The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-04-25


has irfsielty ever founded and foss1ed an insti.
tuiion tf learning. Where has she ever built a
Home for the ared, an asylum for the suffering.
Of the poor. Christianity does this eyeryvhere.
In all lads beside the Christian Church, Christi
anity builds the Christian College and benetcent
institutions Of every name. Nherc has Inhdelity
ever gene into a city Stun redeemedHs Chris
tianity can show its Five Points in New York. its
Bethany Mission in Philadelphia, its Railroad and
Newsboys' and Bridgeport Missions IN Chicago,
and other Missions in every city almost world
aound. Where has infdelity ever gone 10 a hea-
hen people and led them out Of superstition and
ldolairy, INTO civilization Christianity can point
70 many such trophies 4 distinguished heather
philosopher visiting America. said Your prisons.
your Dungeons. your scaiOlds, and YOUR armies
understand: my country can out-do yoprs in these
things; bat your orphan asyiunis and your old
mems homes astonish me. and YOUR homes for old
women would seem to my people ridiculous" De
Ioqueville. said, speaking of Americas prison re-
forins " In nv country, once rascal always a
rascal You do things diferCnily.' Yes. We do.
Christianity does do things very differently from
heathenisrn. atheism, or iuiideliiy, II uses the
Cross a mighty lever with which 10 raise human
ity in the scale OF being
Now in regard to the spscIal line Of work fpr
which this building was erected: Going into the
Portland. Oregon, Y. NJ. c. A. building one day.
IN rnid-winter, found group OF young men seat
ed comfortably around the stove. One Of them
was loudly snecring at Christianity an old fable,
and at Christians hypocritcs and boastinc Of
his own infidclity. I listened for a moment and
then asked If be had seen much of tue world.-
and was told that he had been quite traveller"
expressed my qualification, for he would perhaps
be able TO give me some information. Then |
asked these pointed questions, and ask them of
any Young man here tonight. who may call him
self an unbelieyer in Christianity; Where has
organized inhdelity ever erected building or
OPENED and fitted Up MONS, for the and benefit
Of young men. Where do Liberal Leagues seek
out young men who are strangers, try to obtain
them situations, and seek 10 surround them with
god influences and shield them from evil! Where
do Liberal Leagues send out into the Streets and
down into the ." slums y their good samaritans-
TO lift up young men who have fallen among the
thieves and robbersn of sin: lnfdelity does
none Of these things. Christianity does them in
nearly every city in the world.
As the hight house on % dangtguus coast lifts its
massive column hedyeuwarj. and holds aloft its
light, 10 warn those N peril and To give guidance
and cheer 10 those battling the waves ard storms,
% this building will stand. hoaug VI tho open
Bible its great Light. TO warn Young men and
save them from the deadly pvrils Of SIN and as
home, and refuge to the stranger from all lands.
and this building will also stand a monument
of the practical value of Christianity to the Young,
70 this city. 10 humanity.
Mr.. p. Q. Jones, Jr., informed the Gudicncc that
the Association had kindly feeling for those pres
ent and had provided reirJsilneuts with which to
fill any aching vod that might vet rUnain amongst
any Of their guests Of the evening; be invited all
present TO partake OF the good things provided
Before proceeding further. however, he wished to
state thai when the programme for the evening
was made up, the most modest man IN the Associa-
ton was assigned tho task Of presenting 10 the
attention Of the audience the needs of the AssOca
ton. This modest gentleman was 50 overcome 10y
his feelings that be was unable 10 perform the
task assigned him, and he ,Alr. jones' boinl. the
next most modest man daughter was made a
substitute. He then said that the expenses CON
nected with the building was Sls96s.75, the sum
Of SIS, 2i0 all that tn. Association possessed
toward the liquidation Of this indebtedness leaving