The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-02

have existed; she has the richest soil; a shore
line over 5000 miles, and river navigation twice
that; oil for light. coal and iron, and all the
precious metals; a wonderfully varied climate,
and the finest scenery.
God wonderfully preserved America until the
coming OF the right people. The Norsemen FIVE
centuries before Columbus, discovered America
and lost II. Then came Columbus, aud the
French, and Spanish and English adventurers.
But these all failed in their enterprises, for they
were not the men TO lay the foundations of a
great nation. At last came the Pilgrims-men
who loved freedom, liberty of conscience, and
God more than all else. Ii was their work 10
lay broad and solid foundations. All through
her early and subsequent history God wonder
fully preserved America.
America has had g won 'erful development.
She has grown from less then three 10 h~fty-two
millions of people. BY the year 1900 she will
probably have one hundred millions. The
speaker then gave statistics to show the present
marvellous development of the Great Republic,
and declared that.she was now only in her in
fancy, quoting from Joseph Cook and Encyclo-
peaia Britannica TO show that she is capable o
supporting over three billions OF people. aud
that she viii. in all probability. eventually have
them.
But is America losing her moral power.
which is her real strength, as 1t
Is the strength of any nation I? No. The
three great conservative moral powers are the
home, the press, and the pulpit. Never before
did these mighty powers $50 work for rishteousf
ness" as in America to-day. Her homes are
more attractive, home-training is more thorough,
and parental influence is stronger than ever
before The press of America is not. In all
things. or in all cases, what it should be. but
still it is a mighty moral power. The pulpit was
never SO powerful before in Amsrica. One hun
dred years ago there Was one Protestant Chris
tian to every fifteen OF her people now there is
one in every five. That the moral life of the
nation is still stalwart and vigorous is proven
in every crisis as examples, the Civil War in
1861. the electoral contest in 1876. the assimils-
ton of the constant stream of foreign immigra-
ton, and the recent election. The hearts of the
great American people ara right. If the time
should ever come when they are not, then will
the days of the r public he numbered. 1t Is
true of America. OF H.Saii, oi all nations, that
righteousness eXalteth IA nation but SIN Is q
reproach to any people
The Choir sang the Anthem 20 clap your
hands. ali ye people, after which the Rev. }
A. CruZan delivered tine DismissiUn. Their
M~ajesties passed out while tine PostludiO-quo
niam, from Mass i'll g., was performed by Myron
III. Jones.
At the close of the services. the King accom-
panied by their Excellencies the Premier and tbs
Governor of Oahu honored the American Lega.
ton with an official call aud his Majesty ex'
pressed to His Excellency the u. ). Minister
DagSett a cordial appreciation of the American
National holiday of Thanksgiving.
At ST. Andrews Pro- Cathedral there was Il
large congregation in attendance. The service,
being largely made up of the service from thu
American Prayer Book especially for Thanks
giving Day, was chornily rendered. The music
was hearty and devotional. The church Wal
handsomely decorated with flowers, fruits. and
the flags of Hawaii. Great Britain, the United
States, and other nations. An admirable ser
mon was preached by Rev. A. Macintosh from
the text in Palm 80: II.
TIL speaker referred to the people OF Israel o
old as taught that obedience to the Law of God
was the secret of all true national prosperity
Their great festivals commemorative national
events of great Importance in national life
The unity of the mutton as if the nations of al
time was proclaimed to rest upon the great gift
of God to all men in the sacrifice of His Son
the promised Messiah. Underlying all the ont
ward forms of ceremonies was the spiritual ela
ment of sacrifice, the joyful giving up to thu
Divine worship and service of the spiritual man
Christ the great king demands the loyal praises
of the nations. No letters can chain &c
earth the soul which is united to the living
Lord.
No where on earth dwells a nation more
highly favoured in its degree and according I,
its condition than our own. There are defect.
and there are disappointments, but still our loi
is far superior to that OF most other nations.
Thepreacher went on t, say that judging from
the accounts given by people from abroad. VIVA
we chose to call our heathens here. were enlight
ened beings compared with the savages who live
in full sight of the noblest monuments of Chris
tianity.