The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-12-21


Importance as being good man. God
does not judge a man by his family
nor do men judge him by that. To
have wealth is a great thing, but 1t is
not of any Importance when we COM
pare it with being a good man or good
woman. Mrs. Bishop is horiored today
not because she was chiefess or be-
cause she was a good, pure woman. 1t
was because she herself was good that
she was so interested in helping Ha-
waiian children, generation after gen.
GRAFTON as they come to these schools
to learn what is right, and to be train
ed in the habits of industry, and in
habits of order, cleanliness and right
living.
THE PLAN OF THE SCHOOLS.
"In the will of Mrs. Bishop she states
that in founding these schools she has
in mind that there shall be provided
a good English education and also
that instruction shall be given in
morals and in such useful knowledge
as may tend to make them good and
industrious men and women She
knew very well that the mere knowing
about things does not insure that those
who know, will necessarily be good. In
fact it is not the ignorant who are our
criminals or who are immoral, in any
greater degree than those who are not
well educated. She knew very will
that education without goodness is a
dangerous thing, it gives only bad men
power to carry on evil with greater
ability. Our prisons on the mainland
are full of young people who are well
educated. but who have not good
morals. and it is not the ignorant
among the Hawaiian people who go
wrong in any larger degree than it is
those who have received good edu-
cation but are lacking in moral char
acter. 1t is because she knew this thai
Mrs. Bishop in her will mentions the
word moral first as the object of III
work of these schools. That Is she
wishes that all that is done here may
tend to make you good men and wo-
men. and bv good she meant obedient
to Gods laws. But she has another
word in the same sentence with the
word good and that is the word in
cause she knew very well indeed that
unless a young man or young woman
is Industrious it is hard for that per-
son to be good.
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Being industrious does not only refer
TO business 1t refers also to our sports'
we can not work all the time we must
have play. Nothing is more useful In
the lives of young people than to have
healthful sports and amusements. Low
amusements degrade young folks
quicker than anything else. If you
would keep clean in heart and in lie
then you must keep away from all low
amusements' l nave very deep con-
Vlctlon IN my heart ana mind that one
OF the dethoralizihg thihss III these IS
lahus is that sort OF sport Whlch taxes
the FORM OF any kihu OF gampiihg'
nave watched the course OF many
young men OF the hawaiian race VINO
have gone wrong. who have been short
In accounts ana l nave noted that the
cause was gambling Gambling Is the
and this is immoral. No business man
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man whom he knows to be a gambler
for he knows the temptation which
comes to any gambler to use any money
which is in his hand to pay gambling
debts or to try his luck.
Again in most cases where young
girls go wrong 1t is because they have
no habits of industry, and while they
IKE good clothes and good things to
eat they want these without working