The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-10
HIS LAST "HOWL."
TIE REV" Mr.. ROWLAND
MAKES HIS FINAL
APPEARANCE.
He Discourses on stim Necks. Eeii-
gion and Bathing Pri,jIeges.
Lightning Change.

Last evening the Rev. II. Z.
Rowland delivered his farewell
lecture to a crowded house.
He announced his text as being
religion according to the sixth
chapter of st. John. Then he pro-
ceeded to repeat the text several
times, after which he delivered a
short sermon, but broke in on the
subject SO often with foreign topics,
that it was somewhat difficult to
follow the meaning he intended to
convey. Mr.. Rowland has a facul-
ty of making lightning changes in
his discourse, In which he changes
from the sublime to the ridiculous
with such rapidity as to bewilder
his hearers.
Last night he rang the changes
on religions in general, his recently
acquired stiff neck, and bath rooms
and bathing privileges.
Speaking Of his departure he
said that he should depart hence
on the steamer Australia, sailing
Saturday, but that he intended to
return on the second trip following
Of the same steamer.
am going for a purpose,
friends" he said "a grand and
glorious purpose; but there are
three in it. 1 have met some dear
good people here, but | must say
that there might have been more
sympathy extended to me, after the
treatment | have received. ! met
a dear good man on the street to-
day who said Brother Rowland, |
sympathize with you sincerely, but
l think you had better leave
town."
evil everyone who wishes to
see me back here please stand
up?" continued Mr.. Rowland, and
soon after, as nearly everyone stood
up, he remarked that a friend had
suggested during the day that he
take up a collection and thereby
ascertain to what extent financi-
ally the good people of Honolulu
were DESTROYS of welcoming him on
his return from across the water.
As usual Mr.. Rowland did not
let the people overlook the fact that
he was telling fortunes at a dollar
per head, nor did he fail to display
those diamonds.
He stated chat he was not a well
man, and therefore cut his even
ing's service short, and dispensed
with any reading.
81 hope, friends, when | return,
to receive a warm greeting both
spiritually and otherwise than /
have met with this time. [ hope
the printing will be different. [
hope that different hands will set
the type and different hands will
- -" Here the reverend
gentleman made a long, impressive
pause, during which the hand upon
the fingers of which sparkled sew
eral diamonds tapped his lips.
Then he informed his audience that
they knew what he meant.
The services closed with a prayer,
after which, as those present filed
out, Mr.. Rowland requested that he
be allowed to shake hands with
every one present, and notwith-
standing his belligerent remarks a
short time since, he actually shook
hands with an ADVERTISER re-
porter.
In the course of his last remarks,
Mr.. Rowland said that the clouds
would soon roll from Hawaii's
political horizon, and the islands
be restored to their former freedom.
Whether this was intended to
convey any sympathy or hidden
meaning to the ex-queen's followers
or not, it is certain that it vas
greeted with great applause from
the rear of the hall, to which the
speaker responded with one of his
sweetest UNDERGRADUATES smiles,
and everything was lovely.