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1、更多好书请点击www.uus8.orgFATHERDAMIENFATHERDAMIENANOPENLETTERTOTHEREVERENDDR.HYDEOFHONOLULU1更多好书请点击www.uus8.orgFATHERDAMIENSYDNEY,FEBRUARY25,1890.Sir,-Itmayprobablyoccurtoyouthatwehavemet,andvisited,andconversed;onmyside,withinterest.Youmayrememberthatyouhavedonemeseveralcourtes
2、ies,forwhichIwaspreparedtobegrateful.Buttherearedutieswhichcomebeforegratitude,andoffenceswhichjustlydividefriends,farmoreacquaintances.YourlettertotheReverendH.B.Gageisadocumentwhich,inmysight,ifyouhadfilledmewithbreadwhenIwasstarving,ifyouhadsatuptonursemyfatherwhenhelay
3、a-dying,wouldyetabsolvemefromthebondsofgratitude.Youknowenough,doubtless,oftheprocessofcanonisationtobeawarethat,ahundredyearsafterthedeathofDamien,therewillappearamanchargedwiththepainfulofficeoftheDEVIL'SADVOCATE.Afterthatnoblebrotherofmine,andofallfrailclay,shallhavelai
4、nacenturyatrest,oneshallaccuse,onedefendhim.Thecircumstanceisunusualthatthedevil'sadvocateshouldbeavolunteer,shouldbeamemberofasectimmediatelyrival,andshouldmakehastetotakeuponhimselfhisuglyofficeerethebonesarecold;unusual,andofatastewhichIshallleavemyreadersfreetoqualify;
5、unusual,andtomeinspiring.IfIhaveatalllearnedthetradeofusingwordstoconveytruthandtoarouseemotion,youhaveatlastfurnishedmewithasubject.Foritisintheinterestofallmankind,andthecauseofpublicdecencyineveryquarteroftheworld,notonlythatDamienshouldberighted,butthatyouandyourletter
6、shouldbedisplayedatlength,intheirtruecolours,tothepubliceye.Todothisproperly,Imustbeginbyquotingyouatlarge:Ishallthenproceedtocriticiseyourutterancefromseveralpointsofview,divineandhuman,inthecourseofwhichIshallattempttodrawagain,andwithmorespecification,thecharacterofthed
7、eadsaintwhomithaspleasedyoutovilify:somuchbeingdone,Ishallsayfarewelltoyouforever."HONOLULU,"August2,1889."Rev.H.B.GAGE."DearBrother,-InanswertoyourinquiresaboutFatherDamien,Icanonlyreplythatwewhoknewthemanaresurprisedattheextravagant2更多好书请点击www.uus8.orgFATHERDAMIENnewspap
8、erlaudations,asifhewasamostsaintlyphilanthropist.Thesimpletruthis,hewasacoarse,dirtyman,h
