The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-28
SUNDAYS SERVICES.
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CoNGHEGATiON.



Evidences of Christianity" Dis-
cusscd ut Length.
A large congregation listened to DR..
G. NJ. uyde's sermon on Foreign Mis-
sons" at Central Union church yester
day morning. The preachers theme
as announced was, "Christ's Sway Over
the Destiny of Nations" and the text
was selected from the seth Psalm 9th
verse being as follows "All nations
whom Thou hast made shall come and
worship before Thee, . Lord, and glorify
Thy name
After introducing the subject the
speaker said: This little spot in mid
ocean may be very insignificant geo.
graphically, but socially and politically
we are in contact on the one side with
ancient systems of social organization
that were old when Greece and Rome
were young; and on the other side we
are wrestling with social problems that
are perplexing the statesmen and the
business men of the new world in their
widely different fields.
Here, as everywhere else, we find
that the great need of humanity is per
sonal service as the basis of true fellow
ship. The craving of man for such
fellowship, one with another, is not to
be met by gifts nor by bibles. The real
demand of the age in which we live is
not what is technically called broad
views and broad church, but wider
reaching baptism of the spirit of love,
a clearer conception of the uplifting in
fluences OF the spirit of truth, and the
spirit of wisdom and revelation that
brings clearer and deeper knowledge.
The one universal solvent for all the
difficulties and dangers of society is
Gods love revived with open hearts.
In the making of a nation in these
Islands, as in the history of every ma.
ton in the records of time, the hand of
God must be recognized molding the
destiny and guiding the forces at work
in the upbuilding OF his Kingdom.
In the missionary history of these ISL
ands we have had signal instance of
the power of the Gospel to exercise a
transforming influence over the nation.
al destiny.
Many potent influences have been at
work here; but the most potent of all is
the spirit of Christ. The loving hand
of the risen Jesus holds control today
of the deepest and widest influences
that are shaping the future for this
people.
| But in the great commission to His
church He bids us go into all the world
and preach the gospel to every creature,
coupling the command with the pro-
mise, "Lo, l am with you Away"
Since the opening of this century of
modern missions the whole bible has
been translated into ninety different
languages, while parts of the scriptures
have been published in 800 other tongues
and dialects; $50 missionary societies
have been organized; 5000 missionaries
are now at work, with $4,000 native
assistants; there are 100000 commune
cants and 4, 5000 adherents and 1000
pupils are in schools of higher grades
with Gl0, 200 in elementary schools.
The Hawaiian Board, which is simply
the Executive Committee of the Hawaii
AN Evangelical Association, is the or
gan of the Evangelical Churches of
these islands in carrying forward such
departments of the aggressive work of
the churches as are best conducted by
cooperation in some organized method.
1t has charge of publications, education
a! institutions, home mission work and
foreign missionary work. 1t expends oven
$25, 900 year for these various pur-
poses, over $50, 600 of this amount being
contributions from individuals, churches
and societies.
We can hardly count our home work
among Portuguese, Chinese, Japanes,
and Hawaiians of any less importance
than our missionary work among tn,
islands south OF us. True, variou,
foreign Governments have appropriated
these islands; the French now rule il
the Marquesas, the English in the Gil
bert group, the Germans at the Mar
shall Islands and the Spaniards in tn,
Caroline Archipelago. But the work o
the Hawaiian Board at the Marquesa
and the Gilbert Islands need not b.
abandoned because they have beei
placed under the protection OF Europeal
, Governments. Our work is with in
dividuals and communities apart iron
political considerations.
ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.
= At the 9:45 service OF the Second Cor
e gregation OF st. Andrews Cathedrs
, there was full congregation. TIL
e music, Notwithstanding the absence {
: bass voices, was good. The carol for tn
I anthem was very nicely rendered, tn
higher part being sustained by Mrs
: Lewis in very strong and pleasin
/ tone. The Rev. Alexander Mackintos
preached from the text, Hereby kno
q we that we dwell in Him and He in u
e because He hath given us OF His spirit.
4 LIST John, iv. -.
The preacher said; Religion consis
3 II things to be believed and things to |
done. The first half of the Christia
!, year teaches, and in the second Christ ia
J. should put into practice the doctrin,
y which have been unfolded by the grei
y days of the church. The first fruit
II the spirit Is love. BY our love for OF
n another our discipleship in Christ
d made known, and proofs of the presen'