Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-07-07
PINS.
tBy Anne Marie presCott.)

much all of his life, (for some
ones must make pinheads and
make them fast too, yes, and
make them fast to their bodies,
little and larger and big as the
case may be; or, where, we reason
ably ask, should we all find our
selves in those momentous mo-
ments of our troubled life, often
of more vital importance to us
than a whole paper of pins, pas
sing by an insignificant "row,"
entirely, when a button, unex-
pectedly drops off and down and
rolls somewhere-not to be found
in less than half a day. Where
might we not find ourselves, we
sayD and have nothing at all of
counsel or advice to offer those
just starting on their career of
heads, or of sharpening of points.
Is it possible that in all the
months and years of plodding,
earnest industry to make good
heads, something in his worthy
ambition, we will put it, trifie
finer, more exact in shape and
form, more to the point, more in
harmony with that little, erect
body it goes to fit, than those of
past days; he has not, also, along
with that work thought out, as
from an unique and exquisite, yea
really classical mold, some one
difficult problem of this earthly
liie-hard, work-a, day life, that it
is for the benefit of a successor ?
Can it be possible I? We all know
what a very difficult matter it is to
make a crooked pin, for instance,
straight again. How often we
have tried, by way of expediency,
where there was no cushion
"handy" just then, and no other
pin seemed to be about or near.
How we bit at it in our earnest.
ness and need, and tried our very
best to bend it out and make it do
decent duty. All, it was a crook
ed, ugly pin after all, and even
the point was blunted -- ruined
pin, a wreck. 1t is not a difficult
work to crook a pin, and not so very
hard to blunt one that it will not
take hold, without good deal Of
patient persuading of any fabric or
hold two parts together without
marring them, somewhat, to an OBJ
serving eye, in the attempt.
And now, by the very long and
skilful process Of making a good,
perfect, sharp, well. polished, cum
ming helpful pin we have come in
our reasoning to the baby boy
just entered on his life that is, and
is to be for time and for eternity,
lay, there's the rub"-eternity.
He is come, is here. The curse
is ours who came before him if
his life is a failure and his soul
We refer you now to the New
Testament-our Saviour's warn
ings: and once again, to the Old:
Am L my brothers keeper"
Yea.
At five years we push him into
the school-room and we say to
him: Now, my boy, you are to
spend two thirds at least of your
younger days in study to fit you
for the "battle of life" the
battle for life" which will
follow as surely as that evening
succeeds to morning. Young man,
little man, there is, doubtless, a
God somewhere Ia First Cause
admits the Atheist-Agnostic, and
we Christians applaud him to the
dome that he has condescended in
his magnificent magnanimity to
allow us that rag, event, but not
in this school room; we can't
speak OF Him here you know;
Arithmetic, Vulgar Fractions, is
our chief hobby at present, to
know how to calculate, ON gain,
profit and loss, the almighty dol
lar"
You must find your heavenly
Father and loving Saviour, Jesus,
not here, my child, not here. This,
here, is not the room-not room!
Shame we cry and forever shame!
We need not worry about our pri-
sons; reform, yes reform the
schools and put God into them
strong and you will turn out there
after fewer "clever devils"
"Crime is on the increase" you,
say. Yes, why not. Skilful doc