The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-11
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OF FAIRBANKS


Mr. Fairbanks. on rising 20 speak
was rrected by long applause. ~,
said he WIS very grateful 10 be- Intro,
duced By Hawail'a former Governor
o. he was a man he greatly esteemed
He said that the banquet was n ft
ting crown for the few weeks OF de.
lightful pleasure he had derived here
lie referred TO some words Of Mr.. Car.
ter when the latter referred to Mr..
Fairbanks hepmeet. and said that
| Mr. Carter showed a great deal OF
familiarity with his household, but II
he knew II as he did, Mr.. Carter
would be aware that he. Mr. Fair
banks, was not the after-dlnner orator
at all. This sally was greeted with
| laughter.
Much OF Mr.. Fairbanks speech was
pleasantly tempered by regret that he
was about TO leave Islands In which
he said he had been shown so much
hospitality. He spoke at some length
on thei good results which the Mems
League would achieve. and OF the
work OF churches In general and their
relation 10 progress and civilization.
I'VE are proud OF Hawaii" he add
ed because of the influences that are
controlling its destiny. This club Is
organized to teach civic duty, clean
politics and to promote them. There
is no better work for the Christian
church than to promote the welfare of
the community. the welfare of the
state. The political unit will rise just
as high as the moral aspirations of
the citizenship OF that community, and
not one jot higher. If you want 1t
clean, YOU must make II clean.
"Our country was founded to pro-
mote liberty; our republican institu-
tons were laid in blood and nurtured
in sacrifice, that the zone of human
liberty might be enlarged. Go into
the history of the world and you will
find the word failure written over
dynasties. Civilizations have been
born and erased from the pages Of his
tory in the long ago. Our experiment
of republican government is the best
of all. Shall our history be a repeti-
ton of the history OF similar failures
of the past? The answer rests with
you, 1t rests with our entire country
men. 1t largely rests with the Church,
for while Church and State are sep
arate in the United States. and, in
Gods providence, i hope they will ever
be, for all that. the Church is the
foundation stone of the state.
TT has seemed TO me in the years
past that If one criticism could be
laid at the door Of the churches of
the Christian world, 1t is that they are
concerned with too much doctrinal
matter, and not enough with the mat
tiers affecting the happiness of the
great body of the people. under
stand that this club was organized In
response to the demand that the
Church shall be a practical agent in
the welfare Of the community.
There was time when we looked
out from the mainland to these beau
tiful Islands and wondered into what
hands the Hawaiian Islands would f.
nally pass. Would some foreign pow
er. hostile to the United States, pos
sess them, or would some friendly, but
foreign. power claim their allegiance?
That question has been settled by log
ical events. Hawaii and the United
states are bound together for ever and
ever. and no power on Gods earth can
separate the bond OF their union.
You alluded, Mr.. Carter. to the diff
ferent nationalities and the catholici.
ty of spirit which obtains here. 1t
was beautiful sentiment 1t was a
Christian sentiment of the highest
character. In the United States we
have not disslmiar question. There
we are working out problem, the
like of which is not found anywhere
in the world. In France, England,
Russia, Italy, Scandinavia-they are
working out their problems. In the
United States all those best hoods of
the world, English, Scotch, Irish,
Dutch, scandinavian, French, Italian,
Russian, Portuguese-all are cooper
ating in the United States, and in that
laboratory of God Almighty there is
working out a new civilization differ
ent from all, but 1t will be the best
of them all. (Applause)
II shall not have an opportunity to
address the people of Honolulu again
| shall, however. not withhold accept
ance OF an invitation to return again
to the hospitable shores of Hawaii
/ have witnessed natural wonders full
of inspiration.
ITO Hawaiians everywhere, fare
we'll"
Mr.. and Mrs Fairbanks at the con-
clusion of the banquet, stood upon the
large circular lanai and greeted each
guest with hearty handshake, re-
membered the faces of many who had
passed before them on former occa-
sions, and showed that they Were
truly regretful at leaving Hawaii to-
day.
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