The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-01-08
MRS, nAMpSON.

The main floor of Kawaiahao
church was we'll filled last evening
with an attentive and deeply inter-
ested audience. The Rev. w. G..
Merritt made the opening prayer.
The text was taken from John 14:6,
II am the way, the truth and the
life. No man cometh unto the
Father but by me- Mrs. Hamp-
son said: Go up on the mount of
observation and look where man is
without the Bible. He knows that
there is a God and that there is
dark shadow between God and him.
He is conscious of the fact that some
atonement needs to be made. To
this end the Hindoo will throw him
self under the wheels of the Jugger-
naut and the mother fling her child
into the dark waters of the Ganges,
that thus they may atone. Who are
the teachers of these Hindoos?
Nature and Reason. And these, let
it be remembered, never made an
infidel. Both disclaim the infdel.
The facts that we see around us
demonstrate that man is trying to
find God, from whom he has become
alienated through sin. But Nature
and Reason do not point out the way
back. We see God in nature, but
He is God above us; too high for
man to attain. There is a God in
Providence.
:! He moves IN a mysterious way.
His wonders to perform.
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm"
But He is beyond human conpre-
hension. There is God in law,
but this law we have violated, and
God cannot be reached in law, for
we owe him an allegiance that we
have never paid. How then shall
man find God? You have been
cropping through Reasons dreary
pathway and you cannot compass
what you fain would. But in the
text it is riade plain. Peace is made
between God and man through Jesus
Christ. God has put the blackboard
before our spiritual natures and
entreats us to study the b IS of
His wonderful love in Jesus Christ.
o study this and you will have
knowledge, and knowledge is power.
An innocent man was suspended on
Calvary's tree; a tragedy so terrible
that there was the hiding of the sun,
and convulsions of the earth and the
veil of the temple rent in twain.
Then, thanks TO God, the way to
heaven and his heart was opened.
Jesus has shown us the Father and
it sufliceth us. Will you come to
Jesus, brother? Will you enter
through Jesus, the new and living
way? The pew will not admit you
to the fatherhood of God. The
ritual will not do it. The Jews had
a perfect ritual and gorgeousness.
But that is not the way. The piety
of your father and mother is not the
way. Nor the sacrament. All this
is imperceptible divergence from the
true way. Jesus says, 81 am the
way" Yes, let me emphasize and
proclaim it, Jesus is the only way to
God the Father, and heaven. Mrs.
Hampson told an impressive mar
rative Of one who had been pro-
fessor of religion, but never had
been truly converted and who had
no Christ, fatal disease suddenly
consuming her system and death
staring her in the face. The speaker
then pointed with burning eloquence
and pathos to Jesus Christ, the only
door, the open door, the way of
access to everlasting life. The sun
holds the entire planetary system
in molten and effect. Jesus Christ
is the centre of truth, the sun
of righteousness. Have you Jesus
Christ? If you have, your walk
will be with God. Jesus Christ, the
keystone in the arch. Put Christ
into the arch of truth and all other