Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-05-03

Last Sunday evening Fort Stree, Church
was densely filled. The muiscal service was
especially fine and attractive The addition Of
the orchestra composed Of string and wind in.
stsuments proved especially enjoyable. The
harmony was excellent, and the effect very
pleasing. Pastor Cu1an preached an excellent
discourse from Timothy 80, "Godlness i
profitable, having promise Of The NE Mdf n05o
is" There is room to give only one Of the
many excellent points Of the discourse. Mr..
Cru1an said "Tme religion pays a man fnan.
cially. This is a low, sordid argument, know,
but it !. The argument which influences men in
''thc life that now is. First, | hold that true
religion fits a man for success in life. Take a
young man, just on the threshold Of life lei
him come here a stranger to begin the battle
for success; now, the very best capital such
a young man can have is a strong, stalwarl
religious character, and a letter commencing
him to one Of tNese Christian churches. II
he add to these ability and perseverance,, such
a young mans success is assured. | would
rather my goden.haired boy should thus begir
| life twenty yeays from now. than to posses,
| SIoo,ooo The fortune would certainly ruir
him ii he had not moral principle. II he wa
true Christian man. nj. future would give m,
no uneasiness, though he faced the world
empty. handed. Then, again. it costs less /,
serve God than it does to serve the Devil. Yo,
say that religion is expensive. Yes, in man,
cases too much so. but expensive churches ar,
certainly not one of the evils OF Honolulu
| Did you ever figure the money cost Of scrvin,
the Dcvil2 A decent wine party tif there i
such thing) will cost more than the rent o
| half dozen pews in this church. The Tobacco,
bill Of many smoker more than equals tn,
contribution Of the average church member
Take two men here is Christian who ha
consecratcd everything to God; he gives Of hi
money, time, thought, work and sympathy I,
Gods cause. Here is another who serves tn
'cNil as only poor drunkard can ne lays OF
the Devils altar, the saloon bar, money thai
pale with The tears oil his WIFE, ragged with HI
shiIdrens poverty ana red win the Dlood Q
MS own soul "hich man saenhces most
the service oil MS master lake young man
am certain IT VIII cost any young man I
Honolulu less TO come into the church, an
cheer'u''y bear his share oil the burdens OF IN
church, than II VIII to be man oil the world
Just sum II up ittie lhere Is your Sunda
carriage hire; there are theatres ana balls, an
dress rarades there Is your tobacco BIZ, an
your OIL Tor wine' peer' ana something stronger
there are other sins which tax not only tn
manhood, but the pocket, which dare nc
even name Now, II You belong to the worlo
and don't indulge in these things-not neccss'
My all, but most oil them-the world VIII ca
you mean and stingy. / tell you, the most r'
morseless tax upon mans finances is sill
Now, godliness prevents all this drain. 1t cu
off all these sins, which are like so man
leeehes on young mans purse.
Take two facts which touch this point
the comparative expensiveness of religion an
sin: For every dollar Hawaii spends on h,
churches she spends twenty for liquor
have no figures to verify this statement.
, is but guess. You say it is a very wild one
Perhaps. Do we spend proportionately NOR
/, on our religion than the U. ST. Do we drin
less liquor PER eapita? Doctor Fowler in h
book, The Great Criminal gives figures
prove that where the United States spends OF
dollar for religion she spends seventy. five (,
liquor | have heard the statement made,
know no, how true it is, that one Of our saloor
took over $50, 900 across its bar last year, TIL
immense liquor bill Christianity would save tn
nation, to say nothing Of the additional savin
in morals, order, manhood, and all that max
people strong and great This other fact
What nations to-day hold the treasures of Il
world1 They are those nations which in6de
call prizes, ridden. Again, third religion pa,
financially, in the security it gives comm,
!, nifty. In the speech from the throne yesterda
we were told of the necessity for an increa
in the number and efficiency of our arm,
force. Well, yes, perhaps Would you pr
i tect Hawaii, and give her people securit,
+ Let me tell YOU what is more potent than stan
, ing army, gatlng guns, mounted police OF S
e cret detectives: Take the motto of the w. {
+ I, U. Of America and make it your own :
l. school house on every hilltop. and not a $
e loon in the valleys Let those in high plac
Z. and low foster education, good morals and r
" be worth score oil soldiers or policemen.