Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-03
REV. s. E. BISHOP. D. d. TALKs.

Under the heading Missionaries
Sons Slandered" the current numL p
Of The FrieI... Rev. $. Il. Bishop, DID
editor, has the following:
We have not regarded IL as cominp
into the province of The Friend to e..
pose and denOunce the numerous and
very adroit MEASUREMENTS with which
Judge Abram :. Humphreys has been
successful in deluding Attorney Gen.
sral Knox. We consider 1t a mislor.
tune to Hawaii, to Mr.. Knox. and TO
the cause of Justice, that no adequate
rebuttal was made of those false stata-
ments at Washington. Mr.. Humphreys
was lighting for his official life. aId
we would not judge him too harsh!y
'or employing the most availab =
weapons. short of malicious SANDER.
But we fail to see a rational motive
for such a slanderous misreprescn'a.
ton AS the following to which we nov
coniine our attention
The so-called missionary element
does not derive its name. as might bc
supposed, from the inclusion in tn Il
faction ol the moral forces Of the coLl.
munity, or OF missionaries residing n
the Islands, but from the laCt that tho
faction Is controlled by the descend
ants OF the original missionaries tan
those who have intermarried with
them) who have. by reason OF tnriI
occupation OF the Islands, acquired
great wealth and consequent influence
The present members of the so.calle,i
missionary element are none of them
engaged in evangelical work. but In
business and political affairs. Aston
ishing as II may seem, this so-calle,l
missionary faction Is the one which
established. protects and upholds thg
infamous and illegal protection II
prostitution IN the Islands. including
child prostitution. and the most bitt u
attacks upon me have been made 10y
this element"
Judge Humphreys defines the -
called missionary element" as con
posed of descendants of original mis-
sionaries and those VINO have into.'
married with them. He states THAI
none OF them are engaged In evan
gelica work. but in business and y,
litical affairs
There are now Immediately engage 4
In evangelical work in Honolulu siE
sons Of missionaries, Re. MessrS
Bingham, Bishop, Damon. Emerson
Gulick and Parker. Several daugu
tiers OF missionaries are also employ
ed in such work.
The wealth and influence of man,
missionaries sons engaged In bust
ness Is employed to rare and excep
tional degree In religious and beney
lent work. The larger part of the IN
nual outlay of the Hawaiian Board
Missions, amounting to $40, 900 come
from the pockets of these men. Thci
annual gifts to such causes cannot Nv
erage less than 100000.
There Is probably no difference ,
, sentiment among these religious an
benevolent men and women as to tn
utter demerit of Mr.. Humphreys as
Judge or politician. Upon the iwil'
question, which he has adopted as
! convenient stalking.horse, there
, among them great difference of opiI
ion, with equal conscientiousness.
portion OF them believe with a grea
, body OF temperance people that d
government liberation of sin, whethr
in saloons or brothels. is wickednos
Others with equal conscientiuusnes
anu some OF tue best and purest )
| these people, believe that the syste,
! of regulation and medical inspectio
existing here for forty years Is indi'
pensable to prevent the widespread
, and DESTRUCTIVE infection OF all classe
OF natives and foreigners by loathson!
ana painful diseases.
3 II goes without saying that the latte
I is the decided opinion OF the grea
, mass OF the community who are nc
+ controlled by religious sentimer
There are few persons here who Z
not derlde the idea that Mr. Hun
phreys is sincere in his opposition I
that system of regulation. The que,
ton Is very difficult one for person
! OF religious and moral culture, W