The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-07-12
THE HAWAIIAN CHINESE.
Importance of the Monaghan
Elemen. In the Islands.
CHINESE AND JAPS COMPARED

The Former Better Liked Than the
More Intelligent and Reliable.
Christian Celestials at Worship.
Excellent Singing.
fconyrieht 1882 by the Author1
Concluded from last week.
from what can learn the Chinese
are better liked and more respected on
the islands than the Japanese. They
are believed to be shrewder and more
intelligent and at the same time more
reliable than the Japs. A sugar planter
expressed it by saying that when
Chinaman took it into his head to
Jump his job he always waited till
the season when work was plenty. so as
to make sure he could get employment
elsewhere The Jap, on the other hand.
the planter said, has not reasoning fac
ulty enough to do that, but just quits
like dumb brute when he takes it into
his head, no matter what becomes of
him.
Most important and interesting, how
ever, is the influence of western civiliza-
ton on the Chinaman himself He does
not say much, but he sees what he and
his people lack. A great ground swell
from the west is surging against the
ancient oriental kingdom that will
break into fragments the old social and
political life so surely as the sun shines.
A new China and young China are
coming on the scene, and no internal
tyranny can keep them back. People in
the States, who know the Celestial only
as the jabbering nondescript animal
who comes for the weekly wash. would
be surprised to see some of the fine,
progressive young men Of the race here.
For instance. am proud to number
among my pleasant acquaintance In
Honolulu Mr.. G. Yaknam, a young
journalist on The Chinese Chronicle,
who In appearance, manners and intel
igence would compare favorably with
any swell reporter on New York paper.
have been to the Honolulu Chinese
Christian church today. The women
brought queer babies, all alike. clad in
long flowing cotton pantaloons, ire
specttve Of age, sex or previous condi-
tion Of servitude The things were bril-
liant In red, yellow. blue and purple, q
favorite pattern being dazzling yellow
with q binding of purple around the
bottom. Each young one looked like a
toy monkey upon box. Mothers SEEM
ed at home and domesticlike One had
brought bottle Of milk. and while she
imbibed the milk Of the true gospel the
child tugged away at its kind Of re-
freshment
Some Of the very young women are
comedy enough. with their satin smooth
heads and soft. rolly poly cheeks, pow
dered like those Of q real Christian
white lady, and spot o3 red paint upon
the middle Of the lower lip. Women
and men do not sit together. Chinese
ideas have not been educated up to that
point yet On the mems side were
strange contrasts. Here were young
| meG evidently 81 the better new China
class. fine looking specimens Of man.
hood as any. I have always had q great
eye for good looking men, and I must
say these were as handsome as the best,
with their polished ivory skin aqd well
fitting American clothes. graceful. &C.
complished gentlemen, who gave us
| English Bibles open at the morning los
son and found the place for US in the
queer Chinese hymnbooks. A white
| man could not have done It better
l Rocido fhooo rronf1ovnon o-A n On
hinder Of the cruelty and barbarism of
their same race and nation. sat scanned
and horribly sea rred old creature whose
ear had been cut off for punishment
| Of some ofense. never fazg anything
more CHASTITY than that yawning ear
hole
The sermon was an intense affair
Whatever may be said Of the sincerity
Of Chinese Christina converts there il
no doubt that preacher meant what he
| said The sentences were uttered in q
half chanting tone. What he said wac
snother matter. listened closely, and
It BOUNDED to me like
''Chick. chick. Jim. Elm. Shaw Su-
san. fong gongy. eat pie. pizen, pizen.
pisen pie. Shin booy. Shin booy. see de
fun" And when be remarked "Kee
chow" knew by the way all bowed
their heads and looked serious that he
eaid. "Aet us pray
When ycu hear one aey, as people
sometimes 90. that Chinese cannot sing
and have no ear for music, do not be-
l1eve It At the service today was con-
gregational singing az well in time and
tune. a. softly musical, as you hear any
where. They sang the familiar melodies
OF the congregational hymns, the words
in their own language. There was, too,
an air Of devoutness and earnestness
about them that was especially becom-
Ing. This looks better than burning red
paper to joss, anyhow.
A pipe organ and well trained choir
are part of the church belongings. At
one part of the service the male voices
were silent, and the little dark eyed