The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-03-12
CHAPMAN
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and choir rail were decorated with flow
ers and greens and the ministers of the
various churches were upon the pat
form with Dr. Chapman.
The meeting was opened with read
ing from the fourth chapter of Proverbs
by Major Wood Of the Salvation Army,
followed by an anthem by the choir
Mrs Otis singing the solo part. Rev
A. f. Cory offered the opening prayer
and Rev. Mr.. Pearson of the Methodist
church and Rev. Mr.. Kincaid of Cen
tral Union church made short ad-
dresses. thanking DR.. Chapman FOR
his work in Honolulu and predicting
great results from the seeds sown by
him in this city. Miss Rice followed
with a sacred solo and collection was
taken up for the purpose of helping to
pay DIR. Chapman's expenses while here.
Something like 800 was contributed.
In his address DIR. Chapman thanked
the people of all the churches VINO had
been so hospitable to him and express
ed himself as glad of having had the
opportunity of laboring with them He
said that he did not come to Honolulu
for the purpose of carrying on the
work, but that he felt that he could
not refrain from making some effort
when he was so cordially invited and
when he realized the need of temper
ance work in this city. He also stated
that he had been invited to come here
to inaugurate a temperance movement
some time ago, but that Mr. Francis
Murphy and the two ladies who follow
ed him had come into Honolulu un-
expectedly and had begun the work.
IL am not here" said he, "to press
upon you something that you do not
want, and | have nct forced the Anti
Saloon League upon YOU. | want 10 be
helpful in the temperance work, but II
is never my policy to press upon you
what you do not want. The desire OF
the people for an organization against
the saloon was expressed to me and |
have therefore taken the steps that
have, and you now have an anti-saloon
league which pray that God will bless
and that it may grow into great pow
er against the Internal traffic that is
bringing ruin to your very doors.
DR. Chapman then explained the
workings of the league and its busi-
ness details. He said that its object
was to stand against the saloon in an
organized fight for saloon suppression
and to secure the enactment and en-
forcement of such laws as would tend
towards the extinction of the liquor
traffic In a bitter denunciation of the
liquor forces, which he said We're or
ganized in formidable opposition to the
peace of the home and the morals OF
the people, DR.. Chapman said that the
liquor traffic is unconstitutional, being
opposed directly to the six objects OF
the United States Constitution as stated
In the preamble-"to form a more per
feet union. establish justice, insure do
tra Gov nm,
mon defense, promote the general wei
fare and secure the blessings of liberty
to ourselves and our posterity." HI
declared that there is nothing more in
furious to any one Of these objects thar
the legalized sale of liquor. and at some
length made his argument clear. lr
speaking OF the object "to provide fol
the common defence" DIR. Chapman
made mention of the drunken sailors
and soldiers that are to be found in
every seaport town and cried. Shame
upon you. Honolulu! Shame upon you
that drunken men in the uniform of
your country should reel through your
streets made drunk by liquor. the sale
Of which you allow by lawi"
The subject OF temperance legislation
now before the Territorial Legislature
was touched upon also. He said that
the people from foreign shores owed II
to the native Hawaiians to protect them
by law from the Internal curse import
ed from other shores. and that the Ha-
waiians themselves wanted to be freed
from the fetters that had been bound
about their wrists. He believed, he
said, that If the temperance legislation
now pending should not be passed It
would be through no fault of the Ha-
waiian legislators, and the blame would
be wholly upon the shoulders of the
white Legislators. Following this up he
said that there are now allied forces
of the saloon traffic on Hawaiian
shores sent here to combat the tenn
perance movement; that they were in
his audience at the time he was speak
ing and listening TO his words: that
they We're keeping track OF what he
and other temperance workers were do
ing and that they had hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars with which TO
fight the movement for decency and
right morals that they would not hest
tate TO use any means To- further their
Internal plans and that their money
would go towards corruptng lcgislp-
tors, that they would establish a su-
loor wherever they could find patron
age for II In Honolulu, unless the people
rise In Indignation and can quits And
are you going To sit," said he like so
many coWardly, contemplate puppy
dogs and let them bind you I'm the frt-
tors or are you going 90 rise mp Hs one
man ana say that IL must stop
At the close Of the meeting Dr
Chapman caused contribution cards tu
br passed among the audience aud ask
"a those who felt inclined 10 pledge
themselves Tor stated sum towards
lho anll-salopn league recently organ
lErd, ~ once know DutrhmHu said
hr 'lin was ono Df my congregation.
ana after listening 90 one NJ my ssr-
mons De- went iuNu lutp his pocket and
lnph put "a liberal contribution A. hs
lut ii on the plate hr auHi always
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