The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-21
BY Mr.. STEWART
An Eloquent and thoughtful Ad-
dress to Men.
AN ATTORNEY AS A PREACHER
The Burden Bearer" AS a Topic.
Golden RuIe-Tendencies
of the Times.
AN ATTORNEY AS A PREACHER
My Friends:

My Friends:
My introduction TO public life was
made about IS years ago. when. As the
delegate OF the Y. NJ. c. \. of Howard
University, l attended the Intsrna-
tiOnal convention of the Y. VI. g. \.
of the United States and British Prov
inces. which met at Poughkeepsie. in
the State of New York. am glad TO
be able 10 testify this afternoon that
during all the years since then, ! have
tried TO fight the good fight and TO
keep the faith: and now that am
headed towards the scar and yellow
Leaf OF life. il delights me TO be with
the young men, who remain true 10 the
altar, which was erected for them in
their infancy at mothers knee: and I
have special pleasure in being here this
afternoon, because the warmth OF the
aloha given me this association OF
Christian workers will cheer and in
fluence me forever.
If l had announced as my subject
The Cup-Bearer," or The Amor
Bearer" YOU would have been able TO
forecast the subject matter OF M adj
dress. But if you have tried at all to
anticipate my line of treatment. you
may not have concluded that my sub
ject The Burden Bearer is the basis
of a plea for more altruism and less
selfishness.
As the generations come and go.
humanity everywhere throughout the
world is laughing less and signing
more. Sentiment is being crushed by
the Juggernaut car of materialism. The
mad struggle for the almighty dollar Is
developing the animal in men and
causing them to replace the Golden
Rule of Christ with the cast iron rod
of self, and instead OF the blessed
maxim, DO unto others as We would
| that they should do unto YOU" we have
the cry going up from a thousand
centers, where men are roofing for
money like pigs. Every man for him
| self, God for us all. and the devil take
the one behind"
The wounded deer, brought TO
earth by the hunters rifle, is said to-
shed tears as il writhes in agony. But
Its tears are shed for itself-on account
of its own sufferings. The horse eats
and stamps his foot with satisfaction
even while men haul the body OF a
dead companion from an adjoining
stall. He is comfortable-why should
he worry. And so we may GO on
| Through all nature. Selfishness holds
sway everywhere. The eloquent DIR.
Guthrie says that 1t belongs To- man
only to weep with those who weep. aud
10 divide one another's sorrow. When
thunder. following the dazzling flash.
has burst away our hills: when the
horn of the SwitZer has Tung out in
| his glorious valleys: when the boat
man has shouted from the bosom OF the
rock-girt loch. wonderful were the
echoes l have heard them make. nut
there is no echo so fine or so wonder
full as that which in the sympathy OF
human hearts repeats the cry OF an
others sorrow and makes me feel his
pain as if il were my own.
| The human race. in it's early history.
had no conception OF neighborly Tela-
tons. as they exist at the present time.
They had no such conception OF God.
as we have today. To antiquity. God
stood revealed as being of might and
power, who was To be feared aud
dreaded. Greek theology. on this point
at least, was epitomized by Homer in
that line in his Had. which declares
that lat the voice of Jupiter deep
ltrembled the lofty Olympus" The
Romans highest conception OF Diety
was also that OF being o. might end
power. Hence their civilization rose
no higher, in a sense, than brute force.
Ii was military-might made right.
Even the Jewish conception OF God in
volved the idea OF might and power. To
l.r.
Sinai and swept the nations with fire
and sword. What naturally followed
Why, in the relations OF people TO Tsu-
pie. race to race. nation TO nation. tribe
to tribe. family To family, man 90 man,
it was an eye for an eye and .pnth
for a tooth. The question. flung L.
family by Cain into the face OF Jehovah
came ringing down the ages. Am
my brothers keeper"
But in the fullness OF time. mel
stood near an humble GalliIean anon
one of the mountains OF Palestine. Eut
heard Him speak as never man apuk,
before: and. 10, the ancient conception
of Deity as = being OF might and pow
er, of thunder and lightning. Is swal
lowed up in a revelation OF God as "Ou
/. Father. which art in Heaven" Aui
more. man stood revealed to man 6:
the new relationship OF brother ~
lneighbOr. And. even more. the hum1u
Gallilean revealed the Burden-bslrc
of mankind. Men marveIed. as che,
heard Him say. Come unto me all y,
WHO labor and are heavy laden. and
will give YOU rest" You NAV sea-tI
every nook and corner OF human his
tory antedating Christ. and whsle 70,
will find ages great with chissl O
sculptor and spear OF soldier. grcl
with song OF vocalist. and saying -
philosophy. great with voice OF orato
and legal system OF jurist. YOU VIII fin
that il was reserved fCr the Christian
era to disclose the revelation % broth
erhood. who is my neighbour Wa