The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-10-16
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OF RELIGION

A Libcrdadc has ceased To DO an or
gan Of tho Catholic Mission and has
become an independent newspaper.
Father Beissel will start now mis-
sion paper.
The story Of this change IN local
Portuguese Journalism is told In the
English section OF the latest issue of
A Liberdade as follows:
Monday night. October 1, took place
the regular meeting OF the stockhold-
ers OF A Liberdade Publishing Com
pany, Ltd in the parlor OF the Cath
| Ollie Mission, as II was called In our
preceding number, and at the meeting
| thirty-five shares were represented.
The meeting was opened and minutes
OF the last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
Mr.. ]. f. Durao, the treasurer, re-
ported that he had sold tho eight
shares to Messrs. v. o. Teixeira. ]. C.
Souza, A. ]. Lopes, J. p. Rego, l.. Q.
Rodrigues, Jose Comes da Costa, J. r.
Rosa and j. F. Durao. VINO were pres
ent, except Mr.. Lopes.
After n short discussion Mr.. J. r.
Durao was elected editor OF "A Liber-
dade' and Immediately 1t was decided
to suspend the English religious sec
| ton, and at the same time 1t was de-
cided to insert the word Imparciar in
| the place OF 'Catholico' in the preamble
| of "A Liberdade' The change was not
made in the last number, because the
English section was already In the
press.
MANY of our readers, principally
those who do not know the reason of
this change, must be surprised in
knowing that this paper has discon-
tinued to be the organ Of the Catholic
Mission.
Last October. at the request of some
OF the stockholders OF "A Liberdade
Publishing Company. Ltd Rev. Faith
er James c. Beissel who represented
the Catholic Mission in the absence OF
Rt. Rev. Bishop Libert, took part in
the management OF this paper. and
through his efforts and those of Faith
er Stephens, eight shares OF the six
teen were sold, which saved the COM
pany from Its financial crisis. giving
all possible assistance to the company:
but lately the receipts of our paper
have not come up to the expenses. and
| some of the stockholders, seeing that
"A Liberdade' was a weekly organ Of
| the Catholic Mission. were willing to
| transfer the material and rights Of our
paper to the mission for It's proper
value. but all efforts on the part of
| the stockholders failed. Father James.
representing the mission. offered tho
| loo c.o fa Ia IN. hot h.
| mission did not want to buy anything
from A Liberdade because he had
| already bought printing press to es-
tablish another newspaper for tho mis-
sion.
AT the preceding meeting OF the
stockholders. September 1, Mr.. ]. #.
Durao, the treasurer of the company.
was authorized to sell the eight shares,
which he did with great pleasure.
1.-THE manager as well as the stock
| holders of the company feel grateful
to Father James and Father Stephens
! for their efforts in trying to assist the
| situation of our paper, and believe that
| the stockholders now will take new in
terest In "A Liberdade.'
"Mr. j. C. Souza was elected score
tary of the board of directors until
the end of the year.
"Mr. ]. f. Durao, who was tho pro-
moter of this corporation and one OF
the most active writer's OF our paper.
now as editor will know how to con-
uuer the sympathy of the Portuguese
colony as well as of our colleagues.
ION entering into the field Of Impair
tial journalism, 1t Is proper to state
| to the readers of "A Liberdade' that
our paper hereafter shall not continue
as a weekly organ Of the Catholic Mis-
sion.
our policy will be entirely different
from what 1t has been In the past
1.-THE majority OF the readers of our
weekly paper 1t Is true. are Portuguese
Catholics. However, they have dislik-
ed the literature they have been read
ing since November, 1905.
"The change of policy, we believe. is
for the betterment of our paper, not
To spread any more dissatisfaction
among our readers and friends.
"Our paper will continue. II neces-
sary, with an English section, discuss
Ing subjects OF public interest, but
without religious controversy"