Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-17

Of her race, had been an idol worship
er. In her heart lived the fears oil
centuries OF traditions planting. Nur
tured by the religion OF her ancestors
watered by the streams OF supers:i
ticn, they had taken on terrible pro
portions as the child, kapiolani
gods and goddesses before whom the
Hawaiian nation Bonded the I1nee
few others held more despotic sway
than did Pele. Pele. whose strong
hold was in :he fiery furnace OF
Kilauea, had decree. through her
priests. a death penalty to anyone ap-
preaching her sacred realms and eat,
ing of the berries growing near the
crater's rim. Kapiolani heard the
story of the missionary; she came to
love Jehovah. AS the light Of truth
dawned upon her mind, the fetters of
ages unclasped their grasp. Tradi-
tons yoke fell at her feet and the
bands of superstition were sundered.
Her fear of Pele was supplanted by a
Towing faith in Jehovah. On the arm
of TINS newly found Savior, she ser
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In spite of the strenuous opposition
of her friends, the wailing of her fam
fly, she travelled a distance of 100
miles afOot in defiance of the gods of
her ancestors. On reaching the era
ter of Kilauea she defied Pele to her
face she ate CT her sacred berries and
called TO the people to bear withess.
Jehovah is my God" she said He
kindled these fires; | fear not Pele
If | perish by her anger then CON
in Jehovah and He preserves me while
breaking her tabu (lawl then YOU
must fetr and serve him." Pele fail
ed to rise TO the occasion AMI ever
since has remained behind the
scenes.
From the coming of the missionary
Hawaii's story changes. A new life
sprung up. With the armament Of
civilization pressing upon him, the
native Hawaiian fell the victim of his
own ignorance and instability. While
the pioneer workers Of New England
erected schools, developed industries,
encouraged commerce and preached
the gospel, they wove a gradual con-
trolling influence into the very fabric
of governmental and financial affairs.
He, whose only knowledge was to fish,
to plant the taro, and bask in the
warmth of sunshine, could not COM
pete with the master minds. He
studied in the schools of the mission
ary; he read his books he played his
games and served his God; but for him
the soil gave not the wealth which
she yields to VISIONS plow So he
gave his land for favor; and he sold
his lands for clothes and he paid
with his lands and his country the
price of his ignorance.
But if to these; children Of the
southland has come this loss of coun-
try; to them also has come the gain
CT strong protecting arm, for destiny
lad prepared them refuge at the
right hand of the greatest of nations.
Whatever may be said of the right or
wrong motives involved in the lifting
Sam, we must look to the missionary
and thank him for cur, progress; we
must look to the missionary and thank
him for our schools: we must be
grateful to him for industrial, COM
mercial and educational development,
ana we must thank him for preparing
us for the achievement of social, po-
litical and economic prosperity. In
SO doing we must look with even more
substantial witnesses to others un-
selfish efforts; and to those testimon-
les Of Hawaiian regeneration express
ed in hospitals and homes, schools
and halls-evidences of ignorance and
oppression lessened-of human COM
passion enthroned. In the first rude
awakening to, our seeming misfortune,
some may forget the blessings that
have come to US; but in the calm and
quiet reflection. one can not fail to
discerns the guidance of an ALLOWING
hand. For what would have been
the fate of these undefended islands
had not the friendly hand of America
reached cut to help them while the
stormy waves of political aspirations
surged toward their shores?
The scourges of many foreign ma
tons have cast their blight upon them.
China brought them leprosy; Japan,
the bubonic plague and cholera; the
whalers Of Alaska introduced the
course of LIQUOR with all the debasing
evils following in it's train. In each
of these crises the hand of the mis-
sionary is raised in their Defense and
10! in the veins of the rising genera
ton is mingled the blood Of both peo-
pies. Then, is it not better to forget
those thing that are behind and press
onward to that which is before-like
Kapiolani, the brave daughter of Hilo's
chief, cast out the seeds of our fore
fathers planting, the old man with the
deeds and put in the new?
One cloud hovers over Hawaiis
dCorway-the cloud of race extinction,
for there are only 10000 of all who
first came to make Hawaii their home
And you hear it said that "civilization
has done this thing But is this real
ly true? Let us pause and ask our
selves, What is civilization" The