Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-07

nights prayermeetnS IN Ilymouth
Church, Brooklyn. He began by saying
that more than a year ago he told DIR. Alb
bott that in his opinion the proceedings in
Hawaii reflected great discredit, not only
upon the American name generally, but
especially upon our American mission
aries, and the Congregational Church
which had sent them there and seemed
generally disposed to sustain the actions vi
the missionaries sons, apd that had Mr..
Beecher been still alive | felt perfectly
certain that he would long ago have ex-
pressed from Plymouth pulpit most em-
.phatic opinions upon this subject; that he
would never have allowed weaker race
to be practically enslaved by white |
,Americans-especially Congregationalists |
and sons of Congregational missionaries |
without making protest which would |
have been heard all over the land" Mr.. |
Shearman continued:
/ then said in substance that 20 years
ago the American Board of Foreign Mis-
lsions sent few Congregational mission
aries TO the Sandwich Islands, who were
received by the people with enthusiasm.
They did not really have to convert the
people, for they were all ready for con-
version. The chiefs and the people threw
away their idols and embraced Christianity
with all their hearts. so complete was
their trust in the missionaries that prac-
tically all government was placed under
missionary control, and the missionaries
and their SONS or their nephews had ever
since had the practical government of the
islands.
What had been the result? They found
10000 people there, and now they report
that there are only $4,000. But of these
$4,000 they recently reported that 1900
were members of Congregational churches
"a larger proportion III church members
than can be found in any other Protestant
country in the world The missionaries
boosted that those natives were better
educated, better behaved, and more peace.
able, orderly and religious, in proportion
to their mum bers, than the people OF many
parts of the United states. The triumph
of religion, and especially of Congrega-
tionahsm, in Hawaii. was made the sub
ject of endless boasts by missionaries and
managers of missions, and was made the
ground of appeals to American Christians
for fresh subscriptions and aid for mis-
Bionary work.
Suddenly their whole tone changed
The missionaries sons and some returned
missionaries vehemently asserted that the
native Hawaiians were filthy and ignorant,
and debased, licentious and idolatrous
race, utterly unit to be trusted with
liberty, but must be kept under tine control
of hrm and unscrupulous, but pious,
Congregational despotisEn.
Assuming this to be true, then, the re-
suit of between so and 60 years unbroken
missionary government in these Islands
Aius Dttu Lldb bnC pOpulullDl Has Dttll re-
duced in number by three-quarters and
that these three-quarters are as debased,
licentiOus, and brutal as they were when
the missionaries began their labors, aud
That the whole missionary enterprise has
been disgraeeful failure.
Meanwhile there are some other facts
which the missionaries do not mention,
but which cannot be disputed. During the
90 years the government of these islands
was under missionary Influence, most of
the natives were deprived OF their rights in
the land, excepting about ~ 00O acres and
all the rest was divided among the King,
the chiefs, and the families and friends of
the missionaries
The missionaries sons and their associ-
ates boast that they own four-ifths of all
the property of the islands. Nearly all the
rest is owned by the descendants of the
former chiefs. The great mass of the
people own nothing. The missionary gov
ernment, finding that the natives woulC
not work for less than % cents a day com
planned OF the want of labor, and insisteC
on the importation of scores of thousands
OF the scum of the human race, includln.
Chinese and what are called Portuguese.
mongrel race, who never saw Portugal, pu
who speak something resembling the Ian
guage of that country. In this manner thu
missionaries sons cut down the wages o
the native Hawaiians, and compelled then
10 work on their sugar plantations ut sucl
rates as seemed good to their masters
Before the missionaries gained control o
the Islands, leprOsy was unknown Bu
with the introduction of strange races
leprosy established itself and rapidly in
creased. An entire island was very properl
devoted to the lepers. No Protestant ms
sionary would venture among them. FG
this do not blame them, as, no doubt.
should not have had the courage to 90 my
self. But noble Catholic priest COnst
Grated his life to the service Of the epers
n NOT bnp ham adj,
them, and brought some light and happ
ness into their wretched lives.
Stung by the cUntras: Of his example
the one remaining missionary, a recug
nized and paid agent of the America
Board, spread broadcast the vilest SANDER
against Father Damien. lie said thu
Father Damien was dirty. Much goo
missionaries can do among a wretGhed an
degraded people if they hold thenlselv,
aloof from those who are dirty Did Il
Apostles take care never to touch the dirt
hands or sit against the dirty clothes
their early converts lie accused the go,
father of vile practices. But the vilene
was in the Congregational missionary
mouth not III the Catholic missionary
life, an under threats OF exposure III
legal Punishment the Congregational IN
Elonary sneaked out OF the acCusatlu
Yet after he had degraded himself in tt
Ryes of every decent man, he remains il
am correctly Informed, still well.p
well-housed, comfortably cared-fOr age
of the American Board in Hawaii.
Course he is all ardent anneNatiunist
And now the very same men who
hundreds and thousands have protest
with pious indignation against the ~uul
ern states for their practical diSfrauchit
III ment of the Southern negroes, who are
the confession Of their own best nj
/, vastly below the moral standard viii
the Hawaiian missionaries have lHl
| lately boosted as the peculiar attribute
their converts, are tull OF enthusiasm o'
VI what with bitter irony is called I
Hawaiian -epubliC. A repubiG fursuu
at in which no man can vote unless he |
property which would becqtnvaent to
possession Of 5000 IN Brooklyn. and
which no one can vote for Senator VINO
not worth 5000, which is equivalent
$50 900 i'll Brooklyn.
N But even with this restriction Of thes
efrage our caiimissiuuarirs are air
eto trust their republican voters. tccC
lingiy they did not dare to allow the PEI
bunder any limitations whatever to c
sthe President, bat, having got possess
poi the constitutional convention, they
II Ipointed Mr., Dole President 10 hold of
n pfor six years, ami just 80 much luuge
Il rthe Senate and Assembly shall fail toa-
con a successor; restricting the choice G
when, to such persons as shouid,Dr ~
Z table TO majority of die Senate Mi
will he elected BY about 2Jlnt the riGt
pmen on the island.
Il Nor do they stop here They passed i
severely punishing any one vino dare.
spreak dlsrespectIuily of any ct their Ii
nlightinesses. Any one whether Il Ma
Dor an American, who dafg4 tn say
sldhis republican government is not FGBli