Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-05-12

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necessary to show that such a
course as at variance with the
ordinances Of Christ. It might
easily be drawn from the effect
which it produces upon public
morals. Did St. Paul ever hint
at being a fugleman TO NerOe ;
show men2 We can imagine the
dismay pictured upon the eoun-
tenance of ST. Paul, could he
bat witness one OF these pious
political rehearsals. and to hear
their responses 70 the following
questions: And certain ruler
asked him, saying. good master
what shall | do to inherit eternal
life Follow the menagerie Of
the wandering political preachers
and than shall have eternal life g.,
with stoord. bayonet. purse and
scrip IN abundance" When the
keeper Of the prison said to Paul
aud Silas. Sirs, what shall l do
to be sayed." Vote the annexa-
ton ticket When the keeper
of the Customs and the Post
Offices asked. What shall We do
to be saved; Vote the annexation
ticket, thou and thy household
as the only means of salvation
for the soul. which you know
means our money-bags. Vixen
the big man with little Star on
on his breast, imported from the
east made the same inquire.
Dan, one of the lions wheeps,
admonished him to 90 into the
mountains and in the dark
crevices Of earth and by ways
and proclaim to all the people.
Royalists excepted. for they
won't believe you-that the only
way given under Heaven among
men whereby they can be saved
is to vote the annexation ticket,
the coming millennium. Not for
getting to address the Oligarch-
lists as our dearly beloved breth
rem and fellow-laborers, nor yet
forgetting to invoke curses OF
Heaven upon all who differ with
us in politics. religion or moral
itv as royalists and enemies to
Justice an the right We feel
authorised to affirm that St. Paul
would have rejected from the
church men guilty of so gross an
outrage on the sanctity of religion
would have rejected men who
seem bent upon teaching
t h e ir follow ers to
break through the rules of
civilization by the amalgama-
ton of religion and politics
and to retrograde as to morals and
subsist as by trick in assisting
dishonest politicians, and who
advocating principles which are
a drawback ON the welfare of the
majority of the people, and the
tendency of which is towards
general deterioration and general
bankruptcy. and the dishonor and
disgrace of the church. Instead
of following the meek and Holy
Jesus, these men are following the
trail as lackeys, footmen and out
riders of the lowly meanward
politicians and ardently desire
us to believe that they and their
masters have monopoiized all the
knowledge of God, touching the
civil government of the different
races of men. and that their lead
ers are the Moses to lead their
followers to treasury overflow
ing with milk and honey, and
Astounding in fat pastures, and
they are public benefactors. Reli-
gion is By Christians considered
to be very noble and very
holy thing, having its origin in
higher atmosphere than poll
ties. 1t is said to be a divine
gift. 1t should therefore be a
Christians duty to not give that
which is holy unto dogs not to
cast pearls before swine Ii,
such men as these wandering
Pharisses are the only persons
who have power to teach the
gospel to the people, the church