The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-30


of the great distress so many have ex.
perienced and because of the failure OF
the harvest to yield it's accustomed in
crease in certain places. 1t does moi
seem to have struck these persons that
their natural wants can be supplied
from other points of the earth-that tn,
harvest has been more abundant In
other countries, just to equalize this de.
crease, and that great deal of the dis
tress in other ways than from lack OF
food is owing in a great measure to the
indiscretion of the sufferers themselves.
"All the misfortunes that have hap.
pened to us must not have deadened the
memory OF past favors. One day in the
courts OF the Lords house is better than
a thousand; but one day only for the
purpose of giving thanks to God for all
His mercies is not enough to insure any
return of them. Prayer and praise from
ever willing hearts-prayer which has
framed and designed the plans and de-
signs for work in Gods name, and praise
which is the return for Gods goodness
in making it to prosper, or in pointing
out to us how to improve our methods
and our means.
Praise, joyous praise from full
hearts, breathing thaukfulness for for
giveness and for escapes from evils.
This is what the psalmist meant when
he SO many times, in that wondrous
volume of his, sang, Il will praise the
Lord; will rejoice in His salvation; |
will give thanks unto Thee, o God, my
King. Praise the Lord, o my soul
while l live l will praise the Lord; yea,
as long as l have any being l will sing
praises unto my God. All these praises
were uttered after the performance of a
mighty work. King David uttered
these words after collecting ma
terial for the erection of a temple.
His desire to build the temple himself
was refused by God, for he had been a
man of blood, but he prepared for the
building with all his heart, so his praises
were not empty words. He had been
forgiven much, 80 he loved much.
Jonah also was forgiven and he payed
that that he vowed.
so let our praises be true. let us pay
that that we have vowed 80 often. Let
us on this day of thanksgiving give of
our substance as literally as we can fol
the enlightenment of those nations and
people who have not our great blessings
who still walk in darkness, not having
our light, and who have not the preciou,
light of the gospel of Jesus Christ to bt
shed in their midst, to guide them into
the way of salvation. Then may W,
hope that our liberality may continue
that we may be thankful to God for al
He has done for us, and then our hp'
will always be ready to say unto God, :
will sacrifice unto Thee with the voic,
of thanksgiving; l will pay that that
have vowed Salvation is of the Lore
and we shall know what a joyous an,
glorious gift it is to be thankful
During the service a collection TO
foreign missions was taken up. Harves
Thanksgiving March was played by Mr.
Wray Taylor as the congregation lief
| the cathedral.
CENTRAL UNION CHURCH.
| At IL o'clock DIR. Hutchins preached
to large congregation at Central Uniol
Church. Among those present wer
President Dole, United States Ministe
Willis, and Ministers Damon and Smith
Excellent music was rendered by tn
choir. To his audience DIR. Hutchin
preached from l Corinthians, xii, 26
Sand whether one member suffer al
the members suffer with it; or on
member be honored, all the member
rejoice with it,"
The speaker referred to the solidarit
OF human interests and stated that
was founded upon the common const
tuition OF man. There is disintegratio
and centripetal force among men in
savage state. Speaking directly fror
his text, however, the preacher said:
"No discordant note must be struc
today for this is Thanksgiving Day, tn
day OF union and of reunions. In tn
dear home land today, from nea
and from far, the children and tn
grandchildren have gathered around til
patriarchal hearthstone and about I'll
patriarchal board. What scenes ,
family peace AID comfort and deligf
there will be. And in the dear hon
land there is constantly spread gran
thanksgiving banquet, the banquet
liberty, to which, from near and frol
far, the various peoples OF the earth al
gathering. And here in your beautif,
Hawaii are dwelling together in peat
and amity the representatives of mar
, nationalities. And you, beloved, out
{ your abundance, are munifcently mi
istering to the needs of the need
There must be only words of concol
today, and no theme can be more Apr
e pirate to this anniversary and this cor
$ munity than the fellowship or union
. human interests, the solidarity OF d
i. race.
1.-THE solidarity OIL the race appea
). also in the reaction of harm inflicted
e strong upon the weak. In 1920 d
1 Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymout
s and that same year slave ship sail
i up the James river, discharging car
# OF bondmen from Africa. Thus slave
| was planted on the virgin Americ
= soil. But slavery was thousand tim
greater moral curse to the slave-hold
= than the slave.
"Here is manufacturer of clothin
a he uses sweating system. Multitud
of Young women he drives to the veI