The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-06
EVANGELIST MEETING
The Discourse nv T \ Garvin at
Harmony Hall Yesterday.

Z. y. Garvin. th. evangelist. has
commenced a series of neetines 80
Honolulu. The frat one was held
in Harmony Hall Yesterday, and
ves quite largely attended lie
=eij an part
Al the Creation. God COULD have
vecrlej she earth as easily with lo.
oN' ~ with two persons. q maU ami
woman. and later. when Es had des-
trNved the peoples fr0n the face of
the earth. 4e chose ~ start anew
with hue eiah, souls. and from these
have GROWN the mlehtie=t nations ~
;he earth with all the achievements
which have been accomplished
With a single prophet he confronted
jhe 4No priests ~ l}aal AMI proved chat
Jehovah was the true tiOd aud would
deliver those who tTu=t pud serve
Him. With GideOn's selected little
band - 3oo lie put to flisht auj COM
plete vovte the Joint armies ~ the
Mjdiaujtes ami AmsliLitea with their
allies and delivered the people Ut
Israel.
The mustard seed il small aud in
significant, Vet i'm some countries it
grows - I've quite tree, and by the
scattering ~ its myriad seeds soon
covers large tracts ~ land. so are the
mighty purposes ~ God developed
from small beginnings. In every IN
dertaking needing permanent growth
and development quantities should
not be considered 81 much rs quality.
Tn a new enterprise courage, stead
fsstupsS and self sacrifice are neces-
SarN. EVERYTHING depends upon a
right star; and with the right
quality Of material God did not
depend upon numbers in any NJ
His work but when a work is under
taken IL j. necessary 10 have God on
our side. The late General Garfield
had said Being i'm the right, one
with God was a majority Luther,
with God, had dotied Rome and her
power.
Christ. in establishing His church
on the earth. Old not select the wise
and the mighty a. His ambassadors.
He chose the llhtCTate, the poor and
the Go>piSed. The fishermen and the
publican, ard with these He has
wrought the mighty work which has
Subdusd nations, and, with a single
eNception-the Apostle Paul-He ear
ried the light of His gospel 10 the
gentle and heather nations, and His
truth shall Vet prevail and cover the
earth as the waters cover the mighty
deep"
At the evening talk Mr.. Garvin took
for his theme, "Shall a man be con-
! demned for not believing the Bible. -
! He read from John, third chapter,
! Il 10 - verses. He Is most
pleasant. fluent speaker, and shows a
/ mind richly stored with biblical study
| and research. Mr.. Garvin asked If the
| testimony of the Bible is sufficient ?
| Men too often followed feelings rather
| than the testimony, and the Bible was
! not always presented as its truths
stand. If conflicting teachings were
| taken away, and men amended their
/ lives, more would believe it; but there
| would be some who do not follow 1t
/ because they preferred 10 go wrong
4 from choice.
Faith was belief in testimony, and
/ divine evidence was sufficient 10 pro-
/ duce obedience. If IT Is impossible TO
! believe, l am not responsible. By a
clear and lucid chain Of prophecy, God
| had proven His testimony and the
| speaker gave many illustrations and
! examples a. verified in the world :
history, and il was possible for every
! man TO believe, and ought 90 TO do.
/ The Book l. clothed in such language
and testimony that no mortal can
deny
The Word Of God is true, and we
| should take Him al His word and dc
! His bidding with childlike faith, and
IN this Il the true happiness Of man"
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