The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-08-26
A POLITICAL aisc0uaSE,
Tke Pastor OF Central Union Chnrch
on "The ProVidentiaI Meaning Of
the Late IusurrccttoN,"

WIN DISCOURSE NunU2N SNcuhS VI /
Central Union Church was, "lhe
Provideuiial Meaning Of the Late
Insurrection. " His text was the |
10th verse Of the 9th Psalm,
"Surely the wrath of man shall |
praise thee" etc The wrath here
meant is that against the right, and |
n plot of that nature was the occa-
sion of this Psalm, 1t was the in
vasion OF Jerusalem by Sennachsrib. |
The good King He2ekiah had come
to the throne after the death OF the
infamous Ahab, only to find the ma
ton sadly acknowledgements
wasted, idolotry prevailing, wizards
practising their nefarious trade.
llczekiah set about reforming all |
these abuses. lie abolished idola- |
try, tore down the high places, re-
plcnished the revenues and put them
TO proper uses, Lastly, he refused
to pay any more tribute To Assyria.
And that's what vexcd Sennacherih,
who poured his troops into Jerusa-
lem and put Hezekiah under u mill
lion and u half OF tribute. 1t was
10 correct the people that God had
thus far let the wrath OF Scnnacherib
GO. but now he laid his hands on
hun. That night the angel of the
Lord smote an hundred four score
and five thousand of his hosts. The
wrath had been allowed to go on al
most To the nations extremity.
Many towns were ravaged, the coun-
try stripped of its harvests, How
could any good come out of that, or
how could the wrath of man be re-
strained! But it was. In one night
Sennacherib was stripped of his
army and his power. 1t is wonderful
how soon prosperity follows good
government. And marvellous pros
perity did come. Riches and honor
and the fear Of the Lord came to
the nation out of its distress.
The preacher went on to demon
strate tho "sublime doctrine" Of
good out of evil, illustrating it by
"Israel in Egypt, grooming under
the taskmasters, but it made u ma
ton of them" also by the case of
the American Pilgrim Fathers, and
the four years civil war to perpetu-
ate slavery bnt which ended it. So
the perils which this little island
kingdom had sometimes gone
through. AT one time her Govern
ment dragooned at the mouth of the
cannon, at another time her flag dis
honored, at another her independ
ence threatened. But every time
, she came out with her liberty en-
, larged greater than ever. And nov
Ia milder way than the wrath o
Sennacherib yet alarming enough
God has let distress come upon us
I Our usually peaceful streets hav
. heard Just little Of the sound o
y battle; our citizens have had
dread of massacre our homes
night of watching for fear of tn
= flaming torch. All for handful o
j perjured men whose wrath was ex
u cited Just for the same reason tia
: Sennacherib's wrath was raised
u Their wasting of the revenues wa
. stopped; they wanted the old orde
Of things. They did not wait t
Il think Of the old disgraces, of idola
: try and corruption and bribery
i They just wanted spoils. 1t wa
n notarevolution--it was insurrectior
d a cruel and causeless revolt agains
Il good Government. There is a rlgl
of revolution, but it must be fo
great cause it must be agains
- ), gross corruption; it must be again'
I intrenched wrongs. 1t does not TAX
# the sword first and plead for redre'
/. afterward. 1t does not without
T. moments warning go with arm
IF through the unguarded streets,
4. seize the Palace and demand tn
h surrender of the household troop
That is not revolution, that is insu
rection. That is what God has u
b. lowed to come upon us.
- What good is to come Of il? &C
II knows: he rules: he must ha'
n some use for it. We cannot see {
nj of IL, but we can see some OF it. v
ut can look over the palace walls nc
.h ---"a cat may look at king" MOI
he GSensation. The people can LOO
into their own domain without bell
- dragged to the Police Station for
u We are rid Of n nuisance and me
nc ace to our peace that without IL
~ trouble might have taken a gener
~ tion to do. Our palace Is no long
-. an arsenal: the artillery is all taxi
ot away. That menace is gone. v
n have reorganized police force 81
IN ing us more confidence in lyi
NO down at night-that is another
m. neft from that days trouble. Al
better than this is the imprOyeme
ID OF political aud social relations. o
TIC thing is settled forever, the quest
l 10 OF the royal prerogative. We knc
~ now who rules in Hawaii. We ha
W. liberty now, No more lrresponsiI
-, ." power in Hawaii Nei now. So pri'
do less q boon and ut so small co.
he Other nations have gone throu
~ years and years Of blood and str
.he TO obtain that guerdon. We ht
ian not only learned who rules, but
have learned the temper and text