The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
THE PHILOSOPHY OF TRAVEL.

Walter c. Weldon whose ereopcan lectures about Hawaii
the first serious and methodca effort the part the
commercial bodies OF the Territory to direct the attention OF the
travelling vacation taking and home seeking public the
tons Of Hawaii returned by the China yesterday afternoon his
six months experimental having been renewed
What the real results OF his work have BEEN perhaps
sbe say with absolute precision The outlook for results did
not the Merchants Association and the Chamber of Com
sufficient to justify the continued expense No doubt
results will follow, for wherever Mr. Weldon went he secured
attention and interest i'll Hawaii shown by the
8 newspaper notices Of his lectures. a
There has been disposition shown locally at Mr.
Weedon work because his lectures given largely before
Young Mems Christian Associations and gatherings OF Sun
day school children for the benefit OF Sunday schools Crit
cism arising from such disposition does with good
grace from community like this which much to the
spirit that POUNDS Young Mems Christian Associations and
Sunday school work. which supports these institutions
literally and recognizes clearly the benefits from them
Nor the criticism based on that profound philosophy which
takes into consideration the human impulses and sent
like far cry from Sunday schools to tourist travel but with the
exception possibly of those great mgraons from Asia which
Europe and brought the dark religion in its inn
pulses and repesson has been the most potent promoter OF
travel in the world and from the beginning of the world Not to
speak the exodus OF Israel OF Egypt the Mosaic law which
required every Isaee make sacrifice frequent intervals
wherever the Ark of the covenant located kept up
of travel small perhaps but ceasng through
out the ancient world Pgrimages the Holy Land which
were par excellence during the early period
Ages almost the only thing that kept inter
course between the east and the west herself having
deserted the highways of travel by which the had
from Ats original home in Asia Europe And twas
these pgages and the tales that the pilgrims told that gave
z
The pgrmages by ectaries in India have been
the principal factors in preventing complete isolation with
its inevitable narrowing that great hive the human The
pgrnages faithful Mosem Mecca have kept lines
of travel which neither deserts armed savage beasts
against the constancy Of faith In decade
and very enepnsng capitalists OF hall dozen
different falling each other efforts to get from
Turkish government Tor railroads, electric or
steam this great tide of MOhammedan pilgrims to and
Pigrimages, what iii this worldly called
tours Holy Land combine make mighty tide OF travel
for which number of immense transportation companies COM
pete.
in country there three four institutions which
promote pgrmages all under practically equal conditions
of cost and convenience These the great political conVen-
tons years the periodical gatherings OF various
fraenal organizations the annual the Grand
Army Rpubc and the annual conventions OF the Young
Peoples Christian Endeavo the EpWort League and
kindred ORGANIZATIONS all these the railroads Of the country
make practically and afford practically the same
conyeniences The Army OF the Republic EncampmentS
appeal to spirit patriotism such has rarely been equal
led in the history of the world reaches to every nook and
vet the tide of travel carried by the national encamp
later days the tide travel that the annual conventions OF the
Young Peoples Society Of Christian Endeavor do Religion,
even in this material age remains of the profoundest factors
human 1t still remains true that people moved direct
" indirectly Immediately remotely by sentiments habits
or customs growing OF religion constitute the great bulk
of those who travel.
Mr. Weedons publicity efforts for the benefit OF Hawai- may
not have been successful but the OF their lack OF sue
cess not to be the fact alone that his addresses were
oiven largely in Y NJ c. A. and Sunday school rooms