The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-10-17

last AusTalls, IN the Storage, and
his arrival wss heralded by S half
column account Of him in the San
Francisco Examiner. That paper
sisted that be had tried to Jump s
doctors bill Of S167.5O. which he
owed FOR the professional services of
Dr.. Townsend, OF that city.
Mr. Rowland has kept himself
rather quiet in this city since his ar
rival, with the exception Of short
talk that he gave at the Y. NJ. c. 4.
last Sunday evening. But it was only
the calm before the storm, for he
does not intend to remain quiescent
by any means.
Mr.. Howlsnd was seen by an AD-
vEErIsER man last evening at his
room on Fort street Though it was
only s o'clock, the evangelist hsd re-
tired for the night, but was rudely
awakened from his virtuous slumbers
by the knock On his door. When the
reporter entered, NJ. Howlsnd could
not be seen, but womsnish voice
asked him 20 take e sest-
Yes, l an the Mr. Rowland men
toned il tie Examiner" said this
voice from the depths OF volumin-
Gus mosquito netting, and I am g
martyr martyr to the Christian
and spiritual cause, and to the 7ora-
city OF the San Francisco newspaper
men for news. Let me tell you my
story.
Il am spiritual Christian-pro-
baby the only spiritual Christian in
the world today. By that term, 1
mean one who combines spiritualism
with Christianity. l do not believe
in the naturalization Of people who
have departed this earth, but 1 con
verse with them nevertheless. l am
a regularly ordained Baptist minis
ter, and have been holding meetings
at st. Georges hall, at 9091 Market
street, for the past four months.
My brother, who has been in San
Francisco with me. has chronic ILL.,
ness. from which he suffers for six
months of every year. He was taken
i'll in San Francisco some time ago,
and I called IN DR.. Townsend to see
him His treatment was very effica-
cious, and my brother rapidly re-
covered
Then I decided to come to Homo
lulu to continue ny evsngelistic
work
You know said the voice from
the depths Of the netting, that in
the east physicians never think of
minister OF the gospel for
any professional services, so when
DR.. Townsend presented his bill,
through q collector, was a5tounded,
and supposed it was either joke or
that the collector was trying to beat
me out Of my money. At any rate 1
paid 10 attention to the bill, but went
OF with my meetings until the time
came for me to sail for Hawaii.
The day the Australia left, /
went out to the livery stable where
kept my little horse" 1.-THE reverend
gentleman spoke as though it was a
shetland pony that he hsd), "and 1
found that It and my buggy had been
attached by an emisssry of the doctor.
was sstounded, for l thought of
Course the physician understood how
felt about this bill. and that l
1idu't want to pay II
My first thought was to let my
little horse 60, but then l thought
that I would not let my enemy
triumph so paid the bill and re-
essed the horse"
Just how this kept the enemy from
.riumphiug was another point that
Mr. Rowland, evangelist, reserved.
Then 1 sailed for Honolulu,
.hough l at first thought that, in |
new Of what had appeared in the San |
Francisco paper, I would remain |
here But I knew that 1 had done
10 wrong, from my point of view,
Ind I resolved not to allow any such |
hing to deter ne from my purpose.
/ viii commence my spiritual re-
rivals here neIt Tuesday night, open
ng at the Arion hall I am not a
.ouuon revivslist- I combine my
christian teachings with giving
piritual seances, telling the future
nd past By means of pslmistry and
Ilso practieing psychometry-"
This last word was too much for
he understanding Of the newspaper
representative, and he asked Mr.
Rowland to explain himself. With a
ong drawn out sigh, he said that it
you'd take too long to enter into
dissertation of the mysteries Of his
ong-named art, but If the ADVERTISER /
nan would call Tomorrow. he would
e pleased to do so.
By glance az the dictionary the
1eaning OF the mystic word was re-
called Il means, according to Web
ter, the art of measuring the durs-
ion OF mental processes. What this
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