The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-22
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Catholic Church 5
Reasons for
Stand.
FATHER BOARMAN
ON THE QUESTION
Jesuit Priest Gives His Views on
What Hawaii Should Exhibit
at St. Louis.

parture for Maui. landing at Lahaina,
and proceeding to Waikiki by carriage.
. On Thursday they Will commence a
Jesuit mission in the Waikiki church
lasting one week. They will then pro-
coed on the Kinau to HiIo, where a
mission will be held for another week.
The two fathers will return to Homo
lulu on November IS, and take pas
sage on the steamship Sierra on No
vember 10 for San Francisco. They
will remain there for a few days, and
then so to Oakland to open a mission
on December 1, which will continue
until December-16. They expect to re-
main in California until the first of the
coming year, and will then go back
a year ago.
Father Boarman expresses himself
as having been delighted with his visit
! in Honolulu, despite the hard work
which has occupied almost every mo-
ment of his time since his arrival Yes
terday, for the first time, he and Faith
er Megevney had an opportunity to
take drive to the Pail, the guest of
! Christian Conrad Father Boarman
was spellbound by the magnificent
view of the other side of the Island
which burst upon him from the Pail
rift, and says it is an inspiration.
There is one thing which Honolu-
lans should take advantage Of" he
said yesterday, and that is the oppor-
tunity to exhibit Hawaii at the great
exposition to be held in ST. Louis in
1903. The exhibit should be one dem
onstrating the splendors of Hawaiian
scenery, the grand mountains and
drives, the beautiful homes in and
about the city; the kind of business
houses you have, the main streets, your
warehouses, WharveS, bathing facili-
ties. This could be done by a series of
great paintings. Add to this an edu-
cational exhibit, and samples of the
products of the Islands, and Hawaii
viii be sure to attract attention
If my advice We're taken, a half
dozen solid business men would be
CHOSEN by your Chamber of Commerce
or other organizations of that kind, and
maintained at the exposition You
have no idea of the lack of knowledge |
which people have of the Hawaiian
Islands. l will confess that l was as
founded when we arrived in your har-
Dor to find such extensive facilities
for shipping, the big warehouses and /.
business blocks. What surprised us
most were the English names on the
buildings. We were hardly prepared
for anything of this kind. and if we
We're not, you can be assured that the
majority OF the people in the United
States are not
Rather Boarman said that he had
peen asked by Catholics to make public
ms views on secret societies. He stat
ed that he did not wish to raise any
controversy while here. although he
was well able to defend his views on
the rostrum or elsewhere, but as the
Cathollc church had decided views up-
on this matter, and as non-CathoIics
were not aware of the church's CON
Lentlons, he was willing to state the
reasons in brief
VIII say said he, that the reas- :
ons the catholic church has placed the {
pan upon Free Masons, Odd Fellows,
knights of Pythias, and Sons of Tenn {
1erance, are as follows: :
The Catholic church alone was ,
maze by Jesus Christ, her founder, the q
repository and infallibIe interpreter of {
attn and morals, with the injunction s
hat all men should hear her voice.
Going therefore teach We all nations
t he will not hear the church, let him
re to thee as the heather and publ
an
Hence, some of the reasons why the T
hurch prohibits her members from
1Ining these societies, are as follows:
L. Because all of them in a greater
T less degree aim at substituting =
nemselves III place OF the church, :
hey teach a distorted faith replacing, W
lvtne revelation with mere naturalism Il
nd humanitarianism. They conduct S
eligious services with rituals of their Il
vn making. They offer a convenient n
lorality founded on human motives A
no not founded, as it should be, on q;
lie relations between man and God re
-. Because these societies demand of il
lelr members an oath of uncondition- pl
obedience and secrecy. Now this is @
salnst sound morality; for the State tc
nd the church, as guardian of the Of
lpilc good. have right and duty to pl
now the aims and conduct of lesser In
'soclatlons and to supervise them to fo
lie end that they do no harm to the eli
ate or to private citizens
3. The church, with two thousand tn
airs OF experience, has seen the rise tr
THESE societies and knows full well al
( practlcal effects of their work. She re-
lows that they weaken the faith of
en- ana nnally induce them to prefer
e easy ways of the lodge to the
rlcter duties of Christian life
a. Because men of easy morals are Of
o often made high priests. worship
| masters and grand commanders in Tn
csc societies TO the detriment of viz by
Gus companionship on the part of the m;
ambers. sa
.. Because, as the Protestant tn
urches know, to their sorrow. the ny
iges empty the churches and. while pr
erlng men some mutual temporal
Vantages. deprive them of those di-
ne sacramental helps and graces
hch Jesus Christ instituted To assist
n in keeping the commandments ami To
ming eternal happiness.