Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-18
CANFINDEND OF RAINBOW mall
OF HANAIIs BEAUTIFUL VALLEYS

with rainbow land. Some OrientaiS
go to the other extreme, however.
and three little schoolgirls whom l
frequently meet in the morning inter.
est me because of their immaculate
long white trousers and jackets, their
hair and eyes as black as their
dresses are white, while the old ldu-
emma who follows behind is black all
oyer--eyes, hair, coat, trousers and
shoes. But these no-eolors only ac-
centuate the general color scheme, to
which Koreans, Portuguese, Malays,
Filipinos, Americans and Europeans,
and last the Hawaiians, who should
be mentioned lirst, alt add their. full
quota. E-t< r. ) - r..
tIntermarriages of all the races
have made almost as many hues in
the faces as we find in the garments
The leis, or flower wreaths, and the.
bands of peacock feathers which
many of all races wear around their
hats also add to the outward gaiety,
And then the fish. Nowhere in.
this wide world are there such rain
bow fish as In Hawaii, of every color
and shade and hue. FIfothere is any
tint or graduation of. tints in the prism
that is not REFLECTED in the scales Of
the finny tribes of the waters around
the islands,, should dixie to see. it. A
visit to the Honolulu aquarium ffar
superior as 1t is to the world famous
one in Naples) or to the Coral Gar
dens' whereswe see the fish through q
glass-bottomed boat, disporting them
selves in their own front yards, so
to speak, are excursions one never
forgets. That God in his infinite love
should paint the lily seems wonder
full; but that he should paint the fish
of the sea as gorgeously and as deli
cately as the petal of flower Is sur
passingly wonderful The flowers OF
Hawaii declare the glory of God, and
the fish showeth his handiworki
81 might expatiate On the rainbow
glories of the sunrise and sunset, for
/ never saw anything more gorgeous
than the sunsets from Waikiki, the
bathing beach Of Honolulu; not ocs
casionally, not half a dozen times a
year, as we see them in northern,
chimes, hut evening after evening, for
almost 365 days in the year, the sun
sets in resplepdent efflfgence, and in
the morning, trailing clouds of glory,
goes forth as a strong man to run a
race. There are SHINE scripture.
phrases which one can better under.
stand in the tropics than when one
approaches the poles. ...
And these fair islands are as glori.
Gus an example of the work OF the
Sun of Righteousness as of the sun
in the heavens Less than hundred
years ago, their people were sunk IN
ignorance and superstition, not to
speak of unnamable faults. Now, the
islands are not only evangelical, but
their churches have formed q strong
missionary society to eyangelize otE-
er islands of the Pacific, and more dis
tant lands. A new center of right
eousness has thus been created.
+ mo city in the world is more beau
tiful than Honolulu, a city filled with
elegant homes, beautiful lawns and
flower gardens on every street, state.
ly churches, substantial public build
ings, numerous hospitals and chart
ties-all this where the naked bar
barians built their straw huts a cen
tury ago These former barbarians
are themselves fine specimens of
what God can make of man, and
their blood flows freely in the veins
of some Of the best families of the
islands.
The missionary element, down toI
the third and fourth generations. Is
still predominant. Intellectually, socs.
ally, commercially and spiritually.
How this Transformation came about
and what 100 years OF Christian
ity not only can do, but has done. is |
In itself a wonderful story
1T is singular and interesting