The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-07-16

probably the solo survivors. Whei
they cnUo hers there were few FOR
'iYucrs kept the TnissiOnnry .aTui
Hes nnd s"a fhriuH men. The native
were still IH much Of their primitlv,
pOyrriy md nnJity. Honolulu VA.
Hiill TWIN 81 matched cOttngcs an,
! butts, with u few scattered trees
crooked lanes, dry, dusty yards nno
nfid plains. ~ the Mission" were
i've foreign builL dwellings mud .
printing oillcS. The chiefs nd "A few
Hlon" houses. There were seven or
eight stone or adobe buildings, tho
r"Hid"nc"s 81 tIndcrs or consult, and
half dozen stDfrs The present resI
h"hc1 ~ Mr.. CnrtlG wns then standing,
although since then greatly enlarged
| Tho stone church wns not built ill
| some y"nGs Inter. An immense
matched structure was the house IL
worshiP. III" little mission cemetery
| where our aged father has just been
| ihid mt rest already showed n few
| Rrnvcs.
Mr.. Castle speedily proved himsel;
IA strong night arm TO Dir. Chamber
| lain, whose health was already suffer
""er fourteen years Of arhuous
ing ''"-i1n was - large and
labor The Ola ''isbuTscments
prosperous one. Ihc - ~. In
OF money aud goods were he~
the support Of some forty families,
with the adjuncts Of schools, publica-
lions, etc. The writer, then "a lad,
well remembers how highly Mr. Cas-
ito was then esteemed by the breth-
rem Of the Mission for not only finan-
cial capacity, but for general sound
Judgment, weight OF character, dB
well IA an agreeable personality aud
tact. The demands upon his time
LII flWva.
Christian work among the natives,
but the influence OF his devout and
earnest spirit was constantly felt as
well ia that OF his conHecrated wife.
This reinforcement Of 1897 was just in
time to with. ~ and participate in the
tremendous religious revival which
gave such an enormous spiritual aud
moral uplift to- the Hawaii an people,
and ushered i'm their new era OF indus
trial and political elevation.
Two years after Mr.. Castles arrival
lac came prominently aud faV0rabIy
before the public as TIA. writer Of -
very full, clear and dispa
statement vim icating the mis-iona-
ries, and the chiefs as wrli, from the
grossly unjust charges made against
them by the French authOrlti's In
connection with the violent cXacilons
of Captain Laplacc of the French cor
vette RATtcmi-e in 1880, when an
OPP res-Ive r. ATTY was forced upon the
King, and $50, 900 were eXacted in Sc
curiLv thereof. Commodore Read Of
the United States squadron which ar
rived soon after, and his officers, were
so much pleased with Mr.. astle'-
statement that they paid for the
printing of one thousand copies for
circulation in America. This remains
as the authoritative statement to this
day. 1t ut once gave Mr.. Castle q
prominent place in public estimation.
Events of great Importance in con-
nection with the INDEPENDENCE of the
Islands ami the development of liberal
and constitutional government took
pace from 1889 to 1916. During those
years Mr.. Castle had no connection
whatever with the Government, bat
his advice was sought Rii;i always
given, aud WAS characterized by ju- |
dicial fairness am conservative pru-
dence which had much weight N de- !
terninug the coutse of events and
in the pr, ventIou of rash steps. DR..
G.. L. Ju ami Rev. William Rich
ards, both OF whom haI served for
many year rs missionaries, We're con
nected with the Government at that
time. Bo'h OF them often consulted
with Mr.. Castle upon important ques-
lions, as later M. Record and Judge
Lee were accustomed to 10.
Following the tree importation OF
liquors ia con<.queuce OF the tre4ty
forced on the Xii & 10y the L'Artemise,
there had been much increase of
drunkenness aud about this time tenn
perance sorietie5 were established,
and Chaplain Damon began his Tenn
perance Advocate, which grew into
The Friend The King himself signed
the pledge, and faithfully kept il for
many years. In forming these tenn
perance societies Mr.. Castle had an
active inf uence, as well a. in conduct
ing the temperance movement.
Mr.. Castle was one of the most &C
tive persons in the founding of the
school at Punahou i, lS4l which grew
to he Oahu College. He was one of
the first trustees and remained a trus-
tee continuously until increasing age
Induced h s resignation in 1881. He
was for forty years its treasurer.
Early in 1871 his wife died. In the
fall of that year he revisited the
United States, returning March II,
1913, with wife who survives him.
He found the kingdom III the throes
of excitement over the seizure by
Lord George Paulet, who had abol-
ished the laws in restraint of licen-
tiou-nesS and drunkenness. At the
time of Mr.. Castles return the town
WAS ia the full flood of Gebauchery.
Not long after Admiral Thomas ar
rived and earned the lasting graft ude
Of the nation by nobly restoring its
Independence. The matter of Claims
against the Government and county
was still pending, and Mr.. Castle, hav-
ing earned a reputation for judicial
airne-s, aud Mr.. Robert &. Wyllie,
were appointed arbitrators. After
careful hearing they arrived at II Il -
ci-iOn with regard to the claims
which ga e complete satisfaction on
both sides.
subsequently Mr.. Castle was made
arbitrator upon important claims aris-
ing - connection with the firm of Jan
iOu d 60. against the Government, and
earned il,. thanks and sn. examinations