The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-06
DIR. HUTCIIIN'S SERMON
AT THE CENTRAL UNION CHURCH
SUNDAY ENENING.
And Precursors OF Luther
And the Reformation Historical
Facts,


lav. the 10Th inst. will be the 4llth |
of the birth of Martin
Luther. \ date SO momentous in ITS
issues should have some recognition
from Protestant church. We will t.
night speak upon the preparatlves and
precursors of Luther and the reforma-
ton, and next Sunday evening upon the
character and history of the reformer
himself
1t has been said that prophecy WI
suilgng and germinant iultlment
throughout all time. The q, at moral
CONFUSION of the rs century, which
rent the Latin Church into two parties
and which issued in the formation Of
the Protcs ant churches of the world,
was CONFUSION. that in its results,
profoundly concerns us all That
movement determined tie institutions
and shaped the subsequent history, not
only of Germany, where it arose, but
also of Switzerland; of Scandinavia, to
a considerable extent of France itself
of England. our mother country, and Of
the Hawaiian Islands. We are the
children Of Professionalism.
Out of the Lutheran reformation
sprang the Puritauism of England, and
that Purtanlsm lmpelied the Pilgrim
Fathers to cross the wintry seas to Ply
mouth. The History of North America
with It's religious liberty and its educa-
tional institutions, was inspired by the
German reformation.
This reformation was the result OF Il
great conspiracy Of Divine Provinces.
Indeed. it taught the world great
secrct-the secret of the philosophy OF
history. Men bad written h story before
in the shape OF annals. one fact after
another, like separate beads upon a
string, never seeming TO think that one
fact might be the preparative OF another,
or the result OF another; that facts
might be divineiy marshalled, even as
the various forces of an army are mar
| shalled for concentrated action, under
the commanding genius OF great gen
eral.
Three great classes OF preparatives,
Conspired to open the way for the Ger
man reformation. The first class, polit.
zeal; the second class, ecClesiastical
and religious; the third class literary
and scientific. For five centuries Ger
many had been in conflict with Rome
she had learned to dispute the authority
of the Popes. Her people and her
princes had come to disbelieve in his
infallibiljty. Germany was now nc
longer under his political domination
| Thus preliminary work for the reforma.
| ton had been going on. When Luther
shall defy the Roman Pontif and burr
the papal bull there shall be all ovel
Germany hearts that shall eXuIt in hi
action.
Again that Germany was a confeder
alton of States, each under its owl
Prince or Governor, and not like
france, one consolidated Kingdom
under "a common King, was a circum
stance of great hopeful significance
This confederation is favorable t,
freedom of thought and investigation
and no one shall have the power t,
utterly extinguish the fire of the refor
nation when it shall be kindled.
Moreover, Germany was geographi
cally in the very heart of Europe. AS
Palestine was at the very center of til,
three great Continents, Europe, ASH
and Africa, so Germany when tn
reformation shall come, shall be foun,
as leaven in the very midst of the meal
God has also been preparing rae
upon which to work and through whicl
to work in the German reformation
Unlike the Latin races, which are Otter
tickle and inconstant the Germans
being thoughtful and meditative, hav
ing peculiar aptitudes for religion, be
ing a people of sturdy purpose and grea
persistency, when they shall grasp til
gospel in its purity and simplicity, the
will cling to it, they will propagate
and if need be, they will die for 1t.
The speaker then proceeded to dit
cuss the other preparitives and precul
, sors which he had mentioned.