The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-15


| hsned IN the hearts and lives of the peo-
| pie or Hawaii, as Well as of the whole
! world. 1t was the thought OF the first
! petition OF our Masters great PRAYER.
! 'Thy Kingdom Come"
Our fathers came here TO set up the
| kingdom OF God in Hawaii. Ii was
| kingdom OF healing and blessing which
! would redeem and save those who came
| under its obedience, both for an eternal
| life of glory, and for social health, lib
| erty and prosperity in the present life.
! The glorious Martyr-king of this divine
| kingdom, buying lost sinners with His
| blood, would lit them with Himself TO
J heaven and he would also lift them out
! OF slavery TO tyrant chiefs and 10 sor-
! cerers, and make them opuent free
! men on earth. This milenial vision OF
| earthly as well as heaven redemption,
was much in the thought of the men who
! planted the kingdom Of Goo in Hawaii.
! 1t has already been largely realized, il
! We compare the present social condition
! of Honolulu with that of seventy-five
! years ago. Our Lord and King has
! richly blessed the work done IN His
| name, and has not failed in his prom
| ises
Approaching the gate of the twentieth
! century, and entering the fourth quar-
| ter century of Christianity i'm Hawaii,
! Of social and political transition, and of
| what clearly promises TO he an immense
commercial expansion. We find grown
| up TO our hands an efficient OrgaEiza-
! ton OF evangelistic and educational
work which makes rapid growth and is
| Of the greatest promise. Upon the re-
| ligiOus and moral foundations OF this
| Christian society SO prosperousy laid by
! the missionary fathers, continues 10 rise
a noble EunprCtrI1ptnra fIbrpupb IIig
| Christian people in Hawaii of many
| nationalities, God has been grandly for
warding His work, and is still urging il on.
| We OF tC-day's generation have succeeded
| to the glorious Inheritance OF this pros
| porous and pushing business of the
| kingdom ot God in Hawaii. To our
| hands, Christian brothers and sisters, as
| the heirs of the fathers, is most honor
| ably entrusted the forwarding of this
| business, and the building up here in
| greater strength and beauty of Gods
| kingdom of righteousness and saliva ion.
| This is our lofty heritage, not OF repose
! or luxurious indulgence. TO us is vouch-
| safed the gift of an illustrious career Of
successful warfare upon Satan's realm Of
| baseneSs, darkness and foul crime. To
! us has descended the exalted behest of
establishing N the center Of the Pacific
the reign Of righteousness, light and
|
career, this exaltation bel ngs 81 every
one in Hawaii who now enlisting for
ChrisCs kingdom and work, thus be-
comes an heir and successor OF the mis-
sOnary fathers.
That was grand investment which
God began t. make in the Hawaiian
Islands seventy-five years ago. and i'm
| whose success He "will not fail nor be
discouraged" OF how great and far
| reaching it was, those fathers through
whom He began the work, could have
little provision. They could not discern
the future now opening 10 orr sight.
hey did not anticipate the growth Of
two great English nations on the oppos-
ing North American and Australasian
coasts, 10 be closely connected by steam
ship and cable lines centeting AZ Homo
lulu. They did not forrsee how Hawaii
would be brought into intimacy with the
bright and versatile people Of japan
suddenly reaching after the gifts of
Chris, and with the strong and giant
nation Of China rudely awakened from
tOrpidty to feel after what Christianity
can bestow Of knowledge and power.
These fathers did not anticipate how
soon after they were gone three-ffths of
our population would consist Of new inn
migrants ignOr mt Of Christ, or hearing
OF him only in dim way, and that the
noble duty Of enlightening those stran-
gers would be laid upon the churches
which they were founding.
God alone knows the end from the
beginning. We begin TO see the unfold
ing Of some Of His plans. We seem TO
zee that lie 50 wonderfully built up this
Hawaiian Christianity in this mid-ocean
group, in order that it might become "A
grand center OF Christian hospitality and
cheer 10 the many thousands Of wayfarers
OF all races who will annually cal at our
ports II seems plainly 10 have been for
the sase OF the future thus opening be-
fore us that God planted betimes His
kingdom in Hawaii, protected il and
built II up into so much Of ,Orcr and
beauty. For one thing at least j, was,
namely, that the fast growing commerce.
OF the Pacific, 50 soon 10 attain enormous
proportions, should find Gods right
eous and pure kingdom strongly re-
presented at it's great coaling and
cable center, which should not be
all given mp 20 the evil things Cf Satan.
God seems 20 have wi led that the sea-
men, the traders, the tourists, the CO.
JOurners whom tha5 mighty commerce
shall bring 20 these islands, r all find
here no wretched -4tau's den of lOffer-
les drunkenness and lust, but q sweet
community Of Christian homes and
schools and churche---a haven where
they shall meet light and healing, not
darkness and mia=m; spiritual cheerand
succOr, not the poison and fouiness OF
Satan.
Still another divine purpose unfolding.
seems to be that Hawaiian Christianity,
by its activity and fruiffulne-s, should
act as an effective object lesson ~ The
japanese and the Chimes who syiy1rn
here, teaching them what wholesome
fruits Chri-uauity produces in social
THH..rrrfIl #
character. Il is here that the people Of
Japan and China first encounter Chris
tim institutions as they go eastward.
And C rt1inly in no Other part of
Carist-udom DO they meet a NOR. hos
pitab!e and friendly reception no. are
they likely anywhere else 10 gain more
favorable impressions Of CHRIST aniry.
and her in the midst Of a friendly and
active Christianity are Their minds