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-v, tfEZ3M&$n&w?mmmmmmm&mmmmummmmix jk lwt5fTWfi'p ptriW ' TOi -wsyqpp $r" TW"" - $&&' J" MggHMMMMMj .mSKSmtkMmu 'JK ill ' I Mil 111 f Ml 'JBMMJl. I J JW Li ? A, l2 Si v wlicie, the tuatnoss of many homes, the nob fruits of labors spent for Hawaiian pupils of both sexes in boarding anil day schools, tho laro numbers of families of children. Induce strong faith in the future upbuilding of tho race. May God in His Infinite love and meicysavo a remnant of this dear people to Ills honor and glory. I haye talked gospel temperance with over 1000 pcrons. Have organized eleven societies and over five hundred Ha waiians have signed tho pledge. A hymn was sung with piano ac companiment, and tho meeting was dismissed with the benediction, pro nounced by llov. A. O. V'oibcs. Tin: I'ltnsmr.N'T a iinroiiT. DlUK StSTIUSS AND fr'lttCN'DS I 111 this smallest of all civilized coun tries, we are gathered to-night as one of the outposts of the great temperance army, which, never re treating, with steadily increasing numbers, is marching grandly for ward to conquer the world I Who would have, thought when, twelve years ago, a few trembling women met in a little church in an obscure town in Ohio, and inaugur ated the "temperance crusade," singinsi as they inarched out of the church door " Give to the winds thy (raw. Hope ami lie undismayed: Godhcarc thy sigh, mid sees thv leal', lie hall lift up thy head. ' That the little spring thus opened should so soon grow to be a stream, a, river a flood an ocean, which shall cover tho earth I For, believe me. dear friends, this is sure to be the result of it. "We may not live to 'cc the day, But earth shall gladden with the ray. 0( this good time coining." It was a very small beginning. "We wcic but women. We had been taught that it was unseemly for us to take any public places, and where our teachings led us, our heaits fol lowed. Wo did not wanL to leave the retirements of our happy homes, and enter the battle which we saw we must light. But, God pity us! Thobe dearer to us than our lives were subject to a danger tiom which our weak hands could not rescue them. We could pray for them, and wc did! but we ft It that prayer must be supplemented by work. We could no longer stand by looking to politicians, to the party in power, to legislatures and cougics to rid us of this demon whose loathsome form stretched at all our thresh holds, if his form had not already an abode at our very firesides. When we plead with the law-makers, their answer was, moie or less curtly: "We can do nothing for you; it is not in our province." Or, at most, a weak attempt to "regulate the traffic in liquors," was all that wo could secure. Gradually and unwillingly to the women of America came the con viction that to the pait of the na tion to whom is given "half the wisdom, more than half the purity, and nearly all the gentleness," God had assigned the duly, not only of praying lor the overthrow of the liquor power, but of laboring to this end, as He should give them wis dom. Having no political power, we had nothing to fear from politi cal parties; and more than that being so raicly subject to the temp tation which enslaves the body and soul, we could labor with clean hands and strong faith. Have you heaid of the old lady, who, alter viewing a brewery, a distillery, and a tobacco factoiy, exclaimed "Aiut I thankful that tho women folks haven't got all that stuff to smoke and chew and swallow down!" And bo, after the crusader had miraculously opened to the eyes of American women their strength and tho source of (heir power, the Wo man's Christians Temperance Union wa- organized. If we ask what is the element in this organization which I1113 given it such an acceptance with all good people which lias placed it by the Young Men's Christian Association as one of the two great moral powers of the ivoild, auxiliaiy to the Church of Chribt, the answer cannot be hard to find. Without doubt as Miss "Willnnl has said, 'The decision deliberately 1 cached at their organ ization to stand by the name as well as the faith of Ili'm to whom woman owes all she lias come to be," and the prayerful Chi istian spirit which characterizes all their efforts, is the true secret of their power. Within the twelve years of exist ence this "sober second thought of tho crusado," has ciyatallizcd into permanent form in a national state and territorial, disliict, county and local organization. All the large cities and towns in the United Slates are buzzing with the biihy women who aie tiicless in this work, and almost every hamlet has its band of quiet workers, who huvo nevertheless found the fulcrum upon which rests the lever which shall move the world I There arc ten thousand organized Unions, with a membership of two hundred thou sand women of all nationalities, races and conditions. According to their creed, tlioy arc a "Union of Christian Women of all Churches for the purpose of educating tho young, forming a better public THE DAILY BULLETIN STTMMARYt HONOLULU, H. L, FKTDAY,, NOVEMBER gf, 1385. sentiment) reforming the drnkii Q classes; transforming by tho power of divine grace, those who arc en slaved by alcohol ; and removing the diam-shop fioui our streets by law." The results of any such great woik as this, must bo to a great ex tent invisible to human eyes. To sow beside all watcis, is our work. The great harvest we may not see. But it must be evident thnt a great effect is beintr pioduued upon the women of the land, not only in giving wise avenues for energies heretofore downcast or ill-directed, but In foiming an intelligent senti ment upon this subject than which none is more important in the house, and in "that larger house we call society." Much time in every meeting is devoted to discussing a variety of topics relating to temper ance and intemperance. Two hun dred thousand wives and mothers and sisters are daily preachers and examples of temperance prin ciples in their own households. Tuey aie learning thnt there is dan ger lurking in every tenspoonful of wine in the sauce, or the tablespoon ful of brandy in the pie; that ten dencies which may be most fatal maybe found in the eat liest years of childhood ; that no appetite is more sure to be 'inherited than that of a taste for liquor. It cannot be otheiwise than that the childreif'm these families should imbibe tem perance sentiments lrom their in fancy, and thus grow up, not onh intelligent and interested on these subjects, but to a great extent free from the taste which so surely leads into temptation. In addition to thes.c home influences thrown about the children in so many families, scientific temperance education is now made compulsory in all the public schools in fourteen of the Mates. Hands of hope and various temperance societies among children anil ,oung pcoplo .ire everywhere organized ; temperance papers and leallels for children are circulated ; quarterly .temperance lessons in the Sabbath school are secured ; and in so many ways instruction and in lluence arc brought to bear upon the rising generation, that they must grow up with a much clearer estimate of this "spirit of evil" than their fathers and mothers had. When we consider the wonderful growth of general public sentiment upon temperance topics, compared with the lethargy which was upon individuals, churches and the nation a few years ago, we cannot doubt that this organization has been a potent agent in producing the rapid change. To an extent which was never true before, all classes are to-day taking a stand on one side or the other of this .most important question. Men and women are learning that this is an issue which cannot be ignored; Unit, as of old, he 1 hat is not for us is against us. Young men arc learning $hat they cannot maintain a place in good society, while they indulge in even moderate di inking. Young ladies more and more slum any intimacy with those who enter the saloons. Ministers find that temperance is a gospel theme, and as such is not out of place in the house of God. Even that most conservative of all churches the IJoman Catholic is taking a stand upon this subject which must surprise and delight ail Chiistk.n hearts. Lawyers find that temperance is not so unpopular that they need fear to base the issue of a case upon its merits. Even physicians, upon most indisputable evidence, aie growing to admit that alcohol is not the fabled can da vie, and that its appaicnt effects are olten not real, and may be obtained with much better results by other substances. On the other hand, the forces under the alcoholic demon, arc organizing themselves, and prepar ing to light as for their lives. It is estimated that every saloon controls ten votes. Liquor Dealers' Associa tions dot the land ; and a national syndicate forthc promotion of alcohol ism has been formed, consisting of 202,20-2 brewers, distillers and deal er, united by a common inteiet and by formal organization. "This syndicate commands n capital esti mated at SI, 200,000,000 invested in business, distilleries and dram shops altogether constituting an enormous machinery for the manu facture, sale and supply of poisoned drinks." That the United States government is accessory to this, is shown by the fact that it issued dur ing the year 1881, 188,288 "Hpeclul permits" to retail alcoholic diitiks. Think of it. This alcohol syndi cate with its enormous capital and vv it li s-ome two million votes at its com mand, is mude a fiscal agent of tho general government I From it, lluough these "t-pecial permits," aie collected about ninety million dollars a year. Is it not evident, then, that tho armies of God mid Saian are again spieading themselves abroad? And uie name is uou 10 oe louglit In Ameiica alone, but in all civilized countiies, and even in our little Juicuii nei Thus it has come lo pass that the tempo ance question is taking a pro minent place in politics. Tho rapid riso of the Prohibition party is one of the most sti Iking nod interesting signs of the times. A party which at its first presidential election could command 150,000 votes, and which at the second election in Ohio has nearly doubled the votes of n year ago, must command the attention of tne country, and its adherents may uo longer bo called hot-headed fanatics, but must bo admitted to bo what they are, the best men of tho nation, laboring to overthrow tho greatest and most universal iniquity of the present age. On this our Ihst anniversary, the little W. C. T. U. of the Hawaiian Islands conn 9 together to-night with no heroic talcs, nor songs of victory. Our right to be exists rattier in tho needs about us, than in any great work achieved. The first suggestion lowaid the formation of this Union, was made by Miss Francis E. Wtl lard, tho beloved president of tho National Woman's Temperance Union of America. Some three and a hair years ago, she wrote to the president, of lliu Y. M. C. A. here, inquiring about the condition of tempciance work in this country and asking if it would not be possible to organize a Woman's Christian Tem perance Union here. The letter was answered by one of the ladies, and a correspondence ensued which re sulted in the coming here a year ago of A) is. Mary C. Lcavitt, of blessed memory. Our Union was undertaken with ninny fears, and with gieat timidity. We were all of us entirely inexper ienced in temperance work. With feminine instinct we shrank from the "cloud of witnesses," and the publicity which would be involved. The limited number of ladies in our community whom wo could de pend upon in such work, was already overburdened with woik in other societies. And yet there seemed to be so little aggressive temperance activity, while Satan and his co laboicis weic never more active. Licensed and unlicensed saloons were filling the land, and this Ha waiian people, for who-e enlighten ment and salvation so many noble lives have been spent, seemed to lie drifting away fiom all Christian in fluences. And even our own sons and brothers were we sure they were safe? Some wrecks of noble manhood well known among us, and others struggling vvitli an appetite which miglu nt any moment gain the victory, made us tremble for our very homes. And so vc said, "With God's, help we will do the little we can do." Some of the things which wo have done, my sisters have told you. They cannot tell of the prayeis offered, of our growing interest in the cause, and our increasing sense of its importance. The tilings we wisli we could do arc more than we can tell. I may, however, speak of a few lines of work which we feel that we must now vigorously pursue dur ing the coming year. We want to present the subject of scientific temperance instruction be fore school boards and teachers. We desire to present it on its own merits, not asking consideration as a favor to ourselves ; and we hope that the subject which has met such acceptance with educators and legislators in America, may bo equally successful here. Wc need more thoroughly orga nized effort to distribute temperance literature, both in English and Ha waiian, in public places, in prisons and police stations, at steamboat landings, in hospitals, among sailors, and wherever it may be available. We want to see existing laws bet ter enforced, and if possible to se cure additional and improved laws speedily. We ought to liavo a band of hope, or some similar society, among our children ; partly that they may be taught to take 11 decided stand upon this great question while young, and also that they who must so soon take our places may be much better in formed, and thus more able to do this work intelligently than their parents have been. Wo ought also to have in Hono lulu a temperance lunch room, or Friendly Inn, presided over by a woman who would give a homeliko meal at n reasonable price. Though it might involve some expense at first, wc are sure, from the experi ence of others, that it would soon become self-supporting and nioro, and might ultimately increase to a boarding and perhaps a lodging house. These and other departments of work which might be mentioned, wo have not been able to pursue as actively as wc wish we could, be cause it has not been possiblo to find ladies to superintend them who feel that they can devote the time required to carry them on success fully. Our gieatcst want is now helpers. The work spreads out on every side. It is a work which must command the sympathy of every mother and sister. Many ladies whoso hearts are with us are so bound by home duties, that wc cannot ask nor expect more than their occasional presence and earnest sympathy and prayers. Hut in our community there must be many young women and others whoso time is not so fully occupied that they cannot spare a few hours in a mouth, to give to so important a work, Ours is not a losing causo, but ono be coming every day nioro and more gloriously triumphant. Wc, who arc interested In it, feel that it is not only a duty but a privilege and an honor to do a littlo in this depart ment of tho Lord's work. For "God's vow of promlto spans the clouds, Bright symbol of a day most (air; The bauucis o( the Lord of llosls Are waving In the sunlit air. The billows o( a grand re(orm Arc sweeping forward everywhere.'' Before closing, I wish to call your attention to the statements I have placed upon the board.11 The first is compiled from the Custom House Report, and is said to bo a low estimate. This is equivalent to a tax of more than ten dollars and a half for every man, woman and child in the kingdom, estimating the population at 80,000. It must not lie forgotten, also, that nothing is hero allowed for tho expense to the government of criminals, and crimes induced by liquor. "It is the business of the liquor trade to make criminnls." The best authori ties state that at least seventy-five percent of the enormous cost to the United States Government, for jus tice, criminal courts and prisons, comes through tho liquor tralllc; and we cannot suppose that it will be less here. It will further be seen that for every dollar which this nation ex pends for all religious .purposes, more than seventeen dollars is spent for that which can do no good, and whose tendency is to ruin the soul and body, while more than six and a half times as much ta spent in this country for liquor, as is paid for all religious and educational purposes combined. If utvy one doubts the truth of my figures, I shall be happy after the meeting to state how they were obtained. And this is Hawaii! The country which owes all it has come to be to these very religious and enlighten ing inllutnccs; the nation which has, for more than half a century, stood before the woildas the brightest ox ample of what the religion of Chi ist can do for a heathen nation. Is there not call for effort? Can wo sit idly by and let tilings go on from worse to worse? Is it not lime that every true man and woman should place himself and herself openly and decidedly on the side of tliis question which God approves, and which only can secure the sal vation of the nation? Mits. J. M. Whitncv. Honolulu, November, 1885. TKHASUllKK'S lUU'OUT. ltECKIPTS. Annual Membership $ :!,') 00 Honorary Membership 2.1 00 Monthly Subseiiptlou.s 'J20 :(.' Union .Signals and Postage II "."1 Special Donations: Tor Printing U 00 For Coffee .'1 00 For Pampas Plumes sold 1 00 From Hawaiian Board, Grant in aid (or Tracts 50 00 Lectures: Prof obsor Way laud 0!) 00 Major Daue 511 50 snori 00 KXI'KN'IHTUIlKS. Itccord, Cash and Momoranilum Books 1 85 Blue ltibbon for Mrs. llainpsou 1 50 Coffee, (or Fii einen -1 50 JZxfcnscs of Lectures: Two Sets Posters 8 00 Kcntof Hall 5 00 Printing: 2,000 Copies 8 Tracts, Hawaiian !10 00 Proof-reading 5 00 :150 Hawaiian Constitutions.,.. -I 00 100 English Constitutions ;md By-Laws 13 fiO Posters (or D. M. Crowley 5 50 Miscellaneous: Union Signals and Postage.,... 11 82 Temperance Publications HO 'M Monthly Subscription Blank. ... 2 00 Envelope) for Blank (! 25 Salary, Miss Mary K. (irecu, In part 205 00 Balance on Hand 141 20 505 00 Mm. C. M. IIyih:. 11EPOUT OK Tim SnCllKTAllY. In preparing tho first annual re port of the "Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the Hawaiian Islands," 1 am cnnfionted with so much that I wish to review in its initial year that I feel somewhat con fused and perplexed that I must condense it all into so short a space. This Union was Organized under tho supervision of Mrs. Mary Clement Lcavitt, who came to tii under the uuspicces of the National W. C. T. U. of the United States. Mrs. Lcavitt is a lady of rare cul tuieof mind and stiength of pur pose ; and will be long and tenderly remembered in this city, for her earnest words, carrying conviction with them, as she pictured so faith fully and clearly the destroying power of alcoholic thinks. This indefatigable worker has mado a successful tour of New Zealand since leaving heie, lecturing and organiz- Comparative etlinnto of the amount ppent in the Hawaiian Kingdom (or Ihiuors, and religion mid educational piupofes during the year 1681 : 110,800 gallons llquora $857,'.!00 Schools and Education 80,000 Protectant Churches & Missions 00,000 "g.S.,iaigHtfi;gH!!i'JWiMqiJMiiiiii;iM 1. i mi 11 1 ipp Imr union?, and Is now Id Australia, wu re she will remain through the winter. From there she proposes to go to India and on to China and Japan. Thence she goes to Europe and from there she will cross the Atlantic to her New England home. Shu is fitly called, by our sisters across tho sea, "Our Rotind-thc-World Ambassador." Noble woman I would there were more like her I Self-forgetful, self-sacrificing, with an unswerving faith she moves on. Heaven must smile upon such grand endeavor; and will guard and guide her on her mission 1 In Nov., 188 1, wo met in the hall of the Y. M. C. A. for the purpose of organization. There were about forty ladies pres ent. Mrs. Lcavitt was appointed lo the chair and Mrs. S. E. Bishop secretary of the meeting. After n short season of devotion, Mrs. Lca vitt addicssed tho ladies upon tho objects and methods of the W. C. T. IT. of the United States; after which she proceeded to business. On motion of Mrs. Hiram Iling ham, seconded by Mrs. J. M. Whitney, it was voted to organize a Union. The pledge was passed, and signed by thirty-three ladies. A committee for nominating olllccrs was appointed, viz. : Mrs. .1. M. Cooke, Mrs. U. F. Dillingham, and Mrs. II. Uingliaui. After consulta tion the following names weie pre sented : President, Mrs. .1. M. Whitney ; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. E. C. Oggcl, Mrs. ,1. A. Cuizau, Mrs. Geo. Wallace ; Recording Secretary, Mrs. R. J. Greene; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. E. Jordan ; Treas urer, Mrs. C. M. Hyde. By vote of the ladies present these olllccrs were elected. The work of organ ization was completed at a subse quent meeting held on Dec. -Ith, at which a Constitution and By-Laws were presented and adopted, by which this organization should be governed. Wo have the latter printed in pamphlet form, and any one wish ing a copy will be welcome to one hy applying to the president or sec retary. We have had thirteen meetings, with an average attendance of 22 members. Twelve of these were ihc regular monthly, and one a special meeting. The fir-attwo were held 111 the hall of the Y. M. C. A., the others in the parlors. Besides liiese we have had u public meeting, piesided over by our president. Tho programme was made up of music and addresses. The principal' ad dress was by Pastor Cruzan, and was exceedingly interesting and full of thrilling anecdote. Statistics were given by Rev. S. E. Bishop, showing the comparative amount of money expended for food and alcoholic diiuks, in the United States. The figures were appalling and in themselves a temperance lecture. Several gentlemen signed the pledge as honorary' members, and the meeting, on the whole, was a pleasant affair. Wo have had two benefits, one from a lecture by Prof. Wayland ; the other a half benefit from a lecture by Major Dane ; the net profits of which will be given by our treasurer. Our monthly meetings arc opened by devotional exercises followed by a course of reading and discussion upon the subject of temperance. Usually a lady is appointed to pre pare a paper giving a resume of a scientific lecture by some eminent M. D. who has given much thought and study to the effects of alcoholics upon mind and body, viz. : Car penter, Richardson, Kerr and others. At the May meeting, our President read an interesting paper, prepared by herself, entitled, "The Temper ance Reform a History of the Movement." At tho request of some of the members this article was published in the Saturday Press of June 27th, anil will show whether we have an intelligent idea of the magnitude of the woik wc have undertaken. But, it will be asked," what has the society done for the. cause of temperance!' In this our initiative year groat things could not bo expected of us. Wu have not been simply learning our duties, and the nature of the enemy wo propose to fight. We have de partments of work, each of which is superintended by an elllcient lad'. Mrs. E. II. McCully has charge of pi ess work and each week, since wo were fairly organized, lias prepared an article upon temperance for one of our leading journals, the Gazette. In behalf of the ladies of the Union I will hero tender sincere thanks to tho editors of the diffeient news papers for so kindly giving notice of our meetings and in publishing for us articles upon temperance, Mrs. A. B. Soulliwick superintends the juvenile department of work. Mrs. S. 15. Bishop lias had under her care tho Sunday school work. Mrs. B. F. Dillingham lias had tho literary department. Mrs. 15. Jordan has been superintendent of piisou and polico tcnipcranco work. Mrs, P. C. Jones is our gospel temperance worker. But our greatest work lias been among tho natives by Miss Mary Green, We, in connection witli tho Woman's Boaul, pay her a salary, so that she may devote her time entiiely to this department of woik.- Miss Green understands the Hawaiian language well, and seems. In every way admirably adapted to 8 this important Held of labor. Hor earnestness and devotion to her work are a sufficient guarantco of her success. The W. C. T. U. of our own native land bases its hopes of ulti mate success upon legislation. And may we not hopo to create a senti ment among Hawaiians which will influence their vote, and thereby elect men to legislate in the interest of temperance? We have had eight temperance tracts translated into the native language under Miss Green's super vision, and 2,000 of each, making 10,000, have been printed, and a large proportion of them distributed. In conclusion, I will say, fiom a weak beginning wo hope to grow into a Uroixjhold of temperance and truth, which will yet bo felt in this littlo Kingdom of tho Pacific. Wc now number G6 active, and 25 honorary members. Wc aro anxious to add recruits to our ranks and will give a cordial welcome to volun teers. It is painful to observe the leth argy existing among Christian men upon this subject. In evidence of this it will be remembered that an organization was started about the same time as our Union, called the "Union Temperance League" with an enrollment of eighty names. After repeated efforts, on the pait of a few, to effect an organization it was abandoned and passed into ob livion. Further comment is un necessary. Brother, will you sit quietly by and let this monster vice breathe in your very presence with out raising your voice against it or a hand to destroy the demon. The horrors of drunkenness and the misery caused by the sale of intoxi cants are enough to awaken every man and woman of influence to earnest effort in the causo of tem perance. Need wc look beyond our own lovely city to find proofs of the destroying, sickening effects of alcoholic drinks? Wc have not only the gilded saloon where gentle men of culture and position in so ciety congregate ; but the low divo where the poor native or humble sailor leaves his last penny and is turned into the street to bo captured by the police and made to contri bute to the treasury of a Govern ment which is bound by every law of justice and honor to protect the weak. Mks. It. J. Gkekke. EO. C. STRATI-MEYER, AKTISTIG SIGNS A SPECIALTY. 78 King Street, Honolulu. 175 P. O. Box 310. ly Jas. W. Robertson, ACCOUNTANT AND COPYIST. Books and Accounts neatly mid correct, ly kept, also all kinds o'f copying at tended to. Office with Htistacc it Ro bertson. 89 tf THE LONDON Provincial Fire Insurance Co., X.ONIOiV. HubHcrlbcd Capital : : 1,000,000 J. T. WATI3KH01TPR, Jn., Agent. 137 3m Notice to Horse Owners. HOUSE CLIPPING done in thu neat. Cat manner, shortest order and at lowest rates, wilh the now Ameiicnn Lightning Horse-Clipping Machine, which glides over them like lightning, leaving them looking as smooth as a planed board. No more Immune act can ho done to 11 horeo than to have hU long coal removed in this warm climate. C. B. MILKS, Proprietor. Cor. Punchbowl & Queen Sis. 175 lm PIONEER St'm Candy Factory and Bakery. JE(stMlliliedl803. F. HORN, Proprietor. No. 71 HOTEL ST., between Nuuunu and Fort SU. Has id way h on hand tho lurguJt Stock of Cn 1 1 (lie;', bolli Philu and Fancy, guar anteed to hu STJUCTM' I'Uhi;. AVUoloHalo mill rttsluil. Rich Wedding Cakes Of u Twenty Years' ltejuitiiliou, nil Sizes aiway in any Styl Sim always on hand, ornamented ylc. Pastries of All Description Hade to' Order at Short Notice. Wholesome Bread, Froih every Day. Bell aud Mutual Telephone, No. 74. P. O. Box No. 75. 168 i Pi rm 3. n 'f9 m & f Au A?5 i fi i; 8 A"i ' , f X V, V 1 iJ- Alii v-a- tS WWPIWT(flK tgm in 1 Hw Hf mmm,wmmBmlKm