The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-04
Seventy-ffth Anniversary Of Amer
lean Mission to the Islands.
ENEECIsES AT KAUMAKAPILI.
Women to Emulate Noble Example
of Hawaiians Who Have Won De-
served COmmendation in the Work.

Kaumakapili church was filled
last evening when Chief Justice
Judd, who is also president Of the
Hawaiian Board, delivered by ap-
pointment Of the Board, a historical
address commemorative of the be-
ginning of the American mission
seventy-fve years ago. T Kaumaka-
pill church choir had the musical
part Of the programme. On the
platform the place of honor was
given to Father Bailey, formerly of
Wailuku, Maui, surviving represent
ative Of the old missionary band.
Rev. o. P. Emerson, as secretary of
the Hawaiian Board, had charge Of
the exercises. Rev. DR.. Bingham
and Rev. S. E. Bishop represented
the children of the mission now ac-
lively engaged in Christian work,
though their gray heads indicated
the closing years of the second gen
Grafton. No one is known as now
living who was an eye witness of the
landing of the first missionaries at
Kailua, April 5, 1920.
In beginning his address, after
the Introductory devotional exer-
cises, conducted by Rev. S. e.
Bishop and Rev. A. Pail, Chief
Justice Judd alluded to the condi-
ton of Europe andAmerica seventy
five years ago. George " was the
sovereign of the English people,
and Europe was just recovering
from the Napoleonic wars. James
Monroe was president of the United
States. Here in Hawaii, Lihol1ho,
the son Of Kamehameha the Great,
had succeeded to his fathers sover-
eign authority over the various ISL
ands Of the group, but had yielded
to the solicitation of his wives and
declared abolished the old tabu sys-
tenn of religious worship and social
tyranny.
The condition of the Hawaiian
people in 1920 was truly sketched
the general superstition and
prevalent immoralities, the rude
modes of life, the Incidence, the
frequent failure of food, the scanty
provision for dress.
It took but few years to change
all this. The language was COM
mitted to writing, primers and
Scripture selections printed. Then
came the various reinforcements to
the nilsson, till all over the islands
schools were established, churches
formed, industry encouraged,
homes built. In twenty years
came the formation of a constitu-
tional government, ownership of
lands, building of roads. The
names Of the members of the Amer
lean Mission were read in full, and
due need of praise awarded for the
good accomplished through their
labor.
The next topic was q refutation
of the charges made against the
missionaries, the old calumnies re-
Gently revived. They were not
land grabbers, nor stealers of
wealth from the too confding ma
tive population. They were the
authors of the system of distribu-
ton of land, securing for the people
their holdings, occupied before
onlv at the will of the feudal chief.
They were the advisers and help
ers in times of trouble and sick
ness. They were the teachers and
leaders of the people in school and
in work. We have but to look
around at the comfortable homes,
the neat attire, the numerous
schools and churches, to recognize
the fact that the work of the Am
erican Mission has been uplifting
and helpful.
In closing his address the speaker
alluded TO the causes that have
brought trouble and disaster where
once only permanent aud progress
i've prosperity seemed to be the
happy lot Of the Hawaiian people.
Persistent and fatuous attempts to
revive the despotic rule of the lords