Democratic messenger., 1894-08-04

of assassination, but buried alive. De
mented people were murlcretl; old peo
pie were allowed to die of neglect
Polygamy il. its worst form reigned
aid il was as easy for man to throw
away his wife rs to pitch an apple cor,
into the sea Superstition blackencd tn,
earth and the heavens.
Christianity found the Sandwich Is
lands hell and turned them into
semiheavcn. As III all the other regions
where Christianity triumphed, it wa
maligned by those who came from othel
lands to preach their iniquities. Loos,
foreigners We're angered because they
We're hindercd in their dissolutcness by
q new element they had never befor,
confronted.
There is Honolulu. cried many
voices this morning from the deck ol
the Alameda These islands, called by
many an archipelago. / call them the
constellation of the Pacific, for they
seem not SO much to have grown NJ
as alighted from the heavens. The
bright, the rcdolcnt, the outrageous
the floralized. the orchardcd, the forest.
ed. the picturesque Hawaiian Islands
They came in upon us rs much as W,
came in upon them in the morning
Captain Cook no more discovered then
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. II,
looked out upon them from filthy boat
and wound up his experiences by fur.
nishing his body as the chops and steak.
of savagc's breakfast. We from q
graceful ship alight amid hcrbage and
arborescence and shall depart with the
good wishes and prayers from all tn,
islanders.
High Official Courtesies.
As you approach the harbor there i:
in sight long line of surf. rolling ovel
reefs of coral. High mountains. hurri
cane cleft and lightning split, but theii
wounds bandagcd with the green Of
perennial foliage. In n few minute.
after landing chamberlain Of the
queen called to invite US to her mansion,
and Chief Justice Judd called with 8
delegation to ask me To preach that
afternoon. l accepted the invitation
brought by the chamberlain and was
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 assembled in what was originally
the throneroOm. and taking the chail
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 l can remember
20 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 in 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
opened their cabinet meetings in that
way. but it certainly is "a good way.
AT 3 o'clock that afternoon the Con
gregational church was packed to over.
flowing with multitude. about one hall
native Hawaiians and the other halt
people of many lands 1t was amazing
TO me that with such short notice OF
n few hours such a throng could be
gathered. But the Honolulu papers
have been publishing my sermons fol
years. and it was really u gathering OF
old friends. An interpreter stood beside
me in the pulpit, and with marvellous
ease translated what said into the Ha.
waiian language. 1t was such scene
as / never before witnessed, and shall
never see it repeated. After shaking
hands with thousands Of people wer,
out in the most delicious atmosphere
and sat down under the palm trees.
What bewitchment of scenery! Wha,
heartiness of hospitality! The Hawaiians
have no superiors for geniality and kind
ness i'll all the world. In physical pres.
ence they are wondrous specimens OF
good health and stalwartness. One Ha.
waiian could wrcstlc 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 the worlds baskets; enough
rice to mix all the worlds puddings;
enough cocoanuts 70 powder all the
worlds cakes; enough flowers to garland
all the worlds beauty. Banks OF flow