The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-12-04

life is more than meat, and the body
than raiment." And we praise God
for the nations life not for the para
sitical organisms which prey upon
its vitals, but the life which makes
the nation "heir of all the ages in
the foremost files of time" which
moves it on with purpose sure and
strong towards the final goal.
when the war dunn ihrobs no longer,
and the battle flags are furl'd
In the Parliament of man, the Fedora
tion OF the world
Well, said Plato years ago,
''Tell them they have divine gold
and silver in their souls forever;
that they need no money stamped of
men, for through that which the law
of the multitude has coined, endless
csimes have been done and suffered,
but in theirs is neither pollution nor
sorrow"
And again Geo. Herbert
Lift up your head
Take stars for money, stars not to
be told
BY any art, yet to be purchased.
The real prosperity of nation is
not what it has, but what it is. Ma
tions have been great, which have
yet starved among their iron hills.
Leonidas and his 800 Spartans we're
greater than the pampered millions
of Xerxes. The greatness of ma
ton is in the way it fulfils its re-
sponsibiity to the Arbiter of all
destinies and the Eternal Power in
the van of all civilzing influence.
And the feeling of responsibility
will mingle with our song of thanks
giving and harmonious note of
Humility.
"All preciousness
To mortal hearts is guarded by a
fear.
All love fears loss, and most that
loss supreme,
Its own perfection"
In the very centres of our civil
ization-in London and in New
York-under the very shadow of our
churches there are deeds committed
and evils suffered which are a
shame to our humanity. These ma
tionsl sores are only healed by ma
tional sacrifice. We thank God for
the example of our forefathers in
making sacrifice for the mantle they
have let fall upon us to emulate
their spirit. Here we have greater
wealth than in mine or prairie. 1.-THE
greatest gift hero leaves his race
Is to have been hero" We praise
God then with our hearts and voices
for the legacies of the past, as well
as for the treasures of, the present.
But we need to make our thanks
giving practical, to sshow forth our
praise not only with our lips but in
our lives"
/. Let our thanksgiving then
open our eyes, lest we allow evil
| growths around us, which by and
bye will imperil our life. Let us not
wait for effects but root up causes,
Let our law be archie and critic as
we'll as restrictive.
2. Let it strengthen our hands.
What we shall receive in the future
depends upon how we use what we
have. ''To him that hath shall be
| given" if he use it. This is the
lesson of the seed corn planted in
faith, TO bring forth hundredfold.
This is the lesson of our Lords
miracle where He used the 5 loaves
to feed multitude.
B. And it should open 'our
hearts. See how it does this in the
Psalm The harvest of corn intro
duces the thought of wider har-
vest. The narrow jew opens his
heart to welcome the ingathering OF
the Genties. On this day alone 70
bullocks were offered for the 70
Gentle nations. "The nations shall
praise Thee, o God, yea, all the
nations shall praise Thee"
And is not this the case generally
with national thanksgivings as with
national SORROWS? Did not the heart
of the world go forth to Victoria as
she celebrated the jubilee of heI
glorious reign? Did not the world
gather in sympathy at the tomb o1
those hero-monarchs of that sister
nation of the great Teutonic stock
Thus ever may the heart of the
world expand, till nations like indi.
viduals rejoice with those that re-
joice and weep with those that weer
till every barrier is broken dowI
and all unite in the great building
of the city of God.
SHOW came you here? said another
For you are not of us.
Let him build, said the maste
builder,
twill never be built but thus"
Patriotism must never die, but W,
trust the time will come when ma
tions will find cooperation better il
tile long run than competition-lovt
better than rivalry, and Christlike
humanity better than zeal for Q
party. There are battles enough tc
fight against vice and crime. Tt
win these is the mission of all Chris
tian nations, and with this higI
purpose before them they nees
never fear to drop wearily the lamp
of noble influence, but "God shal