The Irish standard., 1901-10-12

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of Sept. %. Rev. J. ]. Lawler, rector |
of the Cathedral, says in part, by way
of rejoinder to Methodist minister:
Rev. Hannbly, in his reply to my
criticism Of his paper before the Meth
odist ministers Of this city, in which
he condemned the Cathollc-Spanish
missionary system, has compared him
self to target at which am accused
of taking delight in firing. Really, it
is pleasant to train batteries Of fact
and logic on given point, but he
seems to possess the quality of per-
petual motion which is not character
istic of a good target. 1t is apparent
from his communication that he may
justly lay claim to being the prince Of
dodgers in view of his marked agility
in getting away from the point Mt
issue.
My contention was that the Catho-
lic-Spanish system Of civilization aims
ut preserving the barbarous races it
seeks to benefit, and that the Protest,
ant Anglo-Saxon policy obliterates the
aborigines among whom 1t Is intro
duced. My letter called the readers
attention to the splendid success of
the Spanish missionaries in converting
the Filipinos under the most unfavora-
BILE conditions, and in making them n
highly moral and enlightened people;
and, on the other hand, to the utter
failure Of Protestant missionaries
among the Sandwich Islanders. 1t
was shown that the native population
Of the Philippines increased from
1858, 200 in 1888 to 100000 in 1893,
while the natives of the Sandwich Is
lands decreased from $4,000 in 1923
to 33,438 in 1890. Hawaii was given
as an instance Of the blighting effect
Of the Protestant system Of clvilizing
the savage. The contrast clearly shows
the fruits of the two systems. The
Protestant missionaries enjoyed fair
field and all the favors in that island.
and they succeeded only in effecting
the gradual decay of the native race.
and in robbirg the natives who re-
malned of their wealth and lands IT
is common history TINT the Protestant
missionaries In Hawaii became the
queens advisers and practically gov
ernors Of the island. Professionalism
was made the state religion and was
In control of the throne and people,
Did the morality Of the inhabitants
improve under their administration?
Far to the contrary. A Protestant
writer, Ezra g. Seaman CThe Progress
Of Nations), describes the rapid de-
crease to their immoralities under
Protestant auspices. "As their pro-
fessions OF Christianity ~ cannot
save them from premature death nor
from destruction ms people," The
zeal of the missionaries in plunderlng
the people is thus described: "The
Message-bcarcrs Of 1926 were not so
devout as to train their minds wholly
on spiritual things for some were
shrewd traders. In their strange dual
capacity Of half-priest and halfYan-
kce trader they carried large stock
of looking glasses and small hand mir
rors, bonnets and clothing from an
clent and shopworn stock in Boston.
In buying Christian goods at the prices
current in early church circles they
(the natives) believed they were pleas
ing the Lord. The chief items were
looking glasses, which were sold for
sums ranging from $3.50 to $1,000
each, the smallest hand mirrors
brought $780,"
The poor natives were later COM
PEELED by the United States war sloop
Peacock to raise property worth one
million dollars for those who came in
the name of Christ to save their souls.
A native Of the Sandwich Islands
aptly reproached Protestant mission
aries In these words: "YOu have