The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-08-23
in KAWAIAHAO
HaFaiians Have Opportunity to
Gain Wisdom.
ABLE AND ELOQUENT SERMON
Professor Swing AID.
dresses Hawaiians.
Tells Of the Great Work of Christ.
Gives Some Words of
Useful Advice.

In Kawaiahao Church Sunday morn
ing, Professor Swing of Oberlin Col
lege, Ohio, who is here on a vacation
trip, spoke to the Hawaiians. His re-
marks were translated to the congrega-
ton by Rev. H. H. Parker. Professor
Swing spoke as follows:
"A am sorry 1 cannot say to you in
your own language that [ love you, but
have at my side a good friend who
will tell you that.
My text you will find in the Gospel,
according to ST. John, chapter II, verse
3: And this is life enternal, that they
might know the only true God, and Je-
sus Christ, whom thou hast sent
"It has been said of one of the great
est English poets that he did not want
anyone to praise him, but only wanted
to have people understand him. A bad
man does not want to be understood,
but a good man or woman always
wants to be known. Is it not true that
God must, most of all, want to be
known by us? 1 am going to try to tell
you three ways in which l think we
may know God:
'.First-We may know Him in His
works, because He is the only great
maker we have who can tell the great
ness of the words God has made? We
see one small one here, but who knows
how many more and how much greater
worlds there are? We cannot see them
and perhaps it might be impossible
for us to count them.
81 could spend all the morning tell
ing you of my thoughts and feelings as
I look out upon this beautiful world
Gods creation. o, observe the beauty
and variety of what He has made. Je-
sus, believe, wanted us to think of
beauty, because He said: Consider
the lilies; how they grow!' Take it up
in your hand and look at it, examine
it and think about it. Jesus said, also:
Solomon in all his glory was not ar
rayed like one of these
''Now, when you go home, take a
lily, a rose or any other of the won
derful flowers and say: Jesus told me
to consider the lillies.'
For a few weeks I have been look
ing around at the various places on
these beautiful Islands, and 1 declare I
do not know where you will find a
more divine spot. Hawaiians, you
should rejoice in all these beauties and
see in them the work of God
1.-THE wise men of the world can tell
you a great many things, but not one
of them could create one little seed
which would grow into a tree or a
smaller plant. All the wise men can
do is to look around into the beauties
of the world and see how God has made
them. God lets you and me enjoy all
these without money or price Ought
we not be very happy?
Second - We may know Him
through His words. When we look at
the world, we say: Tt; when we look
at flower, we say: Tt but when we
come to His words, persons are dealt
with. 1t is: To know theei'
''The glory of all this Gospel is that
we can talk and learn about persons.
II read about a little girl whose
mother was sick unto death in her
beautiful home-a veritable palace. 1t
was found necessary to send the child
away, in order to insure quiet about
the place. The mother drew her little
one down to her and gave her one
long, last kiss. She was then taken
away to another house. Shortly after
wards the mother died and they laid
her away under the green sod. After a
few days the child was taken back to
her home. She roamed through the
house from cellar to attic. trying to
find something she had lost. but was
unable to find what the heart hunted
for. Then she said: Take me away
again. This is not my home any more
Just as the mother was necessary to
make that home, so is Jesus Christ nee
essary to make this great world with
all its beauty and wonders. And re-
member, He has made it for us.