The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-16

H Hll tho universe i- thp 'h .-tiun rvII T.
lion Thor. ia 800 much fuUN'n in the .
world Business MON hay. pop m1uy uuN
cities. toiliug men have su many Igtiguc-, .
.rphuus have so many q sn.Ituns-tor /
rods sake. SO there hC any bright place on /
arth. show 30 to- them L.. th' church of /
IpSus Christ bp the most cheerful spot uu .
arth lct mo SAY that DO not want .
my body TO- come whining around me .
shout the Christian religion. I have no .
uith Con a religion made up of equal parts .
if woImwuud, vinegar and rcd pepper IT /.
he religion that is presented tou, DE de F.
preston, we will get along better without /
t. II it, be- O. joy, let it .hinc out from F.
-our face and from your conversation IT .
man comes Co my house To- talk of rli- .
yion with luguhrious cOuntgnancc and
manner full Of sniillo and doluruusncss, |
EEL like saying To my wife, You had bet
.er lock up the silver before he steals some
hing. I have found 1t an invariable rulo
hat men who profess faith in the Lord
Jesus Christ priding themselves at the
same time on their .unctimoniousncsS, al.
ways turn out badly never knew an cX-
'eptiun-whilc those who are the most
consistent, the most usCfU and the most
have perfume in their CONVEX
,atiou and heaven in their face.
The Eternal GIaducsa.
The happiest Christians that have
ever known have been pcrs ans from 60 to
so years of age By that lime people get
over the shams and prrtouscs of society
and have no longer any pat cnCe with any
thing like impasture in religion. O Chris
tian, how dare you be gloomy Is not God
your father Is not Jesus Christ your
Saviour Has not your path al through
life been strewn with mcrcies; Are you
inscnsible to the fact tlat there arc
glories awaiting you in the better land2
--doxologics of celestial worship, etor-
nal chorals, fearless eyes, songs that
resound under arches of strength and no.
sannas that clap their hands at the foot OF
the thrune2 Is it nothing TO you that all
the hills Of heaven are radiant with the
faces of those who have gone uD from you,
and who are waiting for your coming
ready to keep with you eternal holiday /,
there nothing in songs that never cease, in
hearts that never ache, in splondors that
never die, to make you glodf Then take
no more mercy at the hand Of thy God
Give back the marriage ring Of love that
Jesus put on your finger in the day of youi
espousal Plant no more Of the flowers Of
heaven where there ought to be nothing
but nettles and nightshado'
We try to make this church IA cheerful
church. A man on Saturday Afternoon
stands in his store and says. "lIow shall
meet these obligations How can l en-
dure this new disaster that : coming upon
me-" He goes home. Saba h morning
| finds him in the house Of God. Through
| the song, through the sermon. through the
prayer, the Lord Jesus Christ says to that
man: 80 man, have watched thee!
have seen all thy struggles. t is enough
will see thee through. l will stand be-
tween thee and thy creditors. l will make
up in heavenly treasures wat You lost In
earthly treasures. Courag., man! Cour-
age! Angels of God, l command you to
clear the track for that man. Put your
wings over his head. With your golden
scepters strike for his defense. Throw
ABOUND him all the dcfenses of eternity
What is the consequence That business
man is strengthened. He goes to the store
next day feeling that God is with him and
ready to deliver.
A Triumphant Church.
That same sunday there is poor old
woman in the church hearing the gospel.
Oh, how shrunken she isl She wears the
same dress She wore 20 years ago. How
faded it is and now out of date! She sits
and listens as well as she can. Her eyes are
so dim she cannot see half way across til,
church. Her ear is so imperfect that sh,
can only catch occasionally note of tn,
psalm or a word of the preacher. Some on
! sitting next to her gives her book an'
| finds the place for her. She says, "Thanl
you, miss; thank you!" She holds tn
book close up to her eyes and with a voic
"A full of tremor sings:
Jesus, lover of my soul,
Let me TO thy bosom fly
While the pillows near me roll,
While the tempest s Ill is high.
Hide me, o my Saviour, hide,
Till the storm of life is past.
Safe into the haven guide
Oh, receive my sou. at last!
And Jesus says to her, Mother, are yo
weary" And she says, YES Jesus, al
very tired. " Jesus says, Mott er, are yC
poorf' And she says: YES, | am vel
poor. l cannot sew any more; / canno
knit any more. l am very poor" jest
says to her, Mother would you like
rest'" She says, "Yes, Lord that is WIN
want-rest. Courage, mother, " say
Jesus Il will sec thee through" 81
goes home The next morning in the ten
ment house some one dwelling on anOth'
floor comes to her room and knocks. \
answer. The door is opened. She is dea,
The night before the chariots of God halle
at that pillow Of straw, and Jesus kept h
promise. He said that he would give h,
} rest, and he has given her rest. Glory
to God for the height, the depth the lengt
and the breadth Of such Christian comfor
Oh, that we might have such JOY as TIL
which inspired the men at the battle
, Leuthen. They were singing Christie
song as they went into battle. A gener
said to the king, shall 1 stop those pc
pie singing?" No." said the kin
Men that can sing like that can fight.
; would that we had a singing church,
joyful church, jubilant church, n con
forting church, for then we would have
triumphant church.
} / remark, further, that we have he
tried to build church abreast Of til
times. 1t is all folly for Us to try to d
things the way they did 90 or 100 yeai
ago. We might as well be blowing wit
: Elijah's crooked stick or no into battl
with Sauls aTmOr, OF prefer Il Canalboi
to an express train, as to be Clinging I
old things. What we most need now is
wide awake church. People " no are OF
in the world all the week, jostling again
this lightning footed century, come int
the church on the sabbath and go right I
sleep unless they have n spirited servic,
Men engaged in literary c. llings all I'll
week, reading pungent, sharp writing
cannot Toe expected to come and hear on
ecclesiastical humdrum. If a man stays q
home on Sundays and reads the newspi
pers, it is because the newspapers are mon
interesting. We need, my brethren, {
rouse up and stop hunting with blan
cartridges. The church of God ought {
be the leader, the intCrpreScr, the inspire
of the age. 1t is all folly for US to be di.
cussing old issues-arraigniug Nero hang
ing Absalom, striking the Phillstines wit
Shamgar's OK goad - when all aroun
about us are iniquities to be slain
Did say that the church ought to b
abreast of the times' l take that bach
The church Of God ought 10 be ahead G
the times-as far in advance as the Gro.
OF Christ is ahead of all human invention
Paul was 1000 years ahead Of the day
] Mligh he lived Tho c,SriFf f,,t.J ,-,,r