The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-08
DR.. TALMAGES ADDRESS
LARGE AUDIEN'E GREETED MN
YESTERDAY.
The Great Preacher Pleased with Homo
lulu 4 "Grnnd, Glorious Lovely
Place" lie Says.

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lyn Tabernacle appear in an informal
address before a large congregation at
Central Union Church Thursday after
noon. Those pre- ent who had not had
the privilege Of hearing the eminent
divine for several years could not HELM
thinking how little he had aged or
changed in appearance during that
period. DIR. Talmage still possesses that
sharp, youthful twinkle in his ewes. and
the effulgence of a great intellect in his
face His clear. harmonious flow of
speech inspires one with profound int
crest, and draws every faculty of the
fundamental man to earnest contempla-
ton of the preachers DISCOURSE
DIR. Talmage was introduced Thurs
day by Chief Justice Judd, and. there
being many Hawaians present, Rev.
Mr. Desha acted as interpreter. After
a hymn had been sung by the congrega-
ton, at the request of the distinguished
visitor, DIR. Talmage said, among other
things.
l have just stepped ashore from the
Alameda, and in few hours | must 60
on, but l find it a happiness to salute
you with words of good cheer. have
heard for many years of the fruits and
flowers and the hospitality of these ISL
ands, but now l say with the Queen of
Sheba of the gardens of Solomon, "the
half was never told me-" My remarks
will be informal and | will studiously
avoid all politics. Some years ago when
addressing an audience in London,
told them | should steer away from
politics, because an Americans ignor-
ance of English politics was only equall-
ed by an Englishman's ignorance of
American politics.
OF all the centuries, this is the best
century; of all the decades, this is the
best decade: of all the years, this is the
best year; of all the weeks, this is the
best week: of all the afternoons, this is
the best afternoon. We are at the acme
of all history. 1t took the work of the
ages to make this moment. pitch my
tent toward the sunrise. The mightiest
agency of the world is now on foot.
The most popular book is the Bible. The
most popular name is Jesus; ten thous
and would die for him where one would
die for anyone else. The gospel of
Christ is making mightier strides than
ever before in all history. The king
doms of the world are becoming the
Kingdoms of Christ. Sometimes ex-
pressed in one phrase1logy and then in
another, it is marching on from con-
quest to conquest. On visit to Mr..
Gladstone on one occasion that gentle
man said some things to me which led
me to ask him if he did not think some
people had IA wrong religion in the head
and a good one in the heart He said:
II have no doubt of it, and can give you
an illustration. In the African war
soldier with Il broken leg had been left
somewhere ON the march. A woman
occupying two tents was approached,
and was asked to take care of the
wounded man for which she should re-
ceive liberal reward. The woman re-
fused to take care of the soldier for
money. bnt would for the love of God"
Mr.. Gladstone added, Isn't that
good religion Yes, l said, that's
good enough for me-"
This old book sets forth theory by
which the whole world is to be bettered,
evangelical and saved when it speaks of
the religion of Christ. We may resist
argument, we may resist all human
force, but kindness we cannot. If |
were going to put the whole Bible in
one word, if | were going to put its
teachings i'll one word, if | were asked
to put the whole sy stem of Christ in one
word, ! don't know what you would do,
but 1 would say 'mercy." The world
knows not of mercy but by this book.
1t says "Out with him from position,
out with him from society, and out
with him from the church." If a man,
goes wrong a short way, God says Come
back; if further, louder, stronger
"Come back" if very far away, in
mi shty thunlers falls the entreaty,
"Come back" 1t is not SO with man;
more especially if the object of mercy
be woman. If she fall, they say
Cast her out; if she suffer, Let her
suffer; if she starve, Let her starve.-
it's good for her" How different is
this to the example of Christ when he
said: HE that is without sin, let him
throw the first stone"
What we want most is the mercy OF
God and what we need to show most
of all is mercy. How can we expect
mercy unless we show mercy? BE hard
and Others will be hard. You will be
measured by your own yardstick. The
first word in our vocabulary is mercy,
and that is going to conquer all
nations.
Summer before last in Moscow, Rus.
STA, | saw 800 of Napoleon's guns, left in
the snow on his retreat from Moscow.
On every one of the guns was the letter
an, >" meaning Napoleon; and as | ex-
ahiiiieu thchl was uSSpIS impressed us
one would be on looking over such
relics, Here | assembled IA tower 0he
Kremlin), 300 feet high, and on each
floor OF this tower were bells large and
small, sonorous and dull. When the
top floor was reached, it was sunset and
all the bells began to ring, and the 400
towers of the city rang out in concert
Some of them had soft, sweet sound, |
a gentle naturalization; others were
louder, clearer; some We're bass and
coarse; laundering out in a deafening
boom boom and all are so weird, so
soft, so deep, so sweet, so reverberatng,
and seem to sweep, and strike, and rise,