The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-25
HIS LAST SUNDAY
Ending of Passionate Here
of the Rev. D. P. Brine.
Large Congregations for Final Ser
mOns-Texts and Lessons-Data
of Central Union Church.

The Rev. y. p. Birnie had very large
morning and evening congregations for
his last Sunday at Central Union church.
Rev. Mr.. Brine, Mrs. Birnie and daugh-
ter viii leave for the States by the Cop
tic Those who attended Central Union
services yesterday included about all of
the Pensioners in the city, many other
residents of Honolulu and quite a num-
Der of men off the United States troop
ships now in port. There was a good
representation of Hawaiians, Chinese
japanese and Portuguese in the large
auditorium both forenoon and evening
This brief statement of the service of
Rev. Mr.. Brine here was printed on the
calendar:
THE present pastorate began Sunday,
March 18th, 20, and closes today, July
26th, s. During this time there have
been received into the Church $50 new
members; 101 on confession, 50 by letter.
The Pastor has Officiated at IS funerals,
% baptisms, q marriages. During this
year he has called at least once on each
of the 42S families now connected with
the Parish
This but feebly and indefinitely gives
an indication of what Rev. Mr.. Birnie
has done in this community. BY his
kindly demeanor and his sympathetic
interest in the religious and social well
being of all he has been true and use
full friend to hundreds outside his church
organization. Especially has he been q
force in behalf of the young men of HO-
noIulu, throwing open his own home to
them and interesting himself in the in
dividuals as well as in the club Of young
men organized under his roof. In this
work, as in all other labor for good Rev.
Mr. Birnie has had the able and effective
cooperation of Mrs. BRINE. Rev. Mr..
Brine came here al a time when the
local life had been greatly disturbed and
there was much confusion and uncer-
tainty. He has been very tactful.
The two sermons by Rev. Mr.. Brine
yesterday were quite characteristic Of the
man. His actual words of farewell We're
few. The lessons of his discourses were
strong and clear. In the morning the
text was: Il am not ashamed of the
Gospel. which is the power of God under
to everyone that believeth."
The pastor gave his conception of the
Gospel as the power of God more than
the path or the way. Tt is the energy,
the vitality, the strength of the power
of the Almighty. Salvation means a re-
deemed. a better, a fairer, a truer life |
everywhere. It's only limitation in ac-
is the viii OF the individual.
In the evening the text was: For I am
determined to know nothing among YOU
save Jesus Christ and Him crucified.'
The Rev. Mr.. Brine said it was scarcely
the business Of a minister to preach
''Don'ts." 1t was rather to have and to
endeavor to enable others to have per-
sonal acquaintance with the Lord Jesus
Christ. 1t is a loss of time and oppor-
tunity to discuss details of conduct or
even of belief when there is ability to
get at the heart of the revelation of Gods |
will. One who has that knowledge and !
appreciates it will not enjoy vice or sin |
ming or contact with evil in any manner |
The speaker was very earnest and was |
given the closest attention.
The pastor expressed the deepest graf |
tude to those who had been so kind to |
himself and family during their stay here |
and mentioned particularly the Hawaii
ans, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese. |
Rev. Mr.. Birnie viii continue in his |
ife work, but will not accept any of
several offers till he goes to the fields
opened and makes inspection. The family
wiz reach the east early in the fall Mr.. |
3irnie will first have a vacation, as he
$ not in the best of health.
There was special music for both ser
ices Yesterday and the pulpit was dec
rated with flowers