The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-06-26

tate the simple, devoted life of the car
penter's son, and to help others to dt
likewise. Christianity is character If i
is anything, and character is matter o
daily living. People who do not know
how TO live make weak Christians /; anC
no deeper, better inspiration has evel
come to human life than that to which
We see the beginning in a new devotion
in the higher walks of life to the idea o.
the brotherhood of man that brings men
together, and through personal touch
the true way of life Is made clear as il
can by no mere form of words. 1t will
go around the world, and, in His Name,
work wonders.
The Bible is itself more widely read
and felt than ever. Criticism and antag.
onism only strengthen it; truth is pre-
vailing, although some terrified. Its
breadth and beauty will be welcomed as
they are known, and for its sake more
are ready to devote their lives than ever
There are signs of oneness of spirit.
The folly OF but one church organization
is as apparent as that of an army not
divided into regiments, with its own
regimentai colors and enthusiasm. The
evident marcli 10 common point under
one acknowledged supreme Leader
makes the true unity; and as this shall
appear, there will be more charity, and
charity, you know, is the chief thing.
| Good work should be scientife-that
| is. take into account all the facts of the
past and present. In the interesting dis
/ cussions OF the great Missionary Corr
| ference in London in 1888, it was said
that converts in Africa needed industrial
education for moral reason, and that
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from starving. Missionary work, like
/ any that Is to last, must be upon the
1 hands, head and heart-on the whole
man. This is, more expensive than
siniler methods; but. in the long run,
it will bring the best results, and the
people, educated to this iGea, will re-
spond to the need. Church collections
will increase as it shall be felt more and
more that man making man lifting is
the result of missionary enterprise,
whether it be in Spain or in Patagonia.
| have asked: What will you do about
it? The neglect of Hawaii's needs by
her leading class will end in trouble. 1t
is for each one to find his part and take
it; the hopeless ones are only grave
diggers for themselves and the rest |;
there is q creative force in faith, and you
need all you have, for there are difficult
ties that look like mountains.
We OF Punahou are pushed to the
highest plane of action by the influence
and example of our fathers aud mothers.
Do not we men owe the best in us to our
mothers?
Back of us are not only the grandeur of
"Aina hanau," and the many inspira-
tons of our early life; but to me from
the Blandford Hills of Massachusetts,
and from the banks of the SusQuehanna
River, and to you from like American
homes where our parents were bred in
simple ways, have come influences and
helps that are q priceless heritage. We
can testify that the blessing iseven unto
the third and fourth generations of them
that love Him. They braved unknown
perils of sea and land for the good of men
and the glory of God. and, under Him,
made possible the justice, the order. the
intelligence and the prosperity of Ha-
wall, and gave her q place among the
nations; whose reigning dynasty is the
only one that ever passed unbroken from
heathenism to Christianity. All this
from simple, consecrated purpose formed
In obscure homes in q far-off land by
plain people. What shall We in turn
give to our children and to our country
What shall the harvest of this celebra-
ton be? Shall there not be q new pur-
pose formed that will make for the good
of Hawaii?
The times look somewhat gloomy, you
may hereafter make less money, but
you may be better men and women.
Only in tight place does man realize
God.
Most fortunate of us school bows were
those who had the chance to fight for an
idea under the American flag; it was
the best opportunity and education we
ever had. That country was better and
| greater for its great sacrifice, that was
none too great for the end in view, Puri-
fication through suffering is the law of
life.
Bishop Patterson OF Melanesia said
that the second stage of missionary work
was the most difficult. May make the
distinction that the first was for man
to lift out of darkness and from cruel
heather masses. The second stage
is reached when, as in Hawaii, after fifty
years the average native was as intelli-
gent as the average farmer of Vermont
or Indiana; their civilization not, how
| ever, up to the level Of their intelligence;
when there is distinct progressive and
| non progressive class, as now among the
negroes and Indians of America call
this period of work for men. The first
| required devotion, sacrifice, such as that
OF our fathers and mothers; the second
called for wisdom, discrimination and
devotion, but not on the part of most for
that OF the whole life. There are no bet.
ter friends and helpers of Christian civ.
| lllzatlon than successful business men.
and of them Hawaii has noble Quota
The railroad kings of America have made
the very warp and wool of civilization nv
the lines which run North and South
and East and West; the former binding
together with steel bands the sections
that can never be severed from the unity
OF feeling and interest thus secured: the
latter sending the locomotive ever ahead
OF the pioneer and the missionary. Great.
ing new values and establishing the con.
dItlons OF law and order, and encourao-
ing. the church and school house from
their economic value; just as CONNER
clai enterprises in Africa to-day on econ.
omlc grounds make a missionary station
OF every post they establish. With all
the rum and crime and curse of IL We
IND that commerce and Christianity 90
best hand in band-not one ahead of the
otler. You have here commerce. miSht-
lily developed by reciprocity with Amer
lea, temporarily but let us hope not ser.
lously checked by the Mckinley bill.
In 70 h.