The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-06-01
A MODERN EDEN
nv JULIEN u HANNt
(CODtjHU,d.

natiou eternal Of all who have died
without admission into the Cen
tralization Church" have been
preached in Eden. until the native
has been so saturated with the belief
that all Of his ancestors who died
hpfore 1919 are eternally damned.
The writer quotes from q little book
entitled "kaahumauu." the follow
ing words, put in the mouth Of IA
ahumanu: oh, it is So true that
G"ds word is lamp unto nv feet
aud light unto my path. Ia former
days we were in thick darkness: we
wandered here aud we wandered
there; aud we were fastening To the
dr mdtW pr"rjpj"e Or"r Thjrb oUr fathers
hnrc .f,iicn. This i. SIMPLY jack
a-~ic. and would bp amusing were il
not sad. AT the end of the same
little volume IL is said: "kaahumanu
had too great and tender a heart to
find in life much happiness And
vet down to- the dav OF her death
this woman was uueducatrd to the
extent that she was actually unable
"a dress herself properly: although
she was very dorilo" in the hands
If the miss. narics. and seems tn
have b""m able To quote passages
from the Bible cd Ebj'um
1T is also common say ing. in our
Modern Eden. that the nativ" We
men have no virtue. II was tho
writer's misfortune, during the early
part Of his suiuurn in Eiru, To meet
the son Of q missionary, who il pu-
phoninusly designated a. tho NV hitc
tockruach." This young squirt.
who. by the way, H. connected with
the "Mcmdaciuus Meddl"r," when
cUrnprUd in bis statement. that the
hest minds aud best p"opl" Of Ellen
were the directors and managers of
Poor Grimes. hiurtud out, There is
not 'nr ounce Of virtue IN any per.
son on Theses ISLANDS who has drop
ii native blood ~ hi- or her veins.
aftrrwarI, discovered that what
this little chap did not know about
the immoral, 81 Queer Street were
past iiuding out: aud that hIs state
In"nt was but anOt her instance Of
the utter uureliability Of any one
connected with the fostering. tend.
ing or pap 81 Poor Grimes From
close observation. much cuuv"rsa-
ton. and careful study ut ia" uilrs
ton, ! am satisfied that 80 far ~
practical virtue aud guud moral, are
"Ourrrnpd. IL. natives are lar and
away better patterns than the lies
c,n,lau,, II ID" old tim" mi-.iona-
rir-, and in this AN supported 10y
The opinion IT keen observer. aud
very old resident upon these isl.
lands. II has been my good fortune
to carm the esteem aud friendship
81 one OF ia" oldest living residents
81 Hawaii u.i: and whl. cannot
give the nam" 81 thi. gentleman. I
can Civ" the assurance that his
nam" is un" II honor. strength aud
rrr,itudc in Modern Eden. The
following is quoted from his diary.
under .iatr al March -. lSai: "rhn.
ris""s It'll exist upon. earth. | thank
my God thai could not throw 4,
stone al a PUBLICAN or sinner. nor
The fallen wuInau found ia adultery
but ~ my heart pity ihrml. Nor
can | b"lmN" III thum Who do il ap
pears To me as ih" hlack"-l bias
phrmk committed hS thcm who are
"v"rlas,ingly preaching and praying
10 Gnd, who have -" chIr,ig uur kH"T
It" m'ccH. MANY IL our midsl to day
hear 81 III" deaths I'll fathers. mo
theirs aud children, brought un bS
h" dollar god ri III" iinu!". hy IN
trudu"iug Chimes" aud contagious
maIHd"s. Que Thought ul pity, ono
act at charity for III" once happy
Hawaiian, II nj All given. l. given ~
though thrown lU u dog. Ia their
heart. they w"uIi II lDirr il nj nnr
bolt Of thunder, one flash Of tight
ming, the whui,' Hawaiian race could
II" blasted from "Ar-i"Hrr Thirty.
uu" years 81 residence. among th"u
has gwen me an impression. an,
but mortal and may m far from the
truth. but | hav" had thirty on.
years rNp"ri"u"" III nay own race, 81
life at any rate. ln"kiug a, thing
from criminal point Of view. crm,
~ all its hurrd form j. mildly ear.
ried out with llawaians. They have
n natural horror of crimes tina,
would AXE life, Foreigners a. free,
~ become hired assassins, "a the
poor Hawaiian women make mcr,
chandlse Of their bodies to them
Before the imported white devil
came in contact with III" Hawaiian
daughter, she knew there was Q
blessing named virtue; she believed
III her wooden god. and man pro,
tector, Her liz" wa, one Of happi
ness; her health was pure; water
her beverage; Gud'- fresh air frd
her, industry pr"du""d stature
perfect -peclm"n Of nature. sc
dj-"as" bcnt her stately form; 10
p"rni"iuur drinks shortened hcl
days; life /" her in her halc-pl wa,
cue round Of happiness, Her huS
band or protector -har"d with theil
beautiful children the scanty meal
even IN NY wanderingS among then
! hav" seen the one piece Of iisl
paced from hand to hand.
I" L Cunfjnurd.
While III Topeka last March. f.. r