The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-11-26
SISTER ROSE CERTRUDE's TRIALS.
Her Relations with Dr. Lutz Have
Been Misrep cesented, she says.

Last February while Miss Amy G.
Fowler (Sister Rose Gertrude), the
young English wol uan who is caring
for the lepers in the Hawaiian Isl
ands, was on her way to the ileper
settlement, she was the guest OF
friends in Brooklyn. These friends
have just received a letter from her
which throws some light on the
trouble she is having with certain
persons in the islands, me ogre news
of which has been sent h,Te. The.
letter is dated Kalihi, Oahu, Hawai-
ian Islands, Aug. 2S. Miss Fowler
says:
'Three weeks ago DR.. Lr1tz, the
German specialist, found that Chas.
Kahalakili, the resident overaeer of
the hospital, and leper, was very
bad man, and complained to the
Board of Health. But Kimball, the
President, would do nothing, and
the agent wouldn't either. The fact
is they were jealous of DR.. Lutz,
because he has cured some of the
lepers, and the people all like hun
so much. Complaint was made to
Mr.. w. Kalua, native gentleman
in the Legislative Assembly, and he
| brought over committee. They
made investigations as to how badly
DR.. Lutz and have always been
treated, and the President and the
agent are going to lose their places
most likely. The former, in fact.
has already been turned out. Kim
ball even stole DIR. Lutz's work. DIR.
Lutz had found out that Portu-
guese had been i'll with dnchylos-
tomd duOdendte, and he told Kim.
ball, who pretended that he found it
out, and even wrote in the papers.
He is now found out and disgraced.
The other members of the Board of
Health are angry because it was
said in the Legislature that they
abused us, and / think they will try
to drive us out. In this country
the missionary party are very strong
and spiteful. Instead of practising
the gospel of poverty they preach,
they have grown rich by smuggling
and mortgaging the property of the
simple patives.
"All the rich men here are sons
of the missionaries, and if you do
not belong to their party they hate
you. Out of Fort Street Church,
they say, there is no salvation. So
expect to be driven out sooner or
later. Kahalakili, the overseer,
makes patients work, when L, as
nurse, under the orders of DR.. Lutz,
, prescribed rest. He has also made
offensive remarks about my going
out with the doctor for airings.
"The cause of all this is that
have gone with the doctor, who is
, an amateur photographer, once OF
twice to take pictures of the sur.
rounding country. That / have very
little time for recreation can readily
be seen when give the hourly sche
dule of my duties. 1t is as follows
a. m.-Rise, dress, and spenG
half an hour in meditation aht
u prayer. 69-I go to the dispensary
and prepare the surgical dressings
Get the medicines ready. d
Give patients their medicines. 81
Breakfast. Go among patient:
again. l09-Disinfect surgical in
g strument waterproofs. 115-Dis
pensary again. 12-Dinner. II!
Take temperature. Make ban
dages, etc. 24-Wait on Doctor ant
take his orders. 44-Arrange things
after he leaves and dispense medi
cines. 5-Tea. 6-Take tempera
ture again. In the evening for al
hour or two / teach the children
some of whom have sweet voices, t,
20 sing hymns, and | play the accom-
paniments on the piano given to IN
by Mr.. Haven of New York. Tn
piano l brought from England
have sent to Molokai. Betwee
times ! have to say my office an
J.. do little services for the patients.
y 81 have applied to the Govern
ment several times for permissio
TO get an assistant, but have not We
received their consent. When ge
it | will send for one of those youn
ladies in Brooklyn who so kindl
volunteered to accompany me whe
e. l was there. Several of them hav
sd written to me since / came here re
a. newing their offers of assistance.
e. ''The children all love me yer
tt much. A pathetic incident occurre
the other day. One of the children
little girl, very badly afflicted wit
leprosy, was ordered 10 be sent t
e e' Molokai. The poor child was incor
e. solable and wept as if her heal
would break. l comforted her a
best could and finally gave her
doll. Her tears were dried almos
instantly and she Rugged and kiss
ed it and in few moments was viii
e. ing to go to Molokai rather tina
lp lose the doll - Y Paner