The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-11-26

every system of evil, Ill the opera
tons to that end ever emanating
from the grand old center of Ply
mouth Rock. AS Christian man
he felt grateful to God for their
native land. There was still much
to be deplored there, as in every
other country, from a religious point
of view. Yet the forces of sin were
twenty times stronger, and those
of righteousness proportional ely
feebler, hundred years ago than
now. The story of the cross
never carried more influence with
humanity than to-day. Never was
the Bible so widely published and
purchased by the masses of men as
at the present time. The preacher
recalled the boast of Voltaire that
two centuries would witness the ex-
tinction of the Christian religion,
and set against it the growing supre-
macy of the gospel, as attested by
the success attending home and
foreign missionary devotion during
the present century. Concluding,
he said God loved them and their
nation. Let them plant their feet
upon that rock-God's love-and
they would be safe and secure
against all the storms of life and
the forces of evil. Trials brought
strength, grace and contentment to
those who relied upon God, in sup
port of which the preacher cited the
cases of Job, David, and other
scriptural worthless.
The hymn, "He leadeth me"
was sung by choir and congrega-
ton, and Rev. Mr.. Cruzan dis
missed the concourse with the bene-
diction.
ST. ANDREWS PRo-cATHEDRAL.
The Thanksgiving Day services at
the Pro-Cathedral were conducted
by Bishop Willis, with Revs. Messrs.
Wallace and Barnes. The service
for the day was read by Rev. Mr..
Wallace, and included Psalms Lxv.
CNLIv. and oXLvI1. Rev. Mr.. Barnes
read the lessons, Deuteronomy VIII.
and l Thessalonians v. from the
18th verse. The sermon was de-
livered by the Bishop from Psalm
XIV: l. "The earth is the Lords
and the fulness thereof
The day of thanksgiving is the
same as regards the Christian
Church, as the Feast of Tabernacles
in the Jewish. The same principles
should govern the thanksgivings of
the present as of the past. The OBJ
servance of the day is recognition
of the truth of the text that the
earth is the Lords. Days of thanks
giving are intended to recall to our
minds from time to time our de-
pendence upon God who gives the
increase of the fruits of the earth.
Nor is it enough that thanks be
offered for the mercies of the year,
for we are reminded in this service
of our obligation to set apart a por-
ton of our substance to the special
service of God. The covenant made
by Jacob devoting a tenth of his
substance to the Lord, was after
wards Incorporated in the law of
Moses. Other nations are also
known to have adopted the rule of
being allowed periods of rest, in
order that the soil might recuperate
its strength. The history of the
chosen race is vindication of the
righteousness of Gods laws; and
conveys to us solemn warning that
only by faithful observance of
these laws can we enjoy the fruits
of the earth for ourselves and con-
vey our interests to posterity. Their
history also intimates to the people
of Christian nations that their pos
sessions are not their own, but the
Lords. Obedience to Gods will is
the sole condition on which any peo-
pie are assured that they shall inherit
the earth.