The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-03
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was common, and not by milder forms
of assassination, but buried alive. De-
mented people were murdered; old peo-
pie were allowed to die Of neglect.
Polygamy in its worst form reigned,
and it was as easy for a man to throw
away his wife as to pitch an apple core
into the sea. Superstition blackened the
sarth and the heavens
Christianity found the Sandwich Is
lands a hell and turned them into a
semiheaven. AS in all the other regions
where Christianity triumphed, it was
maligned by those who came from other
lands to preach their iniquities. Loose
foreigners We're angered because they
were hindered in their dissoluteness by
a new element they had never before
confronted.
''There is Honolulu cried many
voices this morning from the deck of
the Alameda These islands, called by
many an archipelago, 1 call them the
constellation of the Pacific, for they
seem not so much to have grown up
as alighted from the heavens. The
bright, the redolent, the outrageous,
the f1oralized, the orcharded, the forest
ed, the picturesque Hawaiian Islands
They came in upon us as much as we
came in upon them in the morning.
Captain Cook no more discovered them
in 1878 than we discovered them today.
He saw them for the first time for him
self, and we see them for the first time
this morning for ourselves. More fortu
nate are we than Captain Cook. He
looked out upon them from filthy boat
and wound up his experiences by fur
nishing his body as the chops and steaks
of savage's breakfast. We from
graceful ship alight amid heritage and
arborescence and shall depart with the
good wishes and prayers from all the
islanders
High Official Courtesies.
AS you approach the harbor there is
in sight long line of surf, rolling over
reefs of coral. High mountains, hurri
cane cleft and lightning split, but their
wounds bandaged with the green of
perennial foliage. In a few minutes
after landing a chamberlain of the
queen called to invite us to her mansion,
and Chief Justice Judd called with
delegation to ask me to preach that
afternoon. l accepted the invitation
brought by the chamberlain and was
entertained by the queen.
With President Dole of the provisional
government and Chief Justice Judd /
went to the executive buildings, which
were formerly the palace.
The council of the president were al
ready assem- bled in what was originally
the throneroom, and taking the chair
1n the platform he called for order and |
hen rose, and all the councillors arose
with him, and he led them in prayer,
saying, as near as / can remember: |
20 Lord God Of nations, we ask thy |
Erection in the matters that shall come !
before Us. Give us wisdom and pru-
lence and fidelity in the discharge of
,ur duties, and thou shalt have all the
raise, world without end Amen. |
lave not been told whether most of the
residents of the United States have
pened their cabinet meetings in that
way, but it certainly is good way,
At 3 o'clock that afternoon the Con-
church was packed to over
lowing with multitude, about one half
ative Hawaiians and the other half
'eople of many lands. 1t was amazing
0 me that with such a short notice of
few hours such throng could be
altered But the Honolulu papers
ave been publishing my sermons for
ears, and it was really gathering of
Id friends. An interpreter stood beside
ne in the pulpit, and with marvellous
ase translated what said into the Ha-
Vaiian language. 1t was such scene
S | never before witnessed, and / shall
ever see it repeated. After shaking
ands with thousands Of people went
ut in the most delicious atmosphere
nd sat down under the palm trees.
What bewitchment of scenery What
eartiness of hospitality! The Hawaiians
ave no superiors for geniality and kind
ess in all the world. In physical pres
nee they are wondrous specimens of
God health and Submarines. One Ha-
yaiian could wrestle down two of our
atom
The Land of Flowers.
Miracle of productiveness these is
lnds. Enough sugar to sweeten all the
7orld's beverages; enough bananas to
lie all the worlds baskets; enough
ice to mix all the worlds puddings;
nough cocoanuts to powder all the
7orld's cakes; enough flowers to garland
II the worlds beauty. Banks of flow
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