The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-26
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This it would seem was their prin-
cipal god The worshipper had one
foot on the curbing, his arms out
stretched, and was evidently so wrapped
in devotion he needed not the wrathful
waves of smoke and ashes. Owing to
the fact of there being but one wor-
shipper at the shrine, and that the man
of law was chasing a spendthrlft guard
ianship, it is set down by most histor-
ians that the city was devastated at
an early hour in the morning. In this
temple was found a man in the attitude
of one in great distress, gesticulating
somewhat like dutch windmill in a
gale, in front of man who sat on a
BENCH
/ so, and what was inferred from
this ?"
1T was recorded by early historians
| that this man was pleading for his life
before the high priest of the temple,
! but it has been discovered that the man
| on the bench was Judge, and the other
was Directing strenuously to being dis
barred Many years later, when he was
/ unearthed, his arms still moved franti-
cally."
! Touching. He hung on to the bitter
end"
'They were at least united in belief,
as the huge temple would testify, there
being room for the entire populace to
worship"
NAY, be not mis1ed. There were
many imposing temples See you the
top of the once TALL graceful spire? AS
near as can be CLEANED, that was called
the First National temple Great
crowds wendell thither on the morning
and evening OF one day in the week
One traveller, who has been to Lahaina
and all around, stated it was like unto
matinee in New York City,-what-
ever matinee may be. Women wore
gowns brief at the neck and elongated
at the bottom, of rich fabrics and rare
rustling and also clinging and soft.
They wore immense disks on their
heads, oftentimes half a yard in diane
ter, laden with sections of flower gar
dens, fruits, and even vegetables, and
with long swaying feathers p1ucked
from the body of live bird then ex-
tant, called the ostrich. Their costumes
glittered with jewels, and ribbons and
laces f1uttered in their wake. The garb
of the men was more modest, but of a
strange cut, bifurcated, and with a
queer short upper garment called a coat
They wore on their heads circular lids
fashioned of straw"
Say you all this display took place
in the ternple?"
AVE"
How could they then pay the proper
attention to devotions?"
"Deponent knoweth not"
"And what was the character of the
devotions?"
"A man touched with his finger the
keyboard of huge instrument built
partially in the wall, drawing forth
/ sweet sounds. Men and women, clad
in purple and fine linen, grouped them
selves about this instrument and sang.
/ A man then stood up and told the peo-
| pie his ideas on some things. They then
all departed homewards. This temple
! was fitted with soft, bright-hued cover
| ingS on the floor, chairs cushioned with
! velvet; with brass and fligree, shining
polished woods and beautiful windows of
| part-colored glass, through which the
sun filtered in most gorgeous splendor
/ Flowers in abundance usually decorated
| one end of the handsome apartment"
Naturally in this temple they wor-
| shipped the golden god Kamehameha. -
No, oddly enough they worshipped a
lowly carpenter who was born on to
their planet some three thousand years
ago. He was born in Manager, had
hardly where to lay his head, and went
about barefooted and bareheaded. His
entire time and life were given up to
teaching and healing and doing good.
His life was absolutely spotless and his
teachings most pure and holy. He suf-
fered an ignominious death, all unde-
served. He taught humility and the
seeking of the spiritual"
lis passing strange Not united
say you?"
so. They all strove to gain the one
place, called Heaven. after dissolution,
but by various ways and means and in
every temple they had different rules and
regulations and time tables. Verify. it
must have been a sore puzzler for the
weary Searcher for a viewless home
Although differing radically among
themselves. they proselyted.-went out
OF their way beseeching what they call
ed the Heather to forsake the teachings
OF Confucius. Buddha. Pele (w.) ct al.
and follow the devious and varied paths
to everlasting bliss thro' all eternity.
Departing from a certain prescribed rule
might bring everlasting hell fire"
Believed they that in his short three
score and ten in that vale OF tears man
could do enough evil to subject him to
everlasting damnation:"
Even so
he many Widowed. massive gray
stone pile that stands above the debris
what Is that. pray tell me-"
hat was a temple dedicated to
Pleasure. The populace gathered on
the root garden and promenaded and