Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-11-17

tura views respecting the family institution He utterly repud
aed the old Catholic teaching that in monasc and unmarried
life be found the highest and best type of pey His
rage of "katharna Bora formerly indicated most
Enthusiastically his view respecting the marriage institution That
this step naturally led any amount of gossip throughout all
Catholic countries expected but the happy results
not be fully estimated Had he taken this STEP would the
German people have celebrated Christmas and their family
unions As they have done than three cenure2 But from
the family institution flow according to Luther untold bless
ng both the State and the Church "Fo the family he says
SIS the primary government whence all other government and
dominion take their origin it." he says in
another place that your children instructed in spiritual
things that you them first Cod and then worldly
occupations
When speaking of uthers respecting the education OF the
young becoming to his love for music and the mpo
OF giving instruction schools upon the science OF music
Listen his language upon this subject 1t beautiful and
lovely GIFT of God; it hath often excited and moved
give desire preach have always been fond of
He who UNDERSTANDABLE this is the right
and is fit anything else 1t is nced that music be taught
schools schoomaster be able sing do think
much of him. uthes idea music and its influence falls
with that of Shakespeare who says in the Merchant Of Venice
Nor not moved with concord Of sweet sounds,
Is fit for ueasons straagems, and pois;
A i5 R baee i6 his dark as '1 T SSl as night
Let no such man be trusted"
Music comeh theology; would exchange my
little of for much money The young should be constantly
exercised in this refne and improves There
be doubt that in minds which affected by music the
seeds much good Music aeceh theology alone
can effect besldet gveh and joyful mind therefore
the prophets have employed they have music Hence
cometh that by teaching truth in psalms and hymns they have
joined theology and music in close union Once hearing
friends singing beautiful chants he remarked If Lord
has scattered such admirable gifts this EARTH what will be
in the life eternal in which all will be perfection Contemporary
with Luther that gifted German composer of choice hymns
Hans Sachs Literally hundreds, thousands of his hymns
have since been envenng the music of the German people
Luther himself both writer OF hymns and composer OF music
trust that the spirit which anmates and the gatherings
in other lands assembled the birth of the great
Reomer that of those of whom read in holy they
build the omb of the prophets and gash the sepuchres of
the righteous As has been apuy remarked the
memorave service when the is spoken and the Grafton
delivered and the festivities have ended will be recognize and
sustain the Luthers of to-day, the who working his
spirit Reverence for Luther will be proved by respecting the
Lutheran spirit Noble and of his character still
needed hence there from the the opinion
expressed by President Hitchcock of Union Presbyterian lheo
logical Seminary of New York. and endorsed by high authority
the Episcopal Church the United States tha the Luther
would be Petrine type tripod would be the
upon the Mount, st. Peters penecosa Sermon and the
ethical eplste of James Most respectfully would beg
differ from the opinion of my college cassmate, DR. Hitchcock
am OF the belief that any magnate church shall be
raised up by the great Head the church. worthy be styled
LUTHER he will not be of the Peine Pauline type but rather
the Johannean The future will demand write apollo
ge the early days of Christianity poemic and conover
sa reatses of subsequent but animated with the zeal
and spirit of the apostle John the bosom friend of Divine
Redeemer The grand theme of all future minister's evangels
and missionaries God the world" is
be inscribed the future banner the church. The church and
the world both tired of poemics and controversy The old
fable of op has lost moral The fierce blast and
wind could srobe the traveller but the mild and rays
oil the noon day aleecual The of righteousness
ascending to meridian spendou and gancng abroad his mild
rays in all lands
Those learned in ecclesiastical history
the ascension of Lord has had its apostolic apooge
scholastic and refomaory periods but entered upon
the missionary period and century has elapsed this last
lol.:
the church raised up noble learned pous
successive PERIOD believe He calling the field Of
missionary labor and trial. just the needed emergency
These OF grand practical capabilities able go forth
missionaries to heather lands there grapple with all diff
cultes of languages yet unreduced written and
due time translate the Bible those languages dialects
Such should possess the marked ability men,
civilized and uncivlized and push their way if Necessity
quire into the UNEMPLOYED regions and if lost dark
continent of equal bodnes may be look them
up This missionary age requires of the Livingstone the
Nofatt the Williams the Patton the Judson the Gua type
Such wanted Bible preachers to the
millions of Asia and Africa 1t requires of the puest
nobs and heroic character carry forward this work.
when they forth fully equipped note, how they command ad
mraon respect the highest circles OF Christian
ship Writes Professor Hodge, of Princeton Theological Semn
a accounted among the abe dnes and theologans of
age, near the close of long life of eminent usefulness the
Presbyterian church of the United Sates" What have
nothing compared with what done by goes
Africa and abors among heather tribe reduces their
guage to writing am net ~V,hy 10 soop dam and oo the
h0fS Of Su6h a
The marching orders of great Captain do not read SO
e into all the world dispute with unbeieyes argue sceios
conound nhde silence atheists opinions of
your brethren spend your strength writing elaborate
to the views of the and prudent this world our
orders do read Go into all the world and gospel
to every creature teaching them observe all things whatsoever
have commanded YOU and To- am with you Away unto
the end OF the world Amen"