The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-07-25

remsin up until ordered down by
the proper authority.
The following letter was resd
from Father Wendelin;
kALAUPAPA, NIolokai, July Is, 1899.
To the President and Honorable
Members OF the Board of Health.
GENTLEMEN: In the accounts given
"a the HAWAIIAN GAZETTE of the
18th Of July, that is, of the board of
health's meeting on July lst, | found
one item 10 which l call your atten-
ton.
Letters from Superintendent
Meyer making the following recon-
mendatiOns were approved: that
adults at the homes who are able TO
care for themselves be removed to
other quarters, and their rooms be
given to children
II the report Is correct I cannot be-
Ieve that the honorable board have
considered the injustice, the cruelty
and the immortality of the resolution,
especially when applied to young
girls and women.
Trusting that the honorable board
OF health viii reconsider the matter
with = different conclusion, l remain
most respectfully yours,
FATHER WENDELIN.
1t wss ordered the secretary be in
sTucted to inform Father Wendelin
that the order referred TO applied to
the boys home especially and that
full instructions had been sent Mr..
Meyers.
4 letter was read from Assistant
Superintendent Ambrose Hutchinson
referring TO arrests for adultery at
the settlement. He cited special
case where complaint had been made
to the board He also stated the
lepeg band boys bad received the
cloth bought with the ADVERTISER
fund and that the same had been
handed over TO the tailors Of the set
tlement.
The following letter from Rev. o.
P. Emerson was read:
BOARD or HAWAIIAN EVANGELICAL
ASSOCIATION.
HONOLULU, H. l., July -, 1898.
To the HoN. W. o. SMITH, president
Of the board Of health.
Dear Sir: The Rev. :. X. Kamaka-
hiki, late pastor at Olowalu, Maui,
having received q call from the asSO-
ciated churches Of halaupapa and ka-
lawaO, at the leper settlement, and
the Hawaiian board having voted to
send him there and support him in
that work, l would respectfully re-
quest the approval by the board Of
health of this action, and that per-
NIT G sent for him and his wife and
his aged mother TO enter that field,
and that while in il the usual TatiOns
and lodgings be granted him and his
family 2s pastor Of these leper
churches.
Believe me, my dear sir,
Yours faithfully,
o. p. EMERSON,
See. Hawaiian board.
President Smith asked what the
custom had been.
Mr.. Carter thought the board
should not support the family and
relatives Of the applicant. He did
not think It was right.
M E1a said there were two or
three preachers now there; he did
not think there was need for more.
Mr.. Carter thought he should be
allowed TO 20 on the same terms as
Father Wendelin.
Secretary Wilcox cited a case
where g native preacher had been
granted rations, also his wife who
accompanied him. The board de
cided this had been done without
authority.
Action on the matter was deferred
and the president was ordered to
confer further with Mr.. Emerson.
During the discussion mention
was made Of the strong feeling be
tween members OF different demon
nations at the settlement, which was
deplored.
The question of the issue Of rations |
was brought up. 1t was shown by |
that such had been issued in
excess of authority. Mr. Tell had |
done this.
Mr. Carter said the question of /
rations was one that would have to |
be handled without gloves soon.
The matter went over to the next I
The following resignation Of DR.. !
O. IrOusseaU was read:
July Is, 1898.
Hon. w. o. SMITH, President of the /
Board Of Health:
DEAR SIR-For reasons explained /
to you in private letter of same date, 1
beg TO tender to you my resignation /
as q member of the examining board /
Of lepers, and hope that you will have .
my substitute appointed before the
said board meets again.
Yours respectfully,
@. TROUSSEAU.
President Smith also read the
private letter accompanying the re
;ignation, and it was discussed at
some length.
On motion, the president was au-
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