The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-03
CIRCUIT COURT OPNSHl IN HIGH PLACES
POINTED SERMON By THE METH
ODIST PASTOR.
Encroachments on the Sabbath-The
Decadence of Morality in General
Series of Propositions Presented.

Series of Propositions Presented.
Rev. Peck preached to medium
at the Methodist church
Sunday evening on the subject of
"Wickedness In High Places His re-
marks were of the time of Elisha the
prophet, and had to deal especially
with the history of the wicked dynas-
ty of Ahab. The preacher followed the
doings of this generation to their trag-
ic death and described the raising of
Jehu to the Kingship. At the conclu-
sion of his dissertation he said: These
things are going on in Honolulu. y
young probationist of this church told
me he could not attend the Sunday
morning meeting on account of having
to practice target shooting. y short
time ago Sunday concerts were start
ed, and this morning newspaper,
THE SUNDAY STAR, was issued. |
tell YOU God will call the men to ac-
count who started these things. They
are started through seltishness and
wickedness. and the men in high
places who are back of them will sure
ly pay for what they are doing. My
family may not be here to feel it, but
others will see the evil results all come
back.
"The royal standard of righteous
ness planted seventy years ago is be-
ing pulled down. The descendants of
the good old missionary fathers are
pulling down the temple of God and
are turning unto Baal. We find the
Fortunately for Hawaii this action
was overruled by the Legislature. We
find men in high places encouraging
and abetting the business of lewd wo-
men.
when Christians want any measure
passed for the good of the community,
they can't get it. But the California
Wine Association can. Why? Exped
iency, they say. An employe of wine
house i'm Honolulu told me that the
promoters of recent wine legislation
reaped two per cent from it, And it
is So"
During his remarks Mr.. Peck made
the following general points:
The only foundation is Christ. Let
us be careful i'm building lest we leave
out the foundation, Jay Gould built
on money! and his children are now
spending it on actresses and repro
bates.
Wherever Christian man goes he
carries something with him that
makes mem trust him. Even saloon
keeper will not employ drunkard.
When one step downward is taken
the second follows quickly nftef.
We do things in hurry. We would
have heaven come right down to us.
God waits. Not until the angel rings
the knell of doom will all our destiny
be worked out.
! a wicked man cannot look an hon
est man straight in the face, unless he
has so much brassa to become a
brazen image.
! Wicked men are used to carry out
Gods plans. They chuckle in the
thought that they are beuefttin2
themselves, while they but working
out the plans of the Most High.
There is II weak as well as a strong
! spot in the character of every man
and God pity him when 1t is touched
Oh, the folly of IA man linking his
| life and business with wicked man
| This is common in Honolulu. How
often do we find Christian parents CIV
| ing their daughters i'm marriage to re
probates for money and other equally
contemplate reasons.
When we link ourselves with wick
edness, we reap the reward of wicked
ness.
Women are quicker to learn thar
men, They get by intuition Ngha- mer
acquire only by long training. \ wo
man is capable of more harm in thf
world
II is remarkable that evil-doers
when they meet others in wickedness
are always ready to judge them
FOR THE EMPEROR.
Chinese residents will tomorrow eel