The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-10

From the Auckland. n. z. News.
July 20.
tBy the Rev. ] Berry.l
THE PARADISE or THE PACIFIC,
We steamed into Honolulu harbOr
at the hour that We were due. We
had travelled 4eeo miles from Bris
bane. against head wind and seas.
yet we were not minute late. As
We neared the land the sea paled into
the lightest blue. fringed at tue shore
with golden yellow. Never before
have I seen tho everchanging color
Of the surface OF the sea With exactly
the same tint.
Here we were at the Hawaii islands
OF which we used to read in mission.
AIRY storybooks as 'owyee. They
we're then the home OF ferocious saw
ages-the murderers OF Captain Cook
Now the natives look tho very EN-.
bodlment OF gentIeness and grace
There are few cities in the world
more thoroughly ap-to-date in some
OF the marks OF civilization than Ho-
noluiu. There were motor cars. e. g..
at the ietty plying like cabs for hire.
We have not yet reached that point In
Australia Honolulu boasts more
telephones per inhabitant than any
other city. One steep suburban hiil
has been laid on for building sites.
and the side OF the hill is crossed
from base TO summit with a xlgzag
electric tramway. by which the houses
can be reached. At night the electric
lamps shine like stars and present
a truly beautiful sight These Islands
boats that there Is not in them a sin
gle boy or girl OF school aga who can
not read or write. The hotels.
churches. and other public buildings
are in every way worthy Of a city
much greater than this. There are
few cities outside London that can
show a more beautiful and complete.
Nonconfornist Church than Honolulu.
The Union Church cost about e30-
900. It's lecture halls. vestrles. etc.
are more beautiful and complete than
those OF any Australian church have
seen. The income OF the church Is
E 50o0 per year. Of which the pastor
receives as salary e1100. He has an
assistant pastor and a deaconess ~
help in the work. The superintendent
Of the Sunday school 10 also a salaried
oficiaI. and gives his whole time 70
the work This church spends $500
per year on thee hoir The program
me Of service Is printed and circuiat.
ed in all the pews. and contains the
music to be sung. the hymns. lessons.
the subject OF the sermon. egc. All
this In q South Sea Island waich. a.
a lad. knew as ~owyee-savage aud
cannibals"
There are about twenty islands in
this group. OF which about half are
inhabited The population exceeds
100000. and is rapidly Increasing
About a third OF the people ars Hs-
wAiians-the rest are white. half
white. Chinese. Japanese. ste The
mixture may not be wholesome. but 4
Is picturesque. Among your fellow.
passengers on q tramcar you nay
have 4 specimen of each of the races
named. with others in which national
! tiles are 50 mixed that you hesitass
] to venture an opinion a. 70 what they
are. Is Hcnolulu a pleasant place 20
I've IN That depends. The cllmata
} IS warn. but not oppressive an
assured thar there is not night u
the year IN which the sleeper Il nos
glad q Al least one blanket Ths
meaa temperature Il "a degrees. with
ont much variation. The air IS cooled
and tempted BY the trade ~inds. I
Is never 50 hOt here IS Il is n "a
Australian summer. but there IS nc
winter Then the climate s humid
frsn~tfnuas an rsgNts paral