The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-01-17
Rev. Mr. gilcaltS Sermon On
Man IN The Family.
PARENTS AND IMtlR CNlt00kM
Lite a BLESSING The Home Duties.
Conosrnins Marriage Re-
marks on Divorce.


Al the Central Union Church last
might the Rev VIM Morris KInDlId
lprcsented the second Of bis scrlss ~
sermsns on man. A. on the sunday
evening previous, the church Vas
crowded with attentive listeners
Rev. Mr. Kincaid chose for his sec
ond problem under the general subject.
Man, a Man In the Family" The
speaker make three subdivisions OF the
problem; first considering man, the
child; second, man, the husband:
third, man, the father. No man, he
claimed, completely hounds out his be-
ing until he has fulfilled this three
fold relationship
Speaking Of man, the child the preach
cr said this life Is but the beginning OF
an eternal career. However humble
that beginning may be we owe a deep
deb of gratitude 10 our parents who
brought us that beginning and thus
made possible a life never ending. a
future sublime Some pessimists tell
us they wish they had not been born,
and yet We watch those people closely
and we find that they seldom commit
suicide However, such a wish II true
II a sign Of disease 4 healthy man Is
glad that ne was born.
Man owes TO father and mother
debt not only for life, but perhaps for
"A good name, and the good name Of
parents should he an example binding
one to life Of goodness 4 man who
Is capable Of doing any great work for
humanity received much of his power
from the family that bore him.
The speaker then considered the debt
OF love which the child owes to the pa
rents. How many, he said, reserve all
courtesy for strangers and only show
their rougher nature to their own flesh
and blood Il Is love that makes letter
WRITING easy, said the preacher, and
none know 1t more than women. When
"A son far from home neglects the letter
} writing to his mother he assured that
man is going wrong.
Some debts can be paid in hard
] cash, said Mr.. Kincaid There is nc
r question here of the duty that the child
) owes 10 the parents What greater or
nament can there ~. what scene Is
more beautiful than the parent in the
= home Of his son and the grandchildren
, at his knee.
= Every man who leaves home takes
= with him the honor OF his family
= which he may enhance or disgrace.
The success Of son Is as crown to
, his parents. What joy is so great 10
| the father as the return home Of no.
, BILE, successful child; or what disgrace
Is so keen as for child who returns
' and who far from home. has soiled his
good name.
/ Mr.. Kincaid spoke of the custom in
some countries Of marrying a woman
without having previously met her.
One OF the beautiful things OF Amer
lean life Is It's simple and perfect free
dom. Every man has time and oppor-
, tunity in which to study the woman he
would make his wife. 4 great many
evils in married life spring from this
source, -hasty marriage. Adequate
time has not been taken. For every
man there Is woman and time should
be taken to find out this particular
woman. The cause OF so much unhapp'-
ness in life Is deception. \ young man
calls on lady and she plays the plano
or discusses with him the latest
book. She admlres his stylish dress, his
lpleasng manners, his hair parted in
the middle. but she does not know the
real man. Young men" he said, be
at your best during your days of court
ship hut let your best be just yourself"
In the 3lst chapter of Proverbs, the
speaker claimed, there IL the divine pic
ture of model woman. Mark this,
said the preacher The truest welded
life can only come ont of the truest
) unwedded life What many young men
and truth are the only sure founda-
tons upon which marriage can rest"
The speaker then briefly discussed
the divorce problem. After reading
from paper accounts OF grounds upon
which divorces We're allowed in the
United States the most trivial OF which
was that of a woman who sought and
! secured a divorce because never during
, their married life had her husband
taken her for drive, the preacher in
, dignantly branded such legal decisions
, a blot nAmerican civilization. 1T Is
: Paganism, yes worse,-it is hypocricy.
The speaker was unable to continue the
0 subject further as the hour was gone
. but promised to discuss the question
more in full at Sunday morning SER
vice soon.