The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-03

il ny duty 10 issue q declaration 70
I that eject Ia consequence Of this
/ declaration. q pamphlet has been wide
I IL circulated throughout the United
/ States and ENGLAND. entitled. -Refnfz-
! ton OF = Charge OF ApoStzcy Made
| by the Bishop Of Honolulu against the
Rector OF Honoluln and the Trustees
i Of St Clements Chapel. Honolulu"
Such is the lengths 20 which Mr.. Us
I borne has carried Misrepresentation
/ for 10 question Of Mr. Usb0Tne's
soundness in the faith has ever been
I raised.
You now have the position of the
/ prime mover of the memorial. who By
refusing submission TO constituted aH-
I thorigy, has been the chief cause OF the
/ friction which the memorial deplores.
Next. what is the position Of the Sec
I ond Congregation OF St. Andrews Ca
{ thedral- who sent delegate with this
memorial. with regard 10 friction
( have no Indictment to make against
Z that congregation but that which IL
( has made against itself
Concerning Gambling.
On the 18th Of November last an ut
{ terance was made from the judicial
bench which ought TO have caused
deep searchings of heart among all
the Christian bodies in this city. The
judge complained that laws for which
the poor neatnen were brought before
him are being transgresSed under the
cloak OF religion In passing sentence
on two Chinese gamblers. the court
said, Il believe that a good many
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yicted il the police went to the church
fair to be held next week" You will
remember that the Methodist body is
sued strong disclaimer of tolerating
anything of the sort among their peo-
pie. The Judge was not referring to
them. With deep regret il must be
confessed that the reproach of this
judicial announcement falls upon the
Anglican Church. which ought to be
the first in the state to uphold Law
and righteousness. On that very morn
ing he had read an account of church
fair held by the Second Congregation,
in which the gambling law, which two
Chinese prisoners before him were
charged with violating. had been OPP
emily transgre5sed BY the laws of this
Territory. rafting is as much a mis-
which the Chinese are constantly be-
ing hailed before the courts. In this
case not only was the misdemeanor
committed, but it was openly adver-
tised beforehand that it would be com
mitted. And not only was rafting ad
vertised 70 take place on that occasion
but il was also advertised beforehand
that more serious offense against
the laws would be committed. and the
subsequent account of the fair chron-
icled the commission of it. There was
a fortune teller's booth at that fair
of the Second Congregation. Fortune
telling, by the laws of the Territory, is
punishable only with imprisonment at
hard-labor 1t would take too long to
show you how sternly all dealing with
occult arts has been forbidden by the
Word of God, from the days of Moses.
and how even heather legislation for
babe it.
The position of the Church here in
the midst OF a large heather popula
ton is not unlike that of the Church
in the early centuries. except that in
those days the members were under
a heather government, while we are
under Christian government. Now,
suppose such announcement had
been made by judge in the days OF
Nero, or that the police were comfy
ing at the violation of the laws by the
Christians, would it not have been the
signal fof a persecution from which
the Church could hardly have recover
ed. And, at any period. how is it pos
sible for any Church to advance among
the heather. when the heather can
point the finger of scorn at forbidden
practices for which they are fined and
imprisoned. practiced with impunity
by the Christians.