The morning call., 1893-12-19
HE MADE A STUDY
Of the Affairs on the
Sandwich Islands.
That Is What Rev. James Wood
worth Did, and lie Tells of His
Observations TO Ministers.

The time of the Presbyterian ministers
at their meeting yesterday morning in the
Howard Church was largely taken up with
listening to a paper on the Hawaiian ques-
tion by Rev. James Woodworth, who said
that his interest in the Sandwich Islands
was first aroused when lie was a little boy,
half dozen years of age, by the pictures
of pocket edition Of Cooks Voyages"
belonging 10 an older sister. and the in
formation he gained through answers to
his inquiries concerning them. The inter-
est was increased by intercourse with
fren DIS since made in California, who were
once or who still are residents of Hawa j,
including the family OF his former pastor,
Rev. i. L. Taylor. Of whose church he was
a member in Columbia, 1uolumne County.
now over thirty years ago. Mrs. Taylor.
who is still living here. was, as were her
entire family of six children, whom she
brought with her, a native Of the islands,
and was daughter of Rev. Asa Thurstnn,
who was one of the first band Of mission
aries who went there, in 1920. and cOnSe-
quently an aunt of A. l.. 1hurston, the
Mini ster from the Provisional Government
of Hawaii 10 that Of the United States.
After reviewing briefly the causes
which led up to the late revolution he said
that he cons sidered il perfectly iustiiia bic
one, being the last resort of an oppressed
aud outraged people for freeing them selves
from the evils of a corrupt Government
and the tyranny of still more corrupt
ruler, and for cOunteracting a revolution
already attempted by her in violation of
her coronation oath-One which, if 1t had
been successful, " Ould have disfranchised
many oil them and given to her almost
despUtic power.
In referring to the supporters of the
new Government Mr.. Woodwork spoke
of them as those TO whom belong very
largely the wealth and business activity,
and influence, and intellect. and educa-
ton, and Intelligence, and refinement, and
culture-Teligious, moral, social, literary,
artistic and otherwise-0f the Islands
everything. in short, that goes 10 make a
civilized aud enlightened na,iop. With
these he contrasted the late Queen, whose
character as a ruler is shown by the record
of her acts, and whose moral ch aracter Is
Indicated by the words of the late Minister
Stevens, when, in in his reply to Commits
soner Blount, he says: 'As to Wilson,
the Queens favorite for many years,
whom Blount attempts to whitewash. |
will not soil these pages by giving even
the notorious facts in his regard
No wonder. then, that such people object
to having folsted upon them again as heir
sovereign woman with whom they could
not permit their wives and daughters to
expressing their determination to resist
such an outrage. even with blood, and no
wonder that from one end OF our land 10
the other such an outburst of sympathy on
the one hand and of indignation on the
other is heard as that which is now taking
place.
Mr.. Woodwork does not believe that
with all the seeming sympathy and regard
of Mr.. Cleveland for the deposed Queen he
will disregard the wishes OF the people Of
the United States, so unequiyocally and
emphatically expressed, and employ the
power which they for limited time have
placed In his hands 10 put put her again
upon the throne which she has so signally
disgrseed. Such an act of war upon the
Government OF country with which we
are at peace, and between whom and US no
shadow of rause for war exists, and espe-
cially when 1t is generally admitted that
the Government is the best the country
has ever had; when 1t has been recognized
by all the great powers Of the world. in-
cludlng that of the United States, and
when the corruption of the Government
the restoration of which would be thus
sought-such an act, 1T is believed. the
American people would not for moment
tolerate.
Mr.. Woodwo is not only in favor Of
non-interference by our Government with
the present order OF things at Honolulu,
but he is a strong advocate OF annexation,
which he believes is for the interest of
both countries. He thinks that il once
consummated it would be only a little
while before all dissatisfaction with it
would subside. and nearly all, including
the Kanakas themselves, would be glad
that it had taken place.
Owing to the fact that Christmas and
New Year will both come OH Monday
there will not be another meeting of this
session until January 8, 1894. when Rev.
II. G. Minton. ID. d., will read a paper on
''rhe Parliament of Religions" during the
late Colum bian Exposition at Chicago.