1900 more are hidden away by their friends,
who take all sorts OF risks of daily con-
tagion by sheltering the unfortunates.
" Leprosy is distinctly the last stage OF
the social evil. 1t is the final phase Of the
effects of prostitution in civilization. The
curse of God is seen in this terrible disease.
propose to speak on this subject plainly,
as it is one not to be ignored and put aside
with haste.
s. 1t seems to me that the moral women
of this city should rise against this great
evil and drive it out of the community. 1t
is awful to see the openness with which
prostitution is carried on in this city. 1t is
a matter for the moral women of this town
to handle by organizing to suppress it in
using their, influence to agitate for opposing
legislation. l know of lots of men who
take the initial move. We must have
moral uprising for commencement
though, and am willing to lead the good
work and die martyr il necessary. The
amount of injury done to oUr young men by
prostitution is incalculable, and the coming
generation is being poisoned by the evil at
a fearful rate. Our young men are being
ruined body ana soul. Let US stretch out
our hands to save them.
Il could tell a terrible tale of the horrors
and bondage of harlotry suffered by the
unfortunate women themselves and make
your hearts bleed. l know of one woman
who keeps a den on Stockton street who,
when asked for admission by some
wretched applicant, advises her to do any,
thing-to searching the cutters fer crust
her place. Alas! for the poor women who
enter these placesl They, unfortunate
castaways, are more sinned against than
SHINING"
The speaker then described his trip to
Hawaii, and his landing after some
entertaining account OF how he reached the
Volcano House on the edge of the kilauea
crater and his experiences with the sulph-
urous odors and innumerable gas jets that
surround the place followed. He recited
the often described lake of fire in the
routine that all visitors usually have.
Doctor Case deduced several lessons
from what he saw in the crater and
urged that it showed mans utter helpless
ness and how easy 1T would be Tor Goa TO
destroy the earth by fire. Until he had
visited the crater and seen the effects of
past eruptions, be doubted if the world
could ever be destroyed by fire. but now he
doubted no longer, and the wonder was to
him how it had not SO been oblterated
long before. The lake Of fire and brm-
stone, just like the sea of fire, was
the symbol of remorseful conscience.
That was what the lake of fire and brim-
stone meant. 1t was figure of retribution
in this world or the next
"Sin always is retrbution." said the
speaker. Look at those men irremediably
diseased by their sins. They want to die
and are yet afraid to die. That is the lake
of fire and birthstone"