Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-09

sentiment of the citizens of Hawaii,
including working members of the So
called Prohibition League. when he
says that the presence and the mis-
sion of Woolley in Washington was
an assault upon the liberties Of the
citizens of this Territory, and his ut
terances before the Congressional COM
mittee n.insult to all self-respecting
Hawaiian-Americans
The Prohibitionists know this. If
they thought otherwise they would
not have changed their plans for hav-
ing Woolley tour the Islands. If the
Prohibitionists were not satisfied OF
the contempt the people of these is
lands have for Woolleyisms, they
would not have kept him in the back
ground during their struggle to de-
ceive the Hawaiian voters in connec-
ton with the coming Plebiscite.
Bishop Libert does not have to ar
que the question. He has only to
point to one Of many instances where
the people of, the islands have repud-
lated the secret mission of Woolley.
II is worthy OF note that the bust
ness men of Honolulu made their
opinions knoSn in strong terms when
they found ost what Woolley was do
ing. Now If Noolley and the Woolley-
ties were so open and aboyeboard
what was the need for Attorney
Thompson to'notify the people of Ho-
nolulu what was going on in Wash
ingon, and what was the need for the
people of Honolulu to rally immed-
lately and utter their protest against
the dark lantern, gum shoe, game Of
Woolley.
The fact of II is that Truth and Jus
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him. Now | want to argue with you
the position of the Bible upon this
question, but before | do that want
to show you that of all the sreat
crimes mentioned in the Bible, lquoI
occupies a very minor role. What do
you say was the first great crlDie! 1t
was the fall of Adam. AS result o.
that crime, we are told, the whole
world was cursed, and that we were
exposed to the fires of hell; that il
made the death of Gods son Ieccs-
sary for our redemption. and yet IL
was not drink that caused the fall OF
Adam. II shows that the real cause
of crime is ambition. II is in the ma
ture of man. 1t is not in the apple
which Adam ate; II is not in the whis-
ky which the man drinks. Adam was
not intoxicated when he sinned. What
was the first murder that was ever
committed? 1t was that of brother
shedding the blood of a brother That
was heinous crime. Was II drink
that caused this first awful murder?
Was Cain intoxicated? The Bible goes
to prove that the real cause of crime
is not drink; 1t is hate. II is jealousy.
What was the great and shameful
sin of King David? He coveted his
neighbours wife, but she had hus-
band to possess her; he arranged for
the death of her husband and then he
married her. Was II drink that was
responsible for that shameful stain
upon the reputation of one of the
great men of the Bible? No; 1t was
lust. covetousness.
We read in the Bible that frequent
ly the people were in great distress
in rebellion, in riot and In massacre
but never once is 1t mentioned that
all this misery was brought upon
them by drink. Look what an lnsig-
nificant role drink plays in the story
of the Bible.
Sodom and Gomorrah were SO
wicked, 1t is said, they were visited
with fire from Heaven. Yet II Is not
mentioned that II was from drink, The
saloon keeper and the brewery were
not responsible for the destruction OF
those cities. | think that the prohibit
tionists ought to be generous enough
to look at the facts when they attrib-
ute all the crime to the drink evil, as
they call it. The real causes OF crime
are in human nature. What do you
say was the greatest crime in the
New Testament? It was the betrayal
of Jesus by Judas. Did he do It on
account of drink? No: but Tor few
pieces of silver, ana VINO would say
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