The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-20
FOUNDERS DAY.
TT IS OBSERVED AT KA-
MEHAMEHA SCHOOLS.
An Earnest and Practical Ad-
dress by President HOsner
OF Oahu College.

and the occasion was most sue
cessful one, though the absence of
the Hon. =. r. Bishop was felt. DR..
Hyde and Rev. Mr.. Oleson opened
the exercises with brief but very fit
ting remarks, and the Rev. Mr..
Macintosh offered prayer. Presi-
dent Hosmer was the speaker OF the
day and his address was most excel
lent. After it was ended, the COM
pany dispersed through the build
ing, some listening to the music of
the glee club and some inspecting
specimens of the students work, while
others embraced the opportunity TO
cast hurried glance at the treasures
of the Bishop Museum and listen to
the interesting explanations OF its
genial Curator, Mr. w. I. Brigham.
The following is the full sext of
Mr.. Hosmer's address:
Perhaps we all remember the state
nent of the object Of lie IN the West
minister Catechism, more familiar TO
former generation, l suppose, than TO
onrs. etMan's chief end is to glorify God
and To enjoy him forever" 1t Is enjoy
ment then. but the enjoyment of duty
done. The chief object or life Is to obey
Gods laws, to be OF some use III the
world, to make the world better for your
having been in It. And this is to be ae-
complished not IN attempting some great
deed which may bring reputation or
fame, but by attending to the special
work that comes before you.
Amusement is necessary, but not too
much of it. All work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy, but all play and no work
makes lack much more dull. Washing
ton GLADDEN. SAYS, ''rhoSe who play too
much lose the power of persistence and
application. Work is the divinely ap-
pointed way to manhood" But as you
look out into this city, YOU will ind that
most Young are searching for amusement.
They crowd the capital, attracted by Its
pleasures, and too often fall victims TO It's
temptations. The boy who is TO make a
success of life must have determination
To work. TO rake the most or himself and
of his opportunities.
Mr.. Nasmyth, an English inventor and
a successful business man, says, II
were to compress into one sentence the
whole OF nv experience and otter 1t TO
young men as a rule and certain receipt
for success in any station, 1t would be
comprised In these words. Duty trst,
pleasure second From what have seen
of Young men and their after progress,
am satisfied that what IS called bad for-
tune ill luck is, in nine cases out OF
ten. simply the result or Inyerf1ng TINS
maxim.
Our Young people are anxious not to De
thought mean, and TINS anxiety often
renders them extrayagant. We lear to
make or,r bsYys rnisers; the chief danger
lies in n1aking them spendthrifts- They
ouoht TO know the value OF dollar.
Young men cannot afford the continual
drain upon their pocket-books. They
must learn TO save margin. spend
every day one cent less than thy income,
saws the American sage Our young
men have too expensive habits. Let me
cite one-the use OF tobacco We are all
impressed with the prevalence OF this
habit. So common is 1t that you can
easier count those who do not use it than
those who 90.
Let us Law aside the consideration OF
the damage it does the health-and this
is no small consideration German SCI
entists tell Us tobacco takes away the
power of making nice distinctions, 1t IN
lures the eyes, it weakens the memory,
it causes dyspepsia and the attendant
ills. il fixes habit that most men ind
impossible to shake off. Let US leave
this phase of the question ana consider
the cost alone. The average young man
who INDUCES IN tobacco uses twenty-five
cigars a week; he treats frequently.
Twenty-Five cigars at 10 cents Is 500; ne
gets discount, perhaps, and We Will call
IL 81 In year this amounts TO SlO4.
In ten years, and ten years slip by
swiftly, he has spent over 81 200 Tor this
indulgence alone. A thousand dollars
that might be in his hands has been
burned up.
Then there is the money thrown away
upon alcoholic drinks and upon kindred
vices; and from these expenses you can
easily foot I'D anotherthousand dollars in
the space of ten years These estimates
are very moderate; the actual outlay IS
greater. IF the young man begins at
eighteen, he has at twenty-elgnt, not
counting the interest, over 3 900 with
which to commence business. Wealth,
or fair competence, is within the grasp
of every young man, only let him prac-
tee industry and economy. Do not blame
fate for poverty. The fault is not in our
stars but in ourselves II We are under
lings.
And here let me say. Avoid all games
of chance with money at stake when you
come out into the world. Thrift and
economy cannot go hand in hand with
chance. Shan the gaming table as you
would den of wild beasts.
I have spoken OF being mean Is i
mean 20 provide for the future2 Is i
mean to save up a fund for your family
Is il mean to leave behind you wheT
YOU die enough to support wife Oh
children, or any whoare dependent upOr
YOU? No, my friends, 1t is mean not Il
make this provision. a great American
preacher recently said, ''the habit OF saw
ing, while it has its dangers, even fOsteu
generosity The great giveTs have beer
great savers. 1t is coarse thinking tocon
found spending with generosity or savinl
with meanness - Stephen Girard, Ezrs
Cornell, George Peabody, Peter Cooper
Governor Colburn of Maine, were all fru
gal men, and by their frugality acquired
the fortunes they gave away for the ben
eft OF the public.
There is reason for our lack OF economy
here in Hawaii. i new country, a fertil
soil, abundant resources, more than sup
ply existing wants. Abundance breed
prodigality. But the time for extrava
gance has gore by. The hard times vii
prove blessing il they teach Us econ
omy. When people learn TO be frugal, T.
accommodate their expenditures to thei
means, then shall true prosperity ezis