The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-03-08
Visit Of the
Paulists.


A Roman Catholic paper, the Tidings
has the following about the visit Of
the Paulist Fathers here:
The Paulist Fathers of San Francis.
co have recently carried through with
very pleasing success series of non
Catholic missions in the Sandwich Is.
lands. Father Wyman and Father
Stark were the missionaries. Thsy
opened in the Cathedral at Honolulu
and the interest manifested from the
very beginning was very notable. TIE
good sentiment that prevails there il
due entirely to the long years OF
devoted work that had been given to
these island by the Picpus Fathers.
In spite of bitter opposition on the part
of the sectaries, they have steadily
and persistently carried on their work
until now they command the respect
and devotion of all classes of the
people. Little wonder that under
these auspices the missions to nom
Catholics undertaken by the Paulists
should be gratifying success. The
general feeling of religious cordiality
was strengthened and many of the
the church. while quite number ap-
piled for admission. Father Stark,
writing of the missions, says:
After the successful mission of two
weeks in the Cathedral at Honolulu
was finished l set sail on the Claudine,
a small inter-island steamer, which
pitched and tossed and rolled us In
savage fashion, for the Island of Ma
vi, over a hundred miles from Homo
lulu. Arriving at 1920 o'clock in the
morning, was taken ashore to Ka-
hului, the Maui port of entry, in a
rowboat, the weather not permitting
the Claudine to go alongside. Father
Maxine, the heroic missionary of this
wild district, met me, and went to
Wailuku, where Immediately started
a mission. The mission was blessed in
success beyond expectation.
Maui, one of the principal islands
of the Hawaiian group, is remarkable
for the part it played in the history
of the foundation of the faith. From
this island Kamehameha I'LL, the eff
fete King of dissolute dynasty, mis-
led by perfidious counsellors, the Pro-
testant missionaries from Boston, gave
forth his prescription Of the Catholic
religion April 20, 1887: 4 have no
desire that the service of the mis-
sionaries who follow the Pope should
be performed in my kingdom, not
at all. Wherefore all who shall be en-
Papal missionaries l shall
regard as enemies to me, to my coun-
sellers, to my chiefs, to my people and
to my kingdom. With this royal pro-
clamation all public service ceased.
Several priests We're banished, but
Father Robert Walsh, member of
the Picpus congregation, remained
under the protection of the British
Consul, he being a British subject of
the Irish kind. In July, 1889, new
era opened. Captain Laplace was sent
from France to break the chains of
the oppressed and to free the beauti-
full isles from persecution. From this
same island Kamehameha III. de-
clared that the Catholic worship be
free throughout all the dominions
subject to the King of the Sandwich
Islands; that all the members of this
religious faith shall enjoy in them all
the privileges granted to Protestants.'
1.-The mission in such a famous is
land was intensely interesting. The
mixed congregation of Portuguese and
natives and a variety of other ma
their zeal in attending the
exercises and in bringing non-Catho-
lies can not be forgotten. The Profess
tant ministers also took their part, one
attending the mission and the rest do
ing all in their power to distract the
minds of their members from the in
fuence OF the Catholic church. The
Box was used to the best adj
novelty here in the islands
and successful means to get at the
difficulties of the eager ones
outside the church. The children's
mission was boon to the young ones.
Many wrote synopses of the instruc-
lions, and the interest did not wane
from the first to the last. The only
regret OF the missionary was that he
Gould not spend more time with this
wonderful people, so jealous in the
great cause, SO apostolic in their eff
'orts to bring their faith to the sheep
which are not as yet gathered In the |
old of the true Shepherd"
--s.<-s. |