The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-09-12

and utilize the material
f,r building additional cottages at
kalaupapa.
The general affairs of the settle
ment were found to be in satisfac-
tory condition. The country was
unusually dry-the drought hav-
ing continued longer than usual at
this season of the year, and unless
rain follows soon the live stock
Will suffer. The water supply,
however, for domestic use and for
stock has not been affected. The
supply of mountain water from the
valley of Waikolu is one of the de-
lightful features of the settlement.
1t was noted that the much
talked-of reservoir had not been
constructed, nor had the work even
been begun. Judging from re-
marks make by officers Of the
board of health it would appear
that somebody is likely to be stir
red up on this subject. Bish-
op home home was found in its
usual most excellent condition,
with the new wards recently
erected and the new bathing facilI-
ties its usefulness has been en-
larged.
The devoted sisters and brother
Dutton were found as usual with
their hands and hearts fully occu-
pied with their labor of love.
At about 80 P. NJ, in the pres
ence Of a large assembly, the Dam
len monument was unveiled and
dedicated. Mr.. Ed. Stiles, under
secretary of the foreign Office, act
ing under instructions from Presi-
dent Dole, with appropriate re-
marks gracefully presented the me-
mortal monument to the care OF
the Catholic church in the follow
ing words:
YOUR LoRDsHIP
l have been delegated by His Elk
cellency the President of the Provis-
ional Government to come hither and
place in charge of the Catholic church
this memorial monument, gift OF the
National Leprosy Fund of Great Brit
ain, the honorary president of which
association is His Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales. In undertake
ing this mission it was with the earn
| est desire that / might be able to
bring with this beautiful stone some
words of comfort and cheer, some
message that would inspire hope
among you 1t comes from an assO-
| ciatIon composed of the leading men
| of q great aud enlightened nation who
| have organized for the purpose of aid
! ing in every possible way in the allie
| Walton of those suffering with lep-
| rosy, TO bring to their aid all that
| money and science can lend towards
! its relief and cure. Under the patron
age and support of the donors of this
memorial scientific men are studying
! the disease in the distant Indies, IL
| the cold regions of Norway, anC
| where the waters of the st. Lawrence
wash the shores of Tracadie. Theil
| powerful influence and aid have beer
| promised to this government in select
| ing skilled specialist to study the
! disease here. This mOnument-the
type of enduring faith-brings yOr
| this message; all that human effort
| can do for you is being done. 1t is q
token from a far distant land assuring
you of the sympathy and compassion
of the outside world in your aff1iction
| In the busy mart of the worlds com
mercial center, amid the strife fol
| gain and political supremacy, phil
anthrOpic organization has sprung up
PhoeniX-lIke from the ashes of a hum
bic servant of the Catholic Church =
Father Damien-cOmposed of men re
nowned in the service of the state
the church, in the profession of medi
cine aud surgery, and in civil life
whose leader in Englaud'S future
| king. Their sole aim and object Is Il
| discover a balm for those afflicted
with leprOsy, to bring the torch Oh
medical science to enlighten the
gloom that has so long surrounded
| thousands of its victims III every lame
and CLINE. The result of modern re-
search and study of the disease ha:
| encouraged the belief that 1t may bt
| grappled with with the hope of ulti
mate success. Though the experience
| OF the past may have proved the task
almost fruItless, yet the healing ar
has made such prndigiUus stride dur
ing the past half century that it is
| confidently hoped that fresh methods
| and new zeal brought to bear on the
subject will yet solve the problem. II
Is the wish of the donors that thi:
| tribute TO the memory aud life work
of Father Damien should be placed
| here In your midst. 1t is not only al
evidence of their reverence and esteem
| for the dead father and for the purpose
| of honoring his last resting place, bu
also an assurance to you, his fellow
| sufferers, of their earnest aud con
tiuued efforts for your relief. Let u:
! take brief glance over the history q
the father whose name and memory
we have gath red here to honor. He
was born at TremeloO, small village
near the city of Louvain, in Belgium
on January Sd, 1910. When youth
of four and twenty, while yet a thee
logical student at a Belgian univer
| sity, the sudden illness of a brother
who had entered the pr esthood anC
| was on the eve of departure for these
| islands, caused him To promptly petit
| ton the church authorities that he
might be sent hither in his brother:
| stead. His wish was granted and ht
| arrived at these islands in March 10
| 1864, and cheerfvlly commenced the
life of toll and privation which the
servants of the church ever endure
In 1878, while attending the dedica
cation of the church at Waikiki 10y
the late Bishop Maigret, he hearC
him express regret that the few
priests then in the mission would no
allow of one of their number bein:
sent to Molokai. 1.-The harvest wa.
pleuteous, the labOrers We're few