The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-06-23
Dr.. Brine Gives Plain Talk
on Sunday Question.
TENDENCY TO WORK SEVEN DAYS.
If workingmen Lose the Day They
Never Get II Back-How Sacred
Concerts Degenerate higher Life
Demands Rest-NIau Needs the Day.

Central Union Church was we'll filled
Sunday evening by people who had
come out TO hear Rev. D. P. Birnie $
sermon on A Few Plain Words On the
Sunday Question" The speaker pre-.
scented a number OF thoughts TO his con-
creation for future reference and use,
setting them forth with apt illustra-
tions and much force. His text was Ia
ken from the Gospel according TO st.
Mark. IL. 27-2S: And He said unto
them. the Sabbath was made for man,
and not man for the Sabbath; there
fore the Son OF Man is Lord also OF the
Sabbath" Mr.. Brine spoke in sub
estance as follows:
There are three gifts or God stand
! ing in relief when We come TO study the
| life of man in the world, three foundal
ton stones in the history OF man, three
facts in his social evolution These are:
"First-God's book.
'Second-God's church.
--Third-God's day.
Gods book stands supreme in the
literature of the world and has the
greatest sale o. any book that has ever
emanated from the press No other
work can claim the influence and power
that. this has had.
Gods church. BY this do not mean
any particular denomination or any
group of Christians: mean the church
Of the Living God among all races OF
people here upon earth by which men,
women and children are held together
in the common love of Jesus Christ
whose power is supreme.
Gods day. Man needs it No evobI-
ton into higher life is possible without
it The Sabbath is the gift OF God for
the use Of man. II is impossible to
treat any one OF these gifts in q short
space. of twenty minutes, but l have q
few plain facts that want you TO con
slider regarding the question OF the Sab
bath.
@No man can shake himself free fror
the community in which ne lives Mar
is bound together in the social order
knew man who was frequently
brought into contact with theatrica
life in the city OF Boston. and from hin
learned many facts on the matter o.
sO-esIled Sunday night concerts. The
nastiest shows were given az this time
How did they begin2 Those things dc
not begin al the bottom OF society. One
Sunday night Mrs CrOesus gives an ele
can't musicale, and the next SUNDAY
: light Jerry Sullivan walks around tbs
corner and deposits his dime for Z
Sunday night concert. You say that
this is not logical. Nan is not control
led n his daily life 5y logic. Men anC
women follow q lead. We must con
slider the other and the weaker man
The Sabbath was made for man
Rest is the need OF man There is ont
day IN seven set apart for this W.
find this in the records and history O
men and people. In the development o
daily life, If We would go upward. ".
must have one dav in seven durinl
, which 10 rest. The body and mind re
: quire it. In the fight Of capital for TIL
Supremacy over Izbor there is a con
slant attempt 70 get seven days worl
for SIX days pay. Il white man work
death i nsEeS 10 difference Whethe
: he Uses a shovel OF has Z position at
desk; he Is sure 70 q ander. Has no
: capital been pushing a little more an
mc-e into the day. Has not the pres
OF business here On the Islands mad
people feel that they must do work o.
E the Sabbath, although really not com
: PEELED so TO do? Is money not comm
: in 70 take rest from the working man
he higher lie demands rest II on
day L taken away II can neye. be 20
HzcE ~ gain Lzrc o--c-7 non 5.y-z5 ~,
the laboring men in the United State
Z do not club together and make a stan
L on the Sabbath question Some psopl
VIII say. On, We only want IittI
: pleasure Yes, but your pleasure ma
mean another mans WORK Il would b
: good Thing 70 make Saturday after
noon half holiday and use this tin,