The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-13
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THE TRAFFIC In OPIUM.
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CENsE IN ANY FORM.
Opening OF the First Methodist EpI.co
pal Church Yesterday-Gist of
Evening sermon.

openins OF the First Methodist EpI,co.
pal Church ye.terday-aist of
Evening sermon.
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Inc new Methodist Episcopal
Church on Beretania near Miller
streets, was opened Tor the hrst
time sunday morning. Around
the pulpit were decorations OF pot
ted palms, ferns, etc. Inc build
ing was filled with people, Rev.
II. W. Peck preached morning and
evening. lie was assisted ny Revs.
). +. Bishop and II. Bingham, two
OF the Oldest divines IN the city.
The bible use is present IRON
mother farker IL was the one
used in the first Methodist Church
established here 40 years ago., a.,
For his text the Pastor selected
the following verse; These are
they VINO come out OF great trioula-
tons ana nave washed their ropes
ana maze tnem Wn''e III the oiooo
OF the lamp. Inc discourse was
notably interesting ana convincing
and was eloquentiy presented. Inc
sermon was conceded 10 De one Oh
the pest preached III honolulu IN a
long time.
Inc suo)ee. Oh tne evening ser
mon was: Inc oplum franc In
Hawan. ,,,,
he TOOK LOT MS text w nat
snail II proht a man IL ne snail gam
the whole world ana lose MS own
soul! Or what snail man give III
exchange ioI MS SOUR Aiso; II
any man oenie ,he Temple Oh Hou'
MN shail Goa uestroy' ioi 'ne TEN
pie OF Goo Is noiy winch temple ye
are.
he began oy saying Una. one o,
the leading Gaines OIL Honolulu mao
been persistently advocating the
licensing OF opium. lie was opposed
to that and intended to do all that ne
possibly could to prevent H. as the
matter would likely come up IN the
! Legislature. he then said that ii
was difhcuit problem to solve
That men differed widely III their
views upon this question. They
differed conscientiously, but man
may be consclentiously wrong.
A great evil cThe use OF opium
was in our midst. 1t was hard to
deal with, because it was one OF
the most fascinating and seductive
of habits, 1t enabled its victim to
indulge himself without the public
exposure incidental to the use OF
liquors 1t silently but quickly
lured its victim to an early grave;
it was hard to stop the traffic, be-
cause of these facts and also on
account of the great gains made by
illicitly selling opium; men would
take great risks for the sake Of
money. He instanced the case o.
the Henrietta.
, Here in Hawaii it chiefly affected
two races-the Chlnese,-a nation
upon which England, to her eter-
nal disgrace, forced the trafhc II
opium, when the Chinese emperor
tried to stop 1t. we are lnheritine
: some OF the iruit OF England''
shame linen II we license OPIUM
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amouht VI MONEY CANT IN sun
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- 10 Incense opium Is 70 AUNT AUNT w
> mcaPacity 10 govern .aH'''' .ne
y ooNt taWs ale useless, 70 incense II
Z, 70 maze ourselves partners ~ "
"a vice. ior they VINO reserve OF u
u, cams are partners III business
a hcehse II IS 10 .afo" the eloak
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'k speetaoie' 10 Incense II IS 10 ctea'
o. and thus DerDetuate the vic
ID and one OF the most disgraeeful ac
or 81 the Legislature OF 1892 was Il