The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-27
AUGUSTUS KNUOSEN
LECTURES On HINDUISM

Mr.. Augustus F. Knudsen addresse
a thoughtful audience at the pavilio
of the Alexander Young hotel las
evening on hinduism. 1t was the frs
Aryan Religions The lecturer began
by stating that in the study of com
p~arative religions, it was necessary t
take each one in Iurn and show VIVA
there was in it. The first point wa
to consider the founder in SO far a.
history gives any authentic clue to hi:
life. Their we needed to study the PEG.
pie, to observe the kind who took VI
the new doctrine and spread it. Very
few founders of religions leave a lit
erature of their own. It seems to re.
quire a lesser mind to turn that litera-
ture into language which car be com.
pretended by fellow men.
The lecturer then approached Hin
duism from an eclectic standpoint, de-
scribing what constitutes the pious or
religious man and what the unreligious,
| and the point of view of the Hindu
worshiper. He described the vedas,
the compends of spiritual knowledge;
the vedangas, an exposition of sixty
four sciences, comprising what are
called the discoveries Of modern sci
the court room of said court, presided
over by the Honorable w. J. Robinson;
and
Whereas, It was by law the duty of
said Sheriff of the County of Oahu to
guard and safely keep such prisoners;
and
Whereas, After the attention of said
County Sheriff had been called to such
~unguarded condition of the prisoners
n a request made of him by the
court, through it's bailiff, to provide
proper custody for the prisoners, he
neglected and refused to send an Of
ficer or to provide such custody; and
Whereas, The reason, given by said
County Sheriff, for SO leaving said
prisoners unguarded, that he under
stood the High Sheriff would AXE
measures to safely keep the prisoners,
is an insufficient excuse; and
Whereas, the action of said County
Sheriff in the matter was careless and
negligent; and
Whereas, Said County Sheriff there
in failed and neglected to perform a
duty imposed Upon him by law; but
Whereas, The special committee APP
to investigate this matter does
find that said County Sheriff will
FULLY intended to neglect or refuse to
perform the duty imposed on him by
Now therefore, Be it resolved, That
no further action in the premises be
1ow taken by the Board OF Supervi-
5ors; and further
De it Resolved, That the Board of
supervisors believe that said County
Sheriff deserves grave censure for his
negligence and dereliction of duty in
eaving, on the 18th day of March, 1907,
n the court presided over by the Hon
,rable w. J.. Robinson, Third Judge OF
he Circuit Court of the First Circuit,
said prisoners without guards or Gus.
odians.
S. c. DWIGHT.
Fern seconded Dwight's motion to
the report. This carried without
word.
DWIGHT ON ISLAND ROADS.
Archer reported that the garbage rate
natter was now all serene.
DWlSHl FepOTl0Q on rs Trip dfOunu
he island, where he had inspected the
Those in Eva were fine, he
aid, c~ompiifnenring Archer highly.
Waimea to Waialua conditions |
ould be bettered. In the Koolaus the
Dads were good except at the beaches
t Kaluanui and Heeia-kea, where re-
airs should be made. He mad a gen.
raj recommendation that the roads in
be macadamized, and this was
arm Y seconded by Hustace who said
Boar should make lasting roads
IS the road tax money from Koolau
not sufficient to pay for this, the
Their districts should chip in and help |
Y setting aside a little of the general 4
md each month for this purpose.
The kaneohe bridge was discussed 1
nd it was decided to begin the work
its renewal Immediately. Hustace \
that the Waialua bridge would |
lso need to be repaired in the near |
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ESTIMATES ADOPTED. |