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In The PULPITS
Sermons on Sunday BY
City Divines.
ApreaiS in the Interest of Morality and
Temrerance-The Duties
Of Men.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
The Lessons Of Sacred Biography"
was the subject on which the Rev. T.
D. GarviH addressed his congregation
at the Christian Church. Sunday
morning, the scriptual basis for which
was the first chapter of second Peter.
specially. the virtues Of faith, virtue,
knowledge, temperance, patience.
charity, etc, which are consecutfveIy
enumerated here. He said: God has
given us the best possible thing in
giving us the truth in biography The
addition to he made in order to per-
feet our faith are clearly set forth in
the biographies of the Bible, faith, liv-
ing faith, is beautifully exemplified in
the lives of Abel, Enoch, Noah, and
Father Abraham. l turn to the ac-
count of Abel and in three minutes. I
see that his life was better than that
of Cain, l see Enoch after such a per-
feet walk of faith with God, translated
from earth. / see Noah with mighty
faith constructing the ark, answering
each scott at his work with the driv-
ing of another nail. ! look further and
see Isaac, carrying wood to build an
altar upon which he was to be offered
and 1 ask, would our faith stand such
tests. For an example of virtue or
fortitude Daniel and his three compan-
1nnE yTyhn tn IN IpI
was sighted. Duty of the pursuit of
knowledge was emphasized by the as
sertion that ignorance is g crime if
from neglect, and a misfortune from
whatever cause. Josephs life was ex-
allied as a model one from the stand
point of temperance and self control
in all things and as one of the most
beautiful in the scriptures. An ex-
ample Of true Goodness was found in
Samuel or more properly in Hannah
his mother. | would that we had more
Hannahs, more praying mothers, then
we would have more good citizens.
The other cardinal virtues were shown
in the biographies of the Bible, that
of love whose greatest exponent was
Jesus Christ, was made the climax to
the sermon.
At 2:30 p. M, by previous appoint
ment, Mr.. Garvin was greeted by
large audience of soldiers at Camp
Otis, his talk here was of a practical
nature, he told them that the Bible
was the treasure house of all wisdom,
the tap root of every good book in the
world. 1t contains all the lessons we
need for this life and the next. Some
seem TO think a sickly dyspeptic smile
the proper accompaniment of the life
of a Christian. 1t is not so. The
Bible forbids no innocent joy IT says
everything right do; everything wrong
don't do. Continuing the pastor read
from the seventh chapter of Proverbs
and upon the warnings therein based
strong plea for purity of life among
the men of the army, abiding to the
almost irressistable tendency to throw
off all moral RESTRAINT of home associ-
ations when enlisting in the army
would rather be able TO control my
self. he said, than to be the now great
Dewey who took Manila. Alexander
the Great could conquer the world but
was himself conquered by a wine
mixer. Napoleon Bonaparte handed
Kingdoms about as Christmas presents
but could not control himself. Be the
lord of your own domain, maintain il
YOUR own life that standard of purit!
that YOU would expect to find in the
woman you would marry, and whereve
YOU are let Gods sunlight shine on :
man.
The Divine and Human in the Pial
of Redemption" furnished theme up
on which Mr.. Garvin is especially apt
for the evening service. A large char
ofhis own designing in which the worl
of God. Christs work, the Holy Splr
it's work and that of the Apostles wa
represented by the links OF char
connected with the human requisite
of hearing, believing and obeylng tn
gospel. He made the scriptual plan o
salvation lucid and logically attractive
The conditional nature of the plan Q
salvation was plainly set forth. GO
cannot same an unwilling man ana !
He did, such a one could not be HAPPY
Heaven is not a state, II Is character
Religion comes over some men Lk
a wave when they thing death Is near
and departs with returning health, re
ligion is for we'll men and not 10
eleventh hour purposes.
The funeral of the Hawaiian Alohl
kea. who was Killed on Friday nigh
by contact with live electric wire o
King street, was held on Sunday after
noon from the small native church !
Waikiki. Quite a number of friend
were present.