The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-05-31
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Mormons in Utah are quite as
interesting as memories of the
Romans or Egyptians. What
ever may be said OF the religion
the TACT remanins that they are
an interesting and progressive
people. With Brigham Young
in the presidency they became
very aggressive, at one time
openly defying the authority Of
the United States. Young was
in his measure quite as much of
a man as any Caesar. In the first
place he was an usurper. The
church headship should have
gone to the son of Joseph Smith,
founder of the sect. Young
Simply assumed and held 1t. So
great was his force and ability
that the real Mormons, such as
the congregation in this city, are
generally known as the dissen-
tiers, while the organization to
which the settlement on the other
side oil Oahu accounts is rather
considered the original body.
The contrary is the fact. Young
introduced polygamy, which was
disclaimed but a few years ago
by the venerable MILFORD Wood
ruff. Within the personal knowl-
edge of the writer President
Woodruff has given to his peo-
pile revelations from Heaven"
and the same have been re-
ceived. In the authentic history
of the church it is stated that
John the Baptist appeared to
Joseph Smith and a companion
and ordained them as priests.
Salt Lake, the Mormon capital
soon to become state capital, is
a magnificent city. The Temple
was dedicated a couple of years
ago after being forty years in
course of construction. The
Tabernacle, an ordinary audi
forum, on the same lot seats
10000 people. 1t has gallery,
but the pulpit view is unobstruc-
ted. The acoustic properties are
such that the experiment of
dropping a pin is actually per
formed. At common services
there are $50 voices in the choir,
on special occasions, 500. The
organ sends out a volume OF
music that twenty brass bands
could not equal. Most OF the
time the sermons are very plain.
The people are told their duties
as citizens and church members.
They seem a happy, contented
lot with firm belief in their lead
ers and their doctrines.
Among the many improve
ments made this year has been
the cleaning up and painting
the business blocks owned by
Mr.. James Campbell; the Camp
bell block, the old Masonic
building. the Beaver block, and
the Williams building, all on
Fort Street.
The contract Tor painting the
buildings was awarded to Mr..
c. Sterling, who has had the
painting and decorating OF most
of the large buildings in Homo
lulu, and conducts one of the
largest and best painting esta-
blishments in the city.
When Mr.. Sterling put his
men to work, he found the build
ings dirty, paint partly scaled
off and everything in a very
poor condition to put paint on.
The walls were given a brushing
and oil coating, the paint on the
iron shutters and wood work
was heated and scraped off and
finally all was ready for a new
dress.
The white lead and colors
were furnished by us and were
from that reliable Coast firm of
w. P. Fuller & Co., celebrated
for the quality of their Pioneer
White Lead. The white was
darkened to pale yellow or
cream and applied to the walls.
We sell tons and tons OF their
paints and paint material every
year.
For Theron awnings and shut
tiers was used paint that we de-
sire to be noticed by all who use
corrugated iron in building and
for iron shutters. This paint is
one OF the best we know of Tor
exposure to all kinds of weather.
1t will not scale or dust off, and
the color is dark red, pleasing
and attractive to the eye. 1t is a
metallic paint, having a large
proportion OF iron in its compo.
sition. 1t is mined in Nevada,
and ground and mixed into
paint that can not be excelled.
Iron mills and plantation
buildings that are close to the
sea and thereby subject to the
oil salt when coated with
our metallic paint will stand tor
years-of course we do not mean
that one coating will do this but
our paint will last much longer,
n fact very much longer
han any other kind OF metallic
1aint we know of. We would