The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-04

Sons Slandered' the current num-
~ Der of The Friend, Rev. 5. F..
Bishop, d. d. editor, has the follow
ing
We have not regarded il as coming IN
to the province of The Friend to expose
and denounce the numerous and very
adroit msstatements with which Judge
Abram S. Humphreys has been success
full in deluding Attorney General Knox.
We consider 1t a misfortune to Hawaii
TO MIR. Knox, and to the cause OF JUS
tice, that no adequate rebuttal was made
of those false statements at Washing
ton. MIR. Humphreys was lighting for
his official life, and We would not Judge
him too harshly for employing the most
available weapons, short of malicious
slander.
But we fail to see rational motive for
such "a slanderous Misrepresentation az
the following, to which we now conilhe
our attention:
The so-Called missionary elehheht
does not derive its name, as might be
supposed from the inclusion in that fac
tion of the moral forces of the commn-
nity or of missionaries residing In the
Islands but from the fact that the rae
tion is controlled by the descendants oil
the original missionaries tand those VINO
have intermarried with them) who have
by reason of their occupation OF tie
Islands, acquired great wealth and con
seuuent Influence. The present members
of the so-called missionary element are
none of them engaged In eVangeical
work but in business and political al
fairs. Astonishing as it may seem, thls
so-called missionary faction Is the one
which established, protects and uphoids
the Infamous and illegal protection oi
prostitution in the Islands, including
child prostitution and the most bitter at
tacks upon me have been made by this
element"
Judge Humphreys defines the so-called
missit nary element" AS composed OF de-
soendants of original missionaries ana
those who have intcfmirried with them
He states that none of them are cnsaS-
ed in evangelical work, but IN buslhess
and political affairs
There are now Immediately ensagcu in
evangelical work in Honolulu six sons or
missionaries, Rev. Messrs. Bingham,
Bishop. Damon, Emerson. Gulick and
Parker Several daughters of mission
aries are also employed in such work,
The wealth and influence of many mis-
sonaries' sons engaged in business is
~
gree in religious and benevolent work.
The larger part of the annual outlay or
the Hawaiian Board of Missions, amount
ing to $4,000 comes from the pockets III
these men. Their annual gifts to such
causes cannot average less than 100000
THERE is PROBABLY NO DIFFER
ENCE OF SENTIMENT AMONG
THESE RELIGIOUS AND BENEVo-
LENT MEN AND WOMEN AS TO THE
UTTER DEMERIT OF MIR HUM
PHREYS AS A JUDGE OR POLITE
CLAN Upon the lwilei question. whi:n
he has adopted AS "A convenient stalking
horse there is among them grea. differ
ence of opinion. with equal conscien-
tiousness portion of them believe
with n great body of temperance people
that all government liberation of sin.
whether in saloons or brothels Is a wick
edness. Others with equal conscientious
ness, and some of the best and pureSt
Of these people, believe that the system
of regulation and medical inspection cx-
isting here for forty years is indispensi-
bic to prevent the widespread and de-
structive infection of all classes of nn-
tives and foreigners by loathsome and
painful diseases.
1t goes without saying that the latter
is the decided opinion of the great mass
OF the community who are not controlled
by religious sentiment THERE ARE
FEW PERSONS HERE WHO DO NOT
DERIDE THE IDEA THAT MIR. HUM
PHREYS is SINCERE IN HIS OPPO-
SITION TO THAT SYSTEM OF REGU-
LATION. The question is a very difficult
one for persons of religious and moral
culture. We have already discussed
IL in our article for the New York lnde-
pendent. printed above.
The editor has no special resentment
against Mr.. Humphreys for representing
him as LAY preacher" His well-knowa
address is REV. 5, Il. Bishop, H. ID"
The scornful denomination of him as a
newspaper correspondent" may be an
swered by saying that some fifty of his
articles have been published during the
last eight years in The Independent of
New York.