The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-08-07
A MINISTER ON HAWAII.
Rev. &. &. Rice Addresses the Pres.
bvter;an Union.

About two months Sso Rev. II. II.
I Rics. PASTOR ct the Second Fisshyte
riSu Church a Oakland, left hen
with ; party u eXcurSi0uiSts, num-
herring nearly twenty, fer the Sand
witch I>lSnds. taking passage on the
steamer Australia, which. though s
week in making the voyage. never
changed her course as much IS sin
gle degree SITTER passing the FSrzlloneS
until tue islands were rsSchei, says
the san Francisco Chronicle. The
party having returned few days sgo,
sud Mr.. Rice being Iull a. what he
had seen and heSri. he WAS invited by
the Presbyterian Ministerial Union %
sitsui the meeting in the home oi
the WomSn'S OIciGeutSl SoSrd Snd
impart 70 the members some q the
information he hSi gathered during
his absence. which lie readily under
took 70 do. The newly elected preSi-
dent. Rev. w. 4. Noble, DID, pre-
sided The attendance Was unusually
lSrce. the excess doubtless being sI-
tribuIs1is 70 the SttrSctiveneSS a the
subject. s. previously announced;
'sThs New Republic. Or Our Excur-
sion 70 Hawaii
In the beginning Mr.. Rice made
some reference % the AD>trSliS, Snd
her commander, Captain Houdlstte,
speaking q them in the highest terms.
OF Honolulu Mr.. Rice said thSt IL was
handsome city, sbounding in beSu-
tiful residences, Snd with 5 church.
the Central Mon. Just finished, finer.
IN his opinion. thSn Sny in California.
With Mr.. Dole, the President q the
Republic, be wSs very fSvorSbly i'm
pressed. While S man O: culture Sni
intellectual power, he is Christian
gentleman in the full sense az the
term. simple snd transformations in
his hsbitS and manners sud s. ScceS-
sibls by the humblest OF the people IS
by one IN the highest station He
used 10 tsSeh Bible clsss 81 natives,
who became greatly attached 70 him
because q his kindness Snd the value
q them Of his Instructions.
Chief Justice Judd is power in
Jurisprudence. but he Is slysyS ST the
weekly PRAYER meeting. where his teS-
iiuoDy IS 5 Christian sud his strong
wO- : 81 encouragement DO much for
the promotion q spirituality snd the
strengthening q his brothers faith.
From Honolulu the psrty went
I'D 70 HIlo, on the island Q. Hawaii,
the largest by fsT Of the group. snd
rOis out 10 the crater q the big vol
cSno. which wSs described in s vivid
manner. \ graphic description was
Slso given o. the ride along the rOsd
from HilO 10 the Volcano House, snd
q the surrounding scenery, with the
magnificent sunrise view from the
hotel.
Mr.. Rice regards the country IS
naturally s part o. our own, snd
thinks thst il viii before s great while
come fully under the Stars snd stripes.
The controlling element OF the popu-
lStion i American: the greatest part
Of the tsxes sre paid by Americans or
their descendants. Snd il only lacks
our willingness 70 Sceept Of them 70
make the islands our own. Many Of
the natives in the schools sre study
ing English. which he thinks viii,
before long, oe the prevailing language
Smoug them.
The future q the islands Is in the
hands q God. and the reverend gen
tlem2n il sure that He viii brinE sll
their difficulties 10 80 sfactory con-
elusion-
Mr.. Rice Is preparing 5 lecture or
two on Hawaii which he expects 10
deliver, illustrating them with Stereo-
scope views, % thst they viii, 10
doubt prove both interesting 10 those
listening 10 them.