The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-12-14
JUDGE HART PROTESTS.
Rev. Serene Bishop Quoted in
Denial OF Charges.

Rev. Serene Bishop Quoted in
Denial OF Charges.
Nh. EDIToR:-In your issue of this
date you quote the Revd. r. 5. Nc
Arthur as saying, at Calvary Baptist
Church, New York, on the evening OF
the lst inst. that, "The worst forms OF
heathenism were revived under Kala-
kaua who formed the Hale Naua
Society. Liliuokalani who succeeded
her brother Kalakaua, was little better
than he"
Against this assertion of one who
claims the character of a Christian
gentleman and is said to be minister
Of Christ, of Him who said Judge
not, that ye be not Judged" 1 say,
against his assertions, allow me to
quote words of another avowed follow
CT Of the Man of Gethsemane, one
who, born in this country, has lived
in it nigh unto, il not over, the three
score and ten years spoken of as the
span Of human Life. L trust the Revd.
gentleman will pardon this personal
AllusiOn, seeing that it is made to
Accentuate the comparison of his kind
ly and no doubt just observations with
the statements of one who has only
spent about twenty days in this com
munity and whose knowledge of the
affairs of which he writes has reached
his ears from lips, possibly moved to
1tterance by those hidden influences
that you, sir, so tersely allude TO in .
this mornings issue of the ADvER- |
TIsER when speaking of the difficulty /
of ut
then will be the case when the ques-
ton is of political events, when in
trigue will play its part and the actors
will be led by party passion to repre-
sent history in different aspects"
He whose words 1 wish to pit
against the glib detTactor of a
woman's character is one we well
know, the Rev. Serene Bishop, a son .
Of one of the early missionaries to .
these islands. The reverend gentle /
man who has so elOquently told the
world how much We of an alien race
owe to- the Hawaiians, shortly after .
Kalakaua's death gave utterance as
follows:
Kalakaua, King of the Hawaiian |
Islands, has closed his long and pros
porous reign. During his
reign the kingdom advanced from /
comparative poverty to great wealth. /
guest of the Emperors and Kings of
powerful dOminions on both sides of .
the globe. At home his .
palace was a center of social distinc-
ton. He closed his career as the .
guest of n great nation, partaking of a .
constant series of OvatiOns until near
his end. To his obsequies were
gathered more than 100000 people.
The Charleston, with trailing flags
and displaced spars, has brought home
the bonOred remains of our King
The reverend gentleman further al
luded to clears" which he could not
''Tepres-." Being of an emotional
nature myself and knowing what an
guish Is, 1 refrain from narrowing up
the souls OF your readers by further
reference to- the reverend gentleman's
lachTymal experiences.
May /, sir, however trespass on
your space for few words more and
again to quote words OF the reverend
gentleman. He said: by the death
OF Kalakaua now comes TO the throne
his sister. She enters upon
her reign with the confidence and
good will of the native people, as one
who has long and earnestly labored
for their social and moral improve
ment. We believe her heart aud
mind kindle to the desire to save her
wasting race"
You, sir, with many of your read
ers will doubtless admit that men are
more apt to face about than women,
especially than women who have
"lODg and earnestly labOred for the
social and moral Improvement" OF
their fellows.
Thanking you, sir, in advance, for
your courtesy in admitting this letter
10 your columns.
/ am, yours Obediently,
CHARLES +. HART.
Honolulu, Dec. IL, 1895.