The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-11-05
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General welcomed him both officially
and personally, Mr.. Jones returned
to Hawaii sadder and a wiser man.
1t was rumored that in the city OF
New York, he had what the hoys
call in fishing, "a glorious nibble,"
that one of those to whom the Scrip
tural promise was given,
"THou SHALT LEND UNTO MANY NATIONS"
seriously considered the bonds, and
asked Mr.. Jones for his authority
to negotiate them. In his haste to
show Minister Damon how readily
money could be raised he had for
gotten that; SO he took the first
train to meet the Hawaiian steamer.
Now, reinforced by his credentials
and probably accompanied by per-
son who is supposed to have some
thing of an influence in London, Mr..
Jones returns to the attack (prefer-
ring to place them with us, that
there may thereby be an additional
inducement for us to protect the in
surgent ring), but with vow ex-
pressed by him openly that to place
these bonds somewhere shall be the
supreme effort of his life. A house
divided against itself cannot stand,
and since it was written, there was
never an example of such house
more prominent than the one erect
ed by the cooperation of the United
States on the ruins OF Hawaiian
homes.
AS if there were not enough dis
turbing elements already,
LODGE OF THE A. P. A.
with the Chief Justice of the gov
eminent as great head-centre, has
just been established. Only those
familiar with the religious history of
these unhappy islands, can realize
how great disturbance this may
become. 1t has already introduced
its poison into the Board OF Educa-
ton. 1t is natural for US as indi-
viduals to lay the blame Of our sins
on another, and it is almost equally
common for this to be- done in a
community. Since 1893, Calvinistic
Professionalism has utterly lost its
hold on the Hawaiian people; it was
impossible for me in personal CON
versation with those who had been
members of Congregational churches
all their lives to convince them in
1893, that there could be any Chris
tianity in faith which had deprived
them of the nationality given to
them by the Creator. Yet, they
were not in the least pagan. They
deserted the Protestant chapels by
groups.
THE CHILDREN REFUSED TO GO TO
SUNDAY SCHOOL,
even at the Central Union Church,
the rallying place of the very best
people in Honolulu, socially esti-
mated, and their parents supported
them, and said that their offspring
should not be brought up to hear
such things said of their own an
cestors. In the strictly native
churches, if preacher was even sus-
pected OF looking with charitable
eye on Dole, Damon & Co., his con-
gregation circulated the rumor and
staid at home. The Roman Catho-
lie Church, introduced into Hawaii
under the guns of the French frigate
Artemise, after priest and laity of
that faith had suffered such perse
-cutions as would scarcely be believ-
ed were they rehearsed, has ever
since prospered. AS in the case of
our own civil war, which divided
many seets, it has known how to
keep out Of all political difficulty.
It's Damien, Maigret, Olba, Con-
rardy, Lenore, Gulstan, and other
leaders.
HAVE WON REPUTATION FOR SAINT