The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-03-24

THE following IS an extract ffom letter,
addressed to the public papers BY Mr.. 4. Il.
Machonochle, the clergyman against whom
Judgment was rendered lately, on the paint
Of what are denOmlnaied Risualistic otserv-
snees. in his church.
And this brings NE to the second thing
TO Be done. l suppose every one has more
ur less been thinking over the question Of
Establishments II l mag Judge ff0m the
reception which was given 10 a Few words of
mine. az the meeting Of Tuesday, In Free
masons Tavern. the conviction Is gainiug
20 claim deliver4uce nom the yoke of State
control do NOS believe Il to be question
belonging 10 any political school, for I con
stautly and myself At one on This point With
men Of views differing as widely - possible
from one another aud myself on political
questions. Even II We look a. the matter
from State point Of view, the principle for
which contend lies deeper than any dllIcr-
ences Of modern politics; for, thus regarded.
an equitable unien OF Church and State IS
only possible when the two terms are cock
tensive- In any other case, one OF two eli1-
cultieS will arise-either the influence of
the Church in the Affairs Of State will be
burden 70 those subjects Of the State who do
not belong 10 her pale, or else (which Is the
more probable alternafive) the yoke Of the
State will press heavily upon The conscience
Of the Church. The English Establishment
dates from time when the two were cock
tensive, aud the continuance Of this condi-
ton was assumed al the Reformation, bat
has not been realized. nor win any one dare
TO predict thai Il IS likely 10 be realized. SO
that even from this point OF view the union
Of Church and state Is an anaehronism, and
ought to De swept away. But il Is ia the In
terest Of religion solely, not In that Of poll
tics, that the question has 10 be viewed b Us.
What right has the Spouse Of Christ TO Sly
herself with the powers Of the worlds SURE
iy to do 20 is 10 commit that terrible spirit
ual adultery against which her Lord has 50
often warned her Il the STATE be unbelley-
ing-and suppose no one wishes 70 impose
upon the ruling bodies in She English State
except upon the Crown itself) the name of
ChTistian-the very idea 5 an offence 10 the
dullesi spiritual instinct; aud yet II We take
the opposite hypothesis, We shall, j think.
ind it worse A Christian state Is A child Of
the Church Il is Of the Church In such
State that each individual Is .begOffen again
Of God In Christ JesUs;' Il Il 81 her that
each Is fed; By her prayer and blessing that
all State acts seek for help from God; b her
amounting that the sovereign Is set apart for
the high functions Of Government Can we,
then, defend adultery between q mother and
have been, the nature Of union between
Church and State Doubtless, the stsfe owes
20 The Church the afiecfion1fe care and sup
port that dufifnl son can give 70 his mother;
but this 4 not the theory Of Establishment
The Jewish Church began to fall from God,
and ultimately sank into idol9fry, from the
time that Il became az Establishment In the
reign Of Saul The reign Of Constantine was
the beginning Of the decline Of Christianity
iE spiritual things quite as much as Il was
the beginning Of its rise In tsmpozl gran
deur. Nor do think that the State las suf-
tered less than the Church from the alliance
But mEsi not pr0iong nv letter By the dis
cussiOn Of this question Let ~, then. as
citizens as well as Churchmen, move eTtry
power 20 obtain dissolution Of this unEodiy
alliance Why should not petitions 70 Par
lament and memorials 70 Convocation Be
ready By the commencement Of the session,
Then By the time Parliament meets again.
after Easter other memorials might he rtadF.
and THUS the question Be thoroughly 7cnfi-
lated. / feel that Il Is impossible 10 nr<e
this matter too strongly. The limits ola
letter in your columns prevent me from doing
more than barely indicate crudeiy some of
the thoughts which have long been In ny
own mind. trust other hslds more aele
than mine win take up the subject and show
iurther grounds for tie action Which seems
so desirable Once free from State control.
We shaii begin, trust, 20 feel as Z body. and
not merely as individuals, that We belong 70
q kingdom which As not Of this world
Our bishops viii know that their power Is
that 0f the servants Of Christ, not of Lords
Of Parliament; we Of the eiergy shall be free
from the Temptations 70 worldly gain and
ambition With which an Esiablishmeaf sur
rounds men; and our people win receive or
reject us for Christ's sake, not a. ministers
appointed by the State
. One word more. and have done II 5
: great blessing 70 End that secession does
not appear TO suggest itself 70 fbs minds Of
people generally as possible solnfion Of our
present difficulties Lest however, some
should be seized With that fear which Is
Bsfhing else but the bellsying Of succ6rs
which reason 0fers, / would beg al Eng
lish Churehmen that Il i 10 the Church o.
England that ttey musf win or lose f0r
Christ Let -, for our dear Lordfa sake.
have no iainfheaFfed deserfion. bat lei u
zee all our brethren taking confaxe out q
iefezt, snd nllying themselves IN thsir pro
per posts for the Slo1o1s consesi W1icn =
before them-ireedom Of the Church ol teeif
sYoars falfhfuiIy.
"A II I4cEoNocHfED
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