Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-02

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supernatural force began iniant.cide
was common, ard rot h. lnil1or forms
Of assassination, bur buried alive. De-
mented people wcro murdered; old pco-
pie were allowed to die of neglect
Rolygamy in its worst form reigncd,
and it was as easy for man TO throw
away his wife as TO pitch an apple core
into tho sea. Superstition blackened the
earth and the heavens.
Christianity found the Sandwich Is
lands a hell and turned them into
seniheavon, AS in all the other regions
whore Christianity triumphed, it was
maligncd by those who came from other
lands to preach their iniquities. Loose
foreigners were angered because they
were hindered in their dissoluteness by
a new clement they had never before
confronted.
There is Honolulu" cried many
voices this morning from the deck of
the Alameda. These islands, called by
many IN archipelago call them the
constellation OF the Pacific, for they
seem not 50 much to have grown up
as alightcd from the heavens. The
bright, the redolent, the umbrageous,
the flCralized, the orcharded, the forest
cd the picturesque Hawaiian Islands
They came in upon us as much as VIC
came in upon them in the morning.
Captain Cook Ho more discovered them
in l77S than we discovered them today.
Ho saw them for the first time for him
self, and we see them for the first tiUo
this morning for ourselves. More fortu
uate are We than Captain Cook. He
looked out upon them from filthy boat
AID wound UP his experiences by fnr-
aishiNg his body as the chops and steaks
Vt sayago's breakfast. We from a
graceful ship alight amid herbage and
arhorescence and shall depart with the
good wishes and prayers from all the
i5ianders.
High Official Courtesies.
As you approach the harbor there Is
in sight a long line Of surf, rolling oyc)
reefs of coral. High mountains, hurri
cane cleft and lightning split, but tEii
wounds bandagod with the green o.
perennial foliage. In few minute
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. | accepted the invitation.
brought by the chamberlain and wa
beautifully 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 i'll what was originally
the throneroom, and taking the chain
on the platform he called for order and
then rose, and all the councillors arose
with him, and he led them in prayer,
saying, as near as | can remember:
80 Lord God of nations, we ask thy
direction i'll the matters that shall come
before us. Give us wisdom and pru-
dence and fidelity i'll the discharge OF
our duties, and thou shalt have all the
praise, world without end. Amen.
have not been told whether most Of the
presidents of the United States have
ODGu6l Ill6lI llS6JlnSb III lllu'
way, but it certainly is a good way.
At 3 o'clock that afternoon the Ccl-
gregational church was packed to oyur-
flowing with multitude, about one-halt
native Hawaiians and the other bali
people of many lands. 1t was amazing
to me that with such a short notice U1
q few hours such a throng could be
gathered But the Honolulu papers
have been publishing my sermons for
years, and it was really a gathering of
old friends. An interpreter stood beside
me in the pulpit, and with marvellous
ease translated what l said into the Ha-
waiian language. 1t was such scene
as / never before witnessed, and l shall
never see it repeated. After shaking
hands with thousands of people l went
out in the most delicious atmosphere
and sat down under the palm trees.
What bewitchment of scenery What
heartiness of hospitality The Hawaiians
have no superiors for geniality and kind
ness in all the world. In physical pres
ence they are wondrous specimens OF
good health and stalwartness. One Ha-
waiian could wrestle down two Of our
nation.
The Land of Flowers.
Miracle of productiveness these is
lands. Enough sugar to sweeten all the
worlds beverages; enough bananas to
pile all tho worlds baskets; enough
rice to mix all the worlds puddings;
enough cocoanuts to powder all the
worlds cakes; enough flowers to garland
all the worlds beauty. Banks Of f!ow-
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