The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-02-24
CENTRAL UNION CHURCH,
An Iuserestius Sermon Delivered
by Rev. +. C. Beckwith-A
Tribute 10 Her Majesty Queen
IilfuokalsRi.

Tribute 10 Her Majesty Queen
Liliuokalsni.
Sunday evening, February 10th,
Rev. E. q. Beckwith addressed his
congregation. taking his text from
Isaiah XVI, /:
send We the lambs Ter the ruler OF the
land.
The lambs were the tribute due to
the King Of JndSh, They were the
symbol Of allegiance. Whoever
brought them virtually said, We
are the Kings faithful subjects" or
:. We sire the Kings faithful tribu-
tsries, su.i We VIII he true and leal.
We bring him loyalty, and we
pledge our hest endeavor to make
ans reign benign snd henehcent-
So this summons 10 send the lambs
for the ruler Of the land" Is sum
mons to s hearty and helpful allegi-
snce.
Now. in the providence OF God,
this nstion Is called 10 welcome S
new sovereign 10 the throne, The
event Is significant sud the occasion
sacred. 1t is the hig expression
Of the nations homage, this setting
Of s new ruler in she supreme plsce
Of power. Ii concerns every interest
in su the reslm, Snd II may he
fraught with the richest blessing. II
is most fitting, then, that We IN this
sScrai plsce snd in this hsllowed
hour. We should inquire about our
duty toward our new and gentle
sovereign. Whist tribute shall We
brings And WHIST service shsll We
render To help mSke the coming
reign benign and beneheentf
First. we must bring. ST leSSI, the
tribute that is due. Send We the
lambs for the ruler Of the land
The good kirg HeEekish was then
the ruler Of the lSu2. He had just
come TO the throne, Ii wss the
throne Of the house Of Dsyld, snd
he was upon It by .awfui succession
So he had night - 81 the privileges
and urerOgsIyes 81 the crown.
Whatever a0SOr. Ur whatever EOm-
sSsS OF wLsseyer tribute inhere1 IN
tie sovereignty Of the hingdo-l Of
judah. belonged 10 him by rigLe of
that inherited place aud power
s. our new sovereign sits upon
the throne Of the hsmehameh2S by
right of lawful succession. Aud shSt
invests her NIth 81 the royal pre-
negatives Our rigbt5ui ruEer. Then
she must have the homage su0 the
zIeSisaee due 70 the highest rank
IN the realm
And that means not simply an out
ward show II courtesy aD1 81 out
wsrd ssmblauee Of Difference, bat 1t
ueSnS loyalty. 1t nlesns q kindly
courtesy. Ii means sn abOuEUsIng
gco6@ilL Ii means large and lOy-
Ing confidence. II mesus . glad and
generous helUfUluess- Is means S
parri0tie devotion 10 the honor II
tie throne II means hearts true
sni Ie1l 10 tie good nsme OF our
loving ruler II means sincere 4nd
es2SeIsss prayer for heavens bless
ing upon our gracious sovereign Ii
i al her rightful tribute and sill
De 80 long IS she rules IN rIghte US
ness and keeps heE crown and her
throne uus1Ilied- And msy that be
10 the hOc0red end Of E long and IL
Lustrio1s reign So we pray, IL 81
sincerity. Long live UQr loving
Qaeen. and usy her reign be alto
gether true, and pure, and benef-
cent, with 81 the peoples beDeiie-
tons upon It. snd al Heavens
blessings crown II
So much Ne owe Is the EIgbtful
tribute Of any righteous sovereign
But nov. our IL. ruler : not
simply e sovereign but 8 sovereign
queen: s sister woman eu51rOned-
And what tribute shall se bring 70
sister woman euthrOued2
Net simply loyalty; but : gentle
loyalty. : loving loyalty, gallant
loyalty We have sister WOMAN
f0r our sovereign nov And through
81 the Christian centuries We have
eashrI1ei EOEz1hOod- Da1gltsr,
sister, wife. n0thE-Ee have gwen
them the holy place II the highest
realm We have crowned them al
queens q the heart and q1ssns Of
the h0ue. and queens Of the ~oEld's
great hope And 50. 70 O9r UatiOn's
Q1=e1, nOE dO1bly crowned let u
Gzing III only the tribute due TO
political sovereignty, but also the
m1Ee SaeEed tzlbute due 10 the sore
rsiguty q bOus an love that 50
she nay Dc the UG-e inspired tOr1le
wisely and ~CEthIly II tie realm Of
The peoples hearts and h=zr5LsrOaes-
Further still Oar EsE ruler Is
n01 only Q1ae1- bit she L the first
queen shsr has eFer sat UCo1 the
shru1s Of tes hsusLzuzhzs- Ard
Ghere may Dc s0De5Liag due 10 that
high hO10E- Or, II EO5 to TIE k0goz,
II least 20 the Hus4- Il tie Ue~ and
ssGed trust How snail : GUse1
sway ths Ezt01s seapkrsi With
EhsE sweet ge1zleLsss With Fhs5
b7a1iIft1l hzmIlISys With EssG Low
Ing beCigui5!i With E1s5 EouznIy
syUpsthys With Ecsz uEsaIEsh
E6slityg With ~hG IruztizI
equity With Ehzz o1sreseAIng