The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-11-05
catholic Mission. wailuku, Maui.
October 20 1901

catholic Mission. waHuku. Maui,
October 90 1901
Editor Advcrtis.r--Ailow mo space -
outor protest against the bigotry pre-
yHuing IN the hospital OF the Paia
plantation GA Maui against Roman
catholics Here are the facts
bn Thursday. October "a, AT 1880 Il.
M. occurred a sad accident. tunnel
oaViug In on four Portuguese laborers
Killing one outright and seriously in
juriug two others.
Being at Wailuku | received "a tele-
phone message at l:20 y. m. To go
to the Paia hospital, whore somebody
In a dying condition wishes to receive
the last rites of the church.
At once I hurried to catch the train
which was about to leave FOR Paia. ON
the way over | learned about the dis
aster which had happened in the morn
! ing Arriving at the hospital, met
! Or. McConkey outside, at the foot of
the veranda stairs. engaged In con-
Vcrsation. Asking him If the victims
Of the accident were alive yet, he re
sponded in the affirmative, and | hur-
ried on to see them. Now at the door
of the said hospital, appears Mr.. d.
Lindsay, the manager of Paia planta-
ton. telling me that I could not so in,
except with the permission of the doc
tor Now. he saw me passing the
doctor and talking to him, but the
doctor told me nothing to prohibit me
from entering. Besides, II was now at
least $3.50 p. m, so that the patients
had received already during several
hours the cares of the doctor, and he
consequently could, as stated, indulge
in his conversation.
Everybody understands easily that
, useless visitors should be kept away
from a patient in such a critical mo-
ment. But then ! am the minister OF
; the Catholic religion, which these dy-
, ing men profess. They claimed my
services. / was sent for TO Walluku
| ran my legs off to reach them. Every
moment, I said to myself may be the
last one for them on earth. And | am
, told here to stay out.
| Turning around then, asked the
doctor whether l was permitted to &C
! in. He seemed surprised at my ques-
| ton. and / was unable to make out
| who was the captain and who was the
| mate under the circumstances. Instead
! ~ answering me the doctor went In
to see about the sick men. He comes
out to tell me-to wait.
Now, | declare this an outrage or
the liberty of conscience, committed
against the poor wretches who los
their health and perhaps their lives II
the service of the plantation. Nobody
! can never be too weak to receive al
his bedside the spiritual father he be
lieves in. Even to the prisoners in tht
penitentiarics. the ministrations Of re
ligion, when claimed, are never refus
/ ed.
| Now 1t is true, that after a shor
while OF my anxious waiting, the doc
tor told me to 80 in, but lcctured IN,
with the useless remark, that ! Shout,
'avoid exciting them. If the dying mel
had only known that I was there, bu
kept waiting outside, then they woul,
have been very naturally in the great
est excitement. For the balance, tn
doctor said that my ministration wa
perfectly welcome. Now allow me I,
state to Whomsoever wishes to know
and is able to understand 1t, that tn
priostly ministratlon to the dying man
II requested and received With con