The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-06-04
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Memorial Day Service In KohaIa
Combined Boy Scout and
Temperance Rally

Eala, Hawaii, last Sunday morning,
nearly the whole settlement assembled
for worship on the beautiful shady
grounds Of the court house, near the
statue OF Kamehaineha l. native
blew the horn In accordance with the
ancient custom prevailing in Hawaii
before the Introduction of the noisy
Changing church bell. The service was
held under the Joint auspices Of the
Boys scouts and Lincoln-lIee Legion,
and partook of the nature of a Union
Temperance Mass Meeting, represent
ing all churches, schools and nations.
Rev. John L. Cowan, ID, presided
end the exercises. consisted Of songs
and Scripture selections in which the
Scouts took a prominent part as well
, as the Linooln,Lee LogiOnitcs, and the
young ladies of the seminary. The
Japanese and Chinese pastors and Nd.
iutant Lyman of the Salvation Army
assisted Doctor Cowan in the conduct
of the exercises. The latter was the
Hawaiian interpreter.
Sermon on Temperance
The speaker of the occasion was
Rev. John w. Wadman, ID, superin.
tendent of the Anti.SaIoon League of
Cnce on the subject Of Temperance
As World Movement.
In his opening remarks, he referred
to the Civil War fifty years ago and
the beautiful custom Of Memorial Day.
He paid tribute to the Boys Scout
movement and explained the Lincoln.
Lee Legion with its five million mem
beers on the mainland, and five thou
sand in Hawaii. 60.
There were two hundred and fifty
boys and girls in KohaIa wearing the
little button Of red, white and blue,
engraved with a cross in scarlet, bear
ing the initial letters of the words
Love, Service, Sacrifice.
War and Temperance
lie next referred to the relation of
the European war to the world move.
ment in favor of the Prohibition of
the liquor traffic and paid an eloquent
tribute to the advanced steps recently
taken by the conservative British En-
pire in regard to the curtailment of
the evils of the strong drink, on the
grounds of economy and efficiency.
The movement in the United States
was then described, with its eighteen
States now dry and nearly three quar-,
tors of its entire population living in
"a 'oonless territory.
"With us ii is not so much revO,
luton, said the, speaker, "as an evO,
luton. 1t is now confidently believed
by many of our citizens that within
ten years at least, probably much less
time, the entire nation will be saloon.
less and the flag. at last stainless
Kan1ehsneha's Example r1 70 80
In closing, Mr.. Wadman, in referring
to Hawaiian history in its bearing up
on the liquor traffic, pointed to the
statue of Kamchameha !, glorious in
its sheen of golden sunlight, and said:
Here stands this beautiful image
in gold and bronze to the memory of
one whose honor it was to issue tho
first national edict against the manu-.
tacture, sale and use of Intoxicating
drink. Some years before the mission.
aries stepped foot upon these hospitable
shores, this cO-callcd fheathcn ruler
seeing the terrible evils ravaging his
/ nation, called council of his chiefs,
caused an assembly hall purpOsely to
be built for the occasion and after
! careful consultation an elaboration
commanded his officers to return tn
their respective districts and destroy
all distillcries initiated by few white
men, and suffer no one to make, buy,
sell or Use the products of the same.
eff ! had hcaHtiful leis suitable for
such statue and in keeping with this
occasion, should ask permission to
adOrn this memorial to the great IA
meham"hl one of the greatest and
wisest OF all mOuaTchs, but having no
wreath, may | then, in passing, FAY
this one little tribute to his memory
with the hope that the day is not very
far distant when the people of Hawaii
mel, in the spirit of Kamebameha and
i'll conformity with the great move
Tent now sweeping the world for the
abolition Of strong drink, will arise ia
the majesty Of their manhood and wO.
manhood and Danish old King Alcohol
forever and forever from these lovely
Shores
The statue was afterwards beauti.
fully decorated by the Hawaiians pres
@nt ns they sweetly sang "Hawaii
Ponoi -
Doctor Wadman returned on the Ma.
rna l'oa yesterday morning, having
visited all the schools Of KohaIa in
the interest Of his educational cam,
paign among the young people and
having held public temperance meet,
ings at all the central places of the
district. My log indicates, no re,
marked, "nino schools visited, includ,
ing the Buddhist or Jodo Shu, fifteen
PUBLIC addresses given, two hundred
temperance pledges secured and twelve
packages of literature distributed.
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