Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-03-01
EDITOR HoLoxUA:

EDITOR HoLoxUA:
lis it true that "our dear
and Reverend brother in Christ
Serene Bishop owns considerable
land near Pearl Harbor-and in
that way in the events Of annexa-
ton would be made Serene
both IN name and in deed
2-Is it true that the same
Christian gentleman" was the
biggest toady to the Queen up to
the eleventh hour previous to the
revolution and that he now can
only characterize her in such
terms, that even a reverend,
with any man in him. should be
ashamed to use with reference to
a womanl
3-What charges did the other
reverend brother in God Hyde
make against the late martyr
Father Damien and what was
Stevenson's reply!
1t is we'll in the interests of the
public and morality that all
hypocrites and pharisees be they
reverend or otherwise should
be unmasked and shown mp in
their true character as sheep in
wolves clothing" and as white
wash sepulchers. Please kindly
answer the above queries.
Truth SEEKING TOURIST
On response to our esteemed
correspondent, we will state:
That the very reverend Mr.. Bis
hop does own considerable pro-
perty near Pearl Harbor and that
he besides has accumulated con-
siderable Of the goods of this
world during the spare minutes
when he WASH t running a Sunday
school or abusing Hawaiian
women. The filthy lucre' SO
very much appreciated by the
political parson would be consid-
cradle increased ia his pockets if
an annexation boom could be
worked successfully.
II The reverend gentleman
has been a very obedient servant
of the Queen and has used very
different language about her,
previous to his prospect of selling
his Pearl Harbor lots with
profit.
AS an example we shall ask our
correspondent to-resd the follow
ing lines which appeared in the
Review OF Reviews upon the
accession of the Queen from the
pen of the reverend CD gentleman.
"She (LiliuokalanD has long
had prominent place in Homo
lllu society, associating from
youth with the most cultivated
ladies' ofSthe capital. She has a
perfect use Of good English and a
good literary and an especially
good musical education. The
Queens manner is peculiarly
winning, her bearing noble and
becoming the law and character
istic of Hawaiian royalty. For
some wears she has been mem
Der of the Womans Board of
Missions and an interested part.
cipant in their meetings
She has long been a very
active patroness of the large
seminary for training native girls
and is greatly looked up to by
teachers and pupils. .
III The charges brought by the
reverend" DIR. % Hyde against
Father Damien are contained in
letter which he wrote to a certain
Rev H. b. Gage and which reads
as follows.
Honolulu, Aug. .. 1889.
Dear Brother;
In answer to your inquiries
about Father Damien. / can only |
reply those who knew the man are |
surprised atthe extrayagant news
paper laudations, as if be was !
most sanity phllantrophist.
The simple truths, he was
coarse dirty man. headstrong and
bigoted. He was not sent to
Molokai, but went there without
orders; did not stav at the
leper settlement (before he
became one HIMSELF but
circulated freely over the whole
island (less than half the island
is devoted TO lepers) and be came
often to Honolulu. He had no
hand in the reforms and improve
ments inaugurated, which were
the work of our board of health,